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« Reply #1500 on: April 12, 2011, 01:05:06 AM »
Glad the Lakers tanked themselves right into the 3rd seed while Portland's been working so hard to clinch the 6th seed so they could play the Mav's. :(

I think the Lakers still have a good shot at the second slot.

They have two more games left. San Antonio and Sacramento and San Antonio will probably rest people since they are locked into 1st place. If they tie Dallas or the Thunder, I believe they win the tiebreakers against both of those teams.


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« Reply #1501 on: April 12, 2011, 11:44:56 PM »
hyperextended knee for Bynum? Feel bad for the kid but :lol
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« Reply #1502 on: April 12, 2011, 11:52:05 PM »
I was debating about turning on the game but I figured it would be an easy win for the Lakers since I checked the box score and it looked like Duncan, Parker, and Manu weren't playing.

Lakers are in a weird spot in where they should be resting people but they are fighting to stay in the #2 slot.

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« Reply #1503 on: April 13, 2011, 02:05:14 AM »
There's a lot to love about Chicago. Rose is dominant tonight. It's going to be fun to see what he has for us in the playoffs, when everyone knows they have to shut him down. I can't think of any one player that could slow him significantly, with these rules. Instead, we're going to see a lot of swarming and pressing on him, and a lot of stalled offensive possessions as the rest of the Bulls fail to create anything. But they're in great shape to win those type of slow-down games with their D. I'm currently ranking them Miami > Bulls > Celtics > Magic but will be glued to every round. SOOO READY for the playoffs :hyper
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« Reply #1504 on: April 13, 2011, 02:45:03 AM »
So Bynum's injury should keep him out of at least the first round, no?  That could make things surprisingly interesting, if the Lakers wind up against the Grizz or Blazers.


You know, the Wizards had an agreement to bring in Tom Thibodeau as essentially a defensive coordinator for Eddie Jordan a few years ago, but he decided he didn't like the situation (being brought in by the GM rather than the coach), backed out and wound up as an assistant with the C's.

Sigh.

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« Reply #1505 on: April 13, 2011, 02:47:40 AM »
If Thibodeau had been able to turn THOSE Wizards into the league's #1 defense, he'd have been a first ballot Hall of Famer on that alone :lol
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« Reply #1506 on: April 13, 2011, 03:55:48 PM »
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« Reply #1507 on: April 13, 2011, 04:05:16 PM »
Kevin Durant likes dunking
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« Reply #1508 on: April 13, 2011, 11:49:30 PM »
I might be living under a rock, but why in the blue hades would the Kings move to Anaheim?

Don't put another team in LA. Get one out of there, as a matter of fact.

Los Angeles Kings of Anaheim down the 5 past Santa Ana near Irvine

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« Reply #1509 on: April 14, 2011, 12:06:41 AM »
It has a modern stadium, big media market? This is a team that came from Rochester via Sacramento we're talking about here...
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« Reply #1510 on: April 14, 2011, 12:47:54 AM »
I'm so glad I stayed up to see this through to the end. I'll stick with em through the move to Anaheim if they can take this from the Lakers
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« Reply #1511 on: April 14, 2011, 12:54:15 AM »
lulz. Lakers are getting outscored 29 to 8 in the 4th quarter by the Kings. They were up by like 22 earlier in the game.

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« Reply #1512 on: April 14, 2011, 12:54:47 AM »
Omg I'm losing my mind and I don't even consider myself a basketball fan

It's gonna hurt if they choke this away somehow
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« Reply #1513 on: April 14, 2011, 12:55:28 AM »
Kobe hits the big 3 to tie it up.

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« Reply #1514 on: April 14, 2011, 12:56:28 AM »
:lol

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« Reply #1515 on: April 14, 2011, 12:57:07 AM »
tuning in now!
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« Reply #1516 on: April 14, 2011, 12:58:56 AM »
wow, Thornton got swallowed up on that play.
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« Reply #1517 on: April 14, 2011, 01:08:56 AM »
Lakers got it now.

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« Reply #1518 on: April 14, 2011, 01:10:13 AM »
shame on you for losing faith when the ball is in Beno Udrih's hands :lol
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« Reply #1519 on: April 14, 2011, 01:13:02 AM »
Kinda figured they had nothing left for OT after digging themselves out of that hole :'(

At least they made it entertaining
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« Reply #1520 on: April 14, 2011, 01:19:49 AM »
they made the Lakers work for it, for sure. And if they have to work against the Kings...

Sad to see the end of basketball in Arco. It was one of the rowdiest home courts ever. :'(
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« Reply #1521 on: April 14, 2011, 01:27:00 AM »


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« Reply #1522 on: April 14, 2011, 01:33:15 AM »
Nuggets vs. OKC? Knicks East and West both out in the first round. :(

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« Reply #1523 on: April 14, 2011, 01:34:35 AM »
Thanks, Stoney.

