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Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
May 10 2009 06:24 GMT
#1361
lol cavs suck
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XaI)CyRiC
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4471 Posts
May 10 2009 07:14 GMT
#1362
On May 10 2009 13:33 KOFgokuon wrote:
ahhh poor yao




So sad. I know it must be killing Yao that he won't be able to finish out the playoffs.
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oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
May 10 2009 08:25 GMT
#1363
On May 10 2009 15:24 Xeris wrote:
lol cavs suck

your trolling is weak
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
TheMusiC
Profile Joined January 2004
United States1054 Posts
May 10 2009 08:41 GMT
#1364
lol houston is not going to win another game this playoffs, guaranteed
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-10 08:54:23
May 10 2009 08:54 GMT
#1365
poor yao :/
i also wanted the lakers to have a tough series, as it would better them prepare for the finals. (assuming they get there)
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
May 10 2009 08:58 GMT
#1366
And the nuggets winning game 3 is taking all the drama out of the series. If the mavs had held on, they had a chance at pulling even in game 4, now it would just delay the inevitable.

And the Celtics would have to utterly demolish orlando the next 3 games to make a splash. If they squeaked by 3 wins in another best of 7, they're showing that their team is only good enough for the cavs to trash them. If they demolished orlando, then they might possibly with red auerbach's ghost's help on top be able to make a series with the cavs, kg would be forced to say F... it and willis reed back into the playoffs. I hope Orlando wins to make sure KG doesn't even consider risking his health.
unknown.sam
Profile Joined May 2007
Philippines2701 Posts
May 10 2009 14:40 GMT
#1367
oh man that's so unfortunate for yao. i knew it seemed too good to be true with him playing all those reg season games. injuries were the order of the day this season so he was gonna have one sooner or later sucks for the series too, not that the rockets had any legit chance of winning.

another blowout win for the cavs...damn
they're getting scarier and scarier with each succeeding game...

only the best of the west has a chance against this beast from the east
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TanGeng
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sanya12364 Posts
May 10 2009 16:06 GMT
#1368
Too bad for Yao.
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Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
May 10 2009 16:34 GMT
#1369
On May 10 2009 17:25 oneofthem wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2009 15:24 Xeris wrote:
lol cavs suck

your trolling is weak


negatory sir
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XaI)CyRiC
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4471 Posts
May 10 2009 16:42 GMT
#1370
On May 10 2009 23:40 unknown.sam wrote:another blowout win for the cavs...damn
they're getting scarier and scarier with each succeeding game...

only the best of the west has a chance against this beast from the east


Actually this last game between CLE and ATL was pretty close up until the fourth quarter. It could have been because the Cavs knew just how much better they were than the Hawks and let some things slip, or maybe it was the return of Horford and better play by the Hawks. Didn't watch the game so I don't know for sure.

Either way, while I think the Cavs are a VERY dangerous team and playing very well right now, I can't help but think that people might be disregarding the level of their competition a little too much when talking about how amazingly they've been playing. Detroit and a less-than-100% Atlanta are not very strong tests with which to measure how much of a contender a team is. The Cavs haven't been tested yet, and I'm interested to see how they react when they finally hit some serious competition. I will say that I've been very impressed with how focused the Cavs have been and their ability to not let leads slip away (a la the Lakers) and continue playing to blow opposing teams out.
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ActualSteve
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States627 Posts
May 10 2009 17:19 GMT
#1371
Dwight has terrorized the league for the last four years.
His near 16 rpg and 10 posters a game should never be overlooked.
You are now breathing manually.
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
May 10 2009 17:21 GMT
#1372
the opposite tendency exists as well, dismissing them too much for the easy competition. just have to wait and see, like everything else.
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-10 17:51:30
May 10 2009 17:47 GMT
#1373
On May 11 2009 02:19 ActualSteve wrote:
Dwight has terrorized the league for the last four years.
His near 16 rpg and 10 posters a game should never be overlooked.

By terrorized do you mean his trading cards look cool? Because Dwight's offensive game is 2 years behind schedule and still pales in comparison to Duncan/Yao/young Shaq. This series would be completely different if KG were playing.

