The 2006-07 NBA Regular Season Thread

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by kingfc22

That D-Wade injury does not look good for the Heat.

Dislocated shoulder. Out six weeks



FUCK!

[stevew]

Originally Posted by miami_fan

Dislocated shoulder. Out six weeks



FUCK!

Is that his free throw shooting shoulder, or his other free throw shooting shoulder?

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by stevew

Is that his free throw shooting shoulder, or his other free throw shooting shoulder?

Can the FOFC witch doctor cast a spell on the Cavs please?!


Oh wait

[stevew]

Originally Posted by miami_fan

Can the FOFC witch doctor cast a spell on the Cavs please?!


Oh wait

2 words

Ira Newble.

[miami_fan]

LOL

[Karlifornia]

If you wanna see a really fun to watch game, turn on Suns/Warriors on ESPN right now. 9:00 left in the 1st quarter, Warriors up 18-6. Yes, 18 points in three minutes. This game may end up in the 135-130 range

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

If you wanna see a really fun to watch game, turn on Suns/Warriors on ESPN right now. 9:00 left in the 1st quarter, Warriors up 18-6. Yes, 18 points in three minutes. This game may end up in the 135-130 range

Hah. Didn't even see this post.

[Bad-example]

TNT, not ESPN

[Lathum]

I'm glad I took the over

[miami_fan]

Do not fuck with Joey Crawford! Even you Tim Duncan.

You would have thought every player in the league would have gotten the memo by now.

[JeeberD]

That was great, I loved it...

[Karlifornia]

WAR-EE-ORS! Come out and play-ayyy! God I love this team.....peaking at the right moment...but still slightly schizophrenic.

[Groundhog]

How did I miss the Mavericks signing KEVIN FREAKING WILLIS for the rest of the season! The guy is 45 years old, making him the second oldest player to suit up... who was the oldest I wonder?

To put it in perspective, this guy was drafted in to the NBA 2 years before LeBron James was born.

[Groundhog]

dola

Oldest ever was Nat Hickey, who played one game in 47-48 as a 46 year old.

According to basketball-reference, he missed 3 shots and commited a foul, but minutes played stats weren't kept.

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

WAR-EE-ORS! Come out and play-ayyy! God I love this team.....peaking at the right moment...but still slightly schizophrenic.

I was at the game tonight, what a snoozefest. I'm glad the W's won of course, but I was really hoping to see some competitive basketball. *sigh*

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

To put it in perspective, this guy was drafted in to the NBA 2 years before LeBron James was born.

He was also drafted the same year Jordan was...

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by kingfc22

I was at the game tonight, what a snoozefest. I'm glad the W's won of course, but I was really hoping to see some competitive basketball. *sigh*

Yeah, is this the first time than an NBA team has played an NBDL team during the regular season?

[Chief Rum]

I have three reasons to watch the NBA playoffs now, regardless of what happens in the final standings.

1. To watch the Clippers try to win
2. To watch the Lakers energize the area or provide talk show fodder from desperate fans for the next few weeks
3. To watch the Mavs lose.

They're on the crap list now, maybe permanently, with me. The Suns manned up tonight and played their stars against the Clips--at home--and it was really something to have the Clips pull out such an all critical win (where was that Sunday, boys?). So to have the Mavs sit Nowitzki, Howard, etc. for their game against the Warriors was just bullshit, IMO.

The crazy thing? Playing those stars would have helped the Mavs. They have handled the Clips with ease this year. The Warriors went, meanwhile, went 2-0 against the Mavs before tonight, and are coached by a motivated ex-Mavs coach Don Nelson. Plus, they have momentum and an infusion of talent from the Indiana trade. If the Mavs had showed any ethics about playing to win this game, they would be facing an easier test in the Clippers in the first round. Now, it will likely be a much tougher test with the Warriors.

Eat shit, Avery Johnson, Mark Cuban and company. I shouldn't have expected anything good from a team that lost its heart and balls in the Finals last year anyway.

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I have three reasons to watch the NBA playoffs now, regardless of what happens in the final standings.

1. To watch the Clippers try to win
2. To watch the Lakers energize the area or provide talk show fodder from desperate fans for the next few weeks
3. To watch the Mavs lose.

They're on the crap list now, maybe permanently, with me. The Suns manned up tonight and played their stars against the Clips--at home--and it was really something to have the Clips pull out such an all critical win (where was that Sunday, boys?). So to have the Mavs sit Nowitzki, Howard, etc. for their game against the Warriors was just bullshit, IMO.

