Author Topic: The NBA thread (Read 1519578 times)

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #6000 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:44:04 PM »

FUCK.

Go Eastern Conference Team!!!

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #6001 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:44:11 PM »

I think nearly everybody thought the Thunder had an offense that was capable of playing at this level. But I don't think most people (Ibaka aside) thought they were capable of it from the defensive end. They really closed out on the shooters on San Antonio with a speed that no other team has really been able to show.

Like I said, for me that was the NBA finals probably. It's hard to see Miami or Boston beating either of those two teams in a series. Stranger things have happened though I guess.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6002 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:45:43 PM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 06, 2012, 11:41:19 PM

Your 2012 champs! Congrats!

thanks man, good to know you have as much faith in the Celtics as I do

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #6003 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:46:23 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 06, 2012, 11:44:11 PM

I think nearly everybody thought the Thunder had an offense that was capable of playing at this level. But I don't think most people (Ibaka aside) thought they were capable of it from the defensive end. They really closed out on the shooters on San Antonio with a speed that no other team has really been able to show.

Like I said, for me that was the NBA finals probably. It's hard to see Miami or Boston beating either of those two teams in a series. Stranger things have happened though I guess.

Like a team that had won 20 straight losing 4 straight?

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #6004 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:48:41 PM »

The Celtics absolutely have a shot against the Thunder. If there's one thing the Celtics have shown, they play at the same level as their competition.

Doesn't mean I think they'll win though. If its Celtics/Thunder, Thunder in 6.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #6005 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:51:18 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 06, 2012, 11:45:43 PM

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 06, 2012, 11:41:19 PM
Your 2012 champs! Congrats!

thanks man, good to know you have as much faith in the Celtics as I do

I res.pect the Celts but y'all know that Im the biggest Thunder fan.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6006 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:56:43 PM »

BrandNew thinks the Cs have a chance

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6007 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:58:11 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on June 06, 2012, 11:46:23 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 06, 2012, 11:44:11 PM
I think nearly everybody thought the Thunder had an offense that was capable of playing at this level. But I don't think most people (Ibaka aside) thought they were capable of it from the defensive end. They really closed out on the shooters on San Antonio with a speed that no other team has really been able to show.

Like I said, for me that was the NBA finals probably. It's hard to see Miami or Boston beating either of those two teams in a series. Stranger things have happened though I guess.

Like a team that had won 20 straight losing 4 straight?

Hollinger on twitter

Quote

So, if 94.2% of teams up 2-0 advance, it means cumulative probability of OKC-Bos Finals was 0.3% -- that's 3-in-1,000 -- on Thursday.

etiolate · « **Reply #6008 on:** June 07, 2012, 01:32:03 AM »

My playoff boycott means I won't have to watch ABC's shite coverage.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6009 on:** June 07, 2012, 01:32:49 AM »

really, an awesome life choice there

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #6010 on:** June 07, 2012, 01:34:39 AM »

Reggie Miller is horrible. At least we don't have to listen to Shaq during the whole game.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #6011 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:17:05 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 06, 2012, 11:58:11 PM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on June 06, 2012, 11:46:23 PM
Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 06, 2012, 11:44:11 PM
I think nearly everybody thought the Thunder had an offense that was capable of playing at this level. But I don't think most people (Ibaka aside) thought they were capable of it from the defensive end. They really closed out on the shooters on San Antonio with a speed that no other team has really been able to show.

Like I said, for me that was the NBA finals probably. It's hard to see Miami or Boston beating either of those two teams in a series. Stranger things have happened though I guess.

Like a team that had won 20 straight losing 4 straight?

Hollinger on twitter
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So, if 94.2% of teams up 2-0 advance, it means cumulative probability of OKC-Bos Finals was 0.3% -- that's 3-in-1,000 -- on Thursday.

It's no end to the 2011 MLB regular season.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6012 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:22:05 AM »

alright tell us about the baseballs Dad

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #6013 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:22:34 AM »

I hate baseball cuz it's so hard to tell who's gonna be champion

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6014 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:24:51 AM »

I don't hate any other sports, but I get far more out of the only one I do watch (basketball) because I put the time I do have into it. When I watch the World Cup or the Olympics or something, I feel like such a fucking tourist. I actually LISTEN to the commentators and learn things!

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #6015 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:27:24 AM »

you aren't into football cormac?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #6016 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:28:23 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 07, 2012, 02:22:05 AM

alright tell us about the baseballs Dad

better than watching these thugs

oh wait they are now hipsters that flop

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #6017 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:29:01 AM »

I used to love football but now I despise everything about it. I guess it probably has something to do with the 5hr parking lot parties outside my dorm on every saturday. The whole football culture is just so stupid.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #6018 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:30:05 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on June 07, 2012, 02:28:23 AM

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 07, 2012, 02:22:05 AM
alright tell us about the baseballs Dad
better than watching these thugs

oh wait they are now hipsters that flop

Don't hate the playas hate the game. Admit it. You beaners are just too short and unathletic to be good at hoops.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #6019 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:30:43 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 07, 2012, 02:30:05 AM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on June 07, 2012, 02:28:23 AM
Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 07, 2012, 02:22:05 AM
alright tell us about the baseballs Dad
better than watching these thugs

oh wait they are now hipsters that flop

Don't hate the playas hate the game. Admit it. You beaners are just too short and unathletic to be good at hoops.

