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You have no reason to apologize. Your team is lining up and beating the team that's put against them. That team just isn't playing very well.
I think this could have been a good matchup without injuries though. Chicago isn't very healthy right now, and Philly would be able to put the clamps in defensively even if Chicago was healthy. Edit: I realize some of the injuries were in the playoffs but Rose wasn't 100% going into the playoffs and I don't think it was reasonable to expect him to be healthy in the playoffs. It sounds like Deng hasn't been nearly as good after this injury (I'm basing this much on what I've read here).
I really like their future, and I hope that Rose is ready to go next year.
As he has to be defensive anchor of that team, I'm somewhat surprised it doesn't happen more often.
I think you mean footnotes.
Why is Wade still sporting the tights? I thought the league tried to nix stuff like that. Did they loosen up the rules again, or does Wade just take the fine?
Did Mike Bibby get laser tat removal? I could've sworn he used to have a very prominent cross or something on his right arm...
And lastly, Melo is turning 28 this month. When is puberty finally gonna kick in and allow him to grow a real mustache?
That is all.
LeBron James was incredible in the 4th quarter. What a ####### player he is.
I thought Atlanta took the day off, and won't play again until Tuesday.
They played.
You can roll the dead guy out on the court, but it's not the same.
I missed whatever it was you're referring to. What heinous act did Garnett commit against Smith? Also, did he run over your dog?
2. He intentionally injured Smith in Game 2 because he can't guard him.
3. He's Kevin Garnett.
Not just in the league: sort of, kind of, maybe relevant!
Garnett has a dirty rep. Worse, he has a rep of going after young guys. Remember the Channing Frye nut shot? Remember the "Cancer patient" shot at Charlie Villanueva?
I'm going to stick up for Garnett a bit here. He absolutely has a dirty rep in the sense that he is a guy who will say terrible things, picks on young players, barks like a dog, claps in Jose Calderon's face, punched Channing Frye in the nuts, and generally acts like a gigantic ####### to any- and everyone who isn't on his team. He does not, so far as I can recall, have a Bruce Bowen-type dirty rep. I've never seen anything calling Garnett the type of player who will try to injure someone, the way Sam is accusing him. He wants to kick your ass, he wants to embarrass you, and he's m ore than a little crazy, but he's not trying to injure anyone.
Gives at least some hope for the future that they can play together. The Knicks need to get healthy, get in shape, tweak the roster a bit, have a full training camp with either Woodson or Phil Jackson, and they may have something. It would be nice to see Lin in Game 5.
1. He's Kevin Garnett. That's enough, really.
2. He intentionally injured Smith in Game 2 because he can't guard him.
3. He's Kevin Garnett.
Great analysis, Sam. Always a pleasure having you here. Maybe now is a good time to go back to trolling Phillies and Nationals fan?
Yeah, I agree with this. He's an ####### out there, to be sure, but I've never heard anyone accuse him of intentionally trying to injure someone.
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Few teams look better than these Celtics when they are making their jumpers. Unfortunately, few teams are harder to watch when they aren't.
Oh Garnett is completely insane. It's just a different kind of crazy than MWP.
Isn't that a Primus song?
I think Simmons reaction to that was something along the lines of: "It's Channing Frye. Who cares?"
To steal a phrase from a great man, "Nothing wrong with tweaking Celtics fans from time to time." ;-)
Garnett is, well, Garnett. Like Maxwn said, fans stick up for their guys, particularly when said guys are really good.
If Kevin Garnett were a Laker, Celtics fans would burn him in effigy. He wears that puke-lime green jersey, though, so he must be a great guy instead. Whatevs.
This series ended when Smith joined Horford among the walking wounded. Celtics fans will crow, because that's what the Yankees of the NBA do, but who really gives a #### about that, right?
I was actually going to leave this thread, but now I may stick around a bit and point out the asshattery that is Boston athletics for a while.
Tell that to Willis Reed.
Who's our Walt Frazier (who had 36 points, v. Reed's 4)?
You know, I'd never looked at that game 7 before. Wilt was 1-11 from the line? Yeesh.
