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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Jun 3, 2008 8:39:33 GMT -5
GO LAKERS!!
Sorry, but this reminds me of the good old days of childhood, before bills and girl drama and a 40-hour work week, when all I had to worry about was learning math and playing outside and cheering for the Lakers to beat the Celtics in the Finals. Well, here's to 20 years of waiting!
This should be a good series, but I feel the Lakers will win.
Ready, set, go.
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Post by Jack on Jun 3, 2008 9:44:52 GMT -5
Beat LA
I will be at Game 2.
Naked brag post.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2008 10:10:37 GMT -5
Too bad this series won't live up to half the hype ESPN/ABC/TNT/NBA will likely heave on it.
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Post by kghoya on Jun 3, 2008 11:19:48 GMT -5
too bad the tnt guys cant do the broadcast
van gundy, jackson, and breen are horrible
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Post by vcjack on Jun 3, 2008 11:31:39 GMT -5
Too bad this series won't live up to half the hype ESPN/ABC/TNT/NBA will likely heave on it. no doubt but if one of the alternatives was a Detroit/SA snoozefest I choose to just not watch sportscenter and enjoy this finals for what it is
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Post by vcjack on Jun 3, 2008 11:33:35 GMT -5
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Post by Jack on Jun 3, 2008 12:24:18 GMT -5
Too bad this series won't live up to half the hype ESPN/ABC/TNT/NBA will likely heave on it. Which will make it similar to XXXVIII of the XLII Super Bowls ever played. Except longer. And I completely disagree on the broadcast comments- Van Gundy is awesome, Breen is solid, and Jackson is no worse than any other ex-jock.
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Post by RDF on Jun 3, 2008 14:12:40 GMT -5
Mark Jackson is what needs to be replaced on these telecasts. I don't see anything he brings to table--and I like Van Gundy and Breen when Jackson isn't around.
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Post by FewFAC on Jun 4, 2008 22:56:43 GMT -5
David Stern must be beside himself with joy that Detroit and San Antonio didn't blow another NBA marketing opportunity before Kobe's career officially jumps the shark.
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Post by RDF on Jun 6, 2008 0:25:59 GMT -5
Nice to see WNBA level post play in the NBA Finals. Will someone get tough down low and take advantage of the post? Geez. Garnett's got 8 pts in a row--the Lakers are in the penalty with Gasol and Odom with 2 fouls and Turiaf with 3-and near 7 minutes left in Half--and he doesn't attempt another shot? Gasol and Odom are too soft--and if they play like this--the Celtics in 5--that is if they show up on the road. Said it a week ago-will say it again now--this year's champion is worst I've seen in my years watching NBA basketball. Now granted--I wasn't old enough to remember the league prior to 1980-81--so maybe there were worse teams-but this is mediocre basketball. We've got Kobe/Jordan comparisons. Paul Pierce doing the bullcrap/fake lockeroom and come out and get glory/overhyped ROUTINE--that is now commonplace in sports, and we've got too much focus on Magic and Bird--who look like crap and make me wish HD wasn't in existence. Get in the paint, go up strong, and play some hard nosed basketball--otherwise--change the ads for Finals to "I don't like to post up, I go up soft-...."Pau Gasol. "I fool everyone with faces/cursing into thinking I'm a franchise player--when fact is, I'm a great complimentary player and have no clue how to use my size in a mismatch. I fade down stretch--unless my team has lead or I play another soft frontcourt player like C-Webb or Gasol/Odom--and I'm know for being the most intense guy this side of Tyler Hansbrough--in fact they call me Kyler Garnbro now--"KG I'm the little bald guy you see doing games and making bad calls. I look like the bad guy from Poltergeist 2--only he's dead--and I look as if I've been dead for years---"Dick Bavetta. Let's cut the bullcrap hype, play some basketball and there isn't any rule saying you can't go down in the paint/post up and go up STRONG! Geez. Too much jump shooting.
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Jun 6, 2008 5:59:26 GMT -5
van gundy is horrible. he spends the entire game cracking jokes like he's auditioning for last comic standing. i'd much prefer hubie brown.
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Post by thebin on Jun 6, 2008 7:56:00 GMT -5
Seriously 72 hours between games 1 and 2 in the same city? In the process skipping Friday and Saturday- the only two days of the week I want to be up at midnight AND the only two days I can watch a day game? Get out of here. Could there possibly be a more effective way to kill the momentum the NBA has garnered from the casual fan for this renewed rivalry?
The message from the NBA is clear- advertising revenue is important, screw the fans.
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Post by kghoya on Jun 6, 2008 8:33:26 GMT -5
van gundy is horrible. he spends the entire game cracking jokes like he's auditioning for last comic standing. i'd much prefer hubie brown. hubie brown, doug collins, bill walton and snapper jones...the list goes on
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 6, 2008 12:06:48 GMT -5
Saw very little of the game, which will probably be an ongoing pattern. Won't see game 2 at all, as I'll be at a wedding in San Francisco Sunday evening. That said --
1. The Lakers have played the Celtics 3 times this season, and Kobe has shot like garbage every time. This has reached the point of being a trend. If the Lakers can't fix it, they won't win a game.
2. The Laker radio announcers (one of whom is Mychal Thompson) were trashing Odom last night - said his head wasn't in the game at all. Of course, we have seen this before from Odom in the playoffs and he has come back strong. We'll see what happens this time.
3. Simmons nailed one point - one big Celtic advantage is on the boards. This is not new. The Lakers got wiped out on the boards by Denver and Utah and were able to overcome it because those teams, unlike the Celtics, don't play much defense. Mark Heisler in his column in the LA Times today suggested that this is a problem the Lakers might not be able to solve. It wouldn't be a problem if Bynum were healthy, and that's one reason I've been saying repeatedly that the Lakers aren't good enough to win a title this year.
