Basketball Thread

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

One thing that makes LBJ a better on-ball guy: He's strong, and doesn't get the calls against him as a superstar. I'm not complaining, just saying. It takes strength to lock down that far out. Look at Artest. lol

 

[theeboredone]

Oh yeah, another reason Knicks will lose one in New York. If Amare and Billups can't go...well Melo would have to play out of his mind again, which would be insanely hard. If Amare and Billups can go, I just figure things might not work out. It's just a gut feeling.

And for the love of all that looks good on this planet, stop showing Spike Lee. It's one thing if I have to stare at Eva Longoria for all those years, but Spike is just messed up.

 

[The Real Gamer]

IMO LeBron is the best player in the NBA, but until he actually starts doing something in the clutch Wade will always be the leader of the Heat.

It will be very interesting to see who gets those final shots in the last minute of close games. At first I'd say Wade in a heartbeat but what if LeBron is having a good game? But at the same time we all know how "amazing" LBJ has been in the clutch this year... Yes that was sarcasm.

 

[theeboredone]

LeBron just make stupid decision in the clutch. I thought he did a great job back in Cleveland, despite being criticized for "passing the ball". If the guy is open, and is a good knock down shooter...why not? At the same time, if he got the mismatch, he would expose it and score himself. Basically, he was playing high IQ basketball. Somewhere down the line, he became more about "I have to do it on my own" and it started impacting him. Even when he made passes, it wasn't exactly an open look for the shooter...it was more of a bailout pass. In Miami, it's more of the same. He just looks unsure of himself at times on what to do.

Take the Chicago game for instance, he had a step back jumper in the final moments, but he didn't even seem to have confidence in that shot. Game tying or game winning possession, he got the mismatch on Noah and drove on him. However, it was a weak drive. He didn't lower his shoulder, charging in like he always does...it was a weak drive and then he just threw it up. I think he might be having a confidence or mental block right now if anything.

Edit: Yay Dallas

 

[LAW2222]

barea is pissing me off right now
i swear ****ing leprechauns shouldn't be allowed in the NBA
lets go blazers

 

[theeboredone]

He's 5'10...like me. That would be me in the NBA xD.

And he got Miss Universe. Respect.

 

[The Real Gamer]

Portland's getting owned by Peja and the ****** lol.

Blazers need to win this I have them winning in 7.

 

[ahchoomattchu]

The Mavs definitely have their mojo going on right now.

Those avatars you guys have are pretty cool.

 

[theeboredone]

Don't see Portland coming back on this one. Time for Mavs to steal one on the road.

 

[The Real Gamer]

Dang the only real hopes for an upset now lie with Denver, Memphis, and New Orleans.

No upsets in the 1st round is boring and predictable. >.>

 

[theeboredone]

Well now hold that thought. Portland's home crowd is ridiculous, and this series could easily come back to Dallas 2-2.

Dammit, this sucks. Carmelo's left tat with the "Warner Brothers" logo does not rep warner brothers. Means West Baltimore. How lame.

Nice mix, and lol at LBJ = Sonya.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ptjpHJbxvI

And in other news...

http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/miami-heat-complete-worst-season-in-nba-history-at,20052/

 

[The Real Gamer]

But still its been said that only 6% of teams or something crazy like that have come back to win a series after being down 0-2.

And on top of that I just really don't see Dallas losing 4 out of the next 5 games.

Also that article wreaks of sarcasm.

 

[LAW2222]

But still its been said that only 6% of teams or something crazy like that have come back to win a series after being down 0-2.

And on top of that I just really don't see Dallas losing 4 out of the next 5 games.

Also that article wreaks of sarcasm.

it's hard to detect sarcasm on the internet but..
have you never heard of the onion? lol

 

[The Real Gamer]

I've heard of it on other forums but I've never actually read any articles.

But yeah that was definitely sarcasm.

 

[RATED]

barea is pissing me off right now
i swear ****ing leprechauns shouldn't be allowed in the NBA
lets go blazers

I saw Barea IRL(he's from Puerto Rico) and arroyo from Boston too(but arroyo is a d-bag lol) Barea is actually not cocky from being in NBA. He seemed cool, me and my friend saw him in the mall.

 

[theeboredone]

Yeah, the Onion thrives on all their articles having sarcasm and satire. It's a great source for some entertainment. I remember reading one towards the beginning of the season where it talked about the Big 3 on the Heat all suffered season ending injuries during a lay up drill, and how the rest of the players just seemed lost on the court LOL.

Last team I can think of that came back from a 0-2 deficit was...

Dallas LOL.

It was against Houston sometime back. Dallas had HC, but lost both their games. Then they got HC back by winning both on the road. Then Houston beat them back, but Dallas won again on the road. Then Dallas won Game 7 at home by like 30 points. Weirdest series ever.

Here is another Onion article.

http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/nba-honors-chris-paul-for-heroically-saving-ball-f,20058/

 

[Nike.]

Might be going to the Spurs game tonight.

 

[Jane]

yo so i missed all the games yesterday cuz i was going to phoenix to see rick ross, nicki minaj, and lil wayne at the US airways center.

but anyways, during nicki's set, they brought out a chair and she said she was gonna pick someone and give them a lap dance... and whaddayaknow she picks none other than steve nash! hahaha! (the us airways center is where the suns play) it was dope haha.

also idk if you guys listen to nicki at all but in one of newer songs "did it on em" she starts out her verse like,

"all these b*tches is my sons, and i aint talkin bout phoenix"

and right when she started that verse the building ****in exploded and you could barely hear her haha... pretty sweet.