Realistically, the only potential upset I see there is Dallas-Portland, but lots of great match-ups.
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« Reply #1524 on: April 14, 2011, 01:41:29 AM »
Lakers get lucky in avoiding any of the hot low seeds, and Nuggets are unlucky in hitting a very bad matchup.  I would have liked to see both them and OKC advance to the next round.  I'd be very surprised if the Grizzlies won, but almost as surprised for it to be an easy series.

The East is all about the next round.

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« Reply #1525 on: April 14, 2011, 01:53:21 AM »
I'm rooting for the heat mainly to piss off all the haters even though they have issues as a squad.

I also kinda have a soft spot for the Mavs. I want them to do well this post-season.

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« Reply #1526 on: April 14, 2011, 02:23:20 AM »
As awesome as the Mavs have been...they will likely be exposed yet again as a one-man squad. Dirk will have to be Herculean again to get back to the Finals, I think. We've seen this how many times? His passing has certainly improved but it's not enough playmaking to score against playoff D. 

East 2nd round will be a cage match. :hyper
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« Reply #1527 on: April 14, 2011, 09:41:14 AM »
Dirk needs that ring! He needs it!!
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« Reply #1528 on: April 14, 2011, 10:20:49 AM »
well, he's not gonna get it.
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« Reply #1529 on: April 15, 2011, 10:33:34 AM »
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« Reply #1530 on: April 15, 2011, 10:52:46 AM »
Westbrook's a baller.

4th in assists, 3rd in steals, 1st in turnover, and 11th in total points.
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Re: NBA 2K11 Playoffs Thread
« Reply #1531 on: April 16, 2011, 01:41:41 AM »
Tomorrow's games

Indiana at Chicago
Game 1   1:00 PM         
   
Philadelphia at Miami
Game 1   3:30 PM   
         
Atlanta at Orlando
Game 1   7:00 PM         
   
Portland at Dallas
Game 1   9:30 PM   

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« Reply #1532 on: April 16, 2011, 03:29:44 PM »
Bulls Pacers really close. Pacers have been leading for most of the game.

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« Reply #1533 on: April 16, 2011, 03:35:39 PM »
If you missed this one you missed a bad ass comeback by the bulls so far in the 4th.

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« Reply #1534 on: April 16, 2011, 03:36:13 PM »
Raucous crowd in Chicago rattling a young Pacers team.  Meanwhile the Heat game has kicked off in Miami and about a third of the seats are empty to start.  Yeesh.



PS If Gilbert Arenas five years ago put up a stat line like Rose's tonight, he would have gotten absolutely killed by the media.

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« Reply #1535 on: April 16, 2011, 03:42:56 PM »
If you missed this one you missed a bad ass comeback by the bulls so far in the 4th.
Nooo I overslept

Heat shitting the bed early ololo
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« Reply #1536 on: April 16, 2011, 04:32:02 PM »
Mavericks first round collapse incoming in T-4 hours. I don't even know if I can bear to watch it. :(
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« Reply #1537 on: April 16, 2011, 05:55:01 PM »
Win or lose Miami looks like shit in this game. Same 1 against 5 horseshit in the 4th quarter which is why they always end up missing a ton of shots. Fucking get a post game Lebron.
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« Reply #1538 on: April 16, 2011, 06:08:34 PM »
Yeah they're so terrible wank wank wank.

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« Reply #1539 on: April 16, 2011, 06:11:15 PM »
Wade saved that game for them
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« Reply #1540 on: April 16, 2011, 06:38:26 PM »
Mike Miller. 3 minutes. 0-3 FG.

What a waste of a contract that turned out to be.

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« Reply #1541 on: April 16, 2011, 08:16:57 PM »
jeez, Dwight Howard 30 points in the first half out of 46 magic points.

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« Reply #1542 on: April 16, 2011, 10:06:40 PM »
In a couple years we might look back on the ATL/ORL series as the point when Dwight Howard decided to find a new team.

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« Reply #1543 on: April 17, 2011, 12:10:50 AM »
Nice 4th quarter comeback from the Mavs.

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« Reply #1544 on: April 17, 2011, 12:23:08 AM »
There's really no reason for the Magic to lose to the Hawks. The Hawks are a meaningless playoff team. They have nothing that makes up a playoff contender. Dwight might be gone.

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« Reply #1545 on: April 17, 2011, 12:48:02 AM »
Hawks were 3-1 against the Magic in the regular season and Hollinger's been banging on for a while about this being a problematic matchup for Orlando, despite last year's fiasco.

