Around the NBA: Playoffs Edition

[BlazersBlood]

I really think the Blazers could have gone to the Finals this year and possibly have won it all.

There's no way. It's hard to win a series when you don't have any consistent shooters. Sure if Matthews, Rudy, & Batum all got extremely hot for 16 games it could have happened, but the reality is that our team just isn't good enough on offense or defense.

 

[Tince]

Carlisle is Nate on Steroids with the pick and roll and ISOs. I wonder if Dallas fans are whining about Carlisle putting his best player in a simple offensive set that had the greatest chance of him succeeding?

If you read their message board on another site just one month ago you would've read this:
1) Carlisle is too predictable on offense
2) Carlisle has horrible substition patterns
3) Carlisle only runs two plays
4) Dallas will never get anywhere with Carlisle as the head coach
5) Barea sucks
6) Terry sucks

 

[KingSpeed]

Go Bulls!

 

[PapaG]

Go Heat!!

Love seeing Wade and James in transition, but they don't have the bigs to keep up with Chicago's offensive rebounding. Bosh needs to start cleaning the glass if Miama has a chance.

 

[KingSpeed]

Is that you in your avatar, PapaG?

 

[PapaG]

Is that you in your avatar, PapaG?

My oldest and me.

 

[magnifier661]

My oldest and me.

Cute kid. I wanted to tell you that when it first popped up, but we were flaming on each other. I didn't want you to think I was talking shit about your kid. I have 3 of my own. 13, 11, 5

 

[illmatic99]

Looks like Miami finally found its fourth player.

Haslem has been huge.

 

[illmatic99]

Bulls D is stifling right now. Miami needs players moving off the ball. You can't just sit and watch LBJ and Wade dribble for 10+ secs every time.

EDIT: Like that with Haslem cutting down the middle.

 

[illmatic99]

This is awesome. I love defensive battles like these.

So freakin jealous.

 

[KingSpeed]

Asik is bleeding everywhere.

 

[KingSpeed]

My oldest and me.

Nice.

 

[KingSpeed]

Good no call. Rose did a great job of avoiding contact.

 

[illmatic99]

Rose with the gorgeous bounce pass to Gibson.

 

[illmatic99]

LBJ clutch again.

 

[KingSpeed]

Whoop, there it is.

 

[PapaG]

James took over, as an MVP should.

What a great series this will be.

 

[KingSpeed]

James took over, as an MVP should.

What a great series this will be.

Looks like it. So hard to tell from game to game.

 

[KingSpeed]

 

[KingSpeed]

Durant had the dunk of the playoffs and Dirk gets a FT out of it

 

[illmatic99]

Westbrook celebrates after every single jumpshot he makes. I guess when it happens so infrequently, there's a reason to do so, but still, it's awkward as hell. You see more emotion out of him now than you do from Roy after game winning baskets.

 

[NJNetz]

Westbrook is a ballhog.

 

[illmatic99]

Dallas just isn't going to Dirk enough in the second half. Some moronic PG play so far on both sides.

 

[PapaG]

Durant is simply spectacular.

 

[PapaG]

Brooks has benched Westbrook, and OKC goes on a huge run.

 

[illmatic99]

Mark Jackson is a freaking idiot. It's so easy to see why he isn't getting considered for any coaching jobs.

 

[illmatic99]

The reason OKC is (was) making a huge run was because they were hitting some fluke shots.

 

[PapaG]

Westbrook still on the bench. Brooks making a statement...

 

[PapaG]

The reason OKC is (was) making a huge run was because they were hitting some shots.

I agree. They were hitting shots.

 

[illmatic99]

Shades of 06 finals with that Dirk FT miss.