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Nuggets @ Warriors tonight, and that will likely decide the 8th spot in an unbelievably sick west.
The 'actual' playoffs kick off soon.
I pick Boston to win the title.
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I don't think anyone is going to stop Boston.
And my god where did New Orleans come from?
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anyone want to bet even money that boston wins? i think they will not win
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I guess I'm the only Pacers fan left on FTR since bode is a bandwagon fan who turns down free seats in a luxury box and only cares about the team when they're winning. Don't look now though, we've won 9 of 12 and we just might get to be the sacrificial lambs for Boston! Gogogo!
Anyway, the NBA has been ridiculously awesome this year and I'm so ready for the playoffs to start. I'm going to do my best to watch every single playoff game this year. Last year I missed maybe five of them or so.
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anyone want to bet even money that boston wins? i think they will not win
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I'm game.
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first and formost, great thread. who fucking cares about hockey anyway?
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I guess I'm the only Pacers fan left on FTR since bode is a bandwagon fan who turns down free seats in a luxury box and only cares about the team when they're winning.
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nah, im still a pacers fan. i would have had to spend time with people i REALLY REALLY REALLY dont like, and that is way more important than seeing the pacers in a suite. ive been to like 4 or 5 games this year anyways.
agree that the playoffs are going to be sick this year and i think the west is going to be a giant fucking tossup between the top 5 or 6 teams. boston FTW in the east for sure.
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who mentioned hockey?
*cross fingers* please turn it on again cleveland *uncrosses fingers*
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bwahahahaha
def the only one who would post in a playoff thread
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What kind of odds would someone give me on Wizards making the finals?
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What kind of odds would someone give me on Wizards making the finals?
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It says 36:1 on Betfair, but you won't get that from me. I think your team is underrated and they'll probably beat Cleveland in the first round. That's a series I'm excited about watching, I can't wait to watch the Cavs lose this year.
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is 36:1 on winning the finals or making it to the finals?
on a side note, go houston!!! boo dallas/san antonio.
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I can't wait to watch the Cavs lose this year.
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anyone want to bet even money that boston wins? i think they will not win
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I don't think any reasonably intelligent person thinks that Boston will win the title (i.e. better than 1:1 shot).
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I can't wait to watch the Cavs lose this year.
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in fairness, as much as i love the cavs, they were a really awful finals team last year and aren't nearly as good this year, especially down the stretch here.
not sure if he has something against the cavs on top of that, but who knows
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I just really don't like your team. Mostly it's because of the LeBitch Scowl. I also can't stand Sideshow Bob. He's probably my least favorite player in the league to watch.
I'll also be rooting against Boston because most Boston fans are really obnoxious and full of themselves, and Phoenix because of Shaq.
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does sideshow bob= verejao(sp?)
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Warriors are 15 games over .500 and are probably going to miss the playoffs. The Hawks are 6 games under .500 and are going to make the playoffs.
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Warriors are 15 games over .500 and are probably going to miss the playoffs. The Hawks are 6 games under .500 and are going to make the playoffs.
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yea, life's not fair
maybe they should try not blowing 17pt leads at home in the biggest game of the year
oh yea GO SPURS GO
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oh yeah: go pistons, etc
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Warriors are 15 games over .500 and are probably going to miss the playoffs. The Hawks are 6 games under .500 and are going to make the playoffs.
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yea, life's not fair
maybe they should try not blowing 17pt leads at home in the biggest game of the year
oh yea DIE SPURS DIE, ESPECIALLY GINOBAFUCK |
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Warriors are 15 games over .500 and are probably going to miss the playoffs. The Hawks are 6 games under .500 and are going to make the playoffs.
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yea, life's not fair
maybe they should try not blowing 17pt leads at home in the biggest game of the year
oh yea DIE SPURS DIE, ESPECIALLY GINOBAFUCK and HORRYTHUG AND BOWBITCH |
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omg i hate sideshow bob! he replaced drew gooden as my least fav player ever. as far as this year's champ goes i will be amazed if it isn't boston or detroit.
also, go magic!
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stop hatin, start appreciatin
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I don't mind Ginobli or Horry. Bowen is a fuck though.
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omg i hate sideshow bob! he replaced drew gooden as my least fav player ever. as far as this year's champ goes i will be amazed if it isn't boston or detroit.
also, go magic!
