2013 Playoffs Discussion Thread

The 4th game of the series Brooklyn - Chicago is one of the best matches I've ever seen. So so so good. Recommend you all to watch if you didn't.

Hate that another star in Westbrook got injured, OKC is yet more predictable now without him, watching the last game vs the Rockets it reminded me of the Cavs with Lebron (Durant). Him dominating the ball and the rest of the team watching it in a corner.

Memphis is a really tough team, even when they don't have a clear star, just a group of players who know to play as a team. I think they will beat the Clippers, but playing their starters so many minutes can hurt them.

And by the way, there is your god-ed Bledsoe, he got floated on the 3pt line and he kept up jacking 3's and missing. His season 40% in a small sample means nothing. The guy just CAN NOT shot from 3 or mid range. He plain sucks.
I don't want a PG who can't shot no named Rajon Rondo.

Q-Pon is playing really well off the bench. He fits that team well since he can spread the floor.

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Originally Posted by Pelicans78

Q-Pon is playing really well off the bench. He fits that team well since he can spread the floor.

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I was rooting like crazy for him. A lot of his shots just kept rolling out and it made me sad. :(

lol, At Mark Jackson wife going Carl Lewis on the national anthem.

Curry is so dam good!!! My goodness I think we are witnessing the greatest,purest shooter of all time. Not there yet but he is very easily on his way. I know ppl say it's a little early cuz of his limited time in the nba, but his body of work thus far proves he is already at that level. Just needs 4-6 more years of it and it'll be his to claim. If for some reason injuries derailed his career then I think he is still that guy. Espn did a very nice write up on all time great 3pt shooters in all statistical category's. It's an i sider piece so not sure if u can read it from the link but here it is.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/playo...er-nba-history

Can we just give curry a Billion dollars to come here? My goodness, It's rare when someone just completely takes over a game like that.

Also I wouldn't be surprised to see the warriors make it to the finals. This team is extremely dangerous when curry is rolling. They are well coached and have snipers all over that can knock it down at any given moment. Harrison Barnes is a very under rated rookie. He has really progressed through the year. Bogut is healthy and playing good ball also. They can make it to the finals for sure not that Westbrook is out. I actually have them as the favorite to make it now. I think they will put away the nuggets in 5. Can they beat the heat? Doubtful but they could make a series out of it I think. Atleast 6. Could be interesting tho.

That kid is ridiculous!!!!! Absolutely amazing to watch. He just blew the nuggets out all by his friggin lonesome!!! Pretty much all in the 3rd quarter too!!!!! AMAZING!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

Can we just give curry a Billion dollars to come here? My goodness, It's rare when someone just completely takes over a game like that.

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Hahahahahahahaha I'm in!!!!!!

Steph Curry and this GS/DEN series is showing why two things are retarded:

1. Trying to trade back in the draft to acquire more picks so you have more depth.
2. Using your cap room to sign multiple players over one stud player.

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Originally Posted by AD23forMVP

Steph Curry and this GS/DEN series is showing why two things are retarded:

1. Trying to trade back in the draft to acquire more picks so you have more depth.
2. Using your cap room to sign multiple players over one stud player.

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Not really. George Karl is not implementing any type of defense. They also are not the same without Gallo. You can't deny that the Nuggets had the 3rd best record in the west, best home record, and finished the season like 30-3 or something. But at this point their defense is laughable. Jarret Jack is carving them up for 20+ points every night.

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Originally Posted by Kumar

Not really. George Karl is not implementing any type of defense. They also are not the same without Gallo. You can't deny that the Nuggets had the 3rd best record in the west, best home record, and finished the season like 30-3 or something. But at this point their defense is laughable. Jarret Jack is carving them up for 20+ points every night.

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GS is w/o Lee. I think he's more important to the Warriors than Gallo is to the Nuggets.

The key to building a team is through the draft. Talent evaluation will be the difference between successful GM's and unsuccessful GM's.

I have underestimated Curry. Big time. And the Warrior, too.

