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damn! That was like a flashback to mid 90s playoff series without the great defense, fights and excitement!
 
PapaG said:
Oden wasn't even dressed in uniform for the Heat game. Hopefully he's out partying, because his NBA paychecks are about to end.
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Oden has to have a record for money made per minute on a basketball court.
 
Wowee that was some bad basketball. How the heck did the Wizards get into the playoffs? If only we could play them instead of the Spurs, LOL.
 
The true tragedy of unbalanced conferences is now showing. The only team playing championship basketball is the heat, and even they look like they would get their ass kicked by the spurs right now.

Indy Washington has got to be in the running for one of the worst 2nd round series in nba history. All 3 games have been absolutely awful.
 
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Sly.... that's fascinating. I never thought about it like that. :biglaugh:
 
And when they aren't performing they sleep on dirt floors with scraps for food. Terrible.

And if they don't like it, they can't even choose a different career.

It's terrible.
 
BBert said:
And when they aren't performing they sleep on dirt floors with scraps for food. Terrible.

And if they don't like it, they can't even choose a different career.

It's terrible.
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The 1970's called and said "Remember the past".
 
Poor Clippers. They destroyed the Thunder in OKC in Game 1 and now they're about to go down 1-3 in the series. Chris Paul, after what, 10 years in the league, still hasn't reached a conference final.
 
The Clips have an insane roster... and yet they can't win. So what's the problem?
 
KingSpeed said:
Poor Clippers. They destroyed the Thunder in OKC in Game 1 and now they're about to go down 1-3 in the series. Chris Paul, after what, 10 years in the league, still hasn't reached a conference final.
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I don't feel bad for them at all.

Just wish it wasn't OKC benefiting.
 
KingSpeed said:
Poor Clippers. They destroyed the Thunder in OKC in Game 1 and now they're about to go down 1-3 in the series. Chris Paul, after what, 10 years in the league, still hasn't reached a conference final.
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You spoke to soon.

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*sigh* I hate series where I hate both teams equally.. I can't cheer for any of them.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
They hate the Heat because they don't want LeBron to be better than Kobe too.

They get annoyed when all the hype in LA isn't about the Lakers

hoop fam
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I'm not surprised at all. I hope Silver sticks it to LA and screws them over for the next few years. That'd be like winning the championship over and over.
 
Natebishop3 said:
The Clips have an insane roster... and yet they can't win. So what's the problem?
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Well, they did end up winning today. IMO their main problems are 1) Blake and DeAndre Jordan are mentally weak 2) lack of any true perimeter stoppers.
 
Run BJM said:
Well, they did end up winning today. IMO their main problems are 1) Blake and DeAndre Jordan are mentally weak 2) lack of any true perimeter stoppers.
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Well, Paul is the general so the other two shouldn't need to be leaders.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Well, Paul is the general so the other two shouldn't need to be leaders.
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Leadership isn't their problem. Like you said, Paul is running the show and hes probably the best leader in the league. Doc is coaching.

Their problem is that Blake and DeAndre are their best players aside from Paul, and they're mentally weak. They let their emotions get the best of them quite a bit. They let other players (and coaches) get under their skin. If they don't get going right away, they often fade into the background for the remainder of the game. They picked up on Paul and Doc's incessant complaining and flopping, but they made it an absolute foundation of their games rather than just a competitive advantage, and that becomes a big problem in the playoffs. Neither one can hit a jumper with any kind of consistency.

You look at that roster and wonder why they're not better? Because Blake is not an impact defensive player and DeAndre Jordan, despite MAJOR mental strides this year, is a long ways off from understanding defense and/or the game overall the way that a guy like Tyson Chandler, Duncan, Noah, etc. understand defense. They have the best PG, an elite coach, one of the top PFs, and one of the top C's, excellent bench/depth. Two of the top 10 players in the league, maybe two top 5ers? If Blake played defense, they'd win the west IMO. If DeAndre continues to make big strides under Doc, that helps them big time. IMO they have the talent, the problem is that two of their three best players are far from being fully developed and at this stage their lack of mental strength and/or maturity is not only holding them back, but its something that opponents take advantage of.
 
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