Official 2007-08 NBA Thread

[LastSunrise1981]

Garnett needs to stop doing fairy tip ins and actually dunk the ball.

 

[Darthphere]

It's amazing how no one ever feels they commit a foul.

It's ****ing annoying at this point, and with no bias, it's a lot more prevalent on the Lakers side of the ball. If these were regular season games, people would get T'd up left and right. Rad got a T, but that's because he's Rad. Same way Perkins gets a T for a reaction yell and Kobe will cuss out the refs mom and not get anything. But yeah, it needs to stop, especially you Sasha.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

It'll never change though. Phil Jackson and Kobe can yell, swear, and throw their arms up in the air and not have a technical given to them. But any other one who does it will ultimately get a tech and if the refs are really pissed they'll eject them.

Celtics take the next one though.

Keys for the Celtics to win the next game:

1. Need to box out on the important rebounds. I cannot tell you how many times I've seen rebounds grabbed by the Lakers because the Celtics aren't boxing out. Box out Laker defenders and you'll cut down on second chance points.

2. Garnett needs to start driving to the rim in order to get a rhythm going. He also needs to stop trying to tip the ball in. Rather than tip the ball in he should throw it down with power.

 

[Darthphere]

It's not even the fact that they're not boxing out. They need to stop fighting each other for rebounds. There are like 3 Celtics players under the basket and they're all tipping the ball up trying to get the board. I think Ray Allen tonight almost tipped the ball in at one point fighting for the board over KG.

 

[Silver Knight]

Celtics will win it no doubt bout it.

 

[Nightmare]

Im just happy the lakers didnt let the celtics win in la. Celtics will still win the title though.

 

[Excel]

Man KG has been good but is just NOT clutch...I want the ball in Pauls hands.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

NBA Playoff Pool Standings:

1. fu manchu - 84 Points
2. WhySoSerious?? - 82 Points
3. L.A - 79 Points
4. Fran - 77 Points
5. omid17 - 73 Points
6. DBella - 71 Points
7. Bond - 70 Points
8. DarthRekal - 68 Points
... Raiden - 68 Points
10. Ghostvirus - 67 Points
11. Mister J - 66 Points
12. Docker - 62 Points
13. NewYorkSpider - 57 Points
.... JaD - 57 Points
15. CrypticOne - 50 Points
16. LastSunrise - 43 Points

 

[L.A.]

Damn still stuck in 3rd

 

[fu manchu]

^ i believe you are the only one who has a legitimate shot at beating me.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

L.A is the only one who can beat fu manchu. He picked the Celtics to win game 6, but must have the Lakers win in order to pick up points for picking the Celtics in 7. If that happens he wins by 3 points


If the Celtics win game 6 then JaD and Mister J will make a tremendous gain in the points. They would've picked every game right. It'll probably bump Mister J in the top 5 and JaD to around 8th.

 

[JaD]

Hey, was Luke Walton getting booed when he came onto the floor tonight? I wasn't sure and not listening very carefully. The camera went to Bill Walton too.

 

[MoPlaYa]

Celtics should take it 4-2...hopefully

 

[Nightmare]

L.A is the only one who can beat fu manchu. He picked the Celtics to win game 6, but must have the Lakers win in order to pick up points for picking the Celtics in 7. If that happens he wins by 3 points


If the Celtics win game 6 then JaD and Mister J will make a tremendous gain in the points. They would've picked every game right. It'll probably bump Mister J in the top 5 and JaD to around 8th.

****in ********. I was so close!! This is as rigged as the damn nba officiating!

 

[JaD]

If the Celtics win game 6 then JaD and Mister J will make a tremendous gain in the points. They would've picked every game right. It'll probably bump Mister J in the top 5 and JaD to around 8th.

This pleases me

And don't worry WSS I already paid off 2 of the refs for Game 6 to call it my way

 

[Nightmare]

The refs will force a game seven for huge ratings!!

 

[kane9321]

It'll never change though. Phil Jackson and Kobe can yell, swear, and throw their arms up in the air and not have a technical given to them. But any other one who does it will ultimately get a tech and if the refs are really pissed they'll eject them.

Celtics take the next one though.

Keys for the Celtics to win the next game:

1. Need to box out on the important rebounds. I cannot tell you how many times I've seen rebounds grabbed by the Lakers because the Celtics aren't boxing out. Box out Laker defenders and you'll cut down on second chance points.

2. Garnett needs to start driving to the rim in order to get a rhythm going. He also needs to stop trying to tip the ball in. Rather than tip the ball in he should throw it down with power.

I'm sick of these damned kobe phil loving refs...Boston next game

 

[Raiden]

I'm very happy for Lakers win last night, but I wish they had been able to do what they did at Game 5 on Game 4, and not lose when they built a sizable lead (I'm still not over the loss of Game 4), and they won't have been in this 3-2 deficit and having to face Celtics for the last two must-win games. I know that other teams who were down 3-1 had failed to stage a successful comeback, but I hope Lakers will be the one to do it (and records are meant to be broken, anyway). Heck, if the Red Sox did it against my Yanks in that ALCS series a few years back, I think Lakers have a shot also. Lakers have shown that they can score against Celtics, but they have to play good defense if they want to win this series.

 

[omid17]

I'm very happy for Lakers win last night, but I wish they had been able to do what they did at Game 5 on Game 4, and not lose when they built a sizable lead (I'm still not over the loss of Game 4), and they won't have been in this 3-2 deficit and having to face Celtics for the last two must-win games. I know that other teams who were down 3-1 had failed to stage a successful comeback, but I hope Lakers will be the one to do it (and records are meant to be broken, anyway). Heck, if the Red Sox did it against my Yanks in that ALCS series a few years back, I think Lakers have a shot also. Lakers have shown that they can score against Celtics, but they have to play good defense if they want to win this series.

 

[Ben Urich]

Hey, was Luke Walton getting booed when he came onto the floor tonight? I wasn't sure and not listening very carefully. The camera went to Bill Walton too.

The fans were yelling "Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuke!" like Red Sox fans do for Kevin Youkilis ("Yoooooooooooooooooouk!")

 

[Ben Urich]

Yankees fans for Mike Mussina ("Moooooooooooooooooooose!")

I could go on.

 

[The_Mighty_Thor]

The local radio guys are trying to get everyone to chant Gas-hole whenever Gasol touches the ball in the next game




Ray Allen left early Sunday due to one of his kids being sick. The rumor is that it's diabetes related. What crappy news to get on fathers day. Hopefully everything is ok and he's there and ready to play tomorrow night.

 

[Nightmare]

Gas Hole? nice. Better than "beat la" chants.

 

[Ben Urich]

Henry Abbott's source says Allen will probably play in Game 6.

Check this link tomorrow morning to see which officiating crew the NBA has tabbed to call the game. If Steve Javie's name appears on that list, conspiracy theorists will have a field-day because Javie ranks 59th out of 62 referees in calling fouls against the home team.

 

[MoPlaYa]

Celtics FTW tuesday...woot!!!