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Not really. George Karl is not implementing any type of defense. They also are not the same without Gallo. You can't deny that the Nuggets had the 3rd best record in the west, best home record, and finished the season like 30-3 or something. But at this point their defense is laughable. Jarret Jack is carving them up for 20+ points every night.

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Regular season is not the same as Playoffs. It's why(I know I'll be killed for this) Ryan Anderson isn't a "cornerstone." He's so easily shutdown, in the playoffs, I just don't see his value.

I'd rather have Curry than a combination of Iggy, and Lawson.

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

Regular season is not the same as Playoffs. It's why(I know I'll be killed for this) Ryan Anderson isn't a "cornerstone." He's so easily shutdown, in the playoffs, I just don't see his value.

I'd rather have Curry than a combination of Iggy, and Lawson.

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I agree about Anderson. He's no different than Peja. He needs to be the 3rd option at best. He's historically bad in the playoffs.

The sport is such that one ridiculously good player can and will dominate games. It's why though i despise that it's the driving force behind it, you can see where ESPN and such come off promoting players over teams. Seeing someone that can't miss from anywhere is fun and exciting.

Gotta have that. So, Anthony, work your glutes off and come back next season ready to take flight.

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

Regular season is not the same as Playoffs. It's why(I know I'll be killed for this) Ryan Anderson isn't a "cornerstone." He's so easily shutdown, in the playoffs, I just don't see his value.

I'd rather have Curry than a combination of Iggy, and Lawson.

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I've shared this same sentiment forever. If he was that important of a piece, his former team would not have let him go. Shooters are dime a dozen. If the opportunity presented intself to trade Ryno for an athletic player that could take over the game, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I totally concur that this team shouldn't consider Ryno a "cornerstone".

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

The sport is such that one ridiculously good player can and will dominate games. It's why though i despise that it's the driving force behind it, you can see where ESPN and such come off promoting players over teams. Seeing someone that can't miss from anywhere is fun and exciting.

Gotta have that. So, Anthony, work your glutes off and come back next season ready to take flight.

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It's not how espn markets it, it's how the nba markets it and how they want it marketed. Listen to interviews with stern and he says it when he reflects on how he's changed the league. It is true through that the nba is really one of the only team sports where an individual can just take over a game/series and I think it's why I enjoy it so much.

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It's not how espn markets it, it's how the nba markets it and how they want it marketed. Listen to interviews with stern and he says it when he reflects on how he's changed the league. It is true through that the nba is really one of the only team sports where an individual can just take over a game/series and I think it's why I enjoy it so much.

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I'd enjoy it a lot more if we still had a player capable of that. lol

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Originally Posted by kclaboy504

Also I wouldn't be surprised to see the warriors make it to the finals. This team is extremely dangerous when curry is rolling. They are well coached and have snipers all over that can knock it down at any given moment. Harrison Barnes is a very under rated rookie. He has really progressed through the year. Bogut is healthy and playing good ball also. They can make it to the finals for sure not that Westbrook is out. I actually have them as the favorite to make it now. I think they will put away the nuggets in 5. Can they beat the heat? Doubtful but they could make a series out of it I think. Atleast 6. Could be interesting tho.

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What? U telling me they cant beat the thunder in a 7 game series without Westbrook to guard curry?? If the warriors are making there 3s they can beat ANYBODY...fact...just remember who called it when the time comes..;)

They have to beat the Spurs first, and the Spurs are the "perfect" representation of a team.

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

They have to beat the Spurs first, and the Spurs are the "perfect" representation of a team.

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Oh yea they do get the spurs next. I was thinking the thu der were up next. By no means do I think they win automatically. I'm just stating that they are a good as shot as anyone in the west right now. If not more so than some teams.

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What? U telling me they cant beat the thunder in a 7 game series without Westbrook to guard curry?? If the warriors are making there 3s they can beat ANYBODY...fact...just remember who called it when the time comes..;)

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They can't beat Miami in a 7 game series. Sorry.

