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Official NBA 2008 PLAYOFFS Thread Of Second Round Virgins

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ryutaro's mama said:
If the back hampers Kobe in any real way, this series will likely go to Utah.
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That would be a good excuse except MJ carried his team and beat Utah in way worse physical condition than Kobe would ever play in.
 
If we can play this well with this wacky rotation, maybe, just maybe, we can steal the game Tuesday.
 
Tom Penny said:
That would be a good excuse except MJ carried his team and beat Utah in way worse physical condition than Kobe would ever play in.
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How is acknowledging the situation an excuse?

By the way, you forgot to mention Jordan taught us all how to breath--before that we all just kept inhaling and passing out.

Thanks Mike!
 
obijkenobi said:
Eh. They beat them there in the regular season. By the same token, the Hornets haven't proven they have been able to keep up with the adjustments that Pop has come up with, not to mention Duncan looks tons healthier now.
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Sure, I'm just saying that home court can cause some funny things to happen. I'd say the Spurs have found their stride and as a veteran team they SHOULD win this series now, but I need to see them beat the Hornets on the road to believe they WILL do it.
 
What a difference a week makes. Last week us Lakers fans were riding high and the Spurs fans were hoping to not get swept. Spurs = roaches. They never go away :lol
 
Cloudy said:
What a difference a week makes. Last week us Lakers fans were riding high and the Spurs fans were hoping to not get swept. Spurs = roaches. They never go away :lol
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old man Kobe can't hang anymore
 
:lol game 6 is going to be carried by the team's local FSN station

does this mean ESPN isn't showing game 6?!
 
VanMardigan said:
Hate to point out the obvious, but they HAVE to win in NO to beat the Hornets. :D
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Exactly my point. Originally I was responding to someone who said if the Spurs win tonight it's over. I'm not sure that's true if they lose game 5 (they could still make it up in game 7 of course but still that wouldn't be great odds for any team). So, my thinking is if the spurs win game 5 then it will be over, but if the spurs lose game 5 then I'd say the series is over the other way (practically speaking).
 
Gaborn said:
Exactly my point. Originally I was responding to someone who said if the Spurs win tonight it's over. I'm not sure that's true if they lose game 5 (they could still make it up in game 7 of course but still that wouldn't be great odds for any team). So, my thinking is if the spurs win game 5 then it will be over, but if the spurs lose game 5 then I'd say the series is over the other way (practically speaking).
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If one team wins 4 games, then the series will definitely be over. Maybe.
 
reilo said:
If one team wins 4 games, then the series will definitely be over. Maybe.
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Well obviously. I'm just saying the series is tied 2-2, it's stupid to say that the spurs winning tonight means its over because they haven't proven they can steal a game against the hornets at home in the playoffs. Which they need to do.
 
Cloudy said:
No one expected a gm 6 :lol
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Gaborn said:
That's short sighted. The spurs haven't come CLOSE to proving they can beat the Hornets at home, game 5 is in New Orleans, as is game 7, if they win this AND game 5, they will likely win.
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well its my prediction.

its just the spurs way. they are too good and i see them winning one in NO to win the series.
 
effzee said:
well its my prediction.

its just the spurs way. they are too good and i see them winning one in NO to win the series.
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It's possible, either way I figure the winner of game 5 wins the series.
 
I'll say it again, these playoffs have been boring for the most part. Too many blowouts. The Laker/Jazz game was only the second game to go into overtime. Remember when people said the Spurs/Suns series was going to be the best first round series ever? Things have gone down ever since.

EDIT: EJ has some funky toes!
 
Piece of shit Fisher. Using his daughter as an excuse to get back to the Lakers.

Anyway, it all comes down to the Spurs finding a way to win at NO. Both teams are extremely strong at home and I don't think the Hornets have what it takes to take one at the AT&T Center.

I've always loved the Spurs strategy to let the opponent's star get whatever he wants and try to shut down everyone else. Especially when the other side relies a lot on Peja Stochokeavic.
 
Cloudy said:
I like the Spurs in a gm 7 (Jazz as well)
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Don't home teams win like 80% of game 7s? Not that that necessarily means anything in this particular series, but still, if I'm the spurs I don't want it to get to 7. I think it's either spurs in 6 or hornets in 7.
 
I agree with the sentiment that the playoffs have been boring. A lot of the games have been 10+ point victories and a lot of those scores are misleading because the team that won put in their scrub players at the end to avoid injuries.
 
viakado said:
praise jebus! plan the parade!
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you missed the earlier post where he promised Lakers win gm 5,, so I am seeing Jazz in 6 after it all shakes out
 
C'mon, Kobe's exaggerating that "injury." You telling me it was really that big of a deal? If he's that hurt, he needs to step back and let Fisher take those shots down the stretch. Fisher hit 3 straight three pointers and then he never saw the ball again until he fouled out. Also, Gasol was white hot but didn't see any touches in the overtime. Kobe reverted to his old form down the stretch and into overtime. It was a terrible time to do so.

