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Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 08, 2010, 12:14:45 pm
OK Let me start with the obligatory celtics suck.

Championship still goes through Los Angeles and so far The Lakers are actually looking interested in defending it from the get-go. I think Phil is on them to get it going early this year as this year should be the most competitive it\'s been in awhile with all the moves made to try and dethrone the Back2Back Champs.
7-0 and rolling w/o Bynum.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on November 08, 2010, 12:18:57 pm
I was waiting patiently for you to start the trash talking. =P  

Celtics are looking good.  Ray seems to have his touch back.  Rondo seems still very hungry even after not taking a break this summer (he played team usa).  That\'s all I have to say for now.   I have a good vibe about how this team is geling together with Shaq.  Check out my profile picture here...wearing that celtics shirt just for you, Leith. =P Ha!

 I have to say I am NOT impressed by the hyped up Miami Heat though.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 08, 2010, 02:19:24 pm
If by looking good you mean barely beating teams in OT they should roll then yes they are. Not having the fatman on the floor with injury for half their games so far is really helping them gel also. :rolleyes:
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on November 08, 2010, 02:27:09 pm
they\'ve been gelling just fine w/ shaq on the bench.  and last i checked an overtime win is still a win, those are games that the celtics would\'ve lost in the regular season last year.

and btw, leith is a chode.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on November 08, 2010, 04:11:24 pm
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If by looking good you mean barely beating teams in OT they should roll then yes they are. Not having the fatman on the floor with injury for half their games so far is really helping them gel also. :rolleyes:


Oh, I forgot. Lakers are perfect. That\'s right! How silly of me!!  =P  Wait til they lose one, cause they will lose and I will tear that game apart so bad.  

And how a team gels with a new teammate means on and off the court.  I am pretty sure half your team probably doesn\'t get along with their big ass egos. I can\'t see Gasol going over Kobe\'s for Sunday Dinner......
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Post by: dannybiscuits on November 08, 2010, 04:19:55 pm
Fuck the celtics the bulls should of beat them in OT and that was without boozer. The bulls will beat there tired sorry asses this year or I will be forced to kill rondo and garnett.
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Post by: bezerker on November 08, 2010, 04:53:21 pm
fuck you leith !!!!!
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 08, 2010, 05:47:28 pm
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If by looking good you mean barely beating teams in OT they should roll then yes they are. Not having the fatman on the floor with injury for half their games so far is really helping them gel also. :rolleyes:


Oh, I forgot. Lakers are perfect. That\'s right! How silly of me!!  =P  Wait til they lose one, cause they will lose and I will tear that game apart so bad.  

And how a team gels with a new teammate means on and off the court.  I am pretty sure half your team probably doesn\'t get along with their big ass egos. I can\'t see Gasol going over Kobe\'s for Sunday Dinner......


Go ahead and rip that loss it still does not negate the fact that the celts already have needed to go to OT twice and an old team like theirs doesn\'t need that this early and if you think not wait until the end of the year.

As for teams gelling shows how much you know about The Lakers.
They may not go to each other\'s house well Derek does but maybe not Pau. Both Derek and Kobe are on record as being friends on the court and off.
Pau/Kobe been reported out on the town together and have a pretty close relationship due to Kobe\'s European upbringing and the fact that he speaks Spanish to Pau over English.
To top it all off Lamar now has one of his best friends since childhood on the team in Ron Artest.

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fuck you leith !!!!!


Luv u 2 buddy!!
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Vassillios on November 08, 2010, 07:56:05 pm
celts beat the heat.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on November 08, 2010, 08:13:48 pm
and oklahoma city.

they beat 2 playoff caliber teams(milwaukee and chicago) in overtime.  i guess that means they suck.  either that or leith is retarded.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 08, 2010, 11:42:02 pm
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celts beat the heat.
Hmm let\'s see. A team with stars just coming together against a team with 4 stars that has been together awhile. The Heat didn\'t have a chance this early in the year.
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and oklahoma city.

they beat 2 playoff caliber teams(milwaukee and chicago) in overtime.  i guess that means they suck.  either that or leith is retarded.
Wow you can tell the future? Both of those teams now have 2 and 3 wins respectively after 6 games and not looking that great. Oh but it is the east you can really suck and still make the playoffs so you may be right.
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Post by: Igziabeher on November 09, 2010, 12:04:15 am
the fact you\'re putting so much stock into the first two weeks of the season shows how stupid you really are leith.  the celtics just lost their second game, i guess they should just pack it up now cuz they\'ll never be able to compete with your almighty lakers 7 months from now.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 09, 2010, 12:28:28 am
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the fact you\'re putting so much stock into the first two weeks of the season shows how stupid you really are leith.  the celtics just lost their second game, i guess they should just pack it up now cuz they\'ll never be able to compete with your almighty lakers 7 months from now.

I\'m not really last year showed what can happen. I\'m just getting the shit talking started and so far we\'re off to a great start.
Thanks for playing along and GO LAKERS!!!!
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Post by: SkyePrizm on November 09, 2010, 11:18:40 am
Oh leith, I wish we could have these debates in person! When ya coming to the ct again?? =p I would like to point out that perhaps the lakers have played weaker teams so far and thats why they are unbeaten. I mean they play the timberwolves tonight. I cant wait to compare notes in like a month and then see where our teams are at.

Oh and go celtics!
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 09, 2010, 12:15:04 pm
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Oh leith, I wish we could have these debates in person! When ya coming to the ct again?? =p I would like to point out that perhaps the lakers have played weaker teams so far and thats why they are unbeaten. I mean they play the timberwolves tonight. I cant wait to compare notes in like a month and then see where our teams are at.

Oh and go celtics!


No they have only played one eastern conference team. The rest have been Western Conference teams so the competition is already better than what the celts have faced other than the Heat.
In a month The Lakers will be in first in the Western conference handily while the celts battle to stay in the top 4 of the East.
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Post by: Igziabeher on November 09, 2010, 12:40:54 pm
wow you can tell the future?

vs Houston     W 112-110
 Fri 29    @ Phoenix     W 114-106
 Sun 31    vs Golden State     W 107-83
 Tue 02    vs Memphis     W 124-105
 Wed 03    @ Sacramento     W 112-100
 Fri 05    vs Toronto     W 108-103
 Sun 07    vs Portland     W 121-96

those are some realy top shelf teams right there.  just cuz they\'re in the West doesn\'t make them automatically better than any team in the East, I know you see the world through rose colored glasses, but get real.  The only good team on there is Portland.

actually, I checked the standings, so I\'ll amend that and say Golden State too, since they\'re off to a 5-2 start.  But neither of those teams are real powerhouses.  They\'ve also only played 2 road games so far, and the Celtics are undefeated at home as well.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 09, 2010, 12:44:33 pm
Uh yeah it does.
Considering for the past 5-6 years only half the teams in the East that make the playoffs even have 50 wins while in the West if you don\'t at least have 50 wins you\'re out.
Face it it has been this way for quite awhile actually since Jordan went bye bye. Since his last championship there has been 3 that\'s THREE Champions from the East, Detroit(banged up Lakers lost to them) Heat and Celtics(banged up Lakers lost to them).

So yeah being in the West automatically makes them better.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on November 09, 2010, 12:53:38 pm
that may have been true in the past, but things change.  When Utah\'s best player goes to Chicago, that makes Chicago a better team and Utah a shittier team.  When Phoenix\'s best player goes to New York that makes New York a better team and Phoenix a shittier team.  You should at least let the season pan out and compare the interleague games before you shoot off at the mouth(i know its hard for you), but just because in seasons past the West had more over .500 teams doesn\'t make the worst teams in the West as good as the best teams in the East, thats just stupid talk.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 09, 2010, 01:11:52 pm
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that may have been true in the past, but things change.  When Utah\'s best player goes to Chicago, that makes Chicago a better team and Utah a shittier team.  When Phoenix\'s best player goes to New York that makes New York a better team and Phoenix a shittier team.  You should at least let the season pan out and compare the interleague games before you shoot off at the mouth(i know its hard for you), but just because in seasons past the West had more over .500 teams doesn\'t make the worst teams in the West as good as the best teams in the East, thats just stupid talk.
Uh no it doesn\'t make a team better and one shittier when a player like Boozer is involved. He is not all that and will do for Chicago what he did for Utah. Nothing.That is if he can stay on the court.
It\'s like you think the East and West haven\'t traded players until this year. It\'s the teams as a whole and as for the worst west being as good as the east\'s best not at all but my point stands that the level of competition is definitely higher in the West and if you can\'t see that watching the NBA today you never will.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on November 09, 2010, 01:26:09 pm
West has finesse players and east have get down and dirty, play with your heart players. Always been that way imo. I would take the east any day.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on November 09, 2010, 02:26:30 pm
here\'s something to consider:

http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings

these are the power rankings that use some crazy formula to rank each team based on a combination of record, strength of schedule and margin of victory.

this has miami as #1, la at #2 and boston at #6, the top 8 has 4 teams from the east and 4 from the west.
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Post by: Vassillios on November 09, 2010, 02:50:30 pm
LA sucks. California sucks. Leith sucks.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 09, 2010, 04:41:42 pm
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West has finesse players and east have get down and dirty, play with your heart players. Always been that way imo. I would take the east any day.

Yeah whatever. The Lakers beat those pathetic celtics playing down and dirty.
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here\'s something to consider:

http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings

these are the power rankings that use some crazy formula to rank each team based on a combination of record, strength of schedule and margin of victory.

this has miami as #1, la at #2 and boston at #6, the top 8 has 4 teams from the east and 4 from the west.


Uh Duh it\'s the top 8 which as I said is not what I\'m talking about. Of course the TOP teams would be split as I said the worst west is not the best in the east rather the ENTIRE conference is weaker than the West and you can\'t find any stats to prove it\'s not because the records speak for themselves proving my point. The Eastern Conference has been inferior for at least the past decade and is not getting any better while the West has more teams consistently getting better every year and pushing the bar to get into the playoffs thus the need for more wins to get into the playoffs while the east has to allow some sub.500 teams in to make up the slots.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on November 09, 2010, 04:51:24 pm
I was just pointing it out as an interesting take on who\'s ranked the highest right now.  

whys everything have to be an argument with you?
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Post by: Stephengencs on November 09, 2010, 07:01:46 pm
Mars Blackman RULES....Everyone else gets the BOZAK. that is all.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 09, 2010, 10:50:51 pm
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I was just pointing it out as an interesting take on who\'s ranked the highest right now.  

whys everything have to be an argument with you?


It doesn\'t but you\'re the one coming with stats to try and prove you\'re right and I\'m wrong. I was just pointing out in general the east has weaker teams and thus the competition is weaker for the Top teams in the Conference which most likely accounts for the low amount of NBA Champs coming out of the East in the past decade and counting.
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Post by: Igziabeher on November 09, 2010, 11:02:20 pm
I wasn\'t trying to prove anything, just read the article and shared it here.

and the only NBA Champs to come out of the West since jordan left the Bulls are the Spurs and the Lakers, so you have two consistently good teams in the past ten years in the West.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 09, 2010, 11:31:32 pm
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I wasn\'t trying to prove anything, just read the article and shared it here.

and the only NBA Champs to come out of the West since jordan left the Bulls are the Spurs and the Lakers, so you have two consistently good teams in the past ten years in the West.
2 that have to fight through a tougher conference and face more winning teams in the playoffs. It just goes to show how great a franchise The Lakers are and the Spurs were.

If there were only the 2 that were consistently good I\'m positive the east would have had more representation in the Championship dept. however the Champs of the east have  failed 70% of the time in the past decade against the Western Champs. I can only come to the conclusion it is due to the level of competition they have to go through.

6 teams in the east only had 1 50+ win seasons to even make this list while the West had 2.
Can you really still stand by your opinion that the West has had only 2 consistently good teams in the Spurs and The Lakers?  
As you can see the east does have inferior competition for their champion to fight through.

2000-01-2009-10 50+ win seasons
East:
Atlanta 1
Boston 1
Cleveland 4
Detroit 7
Indiana 1
Miami 3
Milwaukee 1
New Jersey 1
Orlando 3
Philadelphia 1

West:
Dallas 10
Denver 3
Houston 4
Lakers 7
Memphis 1
Minnesota 3  
New Orleans 1
Seattle/Oklahoma 2
Phoenix 5
Portland 4
Sacramento 5
San Antonio 10
Utah 4
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on November 10, 2010, 09:53:38 pm
Guess Utah really misses the best player they had. Only beat the Heat and Magic in consecutive games.
Oh and The Lakers have improved to 8-0 which is pretty cool.
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Post by: Igziabeher on November 10, 2010, 10:18:01 pm
Dallas shits themselves in the playoffs nearly every year.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on November 11, 2010, 07:35:35 am
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Guess Utah really misses the best player they had. Only beat the Heat and Magic in consecutive games.
Oh and The Lakers have improved to 8-0 which is pretty cool.

It\'s only the first month of the season!!!  I would hope the defending champs would be 8-0.  (Well, not really... but you know...)
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Post by: Vassillios on November 11, 2010, 10:32:12 am
kobe is in a video game commercial.

what a doucher.
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Post by: leith on November 11, 2010, 01:10:27 pm
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Guess Utah really misses the best player they had. Only beat the Heat and Magic in consecutive games.
Oh and The Lakers have improved to 8-0 which is pretty cool.


It\'s only the first month of the season!!!  I would hope the defending champs would be 8-0.  (Well, not really... but you know...)


Oh? What was the celts record to start the season after they won?
It is hard to start a season undefeated.
The most any team has gotten is 15 in a row and The Lakers 11 so as a Lakers fan it is only normal for me to root for them to get if not the NBA record at least their own.

The shot about Utah was for Igz since he thinks one player leaving Utah will make them crumble. Bet you Phoenix does just fine also. I mean they are teams in the West they know how to rebuild.

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kobe is in a video game commercial.
what a doucher.

Yeah It\'s not like Magic, Bird, Jordan didn\'t do commercials.
Get over it the teams you like suck.
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Post by: spance on November 11, 2010, 04:15:28 pm
Enjoy Kobe while you have him... once he\'s gone the Lakers will most likely go back to the mediocre team they were in the 90\'s.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on November 11, 2010, 04:32:31 pm
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Guess Utah really misses the best player they had. Only beat the Heat and Magic in consecutive games.
Oh and The Lakers have improved to 8-0 which is pretty cool.


It\'s only the first month of the season!!!  I would hope the defending champs would be 8-0.  (Well, not really... but you know...)


Oh? What was the celts record to start the season after they won?


I knew you were going to write that.  My psychic powers must be in high gear =P  I am at work, so I can\'t really play around and look it up, so don\'t quote me....but i wanna say the C\'s were like 8-1 by mid november....
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Post by: leith on November 11, 2010, 05:16:15 pm
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Enjoy Kobe while you have him... once he\'s gone the Lakers will most likely go back to the mediocre team they were in the 90\'s.


Yeah they were so mediocre in the 90\'s.
Only went to the Finals twice and won one.

90-91 58 Wins Lost in the Finals
91-92 43
92-93 39
93-94 33
94-95 48
95-96 53
96-97 56
97-98 61
98-99 31
99-00 67 Championship

You see I root for a team that is consistently on top of the entire League and is consistently vying for a Championship.

What I love about celtic fan is the oh the celts have more Championships when most of those saying that were not even alive for the MAJORITY of those Championships.

I\'ve been rooting for a current Winner my entire life as a Lakers fan. The Lakers trail by only one Championship but as far as actual appearances have been there 31 times the celts 21.

The Lakers are the epitome of how a NBA Franchise should be run. They restock better than any team in the league because they have the best owner and who doesn\'t want to play for The Lakers. You play for the Lakers you know you are going to win.
Pau Gasol the argued best big man in the game right now is going no where and understands the lineage of Lakers Big Men. Lakers will continue being the best team in the League.
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Post by: spance on November 11, 2010, 05:52:47 pm
By Lakers standards...I\'d call the 90\'s fairly mediocre since they didn\'t manage to bring home a championship. The 99-00 season is technically 2000 so...

IMO, without Kobe in the current lineup they wouldn\'t be nearly as good as they\'ve been. So like I said, enjoy it while it lasts because it will come to an end eventually. But I do agree that they are a class A+++ organization and will continue their dominance till Kobe\'s shoulders finally give out ;)

Gasol has been ONE of the best overall big men but the jury\'s still out on whether he\'ll be considered THE best of this weakish big man era. KG (19.8), Amar\'e (21.4), Howard (17.5) and Dirki-love (22.9) have all pretty much averaged better then his (career) regular season 18.8 PPG (with Howard being the exception.) The same goes for the playoffs; KG (20.0), Amar\'e (24.2), Howard (19.0), Nowitzki (25.6), Gasol (18.5).

It\'ll be interesting to see how LA matches up against Miami in the finals.. that is, if Miami can make it through Orlando and Boston.

If Paul and Anthony end up making the move to NY then IMO they will have to be included in the mix... next season of course. But NY has by far the worst owner EVER in the history of sports... and I have to put up with it every season when my New York Rangers manage to humiliate themselves. So even with a solid trio of Amar\'e, Paul and Anthony.. Dolan will find a way to fuck it up.
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Post by: leith on November 12, 2010, 01:28:43 am
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By Lakers standards...I\'d call the 90\'s fairly mediocre since they didn\'t manage to bring home a championship. The 99-00 season is technically 2000 so...

IMO, without Kobe in the current lineup they wouldn\'t be nearly as good as they\'ve been. So like I said, enjoy it while it lasts because it will come to an end eventually. But I do agree that they are a class A+++ organization and will continue their dominance till Kobe\'s shoulders finally give out ;)

Gasol has been ONE of the best overall big men but the jury\'s still out on whether he\'ll be considered THE best of this weakish big man era. KG (19.8), Amar\'e (21.4), Howard (17.5) and Dirki-love (22.9) have all pretty much averaged better then his (career) regular season 18.8 PPG (with Howard being the exception.) The same goes for the playoffs; KG (20.0), Amar\'e (24.2), Howard (19.0), Nowitzki (25.6), Gasol (18.5).

It\'ll be interesting to see how LA matches up against Miami in the finals.. that is, if Miami can make it through Orlando and Boston.

If Paul and Anthony end up making the move to NY then IMO they will have to be included in the mix... next season of course. But NY has by far the worst owner EVER in the history of sports... and I have to put up with it every season when my New York Rangers manage to humiliate themselves. So even with a solid trio of Amar\'e, Paul and Anthony.. Dolan will find a way to fuck it up.


Well w/o debating the semantics of when the 90\'s ended I can\'t argue that yes by Lakers standards the 90\'s were mediocre.
They will build around Pau and if Bynum ever reaches even half his "potential"  they\'ll be fine.
As far as Miami I never have thought much of them and so far they have proven me right not to think about them.
They have no defense to speak of, pretty small team overall and like tonight they depend too much on closing in the 4th  to win and against a team like the celtics you just can\'t do that.
The celtics and Magic are the teams to watch for imo.

As for the Lakers so much for breaking their record for wins to start a season. Tough loss but not unexpected. Early season trips to Denver have always been a pain for The Lakers and tonight was no different. A little bit more from the bench and it would have been a win. Oh well.
8-1 so far.
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Post by: Vassillios on November 12, 2010, 10:53:45 am
yeah man the heat have not met expectations. they are all hype. lebron is a douche, everyone hates him now, this is his karma for not staying with cleveland and winning one there. i like dwayde, but feel bad he has to share the court with a major doucher.

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Post by: SkyePrizm on November 12, 2010, 08:42:32 pm
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yeah man the heat have not met expectations. they are all hype. lebron is a douche, everyone hates him now, this is his karma for not staying with cleveland and winning one there. i like dwayde, but feel bad he has to share the court with a major doucher.


^^^^^ That\'s why I love my Rondoooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


BTW-Fantastic game last night that I missed because my spouse was arguing with me.  I guess, can I just watch the game, doesn\'t translate well when you are a female...pretty pissed I missed the game and Timmy tour all in one night.    But the highlights made me happy! :)
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Post by: SkyePrizm on December 01, 2010, 11:42:38 pm
Soooooo, Leith...how bout those Lakers?  =P

I won\'t gloat that much about their losing streak.

But instead I will say, the Celtics game tonight was one of those games were I seriously was on the edge of the sofa...Ray comes in with the dagger, with like 10 seconds left and saves the day.
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Post by: leith on December 02, 2010, 12:01:55 am
They\'ve lost 4 in a row! The sky is falling! Oh NO!!!
:lol:
Yeah it pretty much sucks as they are losing games they shouldn\'t which they had been doing a great job not doing in the last couple years.
I am glad of one thing though it took losing to get someone to step up and talk some shit. I mean that\'s what the thread is for so thanks.

GO LAKERS!!!
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 03, 2010, 07:54:09 pm
The Association is on ESPN right now.  It shows why Boston is not only the best team, but the team that enjoys playing the game the most too.  Banner 18, here we come.

right now the Eastern Conference has 7 teams over .500  the Celtics are in 1st place

right now the Western Conference has 7 teams over .500 the Lakers are in 5th place

The Western Conference has 3 teams with only 4 wins.  The Eastern Conference has 0 teams with only 4 wins and 2 with just 5.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on December 03, 2010, 11:46:34 pm
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The Association is on ESPN right now.  It shows why Boston is not only the best team, but the team that enjoys playing the game the most too.  Banner 18, here we come.

right now the Eastern Conference has 7 teams over .500  the Celtics are in 1st place

right now the Western Conference has 7 teams over .500 the Lakers are in 5th place

The Western Conference has 3 teams with only 4 wins.  The Eastern Conference has 0 teams with only 4 wins and 2 with just 5.



uh there are 8 teams over .500 in the West and The Lakers are only in 4th place behind 3 teams with .750 winning % or better even after a 4 game losing streak.

The celts are tied for first and the 3rd place team is at .650.
You have to go to the SIXTH seed in the Western Conference to see a team at .650. The 4th seed in the East would be the 8th seed in the West.

Face it the Eastern Conference is inferior, no matter what stats you want to try and put up.
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 04, 2010, 12:30:55 am
congrats on waiting til after phoenix won tonight to prove my statement from before the game started wrong.  stupid douchebag.

you still got 3 teams at .250 and under where the east has 0.

and they were 5th before the Hornets lost tonight to the KNICKS.

you might as well just waited til they made it all the way back to first place to respond, boy you really could\'ve zinged me there.
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Post by: leith on December 04, 2010, 12:33:30 am
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congrats on waiting til after phoenix won tonight to prove my statement from before the game started wrong.  stupid douchebag.

you still got 3 teams at .250 and under where the east has 0.

:lol: I didn\'t meant to do that really.
As for the teams at .250 who cares? Are those teams gonna go to the playoffs? No. 8 teams go and right now only 4 teams would make it in the East if they played in the West.
By the end of the year it will most likely be exactly the same as it has been the last few years.
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 04, 2010, 01:15:06 am
you\'re wrong there too.  only 4 teams would make it from the East if they played in the west?  stick with me here, this might be hard for you to wrap your little brain around

The # 8 team in the West is Phoenix w/ a .526 winning percentage.

Chicago who is 6th in the East has a .529 winning percentage.  The Knicks who are 5th have a .550 winning percentage.

that means if either of those teams were in the West they\'d make the playoffs right now.  that makes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 teams from the east who could make the playoffs if they were in the West.

also the 3 teams w/ only 4 wins each matters because teams in the west play other western conference teams more often than Eastern Conference teams.  That means they have 3 teams that are basically there to pad their winning percentages with

nice try leith, but get your facts straight.  i know you\'re a giant homer for your west coast, but there is more parity this season between the two  conferences, like it or not.
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Post by: leith on December 04, 2010, 02:03:08 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;263729
you\'re wrong there too.  only 4 teams would make it from the East if they played in the west?  stick with me here, this might be hard for you to wrap your little brain around

The # 8 team in the West is Phoenix w/ a .526 winning percentage.

Chicago who is 6th in the East has a .529 winning percentage.  The Knicks who are 5th have a .550 winning percentage.

that means if either of those teams were in the West they\'d make the playoffs right now.  that makes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 teams from the east who could make the playoffs if they were in the West.

also the 3 teams w/ only 4 wins each matters because teams in the west play other western conference teams more often than Eastern Conference teams.  That means they have 3 teams that are basically there to pad their winning percentages with

nice try leith, but get your facts straight.  i know you\'re a giant homer for your west coast, but there is more parity this season between the two  conferences, like it or not.


Ur right the NBA page has Chicago listed wrong. So OK 6 would make it right now.
Ur also right Western Conference teams do play Western opponents more often so how do you account for the fact that by the end of the year there are and will be more teams in the West with higher winning percentages than in the east?
Because the east is inferior. I\'ll even bet you 50 bucks and it\'s your choice either there will be more teams in the West over .500 or more teams in the West with a better winning % than in the east at the start of the playoffs.
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 04, 2010, 10:03:44 am
there might be 1 or 2 more, but is that that big of a difference to say they\'re much better than the east?  i really don\'t think so.  its not gonna be 10 teams from the west over 500 and 5 teams from the east.  it\'ll be closer to 8 and 7, which i don\'t think is big enough difference to say they are exponentially better.
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Post by: Vassillios on December 04, 2010, 01:08:22 pm
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stupid douchebag.

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Post by: leith on December 04, 2010, 02:26:55 pm
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there might be 1 or 2 more, but is that that big of a difference to say they\'re much better than the east?  i really don\'t think so.  its not gonna be 10 teams from the west over 500 and 5 teams from the east.  it\'ll be closer to 8 and 7, which i don\'t think is big enough difference to say they are exponentially better.


Ur right 50 wins is a better indicator and we\'ve already gone over that. Let\'s see if a .500 team makes the playoffs again in the east this year. Sad.
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 04, 2010, 02:52:33 pm
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there might be 1 or 2 more, but is that that big of a difference to say they\'re much better than the east?  i really don\'t think so.  its not gonna be 10 teams from the west over 500 and 5 teams from the east.  it\'ll be closer to 8 and 7, which i don\'t think is big enough difference to say they are exponentially better.


Ur right 50 wins is a better indicator and we\'ve already gone over that. Let\'s see if a .500 team makes the playoffs again in the east this year. Sad.


50 wins is clearly a bigger task then being 41 and 41, but the way the basketball playoffs are laid out, 16 teams out of 30 make the playoffs, so there\'s almost always gonna be a team close to .500 that makes it in.  unless the top 16 teams completely dominate the worst 14, its practically impossible to have at least 1 team w/ 41-44 wins in.  In other words, I think too many teams make the playoffs, there\'s no need for more than half the league to make it.  it should be more like football where the top 6 teams get in, and the top 2 get byes.
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Post by: leith on December 04, 2010, 09:34:29 pm
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there might be 1 or 2 more, but is that that big of a difference to say they\'re much better than the east?  i really don\'t think so.  its not gonna be 10 teams from the west over 500 and 5 teams from the east.  it\'ll be closer to 8 and 7, which i don\'t think is big enough difference to say they are exponentially better.


