Sektor
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Post by Sektor on May 5, 2013 14:12:26 GMT -5
Eh, the way everyone in the sports world is talking, why not just give Miami the championship already and not even bother playing the games? It'd save a lot of people a lot of time and effort, anyway, since they're going to eventually win anyway. *shrugs* Hell, might as well do it at the press conference for LBJ's MVP announcement. I wonder if there's gonna be a special for that, BTW? On a serious note though, in my opinion, that's one of the reasons why I really don't like the whole 'superstars all going to one team' thing. What fun is watching sports if you already know who is going to win ahead of time? Last year's NFL playoffs were fun to watch because there really were no favorites. It's not about superstars. Wade and/or Bosh could go down and there wouldn't be many people who'd vote against Miami. LeBron is the only piece they need out of those three, if he goes down they can't run their offense anymore. Anytime you have the greatest player on the planet on your team, you're gonna be the odds-on favorite.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on May 5, 2013 14:32:01 GMT -5
Eh, the way everyone in the sports world is talking, why not just give Miami the championship already and not even bother playing the games? It'd save a lot of people a lot of time and effort, anyway, since they're going to eventually win anyway. *shrugs* Hell, might as well do it at the press conference for LBJ's MVP announcement. I wonder if there's gonna be a special for that, BTW? On a serious note though, in my opinion, that's one of the reasons why I really don't like the whole 'superstars all going to one team' thing. What fun is watching sports if you already know who is going to win ahead of time? Last year's NFL playoffs were fun to watch because there really were no favorites. Yeah. All those superstars on the Lakers got them far. ....wait.
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vm88
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Post by vm88 on May 5, 2013 14:34:27 GMT -5
So James got 120 of 121 1st place votes for the MVP. The other 1st place vote went to Carmelo, who finished in 3rd behind James and Durant. I guess 1 good month + scoring title = MVP in that guy's eyes. Or maybe he has a grudge against LeBron, I don't know.
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 5, 2013 14:35:52 GMT -5
Geez, you'd have thought Durant would have gotten the other vote.
Nobody would have complained about that.
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Post by Red Impact on May 5, 2013 14:36:17 GMT -5
So James got 120 of 121 1st place votes for the MVP. The other 1st place vote went to Carmelo, who finished in 3rd behind James and Durant. I guess 1 good month + scoring title = MVP in that guy's eyes. Or maybe he has a grudge against LeBron, I don't know. He might have held out just so Lebron wouldn't be unanimous, the same way baseball writers do so HOFers won't be.
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Post by OGJB is Slender on May 5, 2013 14:43:05 GMT -5
Way to choke, Grizzlies. This is the type of loss that can kill a team for a series.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on May 5, 2013 14:53:21 GMT -5
Well different outcome from the last game 1 between the Grizzlies and Thunder.
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Unocal 76
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 5, 2013 15:02:32 GMT -5
Their game 1 2 years ago- 114-101.
Today, they barely broke 90 points.
Big-time difference between Grizz and Thunder.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2013 15:03:58 GMT -5
I had forgotten that Tyler Hansborough existed.
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Sektor
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Post by Sektor on May 5, 2013 15:07:27 GMT -5
I know it doesn't need to be said, but D.J. Augistin is terrible.
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ashcampbell
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Post by ashcampbell on May 5, 2013 15:32:24 GMT -5
Well, looks like this is gonna turn into a 'let's rip on Indiana just because they're not the flashy, popular team right now' thread. I see a lot of 'who's that guy?' ahead, and it's really a shame because they honestly have a hell of a better team that what's being credited. I see a lot of the old Detroit Pistons that beat the Lakers that year they had Payton and Malone in this year's Pacers, the way they play team ball and have a fantastic, hard-nosed defense. It wasn't by coincidence that Paul George got the Most Improved Player award this year. Yeah, they struggled down the stretch, but every team has struggles during a season.
I will agree though that I'm not sure what they were thinking when they traded Collison and brought in Augustin as his replacement. That was a total downgrade, IMO. I dunno why you'd want to go to the Charlotte Bobcats to try and find players, haha.
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Post by darbus alan on May 5, 2013 15:40:19 GMT -5
Are we going to have to deal with the Indiana Pacer fans' inferiority complex this entire postseason?
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ashcampbell
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Post by ashcampbell on May 5, 2013 15:43:09 GMT -5
As long as we have to deal with the Miami fans constant gloating.
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Post by darbus alan on May 5, 2013 15:45:02 GMT -5
But the Miami fans here don't do any gloating.
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ashcampbell
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Post by ashcampbell on May 5, 2013 15:46:28 GMT -5
It's not my fault the Pacers get no respect, despite not having any thugs/jerks on the roster and having one of the most cohesive and team-oriented locker rooms in the league.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on May 5, 2013 15:47:27 GMT -5
To be fair the Pacers have unjustly been under-covered this season. They were one of the only teams in the East that were remotely good and were mostly ignored by the media all season long.
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ashcampbell
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Post by ashcampbell on May 5, 2013 15:47:37 GMT -5
But the Miami fans here don't do any gloating. I wasn't talking here so much as everywhere else. I do give this place credit, the Miami fans here seem to be a lot more respectable than a lot of other message boards, so kudos.
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Rican
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Post by Rican on May 5, 2013 15:50:22 GMT -5
It's not my fault the Pacers get no respect, despite not having any thugs/jerks on the roster and having one of the most cohesive and team-oriented locker rooms in the league. Welcome to how Spurs fans have felt for years. You get used to it.
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ashcampbell
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Post by ashcampbell on May 5, 2013 15:51:53 GMT -5
Pacers had a great 2nd quarter, and go into the break leading by 6. Keep it up!
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Post by horsemen4ever on May 5, 2013 15:55:18 GMT -5
Stupid Woodsen, get that loser JR Smith, and tell Carmello to stay out of Felton's way.
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