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majoraLoL
Profile Joined February 2012
United Kingdom13 Posts
May 23 2012 19:36 GMT
#2721
On May 24 2012 03:50 itkovian wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2012 03:01 VENDIZ wrote:
A tad off topic, but the first and second All-Defensive teams were announced today.. and the defensive player of the year, Tyson Chandler, was voted to the second-team... how does that work?!

First-team:
LeBron James, Serge Ibaka, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Tony Allen

Second-team:
Luol Deng, Kevin Garnett, Tyson Chandler, Rajon Rondo, Kobe Bryant


Where is Metta World Peace?


Metta is on the NBA's shitlist. After the antics he's pulled (Malice at the Palace), he wont be voted to anything. For example, the flagrant foul called on him.. That was a normal foul, and they called a Flagrant on him. If Lebron James did that, they wouldn't call a flagrant on him.
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
May 23 2012 19:46 GMT
#2722
Artest isn't among the top defenders in the NBA anyway and hasn't been for years. Wouldn't have mattered anyway.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
-_-
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States7081 Posts
May 23 2012 19:59 GMT
#2723
go heat :D. love lebron. if he doesn't win it all I'll have to stop watching all my sports shows and listening to all the sports podcasts I like.

i hope the thunder beat the spurs. chalmers will be fine on westbrook. lebron can guard durant at the end of the game. and for the first three quarters heat can allow durant to score 30+ while watching everyone else.

unfortunately, i think the spurs will win. maybe 4-1 or 4-2 at most.i hope some of their players get injured in the lead up. or at least they get worn down by the young thunder. don't like the mu with the heat at all. lbj/dw will need 60-70 points every game to beat them.

celtics actually look dangerous vs the heat, but I think the heat believe they should beat them which will be good.
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
May 23 2012 20:08 GMT
#2724
I think the Celtics match up poorly with Miami if they have Bosh. Avery Bradley being hurt along with Ray Allen means they lose the only 2 decent chances they had of containing Wade and Lebron.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
justinpal
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3810 Posts
May 23 2012 20:11 GMT
#2725
On May 24 2012 04:59 -_- wrote:
go heat :D. love lebron. if he doesn't win it all I'll have to stop watching all my sports shows and listening to all the sports podcasts I like.

i hope the thunder beat the spurs. chalmers will be fine on westbrook. lebron can guard durant at the end of the game. and for the first three quarters heat can allow durant to score 30+ while watching everyone else.

unfortunately, i think the spurs will win. maybe 4-1 or 4-2 at most.i hope some of their players get injured in the lead up. or at least they get worn down by the young thunder. don't like the mu with the heat at all. lbj/dw will need 60-70 points every game to beat them.

celtics actually look dangerous vs the heat, but I think the heat believe they should beat them which will be good.


You certainly fit my perception of a Heat fan.
Never make a hydralisk.
LaM
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States1321 Posts
May 23 2012 20:16 GMT
#2726
On May 24 2012 05:08 Ace wrote:
I think the Celtics match up poorly with Miami if they have Bosh. Avery Bradley being hurt along with Ray Allen means they lose the only 2 decent chances they had of containing Wade and Lebron.


Sorry. Ray Allen was going to contain Wade or Lebron? Bradley will be great on Wade. I'm sure he will be playing by then. As far as LBJ goes, we don't really have a guy for him. Then again, nobody on the planet does.
Anything is Possible
LaM
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States1321 Posts
May 23 2012 20:18 GMT
#2727
On May 24 2012 05:11 justinpal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2012 04:59 -_- wrote:
go heat :D. love lebron. if he doesn't win it all I'll have to stop watching all my sports shows and listening to all the sports podcasts I like.

i hope the thunder beat the spurs. chalmers will be fine on westbrook. lebron can guard durant at the end of the game. and for the first three quarters heat can allow durant to score 30+ while watching everyone else.

unfortunately, i think the spurs will win. maybe 4-1 or 4-2 at most.i hope some of their players get injured in the lead up. or at least they get worn down by the young thunder. don't like the mu with the heat at all. lbj/dw will need 60-70 points every game to beat them.

celtics actually look dangerous vs the heat, but I think the heat believe they should beat them which will be good.


You certainly fit my perception of a Heat fan.



/signed

Seriously, who the fuck hopes for injuries, especially when you are talking about the Spurs.
Anything is Possible
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
May 23 2012 20:49 GMT
#2728
Lol no not contain him, but do a better job on Wade than Pietrus or er...I forgot the other back up wing's name.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
MassHysteria
Profile Joined October 2010
United States3678 Posts
May 23 2012 21:17 GMT
#2729
Is it Daniels? Or is he injured right now? (havent watched any BOS playoff games obviously lol)
"Just ban all the J's...even jinklejoes" --unnamed source
Holcan
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2593 Posts
May 23 2012 21:21 GMT
#2730
Dnaile isnt injured,. but his D this year is shit, he is much better offensively for Boston.