 

[The Real Gamer]

Will the Lakers and Spurs prevent themselves from getting into a "panic" situation with a W tonight? Can Denver bounce back against OKC and prove that they're the real deal?

Here's to 3 great games tonight!

 

[Nike.]

She also gave one to Chris Paul about a week ago. The league fined him lol.

 

[Jane]

^WTF?? hahahah why?

 

[theeboredone]

Why would you want a lap dance from Nicki Minaj? She's not exactly the best looking gal around >_>

 

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

But it's still a lap dance? lmao

All the top seeds win tonight imo, and Denver has a strong chance to upset if they can get 20 and 10 from Nene.

 

[Suspect]

Last team I can think of that came back from a 0-2 deficit was...

Dallas LOL.

It was against Houston sometime back. Dallas had HC, but lost both their games. Then they got HC back by winning both on the road. Then Houston beat them back, but Dallas won again on the road. Then Dallas won Game 7 at home by like 30 points. Weirdest series ever.

I remember that >_>

I used to really hate Dallas back then...But was that when T-mac dunked on bradley something awful?

Houston loves crazy playoff series, the one they had against the lakers that year they won like 22 games in a row? lol Houston got blown out game 7 of that also.

Houston is crazy in general <3

 

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

The 22 win streak was Mutombo's last season, right? That was a tragedy to see. Mutombo and 'Zo are 2 of my favorite Big Men to have played the game.

Even if Vince did jam on 'Zo freak nasty like. Dude challenged everything.

 

[Suspect]

That was basically Yaos last season and Tmacs last time with them also.

Man what a year and way to go out

 

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

Yeah, the streak started because Yao went down, and because they had re-signed Mutombo to practice against Yao, he suddenly started playing big minutes again. Then, the playoffs happened and he went down bad.

That's the huge downside of tall players though. :\

The Rockets didn't disappear though, not even in a tight Western Conference, let alone the hardest division in basketball. Like I said, Houston would be the 6th seed in the East. XD


If I had to rank my fave teams, Rockets would be in the top 5. And I saw Yao in person at a Rockets playoff game, like 20 rows up from the court. NOBODY SHOULD BE THAT TALL. Dude doesn't jump to dunk.

 

[The Real Gamer]

Maaaaaaaan will Ginobli be back for Game 2?

 

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

He was a Game-Time Decision, but I just got done texting all my friends: Coach Pop said in his pre-game media interviews that Manu will play.

He'll play well, but my concern is how well he'll be able to shoot. Coming off the bench after resting mid-game will be rough too, since that elbow could really get sore. It's not ideal, but I think we can beat Memphis without him. This is very welcome news. lmao

 

[theeboredone]

Maaan, do you think Ginobili plays tonight if Spurs had won game 1?

 

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

Yeah, I do, if it was close like that. I mean, the game could've gone either way, we'd need to shore up regardless. We don't have the luxury/necessity that the Celtics do with resting Shaq, since Manu is our best player this year.

Hell, if we blew them out, Manu still might've played. He'll play at least 35 minutes tonight though.

 

[The Real Gamer]

I'm more interested in the Lakers/Hornets game. I forgot how entertaining CP3 is to watch when he's at the top of his game. Now THAT's the best PG in the league when he's playing at his best IMO. Rose's defense is overrated.

 

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

Haha, Paul's great, but unless the Lakers are ********(which they're not) he won't shoot that well again.

Story of the Hornets this year: Not even CP3 can get enough assists to score over 100.

 

[The Real Gamer]

Nah I'm sure we won't be seeing anymore Pau Gasol vs. CP3 isolations.

Will be interesting to see how the Lakers adjust though.

 

[theeboredone]

Well, hopefully CP3 won't be that hot again. He hit some tough floaters and jumpers last game. I don't expect their bench to do so well, but I don't think Ariza will go 3/15 or whatever stinker he put up game 1. Gasol needs to show up.

 

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

Well, I've said it before, the pick and roll is the hardest thing to stop in basketball. The bigs need to do a better job of committing to hedging the screen. Gasol kept hesitating, and getting left on an island. He needs to bump Paul as he comes free, and hurry back to his man. Make CP3 kill you with out of rhythm jumpshots.

And, Fisher's good, he'll fight through the screens more this time. I hear rumors of Shannon Brown playing defense on Paul? That'll be interesting, and should be worth a spark.

 

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

Double posting for love of a player: Shane Battier's daughter was born moments after he hit the game-winner against us. That's pretty cool. XD

 

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

Triple posting for Basketball history and the greatest player ever:

25 years ago today, MJ dropped 63 points on the Celtics in the playoffs. Highest scoring playoff game ever. If you guys haven't watched any of his games before, do it.

****, dropping 63 with him was hard in 2k11, and he did it in real life.

 

[The Real Gamer]

OKC is murdering Denver I did not see that coming...

 

[Maaaaaaaaaan]

I didn't see it coming like this, but damn OKC is showing that defense they're capable of. That's what happens with a young team of athletes.

Spurs game though, super scrappy. I love this intensity.