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Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12480 on:** May 06, 2014, 09:16:16 PM »

And miami dusted the nets tonight.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12481 on:** May 06, 2014, 09:25:08 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on May 06, 2014, 08:51:00 PM

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god damn

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #12482 on:** May 06, 2014, 09:49:26 PM »

THE NETS HAVE THE HEAT RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT THEM

I'm rooting for the Heat from here on out- I'm just gonna start pulling for whatever outcome is the most likely to give Awesome-o a stroke.

Your Stalker · « **Reply #12483 on:** May 06, 2014, 10:16:46 PM »

looks like kd is gonna be on the cover of 2k15 by himself this time

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12484 on:** May 06, 2014, 10:37:34 PM »

Barkley before game: Spurs are too old to beat Portland and the Dallas series took too much out of them.

Charles is fun enough to listen to occasionally but he is wrong so often its really laughable.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #12485 on:** May 06, 2014, 10:41:07 PM »

Quote from: etiolate on May 06, 2014, 03:39:06 PM

Didn't actually expect this to happen.

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/10892128/mark-jackson-coach-golden-state-warriors

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Mark Jackson has been relieved of his duties as coach of the Golden State Warriors, the team announced Tuesday.

So who do they go after?

Was almost guaranteed to happen after the all star break when rumours started flying about Lacob not being impressed they weren't top 4. I think even if they beat the Clippers he was gone, no one liked him but the players. Which is hardly surprising considering his stint in Utah.

I hoping for Stan Van. But I know it won't happen

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12486 on:** May 06, 2014, 11:15:38 PM »

Steve Francis, yall.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12487 on:** May 07, 2014, 04:29:53 PM »

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Adrian WojnarowskiVerified account
‏@WojYahooNBA
Andrew Bynum has left the Indiana Pacers, team says. Knee issue never resolved and he'll no longer be with Pacers in playoffs.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12488 on:** May 07, 2014, 05:36:05 PM »

good riddance

benjipwns · « **Reply #12489 on:** May 07, 2014, 08:16:31 PM »

Hibbert's even gotta ruin the Hibbert jokes.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12490 on:** May 07, 2014, 09:32:25 PM »

That'll do, Roy. That'll do.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12491 on:** May 07, 2014, 11:47:15 PM »

Thunder going in dry on the Clips. Could we just get some close games please?

HiResDes · « **Reply #12492 on:** May 08, 2014, 10:16:10 AM »

Spurs going back to Finals.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12493 on:** May 08, 2014, 11:28:40 AM »

That seems to be the logical conclusion at this point, although I see the Clippers making it interesting.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12494 on:** May 08, 2014, 09:27:57 PM »

Lebron and Wade both had average to sub-par games but Miami still too much for the Nets.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12495 on:** May 08, 2014, 11:05:56 PM »

Blazers

their season was great but it looks like they're matched against the worst possible team imaginable. Dammit Dallas you had one job, ONE JOB

Your Stalker · « **Reply #12496 on:** May 09, 2014, 12:32:46 AM »

2 straight blowotus for the spurs

Shadow Mod · « **Reply #12497 on:** May 09, 2014, 12:36:46 AM »

Spurs vs Heat again?

blegh

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12498 on:** May 09, 2014, 12:42:49 AM »

Portland is a fun team but a flawed team. Doesn't play very good team defense. Very reliant on the 3, but if they don't land them at a great clip, they are in trouble.

They are going against a team that is just more well rounded. It will be a learning experience for them.

Shadow Mod · « **Reply #12499 on:** May 09, 2014, 12:47:07 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on May 09, 2014, 12:42:49 AM

Portland is a fun team but a flawed team. Doesn't play very good team defense. Very reliant on the 3, but if they don't land them at a great clip, they are in trouble.

They are going against a team that is just more well rounded. It will be a learning experience for them.

Oh definitely flawed. Their age and relative short time playing together shows at times. They want to rush and shoot when it's not even necessary.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12500 on:** May 09, 2014, 02:05:44 PM »

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### Nets swingman Joe Johnson amused me Wednesday with this: “Outside of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, we’re more talented than them.” (And outside of the beach and culture, there’s more to do in Scranton than Miami.)

This will be my new meme.

"Outside of [best thing] and [other very good thing]"

I mean I get his point. But even the second part of the statement is debatable somewhat.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12501 on:** May 09, 2014, 02:39:43 PM »

Outside of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, The Jazz were a more talented team than the Bulls

etiolate · « **Reply #12502 on:** May 09, 2014, 05:04:16 PM »

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10908483/sacramento-kings-seek-analysis-public-prior-making-their-draft-pick

what the fuck

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12503 on:** May 09, 2014, 06:01:59 PM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12504 on:** May 10, 2014, 01:03:07 AM »

Washington was god damn awful tonight on offense.

