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Official NBA Playoffs Thread

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PopsicleStand
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Now that things have started to shake out, I want to get some banter and speculation in here.

Topics to start with:

-Knicks won a game to force the series to 5 games with the Heat.
-Boston blew out the Hawks and now lead the series 3-1
-Rose-less Bulls hanging on at 1 game to the 76'ers 3
-Lakers in the same spot as always
-Thunder sweeping the Mavs
-And others...

I'll start. Its bittersweet, but mostly sweet as a Boston fan right now. You get the sense that each game might be the last you see the big 4 together. Its a beautiful thing that they are putting together another run for us.

In honor

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May 7 2012 11:45AM
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lorax
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Not to mention Ibaka. One of the reasons I don't completely love the bulls is because the whole team revolves around rose. He is a sick player and I like hamilton and deng, but the bulls as a team are a bit of a one man show. That's why I love the nuggets, pretty much everyone who gets play time potentially can and will have an incredible game and the one player who has the best game changes nightly.
May 15 2012 10:56PM
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EvanWalz
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I know what youre saying and the nugs are a solid team for sure. but wouldnt any team have a major set back losing their star player, never the less, their point guard. Yet, I still know exactly what you are saying. I respect your word kind sir.
May 16 2012 8:29AM
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baaangthat
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Gino time
May 16 2012 9:24PM
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PopsicleStand
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Boom celts looking strong again.
May 16 2012 11:45PM
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Peter.
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rondo is a fucking god, i love him

go celts
May 16 2012 11:47PM
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lorax
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thanks. Yeah i definitely think that may teams would be atrocious without their star players. That's what is so special about the nuggets. Either andre miller or lawson can play point guard like a chief. Afflalo or harrington and brewer can play well as SG ( harrington and brewer are forwards, but they shoot well from pretty much everywhere). Then you have faried and gallo who are talented forwards. And Mcgee and Mozgov or koufaz, can play center and make it happen. The nuggets in my opinion have the most solid bench in the league. I also like philly because they have pretty equally talented players, turner, holiday, igudalou, thadd young, and hawes, all get relitively near 20 points a game which is cool. I just get sick of watching 2 or 3 guys play basketball, with what is basically moral support from the other team mates.
May 17 2012 12:00AM
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Fun_dip
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It's great to have a well balanced team and I was impressed how both the Nuggets and Sizers did with what they had, but you need a star to finish a game, someone who can create plays even if everyone else is sleeping. Lawson is good, but not quite that level yet.

Legoooo Lakeshow.
May 17 2012 12:02AM
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brokaw
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Mike Brown should get fired for that
May 17 2012 12:15AM
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bakedpow
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Thank you lakers, we will take it.
May 17 2012 12:33AM
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lorax
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i honestly think miller does exactly that. call me crazy but, he is great at making plays and he tends to get the nuggets going when they slow down. he is in my eyes the most underrated player in the game.
May 17 2012 12:37AM
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lorax
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i honestly think miller does exactly that. call me crazy but, he is great at making plays and he tends to get the nuggets going when they slow down.
May 17 2012 12:37AM
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pelle_munch
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hahaha sucks to be a lakers fan huh? Lakers suck
May 17 2012 12:45AM
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bakedpow
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Definitely. Andre miller is one of the top 10 best point guards to play. pretty sure he has missed less than 5 injuries in 13 years.

also ranked in the top 10 in assists all time...
May 17 2012 12:46AM
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lorax
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May 17 2012 1:21AM
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line686
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No. If anything he'd be bringing up the rear of that list.
May 17 2012 2:22AM
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pelle_munch
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Fuck off, you're retarded. you obviously know nothing about the NBA, or andre miller
May 17 2012 2:30AM
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lorax
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still top 10, you don't get it do you?
May 17 2012 10:50AM
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Fun_dip
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yea man. really sucks when they make the playoffs everyyear and win the title so much.
May 17 2012 10:57AM
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hey-dude-its-me
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he should get fired for blaming meta saying that kobe was open when he had his back turned and two defenders between him and the ball
May 17 2012 11:08AM
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bakedpow
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Ha, dont say anything if you have no idea what youre talking about.
May 17 2012 11:10AM
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JamesR
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inb4
May 17 2012 11:11AM
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baaangthat
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lets not get crazy here....andre miller has been good for a while but...
cousy
magic
west
archibald
isiah
stockton
payton
kidd
nash
paul
rondo
westbrook
rose
parker
billups
baron davis
mark jackson

