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The People's Member
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Lol, theres something else you were supposed to bring back at me, but I forget what it was.
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Wolves will be IN Memphis, and I don't know how much faith I have in them not choking... I'll be a pessimist in this case, since I've been a Wolves fan for so long.
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utah's gonna sneak in. jerry sloan = coach of the year. to think he even contended with a team with that little talent.
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LMAO sure |
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Most Hated
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Denver is in.
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I'll agree. Hubie Brown did some real big things, but he had better players and a deeper team to begin with.
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lol, Vlade flops like normal, Kobe, Shaq, and DG have 2 fouls in the first quarter. SHaq in the first 3 minutes or so
Dont be mad cuz the Lakers put your team out of the playoffs |
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DENVER, MOTHERFU>CKERS! I told you so.
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Did you see MCamb talking the stuff to Christie? He is pretty nassty |
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Lakers do get more calls then anyone else in the league
Especailly now since all "Superstars" get a ton of calls..and since they got a ton of superstars now.. |
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There is only one team that comes to mind that got more calls than any other team
And I think we all know who that was |
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On ESPN.com they had the power rankings, and had San Antonio on top because they are going out of the season on a 7 game win streak or something...maybe they should look at Minnesota, who is up in the standings and looks to go out just as hot as the Spurs. People these days, ugh.
Speaking of getting in the faces, did you see Raja Bell (I think it was) push Sprewell last night? He got up in the face fo shizzle my nizzle. Timberwolves just can't lose to Memphis, otherwise its the three seed. |
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Spree would mess him up
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Happy Inside
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Lakers get more calls than the Bulls, because 4 superstars get 4x as many calls as 1... even if it was Jordan, who never had to dribble the ball...
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rofl
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Bad calls or no bad calls are you saying the Lakers won those championships because of the refs? Yes they do get calls at times, but so does any other team on their home floor.
Looks like Dallas is set for the 5th seed. They will be out in 5 if it's the Lakers or Spurs. |
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Which by the way was the best 7 game series I have ever seen |
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Happy Inside
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Bad calls a) Give you that slight advantage that will kill a run, will break the spirit of a team trying to upset, or will take a team's star player out of the game early, negating any chance they had. Bad calls can reeeeeeeeeeeeeally make a difference. Say Shaq gets fouled out in the 3rd quarter. That's an entire quarter where another team can pound the paint. Now, if you called everything that occurs, Shaq would be fouled out after 15 minutes. That's three quarters without Shaq, and without Shaq, the Lakers don't win.
So am I saying that if they didn't get calls, would they not have won? I have no idea. What I'm saying is we will never know, because there has never been a time when the Lakers didn't get the calls, at least since they got swept by the Spurs like five years ago. And if I remember correctly, something shady did happen before that 3-pointer by Horry. There was a bad call or a no-call that set up for it. And the Kings took it to the Lakers the closest ever, and that's because they flopped like crazy to use the Refs against the Lakers. Other teams could learn from that. Then of course last year, when the Spurs took it, but that was because Kobe was out, and Shaq couldn't get any calls because the NBA loves Tim Duncan, and TD took it to Shaq hard. |
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LOL what
If they called everything that occurs, there would be no team left to play. You dont make much sense Shaq uses his body to his advantage. But he does the same thing KG does, he does the same thing that Duncan does, he does the same thing that Jermaine O'Neal does. The difference is he is a lot stronger and bigger so everybody bitches and moans about it, mainly the ones that got put out in the first round by the Lakers ![]() YES, you finally made a point. They FLOPPED. Mainly Vlade Divac. If the refs haven't figured out that he has made a living out of flopping they need to be evaluated and reevaluated. |
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Shaq throws elbows like crazy. Shawn Bradley does it and is always called. Shaq does it, and someone hits his elbow with their face... what is called? DEFENSIVE FOUL. KG doesn't do that shit, man! |
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Nah, Shaq bumps them with his body and it just shows a lot more than someone like KG, JMaine, etc. Shawn Bradley has elbows? |
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The Wolves better lose tonight.
![]() Wit that said, the Spurs better win tonight. ![]() !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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![]() I was on the phone having a serious conversation with my girlfriend, like, trying to sound serious and upset... then I saw on the news "Midwest division champions, #1 seed" and I yelped in happiness and was like "*ahem* uh... yeah... sorry..." |
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Hey Bean ,remember when the Nuggets upset the 1 seeded Sonics back in 94? Only this time it's gonna be Carmelo hugging the ball under the basket at the end of game 7.
![]() Well actually, i'd give Denver a shot if it was still a 5 game series...but it should still go 6. The East 1st round games suck, none of the series interest me except maybe the Hornets/Heat. And the Knicks i think will upset the Nets, and everyone will be on Isiah's jock. |
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Starbury can't do shit. Kidd will make him his BITCH.
And the Nuggets I ain't skerred of. Hassell held Melo down before, hopefully he can do it again. I'm more afraid of Camby, who, I might add, is the big guy who will be crying like a baby if they win. Cause he's ugly like Mutombo. Anyway, I like the Nugs. Andre Miller is a stud, and Camby used to be my favorite player. I want the Wolves to pick him up. The putback dunk he used to do all the time was so pretty. That's why I loved the Camby/Spree/LJ Knicks so much. Houston, meh. It's all about Camby Spree and LJ.
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This is the most exciting playoff year in awhile.
It's anyone's game. I can even see those 8 seeds putting up a big challenge. Saturday marks the beginning.
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Mr. Bump
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OUT COME THE WOLVES
Game on
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I hear that Denver just put Anderson, Barry and Camby on the il. Can't see them putting up much of a fight now
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Kid Robb you bloody wanker
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Prediction
First Round
1. Minnesota Timberwolvers vs. 8. Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves in 5 1. Indiana Pacers vs. 8. Boston Celtics Indiana Pacers in 5 2. Los Angles Lakers vs. 7. Houston Rockets Los Angles Lakers in 4 2. New Jersey Nets vs. 7. New York Knicks New Jersey Nets in 6 3. San Antonio Spurs vs. 6. Memphis Grizzlies San Antonio Spurs in 6 3. Detroit Pistons vs. 6. Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons in 4 4. Sacremento Kings vs. 5. Dallas Mavricks Sacremento Kings in 7 4. New Orleans Hornets vs. 5. Miami Heat Miami Heat in 7 Second Round 1. Minnesota Timberwolves vs. 4. Sacremento Kings Sacremento Kings in 6 1. Indiana Pacers vs. 5. Miami Heat Miami Heat in 6 2. Los Angles Lakers vs. 3. San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs in 7 2. New Jersey Nets vs. 3. Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons in 5 Confrence Finals 3. San Antonio Spurs vs. 4. Sacremento Kings San Antonio Spurs in 6 3. Detriot Pistons vs. 5. Miami Heat Detroit Pistons in 5 NBA Finals (Western Champion) San Antonio Spurs vs. (Eastern Champion) Detriot Pistons San Antonio Spurs in 7 |
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Dub loves the kids!
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...IN HD!!!!
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LOL @ The Pacers losing to the MIAMI HEAT.
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LOL @ the Spurs beating the Lakers
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Mad as in crazy, dumbass
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I like The Show Off's way of thinking.
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I don't know if you just failed to notice, but the Lakers just aren't that good this year. They were much better off with just Kobe and Shaq. They have been so streaky this year, they played real well early when all four guys were healthy, and they played real good after Malone came back, and now they are fading off again. They aren't bad, but quit talking them up like nobody can beat them because we have all seen so often this year, people can, they will be out after the second round, guaranteed.
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Not to be biased or anything, but the West is between the Wolves and the Spurs, period.
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