Official Mar NBA 2008 Season Thread Of Twin Towers Of Regret And Soviet War Machines
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Green Shinobi
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Why the fuck did Dallas have to choke last night?
strikeselect
You like me, you really really like me!
Wish I had a time machine so we could get to the draft already.
The Stealth Fox
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Rockets sweep February. It doesn't matter who you're playing, that is one hell of an accomplishment (Rockets played approx 5 good teams in Feb). Hopefully they can make it 15 straight against Denver.
The Rockets scored 116 points without Yao Ming.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POSSIBLE.
The Rockets scored 116 points without Yao Ming.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POSSIBLE.
LiveFromKyoto
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Twin Towers of regret? A little harsh to call Brezec and Rasho that, don't you think?
The Stealth Fox
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Darko and KwanzaLiveFromKyoto said:
Primoz is the Soviet War Machine. Everytime he steps on the court, the Hell March theme from Red Alert plays.
Herpes Reasons
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trade selfish derek!!!!!!!
Green Shinobi
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You'd miss the playoffs.Cerrius said:
BatiGOOOOOOL
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Might as well bring this post to the new thread(Hey, I'm just tagging it ;-) )
:lol Fuck the Mavs!
After his teammate foul, *irk was awarded two FTs... again.
:lol Fuck the Mavs!
After his teammate foul, *irk was awarded two FTs... again.
BatiGOOOOOOL
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You can never have enough Mavs mockery, FOOL!reilo said:
The Stealth Fox
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He kind of looks like a German Larry Bird in this pic.reilo said:
BatiGOOOOOOL
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I'm a Spurs fan. I fear no one.woodchuck said:
Cloudy said:
So you are saying to bench your only offensive presence at the PF spot in order to play a sub-par defender with no offense?
So you are really saying to bench the guy that's been going 22-10 over the 10-game win streak? Really?
:lol
Oh Konex, just quit.
Absinthe (Permed)
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The divide in the West is pretty much nonexistent. The top six teams are equally as dangerous and a "sixth" seed in the West is incredibly deceiving. The East is a fucking joke and the first and perhaps even second round match-ups won't be worth watching. It's hard to believe that Philly is currenly a playoff team and would be matched up against Boston.
ryutaro's mama
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reilo said:
Works as a default response to any Konex post.
any rockets fan here just heard that piece of shit stephen a. smith babblin bout how the rockets' 14-0 record for the month is irrelevant and should not be even note worthy because they are a team thats not gonna even make the playoffs?
fuck that piece of shit stephen a smith,
rockets 2008 NBA champs, believe baby
fuck that piece of shit stephen a smith,
rockets 2008 NBA champs, believe baby
The Stealth Fox
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OH MY GOD HOUSTON NEEDS TO STEAL SIXTH FROM DALLAS...
I do NOT want to face San Antonio in the playoffs.
I do NOT want to face San Antonio in the playoffs.
Blackace
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The Stealth Fox
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rxdco07 said:
Let's be realistic here. We were contender-worthy until Yao went down. However, people should NOT be writing off the Rockets. He's such a piece of ****. Mother****er should just eat his ****ing cheese doodles and complain about the Knicks.
Absinthe (Permed)
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I think the Rockets will make the playoffs. All Mutombo needs to do is grab rebounds and play defense. I think the rest of the team can make up the scoring disparity.
reilo said:
I'm not saying Pau should be benched. Ronny just needs to play more. There's absolutely no reason for Fish and Sasha to be in the game at the same time so there's where some adjustments could have been made.
The Odom/Gasol combo is just too soft inside vs good bigs. In the 4th, I'd have liked to see Pau/Ronny/LO/Kobe/Sasha
The Stealth Fox
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I think if Mutombo comes through, I really do think they can get out of the first round if they play Utah or New Orleans.Absinthe said:
Dallas or San Antonio... not so much. It's all about matchups this year.
And I DOUBT Dallas wants to play New Orleans, but I wouldn't write Dallas off in that series.
reilo said:
Nuggets don't deserve shit. They have a tougher schedule than the Rockets from here on out (even though the Rockets March is killer, but look at the Nuggets lol), so LOL, maybe at this pace even Portland could take 9th.
Absinthe (Permed)
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I doubt anyone wants to play New Orleans. I think Dallas could take them, but that team is fucking scary.
The Stealth Fox
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Houston matches up well overall, even without Yao. The Rockets hard-nosed defense really focuses on preventing point guard penetration. Adelman plays a lot of zone compared to Gundy, so PGs are less likely to destroy us. Alston's very committed to not letting people blow by him this year, and he also is starting to develop a midrange game.Absinthe said:
And Scola pisses off West. :lol That's the best part of the whole matchup.
Absinthe (Permed)
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I still think that the Spurs can match-up well against anyone in the West. It doesn't help that they picked up Thomas. So they start with Duncan and then sub in Thomas. Scary combo there. Now Parker is healthy and Ginobili is probably playing the best basketball in the league. Their bench is a little thin, but that can be rectified with Barry signing with them again.
