Amares minutes will be decreased due to knee swelling. This game has loss written all over it
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
I had no idea
No way…
I hope to god that if KG actually said that, he was referring to the last one. LOL
[quote]sam_sneed wrote:
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
You compared OKC’s loss to the wizards to the losses i listed that the knicks have suffered. Thus, you drew a comparison between OKC and the knicks.
Did i claim you said something you did not? If so, my bad.[/quote]
No, I didn’t even mention that at all. Maybe you got the posts mixed. No big deal.
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Sorry, you mentioned the heat, not OKC.
Must have misread/mixed up posts.
About the Spurs, if anyone caught Manu’s post game interview he said they stopped playing in the 3rd and that’s why the game was closer than it should have been. The lakers are just not good, and what a brilliant move by stern to void the CP3 trade to the most important franchise, which is now going to miss the playoffs.
Boy those Knicks and Jason Kidd sure did dazzle in their last two outings.
Bulls 3-0 aganst Knicks, oh yeah.
How bout Durant last night? 42 points, 8 boards and 5 assists.
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
Boy those Knicks and Jason Kidd sure did dazzle in their last two outings.
Bulls 3-0 aganst Knicks, oh yeah.
How bout Durant last night? 42 points, 8 boards and 5 assists. [/quote]
I was waiting for this. Peaks and Valleys of a season thats all, and the Bulls certainly have the knicks number. I said before and Ill say it again for Jason Kidd to thrive at this late stage in his career he cant be the main point guard, which is why we miss Felton. The Knicks miss his ability to get to the paint and dish, which is why Jason Kidd was looking Like Craig fucking Hodges. I never get to up or down though, your never as good or as bad as you appear.
I mean if I was a Bulls fan I wouldnt jump off a ledge when they lost to the fucking Bobcats and Rockets.
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
Boy those Knicks and Jason Kidd sure did dazzle in their last two outings.
Bulls 3-0 aganst Knicks, oh yeah.
How bout Durant last night? 42 points, 8 boards and 5 assists. [/quote]
I was waiting for this. Peaks and Valleys of a season thats all, and the Bulls certainly have the knicks number. I said before and Ill say it again for Jason Kidd to thrive at this late stage in his career he cant be the main point guard, which is why we miss Felton. The Knicks miss his ability to get to the paint and dish, which is why Jason Kidd was looking Like Craig fucking Hodges. I never get to up or down though, your never as good or as bad as you appear.
I mean if I was a Bulls fan I wouldnt jump off a ledge when they lost to the fucking Bobcats and Rockets.[/quote]
No i certainly would not. If that was the case, every good team’s fans would have already jumped as well.
Knicks fans should miss Felton because Kidd is just not a good PG anymore. He was a great PG during a time when PG’s werent really big scorers, they were primarily ball handlers. He has seriously regressed at his bread and butter game. When he is forced to be a starting PG and handle the ball…well look at the last 2 games.
Yeah I don’t get this fawning over old man Kidd.
He took a huge step back starting last year. Actually that’s big fair. He started showing his age last year.
Speaking of inconsistency, its so hard to be a bulls fan this season lol.
They can shut miami down, then lose the bucks, then beat knicks for the third time, then get destroyed by Phoenix lol…Im just glad i didnt watch that game. At this rate im hoping that they dont play Rose unless bulls somehow manage to make it to the second round of the playoffs. Ive already shifted most of my playoff hopes over to OKC anyway.
BTW, OKC is back to the best record in the NBA again.
EDIT: Thats gotta be the best crossover ive seen this season.
Lebron closing in on 20,000 pts …
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
Speaking of inconsistency, its so hard to be a bulls fan this season lol.
They can shut miami down, then lose the bucks, then beat knicks for the third time, then get destroyed by Phoenix lol…Im just glad i didnt watch that game. At this rate im hoping that they dont play Rose unless bulls somehow manage to make it to the second round of the playoffs. Ive already shifted most of my playoff hopes over to OKC anyway.
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20 point first half for Atlanta!!
Gotta love that
[quote]Mutu wrote:
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
Speaking of inconsistency, its so hard to be a bulls fan this season lol.
They can shut miami down, then lose the bucks, then beat knicks for the third time, then get destroyed by Phoenix lol…Im just glad i didnt watch that game. At this rate im hoping that they dont play Rose unless bulls somehow manage to make it to the second round of the playoffs. Ive already shifted most of my playoff hopes over to OKC anyway.
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20 point first half for Atlanta!!
Gotta love that
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How in the world does a team in the national basketball association, a good team at that, get held to 58 points?
Man if bulls could become (significantly) more consistent at home they would be a real threat for the conference title this season. Theyve proven that they can dominate good teams like miami, hawks, and knicks (3 times) but they get their asses kicked by lesser teams at home left and right.
Still wont count them out though, they are probably the number 1 team in the eastern conference who is capable of beating anyone on any given night right now.
