NBA Playoffs 2013 - Page 133

On May 14 2013 09:49 Jibba wrote:
I think that's the dagger.

On May 14 2013 09:42 topherthetoad wrote:
Bulls going to have one last push imo. If Heat can hold them off its over.

In the official announcement, the NBA places Marc Gasol on the second team; but he finished fourth among centers in points and 14th among all players. Which raises the question: huh? The tie between Chandler and Noah for first team center explains a one spot rise for Gasol -- but he's still behind Larry Sanders.

The only semi-valid explanation for Gasol being name second team ahead of Sanders would be if Sanders were considered a forward and not a center. However, Sanders is listed as a center in box scores, he's the tallest player in Milwaukee's starting lineup, he defends centers -- in short, he's a center, and there's really no room for debate on the subject. More importantly, when you add up all the votes for Chandler, Noah, Sanders, Gasol, Howard and Hibbert, you get exactly 60 votes, which seems to indicate that the coaches really did by and large list those players as centers. It's conceivable that players like Tim Duncan and Ibaka, generally listed as forwards, could have gotten votes at center while Sanders got votes at forward, but that seems like a stretch.

In the end, though it seems impossible to justify, what appears to be happening is that the NBA is trying to save face here. The voting for DPOY and the All Defense teams has longed bordered on joke status (see Bryant, Kobe) but it's never been so out of sorts that the DPOY failed to make the All Defense team. That's exactly what happened this season -- so the NBA just reformatted their table to avoid that particular embarrassment.

Which raises a pretty serious issue: why should Larry Sanders, a terrific up and coming defender in the NBA, be deprived of this honor? It's not unheard of for players to have incentive clauses in their contracts tied to earning certain honors -- let's hope that was not the case for Sanders, who could have lost a bonus based on a capricious and self-serving attempt on the part of the NBA to save face.

On May 14 2013 09:54 RowdierBob wrote:
NBA awards season is so stupid.

Gasol is awarded DPOY and yet only makes 2nd All-NBA Defensive team.

I get that it's different people voting but it makes it all so meaningless with too much input.

On May 14 2013 09:59 Jibba wrote:

The All-Defensive team awards are terrible, even though it's the coaches voting.

Ibaka and CP3 are on first team. Larry Sanders isn't on either. Kobe Bryant got 6 votes.

On May 14 2013 09:58 On_Slaught wrote:
Record breaking series for Bulls.

- Worst playoff defeat ever for the Bulls.
- Lowest scoring quarter ever for the Bulls.

- On pace this game for the lowest scoring game for Bulls in playoffs.
- On pace this game for the single worst shooting performance in playoffs history w/ Nate.

And the scary thing is G5 should be worse, unless the Heat are smart and rest Wade/James. At the very least they should rest Wade.

On May 14 2013 10:56 slyboogie wrote:


Would that be smart? You just play them both and try to lock the series out in 5 - then you get to rest your players for real.

On May 14 2013 10:23 On_Slaught wrote:
I wonder if the Bulls regret beating the Nets now?

Worst playoff FG% ever. Lowest score. Biggest lost. Lowest scoring quarter. More injuries.

On May 14 2013 10:23 On_Slaught wrote:
I wonder if the Bulls regret beating the Nets now?

Worst playoff FG% ever. Lowest score. Biggest lost. Lowest scoring quarter. More injuries.