NBA Discussion Thread - Page 515

bantx · 04-29-2008, 11:30 PM

i hope the suns can take it to game 7 cause its a good series

Paul · 04-29-2008, 11:37 PM

Welp. NO and SA should be a real good series.

thetedginnshow · 04-29-2008, 11:39 PM

I have a feeling that the Spurs will destroy the Hornets, but I could be wrong. I think that if it happens, the Lakers and Jazz will be great, though.

jballa838 · 04-29-2008, 11:43 PM

Chris Paul WILL Shut Tony Parker the **** down. Mark those words.

YAYareaRB · 04-30-2008, 10:09 AM

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Chris Paul WILL Shut Tony Parker the **** down. Mark those words.

If shut him down you mean by playing defense, you got it all wrong.

art vandelay · 04-30-2008, 12:56 PM

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I love how Duncan whines and whines and whines to the refs and Crawford just ignores him....I wish they would get into it again...lol

For a premier player in the NBA, Duncan whines A TON. We all know that he's never committed a legit foul, though.

fenikz · 04-30-2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jballa838

Chris Paul WILL Shut Tony Parker the **** down. Mark those words.

It's better to defend Tony Parker with length, no offense to Paul but we put Raja on him and he still kept scoring but once Diaw started to defend him he was merely average

thetedginnshow · 04-30-2008, 02:00 PM

I'm hoping Avery gets to go to one of the young teams in the lottery, namely Seattle or Memphis (since I assume all the other spots are locks to retain their coach). Hopefully he doesn't go to Chicago. That wouldn't be a good fit at all and there's too much pressure. Seattle would probably be the absolute perfect destination for him since he's been there before, but Memphis isn't all too far from his hometown.

Paul · 04-30-2008, 02:05 PM

Looks like it's offical. Avery Johnson is out.

Namy · 04-30-2008, 02:22 PM

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Chris Paul WILL Shut Tony Parker the **** down. Mark those words.

Doubt it. Nothing against Chris Paul, but Parker is the BEST driving point guard in the league. Either CP will pick up fouls or Parker will get his shots. The only way to slow down Parker is weakside help on defense, which the Hornets don't have enough of to stop Parker. I think the Spurs will handle the Hornets rather easily... 6 games at most, but realistically 5.

Not only are the Spurs more talented overall, but their experience is a huge edge. The Mavs playoff experience advantage had no effect because they choked the past two years... the Spurs on the other hand have won multiple championships together. Also, no one on the Hornets come even close to stopping Tim Duncan, and West is a good spot up shooter but if you make him put the ball on the floor, I realized his efficiency dramatically drops. Bowen will find ways to frustrate CP... not stop him, but frustrate him enough. And Ginobili will get his same routine BS calls that he always gets.

The Lakers and Jazz game should be a GREAT series. Before the playoffs, I thought the Jazz would be able to destroy the Lakers... but with how LA brutally eliminated the Nuggets and how the Jazz are struggling, it will be a much closer series. I think the Jazz will beat the Rockets and then beat the Lakers in 6. I wouldn't be surprised if the Lakers won though. Kobe has become a hundred times the player he was last year with how he is finding his teammates.

I just believe that the Jazz are way to physical and punishing on both sides of the ball. Matt Harpring is an underrated defender and I think he will annoy Kobe a lot. I expect Memet Okur to have a huge series as no one for the Lakers can guard him. No one individually can stop Gasol but Utah has great team defense and I think Gasol's toughness will be questioned in the series. I see the Jazz taking game 1 and then proceed to win their home games to win in 6.

Brent · 04-30-2008, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul

Looks like it's offical. Avery Johnson is out.

I saw that about an hour ago when I was eating lunch. It was the "breaking news" on ESPNEWS

BrownsTown · 04-30-2008, 02:27 PM

I don't know if Paul will shut down Parker, but he's good enough to at the very least slow him down.

Brent · 04-30-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JagHombre22

I love how Duncan whines and whines and whines to the refs and Crawford just ignores him....I wish they would get into it again...lol

"WHO ME? But I've never commited a foul in my life!"

