NBA Thread XLIX: Being Eliminated is NOT NICE.

[fuzzywarble, squat cobbler]

I know. That's why ESPN is stupid. They don't even know who their best player is

[Renslayer]

May 14, 2013 9:24:06 GMT -5 @jdogindy said:

May 13, 2013 20:16:15 GMT -5 MGH said:

lol remember when the Heat "could get swept"?

Regardless, Miami wished they would've played Brooklyn. Even if they take care of the Bulls in Game 5, they still have to contend with how physical the team actually was.

And then they will probably get Indiana, which is ALSO a physical, defensive-oriented team.

Also... David Stern is sweating, because the Western Conference Finals would most likely be Memphis vs. either San Antonio or Golden State. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but the guy would probably try and give Miami all the breaks in the Eastern Conference Finals just to ensure a "watchable" NBA Finals.

I'm not entirely convinced that physical play bothers Miami. Teams such as Indiana, Chicago etc. have played them physically the last 3 years & it hasn't won them anything.

[The Captain]

Chicago's physical play has pretty much resulted in a couple of their players getting ejected as the Heat stomp them by double digits in 3 consecutive games. They'd do the same thing to Indiana.

[Sektor]

I think it's safe to say that the idea that you can "beat" LeBron by playing physical basketball is an artifact. Guys have been roughing him up for a while now and the best case scenario is that you slow him down.

[MGH]

Indiana is a better team right now, but it's asking a lot to get me to believe that a team that Miami beat in 6, on their own home floor, while Chris Bosh didn't play after Game 1, is going to beat the Heat now that they're better than they were before.

[MGH]

Knicks totally crumbled at the end of the first half.

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Pacers with an old country humbling so far.

[Unocal 76]

Indiana is the team that basketball fans like, but TV networks and executives despise.

[The Captain]

Carmelo Anthony is pretty much the only guy who actually showed up to play for the Knicks today.

[Renslayer]

The Knicks need an intervention

[MGH]

The Knicks need to go home. They're drunk.

[MGH]

JR Smith with a sparkling 6-21 shooting night.

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This Knicks team is done. I don't know what the hell happened to them, but they just don't show heart anymore. Congrats Indy. You deserve it.

[ashcampbell]

So....a majority of people here said Knicks in 5, huh?

Hmm.

And as far as Miami doing the same thing to Indiana that they did to Chicago? For one thing, Chicago has been playing without 4 of their best players. Indiana is missing 1 player, and he hasn't played all season so it really shouldn't make a difference. You can't compare the two. Plus, Indiana has a better big man/rebounder in Roy Hibbert...Miami really doesn't have anyone to match him. So I think the series will be won or lost on the perimeter. If George can at least slow down LeBron, Indiana might have a chance. Miami might be better than last year, but so is Indiana.

[Unocal 76]

Pacers basketball at times makes my eyes bleed.

[1 Free Moon-Down with Burger]

f***ing Knicks.....

[ashcampbell]

May 14, 2013 20:51:57 GMT -5 Unocal 76 said:

Pacers basketball at times makes my eyes bleed.

Hey, they've been getting the job done, so in the end that's all that matters. Whether it's by 1 or 30, a win is a win.

[OGJB is Slender]

Why do the Knicks still let JR Smith in the building? He's been so garbage in the Playoffs that he can't even shoot the breeze.

[The Captain]

Sixth Man Award or not, JR Smith needs to go somewhere else next season unless he actually remembers how to shoot a f***ing basket in game 5.

[The Enforcer]

And..... that's another victory for the Spurs.