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2012 NBA Playoffs |OT2| OKC VS LA: Black on Black Crime

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ClovingWestbrook

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ThisWreckage said:
Stephen A. Smith is the biggest apologist in sports media. He tried to say that the onus was on Wade because the Heat lost that game. What was he watching? Yes, Wade missed two jumpers and a lay up, but at least he attempted a fucking shot.
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Steven A.Smith is a joke character. I can't bare watching him nor listening to him.
 
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ItWasMeantToBe19

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Heat would have been up at the point LeBron missed the free throws if Wade consistently ran back on defense other than when he wanted to flagrant foul another player because he was mad though.
 
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ThisWreckage

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I really do think that either Wade or Lebron has to come off the bench. Neither one will do it, but maybe Spo will have some balls and demand it. When Wade and Lebron are both on the court all they're concerned about is getting one another involved. The game basically turns into 2 on 5. The other Heat players may as well take a breather because they're not going to get the ball...unless, and here's the caveat, the game winning shot needs to be taken. If the game is on the line Wade and Lebron will defer all day.
 
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Hydrogen Bluebird

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ThisWreckage said:
When Wade and Lebron are both on the court all they're concerned about is getting one another involved. The game basically turns into 2 on 5. The other Heat players may as well take a breather because they're not going to get the ball...unless, and here's the caveat, the game winning shot needs to be taken. If the game is on the line Wade and Lebron will defer all day.
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Sad but mostly true

Wade has a greater tendency to take game winning shots than Lebron though
 
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BruceLeeRoy

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ThisWreckage said:
I really do think that either Wade or Lebron has to come off the bench. Neither one will do it, but maybe Spo will have some balls and demand it. When Wade and Lebron are both on the court all they're concerned about is getting one another involved. The game basically turns into 2 on 5. The other Heat players may as well take a breather because they're not going to get the ball...unless, and here's the caveat, the game winning shot needs to be taken. If the game is on the line Wade and Lebron will defer all day.
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Deferring the shot is something I thought they would have finally grown past this season. It is truly ridiculous that this is still something that still characterizes their play.
 
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Justin Timberlake

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The Pacers are a nightmare matchup for the Heat. Paul George, George Hill, and Danny Granger are super long defenders; Wade and Bron will have a hell of a time getting past them. Even if Wade and Bron try to make a play when the defense collapses, they'll have to be pinpoint to avoid a deflection and a turnover. On the offchance they manage to get past their man, Hibbert is there to meet them, and if Bron's play against Dwight was any indication, you can expect him to cower when met at the rim.

Indy will have a similarly difficult time scoring but they have more weapons. Plus they actually have a legit matchup advantage in Hibbert/West v. the Miami 4/5, something that the Heat don't have at all. At the end of the day, the consistency in which the Pacer frontline can score will outdo hero ball. We'll see the Pacer bench (lol) show up more in Indiana as well, so I think there is a good chance they head back to Miami with a 3-1 lead. As long as the Pacers play methodical and limit their turnovers, they'll keep Miami in the low 70s, high 60s. They have enough firepower to beat that production any given night regardless of the defense, so I can't see them losing this series unless their inexperience really becomes a factor.
 
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RockTurtle

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Hello guys! the Heat's bad-luck charm here! everything i say will, of course, be the opposite of what truly occurs. Everything i expect to happen, WON'T!

my next prediction:

Heat Win 3rd game by 7 points! Lebron and Wade reach in deep during the 1st and 3rd quarters!
 
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ClovingWestbrook

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Justin Timberlake said:
The Pacers are a nightmare matchup for the Heat. Paul George, George Hill, and Danny Granger are super long defenders; Wade and Bron will have a hell of a time getting past them. Even if Wade and Bron try to make a play when the defense collapses, they'll have to be pinpoint to avoid a deflection and a turnover. On the offchance they manage to get past their man, Hibbert is there to meet them, and if Bron's play against Dwight was any indication, you can expect him to cower when met at the rim.

Indy will have a similarly difficult time scoring but they have more weapons. Plus they actually have a legit matchup advantage in Hibbert/West v. the Miami 4/5, something that the Heat don't have at all. At the end of the day, the consistency in which the Pacer frontline can score will outdo hero ball. We'll see the Pacer bench (lol) show up more in Indiana as well, so I think there is a good chance they head back to Miami with a 3-1 lead. As long as the Pacers play methodical and limit their turnovers, they'll keep Miami in the low 70s, high 60s. They have enough firepower to beat that production any given night regardless of the defense, so I can't see them losing this series unless their inexperience really becomes a factor.
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Miami will still win this series. They were a couple Brizzle bricks away from taking a 2-0 lead last night without Bosh. Why?? Because Granger can't make a shot. Because the Pacers turn the ball over more than Brizzle misses his free throws.

mesmerMAN said:
Hello guys! the Heat's bad-luck charm here! everything i say will, of course, be the opposite of what truly occurs. Everything i expect to happen, WON'T!

my next prediction:

Heat Win 3rd game by 7 points! Lebron and Wade reach in deep during the 1st and 3rd quarters!
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We already have one of you and his name is konex and his curse is very real
 
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The Frankman

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Chriswok said:
I know I shouldn't be surprised that no action was taken against Wade, but hey... I'm surprised.
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I think that you actually have to say it or type it out to grasp the sheer ridiculousness of it. I actually thought the NBA would give Wade at least one game, especially in light of the T.J. Ford retirement (his initial spinal cord injury happened on a play like that).