Ur right 50 wins is a better indicator and we\'ve already gone over that. Let\'s see if a .500 team makes the playoffs again in the east this year. Sad.


50 wins is clearly a bigger task then being 41 and 41, but the way the basketball playoffs are laid out, 16 teams out of 30 make the playoffs, so there\'s almost always gonna be a team close to .500 that makes it in. unless the top 16 teams completely dominate the worst 14, its practically impossible to have at least 1 team w/ 41-44 wins in.  In other words, I think too many teams make the playoffs, there\'s no need for more than half the league to make it.  it should be more like football where the top 6 teams get in, and the top 2 get byes.


Only in the east really at least for the past decade
03-04 2 teams at .500 2 under .500 make playoffs
05-06 2 at .500 1 under
06-07 2 at .500 1 under
07-08 1 at .500 2 under
08-09 2 at .500 1 under
09-10 1 at .500
In the West not one team at .500 or under has made the playoffs in the past decade.
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 04, 2010, 11:16:49 pm
so 09-10 clearly shows that the east is working their way towards being on par with the west.  its not much, but its progress.
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Post by: leith on December 05, 2010, 12:30:44 am
Yeah we\'ll see.
As for the playoffs they have added games for revenue and you\'re right too many teams in but that is not going to change. Would be nice though.
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 05, 2010, 12:38:54 am
no, def not changing any time soon, but it does give the nba playoffs a battle of attrition vibe.  the season after the season is always exciting, i love the nba playoffs as much as if not more than any other sport.
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Post by: leith on December 08, 2010, 03:25:16 am
We were ahead of ESPN Igz :lol:
ESPN had this blurb tonight on Sportscenter
West is Best
Above .800 West 2 East 1
Above .700 West 4 East 2
Above .600 West 7 East 4
Above .500 West 8 East 7
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Post by: SkyePrizm on December 09, 2010, 10:28:58 am
Celtics/Nuggets game was like a snooze fest for me last night. stopped watching at the half.  but Celtics are 10-1 at home :)

Oh, but there was this moment early on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyYgNnwKZVs&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyYgNnwKZVs&feature=player_embedded)
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 09, 2010, 12:57:44 pm
watching the celtics starting 5 is like watching the globetrotters.  Kevin Garnett is the healthiest he\'s been in the past 3 seasons which will be huge come playoff time.  Once Perkins is healthy and Delonte West is back to lead the bench(who haven\'t been playing all that great besides Big Baby), we\'re gonna be a force to be reckoned with.  the Lakers are still the team to beat though, but I look forward to the opportunity.  January 30th can\'t come soon enough.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on December 10, 2010, 09:01:44 pm
I have to agree with Gregg.  The Celtics are like the Globetrotters.   Check out how they won last night\'s game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xppppL0TI0k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xppppL0TI0k)
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 15, 2010, 09:53:58 pm
11 in a row.

Lake Show is 5 of their last 10.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on December 15, 2010, 10:27:43 pm
Can I say how glad I am that Stoudemire\'s shot did not count???  Whew.

Just hoping now that Rondo didn\'t hurt that ankle too much.  He rolled it pretty bad.
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Post by: leith on December 15, 2010, 10:49:43 pm
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11 in a row.

Lake Show is 5 of their last 10.

Where do you get your stats? The Lakers are 6-4 in their last 10 with 3 in a row and Bynum finally playing his first minutes of the season.
The celts haven\'t even played 10 games against the West(4-2)yet and the Lakers so far are 8-2 against the east.
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 15, 2010, 11:03:33 pm
sorry.  6 of ten, huuuuuge difference.
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Post by: Mark on December 16, 2010, 12:59:52 pm
Go Knicks!
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 16, 2010, 03:20:01 pm
finally some knicks representation on dot info.  good luck to you kind sir, last night was great.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on December 16, 2010, 09:20:05 pm
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finally some knicks representation on dot info.  good luck to you kind sir, last night was great.

for some reason i thought drew was a knicks fan....but i could be wrong....

last night definitely was a fun night of basketball.  the only thing ever close to being italian on the knicks before danilo gallinari was probably anthony mason.  (<-----bad joke. i know...)  but i was completely impressed with that kid.  totally never heard of him until last night.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on December 21, 2010, 10:30:55 pm
Celtics streak at 13 wins. :)  Tomorrow most likely will be 14.
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Post by: bezerker on December 21, 2010, 11:13:40 pm
got two words for you fucking prick face asshole celtic haters. green 18.
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Post by: bezerker on December 22, 2010, 10:16:36 pm
14 in a row.  fuck you leith !!
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Post by: SkyePrizm on December 22, 2010, 11:19:14 pm
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14 in a row.  fuck you leith !!


Boston is 23-4 (13-1 at home) :)

Anybody got the stats on how those Lakers are doing? ;)
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Post by: leith on December 23, 2010, 03:40:36 am
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got two words for you fucking prick face asshole celtic haters. green 18.

Why didn\'t you just say me?
Quote from: bezerker;264240
14 in a row.  fuck you leith !!

There ya go.
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Quote from: bezerker;264240
14 in a row.  fuck you leith !!


Boston is 23-4 (13-1 at home) :)

Anybody got the stats on how those Lakers are doing? ;)


Lakers are doing alright. Still the 3rd seed in the Best Conference and just finished rolling through the dregs of what the celts face most of the time in the (l)east.

XMAS game should be fun to watch but as has been mentioned Jan. 30th can\'t come soon enough.
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Post by: Vassillios on December 23, 2010, 08:55:12 am
Leith all I have to say is we will see you at game 7 in June.
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Post by: leith on December 29, 2010, 05:42:45 am
Pile on now folks. 3 Ass kickings in a row.
The only positive I can take from the last 3 games is Bynum getting into game shape.
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Post by: Igziabeher on December 29, 2010, 10:28:29 am
Lakers should just get rid of Bynum alltogether.  He had 1 season where he\'s been able to stay healthy and 1 season where he\'s averaged over 30 minutes a game.  I\'m sure if the Lakers could go back in time, they\'d change that draft pick.

scratch that, just looked at the 2005 draft and no one drafted post bynum even plays in the league right now(except for nate robinson) it must not have been a very deep year.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on December 30, 2010, 02:59:34 pm
totally do not like the fact rondo is still out injured and now KG.  i know rondo will bounce back, but KG started this season playing the way he used to and looked the best he had in awhile. I hope this doesn\'t begin a replay of last season....
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Post by: leith on December 30, 2010, 05:04:09 pm
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totally do not like the fact rondo is still out injured and now KG.  i know rondo will bounce back, but KG started this season playing the way he used to and looked the best he had in awhile. I hope this doesn\'t begin a replay of last season....


The true sign of Champions is playing through injuries. The Lakers have won 2 in a row with either Bynum at half or without him entirely. When Garnett was hurt 2 years ago the celts couldn\'t pull through and when Perkins went down in the 7th game this year they wilted again.

The Lakers started a different line-up for the first time this year last night with Bynum starting, Pau going back to PF and Lamar coming off the bench. It resulted in the type of basketball Lakers fans have become accustomed to the past 3 years. Now hopefully the new additions will start showing that hunger for a ring and it transfers to the rest of the team lolly gagging through the season.
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Post by: leith on January 11, 2011, 11:40:13 pm
The Lakers are 7 of 8 with 5 in a row since Bynum has come back into the starting line-up. Using height and length in the post much better with him. GO LAKERS!!!!

Coming up to the halfway point in the next week and the league is looking like the same with 2 of the east\'s leading playoff teams so far not even at .500 by more than a few games.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on January 12, 2011, 12:05:56 pm
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The Lakers are 7 of 8 with 5 in a row since Bynum has come back into the starting line-up. Using height and length in the post much better with him. GO LAKERS!!!!

Coming up to the halfway point in the next week and the league is looking like the same with 2 of the east\'s leading playoff teams so far not even at .500 by more than a few games.


I am looking at nba.com and six east teams are above .500.    I think that is pretty darn good.  Boston, Miami, and Chicago being fairly well above.  

And if you wanna get really technical:  Celtics  .757   Lakers  .718

I am not a big stats person.  I  just wanted to make that point :)
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Post by: leith on January 12, 2011, 10:05:04 pm
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Quote from: leith;264692
The Lakers are 7 of 8 with 5 in a row since Bynum has come back into the starting line-up. Using height and length in the post much better with him. GO LAKERS!!!!

Coming up to the halfway point in the next week and the league is looking like the same with 2 of the east\'s leading playoff teams so far not even at .500 by more than a few games.

I am looking at nba.com and six east teams are above .500.    I think that is pretty darn good.  Boston, Miami, and Chicago being fairly well above.  

And if you wanna get really technical:  Celtics  .757   Lakers  .718

I am not a big stats person.  I  just wanted to make that point :)

Uh how many playoff teams make it in each conference?
8 and right now the last 2 that would make it in are not even at .500 because the East sucks which leads me to your other point.
Yeah The Lakers play in a tougher conference and when they play the least conference they have a winning record by a lot (14-4) the celts play in a shit conference and are only 7-4 vs the West. So I expect that winning percentage to decrease as they play more of the better Conference in the West.
Lakers will have the same amount of Wins after tonight\'s game as the celts.
GO LAKERS!!!!!
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Post by: frolfer on January 13, 2011, 07:17:40 am
I am a long time Clippers and Suns fan so I haven\'t had a whole lot of good stuff to talk about here. But after LeBron\'s comments after the Cavs loss to the Lakers about karma, its so awesome that the Clips laid the beat down on the Heat last night. Take that son!

Sure its one game in the regular season, and the Heat will be playing for something come spring while the Clips will be playing golf or something. But its still awesome and puts a smile on my face on this cold winter morning. Well, that and some Breakfast on the stereo!!
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Post by: SkyePrizm on January 26, 2011, 06:15:22 pm
Perk was back last night against the Cavs, which is great news.  He had a solid 16 minutes.  I don\'t blame Doc for going easy on him.  As much as he annoyed me last year in the playoffs, being in constant foul trouble, he is a happy sight to see.

C\'s (at 34-10) are #1 in the Eastern Conference, while the Lakers (33-13) are #2 in the West. Waiting patiently for January 30th....
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Post by: zuke583 on January 26, 2011, 06:40:19 pm
i hope shaq is back for that game.

let me say that, as somebody without a team, this is by far the best season of the nba that i remember. so many good teams and players and subplots. the only way it could end is celtics-lakers
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Post by: SkyePrizm on January 26, 2011, 06:59:26 pm
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i hope shaq is back for that game.

Me too. I am sure he will be though.  He has been in and out of play this season. But when he is there, he has made an impact and filled that void with Perk out.  And with Perk playing limited minutes, he will be needed.


Quote from: zuke583;265243
so many good teams and players and subplots.

So true.
As much as Leith knocks the east, there is plenty to watch besides the Celtics.  
Heat and Lebron.  Magic.  The new and improved Knicks.
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Post by: Gordo on January 26, 2011, 08:20:43 pm
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i hope shaq is back for that game.


Me too. I am sure he will be though.  He has been in and out of play this season. But when he is there, he has made an impact and filled that void with Perk out.  And with Perk playing limited minutes, he will be needed.


Quote from: zuke583;265243
so many good teams and players and subplots.


So true.
As much as Leith knocks the east, there is plenty to watch besides the Celtics.  
Heat and Lebron.  Magic.  The new and improved Knicks.


Bulls.
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Post by: bezerker on January 26, 2011, 08:55:52 pm
the heat will suck so bad in the playoffs it\'s going to be hilarious.
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Post by: zuke583 on January 30, 2011, 01:31:18 pm
miami/okc on right now. looking like a classic already
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Post by: Igziabeher on January 30, 2011, 06:08:55 pm
BOOYAH!  Lakers are about to get pwned by the Celtics.  Where\'s Gasol, Artest and Odom?  Kobe is playing good but 1 guy can\'t take out a whole team by himself.   see ya in the finals, if they make it that far.
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Post by: Mark on January 30, 2011, 06:15:21 pm
Booyah!
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Post by: leith on January 30, 2011, 06:17:54 pm
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BOOYAH!  Lakers are about to get pwned by the Celtics.  Where\'s Gasol, Artest and Odom?  Kobe is playing good but 1 guy can\'t take out a whole team by himself.   see ya in the finals, if they make it that far.


It was a good game until the middle of the 3rd when Pau just decided he wasn\'t interested anymore. I\'m really tired of that guy not putting in the dirty work during the season. Bynum looked good.
Celtics looked a lot more interested in the game then every Laker but Kobe and Derek.
Enjoy it.
I hope The Lakers lose in Boston also.
It will give celt fan something to hang onto when The Lakers celebrate another Championship in June.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on January 30, 2011, 06:29:04 pm
Quote from: leith;265409

Enjoy it.
I hope The Lakers lose in Boston also.
It will give celt fan something to hang onto when The Lakers celebrate another Championship in June.


Live in denial, Leith, live in denial.   Your lakers are hurting this season and playing sub par basketball.   They won\'t make it to the finals.  Mark my words.

Celtics were absolutely effin phenomenal in that fourth quarter.  Redemption.  They proved that they could have, should have won last year... if it had not been for various player injuries.

Can we say domination?   Ray Allen was throwing up 3\'s and no one was stopping him.  Pierce was on fire.  No one could even keep up and defend Rondo.  Garnett needs freaking stitches and was still playing with more intensity than anyone on the Lakers side.   Davis and Robinson off the bench giving it their all.  

This Celtics team overall played with more heart and played like this was a playoff game.  They knew how important this was for not only bragging rights, but as a stepping stone in proving why they are #1 in the East this year and why they should be #1 overall in the league.  

GO CELTICS!!!

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Where\'s Gasol, Artest and Odom?


all three players are overrated.  And they just proved it today.  If they were worth what they are hyped to be, they wouldn\'t have had the celtics spanking them so bad.
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Post by: Igziabeher on January 30, 2011, 06:36:30 pm
The Lakers are on their way to being the second most interesting team in Los Angeles.  Kobe has had a good run, but their dynasty is fading.
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Post by: leith on January 30, 2011, 06:52:48 pm
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Quote from: leith;265409

Enjoy it.
I hope The Lakers lose in Boston also.
It will give celt fan something to hang onto when The Lakers celebrate another Championship in June.


Live in denial, Leith, live in denial.   Your lakers are hurting this season and playing sub par basketball.   They won\'t make it to the finals.  Mark my words.

Celtics were absolutely effin phenomenal in that fourth quarter.  Redemption.  They proved that they could have, should have won last year... if it had not been for various player injuries.

Can we say domination?   Ray Allen was throwing up 3\'s and no one was stopping him.  Pierce was on fire.  No one could even keep up and defend Rondo.  Garnett needs freaking stitches and was still playing with more intensity than anyone on the Lakers side.   Davis and Robinson off the bench giving it their all.  

This Celtics team overall played with more heart and played like this was a playoff game.  They knew how important this was for not only bragging rights, but as a stepping stone in proving why they are #1 in the East this year and why they should be #1 overall in the league.  

GO CELTICS!!!

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Where\'s Gasol, Artest and Odom?


all three players are overrated.  And they just proved it today.  If they were worth what they are hyped to be, they wouldn\'t have had the celtics spanking them so bad.

Yeah winning a regular season game really proves they should have won last year. LOL
Who\'s living in denial?
Enjoy it for what it is a win against THE rival.
The celtics definitely showed they can play as the number one team in the east but they did also just lose to Portland.
 
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The Lakers are on their way to being the second most interesting team in Los Angeles.  Kobe has had a good run, but their dynasty is fading.

The Lakers will always be number one in L.A. to say different shows a real lack of knowledge about the city and it\'s sports teams.  
The Lakers have missed the playoffs 5 times ever.
They will find someone to lead the team once Kobe is gone and the winning will continue.
Blake will flounder in Clipper hell and make it big elsewhere. Just like every other star the clips have ever had.
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Post by: bezerker on January 30, 2011, 06:53:25 pm
oh leith you\'re such a dick. Lakers have not done shit this year and you better get used to that.  hahaha what a great night
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Post by: Igziabeher on January 30, 2011, 07:07:24 pm
They beat Portland, but lost to the Suns in their worst outing of the season.  get your facts straight.
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Post by: leith on January 30, 2011, 07:11:01 pm
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They beat Portland, but lost to the Suns in their worst outing of the season.  get your facts straight.


even worse

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oh leith you\'re such a dick. Lakers have not done shit this year and you better get used to that.  hahaha what a great night


Yeah as a celtic fan I can understand how you think teams have to get shit done in the regular season. Until Garnett came and saved that sorry ass franchise that\'s pretty much all you ever knew was the regular season. No wonder it means so much to you.
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Post by: Igziabeher on January 30, 2011, 07:13:48 pm
not really.  they beat the team with a better record, and just had a shit game in Phoenix.  it happens to every team at some point.  I\'d much rather they have wins against the top playoff contenders(Lakers, Heat, Magic, Spurs, etc.) which they do.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on January 30, 2011, 07:45:08 pm
Leith, if the lakers had won, you would have been spewing trash talk about how vital the win was.   but since they lost badly by double digits, all you can do is say the celtics win wasn\'t a big deal because it was a regular season game.

Face it, Leith, Lakers played poorly, which they have all season.   This was a game that counts.   Lakers-Celtics only play twice in the regular season.  Lakers are the \'defending\' champions. Both games are VERY important.  Lakers choked.  

Can\'t wait til the Celtics spank the Lakers again in a few weeks.  

Cause they will.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: bezerker on January 30, 2011, 08:11:08 pm
Quote from: leith;265419
Quote from: Igziabeher;265418
They beat Portland, but lost to the Suns in their worst outing of the season.  get your facts straight.

even worse

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oh leith you\'re such a dick. Lakers have not done shit this year and you better get used to that.  hahaha what a great night

Yeah as a celtic fan I can understand how you think teams have to get shit done in the regular season. Until Garnett came and saved that sorry ass franchise that\'s pretty much all you ever knew was the regular season. No wonder it means so much to you.

you dont get what im saying stfu.  now that i think about you you do now know shit about anthing you are talking about and i realized i do not give a shit either way. dont know if youre talking to him or me but lets go celts
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on January 30, 2011, 10:32:14 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;265422
Leith, if the lakers had won, you would have been spewing trash talk about how vital the win was.   but since they lost badly by double digits, all you can do is say the celtics win wasn\'t a big deal because it was a regular season game.

Face it, Leith, Lakers played poorly, which they have all season.   This was a game that counts.   Lakers-Celtics only play twice in the regular season.  Lakers are the \'defending\' champions. Both games are VERY important.  Lakers choked.  

Can\'t wait til the Celtics spank the Lakers again in a few weeks.  

Cause they will.
No Tray I would not say how vital it was. I understand that games like these are good for teams to "gauge" how they would do against the Defending Champs Oh excuse me 2 time defending Champs. Everyone brings their A game to the Lakers and the Lakers have tra la la\'d through the past 3 regular seasons ending up in The Finals each year. How can I expect anything different this year? As I said enjoy the win it\'s all you\'ll have in the end.

Quote from: bezerker;265423
Quote from: leith;265419
Quote from: Igziabeher;265418
They beat Portland, but lost to the Suns in their worst outing of the season.  get your facts straight.

even worse

Quote from: bezerker;265417
oh leith you\'re such a dick. Lakers have not done shit this year and you better get used to that.  hahaha what a great night

Yeah as a celtic fan I can understand how you think teams have to get shit done in the regular season. Until Garnett came and saved that sorry ass franchise that\'s pretty much all you ever knew was the regular season. No wonder it means so much to you.

you dont get what im saying stfu.  now that i think about you you do now know shit about anthing you are talking about and i realized i do not give a shit either way. dont know if youre talking to him or me but lets go celts
I\'m talking to you. Since you\'ve been alive they\'ve won one ring thanks to KG. No wonder you get jacked up for regular season wins over The Lakers.
Must suck rooting for a shit team.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on January 30, 2011, 10:58:09 pm
you\'re such a smug shit, leith.  i guess living in california, you can\'t help but be a douchebag to fit in.

congrats on having 1 good team to latch onto.  you must turn up the douchiness extra high to make up for football and baseball season.  i\'m not even gonna bother to bring up talking points about the sport cuz your head is stuck so far up your own ass you won\'t be able to process it.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on January 30, 2011, 11:26:00 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;265425
you\'re such a smug shit, leith.  i guess living in california, you can\'t help but be a douchebag to fit in.

congrats on having 1 good team to latch onto.  you must turn up the douchiness extra high to make up for football and baseball season.  i\'m not even gonna bother to bring up talking points about the sport cuz your head is stuck so far up your own ass you won\'t be able to process it.


Thanks for recognizing the effort. It\'s something I have been working on since I was a kid rooting for the 49er\'s and Lakers. It\'s been awhile since I\'ve had anything to root for in Football but The Chargers have been a nice respite in my San Diego home and Baseball is just a horrible 6 months for me for sure but I\'ve been living with that.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: bezerker on January 31, 2011, 11:16:37 am
you know if the lakers won you would be rubbing it in.  eat a d
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Vassillios on February 01, 2011, 12:49:21 pm
playoffs are a whole new season, i\'ll agree with leith there.

but the celtics handed it to the lakers and thats a straight up fact.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on February 03, 2011, 09:10:57 pm
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 09, 2011, 05:12:28 pm
Tomorrow is a big night. celtics-lakers rematch.  
And most likely, Ray will break the 3 point record.....
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on February 10, 2011, 10:57:25 pm
Congrats to Ray Allen. It was cool Reggie Miller was doing the game.
So 3-0 on this road trip with NY and Orlando up next this weekend. Time to roll through the East per usual.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 10, 2011, 11:45:47 pm
Quote from: leith;265597
Congrats to Ray Allen. It was cool Reggie Miller was doing the game.
So 3-0 on this road trip with NY and Orlando up next this weekend. Time to roll through the East per usual.

I agree. it was really awesome that reggie miller was there.   It was great to see Ray get that record.  He\'s been my favorite player since his UCONN days.  

As for the game, I already said it on your facebook, but i\'ll say it again, beating the Celtics when they really didn\'t have a true and/or 100% healthy center playing, is weak.  Perkins is still sluggish.  Big Baby is too small (height wise) to play center against your team.  We needed a real back up (one of the O\'Neals).  But yes, its just an excuse.

I don\'t think you are going to "roll through the east".  I will make a prediction.  you\'re team will beat NY but lose to the Magic.  There you go.  

As for the C\'s... tied for #1 in the east with Miami now...and playing Miami on Sunday. HUGE game.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 11, 2011, 11:42:19 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=72L_wmVn-cs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=72L_wmVn-cs)

Ray Allen 3 Point Video....
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 13, 2011, 06:19:11 pm
Even though Van Gundy didn\'t think this was funny, I did...  Rondo trying to "sneak" a peak.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ADRe-GEwbvg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ADRe-GEwbvg)

In any case, C\'s won today.  up half a game over Miami now.  :)  They have beaten them all three times this season.

Quote from: leith;265597
Time to roll through the East per usual.

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I don\'t think you are going to "roll through the east".  I will make a prediction.  your team will beat NY but lose to the Magic.  There you go.  


i should use my psychic powers and make some money....
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: zuke583 on February 15, 2011, 07:23:49 pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/simmons/

not everybody enjoys bill simmons, but his homepage has an entertaining interview with david stern up there right now. it\'s a great conversation between two people that love basketball who happen to be at completely opposite ends of the league (fan and commissioner). simmons has some good questions about legitimate league concerns and stern is surprisingly candid with some of his answers (and not so surprisingly evasive with others)
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on February 16, 2011, 09:51:44 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;265638
Even though Van Gundy didn\'t think this was funny, I did...  Rondo trying to "sneak" a peak.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ADRe-GEwbvg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ADRe-GEwbvg)

In any case, C\'s won today.  up half a game over Miami now.  :)  They have beaten them all three times this season.

Quote from: leith;265597
Time to roll through the East per usual.


Quote from: SkyePrizm;265598

I don\'t think you are going to "roll through the east".  I will make a prediction.  your team will beat NY but lose to the Magic.  There you go.  



i should use my psychic powers and make some money....

If you were really psychic you would have razzed me on the utter self destruction The Lakers are undergoing it seems.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 16, 2011, 11:06:15 pm
Quote from: leith;265725
Quote from: SkyePrizm;265638
Even though Van Gundy didn\'t think this was funny, I did...  Rondo trying to "sneak" a peak.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ADRe-GEwbvg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ADRe-GEwbvg)

In any case, C\'s won today.  up half a game over Miami now.  :)  They have beaten them all three times this season.

Quote from: leith;265597
Time to roll through the East per usual.


Quote from: SkyePrizm;265598

I don\'t think you are going to "roll through the east".  I will make a prediction.  your team will beat NY but lose to the Magic.  There you go.  



i should use my psychic powers and make some money....

If you were really psychic you would have razzed me on the utter self destruction The Lakers are undergoing it seems.


I honestly cannot BELIEVE they lost to the Cavs. I couldn\'t even predict that.  I am literally shocked, baffled.....and very amused.  The Cavs, with the win, have only won 10 games all season.  

As for the C\'s, the Nets actually came out to play tonight and made the team work for the W.   It was a real chippy game.  First half, C\'s seemed like they were in a funk but in the end, they pulled through.  Now time for the hyped up 3 point contest on Saturday between Pierce and Ray.  Obviously, my bets are on Ray.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on February 17, 2011, 01:13:04 am
I wasn\'t gonna say anything since the Celts lost to the Cavs too.

I\'ll still be cheering for Pierce on Saturday, but I won\'t mind if Ray wins either.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 17, 2011, 11:23:13 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;265727
I wasn\'t gonna say anything since the Celts lost to the Cavs too.

I\'ll still be cheering for Pierce on Saturday, but I won\'t mind if Ray wins either.


you can totally say something. C\'s losing doesn\'t mean as much as the "defending champion" lakers.  

Technically, I am not that much of a Pierce fan. He\'s my least fav Celtic.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on February 17, 2011, 12:02:05 pm
pfffft.  what kinda celtic fan are you?  in 2008 when ray allen dedided to go on the slump of all slumps, you know what paul pierce did?  won us the nba championship.  plus he\'s been a celtic forever and seen us through our bad times and good.  some of those pierce, walker, mccarty teams were great to watch
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Post by: Gfunk on February 17, 2011, 12:15:37 pm
skyeprizmcrazytalkexpress
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 17, 2011, 12:22:37 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;265735
pfffft.  what kinda celtic fan are you?  in 2008 when ray allen dedided to go on the slump of all slumps, you know what paul pierce did?  won us the nba championship.  plus he\'s been a celtic forever and seen us through our bad times and good.  some of those pierce, walker, mccarty teams were great to watch

I didn\'t become a Celtic fan until they got KG and Ray.  Personally, i feel like Pierce makes poor choices at key times.  He plays selfish on occasion.  Its no coincidence, after a selfish Pierce Play, Doc\'s huddle will consist of "together" and "no hero plays".    Pierce may have stepped it up in the 2008 run, but he did not win them the entire season.   Sure, currently, Pierce statistically scores the most.  But most accurate? No.   Because he takes a lot of bad shots.  Hey, at least I can be honest and realize the faults of my team.    Overall, Pierce is a good player.  But I have every right to say he isn\'t my favorite.  

