Yay, It's the 2010 NBA Playoffs thread! - Page 16

Eaglesfan27 · 05-27-2010, 10:38 PM

Holy cow. What a shot!

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 05-27-2010, 10:38 PM

Ugly but I bet he'll take it.

Radii · 05-27-2010, 10:39 PM

Odds that Kobe scores at the buzzer have to be > 50% here sadly.

Big Fo · 05-27-2010, 10:40 PM

Damn. Looks like Artest got it off in time. That sucks.

Neon_Chaos · 05-27-2010, 10:41 PM

Fucking a! Ron Artest the hero!!!!!!!!!!

Eaglesfan27 · 05-27-2010, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Fo

Damn. Looks like Artest got it off in time. That sucks.

Radii · 05-27-2010, 10:41 PM

god damn that sucks. Fitting I guess that the Lakers win on yet another offensive rebound.

TroyF · 05-27-2010, 10:44 PM

I question God's existence when I see a$$holes like Ron Artest succeed in anything.

SackAttack · 05-27-2010, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

hahaha the crowd reaction as Artest took that 3 was priceless.

Three? or two?

Yahoo is showing 103-101 as the final.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 05-27-2010, 10:46 PM

Artest took a very ill-advised 3 before the final sequence.

SackAttack · 05-27-2010, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2

Artest took a very ill-advised 3 before the final sequence.

Ahhh. Gotcha.

Radii · 05-27-2010, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Three? or two?

Yahoo is showing 103-101 as the final.

LA got an offensive board up 101-98 with about a minute left. Kickout to an open Artest who immediately launched a 3 with 20+ seconds on the shot clock. The second he caught the ball the entire stadium let out a "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" as they could see what he was about to do. He took the shot anyway and it was a horrible brick.

MrBug708 · 05-28-2010, 01:12 AM

The NBA gave Troy a middle finger in his FT split theory

Just like the Thunder it seems.

SackAttack · 05-28-2010, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

LA got an offensive board up 101-98 with about a minute left. Kickout to an open Artest who immediately launched a 3 with 20+ seconds on the shot clock. The second he caught the ball the entire stadium let out a "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" as they could see what he was about to do. He took the shot anyway and it was a horrible brick.

That sounds awesome.

Is there video anywhere?

TroyF · 05-28-2010, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBug708

The NBA gave Troy a middle finger in his FT split theory

Just like the Thunder it seems.

WTF are you talking about?

1) What I posted was fact, not theory.

2) At home, the Lakers shoot essentially the same amount of FT as their opponent. They were +2 going into this game. 29 to 27. On the road, the Lakers shoot 15 less FT than their opponent.The Suns shot 2 more FT than the Lakers usually give up at home. The Lakers shot 6 less than they usually get. If Nash hits FT, that split would have cost the Lakers the game, but it wasn't a monumental split either.

MrBug708 · 05-28-2010, 02:14 AM

I wasn't making fun of it just so you know :]

Do u think the suns almost won this game more then the Lakers almost choked it? The perimeter D seemed to be pretty decent but I think the lead was blown due to complacency more then the Suns played a great 4th quarter

Ajaxab · 05-28-2010, 08:10 AM

So what's your mindset if you're Phoenix? Are you completely demoralized believing you had your shot and blew an opportunity? Or do you find a lot of encouragement in the fact that you showed a lot of heart and came back from a huge deficit to give yourself a chance to win (and in a building where you didn't play well in games 1 and 2)? If I'm the Suns, I would be taking pride in the comeback, but it's tough to say if all of them are thinking that.

TroyF · 05-28-2010, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBug708

I wasn't making fun of it just so you know :]

Do u think the suns almost won this game more then the Lakers almost choked it? The perimeter D seemed to be pretty decent but I think the lead was blown due to complacency more then the Suns played a great 4th quarter

I think the Suns almost won the game. Here is why:

The Lakers offense is NOT good. The Suns style plays right into their hands, but this is a team that will put up an under 20 point quarter or go 6 minutes without scoring. They've done that ALL year.

Hell, the Suns shouldn't have been in the game last night. JRich, Lopez and Barbosa all pulled no shows. . . Kobe, Pau, Odom and Fisher were ALL on their games. The Suns just kept plugging away and waited for the Laker offense to slide back to standard.

I think the Suns lost the series last night, but if they go into one of those "on fire" modes for two games, they still have a punchers chance.

