2017 NBA Playoffs

Discussion in 'Men’s Basketball' started by Statalyzer, Apr 20, 2017.

  1. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    I know it's cool to hate on the NBA, but I do think it would be much more watchable with better officiating. Throwing yourself into a defensive player is not a foul on the defender. Neither is it a shooting foul when a guy puts his arms underneath another player's arms and then lifts his own arms up and then tosses the ball in the direction of the rim. I don't really blame players for this crap, because they wouldn't do it if the refs wouldn't continually bail them out.

    Also pretty funny for all the hullabaloo over Boston grabbing the #1 seed, they went and lost both home games to a pretty crappy Chicago Bulls squad.
     
  2. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Tough break for the Jazz but that was absolutely the right call. Diaw was not shooting when the foul was committed.
     
  3. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Great pic

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  4. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  5. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Crafty move by Isaiah Thomas - when falling over, pull the other guy down on top of you so it looks like he tackled you, and get a foul called on him. :rolleyes:
     
  6. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Holy crap, somebody mixed some Clumsification Pills in the Spurs' gatorade. Never seen so many unforced flubs while attempting a simple pass, dribble, open layup, etc.
     
  7. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  8. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Good move by Popovich to put Leonard on Harden for so much of the game, and to have whoever Harden was guarding take it at the rim (never seen Danny Green drive so much).
     
  9. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Manu F'N Ginobili.....

    Spurs win in OT without Kawhi Leonard or Tony Parker.
     
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  10. Phil Elliott

    Phil Elliott 2,500+ Posts

    When Lamarcus missed both FTs to open OT, I thought, yeah, I can tell he played for Texas.
     
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  11. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

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  12. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Raise your hand if you predicted the result of game 6 with Kawhi Leonard out....
     
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  13. caryhorn

    caryhorn 5,000+ Posts

    No way I thought the spurs would win going away. Dantoni had lost the team, apparently. I knew Pop was the better coach, but this was a Houston meltdown of massive proportion.
     
  14. blonthang

    blonthang 2,500+ Posts

    20% of the starters in this, Sunday's, NBA West Finals game played for UT Austin.
     
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  15. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    f**k Zaza Pachulia.:angry:
     
    Last edited: May 14, 2017
  16. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

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  17. VYFan

    VYFan 2,500+ Posts

    Is that one of Tom Herman's new graphics creations?

    Very cool picture.
     
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  18. blonthang

    blonthang 2,500+ Posts

    Yeah, cool, 20% of the starters in the East Finals also played at UT Austin.

    Hook 'em!

    P.S., and looking forward, since each of the 4 teams standing start one Longhorn each, this year's NBA Finals will feature starting lineups of which 20% played at UT Austin, and this year's NBA Champion will feature one Longhorn as a starter, no matter who wins.
     
    Last edited: May 18, 2017
  19. easy

    easy 2,500+ Posts

    Can we just put cavs and warriors in the finals already and stop wasting time
     
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  20. caryhorn

    caryhorn 5,000+ Posts

    Yeah, I'm ok with that. Although San Antonio fans, and especially Boston fans might disagree with us.
     
  21. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    San Antonio was in at least a decent position to do something about that until Zaza happened. At least karma got him back next game, small consolation though that is.
     
  22. easy

    easy 2,500+ Posts

    After the last 2 games I think Boston might agree
     
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  23. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Spurs playing pretty well here but Golden State having the 4 most talented guys plus the Spurs being down three players is starting to show.
     
  24. Dionysus

    Dionysus Idoit Admin

  25. VYFan

    VYFan 2,500+ Posts

    Avery Bradley! Bounced in like a carnival game.
     
  26. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Granted Horford set one hell of a blatant moving pick to free him for that.
     
  27. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Cleveland playing defense like a JV team that's never played the game before.
     
  28. Seattle Husker

    Seattle Husker 10,000+ Posts

    Cleveland's defense in the first 2 games has been nothing short of putrid. It's as if they think this is an All-Star game. Golden State is literally running the Cavs out of the arena.
     
  29. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Steph Curry has twice as many rebounds in this series as Tristan Thompson. :eek:
     
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  30. Dionysus

    Dionysus Idoit Admin

    KD is hungry
     

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