Playoff predictions

[Shakes]

The Mavs are coming back. Foul trouble for Kidd & Dirk might be trouble though.

Watching the NBA cares commercial scares me. I swear Deron Williams is a serial killer. There's something about his eyes, they creep me out.

 

[TheStig]

Yeah its turning into a good game again. Shame they had to meet in the first round, I felt both were the best challenge to LA.

 

[Diddy1122]

I'm eagerly anticipating a Spurs-Suns rematch in the semis barring a collosall failure by Nash & co. tonight. Who will be Robert Horry this time? Matt Bonner? Dejuan Blair? Antonio McDyess? Will the Suns coaches put a rope across their bench?

 

[TheStig]

Wow sucks the mavs are out. Go spurs. I don't think the suns have enough to beat the spurs.

 

[Shakes]

I find it funny that if the Mavs had won one less game they'd have gotten to play the Blazers which you'd have to think is a series they'd have won. Sometimes the higher seeding doesn't work out.

 

[Diddy1122]

Shakes wrote:

I find it funny that if the Mavs had won one less game they'd have gotten to play the Blazers which you'd have to think is a series they'd have won. Sometimes the higher seeding doesn't work out.

Maybe if the Mavs played like they played all season they would've beat them. Instead they reverted to the choke-job Mavs of 2007.

Go Spurs!!!

 

[Shakes]

Doesn't bother me, Timmy & Manu are two of my favourite non Bulls, and I'm really not a Jason Kidd fan, so always nice to see him knocked out.

 

[Diddy1122]

Ditto for me. I've never liked Dirk & I can't stand that dingleberry Cuban. It's great to see that my prediction held true, even if Manu & the boys did it a game early.

 

[TheStig]

I actually like Cuban, I think he is a good owner and brings a different aspect to the game. But I can understand how he annoys others. I think we can all relate to his rants about fouls.

 

[Shakes]

I like that Cuban is really into his team, but he can be a bit is a jerk. It's one thing for some random fan to yell stuff at the other teams players or the refs, but the team owner?

 

[Shakes]

And it looks like Atlanta finally realised with the talent they have they should be blowing out the Bucks.

 

[TheStig]

Yeah, he is rowdy but I like a guy that committed to his team and he does everything to try to get them an advantage.

 

[Shakes]

Nice win by the Jazz, I love the way they coped with losing the players they have. Also if we knew Boozer would put in that kind of effort every night I wouldn't mind signing him. I wonder which team will be the sucker to give him the money?

 

[pinkizdead]

nets?

 

[TheStig]

Whoever gets desperate after striking out on the rest. He's gonna be getting the money and someone is gonna be happy to pay it at the time. I say he ends up a knick.

 

[Shakes]

The way Williams and Boozer are playing the Jazz have a real shot against the Lakers though. How far do Utah have to make it to consider resigning Boozer? Everyone assumes he's gone, but if they make it to the conference finals or even the finals, do they pay to keep the team together? The Jazz have AK47 coming off the books after next year, so they'd only risk the tax for one year to do it.

 

[TheStig]

Unless they win a ring, I don't think the jazz give boozer the max. If NY strikes out, they will be desperate enough to max him out.

 

[NealKleren]

I dont think they'll give Boozer the max either. But Deron Williams said he would like him to stay.But I could see him almost going to the nets like someone said or even the knicks.

 

[Kush77]

NealKleren wrote:

I dont think they'll give Boozer the max either. But Deron Williams said he would like him to stay.But I could see him almost going to the nets like someone said or even the knicks.

I think the Nets would go after Boozer. they could go after Lee too. If the Knicks get their two players than the easiest move for Lee would be just to sign with NJ, he wouldn't have to uproot his family (if he's married, I don't know if he is or has kids).

The Nets could have one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history if all goes right.

 

[Diddy1122]

TheStig wrote:

I actually like Cuban, I think he is a good owner and brings a different aspect to the game. But I can understand how he annoys others. I think we can all relate to his rants about fouls.

I like that he's super committed to his team but he has diarrhea of the mouth all the time. And his rants do not help his team. They hurt it. Sam Smith had a good artcile today where he was talking about this. His constant harping on officials has created a "woe is me" atmosphere in Dallas, that takes the culpability out of the players hands & into the officials whenever their team falters. Even if his players may not openly say it, it's clear to me that they constantly feel they are getting shafted by the refs when it's not the case. They complain more than the Celtics, which is a tough feat to accomplish. The majority of NBA refs suck across the board, it's not a big conspiracy against the Mavs like Cuban would have anyone who has a functioning set of ears believe.