You see it in the way the Magic consistently give up big leads. With that kind of talent, they should be getting an automatic two points during crunch time, but Howard's game doesn't work well enough without the rest of the team going 3 happy and Van Gundy doesn't do much to change that.
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
May 10 2009 18:02 GMT
#1374
On May 10 2009 09:04 PanoRaMa wrote:
wow...ridiculous. OBVIOUS foul at the end.

absolutely ridiculous.

It wasn't that obvious.

Among the Celtics' players, the lingering impression was that Wright was as much at fault as anyone because he did not commit the foul in the proper manner -- especially when he had the perfect opportunity at the moment when Anthony bobbled the ball before regaining control and sinking the game-winning shot.

Celtics are right, that was a weak foul attempt.
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XaI)CyRiC
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4471 Posts
May 10 2009 18:30 GMT
#1375
On May 11 2009 02:21 oneofthem wrote:
the opposite tendency exists as well, dismissing them too much for the easy competition. just have to wait and see, like everything else.


Well I'm not dismissing them by any means, because there's not any evidence that they're not as good as everyone thinks they are. But, what I am doing is reserving my judgment, as opposed to many others, until I see them truly tested. Yes, they're good, but how good? We won't know until they play against tougher teams.
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XaI)CyRiC
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4471 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-10 18:34:59
May 10 2009 18:34 GMT
#1376
On May 11 2009 02:47 Jibba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 11 2009 02:19 ActualSteve wrote:
Dwight has terrorized the league for the last four years.
His near 16 rpg and 10 posters a game should never be overlooked.

By terrorized do you mean his trading cards look cool? Because Dwight's offensive game is 2 years behind schedule and still pales in comparison to Duncan/Yao/young Shaq. This series would be completely different if KG were playing.

You see it in the way the Magic consistently give up big leads. With that kind of talent, they should be getting an automatic two points during crunch time, but Howard's game doesn't work well enough without the rest of the team going 3 happy and Van Gundy doesn't do much to change that.


I think I've read somewhere before that one of the reasons why DHow's offensive game hasn't developed as far as his defensive has is because he hasn't had many summers off to work on his game. His Team USA obligations have kept him pretty busy in the past few seasons, and, instead of working on his game and improving certain skills, he's been busy preparing for international basketball and working to gel with players who are on different teams. With Team USA, all Dwight has to do is finish when he's passed the ball, rebound, and defend. There was no need for him to develop a post game because of how international basketball disfavors low-post players like him, and because his team was overloaded with scorers.

I don't know what this summer will be like for him, but I hope that he gets a chance to just work on his own game and realize some of the potential everyone knows he has a abundance of. While it would be bad news for the rest of the league, I think it'd be awesome to see just how far he could go with his combination of strength, speed, size and athleticism. He's basically the PF/C version of Lebron in that he's a freak of nature with regards to his physical gifts.
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shmay
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States1091 Posts
May 10 2009 19:24 GMT
#1377
i watched the cavs game yesterday and i came to these conclusions:

they suck. but they have lebron so it doesnt matter. seriously, without him, do they even crack the playoffs?

lebron is such an insane physical specimen with great basketball instincts. when his shot is falling, like yesterday, it's over. the hawks were playing well, until lebron took over. he's unguardable. you know when you're in a game with a guy who's way better than everyone else, and he dominates so much that it becomes not fun? that's what it was like yesterday, he completely killed their spirit.

just having him on the court makes such a huge difference. by having to account for lebron, it opens up all sorts of opportunities for his teammates. when he was out in the 2nd quarter, they couldn't get shit for shots, and the hawks formed a decent lead.

maybe it was just the game i watched, but this guy is ridiculous. he's at a whole 'nother level. he has all of the physical gifts and is smart as hell.
poor newb
Profile Joined April 2004
United States1879 Posts
May 10 2009 19:42 GMT
#1378
lol lakers getting raped 1st quarter
How do you mine minerals?
Deleted User 30223
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3104 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-10 19:49:38
May 10 2009 19:48 GMT
#1379
wtf lakers lol.

i'm not watching the game right now, but are they trying to feed pau at all?
poor newb
Profile Joined April 2004
United States1879 Posts
May 10 2009 19:49 GMT
#1380
kobe gets a technical rofl
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