If I had to rank my top fav celtics, they go as follows: 1) Rondo  2) Ray  3) KG  4) Davis  5) Pierce.

I will also add, in the two crucial final games last year against the lakers...pierce was 5-15 (game 7)  and 6-14 (game 6).   Not that I am blaming him directly.  We had other problems....

Quote from: Gfunk;265736
skyeprizmcrazytalkexpress

Come on and ride it....all aboard... next stop Cos Cob....
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Post by: Gfunk on February 17, 2011, 12:38:23 pm
:lol:
(http://redstick.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/trainwreck2.jpg)
;)
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: bezerker on February 17, 2011, 02:07:31 pm
talk about a serious fair weather fan who really has no idea what she are is talking about at all
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Post by: Lexington on February 17, 2011, 03:27:21 pm
i got nothin but love for P.P.
the man holds it down and throws it down when shit goes it down.
backbone of the team.
ray allen in game 7 last year is the epitome of a train wreck. meanwhile, my boy PP was killin it.

that said i havent watched a single game this year.
but Pierce is my boy
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 17, 2011, 05:10:51 pm
Quote from: bezerker;265741
talk about a serious fair weather fan who really has no idea what she are is talking about at all

I am def not a fair weather fan.   And I do know what I am talking about.  i can back my ideas with stats. I probably know more about the NBA/NCAA (going all the way back since 1984) than your little finger.  When it comes to basketball, I am queen.   In my opinion (and its a fact if you clearly open your eyes), Paul Pierce has a tendency of making poor plays.  That\'s all I am saying. I have every right not to love every single Celtic.   I am sure even Leith has a Laker he doesn\'t really care for.

Quote from: Lexington;265744
ray allen in game 7 last year is the epitome of a train wreck. meanwhile, my boy PP was killin it.

that said i havent watched a single game this year.
but Pierce is my boy

Did we watch the same Game 7?  They both choked for the team.  The entire team collapsed without a center.

And BTW, I\'ve only missed  4 games all season...

I will also add I think it takes a real fan, one who watches almost every game, to admit the faults of a "star" player.  Blindly saying Pierce is the best player on the Celtics shows how little any of you have really watched the Celtics this season...

Quote from: Gfunk;265739
:lol:
(http://redstick.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/trainwreck2.jpg)
;)

ha! ;)

 pretty close... I definitely feel like my express would be derailed and fall off the edge of a cliff.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on February 17, 2011, 05:36:06 pm
a tendency of making poor plays?  you can\'t even quantify that.  he\'s the one player who can shoot from the outside, drive to the basket, draw a foul when needed and defend the other teams top player.  ray allen is a great shooter, but his inside game is not on par with pierce\'s, and allen has shown a proclivity towards shutting down for days sometimes weeks on end.

Ray Allen
07-08 playoffs  15.8 ppg  2.7 apg  3.8 rpg
08-09 playoffs  18.3 ppg  2.6 apg  3.9 rpg
09-10 playoffs  16.1 ppg  2.6 apg  3.3 rpg

Paul Pierce
07-08 playoffs  19.8 ppg  4.6 apg  5.0 rpg
08-09 playoffs  21.0 ppg  3.1 apg  5.8 rpg
09-10 playoffs  18.8 ppg  3.4 apg  6.0 rpg

but I guess if all you do is spot up at the 3 point line and shoot the ball you\'re less likely to "make poor plays."
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: zuke583 on February 17, 2011, 06:32:20 pm
you celts fans need to get real. kg is your mvp
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on February 17, 2011, 06:42:57 pm
Quote from: zuke583;265750
you celts fans need to get real. kg is your mvp


rondo is our mvp.  KG is valuable as it gets though, his defense and rebounding is a necessary part to the celtics success.  he was huge in 08, 09 was the year of his injury and we still made it to game 7 of the eastern conference finals.  last year he came back, but was still not 100% and this year he if finally getting back to his former self.  when he is at his best, yeah, i\'d have no problem saying he is the best player on the celts, unfortunately, that hasn\'t been often enough in the past 4 season.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: estahwhaddup on February 17, 2011, 08:56:49 pm
lol at ranking glen davis before paul pierce.

can we talk about von wafer?  i love it when the announcer says his name after he scores.  i also love his real name...vakeaton quamar wafer.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on February 17, 2011, 09:24:57 pm
i love me some von wafer.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 17, 2011, 10:26:12 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;265749
a tendency of making poor plays?  you can\'t even quantify that.  he\'s the one player who can shoot from the outside, drive to the basket, draw a foul when needed and defend the other teams top player.  ray allen is a great shooter, but his inside game is not on par with pierce\'s, and allen has shown a proclivity towards shutting down for days sometimes weeks on end.

Ray Allen
07-08 playoffs  15.8 ppg  2.7 apg  3.8 rpg
08-09 playoffs  18.3 ppg  2.6 apg  3.9 rpg
09-10 playoffs  16.1 ppg  2.6 apg  3.3 rpg

Paul Pierce
07-08 playoffs  19.8 ppg  4.6 apg  5.0 rpg
08-09 playoffs  21.0 ppg  3.1 apg  5.8 rpg
09-10 playoffs  18.8 ppg  3.4 apg  6.0 rpg

but I guess if all you do is spot up at the 3 point line and shoot the ball you\'re less likely to "make poor plays."

First off, You had to pull playoff stats to prove your point.  What about regular season??  

But Notice my #1 on my list was Rondo.  Not Ray.    When Rondo (Being the Point Guard), controls the plays...they happen.  When Pierce rebounds, and charges down to the other end of the court in a one man save the day show, it doesn\'t happen.  I credit any plays Paul does complete to Rondo assisting.   Pull those stats up.   Cause that\'s the truth.

Quote from: Igziabeher;265751
Quote from: zuke583;265750
you celts fans need to get real. kg is your mvp

rondo is our mvp.

Exactly.

Quote from: estahwhaddup;265754
lol at ranking glen davis before paul pierce.


Hey, Big Baby has been key these last two seasons.  He has saved the team\'s ass by coming through in the clutch off the bench, starting when there WAS NO ONE to start etc.  He can play center, forward, hell he probably could play guard and probably has.   And he leads the league in taking offensive fouls.

And screw Von Wafer off the bench as guard.  Harangody as center all the way.  He was playing with heart vs the Nets last night.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on February 17, 2011, 11:51:44 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7fAW6Qz23M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrpciBEpV3E&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKfY-tvDv9U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YCrDZLR8DY

you credit any play paul makes to rondo?

your head is so far up your ass.  i know you love ray ray and since he\'s a uconn boy thats the only reason you like the celtics, but paul pierce has been doing his thing for a long time now and has never needed a rajon rondo to do it.  i\'m sure you were probably a nets fan at the time, who knows maybe you switched to the sixers for those years, but aside from the one 22 win season where he was injured most the year, he\'s had a long and successful career in boston.

paulpy has his faults, but when the pressure builds, he\'s the man to go to.  rondo is great, but he\'s still got a lot to learn.  for one he looks for the pass too often especially when the defense slacks off of him.  he has very little confidence in his jumpshot and has made his share of turnovers trying to make a play where one doesn\'t exist.

paul consistently has to play against the other team\'s best defender and is great at drawing fouls as well as making plays by getting the ball to the open man when he draws a double team.  his speed is down but he has tremendous explosion and knows how to get around a defender and to the basket.  just give the fucking guy credit where its due.  you act like he raped one of your friends or something.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Lexington on February 18, 2011, 12:26:10 am
Haha best thread on dot info. Or worst, I can\'t tell
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 18, 2011, 10:38:43 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;265759
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7fAW6Qz23M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrpciBEpV3E&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKfY-tvDv9U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YCrDZLR8DY

you credit any play paul makes to rondo?

your head is so far up your ass.  i know you love ray ray and since he\'s a uconn boy thats the only reason you like the celtics, but paul pierce has been doing his thing for a long time now and has never needed a rajon rondo to do it.  i\'m sure you were probably a nets fan at the time, who knows maybe you switched to the sixers for those years, but aside from the one 22 win season where he was injured most the year, he\'s had a long and successful career in boston.

I have stated a million times before that I was a knicks fan my entire life until I ceremoniously began following what was to be the "new" celtics.  "the big three".   which in all honesty is the "big four".  the knicks are the only time i\'ve ever given up on a team because well, the 80s and 90s watching them were rough on me....I gave them my all and it came time to chose a new route.  Yes, Ray brought me to the celtics.  I\'ve been a devout UCONN fan long before Scott Burrell sent a pass across court to Tate George.  I have loyalties there.  Maybe something you non-CT people don\'t get.  And Ray, while I should have been doing Algebra homework in high school, was always my favorite.  

Saying Pierce never needed Rajon Rondo? Now that\'s YOUR head far up your ass.   Excuse me, he needed Ray, KG, and Rondo to win a title.  I didn\'t see any banners being brought up before they came along.   If he was such an amazing player, he would have got it done himself.  I am not saying he isn\'t a good player.  he is.  But he needs a supporting cast. Its obvious.   Since I\'ve been a NBA fan all my life (not just a knicks or a celtics fan...an actual basketball fan), I can look and see this.  I love the sport.   I can look at the team I love and see their faults. I can dissect the good and the bad.  I love basketball.  Even though I hate Lebron and Kobe, I can admit the awesomeness of their skills because I love the effin sport. That\'s a fan of basketball.  You may just be a Celtic drone that can\'t see outside the box and just spews how awesome your team is...and apparently your favorite player.

I can tell you...while my Knicks were chasing dreams and John Starks was bricking baskets, the Celtics were doing shit in the 90s.  The "Big Three" rejuvenated that franchise in 2007...not Pierce.  When it was Paul Pierce alone, it was dying.  If you are a true fan, you need to get down on your knees and bow to the altar of KG, Ray, and Rondo too.   Because without them, you\'d have no reason to even THINK that the c\'s could even win a title THIS YEAR.  Because without them, it would he hopeless.  Pierce can\'t do it alone.  But they can do it together.  And they will. THE END.
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Post by: Igziabeher on February 18, 2011, 11:34:20 am
stick to excessive amounts of make up and self portraits at 70 degree angles, things you seem to excel at.

you think you have some amazing foresight to see a teams faults.  AMAZING.  you should be clarivoyant.  nobody said he could do it alone, i just said he had a successful career before they came.  and he had, you don\'t need to be a champion to be good at what you do.  as much as pierce needed KG and Ray Allen, neither of them were doing shit on their respective teams.  Pierce could\'ve packed up his bags long ago and pulled a Lebron James and go wherever he wanted, but he stuck it out and gave Boston everything he had.  Without Pierce, Ray Allen wouldn\'t have wanted to come to Boston and neither would have Garnett.  You sit there and say \'well I don\'t like him that much", well guess what every actual Boston Celtics fan respects what he has done here and realizes they wouldn\'t be where they are today without him.  done talking down to your level.  its hurting my brain.

your arguments have been as contradictory as your distaste for socialized healthcare.

you attribute every point paul pierce scores to rondo.

i show you a handful of game-winning scores where rondo was a non factor and remind you he\'s been scoring many points for many years in a green uniform.

you say he never won a championship without KG and Allen in said green uniform.

i remind you he\'s consistently been our top player in the playoffs the past 3 years and even won the finals mvp.

you say don\'t bring up the playoffs and stick to the regular season.

oy vey.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 18, 2011, 12:29:44 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;265784
stick to excessive amounts of make up and self portraits at 70 degree angles, things you seem to excel at.

you can never ever have a clean debate.
no matter who it is with (leith, me, anyone).
As soon as you think you\'ve lost, its some sort of insult.
Its like you have to take personal shots at the individual. I can\'t stand that.
The mark of a great debater is sticking to the issues and avoiding personal attacks.

So am done debating you.


BTW, It\'s pretty sexist to attack my looks.  
Can\'t stand that a girl was getting the best of you in a sports forum, eh?

Nice.

Done sinking to your level.

Something to actually debate... Howard a Celtic in 2012???

http://www.celticslife.com/2011/02/could-boston-have-d-12-in-2012.html (http://www.celticslife.com/2011/02/could-boston-have-d-12-in-2012.html)
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on February 18, 2011, 04:06:03 pm
my apologies, i get frustrated with ignorant people.
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Post by: bezerker on February 18, 2011, 04:46:56 pm
igzy youre the man.  P.P. for prez !!
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Post by: SkyePrizm on February 20, 2011, 11:20:21 am
I was home sick last night so I literally watched everything TNT had to offer NBA wise.  I really enjoyed the fantasy draft.  It was awesome for a basketball nerd like myself.  

As for the saturday night competitions, I am shocked that Ray or even Paul (both being in the final round) did not win the 3 point contest.   Ray had an awesome first round nailing 20.  But then couldn\'t pull through in that 2nd round.  Slam dunk contest was ridiculous.  The whole Blake Griffin over the car bit was over the top.   I personally enjoyed JaVale McGee\'s two basket double dunk.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on February 20, 2011, 03:13:22 pm
The dude with the dunk from the actual foul line was impressive and Griffin with his elbow in the hoop was better than jumping the hood of a Kia.
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Post by: zuke583 on February 20, 2011, 03:35:42 pm
Quote from: leith;265826
The dude with the dunk from the actual foul line was impressive and Griffin with his elbow in the hoop was better than jumping the hood of a Kia.


i didn\'t catch the second half of the first round or much of the finals. blake\'s car dunk wasn\'t really that great. ibaka\'s foul line dunk was pretty good, especially considering the dude is 7\' tall. i would have liked it if mcgee broke out the double dunk in the finals...or maybe just did the arms spread double dunk (the one he attempted once during his first attempt) as the first dunk. huge degree of difficulty with that first 50 pointer. it would have been great if blake completed his first dunk (the huge tomahawk reverse 360) on his first attempt. just watching him try and miss had me in awe

ok just youtubed the rest of the contest. looks like derozan got robbed. griffin\'s dunks really not that impressive
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Post by: Igziabeher on February 20, 2011, 05:55:35 pm
Derozan definitely should have made the finals.  I think he would\'ve given Griffin better competition than McGee.  that being said the final round is all up to fan voting so Griffin would\'ve won no matter who he was up against.  Griffin\'s first dunk was his best though.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 21, 2011, 05:45:46 pm
last night actually was an awful all star game to watch.  
smartly, doc rested the four celtics for most of the game. (no surprise there)
i still haven\'t recovered from cheering for lebron (in a moment of weakness).
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Wolfman on February 22, 2011, 10:53:19 am
Quote from: zuke583;265827
Quote from: leith;265826
The dude with the dunk from the actual foul line was impressive and Griffin with his elbow in the hoop was better than jumping the hood of a Kia.

i didn\'t catch the second half of the first round or much of the finals. blake\'s car dunk wasn\'t really that great. ibaka\'s foul line dunk was pretty good, especially considering the dude is 7\' tall. i would have liked it if mcgee broke out the double dunk in the finals...or maybe just did the arms spread double dunk (the one he attempted once during his first attempt) as the first dunk. huge degree of difficulty with that first 50 pointer. it would have been great if blake completed his first dunk (the huge tomahawk reverse 360) on his first attempt. just watching him try and miss had me in awe

ok just youtubed the rest of the contest. looks like derozan got robbed. griffin\'s dunks really not that impressive

I have to disagree and say the car dunk was awesome.  Huge risk factor for starters.  He\'s got to jump over the hood while looking up at the ball.  Jump too close, you smash your knees into the car and then faceplant on the hood.  Jump from too far, you can\'t grab the rim and faceplant on the floor on the other side of the hood.  Check out this vid for how close the jump is.  It\'s pretty dangerous.  Throw in the nice touches of the sunroof alley-oop and Griffin dropping off the rim onto the hood you have a sweet looking dunk.

There\'s also the behind-the-scenes aspects of the dunk.  Griffin and Davis are both Clippers and the contest is on their home court.  In fact, the dunk is probably the greatest moment in the history of the Clippers franchise.  You have the most explosive dunker alive doing the riskiest and glitziest dunk of the night.  Can\'t ask for much more.

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Post by: Igziabeher on February 23, 2011, 11:36:35 am
first \'melo to the Knicks, now there\'s talks of Deron Williams heading to New Jersey.  a lot of big names moving east.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on February 23, 2011, 01:38:38 pm
i am just glad the melodrama is over.  

So far, this morning, I\'ve read that Nate Robinson is going to Golden State...don\'t know what the C\'s are getting though.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on February 24, 2011, 03:53:17 pm
i understand trading Nate Robinson.

But Perkins??? Perkins?!?!  I really hope the Celtics have a plan.
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Post by: Igziabeher on February 24, 2011, 04:47:49 pm
Nate Robinson... gone.
Kendrick Perkins... gone.
Luke Harrandgody... gone.
Semih Erden... gone.
Marquis Daniels... gone.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on February 25, 2011, 10:57:21 am
I watched the first half against the Nuggets last night. and quite disgusted, went to sleep at half time.   You can tell the whole team chemistry is off.  They are emotionally hurting. I don\'t know what Danny Ainge was thinking.  Sure, Perk had missed half the season and they were winning technically without him.  But having his presence is important.  The Celtics are like a family.  I don\'t know why a GM would screw with the team\'s mental game as we head into the playoffs.  That was a summer move.  

As for the Thunder, I hope they take out the Lakers at some point this playoff season in the West.  That will be the only good thing to happen out of this whole Perk trade.

On a side note, watched Heat-Bulls last night.  Bulls impressed me a lot.  I really think that they are the team to beat in the East.
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Post by: leith on February 25, 2011, 02:10:15 pm
Danny Ainge for Executive of the Year. Awesome. Anyone know the address to send flowers?
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Post by: zuke583 on February 25, 2011, 02:50:01 pm
Quote from: leith;266001
Danny Ainge for Executive of the Year. Awesome. Anyone know the address to send flowers?


surprised to see you so excited about one of your western rivals getting so much better
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Post by: SkyePrizm on February 25, 2011, 03:11:44 pm
Quote from: zuke583;266004
Quote from: leith;266001
Danny Ainge for Executive of the Year. Awesome. Anyone know the address to send flowers?


surprised to see you so excited about one of your western rivals getting so much better


you forget leith wears lakers-colored glasses and thinks they are the best in the west.
no matter what.
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Post by: leith on February 25, 2011, 04:28:16 pm
Quote from: zuke583;266004
Quote from: leith;266001
Danny Ainge for Executive of the Year. Awesome. Anyone know the address to send flowers?


surprised to see you so excited about one of your western rivals getting so much better

I\'m used to The Lakers facing the better teams in the league. They DO play in the Western Conference.
Quote from: SkyePrizm;266005

you forget leith wears lakers-colored glasses and thinks they are the best in the west.
no matter what.

While I\'ll admit to somewhat myopic vision when it comes to the 2 time Defending NBA Champion Lakers I am just really happy to see the Celtics make a really fucking stupid move.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on February 25, 2011, 05:37:30 pm
Quote from: leith;266006
Celtics make a really fucking stupid move.


For once, in this thread, we agree, Leith ;)
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Post by: Vassillios on February 25, 2011, 05:40:36 pm
Perk couldn\'t catch, dribbled the ball unnecessarily, and flat out didn\'t produce. Great move. Just need to fill our bench and we\'re back in business.
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Post by: Igziabeher on February 25, 2011, 06:02:01 pm
perk had his ups and downs, but unloading the entire bench seemed a little overboard.  the one thing we had that most other top teams didn\'t was depth.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on February 25, 2011, 06:08:11 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;266010
perk had his ups and downs, but unloading the entire bench seemed a little overboard.  the one thing we had that most other top teams didn\'t was depth.

Exactly.  We gave up depth AND size.  

Perk, by no means, was lighting up the scoreboard.  But he was this big body in the middle.  Creating screens for Ray to hit the 3 or to give Pierce a jumper.   He was someone else to pick up the burden of rebounding instead of KG.  I think that was the nightmare of last night. KG was the only Celtic rebounding.  He can\'t do it alone.

We need to keep our fingers crossed that Shaq can stay healthy and play at least 20 minutes a game.

Oh, and I want a honest opinion on Delonte West.   Last night, he did not impress me at all.   I felt he threw off the rhythm when he was out on the floor.
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Post by: Igziabeher on February 25, 2011, 06:13:30 pm
West is still getting back up to speed.  He did pretty good in the third quarter.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on February 25, 2011, 10:54:51 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;266012
West is still getting back up to speed.  He did pretty good in the third quarter.


missed the third.   went to sleep after that awful first half.  
I\'ll have to see what I think in the next game.
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Post by: leith on February 28, 2011, 01:54:05 pm
Seems like The Lakers are back on track after the break. Shut OKC down in the 2nd half yesterday and Bynum is understanding his role better each day.
GO LAKERS!!!
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 01, 2011, 11:45:22 am
So, I just heard that the Celtics signed Troy Murphy....

as for last night\'s game, Ray was on fire.   And the way the team played, I have hopes that they are going to get past losing Perk.   I had read that Shaq will be back this week too.   So, for a moment there, it was scary.  But they look like they are back on track.
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Post by: bdfreetuna on March 01, 2011, 02:43:11 pm
basketball is gay. this is the first time I\'ve ever looked at this thread.. looks pretty gay in here for sure.
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Post by: Igziabeher on March 01, 2011, 02:49:59 pm
why ya gotta gaybash?
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Post by: bdfreetuna on March 01, 2011, 03:12:03 pm
i meant, like, "jolly"

seriously I used to rage EA Sports Basketball 1998 on Sega Genesis.

all about the Lakers.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 01, 2011, 03:33:08 pm
tuna would be a lakers fan.

but in any case, a true lakers fan (like Leith) would have been here in this thread a long time ago.   It drives me crazy when someone says they like a front runner and have no basis to back it up.  =P  No matter what the team.  

Quote from: bdfreetuna;266212
basketball is gay. this is the first time I\'ve ever looked at this thread.. looks pretty gay in here for sure.

takes one to know one.
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Post by: Gordo on March 01, 2011, 04:01:51 pm
Bulls.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 01, 2011, 04:16:55 pm
Quote from: Gordo;266218
Bulls.


Rose and the Bulls are looking damn good.  
I predict Celtics vs Bulls for the Eastern Conference Final.  
Heat have a tendency to choke too much in the 4th quarter of games.
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Post by: leith on March 06, 2011, 05:57:04 pm
Quote from: Gordo;266218
Bulls.

I am soooooooo rooting for The Lakers to send Phil off into the Montana sunset finishing off the 3peat against the Bulls.
Oh and after watching the total domination of the Spurs I can\'t believe anyone really believes there is a team that can beat a focused and healthy Lakers team in a 7 game series.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 07, 2011, 04:29:17 am
watching tonight\'s celtics game... i am still not in love with the new guys.  Jeff Green is growing on me though.  

but wtf is up with the miami heat?? Choking in the 4th quarter again! Crying in the locker room after the bulls beat them.  
And, I am still sticking to my Bulls-Celtics Eastern Conference Final Pick, btw.   I feel like the bulls keep getting better as we inch closer to the playoffs.

Quote from: leith;266435
Oh and after watching the total domination of the Spurs I can\'t believe anyone really believes there is a team that can beat a focused and healthy Lakers team in a 7 game series.

you know why the spurs lost??
I watched the game and cheered for them.  I was really hoping for a Lakers loss. But my black cloud of doom cursed the Spurs, sadly.
(one time all season i\'ve actually watched a lakers game not involving the celtics, btw.)
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Post by: leith on March 07, 2011, 05:38:26 pm
I would love to see Bulls/Celtics just so I can watch celtic fan get excited only to be let down while the Bulls take another step toward taking over the East as they go down to The Lakers to send Phil off with a 3peat.
Well with under 20 games to go it looks like the conferences are ending up per usual. The East has 8 teams under .500 with one of them making the playoffs at this point. The West has 4 teams under .500.
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Post by: bezerker on March 07, 2011, 06:07:22 pm
what happens in the regular doesnt matter though, right leith ??
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Post by: leith on March 07, 2011, 06:41:05 pm
Quote from: bezerker;266497
what happens in the regular doesnt matter though, right leith ??


Nope. It doesn\'t. That\'s why I posted there is no team that can beat them in a 7 game series. Especially for a team perennially in the playoffs.
It\'s something you as a celtic fan are not to used to so I understand your skepticism.
What r u gonna do when the celts go back to the shit team they were just 5 years ago? It\'s gonna happen. They do not have the best owner in Basketball like The Lakers in Dr. Jerry Buss who is willing to throw money at his team to assure the team stays relevant. They don\'t have the years of one owner creating a family atmosphere THROUGHOUT the organization. The celtics history is just that history. This recent revival of a shit franchise is about done. As I have said before enjoy the one ring this group did get it\'s all they\'ll get and they were lucky The Lakers were not at full strength or they wouldn\'t even gotten that one.

Oh there is one thing celtic fan on this board can look forward to.
Tray going back to being a Knicks fan.
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Post by: bezerker on March 07, 2011, 06:48:31 pm
Quote from: leith;266493
I would love to see Bulls/Celtics just so I can watch celtic fan get excited only to be let down while the Bulls take another step toward taking over the East as they go down to The Lakers to send Phil off with a 3peat.
Well with under 20 games to go it looks like the conferences are ending up per usual. The East has 8 teams under .500 with one of them making the playoffs at this point. The West has 4 teams under .500.


everything you said here has to to with the regular season
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Post by: Igziabeher on March 07, 2011, 06:51:15 pm
don\'t mind leith.  he\'s adept at making big statements that don\'t amount to shit.
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Post by: leith on March 07, 2011, 07:19:31 pm
Quote from: bezerker;266499
Quote from: leith;266493
I would love to see Bulls/Celtics just so I can watch celtic fan get excited only to be let down while the Bulls take another step toward taking over the East as they go down to The Lakers to send Phil off with a 3peat.
Well with under 20 games to go it looks like the conferences are ending up per usual. The East has 8 teams under .500 with one of them making the playoffs at this point. The West has 4 teams under .500.

everything you said here has to to with the regular season
R u really this stupid? The very first run on sentence is talking about The Finals(Conference and League).
The second bit is a continuation of the debate started earlier in this thread about how the West is better and thus the reason since Jordan retired the vast majority of NBA Champions are from the West. The playoff teams in the East are usually not as good as the ones in the West but playing against better competition only creates Champions I guess.

Quote from: Igziabeher;266500
don\'t mind leith.  he\'s adept at making big statements that don\'t amount to shit.
yeah the difference between us is your statements are just shorter.
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Post by: frolfer on March 07, 2011, 07:38:11 pm
All I know is that the Suns have to get their act together if they are going to make the playoffs. Certainly doesn\'t help that Channing Frye is going to be out a couple of weeks with an injury.