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« Reply #1546 on: April 17, 2011, 04:15:07 AM »
Win or lose Miami looks like shit in this game. Same 1 against 5 horseshit in the 4th quarter which is why they always end up missing a ton of shots. Fucking get a post game Lebron.

http://www.nba.com/heat/news/evolution_post_game_110412.html

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« Reply #1547 on: April 17, 2011, 05:38:12 AM »
Win or lose Miami looks like shit in this game. Same 1 against 5 horseshit in the 4th quarter which is why they always end up missing a ton of shots. Fucking get a post game Lebron.

http://www.nba.com/heat/news/evolution_post_game_110412.html



Interesting read. I don't know. I won't argue against it other than to say like so many times in big games like in this Philly game, Lebron's attack in the 4th quarter devolves into taking the ball at the top of the three point line and then trying to breakdown the defense and drive it into the teeth of the offense and force up a shot. Perhaps the argument is more about shot selection and recognizing what is and isn't working in the 4th rather than a pure evaluation of his post game. While Lebron can do amazing things off the dribble sometimes he's no Derrick Rose especially when the defense is geared to stopping him so its frustrating to see him keep doing the same thing and failing at it without passing the ball or trying to attack in a different manner.

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« Reply #1548 on: April 17, 2011, 08:04:13 AM »
Like the article says, LeBron's only real 'problem' is that he has too many skills. As Smooth Groove posted earlier, it's always going to be easier to dribble at the top of the key than set up in the post like Shaq, so that's LeBron's default play. But don't underestimate what he can do for the team from there. He can see over the defense, and make passes to pretty much any position. Plus, if he drives from there, he gets bailed out most of the time and gets to score with the clock stopped. Whereas a post play is going to eat a lot of clock. (this is why it's almost always guards who end up taking the last shots in games...).

But yeah, his worst failing is pounding the air out of the ball while everyone stands around. Not that you can't say that of almost every star player.

The Bulls game was a lot of fun. Hansborough played the game of his life. Rose was just unstoppable, looked every inch the MVP. Certainly there is no better PG (even as a massive Rondo fan, I can't deny it). That argument was put to rest about 40 games ago. Also, the United Center crowd is going to be a factor for the rest of these playoffs, I think. That arena was rockin'!

Also watched all of the Portland - Dallas game. Dirk bailed 'em out this time but I really think we could see an upset from Portland. They did very very well today and could easily have taken this game.

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« Reply #1549 on: April 17, 2011, 05:48:25 PM »
wow. Hornets are leading the Lakers here in the 4th quarter. Grizzlies already upset the Spurs earlier.

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« Reply #1550 on: April 17, 2011, 06:03:31 PM »
Chris Paul is ballin


28 points 10/17  14 assists 4 steals 7 rebounds.


Unfortunaely the Hornets just lost their backup center to injury.


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« Reply #1551 on: April 17, 2011, 06:56:52 PM »
only 2 turnovers. Damn, perfect performance from Paul
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« Reply #1552 on: April 17, 2011, 09:38:57 PM »
Celtics Knicks was a crazy game. This might be a fun series.

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« Reply #1553 on: April 17, 2011, 09:42:18 PM »
Celtics use off-the-ball movement and screening to set up Ray Allen for three, which he makes.  Knicks dump the ball to Carmelo and let him create a three for himself which he misses.

A bit unfair (NY had no timeouts and Anthony is generally great at the end of games), but it kind of sums up the difference between the two teams right now.

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« Reply #1554 on: April 17, 2011, 10:00:26 PM »
Celtics use off-the-ball movement and screening to set up Ray Allen for three, which he makes.  Knicks dump the ball to Carmelo and let him create a three for himself which he misses.

A bit unfair (NY had no timeouts and Anthony is generally great at the end of games), but it kind of sums up the difference between the two teams right now.

I thought the offensive foul call on Carmelo the play before was bullshit. That was where they had a better chance.

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« Reply #1555 on: April 17, 2011, 10:16:16 PM »
Oh, definitely.  When I heard the whistle I thought they were calling Pierce for the foul off the ball.

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« Reply #1556 on: April 17, 2011, 10:25:28 PM »
That was the first time I saw the majority of NBAgaf agree on a call.

I'm still annoyed that they stopped giving the ball to Amare though.

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« Reply #1557 on: April 17, 2011, 10:38:11 PM »
Entertaining game. Certainly no UConn/Butler but I was entertained
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« Reply #1558 on: April 17, 2011, 10:45:24 PM »
Great 2 days of basketball. This Thunder Nuggets game is crazy uptempo as expected.

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« Reply #1559 on: April 18, 2011, 12:05:40 AM »
If you're not watching this Nuggets Thunder game you're missing another beast game.