I like the warriors, i think they are a great team. But I do think they got the best possible 1st round match-up they could get.

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Originally Posted by kclaboy504

What? U telling me they cant beat the thunder in a 7 game series without Westbrook to guard curry?? If the warriors are making there 3s they can beat ANYBODY...fact...just remember who called it when the time comes..;)

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Sure they could beat OKC, but first they have to beat the real favorite (as least that's what Vegas says) in the West the Spurs. Spurs, OKC, and the Clippers are all bigger favorites to win the West and Memphis has the same odds. I love Curry, he won me two fantasy championships this year, but they would need a miracle to beat the Spurs without Lee.

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Originally Posted by GeauxPelicans

Sure they could beat OKC, but first they have to beat the real favorite (as least that's what Vegas says) in the West the Spurs. Spurs, OKC, and the Clippers are all bigger favorites to win the West and Memphis has the same odds. I love Curry, he won me two fantasy championships this year, but they would need a miracle to beat the Spurs without Lee.

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The great thing about all this is WE WILL SEE VERY SOON!!!! Lol..should be fun

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

They can't beat Miami in a 7 game series. Sorry.

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Who said that??

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Who said that??

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Umm... You did, right here:

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What? U telling me they cant beat the thunder in a 7 game series without Westbrook to guard curry?? If the warriors are making there 3s they can beat ANYBODY...fact...just remember who called it when the time comes..;)

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Watching Nate Robinson makes me think of what Trey Burke could be in a few years.

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Originally Posted by MMEmbreno

Watching Nate Robinson makes me think of what Trey Burke could be in a few years.

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God I hope not.

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

God I hope not.

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Houston's playing their hearts out. Love it. Go Houston!

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Umm... You did, right here:

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I didn't say they would beat the heat. I said what u highlighted talking about the western conference teams. If u read all my posts on this subject u would of read where I said will they beat heat?? No..but they could make it interesting and maybe take it to 6

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Also I wouldn't be surprised to see the warriors make it to the finals. This team is extremely dangerous when curry is rolling. They are well coached and have snipers all over that can knock it down at any given moment. Harrison Barnes is a very under rated rookie. He has really progressed through the year. Bogut is healthy and playing good ball also. They can make it to the finals for sure not that Westbrook is out. I actually have them as the favorite to make it now. I think they will put away the nuggets in 5. Can they beat the heat? Doubtful but they could make a series out of it I think. Atleast 6. Could be interesting tho.

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This was my first post on this subject. So u guys jumping the gun taking my comments out of context was what happened ey? Cuz after this post we were discussing just western conference teams and just making it to the finals. ;)

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This was my first post on this subject. So u guys jumping the gun taking my comments out of context was what happened ey? Cuz after this post we were discussing just western conference teams and just making it to the finals. ;)

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Chill homie, no one's attacking you. No need to get so defensive.

Anyway, you said "they can beat anyone," and nowhere else in that post did you say "in the western conference." Perhaps next time, provide the context in the actual post, instead of on the page or 2 prior.

I wish the Pels could some how trade for Javale McGee. He has all the tools to be great.

How can Denver play so well at home but couldn't win at least one of the two games in San Francisco?

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Originally Posted by nolaslim213

Chill homie, no one's attacking you. No need to get so defensive.

Anyway, you said "they can beat anyone," and nowhere else in that post did you say "in the western conference." Perhaps next time, provide the context in the actual post, instead of on the page or 2 prior.

