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The NBA Playoffs Thread

Yeah, all three of them, and Vaughn, Barry and Damon Stoudamire, too.

I'd like to see Damon rejoin the Raptors. I know they are currently full at the point (Either Ford or Calderon will be gone in the offseason), but he can be a good character guy to have on our bench and in the locker room plus he's still capable of playing some minutes if we need him. He can basically fill Darrick Martin's shoes, albeit an upgrade. Not sure how much interest there would be for his services though.
 
I don't see how you can justify paying Horry anything, veteran's minimum or otherwise.

And I think any team in the league would be happy to pay Robert Horry whatever his going rate is, just to be able to put him on the floor in the last 60 seconds of a game and have that wave of "what if...?" sweep across the opponent's team. He'll be 70 years old and Memphis or the Knicks will have him on their bench, ready to hobble out there when they're down 98-97 just to give everyone that moment of doubt.
 
Rasheed Wallace said:
All that bull(expletive)-ass calls they had out there. With Mike (Callahan) and Kenny (Mauer) -- you've all seen that (expletive)," Wallace said. "You saw them calls. The cats are flopping all over the floor and they're calling that (expletive). That (expletive) ain't basketball out there. It's all (expletive) entertainment. You all should know that (expletive). It's all (expletive) entertainment."
Well, at least Mr. Wallace is a highly educated, intelligent and articulate individual. :rolleyes:
 
I'd like to see Damon rejoin the Raptors. I know they are currently full at the point (Either Ford or Calderon will be gone in the offseason), but he can be a good character guy to have on our bench and in the locker room plus he's still capable of playing some minutes if we need him. He can basically fill Darrick Martin's shoes, albeit an upgrade. Not sure how much interest there would be for his services though.

I hope they keep Calderon. I think he's the better fit.

Damon Stoudamire got busted for having weed while he was on the Jail Blazers, and twice before that on other drug charges. I don't know if character is really his thing. But he's available cheap. Only made around $330k this year.
 
I can't tell you all how happy I am to see that the NBA is finally going to address the flopping problem!

Rip Hamilton is going to have a problem, Ginobilli too.

And let's not forget Flopbe Bryant, either. Rip gets away with all of that junk he does because he's skinny. Kobe just gets away with it because he and LJ are the new Jordans, which is even more annoying. That said, nobody is a more annoying flopper than Wade.
 
I can't tell you all how happy I am to see that the NBA is finally going to address the flopping problem!

Rip Hamilton is going to have a problem, Ginobilli too.

I like Van Gundy's Idea of sewing a scarlet "F" on their jersey.

Rip learned from the best, Reggie Miller. Reggie use to curl off screens and grab the big's arm as he was swinging around, if he swung back he would get the call every time. Rip hasn't mastered the kick out "jump shot flop" yet. Thats where Reggie use to kick his legs out as he was shooting (especially on threes), if help was coming they would invariably make contact. Even if they were 3-5 feet from the release point. I'm a strong believer in the "vertical plane" rule, if your an offensive player and you violate the vertical plane of the stationary man guarding you, it's a no call.
 
I like Van Gundy's Idea of sewing a scarlet "F" on their jersey.

Rip learned from the best, Reggie Miller. Reggie use to curl off screens and grab the big's arm as he was swinging around, if he swung back he would get the call every time. Rip hasn't mastered the kick out "jump shot flop" yet. Thats where Reggie use to kick his legs out as he was shooting (especially on threes), if help was coming they would invariably make contact. Even if they were 3-5 feet from the release point. I'm a strong believer in the "vertical plane" rule, if your an offensive player and you violate the vertical plane of the stationary man guarding you, it's a no call.
I was a HUGE Stockton fan, but he was a flop pro as well!
 
Congratulations Celtics. I said before the Series that these were the two best teams in the league. I still believe it. I also said before the Series that the Celtics were a better team IF they were playoff pressure ready, obviously they were.