NBA 2012 Off-Season Thread

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Wow Knicks...</font>

[Dragon]

Knicks sucked incredibly hard that quarter but if Lebron keeps getting as many calls as he did the Heat will be undefeated in the postseason. He's really upped his flopping game.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>What a pathetic performance.</font>

[Dragon]

Shumpert needs to be carried off the floor, looked like the same thing that happened to Rose.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Rumors circulating that Rose has a torn ACL and will be out for the playoffs. If that's the case, no stopping the Heat.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>And it's official Rose is out. Awful for the NBA.</font>

[Krimzon7]

Holy fuck torn ACL for Rose. Get on the heat bandwagon now!

[Dragon]

Shumpert with a torn ACL too. Out 6-8 months apparently.

[ClockShot]

What the fuck. 2 ACL tears in one day?

What are the odds?

[Krimzon7]

God is a Miami fan.

[Juan]

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[Skippord]

as long as he doesn't rape any of our women this time

[Skippord]

#lowhangingfruit

[Juan]

No promises

[Skippord]

oh shit he's not married anymore. gonna have to batten down the hatches

[Juan]

If anything, Andrew Bynum will rape your interior defense.

[Skippord]

I'm more worried about Gasol than Bynum tbh

Faried is bad at guarding big guys who can shoot

[Juan]

10 points, 10 blocks and 13 rebounds

[Emperor Smeat]

Cs shot absolutely horribly today and dropped the 1st game to the Hawks. Refs also ended up tossing Rondo so now he's going to be out for at least 1 game.

Doc really is bad at getting the team motivated at the start of series since they always play the first road game horribly.

[Skippord]

10 points, 10 blocks and 13 rebounds
well I didn't say he wouldn't dominate them defensively

[Nark Order]

Horrible reaction by Rondo. I know it's in "the moment" but that stunt might lose them another game in the series.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

So it looks like Memphis is gonna be that team again. And Randolph still hasn't shown up.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

unless the Clippers pull off an insane comeback holy shit

[Crimson]

Wow..I turned it off after seeing they were down by over 20. Nice job Clipps

[SammyG]

LOL Memphis

[Emperor Smeat]

Bunch of NBA news:

Rondo is suspended for Game 2 of Hawks-Cs after giving a bump to a ref in Game 1. Ray Allen still unlikely to play in Game 2 for the Cs due to his ailing ankle that will require surgery after the post-season.

Bobcats fire Paul Silas as their coach after the team broke the record for worst win percentage in a season.

Nets revealed their new logo for their move next season to Brooklyn.
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[CSL]

just been trying to buy a ph-ph-ph-phresh to death Brooklyn Nets t-shirt but NBA.com is a dick and won't ship to me http://www.tpww.net/forums/images/icons/icon8.gif

[Triple Naitch]

Really like the Brooklyn Nets gear.

[Crimson]

Hmm logo looks pretty simple. Not impressed.

[Dragon]

Apparently Amare punched a fire extinguisher and cut his hand up after this latest loss. If only he had that passion on defense.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>The Knicks were never going to win this series...but fuck I really hope they can just win one game this series.</font>

[Dragon]

Just showed Amare on TV and he's in a sling and his hand is all wrapped up. Punched a glass case for a fire extinguisher. Guessing he's done for the year.

[DaveWadding]

Amare is a big fucking dopey bastard.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

WOOOOOOOOO my Pacers just stuck a big ole W up Orlando's cornhole.

[RoXer]

These TNT announcers for the Thunder/Mavs suck

[CSL]

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are the whitest basketball players ever in this press conference rn

[SammyG]

Thunder: Drive into paint, flail arms, yell, get whistle.

Don't say anything about Kobe.

[SammyG]

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Sorry, this is idiotic.

[Juan]

lol ok

[Skippord]

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[McLegend]

That is actually hilarious.

[Emperor Smeat]

No Rondo or Ray Allen and Cs managed to get a win to tie the series.

Hawk really have the bad habit of sucking at the worst time possible during games in the playoffs last few years in a row.

Wow at the Bulls no showing the 3rd while Philly just dominating them in the 2nd half.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Pierce Tebowed lol.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Hmm logo looks pretty simple. Not impressed.

Simple is good.