Problem with Denver is that Gallo and Lawson might be the 2nd and 3rd best players on a contender, but when you slide them up one notch--
If they can somehow sign McGee to a decent contract, and if Gallo/Lawson take the next step, I like them a lot next year. But I'm pessimistic about those "if"s.
My sports players don't need to be my "friend" so I don't idolize them and will cheer the laundry, and not be so disappointed when they turn out to be various flavors of human.
Greatest NBA press conference ever. PRACTICE!
Maybe the best sports rant ever. A window directly into how AI went about his business, with his strengths and weaknesses completely intertwined.
Aw, I loved that one! That still runs through my mind every time friends who play on a team mention that they have to go to practice. Classic.
If anyone gets to make a "practice" rant, its a Jason Kidd or a Steve Nash -- the guys who can step onto a court and make a team better without having played with them. (I mean, I'm sure those guys use practice to hone their craft even more...)
Meh. He can keep her.
Everyone knows she's not a real Kardashian.
Rotoworld is describing it as "decimated". Complete tears of ACL and MCL. Apparently waddling around the court with 270 lbs. on a 6'2" frame isn't a good idea. Who knew?
So she's got that going for her... or against her. Either way, I'm wasting finger movement.
His knee was cut down to 1/10 of it's previous size! I guess if you think of his kneecap as a decimal point, it did kind of move want place to the left.
Anyone want to go out on a limb and pick Utah or Memphis tonight? I think both teams have an ok shot. Memphis is about a 2 point dog in vegas, which highlights how even the teams have been. Utah is a 7.5 point dog, which seems excessive, unless you consider the last 3 games a harbinger.
That was one of the surprising developments that followed the PRACTICE rant. Most of the old-time players defended Iverson.
You should be congratulated for this one.
English one perhaps. Nobody is ever touching Giovanni Trapattoni though.
Edit: Went and dug up a clip with English subtitles. They don't really do it justice, but they aren't bad.
Well he should, but if you are going to take a word literally, you should get it right. Decimate is to take one in then, as in down to 9/10ths.
Thank you. I thought I was the only one, and I was going to drop it.
Pedants unite!
If you were a real pedant, then after congratulating him on knowing the definition of decimate, you would have then called him to task for the typo.
Yes to both, most likely.
Manu played 23 mpg this season (30 the year prior)
Parker played 32 mpg this season (same the year prior)
Duncan played 28 mpg this season (same the year prior)
Traditionally, Parker and Duncan play higher minutes in the playoffs, but the Spurs jumped out to a lead.
I was hoping the Jazz could at least take one at home, but at least they put up some fight to close out the season. Favors is already great defensively and with his athleticism and the progress he's already made I think he'll be a very good offensive player as well. The Jazz' offseason will be interesting. I think one of Jefferson or Millsap will and should be moved (hopefully it's Jefferson). They desperately need a wing that can shoot outside and look to upgrade PG if at all possible.
Favors obviously needs more PT next year, though I personally don't think we need to trade Paul or Big Al. They were our only consistent scoring and rebounding options all season. I like the big lineup and think we should stick with it and use it more often next year.
As a Clippers fan, I would really like Griffin to cut back on that kind of stuff.
I feel like this is a game the Clippers need. It seems like everything has gone their way tonight, but it's still a tight game.
As frustrating as flopping is to watch, players have no reason to stop doing it as long as the officials keep buying into it. And every team has their share of flop artists. Refs will rarely call an offensive foul - even obvious ones - unless the defender sells it.
It's not hero-ball if Chris Paul does it. That's a smart basketball play.
