2014 Playoffs - Geaux CP3

Boy okc got a break there. Westbrook just fell lol

And......down go the clips bwahahahahahaah maybe next year cpME

maybe one day you can be on a team as good as the Hornets chris, maybe.

Not a single team left in the playoffs is a big market team. Sure Miami and SA are big cities, but they aren't your traditional big market teams.

Hurray for people that say "the NBA favors big markets." Because they can't say it this year.

I'm ready for silver to do away with conferences. It's needed badly.

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Originally Posted by kclaboy504

I'm ready for silver to do away with conferences. It's needed badly.

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Word, but the Wiz and Hawks made for some good ball. You remove conferences and you don't have those two teams pushing Indy to the limit.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

Word, but the Wiz and Hawks made for some good ball. You remove conferences and you don't have those two teams pushing Indy to the limit.

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Ehhh I loved those series as well but the pros far outweigh the cons. The hawks didn't deserve to be in the playoffs to begin with. The heat are heading I got he conf finals pretty much unscathed. Just not fair to the west at all.

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Originally Posted by kclaboy504

And......down go the clips bwahahahahahaah maybe next year cpME

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:D

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Originally Posted by kclaboy504

I'm ready for silver to do away with conferences. It's needed badly.

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80-6 conferences, keep divisions though. Or at MINIMUM. Change it so the top 10 teams, or keep it at 12, whatever, those guys make it in. With division winners getting automatic berths. But not guaranteed home court or a higher seed than someone with a higher record that happens to play in a tough division.

If the Heat threepete then it's great for them but I feel like I'll always have to mention that they did play in maybe the worst conference in sports history during that stretch. It stinks because they very well may be the best team this season (when they care) but it's so hard to know since the only time they'll be tested is after a very easy schedule against whatever battle-ridden team they play against.

i made the mistake of going back & watching 07-08 hornets playoff highlights. such a great time & such bad management cutting down a great team before it's prime. what a shame

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

Word, but the Wiz and Hawks made for some good ball. You remove conferences and you don't have those two teams pushing Indy to the limit.

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Well the only change this season would of been Atlanta out and Phoenix in.

But in that scenario Miami would of been a 4 seed and Indiana would of been playing Toronto, Chicago or Phoenix(not quite sure how there record would shake out in seeding with being tied 3 ways) while Miami would be playing Brooklyn I think in the first round and then either Indiana or one of those other three in the second round and then San Antonio or Oklahoma before even making it to the championship.

It would of been an extremely interesting playoffs IMO.

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

80-6 conferences, keep divisions though. Or at MINIMUM. Change it so the top 10 teams, or keep it at 12, whatever, those guys make it in. With division winners getting automatic berths. But not guaranteed home court or a higher seed than someone with a higher record that happens to play in a tough division.

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Yea I agree with it all.

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Originally Posted by N.O.Bronco

Well the only change this season would of been Atlanta out and Phoenix in.

But in that scenario Miami would of been a 4 seed and Indiana would of been playing Toronto, Chicago or Phoenix(not quite sure how there record would shake out in seeding with being tied 3 ways) while Miami would be playing Brooklyn I think in the first round and then either Indiana or one of those other three in the second round and then San Antonio or Oklahoma before even making it to the championship.

It would of been an extremely interesting playoffs IMO.

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Exactly. This is a no brainer to happen. Sooner rather than later too.

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Originally Posted by Jabberwalker

If the Heat threepete then it's great for them but I feel like I'll always have to mention that they did play in maybe the worst conference in sports history during that stretch. It stinks because they very well may be the best team this season (when they care) but it's so hard to know since the only time they'll be tested is after a very easy schedule against whatever battle-ridden team they play against.

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Exactly how I feel. Miami has to win 2 tough series for a championship while the west team has to win. 4. It's just not right, and hopefully it gets fixed.

And let's also think about how the current system affects the Pelicans.