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We need to have like diff colors codes or sumn to put on our words lol..like red for if u pissed or green if all good and happy lol. Message boards are too easy to take things out of context. I don't think nobody is attacking me bro lol. I'm not gettin defensive and I tried putting a wink smiley face to show that at the end of my comment to u lol. I was just simply responding to what u said to me. Y'all took my comment out of context so I explained it. U have to understand that I made my first comment which included saying they won't beat the heat. We was debating the western conference teams and who would make it to the finals. The comment u highlighted was not a single comment made to stand alone on this thread. It was a response to GEAUX PELICANS where he highlighted my saying that warriors can make it to the finals. Making it to the finals doesn't include the heat of course. Do u get what I'm saying? Anyways if y'all thinking meant 1 thing when saying another. Me pointing it out and explaining to u why it wasn't meant that way isn't me gettin defensive bro lol.my bad if u took it that way but what am I supposed to just not say nothing?? I'm just lettin u know what it really was. None of it was meant to be aggressive my dude lol and like I said that's why I purposely put a wink smiley face on the end cuz reading what ppl write is so easy to get misconstrued.

Makes me sick to watch Chris Paul in the playoffs.

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

Makes me sick to watch Chris Paul in the playoffs.

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Lol..it's fun to watch the clips lose and watch him whine tho

This Clippers team has so much talent and is run so damn poorly; it is sad to watch.

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This Clippers team has so much talent and is run so damn poorly; it is sad to watch.

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U think they are better than a 56 win team? I have to disagree there. I think they play too much isolation offense at times.

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U think they are better than a 56 win team? I have to disagree there. I think they play too much isolation offense at times.

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That is one of the reasons why I said what I said. They rely on way too many Paul and Crawford iso's and haven't had the guts to tell Griffin to stop taking those damn long 2s. Other than Paul and occasionally Odom, they play so damn dumb.

There is so little flow and structure to their offense and there schemes on both sides of the ball are simple. They have enough talent to overcome that in the regular season.

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That is one of the reasons why I said what I said. They rely on way too many Paul and Crawford iso's and haven't had the guts to tell Griffin to stop taking those damn long 2s. Other than Paul and occasionally Odom, they play so damn dumb.

There is so little flow and structure to their offense and there schemes on both sides of the ball are simple. They have enough talent to overcome that in the regular season.

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Yea I totally agree with u. Griffin has no business being out of the paint lol. His jumper is horrible.

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That is one of the reasons why I said what I said. They rely on way too many Paul and Crawford iso's and haven't had the guts to tell Griffin to stop taking those damn long 2s. Other than Paul and occasionally Odom, they play so damn dumb.

There is so little flow and structure to their offense and there schemes on both sides of the ball are simple. They have enough talent to overcome that in the regular season.

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I think that's why del negro is about to be toast after the playoffs. They are missing a top sg on that team. If they could get a top tier sg on that team. I think they would be a serious contender.

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We need to have like diff colors codes or sumn to put on our words lol..like red for if u pissed or green if all good and happy lol. Message boards are too easy to take things out of context. I don't think nobody is attacking me bro lol. I'm not gettin defensive and I tried putting a wink smiley face to show that at the end of my comment to u lol. I was just simply responding to what u said to me. Y'all took my comment out of context so I explained it. U have to understand that I made my first comment which included saying they won't beat the heat. We was debating the western conference teams and who would make it to the finals. The comment u highlighted was not a single comment made to stand alone on this thread. It was a response to GEAUX PELICANS where he highlighted my saying that warriors can make it to the finals. Making it to the finals doesn't include the heat of course. Do u get what I'm saying? Anyways if y'all thinking meant 1 thing when saying another. Me pointing it out and explaining to u why it wasn't meant that way isn't me gettin defensive bro lol.my bad if u took it that way but what am I supposed to just not say nothing?? I'm just lettin u know what it really was. None of it was meant to be aggressive my dude lol and like I said that's why I purposely put a wink smiley face on the end cuz reading what ppl write is so easy to get misconstrued.

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Haha I got you man. It's all good. I'm just glad the Clippers are playing like crap :hihi:

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Originally Posted by nolaslim213

Haha I got you man. It's all good. I'm just glad the Clippers are playing like crap :hihi:

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Yessir I'm over here like a dam cheerleader!!!! :hihi:

Big men are killing the clips!!! I'm lovin it. Lord I can't wait for Davis to grow into his own. I literally gush over it lol