And Ray Allen has good size on Wade, if it wasnt for the obvious age disparity, it would be a legitimate match-up.
Reference The Inadvertant Joey, Strong talented orchastrasted intelligent character.
icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
May 23 2012 23:02 GMT
#2731
Apparently, Haslem's suspended for 1 game, Pittman for 3. How about Psycho-T? his flag 1 upgraded to flag 2
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Bonzinator
Profile Joined February 2011
Slovenia862 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-23 23:20:23
May 23 2012 23:17 GMT
#2732
I think that Haslem's and Pittman's suspension are on the point. I just hope Bosh is getting better quickly, i miss him so much out there on the court

Edit: Would be awesome to see if Curry can come up with some minutes. Maybe some suprise action and contribution?
BloodNinja
Profile Joined June 2010
United States2791 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-23 23:24:07
May 23 2012 23:18 GMT
#2733
On May 24 2012 08:02 icystorage wrote:
Apparently, Haslem's suspended for 1 game, Pittman for 3. How about Psycho-T? his flag 1 upgraded to flag 2


I didnt see the game itself but I saw the clips and I have no issue with the suspensions. While Hansbourgh's was a hard foul there was a legitimate play at the ball as well. Haslem's foul was a basketball move (kind of) BUT it was an obvious retaliation shot. Thats something that will almost always move a punishment up the scale. Pittman's foul really has no place in basketball and the wink afterwards sunk him. I am actually surprised the ref's didn't give him (Pittman) a flagrant 2 right then.

I understand why Haslem did what what he did (standing up for your teammate), but even he had to realize that he was risking a suspension by taking the shot he did.
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
May 23 2012 23:30 GMT
#2734
Hansborough should have been suspended also
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
BloodNinja
Profile Joined June 2010
United States2791 Posts
May 23 2012 23:32 GMT
#2735
On May 24 2012 08:30 Ace wrote:
Hansborough should have been suspended also


I honestly think that if Haslem's foul was by itself and not a retaliation shot, he wouldn't have been suspended.
-_-
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States7081 Posts
May 24 2012 00:49 GMT
#2736
On May 24 2012 05:11 justinpal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2012 04:59 -_- wrote:
go heat :D. love lebron. if he doesn't win it all I'll have to stop watching all my sports shows and listening to all the sports podcasts I like.

i hope the thunder beat the spurs. chalmers will be fine on westbrook. lebron can guard durant at the end of the game. and for the first three quarters heat can allow durant to score 30+ while watching everyone else.

unfortunately, i think the spurs will win. maybe 4-1 or 4-2 at most.i hope some of their players get injured in the lead up. or at least they get worn down by the young thunder. don't like the mu with the heat at all. lbj/dw will need 60-70 points every game to beat them.

celtics actually look dangerous vs the heat, but I think the heat believe they should beat them which will be good.


You certainly fit my perception of a Heat fan.


I also have no connection to Miami. I only root for the Heat because Lebron is my favorite player.
Cloud9157
Profile Joined December 2010
United States2968 Posts
May 24 2012 01:31 GMT
#2737
On May 24 2012 05:16 LaM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2012 05:08 Ace wrote:
I think the Celtics match up poorly with Miami if they have Bosh. Avery Bradley being hurt along with Ray Allen means they lose the only 2 decent chances they had of containing Wade and Lebron.


Sorry. Ray Allen was going to contain Wade or Lebron? Bradley will be great on Wade. I'm sure he will be playing by then. As far as LBJ goes, we don't really have a guy for him. Then again, nobody on the planet does.


Melo can hold his own against him.

Luol Deng has been guarding him for years on Chicago. Hes pretty consistent with containing him.

On another note, go Thunder.
"Are you absolutely sure that armor only affects the health portion of a protoss army??? That doesn't sound right to me. source?" -Some idiot
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
May 24 2012 01:32 GMT
#2738
What the hell happened to Andre's freethrow shooting? My god.....
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13536 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-24 01:45:24
May 24 2012 01:34 GMT
#2739
On May 24 2012 03:58 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2012 03:01 VENDIZ wrote:
A tad off topic, but the first and second All-Defensive teams were announced today.. and the defensive player of the year, Tyson Chandler, was voted to the second-team... how does that work?!

First-team:
LeBron James, Serge Ibaka, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Tony Allen

Second-team:
Luol Deng, Kevin Garnett, Tyson Chandler, Rajon Rondo, Kobe Bryant


At a glance, I feel like the first team is fine, and the second team would be if Kobe was replaced with Iguodala. Personally, I think Ibaka and Paul are there because they lead the league in their respective defensive stats, i.e. BLKs and STLs. It's not an accurate measure of defensive ability in my opinion, but it makes sense that the league would feature the league leaders in those stats for this kind of thing since it doesn't officially track any other defensive statistics.

Even as a Lakers fan, I find it mind-boggling that Kobe is on either team this season. I thought this one would be the one where they finally left him off of it, but I guess not. Even more egregious because they left off Iguodala, who is a ridiculously good defender.


Bogut led the league in Blocks last year and received ONE vote for the all NBA defensive teams. The voting is stupid, arbitrary and doesn't reflect a lot of the league's best defensive players.

edit: I'll be a big Bucks homer here. Last year we were terrible, like most years, but had one of the best defensive teams in the NBA. The fourth best in terms of defensive efficiency. Unfortunately we also were officially the worst NBA team on the offensive side of things.

But in terms of D, the Bucks were really strong. All that garnered though was 2 votes for Moute and 1 vote for Bogut in the all defensive teams.

As people have said, these votes are dumb popularity contests. You either have to be a) a big name player, b)in a large market or c) have an inflated reputation of being an elite defender (usually brought on by a) and/or b)).

At the end of the day, the awards are fairly banal but it really does reinforce the biases that exist in the NBA if you're not a somebody with mainstream media exposure.
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
May 24 2012 01:38 GMT
#2740
Very poor shooting from both teams tonight.
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.
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