This OKC clips game is pretty good though.

Mandark · « **Reply #12505 on:** May 10, 2014, 01:16:39 AM »

Thunder pulling away, but you can really see all the criticisms about their offense. Westbrook dribbling the clock down with basically no movement off the ball, into a pull-up three that he makes. Then Westbrook dribbling the clock down to single digits before dumping it to Durant, who's posting up past the elbow, who turns around and hits a jumper while being guarded.

I realize that OKC has offensive sets and runs plays and stuff, but compared to the Spurs it's night and day.

benjipwns · « **Reply #12506 on:** May 10, 2014, 01:29:13 AM »

That was the one often overlooked advantage of Harden in his OKC form, he basically wrecked up their passive style with his aggressive style and they didn't have to rely on just the efficiency of Durant (and to be fair, Westbook many times) for their offensive attack. He also allowed Westbrook to move off ball and still get his shots only he wouldn't pound the ball into the floor.

To be fair, the Spurs were sorta this way before Manu really kicked in, and then they built deliberately around being able to play multiple styles which requires you to be able to move the ball.

With the Thunder you don't have that confidence that when Durant has a poor game, someone else other than him, Westbrook and Ibaka, is magically going to get the 15 points they need. This almost always somehow happens for the Spurs. Even Miami was getting that from Ray Allen, etc. at times.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12507 on:** May 10, 2014, 01:43:52 AM »

Looking like Spurs Thunder at the moment. Tough to call it. The Spurs have looked really good but I think they've had the easier matchups so far.

benjipwns · « **Reply #12508 on:** May 10, 2014, 02:25:57 AM »

Didn't listen to it, but saw that apparently there's another tape where Sterling's saying he basically was saying all the racist stuff to try and have sex with the girl.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12509 on:** May 10, 2014, 03:35:58 PM »

Gonna be Spurs Heat again. Although Indy seems to be finding its pace back...

benjipwns · « **Reply #12510 on:** May 10, 2014, 09:38:14 PM »

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/10911472/nba-believes-legal-grounds-oust-shelly-sterling-ownership-according-sources

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The NBA believes it has the legal grounds to oust both Shelly Sterling and her husband as owners, despite the fact that commissioner Adam Silver's punishments were specifically leveled only against Donald, according to sources with knowledge of the league's legal strategy.

Shelly Sterling, the estranged wife of exiled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, has made it clear to the NBA that she intends to retain her 50 percent ownership interest in the team.

She has publicly and privately cooperated with the league in its actions to ban her husband for life and move to oust him from ownership. However, the league's contention will be that Shelly Sterling -- while entitled to a 50 percent interest in the franchise -- has never been approved by the board of governors as the controlling owner. She and team president Andy Roeser, who went on an indefinite leave of absence this week, were only alternate governors.

In order to become the team's new controlling owner, Shelly Sterling would have to be approved by the board of governors, which is unlikely given her association with her husband of 58 years.

Former Lakers great Magic Johnson said Friday that none of the current Clippers players would play for Shelly Sterling if she retains her ownership.

"Those guys are not going to play for anybody (named) Sterling," Johnson told USA TODAY Sports and two other reporters at the Omni Dallas Hotel. "It's just how it is. It's hard to separate the two. ... It's going to be hard for them to sell that to the fans and definitely to the players."

Magic is going to get ahold of this franchise isn't he...

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12511 on:** May 10, 2014, 10:01:45 PM »

nicca you thought that was a flop

that was a blatant offensive foul

Shadow Mod · « **Reply #12512 on:** May 10, 2014, 11:34:17 PM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12513 on:** May 11, 2014, 02:17:12 AM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #12514 on:** May 11, 2014, 02:35:19 AM »

Look on the bright side, that could theoretically mean the Spurs lead by one bucket for the entire game until the last few seconds when Portland wins. So it's not the end of the world.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12515 on:** May 11, 2014, 11:36:27 PM »

Pacers definitely look to be back on track not sure what happened to them or Hibbert over the last few months but the funk is over. And they will be prove very difficult for Miami.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12516 on:** May 12, 2014, 12:02:47 AM »

Christ I hope so. I was getting worried Miami was gonna have a fuckeasy path to the finals only to be raped by the spurs. An actual challenge for them in round 3 is good for them.

benjipwns · « **Reply #12517 on:** May 12, 2014, 07:16:49 PM »

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With the 4 years remaining the Cavs have eaten 5 years and $23 million to fire Mike Brown twice.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12518 on:** May 12, 2014, 08:35:36 PM »

https://vine.co/v/MgEgTMw0OWv

Mandark · « **Reply #12519 on:** May 12, 2014, 08:40:17 PM »

Apparently Sterling's interview with Anderson Cooper is a Poe's Law situation (or whatever the equivalent is for complete lack of self-awareness).

