**OFFICIAL** 2008 NBA Playoffs thread

[BrownTown]

Originally posted by: iamme
Hah! I jinxed the Nuggets.

They never really had a chance at any point in the game, they got ahead for while, but at no point did the outcome ever seem in jeopardy to me and I'm a pretty paranoid guy in terms of not fealing good even with a large lead. The Lakers were just playing too good (even when Kobe wasn't) for me to be too concerned. I'm not gonna worry until we see a team that can actually guard ALL of the Lakers options, Denver did well on Kobe, but LAer big men were open all day.

 

[Miramonti]

The Lakers looked so good because they didn't have to play much defense and didn't play against anyone that could defend. Not that I'm rooting against them, but today's game was hardly anything to get excited about.

 

[Turkish]

GO MAGIC!

GO HEDO TURKOGLU

 

[Baked]

Detroit = pwnd

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: Baked
Detroit = pwnd

so f-ing awesome

 

[Inspector Jihad]

philly pwns. man, this team is full of heart and hard work.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
philly pwns. man, this team is full of heart and hard work.

They match up real well with detroit too.

 

[Shooks]

Meh, Detroit will take it in 6, Philly played their hearts out though, give them all the credit for what they did.

 

[jalaram]

Originally posted by: Shooks
Meh, Detroit will take it in 6, Philly played their hearts out though, give them all the credit for what they did.

They've been playing their hearts out the whole end of the season just to make the playoffs. I don't know how long it'll last, but IIRC, they did beat Boston twice recently. IMHO, they are capable of surprising the whole East half of the playoffs.

 

[OCNewbie]

Originally posted by: Turkish
GO MAGIC!

 

[wkabel23]

suns would get a bad beat...what a joke.

favorite play of the game: kt flop after he and ginobili sandwich stoudemire...seriously?

actually, nash's 3 in the 2nd OT was spectacular, too bad no one will remember it.

 

[cheezy321]

Originally posted by: wkabel23
suns would get a bad beat...what a joke.

favorite play of the game: kt flop after he and ginobili sandwich stoudemire...seriously?

actually, nash's 3 in the 2nd OT was spectacular, too bad no one will remember it.

Exactly....That 3 by nash was nuts.

I think the next couple games will be different. Im sure PopoZITS told all of the big men to "FLOP FLOP FLOP". The refs are going to come out in the 2nd game expecting San Antonio to do more of the same. Won't work this time, and Shaq will actually play the game.

My favorite plays: Watching Anthony parker fly STRAIGHT INTO THE SUNS without any regard for trying to make the basket. Refs werent calling it tho, they probably were told before the game that parker is going to do this so watch out for it. He must of tried at least 3-4 times to fly straight into a suns player to draw a foul. Only worked 1 or 2 times.
(I HATE THIS TYPE OF PLAY, reminds me of Sam Cassell)

 

[CptObvious]

I thought Shaq actually played better D when he was in foul trouble - not aggressively challenging every shot, but blocking the lane so Duncan/Parker/Ginobili have to change their shots. The Spurs killed in the lane (72 points) in Game 1.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: jalaram

Originally posted by: Shooks
Meh, Detroit will take it in 6, Philly played their hearts out though, give them all the credit for what they did.

They've been playing their hearts out the whole end of the season just to make the playoffs. I don't know how long it'll last, but IIRC, they did beat Boston twice recently. IMHO, they are capable of surprising the whole East half of the playoffs.

lol, sorry but they're just not that good.

 

[hoihtah]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
Ok, who picked the Raptors and the the Sixers

that'd be me!

way to hang in there with detroit and pull off a win!

 

[dougp]

Originally posted by: cheezy321

Originally posted by: wkabel23
suns would get a bad beat...what a joke.

favorite play of the game: kt flop after he and ginobili sandwich stoudemire...seriously?

actually, nash's 3 in the 2nd OT was spectacular, too bad no one will remember it.

Exactly....That 3 by nash was nuts.

I think the next couple games will be different. Im sure PopoZITS told all of the big men to "FLOP FLOP FLOP". The refs are going to come out in the 2nd game expecting San Antonio to do more of the same. Won't work this time, and Shaq will actually play the game.

My favorite plays: Watching Anthony parker fly STRAIGHT INTO THE SUNS without any regard for trying to make the basket. Refs werent calling it tho, they probably were told before the game that parker is going to do this so watch out for it. He must of tried at least 3-4 times to fly straight into a suns player to draw a foul. Only worked 1 or 2 times.
(I HATE THIS TYPE OF PLAY, reminds me of Sam Cassell)

Uhm, wow ... why are you so full of hate? Wanna talk about a flop, how about Nash last near when Horry hip checked him, that was 80% acting.

 

[James3shin]

Wizards are getting shat on!

 

[dbk]

I think the Wiz are gonna get swept.

 

[Miramonti]

Whoever considers McGrady anything more than useless in the playoffs has got to be related to him.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Originally posted by: jjsole
Whoever considers McGrady anything more than useless in the playoffs has got to be related to him.

He sure didn't show up tonight. It was a good game though, until Korver threw up that dagger.

