OT: RIP Spurs!

[illmatic99]

NEAL

 

[PapaG]

These Grizz announcers are such homers. Is it Pete Pranica?

 

[Darkwebs]

These Grizz announcers are such homers. Is it Pete Pranica?

Yep, it's good ol' Pete.

 

[julius]

That was lame.

 

[Rhal]

I can't believe this game is in OT, If Memphis loses this series it will always be the "What If" series to them.

 

[julius]

I can't believe this game is in OT, If Memphis loses this series it will always be the "What If" series to them.

It could be their game 7

 

[Darkwebs]

I can't believe this game is in OT, If Memphis loses this series it will always be the "What If" series to them.

I know. They were less than 2 seconds from advancing. Crazy!

 

[Patriot]

Crazy fucking playoffs. lol

 

[jlprk]

Overtime, but we know who will win this 3-1 series...

We got rid of Zach to give minutes to LaMarcus to develop. If we hadn't gotten rid of Zach, LaMarcus couldn't have developed into the 4th quarter player you see today. If we had kept Zach, he wouldn't have been happy on the bench, playing behind the superior Aldridge.

 

[illmatic99]

If Manu's shot at the end was a step back, this game would be over. The Spurs are showing finally why they have had so much success in the past: great late game execution.

 

[Denny Crane]

Z-Bo with the Z-Bound

 

[PapaG]

The Lakers are going to waltz to the Finals this year, again.

 

[PapaG]

Z-Bo with the Z-Bound

That's old Pra for you! I can't believe the Blazers fired him.

 

[PapaG]

Mike Barrett is Vin Scully compared to Pete "Pra". God, Pra is just terrible, plus he sounds like he's announcing from the bottom of a well.

 

[Darkwebs]

Good D by Duncan there.

 

[Darkwebs]

Mike Barrett is Vin Scully compared to Pete "Pra". God, Pra is just terrible, plus he sounds like he's announcing from the bottom of a well.

Yeah, I don't know why but I never liked Pete Pranica's calls. Eddie Doucette was better than him.

 

[illmatic99]

Talk about a jinx thread

 

[Darkwebs]

Talk about a jinx thread

It reminds me of the 2 jinx threads on the last day of the regular season.

 

[PapaG]

Yeah, I don't know why but I never liked Pete Pranica's calls. Eddie Doucette was better than him.

Sad, considering those of us in Portland got the "I'm just here for the paycheck" version of Doucette, who was actually a great announcer during the USA Network/NBA days, if anybody else remembers those days.

 

[Denny Crane]

Talk about a jinx thread

Z-Jinx

 

[PapaG]

It reminds me of the 2 jinx threads on the last day of the regular season.

My thread wasn't actually a jinx thread, though, since the Blazers did end up getting Dallas, as the Lakers won the game against Sacto.

KingSpeed authored he counter-jinx thread that broke my jinx.

 

[PapaG]

R.I.P. Spurs!!!

Until Game 6...

 

[¹²³]

Nice try.

 

[illmatic99]

That shot by Neal can potentially be looked back as the turning point of the series. Wow. The magnitude of that shot cannot be understated.

 

[Darkwebs]

That shot by Neal can potentially be looked back as the turning point of the series. Wow. The magnitude of that shot cannot be understated.

Only if the Spurs go on to win the series. Otherwise, it might easily be forgotten in playoffs lore.

 

[PapaG]

That shot by Neal can potentially be looked back as the turning point of the series. Wow. The magnitude of that shot cannot be understated.

R.I.P. Spurs!! :MARIS61:

 

[PapaG]

Only if the Spurs go on to win the series. Otherwise, it might easily be forgotten in playoffs lore.

I'm just glad Pra woke up from his nap to actually acknowledge that the shot went in.

Also, Roy's Game 4 is in the same category, unfortunately. It doesn't mean much if his team can't win the series.

 

[illmatic99]

Just baffled at why they didn't foul him when they were up three.

 

[Darkwebs]

Just baffled at why they didn't foul him when they were up three.

I don't see many coaches go for that strategy. I wonder why. I guess most coaches think players are more saavy now and may go into a shooting motion when they see a foul coming.

 

[MARIS61]

Because if he'd stayed with us, he wouldn't be the same player. Like Chauncey, he had to bounce around to realize that he needed to work on his game. Now he actually plays a bit of defense and passes the ball!

He has always played the same, and the odds of us ever again getting a big man with that much game seem astronomical. Easily the best PF this team has ever had.

Some Portland fans are just less knowledgeable about the game and merely parrot the nonsense trumpeted by the Big O in bashing certain former players.

I would trade Aldridge, Roy and Oden for him in a heartbeat.