I was good in elementary school. :'(

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6020 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:32:55 AM »

Quote from: BrandNew on June 07, 2012, 02:27:24 AM

you aren't into football cormac?

nope. I mean, I messed about as a kid like everyone else but I went to a rugby school so never played seriously. And I wore glasses back then so I could never play rugby. Which is great, 'cause I still have all my teeth unlike most of my friends from back then.

As entertainment, I despised sports. I used to hate Saturdays in Britain 'cause the tv was nothing but soccer and horse racing. I was into books, mostly. This whole NBA thing is some kind of adult-onset disease, like diabetes

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #6021 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:33:09 AM »

Go play some pickup with the kids then. Dunking on a 8ft rim is always fun.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #6022 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:43:17 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 07, 2012, 02:32:55 AM

This whole NBA thing is some kind of adult-onset disease, like diabetes

or BBC obsession according to PD

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #6023 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:52:26 AM »

BTW, you're totally right about MLB champions, Smooth. If any American sport wanted to rationally crown its champions in the way European football leagues do, it's baseball with its 162-game season. Basketball and hockey have their best-of-7 series playoffs, too, along with 82 game seasons, but hockey playoff OT is uniquely amazing and basketball has so many possessions the best team wins almost all of the time anyway. The Phillies were undoubtedly the best team in baseball last year, despite losing in the first round of the playoffs. That stuff doesn't happen in other American sports.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6024 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:55:29 AM »

NCAA basketball? Not to wake the sleeping DJ Tet et all but man, what a crapshoot

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #6025 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:57:13 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 07, 2012, 02:55:29 AM

NCAA basketball? Not to wake the sleeping DJ Tet et all but man, what a crapshoot

Ah yeah I thought about that, but I figured I'd keep it to professional sports. That playoff format is just meant for maximum...madness. Sorry.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6026 on:** June 07, 2012, 03:04:20 AM »

The only way it is not 'professional' is that they don't pay the players straight-up as far as I can see but yeah.

Listening to Dan LeBatard on Bill Simmons now, much humble pie being eaten

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6027 on:** June 07, 2012, 03:42:06 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on June 07, 2012, 02:28:23 AM

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 07, 2012, 02:22:05 AM
alright tell us about the baseballs Dad
better than watching these thugs

oh wait they are now hipsters that flop

I'm using this next time I hear people celebrating the freshness and professionalism of the clean cut Jeremy Lin/Tim Tebow

etiolate · « **Reply #6028 on:** June 07, 2012, 04:15:57 AM »

They need to seriously cut out the flopping, but they can't do that until they cut out the superstar calls.

So get used to flopping.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #6029 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:29:31 AM »

I seem to remember someone telling me Nick Collison wouldn't win a ring this year

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6030 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:43:27 AM »

I seem to remember you agreeing with me

Brehvolution · « **Reply #6031 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:01:11 AM »

Durant is a beast. OKC will crush the old men Celtics if the Heat lose tonight.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #6032 on:** June 07, 2012, 11:48:59 AM »

I firmly believe that KJ and Hondo will win tonight.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #6033 on:** June 07, 2012, 11:55:45 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 06, 2012, 12:15:32 AM

(Image removed from quote.)

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Good-Job-Good-Effort-Heat-Fan-Tells-Team-Not-To-Give-Up-157615025.html

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #6034 on:** June 07, 2012, 11:55:51 AM »

Jeff Van Gundy said haters need to get off Spoelstra's back because he's doing a great coaching job. And if there's anybody that knows about great coaching, it's Jeff Van Gundy; he's had a lot of it used against him over the years.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #6035 on:** June 07, 2012, 11:59:50 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on June 07, 2012, 11:55:51 AM

Jeff Van Gundy said haters need to get off Spoelstra's back because he's doing a great coaching job. And if there's anybody that knows about great coaching, it's Jeff Van Gundy; he's had a lot of it used on him over the years.

Van Gundy is always harping on about things like refs and player behavior in certain cases. It's bizarre he won't turn that critical eye towards his own peers.

Equally as bad as the coaching though has been the GM work.

Bibby, Battier, Miller, etc have all been blown calls.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6036 on:** June 07, 2012, 01:17:06 PM »

Yea, Miami has dropped the ball as an organization, not just as a team. It's sometime hard to even call them a team when you see three guys doing nearly everything.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6037 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:51:07 PM »

HERE IS YOUR NARRATIVE FOR TODAY, NBA ASSFEEDERS. SUCK FROM THE BITTER TEAT OF DARTH STERN AND YE WILL KNOW ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT AND RAGE

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/14698/dan-crawford-the-heat-and-the-1-9-percent

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #6038 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:55:03 PM »

Does anyone else here think that the complaining about flopping has become even more annoying than flopping? Sometimes I just wanna slap JVG. He's like those super outraged mofos at GAF.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6039 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:01:55 PM »

I don't see how flopping is any more egregious than flailing as if you were going to shoot 50 feet from the basket at the slightest contact, say.

