EPTNBA Playoffs 2012 - Page 29
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LaM
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Jerubaal
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Kind of pathetic, Chicago. | ||
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a176
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just abandoned the arena | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
 edit: that 2nd foul on Ebanks really? that's why people start flopping... | ||
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jeeeeohn
United States1343 Posts
I've watched the Hawks since I was 8 years old. I was a Celtics fan for a while just because of Paul Pierce, but I eventually went back because I'm a stupid bastard like that. I watched this team grow from a 13 win season into perennial playoff fodder. Take it from me: this team is garbage. For every good play on offense, you get five minutes of standing around, isolation play. For every time Josh Smith does something good on defense, you have 10 possessions of him being a complete lazy ass. It's the culture of this organization that needs changing. And Joe. I love Joe. If I have kids who like basketball I'll tell them about Joe and how great he was. But his shot selection is legendarily horrible. He'll chuck up threes like the world was about to end. I can't take it anymore. I really can't. I'll tune in and root for them, but beyond Joe Johnson and Josh Smith I don't really have any favorites. Al Horford was a nice complimentary piece, but I think people built him up to be the defacto leader when all he really did was provide emotional sparks and 14 points / 9 boards. Jeff Teague is awesome, but I doubt he'll stick around. The Hawks as I know them are going to blow up after this season. There's no point in keeping them together. They have failed to prove anything except a lack in focus. They play down to their opponent's level. They don't play within their own skill sets (Josh Smith can't shoot jump shots). They are frustratingly dumb to watch. But hey, that's the Hawks. The Hawks have always been mediocre in every era of basketball except for the Nique era and Bob Pettite era--and in Nique's time he was stonewalled by, guess who, the fucking Celtics. I don't even know what to say anymore, except that I've been saying the same things about this team for the past 6 or 7 years. Let me count the ways: -No quality big men (Rasheed Wallace played ONE game for us before being traded) -No quality point guard (Teague sometimes disappears) -Too many isolation plays -Too many rotations on defense -Marvin Williams needs to be traded or let go or possibly drowned in the river Let me give you a brief history of Marvin Williams. He was the second pick overall in some draft. He has spent the entire time making Hawks fans wonder why oh why did we pass on Chris Paul and generally bricking fadeaways when he's wide open. Do you catch my drift? HE FADES AWAY WHEN HE'S WIDE OPEN. A SUPPOSED SHOOTING GUARD / SMALL FORWARD HYBRID FADES AWAY NEEDLESSLY. That's a problem you expect with big men. If you see it with little guys, you know to pass on them immediately, because they are terrible. My hatred for Marvin knows no bounds. He's an awesome person, but he's third string material at best and shouldn't see more than 5 minutes of garbage time on the court. -Letting Josh Childress go was retarded -Management is stupid (120M contract to an aging SG) -Management is cheap (weird, huh? but they never go over the luxury tax) Part of me is excited to watch a brand new team spring up and start growing. But another part of me knows that nothing is going to come out of the effort. You start to get a brain for recognizing patterns, both in life and in basketball, and when you know it's crap, it's crap, and will always be crap. Some teams and some towns just GET IT. Some of them are learning how to. But Atlanta? Never. Sigh. | ||
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Vindicare605
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ecstatica
United States542 Posts
On May 02 2012 11:17 a176 wrote: celtics winning with no allen and rondo so good hawks imploded in 4th prob helped too or no smith ;d Hawks is one of the most overrated teams ever. I didnt call a sweep only cuz of Celtics being lazy and almost never trying to close out the series early. Rondo not playing didnt ever make me think that Cs will lose this game. As you can see KG and 3 point shooters havent woken up at all yet Hawks rolled over. Cs have too much in the tank that wasnt in play yet. Even Pierce was abysmal half the time tonight. Love CHI losing. Fucking love it. Theres been a lot of stupidity about how they ez winners even without Rose. Imo they werent clear East finals even with Rose the way he was banged up but w.e. I hope Philly picks it up and shows whos boss. | ||
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MassHysteria
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