Should a miracle happen and they somehow take the eastern conference, they will get absolutely embarrassed by OKC in a 7 game series though. That i dont care to see.
I think they would do good against OKC. As long as you can shut down either Westbrook or Kevin Martin you have a great chance. Let Durant score as much as he wants because you can’t stop him anyway so don’t waste double teams trying.
Deng and Noah play great D so theoretically it is possible, especially since Westbrook puts up a lot of bullshit jumpers off the dribble. Take Martin out of the game and OKC all of a sudden has, without a doubt, the worst scoring bench in the NBA.
[quote]Mutu wrote:
I think they would do good against OKC. As long as you can shut down either Westbrook or Kevin Martin you have a great chance. Let Durant score as much as he wants because you can’t stop him anyway so don’t waste double teams trying.
Deng and Noah play great D so theoretically it is possible, especially since Westbrook puts up a lot of bullshit jumpers off the dribble. Take Martin out of the game and OKC all of a sudden has, without a doubt, the worst scoring bench in the NBA. [/quote]
You make a good point, and i could see it potentially play out like that. Thats easier said than done though. Westbrook may not take the best shots and try to force it often, but he is still ridiculously explosive and agile. You cant get lazy with your defense with him for even a moment. Ibaka has proved to be a great source of offensive output this season too, so theres the added challenge of stopping him on offense. Durant, as you said, is one of those “damned if you do, damned if you dont” guys where trying to stop him is gonna lead to other guys getting easy baskets. The big thing i think it comes down to is if bulls can out-hustle durant, westbrook and ibaka. Thats something im not sure they can do.
If anything though, its the bulls own inconsistency that spells their doom in this one. You have a team that is capable of taking out great teams but consistently loses home games to lesser opposition vs a team that consistently beats pretty much everyone so far. My money is definitely on OKC.
Not that i wont be cheering for the bulls though should such an unlikely scenario play out.
Anyone else watching the LAL vs Mia game?
Kobe is struggling
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Anyone else watching the LAL vs Mia game?
Kobe is struggling[/quote]
LeBron may not be ‘clutch’ or have that killer instinct, but damn does he seem to always show up in the big ‘spotlight’ games(think: marquee TV matchups, not necessarily make your season type games for those who will quickly point out some postseason games from the past).
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Anyone else watching the LAL vs Mia game?[/quote]
About to fire up the DVR and catch it now.
And two other perhaps discussion worthy topics I’ve heard on the radio this week:
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James is best player in the game, Durant is best scorer, Bryant is best closer
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If LAC-OKC meet in a best-of-seven, give the edge to LAC for this reason: who do you feel better about quarterbacking your team down the stretch of a tight game: CP or Westy
[quote]chillain wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Anyone else watching the LAL vs Mia game?[/quote]
About to fire up the DVR and catch it now.
And two other perhaps discussion worthy topics I’ve heard on the radio this week:
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James is best player in the game, Durant is best scorer, Bryant is best closer
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If LAC-OKC meet in a best-of-seven, give the edge to LAC for this reason: who do you feel better about quarterbacking your team down the stretch of a tight game: CP or Westy
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Yes, no and no. Kobe is a better scorer than Durant. But if Kobe was the best closer the Lakers wouldn’t have lost so many close games this season. Granted, he was probably the reason they were close down the stretch. I’ve had my eye on the Clippers this year, y’know with all the hype and everything and I can confidently say that I believe CP3 is the best closer in the NBA right now. Guy is money in crunch time.
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I don’t think the OKC Thunder are a championship team. Maybe I’ll be proven wrong this season, who knows. I don’t think the tandem of Durant and Westbrook can get it done. Conversely, I believe the Clippers can get it done. They have CP3 and more importantly, a deep bench filled with veterans.
If anyone in the intricacy of sports they should check out the [b] Sportscasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won. [/b]
It’s dubbed the Freakonomics of sports. I know raj is a big Freakonomics guy.
Description:
[quote] In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played, won and lost.
Drawing from Moskowitz’s original research, as well as studies from fellow economists such as bestselling author Richard Thaler, the authors look at: the influence home-field advantage has on the outcomes of games in all sports and why it exists; the surprising truth about the universally accepted axiom that defense wins championships; the subtle biases that umpires exhibit in calling balls and strikes in key situations; the unintended consequences of referees’ tendencies in every sport to “swallow the whistle,” and more.
Among the insights that Scorecasting reveals:
Why Tiger Woods is prone to the same mistake in high-pressure putting situations that you and I are
Why professional teams routinely overvalue draft picks
The myth of momentum or the “hot hand” in sports, and why so many fans, coaches, and broadcasters fervently subscribe to it
Why NFL coaches rarely go for a first down on fourth-down situations–even when their reluctance to do so reduces their chances of winning.
In an engaging narrative that takes us from the putting greens of Augusta to the grid iron of a small parochial high school in Arkansas, Scorecasting will forever change how you view the game, whatever your favorite sport might be. [/quote]