The crazy thing? Playing those stars would have helped the Mavs. They have handled the Clips with ease this year. The Warriors went, meanwhile, went 2-0 against the Mavs before tonight, and are coached by a motivated ex-Mavs coach Don Nelson. Plus, they have momentum and an infusion of talent from the Indiana trade. If the Mavs had showed any ethics about playing to win this game, they would be facing an easier test in the Clippers in the first round. Now, it will likely be a much tougher test with the Warriors.

Eat shit, Avery Johnson, Mark Cuban and company. I shouldn't have expected anything good from a team that lost its heart and balls in the Finals last year anyway.

I try to hate the Mavs, I really do, I just don't think that I can hate any team with Jason Terry and Dirk Nowitzki however.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

I try to hate the Mavs, I really do, I just don't think that I can hate any team with Jason Terry and Dirk Nowitzki however.

I don't actually hate anyone on the Mavs, although Terry is a former UA Wildcat. I'm not too wild right now, though, about the coaching staff.

[kingfc22]

I can't believe that the Warriors are actually a little over a quarter away from making the playoffs. Somebody pleaes pinch me.

Hopefully the Lakers can hang on and win in Sac tonight. The W's match up so much better with the Mavs.

[Groundhog]

Woo-hoo, Cavs are #2 in the East! Wizards should be an easy matchup thanks to Arenas and Butler being out. Still, we don't have a hope in hell against Detroit or Miami, or probably Chicago either.

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by kingfc22

I can't believe that the Warriors are actually a little over a quarter away from making the playoffs. Somebody pleaes pinch me.

I knew that Foyle selection would pay off eventually.

[Groundhog]

God help anyone who went to watch the Spurs and Nuggets bench teams go at it tonight. Reggie Evans with a career night of 19pts 20rebs against the best the NBDL has to offer.

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I have three reasons to watch the NBA playoffs now, regardless of what happens in the final standings.

1. To watch the Clippers try to win
2. To watch the Lakers energize the area or provide talk show fodder from desperate fans for the next few weeks
3. To watch the Mavs lose.

They're on the crap list now, maybe permanently, with me. The Suns manned up tonight and played their stars against the Clips--at home--and it was really something to have the Clips pull out such an all critical win (where was that Sunday, boys?). So to have the Mavs sit Nowitzki, Howard, etc. for their game against the Warriors was just bullshit, IMO.

The crazy thing? Playing those stars would have helped the Mavs. They have handled the Clips with ease this year. The Warriors went, meanwhile, went 2-0 against the Mavs before tonight, and are coached by a motivated ex-Mavs coach Don Nelson. Plus, they have momentum and an infusion of talent from the Indiana trade. If the Mavs had showed any ethics about playing to win this game, they would be facing an easier test in the Clippers in the first round. Now, it will likely be a much tougher test with the Warriors.

Eat shit, Avery Johnson, Mark Cuban and company. I shouldn't have expected anything good from a team that lost its heart and balls in the Finals last year anyway.

I disagree bigtime. The Clippers lost to Sacto at home, just a day or two after the Warriors went into Arco and took care of business. If the Clippers beat the Kings, or win any other game that they lost, then you can complain.

[Karlifornia]

PLAYOFFSS!!!! I've been waiting what seems like my whole life for this. Finally! I can't wait to catch my first NBA Playoff game! wooohoooo

[Neon_Chaos]

Playoff time. Whew.

Eastern Conference

Team GB 1. z-Detroit -- 2. x-Cleveland 3.0 3. y-Toronto 6.0 4. y-Miami 9.0 5. x-Chicago 4.0 6. x-New Jersey 12.0 7. x-Washington 12.0 8. x-Orlando 13.0 9. Indiana 18.0 10. Philadelphia 18.0 11. New York 20.0 12. Charlotte 20.0 13. Atlanta 23.0 14. Milwaukee 25.0 15. Boston 29.0

Western Conference

Team GB 1. z-Dallas -- 2. y-Phoenix 6.0 3. x-San Antonio 9.0 4. y-Utah 16.0 5. x-Houston 15.0 6. x-Denver 22.0 7. x-LA Lakers 25.0 8. x-Golden State 25.0 9. LA Clippers 27.0 10. New Orl/OKC 28.0 11. Sacramento 34.0 12. Portland 35.0 13. Minnesota 35.0 14. Seattle 36.0 15. Memphis 45.0

[Groundhog]

Groundhog's Annual NBA Awards

Biggest surprise of the season:

Golden State - Somehow managed to trade away two guys who should have been untradeable, and then made a great run at the end of the season. All this without any rebounding!

Biggest dissapointment of the season:

Milwaukee Bucks - I was expecting playoffs for these guys, but injuries came along and just raped this team.

MVP:

Dirk Diggler - Nash is good, but it's time to give it to the German.

Rookie of the Year:

Brandon Roy - Very polished for a rookie, though in a few seasons time I think he'll be outshone by Foye. Roy strikes me as a guy who will make a great complimentary player on a good team - a Tayshaun Prince-esque guy who will have his big nights but is best suited to being a 3rd or 4th option.

