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[ph33nix]

I feel you bro, shit is challenging!

Act II atm.

I'm noticing this in the early stages of Act I....if this is hell then I wonder what inferno is geez

 

[balddemon]

I feel you bro, shit is challenging!

Act II atm.

lol still?
turrible

 

[exarkun]

Sometimes I wonder why I even bother with this shit league.

And then I watch the Spurs

I swear, if we get jobbed out of 16-0 cause the refs..

My wrath will shake the earth, move the heavens, and stir the oceans. Stern won't be able to escape me.

as a man of your...ethnic disposition you shouldnt say things like this...

they are always watching

 

[Mothman91]

lol still?
turrible

lol, I'm slowly doing it! Groups are horrible, definitely if you get the bad fucking rare/champion mobs, shit is almost impossible to kill in groups.

 

[Dominican Power]

https://twitter.com/WSzczerbiak/status/208040607560634368

 

[Justin Timberlake]

as a man of your...ethnic disposition you shouldnt say things like this...

they are always watching

They could just make things easy and give us the 16-0 we deserve.

Fucking punks probably want the hard way tho.

They always want the hard way.

 

[Emwitus]

Cosign on this shit. Players with no midrange game try to do that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjo06p5zchg&feature=related

don't try it.

Or this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMmmxG4Nkpo&feature=related

By the black mamba.

 

[effzee]

lmfao, watch the game yourself then come back in here.

i'm waiting.

Don't need to. Unless it was historically bad or lopsided, its your typical NBA game with the home team or star players getting ticky tacky fouls in their favor.

If its the Heat GAF's collective panties go up in a bunch. None of the commentators mentioned anything out of the ordinary. They were far too busy drooling over Rondo and calling out Wade and Lebron for missing FTs.

But whatever makes you guys feel better. Everything is a conspiracy so long as it fits the agenda.

 

[Justin Timberlake]

Don't need to. Unless it was historically bad or lopsided, its your typical NBA game with the home team or star players getting ticky tacky fouls in their favor.

If its the Heat GAF's collective panties go up in a bunch. None of the commentators mentioned anything out of the ordinary. They were far too busy drooling over Rondo and calling out Wade and Lebron for missing FTs.

But whatever makes you guys feel better. Everything is a conspiracy so long as it fits the agenda.

It was historically bad. It was lopsided.

You ought to watch the game.

Well actually maybe you shouldn't.

Do something more productive. Or barring that, at least something that will make you happy.

 

[The Frankman]

Adrian Hernandez ‏@AdrianIsCute
@WSzczerbiak Excuse me but you do realize you're Wally Szczerbiak right?

Casey Brewer ‏@superbeastbrew
@WSzczerbiak KG has already forgotten about your worthless career.

oh shit

 

[Emwitus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gZuReGlBNro#t=434s


Rage Rage rage. Let me see your rage..

Stuuuuuuuupid refs.

 

[Dominican Power]

Bobcats taking Drummound?

 

[pilonv1]

Simmons has had enough

Bill Simmons ‏@sportsguy33

You can't win 5 against 8. This game is one of the all-time jokes. I am so disgusted by this game and the league as a whole.

 

[diehard]

oh poor Celtics fans, how will they ever cope?

 

[Red Blaster]

Coach Nick goes into how Pop has fucked YNB mentally

 

[Vilam]

Simmons has had enough

What a fucking baby.

 

[Mothman91]

Saw this on Reddit...

 

[giga]

Rondo clearly fouled wade's arm there. Nice no call refs. Fuck this league.

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

Rondo clearly fouled wade's arm there. Nice no call refs. Fuck this league.

why are you even surprised? why even complain? the heat get so many bullshit calls and non-calls it's best to just accept it and hope the spurs demolish them

 

[RockTurtle]

Question to Hawks Fans:

Do you feel the Celtics were unjustly reffed?

 

[diehard]

if that is the most blatant non-call you have seen i envy you.

 

[Red Blaster]

Question to Hawks Fans:

Do you feel the Celtics were unjustly reffed?

why bother asking Hawks fans

they wanted to see their team put out of its misery ASAP

 

[SamuraiX-]

if that is the most blatant non-call you have seen i envy you.

How many times did you cut yourself after watching Rondo's performance tonight?

 

[reilo]

if that is the most blatant non-call you have seen i envy you.