[Juan]

That was close. Lakers gonna have to play better in Denver

[Triple Naitch]

Sixers, baby! 17-point win. The tides have turned, my friend.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/Image-courtesy-of-Crosstown-NY.jpg

[Ermaximus]

While the Bulls have shown they can win without Rose, playing like they did last night is only going to get them a trip home.

[SammyG]

2 down, 14 to go.

[CSL]

I have watched 4 professional basketball games over the last 2 nights. This is more (entire games) than I've probably watched combined in my life.

[Krimzon7]

So amped for my HEAT tonight

[Emperor Smeat]

Knicks-Heat series basically done although Knicks barely had any real chance once Stod went out. Knicks problem is something they've been fighting whole season in being too streaky with their runs and Melo "ball hogging" the shots while the other side has Lebron who almost averages a foul call per shot attempt in the playoffs so far.

According to ESPN, Knicks just broke the record for most playoff losses in a row at 13 (Grizzles had 12) and tied the Heat for most playoff games in a row without scoring 100 pts (38)

[Dragon]

I think if Lin, Shumpert and Amare were playing all these games this series would have been a real good one. This team playing shorthanded at all against the Heat would have made it extremely difficult. Playing without all three has made the series impossible.

Davis-Fields-Novak-Melo-Chandler has to be one of the worst playoff starting 5s ever put out there.

[Crimson]

^^ Not as long as you guys have Melo. BALLSTOPPER, OFFENSE MUST GO THRU ME!

[Emperor Smeat]

Cs played like crap in the final 5 minutes of regulation and wasted a nice double digit lead but played a lot better in OT for the 2-1 series lead.

Rondo had probably one of the ugliest triple doubles (5 for 17 shooting before OT) but according to ESPN he's now tied with Lebron for most playoff triple doubles at 7.

[Skippord]

Javale McGee was the best player in a Nuggets playoff win

did not see that coming

[SammyG]

Those refs were the best players.

[CSL]

now I'm no expert but I didn't notice the refs having much to do with that first quarter ass pounding that was never recovered from

[CSL]

was watching a bunch of dumb/hilarious Javale McGee plays a week or two ago as well, love him a little bit

[Triple Naitch]

Sixers, baby. Put 'em in a body bag.

[Gertner]

Those refs were the best players.

Typical Laker fan. When Kobe doesn't threaten rape on the refs and they call the game fairly, it's "the refs are screwing us" b.s from bandwagon Laker Fans.

[SammyG]

Yeah, I'm a bandwagoner. clearly.

[Gertner]

Asians are well known for being bandwagon jumpers. They are all 1990's MJ Bulls fans who came over when the Bulls started to suck. I'm glad you at least admitted it.

[Emperor Smeat]

Baring a miracle, Philly is going to win their series and probably the 1st 8 seed to win since the Warriors years ago.

To be fair the Bulls title chances were essentially doomed once Rose went out since a lot of the offense ran through him and Miami became the "handpicked" chose ever since Game 1 of their series.

[Dragon]

They were like 18-9 without Rose during the season. And Philadelphia pretty much limped into the postseason. They shouldn't have been doomed when Rose went down.

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah but in the playoffs, teams tend to play a shorter bench and loosing a starter of his quality hurt the team badly. Before Rose's injury, people penciled in the Bulls as either a potential champion, NBA Finals, or East Finals team.

Philly did struggle but Philly also showed signs of tanking to get the Bulls since the matched up a lot better against them than the Heat during the season.

[CSL]

dirtyyyy looking knee injury for Baron Davis

[Wehttam]

Baring a miracle, Philly is going to win their series and probably the 1st 8 seed to win since the Warriors years ago.


memphis did it last year

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Knicks win a game and they throw confetti. I guess I see why.

[Dragon]

Even down 3-1 and essentially out of the series its amazing just to feel a postseason victory for the Knicks. Been a while.

If Wade had made that 3 at the buzzer I would have died.

[Emperor Smeat]

Forgot Memphis was an 8 last year, thought they were higher.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah as far as I'm concerned, actually winning a playoff game makes the entire season a success. They'll more than likely go down in Game 5, but who cares. The playoff winless streak is snapped.

Was screaming at my TV when Anthony missed those first 2 free throws. Glad he didn't wind up being the goat despite the 40 pt game.</font>

[owenbrown]

Are the Hawks actually PLAYING against the Celtics right now? Doesn't look it.

[Emperor Smeat]

:D 3-1 series lead over the Hawks.

