NBA Playoff Thread

KG suspended for a game for the elbow he threw. Sounds about right.

 

Definitely. And I loved Noah talking about how KG's a dirty player, and he's not even playing him.

Howard now with three points and nine blocks. Nelson had 24 in the first half while Vince Carter's making Kobe and Durant look like sharpshooters: 3-for-15 so far.

 

Yea, this game is putrid but at least Charlotte hasn't rolled over yet.

 

This mark might end someday, but it's still worth noting. Phil Jackson's 44-0 when his teams win the first game of a series.

 

Bonner is already working on getting into Nowitzki's head.

 

That's pretty damn impressive.

 

Saw this linked on Simmons's Twitter. Good story about the back problems Bill Walton suffered, which had him contemplating suicide until a revolutionary technique helped him heal a bit.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/17/back-pain-nearly-drove-bill-walton-to-end-it-all/

 

I know it is only one game but I think we are now finally witnessing the official end of the Spurs as we know them.

The "window" on this group built around Duncan has closed. It is over.

 

is alvin gentry homosexual?

 

That's been known for quite awhile now, starting with last year's ouster to the Mavs. I'm shocked Spurs management didn't see the writing on the wall and thought Jefferson and Blair would push them back to contention.

 

Parker and Ginobili are still fine players -- when healthy. That is a big if. Duncan is done as a superstar-caliber player; his knees are shot. Jefferson just hasn't worked out. Blair is kind of interesting.

The Mavs are no spring chickens either. They're actually older than the Spurs, and before they fleeced the Wiz, they looked it. Kidd is 37, Dampier is in his mid-30s and Dirk is only almost 32, but there's a lot of miles on those wheels.

 

Another interesting tidbit from Mavs-Spurs I heard: Vegas had the Mavs by 6 and the points at 194, and both were pushes.