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Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5700 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:10:30 PM »

'We have nothing to say here. Nothing. We have to go get it'

Doc Rivers

No fucking pop pysch nonsense like Spoelstra

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5701 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:11:54 PM »

Maybe celts choke it away...

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5702 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:13:34 PM »

I still think the Heat take this.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5703 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:13:59 PM »

horrible, horrible lazy foul from Pietrus, after doing much the same with that clear path foul earlier

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5704 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:14:37 PM »

you guys are fucking hilarious by the way

I can see the scoreboard myself you know

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5705 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:16:11 PM »

Brutal. Boston dun goofed.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5706 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:18:16 PM »

Haslem has been really clutch for the Heat in the last 7 games or so.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5707 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:20:30 PM »

Clutch? I think you are overrating his role in the offense a tad. Give credit to the guy who created the open shot, not Haslem.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5708 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:22:14 PM »

So are the Celtics gonna win it again now guys, tell me

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5709 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:22:41 PM »

Perhaps, but when this is a team where 90 percent of the offense hinges on Wade and Lebron, him hitting several jumpers is pretty big.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5710 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:25:05 PM »

woo! OT!!

poor lebron

Would've loved to see him hit that last shot, silence a bunch of haters

bachikarn · « **Reply #5711 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:25:35 PM »

OT favors Miami, especially since Pierce fouled out.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5712 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:25:35 PM »

Dumb last play. I don't want Lebron taking a long jumper to try to win the game. Try calling a real play you shitty coach.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #5713 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:26:01 PM »

Lebron almost stalked Rondo like some animal, still couldn't get it in

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5714 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:27:44 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on May 30, 2012, 11:25:35 PM

Dumb last play. I don't want Lebron taking a long jumper to try to win the game. Try calling a real play you shitty coach.

I can't see why you're blaming Spo on rebound last-shot chance. He didn't draw that up, he prepared for that open Bron lay-up, which missed as well. Shit was all on Lebron.

etiolate · « **Reply #5715 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:28:06 PM »

come on

Don't foul. Force Lebron to make a jumper. It's crunch time. Take the odds.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5716 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:29:53 PM »

oh god this fucking GAME i may die

etiolate · « **Reply #5717 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:31:05 PM »

RONDO ommmmmg

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5718 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:32:01 PM »

rondo is exactly the type of player I love watching

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5719 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:32:11 PM »

Crazy amazing game for Rondo

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5720 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:33:21 PM »

this FTs are the closest thing to rest Rondo is getting

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5721 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:35:17 PM »

LeBrondo jump ball

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5722 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:35:34 PM »

damn, rondo just goofed lebron

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5723 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:36:00 PM »

LeBrondo

etiolate · « **Reply #5724 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:36:46 PM »

dat nba officiating

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5725 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:37:55 PM »

yeah, that was bad. Still, the Cs got a free point from that Rondo 2pt'er earlier

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5726 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:37:59 PM »

there is plenty of time for rondo to fuck that chicken

edit: they took that point away cormac

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5727 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:38:32 PM »

Rondo needs to drive again, to get the make-up FT call

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5728 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:39:47 PM »

goddamn, amazing man-sized play from Wade.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5729 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:41:03 PM »

Wade bailing Lebron out, but eh, oh well.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5730 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:41:57 PM »

'twas a crazy entertaining game.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5731 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:43:31 PM »

jesus, the game is basically over and rondo STILL fucking being amazing

41 points. good fucking GOD.

etiolate · « **Reply #5732 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:45:20 PM »

And I'm done with the playoffs

I don't want to contribute to the NBA making money in any way. So much continuous bullshit every playoffs.

Amazing game by Rondo, but the NBA manages to ruin a great game with its persistent and obvious shenanigans.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5733 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:45:28 PM »

keep the fuckers scared 'til the end, Rondo

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5734 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:47:12 PM »

keep qq'in etiolate

Rondo is top 5 in the league. good lord.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5735 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:47:15 PM »

Quote from: etiolate on May 30, 2012, 11:45:20 PM

And I'm done with the playoffs

I don't want to contribute to the NBA making money in any way. So much continuous bullshit every playoffs.

Amazing game by Rondo, but the NBA manages to ruin a great game with its persistent and obvious shenanigans.

You'll continue to watch, post and complain like you always do.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5736 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:49:39 PM »

sssh Stoney - not watching the next round means he can ignore the small-town Spurs eviscerating the Heat

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5737 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:51:48 PM »

I'm not even sure what the problem is. Besides the usual Heat "assumed fouls" when Lebron or Wade drives, the only bad call I can gather was the no call on Rondo getting hit in the face. But that ultimately wouldn't have made much a difference.

I'm so fucking sick and tired of people complaining about the refs when they could complain about, you know, the other team playing poorly. KG was doing shitty things at the end of the game, Pierce fouled out, Allen missed a few open three's, and that horrible Bass foul. Rondo was really the only player worth a fuck doing anything.

etiolate · « **Reply #5738 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:51:57 PM »

both wrong and pointless replies!

Remember, I actually follow my logic, while most just shit out logic to explain their opinions. I quit MLB after being a lifelong A's fan. I haven't watched a whole baseball game in five years. I won't be watching the rest of the NBA playoffs.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5739 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:53:33 PM »

I call shenanigans.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5740 on:** May 30, 2012, 11:57:27 PM »

Yeah, I don't get it, and I'm the Celtics die-hard here. LeBron and Wade are amazing at drawing fouls, and a hobbled team like the Celtics isn't going to get to the line much on the other end, so of course there is going to be a huge disparity. The no-call on Rondo was bad, especially considering all the other shit that got a video review in this game, but I recognize that those can be very very hard to call at full speed, especially with all the flopping that goes on. I was ok with with refereeing, myself. Bill Simmons' freak-out on twitter was dumb....

