EPTHopefully Rose doesn't pull a Nowitzki a few years ago against Golden State.
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Hopefully Rose doesn't pull a Nowitzki a few years ago against Golden State. | ||
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ChezGod
United States590 Posts
And wow @ that offensive foul call on Hibbert | ||
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BlueRoyaL
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ChezGod
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Jerubaal
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It's strange that all of the talk is focusing on this series, but really everything else is going according to plan: Nobody really expects the Spurs or Lakers to lose their series. The Knicks are being the Knicks. Orlando is perennially disappointing and Miami is predictably rolling in the early rounds. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On April 19 2011 13:33 Jerubaal wrote: I wish I could watch one goddamn NBA game without raging at how bad the refs are. Oh well, I try not to get personally biased against a team, but so far I have seen nothing great out of Chicago. It's strange that all of the talk is focusing on this series, but really everything else is going according to plan: Nobody really expects the Spurs or Lakers to lose their series. The Knicks are being the Knicks. Orlando is perennially disappointing and Miami is predictably rolling in the early rounds. You can't really say that things are, "going according to plan" then cite things that aren't and dismiss them as inconsequential. The only things "going according to plan" are, 1. Miami steamrolling a less athletic team; 2. The Nuggets/Thunder Series being exciting; 3. The Knicks pushing the Celtics but losing because they fail at defense. Most other "expected" things are small parts of teams like, the Spurs struggling to score without Manu, the Bulls struggling to find a second scorer, and the Lakers failing at defending point guards. Another point on the Bulls, when you watch the games objectively (as if you are imagining you have no idea this is a 1-8 matchup) you think, damn the Pacers are getting lucky, damn the Bulls are shooting poorly, damn the Bulls look sloppy, and damn the Bulls should be winning by at least fifteen. It s not like the Bulls look like a team that should be losing, they look like a team that is underperforming. I mean, look at Deng's FG % tonight, and basically every shot he took was a wide open look. | ||
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
I think the Pacers will win both games in Indy as long as Collison is good to go. They missed him terribly in the second half tonight. If he would have been able to play, I think they could have won that game. | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
On April 19 2011 14:40 cLutZ wrote: You can't really say that things are, "going according to plan" then cite things that aren't and dismiss them as inconsequential. The only things "going according to plan" are, 1. Miami steamrolling a less athletic team; 2. The Nuggets/Thunder Series being exciting; 3. The Knicks pushing the Celtics but losing because they fail at defense. Most other "expected" things are small parts of teams like, the Spurs struggling to score without Manu, the Bulls struggling to find a second scorer, and the Lakers failing at defending point guards. Another point on the Bulls, when you watch the games objectively (as if you are imagining you have no idea this is a 1-8 matchup) you think, damn the Pacers are getting lucky, damn the Bulls are shooting poorly, damn the Bulls look sloppy, and damn the Bulls should be winning by at least fifteen. It s not like the Bulls look like a team that should be losing, they look like a team that is underperforming. I mean, look at Deng's FG % tonight, and basically every shot he took was a wide open look. Oh, I think the outcomes of the Spurs and Lakers games weren't so surprising, if not necessarily predicted. Both are teams that are known to drop games against worse opponents. The Spurs are an older team playing a young, hungry team and the Lakers are just plain inconsistent. The reason I said it was 'going as planned' is because they are known to do this. If any other defending champ lost the first game in sloppy fashion to the 7 seed, there'd be discussion, but, hey, it's the Lakers. If the Lakers lose this second game to New Orleans or go 1-2, then I think you are going to see some alarm bells. Not much is expected from San Antonio so I don't think any result would be surprising, though they should at least make it out of this round. I agree with the rest of your paragraph. Still, I'm not really sure why the Bulls are getting so much scrutiny and maybe it is unfair to them. Depending on whether you think they are a young team breaking out, in which case they are playing as expected so far, with plenty of growing pains, or they are the best team in the NBA, in which case they are woefully underperforming. A matter of perception I suppose. | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
Overrated is more when your team doesn't have the fundamentals to match your flash/record, which is definitely not the bulls. I think LA fans are overconfident, if my team can't do any better than splitting their home game, I would be overanalyzing my team's flaws. Having a 1st game upset/disturbingly close game isn't a problem, doing it at home is a problem. For example, what if the Pacers play better at home and the Bulls worse away? All you need is a few points swing to end up with a tied series. D Rose had too many turnovers (6). | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On April 19 2011 16:16 igotmyown wrote: Lakers having trouble with point guards is kind of surprising, since it's a hole they've theoretically had but it never really hurt them (Jameer Nelson, Deron Williams, Chauncey, Nash). Overrated is more when your team doesn't have the fundamentals to match your flash/record, which is definitely not the bulls. I think LA fans are overconfident, if my team can't do any better than splitting their home game, I would be overanalyzing my team's flaws. Having a 1st game upset/disturbingly close game isn't a problem, doing it at home is a problem. For example, what if the Pacers play better at home and the Bulls worse away? All you need is a few points swing to end up with a tied series. D Rose had too many turnovers (6). The bulls had like 6 turnovers in the first 2 minutes. Also, the Lakers are a frontrunning team. Phil has never lost when he wins game 1, his record otherwise is much worse. | ||
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icystorage
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KOFgokuon
United States14912 Posts
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
On April 20 2011 03:08 icystorage wrote: LETS GO PORTLAAAAAAAAAAAAAND. I'm not joining the underdog bandwagon, ive been a portland fan for years. b.roy <3 Okay get this. Ref's almost handed Dallas game 1. Mark Cuban is complaining about the Ref before the game in game 2 O.o Are you serious bro? What a joke trying to put the spotlight on the Ref to win the game. He needs to be fined, just like Nate did. Even though Nate was complaining after his team lost -_-'. | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19350 Posts
On April 20 2011 07:51 Wrongspeedy wrote: Okay get this. Ref's almost handed Dallas game 1. Mark Cuban is complaining about the Ref before the game in game 2 O.o Are you serious bro? What a joke trying to put the spotlight on the Ref to win the game. He needs to be fined, just like Nate did. Even though Nate was complaining after his team lost -_-'. lol what? what the fuck are you talking about? and why are you quoting me and saying something a bit irrelevant? | ||
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ChezGod
United States590 Posts
I miss when him and GP were on NBA Tonight | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
damn what a great series !!! | ||
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
On April 20 2011 10:16 a176 wrote: RONDO KILLING IT !!! damn what a great series !!! This series really has been amazing. Carmelo just hit a prayer three with Pierce draped all over him. Really fun playoffs so far. | ||
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pokeyAA
United States936 Posts
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On April 20 2011 10:45 pokeyAA wrote: I love seeing Spike's disappointed face Honestly, why is he famous? His films are all pretty bad. | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
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