3 NBA playoff questions

[thebiglead]

Sorry, looked on page 2 and didn't see an NBA thread ...

1) Vince Carter is 4-for-11, the Nets are losing and 90 seconds away from elimination. Do you bring him back in NJ?

2) Why can't anyone win at home?

3) Do the Jazz have a better chance to defeat the Suns or Spurs?

 

[beefncheddar]

1) Not for the max
2) Road teams, lately, seem to be playing well coming off home losses
3) Suns

 

[Minnesota4Ever]

My answers to three questions:

1) No. What has Vince won in the NBA? Time after time, he just chokes in the playoffs. He does not play defense. He is just not a guy that I trust come playoff time. It has become a bad habit for him.

2) Home-court advantage is overrated. If you are a good team, you are going to win your fair share of road games.

3) It doesn't matter. Utah is talented enough to beat either of them. They are well-coached.

 

[thebiglead]

if Steve Nash wins a title this year, will he be considered one of the top 5 points guards in NBA history?

(no order)

Magic Johnson
Oscar
Isiah Thomas

Cousy/Kidd/Stockton/Nash/Frazier

 

[beefncheddar]

if Steve Nash wins a title this year, will he be considered one of the top 5 points guards in NBA history?

(no order)

Magic Johnson
Oscar
Isiah Thomas

Cousy/Kidd/Stockton/Nash/Frazier

Well, there's another reason to cheer against Nash. One of the top 5 PGs in history? My God.

 

[LiveStrong]

Sorry, looked on page 2 and didn't see an NBA thread ...

Did you look on page 1?

 

[BYH]

1.) Why do you watch the NBA playoffs before the Finals

2.) No, really, why?

3.) Seriously. Why?

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

1.) Why do you watch the NBA playoffs before the Finals

2.) No, really, why?

3.) Seriously. Why?

Yeah, let's all take a nice nap and watch some baseball.
Because baseball is peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerfect. Im gettin' sleepy just thinkin' about it. Yesterday, some dude wanted to sell me some sleeping pills, but I told him "****, did you forget? It's baseball season!"

 

[BYH]

1.) Why do you watch the NBA playoffs before the Finals

2.) No, really, why?

3.) Seriously. Why?

Yeah, let's all take a nice nap and watch some baseball.
Because baseball is peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerfect. Im gettin' sleepy just thinkin' about it. Yesterday, some dude wanted to sell me some sleeping pills, but I told him "****, did you forget? It's baseball season!"

OK then do me a favor: If it makes you so sleepy, don't chime in about Verlander or the Tigers or anything like that. Just take your nap, or watch a sport you like.

 

[pallister]

When did the playoffs start?
Who's playing?
When will it end?

 

[BYH]

Oh yeah pallister. Because listening to Pantera is so perfect. Let's all take a nice nap and listen to Cemetary Gates.

 

[pallister]

Don't **** me off, I'm listening to "5 Minutes Alone"!

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

1.) Why do you watch the NBA playoffs before the Finals

2.) No, really, why?

3.) Seriously. Why?

Yeah, let's all take a nice nap and watch some baseball.
Because baseball is peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerfect. Im gettin' sleepy just thinkin' about it. Yesterday, some dude wanted to sell me some sleeping pills, but I told him "****, did you forget? It's baseball season!"

OK then do me a favor: If it makes you so sleepy, don't chime in about Verlander or the Tigers or anything like that. Just take your nap, or watch a sport you like.

****, it was only one time. You make it seem as if I have a blog or something.

And in case you haven't noticed BYH, there are a lot of people who watch(and love) the NBA. It's a new generation BYH.

 

[pallister]

Kids these days.

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

Kids these days

.....hate baseball

 

[pallister]

Back in my day ...

 

[BYH]

1.) Why do you watch the NBA playoffs before the Finals

2.) No, really, why?

3.) Seriously. Why?

Yeah, let's all take a nice nap and watch some baseball.
Because baseball is peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerfect. Im gettin' sleepy just thinkin' about it. Yesterday, some dude wanted to sell me some sleeping pills, but I told him "****, did you forget? It's baseball season!"

OK then do me a favor: If it makes you so sleepy, don't chime in about Verlander or the Tigers or anything like that. Just take your nap, or watch a sport you like.

****, it was only one time. You make it seem as if I have a blog or something.

And in case you haven't noticed BYH, there are a lot of people who watch(and love) the NBA. It's a new generation BYH.

NBA Finals ratings, 2006: 8.5 rating
World Series ratings, 2006: 10.1 rating

Even the record low World Series ratings are higher than the NBA Finals.

And now that the Suns, Mavs and Warriors are all gone, your only hope for an improvement this year is the Cavs reaching the Finals.

 

[pallister]

I'm ignoring this.

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

1.) Why do you watch the NBA playoffs before the Finals

2.) No, really, why?

3.) Seriously. Why?

Yeah, let's all take a nice nap and watch some baseball.
Because baseball is peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerfect. Im gettin' sleepy just thinkin' about it. Yesterday, some dude wanted to sell me some sleeping pills, but I told him "****, did you forget? It's baseball season!"

OK then do me a favor: If it makes you so sleepy, don't chime in about Verlander or the Tigers or anything like that. Just take your nap, or watch a sport you like.

****, it was only one time. You make it seem as if I have a blog or something.

And in case you haven't noticed BYH, there are a lot of people who watch(and love) the NBA. It's a new generation BYH.

NBA Finals ratings, 2006: 8.5 rating
World Series ratings, 2006: 10.1 rating

Even the record low World Series ratings are higher than the NBA Finals.

And now that the Suns, Mavs and Warriors are all gone, your only hope for an improvement this year is the Cavs reaching the Finals.

That's all fine and dandy now.
Just wait and see my friend. Especially with all this steriod stuff.

P.S. I haven't checked the attendance records this year, but last season was the NBA's best EVER.

 

[Bubbler]

And in case you haven't noticed BYH, there are a lot of people who watch(and love) the NBA. It's a new generation BYH.

C'mon Chuck, you're better than that.

The NBA has been around for over 60 years. We all grew up watching it.

And of course there's a lot of people who love the NBA.

There's also a disturbing amount of people, like me, who have grown disinterested in the last 10 years. I don't mind, or even dislike the NBA, I just don't care that much anymore. For me, it's that the brand of basketball became stupefyingly boring for a period of time and hasn't recaptured my interest, but there are other reasons others have lost interest.

Baseball, and yes, even football (the NFL was at a low popular ebb post '82 strike) took similar hits in the 80s and 90s -- baseball most noticeably after the strike -- but both have stabilized and grown. Attendance for both sports is as high as its ever been. The NBA's announced numbers are fine, but it's misleading as they count tickets sold (and ... cough ... cook the **** out of the numbers anyway). The amount of no-shows at some NBA venues is flat-out embarassing.

The public continually turns to baseball despite simplistic opinions by naysayers that insist it is declining in popularity. They said it in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and now. Baseball always survives it.