But then I forgot Stern...

MFoPB.gif
 
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Mrbob

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ThisWreckage said:
Stephen A. Smith is the biggest apologist in sports media. He tried to say that the onus was on Wade because the Heat lost that game. What was he watching? Yes, Wade missed two jumpers and a lay up, but at least he attempted a fucking shot.
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Don't be so disrespectful!

Justin Timberlake said:
The Pacers are a nightmare matchup for the Heat. Paul George, George Hill, and Danny Granger are super long defenders; Wade and Bron will have a hell of a time getting past them. Even if Wade and Bron try to make a play when the defense collapses, they'll have to be pinpoint to avoid a deflection and a turnover. On the offchance they manage to get past their man, Hibbert is there to meet them, and if Bron's play against Dwight was any indication, you can expect him to cower when met at the rim.

Indy will have a similarly difficult time scoring but they have more weapons. Plus they actually have a legit matchup advantage in Hibbert/West v. the Miami 4/5, something that the Heat don't have at all. At the end of the day, the consistency in which the Pacer frontline can score will outdo hero ball. We'll see the Pacer bench (lol) show up more in Indiana as well, so I think there is a good chance they head back to Miami with a 3-1 lead. As long as the Pacers play methodical and limit their turnovers, they'll keep Miami in the low 70s, high 60s. They have enough firepower to beat that production any given night regardless of the defense, so I can't see them losing this series unless their inexperience really becomes a factor.
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Pacers vs Sixers, the Eastern conference finals we all wanted.
 
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Black Mamba

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ClovingSteam said:
So heavy says Lakers will win tonight. I say Lakers lose by 7-10 points. What say you?
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I think Lakers lose a close game. Dunno final difference, but it will be close in the 4th. And the series will essentially be over.

They have to win this one for any chance at the series. Not seeing it.
 
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Prototype-03

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Black Mamba said:
I think Lakers lose a close game. Dunno final difference, but it will be close in the 4th. And the series will essentially be over.

They have to win this one for any chance at the series. Not seeing it.
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It doesn't matter even if they win tonight. They have a BS b2b at Lakers' HC. Makes no sense.
 
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The Frankman

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"I think it's time to look at [flopping] in a more serious way," Stern said Sunday, "because it's only designed to fool the referee. It's not a legitimate play in my judgment. I recognize if there's contact [you] move a little bit, but some of this is acting. We should give out Oscars rather than MVP trophies."

Bryant, who made it clear, "I don't flop," echoed Stern's remarks.

"There's a difference [between taking a charge and flopping]. We all know what flopping is when we see it," Bryant said. "The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. That's kind of like, where are your balls at?"
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This is The Man.

This is the motherfucking MAN right here.
 
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Zep

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Hey, that Kobe guy...Did he use the word flail? Did he not get suspended for doing that shit?!

Prototype-03 said:
It's also the reason why he never gets foul calls. Seriously, some of these guys pretend like they lost a tooth. Bryant will get swarmed and not get one damn call.
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Or the fact that he doesn't attack the basket much anymore.
 
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Black Mamba

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Zep said:
Hey, that Kobe guy...Did he use the word flail? Did he not get suspended for doing that shit?!
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flailed his arms on a strip and hit Manu in the face. He didn't flop, though. There is a huge difference.

Kobe even defends flopping on taking the charge in that article (since my guess is it protects your body). What he's against is this shit that Evans/Blake/Cp3 do when you're barely touched and end up on the floor.
 
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TRios Zen

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Black Mamba said:
I think Lakers lose a close game. Dunno final difference, but it will be close in the 4th. And the series will essentially be over.

They have to win this one for any chance at the series. Not seeing it.
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Kobe's good enough to keep them in it the game on will alone. IF he keeps them close through 3 AND gets others involved they can win this game at OKC.

I don't see him being able to do that 4 times, so I'd still pick OKC to win the series, but I don't think it's going to be easy for them. I'd be surprised if this series went less than 6 games.
 
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The Frankman

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Black Mamba said:
flailed his arms on a strip and hit Manu in the face. He didn't flop, though. There is a huge difference.

Kobe even defends flopping on taking the charge in that article (since my guess is it protects your body). What he's against is this shit that Evans/Blake/Cp3 do when you're barely touched and end up on the floor.
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Yeah I want to clarify my stance on that. Flailing isn't really too bad, like if you're getting ready to shoot and you get stripped most times you continue your shooting motion. It's not something where you consciously try to act, unless you're goddamned great at flopping. That's not to be confused with Kobe's "Unnatural shooting Follow-Through" which nearly killed Wilson Chandler.

Once you take care of the godawful obvious flops, you can get down to the smaller ones.
 
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