EPTNBA Playoffs (2010-2011) - Page 36
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Riskr
Germany403 Posts
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VENDIZ
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On May 05 2011 13:19 cLutZ wrote: Not that this excuses his poor shooting %, but Drose's inefficiency is a byproduct of the Bull's offense being very mediocre. He is actually a pretty good "rhythm shooter" the problem is that on a huge % of his misses the play goes like this: Rose Dribbles around, finds boozer/gibson/deng/noah in the post, said person lacks a strong move to the basket so eventually he kicks it to rose with 6 on the shot clock. Rose dribbles around for 2-3 seconds looking for something good to happen, nothing does and he chucks up a shot. This. People seem to think he's Russel Westbrook and just shoots as soon as he feels like it. You need to look at what shots Rose is left with.. | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14896 Posts
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A3iL3r0n
United States2196 Posts
I don't think Dallas will give-up like they have in years past when things get tough because Dirk's mentality has a harder edge this go-round. If the Lakers go down, I think that really benefits the Heat. This year's playoffs have been the best in awhile, so many good series. Pacers-Bulls was good for the first 4 games, even though the Bulls went 3-1 over those games, the first three went down to the wire with the Bulls trailing in the 4th quarter. I'm always curious about how the Heat are going to do. Memphis beating San Antonio was great too. I like seeing different teams going deep into the tournament. | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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ahole-surprise
United States813 Posts
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Qaatar
1409 Posts
On May 06 2011 00:41 A3iL3r0n wrote: If the Lakers go down, I think that really benefits the Heat. The Lakers are terrible at defending the pick and roll, and are the weakest at the one position the Heat are the weakest: PG. It's why the Heat have handily beaten the Lakers twice this season (yeah, I know, regular season doesn't mean anything, but in this case, the matchup does explain the results). Dallas, on the other hand, match up extremely well with the Heat as well as having a much superior bench. If anything, I see the ONLY team that can potentially threaten the Heat's chances at winning this year is the Mavs. It'll be a nice reboot of the 06 Finals...with hopefully the same result.  | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
The Heat do have the advantage at the wings which unfortunately for Dallas means they can't win by basket trading. Would be an interesting series for sure. | ||
Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37025 Posts
Reading all these opinions from all these people is so epic..... Not that I agree with what everyone says, but just the fact that TL gets so heated up on one subject is truly a sight to remember. :O Btw guys, it'd be real nice if you could take all this heat and intensity to my polls on page 12. I want to see everyone voting for what they believe to be right. And I can clearly see it in these posts, so why not also show in a poll? Much appreciation : ] | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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On May 06 2011 08:38 Ace wrote: Dallas and Miami both have some interesting weapons. Dallas like Chicago has 1 super star scorer surrounded by a good defense and an above average bench. Dallas has Dirk though and that guy shoots lights out no matter who is on him. The Heat do have the advantage at the wings which unfortunately for Dallas means they can't win by basket trading. Would be an interesting series for sure. Also, Dallas has much more experience, and their role players are actually SHOWING UP in these playoffs. Dirk doesn't have to shoot 25+ times every game, even though he'll undoubtedly make a higher percentage than Rose if he does. Chicago is laughably bad - unless they can magically improve their play, and unless Rose can suddenly trust his teammates outside of Kyle Korver at the end of games, they are going to struggle mightily to score. Dallas doesn't have that problem. I don't see the Lakers being able to beat them 4 out of the next 5 games, with 3 on the road. I also don't see OKC/Memphis posing much of a threat for them in the next round either. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Atlanta can knock off Chicago. Those jumpshots only need to fall in 3 out of the 5 games for JJ/Jamal/Horford/Smith, and boom, they're in the Conference Finals. | ||
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37025 Posts
On May 06 2011 08:44 Ace wrote: I voted in those polls. Probably should post a new one some time later, or even now that doomsday in Dallas is going down. I am planning on posting new polls. But for now, I am waiting for the final four. I want the semis to play out and then I will create new polls. For now, I just want the votes to keep coming in, as the results will effect the outcome of the next polls. Thanks guys, for voting 8) | ||
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charliewinsmore
98 Posts
On May 06 2011 03:04 ahole-surprise wrote: Ron artest is a classless punk, going after the smallest guy on the court. He essentially ran away from Ben Wallace during the Detroit brawl many years ago. I hope the worst for him. he's a great guy and a big philanthropist.. i understand not respecting his actions in a basketball game, but to wish the worst for him is a big of an overreaction. | ||
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
On May 06 2011 03:04 ahole-surprise wrote: Ron artest is a classless punk, going after the smallest guy on the court. He essentially ran away from Ben Wallace during the Detroit brawl many years ago. I hope the worst for him. Really dude, you expected Ron Artest to start a fight with someone on the court? You seem to forget that he just didn't want any trouble until some dipshit entitled fan threw beer on him. | ||
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ahole-surprise
United States813 Posts
