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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 6, 2014 17:20:07 GMT -5
I don't think the calling has actually gotten worse. It's about what it's always been. I just think the bad/superstar calls are a lot more obvious than they used to be to the fans. The internet, HD video feeds, and replay have all contributed a lot to that. I don't think the NBA has done a good job of improving things but that's the situation as I see it. I think it has gotten worse when you know every time that Joey Crawford is out there, the game is fixed a certain way, and who can ever forget the infamous Game 6 of the Lakers/Kings Western Conference Finals. In fact, that was so bad that the NBA had to pull an audible and allow the Pistons to beat the Lakers in the finals.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jun 6, 2014 17:48:34 GMT -5
Atlanta assistant coach Quin Snyder is finalizing an agreement with the Utah Jazz to become the teams new head coach, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jun 6, 2014 21:11:47 GMT -5
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Post by Cyno on Jun 6, 2014 21:15:30 GMT -5
lmao @ Lance Stephenson Air Conditioner.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2014 22:55:26 GMT -5
Oh Miami fans. If they had won, you wouldn't hear them complain. They also don't complain about the insane amount of calls that go their way. Oh Heat haters. When Miami wins, they complain about games being rigged and shit. When they lose, they complain about Heat fans complaining.
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Jun 6, 2014 23:19:34 GMT -5
Oh Miami fans. If they had won, you wouldn't hear them complain. They also don't complain about the insane amount of calls that go their way. Oh Heat haters. When Miami wins, they complain about games being rigged and shit. When they lose, they complain about Heat fans complaining. Cute. But it's true. When Miami wins their fanbase tells others to stop crying, get over it, and that the Heat are the best team in the world. When they lose they make excuses, accuse the league of rigging games, and so forth. Obviously it goes both ways.
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Post by suave on Jun 6, 2014 23:27:34 GMT -5
I don't think the calling has actually gotten worse. It's about what it's always been. I just think the bad/superstar calls are a lot more obvious than they used to be to the fans. The internet, HD video feeds, and replay have all contributed a lot to that. I don't think the NBA has done a good job of improving things but that's the situation as I see it. I think it has gotten worse when you know every time that Joey Crawford is out there, the game is fixed a certain way, and who can ever forget the infamous Game 6 of the Lakers/Kings Western Conference Finals. In fact, that was so bad that the NBA had to pull an audible and allow the Pistons to beat the Lakers in the finals. "allow the Pistons to beat the Lakers in the finals". Source?
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Post by Derk! on Jun 6, 2014 23:33:52 GMT -5
I couldn't care less about the finals or sports in general, honestly. As someone who was born and raised in San Antonio, I am sick of hearing of hearing about the spurs and I hope they lose.
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Post by BRV on Jun 6, 2014 23:50:23 GMT -5
No love for Bill Russell on these top 10 or even 5 lists? That's blasphemy. 11 NBA championships, 2 as player-head coach 22 RPG Hell the Finals MVP is NAMED the Bill Russell Finals MVP! Russell is the greatest winner in NBA history and broke a lot of racial barriers in racist-as-f*** Boston, but he was also on a ton of absolutely stacked Celtics teams. Those said stacked Celtics teams are also why Wilt only won two championships in his NBA career, and I'd say Wilt was a better overall player. Russell is an all-time great player, played incredible defense, and he'd be on my top 10, but I do think he's a little overrated as an individual player because of his championship hardware. That said, if I had to assemble a playoff team's roster he'd be one of the first people I'd call. Right after Jordan. Wilt Chamberlain was on teams with Hall of Famers like Tom Gola, Paul Arizin, Nate Thurmond, Hal Greer, Billy Cunningham, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West. Let's not pretend like he was surrounded by scrubs. He won two championships, but the reason he didn't win more is because he matched up against Bill Russell, and Bill Russell was better. Russell won 11 championships and never lost a game seven. As far as I'm concerned, Russell is second only behind Jordan in terms of greatest basketball players ever. He's the greatest winner basketball ever knew and he was also the greatest defensive big man ever to play the game.