who on that list is andre miller better than? and im sure im forgetting someone. ill put miller on the second or third tier with guys like van exel, cassell, bibby, blaylock, bogues...
May 17 2012 12:36PM
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hey-dude-its-me
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iverson^
May 17 2012 12:42PM
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baaangthat
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ill always think of him as a 2 guard
May 17 2012 12:58PM
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lorax
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Miller is definitely better than westbrook. I personally love how he plays. I also wish John wall was on a better team, he has so much potential.
May 17 2012 12:59PM
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bakedpow
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He is so much better than baron davis, no question.

Westbrook when he plays like he did last night.

He is ranked 10th ALL TIME in assists. That alone signifies an amazing point guard. He is playing to make others look good not get his shot, much like rondo.

He knows how to create even when his career is on the downward side. His game 5 against the lakers showed his game when he is on point. Creating for EVERYONE and himself in the last 5 minutes.
May 17 2012 1:38PM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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Haha look at what this Chicago news channel labeled MWP as.. This is no joke lol, and its awesome.

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May 17 2012 1:42PM
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baaangthat
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better than baron davis was 8-10 years ago? ill give you that hes a better pg than westbrook, just because westbrook is a 2. i like andre miller, i like how he plays. im a rondo fan and i played point guard so i appreciate that kind of play. but even still, to say miller is one of the best 10 pgs of all time is absurd. i gave a list of 17 and people made a case that hes better than 2 of them. and i dont think hes better than davis was with the hornets
May 17 2012 1:48PM
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scratchproteen
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just as long as the Thunder beat the Lakers its all good....fuck the lakers and stupid ass ron artest dude is such a dumb ass.
May 17 2012 2:07PM
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bakedpow
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Thats awesome. He should not be allowed to open his mouth, he keeps putting his foot so far up it.
May 17 2012 2:10PM
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baaangthat
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hate him, and this stings cause they just beat the celtics, but this is gold. him and his whole family are legit crack heads


May 17 2012 2:12PM
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line686
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Lawyered. Get learned kids.
May 17 2012 2:13PM
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Ski_the_east01
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exactly how i was going to respond but didnt take the time to make a list..nicely done

and c'mon man stop bringing up the TOP 10 ALL TIME ASSISTS!!!111!!!!11!

the man has been in the league since the beginning of time, at some point its not a matter of skill it just becomes a numbers game - there is no way you could play for that long and not rack up a shit ton of assists

do you think brett favre is the greatest quarterback ever just because he has the most TD's thrown? No. He just played a fuck load of games, obviously hes gonna hold a few records
May 17 2012 3:18PM
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lorax
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you don't get it, neither of us thinks andre miller is the best point guard ever, he is one of the rare selfless players in the nba and he is completely humble, he also is a great player. The fact that he has been palying for so long is proof that he has been a solid PG throughout his career. And brett farve holds records not only because he played for a long time, but because he was an excellent QB, it is a numbers game but having a long sucessful career is impressive in itself.
May 17 2012 6:28PM
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line686
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We get it. You guys think he's top ten when he's clearly not.
May 17 2012 6:40PM
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baaangthat
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youre description of him as a player is spot on. humble, great teammate, solid pg throughout his career...but none of that equates to being a top 10 pg of all time. dale davis and charles oakley were solid pf's through their career, great teammates, and team first guys and each had an all star year or two, but youd be crazy to say either of them is in the top 10 pf's of all time...

also, 10th all time in assists..great...but you cannot judge players from generation to generation against each other based on compiled stats. karl malone is #10 all time in steals, does that make him one of the 10 best perimeter defenders of all time? plus the nba season wasnt always 82 games, players in the 50s 60s and 70s didnt have the opportunity to pile up stats. andre miller is 22nd all time in assists per game. (tied with jose calderon lol and...gasp...BARON DAVIS)
May 17 2012 6:55PM
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lorax
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I never said he was top ten, I just think he is way underrated, I had no Idea he was 10th in all time assists he's a playmaker, I just think he is one of the few good players in the nba who isn't completely self centered.
May 17 2012 7:06PM
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bakedpow
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Not exactly sure what we are arguing about anymore. Ok maybe not top 10, but he is definitely up there in how i would want a point guard to play, looking to make others better.