Still, Utah was lucky they didn't blow that. LA had us backpedaling so fast I was waiting for us to fall flat on our butts.
 
jman2050 said:
Lakers fans have about 0 room to complain about refs in any game.
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When there are blatant bad calls, anyone can complain. The reason the Lakers shot a lot of free throws in Games 1 and 2 is because the Jazz commit more fouls than any team in the league. Those fouls shouldn't stop being fouls once the games move to Utah.
 
Green Shinobi said:
When there are blatant bad calls, anyone can complain. The reason the Lakers shot a lot of free throws in Games 1 and 2 is because the Jazz commit more fouls than any team in the league. Those fouls shouldn't stop being fouls once the games move to Utah.
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but you got to expect it. Thats how the NBA works and has worked for a while. You have to go in expecting shitty officiating. NBA refs are crap and they don't discriminate. We lost today because our bench sucked and Kobe laid an egg in the 4th/OT.
 
The Chosen One said:
I'll say it again, these playoffs have been boring for the most part. Too many blowouts. The Laker/Jazz game was only the second game to go into overtime. Remember when people said the Spurs/Suns series was going to be the best first round series ever? Things have gone down ever since.

EDIT: EJ has some funky toes!
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from the MLB thread last year where I owned everyone who doubted me:

woodchuck said:
Sorry to upset you guys, but the AL and NL playoffs (not including the WS) are going to suck.

Since the regular season was so amazing with all the different storylines like tonight's game, or the Mets' collapse, this only means the playoffs will be a letdown.

That's pretty much how it works in any sport.

But you guys can expect the World Series to be amazing since the other rounds will suck.
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from the nba playoffs thread during the 1st round:

woodchuck said:
i was totally right with my theory that if the regular season is awesome, the playoffs will suck
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man, i am so fucking awesome
 
Green Shinobi said:
When there are blatant bad calls, anyone can complain. The reason the Lakers shot a lot of free throws in Games 1 and 2 is because the Jazz commit more fouls than any team in the league. Those fouls shouldn't stop being fouls once the games move to Utah.
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I wish people would quit bringing up the "Utah fouls more than any team" thing like it's a big deal. During the season opponents only averaged 2.5 more foul shots than Utah per game (2.0 more at home, 3.0 more on the road). Not much of a big deal.

Anyway, LA would have won that game if they would have kept feeding Fisher and Gasol down the stretch. Unlike last game, Pau destroyed us on nearly every opportunity he got tonight.
 
Green Shinobi said:
When there are blatant bad calls, anyone can complain. The reason the Lakers shot a lot of free throws in Games 1 and 2 is because the Jazz commit more fouls than any team in the league. Those fouls shouldn't stop being fouls once the games move to Utah.
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Honestly, no one should really be able to complain about refs. In today's case, Jazz got a lot of favorable calls, but so did the Lakers. It's unfortunate that bad reffing happens, but it typically evens out over the course of a game. The thing is that, like it or not, the superstars get all the calls. It's the same reason Cavs fans have no room to talk about the Celtics getting all the calls (and believe me, I'm a Lebron fan).

It just sounds petty trying to justify a loss by bad reffing, considering the several million other factors that players DO have control over that affect the course of a game. How about Vujacic and Farmar playing about as terribly as one can play? How about those 12 or 13 FTs the Lakers missed? How about Kobe trying to play through an injury that was obviously seriously inhibiting his play in OT while costing his team valuable possessions?

And it's gonna be the same thing when people talk about Kobe being injured now. Injuries are part of the game. I mean, who knows if the Magic wouldn't have completely folded in game 1 if Dwight didn't hurt his wrist halfway through the 2nd half?

Lakers are an extremely dangerous team that looks capable of winning any game, even ones in which they play poorly. But goodness, Utah didn't win those games because they suck, and their 37-4 home record is certainly no fluke. Lakers are playing an excellent team in their own right and their fans shouldn't be on shock and awe that this series is closer than they anticipated.

Then again, a lot of it may be a product of emotion, which is understandable, so I guess in the future I should try to see post-game comments for what they are. Lakers fans in general annoy me, but the ones here sans Konex seem to have their head on straight most of the time.
 
- Refs didn't make the Lakers miss ELEVEN fts
- Refs didn't make Vlad and Farmar play like trash
- Refs didn't block Luke's WIDE OPEN layup
- Refs didn't make Phil go for the tie instead of the win since Kobe was banged up

Enough about the refs. I don't think I can watch gm 5 though. Too nervous..
 
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