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Jun 7, 2014 1:46:37 GMT -5
Russell is the greatest winner in NBA history and broke a lot of racial barriers in racist-as-f*** Boston, but he was also on a ton of absolutely stacked Celtics teams. Those said stacked Celtics teams are also why Wilt only won two championships in his NBA career, and I'd say Wilt was a better overall player. Russell is an all-time great player, played incredible defense, and he'd be on my top 10, but I do think he's a little overrated as an individual player because of his championship hardware. That said, if I had to assemble a playoff team's roster he'd be one of the first people I'd call. Right after Jordan. Wilt Chamberlain was on teams with Hall of Famers like Tom Gola, Paul Arizin, Nate Thurmond, Hal Greer, Billy Cunningham, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West. Let's not pretend like he was surrounded by scrubs. He won two championships, but the reason he didn't win more is because he matched up against Bill Russell, and Bill Russell was better. Russell won 11 championships and never lost a game seven. As far as I'm concerned, Russell is second only behind Jordan in terms of greatest basketball players ever. He's the greatest winner basketball ever knew and he was also the greatest defensive big man ever to play the game. He only played with Gola and Arizin the first 3 years of his career. Cunningham did not become an all star level player until Wilt was in La and Thurmond only played 2 seasons with Wilt and did not reach all star calibre until Wilt was with the 76ers. While he was not surrounded by scrubs the Celtics teams in the 60s were stacked with Hall Of Famers in there starting 5 and on the bench. He never played with multiple elite players at once until he played with West and Baylor where he did win.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 7, 2014 8:24:46 GMT -5
I think it has gotten worse when you know every time that Joey Crawford is out there, the game is fixed a certain way, and who can ever forget the infamous Game 6 of the Lakers/Kings Western Conference Finals. In fact, that was so bad that the NBA had to pull an audible and allow the Pistons to beat the Lakers in the finals. "allow the Pistons to beat the Lakers in the finals". Source? I don't need a source. Officials didn't try to screw the Pistons so they allowed the better team to win, which was the Pistons.
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Jun 7, 2014 8:35:25 GMT -5
"allow the Pistons to beat the Lakers in the finals". Source? I don't need a source. Officials didn't try to screw the Pistons so they allowed the better team to win, which was the Pistons. Totally. Makes perfect sense. Lakers sucked, never were good.
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Post by Cyno on Jun 7, 2014 10:16:48 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2014 11:01:44 GMT -5
You've gotta be kidding me. I'd rather play at a YMCA gym than whatever that $6 arena would be. LOL, "Tony Parker periodically yells out the score".
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Post by Cyno on Jun 7, 2014 11:23:41 GMT -5
The $6 arena would be a pretty epic experience.
"He runs away with the fast break! ...And slips on the pool of urine no one bothered to clean up. I guess they can't afford janitors here either."
Tony Parker: "It is 30-25 Spurs! Hon hon hon!"
I don't know why I made Tony Parker sound like Maurice Chevalier.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2014 12:51:20 GMT -5
It still doesn't compare to Lebron though. An accidental drink mix-up caused the entire team to have issues. Lebron cramped out and had to be carried out. That's the big issue here.
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Post by Cyno on Jun 7, 2014 13:07:25 GMT -5
And the vast majority of people who are poking fun at him have no idea how debilitating a leg cramp is, especially for a guy as muscular as Lebron James. Anything to hate on Lebron though, no matter how stupid and/or ignorant it makes them look.
I guarantee you that Lebron could get shot in the leg in the middle of the game and some dumbass would say "Jordan would've played if that happened to him!"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2014 13:22:30 GMT -5
That's a serious stretch. It comes down to Lebron being a big baby on the court despite his size and power. I don't know how many times I've seen him go flying and he shouldn't have. But all of his "fans" will come out to defend him.
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Post by Waffel113 on Jun 7, 2014 13:30:32 GMT -5
You've gotta be kidding me. I'd rather play at a YMCA gym than whatever that $6 arena would be. LOL, "Tony Parker periodically yells out the score". Hey! Comparing that $6 arena to a YMCA gym is an insult to YMCA gyms. Though to be fair, if I had the option, I'd probably go for "Romantic Candlelight".
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Post by andrew8798 on Jun 7, 2014 14:04:18 GMT -5
Coach Gregg Popovich said he hates 3-pointers in his press conference on Saturday.
"I hate it," Popovich said. "To me, it's not basketball. But you gotta use it." Perhaps no team is better at using the 3-pointer than the Spurs. He added "it feels like cheating," and that all shots should be worth two points.
Coach Erik Spoelstra said he was "assured" that the AT&T Center will not have any issues in Game 2.
LeBron James (leg) said the "soreness is starting to get out" and that he received treatment on his left leg on Saturday.
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