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2013 NBA Playoffs |OT| Lakers started from the bottom, and they still there
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you should make a bet
Syphon Filter
Member
rose is coming back this fall.okc will prob make some nice changes too.
Red Blaster
Member
bestgaf poll
who would you rather be stuck in an elevator for 5 hours with:
-vag
-heavy
-psychological intellect
-carrot top
who would you rather be stuck in an elevator for 5 hours with:
-vag
-heavy
-psychological intellect
-carrot top
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Why. Do. You. Post?
MorisUkunRasik
Member
Actual 5 hours or for what feels like 5 hours?
Lebron wants some of that kobe like control of his team on the court. Brown has no control. Phil doesnt want the cavs?
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Even assuming they make it out of the East next year they'll have to deal with a dominant LAL squad lead by a resurgent Mamba
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
They got a short window, so they better make the best of it.
ratcliffja
Member
I love my Wii U. Played it more than any other system this year other than maybe PC.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
I pick syphon filter, he can repeatedly tell how 'beastly' the malfunctioning elevator is.
#ElevatorMVP
#ElevatorMVP
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I will say that I was ridiculously wrong about the Lakers this year and I was more off on them than any team probably ever.
I thought Nash, Pau, and Dwight would be healthier (and Dwight far more motivated) than they were, but they were still so much worse than I thought that I don't know if it was more than just health and Dwight's seeming lack of interest.
edit: PI is cool and gets too much hate.
I thought Nash, Pau, and Dwight would be healthier (and Dwight far more motivated) than they were, but they were still so much worse than I thought that I don't know if it was more than just health and Dwight's seeming lack of interest.
edit: PI is cool and gets too much hate.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
Does PI count as a team? You might have to apologize to The Lakers.
He could teach you the wonderful world of synthol
mastershake
Member
Psychological Intellect
Banned
people calling me PI now? Nice
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
CherryWoodFuton
Member
Can I have a gun with one bullet instead?
CherryWoodFuton
Member
I like Psy better. PI sounds like a nickname my aunt would make with her thick ass tagalish accent
MorisUkunRasik
Member
If we're answering that elevator questions seriously, I'd pick PI or Carrot Top. Probably Carrot Top tho.
PI 4 elevator MVP.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
If not me who? If not now when?
Come on Ace, I am like Ollie from Hoosiers. I may not qualify as a full member of the team, may be terrible at playing, BUT I show up when the team needs me most.
You are obviously Norman Dale.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Just like a Heat fan to ignore his own team.
Come on. Kenny Smith. Open Court. I can't be the only person that watches this show. 
He wasn't on the latest episode and his pic wasn't on the promo during commercial breaks. Curious if he is done with the show or if they just didn't have him on the promo for that one show.
He wasn't on the latest episode and his pic wasn't on the promo during commercial breaks. Curious if he is done with the show or if they just didn't have him on the promo for that one show.
heavy, at least I'd get a good laugh
here, I have something private for you to investigate
That head is scary.
Black Mamba
Member
During the preseason, if I had told you Earl Clark would play 24mpg in 59 games this year and Duhon would play 18mpg in 46 games, where would your expectations be?
I mean, this truly isn't rocket science.
Pau missed 33 games
Nash missed 32 games (really 34)
Hill missed 51 games
Blake missed 37 games
Throw in Dwight not being healthy for the first 50 games.
Ever hear of Occam's Razor? top heavy team had top talent hurt and sucked while they were hurt. I find it perplexing that the very obvious answer is so hard to accept. Nearly everyone on here argued during the offseason if the Lakers had injuries, they would suck. It happened and now people are finding other excuses...
PI.
This was actually my first response...
No way, you'd end up in some creepy drawing / drawn out thread about "there's some guy i'm stuck in an elevator with, should i say hi to him?"
Vag. I think he's normal as long as we don't talk about basketball.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
uh oh, Heat!
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Even when fairly healthy, Nash and Dwight seemed to be well below the level that I thought they were at in the season before. It was probably mostly just injuries, but I have to wonder if there's a bit more...
CherryWoodFuton
Member
Fixed.
Black Mamba
Member
Dwight was until the last few weeks. It was his back. Come on, I was arguing with cloudy for weeks that Dwight doesn't look right. He could barely jump and admitted he couldn't feel his fingers at times which is why he got stripped and didn't catch the ball cleanly so much.
Post all-star break his numbers for rebounding jumped for a reason (until Pau ate into it on his return).
Nash is a combo of injury and age as well as having the ball less. But he didn't have a bad year. Look at his per 36 numbers from last year and this. Almost identical. Only difference is his assists and turnovers were down, a consequence of having the ball less. Advanced numbers also similar. Shot 50/40/90. He had a slightly worse year than last season.
Dwight wasn't 100%. He also now has a coach who doesn't ask his players to try hard on defense, and Dwight's the kind of player who needs someone else to motivate him.
That really will change the whole clipper/grizz series.
Clippers basically got gifted 2 games by the refs and 2 by rudy gay last year.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I don't think we're disagreeing nearly as much as you seem to think on this issue.
Some stuff just comes off as weird though, the Lakers this year with Nash on the court had a worse ORtg than the Suns had last year with Nash on the court and the Lakers really didn't get worse on offense when Nash wasn't playing.
That may be just lineup weirdness since there was so much lineup turnover, but I have to wonder if super ball dominant guards don't have much marginal utility when paired with another super ball dominant guard even if both are really good. I had started to think that fit didn't matter as much when great players were involved since they'll find a way to make it work, but now I'm wondering about that a bit...But still not disagreeing with your main points much at all.
Black Mamba
Member
I think the lineup issues were the main problem. But I do think there's something to diminishing returns you're implying.
Linsivvi and I have been arguing all season that Nash and Kobe should be split up more, but Nash rarely got to run the 2nd unit because MDA is an idiot.
Nash barely played without Kobe but Kobe played a bunch without Nash so Nash's off numbers will look worse.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nashst01/lineups/2013/ Not ORating, but I think this tells the tale. Those multiple random lineups not listed is where Steve got creamed, I'd imagine.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
one of the bombers.
the other still on the loose.
edit: now two.
they're not saying these men are the actual boston marathon bombers.
ediit #2: fucking CNN, lol. now they're correcting their own "sources" to 1 suspect in custody, not 2.
Ya'll are watching the wrong bombing mystery
Fuck CNN
Go to Netflix - Show "24" - Start episode 1 of Season 2
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Not funny.
OKC over Houston in 5.
LA over SA in 6.
Denver over GS in 7.
Memphis over LAC in 7.
Miami over Milwaukee in 4.
NYK over Boston in 5.
Indiana over Atlanta in 5.
Brooklyn over Chicago in 6.
Western Conference match ups look so good on paper, hope the actual games back them up.
By the way, I was at Coachella and had no idea Kobe got hurt. I got home Monday and seen he had surgery, feelsterribleman.
LA over SA in 6.
Denver over GS in 7.
Memphis over LAC in 7.
Miami over Milwaukee in 4.
NYK over Boston in 5.
Indiana over Atlanta in 5.
Brooklyn over Chicago in 6.
Western Conference match ups look so good on paper, hope the actual games back them up.
By the way, I was at Coachella and had no idea Kobe got hurt. I got home Monday and seen he had surgery, feelsterribleman.
Let's be honest, this was one of the best fan signs of all time.
He'll finally make it past the first round :')