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Originally posted by: jjsole
Spurs take the series lead 3-2.

I never thought I'd see the Bulls have a better chance of going to a game 7 against the Pistons than the Suns have to see a game 7 against the Spurs. :Q
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If the Suns weren't missing Amare and Diaw in Game 5 I might agree...but I don't really understand your point in light of the suspension. I mean of course a completely healthy team has a better chance at forcing another game. Am i missing something? 😕

And actually, I would argue that the Pistons are known for letting up when they get leads in a series so it doesn't surprise me to see the Bulls have a shot for a game 7.
 
If Spurs take the series, I'm going to support the Jazz. I never really hated the Spurs until this year. As much as I like Duncan I cannot condone the behavior of his teammates. This win tonight for the Spurs was a tainted win.
 
Originally posted by: ricochet
If Spurs take the series, I'm going to support the Jazz. I never really hated the Spurs until this year. As much as I like Duncan I cannot condone the behavior of his teammates. This win tonight for the Spurs was a tainted win.
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I could not bring myself to root for a team with Boozer on it. If i can't root for the Suns, i'll root for RASHEED and the Pistons.
 
Originally posted by: OneOfTheseDays
It really didn't seem like not having Stoudemaire or Diaw affected them that much at all tonight.
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Are you kidding me? Nash, Bell and Marion each played at least 46 minutes and Kurt Thomas was practically dead at the end of the game. In addition, the Suns could not score down the stretch, something Amare would've helped a lot. Had they had Amare and Diaw, they could've blown out the Spurs.
 
Originally posted by: OneOfTheseDays
It really didn't seem like not having Stoudemaire or Diaw affected them that much at all tonight.
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Nash didn't have an exceptional game stat-wise, even made a couple big mistakes late, but imo overall it was one of his better games.

He ran the offense and got players the ball when and where they could do the most with it, while any other team would have struggled finding a rhythm with the different personel. The suns always spread the floor and the ball so well it made the Spurs defense look like swiss cheese at times (which it is anything but), mostly because the inability to predict where Nash was going with the ball, and as usual led to a ton of open shots. The suns also played very good team defense, a credit to the coaching (and Marion's and Thomas' rebounding.)
 
Originally posted by: wkabel23
Originally posted by: ricochet
If Spurs take the series, I'm going to support the Jazz. I never really hated the Spurs until this year. As much as I like Duncan I cannot condone the behavior of his teammates. This win tonight for the Spurs was a tainted win.
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I could not bring myself to root for a team with Boozer on it. If i can't root for the Suns, i'll root for RASHEED and the Pistons.
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I don't know a whole lot about Boozer. Judging from the games I've seen with the Rockets and Warriors, I've not seen any misbehavior by Boozer. He's a beast in the paint, however.
 
Originally posted by: ricochet
Originally posted by: wkabel23
Originally posted by: ricochet
If Spurs take the series, I'm going to support the Jazz. I never really hated the Spurs until this year. As much as I like Duncan I cannot condone the behavior of his teammates. This win tonight for the Spurs was a tainted win.
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I could not bring myself to root for a team with Boozer on it. If i can't root for the Suns, i'll root for RASHEED and the Pistons.
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I don't know a whole lot about Boozer. Judging from the games I've seen with the Rockets and Warriors, I've not seen any misbehavior by Boozer. He's a beast in the paint, however.
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People have a bitter taste in their mouth on Boozer's ship jumping from Cleveland to Utah. He threatened to leave Cleveland, they upped his salary, he took it, and then went over to Utah for even more money.

 
Originally posted by: supesman
Found this video on youtube. didn't realize there was so much flopping going on by the Suns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoAXg2pOG5s. BTW, i read on another site that a water bottle was thrown at Tim Duncan after the game yesterday if that's true...stay classy phoenix!
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Meh. Ginobili rivals Bell for the king of flopping title. Plenty of that going on from both benches.
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: supesman
Found this video on youtube. didn't realize there was so much flopping going on by the Suns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoAXg2pOG5s. BTW, i read on another site that a water bottle was thrown at Tim Duncan after the game yesterday if that's true...stay classy phoenix!
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Meh. Ginobili rivals Bell for the king of flopping title. Plenty of that going on from both benches.
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In general Ginobili and Nash are the flop artists and Bowen and Bell are the cheapshot artists. I think both teams match up pretty well.
 
My definition of flopping is making no contact look like you just got hit by a bus. Ginoboli is the King of this. He routinely fakes contact and pretends like he just got hit by oncoming traffic. Nash is not a flopper. He draws a lot of charges and often makes contact look worse than it was. However, he doesn't take it to the level Ginoboli does and he doesn't routinely try to make something out of no contact at all. Nash takes an actual beating all night. Raja Bell is somewhere in between the two. He draws plenty of legitimate charges but also exaggerates contact a lot. I've also seen him completely flop when there was no contact at all. However, he doesn't embellish it so much on the fall that he puts others in danger and injures them. Ginoboli did this last year on the very last play of the first half and injured Barbosa. It was ridiculous.
 
How valuable has P.J. Brown been for Chicago the last 3 games against Detroit? He's been the anchor down low. Not bad for a 37 year old guy 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
Enjoy the offseason Chicago fans. 🙂

DEEEEEEEETROIT BASKETBALL!!!
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If chicago would have showed up the 2nd halves of games 3 & 6 it would be Detroit packing things up.

Guess I can put my Bulls shirt back in the closet for the season 🙁
 
Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: supesman
Found this video on youtube. didn't realize there was so much flopping going on by the Suns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoAXg2pOG5s. BTW, i read on another site that a water bottle was thrown at Tim Duncan after the game yesterday if that's true...stay classy phoenix!
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Meh. Ginobili rivals Bell for the king of flopping title. Plenty of that going on from both benches.
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In general Ginobili and Nash are the flop artists and Bowen and Bell are the cheapshot artists. I think both teams match up pretty well.
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No, Bell flops much more often than Nash. It is definitely Ginobili and Bell, and they both are great at it. Nash takes charges.
 
Originally posted by: supesman
Found this video on youtube. didn't realize there was so much flopping going on by the Suns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoAXg2pOG5s. BTW, i read on another site that a water bottle was thrown at Tim Duncan after the game yesterday if that's true...stay classy phoenix!
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1/2 of those are Oberto being pushed around by a guy half his size. :roll:

And yes, people in the NBA flop.
 
Originally posted by: wkabel23
Originally posted by: supesman
Found this video on youtube. didn't realize there was so much flopping going on by the Suns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoAXg2pOG5s. BTW, i read on another site that a water bottle was thrown at Tim Duncan after the game yesterday if that's true...stay classy phoenix!
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1/2 of those are Oberto being pushed around by a guy half his size. :roll:

And yes, people in the NBA flop.
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is oberto also from argentina?

 
Originally posted by: zainali
Originally posted by: wkabel23
Originally posted by: supesman
Found this video on youtube. didn't realize there was so much flopping going on by the Suns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoAXg2pOG5s. BTW, i read on another site that a water bottle was thrown at Tim Duncan after the game yesterday if that's true...stay classy phoenix!
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1/2 of those are Oberto being pushed around by a guy half his size. :roll:

And yes, people in the NBA flop.
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is oberto also from argentina?
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Yep, the Argentine Double Scoop: Ginobli/Oberto
 
Phoenix fans have got to be some of the most annoying on the planet. Stop whining about hard fouls and the Spurs playing dirty. This series will decide who the NBA champion is. You better believe SAS is going to do everything they can to win games.

Your team will never win an NBA championship as long as it is filled with pansies that cry every time they get hit.
 
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