MrBug708 · 05-28-2010, 10:24 AM

Here is hoping they mail it in then

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2010, 07:45 PM

well it's early, but rondo with 8 of the C's 10 pts...5 pts in transition - that's a good sign for the Celtics

miami_fan · 05-28-2010, 07:48 PM

Real smart that time KG.

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2010, 07:50 PM

yeah - that was not smart by KG...not sure why he was ramming his elbow down on the guy in the first place...he shoulda been the one calling over to the official about being held

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2010, 08:08 PM

the way Howard shoved a flying Rondo to the floor there at the end of that play - shouldn't that be a flagrant???

Big Fo · 05-28-2010, 08:11 PM

Not even close to as bad as Pierce on Redick in game five.

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2010, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Fo

Not even close to as bad as Pierce on Redick in game five.

i think it was worse - Rondo was flying through the air and defenseless. reddick was standing up and got shoved into the first row of seats, not down onto the floor (if it's the one i'm thinking of).

that being said, the pierce shove on reddick was not cool either

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2010, 08:16 PM

stan van gundy sounds hilarious. no voice.

and umm...tony allen shoulda kicked that last fastbreak out to nate robinson for the open 3

SirFozzie · 05-28-2010, 08:20 PM

it was a hard foul, but not a flagrant.. when you go up sideways and get hit, you're not going to land well.

Big Fo · 05-28-2010, 08:28 PM

Game's starting to get out of hand, too many turnovers, not enough defense.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

i think it was worse - Rondo was flying through the air and defenseless. reddick was standing up and got shoved into the first row of seats, not down onto the floor (if it's the one i'm thinking of).

that being said, the pierce shove on reddick was not cool either

Howard was trying to make a play. Pierce just shoved Redick on purpose.

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2010, 08:31 PM

can we keep Nate Robinson next year?? Maybe he'll want to stay??

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2010, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Fo

Game's starting to get out of hand, too many turnovers, not enough defense.

Howard was trying to make a play. Pierce just shoved Redick on purpose.

Prolly cuz Redick is a douchey ex-Duke player

Big Fo · 05-28-2010, 08:41 PM

Nate Robinson tearing us apart :/

I forgot he even played for Boston before game five.

Not a foul on that last one by the way, but it wouldn't be a Magic game without a joke call on Howard.

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2010, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Fo

Nate Robinson tearing us apart :/

I forgot he even played for Boston before game five.

Not a foul on that last one by the way, but it wouldn't be a Magic game without a joke call on Howard.

don't be a douche. they clearly explained how it was a foul.

Big Fo · 05-28-2010, 08:43 PM

All ball. One announcer said it was a foul, one disagreed.

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2010, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Fo

All ball. One announcer said it was a foul, one disagreed.

all ball until he brought his arms down on nate on the way down and made contact

Big Fo · 05-28-2010, 09:01 PM

Even if I were to concede that was a foul (which I don't) my comment about the questionable foul calls on Howard would still stand because of his second one, where he took like four steps before touching a Celtic. That was really poor but it was a travel, not a foul.

Anyway, that's not why they're losing. Boston is playing smarter, tougher, and shooting better. Orlando was comprehensively outplayed in the first half. And this might be a more than four beer night at this rate.

DaddyTorgo · 05-28-2010, 09:15 PM

i agree the 2nd "foul" on howard was poor - but then again Perk got tossed in the last game based on 2 crappy T's. bad calls happen.

SirFozzie · 05-28-2010, 10:18 PM

Big freaking sigh of relief. Ya needed four, and after game five, I wasn't sure the Celtics would get 4.

Desnudo · 05-29-2010, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Fo

Game's starting to get out of hand, too many turnovers, not enough defense.

Howard was trying to make a play. Pierce just shoved Redick on purpose.

Howard seems like one of those guys who intentionally goes just a little over the line and never gets caught on it because you can't determine intent. I'm sure everyone had a teammate like that in high school.

He also reminds me of Oguchi Onyewu in that he is so much larger than anyone else, his contact is exagerated.

Whatever you think of him, my favourite moment was Howard taunting the crowd down 18.

DaddyTorgo · 05-29-2010, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Big freaking sigh of relief. Ya needed four, and after game five, I wasn't sure the Celtics would get 4.

Really? I had confidence. But it was nice to see a return of the "games 1-3 celtics" in game 6. They'll need to play 4 more like that to win the title.