The Lakers looked fantastic yesterday. Scary. The Spurs\' home winning streak met the buzzsaw yesterday. Ouch.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on March 07, 2011, 08:41:30 pm
Quote from: leith;266498

Oh there is one thing celtic fan on this board can look forward to.
Tray going back to being a Knicks fan.


ha! ;) Hmmmm you may be right one day.....

I am pretty sure after Ray retires and when Rondo leaves (because let\'s face it he will eventually), that may just happen.   I honestly don\'t like what Ainge did to the team.  I can guarantee Doc won\'t come back and coach next year.  I see this team being vastly different in the next few years to come.  

I\'m not sold on the Melo-Stoudamire years yet.   But I can tell you this, if I do eventually go back to the Knicks, they will choke in the NBA finals.  Cause thats what my teams do....
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Post by: bezerker on March 07, 2011, 09:20:52 pm
wow you guys suck at this thread so fuckin bad (mostly skypridooze) its seriously hilarious.

and ya leith keep aksing me how stupid i am.  youre like 50
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 07, 2011, 10:36:29 pm
Quote from: bezerker;266511
wow you guys suck at this thread so fuckin bad (mostly skypridooze) its seriously hilarious.


we suck because we have vast knowledge of the sport?? and teams???

Why thank you.

And btw, someone with the name Bezerker shouldn\'t even begin to call me skypridooze cause your name says it all.
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Post by: leith on March 07, 2011, 11:51:07 pm
Quote from: bezerker;266511

and ya leith keep aksing me how stupid i am.  youre like 50

Well as soon as there is evidence of reading comprehension beyond the 3rd grade level I\'ll stop.
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Post by: bezerker on March 08, 2011, 06:19:01 am
my bad for not blowing my load over basketball stats just so i can argue with you two retards
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 08, 2011, 12:02:00 pm
Quote from: bezerker;266516
my bad for not blowing my load over basketball stats just so i can argue with you two retards


You just proved Leith\'s argument by calling us "retards".  
You are stuck in the third grade.   Great use of recess insults!!!  

And personally, I find that comment highly offensive.  My brother-in-law has down syndrome.  I love him like my own brother.  So you using that word, calling me that,  in my opinion, is the equivalent of using the "n" word.  

People who use that term in their vocabulary immediately show an ignorance of the english language and exhibit their own personal stupidity.    

get a thesaurus.  start using intelligent words.

and maybe I will actually listen to you.
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Post by: zuke583 on March 08, 2011, 12:04:08 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;266519
So you using that word, calling me that,  in my opinion, is the equivalent of using the "n" word.


that\'s retarded
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 08, 2011, 11:11:06 pm
Quote from: zuke583;266520
Quote from: SkyePrizm;266519
So you using that word, calling me that,  in my opinion, is the equivalent of using the "n" word.


that\'s retarded


Ugh. I knew one of you would do that.
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Post by: Igziabeher on March 09, 2011, 07:33:38 pm
Paul Pierce, eastern conference player of the week.  not bad for a guy who\'s always making poor decisions and is only a product of rondo\'s passing.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 09, 2011, 07:55:14 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;266617
Paul Pierce, eastern conference player of the week.  not bad for a guy who\'s always making poor decisions and is only a product of rondo\'s passing.

Pierce did have a good week.  But of course he had a good week.  There are only three people on the celtics right now who can score.  (you do the math and figure out what three, pierce is included in that one...by the way.)  I am highly disgruntled with the majority of the new faces.  I am kinda meh about them.

I am happy to see, though that Pierce has stepped up to fill the void.  I never said he was a bad player. Just not my favorite Celtic. And not the best person on the team.  

Kudos to him for being THE LEADER HE SHOULD BE ALWAYS---EVERY WEEK.
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Post by: Gordo on March 10, 2011, 09:36:13 pm
never thought id find myself cheering on the lakers like i am right now. hoping kobe straight splashes in lebrons eye to win this game on a buzzer beater. down with el heat.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 10, 2011, 09:48:28 pm
Quote from: Gordo;266675
never thought id find myself cheering on the lakers like i am right now. hoping kobe straight splashes in lebrons eye to win this game on a buzzer beater. down with el heat.

i can\'t decide who i want to lose more.  wish they could both lose.
but i hate to admit it, i kinda want the lakers to win so lebron can cry some more.

And btw- I read an interview with Jordan and he says Rose should be MVP.  I am telling you, that Bulls team is nasty.  They are the team to beat in the East.   Celtics are going to have real competition this year in the eastern playoffs.

Dear Lakers, Thanks for letting the Heat win.  That was very nice of you.
With that said, seems the Heat gave up losing for Lent.
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Post by: Gordo on March 10, 2011, 10:27:46 pm
seems like most analysts are calling for Rose MVP. he deserves it without a doubt. juwan howard said over the all-star break that hed give it to Rose before LeBron cuz the Bulls would blow donkey without him whereas Miami would still be an above average squad without LeBron. i couldnt agree more. and fuck LeBron, Rose is so much more clutch. all he gives a shit about is taking over late. he says it, and does it.

i hope the Bulls bring the fire in the playoffs. i love this team. such a relief to hear Boozer is day to day. and one role player that peeps outside of chicago probly dont hear shit about is ronnie brewer. hes a magician on D. our 2nd team is super quick and tough as shit defensively. Thibodeau has chemistry up and down the roster down to a science. healthy we might be the deepest team in the East.

that said i dont think we would stand a chance against the Lakers in a 7-game series. we just dont have the size. whatever though, long road to the Finals. i really hope to see Boston, series would be epic. but shit, whatever the final 4 is in the East its gonna be sooo much fun to watch. NY, Miami, Boston, Bulls......fucking super star thickness right there.

homecourt is going to be HUGE.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 11, 2011, 02:28:38 pm
If the Eastern Conf. Playoffs were starting today, this would be the Round 1 match-ups:

Celts-Pacers, Bulls-76ers, Hawks-Magic,Knicks-Heat.
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Post by: bezerker on March 11, 2011, 08:37:44 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;266519
Quote from: bezerker;266516
my bad for not blowing my load over basketball stats just so i can argue with you two retards


You just proved Leith\'s argument by calling us "retards".  
You are stuck in the third grade.   Great use of recess insults!!!  

And personally, I find that comment highly offensive.  My brother-in-law has down syndrome.  I love him like my own brother.  C

People who use that term in their vocabulary immediately show an ignorance of the english language and exhibit their own personal stupidity.    

get a thesaurus.  start using intelligent words.

and maybe I will actually listen to you.



first off suck another fat d.  second,  i didnt make this screen name.  third i would put a dooze in your name no matter what it was because you\'re seriously livin in a dangle doo.  i usually dont read your posts but did for some reason and am responding because i am bored as shit.  at any rate, go green tonights game had been fun so far
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 11, 2011, 08:48:11 pm
Quote from: bezerker;266745

first off suck another fat d.  



Nah, I\'ll save that for you to do.


Quote from: bezerker;266745
second,  i didnt make this screen name.


Who doesn\'t make their own screen name???

Does your mommy iron your clothes and pack your lunch still too??
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Post by: bezerker on March 11, 2011, 09:29:50 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;266746

Who doesn\'t make their own screen name???

Does your mommy iron your clothes and pack your lunch still too??


don\'t go there
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Post by: leith on March 11, 2011, 11:20:56 pm
Quote from: bezerker;266748
Quote from: SkyePrizm;266746

Who doesn\'t make their own screen name???

Does your mommy iron your clothes and pack your lunch still too??


don\'t go there

Well Tray, we already know he has a reading deficit so, I\'m pretty sure he needed help w/ his screen name and if you ever see the kid you know moms said he\'s on his own. Probably doesn\'t even know what an iron is. As for his lunch, you know mommy still cuts the crust off his samiches.
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Post by: Igziabeher on March 12, 2011, 01:45:09 pm
i fail to see what any of this has to do with basketball.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 12, 2011, 03:42:03 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;266776
i fail to see what any of this has to do with basketball.

it has absolutely nothing to do with basketball.  
And has everything to do with the fact, you call me a name I don\'t like, I will defend myself.

BTW-Leith, Classic Response.   :)   I literally laughed out loud.  
Maybe I should have rephrased and said, does his mommy still tie his shoes and tuck him in at night?

With that said, i didn\'t see the game last night, cause i was too busy watching the huskies.
but we lost to the 76ers??!  Really?!? Really?!
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Post by: leith on March 12, 2011, 04:35:28 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;266776
i fail to see what any of this has to do with basketball.

No failing on your part. This portion of the thread is being brought to you by fuckyougetalife.com.
It was deemed necessary to get their sponsorship specifically for Gabo. At least when you talk shit here it\'s actually about basketball. Gavin just jumps in talks shit about either me or Tray yells Go Celtics and then gets bent when he gets blasted by a woman who has more basketball knowledge in her left nipple than he will ever have.
Quote from: SkyePrizm;266791
Quote from: Igziabeher;266776
i fail to see what any of this has to do with basketball.


it has absolutely nothing to do with basketball.  
And has everything to do with the fact, you call me a name I don\'t like, I will defend myself.

BTW-Leith, Classic Response.   :)   I literally laughed out loud.  
Maybe I should have rephrased and said, does his mommy still tie his shoes and tuck him in at night?

With that said, i didn\'t see the game last night, cause i was too busy watching the huskies.
but we lost to the 76ers??!  Really?!? Really?!

Thanks Tray and yeah really the clips and then the 76ers?
The Bulls are a half game behind and coming on strong.
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Post by: Igziabeher on March 12, 2011, 04:38:19 pm
they need big baby back and garnett and allen have both had bad games.  oh well, a couple losses ain\'t that big a deal.  its only the regular season as leith says.  its not like its 5 straight or anything.
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Post by: bezerker on March 13, 2011, 03:02:49 pm
i apologize for my rash comments, it has been a rough week.  you guys are passionate fans, i just dont understand how anyone can hate paul pierce  ( P.P.)  

at any rate, the c\'s missed about 15 open jumpers the other night, even though there were multiple open looks.  d00ds from the thunder are holding it down misus kriz-somethings 0 for 5 or so wide open looks. good to see the the big 4 can rest for a quarter if need be and have serious production off the bench.  wicked pumped for the playoffs.

kobe/phil is on a mission which kind of scares me.  cant\' wait to see what doc has in store
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Post by: Gfunk on March 13, 2011, 03:34:13 pm
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Post by: dannybiscuits on March 13, 2011, 03:43:35 pm
It don\'t matter what Doc has in store THE BULLS are coming for ya. You best watch out because we are taking that #1 spot.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 13, 2011, 05:42:48 pm
Quote from: leith;266800
then gets bent when he gets blasted by a woman who has more basketball knowledge in her left nipple than he will ever have.


thanks, leith. ;)

I had something completely inappropriate to say, wrote it, then totally deleted it.
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Post by: bezerker on March 13, 2011, 05:50:07 pm
Quote from: Gfunk;266823
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Post by: leith on March 13, 2011, 06:53:33 pm
Quote from: bezerker;266822
i apologize for my rash comments, it has been a rough week.  you guys are passionate fans, i just dont understand how anyone can hate paul pierce  ( P.P.)  

at any rate, the c\'s missed about 15 open jumpers the other night, even though there were multiple open looks.  d00ds from the thunder are holding it down misus kriz-somethings 0 for 5 or so wide open looks. good to see the the big 4 can rest for a quarter if need be and have serious production off the bench.  wicked pumped for the playoffs.

kobe/phil is on a mission which kind of scares me.  cant\' wait to see what doc has in store

Not that hard to actually talk B-Ball huh Gabo?
Doc has his hands full figuring out how to back up the starters. Celtics are in trouble with little depth and a young hungry Bulls team chomping at the bit.

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Post by: Igziabeher on March 13, 2011, 07:48:44 pm
celtics will be fine.  big baby is back.  arroyo is starting to look good as a backup for rondo as is green behind pierce.  i\'m not worried about the bulls and i doubt the celtics are either.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 14, 2011, 12:26:59 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;266835
celtics will be fine.  big baby is back.  arroyo is starting to look good as a backup for rondo as is green behind pierce.  i\'m not worried about the bulls and i doubt the celtics are either.
i am sure the celtics are worried about the bulls.  i am sure doc is working these new guys hard.  

Still not fully impressed by the new guys. I think I like Arroyo as the back up point more than West.  I honestly could care less if West came back or not.  I feel like acquiring him way back in the beginning of the season was a waste. How many games has he actually played??  Murphy finally showed his value.  Still not sold yet though.  Krstic is finally rebounding solid.    These guys still need to earn my respect.  Beating the Bucks is surely different than beating the Bulls.

Big Baby being back as our 6th man is huge.   All we need is Shaq back and I will feel more comfortable going into the playoffs.
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Post by: zuke583 on March 14, 2011, 12:32:21 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;266867
Beating the Bucks is surely different than beating the Bulls


true. but they did more than just beat the bucks. they historically destroyed them
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 15, 2011, 01:24:53 pm
Just read this interesting blog article.  As much as I adore Rondo, I have to agree.  Rondo is suddenly struggling.  

  http://www.celticstown.com/2011/03/15/the-curious-case-of-rajon-rondo/ (http://www.celticstown.com/2011/03/15/the-curious-case-of-rajon-rondo/)
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 15, 2011, 11:25:02 pm
if anyone heard a loud groaning sound, it was me when the bulls just took first place in the eastern conference.  ugh.   and ironically, they did it wearing their green st. patrick\'s bull uniforms.  

every game counts, celtics. every game counts from now on. win those damn games.
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Post by: leith on March 27, 2011, 12:23:51 am
Well the East is guaranteed to have at least one sub .500 team in the playoffs again.
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Post by: Igziabeher on March 27, 2011, 01:37:45 pm
just 1.  thats better than years previous.  and for sub .500 the pacers are a gritty squad that has future potential.
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Post by: leith on March 27, 2011, 01:51:08 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;267233
just 1.  thats better than years previous.  and for sub .500 the pacers are a gritty squad that has future potential.


Guaranteed just one but could have as many as 3. I think it will end up being 2 with the Knicks losing out to the Bobcats or Pacers and Philly staying just above water as they are.
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Post by: Gordo on March 28, 2011, 12:19:44 pm
i know this is looking way ahead but im starting to pay close attention to bulls vs. lakers records. spurs aint running the west, so im just hoping the bulls finish higher than the west 2-seed.

dont jump all over me, i know its a long road to get there. but hey, why not?

Bulls.
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Post by: leith on March 28, 2011, 01:13:05 pm
Quote from: Gordo;267271
i know this is looking way ahead but im starting to pay close attention to bulls vs. lakers records. spurs aint running the west, so im just hoping the bulls finish higher than the west 2-seed.

dont jump all over me, i know its a long road to get there. but hey, why not?

Bulls.


Don\'t bother with that. The Lakers are the 2nd best road team in the League behind Dallas. It doesn\'t matter who has homecourt in the Finals. Lakers Roll.
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Post by: Gordo on March 29, 2011, 03:13:46 am
And the Bulls have the 2nd best home record in the league.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 29, 2011, 12:35:13 pm
Okay, what\'s going on with the Celtics??  I leave for one week and its a complete disaster over there.  (I couldn\'t tear myself away from the beach except for UCONN games...) So, on the plane home, watching sports center last night, I caught up and  I almost had a mini heart attack about the celtics watching highlights.  

2 Games behind the Bulls, tied for second with those cry babies... the miami heat??  Geez, something has to happen over there.  Some fire has to get lit.   I heard after the Indiana game, it was the first time Ray Allen snuck out and didn\'t talk to the media.  First time EVER.  That says something.  He\'s a classy guy--- always well spoken and has something thoughtful to say.  Silence speaks loudly.
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Post by: leith on March 29, 2011, 05:00:11 pm
Quote from: Gordo;267286
And the Bulls have the 2nd best home record in the league.

Great so The Bulls will one game at home. That will be nice for you.
Quote from: SkyePrizm;267299
Okay, what\'s going on with the Celtics??  I leave for one week and its a complete disaster over there.  (I couldn\'t tear myself away from the beach except for UCONN games...) So, on the plane home, watching sports center last night, I caught up and  I almost had a mini heart attack about the celtics watching highlights.  

2 Games behind the Bulls, tied for second with those cry babies... the miami heat??  Geez, something has to happen over there.  Some fire has to get lit.   I heard after the Indiana game, it was the first time Ray Allen snuck out and didn\'t talk to the media.  First time EVER.  That says something.  He\'s a classy guy--- always well spoken and has something thoughtful to say.  Silence speaks loudly.


Gonna drop to the 3rd spot after tonight falling behind Miami. the celts are in free fall just like last year just before the playoffs yet they made it to the Finals last year so maybe no worries? Oh wait they lost Perkins and have no real bigs to fill up the post and the Bulls are waaaay better this year. yeah time to panic celt fan. :)
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 29, 2011, 08:01:09 pm
Quote from: leith;267310
yeah time to panic celt fan. :)


Panic hasn\'t set in......fully...yet.  ;)  If we drop past third place in the east.....well.... that could do it.  But i have faith they can make it to the eastern conference finals (vs the bulls- let\'s face it, thats going to be the matchup).
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Post by: leith on March 29, 2011, 10:51:32 pm
Fuckin\' Heat. On the one hand I\'m glad Cleveland got one after LeBron destroyed them the last time but on the other damn it come on bury the celts already! Now Thurs. I\'m screwed again. I\'ll be damned I root for the celts but it is the spurs they\'re playing.
GO LAKERS!!!
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Post by: SkyePrizm on March 31, 2011, 10:48:42 pm
Personally, after watching that Spurs-Celtics game, I find the Spurs highly overrated.

Something got into Rondo tonight, and whatever it was, I hope it stays.  He was shooting jumpers.  He was doing just about everything on the floor.  The Celtics depend on Rondo having great games with assists.  But when he actually gets a shooting game together like he did tonight, wow.    Sort of concerned about Nenad.  I mean, if he\'s out. out for good. We need both O\'Neals.  Its just a fact.
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Post by: Vassillios on April 02, 2011, 10:02:43 am
celts aint looking so hot
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 03, 2011, 10:49:12 am
Celtics in the third place in the East.  Not too happy about this.

big game vs the Bulls on Thursday.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 07, 2011, 11:54:28 am
Celtics vs Bulls tonight.   This game is a huge preview to the eastern conference playoffs.  Should be a highly interesting and entertaining game to watch...
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Post by: Gordo on April 07, 2011, 02:25:07 pm
And guess whos got sick seats son?! I\'m fuckin jacked right now, havent been this excited for any game in any sport in a long time. Bulls win basically clinches top seed.

Just hope I\'ll be eating my Big Mac around 10pm.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 07, 2011, 05:10:25 pm
I am so jealous. That is one huge game to be at!
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 07, 2011, 10:36:49 pm
enjoy watching the celtics take the season series.

Boston has it on autopilot.  although Bulls are looking strong.  we\'ll have to settle the season split in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 08, 2011, 10:43:12 am
that was an awful awful celtics game last night.  i am sorry, i can\'t be "happy" they split the series with the bulls.   there is no happiness in that game last night.  

celtics literally have no one in the middle to a) rebound b) block c) do anything in regards to playing in the paint.   I have decided Krstic is a waste of space.  

Bulls found a way to shut out Ray Allen\'s 3 game entirely, and he was forced to drive to the basket...which is not his game.

Rondo needs to get some jump shot going. He needs to practice free throws. That\'s it.  He has to.  He needs to become a threat of some sort.  Otherwise, this is what happens, teams leave him all open with the ball, and he has no one to pass to. Because we know and they know he can\'t make a shot.  He\'ll drive to the basket.  Get fouled.  And then miss his free throws.  SOOO FRUSTRATING.  And I do adore him too.  So this what makes this criticism even harder.

At one point in that second half, Celtics were shooting 29% from the floor.  ?!?!?!  That is not NBA Championship Caliber of Play. Sorry.   I hate to be the one to speak the truth here, but its not. They need some big changes.  This new line up of misfit players does not gel with Rondo, Pierce, Garnett, and Allen.  Its obvious and painful to see.  Something\'s gotta give.

First half of the season, I had no doubt they would make it to the NBA finals.   Now, after the All-Star break with all this tinkering and toying with the chemistry and dynamics of this team, I have no doubt they will be LUCKY if they make it past the Eastern Conference finals.   Bulls are going to be a tough team to beat in a series.  A series where they have home court.

Another big game for the C\'s on Sunday....vs Miami.  I am really hoping for a better showing.

Quote from: Igziabeher;267687
enjoy watching the celtics take the season series.


bulls and celtics split the series.    bulls won BOTH games at home.  (and now they have home court advantage).    One of the celtics wins was actually in OT and could have gone the other way.
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Post by: leith on April 08, 2011, 02:09:47 pm
Bulls manhandled the celts. Finals=Bulls vs Lakers
Bet it.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 08, 2011, 02:31:55 pm
if anybody wins the title this year that isn\'t the lakers, i\'ll be happy to just have leith shut up for a few months.  that being said, the playoffs is no sprint, and a lot of things change during the season after the season.  take the celtics last year for example(nobody had them in the finals but they went on to beat orlando and the cavs).  the celts are grinders and this playoffs will be a grind with the bulls, heat, magic, atlanta and the lolknicks looking to make a name for themselves.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 12, 2011, 12:12:39 pm
something to ponder for you celtics doubters.  they might look like shit now, but consider the facts:

Any playoff series favors the Celtics.  Granted some teams might be playing better right now, but the Celtics have played  11 playoff series in the past 3 years.  have only lost 2 of those series and it took 7 games to beat them both times.  They never lost more than 2 games in a row all year and they play their worst on the second night of back to back games which they don\'t have to worry about in the playoffs.  Anyone who doesn\'t think the Celtics are still a viable threat to win it all are sadly mistaken.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 12, 2011, 12:20:46 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;267874
something to ponder for you celtics doubters.  they might look like shit now, but consider the facts:

Any playoff series favors the Celtics.  Granted some teams might be playing better right now, but the Celtics have played  11 playoff series in the past 3 years.  have only lost 2 of those series and it took 7 games to beat them both times.  They never lost more than 2 games in a row all year and they play their worst on the second night of back to back games which they don\'t have to worry about in the playoffs.  Anyone who doesn\'t think the Celtics are still a viable threat to win it all are sadly mistaken.

but in those playoff games, they had a viable center.  did they not?

if shaq is even back, how long will he last?  That is where my doubt is.  I have no doubt they can make it to the eastern conference finals with hard work and determination, but I don\'t know if they can get past that bulls team with no one in the middle rebounding, blocking shocks, etc.

Oh. and in good news, Lakers were on a five game losing streak before the playoffs.  that is something to brighten the day.   :)
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Post by: Gordo on April 12, 2011, 04:17:16 pm
All I know is the playoffs are going to be fucking great to watch. So many possibilities at this point. I\'m nervous as shit cuz the Bulls can legitimately do this, but doubt creeps in because things feel like they\'re happening too fast and Rose is almost too important to our success. I love our depth, might be our strongest suit coupled with defense. And as far as size goes the East is small in general. Round 2 should bring Orlando to town and Howard freaks me out when it comes to Rose\'s game. I\'d say Howard is Rose\'s biggest obstacle in the league and he could single-handedly throw our offense into disarray.

I agree Igzy, no way you can count Boston out. They\'re still so fuckin clutch and bring the all-star experienced thickness. I just have this vision of Garnett hitting 100% of his 4th qtr 18 footers, Allen dropping catch and shoot bombs, and Baby D pulling his chubby jumpers late when he shouldn\'t. At this point Miami scares me more than anyone though. Once upon a time D-Wade took over the playoffs when he wasn\'t supposed to. Sure he had Shaq but now he\'s got bitch-face LeBron. As much as I hate the Heat, they\'re filthy good. So fast and athletic. I just hope the pressure builds too much and they mistakenly continue to give LeBron the last shot.

I still think LA is taking the West. Should be some solid battles but 7 games is too much for  any team to take drain the Lake. They\'re too big, too experienced, and KB just isn\'t ready to lose.

One upset I\'d like to lock in right now--Memphis over Dallas. Mavs will continue to under-achieve and the Grizzlies are crazy young, athletic, and hungry. Love watching Memphis. A Memphis-OKC matchup would be an absolute highlight reel, but unless OKC takes that 3rd spot shit aint gonna happen.
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Post by: leith on April 12, 2011, 09:50:03 pm
Watching the Bulls is fun. Once The Lakers get past the 1st round and Phil really starts to coach I\'ll relax a bit more. I keep getting giddy thinking of the Lakers/Bulls.
The only thing stopping that is The Lakers and maybe the Heat. I really don\'t want to see the Heat the way they handled The Lakers and it wasn\'t pretty what they just did to the celts.
I give Spoelstra mad credit in keeping that team in it and actually finding a way to get them to the monster they have shown they can be. I didn\'t think they would get it together in time for this year and they still have to put together a good stretch in the playoffs but damn they scare me more than the old beat celtics.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 13, 2011, 07:05:49 pm
Kobe Bryant, Real American Hero
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Post by: zuke583 on April 13, 2011, 09:53:10 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;268038
Kobe Bryant, Real American Hero


i think it\'s way overblown. slow news cycle...kobe picked the wrong week to do something like this. but frankly, i\'m not bothered by this. i said "faggot" twice under my breath today - fact
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Post by: bezerker on April 13, 2011, 09:56:18 pm
rotfl
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 13, 2011, 11:05:14 pm
you\'re not a public figure with a history of poor choices.
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Post by: leith on April 13, 2011, 11:59:16 pm
Whatever. How many times are these things said
and NOT caught on camera? Every game. No big
deal. He\'ll appeal and lose 100K wow lots of cash
for him. This is a non story as was said slow news day.
GO LAKERS!!!!!
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 14, 2011, 12:33:29 am
hey if you don\'t mind your hero being a homophobic rapist, more power to ya.  i guess if you got game, people can overlook such things.
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Post by: leith on April 14, 2011, 01:17:09 am
Yeah alleged rape and you are assuming homophobic.
I asked a few friends of mine who are both gay and
Lakers fans what they thought and not one of them was
offended. Yeah they thought it was probably a mistake
but no one burned their Kobe jersey.
Ask any NBA player and they\'ll tell you they hear the
same or worse night in night out I\'m sure.

Oh and while watching the last game of the season against The Lakers hated rivals The Sacto Queens. Not one mention of it from the announcers and as Kobe took OT over only accolades were heard and this is from the Opposing teams announcers.
So yeah I guess when you have as much game as Kobe you can do things others can\'t.
Good for him.
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Post by: zuke583 on April 14, 2011, 07:36:11 am
i wonder: is calling somebody a faggot worse than calling somebody (with alopecia) a cancer patient?
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Post by: booztravlr on April 14, 2011, 08:48:20 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;268064
hey if you don\'t mind your hero being a homophobic rapist, more power to ya.  i guess if you got game, people can overlook such things.

He\'s not a \'homophobic rapist\', he\'s a \'homophobic and rapist\'. Let\'s not make this same mistake again...