[Crimson]

lol @ crazy black lady walking onto the court in Denver

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Jeremy Lin's camp is optimistic that he'll be ready for Game 5.

Knicks in 7 = confirmed</font> :shifty:

[owenbrown]

ugh Lakers

[Juan]

LAKERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[owenbrown]

ok Bill Plaschke

[Triple Naitch]

Holy shit, SIXERS!

[Juan]

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[owenbrown]

I think she wanted Kobe

[owenbrown]

or she essentially jinxed the Nuggets

[Ermaximus]

Well, I guess there is always next year Bulls. Gonna go ahead and root for the Clippers for the rest of the playoffs.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I read on Deadspin that that lady at the Nuggets game was actually a crazy ass stalker who had been banned from the arena for life for harassing players. But she got into the arena last night.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

It's interesting to me that fans don't come onto the floor more often during basketball games. You see it all the time in baseball, football, and soccer where people have to jump over barricades to get onto the field. But in basketball where the fans are literally right next to the court with nothing blocking them, it rarely happens.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

When did P.A. announcer start saying "That foul was offensive" for Offensive fouls? It's fucking annoying and dumb.

[Emperor Smeat]

Cs had 2 chances to steal the win at the end but instead blundered both chances.

Hawks take game 5 but still down 2-3 overall.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

My Pacers destroyed the Tragic in this series. I bet all the Orlando fans on here aren't gonna say shit now, fucking pussies. WHERE YOU AT PUSSIES. WE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS

[RoXer]

sure have

aint that right rp

[Skippord]

Javale Mcgeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Skippord]

http://27.media.tumblr.com/9cyPFQbgCksitc4sxdu7lbExo1_400.jpg
George Karl and JaVale McGee

[McLegend]

Fun little game here

[Juan]

Jesus

[Juan]

Lame

[SammyG]

Why the FUCK Mike Brown had Blake guarding Andre Miller I will never understand.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sweet just picked up some tickets for the Hawks/Celtics Game 6. First time going Celtics game unless I went as a kid and don't remember.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Why the FUCK Mike Brown had Blake guarding Andre Miller I will never understand.

Mike Brown isn't a very good coach?

[alvarado52]

Pretty much

[Innovator]

Hopefully Carmelo learns how to score 60 per game next year, might be the only way to make it out of the first round.

[Ermaximus]

Hopefully Carmelo learns how to score 60 per game next year, might be the only way to make it out of the first round.

If he came to Chicago he could. :y:

[SammyG]

Kobe has gastroenteritis :( Gonna shit on the Nuggets doe ayy

[Gertner]

Wow, The Birdman might be in some big time trouble.

[Emperor Smeat]

:D Celtics win and take care of the Hawks. Face the 76ers in the next round.

Box score shows it as a close game but both teams went on huge runs back and forth with the Hawks imploding the worst in the 2nd and the Cs in the 4th.

Atlanta is something like 1-10 or 1-11 alltime in the playoffs against the Cs.

[Nark Order]

Come on Nugs.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

How loud did The Garden sound on tv land? Some old lady started dancing and the crowd went nuts in the 4th quarter. Ray Allen's mom made it even louder.

[Crimson]

Well according to Bynum these closeout games are the easiest! He's been in so any playoff games yaknow he knows what he's talking about

[Skippord]

Jesus Christ, Kobe "LARIATO" Bryant

[Skippord]

Also I know that was probably not that hard of a foul it just looked shockingly like a professional wrestling style lariat

[DaveWadding]

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[Triple Naitch]

Sixers :D

[Emperor Smeat]

How loud did The Garden sound on tv land? Some old lady started dancing and the crowd went nuts in the 4th quarter. Ray Allen's mom made it even louder.

Pretty loud with probably the Celtics huge 16-0 run in the second being as loud as the late 4th Q chanting on tv.

[RP]

LAKEEEEEEEEEEE SHOWWWWWWWWWW!

[RP]

I love the shots of Bynum just smiling and feeling good while his team is getting crushed by 30.

LAKEEEEEEEEEEEE SHOWWWWWWWWWW

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Nuggets still in deep shit. Having to beat the Lakers at the Staples Center.

[Juan]

Lakers in 7

[Crimson]

Lakers in 7 sure but they're not championship material. Bynum is a cancer, Thunder in 5

[Juan]

Thunder in 5

Lakers in 7

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Wow, The Birdman might be in some big time trouble.