Realistically the only teams that aren't gonna be competing for a playoff spot in the West next season are the Kings, Jazz and the Lakers. And frankly even the latter two could make a surprise turnaround. Now go look at the East and you will see a bunch of bubble teams that are where they are solely because of the weak conference.

The current system really hurts the pelicans chances at the playoffs.

Whereas a conference irrelevant system with divisions better evens out the regular season schedule and gives our team a much better shot at getting into the playoffs.

Pacers must win this game 1 to set the tone. I'm taking the pacers in 7 in this series.

My word how the hell did the refs not call that A travel on lebron?? That's ridiculous

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Pacers must win this game 1 to set the tone. I'm taking the pacers in 7 in this series.

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I'd be pretty surprised if the Heat didn't win this series in 6. I expect the Spurs to take the Thunder in 7.

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

I'd be pretty surprised if the Heat didn't win this series in 6. I expect the Spurs to take the Thunder in 7.

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The pacers out played them this season. They just got sluggish and towards end of season and struggled early in first series vs hawks. They get up for the heat and we will see the best pacers team in this series. Will be fun to watch. I'll honestly be shocked to see the pacers get taken out in 6 with them having home court.

The Pacers came out with some intensity. Let's see if they can keep that up when they get down. Hibbert and D West are gonna have to play tough on both ends to beat the Heat inside. Make the Heat start taking contested jumpers and you've got a shot.

Lebron just bulls over people to the hoop and consistently takes 3 steps while doing it.

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The Pacers came out with some intensity. Let's see if they can keep that up when they get down. Hibbert and D West are gonna have to play tough on both ends to beat the Heat inside. Make the Heat start taking contested jumpers and you've got a shot.

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Yea I agree. They were the best home team this year I believe. 35-6

What a horrible tick pay tack foul on George. Smdh...on the other end lebron trucks over George and knocks him 7 feet backwards to the ground and no call. Sounds abt right

My goodness. Pacers just keep committing the stupidest, most careless mistakes I've ever seen. Dam.

I hate 7 footers that shoot 3's. If Bosh shoots 1 more 3, I'd sit him for the rest of the playoffs. He's 7 feet tall but won't go in the paint. New age bball sux. I'm not a d west fan but the way he plays is the way a 4 should play. In the paint

While I'm ranting, chalmers sux too.

Time for DWade to hang em up too. And there goes bosh with another long jumper

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Originally Posted by UptownFuz504

I hate 7 footers that shoot 3's. If Bosh shoots 1 more 3, I'd sit him for the rest of the playoffs. He's 7 feet tall but won't go in the paint. New age bball sux. I'm not a d west fan but the way he plays is the way a 4 should play. In the paint

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Bosh still shoots 2s better than West and also has a much higher TS%. The one thing West does clearly better is get more assists.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...shch01&y2=2014

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Originally Posted by Kibner

Bosh still shoots 2s better than West and also has a much higher TS%. The one thing West does clearly better is get more assists.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...shch01&y2=2014

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You on a bball reference spree today ain't you? :hihi:

Heats reign ends this year in the ECF. Pacers in 7.

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You on a bball reference spree today ain't you? :hihi:

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It's a great site. :)

I need to learn how to use stats.nba.com more effectively, though. :p

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Time for DWade to hang em up too. And there goes bosh with another long jumper

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Heat fan at heart?

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Originally Posted by kclaboy504

Heat fan at heart?

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Not really. I just hate bad bball and 7 footers that shoot 3's is bad bball to me

I'm glad Indy took game 1... hope they win the series... I really want Miami out... plus I am still a David West fan

Yeah, I still want West's team to win, too. I really wanted both the Pacers and Clippers to make it to the Finals this year so I could be happy no matter which team won.

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Yeah, I still want West's team to win, too. I really wanted both the Pacers and Clippers to make it to the Finals this year so I could be happy no matter which team won.