DaddyTorgo · 05-29-2010, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desnudo

He also reminds me of Oguchi Onyewu in that he is so much larger than anyone else, his contact is exagerated.

Whatever you think of him, my favourite moment was Howard taunting the crowd down 18.

Haha - true.

And yes, I thought him taunting the crowd (it sure seemed like in jest, because he was laughing as he did) was funny.

His postgame press appearance was painful. Honestly, I feel bad for the guy. He seems like a really genuine, funny, awkward, nice guy, who really wants to win. And he certainly brought it in the majority of the games this series (including this one - 28 and 12) but he just can't do it alone.

RainMaker · 05-29-2010, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desnudo

Howard seems like one of those guys who intentionally goes just a little over the line and never gets caught on it because you can't determine intent. I'm sure everyone had a teammate like that in high school.

Yeah, he's a dirty player. He's probably the best in the league at making those dirty plays look legit.

stevew · 05-29-2010, 11:23 AM

My favorite Dwight Howard story is that one of the chicks on Basketball Wives is his baby momma. But he has some sort of court order prohibiting him from being mentioned*

And I thought that Dwight was this nice Christian boy, but he gets T'd up all the time.

*per Bill Simmons

MrBug708 · 05-29-2010, 09:23 PM

Artest has played well this game

sterlingice · 05-29-2010, 10:45 PM

Hm... tough to pick who I want to actually win in the NBA Finals

SI

MrBug708 · 05-29-2010, 10:50 PM

C's are probably gonna win in 5, maybe 6

Groundhog · 05-29-2010, 10:59 PM

Barbosa was just about the MVP for the Lakers tonight. Everytime the Suns looked like they were going to catch up in that 4th Q, Barbosa was there to ruin it with a bonehead play.

What a quarter by Dragic too. They should've probably kept him and Nash in the game rather than sub him out.

JonInMiddleGA · 05-29-2010, 11:02 PM

Adios Los Suns and good riddance.

Trying to pick someone to root for in the Finals is a lot like trying to decide who to pull for if the Yankees played the Yankees in the World Series (and yes, that's actually what I meant to say).

sterlingice · 05-29-2010, 11:27 PM

For me that makes it a much less attractive matchup and I'll watch less because of it. I'd rather see Butler play Duke in the Finals where I have someone I can definitely cheer for, even if it's not a big name

SI

Groundhog · 05-30-2010, 01:14 AM

I root for the Cavs and whoever plays the Lakers.

Radii · 05-30-2010, 01:38 AM

Ayup, I am done watching basketball this season. I just can't deal with the idea of watching the only two teams in the league I truly and actively dislike playing for the championship. They've been far and away the best two teams all playoffs long though so they do deserve it, bleh!

05-27-2010, 10:38 PM	#751
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Holy cow. What a shot! __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

05-27-2010, 10:38 PM	#752
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	Ugly but I bet he'll take it. __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

05-27-2010, 10:41 PM	#755
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Fucking a! Ron Artest the hero!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Come and see. Last edited by Neon_Chaos : 05-27-2010 at 10:43 PM.

05-27-2010, 10:46 PM	#760
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	Artest took a very ill-advised 3 before the final sequence. __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

05-28-2010, 07:45 PM	#770
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	well it's early, but rondo with 8 of the C's 10 pts...5 pts in transition - that's a good sign for the Celtics __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

05-27-2010, 10:39 PM	#753
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Odds that Kobe scores at the buzzer have to be > 50% here sadly.

05-27-2010, 10:40 PM	#754
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Damn. Looks like Artest got it off in time. That sucks.

05-27-2010, 10:41 PM	#757
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	god damn that sucks. Fitting I guess that the Lakers win on yet another offensive rebound.

05-27-2010, 10:44 PM	#758
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I question God's existence when I see a$$holes like Ron Artest succeed in anything.

05-28-2010, 01:12 AM	#763
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	The NBA gave Troy a middle finger in his FT split theory Just like the Thunder it seems.

05-28-2010, 02:14 AM	#766
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	I wasn't making fun of it just so you know :] Do u think the suns almost won this game more then the Lakers almost choked it? The perimeter D seemed to be pretty decent but I think the lead was blown due to complacency more then the Suns played a great 4th quarter

05-28-2010, 08:10 AM	#767
Ajaxab College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Far from home	So what's your mindset if you're Phoenix? Are you completely demoralized believing you had your shot and blew an opportunity? Or do you find a lot of encouragement in the fact that you showed a lot of heart and came back from a huge deficit to give yourself a chance to win (and in a building where you didn't play well in games 1 and 2)? If I'm the Suns, I would be taking pride in the comeback, but it's tough to say if all of them are thinking that.