Ya was watching NBA TV and the ticker said Anderson had feds come to his house

ok he's in trouble, it's happened before whatever

but then they said they're from like the anti child porn division and I'm just like HOLY SHIT

[Juan]

In all seriousness, this series pretty much sums the entire Lakers season.

[alvarado52]

My Laker gripes: Pau is done (soft, old, whatever...dude doesnt play ball anymore), Bynum doesnt show up to play every game and his maturity holds him back from being truley dominant, and Mike Brown cant coach for shit.

[Ermaximus]

Bulls are out. :( Don't know who to root for now. Clippers? Pacers? Thunder?

[RP]

Pacers. I need help holding the frontline. Lets wear Pacer avatars!

[Ermaximus]

I suppose we could do that.

[Kris P Lettus]

Bulls are out. :( Don't know who to root for now. Clippers? Pacers? Thunder?

Celtics and Thunder

[Nark Order]

I would like The Heat to actually get 7 championships like they said they would because it would be the funniest thing of all time.

[ClockShot]

ESPN is reporting LeBron won MVP.

How is it that they voted on this already when the season isn't over yet?

[Emperor Smeat]

Its only an award for the regular season.

[Nark Order]

Say what you will about Bron and the Heat debacle but this was pretty well deserved.

[Kris P Lettus]

He is the best player in the league IMO..

[RP]

I think Indiana will pull the upset in six games. I think they win game one and the storyline will be there inability to stop West on the pick and pop.

[McLegend]

This game is incredibly frustrating

[Kris P Lettus]

Rondo is the man..

Go Nuggets!!

[Emperor Smeat]

:D Cs comeback for the win and Rondo with a triple double. I think he might have passed Lebron or ties another person for the all-time list.

Series is still going to be a tough one with how determined the Sixers played the whole game.

[Crimson]

Ok I like George Karl but Lawson has been on the bench too longgg

[RP]

GASOLLLLLLLLLLLLL SHOWWWWWWWWWWW

[alvarado52]

Mad respect for Rondo. Would love to see him in a laker uniform.

[RP]

Pau Gasoft

[nolanve]

Boooooo. Wanted Michael Phelps favorite team to win this one.

[Juan]

Unbelievable

Lake Show.......

[owenbrown]

boring

[Juan]

lol Evan Turner sounds just like Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force

[Kris P Lettus]

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[OssMan]

Such boring games

[Ermaximus]

I think Indiana will pull the upset in six games. I think they win game one and the storyline will be there inability to stop West on the pick and pop.

Ok, I'm going to be a Pacer fan for the rest of the postseason now. Let's do this.

[Nark Order]

We should have a pool on how long it takes for Ron Artest to turn into a retarded guy again.

[Droford]

Wonder what the odds are for LA/LA West final are

[alvarado52]

Love to watch the Pacers play. Can't tell you how much I want to see them run the Heat out of the .

[Kris P Lettus]

LBJ taking over..

Makes me sick how many former Hornets are in the playoffs on other teams now..

CP3, Bass, Pargo, West, Chandler, etc..

:mad:

[owenbrown]

It's gonna be a boring ass finals if the Lakers, Heat or Celtics are in it yet again

[Kris P Lettus]

You would have rather seen Memphis and the Hawks??

[owenbrown]

OKC, Clippers, Pacers or Sixers.... someone that has never won the title or hasn't won in a long time. Same old shit in the NBA is ridiculous.

[owenbrown]

It's boring as hell seeing the same teams in the Finals every year just because they are in big TV markets

[nolanve]

I saw the Pacers blowing that from a mile away. That team has the most predictable collapses.

[Kris P Lettus]

OKC, Clippers, Pacers or Sixers.... someone that has never won the title or hasn't won in a long time. Same old shit in the NBA is ridiculous.

I think it will be OKC vs Heat/Celtics..

Either would be very entertaining series, IMO..

[Supreme Olajuwon]

It's gonna be a boring ass finals if the Lakers, Heat or Celtics are in it yet again

You only come in here to bitch

[Supreme Olajuwon]

OKC, Clippers, Pacers or Sixers.... someone that has never won the title or hasn't won in a long time. Same old shit in the NBA is ridiculous.

You only come in here to bitch

[Supreme Olajuwon]

It's boring as hell seeing the same teams in the Finals every year just because they are in big TV markets

You only come in here to bitch

[Juan]

OKC, Clippers, Pacers or Sixers.... someone that has never won the title or hasn't won in a long time. Same old shit in the NBA is ridiculous.

