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Post by Sektor on May 5, 2013 17:16:54 GMT -5
I say Woodson should DNP Smith for Game 2. Can't get much worse. Seconded. It's like he's reverted back to the JR that everyone hated. He's making a late bid for the All-Chucker team.
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Post by ashcampbell on May 5, 2013 17:20:08 GMT -5
Really? A conspiracy? Yeah, because I'm sure David Stern is just ITCHING to have Indiana in the Finals.
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 5, 2013 17:28:27 GMT -5
4 MVP's in 5 years for LeBron.
There are some that think it should be 5 in a row- many (including m3) think Rose's 2011 MVP was partly due to backlash from the Decision. Almost like the voters said WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU THE MVP BECAUSE YOU WERE A BAD BOY, LEBRON! WE'RE GONNA TEACH YOU A LESSON!
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Post by horsemen4ever on May 5, 2013 17:28:46 GMT -5
Really? A conspiracy? Yeah, because I'm sure David Stern is just ITCHING to have Indiana in the Finals. Well tell that to today's officals, come on the Pacers got almost every call and Melo is not getting the superstars he richly deserves. I don't think there is a conspiracy, but these officals were as bad as JR Smith today.
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Post by ashcampbell on May 5, 2013 17:32:31 GMT -5
There were bad calls on BOTH sides...i.e the Knicks player being barely touched by West yet he fell down like he was shot. I thought the complaining about the refs wouldn't start til the middle of the series, honestly.
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 5, 2013 17:34:24 GMT -5
Whoever reffed today's game should not ref another game in this Knicks/Pacers series.
ashcampbell is right- there were bad calls both ways
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Post by Sektor on May 5, 2013 17:38:58 GMT -5
4 MVP's in 5 years for LeBron. There are some that think it should be 5 in a row- many (including m3) think Rose's 2011 MVP was partly due to backlash from the Decision. Almost like the voters said WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU THE MVP BECAUSE YOU WERE A BAD BOY, LEBRON! WE'RE GONNA TEACH YOU A LESSON! I firmly believe that's what happened. There just isn't an argument for Rose that holds up to scrutiny. The Heat went to the Finals that year (I don't like to count team accomplishments, but a lot of people do) and LeBron was statistically the better player. It's like last year, where Tyson Chandler was DPOY but Dwight was the starter for the All-Defense team (it's not totally similar, because that voting committee has a lot of problems, like all of Kobe's first-team All-Defense awards since about '08).
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Post by horsemen4ever on May 5, 2013 17:40:12 GMT -5
The Knicks ought to replace JR Smith with George Costansa, it wouldn't make much of difference, one chucker for another.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2013 17:46:22 GMT -5
A conspiracy against Lebron and the decision? I think not. Lebron is the league's darling. Rose took a team that should have barely been over 500 and helped take to them to the Eastern Conference Finals. They also had the best record of the league that year. For all of the power of the Heat, they should have done so much better.
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Post by vm88 on May 5, 2013 17:46:25 GMT -5
4 MVP's in 5 years for LeBron. There are some that think it should be 5 in a row- many (including m3) think Rose's 2011 MVP was partly due to backlash from the Decision. Almost like the voters said WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU THE MVP BECAUSE YOU WERE A BAD BOY, LEBRON! WE'RE GONNA TEACH YOU A LESSON! Really, "The Decision" prevented LeBron from getting MVP that year? I didn't see it that way, and I still don't think it was a factor. It's because the Bulls had the best record in the NBA that year, and the play of Derrick Rose, along with the hiring of Tom Thibodeau as Coach, turned them from a mediocre team into a serious threat in the East. It's a simple enough explanation as to why Rose won the MVP, but one could argue that if the Heat had a better record than the Bulls, LeBron would've been the MVP that year.
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Post by Sam Punk on May 5, 2013 18:11:33 GMT -5
4 MVP's in 5 years for LeBron. There are some that think it should be 5 in a row- many (including m3) think Rose's 2011 MVP was partly due to backlash from the Decision. Almost like the voters said WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU THE MVP BECAUSE YOU WERE A BAD BOY, LEBRON! WE'RE GONNA TEACH YOU A LESSON! Really, "The Decision" prevented LeBron from getting MVP that year? I didn't see it that way, and I still don't think it was a factor. It's because the Bulls had the best record in the NBA that year, and the play of Derrick Rose, along with the hiring of Tom Thibodeau as Coach, turned them from a mediocre team into a serious threat in the East. It's a simple enough explanation as to why Rose won the MVP, but one could argue that if the Heat had a better record than the Bulls, LeBron would've been the MVP that year. I think the decision was overblown. People were acting like he killed somebody. If folks didn't like it, they could have just watched something else. (Like Matlock, for example.)
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Post by canceled4truth on May 5, 2013 19:11:01 GMT -5
I say this is a conspiracy, first they let Garnett try to break Carmello's arm, and now this. This is pathic, you think LeBron would be treated like this. And the ABC broadcaster are awful. I'm sorry, but do you think everything in the NBA is a conspiracy?
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Post by Unocal 76 on May 5, 2013 19:22:18 GMT -5
Knicks fans, it could be worse- could have been a 7th game to the Celtics.
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Post by Lancers on May 5, 2013 19:25:27 GMT -5
I say this is a conspiracy, first they let Garnett try to break Carmello's arm, and now this. This is pathic, you think LeBron would be treated like this. And the ABC broadcaster are awful. I'm sorry, but do you think everything in the NBA is a conspiracy? Don't start him on the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery selection show.
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Post by Rican on May 5, 2013 20:15:54 GMT -5
I want a Pacers vs. either Spurs or Grizzlies finals so bad just to see how David Stern responds. Shit would be hilarious.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on May 5, 2013 20:53:48 GMT -5
I want a Pacers vs. either Spurs or Grizzlies finals so bad just to see how David Stern responds. Shit would be hilarious. Think Scanners.
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Post by Sektor on May 5, 2013 20:56:55 GMT -5
For maximum small-market rage, it would need to be Memphis and Indiana. As someone who loves big man battles, I would be sexually aroused if that Finals happened.
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Post by stealthamo on May 5, 2013 21:07:16 GMT -5
I want a Pacers vs. either Spurs or Grizzlies finals so bad just to see how David Stern responds. Shit would be hilarious. I would be completely in favor of this. One because that would be funny as hell, and two because I like all three of those teams.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 5, 2013 22:48:55 GMT -5
Luol Deng (illness) was re-hospitalized on Sunday morning and he has been ruled out for at least Monday's Game 1 vs. the Heat.
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Post by darbus alan on May 5, 2013 23:42:21 GMT -5
I want a Pacers vs. either Spurs or Grizzlies finals so bad just to see how David Stern responds. Shit would be hilarious. And just for shits and giggles, both teams sit their starters for Game 1.
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