On May 02 2012 11:51 jeeeeohn wrote: Well, Atlanta, I really don't know what to say. Words cannot describe how incredibly frustrating it is to watch you piss away game after game. I don't mind close games. I don't even mind blowouts that much. Those I can forgive. What I can't forgive is seeing past an opponent who are down 2 of their best players. I've watched the Hawks since I was 8 years old. I was a Celtics fan for a while just because of Paul Pierce, but I eventually went back because I'm a stupid bastard like that. I watched this team grow from a 13 win season into perennial playoff fodder. Take it from me: this team is garbage. For every good play on offense, you get five minutes of standing around, isolation play. For every time Josh Smith does something good on defense, you have 10 possessions of him being a complete lazy ass. It's the culture of this organization that needs changing. And Joe. I love Joe. If I have kids who like basketball I'll tell them about Joe and how great he was. But his shot selection is legendarily horrible. He'll chuck up threes like the world was about to end. I can't take it anymore. I really can't. I'll tune in and root for them, but beyond Joe Johnson and Josh Smith I don't really have any favorites. Al Horford was a nice complimentary piece, but I think people built him up to be the defacto leader when all he really did was provide emotional sparks and 14 points / 9 boards. Jeff Teague is awesome, but I doubt he'll stick around. The Hawks as I know them are going to blow up after this season. There's no point in keeping them together. They have failed to prove anything except a lack in focus. They play down to their opponent's level. They don't play within their own skill sets (Josh Smith can't shoot jump shots). They are frustratingly dumb to watch. But hey, that's the Hawks. The Hawks have always been mediocre in every era of basketball except for the Nique era and Bob Pettite era--and in Nique's time he was stonewalled by, guess who, the fucking Celtics. I don't even know what to say anymore, except that I've been saying the same things about this team for the past 6 or 7 years. Let me count the ways: -No quality big men (Rasheed Wallace played ONE game for us before being traded) -No quality point guard (Teague sometimes disappears) -Too many isolation plays -Too many rotations on defense -Marvin Williams needs to be traded or let go or possibly drowned in the river Let me give you a brief history of Marvin Williams. He was the second pick overall in some draft. He has spent the entire time making Hawks fans wonder why oh why did we pass on Chris Paul and generally bricking fadeaways when he's wide open. Do you catch my drift? HE FADES AWAY WHEN HE'S WIDE OPEN. A SUPPOSED SHOOTING GUARD / SMALL FORWARD HYBRID FADES AWAY NEEDLESSLY. That's a problem you expect with big men. If you see it with little guys, you know to pass on them immediately, because they are terrible. My hatred for Marvin knows no bounds. He's an awesome person, but he's third string material at best and shouldn't see more than 5 minutes of garbage time on the court. -Letting Josh Childress go was retarded -Management is stupid (120M contract to an aging SG) -Management is cheap (weird, huh? but they never go over the luxury tax) Part of me is excited to watch a brand new team spring up and start growing. But another part of me knows that nothing is going to come out of the effort. You start to get a brain for recognizing patterns, both in life and in basketball, and when you know it's crap, it's crap, and will always be crap. Some teams and some towns just GET IT. Some of them are learning how to. But Atlanta? Never. Sigh. Now you know how I feel about the Cowboys. | ||
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Man with a Plan
United States401 Posts
On May 02 2012 11:51 jeeeeohn wrote: Well, Atlanta, I really don't know what to say. Words cannot describe how incredibly frustrating it is to watch you piss away game after game. I don't mind close games. I don't even mind blowouts that much. Those I can forgive. What I can't forgive is seeing past an opponent who are down 2 of their best players. I've watched the Hawks since I was 8 years old. I was a Celtics fan for a while just because of Paul Pierce, but I eventually went back because I'm a stupid bastard like that. I watched this team grow from a 13 win season into perennial playoff fodder. Take it from me: this team is garbage. For every good play on offense, you get five minutes of standing around, isolation play. For every time Josh Smith does something good on defense, you have 10 possessions of him being a complete lazy ass. It's the culture of this organization that needs changing. And Joe. I love Joe. If I have kids who like basketball I'll tell them about Joe and how great he was. But his shot selection is legendarily horrible. He'll chuck up threes like the world was about to end. I can't take it anymore. I really can't. I'll tune in and root for them, but beyond Joe Johnson and Josh Smith I don't really have any favorites. Al Horford was a nice complimentary piece, but I think people built him up to be the defacto leader when all he really did was provide emotional sparks and 14 points / 9 boards. Jeff Teague is awesome, but I doubt he'll stick around. The Hawks as I know them are going to blow up after this season. There's no point in keeping them together. They have failed to prove anything except a lack in focus. They play down to their opponent's level. They don't play within their own skill sets (Josh Smith can't shoot jump shots). They are frustratingly dumb to watch. But hey, that's the Hawks. The Hawks have always been mediocre in every era of basketball except for the Nique era and Bob Pettite era--and in Nique's time he was stonewalled by, guess who, the fucking Celtics. I don't even know what to say anymore, except that I've been saying the same things about this team for the past 6 or 7 years. Let me count the ways: -No quality big men (Rasheed Wallace played ONE game for us before being traded) -No quality point guard (Teague sometimes disappears) -Too many isolation plays -Too many rotations on defense -Marvin