One of those teams against one of the established trams would be fun, but two of them would be boring and draw zero ratings.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Shoot I missed one

boring

You only come in here to bitch

[owenbrown]

I don't give a fuck about ratings.... I care about breaking out of the status quo in sports. Same teams in the same championships every year get old after so long. Lakers... been there done that. Celtics and Heat same thing. I want something different for a change.

[owenbrown]

I can same the same for seeing the Yankees, Red Sox, and Cardinals every year in the World Series. At least when the Phillies and Giants were in the WS, it was DIFFERENT.

[Emperor Smeat]

I can understand the complaints against the Lakers considering historically they own the West and have like 50% of all the appearances by the West in the NBA Finals. Between them and the Spurs hogging up all the spots except 2 by the Mavs since Jordan left, makes sense why it seems a bit boring from their side.

Before 2008, Cs hadn't been in the Finals in almost 20 years while the Heat (and when Lebron was on the Cavs) is all marketing since Stern cares more about finding the next Jordan than having a lot of good teams.

It also doesn't help how horrible the officials are so it makes it seem only certain teams or stars are allowed to win.

[Crimson]

Add in Miami to representing the east for the next 5 years in a row

[Kris P Lettus]

I don't give a fuck about ratings.... I care about breaking out of the status quo in sports. Same teams in the same championships every year get old after so long. Lakers... been there done that. Celtics and Heat same thing. I want something different for a change.

WTF

As Smelly Meatball said, before 2008 the Celtics hadn't been to the finals since 1986.. They have been there twice since then and won one..

Before 2006, the Heat had never been, and since then have been twice and won one..

O_o

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sports are about what team is the best. If the same teams are coming up each year (which really isn't the case if you really look at the field) it is just because they are one of the best teams. There is no conspiracy that keeps teams on top just because they have a big market.

What teams do you actually root for Owen?

[Kris P Lettus]

Syracuse Nationals

[Triple Naitch]

So boring if Kobe and LeBron face off in the finals for the first time. :roll:

[owenbrown]

Lakers (16 titles) and Celtics (17) have 33 combined NBA championships. That's half of the 66 year history of the NBA. I just want to see teams that have NEVER won one or haven't won one in 30 or more years win ONE.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

You mean like the Mavericks last year?

[Triple Naitch]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17miwl84tv3s2jpg/xlarge.jpg

[Nark Order]

"I don't shake hand with substitutes." -Metta World Peace.

Who had today in the Ron Artest Retard Pool?

[owenbrown]

you mean every day?

[RP]

If you listen closely, the refs just called another foul on the Pacers. The Heat are scurrying back to shoot the FT's as we speak.

[Juan]

Isn't LeBron averaging like one free throw per point or something ridiculous like that?

[RP]

It got really ridiculous when the ref called a foul on Rik Smits.

[Emperor Smeat]

Isn't LeBron averaging like one free throw per point or something ridiculous like that?

I think at one point against the Knicks it was around 1 FT guaranteed per shot he tried.

To be fair the majority of his shots were him going to the rim but he gets away with a lot of traveling to the point Stern considered 1-2 years ago adding an extra step and making the crab dribble as legal moves.

[owenbrown]

It got really ridiculous when the ref called a foul on Rik Smits.

how long before they try to call a technical or a flagrant-2 on Reggie Miller? :shifty:

[Ermaximus]

It got really ridiculous when the ref called a foul on Rik Smits.

Hope me rooting for the Pacers didn't jinx them RP. :-\

[Kris P Lettus]

Bosh out indefinitely with a strained abdomen..

[Nark Order]

Unless Bron Bron or Wade go out for the Playoffs, Heat are most likely still the favorites, with or without Bosh.

[Kris P Lettus]

It won't really affect them in this series, but it will hurt them later on.. But who knows, he could miss a week and be back before the Pacers series is done..

[McLegend]

Hahaha Fuck you Garnett

[Emperor Smeat]

The shooting funk the Cs had in the 3rd really ended up hurting them a lot but the dumb foul by KG right near the end of the game killed the Cs tonight.

[Crimson]

Man even though Bosh is down dont think any east team can beat Miami. If they were in the west Spurs or Thunder would defeniatley have a strong chance of knocking em out , even the Lakers

[Droford]

Clippers/Pacers would be the greatest NBA finals ever

[Triple Naitch]

Ladies and gentlemen, your Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers...