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12520 on:** May 12, 2014, 09:08:28 PM »

Terrific first half for Lebron.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12521 on:** May 12, 2014, 09:43:49 PM »

Lebron gonna have 60 tonight

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12522 on:** May 12, 2014, 09:43:57 PM »

Lebron going off.

Spoelstra not seemingly making any adjustments on defense.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12523 on:** May 12, 2014, 10:06:54 PM »

This Heat team is starting to feel more and more like Cavs circa 2007/2008

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12524 on:** May 12, 2014, 10:11:47 PM »

Their interior and perimeter defense sucks. Quite a feat.

The whole Oden thing was a complete waste of time and a roster slot.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12525 on:** May 12, 2014, 10:33:57 PM »

huge bosh 3 obviously.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12526 on:** May 12, 2014, 10:39:02 PM »

Good game. It was very entertaining. Miami's weakness on defense this year is terrifying to imagine them going against a spurs team that is clicking. If they can manage to get by the Pacers, they should eagerly be rooting for the Thunder who also have their own issues.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12527 on:** May 12, 2014, 11:00:44 PM »

Awesome-O I can stomach the Lebron and Wade hate. But why a nicca gotta hate Big Shot Bosh $:-\$ dude is the most likable person on the Heat

Brehvolution · « **Reply #12528 on:** May 13, 2014, 09:08:49 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on May 12, 2014, 08:40:17 PM

Apparently Sterling's interview with Anderson Cooper is a Poe's Law situation (or whatever the equivalent is for complete lack of self-awareness).

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"Big, Magic Johnson, what has he done?" Sterling asked Cooper. "He's got AIDS."

Cooper clarified that Johnson was diagnosed with HIV, not AIDS. Sterling went on, "What kind of a guy has sex with every girl, then he catches HIV? Is that someone we want to respect and tell our kids about? I think he should be ashamed of himself. I think he should go into the background. What does he do for the black people?"

benjipwns · « **Reply #12529 on:** May 13, 2014, 06:33:32 PM »

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The Detroit Pistons are progressing toward a deal with Stan Van Gundy that would make him their coach and president of basketball operations, according to sources with knowledge of the talks.

Sources told ESPN.com that Van Gundy is leaning toward accepting Detroit's aggressive pitch, despite strong interest from the Golden State Warriors regarding their coaching job.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12530 on:** May 13, 2014, 06:46:33 PM »

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If a deal's reached in Detroit to make Stan Van Gundy president/coach, he's looking closely at hiring Otis Smith as GM, sources tell Yahoo.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12531 on:** May 13, 2014, 07:00:28 PM »

SVG Tha God?

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12532 on:** May 13, 2014, 09:15:52 PM »

Jokes on you, you still have Josh Smith

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #12533 on:** May 13, 2014, 09:16:58 PM »

Also: good lord what a goose egg by Indiana. A chance to big dick it and close the series, and they get destroyed.

By Marcin Gortat

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12534 on:** May 13, 2014, 11:47:30 PM »

4th quarter of destiny coming up. Awful game for Durant so far. Fortunately Westbrook is playing well.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12535 on:** May 14, 2014, 12:24:36 AM »

clippers trying to give this away.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12536 on:** May 14, 2014, 12:27:35 AM »

sketchy calls down the stretch.

Mandark · « **Reply #12537 on:** May 14, 2014, 12:29:44 AM »

Wow. Chris Paul gives the ball away in a deliberate foul situation, fouls Westbrook on a (typically ill-advised) three point attempt, and then turns the ball over on the final possession. He can not be happy right now.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12538 on:** May 14, 2014, 12:30:09 AM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12539 on:** May 14, 2014, 01:45:20 AM »

Replay system has always been screwed in that you can't fix the error in the replay. You can only judge possession.

Doc is right imo in that I don't see how you give the ball to the Thunder in that situation although in the perfect ideal replay system you would probably just call the foul on Barnes.

This tweet was before the 4th quarter btw.

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Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons 3h
Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington and Tony Brothers reffing a genuinely important NBA playoff game - what could possibly go wrong?

Game also goes to prove my point that the issue has always been ref quality in general versus conspiracy theories of the unseen hand that crazy people are always on about. I've always thought you need one more ref on the floor to be able to see things because the game is so fast and the angles matter. With or without that you need a replay system in the final few minutes that is able to overule things and make the "correct" call. Or a challenge system of some kind.

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