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DETROIT vs. SAN ANTONIO - NBA Finals!

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trilobyte

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FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH


I AM TOTALLY GOING TO DOWNTOWN RIGHT NOW (live in sa in case you missed ;) )
 
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Miguel

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Note to self:

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Meier

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Seth C said:
Before today I liked you, even if you do wear Elton John's glasses.
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haha sorry, I just cant stand "dynasties" so I was happy they didnt win another one. I should hate the Spurs too, but Tim Duncan is all about fundamentals and probably my favorite non-Magic player in the NBA (along with Kirilenko). Damn.. that's 6 for Big Shot Rob? You kind of forget he's won that many :eek:
 
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ParkPace

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Bowen on Billups was the pivotal point IMO. Once the catalyst of the Detroit offense had Bowen guarding him, their scoring ability shut right the fuck up.
 
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SKluck

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Much love to SA. The team, the coach, the ownership, the city, the fans, pure class.

With that said, I fucking hate you guys :lol.

We'll be back next year. With Flip :)
 
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The Chosen One

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DAMN...

Chauncey never got off. I think he had only like 3-4 field goal attempts and only one 3 point attempt.


The foul trouble early on really hurt the pistons I think. It really messed up the rotation and it made it hard for the starters to warm up and get hot.

GRRR!!!! .... I really dislike the Spurs. Though anyone else think Tony Parker is now damaged goods?
 
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bionic77

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Congrats to the Spurs.

Pretty shitty finals imho. Ugly to watch.

Did anyone actually make any bets? If not, Piston fans officially have NO BALLS as there were at least 2 Spurs fans willing to make avatar bets.

Duncan didn't shoot amazingly well, but he really changed the flow of the game in the second half and that was the difference. I don't why the bastard waited this long to finally try and take a game over though.

I think Ginobli might have been my choice for MVP, but eh.

Parker is totally worthless in any sort of pressure situation. He just seems to go brain dead under pressure. He was worthless all game with bad decisions and TOs and then he put the cherry on the top with that incredibly idiotic foul on Rip in the closing seconds. I still wouldn't mind having him be a Laker, but he has a long way to go to becoming a great player.

Barry was HUGE in this game tonight. I was surprised at how he rose to the challege.

Both Wallaces played good games tonight and Rasheed was unstoppable in the fourth. When his jumper in on there is really nothing you can do, I mean the guy is an atheltic 7 footer. Ben had a few ridiculous rebounds that I would like to see the replays on.

Billups pretty much played like shit tonight, which surprised me. I picked the Pistons to win and I thought he was going to be the killer.

Oh well. Watching these teams suck. Phil fix it up in LA quick so balance is restored to the NBA. I guarantee a Lakers finals beats fucking Dance with a Star.
 
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BatiGOOOOOOL

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Right back at you SKluck. The Pistons are an amazing team and this has easily been the Spurs biggest victory on the road to a title, thanks to having such a great opponent in front.
 
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bionic77

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Cubsfan23 said:
Duncan now has 3 more finals MVP's than Kobe.
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Kobe wouldn't miss 52 free throws in a row with the game on the line.

And even a Kobe hater will admit that Kobe wouldn't shy away from demanding the ball in crunchtime (or anytime for that matter). :lol
 
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Ninja Scooter

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BatiGOOOOOOL said:
And a joyous day for the world, because the Spurs, the World's team just won the title. :D

And :lol @poor Laker fans.
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poor what? This is old hat for us. Jerry Buss has thrown away more championship rings than the Spurs will ever have.
 
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AirBrian

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Bowser said:
In other news, the ------/Bobcats draft pick swap rumor has been debunked and ESPN has changed it back (THANK GOD!)
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Keep that L-word the hell out of this thread. This is the FINALS THREAD!!!!!!!!
 
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SA-X

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Sad that the Pistons didn't win but at least I smiled when I saw all the Spurs celebrating, instead of swearing at the top of my lungs like I usually do when a Detroit team gets knocked out of the playoffs, so thats something, I guess. :lol
 
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Ninja Scooter

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whats funny is that even in the midst of a championship celebration, the spurs fan has the Lakers on his mind. Lakers Basketball Association, bitches.
 
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Loki

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Cubsfan23 said:
Duncan now has 3 more finals MVP's than Kobe.
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<snicker>


Anyway, great win for San Antonio. This was good versus evil, and, fortunately, good prevailed. A pox on Detroit and their thug brand of defense-- I hope Indiana stays healthy and knocks them out of the East next year. :p


It's sad, because I really like the way Detroit plays on offense, but I can't forgive their defensive sins (and then the way they WHINE about it when the refs finally decide to blow the whistle-- sheesh!). Rasheed made that huge 3 and then nearly made another one from about 28 feet out on the next possession-- lotta heart, he showed. He played big the entire 4th quarter, really.


Duncan joining elite company in winning his third finals MVP award, though this was probably the "weakest" showing (relatively, of course) in a series by a finals MVP since Joe Dumars in '90. Tonight Duncan was awesome for the most part, though, especially in the second half.


He still should have spun baseline during that award presentation speech, though. ;)
 
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Error

Jealous of the Glory that is Johnny Depp
I'm Puertorican and I'm glad Arroyo didn't won the ring fucker didn't do shit in the finals. I'm sure the if the Pistons would have won he would had come here to show of, Arroyo am cry you were a good cheerleader though gotta give you that.

and Duncan MVP? what about Ginobili?

Edit: Sorry for the Arroyo hatin' here just had to let that out
 
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Mugen

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As much as I like Ginobili, the guy just had too many choke jobs in game 6 + game 3,4 to deserve the mvp. Duncan deserves this one despite missing an atrocious amount of free throws.
 
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Loki

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Error2k4 said:
and Duncan MVP? what about Ginobili?
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As I said, this is probably the weakest series by a Finals MVP in a couple of decades, and perhaps a case canbe made for Manu, but let's look at the numbers:


Manu: 18.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.3 steals per game

Duncan: 20.5 points, 14.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.2 blocks per game


I think it's pretty clear that Tim was the MVP, especially considering that he came up just as big when it counted as Manu did this series, most notably tonight. Bear in mind that he also put up those #'s against the most dominant defensive frontcourt in the league, with constant double and triple-teams, to boot (while getting hacked all series :D). They're not spectacular #'s, but they're solid, and he took over tonight when it counted. The fact that he averaged 14 boards (including something like 5+ offensive boards per game) against the Wallaces is amazing, really.
 
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SKluck

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It's not always just about the numbers. When the Spurs needed Manu in their wins, he was there. Duncan is not a game sealing player.
 
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Loki

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Also, the coverage for this series definitely takes the cake for the greatest number of hackneyed questions asked during interviews. I mean, how many times can we possibly hear the question put to Horry: "How is this (insert 'championship'/'finals series'/'team' here) different from all the other ones?" :lol
 
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BatiGOOOOOOL

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I would've liked a co-MVP, but the truth is Tim was more consistent, specially in Detroit.

Anyway, it's over and Tim Duncan's legacy continues to grow. Three chamiponships and three Finals MVP at the age of 29.

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