[Droford]

lol the Celtics

[thecc]

okc doing work

[alvarado52]

Yeah...I don't like to give up on my team, but im a realist.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Lake Show....

[Nark Order]

Jesus Christ. Lakers looking like a college team next to OKC tonight. And Bynum had a pretty solid showing.

[Kris P Lettus]

lol the Lakers

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I haven't seen anybody get raped that bad since Kobe's last trip to Eagle.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

OHHHHHHHH YEAH

[Ermaximus]

Pacers/Thunder finals.

[RP]

YES FUCK YOU MIAMI!

Keep previewing the Celtics v Heat series ESPN First Take. How's Indiana's ass taste!


( like corn )

[RP]

Paul Georges defense, especially in the 2nd half, was heroic.

[RoXer]

My Pacers did a great job tonight

[OssMan]

James LeBron missing two crucial free throws

[Supreme Olajuwon]

http://www.dailytitan.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SPORTS_BKN-PACERS-HEAT_11_FLWEB.jpg

[Ermaximus]

Where Lebron pretty much belongs.

On his back taking that dick from Indiana.

[SammyG]

Yeah, this sucks. I love the Lakers, but I just don't see it happening.

[Emperor Smeat]

:D Cs up 2-1 after dominating almost all of Game 3.

[Juan]

*crosses fingers*

[Crimson]

Lakers getting it done..Durant isnt aggressive at all nothing but jumpshots.

[Crimson]

What a game..Durant actually drove it in for the lead. Kobe time though..Lakers need this game with the lead they had

[Crimson]

Blake took the last shot wtf lol..it was an open shot though but idkk

[Juan]

Fuck

[Juan]

I need a beer

[Crimson]

Thunder just made the run at the right time...basketball is a game of runs here and there. Lakers shoulda won this one though

[Skippord]

#ThunderUp #Bitter

[Ermaximus]

If the Lakers lose to the Thunder, at least they lose to a team that just simply plays better. More than I can say for my Bulls. Losing to the 8th seed as the #1 seed is just uncalled for.

[Nark Order]

This is incredible watching all of the Lakers fans lose faith and slowly crumble. I hate the Lakers with a fiery burning passion of 10 thousand suns and I would love to watch them get slowly murdered in the playoffs every year. I'd TiVo the games and view them on Christmas.

[Ermaximus]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/19064473/pacers-heat-game-2-ironically-the-heat-think-the-pacers-celebrated-too-much

Dwayne Wade can suck a dick.

[Krimzon7]

I will be glued to my seat after my workout. Can't wait to see the HEAT claim that Pacer ass tonight.

[Emperor Smeat]

He's become a huge prick and douchebag ever since Lebron arrived although a lot of that was due to him knowing the NBA would now favor his team the most.

Then again a lot of stars have complained during this year such as Rose complaining the Pacers celebrating a win or Griffen/Clippers complaining more fouls need to be given to other teams when Griffen flops or tries a dunk.

[Juan]

This is incredible watching all of the Lakers fans lose faith and slowly crumble. I hate the Lakers with a fiery burning passion of 10 thousand suns and I would love to watch them get slowly murdered in the playoffs every year. I'd TiVo the games and view them on Christmas.

You song like a broken record, mate.

[Ermaximus]

Too much bitching and not enough actual solid play. Athletes!

Also:

You only come in here to bitch

[alvarado52]

This is incredible watching all of the Lakers fans lose faith and slowly crumble. I hate the Lakers with a fiery burning passion of 10 thousand suns and I would love to watch them get slowly murdered in the playoffs every year. I'd TiVo the games and view them on Christmas.

yeah we've heard your opinion....over, and over, and over. And id take a Laker fan watching the team go down over some band wagon jumper any day. Something tells me you couldn't name a single Heat player prior to D Wade without googles assistance.

[Nark Order]

I'm not a band wagon jumper. I'm a Kings fan. But in the playoffs, I think everybody "chooses" a team to root for when their team has either been eliminated or didn't make the playoffs. I'd like LeBron to get a ring because he deserves it.

And as stacked as the Heat are and as annoying as it may be to fans of other teams, The Heat have NEVER been handed a championship like the Lakers were handed one by the league in 2002. How any Lakers fan can complain about any team in the league is beyond my comprehension.