The Stealth Fox
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Eh, even Barry is slowing down a bit, but overall, I agree with you. I think the x-factor of whether the Spurs repeat this year is whether Parker and Duncan perform well in the post season. This season is panning out a lot like the '06 season with them, Duncan had sustained a bit of injury during the season and they eventually got worn out and finished by the Mavs.Absinthe said:
Ideally, they should be the favorites to repeat, but man, the West is ****ing crazy right now. If Houston is firing on all cylinders by playoff time, we could ride Mount Mutombo all the way to the WCFs.
It's all about matchups and how the rest of the season pans out for the Top 7. It's all fairly even at this point.
Dallas is just a terrible matchup for Houston. Since they're comprised of efficient jumpshooters, it's pretty much a zone-breaker offense. Then things get haywire. If the Rockets make the playoffs though, expect a higher offensive efficiency from them as compared to last year's postseason.
They held the Jazz to poor shooting all the time that series, but they had no bench and could not put up enough points because they couldn't generate enough efficient possessions. That's what wore them out and killed them in that series.
The Stealth Fox
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reilo said:Holy shit. Denver March:
:lol :lol
Who wants to bet they drop the Memphis game by blowing a 20 point lead? :lol
BatiGOOOOOOL
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When has Tim not performed in the post-season? Even in 06 he was a monster during the series against the Mavs up to the last game. The series was lost for different reasons(I'm looking at you and your dumbass foul, Manu). Right now he is playing fantastic basketball. All the Spurs need is to get Tony back in rhythm.The Stealth Fox said:
Green Shinobi
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Blazers tonight:
Travis Outlaw: 9/15 (60%) season = 44%
Lamarcus Aldridge: 10/18 (55%) season = 48%
Jarret Jack: 7/10 (70%) season = 43%
Steve Blake: 5/10 (50%) season = 42%
Tough to win when every mediocre player on the other team and Aldridge all shoot way above their averages.
When you add in James Jones, the role players shot 59.6% on the night. Fucking ridiculous. And no one had a particularly bad night to counteract it.
Travis Outlaw: 9/15 (60%) season = 44%
Lamarcus Aldridge: 10/18 (55%) season = 48%
Jarret Jack: 7/10 (70%) season = 43%
Steve Blake: 5/10 (50%) season = 42%
Tough to win when every mediocre player on the other team and Aldridge all shoot way above their averages.
When you add in James Jones, the role players shot 59.6% on the night. Fucking ridiculous. And no one had a particularly bad night to counteract it.
jordan0386
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Tough to win, when you give up lay ups without hard fouls.
The Stealth Fox
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Well, let me put it this way. It's not like they've changed anything. Thomas is their biggest addition, but it's just one of those bench holes you've gotta fill and they filled it.BatiGOOOOOOL said:
The "excuse" given for that series is that Duncan wasn't playing healthy. He hasn't been much of a factor lately and it's been more about Manu going apeshit.
I'm not convinced that Spurs are hands-down favorites. Yes yes, the Spurs flip the switch in the postseason, but how long can it persist this year. The idea that a switch needs to be flipped in the first place troubles me.
If Spurs get Dallas in the first round, Dallas will make their lives miserable, even if they beat them. The team is well-matched.
Don't let your Spurs-homerism effect your cognitive abilities, Bati.
The Stealth Fox
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Seriously, Jack was just wilfully getting into the paint. Those jumpers Outlaw took tonight were pretty run-of-the-mill.jordan0386 said:
Shinobi, just swallow your lumps and admit your team sucked ass on defense tonight. The more you realize this, the more likely you'll be willing to accept inevitable failure. Stop using basketball atheism in order to avoid admitting that your team stunk it up on the other end tonight.
BatiGOOOOOOL
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The Stealth Fox said:
Ah, I see you have no understanding of Spurs basketball.
And my post was about Tim's performances in the playoffs, not about how they match with Dallas or my homerism.
Green Shinobi said:
James Jones = 50% 3pt shooter. Second in the league.
What's so outlandish about a 44% shooter going for 60% for the game? What's so outlandish about 42-43% shooters going for 50+ in a game? One miss and they are in the 40% range again.
Portland at one point was 2nd in the league at 3s, and top 10 in FG% and top 10 in opponents FG%. This is no acciddent. This is EXACTLY how they played during their win streak and James Jones was a HUGE reason for that. Tonight, they were finally healthy.
But of course, when you lose a game fair and square, the fans of the losing team will just say it was a fluke.
Not ridiculous. You are just uneducated about how the Blazers win games.
The Stealth Fox
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LOL, I meant offensively, but I'm still wrong. Anyways, I still have my skepticism because the team goes through Rockets-like scoring droughts.BatiGOOOOOOL said:
Ah, I see you have no understanding of Spurs basketball.
Yes blah blah Tim Duncan has always had success in the postseason right? That's why they've repeated, right?
Obviously, something wasn't right in those even numbered years, don't ya think?
So, why did the Spurs lose in '04 and '06? Manu making a boneheaded play? Refs? What is it? It's always something, isn't it.
The Spurs are the team to beat right now, but I don't think they're firing on all cylinders... just for one reason.
THEY'RE ****ING OLD AS HELL.
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