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Engore
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1916 Posts
May 02 2011 00:44 GMT
#481
Trash talking is part of basketball if you guys didn't know. I don't think the Celtics were gonna win w/ or w/o paul but the fact that you eject him in the playoffs, especially for only talking and no physical contact.
EG | Liquid | Dignitas | FXO | SlayerS | TSL | iS | Fan of pretty much all players ^_^ | SeleCT <3 forever! Axslav <3
Brees
Profile Joined January 2010
Marshall Islands3404 Posts
May 02 2011 00:55 GMT
#482
They ejected him because 2 technicals is an automatic ejection, not for saying something to Wade lol.
Brees on in
a176
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada6688 Posts
May 02 2011 01:21 GMT
#483
On May 02 2011 09:19 jmbthirteen wrote:
Paul Pierce was acting like a jackass all game long. He got ejected for getting a second technical foul. Both were deserved. You can't talk shit all game long and get in guys faces multiple times and expect the refs to just let it go. After he got his first tech, he needed to play smart, but he didn't. He got himself ejected.

Miami looked dominant in this game. Then they seemed to get bored when they would get far ahead, then they would look dominant again.


lol man, this is playoff basketball. of course emotions are gonna erupt. most refs let it go because they understand the pressure, and the fact most players aren't stupid enough to escalate it beyond the confrontation.

i wouldnt be surprised if we hear more about this game from the league in the near future
starleague forever
Engore
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1916 Posts
May 02 2011 01:36 GMT
#484
On May 02 2011 09:55 Brees wrote:
They ejected him because 2 technicals is an automatic ejection, not for saying something to Wade lol.


Why did he get a 2nd technical? He didn't touch anybody. He set a screen and d wade turned into a wussy about it. He got a 2nd technical because of what he said which is stupid.
EG | Liquid | Dignitas | FXO | SlayerS | TSL | iS | Fan of pretty much all players ^_^ | SeleCT <3 forever! Axslav <3
saltygrapes
Profile Joined April 2010
181 Posts
May 02 2011 02:28 GMT
#485
On May 02 2011 07:29 Xeris wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2011 07:23 Ducci wrote:
Its not like the celtics did bad once pierce got thrown out, they actually did better. I don't think it would have made any bit of difference if he had stayed in the game


a) It probably would have..

b) The really dumb flagrant on Jermaine O'Neal turned the game around. Boston had cut it to 7 and the momentum swung their way. That flagrant turned the game around again.

c) Is Miami going to be relying on Wade to go for 35+ on sick shooting every game (not gonna happen) and James Jones hitting like 6 three's (not gonna happen).

Despite the fact that Miami edged out a win here, they didn't look particularly impressive, and an overall poor Celtics play + poor officiating played a big role. I don't see Miami winning.


I'm going to objective-ize your post because you fail to look at this game from both perspectives.

a) It wouldn't have mattered because the Celtics had a better +/- when he went off the floor at the end of the game. Don't act like they'd have won the game. You know they wouldn't have.

b) I understand that call was a momentum-shifter, but there were plenty of calls that went Boston's way too, such as the non-called clear-path/flagrant foul from Rondo on James in the 1st Q. There were multiple calls in this game that were either made or not made. O'Neal is an idiot for blatantly forearm shoving a cutting player like that. Maybe it didn't deserve a flagrant, but it was a cheap shot. There's a difference between nudging a guy off his cut and blatantly sticking your shoulder into him.

c) Are you a Boston fan? You fail to point out that Ray Allen has shot over 50% from three this playoffs and did again today. Is Boston going to rely on Ray shooting 50% from three every game (not gonna happen) and shooting 50% from three as a team (not gonna happen) like they did today? Apparently you didn't notice that Boston shot a better percentage from 3 than Miami did today. Boston didn't lose this game at the 3-point line.

The thing is, Miami didn't "edge out a win". They were winning the entire game, by double digits most of the second half. With two teams as closely matched as these two, "edging out a win" does not equal being ahead by double digits for most of the game. Miami has complacency issues when they get ahead in games. They blew numerous huge leads this year (to Orlando, New York, Chicago to name a few) and sometimes lose focus on their offensive execution and drift into one-on-one mode.

When Miami executed on the offensive end of the floor, they looked dominant this game. When they got complacent after being ahead by 15+ points, they didn't. Today it was James Jones hitting 3's, but next game it could be Chalmers, Bibby or even Miller.

