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2013 NBA Playoffs |OT2| Rose has no Muscle Memories, Durant having Russell Memories
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entremet
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As much as I hate that contract, the Amare signing was the first signs of NYK management getting serious about winning again after so many terrible years--Marbury, Isaiah Thomas, etc.
Not of fan of the current GM although, he build a AARP squad around Melo.
lmao
entremet
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Well you know what they say about good intentions lol. But Knicks didn't have a high profile signing in ages before that, too bad Amare's health was a ticking time bomb.
Isiah Thomas was dead serious about winning too....
IHaveCandy
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KD was quite efficient without Westbrook.
victreeb3l
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the AARP squad was all woodsons idea since he loves DAT VETERAN EXPERIENCE. shit blew up in our face. camby didnt do shit, sheed was great for those 3 games he played, KT bowed out and jason kidd just completely disappeared.
to be fair i dont know who else they could have signed. maybe even birdman early in the season if the team didnt keep lying about their injuries. god were so fucked for the next few years
hope grunwald is able to find more gems like copeland and prigioni for dirt cheap
Syphon Filter
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melo had an injured shoulder.
Yeah, more like it was the first sign that they were willing to throw max money at a guy with Amar'e's injury history as soon as Plan LeBron (aka their only plan) fell through.
FUK DA NIX
ItWasMeantToBe19
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I wouldn't remotely mind it and LeBron is one my favorite players not on the Jazz, but Hibbert becoming a future Hall of Fame player (via winning a title as arguably the best player on the team) after how much he's gotten dissed and dismissed by everyone would be hilarious.
What about last year's playoffs? And the year before that? And so on?
Syphon Filter
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when did he ever have a star partner? exactly...
IHaveCandy
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Not every player gets one. Dirk didn't. Those Denver teams had a good amount of depth without a star co-captain.
Psychological Intellect
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Syphon Filter
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yea and dirk is the only one who ever won without a star.plenty of good players needed another star.
No one has dissed or dismissed him. He's been irrelevant. You're mistaking indifference with negativity.
He's Roy Hibbert, no one outside of Indiana gives a shit.
Skiptastic
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I was at the game tonight. Been to tons of playoff games at BLF the last two years, never heard the place louder than tonight. We didn't sit for the last seven minutes of the game. It was amazing.
Melo really is a damn good player and he kept them in the game for the first half. But it was just the Pacers night. I've never seen Born Ready play so well. David West played much better, PG had his moments, and Roy had some amazing defense and work down low.
If the Pacers can play stronger defense and stop with so many stupid turnovers, they might be able to push the Heat. But if they play pretty much the same way against the Heat that they did against the Knicks, we'll be lucky if we get one game from the Heat.
Melo really is a damn good player and he kept them in the game for the first half. But it was just the Pacers night. I've never seen Born Ready play so well. David West played much better, PG had his moments, and Roy had some amazing defense and work down low.
If the Pacers can play stronger defense and stop with so many stupid turnovers, they might be able to push the Heat. But if they play pretty much the same way against the Heat that they did against the Knicks, we'll be lucky if we get one game from the Heat.
No he doesn't
Your injured shoulder post was in reply to Durant being quite efficient without Westbrook.
Don't change the subject.
Just watch. Pacers fans are gonna be so mad after this series lol
where were you when they were calling that foul on hibbert in game 5
Unlikely
Byakuya769
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We'll never know, cause it will never happen.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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I remember him being dismissed as a random stiff with no talent back when he was drafted, everyone hated his contract, everyone in this thread hates his team and laughed at his FG% and now he will be on his way to a championship ring as long as the Pacers can pull off a legendary, nearly impossible upset.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Yeah, Knick haters/Pacer siders are in for a RUDE awakening when the Pacers find themselves in the same refereeing predicament the Knicks were in this series. I predict the foul disparities to be huge in favor of the Heat.
Does he replace Josh Smith?
Skiptastic
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I think we'll be too busy critiquing the Pacers for turnovers and missing free throws to really complain about fouls.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Black Mamba
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Hibbert shot under 45% and got only 17% of defensive rebounds and he's 7'2. Shouldn't you hate him?
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Only 13.5 shots per game made at the rim against the Pacers this year, 59% FG% at the rim for opponents, both easily the best in the league, beast mode.
Bam Bam Baklava
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The fact of the matter is Hibbert will not be as effect for a large number of reasons.
Psychological Intellect
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I expect David West to have a great performance as he's too much for Battier.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Well, in any case...it's time for a conference finals thread no?
Syphon Filter
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west is going to kill guys in the paint. george hill will outplay chalmers.
Syphon Filter
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dreaming is great.
It's Playoffs until Finals. We'll have a OT3 tomorrow.
And Knicks fans... damn. DAMN. Hhahahahaah.
Fuck David West. I was supposed to be watching the Celtics roll out Ray, Pierce, KG, Rondo and West and he chose Indy last year. Instead it was Brandon Bass
Black Mamba
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Yea, he's a great rim protector. But his offensive numbers are fucking horrid and he's a mediocre defensive rebounder. He's also not as good 1 on 1 as you'd like against actual Cs that can score a little on their own (Bynum, Howard, Gasols, etc).
He's nowhere near worth his salary until he at least becomes a 15 & 10 guy on 55% shooting.
edit: I'd like to mention I thought Indy had to match that offer otherwise their future was fucked since he couldn't be replaced. But I expected him to improve this year and he hasn't. It really makes no sense, he has enough skills to be better than he is on offense but he takes so many boneheaded shots. A little Cousins-like.
Skiptastic
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If Battier doesn't take advantage by making a lot of threes, then that helps us out greatly. But watch how West struggled to guard Copeland and Shumpert on the three. Battier ought to be the same way.
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