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| Remedy | Apr 29 2012, 12:05 AM Post #26 |
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is this real life? |
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| Deleted User | Apr 29 2012, 12:07 AM Post #27 |
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mavs will bounce back and beat okc 4-1 |
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| Remedy | Apr 29 2012, 12:16 AM Post #28 |
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Round 1 - East Bulls vs Sixers = Bulls in 5. I think they'll drop a game with Rose out. Celtics vs Hawks = Not predicting because I haven't taken the time to watch this Hawks team all year. Pacers vs Magic= Pacers in 5. I've only gotten to catch the Dwight-less Magic team play today in the 4th though, so maybe they can force a 6th game. Heat vs Knicks= Heat in 4. The Knicks and their fans are jokes. Round 1 - West Spurs vs Jazz = Spurs in 4 Grizzlies vs Clippers = I want to say Clippers in 6 because they match up well with the Grizzlies strengths, but this really hinges on Gazebo's performances. Both have had a rough month with Gasol playing poorly and Zbo coming off injury. Lakers vs Nuggets = LA in 4 OKC vs Mavs = the homer in me says OKC in 5, but can very very easily see this going 6 or 7 games with OKC prevailing. my dream playoff run might happen if OKC, LAL, and the Spurs all advance. OKC playing the Mavs, Lakers, and Spurs in one playoff run would be sweet. A true changing of the guard. |
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| Erosion | Apr 29 2012, 12:27 AM Post #29 |
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Yeah it's just disappointing Rose had to go and tear his ACL like that. I really thought with him in their lineup, they were the team to beat in the East (not the Heat), but who knows now. They've proven they can play without Rose, but playoffs are so much different than regular season.
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| Paul George | Apr 29 2012, 01:54 AM Post #30 |
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What do you have to base that argument on? (The Bulls being the team to beat and not the Heat) Last season, the Bulls trained the Heat in the regular season before the Heat flipped the switch on them in the playoffs. (Hell you even mentioned this in the last half of your post after using the regular season to defend the Bulls being the team to beat in the playoffs.) Pacers laid an egg today. Got too excited when they realized that they only have to beat the Heat before getting a cakewalk in the ECF. :] And im only kind of joking.. |
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| Famous` | Apr 29 2012, 01:59 AM Post #31 |
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yessir. fuck the Spurs, and the Knicks are sad lol. |
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| Erosion | Apr 29 2012, 02:30 AM Post #32 |
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Well there were a few things that made me think the Bulls were the superior team (with Rose) First is the superior season record despite Rose missing 27 or so games. In a shortened season this was a huge blow, but despite this the Bulls still finished with a superior regular season record to the Heat. Of course records don't equal championships (Phoenix I'm looking at you) so we move on to the next stat I think is defining of a championship caliber team. Oh yea and the Bulls/Heat split regular season 2-2 (also Rose didn't play in half of those games, and they went 1-1 without him) http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/stats/byteam?cat1=Total&cat2=opponent&sort=332&conference=Eastern&year=season_2011 Defense wins championships, offense sells tickets. Yeah I'm a stats guy. Deal with it. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/stats/byteam?cat1=Total&cat2=diff&conference=Eastern&year=season_2011 |
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| Deleted User | Apr 29 2012, 09:51 AM Post #33 |
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It annoys me that a man with talent like Lebron James feels the need to flop in order to get easy points. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foaPMZxtzx4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oafnB3RqO98 Also NBA refs are trash. |
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| Deleted User | Apr 29 2012, 10:12 AM Post #34 |
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Lebron sets the very same screen on John Lucas and there's no call. It happens to Lebron and it's a flagrant 2 (turned into a flagrant 1 on review)? Lmao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZhDmm8q1YM&feature=youtu.be |
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| BaMbOo | Apr 29 2012, 10:40 AM Post #35 |
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nba refs are either really dumb or they're cheating doesn't help that players have zero sportsmanship flopping all the time, ruining the game for the fans. i mean it seems there were fouls called on almost every possession and that's somewhat the fault on the players not just the refs. players need to put some effort in learning how to play defense under the current set of rules. and refs seriously need to open their eyes (if they're not cheating); a lot of these refs are fucking old as shit. they just need to be let go and get some younger people in there. |
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| Trapt | Apr 29 2012, 11:08 AM Post #36 |
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banner 18. |
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| grinch | Apr 29 2012, 12:16 PM Post #37 |
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i think you've forgotten that the bulls also have hamilton who is a highly underrated point guard, as well as some good bench players. not to mention luol deng is great as well as kyle korver. bulls will do fine against the 76ers without d rose, rose has missed a bunch of games this season and the bulls have done great without him. look at their record |
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| Paul George | Apr 29 2012, 12:46 PM Post #38 |
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The Heat defense is right there as well. You've acknowledged that the Bulls defense is their strong point, but you believe that they are a much better team than the Heat because they won more than the Heat even without having Rose? 1) Watson and Lucas and many others played really well when Rose was out and 2) you said it, the Bulls defense won most of those games, hell they held ORL to 57 points. Taking Rose out or putting him back in doesnt change their team defense, in fact it probably makes their offense more fluid because they dont have a guy who can go ISO when Rose is out. and I still think that you're missing the overall idea behind being "the team to beat". I dont think it means what you think it means. You are the team to beat until you are beaten and the Heat earned that when they trained the Bulls and Celtics last year in the playoffs. The Heat own the East until someone knocks them off that throne in the playoffs. End of story. |
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| Poopshoot | Apr 29 2012, 03:35 PM Post #39 |
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Round 1 - East Bulls vs Sixers = 4-1 Celtics vs Hawks = 4-3 Pacers vs Magic= 2-4 Heat vs Knicks= 4-0 Round 1 - West Spurs vs Jazz = 4-0 Grizzlies vs Clippers = 4-2 Lakers vs Nuggets = 4-2 OKC vs Mavs = 4-3 |
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| G R E N A D E | Apr 29 2012, 03:47 PM Post #40 |
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| YiaNNi | Apr 29 2012, 06:18 PM Post #41 |
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bro
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| Osama Bin Laggin | Apr 29 2012, 08:19 PM Post #42 |
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Heat vs OKC finals, and heat shud have it |
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| deviant | Apr 29 2012, 09:52 PM Post #43 |
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| Skyson | Apr 29 2012, 10:07 PM Post #44 |
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In a 7 game series I just don't see Miami keeping up with OKC's perimeter offense. OKC to win it. |
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| Deleted User | Apr 29 2012, 11:27 PM Post #45 |
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lol memphis choking worse than bamboo |
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| teflon merriwether mondas | Apr 29 2012, 11:47 PM Post #46 |
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http://itsalwayssunnyindetroit.com/2012/02/20-worst-flops-in-basketball-history/.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0upQDkY-pg&feature=player_embedded that one was my fav Edited by teflon merriwether mondas, Apr 29 2012, 11:51 PM.
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| Deleted User | Apr 30 2012, 12:40 AM Post #47 |
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GOD FUCKIGN DMANIT |
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| Osama Bin Laggin | Apr 30 2012, 11:33 AM Post #48 |
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lmao memphis |
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| Remedy | Apr 30 2012, 11:55 AM Post #49 |
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i dont understand why Hollins called for a Gay iso nearly every time down the floor. man. |
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| Deleted User | May 1 2012, 01:02 AM Post #50 |
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