OFFICIAL Around the NBA thread - End of season/Playoffs!!

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Paul George walked on the court from the bench during a scuffle tonight. By letter of NBA rules, he should be suspended for Game 7. Remember when the Knicks had players suspended for a Game 7 against Miami, when the players barely went on the floor?

Adam Silver is having a trial by fire here in his first playoffs as commissioner. Wow.
 
KingSpeed said:
Are you serious? You predicted all this? It's been the most unpredictable playoffs ever. You think the NBA made Durant step up tonight? He did it on his own.
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I think it's predictable that magically all these series are going to six and possibly seven games. The NBA gets money off ad revenue. Seven game series generate a TON of ad revenue. It also extends the length of the playoffs, which was the whole point behind making the first round 7 games instead of 5.

I think it's highly questionable that virtually every series has gone six or seven games.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I think it's predictable that magically all these series are going to six and possibly seven games. The NBA gets money off ad revenue. Seven game series generate a TON of ad revenue. It also extends the length of the playoffs, which was the whole point behind making the first round 7 games instead of 5.

I think it's highly questionable that virtually every series has gone six or seven games.
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I don't think its even suspicious at all. The reason a 7 game format makes the NBA so predicable is because the better team is almost always going to win 4 games, they may lose a couple or have some close calls but its really hard to get 4 fluky wins in a series. The longer a tight NBA series goes the better chance the higher seed has of winning it, with the west being such a powerhouse conference none of these matchups were going to be over in 4 or 5, the West teams are just to good to go down without a fight this year.
 
Natebishop3 said:
This. It's so annoying. I'm sure that comes from on high.
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Because the crew is neutral.....they could care less of its a good call or not. They can use that time to run promos instead.
 
Another month has ended, and AGAIN I must remind the moderators of THEIR OWN RULE that this thread is closed at the end of the month.

INCOMPETENTS.
 
maxiep said:
A good lesson for the Blazers. When you have a good team down, you put them out. Now, both ATL and MEM have to try to win Game Seven on the road. They had those teams down (MEM lost a Game Four they should have won).

Let's hope Game Five didn't give Houston too much life.
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It seems to me, like the NBA had a big fix to get lots of money, and drag out the series.
 
Roy Hibbert became 2nd player in NBA history w/ consecutive scoreless playoff games after making All-Star team that same season.@EliasSports
 
Eastoff said:
It seems to me, like the NBA had a big fix to get lots of money, and drag out the series.
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I don't buy that conspiracy theory. Besides, I think sometimes you need to play well enough and agressively enough so the score isn't close enough so cheating can occur.
 
PapaG said:
Paul George walked on the court from the bench during a scuffle tonight. By letter of NBA rules, he should be suspended for Game 7. Remember when the Knicks had players suspended for a Game 7 against Miami, when the players barely went on the floor?

Adam Silver is having a trial by fire here in his first playoffs as commissioner. Wow.
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Actually, so many Knicks were suspended that they had to split it up. half of them missed game 6 and the other missed game 7.

Natebishop3 said:
I think it's predictable that magically all these series are going to six and possibly seven games. The NBA gets money off ad revenue. Seven game series generate a TON of ad revenue. It also extends the length of the playoffs, which was the whole point behind making the first round 7 games instead of 5.

I think it's highly questionable that virtually every series has gone six or seven games.
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There weren't this many game 7s last year. Why didn't they fix last year? Thunder dominated last night. I don't think anything is fixed.
 
Bird and Pritchard are not pleased with their seats.

 
jlprk said:
Another month has ended, and AGAIN I must remind the moderators of THEIR OWN RULE that this thread is closed at the end of the month.

INCOMPETENTS.
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Thus, why the addendum "Playoffs" were put in. It covers it all! :)
 
Strenuus said:
Thus, why the addendum "Playoffs" were put in. It covers it all! :)
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Hmm. To disprove that theory I'd have to go back about 3 months to the end of one of these threads when the moderator announced the new monthly policy.

Who has energy to do these things...Hey, HCP! Got some research for you!
 
You don't need a conspiracy for 6 and 7 game series. Fact is, the NBA has more parity. It's no longer 2 really good teams, a bunch of fairly good teams and a lot of crappy ones. Clippers/Warriors both have really good shooters. Not surprising they are back and forth. With favored teams winning Game 6's on the road, we are just seeing what we expect, they may slip but they won't fall, probably.

Let's hope for a 6 game Portland/Houston series.

BTW, what was that deer in the headlights look Atlanta got? They had the game all but won.
 
crandc said:
You don't need a conspiracy for 6 and 7 game series. Fact is, the NBA has more parity. It's no longer 2 really good teams, a bunch of fairly good teams and a lot of crappy ones. Clippers/Warriors both have really good shooters. Not surprising they are back and forth. With favored teams winning Game 6's on the road, we are just seeing what we expect, they may slip but they won't fall, probably.

Let's hope for a 6 game Portland/Houston series.

BTW, what was that deer in the headlights look Atlanta got? They had the game all but won.
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No, that's still part of the NBA. It's called the East.
 
One point game in Dallas, early in the 4th.
 
Splitter is destroying the Mavs, but Duncan is quiet.
 
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Ellis with the huge three, and then Splitter misses and Blair rebounds the ball, and gets an AND1.

Way to prove me wrong, big guy!
 
Monta Ellis is balling like Baron Davis circa 2007 playoffs.
 
Monta Ellis is on another planet right now. Love these playoffs!!!!!
 
What a game. Parker just scores through a forest of arms.
 
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