Looks like Houston may get swept too.

 

[cheezy321]

Originally posted by: dreadpiratedoug

Originally posted by: cheezy321

Originally posted by: wkabel23
suns would get a bad beat...what a joke.

favorite play of the game: kt flop after he and ginobili sandwich stoudemire...seriously?

actually, nash's 3 in the 2nd OT was spectacular, too bad no one will remember it.

Exactly....That 3 by nash was nuts.

I think the next couple games will be different. Im sure PopoZITS told all of the big men to "FLOP FLOP FLOP". The refs are going to come out in the 2nd game expecting San Antonio to do more of the same. Won't work this time, and Shaq will actually play the game.

My favorite plays: Watching Anthony parker fly STRAIGHT INTO THE SUNS without any regard for trying to make the basket. Refs werent calling it tho, they probably were told before the game that parker is going to do this so watch out for it. He must of tried at least 3-4 times to fly straight into a suns player to draw a foul. Only worked 1 or 2 times.
(I HATE THIS TYPE OF PLAY, reminds me of Sam Cassell)

Uhm, wow ... why are you so full of hate? Wanna talk about a flop, how about Nash last near when Horry hip checked him, that was 80% acting.

You are right, the nash flop was 80% acting. I really cant argue with that.

Actually, Parker is one of my favorite players on the Spurs. Him and Duncan are the only two i really give respect to. He was just being overly blatant about this strategy during this particular game, and everyone saw right through it including the refs who usually always fall for it.

And please dont act like the "flopping" strategy the Spurs are using on Shaq isnt real.

On the "hate" note, you can't act like you wouldn't be mad if your team went thru what the suns went through last playoffs. The Donaghy scandal was already underway, and the NBA knew about it yet still let him ref during the series for "investigation" purposes. The suspensions for something so minor was devastating to our team (with our lame 7-8 man rotation). And dont give me the "a rule is a rule" line. The spirit of the rule was intended for something much more devious than standing up and checking on your teammate.

 

[Miramonti]

Phoenix has got to stay out of foul trouble tonight. It killed them on Saturday, shaq in trouble throughout the game, stoudemire fouling out. The spurs won imo because they exploited that, especially near the end of the game and in overtime. If they stay out of foul trouble, phoenix will definitely win tonight.

 

[dougp]

Originally posted by: cheezy321

Originally posted by: dreadpiratedoug

Originally posted by: cheezy321

Originally posted by: wkabel23
suns would get a bad beat...what a joke.

favorite play of the game: kt flop after he and ginobili sandwich stoudemire...seriously?

actually, nash's 3 in the 2nd OT was spectacular, too bad no one will remember it.

Exactly....That 3 by nash was nuts.

I think the next couple games will be different. Im sure PopoZITS told all of the big men to "FLOP FLOP FLOP". The refs are going to come out in the 2nd game expecting San Antonio to do more of the same. Won't work this time, and Shaq will actually play the game.

My favorite plays: Watching Anthony parker fly STRAIGHT INTO THE SUNS without any regard for trying to make the basket. Refs werent calling it tho, they probably were told before the game that parker is going to do this so watch out for it. He must of tried at least 3-4 times to fly straight into a suns player to draw a foul. Only worked 1 or 2 times.
(I HATE THIS TYPE OF PLAY, reminds me of Sam Cassell)

Uhm, wow ... why are you so full of hate? Wanna talk about a flop, how about Nash last near when Horry hip checked him, that was 80% acting.

You are right, the nash flop was 80% acting. I really cant argue with that.

Actually, Parker is one of my favorite players on the Spurs. Him and Duncan are the only two i really give respect to. He was just being overly blatant about this strategy during this particular game, and everyone saw right through it including the refs who usually always fall for it.

And please dont act like the "flopping" strategy the Spurs are using on Shaq isnt real.

On the "hate" note, you can't act like you wouldn't be mad if your team went thru what the suns went through last playoffs. The Donaghy scandal was already underway, and the NBA knew about it yet still let him ref during the series for "investigation" purposes. The suspensions for something so minor was devastating to our team (with our lame 7-8 man rotation). And dont give me the "a rule is a rule" line. The spirit of the rule was intended for something much more devious than standing up and checking on your teammate.

Except Amare wasn't checking on Nash, he was walking towards Horry. I don't give a f' about Diaw, he wasn't that important - but Amare needs to grow up, dude is the most immature player in the league.

 

[dougp]

Originally posted by: jjsole
Phoenix has got to stay out of foul trouble tonight. It killed them on Saturday, shaq in trouble throughout the game, stoudemire fouling out. The spurs won imo because they exploited that, especially near the end of the game and in overtime. If they stay out of foul trouble, phoenix will definitely win tonight.

The Spurs won because the goal was to put those two into foul trouble - period. That's always been the goal - and will continue to be when someone is as foul prone as Sfat and Amare.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Damn... I expected more from the Rockets. =/. Hopefully they can still steal at least two games. Suns/Spurs tonight. Damn, another must-watch. This series is probably the most awesome among the other playoff series right now.