05-28-2010, 10:24 AM	#769
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Here is hoping they mail it in then

05-28-2010, 07:48 PM	#771
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Real smart that time KG. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

05-28-2010, 07:50 PM	#772
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	yeah - that was not smart by KG...not sure why he was ramming his elbow down on the guy in the first place...he shoulda been the one calling over to the official about being held __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

05-28-2010, 08:08 PM	#773
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	the way Howard shoved a flying Rondo to the floor there at the end of that play - shouldn't that be a flagrant??? __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

05-28-2010, 08:11 PM	#774
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Not even close to as bad as Pierce on Redick in game five.

05-28-2010, 08:16 PM	#776
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	stan van gundy sounds hilarious. no voice. and umm...tony allen shoulda kicked that last fastbreak out to nate robinson for the open 3 __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

05-28-2010, 08:20 PM	#777
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	it was a hard foul, but not a flagrant.. when you go up sideways and get hit, you're not going to land well. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

05-28-2010, 08:31 PM	#779
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	can we keep Nate Robinson next year?? Maybe he'll want to stay?? __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

05-28-2010, 08:41 PM	#781
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Nate Robinson tearing us apart :/ I forgot he even played for Boston before game five. Not a foul on that last one by the way, but it wouldn't be a Magic game without a joke call on Howard.

05-28-2010, 08:43 PM	#783
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	All ball. One announcer said it was a foul, one disagreed.

05-28-2010, 09:01 PM	#785
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Even if I were to concede that was a foul (which I don't) my comment about the questionable foul calls on Howard would still stand because of his second one, where he took like four steps before touching a Celtic. That was really poor but it was a travel, not a foul. Anyway, that's not why they're losing. Boston is playing smarter, tougher, and shooting better. Orlando was comprehensively outplayed in the first half. And this might be a more than four beer night at this rate. Last edited by Big Fo : 05-28-2010 at 09:02 PM.

05-28-2010, 09:15 PM	#786
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	i agree the 2nd "foul" on howard was poor - but then again Perk got tossed in the last game based on 2 crappy T's. bad calls happen. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

05-28-2010, 10:18 PM	#787
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Big freaking sigh of relief. Ya needed four, and after game five, I wasn't sure the Celtics would get 4. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

05-29-2010, 11:23 AM	#792
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	My favorite Dwight Howard story is that one of the chicks on Basketball Wives is his baby momma. But he has some sort of court order prohibiting him from being mentioned* And I thought that Dwight was this nice Christian boy, but he gets T'd up all the time. per Bill Simmons Last edited by stevew : 05-29-2010 at 11:24 AM.*

05-29-2010, 09:23 PM	#793
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Artest has played well this game

05-29-2010, 10:45 PM	#794
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Hm... tough to pick who I want to actually win in the NBA Finals SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

05-29-2010, 10:50 PM	#795
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	C's are probably gonna win in 5, maybe 6

05-29-2010, 10:59 PM	#796
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Barbosa was just about the MVP for the Lakers tonight. Everytime the Suns looked like they were going to catch up in that 4th Q, Barbosa was there to ruin it with a bonehead play. What a quarter by Dragic too. They should've probably kept him and Nash in the game rather than sub him out. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

05-29-2010, 11:02 PM	#797
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Adios Los Suns and good riddance. Trying to pick someone to root for in the Finals is a lot like trying to decide who to pull for if the Yankees played the Yankees in the World Series (and yes, that's actually what I meant to say). __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

05-29-2010, 11:27 PM	#798
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	For me that makes it a much less attractive matchup and I'll watch less because of it. I'd rather see Butler play Duke in the Finals where I have someone I can definitely cheer for, even if it's not a big name SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

05-30-2010, 01:14 AM	#799
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	I root for the Cavs and whoever plays the Lakers. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

05-30-2010, 01:38 AM	#800
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Ayup, I am done watching basketball this season. I just can't deal with the idea of watching the only two teams in the league I truly and actively dislike playing for the championship. They've been far and away the best two teams all playoffs long though so they do deserve it, bleh!

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)