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[giga]

Dagger.

 

[Pkaz01]

dagger!!! (not really that shit was ova but still big 3)

crawford is clutch as hell though.

 

[Grimm Fandango]

Dagger.

 

[Future PhaZe]

Serious question: Has Jamal Crawford EVER missed a corner 3? smh

 

[Herpes Reasons]

irc active through the playoffs
IRC Chatroom for NBA-AGE
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btw,
live broadcast game between me and samuraiX on 2k11.
right after the portland/dallas game.
here's the link.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/viakado

 

[Omiee]

pack it up, show us the dallas game already.

 

[zero margin]

Dagger

 

[reilo]

Hawks with five players in double figures and not a single one of them shot below fifty percent. Impressive.

 

[Heezzi]

The Dallas game isn't even on Espn 3 yet either... :-/

 

[zero margin]

50 is so close, what is the carreer high for howard?

45

 

[threenote]

pack it up, show us the dallas game already.

seriously. this is getting really sad.

 

[overcast]

50 is so close, what is the carreer high for howard?

I believe he is tied with his career high, which is 45.

Poor Howard, played a monstrous game. Terrible teamwork here.

 

[Omiee]

Serious question, what does a 1 game more in the playoffs mean from a financial standpoint?
tv rights, tickets, and merchandising etc.
And do they actually get prize money like in the chapions league. Because in the championsleague if you advance a round you get a few millions, and a few goals get you a few millions as well.

 

[MidnightCowboy]

Hawks are playing like they should have all year.

 

[K.Jack]

DAGGER

This is the Hawks though. Don't believe in them until they have 4 wins.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Did I just see J Wow?

 

[Red Blaster]

So depressing to see a guy almost get a 50/20 and still lose by double digits. Jason Richardson is a fucking scrub who is terrible without Steve Nash.

 

[tmdorsey]

Howard is gonna come home to ATL.

Spoiler

I hope

 

[RBH]

I refuse to believe that this is actually happening.

 

[linsivvi]

The Blazers will take game 1.

 

[snack]

The Blazers will take game 1.

Nah.

 

[commish]

So depressing to see a guy almost get a 50/20 and still lose by double digits. Jason Richardson is a fucking scrub who is terrible without Steve Nash.

Put Nash on the Magic and they'd never lose a game.

 

[reilo]

I refuse to believe that this is actually happening.

The Hawks are just lulling you into a false sense of security.

 

[Omiee]

that arena emptied quit fast

 

[Pkaz01]

why even foul him seriously??

 

[ryutaro's mama]

I actually watch the Lakers all the time. -__-

Then you would know this year's Laker team almost NEVER:

1) takes advantage of their size on a consistent basis

2) jumps on a team early and keeps their foot on the gas (that 5pur5 game was an aberration)

3) destroys a team they should easily beat

4) comes out with a sustainable effort, i.e. play the full 48 minutes

The Lakers are the biggest Jeckyll / Hyde team ever.

I fully expect the Hyde team tomorrow, especially when you have guys like Bynum say after losing to the Jazz 86-85, "We expected them to roll over by the 3 and they didn't." <shrug>

Yeah, that shit.

 

[Omiee]

prediction time: Blazers winning game 1

 

[SamuraiX-]

46 points from Dwight and the Magic still lose. Against the Hawks. At. HOME.

Blow this team the fuck up.

 

[commish]

Come on, Blazers. I love seeing Kidd lose.

 

[Pkaz01]

yea i think the suns got the better deal of that magic trade.. even if things didn't go so well gortat was worth it. Not like jrich is giving the magic anything.

i am also on the blazer wagon for this series.

 

[alr1ght]

46 points from Dwight and the Magic still lose. Against the Hawks. At. HOME.

Blow this team the fuck up.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Magic only needed 50/20 from Dwight to lose by double digits to a 40 win team at hom.

 

[Cloudy]

Dallas better win. Lakers want no part of this Blazers team

 

[punkypine]

why the fuck would they trade for a one legged moron. rashard lewis was overpaid but played... now they got an overpaid 8th man

 

[numble]

Serious question, what does a 1 game more in the playoffs mean from a financial standpoint?
tv rights, tickets, and merchandising etc.
And do they actually get prize money like in the chapions league. Because in the championsleague if you advance a round you get a few millions, and a few goals get you a few millions as well.

Teams only play 41 regular season home games. If you get in the playoffs, you get at least 2 games, that's 5% more games and almost guaranteed sold out seats, at higher prices. If you get in the second round, you've had played 4-6 playoff home games, and that's 10-15% more games. Teams get all home game ticket receipts. If it's on national TV, the money just goes to the league and its divided equally to all 30 teams. Merchandise is also split evenly to all 30 teams. I think teams get money if they have a local radio broadcast and if they do a local TV broadcast.

There is a playoff pool of money that is also split based on how you do, here is what it was in 2006:

Best Record in NBA: $288,421
Best Record in Conference, $252,369 each: $504,737
Second Best Record in Conference, $202,842 each: $405,684
Third Best Record in Conference, $151,421 each: $302,842
Fourth Best Record in Conference, $119,000 each: $238,000
Fifth Best record in Conference, $99,158 each: $198,316
Sixth Best Record in Conference, $67,632 each: $135,263

Teams Participating in First Round, $149,243 each: $2,387,895
Teams Participating in Conference Semifinals, $177,579 each: $1,420,632
Teams Participating in Conference Finals, $293,447 each: $1,173,789

Losing Team, NBA Finals: $1,173,474
Winning Team, NBA Finals: $1,770,947

 

[Justin Timberlake]

POR/DAL so hype. This is the most interesting 1st round matchup imo.

46 points from Dwight and the Magic still lose. Against the Hawks. At. HOME.

Blow this team the fuck up.

So sad. And Meer played well too.

Everybody else did nothing. Literally nothing.

 

[Barrage]

46 points from Dwight and the Magic still lose. Against the Hawks. At. HOME.

Blow this team the fuck up.

Howard will detonate it from the inside.

 

[dream]

How is that money divvied up, numble?

 

[punkypine]

How is that money divvied up, numble?

i'm pretty sure those are the player bonuses, not the team bonuses. so split evenly among the roster i believe

 

[Omiee]

am i the only one not getting the playoff vibe from the crowd here in dallas.

thats why even winning 2 home games in a playoff series even if your not going to advance is important, since you would be getting tv rights, ticket prices etc.

 

[reilo]

Wow at these calls. I thought this were the playoffs, instead I'm watching rec league referees.

 

[Cloudy]

DeShawn Stevenson looks just like my barber lol

 

[Brinbe]

Five already? jeez, calling this tight.

 

[Pkaz01]

wow what the fuck are these refs trying to have a symphony using their whistles? these are no calls man let em play

 

[Justin Timberlake]

Wooow Blazers setting themselves up for disaster with these fouls.

DAL is playing angry. They want to prove the haters wrong.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

The saddest part of ATL taking a 1-0 lead is, their fanbase won't even care.

That Game 3 will prolly have plenty of same-day walk-up tickets available.

:\

 

[tmdorsey]

This win doesn't make me feel any better about the team though. I'm gonna need to see at least of these games back to back to get any kind of confidence.

 

[threenote]

hmmm I think I'm going to chill here. IRC is a little on the boring side.

 

[SamuraiX-]

Oh shit, is that Mauer?

There'll be at least 5 technicals by halftime.

 

[tmdorsey]

The saddest part of ATL taking a 1-0 lead is, their fanbase won't even care.

That Game 3 will prolly have plenty of same-day walk-up tickets available.

:\

If they win Monday, they may get the fans to come out.