NBA Playoff thread 2012

[HELLonWHEELS]

Leggo LakerNATION

Rise up ClipperNATION

LA representing in the playoffs this year. #hallwayseries


As far as flopping is concerned you guys have to look at it as part of the game. The officials aren't as dumb as you think. If you actually pay attention to who is referring the game you would realize that the NBA only uses a very select group of people. Meaning that the refs and players know each other on a first-name basis. The refs KNOW who flops a lot and they make calls based on past experiences with players.

 

[Bassman316]

Sixers.

 

[electracoyote]

After watching the Lakers-Nuggets series, and now I have turned my attention to the Pacers-Heat series, both the Nuggets and Lakers look like old men on walkers compared to both the Heat and the Pacers.

 

[Eric Perry]

I loathe the Heat.


That is all.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Saw a little of the Pacers/Heat game. Did catch some flagrant flopping within the brief period I watched. Stoked to see the Lakers scraped it together and closed the Denver series. Find it hard to believe they'll make it past the next round.

 

[macaroni tony]

Saw a little of the Pacers/Heat game. Did catch some flagrant flopping within the brief period I watched. Stoked to see the Lakers scraped it together and closed the Denver series. Find it hard to believe they'll make it past the next round.

Yeah...I can't see them getting past OKC either. Looks like boht LA teams may be making a 2nd round exit this year

 

[GregC]

I didn't see yesterday's game, I'll have to catch the next Heat/Pacers game. I've heard reports of flopping, but I wonder how much of this is real as opposed to being part of the "I must hate the Heat" mantra many fans have retained from last year. I also heard the Pacers were doing some hacking, which makes sense given the talent disparity.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

I didn't see yesterday's game, I'll have to catch the next Heat/Pacers game. I've heard reports of flopping, but I wonder how much of this is real...

Ask, and they shall flop

 

[MrDOS]

Thanks for starting the thread, Chris! I'm a Laker fan, in spite of being in some fairly hostile territory here in Colorado
I am curious why you (and SO many others!) root against Kobe and Wade yet seem to have a soft spot for the Celtics' "last hurrah for the former big 3." I have a ton of respect for Ray Allen, but I am glad my young son is not watching when I lip-read what Garnett is saying to the opposing players
As much as I root for the Lakers, if I had to put my money on it, it's not likely they can get past OKC and the Spurs this year.

But let the games continue!

 

[elgecko]

... Stoked to see the Lakers scraped it together and closed the Denver series. Find it hard to believe they'll make it past the next round.

Yeah...I can't see them getting past OKC either. Looks like boht LA teams may be making a 2nd round exit this year

...As much as I root for the Lakers, if I had to put my money on it, it's not likely they can get past OKC and the Spurs this year...

Okay, none of you guys can ever be in charge of giving up the ship!

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Okay, none of you guys can ever be in charge of giving up the ship!

Oh no good sir. Quite the contrary. I have won many a beer rooting for the lakers. Speaking of which perhaps I should do an honorary bump of the last wager in which there are a few people that still haven't paid up.

 

[macaroni tony]

Okay, none of you guys can ever be in charge of giving up the ship!

Well, I'm not really a die hard sitar-playing Lakers fan anyway. I just play one on teh intrawebs

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

I am curious why you (and SO many others!) root against Kobe and Wade yet seem to have a soft spot for the Celtics' "last hurrah for the former big 3." I have a ton of respect for Ray Allen, but I am glad my young son is not watching when I lip-read what Garnett is saying to the opposing players

That's a good question. Probably because I was a Celtics fan as a kid and am also a fan of Doc Rivers as a coach. Plus, it always seemed to me that the Lakers were like the NY Yankees of the NBA - way more talent than any other team by a mile, but they would always play just hard enough to win and no more. Or it could just be the childhood sentiment returning...

 

[Eric Perry]

Speaking of which perhaps I should do an honorary bump of the last wager in which there are a few people that still haven't paid up.

STILL??? Jesus that's a joke. Why bet if you can't (or worse: won't) pay up??? I've sent you AND Gard beer on lost bets, and would never screw you guys over.

We should start a thread on the TB weasel crew. We just need to inlcude kserg because he hasn't paid off our bet and it's been over five years now! :scowl:

 

[Funky Ghost]

 

[MakiSupaStar]

STILL??? Jesus that's a joke. Why bet if you can't (or worse: won't) pay up??? I've sent you AND Gard beer on lost bets, and would never screw you guys over.

We should start a thread on the TB weasel crew. We just need to inlcude kserg because he hasn't paid off our bet and it's been over five years now! :scowl:

Yeah seriously. I would have gladly continued the tradition this year (and probably lost my shirt), but after having most people NOT paying up, I said f it. I really do appreciate the fact that you guys actually honor your bets.

Meanwhile, the Lakers continue to get their @$$ handed to them.

 

[kserg]

Go sonics! I mean thunder....

 

[yodedude2]

GSG

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Pacers win 78-75, late chances doom Miami

This is getting interesting.

"Wade was steaming when he missed a shot after trying to create contact with Indiana's Dahntay Jones with 9:53 left. As Wade argued, Jones went the other way and set Leandro Barbosa up for a score that put the Pacers up 63-56."

Roger, Houston, we have proof of justice in the universe. Repeat: universal justice proven.

Last, if Wade hadn't been so busy trying to flop-&-flail on that last layup, it would have had a lot better chance of going in. Good on the refs for the no call. This isn't 2006.

 

[burk48237]

This is getting interesting.



Roger, Houston, we have proof of justice in the universe. Repeat: universal justice proven.

Last, if Wade hadn't been so busy trying to flop-&-flail on that last layup, it would have had a lot better chance of going in. Good on the refs for the no call. This isn't 2006.

Too me, no team in history was less deserving of an NBA title than that 2006 Heat team. They had Antoine Walker, perhaps the biggest waste of money any NBA franchise ever had getting major minutes, along with Jason "white chocolate -I never play defense" Williams.

They got major minutes from Alonzo Mourning who simply decided not to play for the NJ Nets after receiving a huge contract, if Stern had any integrity he would have demanded that Mourning pay back the huge dollars that NJ was still playing him while he snuck in with a mid-level exception under the cap for Miami. This was another of Sterns sniveling moves to hand the title to a big market team while bending the rules of the cap (similar to the Paul Gasol trade and the Bulls getting #1 in the lottery when Rose was available).

Granted the alternative Dallas Mavericks choked. But the fact is Wade flopped and Shaquel offensive fouled their way to an NBA title.