I hate that douchebag Duncan.

soybean · 04-30-2008, 03:18 PM

i disagree with every point. duncan won't destroy david west, im guessing they'll have about the same numbers. david west is too aggressive to be completely shut down by duncan and duncan will get his points but he's not olajuwan.

second of all, utah over lakers in 6? lakers beat utah in utah late in the year without gasol. you can talk about harpring and korver, because they have a pretty good supporting cast but i trust sasha farmar, luke and ronny turiaf enough to be solid enough contributers.

the jazz are kind of overrated in my opinion. they've lost numerous games this year they shouldve won, albeit so have the lakers.

and the hornets should take a page out of the mavs book on how to stop tony parker, they're one of the only teams i've seen that can consistently do a good job defensively against him.

soybean · 04-30-2008, 03:31 PM

also about durant winning rookie of the year, i know horford had an amazing year, .3 rebounds away from averaging a double double on the year, but if you actually watch film on durant, you can tell he's going to be a superstar. he kind of went unnoticed this year, because the sonics were so bad but i truly believe he'll be one of the elite in the game one day.

SeanTaylorRIP · 04-30-2008, 03:43 PM

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also about durant winning rookie of the year, i know horford had an amazing year, .3 rebounds away from averaging a double double on the year, but if you actually watch film on durant, you can tell he's going to be a superstar. he kind of went unnoticed this year, because the sonics were so bad but i truly believe he'll be one of the elite in the game one day.

Yeah but I think if someone is the integral part of getting a historically awful team into the playoffs, they deserve it. Rookie of the Year should go to the player who did the most for his team, Horford got in the playoffs and is pushing the Celts, Durant didn't. Granted we are talking East/West but still I would give it to Horford but I do understand why Durant gets it because of stats. I know Durant averages 20.3 but he is shooting only 43% from the field and 28% from the 3 point line, and that 43% would have been much worse if not for his late season shooting. Aside from points Durant doesn't really bring anything in terms of defense or rebounding.

BrownsTown · 04-30-2008, 03:47 PM

It's not the MVP. It's the best rookie. And if anything, a historically weak East was the biggest reason for the Hawks making the playoffs (Nothing against them, but it's true.)

Durant is already an elite scorer while really having noone else on his team, aside from Green who is still developing his scoring game. His shooting percentage is a bit misleading. He was also bringing in 4 or 5 rebounds a game, which isn't bad, while playing out of position as a SG.

roidrunner · 04-30-2008, 03:57 PM

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I saw that about an hour ago when I was eating lunch. It was the "breaking news" on ESPNEWS

rumor i hear, is that Pitno will be the next coach of Dallas. Just throwing it out there, my sources have told me that he is very interested in comig back to the NBA.

SeanTaylorRIP · 04-30-2008, 04:01 PM

But Al Horford averaged over 10 a game only taking 8 shots a game while Durant averaged 17 shot attempts per game, I'll take the guy who was more solid overall.

Paul · 04-30-2008, 04:02 PM

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rumor i hear, is that Pitno will be the next coach of Dallas. Just throwing it out there, my sources have told me that he is very interested in comig back to the NBA.

Yeah, that doesn't sound good to me at all.

roidrunner · 04-30-2008, 04:07 PM

i dont want to lose my college coach either. i would prefer he stayed in louisville. but what i hear is that he is seriously thinking about it.

Brent · 04-30-2008, 04:17 PM

He already failed in the NBA before, why would he want to try again? So he can tarnish his legacy even more?

thetedginnshow · 04-30-2008, 05:10 PM

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But Al Horford averaged over 10 a game only taking 8 shots a game while Durant averaged 17 shot attempts per game, I'll take the guy who was more solid overall.

Just curious, but did you think Melo deserved the ROTY his rookie year over LeBron?

LonghornsLegend · 04-30-2008, 05:16 PM

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rumor i hear, is that Pitno will be the next coach of Dallas. Just throwing it out there, my sources have told me that he is very interested in comig back to the NBA.

Sounds like a splash Cuban wanted to make...Although if he keeps full control of personell moves we will always be a step behind, he treats this franchise like a shiny toy he has to play with all the time, just a few years ago we were one of the deepest and youngest teams in the league, and he traded it all away along with 1st rd picks and money.

I'd love Pitino here though.

DI · 04-30-2008, 05:23 PM

Well, all I can say is that if Donnie Walsh wants to interview Avery Johnson to kill time and wait for Tom Thibodeau to become available is one thing, but hiring him, oh, that's a whole different story.