Williams needs to be traded or let go or possibly drowned in the river Let me give you a brief history of Marvin Williams. He was the second pick overall in some draft. He has spent the entire time making Hawks fans wonder why oh why did we pass on Chris Paul and generally bricking fadeaways when he's wide open. Do you catch my drift? HE FADES AWAY WHEN HE'S WIDE OPEN. A SUPPOSED SHOOTING GUARD / SMALL FORWARD HYBRID FADES AWAY NEEDLESSLY. That's a problem you expect with big men. If you see it with little guys, you know to pass on them immediately, because they are terrible. My hatred for Marvin knows no bounds. He's an awesome person, but he's third string material at best and shouldn't see more than 5 minutes of garbage time on the court. -Letting Josh Childress go was retarded -Management is stupid (120M contract to an aging SG) -Management is cheap (weird, huh? but they never go over the luxury tax) Part of me is excited to watch a brand new team spring up and start growing. But another part of me knows that nothing is going to come out of the effort. You start to get a brain for recognizing patterns, both in life and in basketball, and when you know it's crap, it's crap, and will always be crap. Some teams and some towns just GET IT. Some of them are learning how to. But Atlanta? Never. Sigh. I dig ya bra! Hang in there! | ||
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RowdierBob
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:03 RowdierBob wrote: Does Bynum ever get called for 3 in the key? Karl complained about it after the last game, but luckily someone quickly reminded him not to blame the refs for losses. | ||
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Jerubaal
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Insomniac22
United States907 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:27 Jerubaal wrote: I'm going to go try those Kobe moves at the gym tomorrow. Just push the guy away with my shoulder. It's legal right? If you make an absurd amount of money, yes. | ||
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RowdierBob
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:34 RowdierBob wrote: Nuggets shooting like a bucket of ass. They need to up the tempo. You called? It's pretty amazing how bad the Lakers offense is though when they double Bynum and Kobe doesn't have the ball. Definitely missing Phil. | ||
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Whatson
United States5357 Posts
On May 02 2012 11:58 Jerubaal wrote: + Show Spoiler + On May 02 2012 11:51 jeeeeohn wrote: Well, Atlanta, I really don't know what to say. Words cannot describe how incredibly frustrating it is to watch you piss away game after game. I don't mind close games. I don't even mind blowouts that much. Those I can forgive. What I can't forgive is seeing past an opponent who are down 2 of their best players. I've watched the Hawks since I was 8 years old. I was a Celtics fan for a while just because of Paul Pierce, but I eventually went back because I'm a stupid bastard like that. I watched this team grow from a 13 win season into perennial playoff fodder. Take it from me: this team is garbage. For every good play on offense, you get five minutes of standing around, isolation play. For every time Josh Smith does something good on defense, you have 10 possessions of him being a complete lazy ass. It's the culture of this organization that needs changing. And Joe. I love Joe. If I have kids who like basketball I'll tell them about Joe and how great he was. But his shot selection is legendarily horrible. He'll chuck up threes like the world was about to end. I can't take it anymore. I really can't. I'll tune in and root for them, but beyond Joe Johnson and Josh Smith I don't really have any favorites. Al Horford was a nice complimentary piece, but I think people built him up to be the defacto leader when all he really did was provide emotional sparks and 14 points / 9 boards. Jeff Teague is awesome, but I doubt he'll stick around. The Hawks as I know them are going to blow up after this season. There's no point in keeping them together. They have failed to prove anything except a lack in focus. They play down to their opponent's level. They don't play within their own skill sets (Josh Smith can't shoot jump shots). They are frustratingly dumb to watch. But hey, that's the Hawks. The Hawks have always been mediocre in every era of basketball except for the Nique era and Bob Pettite era--and in Nique's time he was stonewalled by, guess who, the fucking Celtics. I don't even know what to say anymore, except that I've been saying the same things about this team for the past 6 or 7 years. Let me count the ways: -No quality big men (Rasheed Wallace played ONE game for us before being traded) -No quality point guard (Teague sometimes disappears) -Too many isolation plays -Too many rotations on defense -Marvin Williams needs to be traded or let go or possibly drowned in the river Let me give you a brief history of Marvin Williams. He was the second pick overall in some draft. He has spent the entire time making Hawks fans wonder why oh why did we pass on Chris Paul and generally bricking fadeaways when he's wide open. Do you catch my drift? HE FADES AWAY WHEN HE'S WIDE OPEN. A SUPPOSED SHOOTING GUARD / SMALL FORWARD HYBRID FADES AWAY NEEDLESSLY. That's a problem you expect with big men. If you see it with little guys, you know to pass on them immediately, because they are terrible. My hatred for Marvin knows no bounds. He's an awesome person, but he's third string material at best and shouldn't see more than 5 minutes of garbage time on the court. -Letting Josh Childress go was retarded -Management is stupid (120M contract to an aging SG) -Management is cheap (weird, huh? but they never go over the luxury tax) Part of me is excited to watch a brand new team spring up and start growing. But another part of me knows that nothing is going to come out of the effort. You start to get a brain for recognizing patterns, both in life and in basketball, and when you know it's crap, it's crap, and will always be crap. Some teams and some towns just GET IT. Some of them are learning how to. But Atlanta? Never. Sigh. Now you know how I feel about the Cowboys. LOL I gave up on the cowboys a LONG time ago. I had hope for the Mavs this season, but idk if they can even win against OKC | ||