[RP]

LETS GO PACERS!

[RP]

WHO WANT SOME!

EGO EAST.SOÑÉ

[RP]

Psycho TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[Emperor Smeat]

Crazy how poor the Heat are playing right now and shows how much they are missing Bosh because of his big man status than him being or not being worthy of Big 3 status.

[Juan]

damn @ Wade and Spoelstra getting into it

[Ermaximus]

PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE SHOW!

[McLegend]

I think The Heat are in trouble here boys.

[RP]

BOOM BABY!

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Heat

[Ermaximus]

PACE SHOW RP?

PACE SHOW!!!!

[RP]

PACCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEE SHOWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Nark Order]

lol @ Heat. Jesus

[Ermaximus]

The Heat pretty much had two solid players tonight, and they were Lebron and Chalmers. Wade once again does nothing but act like the thug bitch he is.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Its 2-2-1-1-1 right?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

#lolheat

[Juan]

Chris Mullin sounds like he never left Brooklyn, with that accent of his.

[Juan]

http://www.lakersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MettaWorldIdiot.jpg

lol not cool

[McLegend]

Does Gerald Green seriously contribue to the Spurs?

[Crimson]

Ginobli just needs to shave his damn head. He looks like a math teacher out there

[Supreme Olajuwon]

how does he reach these keeeeeeeeds

[RoXer]

JaVale McGee is getting closer to playing for the Philippines
By Eric Freeman | Ball Don't Lie – Tue, May 15, 2012 6:10 PM EDT

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Javale McGee dunks during a July 2011 charity game between NBA players and the Philippine national team. (AP)One of the top stories of the playoffs so far, beyond that many games have been unwatchable, is that Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee played like a capable and effective pro. There's a chance that, for as many silly plays as he's made over the years, he could become one of the best centers in the league, even if he does nothing more than block shots, rebound and catch the ball around the basket for easy dunks and alley-oops.

Now that the Nuggets' season is over, JaVale has a chance to work on his game this summer. As far as we know, he won't be doing so as part of Team USA, either with the senior team or the select squad that practices and scrimmages with them before the London Olympics. In fact, McGee might play for another nation in international competition in the future. Oddly enough, he might end up playing for the Philippines.

McGee has been trying to become a naturalized citizen of the island country for some time now, but it's been a long process. Now, however, there's legislation in the Filipino government to get it done. From Francis Respisio for local station News5 (via PBT):

A bill has been filed in the House of Representatives to naturalize Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee to make him eligible for the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team.

Antipolo City representative Robbie Puno filed House Bill 6169, which would make McGee a Filipino citizen. Puno, in his bill's cover letter, cited McGee's "remarkable track record in the United States' professional basketball scene" as consideration for his inclusion in the SMART-Gilas program.

McGee, who came over to the Philippines twice last year during the NBA lockout, has expressed interest in playing for the country.

The Philippines is a basketball-mad country, and McGee's relationship with them could be the start of a serious celebrity profile. Additionally, Pinoy genetics have conspired to create a population of relatively short people, which means their national team could use a player of McGee's height.

The problem here is that Team USA would be giving up a secret weapon in FIBA play if it allows McGee to play for the Philippines. If McGee has one obvious weakness as a player, it's that he tends to try to block everything and thereby gets called for more goaltending violations than anyone else in the league. In FIBA play, players are allowed to touch the basketball as soon as it hits the rim. McGee could thrive simply by patrolling the area around the basket and swatting away any shots that draw iron. He's already a good shot-blocker in the NBA, but in FIBA ball he could be a monster.

All Team USA has to do is get a little creative in its defensive strategy. If it lets his Filipino citizenship happen, it stands to lose him forever.

[McLegend]

The Sixers are totally overmatched.

[McLegend]

The Sixers are totally not overmatched right now.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wow Cs collapsed badly in the 2nd half while Iguodala was amazing for the Sixers once they started their run to cut the leads the Cs had. Horrible shooting and possessions in the 2nd half by the Cs compared to the Sixers who got hot at the right time.

Series has been a weird one because whichever team starts off with a lead at the start of the game ends up loosing the game.

[McLegend]

What a fantastic game.

[Skippord]

#ThunderUp

[Triple Naitch]

SIXXXX SHOWWWWWWW

[McLegend]

I say Thunder whoop the Lakers tomorrow.

[owenbrown]

I hope OKC wins by 50 tomorrow