As for the Sixers matching up against the Celtics, I don't trust the Celtics but I trust the Sixers even less. The Sixers shot 39.8% in game 1, 34.2% in game 3 and 39.2% in game 4 (the playoff record 59% in game 2 is such a fluke, but I can't completely ignore it). There is no way this offense should be winning any playoff series, let alone playoff games. The C's do have their own offensive problems now and then too, and the schedule is going to change a lot in the next round (every team is supposed to have at least 1 b2b, so that's something that might help Philly win a game or so). But I don't see any way Philly beats Boston (I didn't see any of the regular season matchups, but those mean even less in the next round and especially considering how many games the C's just mail in). I can't say it won't be competitive, because Philly is going to win at least 1 game, but I expect at the end everyone's going to look back on it and think it was an easy series for Boston. (I hope this isn't seen as a bitter Bulls fan analysis, because it's not; I still hate Boston *way* more than I hate Philly.)
the main hurdle for this team the last few years has been closing out games in the 4th quarter, but in the last few weeks, they've closed out chicago twice, and indiana once, at indiana. if they have cleared that hurdle, there's no reason they can't beat boston.
This is so full of ####:
I get why that's how the NBA thinks about these things, but I don't see why he thinks I, as a fan, shouldn't care about the rights of 18 and 19 year-olds.
It's clever of him to couch his profit maximization argument in highly subjective, unquantifiable, and paternalistic terminology. He might even be right. Nobody knows, and that's why it makes for a bad decision calculus.
The thing that gets me is the hidden undercurrent of racism. The media screams about how the age limit is needed and education is so sacred when it's basketball players. But, no one cares about baseball players, hockey players, and tennis players. Hmmm, I wonder what's so different...
There's no giant money machine built around youth athletes in those sports? (I actually think that has a lot more to do with it)
Arguments of "We need to protect ourselves by excluding our competition" do nothing for me. In fact, they make me lose respect for the rest of the points. If an 18-year-old is better than you, get the *($# out of the NBA. That said, the NBA needs a player development program that doesn't, well, suck, and doesn't indenture players to the NCAA (an organization I respect even less than NBA owners)
I'm hoping a high-profile direct-from-high-school player makes the argument "Who the *($# are these guys who wanted to keep my broke-ass 18-year-old self from getting a cut of those millions I'm making?"
Taking your points, one by one.
-Boston and Chicago were 1/2 in def eff, with Philly a close 3rd. I don't know how'd you'd define aggressive as they both play the same defensive scheme; the Bulls did foul less in the regular season than Boston. Regardless, you're facing at least as good of a defense, if not a better one once personnel and 2nd half performance are taken into account. And Philly can barely score on the Bulls now (to reiterate, they shot less than 40% in 3 of 4 games in a series they're winning!).
-The Sixers have more offensive rebounds in 3 of the 4 games than the Bulls. If Philly can play the boards the same against the Celtics (or even better), it's going to impact the C's less since it's not as big of a part of their offense as it is for the Bulls.
-Philly doesn't get to the FT line*, yet only 2 teams are going more in the playoffs. Will that continue? In the regular season, Boston actually has a higher FT/FGA than Chicago (although both were below average). So while true, it doesn't change anything in Philly's favor.
-During the regular season, the Bulls and Celtics were separated by 2 3pt attempts per game (Bulls 16.9, C's 15.0) and the Bulls were 2% more accurate on 3's (37.5% vs 36.7%); so you're dramatically overstating that part.
-Allen is banged up, so that means something. However, Rip isn't in Allen's league when it comes to shooting. Part of the reason Philly has been effective against Rip (well, effective once Rose was out; they didn't really slow him down at all in game 1) is because of how they're playing the Bulls' screens. Garnett is a much better (or more-get-away-wither) screener than anyone on Chicago, and both Rondo and Pierce can actually create their own offense (unlike anyone currently playing for the Bulls) so the aggressive defense on the screens isn't going to work nearly as well.
the main hurdle for this team the last few years has been closing out games in the 4th quarter, but in the last few weeks, they've closed out chicago twice, and indiana once, at indiana. if they have cleared that hurdle, there's no reason they can't beat boston.
As a fan, I can see how finally closing out games is a relief to you. But I don't think 2 games against this decimated Bulls team and 1 regular season game (we've also seen Indiana really struggle with putting away a sub-par Orlando team) trumps the repeated failings of the last couple years. Maybe they've learned something, but I don't think we really can be sure of that based on what we've seen.
*Worst ever, as you've pointed out before. If Philly got to the FT line in games 3 and 4 at their regular season pace, the Bulls would have won both games.
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