Defensive Player of the Year:

Tayshaun Prince - Hard selection, but Prince wins out for me.

Bust of the Year:

Bonzi Wells - Nothing more need be said.

Coach of the Year:

Sloan - Jazz did better than anyone expected, though picked a poor time for a slide. Sloan is one of my favourite NBA coaches because he always manages to get something out of his teams, and is great at incorporating rookies and always has been.

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

Groundhog's Annual NBA Awards

Biggest surprise of the season:

Golden State - Somehow managed to trade away two guys who should have been untradeable, and then made a great run at the end of the season. All this without any rebounding!

I'm a big Warriors mark, but I've got to give this to the Raptors. Although, that warriors/pacers trade was astonishing, especially in retrospect.

[Neon_Chaos]

Lotsa drama on this year's 1st round.

The only series worth watching in the East:

#3 TORONTO vs #6 NEW JERSEY
Oh man. Toronto's playing Vince. Beautiful.

While the West is very TV-friendly

#1 DALLAS vs #8 GOLDEN STATE
Dallas-killers vs. Dallas. Apprentice vs. Master. Fun match-up.

#2 PHOENIX vs #7 LA LAKERS
With Amare back, the Suns look strong. But I never bet against Kobe. Ever.

#3 SAN ANTONIO vs #6 DENVER
La Machina vs. Meloverson.

#4 UTAH vs #5 HOUSTON
I have a feeling this will be a most physical series in the first round. Sloan and Van Gundy are two gritty coaches and they have gritty workhorse players.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

I disagree bigtime. The Clippers lost to Sacto at home, just a day or two after the Warriors went into Arco and took care of business. If the Clippers beat the Kings, or win any other game that they lost, then you can complain.

I can complain all I want. Find anywhere in my post where I say the Clippers can blame veryone else but themselves, or that they don't have nay responsibility. They have big time responsibility. They have been playing below their talent all year, and still were in line to make the playoffs, and totally choked when they needed what should have been an easy win.

That has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that what the Mavs did was chickenshit. It's entirely possible to blame the Clippers completely for their situation and also despise the Mavs for that awful decision.

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I can complain all I want. Find anywhere in my post where I say the Clippers can blame veryone else but themselves, or that they don't have nay responsibility. They have big time responsibility. They have been playing below their talent all year, and still were in line to make the playoffs, and totally choked when they needed what should have been an easy win.

That has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that what the Mavs did was chickenshit. It's entirely possible to blame the Clippers completely for their situation and also despise the Mavs for that awful decision.

The Mavericks won well over 60 games this season. Finding fault in coaching decisions at this point is suspect at best. Avery Johnson has done a pretty good job so far. They had one All-Star on the roster (and one alternate that was chosen do to injury), and yet they still dominated. I'm not trying to say Nowitzki didn't have talent around him, but rather that this team has overperformed. They were in a position to make a choice that had absolutely no effect on their playoff position. I find it truly tough to believe that your personal stance on the subject isn't affecting your thoughts.

EDIT: What I meant to say was that the Dallas coaching staff had a choice to make, between risking injury, and risking...nothing....If the Clippers had been in their position, would be you so venomous?

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

The Mavericks won well over 60 games this season. Finding fault in coaching decisions at this point is suspect at best. Avery Johnson has done a pretty good job so far. They had one All-Star on the roster (and one alternate that was chosen do to injury), and yet they still dominated. I'm not trying to say Nowitzki didn't have talent around him, but rather that this team has overperformed. They were in a position to make a choice that had absolutely no effect on their playoff position. I find it truly tough to believe that your personal stance on the subject isn't affecting your thoughts.

EDIT: What I meant to say was that the Dallas coaching staff had a choice to make, between risking injury, and risking...nothing....If the Clippers had been in their position, would be you so venomous?

Of course, I would not. And you wouldn't be so supportive if the move didn't help your team. Let's not quibble about whose bias is showing. It's obvious both ways.

And don't mix day to day coaching of a team to 60+ wins (which is of course brilliant) with an individual awful personnel decision on one given day. They are completely separate. I assume in compiling that record, every day the coaching staff was making decisions designed to get them wins. This last decision was made for unethical reasons. They have played their stars for all their matchups with us. It is ethical and fair for them to also play those same stars against you.

I'm not saying they don't have the right to sit their players for fear of injury before the playoffs. But I have every right to criticze them choosing that over fair play. Some people are winners at all costs. Some people are good, fair people. The Mavs are the former, and I'll criticize them for it all I want.

[Neon_Chaos]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Of course, I would not. And you wouldn't be so supportive if the move didn't help your team. Let's not quibble about whose bias is showing. It's obvious both ways.