(http://eugenia.queru.com/images/analrapist.jpg)



On an NBA related note, way to finish strong and lose to the Cavs on the road Wizards. Lots of talent in the draft so hopefully they can get another high pick again.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 14, 2011, 02:14:53 pm
Quote from: zuke583;268067
i wonder: is calling somebody a faggot worse than calling somebody (with alopecia) a cancer patient?


probably not, but i think one is funnier than the other.
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Post by: zuke583 on April 14, 2011, 03:06:34 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;268088
Quote from: zuke583;268067
i wonder: is calling somebody a faggot worse than calling somebody (with alopecia) a cancer patient?


probably not, but i think one is funnier than the other.


ha. true

[spoiler]faggot[/spoiler]
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Post by: leith on April 15, 2011, 08:05:46 pm
So as predicted the East has one sub .500 team, one at .500
and 2 with 42 and 44 wins while in the West the lowest seed has 46 wins.
Huge difference between the East\'s top 4 and bottom 4. While the competition in the West
remained as tough as usual. How anyone thinks the East matches up in the
least to the West is perplexing.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 15, 2011, 08:48:37 pm
cuz the top 4 in the East are ranked evenly w/ the top 4 of the West and those are the only teams that really matter.
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Post by: Gordo on April 15, 2011, 11:39:12 pm
Yeah the West is thick and the East is top-heavy, but regardless who it ends up being if an East team takes it down this fact really doesn\'t matter that much. If the West sweeps in the Finals after a bunch of battles in conference, I\'ll concede victory to you leith no doubt. I do understand though, if the Bulls were in the West they wouldn\'t have won 62 games. Same goes for the top 4 seeds. However, a bunch of teams in the West might suffer considerably with some switches. Whatever, all hypothetical bullshit.

Who the fuck is as pumped as I am for this to get going?!?! Goddamn I\'m giddy.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 16, 2011, 10:33:09 am
Quote from: Gordo;268119


Who the fuck is as pumped as I am for this to get going?!?! Goddamn I\'m giddy.


Even with the C\'s dropping to 3rd place going into the conference playoffs, I am completely excited.   Last night\'s episode of The Association got me pumped up.  No matter what,the series with the Knicks is going to be down and dirty east coast basketball.  And I can\'t wait.  I really hope the C\'s pull it together and get to the finals.  

I have a feeling an eastern conference team IS winning this year.  be it the celtics or the bulls.   or hell, even the heat. I have a gut feeling the Lakers and/or the West are going down.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 16, 2011, 02:41:51 pm
The Bulls need to worry about getting past the Pacers, who all records aside are a tough young team.  So much for homecourt advantage.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on April 16, 2011, 03:38:24 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;268148
The Bulls need to worry about getting past the Pacers, who all records aside are a tough young team.  So much for homecourt advantage.


You continue to show how little you know about the NBA.
How about that homecourt advantage?
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on April 16, 2011, 03:51:29 pm
pacers fell apart.  they could\'ve won that game, but didn\'t make the right moves in the closing minutes.  oh well.  you\'re still a faggot, leith.

that doesn\'t change the fact that homecourt advantage only matters if you win that first game.  if you lose at home, you can toss that advantage out the window.

but, no i don\'t know shit about the sport cuz i\'m not a frontrunning faggot like leith.  god forbid i say the bulls need to start worrying when they\'re down by 10 to the 8th rank team.  clearly they did start worrying, cuz they got their shit together in the last 4 minutes.
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Post by: leith on April 16, 2011, 04:21:06 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;268155
pacers fell apart.  they could\'ve won that game, but didn\'t make the right moves in the closing minutes.  oh well.  you\'re still a faggot, leith.

that doesn\'t change the fact that homecourt advantage only matters if you win that first game.  if you lose at home, you can toss that advantage out the window.

but, no i don\'t know shit about the sport cuz i\'m not a frontrunning faggot like leith.  god forbid i say the bulls need to start worrying when they\'re down by 10 to the 8th rank team.  clearly they did start worrying, cuz they got their shit together in the last 4 minutes.


If that game was in Indianapolis the Bulls lose. They were able to get their shit together because the Pacers melted under the pressure of the Bulls crowd. It\'s a different season and the homecourt advantage is a difference maker. Game 7 NBA Finals 2010 should have shown you that.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 16, 2011, 04:37:32 pm
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Quote from: Igziabeher;268155
pacers fell apart.  they could\'ve won that game, but didn\'t make the right moves in the closing minutes.  oh well.  you\'re still a faggot, leith.

that doesn\'t change the fact that homecourt advantage only matters if you win that first game.  if you lose at home, you can toss that advantage out the window.

but, no i don\'t know shit about the sport cuz i\'m not a frontrunning faggot like leith.  god forbid i say the bulls need to start worrying when they\'re down by 10 to the 8th rank team.  clearly they did start worrying, cuz they got their shit together in the last 4 minutes.


If that game was in Indianapolis the Bulls lose. They were able to get their shit together because the Pacers melted under the pressure of the Bulls crowd. It\'s a different season and the homecourt advantage is a difference maker. Game 7 NBA Finals 2010 should have shown you that.


I was at Phish, I missed that game;)  homecourt is definitely a difference maker, but if the home team loses game 1, then they run the risk of losing it in less than 7 games where that game 7 doesn\'t matter.  clearly it helped today, but who knows the pacers don\'t have the playoff experience yet.  granted the bulls haven\'t made it out the first round in the past few years, but those 7 game series\' w/ the Celtics certainly gave them some experience.  we\'ll see how long they can get carried by Rose.
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Post by: leith on April 16, 2011, 05:11:25 pm
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Quote from: leith;268160
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pacers fell apart.  they could\'ve won that game, but didn\'t make the right moves in the closing minutes.  oh well.  you\'re still a faggot, leith.

that doesn\'t change the fact that homecourt advantage only matters if you win that first game.  if you lose at home, you can toss that advantage out the window.

but, no i don\'t know shit about the sport cuz i\'m not a frontrunning faggot like leith.  god forbid i say the bulls need to start worrying when they\'re down by 10 to the 8th rank team.  clearly they did start worrying, cuz they got their shit together in the last 4 minutes.


If that game was in Indianapolis the Bulls lose. They were able to get their shit together because the Pacers melted under the pressure of the Bulls crowd. It\'s a different season and the homecourt advantage is a difference maker. Game 7 NBA Finals 2010 should have shown you that.


I was at Phish, I missed that game;)  homecourt is definitely a difference maker, but if the home team loses game 1, then they run the risk of losing it in less than 7 games where that game 7 doesn\'t matter.  clearly it helped today, but who knows the pacers don\'t have the playoff experience yet.  granted the bulls haven\'t made it out the first round in the past few years, but those 7 game series\' w/ the Celtics certainly gave them some experience. we\'ll see how long they can get carried by Rose.

I agree dude better have some strong shoulders.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 16, 2011, 08:01:06 pm
i hate the magic, but i find myself torn as they probably have the better chance of taking out the bulls.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 17, 2011, 06:02:19 pm
karma karma karma karma karma kobeleon.  he falls on chairs, he falls on chaaaaaiiiiirs.

Cp3!!!
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Post by: Gordo on April 17, 2011, 08:21:51 pm
Bulls are fine. Classic case of an unexpected top seed feeling the jitters like they hoped they wouldnt, and a young hungry team with absolutely nothing to lose bringin the heat. Honestly, the Bulls played like shit and still won. Thats a great sign. And trust me, other guys are going to step up at different times, we\'re thicker than bball fans with avg Bulls knowledge think. Aaaaaand D-Rose will NOT STOP taking over when he has to. Seriously, this is why he is MVP. Mo fugga sees red and nothing stops him. Not saying we\'re winning a championship this year after yesterday, just saying we\'re as strong as any case. I liked the style of victory yesterday......but yeah I was shitting my soul for awhile.

And fuck yeah CP3. Absolute animal down the stretch. Kobe looked fucking pissed and a bit lost last couple of minutes. I\'m still taking LA in 6.

And come on Knicks. Solid first half.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 17, 2011, 11:09:15 pm
Ballgame.

for the record, my soul was easy as i\'ve seen this celtics game playout before.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 18, 2011, 08:45:24 pm
i love how ray came out of his mini funk to nail that game winner.  
(hey, gregg, didn\'t you not too long ago tell me ray has never hit a game winner???  i know he has before, but here\'s one for recent memory.)

But all in all, yesterday was a great day, Celtics win. Lakers lose.  :)
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Post by: bezerker on April 18, 2011, 09:00:04 pm
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(hey, gregg, didn\'t you not too long ago tell me ray has never hit a game winner???  i know he has before, but here\'s one for recent memory.)


i guarantee he has never said that . that would just be retard-it
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 18, 2011, 09:02:39 pm
i never said he never hit a game winner, he\'s just underperformed in the playoffs.  thankfully, he changed that yesterday.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 18, 2011, 09:07:09 pm
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i never said he never hit a game winner, he\'s just underperformed in the playoffs.  thankfully, he changed that yesterday.


Oh, maybe that was it ;) I remember it had something to do with ray allen bashing.  

I will also like to say about yesterday\'s game,  hellllooooo jermaine o\'neal.  If he can play every game like he did that second half, c\'s are all set.  i was sitting here fretting over the center position, and suddenly o\'neal stepped it up.  it was a very pleasant surprise.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 18, 2011, 09:38:31 pm
see, i wasn\'t worried.  it was just like last year with Rasheed.  former allstars know how to step it up when the games matter.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 19, 2011, 10:26:07 pm
a win is a win is a win.  carmelo was playing like he had nothing to lose, but we still fended him off when it mattered.  2-0.

lakers in a must win situation tomorrow.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 19, 2011, 10:36:49 pm
that was a fantastic win.  I really feel the whole team finally regathered their chemistry. It has been gone since the Perkins trade, and tonight, they got it back.   Rondo was the Rondo of old. He was just killing the Knicks in the paint.   If the C\'s can have a game like this for the next two, they may just sweep the knicks.  

Carmelo was playing the game of his life, but without a supporting cast, it equals nothing.
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Post by: Vassillios on April 20, 2011, 09:28:37 am
Rondo and Cermelo were both very fun to watch last night.
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Post by: Mark on April 20, 2011, 03:54:46 pm
Rondo is always fun, most creative well rounded player out there.
Too bad for the Knicks but amazed how they have gone head to head in this thing, especially considering 2 away games. MSG here we come!
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 22, 2011, 09:39:27 pm
and MSG there you go.

70 points for Ray and Paul.  14 threes between the two of them.
20 assists for Rondo.

I\'d say they\'re in playoff mode now.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 22, 2011, 09:56:57 pm
Its fair enough to say...the celtics are officially back.  
The C\'s look like they are ready for business for the first time in months.
Rondo with a triple double and Ray/Paul lighting up with 3\'s...  
they are definitely ready to be done with this knicks team, I hope they just wrap this up on Sunday so they can get some extra days rest before they meet the Heat....
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 22, 2011, 10:08:05 pm
agreed.  I love it when Paul lights up another team at their homecourt, and he does it well.
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Post by: Gordo on April 23, 2011, 12:33:37 am
jesus that was an impressive performance. fuckin lights out. Knicks should be ashamed of themselves. such weak ass D.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 23, 2011, 08:09:04 pm
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Dallas shits themselves in the playoffs nearly every year.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 24, 2011, 07:27:38 pm
C\'s got the sweep.  Still disappointed that they had a 23 point lead then let the Knicks crawl back there for awhile.  But in any case, when it came down to it, they held the lead.  Garnett was on fire in the second half and got the celtics in it with his defense/offense and overall presence. sometimes you almost forget how vital he is.  big baby had a great game off the bench (which i still think he got robbed of the 6th man award).  and you know what, i have to give credit to jermaine o\'neal. he has really stepped it up in the center position.  with the way he has been playing, i am more confident about the c\'s going into the next series.

GO CELTICS!!!
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 24, 2011, 08:02:25 pm
If I were the Bulls, I\'d be hoping Orlando can hold on and win the series, cuz Atlanta would worry me a lot more.  That being said, Celtics/Heat should be the Eastern Conference finals(maybe even the NBA finals).  At least we\'ll get to see a tough second round matchup that should be exciting for fans everywhere.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 25, 2011, 12:40:49 am
haven\'t heard much from leith since the playoffs started.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 25, 2011, 01:24:59 pm
i caught the second half of the lakers game.  and wow....chris paul from the hornets... talk about stepping up and carrying his team.  

I loved watching Kobe choke after seeing Lebron choke earlier in the day.
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Post by: Gordo on April 26, 2011, 01:15:34 pm
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If I were the Bulls, I\'d be hoping Orlando can hold on and win the series, cuz Atlanta would worry me a lot more.  That being said, Celtics/Heat should be the Eastern Conference finals(maybe even the NBA finals).  At least we\'ll get to see a tough second round matchup that should be exciting for fans everywhere.


Orlando scares me more. I really just want that series to go 7 so ankle-Rose gets a break. And if all goes how I hope don\'t write the Bulls off against the Celtics, this Indy series doesn\'t mean shit and I could give a fuck about the haters. No one is going to run this team out of the gym.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 26, 2011, 11:00:25 pm
Bulls make it to round 2.  now we wait for the other 6 teams.

Magic finally stepped it up and played to their potential and are stayin\' alive.  I think the Heat are the only sure thing to make it to round 2 of the rest of the teams.
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Post by: leith on April 27, 2011, 01:05:03 am
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I think the Heat are the only sure thing to make it to round 2 of the rest of the teams.

U really don\'t know shit.
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Post by: zuke583 on April 27, 2011, 07:32:08 am
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I think the Heat are the only sure thing to make it to round 2 of the rest of the teams.

U really don\'t know shit.


conveniently waited until after the lakers win to comment, eh?

fwiw, i think the thunder are a sure thing to finish the nuggets. i like them a lot in round 2 also, no matter who they play
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 27, 2011, 10:45:57 am
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Quote from: leith;268439
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I think the Heat are the only sure thing to make it to round 2 of the rest of the teams.

U really don\'t know shit.


conveniently waited until after the lakers win to comment, eh?


Lakers still have to win one more!  Then Leith begins his real shit talking. ;)
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Post by: leith on April 27, 2011, 12:52:08 pm
No Zuke actually I haven\'t been commenting as
I only do so with games I watch. The first round means
so little to me I only barely pay attention as a Lakers fan.
Is that arrogant? Maybe but it\'s more confidence in the 2 time
Defending Champs. Besides it\'s so much more fun
reading celt fans keeping each other so hopeful.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 27, 2011, 03:48:34 pm
are you an idiot leith?  always falling on that i don\'t know shit line when you blindly follow the lakers and don\'t know anything about the rest of the league.

when i posted that the lakers were tied 2-2
magic were down 3-1
number 1 in the west san antonio down 1-3
the closest thing to a sure thing after miami is ok city who were up 3-1(and both teams have been playing more dominantly than any other team left, but still the nuggets compete in every game.)
then there are the shitass mavericks and i don\'t even wanna get into what a shit show that series is.

so you tell me who is a sure thing to make the second round outside miami?

i love the fact you say i don\'t know shit, but you have 0 balls whatsoever you san diego homo and wait until the games are over to say anything.  you really sound like a genius making claims after the fact.
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Post by: leith on April 27, 2011, 04:45:27 pm
Well seeing as I know The Lakers history( they went to 7 games with worse
team in Houston and still went on to the Championship) I\'ll say The Lakers you fucking dumbass! I can\'t wait until
The Bulls put a hurtin\' on that old shell of a team u follow. You really
are an idiot bagging on my blind loyalty at least my team has won the past 2 Rings to put
my faith in. What have u got?
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 27, 2011, 05:33:10 pm
great, the team from the city you\'re from won the past 2 championships.  don\'t get entitled like they have it in the bag this year too, cuz its far from a done deal.  i\'m not the one acting like the celtics already won this year, i\'ll just be the one laughing when LA don\'t make it out of the West.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 27, 2011, 05:47:24 pm
Geeeeez, you two.  Is a dick measuring contest next?  =P

Face it, you will never agree.  

I\'ve already called it before.   But I will say it again.
Someone in the east will beat the Lakers.  
 I hope its the Celtics. But it may be the Bulls.  
But mark my words, Lakers will not three peat.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 27, 2011, 06:04:31 pm
clearly he wants nothing to do with that ;)

OK City is gonna finish the job they started last year.  one team got better and one got older.
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Post by: leith on April 27, 2011, 07:20:25 pm
You both forget The Lakers have the best player in Basketball and the best NBA Head Coach ever. They
have the biggest post in the league and if anyone cares to sleep on DFish well they\'re gonna get run.
OKC will only get The Lakers into shape to stomp whichever second rate east team they face in the Finals.
I really want The Bulls but you 2 really make me realize how much I hate the celts and it will be nice to have
another year of talking shit abt that has been team.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 27, 2011, 07:28:39 pm
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the best NBA Head Coach ever.


Whaaaat?  Whaaaaaat???   Really now.  Really.  
He\'s definitely in the top 3 of all time.  
Even #2.  
But over Red Auerbach??  

Jackson definitely has the best record of current NBA Coaches.  
But claiming he\'s the best ever?!?!?!

Red arguably was the greatest contributor to the game of basketball since Dr. James Naismith.

Quote from: leith;268497
you 2 really make me realize how much I hate the celts and it will be nice to have another year of talking shit



i really hope they meet again.  
and when the c\'s win, i can\'t wait to rub it in your face =P
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Post by: leith on April 27, 2011, 07:37:41 pm
Ha who has more rings than that cigar chomping asshole?
Phil Jackson.
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Post by: Gordo on April 28, 2011, 12:30:07 am
Sooo after Durantula just took shit over he definitely pounded his chest and said "This is my mo fuggin team!" I love it, cuz Westbrook was rrrreally getting on my nerves with his dumb ass forced shots for a second straight game down the stretch. Durant is an animal and so clutch, recognize Russell.

Another great night in the NBA Playoffs. Can\'t fucking believe San Antonio pulled that off.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on April 28, 2011, 12:16:15 pm
I think a mediator is needed here. The fact of the matter is the Lakers should make it to the finals given the talen on their team. There\'s no team that can match up with Odom, Gasol, and Bynum. That is a stacked team, yet they are more than likely going to go 7 games with the hornets. I wouldnt give up on the spurs yet either, that was some crazy shit they pulled last night momentum couldve swung directly toward their side. My pick however is the Dallas Mavericks winning the ring out of left field. Sure its taking awhile agaisnt the blazers but thats a tough team. The thunder wont be playing the lakers, the mavs will according to the seeds. As for the east, I\'m a die hard Knicks fan and there is no way the Celtics don\'t make it back. Mavs win the finals in 6 games
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 28, 2011, 12:42:20 pm
heh.  you\'re funny.
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Post by: Gordo on April 28, 2011, 01:27:45 pm
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I think a mediator is needed here. The fact of the matter is the Lakers should make it to the finals given the talen on their team. There\'s no team that can match up with Odom, Gasol, and Bynum. That is a stacked team, yet they are more than likely going to go 7 games with the hornets. I wouldnt give up on the spurs yet either, that was some crazy shit they pulled last night momentum couldve swung directly toward their side. My pick however is the Dallas Mavericks winning the ring out of left field. Sure its taking awhile agaisnt the blazers but thats a tough team. The thunder wont be playing the lakers, the mavs will according to the seeds. As for the east, I\'m a die hard Knicks fan and there is no way the Celtics don\'t make it back. Mavs win the finals in 6 games


Wow. I\'d really hate to not give a flying fuck about the NBA Finals this year.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 28, 2011, 01:33:38 pm
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Mavs win the finals in 6 games

you\'re kidding, right?

I think the entire league would have to collapse for that to happen.  Even if the Mavs made it from the west, the celtics can beat the mavs. the bulls can beat the mavs.  the heat (those effin cry babies) can beat the Mavs.  

As much as it pains me to type this, the Lakers are more likely to win it in 6 than the Mavs.

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As for the east, I\'m a die hard Knicks fan and there is no way the Celtics don\'t make it back.


You watched that series where the C\'s swept your team, right?
Especially those last 2 games??
Cause that\'s a team going to the finals unless they completely give up from here on out.
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Post by: Gordo on April 28, 2011, 02:01:00 pm
Ummm, pretty sure that\'s what he\'s saying.
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Post by: leith on April 28, 2011, 02:14:05 pm
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Mavs win the finals in 6 games


you\'re kidding, right?

I think the entire league would have to collapse for that to happen.  Even if the Mavs made it from the west, the celtics can beat the mavs. the bulls can beat the mavs.  the heat (those effin cry babies) can beat the Mavs.  

As much as it pains me to type this, the Lakers are more likely to win it in 6 than the Mavs.

Quote from: phish4breakfast;268538
As for the east, I\'m a die hard Knicks fan and there is no way the Celtics don\'t make it back.


You watched that series where the C\'s swept your team, right?
Especially those last 2 games??
Cause that\'s a team going to the finals unless they completely give up from here on out.

Ur basing them going to The Finals on that performance? Crushing a team in disarray with Amare at like 20%? Yeah run with that.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 28, 2011, 02:20:04 pm
Quote from: leith;268570
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Mavs win the finals in 6 games

you\'re kidding, right?

I think the entire league would have to collapse for that to happen.  Even if the Mavs made it from the west, the celtics can beat the mavs. the bulls can beat the mavs.  the heat (those effin cry babies) can beat the Mavs.  

As much as it pains me to type this, the Lakers are more likely to win it in 6 than the Mavs.

Quote from: phish4breakfast;268538
As for the east, I\'m a die hard Knicks fan and there is no way the Celtics don\'t make it back.

You watched that series where the C\'s swept your team, right?
Especially those last 2 games??
Cause that\'s a team going to the finals unless they completely give up from here on out.
Ur basing them going to The Finals on that performance? Crushing a team in disarray with Amare at like 20%? Yeah run with that.


leith, on that whole convo, that\'s what you notice! ;)    
I can\'t believe you have no argument against the Mavs in 6.

Yes, I am basing them going to the finals on that performance.  Those last 2 games vs the Knicks was the first time since the Perkins trade I saw the Celtics be the Celtics.  And Amare was not at 20%....it was more like 80%.   He needs to suck it up, those old men celtics play in pain all day with their old arthritic bones.  =P  

And btw, didn\'t the lakers win in game 7 when the celtics were only 80%??  

I am still sticking to my a "East Team Wins it all".   Celtics, Bulls, Heat.  
Its whoever comes out of the east.

but in any case, go celtics!  can\'t wait for this series with the heat to get started!
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Post by: phish4breakfast on April 28, 2011, 03:29:23 pm
Laugh all you want guys, the mavericks have the deepest team in the NBA no questions asked. They are going to show how old and unenthusiatic the lakers are this year next week.

I can safely say I was extremely dissappointed with the Knicks, if anyone was going to beat the celtics in the east it would\'ve been them, and they came damn close in Boston twice ( I was at game two FUCKKKK)

The Celtics have so many legit veteran options its scary. The Heat has an immense amount of talent but are not ready quite yet, and the Pacers just showed how a mediocre team can hang with the Bulls, a superior team should have their way with them.

Back to Mavs, you won\'t be laughing when their 3rd team off the bench is schooling rondo and ray-ray. Say hello to JJ barea and Rodrigue Beaubois. Maybe if Perkins was still on the team but Tyson Chandler will EAT UP Nenad Kristic and Jermaine O\'Neal. The only chance the Celts have in beating a team from the west is a strong, healthy, energetic Shaq... good luck with that
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 28, 2011, 04:02:10 pm
LOL, the Mavericks have had depth for the past 8 years and see how they\'ve done in the playoffs all those times, outside of the one magical year they lost to the Heat in the finals, they usually lose to a 7 or 8 seed right away.

the Pacers albeit had a shitty record, but are a group of young studs who are gonna only get better with time.
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Post by: leith on April 29, 2011, 04:33:31 am
OK now the playoffs actually start for Lakers fans.
 It\'s funny how much celt fan here cared abt the first round when their team swept a team barely over .500.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 29, 2011, 05:06:16 am
a sweep is a sweep.  the bulls didn\'t sweep the #8 seed and the heat didn\'t sweep the #7 seed.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 29, 2011, 05:07:52 am
a sweep is a sweep.  the bulls didn\'t sweep the #8 seed and the heat didn\'t sweep the #7 seed.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 29, 2011, 05:08:44 am
did the bulls sweep the #8 seed?  did the heat sweep the #7 seed?
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 29, 2011, 10:24:33 am
Well, we will see what these mavs are made of when they go against the lakers on monday.

Can\'t wait for sunday and the beginning of celtics-heat.  
i hope the crybaby heat come to play so we have a good series to watch.
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Post by: leith on April 29, 2011, 01:25:09 pm
Hahaha yeah u keep that sweep close to your heart dude it was the first round. When the celts get
knocked out at least you\'ll have that.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 29, 2011, 02:25:08 pm
i\'m feeling another sweep is coming.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on April 29, 2011, 04:41:02 pm
This round will be THE best round of the playoffs for sure. I hate both the celtics and the heat but thats the series I want to watch the most. I am really really excited for Dirk and the boys to take it to the lakers, should be a great series too

If Im a bulls fan Im nervous as hell, the hawks have been in the playoffs for a few years now I think they could be ready to take that next step. Who ever the Thunder plays is also in for a treat, Kevin Durant is the best scorer in the NBA and hes guna continue to show that
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Post by: Gordo on April 29, 2011, 08:33:04 pm
Not worried at all. I honestly think the Bulls are going to smoke Atlanta. We match up SO well with them. Six games tops, should be done in 4 or 5 though. Seriously.
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Post by: Gordo on April 29, 2011, 11:53:34 pm
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A Memphis-OKC matchup would be an absolute highlight reel, but unless OKC takes that 3rd spot shit aint gonna happen.


Well, didn\'t take the 3rd spot but hell yes. Game on.
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Post by: leith on April 30, 2011, 12:08:12 am
Great to hear Pop talk about the West and how much tougher it is year after year in that Conference since every year the teams that make it into the playoffs are so evenly matched.
Compare that to how it is in the east with 4 good teams always set up to play 4 shit teams and it\'s no wonder the West has been the Best for so long. Oh and to hear him say when people asked him who the best team in the west is he said The Lakers. He\'s pretty smart.

Oh and Tray keep on thinking an east team is taking it this year, it\'s endearing.

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A Memphis-OKC matchup would be an absolute highlight reel, but unless OKC takes that 3rd spot shit aint gonna happen.


Well, didn\'t take the 3rd spot but hell yes. Game on.


Let it go 7 beat the fuck out of each other.
TIA The Lakers
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 30, 2011, 12:56:50 am
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Great to hear Pop talk about the West and how much tougher it is year after year in that Conference since every year the teams that make it into the playoffs are so evenly matched.
Compare that to how it is in the east with 4 good teams always set up to play 4 shit teams and it\'s no wonder the West has been the Best for so long. Oh and to hear him say when people asked him who the best team in the west is he said The Lakers. He\'s pretty smart.

