2013 Playoffs Discussion Thread

It must suck even worse today to be Clipper fan...all the hype and still going nowhere. They had a better shot at winning the lottery than to win a championship.

I am enjoying some of these series (Memphis/Clippers, Pacers/Hawks, GS/Nuggs). I just find it interesting that almost every team has lost a big player (Lee, Westbrook, Amare, Gallinare, Granger, etc). It really will be a matchup of whoever a best survive their respective series.

Paul with 35 points and he's the only one on his team in double digits,..... in the playoffs.



ETA: I see Crawford has 11.

Z-Bo is killin the clips!!! He is locked in right now.

I can't believe Lionell hollins took z-Bo out the game. He has been all of their offense.

L.A plays their last game of the season on Friday. You heard it here first.

That probably won't surprise a whole lot of people.

If they get bounced in the 1st round, there is no way CP re-signs there.



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He can re-sign for all I care, He will never win a Championship with Blake Griffin.

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Paul with 35 points and he's the only one on his team in double digits,..... in the playoffs.



ETA: I see Crawford has 11.

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He wanted out.
Good luck to him.
The Hornets did better in CP3’s last playoff appearance as a Hornet than the Clippers have so far.

I can’t see him being a Clipper next season….without some significant changes.

3 years into the league and Blake Griffin still hasn't improved his half court offense. If you look at his points and rebounds averages, he has regressed in those areas every single year. He went from averaging 22.5 and 12 his rookie year down to 18 and 8? Dude is not a superstar.

1 more game! 1 more game! 1 more game!

*Leads chant*

As much as I would like to see the Clippers out in round 1, Memphis will be in a dogfight Friday. Clips have shooters that can get hot.

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3 years into the league and Blake Griffin still hasn't improved his half court offense. If you look at his points and rebounds averages, he has regressed in those areas every single year. He went from averaging 22.5 and 12 his rookie year down to 18 and 8? Dude is not a superstar.

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The older he gets the more he will start to decline, because he realizes too much on his athletic ability.

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Originally Posted by B504ever

The older he gets the more he will start to decline, because he realizes too much on his athletic ability.

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His decline isn't due to age. It's due to being on a good team. This only proves that he isn't a true #1. That's why I'm not too high on Love who puts up amazing stats on a bad team but will likely have much more modest stats on a good team.

Monty is supposed to be in the NBATV studio this evening. He's probably on right now.

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His decline isn't due to age. It's due to being on a good team. This only proves that he isn't a true #1. That's why I'm not too high on Love who puts up amazing stats on a bad team but will likely have much more modest stats on a good team.

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Im not saying his regression has to do with his age right now, but it will be in a few years. Because he has not developed a post game or outside shot, not to mention he's not a very good rebounder for his position. Still a very raw player after 3yrs in the league.

I hope the Celtics tie the series, then we will see if Anthony is truly a franchise player who shows up big time in such a decisive game.

I really wanted Terrence Williams this year. Such a good ball handler, huge attitude problems but every team needs that type of player.

OKC got away with a double-flop. smh

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Got damn!

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Got damn!

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Look how they both bend their knees and really put their back into it when leaping backwards. Dedication to their craft.

That's just horrible.

Synchronized diving at its finest.

Francisco Garcia has changed the tide of the series. He is giving him value play from the position. Great Veteran presence for the Rockets.

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Francisco Garcia has changed the tide of the series. He is giving him value play from the position. Great Veteran presence for the Rockets.

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Yep..playing pretty good d on Durant too..well this should shut up the Westbrook haters now lol

OKC implementing the Hack-a-Omer.

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OKC implementing the Hack-a-Omer.

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and poorly. Not the right time to do it, not the right players to do it, didn't stop doing it when they got to 6 points. Just failed at it all around.

Win or lose, this is a huge moral victory for Houston. Second youngest team in the league taking the favorites to 6-7 games. Even after the Westbrook injury, They were on the verge of being swept. They are going to be an attractive place for free agents this summer.

OKC gave Houston a big mental advantage fouling Asik. They admitted they couldn't win without that strategy. Pretty stunning.

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OKC gave Houston a big mental advantage fouling Asik. They admitted they couldn't win without that strategy. Pretty stunning.

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Yeah, that was the wrong route to take. There was over 5 minutes left when they started doing that, right? I was in and out of the game, but I was shocked at how much time was left when they went that route.

So which underdog do y'all think has the best chance of winning their series, Boston or Houston?

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So which underdog do y'all think has the best chance of winning their series, Boston or Houston?

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def boston, they will force a game 7. Im gonna go out on a limb and say the Thunder beat Houston in game 6 with Durant scoring more than 50. He's taking this one over...

I think for the the first time in nba history there will a be an 0-3 comeback. I think Houston will pull it off but I can also see Boston doing it as well.

I want to see if all the Lebron haters that said he had to pair up with D-Wade to win will kill Durant on the forums since Durant is not doing so hot leading his team to victory without his co-pilot. For the record, I don't think either guy is/was deserving of negative criticism but I was just curious if "informed fan" guy was going to bash Durant.

I was on the "Durant would be better without Westbrook" last year. Except they had Harden then.

Also presses upon me how critical having more than one go-to option is.

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I was on the "Durant would be better without Westbrook" last year. Except they had Harden then.

Also presses upon me how critical having more than one go-to option is.

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Last year they had harden though so it was a better argument. Right now is exactly why they shouldn't have traded him.

Durant has been better without Westbrook. The problem is that the rest of the team suffers without a ball dominant guard who can draw attention away from the role players. Everyone else is suffering as a result.

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So which underdog do y'all think has the best chance of winning their series, Boston or Houston?

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I think the thunder and Knicks both close it out on the road.

So David Lee is playing tonight 4 games after suffering an injury that should have kept him out til training camp. Does that mean David Lee is the man, and Eric Gordon is a puss, or David Lee understands the importance of urgency, while Eric Gordon is just here for the ride?

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So David Lee is playing tonight 4 games after suffering an injury that should have kept him out til training camp. Does that mean David Lee is the man, and Eric Gordon is a puss, or David Lee understands the importance of urgency, while Eric Gordon is just here for the ride?

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Has Lee actually entered the game though?

Nevermind.....just checked in.

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So David Lee is playing tonight 4 games after suffering an injury that should have kept him out til training camp. Does that mean David Lee is the man, and Eric Gordon is a puss, or David Lee understands the importance of urgency, while Eric Gordon is just here for the ride?

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Are you ****ing serious?

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So David Lee is playing tonight 4 games after suffering an injury that should have kept him out til training camp. Does that mean David Lee is the man, and Eric Gordon is a puss, or David Lee understands the importance of urgency, while Eric Gordon is just here for the ride?

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Nah, it means their medical staff misdiagnosed him because there is no way you can even walk properly with a torn hip flexor, much run and play a freaking basketball game. He just sprained it, and he probably got a big shot of cortisone before the game.

Why does every single player playing through an injury turn into a bash Gordon topic? It's annoying, to say the least....

Not to mention Eric's injury deals with his knees and were talking about a non-athletic PF's hip. SMH man..

You can also add the whole it's playoffs not regular season. One of the few times of the year were risking injured players is somewhat acceptable. Haha poor Ej, the official New Orleans whipping boy.

Well Curry is finding his rhythm, that means game's pretty much over.

Amazing just how bad avery bradly has looked in the playoffs, his stock has just plummeted. Even the biggest boston homer out there Bill Simmons had an article talking about how Bradly has been exposed these last few games

Boston 19-0 run. WTF New York?

lol guess bradley heard me