JVG's complaining about flopping has a little whiff of insulted macho pride about it. I think sometimes it's a flop, sometimes it's a charge, very occasionally it's too close to call and you call a jump ball. It's not a sport that allows for perfect refereeing decisions every time.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6040 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:03:00 PM »

I'd have to see what teams Miami actually played during the Crawford game, the situations, etc. This reeks of the type of meaningless sports stat porn people love in the NBA

NFL has real stats

pilonv1 · « **Reply #6041 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:06:36 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 07, 2012, 08:43:27 AM

I seem to remember you agreeing with me

That doesn't sound like something I'd say...

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 07, 2012, 07:55:03 PM

Does anyone else here think that the complaining about flopping has become even more annoying than flopping? Sometimes I just wanna slap JVG. He's like those super outraged mofos at GAF.

The only thing that's worse than that is the idiot media who want charges eliminated. Can't believe Bob Ryan of all people was on PTI the other day saying charges should be eliminated.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6042 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:25:17 PM »

Either my memory is faulty then, or you are not who I think you are on twitter

Didn't we talk about this, and you ended up saying 'I don't think he'll get one either actually, but he will one day' or somesuch?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6043 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:37:19 PM »

SO FUCKING HYPE FOR THIS UGLY-ASS GAME

Who knows what will happen? The Celtics make no sense. Their offense is incompetent....but somehow they manage to put up 30-plus point quarters on the Heat before dropping back to 12. They are the worst rebounding team in the world, but outboarded the Heat by 10 in the last game. They are just somehow - BARELY - getting the job done, like John McClane.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #6044 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:42:51 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 07, 2012, 08:25:17 PM

Either my memory is faulty then, or you are not who I think you are on twitter

Didn't we talk about this, and you ended up saying 'I don't think he'll get one either actually, but he will one day' or somesuch?

I have no idea what you're talking about

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Smooth Groove · « **Reply #6045 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:46:41 PM »

When did basketball fans start chanting asshole and bullshit? Sadly, it's not just limited to hicktowns. Both Boston and New York have been guilty of this. People shouldn't be allowed to be fuckwads just because they bought tickets.

Also, the MVP chants for non-MVPS are fucking annoying but Lakers fans are completely to blame for that trend.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6046 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:51:33 PM »

Agreed. That 'good job, good effort' kid is so bizarre because every other kid in an NBA arena is being taught to heap abuse on the opposing team from the tip

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6047 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:58:16 PM »

LeBron killing it again in the first. He really might want to think about saving himself a bit. For his reputation and mental health, 10pts in the 4th is >>>>>> 20 pts in the first.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #6048 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:00:59 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 07, 2012, 08:51:33 PM

Agreed. That 'good job, good effort' kid is so bizarre because every other kid in an NBA arena is being taught to heap abuse on the opposing team from the tip

That kid was a Heat fan.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6049 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:08:39 PM »

I know? The sincerity was obvious, and Stoney's link confirms it.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6050 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:19:40 PM »

Get the strong feeling that LeBron is gonna play all 48 and end up floating around the perimeter exhausted in the 4th again. Wade really needs to pick up the fucking baton at some point. What else can LeBron do without help?

r

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6051 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:42:24 PM »

knuckle push-ups after being fouled is what is best in life

pilonv1 · « **Reply #6052 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:55:30 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 07, 2012, 09:19:40 PM

Get the strong feeling that LeBron is gonna play all 48 and end up floating around the perimeter exhausted in the 4th again. Wade really needs to pick up the fucking baton at some point. What else can LeBron do without help?

r

The rest of the team is 9/25, second half is going to be messy I think.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6053 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:04:24 PM »

He is the baddest man on the planet but no-one can reasonably expect him to carry them all the way. He is getting a bit of a breather due to Pierce being in foul trouble/playing like shit.

I think this is still totally winnable for the Celtics but KG is off despite Rondo being amazing. Likely will go down to the last 2 mins again.

Huff · « **Reply #6054 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:10:41 PM »

What was the reason for that tech?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6055 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:15:11 PM »

technically you're not supposed to touch the ball after it goes through. KG caught it and threw it at Battier a bit too hard I think. Ridiculous. This shit actually fired the Celtics up though, seen it many times

Huff · « **Reply #6056 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:18:06 PM »

I've been watching the game on mute and had no idea what actually happened.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #6057 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:19:06 PM »

lebron is crazy

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #6058 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:22:29 PM »

I'm not even gonna bother to see if people are crying about the refs tonight

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #6059 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:24:01 PM »

haha, LeBron gets a tech for slamming the ball, Ray hits the FT, then LeBron rebounds it and slams it back at the ref, no tech

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