Oh and Tray keep on thinking an east team is taking it this year, it\'s endearing.

Quote from: Gordo;268715
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A Memphis-OKC matchup would be an absolute highlight reel, but unless OKC takes that 3rd spot shit aint gonna happen.


Well, didn\'t take the 3rd spot but hell yes. Game on.


Let it go 7 beat the fuck out of each other.
TIA The Lakers


fuck the west and they\'re overrated regular season records.  the only two teams in the west to win titles in the past 10 years are the Spurs and the Lakers, then a bunch of overhyped teams that can\'t finish in the playoffs.  plus, one of those teams, the hornets, was in the east like 7 years ago, they ditch us, go to the west and we get the shit ass bobcats.  if you think the top four teams in the east can\'t compete with the top four teams in the west you\'re sadly mistaken.  and the 7 and 8 seeds were young up and coming teams who will only get better(pacers definitely, sixers could use another big name player.  the knicks will be better with carmelo in the system for a full season, and then there\'s the cavs who were a top team but lost it when bron bron decided to take his talents to an already solid miami team.
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Post by: leith on April 30, 2011, 01:43:56 am
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Great to hear Pop talk about the West and how much tougher it is year after year in that Conference since every year the teams that make it into the playoffs are so evenly matched.
Compare that to how it is in the east with 4 good teams always set up to play 4 shit teams and it\'s no wonder the West has been the Best for so long. Oh and to hear him say when people asked him who the best team in the west is he said The Lakers. He\'s pretty smart.

Oh and Tray keep on thinking an east team is taking it this year, it\'s endearing.

Quote from: Gordo;268715
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A Memphis-OKC matchup would be an absolute highlight reel, but unless OKC takes that 3rd spot shit aint gonna happen.


Well, didn\'t take the 3rd spot but hell yes. Game on.


Let it go 7 beat the fuck out of each other.
TIA The Lakers


fuck the west and they\'re overrated regular season records.  the only two teams in the west to win titles in the past 10 years are the Spurs and the Lakers, then a bunch of overhyped teams that can\'t finish in the playoffs.  plus, one of those teams, the hornets, was in the east like 7 years ago, they ditch us, go to the west and we get the shit ass bobcats.  if you think the top four teams in the east can\'t compete with the top four teams in the west you\'re sadly mistaken.  and the 7 and 8 seeds were young up and coming teams who will only get better(pacers definitely, sixers could use another big name player.  the knicks will be better with carmelo in the system for a full season, and then there\'s the cavs who were a top team but lost it when bron bron decided to take his talents to an already solid miami team.


hahaha yeah right. Go back and read pretty much this same post from you at the beginning of the year where you said the east would be soooo much better this year due to all the player movement.
Well you were wrong and I was right as proven by the teams that made it in the east (the east had a sub.500 team in the playoffs AGAIN)and those that made it in the West.
So your point is the top 4 teams in the east can compete with the top 4 in the West and that\'s what matters?
Well as you even pointed out the only 2 teams in the West to win in the last 10 years is the spurs and Lakers so for 8 out of 10 of those years the best in the east couldn\'t even match up with the top 2 teams in the West much less the the top 4. Come on the facts are there. I know it sux for you but facts r facts.
My point which Pop reinforced still stands the east sucks and only has a few good teams thus the competition is just not as tough and thus the Western Champ usually ends up being the NBA Champ due to having stiffer competition and being able to put that experience to the test in the Finals where the eastern Champ usually comes up short since Jordan left The Bulls.
Thus I think it\'s endearing Tray thinks the Champ is coming out of the east. Her husband may want to check the backyard when she disappears during commercials. She\'s gotta be smokin\' something.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 30, 2011, 01:55:48 am
I would think taking the Lakers to a 7 game series constitutes as competing.

and Pop is just trying to save face as his #1 seed got spanked.  he should\'ve just shut his mouth and said his team is old and a shell of what they used to be instead of making long excuses about the competitiveness of #8 seeds.
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Post by: leith on April 30, 2011, 02:14:38 am
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I would think taking the Lakers to a 7 game series constitutes as competing.

and Pop is just trying to save face as his #1 seed got spanked.  he should\'ve just shut his mouth and said his team is old and a shell of what they used to be instead of making long excuses about the competitiveness of #8 seeds.
In the past 10 years only one eastern team put a hurting on a Western Champ and it wasn\'t the celtics.
sux for me but it was the Pistons over The Lakers 4-1 and then taking the spurs to 7 the nxt year though they did lose. The other 2 Eastern Champs went 6 in their wins.
the celtics last year can be seen as an aberration and more The Lakers shooting themselves in the foot.
Face it you don\'t have much of an argument here so let\'s just stick with how your celtics r gonna get punked and The Lakers will roll on to another 3peat.
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Post by: frolfer on April 30, 2011, 08:31:01 am
Congrats to the Grizz for winning the first playoff series in team history. I think the ATL is going to give the Bulls a good run. If Joe Johnson gets in the rhythm, look out! Silky smooth.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on April 30, 2011, 10:26:35 am
Not only did the west have 8 teams with solid ass records, look at the teams that didn\'t make the playoffs. The Jazz, the Rockets, and the Suns are way better than the bottom of the east... Pistons, Bobcats, and who the Wizards? There\'s no question the west is 5 times better than the east. The east is about as top heavy as college football.
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 30, 2011, 12:43:31 pm
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I would think taking the Lakers to a 7 game series constitutes as competing.

and Pop is just trying to save face as his #1 seed got spanked.  he should\'ve just shut his mouth and said his team is old and a shell of what they used to be instead of making long excuses about the competitiveness of #8 seeds.

In the past 10 years only one eastern team put a hurting on a Western Champ and it wasn\'t the celtics.
sux for me but it was the Pistons over The Lakers 4-1 and then taking the spurs to 7 the nxt year though they did lose. The other 2 Eastern Champs went 6 in their wins.
the celtics last year can be seen as an aberration and more The Lakers shooting themselves in the foot.
Face it you don\'t have much of an argument here so let\'s just stick with how your celtics r gonna get punked and The Lakers will roll on to another 3peat.


41 points.
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Post by: leith on April 30, 2011, 01:15:41 pm
Haha that was one game. The fact still stands the West is better than the East. Pretty much top to bottom.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 30, 2011, 01:28:48 pm
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Thus I think it\'s endearing Tray thinks the Champ is coming out of the east. Her husband may want to check the backyard when she disappears during commercials. She\'s gotta be smokin\' something.

=P  First off, I usually watch the games alone.  I almost prefer it that way.  Have since I was a kid.  (He is rarely home and not as big of a fan of basketball as I am.)  So no running outside.  ;)

Secondly, totally sober on all accounts for this thought process. I have a gut feeling on this.  Of course, my gut instinct has been completely wrong over the decades (I really believed at one point Starks could win it for the Knicks.)  But my gut told me Uconn was going to win the Big East, so we went out and bought tickets.  Guess what, they won.  Gut told me they were going all the way. And they did.  So my gut for sports this year has been pretty accurate.    

I tell you, the east is going to win.  Either C\'s or the Bulls.  Whoever comes out top.  (And i don\'t care how tough this next round is for both of them...they are the ones coming out of this.  That\'s my "feeling".)

And if I am wrong, I will admit to being wrong.  And we already made our bet, Leith. I will don a lakers shirt if the lakers win again.  But that, I can tell you...my gut says...hell no. ;)

Maybe I am smoking something....

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Not only did the west have 8 teams with solid ass records, look at the teams that didn\'t make the playoffs. The Jazz, the Rockets, and the Suns are way better than the bottom of the east... Pistons, Bobcats, and who the Wizards? There\'s no question the west is 5 times better than the east. The east is about as top heavy as college football.

Alright, kid, how much is Leith paying you to type all this?  ;)

East has always been the rough and tumble, get down and dirty teams.   The teams that come to play huge defense in the playoffs.  They don\'t need a great record in the regular season.  Cause, Leith says that doesn\'t count, right??  So why are we arguing about percentages that don\'t count.    ;)

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Haha that was one game. The fact still stands the West is better than the East. Pretty much top to bottom.


Its just percentages.  Numbers mean nothing.  Its whoever comes to play.   I mean look at college basketball.  The team that won it all had a meh season and wasn\'t even given a chance. But in tourney play, they came to play.
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Post by: leith on April 30, 2011, 01:55:19 pm
You\'re right Tray and in the last 10 yrs or since Jordan left that eastern rough and tumble bullshit u spout has netted the east 3 rings. 2 if those rings would have gone to The Lakers
if Malone had not gone down and Bynum was not so hobbled. So in the last 10 yrs the east has had one legit ring won by the Heat of all teams and they played western ball to win that one.
As for regular season records it just goes to show the huge disparity in the east compared to the west which is much more competitive with better teams.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on April 30, 2011, 01:58:57 pm
^ you are impossible!!!! ;)

I can\'t wait for these games to get started tomorrow so some of this shit talking can actually mean something! =P
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Post by: leith on April 30, 2011, 02:08:52 pm
Seriously
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Post by: Igziabeher on April 30, 2011, 06:51:19 pm
lol.  the malone/payton lakers were an abortion.  kinda like communism.  and so they what if they had bynum, then they\'d have lost by 21 points instead of 41 points.  lets just concede the last 2 lakers championships while we\'re at it due to injuries to kevin garnett and kendrick perkins.  dumbass.

seriously.
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Post by: leith on May 01, 2011, 02:57:14 am
The celts couldn\'t even make it to the Finals w/o KG so they never counted that year not even in the picture. Get real.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 01, 2011, 12:34:29 pm
Does anyone else think the Grizzlies got the short end of the stick? I mean, they were the last game 6 to be played, a day after all the other game 6\'s were played, and yet they have to go play the thunder before any of the other series start? If I was a Memphisian I would have a strong beef.


I am completely torn on who to root for in the Bos-Mia series. I have never ever liked any franchise from Boston, so there is no reason for me to start now. However the Heat are the Heat and possibly the most hated team in all of sports right now, minus the Yankees.

I do respect the Celtics players, the only players on the Heat I give any credit too are Wade, Chalmers, and Juwan Howard. Everyone else can go snoof it.


Im just waiting for those Mavericks to shock all the Leiths in this world and put the Lakers (& Phil Jackson) in a retirement home where they belong
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Post by: leith on May 01, 2011, 02:13:37 pm
Get a samich you\'ll b waiting awhile.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 01, 2011, 05:15:54 pm
memphis strolled with their momentum rolling.  so much for the short end of the stick.  whereas the celtics are just slightly off with too long a break.
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Post by: bezerker on May 01, 2011, 05:46:47 pm
don\'t fuck with P.P.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 01, 2011, 05:56:40 pm
these refs are terrible.  the jermaine o\'neal flagrant 2 was a bullshit call when the celts were on a 12-2 run or some shit, then they give pierce a second technical for setting a pick when he was the best shooter for the celts in the game.
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Post by: bezerker on May 01, 2011, 07:11:53 pm
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these refs are terrible.  the jermaine o\'neal flagrant 2 was a bullshit call when the celts were on a 12-2 run or some shit, then they give pierce a second technical for setting a pick when he was the best shooter for the celts in the game.


so much more can be said about this.  absolute bullshit they kicked paul out for setting a second pick and dwade being a little bitch about it.  this game is going to light a torch on the celts\' asses.  cant wait for the next/last four games.
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Post by: leith on May 01, 2011, 07:58:43 pm
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memphis strolled with their momentum rolling.  so much for the short end of the stick.  whereas the celtics are just slightly off with too long a break.


hahaha whatever. You\'re the one so stoked on the sweep of the knicks your old celts should have loved all that time off. Come on if you\'re gonna come up with excuses come up with something better than that. They didn\'t have all that much more time off than the heat.
Wish I had watched so I had more to pour on.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 01, 2011, 10:04:19 pm
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these refs are terrible.  the jermaine o\'neal flagrant 2 was a bullshit call when the celts were on a 12-2 run or some shit, then they give pierce a second technical for setting a pick when he was the best shooter for the celts in the game.


 

Couldn\'t agree more with you. I\'m watching this series from a Knicks fan POV, not really giving a flying funk on who wins. Every close call went to the Heat, cheap fouls, hustle plays, it was really blowing my mind.

The flagrant on O\'Neal was a joke, and Pierce would have told the ref to "S his C" or something along those lines for that technical to have counted. Regardless game 2 needs to have Boston make it tight at the end. Its not even a must-win they just have to show Miama who\'s wearing the pants in this series
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 01, 2011, 10:09:42 pm
shut up leith.  i don\'t recall the lakers winning game 1 either, but you didn\'t open your mouth until they were up 3-2.  they played hard as they could in this loss, and if it wasn\'t for a slow start and pierce\'s ejection it would\'ve been any team\'s game.  no excuses.  if they\'re gonna lose, might as well light a fire under their asses in the process.
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Post by: leith on May 01, 2011, 10:27:32 pm
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shut up leith.  i don\'t recall the lakers winning game 1 either, but you didn\'t open your mouth until they were up 3-2.  they played hard as they could in this loss, and if it wasn\'t for a slow start and pierce\'s ejection it would\'ve been any team\'s game.  no excuses.  if they\'re gonna lose, might as well light a fire under their asses in the process.

You don\'t recall me opening my mouth because I didn\'t care. I didn\'t pay much attention to the first round figuring it was a lock and i was right. You can ask Tray I told her before the series I wasn\'t really watching until the second round.
Anyway you r right no excuses so why whine abt the refs? It was on Miami\'s home court what did you expect?
Oh and Pierce should know better than to lose his cool like that. He just figured out they have to play the best they ever have to beat this heat team and he freaked. hahaha
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 01, 2011, 10:31:41 pm
its just 1 game, i\'m still not worried.  jones played the game of his life.  and pierce, well the truth needed to show his teammates he ain\'t gonna take it lying down.  plus that wasn\'t even the play that got him ejected anyways, so its neither here nor there.
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Post by: Vassillios on May 02, 2011, 09:30:22 am
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shut up leith.  i don\'t recall the lakers winning game 1 either, but you didn\'t open your mouth until they were up 3-2.  they played hard as they could in this loss, and if it wasn\'t for a slow start and pierce\'s ejection it would\'ve been any team\'s game.  no excuses.  if they\'re gonna lose, might as well light a fire under their asses in the process.

You don\'t recall me opening my mouth because I didn\'t care. I didn\'t pay much attention to the first round figuring it was a lock and i was right. You can ask Tray I told her before the series I wasn\'t really watching until the second round.
Anyway you r right no excuses so why whine abt the refs? It was on Miami\'s home court what did you expect?
Oh and Pierce should know better than to lose his cool like that. He just figured out they have to play the best they ever have to beat this heat team and he freaked. hahaha


lose his cool? he set a [non-moving] screen on d wade who threw his shoulder into pierce, and pierce not only got a foul but ejected. worst call in the history of basketball
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 02, 2011, 11:38:02 am
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these refs are terrible.  the jermaine o\'neal flagrant 2 was a bullshit call when the celts were on a 12-2 run or some shit, then they give pierce a second technical for setting a pick when he was the best shooter for the celts in the game.


 

Couldn\'t agree more with you. I\'m watching this series from a Knicks fan POV, not really giving a flying funk on who wins. Every close call went to the Heat, cheap fouls, hustle plays, it was really blowing my mind.


First off, I agree with you all.  The refs were horrific in that 4th quarter.   I had to watch highlights about Pierce because my grandmother classically decided to have an important convo in the middle of it.  right in front of the tv.   Pierce being ejected=bs.    I mean, Pierce was literally given that second one in such a split second decision.  I mean, to throw out a player like that in the playoffs, I really feel like the refs should take more care and not make an emotional decision. Its bad enough the players are emotional.

Could the C\'s have caught up at the end with Pierce on the floor?  We\'ll never know.  With that said, you can\'t blame a loss on refs alone.    In Game 2, Kevin Garnett NEEDS to have more of an offensive presence.   The C\'s need to find a way to contain Wade.  They have huge a job in containing Lebron (which they did, somewhat, if you call 22 points containing him).  But they can\'t then ease up on Wade like they did.   He should not be having a 38 pt kobe bryant sort of game.  

Kudos to Ray Allen trying to fuel that comeback, but it just wasn\'t enough without Pierce on the floor.  

I think Big Baby said it best after the game, "We\'re awake. Most definitely we smell what\'s going on, the coffee is brewing. We\'ll be back Game 2 and it\'ll be a great game."

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[ You can ask Tray I told her before the series I wasn\'t really watching until the second round.

Oh and Pierce should know better than to lose his cool like that.



Actually, he did tell me that.

I hate to agree with Leith... ;)  but Pierce should know better.   He didn\'t warrant the technicals, but he shouldn\'t have given the refs an excuse to throw him out.  I still think the refs were wrong though. Pierce needs to just walk away in those situations. After the 1st, he should have had his guard up thinking a second could happen. which it did 59 seconds later.

I have no doubt the Celtics will bounce back in game 2.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 03, 2011, 01:42:56 am
Key to Game one:

Dirk\'s mind bending shots
JJ Barea and his sweet stroke
The Lakers seemingly enjoyment to turn the ball over

Better hope this Mavs team doesn\'t start clicking on ALL cylinders i.e. Kidd and Marion scoring and mah boy BEAUBOIS coming in at the end of the series
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 03, 2011, 01:44:50 am
Hawks/Grizzlies finals.
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Post by: Gordo on May 03, 2011, 04:35:48 am
fuck.
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Post by: leith on May 03, 2011, 06:23:04 am
Well second verse same as the first. As for the bulls if Rose can\'t go 100% they r in trouble.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 03, 2011, 09:53:49 am
tonight is gonna be intense.

get it, tru-bull?
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 03, 2011, 11:05:26 am
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Hawks/Grizzlies finals.


PLEASE don\'t say that.  

But the hawks looked mighty fine against the bulls last night.
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Post by: Gordo on May 03, 2011, 12:50:19 pm
At the same time, the Hawks kind of proved they need to shoot the lights out to win. I\'m tired of the Bulls playing like they can coast in the playoffs... when they act hungry and play aggressive they\'re nasty. I\'m not seeing that attitude. Who knows, lotta bball to be played. They need to pick it up. They are still a much better team than Atlanta imo.

Really looking forward to watching some South Beach action tonight. Should be a war.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 03, 2011, 09:06:41 pm
Last night\'s games were more enjoyable to watch
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Post by: Gordo on May 03, 2011, 10:04:06 pm
Miami is scaring me.
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Post by: leith on May 03, 2011, 10:40:31 pm
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Miami is scaring me.


I said it about a month ago after the utter decimation of boston. The only team I see that can beat The Lakers in a 7 game series other than The Lakers themselves.

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Last night\'s games were more enjoyable to watch

I didn\'t watch last night but tonight\'s first game was pretty great.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 04, 2011, 10:43:58 am
one word regarding last night\'s name:

debacle

first off, let me give a round of applause to the celtics bench who finally decided to join the playoffs.   except they did it on the night the big three of boston got outplayed by the big three of miami.  

i know fellow celtics followers will challenge with: but the injuries.  yes, yes, i take that into account.  but they weren\'t serious injuries to stop them from winning.  they are really never 100%, let\'s be honest, they are old.

the only good thing:  the series moves to boston.  and i have faith the celtics won\'t lose on their home court.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 04, 2011, 10:51:31 am
they weren\'t old in round 1, but they played a team that doesn\'t play defense.  we\'re actually defending them pretty well, but its taking a lot of energy from their offense.  bring it back to boston, lets see how games 3 and 4 go.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 04, 2011, 12:27:22 pm
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bring it back to boston, lets see how games 3 and 4 go.


man, i hope we get the two games we deserve as fans. because last night\'s game was lacking the intensity it should have had.  i was highly disappointed in some of the key players, including my Ray.   Rondo seemed to be the only one to work through his pain and get it into gear somewhat.
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Post by: leith on May 04, 2011, 01:17:03 pm
3 days off that\'s a lot of time. Think they can shake the rustiness of 3 days off and come to play in boston? hahaha so much for the celtics dominance of the heat huh? so that\'s 3 in a row now(inc. that last game in the regular season) the heat have convincingly handled boston and I\'m saying the celts get one game if that.

Tonight The Lakers even up their series and believe me they aren\'t giving up another 16 point lead. Dallas played well but it was another game given up more by the Lakers than the other team. I actually have no plans and get to watch tonight! Stoked!
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 04, 2011, 01:52:27 pm
outside of the heat, the celtics are still the only team who hasn\'t lost at home in the playoffs.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on May 04, 2011, 01:58:20 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;268902
outside of the heat, the celtics are still the only team who hasn\'t lost at home in the playoffs.


Hey man whatever it takes for you to get through.
I love the stat that the celtics have only come back to win a 7 game series once from a 2-0 deficit and that was in 1969.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 04, 2011, 02:14:54 pm
42 years.  sounds good enough for me.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 04, 2011, 02:26:07 pm
Quote from: leith;268901


Tonight The Lakers even up their series


getting ahead of yourself there, eh?? ;)


I\'ll be watching the game tonight too.........  doing my lakers-lose-dance.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on May 05, 2011, 12:57:35 am
Wow as of right now 0/15 from 3 pt line and down by 13 AT HOME! Fuck.
It\'s a 7 game series but for the first time in years I think I\'m doubting they can make it all the way. That kind of sucks. At least the celtics won\'t be going anywhere also.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 05, 2011, 01:01:49 am
how many teams have come back from an 0-2 deficit when they lost their first 2 games at home, stat man leith?
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on May 05, 2011, 01:11:48 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;268914
how many teams have come back from an 0-2 deficit when they lost their first 2 games at home, stat man leith?

2 Lakers \'71 and Rockets I think \'94 or \'95
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 05, 2011, 01:19:55 am
so \'69 for the Celts and \'71 for the Lakers.  We\'ll see...  not looking good for either, but I still think the Celtics will throw down at home.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on May 05, 2011, 03:02:08 am
the celtics will take 1 at home but that still leaves them at 3-1
Lakers have the bigger task they have to take both in Dallas to have an inkling of a chance.

Well after a couple hours I feel better. I mean it is The Lakers and they do play their best with their backs against the wall. They did have a 16 point lead in that first game and Dallas didn\'t really do much but make their 3\'s (2 for 20 Lakers? COME ON!).
Then there is this. Can he please finally be right about something? Please?
Quote from: Igziabeher;262997
Dallas shits themselves in the playoffs nearly every year.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 05, 2011, 03:14:57 am
its inevitable.  just might not happen yet.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Vassillios on May 05, 2011, 08:50:06 am
you have kobe... there is a fighting chance
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: phish4breakfast on May 05, 2011, 11:18:06 am
Dallas Mavericks 2011 NBA Champions
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 05, 2011, 11:42:12 am
Quote from: leith;268913
It\'s a 7 game series but for the first time in years I think I\'m doubting they can make it all the way.

wow. i never ever ever thought i would ever see that.  
leith admitting the lakers aren\'t perfect!?!?!?!

guess my laker-lose dance must have worked.  ;)

Quote from: leith;268915
Rockets I think \'94 or \'95

it was the rockets in 1994.  
it was in the second round vs the suns.  
they went on to play the knicks that year in the finals with the infamous oj simpson bronco chase and john starks shooting up bricks.    And the rockets won the championship that year.

So, who knows?  Maybe the celtics and lakers will still meet up afterall.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: bdfreetuna on May 05, 2011, 11:54:00 am
Quote from: SkyePrizm;268924
guess my laker-lose dance must have worked.  ;)


video plz
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: skalnbyc on May 05, 2011, 01:03:34 pm
Quote from: phish4breakfast;268923
Dallas Mavericks 2011 NBA Champions


If you are right, does that mean your 9/11 conspiracy theory handed down from some bullshit left-wing professor is also true?
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 05, 2011, 01:22:39 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;268928
Quote from: phish4breakfast;268923
Dallas Mavericks 2011 NBA Champions


If you are right, does that mean your 9/11 conspiracy theory handed down from some bullshit left-wing professor is also true?


:wah:
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on May 05, 2011, 02:28:36 pm
Hey Al take that argument elsewhere and when u do pls explain how 2 planes can both completely disintegrate on the same day and in one instance break all the laws of physics.
Pls explain how a plane crashed into The Pentagon and left no huge pieces of wreckage and also only created a small hole in the outer walls etc.
TIA
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 05, 2011, 02:47:09 pm
Quote from: leith;268930
Hey Al take that argument elsewhere and when u do pls explain how 2 planes can both completely disintegrate on the same day and in one instance break all the laws of physics.
Pls explain how a plane crashed into The Pentagon and left no huge pieces of wreckage and also only created a small hole in the outer walls etc.
TIA


that doesn\'t take away from the fact that a bunch of pissed off arabs flew 2 planes into the largest buildings in the largest city in the USA.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 05, 2011, 03:00:31 pm
alright, guys, don\'t make me the voice of reason here.  
go take your political arguments elsewhere---->

I want just good ole basketball trash talk....

Quote from: bdfreetuna;268927
Quote from: SkyePrizm;268924
guess my laker-lose dance must have worked.  ;)

video plz

I would but it contains a lot of jumping around....
and i can bet $10 one of you guys on here would slow-mo a certain aspect of my body.  

i will however dance it at the next show i am at.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on May 05, 2011, 03:12:13 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;268931
Quote from: leith;268930
Hey Al take that argument elsewhere and when u do pls explain how 2 planes can both completely disintegrate on the same day and in one instance break all the laws of physics.
Pls explain how a plane crashed into The Pentagon and left no huge pieces of wreckage and also only created a small hole in the outer walls etc.
TIA


that doesn\'t take away from the fact that a bunch of pissed off arabs flew 2 planes into the largest buildings in the largest city in the USA.

Well it\'s not fact who was flying those planes or under who\'s direction. It is a fact 2 planes did hit the WTC but just how much they contributed to the towers falling can be up for debate considering the evidence and there is always the building that wasn\'t hit yet came down anyways.
There is much more evidence to support the official story of the WTC than there is for the Pentagon or Shanksville.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: bdfreetuna on May 05, 2011, 03:36:31 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;268932
I would but it contains a lot of jumping around....
and i can bet $10 one of you guys on here would slow-mo a certain aspect of my body.  


I was thinking it would make a great new avatar for breakfast.info

I have some decent video editing software. come on!
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: phish4breakfast on May 06, 2011, 01:11:34 pm
Quote from: leith;268934
Quote from: Igziabeher;268931
Quote from: leith;268930
Hey Al take that argument elsewhere and when u do pls explain how 2 planes can both completely disintegrate on the same day and in one instance break all the laws of physics.
Pls explain how a plane crashed into The Pentagon and left no huge pieces of wreckage and also only created a small hole in the outer walls etc.
TIA


that doesn\'t take away from the fact that a bunch of pissed off arabs flew 2 planes into the largest buildings in the largest city in the USA.

Well it\'s not fact who was flying those planes or under who\'s direction. It is a fact 2 planes did hit the WTC but just how much they contributed to the towers falling can be up for debate considering the evidence and there is always the building that wasn\'t hit yet came down anyways.
There is much more evidence to support the official story of the WTC than there is for the Pentagon or Shanksville.


