The Official Playoffs Thread

Newz · Post #141 » by **Newz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:42 pm

europa wrote:If Rasheed Wallace had made up his mind early in his career to play primarily in the post he could've been a Hall of Famer.

One of the most talented bigs to ever play, IMO... He can do pretty much everything on the court. Sadly he is an old man now.

Ayt · Post #142 » by **Ayt** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:42 pm

LOL at trying to post LeBron. He's not having that type of **** this year.

Newz · Post #143 » by **Newz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:43 pm

Ayt wrote:LOL at trying to post LeBron. He's not having that type of **** this year.

Haha, agreed.

LeBron is in the running for DPOY... I don't think going at him is a very smart move.

REDDzone · Post #144 » by **REDDzone** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:45 pm

Ya, its absolutely insane to look at how far LeBron has come defensively in the past 2-3 seasons.

From below average defender (bad man defender, decent team defender) to DPOY candidate.

Newz · Post #145 » by **Newz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:47 pm

Mo listens to Phil Collins?

Lol.

Just one more reason that I think Mo Williams is awesome.

jeremyd236 · Post #146 » by **jeremyd236** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:47 pm

If there was any doubt as to whether or not Rose would be an NBA superstar, it pretty much died today.

He is absolutely amazing. I've never seen a rookie get to the rim like that, especially on a quick/athletic/excellent defender in Rondo. If Rose can hit those midrangers like he was today, forget about it. This guy is going to be unstoppable in a year or two.

Newz · Post #147 » by **Newz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:48 pm

Good pass by herpes face, Varaejo needs to make that.

europa · Post #148 » by **europa** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:48 pm

I hope Jeff Van Gundy never gets another coaching job and stays in the broadcast booth forever.

He's outstanding.

Newz · Post #149 » by **Newz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:48 pm

jeremyd236 wrote:If there was any doubt as to whether or not Rose would be an NBA superstar, it pretty much died today.

He is absolutely amazing. I've never seen a rookie get to the rim like that, especially on a quick/athletic/excellent defender in Rondo. If Rose can hit those midrangers like he was today, forget about it. This guy is going to be unstoppable in a year or two.

Last rookie I saw get to the rim with ease like that in his first playoffs series... Dwayne Wade when they played against Baron Davis and the Hornets.

Newz · Post #150 » by **Newz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:54 pm

Everytime I watch LeBron I am still amazed by how big he is... He stands next to Sheed and he looks bigger than he is.

trwi7 · Post #151 » by **trwi7** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:55 pm

LukePliska wrote:Everytime I watch LeBron I am still amazed by how big he is... He stands next to Sheed and he looks bigger than he is.

Built like a rhino with the athleticism of a deer.

I mean both of those in the nicest way possible.

Newz · Post #152 » by **Newz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:55 pm

trwi7 wrote:
LukePliska wrote:Everytime I watch LeBron I am still amazed by how big he is... He stands next to Sheed and he looks bigger than he is.

Built like a rhino with the athleticism of a deer.

I mean both of those in the nicest way possible.

europa · Post #153 » by **europa** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:57 pm

Stuckey looks like he can beat Mo off the dribble anytime he wants. But it won't mean much if he can't finish.

Newz · Post #154 » by **Newz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:59 pm

europa wrote:Stuckey looks like he can beat Mo off the dribble anytime he wants. But it won't mean much if he can't finish.

I really like Stuckey, but it just seems like the Pistons are missing something after they got rid of Billups... Their team just doesn't run the same.

europa · Post #155 » by **europa** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:00 pm

LukePliska wrote:
europa wrote:Stuckey looks like he can beat Mo off the dribble anytime he wants. But it won't mean much if he can't finish.

I really like Stuckey, but it just seems like the Pistons are missing something after they got rid of Billups... Their team just doesn't run the same.

They're missing their heart and soul.

If Dumars wanted to blow the team up, I would've traded Rip or Sheed before Billups.

Newz · Post #156 » by **Newz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:02 pm

europa wrote:
LukePliska wrote:
europa wrote:Stuckey looks like he can beat Mo off the dribble anytime he wants. But it won't mean much if he can't finish.

I really like Stuckey, but it just seems like the Pistons are missing something after they got rid of Billups... Their team just doesn't run the same.

They're missing their heart and soul.

If Dumars wanted to blow the team up, I would've traded Rip or Sheed before Billups.

That's what I said too... I think that the Billups for Iverson swap was one of the biggest blunders in NBA history.

Iverson is a cancer and not only was he a cancer for this team, but he was old and way past his prime. Billups propelled the Nuggets to a new level and they will be a very good team for another 3-4 years while he is still very effective.

There is not a player available in free agency next year that will make them a contender again. Unless they have the cap space next offseason and get Wade or LeBron then that trade was a massive failure for them.

SupremeHustle · Post #157 » by **SupremeHustle** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:04 pm

I see they have "Still 'Dre" on the PA system years after Andre Miller left.

europa · Post #158 » by **europa** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:05 pm

LukePliska wrote:That's what I said too... I think that the Billups for Iverson swap was one of the biggest blunders in NBA history.

Iverson is a cancer and not only was he a cancer for this team, but he was old and way past his prime. Billups propelled the Nuggets to a new level and they will be a very good team for another 3-4 years while he is still very effective.

There is not a player available in free agency next year that will make them a contender again. Unless they have the cap space next offseason and get Wade or LeBron then that trade was a massive failure for them.

I agree. I thought Dumars panicked and traded the wrong guy and brought in the absolute worst guy (though admittedly that deal was about AI's expiring moreso than AI the player). And as the season has played out, if he kept Billups and tweaked somewhere else perhaps the Pistons are looking at a shot at the Finals again. I know the Cavs are the favorites but the Celtics have no shot now and the Magic may not be ready. That would've left Detroit and when you get into a 7-game series with the Finals on the line, anything can happen.

REDDzone · Post #159 » by **REDDzone** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:07 pm

LeBron James is an absolute freak of nature.

Newz · Post #160 » by **Newz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:07 pm

LeBron > Pistons