Conference Finals, game 2, OT, tie game... yeah, that's as bad as it gets.

 

[RockTurtle]

why bother asking Hawks fans

they wanted to see their team put out of its misery ASAP

Just saying, i wonder if the people crying this much refball were as adamant on referee behavior during game 6 of the Hawks-Celtics.

but i digress...NOTHING! sorry i'm a newbie to this whole basketball thing, i'm trying to catch up to the big timers.

 

[Lkr]

you know things are bad when a lakers fan is a tad disappointed boston got fucked over

 

[giri]

obviously haven't seen the game.

Looks like Miami escaped one here.

Sometimes you gotta do that.

Just saying, i wonder if the people crying this much refball were as adamant on referee behavior during game 6 of the Hawks-Celtics.

but i digress...NOTHING! sorry i'm a newbie to this whole basketball thing, i'm trying to catch up to the big timers.

That was a pretty horribly ref'd series in general, but escaped wide spread criticism... cause no one was watching it.

 

[Vahagn]

you know things are bad when a lakers fan is a tad disappointed boston got fucked over

true story


Also, why are people asking Lebron to drive on the last play? He drove 15 seconds earlier and missed a layup. A pullup 20 footer with a guy who can't even bother your jumpshot isn't a dumb decision despite how much Henry Abbott inspired idiots believe it so.


If you use the term "Hero Ball" and you're not Doc Rivers...you probably read a lot of truehoop

 

[Canuck76]

Conference Finals, game 2, OT, tie game... yeah, that's as bad as it gets.

That was a pretty terrible call. If i can, stump for the knicks for just a moment, gm1 of that knicks/heat with a flag 2 called on chandler for a borderline no call and then immediately after 2 Lebron flops in quick succession was probably the worst series of calls i've seen.

Knicks got screwed that game no doubt about it.

Also frigging RR9.

We are all witnesses.

 

[GamerSoul]

I'm a Miami fan and i think we were fortunate tonight. Shit happens though, you got to just play through it. Rondo played out of his mind so ill tip my hat to him, he was making everything in every way. It was amazing.

 

[giri]

true story


Also, why are people asking Lebron to drive on the last play? He drove 15 seconds earlier and missed a layup. A pullup 20 footer with a guy who can't even bother your jumpshot isn't a dumb decision despite how much Henry Abbott inspired idiots believe it so.


If you use the term "Hero Ball" and you're not Doc Rivers...you probably read a lot of truehoop

The 20ft jumper is one of the worst shots in the NBA.

Challenged or not.

 

[Emwitus]

oh poor Celtics fans, how will they ever cope?

When was the last time the jazz made it out of the first round?

 

[reilo]

The 20ft jumper is one of the worst shots in the NBA.

Challenged or not.

It's why I proclaimed that Westbrook would struggle versus the Spurs, because Pop would make sure that was the only look he got -- and it would be contested at worst.

And YNB loves that 15ft-3pt shot.

 

[Vahagn]

The 20ft jumper is one of the worst shots in the NBA.

Challenged or not.

Not in this situation its not. Lebron has little to no post game so his jump shot is much more reliable than his post game. A 3 is a more efficient shot than a 20 ft jumper because of the extra point you get, but in a tie game is a worse shot because the extra point gives you nothing, FT's are likely out of the question because the refs would swallow their whistles, and the paint was packed to deter drives. Especially considering he missed a layup 15 seconds earlier and wasn't bailed out



He went to an open spot on the floor, and shot a shot he's very capable of making with practically no one bothering his shot. Creating a clean and make-able look in the final seconds of a close game is all you can ask from a player, he did that. Especially considering he missed a layup earlier and wasn't bailed out


edit: The NBA used to live off mid range jump shots. Lebron missed because he's Lebron, the look wouldn't have changed much. He made a good decision by getting to that spot on the floor and taking a very make-able shot for him.

 

[Justin Timberlake]

Just saying, i wonder if the people crying this much refball were as adamant on referee behavior during game 6 of the Hawks-Celtics.

....

Hawks got absolutely jobbed by the refs

That was terrible

That put a really bad taste in my mouth

What a horrible call

They knew that call would have decided the series (2 FTs+ball=ATL win & game 7 in ATL) but didnt have the balls to go through with it in Boston.

Even though the Daniels foul was clear and blatant, they know they have to be more liberal in the playoffs so they were regretful the moment they blew the whistle.