Much room for discussion here but lets bring this to the other thread we already started... this should strictly be about NBA and how the Mavericks are going to rule the NBA world.

It is very very possible that the Celtics are gonna get swept, and with that comes the end of a POSSIBLE dynasty. The celtics are no better than the Pistons in 05 or whenever, and they are not on the same level as this decade\'s spurs and lakers. They won multiple championships, those are true dynasties.

Why do I bring this up? Because so many stupid Boston fans try to say this team will go down in history. Nah, one championship means nothing. The door isn\'t closing, it just closed hard on game 2. Fact of the matter is the trade of Kendrick Perkins should\'ve never happened, fucked up their chemistry and ruined their chance of getting back to the finals
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on May 06, 2011, 03:34:27 pm
Quote from: phish4breakfast;268954

It is very very possible that the Celtics are gonna get swept, and with that comes the end of a POSSIBLE dynasty. The celtics are no better than the Pistons in 05 or whenever, and they are not on the same level as this decade\'s spurs and lakers. They won multiple championships, those are true dynasties.

Why do I bring this up? Because so many stupid Boston fans try to say this team will go down in history. Nah, one championship means nothing. The door isn\'t closing, it just closed hard on game 2. Fact of the matter is the trade of Kendrick Perkins should\'ve never happened, fucked up their chemistry and ruined their chance of getting back to the finals


I want to hate you so much with your outta left field bandwagon rooting for dallas. Where the fuck were you the rest of the season?
Then you post something like this and I can\'t help but think you\'re allsum. It\'s all true this team was lucky to get the one they got and without it the whole "rebirth" of the celtics would have been considered an abortion.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 06, 2011, 04:27:50 pm
Quote from: leith;268962
Quote from: phish4breakfast;268954
It is very very possible that the Celtics are gonna get swept, and with that comes the end of a POSSIBLE dynasty. The celtics are no better than the Pistons in 05 or whenever, and they are not on the same level as this decade\'s spurs and lakers. They won multiple championships, those are true dynasties.

Why do I bring this up? Because so many stupid Boston fans try to say this team will go down in history. Nah, one championship means nothing. The door isn\'t closing, it just closed hard on game 2. Fact of the matter is the trade of Kendrick Perkins should\'ve never happened, fucked up their chemistry and ruined their chance of getting back to the finals

I want to hate you so much with your outta left field bandwagon rooting for dallas. Where the fuck were you the rest of the season?

exactly what i want to know.  coming late to the party, eh?

And i completely agree about the Kendrick Perkins trade.   As a Boston fan, I have never felt good about it.  There are some really brainwashed people who think it was alright and the team will make it.   But I lost all faith in the organization\'s leadership when that occurred.  

It was bad business and I honestly think Danny Ainge needs to get his head examined.  I was so glad when the camera panned to him at that last Miami loss. I am glad he was there to witness that catastrophe.  Because in the end, it is truly his fault for leaving boston empty in the middle.

I still have this small shred of faith that Boston can pull out two wins at home and go back to Miami.  But a lot of factors need to happen in order for this to work.  

#1 KG needs to have an offensive dominance.  

#2 Rondo needs to just do his thing.  Dishing out plays.   Getting rebounds.  Taking the jumper if its open (lately he\'s actually been getting some....who knew??) Sometimes, he is trying too hard to take it to the paint and Miami has his number.  He needs to concentrate more on assists.

#3 Doc has to stop putting Delonte West in at the point.  I feel like their entire offense collapses when he is running the floor.  I am more comfortable if Doc switched Ray from shooting guard to point when Rondo is sitting.  Sometimes he does do that.  But he has to do that all the time.  I don\'t trust West.  I know West is sort of Doc\'s pet project.  But he seriously has to think what is best for the team to win.  

#4 Paul Pierce needs to put aside his hero play and just do what has to be done to win it.  That means, rebound, defense, jump shots---wise choice shots.  I mean no hail mary threes or driving to the basket tossing it up, hoping he gets fouled.

#5 Big Baby needs to rebound off the bench. I feel like he is trying to score in these miami games. if he scores, he scores. but they need him out there rebounding and giving good d off the bench.  Taking those offensive fouls, etc.

#6  Ray.  Honestly, I don\'t think he\'s in a funk, i just think Miami is making it impossible for him to get the ball.   He is running around the court and wearing out Wade on one end, but then on the other, he is giving up shots.  He needs to somehow tighten his d on wade.

#7 We need the Jermaine O\'Neal from the Knicks series to come and join the Miami series.

#8 We need Shaq to just stop wearing daper suits and just suit up.  If we are getting down to the wire, you can\'t tell me he is that injured that he can\'t give us at least 18 minutes a game???


I am sure I will think of more.  But this is just off the top of my head.  
Can\'t wait for tomorrow\'s game.

Oh, wait, thought of another one.


#9  Jeff Green has a slight glimmer that he was worth something in that trade fiasco.  But he needs to prove it to me. I want a big game off the bench from him.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 06, 2011, 06:19:22 pm
I know the Perkins trade was a bad move, but the Celtics played the best this season from October to December when Perkins was still injured, so maybe Ainge figured that team would have had what it takes to take it all.  Clearly he was wrong.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 06, 2011, 06:41:57 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;268972
I know the Perkins trade was a bad move, but the Celtics played the best this season from October to December when Perkins was still injured, so maybe Ainge figured that team would have had what it takes to take it all.  Clearly he was wrong.


Ainge was most definitely wrong.  It comes down to team chemistry.  He underestimated it. Perkins was out oct-dec , yes,   but he was still a presence at practice, on the bench.  It was the comfort of knowing he would come back.  And when he did, soon after, they traded him.  I know it took Rondo out of it mentally.  Then they shuffled in a cast of characters that had to learn all the plays and gel with the team.  It was an off season move.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: phish4breakfast on May 06, 2011, 08:06:48 pm
Quote from: leith;268962
Quote from: phish4breakfast;268954

It is very very possible that the Celtics are gonna get swept, and with that comes the end of a POSSIBLE dynasty. The celtics are no better than the Pistons in 05 or whenever, and they are not on the same level as this decade\'s spurs and lakers. They won multiple championships, those are true dynasties.

Why do I bring this up? Because so many stupid Boston fans try to say this team will go down in history. Nah, one championship means nothing. The door isn\'t closing, it just closed hard on game 2. Fact of the matter is the trade of Kendrick Perkins should\'ve never happened, fucked up their chemistry and ruined their chance of getting back to the finals


I want to hate you so much with your outta left field bandwagon rooting for dallas. Where the fuck were you the rest of the season?
Then you post something like this and I can\'t help but think you\'re allsum. It\'s all true this team was lucky to get the one they got and without it the whole "rebirth" of the celtics would have been considered an abortion.




Well I didn\'t become an active member on this forum until around January, and I didn\'t find the NBA thread until late into the season. I am a Knicks fan through in and through out, but if you believe in having a "western conference team" it\'s always been the Mavs for me for one reason, Dirk Nowitzki

Im a huge basketball fan and I like to think that I play like Dirk (or attempt to) when I am playing. A tall white boy that is usually the best player on the court in the midst of everyone else on the floor, hells yea.

I probably wouldn\'t have opened my mouth either if I didn\'t see all the Go lakers posts on here, and now I\'ve gained a much bigger appreciation of the Mavs rooting for them to beat Phil & the boys.

I thought it was going to be Mavs- Celtics for sure, but after the recent turn of events I am praying that its Mavs vs. anyone besides the heat, I cant stand Le-Brick or Chris Raptor/Alien Face Bosh.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 06, 2011, 08:35:55 pm
Quote from: phish4breakfast;268976

I probably wouldn\'t have opened my mouth either if I didn\'t see all the Go lakers posts on here, and now I\'ve gained a much bigger appreciation of the Mavs rooting for them to beat Phil & the boys.


Glad to have you in the mix of our basketball debates.  
Anyone who dislikes the Lakers is quite welcome in this thread. ;)
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on May 06, 2011, 09:03:36 pm
Go Lakers!!!!!!!!!!
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 06, 2011, 10:15:51 pm
Quote from: leith;268980
Go Lakers!!!!!!!!!!


Lose Lakers!!!!!!!!! ;)
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: leith on May 07, 2011, 12:05:45 am
Well time to make history Lakers. FUCK!
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 07, 2011, 12:08:10 am
the Lake Show, ladies and gentlemen.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 07, 2011, 12:15:59 am
Quote from: leith;268988
Well time to make history Lakers. FUCK!

Your team handed that to the Mavs at the end.

My lakers lose dance works again!!!

And btw- glad to see the Bulls win earlier in the evening.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 07, 2011, 12:19:47 am
i think we need video footage of this dance, pronto.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 07, 2011, 12:21:58 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;268992
i think we need video footage of this dance, pronto.


i\'ll think about recording it on sunday.  ;)

With all this gloating aside, i really hope the c\'s don\'t end up 0-3 tomorrow.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 07, 2011, 12:23:30 am
I don\'t know anyone who has called the Celtics a dynasty.  The Patriots from 01 to 04 maybe, but the Celtics are just a quality team in a topheavy league.  when all is said and done, paul pierce\'s #34 will be hanging from the rafters and thats it.  maybe rondo depending on how his career progresses.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 07, 2011, 12:28:47 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;268994
I don\'t know anyone who has called the Celtics a dynasty.  The Patriots from 01 to 04 maybe, but the Celtics are just a quality team in a topheavy league.  when all is said and done, paul pierce\'s #34 will be hanging from the rafters and thats it.  maybe rondo depending on how his career progresses.


i really hope ray retires as a celtic.   that would be nice.   i think rondo won\'t. i have a feeling he will end up elsewhere one day.

you know what lost it for the lakers at the end...i will tell you this. odom. not just because i dislike his kardashian show.  and not because i think big baby was robbed of the 6th man.    but he had that huge turnover.  he also made a poor shot in that last 2 minutes.  and basically he let the mavs defensively have their way in that last 4 minutes or so.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 07, 2011, 12:49:55 am
pau didn\'t help out too much in this series either.  on the other hand bynum is finally reaching his full potential.
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Post by: leith on May 07, 2011, 01:15:48 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;268999
pau didn\'t help out too much in this series either.  on the other hand bynum is finally reaching his full potential.
Pau was a little bitch this series. I think he may hire someone to kill me the way I\'ve been calling him out on twitter.
I hope mgmt focuses on Andrew and not Pau for the future.
FUCK!
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 07, 2011, 01:19:51 am
Quote from: leith;269001
Quote from: Igziabeher;268999
pau didn\'t help out too much in this series either.  on the other hand bynum is finally reaching his full potential.
Pau was a little bitch this series. I think he may hire someone to kill me the way I\'ve been calling him out on twitter.


Memo to Leith: Pau is a little bitch. ;)

BTW- Miss me on twitter? I had to delete it. I was like addicted. in a bad way.
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Post by: skalnbyc on May 07, 2011, 01:22:17 am
Pau may usually be a reliable contributor but I hate his style - ugly moves.  I noticed his brother does the same annoying backpedal down the court with each successful shot.
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Post by: leith on May 07, 2011, 01:37:14 am
Quote from: SkyePrizm;269003
Quote from: leith;269001
Quote from: Igziabeher;268999
pau didn\'t help out too much in this series either.  on the other hand bynum is finally reaching his full potential.
Pau was a little bitch this series. I think he may hire someone to kill me the way I\'ve been calling him out on twitter.


Memo to Leith: Pau is a little bitch. ;)

BTW- Miss me on twitter? I had to delete it. I was like addicted. in a bad way.

no i don\'t and yeah you were.  IT sucks the celts have to be playing a team I just can\'t root for but I really want the celts to lose it just sucks
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 07, 2011, 01:50:27 am
Quote from: leith;269005

no i don\'t and yeah you were.  IT sucks the celts have to be playing a team I just can\'t root for but I really want the celts to lose it just sucks


=P  My random thoughts in 140 characters or less were not entertaining enough?!

if the celtics have to lose, i hate that its to the heat.  i think i may actually hate the heat more than the lakers.
cause i dislike lebron more than kobe.

Quote from: alexanderzurflu;269004
I noticed his brother does the same annoying backpedal down the court with each successful shot.


me too.  i really hope there are no more gasols to join the league....
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 07, 2011, 08:32:35 am
i didn\'t even know leith was on twitter, probably a good thing for his sake.  the Heat are the worst.  Hate \'em way more than the Lakers now.  Plus if they do win the title, in a few years there\'s gonna be a huge * next to it by the NBA for breaking the rules to put this team together.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 07, 2011, 11:29:20 pm
I still can\'t get over how Rondo could come back and play after dislocating his elbow.  That was quite ugly to look at.  Talk about the heart of a champion.

Tonight\'s game=why i became a celtics fan.  The big three outplaying Miami\'s big three.  KG on fire.  Paul Pierce defensively and offensively running the floor.  Ray Allen tightening his d on Wade.  It was a fun game to watch.  Celtics proved why they should not be counted out.  I hope they can keep this pace up for the next 3 games.

And btw, welcome back, Shaq.  Nice beard.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 07, 2011, 11:57:48 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;269047
Paul Pierce defensively and offensively running the floor.


bout time you give the captain the respect he deserves.  great game for Garnett too.  good bench play from Delonte and Green as well.  we\'re due for a big game from Ray Ray and Baby.  Shaq was helpful in keeping Jermaine out of foul trouble.  And what can\'t you say about Rondo, if that wasn\'t the gutsiest performance you\'ve ever seen, then I don\'t know what to tell you.  The Boston muthafuckin\' Celtics aren\'t done yet.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 08, 2011, 12:54:23 pm
any comments for the Celtics playing under pressure from the Bulls, Lakers and Mavericks fans on the board?
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Gfunk on May 08, 2011, 01:08:42 pm
:crickets:
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: zuke583 on May 08, 2011, 04:31:47 pm
leith, you wanna start the \'11-\'12 NBA thread now or wait until october?
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Gfunk on May 08, 2011, 04:32:58 pm
:lol:
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 08, 2011, 05:36:55 pm
what a fuckin\' joke.

Quote from: leith;268717
Great to hear Pop talk about the West and how much tougher it is year after year in that Conference since every year the teams that make it into the playoffs are so evenly matched.
Compare that to how it is in the east with 4 good teams always set up to play 4 shit teams and it\'s no wonder the West has been the Best for so long. Oh and to hear him say when people asked him who the best team in the west is he said The Lakers. He\'s pretty smart.


i guess he\'s not that smart afterall.

bye bye Odom.  Losing like a true champion.

adios Bynum.  fuckin\' losers.
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Post by: leith on May 08, 2011, 05:38:25 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;269065
what a fuckin\' joke.

Quote from: leith;268717
Great to hear Pop talk about the West and how much tougher it is year after year in that Conference since every year the teams that make it into the playoffs are so evenly matched.
Compare that to how it is in the east with 4 good teams always set up to play 4 shit teams and it\'s no wonder the West has been the Best for so long. Oh and to hear him say when people asked him who the best team in the west is he said The Lakers. He\'s pretty smart.


i guess he\'s not that smart afterall.

NO he was right. The Lakers just didn\'t come to play. They became their own fans. As a fan we can be expected to think the team is going to coast. The team themselves should never do so and that has always been the bane of The Lakers and being that good all the time.
 I blame this firmly on Phil. He took too long to actually get a fire lit and expected the team to just get it together as they had in years past. This was the worst coaching I have ever seen out of Phil and I\'m talking all year.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: Igziabeher on May 08, 2011, 06:08:44 pm
Quote from: leith;269072
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what a fuckin\' joke.

Quote from: leith;268717
Great to hear Pop talk about the West and how much tougher it is year after year in that Conference since every year the teams that make it into the playoffs are so evenly matched.
Compare that to how it is in the east with 4 good teams always set up to play 4 shit teams and it\'s no wonder the West has been the Best for so long. Oh and to hear him say when people asked him who the best team in the west is he said The Lakers. He\'s pretty smart.


i guess he\'s not that smart afterall.

NO he was right. The Lakers just didn\'t come to play. They became their own fans. As a fan we can be expected to think the team is going to coast. The team themselves should never do so and that has always been the bane of The Lakers and being that good all the time.
 I blame this firmly on Phil. He took too long to actually get a fire lit and expected the team to just get it together as they had in years past. This was the worst coaching I have ever seen out of Phil and I\'m talking all year.


just all year? what about those 6 championship Bulls squads? he wasn\'t a bad coach then either.

the Bipolar career of Kobe Bryant:  5 Championships.  5 ass-kickings in playoff elimination games since 2003:  \'03: 28 pts. \'04: 14 pts. \'06: 31 pts. \'08: 39 pts. \'11: 36 pts.

Allen and Pierce must be watching Terry and Peja thinkin\' "we\'re not gonna be outdone."
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: phish4breakfast on May 08, 2011, 06:48:04 pm
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any comments for the Celtics playing under pressure from the Bulls, Lakers and Mavericks fans on the board?


Lots of props no doubt, I was really beginning to think the Celtics were gonna turn into this years lakers. I am rooting for them to get the job done agaisnt Miami, I really fucking hate that team. But then again as a homer NY sports fan I don\'t want to see them win either.

Rondo is a championship player through in and through out. Ask Chicago about their quarterback agaisnt the Packers and see if they think hes a championship player. nah

KG was by far the key in that game, althought I didn\'t watch it I just saw the highlights. (Went toi my first ever rap concert, Wiz Khalifa, ehh) Him scoring is key for the celtics to have a chance to get back to the finals. Pierce will get his hes a monster always, as long as rondo plays like rondo, and they get a big game out of either KG or Ray they should be able to beat anybody. That being said they can look really sad and old as they did in game 2.

Long story short lets go bulls or hawks!!!!
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 08, 2011, 06:54:51 pm
so as a Mavs fan, who do you wanna see in the next round?
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 08, 2011, 07:01:20 pm
Hmm, not the thunder. Memphis is a dangerous team especially at Memphis for sure. The Thunder have a better chance of winning on any given night in my opinion with all that firepower on their team. Plus Ibaka could really mess with Dirk with all hhis size and athleticism.

That being said Memphis seems to have a lot of momentum and I dont know much people who can slow down Zach Randolph. Regardless of who it is it should be one hell of a series, better than the last one we can only hope!
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 08, 2011, 07:19:54 pm
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Hmm, not the thunder. Memphis is a dangerous team especially at Memphis for sure. The Thunder have a better chance of winning on any given night in my opinion with all that firepower on their team. Plus Ibaka could really mess with Dirk with all hhis size and athleticism.

That being said Memphis seems to have a lot of momentum and I dont know much people who can slow down Zach Randolph. Regardless of who it is it should be one hell of a series, better than the last one we can only hope!


anything would be better than that roll over.
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Post by: Gfunk on May 08, 2011, 08:02:45 pm
Bill Walton pwning lakers on twitter:
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In all seriousness, by refusing to play the game Odom & Bynum have disgraced this Laker franchise like Kwame Brown before them.

Watching him sink another shot I realize there is no one on this planet cooler than Jason Terry but Mr. Colt 45 himself, Billy Dee Williams!

Lamar Odom attacked Dirk like he was opening a bag of Skittles as he leaves this game early just in time for his captivating reality show!

Fresh from his work with a starter’s pistol at the Kentucky Derby, Steve Blake continues to fire useless blanks into the sky. Just unreal!!

This rancid effort by Pau Gasol is making Chris Bosh\'s game last night look like the mighty Achilles dispatching foes during the Trojan War.

As if he\'s reliving his collapse in the \'84 finals at the hands of Larry Bird, Magic Johnson is on the verge of tears in the ABC studios.

It is extremely evident that Kobe\'s pregame routine included reading Keyshawn Johnson\'s literary classic \'Just Give Me The Damn Ball\'.

On a lovely Mother\'s Day Mrs. Gasol has tearfully placed her son Pau\'s face on the side of a milk carton, hoping to inspire his putrid play.

i lol\'d
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 08, 2011, 09:28:57 pm
That whole bill walton bit is pretty darn funny.

I didn\'t get to actually watch much of the lakers game because i was traveling to and fro between my family and inlaws, but i heard how awful it was at dinner (my father-in-law is a diehard lakers fan).

People can say the lakers are old.  People can say the celtics are old.  But you know the big difference between the two teams?  Heart.   Who wants it more.    And  after last night\'s win, its pretty darn clear,  the Celtics want it more.    

See ya next season, Lakers, or what is left of you after your team is dismantled in the off season.
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Post by: skalnbyc on May 08, 2011, 10:37:09 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;269088
See ya next season, Lakers, or what is left of you after your team is dismantled in the off season.


What\'s the scoop on Boston\'s big 3?  Still there for next year?
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 08, 2011, 10:57:32 pm
yep.  most the lakers are tied up too, minus their coach.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/news/story?id=6509705

still think the celts will only win 1 at home. leith?
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Post by: zuke583 on May 09, 2011, 08:22:00 am
interesting observation by basketball-reference.com:

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From 2008 to 2010, the NBA playoffs clearly had a "ruling class" that consisted of Boston, Orlando, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Combined, those three teams played 26 playoff series, and just once did one of them lose to a team outside of their own small clique

full list of results/mini-writeup: http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9394
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 09, 2011, 12:16:26 pm
time time for some time for some action....

A must win for both Boston and Miami, lets steamroll these pussies.

Lebron James mumbles "that\'s retarded" at the post game press conference when D Wade was asked about the Rondo incident.  Go get \'em. Skye.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 09, 2011, 03:12:04 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;269096

Lebron James mumbles "that\'s retarded" at the post game press conference when D Wade was asked about the Rondo incident.  Go get \'em. Skye.


first off, he obviously knew it was wrong to say it in the middle of a press conference cause he said it with his mouth covered.  kinda like when you say "bullshit" pretending you are coughing.  why didn\'t he just do that?  would have been funny. maybe.    

I am not just annoyed about the whole term of "retarded" being used by lebron.    I am annoyed that lebron as an athlete takes that injury so lightly.  If that had been him, he would have been making such a fuss about.....but notice, rondo is so quiet about it.

Lebron showed his ignorance on all levels.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 09, 2011, 08:52:03 pm
can someone look back through this thread and quote where i said the winner of this series will win the championship?  i still stand by that statement.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 09, 2011, 09:42:44 pm
why would we wana back your word up lol
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 09, 2011, 09:54:15 pm
i\'m just lazy.

fuuuuck.  we should\'ve had that won in regulation, but they blew it in overtime.  still though, this series is far from over.
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Post by: Vassillios on May 09, 2011, 10:14:38 pm
heat didnt win. celts lost
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 09, 2011, 10:16:30 pm
Quote from: Vassillios;269118
heat didnt win. celts lost

Exactly.   Celtics handed that game to the Heat gift wrapped.   C\'s should have won this game in regulation, but Paul Pierce totally botched up that last play. I am pretty sure that\'s not what Doc had drawn up.   Then in OT, it\'s like the entire defense collapsed.   Very disappointed.  Now the pressure is on to win the next 3 in a row.  It can be done. But it won\'t be easy.   Especially with Rondo obviously hurting.

And I am pretty sure I\'ve stated this before, and I will say it again, I hate the Miami Heat.   They are a bunch of dirty players.  I can\'t stomach them winning this series because I know it will mean they will win it all most likely.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: phish4breakfast on May 09, 2011, 10:18:13 pm
Quote from: Vassillios;269118
heat didnt win. celts lost


Absolutely. Pierce really looked off in overtime and the last shot of regulation was not pretty at all. I think the whole give it to Pierce he\'s the closer thing is over now, they have so many options if they attack the basket and find someone open there shouldnt be a problem with anyone else trying to end it.

That being said it was a good game and the Cs can still pull some magic
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 09, 2011, 10:36:56 pm
look at their options.  KG had a horrible game, Allen only started hitting shots late in the 4th quarter.  at that point in time Pierce was the most reliable option, he had 20somthing points already.  that being said, even how badly he was playing, i\'d have worked it inside to KG and if he didn\'t get it in, he\'d at least get hacked and a foul shot..
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 09, 2011, 10:43:27 pm
Im saying I think in the situation where its tied and you have the absolute last shot, trying to get in the paint and a good look or fouled is the way to go. Dont get me wrong, the buzzer beater jump shot is arguably the most exciting moment in sports, but if you really want the best percentage I think down low is the way to go
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 09, 2011, 11:08:39 pm
thats what i\'m sayin\'
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Post by: leith on May 10, 2011, 12:01:41 am
Sorry Gregg but I was working until now but yeah even with the celtics winning the last game I knew the heat would take one in boston.
Esp. since it took a superhuman effort from rondo to win that last game. I hate to think it but the heat look pretty damn able.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 10, 2011, 12:12:22 am
for the most part though, the Celtics played like shit (outside of Pierce in the first 47 minutes and 58 seconds).   Lebron and Wade played great and it was still tied at the end of regulation.  If you think the Celtics are just gonna lay down in game 5, then you must be thinking of a different team.

Celtics playoff stats:
Pierce  21.1 ppg  2.6 apg  4.9 rpg
Allen  19.3 ppg  2.6 apg  4.1 rpg
Garnett  16.0 ppg  2.6 apg  11 rpg
Rondo  15.7 ppg  11.1 apg  6.4 rpg

all 4 of them need to contribute in game 5.  we can\'t win w/ Garnett having a crap game like tonight.  we can\'t win w/ Allen and Rondo making bad passes causing turnovers.  and we can\'t win w/ Pierce forcing up unlikely shots.  This Miami team capatalizes on every little mistake and we need to change that so we\'re capatalizing on their mistakes.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 10, 2011, 12:36:56 pm
How bout them Grizzlies
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 10, 2011, 12:45:06 pm
they\'re chillin\'  tough loss for them last night, but another series that is far from over.
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Post by: leith on May 12, 2011, 03:12:56 am
At least they got one huh Gregg? Nxt yr seeya in the NBA thread been fun. Tray I\'ll be waiting for the fallout of our bet.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 12, 2011, 07:03:13 am
they were beaten  half to death, but at least made it a struggle for miami.  could\'ve rolled over and been sore losers about it, but still played their asses off.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 12, 2011, 11:51:01 am
I Cant Stand Lebron James
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 12, 2011, 08:34:24 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;269233
they were beaten  half to death, but at least made it a struggle for miami.  could\'ve rolled over and been sore losers about it, but still played their asses off.


I am just so glad Danny Ainge was there in Miami once again.   When he was sitting there, and the camera went on him, you almost could see a little bubble over his head that said, "I got rid of Kendrick Perkins for......."    They were really hurt by not having a big man in the middle to block, rebound, etc.   But what can you do?  It was a hard fought game.  The players on the floor gave their all.

Curious to see what Ainge does in the off season to dismantle this team even more.  

Also, curious to see what team becomes my second favorite...  (i.e. wherever Kemba Walker goes in the draft....)  

I just have one wish:  Please do not let the Miami Heat be Eastern Conference Champs and or NBA Champs.