Also, ROFL@ he didn't want any trouble. He instigated it by fouling Ben Wallace really hard in a game that was over already (and his team was winning too). And no, I didn't expect Ron Artest to start a fight with someone on the court, but he did, and then he just ran away when things escalated. That's why he's a coward and a punk. I also didn't expect him to run into the stands and hulk smash the first guy who he imagined looked like a bottle thrower. But he did. I can't believe people are defending him. | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
When they're shooting nba commercials or showing the players walking through the tunnels to the game, the players are not allowed to wear jewelry. Why? Because it gives players a "bad image" and makes them harder to market. Now the kneejerk internet reaction is, that's stupid, people should be able to do what they want, people are crying wolf about racism. But, according to them, the nba has done market research and has found that bling, and probably other "street" icons, are less marketable to the public. The next reaction, who cares, let players do what they want. But then again, if I were commissioner and someone said, if they don't wear jewelry we'll gets hundreds of millions of dollars in more revenue, heck yeah I'm doing that. And finally, I wonder if instinctively it's true, are "clean" players more marketable? Well Kobe before Colorado had one of the cleanest images, Kevin Durant seems like a bible carrying tattooless super nice/polite hard working guy, Dwight Howard is a tattooless born again mama's boy, honestly they're (or their images are) very hard not to like. Young stars like Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose, think how hard they are to hate. They're young, exciting, work hard, and have no discernible baggage. Thoughts? Is it right/smart to do this? | ||
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roliax
135 Posts
On May 06 2011 00:41 A3iL3r0n wrote: Dirk's always been good, but over-rated in my opinion. This year, he's bossed up to Collossus status. I don't think Dallas will give-up like they have in years past when things get tough because Dirk's mentality has a harder edge this go-round. If the Lakers go down, I think that really benefits the Heat. I don't think you can say Dirk is overrated. If anything, he is underrated and under appreciated. People say he's "soft" and that he's not a "tough guy". People say he can't close games, that he doesn't have the killer mentality. People say that he can't lead a team, that he's not as clutch. But year after year he's always a top scorer and carry the Mavs into the playoffs. If you say under achieved, then you would have more of a point. Skill does not always = achievement. Look at Malone. Look at Barkeley. Look at Lebron, even. I'm not saying Dirk is the greatest or that the Mavs will win it. But to sit here and say he's overrated is not right. btw I think Laker's gonna lose. | ||
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TieN.nS)
United States2131 Posts
On May 06 2011 16:43 igotmyown wrote: I was listening to a Bill Simmons Henry Abbot cast, and they brought up one of the most interesting topics I've ever heard of in the nba. When they're shooting nba commercials or showing the players walking through the tunnels to the game, the players are not allowed to wear jewelry. Why? Because it gives players a "bad image" and makes them harder to market. Now the kneejerk internet reaction is, that's stupid, people should be able to do what they want, people are crying wolf about racism. But, according to them, the nba has done market research and has found that bling, and probably other "street" icons, are less marketable to the public. The next reaction, who cares, let players do what they want. But then again, if I were commissioner and someone said, if they don't wear jewelry we'll gets hundreds of millions of dollars in more revenue, heck yeah I'm doing that. And finally, I wonder if instinctively it's true, are "clean" players more marketable? Well Kobe before Colorado had one of the cleanest images, Kevin Durant seems like a bible carrying tattooless super nice/polite hard working guy, Dwight Howard is a tattooless born again mama's boy, honestly they're (or their images are) very hard not to like. Young stars like Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose, think how hard they are to hate. They're young, exciting, work hard, and have no discernible baggage. Thoughts? Is it right/smart to do this? ![[image loading]](http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/6f/fullj.d1f4c74367a145236ef2ae6adf670901/d1f4c74367a145236ef2ae6adf670901-getty-113288482rm008_memphis_griz.jpg) Regarding image? Tiga tiga woods y'all (no longer applies, lol)! | ||
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The Chief
Australia138 Posts
On May 06 2011 10:43 ahole-surprise wrote: A scumbag is a scumbag, no matter how many times he gives .001% of his net worth to charity to build up his public image, which by the way he can make money off of. Also, ROFL@ he didn't want any trouble. He instigated it by fouling Ben Wallace really hard in a game that was over already (and his team was winning too). And no, I didn't expect Ron Artest to start a fight with someone on the court, but he did, and then he just ran away when things escalated. That's why he's a coward and a punk. I also didn't expect him to run into the stands and hulk smash the first guy who he imagined looked like a bottle thrower. But he did. I can't believe people are defending him. Dude the exact game you're talking about is Ben Wallace over reacting to a hard foul and having his ego/anger get the better of him. A hard foul is a hard foul no doubt about it but there's no reason for ben wallace to react the way he did, especially being someone the media waits to put a toe over the line so they can write a 6 page spread in the paper about. The only reason Artest walked away is because he didn't want to make the same mistake as Ben Wallace just did, however that didn't work out to well for him as we all know. I am not saying Ron artest was in the right or wrong, i am simply just saying that the whole fight with the pacers vs the pistons can all be pointed back to ben wallace's over reaction to a hard foul that many people before have just walked away from which is exactly what he should have done. | ||
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bigjenk
United States1543 Posts
On May 06 2011 09:22 charlieso wrote: he's a great guy and a big philanthropist.. i understand not respecting his actions in a basketball game, but to wish the worst for him is a big of an overreaction. Also a convicted woman beater and animal abuser... | ||
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