NBA Playoffs Thread

[dreunc1542]

A friend of mine emailed me a few weeks ago to ask if I'd ever noticed I looked like Aaron Gray. I was dumbfounded. Insult, compliment, accurate? I didn't know.

Being compared to Lurch is never a good thing. As someone who watched him a bunch at Pitt, I was blown away by the fact that Aaron Gray made a big impact in an NBA Playoff game.

And as someone who's seen me, what do you think of the facial comparison?

I can see it a little. I think the similar floppy hairstyles helps make the comparison, but you can rest assured that you are definitely better looking than him.

 

[Matt Stephens]

Need to go ahead and order my pizza for the OKC game in a few.

 

[holy bull]

Anybody bad-mouthing the NBA probably needs to take a closer look at the playoffs. OKC and Denver are both legitimate Western Conference champs, and they're playing each other in the FIRST ROUND. The matchups are all great, playoff basketball in the NBA is amazing, you've got Knicks-Celtics just for laughs ... what's not to like?

 

[Brian]

what's not to like?

The only thing I don't like is that it takes four months to play them.

 

[Big Circus]

My man Jesus Shuttlesworth got it done tonight.

 

[RickStain]

Anybody bad-mouthing the NBA probably needs to take a closer look at the playoffs. OKC and Denver are both legitimate Western Conference champs, and they're playing each other in the FIRST ROUND. The matchups are all great, playoff basketball in the NBA is amazing, you've got Knicks-Celtics just for laughs ... what's not to like?

The fact that the really, really good teams can sleepwalk for 40 minutes, then turn it on and win. And even the Lakers will likely have little problem winning the series in the end.

But it has been an awesome first two days.

 

[Boom_70]

I'd like to take this moment to amend a statement I made months ago here: Add Amare Stoudemire to the list of players I'd take over Carmelo Anthony.

yea - Carmelo took over the last 2 minutes of the game, much to the joy of the Celtics.

 

[mb]

No kidding. Carmelo *really* didn't cover himself in glory those final few minutes.

 

[Webster]

If Melo gets called on the bs foul on Pierce, then KG has to be called for the illegal screen by throwing the hip on Toney Douglas. Knicks got hosed.

 

[holy bull]

Ray Allen makes a bomb with less than 10 seconds left, Knicks, who have led the whole game, get it to Melo, who has been relatively non-existent all night, and he jacks a three over Allen, front rim, game over. Celtics had a foul to give, but they didn't use it, and it didn't matter.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

The fact of the matter is, Anthony is one of those odd superior talents (there's no denying that) who you're better off without.

 

[holy bull]

If Melo gets called on the bs foul on Pierce, then KG has to be called for the illegal screen by throwing the hip on Toney Douglas. Knicks got hosed.

I thought the Melo call was bullcrap, too, because the contact was equal and nobody got an advantage, but I'm not going to blame the refs, and it comes down to the Knicks didn't defend the game-winning play.

 

[holy bull]

The fact of the matter is, Anthony is one of those odd superior talents (there's no denying that) who you're better off without.

You're channeling George Karl here.

 

[holy bull]

And 100 percent correct.

 

[Boom_70]

The fact of the matter is, Anthony is one of those odd superior talents (there's no denying that) who you're better off without.

Seems like a Syracuse thing.

 

[Webster]

Holy Bull -- if the Melo play is a foul then the KG play is a foul. The reason why the Knicks didn't defend the play is that KG threw his hip out to rub off Dou
glas.

 

[holy bull]

Holy Bull -- if the Melo play is a foul then the KG play is a foul. The reason why the Knicks didn't defend the play is that KG threw his hip out to rub off Dou
glas.

But you're never going to get that call, at that stage in any game. Like I said, the Melo call looked like a lousy one, but you can't say the Knicks got hosed. They had every chance to win or tie, and all they could come up with was that sorry three attempt by Melo.

 

[Webster]

Holy Bull -- if the Melo play is a foul then the KG play is a foul. The reason why the Knicks didn't defend the play is that KG threw his hip out to rub off Dou
glas.

But you're never going to get that call, at that stage in any game. Like I said, the Melo call looked like a lousy one, but you can't say the Knicks got hosed. They had every chance to win or tie, and all they could come up with was that sorry three attempt by Melo.

please. the only reason they were in the situation is a terrible call. if you start the game at 21 seconds, then you are right. but at the crucial time, they game was not called evenly.

 

[holy bull]

Holy Bull -- if the Melo play is a foul then the KG play is a foul. The reason why the Knicks didn't defend the play is that KG threw his hip out to rub off Dou
glas.

But you're never going to get that call, at that stage in any game. Like I said, the Melo call looked like a lousy one, but you can't say the Knicks got hosed. They had every chance to win or tie, and all they could come up with was that sorry three attempt by Melo.

please. the only reason they were in the situation is a terrible call. if you start the game at 21 seconds, then you are right. but at the crucial time, they game was not called evenly.

You make it sound like the refs created an unwinnable situation for the Knicks. But it wasn't. They still had plenty of time to get a decent shot, and they didn't do that, but they still got something, a contested three by Melo. He missed. The Celtics made their shot.

 

[Devin]

Folks complaining about the Melo offensive foul on Pierce, the non-call on KG's screen should also address the whistle not blowing after Melo bumped Pierce near half-court on the C's final possession.