Quote from: leith;269232
Tray I\'ll be waiting for the fallout of our bet.


East is going to win it all.  :)    

But I will be mad if its the Miami Heat.

Quote from: phish4breakfast;269239
I Cant Stand Lebron James


This past series actually made me hate Wade more.
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Post by: Vassillios on May 12, 2011, 09:42:48 pm
Perk sucked. Would have had the same result if he was there.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 12, 2011, 11:32:04 pm
Quote from: Vassillios;269268
Perk sucked. Would have had the same result if he was there.


thank you.

and Congrats Bulls, now go fuck up the Heat.

Hey Leith, remember when you said the Bulls suck cuz they only won 2 of their first 6 games of the season?  you sure know a lot about basketball.
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Post by: leith on May 13, 2011, 01:47:55 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;269272

thank you.

and Congrats Bulls, now go fuck up the Heat.

Hey Leith, remember when you said the Bulls suck cuz they only won 2 of their first 6 games of the season?  you sure know a lot about basketball.


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celts beat the heat.

Hmm let\'s see. A team with stars just coming together against a team with 4 stars that has been together awhile. The Heat didn\'t have a chance this early in the year.
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and oklahoma city.

they beat 2 playoff caliber teams(milwaukee and chicago) in overtime.  i guess that means they suck.  either that or leith is retarded.

Wow you can tell the future? Both of those teams now have 2 and 3 wins respectively after 6 games and not looking that great. Oh but it is the east you can really suck and still make the playoffs so you may be right.


uh Gregg where were the Bucks in the playoffs? Oh and how did that early stomping of the heat do ya?  I was right as you can suck and make the playoffs in the east. However Rose had an MVP year and no one but Bulls fans if that saw that coming. So yeah your memory sucks.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 13, 2011, 03:24:03 am
I knew Rose was an MVP quality player, not necessarily that he\'d take it home, but is in the upper echelon of players in the league(the Celtics have at least faced them in the playoffs the past few years and I knew what he could do some games).  I also mentioned later on in the thread that Carlos Boozer would make the Bulls a better team, and look at them now.  

Sorry if my Milwaukee prognostication was wrong, they still got a bunch of talent, just no one leading them anywhere at the moment.

The Celtics taking out the Heat 3 straight times in the regular season is neither here nor there since you were the one who decides who is good and bad in week 2.

ya homo with a jesus haircut.

Quote from: leith;262918
OK Let me start with the obligatory celtics suck.

Championship still goes through Los Angeles and so far The Lakers are actually looking interested in defending it from the get-go. I think Phil is on them to get it going early this year as this year should be the most competitive it\'s been in awhile with all the moves made to try and dethrone the Back2Back Champs.
7-0 and rolling w/o Bynum.


how did that 7-0 run compare to the 0-4 run just last week, oh wise one?
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Post by: leith on May 13, 2011, 11:29:00 am
Anyone watch the mini celtics retrospective ESPN had? It was great watching how little their big 3 accomplished. Remember that whole rebirth of the celtics? 1 ring and that was given to them.
At least I know that Dr. Jerry Buss has no qualms about spending money and the Lakers will be right back in the playoffs next year with a GM like Kupchak reloading and a new coach.
The celtics still have that brain trust Ainge and a maybe on Doc. Have a great offseason celt fan!
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 13, 2011, 11:59:09 am
we\'ll be fine, and yes the Association was a good watch.  prob a lot more interesting than if they did it w/ the Lakers.  Doc Rivers signed for 5 more years.  bring it on!

oh so the Lakers gave them that ring, like they didn\'t win 3 other playoff rounds before beating the lakers by 39 points.  we still got 17 banners and had Len Bias and sadly Reggie Lewis not died, they\'d have been a consistently good team from the 80s to the 00s.  those eddie jones, nick van exel lakers squads were nasty though.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 13, 2011, 12:31:40 pm
Excelent point on Len Bias that really, really derailed the celtics for a long time.

As for the future of the green and white unless Rondo can start scoring more playing Derrick Rose-esque basketball the Celtics won\'t make it back to the Eastern Conference finals.

Kendrick Perkins is no Bill Russel, however he is an ugly, massive, brick wall that is a force to be reckoned with in the paint, and Celtics fan that thinks they were better off without him can go take a seat next to Danny Ainge.

Unless they make a big splash in the offseason the team they have right meow won\'t be getting the job done next year. But alas I\'m a Knicks fan so and they made them look shittier than the Bucks. Speaking of Milwaukee..


Most overhyped team this year by far. They caught lightening in a bottle for half of a season last year with Brandon Jennings, now the whole league knows how to guard him, and besides Bogut no one else on that team stands out. Good scorers but  everyone in the NBA are considered good scorerd
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Post by: leith on May 13, 2011, 12:37:16 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;269291
we\'ll be fine, and yes the Association was a good watch.  prob a lot more interesting than if they did it w/ the Lakers.  Doc Rivers signed for 5 more years.  bring it on!

oh so the Lakers gave them that ring, like they didn\'t win 3 other playoff rounds before beating the lakers by 39 points.  we still got 17 banners and had Len Bias and sadly Reggie Lewis not died, they\'d have been a consistently good team from the 80s to the 00s.  those eddie jones, nick van exel lakers squads were nasty though.


typical celtics fan living in the past when the present crumbles upon them. at least Nick and Eddie were in the playoffs where were the celtics those years? oh yeah missing the playoffs consistently. yeah all the celtics glory is in the past per usual. As a Lakers fan I always know the team will be competing. It is THE PREMIER team of the NBA always has been always will be.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 13, 2011, 12:50:41 pm
ok, leith whatever you say.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 15, 2011, 11:02:52 pm
Miami shows just how overrated they are tonight.

Bulls/OK City finals.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 15, 2011, 11:20:24 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;269431


Bulls/OK City finals.


i\'ve said all along, if the celtics didn\'t make it, it would be the bulls.  and i am still sticking to that.  and the fact that the bulls will win it all.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 16, 2011, 12:03:54 am
to clarify, you said whoever came out of the east would win regardless if it were the bulls, celtics or heat.
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Post by: leith on May 16, 2011, 01:18:00 am
Hahaha u know how ironic your post was right Gregg? The Heat did take your vaunted celtics in 5.
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 16, 2011, 02:10:35 am
our best player was playing w/ 1 arm for 3 games, i\'d say 5 is a lot better than the Lakers 4, and the sore losers that bynum and odom are.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on May 16, 2011, 11:57:54 am
Quote from: SkyePrizm;266676
[I am telling you, that Bulls team is nasty.  They are the team to beat in the East.  


gregg, you are right i did say celtics, heat, or bulls.  

but i also said the above.
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Post by: booztravlr on May 16, 2011, 01:08:09 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;269438
our best player was playing w/ 1 arm for 3 games.


(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oTITpJdaA2I/TSrHteMRuYI/AAAAAAAAAM8/l980UKVdf6Y/s1600/rick+allen.jpg)

laughs at your excuses
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 16, 2011, 01:56:30 pm
lol.  the celtics knocked the bulls out of the playoffs 3 years in a row, talk shit when you win something.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 16, 2011, 04:10:20 pm
The western conference finals should be a good answer on the old debate of momentum or rest. The Thunder just got done with such a hard fought series with the Griz you know their legs must be soar.

The Mavs on the other hand has been sitting around laughing at how badly they embarrased the champs just drawing up a gameplan for their upcoming opponent.

I honestly think it just matters what type of team you got on which path will work for you. And the more I look at it the more I think both teams are right where they want to be. The Thunder is young and they have momentum still after winning an intense game 7. The Mavs are a little older and their whole game comes down to execution. All in all it should be a hell of a series.

MAVS TAKE IT IN 6 AND WIN THE FINALS!
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Post by: skalnbyc on May 16, 2011, 04:15:03 pm
Speaking of the Mavs - does Jason Kidd still put up those obnoxious free throws?
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 16, 2011, 04:17:59 pm
of course.
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Post by: skalnbyc on May 16, 2011, 05:28:33 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;269461
of course.


That alone should be reason enough to cheer for the opponent.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 17, 2011, 05:32:11 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;269460
Speaking of the Mavs - does Jason Kidd still put up those obnoxious free throws?


They call him surebuckets from beyond the arc
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Post by: leith on May 23, 2011, 10:27:48 pm
Not a peep about Noah\'s gay slur huh? figures
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 23, 2011, 10:50:57 pm
i missed it i was watching hbo lat night.  was it good for you??
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Post by: skalnbyc on May 24, 2011, 12:18:18 am
After the Dallas win tonight, I think I\'m going to team up with Ph4B and root for the Mavericks.
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Post by: Vassillios on May 24, 2011, 08:10:36 am
Quote from: leith;269597
Not a peep about Noah\'s gay slur huh? figures


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Post by: Igziabeher on May 24, 2011, 10:58:39 am
first off, i really don\'t like joakim noah at all.  secondly didn\'t kobe say it in an interview whereas noah is saying it during the heat of battle?  i find that to be differentiating.
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Post by: skalnbyc on May 24, 2011, 11:19:22 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;269607
first off, i really don\'t like joakim noah at all.


he definitely looks like a piece of shit so I had low expectations for a rat like that anyways (and for much of the NBA for that matter)
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Post by: zuke583 on May 24, 2011, 12:08:08 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;269607
first off, i really don\'t like joakim noah at all.  secondly didn\'t kobe say it in an interview whereas noah is saying it during the heat of battle?  i find that to be differentiating.

kobe yelled it at a ref. noah yelled it at a fan. that\'s why kobe was fined 100k and noah only 50k
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Post by: Igziabeher on May 24, 2011, 12:10:35 pm
oh ok.  whatever, fan was probably a queermo anyways.
Title: 2010-11 NBA Thread aka Shit Talk Central.
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 25, 2011, 11:44:08 am
i don\'t know, guys. i\'ve been yawning through the rest of these playoffs.  no interest.  
i\'ve moved on to baseball.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on May 25, 2011, 07:37:17 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;269599
After the Dallas win tonight, I think I\'m going to team up with Ph4B and root for the Mavericks.



Dirk is proving why he won the MVP in the past and could very well take the Finals MVP.
It looks like a rematch of the 06 finals only so much better. The Heat, the team noone likes with two of the world\'s best players, against the Mavs, a veteran team who all wants a ring.

Im thinking if youre a fan of basketball youll be a fan of the finals
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Post by: NickNels on June 09, 2011, 01:05:16 pm
Heard a great segment today on  Colin Cowheard\'s show.

Colin was talking about the comparison of Jordan and Lebron.  He compares Lebron more to Wilt Chamberlin than Michael Jordan.  Wilt and Lebron were always tremendous physical specimans and were head and heels above their competition at an early age. Unlike Jordan, Lebron has been worshiped his entire life.  He has been on everybody\'s radar since he was 14 because of his amazing physcial gifts.  Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.  Jordan didn\'t do much his first 6 years in the league, but every year his game kept getting better because he played with a chip on his shoulder.  He took everyone\'s criticisms and used them to work on his game.

Lebron came into the League averaging 20+ pts per game (out of high school no less with no college experience; unlike Jordan).  The team he lead to 60 wins last year is the worst team in the league this year.  Lebron has been so good for so long, he doesn\'t even have a post-up game.  He just makes things up going down the court because he is that good.  It\'s almost funny, Lebron can\'t even post up Jason Kidd.  

Bottom line is he has had very little adversity to overcome in his career.  If he maintains his skill level he should be able to win several MVPs and a few championships on god given talent alone.  You just wonder if he will have the ability to be the best-ever because he\'s never had to work too hard...at least to the point that MJ did to get his game where it was.  Will he have the drive/passion to bring his game to the next level?

Anyway...from here he kinda expanded on things.  He started talking about NBA busts.  What position in the NBA has the most busts?  Centers.  And not talking like the 15th or 20th draft pick, but legitimate top 5 centers.  It\'s a long list Oliwikandi, Kwame Brown, Shawn Bradley, Darko Milicic, Hasheem Thabeet, etc...The reason for this is because these guys are successful at an early age.  They are 6\'5 in middle school.  They don\'t need to put in a ton of effort early on because they are the tallest guy in the room.

Which position has the fewest busts?  Point Guard.  Why?  Because these guys are usually the smallest guys in the room and need to earn respect at an early age.  They work on their game and need to spend extra hours in the gym to compete in a game with tall guys.  They usually have something to prove.

Beyond this he kinda compared it to society.  Most of the millionaires in this country (he threw out the stat of 92%...which is probably bullshit, but...) come from middle-class or below.  They have to learn a strong work ethic to succeed and overcome opsticles.  It\'s not the rich person\'s kid who steps outside the box of what he is given to create another million dollar idea...

Anyway, this is the kind of stuff I find really interesting and is RARELY brought up on other programs.  Whether it is an original thought or not, I love this kinda stuff on the radio.
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Post by: zuke583 on June 09, 2011, 01:37:52 pm
you can\'t compare anybody from the 60s to today\'s players. it\'s a totally different ballgame. lebron is perceived as somewhat of a failure because he\'s compared against his limitless potential.

and i bet a lot of self-made millionaires do come from middle class or below. a) that\'s much bigger population (at least 92%) and b) they are probably more likely to overvalue the importance of money. money is a lot like sex: it\'s becomes a lot more important when you don\'t have it than when you do
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Post by: Gordo on June 09, 2011, 02:11:17 pm
Ummm in Jordan\'s first 6 full seasons he averaged 33ppg, including 37 in his 3rd year and 35 in his 4th. He also collected Rook of the Year and took home MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in that 4th season. Not sure how you can say he didn\'t do much in his first 6 seasons.
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Post by: NickNels on June 09, 2011, 03:27:42 pm
Quote from: Gordo;270046
Ummm in Jordan\'s first 6 full seasons he averaged 33ppg, including 37 in his 3rd year and 35 in his 4th. He also collected Rook of the Year and took home MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in that 4th season. Not sure how you can say he didn\'t do much in his first 6 seasons.


ha!  I had no idea he was THAT good that early...no championships at least for 6 seasons
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Post by: Gordo on June 09, 2011, 06:48:14 pm
Quote from: NickNels;270051
Quote from: Gordo;270046
Ummm in Jordan\'s first 6 full seasons he averaged 33ppg, including 37 in his 3rd year and 35 in his 4th. He also collected Rook of the Year and took home MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in that 4th season. Not sure how you can say he didn\'t do much in his first 6 seasons.


ha!  I had no idea he was THAT good that early...no championships at least for 6 seasons


Yeah his numbers were ridiculous. His first MVP season (\'88) he averaged more than 3 steals per game (!!!!) and 1.6 blocks per game. That\'s absurd, especially when you\'re dropping 35ppg. That was Pippen\'s first year with the Bulls. The following year, when they really started gelling, Jordan\'s numbers looked like a typical LeBron season, only better: 32.5ppg, 8apg, 8rpg, and 2.9spg. LeBron has never averaged 8 & 8 in a season and only has one year with more than 2spg (Jordan has 10).

Trust me, I\'m not going to discount LeBron\'s nastiness as a bball player, he\'s sick and will arguably go down as one of the best few of all time, especially statistically. Looks like in this his 8th season he will win his first championship once he finally got a supporting cast. I\'m sure a ton will follow. Jordan won it in his 7th season, once he got a supporting cast, and a ton followed. Only difference, imo, is LeBron\'s is definitely stronger (in D Wade alone still proving to be THE man in real "crunch time" aka the Fucking Finals) and he still has to prove he can get in guys faces, tell them to suck his dick, and then take over when it matters most.

And maybe, like you said, that has something to do with his freak athleticism and size from such an early age that has caused a bit of mental laziness, who knows. I can dig that argument for sure. Oh, and a sidenote, most people don\'t realize Jordan was cut from Varsity as a Freshman in HS. Pretty sure it was an unwritten rule at Laney that Frosh didn\'t play Varsity, and he almost challenged that. They stuck to their guns and I think he dominated his last 3 years in HS.

Check that: Just looked up some HS info, he was cut from Varsity his Soph year and dominated JV. Then tore shit up on Varsity his last 2 yrs of HS. It\'s funny, he didn\'t catch his growth spurt until late, he was only 6\'1" his junior year of high school and cites that AS motivation to play better from early on. So boom, absolute support to your theory.

Oh, and go MAVS.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on June 09, 2011, 08:47:28 pm
Lebron is missing one part of the overall game.... the ability to be clutch. I obviously don\'t hang out with him... but he seems to pay attention to what other people are saying way too much.

Before game 1 of their series  agaisnt the Bulls, James said he was up all night watching film trying to see what he can improve... they ended up losing that game by almost 20. Then he said last night he was up watching ESPN until 230 am!!!! The only thing they\'ve been talking about is how Lebron "checked out" and how he is averaging 2.4 pts in the 4th quarter this season. I think he lets things get to his head way too much which hinders his abilility to dominate every game, which he should.

All in all, if this Heat team stays together then they should win a couple titles, he will never be on the level of MJ, I dont think he\'ll even finish as one of the 5 best players of all time. Im taking Kobe in his prime over Lebron in his prime all day
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Post by: Gordo on June 09, 2011, 10:03:27 pm
Quote from: phish4breakfast;270069
Lebron is missing one part of the overall game.... the ability to be clutch. I obviously don\'t hang out with him... but he seems to pay attention to what other people are saying way too much.

Before game 1 of their series  agaisnt the Bulls, James said he was up all night watching film trying to see what he can improve... they ended up losing that game by almost 20. Then he said last night he was up watching ESPN until 230 am!!!! The only thing they\'ve been talking about is how Lebron "checked out" and how he is averaging 2.4 pts in the 4th quarter this season. I think he lets things get to his head way too much which hinders his abilility to dominate every game, which he should.

All in all, if this Heat team stays together then they should win a couple titles, he will never be on the level of MJ, I dont think he\'ll even finish as one of the 5 best players of all time. Im taking Kobe in his prime over Lebron in his prime all day


I completely agree.

Though it was hard to swallow him being clutch as fuck against the Bulls last series. I literally thought we were dealt the LeClutch card that everyone has been waiting for, but seems like that stride was short.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on June 10, 2011, 10:48:01 pm
These past few games have been sitting well in my stomach :)
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Post by: bezerker on June 12, 2011, 11:00:54 pm
HI YoOoOoOoo !
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Post by: leith on June 12, 2011, 11:09:22 pm
Well once again the West is the Best. Yeah so much for your gut feelings huh Tray?
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Post by: skalnbyc on June 13, 2011, 12:40:14 am
Glad to see Dirk take down Lebron.
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Post by: Vassillios on June 13, 2011, 08:05:32 am
Go Mavs!
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Post by: SkyePrizm on June 13, 2011, 09:17:05 am
Quote from: leith;270110
Well once again the West is the Best. Yeah so much for your gut feelings huh Tray?


First off, the heat are like the evil step-sister of the east.  i don\'t know any team in the east fans that would actually cheer for the heat.  I freaking hate those guys.  If the bulls had been in the finals, I would have cheered them on. I would have cheered any east team on.  The heat.  No effin way.

Secondly, the heat are notorious chokers.  especially with lebron now.  Cause lebron is the king of collapsing when it counts.  So i could have told you this would have happened.  Had it been Dallas vs the Celtics... I believe the celtics would have won.  But we will never know.

But yes, I was wrong. The west won.
But Leith, where were the lakers? Sitting home.  That made being wrong all worth it.
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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on June 13, 2011, 10:43:51 am
Q: Why didn\'t LeBron go to college?
A: He was afraid of the finals.

I didn\'t make this up... saw it uncredited on Facebook (posted by a friend who isn\'t witty enough to have made it up himself) but felt it was too good not to share.
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Post by: leith on June 13, 2011, 10:48:44 am
Tray all I read was blah blah blah if it was the celtics. It wasn\'t. The celts couldnt do it and are done get over it now it will be easier in the coming months if you do.
The Heat were the best in the east this year and yeah The Lakers were at home and Hmmmmm so were the Spurs yet the West came out on top Per Usual. Will u east fans
ever concede your conference sucks? Facts r facts people.
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Post by: NickNels on June 13, 2011, 11:00:23 am
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;270119
Q: Why didn\'t LeBron go to college?
A: He was afraid of the finals.

I didn\'t make this up... saw it uncredited on Facebook (posted by a friend who isn\'t witty enough to have made it up himself) but felt it was too good not to share.


Q: Why shouldn\'t you let LeBron give you change for a dollar?
A:Because he can\'t give you the 4th quarter!

Q: How do you know you\'ve found Lebron James\' cell phone?
A: It vibrates and receives calls, but doesn\'t have a ring!
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Post by: leith on June 13, 2011, 11:03:35 am
lol too funny
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Post by: zuke583 on June 13, 2011, 11:14:32 am
i heard it\'s \'lebron james day\' in dallas today.

everyone gets to leave work 12 minutes early.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on June 13, 2011, 11:27:26 am
i am enjoying all these lebron jokes.  

and leith, the heat weren\'t the best in the east.  sure, they were the last team standing in the east. but doesn\'t mean they were the best.
Can\'t wait for the fall so our trash talking actually means something....

now i have to sit and wait and see where kemba goes...
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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on June 13, 2011, 01:44:45 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;270124
i am enjoying all these lebron jokes.  

and leith, the heat weren\'t the best in the east.  sure, they were the last team standing in the east. but doesn\'t mean they were the best.
Can\'t wait for the fall so our trash talking actually means something....

now i have to sit and wait and see where kemba goes...

On what grounds were the Heat not the best team in the East? Because they didn\'t have to go through Orlando? Say what you will about Rondo being hurt, Miami ate up Boston and Chicago to get to the NBA Finals.
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Post by: leith on June 13, 2011, 08:34:08 pm
Exactly Drew. Thank You
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Post by: SkyePrizm on June 13, 2011, 09:05:18 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;270126
Say what you will about Rondo being hurt


Rondo with a dislocated elbow definitely hurt the Celtics more than you can realize.  I mean, he was playing in pain.  He was playing at 80%.  You can\'t have your point guard in the playoffs not at a 100%. You try doing anything with a dislocated elbow and get back to me.

Also, injuries at the center position.  Both O\'Neals were hurting.  And even Pierce had some sort of issue.  Ray had a bruised rib cage at one point, I believe too.  Yes, injuries hurt the celtics.  But that\'s what you get when you have an older team.   During the regular season, Celtics (healthy) were the best in the east. hands down.  

Were the Heat the best in the east all season? No way.  The best in the playoffs? Yes.
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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on June 13, 2011, 10:23:22 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;270146
Were the Heat the best in the east all season? No way.  The best in the playoffs? Yes.

NBA basketball IS the playoffs.

It\'s not physically possible to play balls to the wall for 82 regular-season games, nor is it necessary in a league where more than half of teams make the playoffs. Building a team for the playoffs is a legitimate strategy in the NBA, and that is the type of team that Miami is: a team that, on paper, will have the two best players on the court (or at least two of the best three) at all times. And, in the NBA, the best player wins more often than not.

As far as Rondo goes, I\'m still not completely sold on a point guard that the defense can pick up at the foul line. A lot of times, it feels like watching a guy who is two assists shy of a triple-double in a pickup game. He makes unnecessary passes just for the assists, which is as selfish in my eyes as taking bad shots to run up your point total. Yes, he makes good players better and great players greater, but he is yet to make role players into good players... which is ultimately his future if he stays in Boston with the current crop of aging stars.

If Rajon Rondo learned anything from watching the Mavs this postseason, it should be that if Jason Kidd can magically develop a three-pointer at age 38, then he can do it at age 25. This is far from an original thought on my part (don\'t remember where I read it - sounds like Bill Simmons), but it is a thought that I happen to completely agree with:
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Post by: leith on June 14, 2011, 12:30:00 am
Tray get real. The celtics were far from the best team in the east ever this year. The Bulls ruled the regular season the celtics were never the favored east team except for in New England.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on June 14, 2011, 11:01:48 am
Well, I could argue you guys all day. But i won\'t because at the end of the day...

its a new season.  

What is done is done.
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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on June 14, 2011, 11:43:33 am
Quote from: SkyePrizm;270160
its a new season.

I hope you\'re right. If there\'s no NBA or NFL next fall, I may have to join a college football bandwagon, and I don\'t even know where to begin there.
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Post by: phish4breakfast on June 14, 2011, 01:22:49 pm
Why do you people feel the need to argue which conference is better? Be a fan of the sport, and obviously have a favorite team or two. The reason I jumped on the Mavs bandwagon back in the first round is two part...

1. The Knicks embarassingly got swpet by the Old ass Celtics

2. That is one of the best BASKETBALL TEAMS I\'ve seen awhile. So deep, no selfish players, and one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

If im a Lakers fan I keep my mouth shut, they played worse than Lebron did and have a whole slew of problems going into the offseason. Kobe\'s pissed his boy didn\'t even get interviewed for the job, he\'s not digging the new head guy.


As for the Lebron jokes.....
Don\'t let Lebron borrow a dollar, he\'ll give you back 75 cents but he\'s never good for the 4th quarter
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Post by: leith on June 14, 2011, 02:16:30 pm
Yeah I don\'t know how old you r Phish.....but this whole be a fan of the sport is hogwash and reeks of a modern PC education.
The reason there is debate over conferences IS due to having favorite teams and rooting for them for decades. At least u admit
to being a bandwaggoner and u must be new to the NBA because Dallas is a good team that got on a good run and far from one of the best
teams in awhile just as Dirk is not all that but got lucky Jason Terry lost the sixth man award and had a fire lit under him. It was his MVP trophy Dirk owns
As a Lakers fan that actually lives in Southern California and has access to the local coverage most detractors miss I can tell you I laugh at anyone who thinks
The Lakers have a slew of problems that Mitch can\'t take care of, they\'re The Lakers with the best mgmt in the league not an idiot like Ainge. As
 for Kobe he doesn\'t give a rats ass who the coach is he still runs the team on the floor.
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Post by: zuke583 on June 14, 2011, 04:40:27 pm
Quote from: leith;270168
As for Kobe he doesn\'t give a rats ass who the coach is he still runs the team on the floor.


how many rings has he won without phil again?
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Post by: SkyePrizm on June 14, 2011, 07:32:20 pm
Quote from: zuke583;270175
Quote from: leith;270168
As for Kobe he doesn\'t give a rats ass who the coach is he still runs the team on the floor.


how many rings has he won without phil again?


*slow clap*
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Post by: leith on June 14, 2011, 07:51:05 pm
Whatever he\'s also lost in The Finals with Phil. The Lakers have more going for them than most teams. They\'ll be in
the hunt again next year.
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Post by: Igziabeher on June 14, 2011, 11:23:13 pm
Quote from: leith;270199
Whatever he\'s also lost in The Finals with Phil. The Lakers have more going for them than most teams. They\'ll be in
the hunt again next year.




damn right he has.  as will be boston.
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Post by: SkyePrizm on June 15, 2011, 10:35:58 am
Quote from: Igziabeher;270207
as will be boston.

I am curious as to what plays are made in this off season to repair the center position.

Once that\'s done, we are in it to win it.