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Post by darbus alan on May 2, 2013 13:11:22 GMT -5
The Knicks are falling right into the Celtics' mind games trap. They're getting in their heads and Woodson needs to put a stop to that. Look at what they did in Games 1-3 and do that. What happened to the defense that played so well in first three games and even game 4? They gave the Celtics way too many good, open three point attempts.
Also JR Smith needs to shut the f*** up and play basketball. Act like the guy who won Sixth Man Of The Year Award and not a thug. And if he can't and misses like every shot ever, Woodson should put him in the game instead of continuing to let him be a 2 for eternity ballhog.
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Post by Rican on May 2, 2013 13:40:26 GMT -5
All these other teams killing each other while the Spurs and the Heat chill at home with their feet up waiting for their next victims.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on May 2, 2013 14:23:21 GMT -5
All these other teams killing each other while the Spurs and the Heat chill at home with their feet up waiting for their next victims. That's the worst part of this. The Heat are going to maul whoever they get next. As for the Celtics, if they go out and lose Friday, Im still proud of the fight they put up the last few games. The Knicks' bread and butter is 'Melo taking rediculous shots while the rest of the offense sits there and eats a sandwhich. The last 2 games prove that if he's off his game, the Knicks can be had. New York better hope they win tomorrow night, or I truly believe they will make history for a reason that they will not live down
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 2, 2013 17:49:43 GMT -5
6 of 8 series in this round are going 6 games- last year, 4 of the first-round series were sweeps or 5 games.
I don't remember there ever being a first-round series since best-of-7 in 2003 with no 5-game series.
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 2, 2013 18:23:51 GMT -5
1-10 scale- how psychologically devastating would a game 6 home loss tonight be for Chicago and/or Golden State?
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Post by Lancers on May 2, 2013 19:58:12 GMT -5
1-10 scale- how psychologically devastating would a game 6 home loss tonight be for Chicago and/or Golden State? Bulls - 6 They're already finished. Can't stay healthy. The Nets are in pretty good shape compared to Chicago. Warriors - 8 They lost their best interior players for the season (Lee). Played with a lot of heart, but they don't want to go back to Denver.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on May 2, 2013 21:25:27 GMT -5
David Lee cleared to play.
Whaaaaaat.
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Post by BRV on May 2, 2013 21:34:59 GMT -5
I don't like to be the guy to question another man's pain threshold, but man, I feel like Derrick Rose is really letting a legitimate shot at an NBA championship slip away because he's being sort of a puss.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on May 2, 2013 21:36:26 GMT -5
I don't like to be the guy to question another man's pain threshold, but man, I feel like Derrick Rose is really letting a legitimate shot at an NBA championship slip away because he's being sort of a puss. It HAS to be all psychological at this point.
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Renslayer
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Post by Renslayer on May 2, 2013 21:39:31 GMT -5
It would be really swell if the Nets could make their free throws
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Post by vm88 on May 2, 2013 21:41:11 GMT -5
I don't like to be the guy to question another man's pain threshold, but man, I feel like Derrick Rose is really letting a legitimate shot at an NBA championship slip away because he's being sort of a puss. I think that will be on the minds of Bulls fans if they lose this series. Hell, I've been hearing statements similar to that since they lost Game 5.
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Post by Renslayer on May 2, 2013 21:50:50 GMT -5
We've got one game 7 set.
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Post by Lancers on May 2, 2013 21:52:18 GMT -5
I don't like to be the guy to question another man's pain threshold, but man, I feel like Derrick Rose is really letting a legitimate shot at an NBA championship slip away because he's being sort of a puss. I'm a Bulls fan who follows this team and I've read every single bit of information regarding Rose. He's 100% physically healthy. Let me repeat. 100% physically healthy. Medically cleared to play for over 2 months now. His brother, Reggie, has stated he didn't like the Bulls' offseason moves last summer, which led to speculation that he's advised Derrick to not play this season. My thing is this. The Bulls are DECIMATED by injuries. Rose is the healthiest player on this team. And he knows how hard his teammates are battling through their injuries and he does nothing. He's ruled out several hours before the game. Doesn't even attempt to try. Meanwhile, David Lee is out there just a week after supposedly tearing his hip flexor is giving it a go for the Warriors. Let me make one thing clear. If he doesn't play game 7 against the Nets, I will be pissed. He would have to earn my respect all over again.
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Post by Dat Dude on May 2, 2013 21:53:34 GMT -5
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Post by thegreatnodnarb on May 2, 2013 21:58:18 GMT -5
I swear all my sports teams love losing on the same night.
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 2, 2013 21:58:59 GMT -5
I thought the Nets would wave the white flag after game 4. Wow, I was wrong.
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Post by BRV on May 2, 2013 22:00:41 GMT -5
David Lee's received like 11 separate standing ovations before he actually enters the game.
EDIT - Kostas Koufous and Nenad Krstic's existence means that I can say that all European NBA players are related without it coming off as racist. Look at them. It's a statement of fact.
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Post by Sektor on May 2, 2013 22:02:52 GMT -5
I've got no problem with Rose sitting the entire playoffs, though admittedly I don't have an emotional stake in how well the Bulls do. It's not like he's gonna drop 40 points his first game back. He's gonna have to go through a learning period and get himself back up to speed, and there's no garbage games against the Bobcats or Magic to do that anymore. I'd stop just short of saying the Bulls are better off without him, but I don't think he's gonna be a difference maker unless he started now and they somehow made it to the Finals. Since that's unlikely, I don't think it's worth the risk.
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Post by MGH on May 2, 2013 22:05:46 GMT -5
Not finished just yet!!
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Post by BRV on May 2, 2013 22:05:58 GMT -5
I've got no problem with Rose sitting the entire playoffs, though admittedly I don't have an emotional stake in how well the Bulls do. It's not like he's gonna drop 40 points his first game back. He's gonna have to go through a learning period and get himself back up to speed, and there's no garbage games against the Bobcats or Magic to do that anymore. I'd stop just short of saying the Bulls are better off without him, but I don't think he's gonna be a difference maker unless he started now and they somehow made it to the Finals. Since that's unlikely, I don't think it's worth the risk. That's the thing, though. There's no risk. He's been given 100 percent medical clearance for over a month now. He could have used games in late March and early April as tune-ups for the postseason but he chose not to, and now he's sitting on his keester while his franchise potentially gags away a chance to advance to the NBA Finals. At this point, it's all in his head, and that's something that won't go away whether he returns tomorrow or in October.
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