And don't mix day to day coaching of a team to 60+ wins (which is of course brilliant) with an individual awful personnel decision on one given day. They are completely separate. I assume in compiling that record, every day the coaching staff was making decisions designed to get them wins. This last decision was made for unethical reasons. They have played their stars for all their matchups with us. It is ethical and fair for them to also play those same stars against you.

I'm not saying they don't have the right to sit their players for fear of injury before the playoffs. But I have every right to criticze them choosing that over fair play. Some people are winners at all costs. Some people are good, fair people. The Mavs are the former, and I'll criticize them for it all I want.

Considering that the Mavs played their stars against the Sonics yesterday, I will have to agree with CR here.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

Woo-hoo, Cavs are #2 in the East! Wizards should be an easy matchup thanks to Arenas and Butler being out. Still, we don't have a hope in hell against Detroit or Miami, or probably Chicago either.

Thank god for the Nets. And the Wizards won't be easy, but if Z can have a good series, and Larry doesn't chuck airballs, I'm fairly confident we can win in 6. someone will have to D up frigging Jamison though.

[Oilers9911]

I Bargnagni doesn't have his appendix go he has a great shot at Rookie of the Year. I think mitchell deserves more love as Coach of the year. A sub 30 win team with a totally new roster and he coaches them to 47 wins. I think he deserves it.

[stevew]

Lost in all the other tanking allegations this season was the fact that the T-Wolves finished on a 12-30 slide including 7 straight losses, which enabled them to finish with the 7th worst record in the league. This guarantees that they will not have to give up their draft pick this year to the clippers, who would have gotten it if it fell out of the top 10. Garnett mysteriously got "hurt" and missed the last 6 games of the year. If they even win like 3 of their last 6 with Garnett, they would have won 35 overall games, and therefore picked no better than 11th(with a lottery miracle) and would have had to surrender their pick. I hope the commish looks into this, cause it smells wayyyyyy too fucking fishy.

[bulletsponge]

Originally Posted by stevew

Lost in all the other tanking allegations this season was the fact that the T-Wolves finished on a 12-30 slide including 7 straight losses, which enabled them to finish with the 7th worst record in the league. This guarantees that they will not have to give up their draft pick this year to the clippers, who would have gotten it if it fell out of the top 10. Garnett mysteriously got "hurt" and missed the last 6 games of the year. If they even win like 3 of their last 6 with Garnett, they would have won 35 overall games, and therefore picked no better than 11th(with a lottery miracle) and would have had to surrender their pick. I hope the commish looks into this, cause it smells wayyyyyy too fucking fishy.

as oposed to all the other lottery teams whos stars all of a sudden got hurt and sat out the last month or 2? did any team that wasnt in contention for the playoffs have thier best players playing the last month?

[Coffee Warlord]

Ah yes, I done forgot how much I hate the playoff schedule makers.

Saturday, April 21: Miami at Bulls, 2 p.m. (ABC)
Tuesday, April 24: Miami at Bulls, 7 p.m. (CSN/TNT)
Friday, April 27: Bulls at Miami, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, April 29: Bulls at Miami, noon (ABC)
Tuesday, May 1: Miami at Bulls, TBD, if necessary
Thursday, May 3: Bulls at Miami, TBD, if necessary
Saturday, May 5: Miami at Bulls, TBD, if necessary

2 fucking WEEKS for 1 round. Absurd.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by stevew

Lost in all the other tanking allegations this season was the fact that the T-Wolves finished on a 12-30 slide including 7 straight losses, which enabled them to finish with the 7th worst record in the league. This guarantees that they will not have to give up their draft pick this year to the clippers, who would have gotten it if it fell out of the top 10. Garnett mysteriously got "hurt" and missed the last 6 games of the year. If they even win like 3 of their last 6 with Garnett, they would have won 35 overall games, and therefore picked no better than 11th(with a lottery miracle) and would have had to surrender their pick. I hope the commish looks into this, cause it smells wayyyyyy too fucking fishy.

I am not sure how David Stern will go about catching teams "tanking". Does he send a league doctor to exam a team's star player to see if he is really to injured to play? Does he dictate that a coach should play their stars X number of minutes?

[Brian Swartz]

2 fucking WEEKS for 1 round. Absurd.

How so, exactly? It's only a bit long. It's accepted during the regular-season NBA schedule that playing games on back-to-back nights is overly taxing(which is why each team only plays a few each year). If you are going to play seven games and not play them back to back, then you are locked into a minumum of 13 days for a 7-game series.

[Groundhog]

The problem is having 7 games in the first round... bring back the good ole days I say.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

The problem is having 7 games in the first round... bring back the good ole days I say.

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