I'm not trying to sound like a Miami homer here, but I think it's ridiculous to look at this game and try to find excuses for why Miami won and Boston lost when clearly Boston just got outplayed. In addition, looking at this game and thinking Miami is lucky to win because Wade played well and Jones hit a lot of shots is absolutely ludicrous; Miami has 3 star players that can kill you on any given night and role players that can hit threes just like Boston. This was a team effort from Miami and any attempt to poke holes in their play today is pretty pathetic. They owned Boston today.

For the Celtics lovers who want to bash my post, when the Celtics win a game this series I'll make a post like the one that I quoted above saying the Celtics are relying too hard on whatever facet of their game that they executed well in that particular game and you'll realize just how annoying posts that don't look at the game from the sides of both teams are.
sxpointz!
Existential
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia2107 Posts
May 02 2011 02:56 GMT
#486
Oh wow Memphis... How are they playing so good?
Jaedong <3 | BW - The first game I ever loved
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
May 02 2011 02:57 GMT
#487
The Celtics definitely got outplayed. They made a run at coming back, but Miami was in control the whole game.
kakaman
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1576 Posts
May 02 2011 04:12 GMT
#488
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This just aint right...
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14911 Posts
May 02 2011 04:27 GMT
#489
I'm missing something
slyboogie
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3423 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-02 04:36:50
May 02 2011 04:36 GMT
#490
He's part owner of Liverpool. Liverpool plays at Anfield, so he's just repping his big buy.

EDIT: Liverpool is an English Soccer club for those of you who don't care much for soccer. They're very storied and, until recently, always competitive.
"We dug coal together." Boyd Crowder, Justified
kakaman
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1576 Posts
May 02 2011 04:36 GMT
#491
On May 02 2011 13:27 KOFgokuon wrote:
I'm missing something


Lebron bought a minority stake in Liverpool, so now he's rocking Liverpool gear, which is messed up, because Liverpool represents sort of the historic loyal fanbase team, whereas Lebron is the biggest sellout bandwagoner there is
slyboogie
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3423 Posts
May 02 2011 04:42 GMT
#492
On May 02 2011 13:36 kakaman wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2011 13:27 KOFgokuon wrote:
I'm missing something


Lebron bought a minority stake in Liverpool, so now he's rocking Liverpool gear, which is messed up, because Liverpool represents sort of the historic loyal fanbase team, whereas Lebron is the biggest sellout bandwagoner there is


Ahhhh, settle down, lol. Lebron comes from a working class family, so that's pretty Liverpool-y. And while he might be a sellout, the object of a bandwagon can't also be a bandwagoner. Unless you're suggesting he jumped on some bandwagon?
"We dug coal together." Boyd Crowder, Justified
rei
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States3594 Posts
May 02 2011 05:46 GMT
#493
Rondal getting shut down pretty hard tonight, KG can't bail them out late in the 4th, and Wade went down Allen on so many screens while scoring 35 was most impressive. Good D on both side, looking forward to game 2.
GET OUT OF MY BASE CHILL
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13423 Posts
May 02 2011 13:33 GMT
#494
Where's the Grizz love? I know the Celtics and Heat have a big rivalry (well LeBron and the Celts..) but wholly shit, the Grizz can go all the way if they keep playing the way they are. Beating SAS was no fluke...
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13423 Posts
May 02 2011 13:34 GMT
#495
Am I the only one who would back the Grizz over both the Celts and Heat based on current form?
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
a176
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada6688 Posts
May 02 2011 19:25 GMT
#496
On May 02 2011 22:33 RowdierBob wrote:
Where's the Grizz love? I know the Celtics and Heat have a big rivalry (well LeBron and the Celts..) but wholly shit, the Grizz can go all the way if they keep playing the way they are. Beating SAS was no fluke...


at this point its purely favoritism. the big names will get all the attention. but im sure no one is gonna discredit or underestimate the grizz.
starleague forever
Phay
Profile Joined August 2010
55 Posts
May 03 2011 00:15 GMT
#497
Good start to the series, lets go Bulls!
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
May 03 2011 00:30 GMT
#498
Grizzlies is now a classic bandwagon. The Spurs had issues, and they took the first game, but I still say OKC is where their hidden quality gets trumped.

Atlanta, same thing only even more so. Stats said Atlanta was great against Orlando but are terrible against every other team defensively. And I was the only one here who thought Atlanta might beat Orlando.
AntiGrav1ty
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany2310 Posts
May 03 2011 00:35 GMT
#499
Grizzlies wont he season series 3-1 against OKC. I think they might come out on top again.
www.twitch.tv/antigrav1ty
a176
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada6688 Posts
May 03 2011 00:46 GMT
#500
Bulls are missing some damn easy buckets. Atlanta up by 10 already.
starleague forever
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