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sure they are going to have disproportionally high chance to win because of how weak the east is this year, but saying you'd be 'amazed' if it wasn't one of them is a bit of a stretch.
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I don't mind Ginobli or Horry. Bowen is a fuck though.
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When I was a kid I had lunch with Bruce Bowen in Miami and he was a nice guy imo.
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I don't mind Ginobli or Horry. Bowen is a fuck though. |
Bowen gets the "dirty" rap because people hate being defended toughly in the NBA these days. He's so under their skin that things that most would say are normal get blow way out of proportion because opposing players cannot stand him.
HOWEVER
every single team in the playoffs would kill for a Bruce Bowen on their team, you and I both know that.
Here's who he defends, just in the West
a. Kobe
b. Carmello
c. Peja
d. Nash (yea, he does)
e. McGrady
f. Deron Williams (yea, he does)
g. Dirk
Add on shooting 40%+ from 3 and you have yourself an extremely valuable piece of a playoff team.
What bugs me the most is that his "bad" rep has cost him from getting the DPOY award numerous times, which, in my opinion, the greatest shut-down defender of his ear deserved to win at least once.
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It wouldn't be a NBA thread without some Spurs homerism from bigspenda. The Sixers, Mavs, and Pistons wouldn't kill for Bruce Bowen since they all already have a small forward who's better than him at both ends of the court. Bowen is still valuable but he's not the best defender around anymore, like he was for a few years (well Artest was better but too unreliable).
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He's certainly lost a step, as has the entire Spurs roster it seems down the stretch this year. We've given up in the 4th quarter like 4-5 times this year where we were down by 5-8 points and just let the other team blow us out (see Utah, PHX lately).
So, I don't know what's going on but I hope we get Barry back on the court soon because Finley and Bruce are both shooting it like shit when it matters and teams are collapsing on Manu and Timmy, forcing TP to shoot the 18 footer, and not having to defend the 3pt line as much as we'd like.
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omg i hate sideshow bob! he replaced drew gooden as my least fav player ever. as far as this year's champ goes i will be amazed if it isn't boston or detroit.
also, go magic!
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sure they are going to have disproportionally high chance to win because of how weak the east is this year, but saying you'd be 'amazed' if it wasn't one of them is a bit of a stretch. |
ya that's a bad word choice. i do think they are the 2 best teams in the league though regardless of conference.
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hey spenda you forgot to add 40% from the line
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hey spenda you forgot to add 40% from the line
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well it's a good thing he never puts the ball on the floor then isn't it
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go houston!!!
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GO CAVS!!!!!
I will be shocked if they get out of the second round this year. I will not be shocked if they don't even get to the second round.
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diff between 1st and 2nd seed in west: 1/2 game
diff between 1st and 2nd seed in east: 7 games
diff between 1st and 8th seed in west: 7 games
diff between 1st and 8th seed in east: 26 games
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I'll 2nd that
the correct Texas team order is Spurs > Rockets > Mavs. I'll root for the others but not till the >'s gets knocked out.
I've also always had a secret/not-so-secret crush on shaq attack so I'll be looking for them to go deep.
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GO CAVS!!!!!
I will be shocked if they get out of the second round this year. I will not be shocked if they don't even get to the second round.
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cavs in finals was such a fluke.
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GO CAVS!!!!!
I will be shocked if they get out of the second round this year. I will not be shocked if they don't even get to the second round.
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qft. i really dont like the cavs. it just bothers me that a team with lebron can be so boring to watch. i mean obv lebron is sick, but watching them is just kinda boring to me.
also spurs @ lakers tomorrow, who do you like? i think/hope the spurs win, even though i hate them, because i probably hate the lakers equally, and i really want the hornets to get the #1 seed.
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GO CAVS!!!!!
I will be shocked if they get out of the second round this year. I will not be shocked if they don't even get to the second round.
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I disagree. They were a bad finals team and clearly outmatched by the Spurs, but a fluke? In the East?
Consider:
They were the #2 seed last year.
The last two years, the Pistons and Cavs have met in the playoffs. Both times DET had home court, and both series were neck and neck to say the least.
The Cavs have the best player.
hardly a fluke imo. If they get to the finals this year, it would probably be a fluke.
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yeah actually lukie brings some good points. the only other contender in the east was the pistons, so really wasnt much of a fluke, but it was still a joke because the west is so much better than the east.
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