You cannot argue that.
May 17 2012 8:06PM
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bakedpow
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I'm pretty happy, miami blew all there money on "the big three" they got no good supporting staff.

to bad for them.
May 17 2012 9:10PM
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bakedpow
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Ya they should be playing a lot better than theyre, battier cannot hit a shot. chalmers is the only thing keeping this team in it right now...

but as it stands this team cannot win a championship, their attitude has been poor. i dont like how dwade is getting all pissy with the coach. not the type of team mentality that wins championships
May 17 2012 9:15PM
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baaangthat
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wish i could quote two posts at once...so i will double post instead...
May 17 2012 9:45PM
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baaangthat
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lolzz...

make erroneous...
have logical and realistic argument presented in retort...
THATS NOT WHAT I SAID WHAT ARE WE EVEN ARGUING ABOUT?
May 17 2012 9:47PM
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foskettchyz
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Lob City Baby!!!
May 17 2012 11:43PM
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PopsicleStand
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Wowwww heat
May 18 2012 2:07AM
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hey-dude-its-me
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I hate the Heat but the fact that people in Miami are talking about what to do with the team after they lose in this round is surprising. Even if they lose I wouldnt break them up, they were rolling before they fell victims to injuries in an abridged season
May 18 2012 9:47AM
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Ski_the_east01
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Everyone had to play a shortened season, every team suffered bangs and bumps because of a crammed schedule on limited rest. To blame this team that has continually flopped in the playoffs (here come bron supporters saying he made it to finals last year) on injuries isn't getting down to the real issue. This team proves you can just throw a bunch of high paid prima donna bitches together and call them a team. Wade's "pretty boy of the NBA" has severely gone down hill with his repeated disgusting antics - he started the coughing thing last year claiming dirk was faking sick, he broke kobe's nose with a cheap shot in a freakin allstar game, he absolutely truck sticked collison in game 2 because he was pissy he didnt get a call (embarrassing he didnt get suspended) and last night he blew up in spoelstras face like a whiny cunt

fuck the heat

and now to show the heat what the true meaning of a team is:



May 18 2012 11:07AM
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hey-dude-its-me
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continually flopped=making it to the finals in their first and only year together? also you completely misinterpreted what I said about injuries, you need to stop trying so hard to find reasons to quote me in every thread its so weak
May 18 2012 11:36AM
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Ski_the_east01
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jesus christ..i didnt even realize you're the same obnoxious pussy fromthe other thread, I was quoting you because you were the last person to talk about the heat. specifically how you hate them and I wanted to add to that hate

You need to let go of being such a hardo on the internet...literally no one is impressed




They've continually flopped in big games. The heat's record against teams with a winning record has been horrendous. Sure they can be flashy and play streetball and beat up on the bobcats 8 times a year, but against difficult opponents - specifically teams that play well as a team and don't just have a few standout all stars (i.e. the pacers) they can't handle themselves

Dont you remember last year their shooting percentage in the 4th quarter and on game winning shots? Bron, bosh, wade were a combined 2/25 in game winning shots or something close to that it was amazingly bad..they are the definition of chokers


May 18 2012 11:44AM
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hey-dude-its-me
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best wade moment, hurt shoulder better get the wheelchair




haha and even tho hes a jayhawk; pierce completely hamming it up, crying, carried off, wheelchair.. 10 minutes later Im good


May 18 2012 11:45AM
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hey-dude-its-me
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yea and you didn't realize it the other dozen times because you're too cool to have a functioning memory, seems legit
May 18 2012 11:47AM
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