Tim McG Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 A loss is a loss is a loss is a loss! 1 point or 15 is still a loss No doubt. But three close losses in a row just shows the Lakers still have a fair amount of talent on the team. The Thunder has had to struggle to win [or, more to the point, preside over the mistakes of the Lakers]. My thinking is if the Thunder was that good [or the Lakers that bad] the games would be more lopsided and they aren't. Okay, let me put it this way; a W is a W is a W. The spread only makes a difference to the money betters. OK...fair enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceW Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 MWP gets a flagrant foul. Argument!! To me there was no argument. There are times when even the commentators don't see what they need to see. MWP fouled the shooter but, what was hard to see (but not for me) was that he shoved with his fully extended left arm, whoever it was that took the shot, (Hill I think) while he was still in the air and it shoved him down. That is why it got changed to a flagrant foul. Now, I saw the replay 3 times at least and each time I could see the left arm. Look for it guys, you'll see it. ol eagle eye, Bruce :excited: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Well, at least the Lakers got it to the 5th game. No sweep. Go Giants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Mamba did all he could without much help Wussell Restbrook gets on your nerves unless he's playing on your squad I hope OKC can beat the Spurs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceW Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Yeah, it would be nice to have some fresh blood in the Finals again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Spurs are too tough. It will be an uphill battle for OKC, I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Mamba did all he could without much help When you score 42 points and have 0 ASSISTS, it's hard to complain that you're not getting much help. That suggests ball-hog, not team player. I'll agree that there's really not much on that team other than Bryant though. I don't think Bynum is that tough or focused. Artest is too volatile. Gasol's time in LA has passed. The rest of 'em? Sessions - eh. Hill - eh. Blake - eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceW Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Bryant stays, why, because he is Bryant. Bynum stays, why, one more year to reach his potential of superstar. He is still very young and this was first year healthy. Gasol gone. two 7 footers negate each other, too many soft lapses. MWP gone. too volatile everyone else. up for trades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 I give the coach one more year...then he's gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 For me, all the Lakers need is to add some players who can shoot threes. That's the only missing ingredient. I'd much rather see Artest leave than Gasol, but if both of those guys and anybody not named Bryant, Bynum, or Sessions can bring in somebody who can fill it up outside the arc... Sessions might be tough to re-sign. I'm hoping big, of course, and would like to see Deron Williams don the purple and gold. Thunder/Spurs will be an epic battle. Pulling for the Thunder to win it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Bryant stays, why, because he is Bryant. Bynum stays, why, one more year to reach his potential of superstar. He is still very young and this was first year healthy. Gasol gone. two 7 footers negate each other, too many soft lapses. MWP gone. too volatile everyone else. up for trades. An awful lot of who stays and who goes depends on contracts. MWP is pretty much untradeable, given his beahavior and possibly his contract. Gasol may also have a contract that nobody will take on. I heard one commentator yesterday suggest bynum for Dwight Howard, but do the Lakers want a whiner who just had back surgery? Contracts may force the Lakers to pretty much stand pat unless they can make some creative trades. They're pretty much guarateed to have an interesting offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Thunder/Spurs will be an epic battle. Pulling for the Thunder to win it all. This could be a classic matchup of the experienced veteran team against the young(and very talented) team. Looks to be verrrry interesting. I like the Thunder also, but it wouldn't surprise me to see the Spurs win it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 For me, all the Lakers need is to add some players who can shoot threes. That's the only missing ingredient. I'd much rather see Artest leave than Gasol, but if both of those guys and anybody not named Bryant, Bynum, or Sessions can bring in somebody who can fill it up outside the arc... Sessions might be tough to re-sign. I'm hoping big, of course, and would like to see Deron Williams don the purple and gold. Thunder/Spurs will be an epic battle. Pulling for the Thunder to win it all. I absolutely agree, Noj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 The Warriors announced today their intention to relocate to San Francisco. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/golden-state-warriors-unveil-plans-to-move-to-san-francisco/article2439743/singlepage/#articlecontent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Keep these foolzzz together for another 10 years they should win a couple rings Best young 1 2 punch in NBA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) This shit is funny Maybe it's those shades Edited May 23, 2012 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 I wish the Zen Master was still running the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Mike Brown is not a post season coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Maybe we should rename this thread "Boring Western Conference Discussion Corner". Meanwhile in the East the Heat and Pacers are now in a full-on cage match that's one hard foul away from Jeff Van Gundy dangling from Alonzo Mourning's leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 The Heat are a dirty team, from Wade, LeBron, and Haslam clear down to the scrubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) That's a strong claim. Can you back it up with evidence? I'm not aware of Udonis Haslem having a reputation for any incidents of dirty play (not counting what happened in game 5, which I think is fair to discount given the history in the game and the series). Dwyane Wade is the only one for whom I think the claim is at least defensible, although here too I think Wade hasn't been the aggressor in most of the incidents (cf. Rip Hamilton). And arguing that Lebron is dirty is absurd. I've never seen him do anything even rising to the level of Bryant's questionable follow-through, which seems to whack guys on the head a surprising percentage of the time. Edited May 24, 2012 by Big Wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 That's a strong claim. Can you back it up with evidence? I'm not aware of Udonis Haslem having a reputation for any incidents of dirty play (not counting what happened in game 5, which I think is fair to discount given the history in the game and the series). Dwyane Wade is the only one for whom I think the claim is at least defensible, although here too I think Wade hasn't been the aggressor in most of the incidents (cf. Rip Hamilton). And arguing that Lebron is dirty is absurd. I've never seen him do anything even rising to the level of Bryant's questionable follow-through, which seems to whack guys on the head a surprising percentage of the time. and ron artest isn't the dirtiest player in the league - give me a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Maybe we should rename this thread "Boring Western Conference Discussion Corner". The WCF should be very exciting and competitive, even if you're just an EC fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Well, Wade's turned into a cheap-shotting punk, from his nose-breaking hack on Kobe in the All-Star game to that petulant shove from behind he gave Darren Collison earlier in this series. LeBron's taken to dirty little undercover cheapies probably under Wade's tutelage. Not to mention he and Wade's tendency to really exaggerate on flops in a dirtier way than even Fisher ever dreamed of. Haslem's karate chop on Psycho T should have resulted in a longer suspension than it did, and the scrub who hacked the Pacer's scrub deserved at least as long as what Bynum got last year. I hate the Heat so much I think I'd rather even see the Celtics win, so I'll admit that I have a jaundiced eye toward the whole squad. LeBron, Wade, and Bosh can kiss my ass with their dancing around with Kool-Aid smiles on their TV special bragging about how many rings they're going to win and I hope they never win any together. On top of that, fuck David Stern and the NBA owners for pitching a fit and vetoing the Lakers' trade for Chris Paul saying it "wouldn't be fair to have players of that caliber together on one team" after standing pat and allowing Miami to put that ridiculous all-star team together. It was nothing but bias against the Lakers for doing what they're supposed to do which is try to win. - I dislike Artest and I always have, so you'll get no argument from me on his dirty play. He helped the Lakers beat the Celtics in game 7 of the Finals, but other than that has been underwhelming in LA and made me miss Ariza. I'll root tooth and nail for whoever comes out of the West, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Garnett was voted in the top three of dirty players in a poll of players IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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