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I just can't stand the Clippers enough... even CP3 can't get me to like them

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Originally Posted by rt0307

I just can't stand the Clippers enough... even CP3 can't get me to like them

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Griffin and Barnes are the only ones on the team I don't like.

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Originally Posted by Kibner

Griffin and Barnes are the only ones on the team I don't like.

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I just hate their brand looking for bail out calls. I also know I'm being hypocritical because every good players is yelling or acting like they got shot on every play. I don't know why though the clippers seems flagrant with it and it gets under my skin. I really wanted to root for cp3 after here too.

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Originally Posted by UptownFuz504

Not really. I just hate bad bball and 7 footers that shoot 3's is bad bball to me

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If you hate bad ball, why in the **** do you want the Pacers to advance. They play some of the ugliest and worst offense I have seen from a highly seeded team in quite some time.

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I just hate their brand looking for bail out calls. I also know I'm being hypocritical because every good players is yelling or acting like they got shot on every play. I don't know why though the clippers seems flagrant with it and it gets under my skin. I really wanted to root for cp3 after here too.

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D West yells "And 1" after every shot he takes :hihi:

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D West yells "And 1" after every shot he takes :hihi:

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It's one of the things I miss most about him. :3

Chris Paul should get most of the blame for the Clippers loosing. I loved Chris Paul when he played for us. But in 2008 which was the best team in franchise history. The thing I will always fault Paul for was in game 7 against the Spurs. Why in the hell was Pargo taking so many shots in the 4th quarter of that game 7. Chris Paul should have demanded the ball on every possession, either to make a pass for an open look or take the shot himself. Instead we had Pargo taking shots trying to be Michael Jordan down the stretch of that game. Paul is a great point guard but for some reason he gets the least amount of blame for a superstar for not winning in the playoffs. He choked it big time in game 5 of that series. That was a big time choke. 3 horrible plays back to back and I remember Collin Cowherd saying the day after he just had a bad minute. BULL CRAP. When you are a superstar you don't do that in crunch time I'm sorry. Not in this league. I just do not think he is the great leader everybody says he is.

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D West yells "And 1" after every shot he takes :hihi:

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When I see him say that but they don't call a foul when he misses, I say "And none!"

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Not really. I just hate bad bball and 7 footers that shoot 3's is bad bball to me

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Not really? Sounds like u straddling the fence there fuzz!!! Lol..

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Originally Posted by kclaboy504

Not really? Sounds like u straddling the fence there fuzz!!! Lol..

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No fence straddling. If I had to choose who I wanted to move on I'd say the heat. Pacers are too up and down. The finals would be one sided in the west's favor

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Originally Posted by UptownFuz504

No fence straddling. If I had to choose who I wanted to move on I'd say the heat. Pacers are too up and down. The finals would be one sided in the west's favor

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See..I don't think so. I think pacers win it all. We shall see won't we?

Spurs are going to win it all. And in convincing fashion.

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See..I don't think so. I think pacers win it all. We shall see won't we?

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If The pacers were to win, it would just be more proof that bigs are essential to being a champion. They have a traditional 5 and 4. Back to the goal players not these bigs that wanna be finess players.

Edit: I don't know what I did to make this breaking news

This season reminds me of the Bulls title season from 93. MJ was clearly the best player in the league (and world), but lost the MVP to a great player that had a monster year. The Bulls looked flawed and vunerable during the season (relatively speaking) and after waltzing through the first two rounds they didn't have home court in the ECF against a peaking Knicks team. They went on to defeat an impressive looking Suns team that also had home court.

Personally, I don't care how good SAS, Indiana, or OKC looks. This about LeBron and the magnitude of his greatness. If he is as great as he appears to be, the Heat will win. This is about a guy who has chance to firmly cement himself with the Jordans, Russells, Birds, and Jabbars of the world. We're talking Michelangelo asking friends if they know anybody who wants their ceiling painted type history. I don't know about some of you, but I wouldn't be so quick to write this guy off.