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
On May 02 2012 11:51 jeeeeohn wrote: Well, Atlanta, I really don't know what to say. Words cannot describe how incredibly frustrating it is to watch you piss away game after game. I don't mind close games. I don't even mind blowouts that much. Those I can forgive. What I can't forgive is seeing past an opponent who are down 2 of their best players. I've watched the Hawks since I was 8 years old. I was a Celtics fan for a while just because of Paul Pierce, but I eventually went back because I'm a stupid bastard like that. I watched this team grow from a 13 win season into perennial playoff fodder. Take it from me: this team is garbage. For every good play on offense, you get five minutes of standing around, isolation play. For every time Josh Smith does something good on defense, you have 10 possessions of him being a complete lazy ass. It's the culture of this organization that needs changing. And Joe. I love Joe. If I have kids who like basketball I'll tell them about Joe and how great he was. But his shot selection is legendarily horrible. He'll chuck up threes like the world was about to end. I can't take it anymore. I really can't. I'll tune in and root for them, but beyond Joe Johnson and Josh Smith I don't really have any favorites. Al Horford was a nice complimentary piece, but I think people built him up to be the defacto leader when all he really did was provide emotional sparks and 14 points / 9 boards. Jeff Teague is awesome, but I doubt he'll stick around. The Hawks as I know them are going to blow up after this season. There's no point in keeping them together. They have failed to prove anything except a lack in focus. They play down to their opponent's level. They don't play within their own skill sets (Josh Smith can't shoot jump shots). They are frustratingly dumb to watch. But hey, that's the Hawks. The Hawks have always been mediocre in every era of basketball except for the Nique era and Bob Pettite era--and in Nique's time he was stonewalled by, guess who, the fucking Celtics. I don't even know what to say anymore, except that I've been saying the same things about this team for the past 6 or 7 years. Let me count the ways: -No quality big men (Rasheed Wallace played ONE game for us before being traded) -No quality point guard (Teague sometimes disappears) -Too many isolation plays -Too many rotations on defense -Marvin Williams needs to be traded or let go or possibly drowned in the river Let me give you a brief history of Marvin Williams. He was the second pick overall in some draft. He has spent the entire time making Hawks fans wonder why oh why did we pass on Chris Paul and generally bricking fadeaways when he's wide open. Do you catch my drift? HE FADES AWAY WHEN HE'S WIDE OPEN. A SUPPOSED SHOOTING GUARD / SMALL FORWARD HYBRID FADES AWAY NEEDLESSLY. That's a problem you expect with big men. If you see it with little guys, you know to pass on them immediately, because they are terrible. My hatred for Marvin knows no bounds. He's an awesome person, but he's third string material at best and shouldn't see more than 5 minutes of garbage time on the court. -Letting Josh Childress go was retarded -Management is stupid (120M contract to an aging SG) -Management is cheap (weird, huh? but they never go over the luxury tax) Part of me is excited to watch a brand new team spring up and start growing. But another part of me knows that nothing is going to come out of the effort. You start to get a brain for recognizing patterns, both in life and in basketball, and when you know it's crap, it's crap, and will always be crap. Some teams and some towns just GET IT. Some of them are learning how to. But Atlanta? Never. Sigh. If I were an Atlanta fan, I'd appreciate* the genuine effort the Hawks have made to be competitive. They're, basically, as honestly constructed as a team could be. The reason they failed, is because they drafted poorly. No, not just Marvin Williams over Deron Williams and Chris Paul - but also Shelden Williams, Josh Childress and Acie Law (the Fourth!) But that 2005 sign and trade deal for Joe Johnson was really really good. Al Horford was nice after Durant. Smith in the middle of the first round in 2004 was sweet. That extension for Johnson looks unforgivable now, but it was really, not an inconceivable window of talent for Atlanta. EDIT: Appreciate might be a bit of a tough word to swallow, ha. | ||
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Whatson
United States5357 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:03 RowdierBob wrote: Does Bynum ever get called for 3 in the key? no, not really, but then again dwight and shaq don't/didn't get called for it either | ||
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