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DETROIT vs. SAN ANTONIO - NBA Finals!
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Ninja Scooter
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:lol
FrenchMovieTheme
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they are multiplying. it will come down to the inevitable "teacher vs. student" showdown: Konex picks the spurs to win, incognito picks the pistons. has the pupil become... the master? only time.....
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will tell!
Ninja Scooter
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FrenchMovieTheme said:
INCOGNITO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE CHOSEN ONE!
Ned Flanders
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You know, the thing I love about message boards, flaky media types and fan prognosticators, is that if the Spurs drop game 2, all the talk will shift to how they are in trouble and the Pistons are in the drivers seat, even though these same people bagged on the Pistons relentlessly and rode the Spurs jocks. Then the Spurs win game 3 and the talk will flip flop again.
This is why I keep my mouth shut and wait till the L's and W's align themselves, and then bag on all the prognosticators and talking heads who called it wrong. I think making predictions/guarantees is such bullshit considering that you simply cannot call a series till its over. You may have confidence, but confidence doesn't amount to shit when your team blows the badger.
Just ask Sonics fan from '94:
Or T-Mac from the '03 Magic:
Or me, last year..:
Its all bullshit. Grandstanding and acting like you can predict the future usually amounts to just ego stroking. Its either convincing yourself that your team will in fact pull it off, or allowing yourself to gloat like you knew something if they do come through. I don't subscribe. I'm confident in the team we've put together and I know what they're capable of, but unused capability doesn't amount to a steaming pile of koala poo when it comes to basketball. There's no such thing as "potential energy" in the world of sports. Its do or don't, and until my team does, then I don't know for sure whats gonna happen. But the world is full of these braggarts and nonsensical fans who can't let the basketball do the talking, and now we've got the pundits and "experts" who basically alter their opinions the minute the wind shifts.
Fuck that. When the season is over, and my team is standing with the O'Brien trophy, THEN I'll gloat. But not before then, and not if never. Fairweather pundits and prognosticating fans be damned.
Spurs in 5
This is why I keep my mouth shut and wait till the L's and W's align themselves, and then bag on all the prognosticators and talking heads who called it wrong. I think making predictions/guarantees is such bullshit considering that you simply cannot call a series till its over. You may have confidence, but confidence doesn't amount to shit when your team blows the badger.
Just ask Sonics fan from '94:
Or T-Mac from the '03 Magic:
Or me, last year..:
Its all bullshit. Grandstanding and acting like you can predict the future usually amounts to just ego stroking. Its either convincing yourself that your team will in fact pull it off, or allowing yourself to gloat like you knew something if they do come through. I don't subscribe. I'm confident in the team we've put together and I know what they're capable of, but unused capability doesn't amount to a steaming pile of koala poo when it comes to basketball. There's no such thing as "potential energy" in the world of sports. Its do or don't, and until my team does, then I don't know for sure whats gonna happen. But the world is full of these braggarts and nonsensical fans who can't let the basketball do the talking, and now we've got the pundits and "experts" who basically alter their opinions the minute the wind shifts.
Fuck that. When the season is over, and my team is standing with the O'Brien trophy, THEN I'll gloat. But not before then, and not if never. Fairweather pundits and prognosticating fans be damned.
Spurs in 5
FrenchMovieTheme
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lakers fans are weird... lakers players are ruthless! for shame LA, for shame
FrenchMovieTheme
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you can't prove that is a montana jersey!
and even if it IS a montana jersey, it is clearly from his shameful Chiefs days.
don't you get it yet dm?? you can't win!
and even if it IS a montana jersey, it is clearly from his shameful Chiefs days.
don't you get it yet dm?? you can't win!
FrenchMovieTheme
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BatiGOOOOOOL
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Bat said:
Actually, I was referring to either of them. Best two defensive players in the league followed by Artest. Wallace is very good, but he only makes an impact as a help defender. One-one-one in the post he is average.
FrenchMovieTheme
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i agree w/ bati. ben wallace is a great defensive helper, and maybe the best rebounder in the league, but i think bowen and artest are better defenders. duncan i dont know about, he was getting bitched by wallace early.
FrenchMovieTheme
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you already prevented his sonics from winning a title in 96 dm... haven't you done enough... haven't you and demon seed Jordan DONE ENOUGH TO THIS LEAGUE!!!!!
Ninja Scooter
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DMczaf said:
You love it!
if Jordan ever came to the Lakers he'd have to get a new number. 23 belongs to Cedric "Club Ced" Ceballos FOREVER!
Ninja Scooter
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DMczaf said:WTF? You got your tapes to DVD?!
he recieved a "charitable contribution" to get the tapes converted.
DMczaf said:
No, I still have my tapes, but I also purchased a lot of games on DVD from this website I found. I made a post about it several months ago in the thread.
Besides which, when I get a VHS/DVD combo, I'm going to convert all the tapes to DVD, because they really take up waaay too much room.
NinjaScooter said:he recieved a "charitable contribution" to get the tapes converted.
:lol
Initially, the fact that I was essentially taking money from the hands of poor Somalians and Eastern European refugees weighed heavily on my conscience, but since it was for a good cause (tapes --> DVD), I quickly got over it.
Watching Game 1 of Hakeem/Shaq finals...It's insane how many times Hakeem was double/triple teamed. I had forgotten how quick he was, though; watching Yao has something to do with that, I'm sure.
:lol Walton says about Shaq hitting a jump hook '..tells Hakeem, "This is how you shoot a jump hook!"' then the Dream comes back and hits 2 straight sky hooks. :lol
They officiated Shaq just as bad back then too. 3 calls that should've been charges [runs over Hakeem twice, some other guy once] become 2 travels and a blocking foul..
Anderson 4 straight missed free throws! :lol :lol :lol
KENNYYY
HORRYYY! he was quick back then!
:lol Walton says about Shaq hitting a jump hook '..tells Hakeem, "This is how you shoot a jump hook!"' then the Dream comes back and hits 2 straight sky hooks. :lol
They officiated Shaq just as bad back then too. 3 calls that should've been charges [runs over Hakeem twice, some other guy once] become 2 travels and a blocking foul..
Anderson 4 straight missed free throws! :lol :lol :lol
KENNYYY
HORRYYY! he was quick back then!
Aruarian Reflection
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Can anybody find more Pistons PSP shots without these ugly watermarks?
Ninja Scooter
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Cloudy said:
A for effort.
Ned Flanders
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Spurs just aren't exciting at all. This series is soo boring..
The Chosen One
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Great... this is going to be a long game and a short series...
BatiGOOOOOOL
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Ned Flanders said:Spurs just aren't exciting at all. This series is soo boring..
:lol
I tell you, I'm falling asleep over here with that awfully boring basketball.
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