4. Paul Pierce situation is amusing. I'm glad he isn't seriously hurt, but he may be feeling a lot worse today than he was when he returned .5 seconds after being carried off last night.
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Post by RDF on Jun 6, 2008 12:18:30 GMT -5
I still say Van Gundy is better then Mark Jackson--who is the most AWFUL announcer in the entire postseason. His announcing is uglier then his FT form.
Is Paul Pierce alive today? Just wondering.
BTW--is it just me or is Pau Gasol kind of a combo of RBB and Phil Jackson appearance wise? And for those who don't think you can look alike simply due to color of skin--I point you to Clyde Drexler and Timothy Dalton--especially when Dalton was Prince Baron in "Flash Gordon". I think RBB would've gotten more boards though--Gasol was SOFTER then usual and his mediocre play has been hidden by Laker wins--he's been doing those "weenie shots" too much. But he was a "weenie rebounder" last night. Maybe he needs to collapse--be brought back to life by mouth to mouth from Belichick's girl and then they'll show pictures of Willis Reed. Only to be topped by KG reinacting the Lorena Bobbitt incident in Game 3 and trumped by Kobe actually using a wheelchair in Game 4.
Just play some basketball--and if you go to the lockeroom for anything other then a bathroom break or serious injury--you should have to sit out rest of quarter--to punish the "acting" that is going beyond absurd to be "heroic". Only a major edited like Bill Simmons would eat that act up last night. I think Pierce was banged up--but more startled then anything--nothing in that replay showed he'd be seriously injured--now if Perkins had pinned his leg beneath him--different story. This is 2nd time Pierce has done that in this postseason on same baseline too--and he's rivaling Wade for best actor in NBA--Vince Carter is awful in his overacting--so he is out.
BTW--am I evil for wanting to see Eddie House's kid get knocked into the 5th row when he runs out on court during timeouts? Get some control of that clown show in Boston. This isn't the YMCA Rec League--it's the NBA--and some goblin has his mini me out there running around--and I want to see him Darren Baker-ed.
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Post by williambraskyiii on Jun 6, 2008 12:24:31 GMT -5
paul pierce is a .
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Post by Boz on Jun 6, 2008 12:39:00 GMT -5
Just play some basketball--and if you go to the lockeroom for anything other then a bathroom break or serious injury--you should have to sit out rest of quarter--to punish the "acting" that is going beyond absurd to be "heroic". Only a major D-Bag like Bill Simmons would eat that act up last night. I think Pierce was banged up--but more startled then anything--nothing in that replay showed he'd be seriously injured--now if Perkins had pinned his leg beneath him--different story. This is 2nd time Pierce has done that in this postseason on same baseline too--and he's rivaling Wade for best actor in NBA--Vince Carter is awful in his overacting--so he is out. BTW--am I evil for wanting to see Eddie House's kid get knocked into the 5th row when he runs out on court during timeouts? Get some control of that clown show in Boston. This isn't the YMCA Rec League--it's the NBA--and some goblin has his mini me out there running around--and I want to see him Darren Baker-ed. I have been struggling with this one all day, to be honest. My reaction when Pierce went down: "Wow, this could really change the series. My reaction when he came back out: "Oh, I guess he wasn't hurt that bad after all. That's good." My reaction to the subsequent coverage last night and today: "Oh will you please just give me a break with the swooning. Who is this guy, Barack Obama?" And I've been wondering if I am just too jaded or whether I was justified in my cynicism. I think this whole fairy tale, Willis Reed conceit that we have going on is just a bit much. First of all, he barely left the game. Yes, he had to be carried off, but he pretty much came right back. Second, it's only one game. We don't know if he'll be able to continue to play well (if he is seriously hurt) or if the Celtics can win the series. If they do win, this will be a memorable moment. If they don't, it will be a footnote. Now, I know the Boston fans will think I'm just hating on the Celtics, but I really don't hate them. I'll be happy for Boston if they win (but I won't care all that much if they lose either). To be honest, I don't think my problem is with Boston or with Pierce (though, to be open about it, I've always liked him a little less just due to Simmons' constant over-rating of him over the past decade). It was a good moment last night and, obviously, it must've been great for the fans in attendance. I think my problem is with ESPN and associates instantly telling me how important this moment is and how I should feel about it/remember it/worship it/etc. I guess that's an overall problem with the media today, not just ESPN -- the need to instantly make everything into a huge historic happening. As for kids on the court, I refer you to the Rollerball rulebook - specifically Houston vs. Tokyo.
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Post by MCIGuy on Jun 6, 2008 13:17:20 GMT -5
Seriously 72 hours between games 1 and 2 in the same city? In the process skipping Friday and Saturday- the only two days of the week I want to be up at midnight AND the only two days I can watch a day game? Get out of here. Could there possibly be a more effective way to kill the momentum the NBA has garnered from the casual fan for this renewed rivalry? The message from the NBA is clear- advertising revenue is important, screw the fans. The network wants it like this. Period. The network wants a "product" that can be spread out over the period of ten days at least. Its been like this ever since the sport left CBS (the true golden era of the NBA )
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Post by MCIGuy on Jun 6, 2008 13:19:19 GMT -5
I still say Van Gundy is better then Mark Jackson--who is the most AWFUL announcer in the entire postseason. His announcing is uglier then his FT form. Problem is ABC is just boring. Oh, give me the ol' days of CBS.
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Post by FormerHoya on Jun 6, 2008 13:45:44 GMT -5
PJ Brown ate Gasol's lunch in the 4th quarter. PJ Brown is 76 years old.
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