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Post by Rican on Apr 30, 2013 15:49:57 GMT -5
If the Clippers don't make it to the WCF finals at least I could see Del Negro getting the boot and Phil coming in. Phil with the Clippers is what I've expected since the Lakers debacle earlier this season.
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Post by andrew8798 on Apr 30, 2013 15:58:34 GMT -5
ESPN Chicago says it looks and sounds "very unlikely" that Kirk Hinrich will be able to play in Thursday's Game 6 against the Nets.
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Post by Unocal 76 on Apr 30, 2013 16:50:24 GMT -5
Even if Chicago holds off Brooklyn, keep an eye on Hinrich's availability against the Heat.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Apr 30, 2013 17:07:22 GMT -5
If the Clippers don't make it to the WCF finals at least I could see Del Negro getting the boot and Phil coming in. Phil with the Clippers is what I've expected since the Lakers debacle earlier this season. I agree. If Phil wants the job, the only way I could see Del Negro keeping it is if the Clippers win it all. Otherwise if Phil wants it, it's his, no doubt about it. And I think that's the situation Phil wants. He'd have Blake, and CP3 (who would no doubt re-sign) as his 2 stars, and a very deep team.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2013 17:17:42 GMT -5
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Post by andrew8798 on Apr 30, 2013 17:32:57 GMT -5
Kobe Bryant said Tuesday he wants the Lakers to bring back both free agent Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol.
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Post by Lancers on Apr 30, 2013 18:00:42 GMT -5
Even if Chicago holds off Brooklyn, keep an eye on Hinrich's availability against the Heat. And yet Derrick Rose will still sit on the bench and do nothing. As a Bulls fan, I'm really close to being flat out embarrassed to say he plays for the same team that I actively root for. I'm at a point where I don't wanna hear the whole 'He's not ready' excuse. He is ready. He's been ready. This entire Bulls team is decimated by injuries. They need him. And he sits there and says 'Well...I'm almost there.' Nuts to that. Get your ass out there and put a scare in Miami. You may not win the series, but this is the one team other than the Spurs that put a little fear in the Heat.
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Post by andrew8798 on Apr 30, 2013 20:40:15 GMT -5
Denver having no problems tonight
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Post by Romeo Hotel on Apr 30, 2013 22:19:31 GMT -5
I know this is late but it's good to see my Rockets live to fight another day.
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 1, 2013 0:17:13 GMT -5
Are the Grizzlies trying to win with basically 2 guys? I get the feeling that they're basically a frontcourt and 'Insert offensive guy' here.
You get the feeling that it's 'Gasol, ZBo, and Pray For Rain' with them.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on May 1, 2013 0:17:26 GMT -5
Man, Blake can't get back healthy from the ankle sprain fast enough.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 1, 2013 0:35:33 GMT -5
Wednesday, May 1st (TNT/NBATV)
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks – Game 5
Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers – Game 5
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder – Game 5
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 1, 2013 0:37:53 GMT -5
These Celtics are the ONLY NBA team I can't count out even at 0-3.
There's something about them that makes me say 'They are NEVER out of anything.'
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Post by MGH on May 1, 2013 0:42:35 GMT -5
Get em Griz. Keep making me look halfway smart.
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Post by Rican on May 1, 2013 0:49:24 GMT -5
OH GREAT the Spurs might get the Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals.
*Starts drinking*
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 1, 2013 1:47:17 GMT -5
Sometimes, a team on the wrong end of a memorable game/shot takes a while to recover from it.
For instance, I look at the Pistons- they have not been the same since LeBron had that 48 point game 5 in 2007 East Finals.
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Post by stealthamo on May 1, 2013 9:00:18 GMT -5
Sometimes, a team on the wrong end of a memorable game/shot takes a while to recover from it. For instance, I look at the Pistons- they have not been the same since LeBron had that 48 point game 5 in 2007 East Finals. That's not exactly true because of LeBron. First, they reached the East Finals the next year, losing to Boston. They only really started to get bad when they traded Billups for Iverson. The one year they had Iverson, we were mediocre (swept by the Cavs in the first round), and after he left, we turned into crap.
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Post by Sektor on May 1, 2013 15:24:01 GMT -5
Jeez, Mark Jackson is all over the freaking board. Early in the season he's an old-school "tough guy", roughing the Rockets up so that they can't get a record on the Warriors. Now, when a team dares to set rough screens on Steph Curry, they're playing hitman basketball, trying to go for his ankles. What a joke.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 1, 2013 18:12:22 GMT -5
Damian Lillard was announced as the unanimous selection for the Rookie of the Year on Wednesday.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on May 1, 2013 18:37:31 GMT -5
Damian Lillard was announced as the unanimous selection for the Rookie of the Year on Wednesday. Man I remember in the summer everyone was all but crowning Anthony Davis RotY.
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