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5741 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:01:08 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on May 30, 2012, 11:57:27 PM

Bill Simmons...dumb....

quite!

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5742 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:03:12 AM »

As always I like Bill Simmons but going in you know his biases. Any bad breaks or bad calls against a boston team are a cause for a senate investigation. I expect it. For what its worth I feel the same about etiolate. I find his righteous anger adds flavor to the thread although of course I don't agree with him.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5743 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:06:18 AM »

Yeah I like Simmons too, just not when a Boston team is involved in the conversation.

And good lord, NBA-gaf if fucking atrocious right now. UGH UGH UGH. So many butthurt Laker fans.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #5744 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:08:22 AM »

Only other dudes since '81 to go 44-10-8 in playoffs: Magic, Jordan, LeBron

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5745 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:09:04 AM »

Celtics threw that away

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5746 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:09:33 AM »

What's crazy is that for a large part of the season a good amount of the media wanted him traded including Simmons himself.

http://www.celticslife.com/2012/02/bill-simmons-thinks-ainge-should-trade.html

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5747 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:10:29 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on May 31, 2012, 12:08:22 AM

Only other dudes since '81 to go 44-10-8 in playoffs: Magic, Jordan, LeBron

"overrated"

as argued by Laker fans

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5748 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:10:42 AM »

I love Simmons, but twitter is not the place for considered, rational b'ball commentary from him. The bloggers and statheads are sooo much better, dudes like Seb Pruitti, Hollinger and Ethan Strauss. Their commentary is essential to me now, much moreso than anything the actual game-callers say....

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5749 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:11:20 AM »

It's funny, because all of gaf HATES Hollinger. I never got why.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5750 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:11:34 AM »

LeBron was a beast tonight, don't let any fool tell you the refs or Wade or Haslem bailed him out

etiolate · « **Reply #5751 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:11:50 AM »

I always wanted Rondo. Everytime Rondo trade rumors came up, the Kings were loosely involved because a long ago rumored Rondo for Reke swap. I wanted that trade. Rondo was also the guy the Kings passed on for Quincy Douby.

yeaaaaaaah

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5752 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:12:00 AM »

Quote from: BrandNew on May 31, 2012, 12:11:20 AM

It's funny, because all of gaf HATES Hollinger. I never got why.

He punctures a lot of closely-held fan fantasies, that's why

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5753 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:12:25 AM »

Quote from: etiolate on May 30, 2012, 11:45:20 PM

And I'm done with the playoffs

I don't want to contribute to the NBA making money in any way. So much continuous bullshit every playoffs.

Amazing game by Rondo, but the NBA manages to ruin a great game with its persistent and obvious shenanigans.

Seriously? Boston choked that away. I didn't see any nonsense, outside of the regular touch foul stuff here or there. Overall the refs let both teams play

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5754 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:12:30 AM »

(not that I read GAF but I can guess)

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5755 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:13:25 AM »

Quote from: BrandNew on May 31, 2012, 12:11:20 AM

It's funny, because all of gaf HATES Hollinger. I never got why.

PER is a lighting rod. So he tends to be the symbol for it. Also people don't like it when numbers go against sort of basketball myths like Kobe is the best player in basketball still.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5756 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:14:05 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on May 31, 2012, 12:12:30 AM

(not that I read GAF but I can guess)

it's typical Laker-age calling whater happens to the Heat the absolute worst thing to happen in basketball ever.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #5757 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:16:07 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 31, 2012, 12:12:25 AM

Quote from: etiolate on May 30, 2012, 11:45:20 PM
And I'm done with the playoffs

I don't want to contribute to the NBA making money in any way. So much continuous bullshit every playoffs.

Amazing game by Rondo, but the NBA manages to ruin a great game with its persistent and obvious shenanigans.

Seriously? Boston choked that away. I didn't see any nonsense, outside of the regular touch foul stuff here or there. Overall the refs let both teams play

It's easy to focus on a bad call especially a late one and then spin other numbers to create a conspiracy theory. It happens all the time. And its very easy when you are predisposed to not like certain players or teams, or even the way fouls are called in general. I once saw Jordan and Pippen hack the shit out of the Pacers and mark jackson in a crucial game in the playoffs nearly every time he brought the ball upcourt and it pissed me off. Suddenly for awhile everything Jordan and Pippen related pissed me off. It happens.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5758 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:18:50 AM »

That game was physical on both sides. Miami missed a ton of FTs down the stretch of the fourth quarter and should have lost, but clawed back in. That's not the ref's fault.

Obviously everything revolves around the Lakers/Kings for Etiolet but jeez, come on breh

etiolate · « **Reply #5759 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:19:01 AM »

people hate hollinger because he uses stats to say "top X" when stats should only reflect that they are stats that measure certain things

All the error comes into attributing an argument to those stats and thinking it overwrites the ability to analyze a game. But stats don't lie and your analysis is just like opinion man is often I need stats for I lack in the ability to observe and understand. Never forget that Hollinger had Marbury rated as the #1 PG for a year or two over guys like Nash.

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