The worst part is that if they hadn't called the Daniels foul, Joe would have had an easy 2 because he had an open lane to the basket on the inbounds.

It was literally the worst possible thing that could happen to the Hawks. Don't call the Daniels foul and its tied & potential OT. Call it & give them the FTs they deserve and they likely win. Instead, they got something completely against the rules and lost.

I'm pretty consistent with my "crying" tbh

 

[Vahagn]

It's why I proclaimed that Westbrook would struggle versus the Spurs, because Pop would make sure that was the only look he got -- and it would be contested at worst.

And YNB loves that 15ft-3pt shot.

I agree. But TP kills people with that same exact shot off the pick and roll because he gets them wide open. The Kobe/Pau PnR used to be the same.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Rondo clearly fouled wade's arm there. Nice no call refs. Fuck this league.

how did the mid court ref not call that?

get the fuck outta here!

 

[Dominican Power]

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

If you think about it Kobe was the the first YNB with all those asshole 3's. Westbrook is doing the same thing but it's called why not shots.

 

[aznpxdd]

If you think about it Kobe was the the first YNB with all those asshole 3's. Westbrook is doing the same thing but it's called why not shots.

Yeah but Kobe gets away with it cause he got 5 rings.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

should say "Why not." after "Try again?" lol

 

[Boombloxer]

It was historically bad. It was lopsided.

You ought to watch the game.

Well actually maybe you shouldn't.

Do something more productive. Or barring that, at least something that will make you happy.

Just finished. Holy shit.

The Rondo No Call was awful.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

<reads last few pages of complaining>

loserbros are happy bros

loserbros are free bros

Thank You, DY for liberating our minds

 

[jman2050]

true story


Also, why are people asking Lebron to drive on the last play? He drove 15 seconds earlier and missed a layup. A pullup 20 footer with a guy who can't even bother your jumpshot isn't a dumb decision despite how much Henry Abbott inspired idiots believe it so.


If you use the term "Hero Ball" and you're not Doc Rivers...you probably read a lot of truehoop

Because Lebron is not a terribly good midrange shooter. This isn't news.

As I said before, Lebron is not the same type of player as Jordan.

 

[giri]

Not in this situation its not. Lebron has little to no post game so his jump shot is much more reliable than his post game. A 3 is a more efficient shot than a 20 ft jumper because of the extra point you get, but in a tie game is a worse shot because the extra point gives you nothing, FT's are likely out of the question because the refs would swallow their whistles, and the paint was packed to deter drives. Especially considering he missed a layup 15 seconds earlier and wasn't bailed out



He went to an open spot on the floor, and shot a shot he's very capable of making with practically no one bothering his shot. Creating a clean and make-able look in the final seconds of a close game is all you can ask from a player, he did that. Especially considering he missed a layup earlier and wasn't bailed out


edit: The NBA used to live off mid range jump shots. Lebron missed because he's Lebron, the look wouldn't have changed much. He made a good decision by getting to that spot on the floor and taking a very make-able shot for him.

LBJ shoots the 20ft jump shoot at @ 39%. He shoots 38% from 3.

It's not a great shot. No matter how you look at it. If he gets inside 15feet, he shoots it @ 47%

It might have been the best shot he could get, but that doesn't make it a good shot.

 

[VindicatorZ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmq-mCt0DBE

UDONIS HASLEM song

 

[Feep]

LBJ shoots the 20ft jump shoot at @ 39%. He shoots 38% from 3.

It's not a great shot. No matter how you look at it. If he gets inside 15feet, he shoots it @ 47%

It might have been the best shot he could get, but that doesn't make it a good shot.

The "shot efficiency" statistic is irrelevant when you need only one point to win as time is expiring. Taking a three would be worse, as it would be one percentage point lower.

 

[diehard]

The "shot efficiency" statistic is irrelevant when you need only one point to win as time is expiring. Taking a three would be worse, as it would be one percentage point lower.

huh? he brought up straight FG% , not adjusted.

 

[giri]

The "shot efficiency" statistic is irrelevant when you need only one point to win as time is expiring. Taking a three would be worse, as it would be one percentage point lower.

...

i'm not going to even bother.

Walking away.

 

[balddemon]

diehard i'm moving to utah.

so is my hot cousin.

would you like to meet her?

shes your age.

edit: haha nice job clayton bigsby. you win this round.
asshole.