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Logander · Post #1781 » by **Logander** » Sat May 3, 2014 5:35 am

Lillard is **** prime time

dmutombo321 · Post #1782 » by **dmutombo321** » Sat May 3, 2014 6:15 am

Hell of a game and hell of a shot by Lillard.

What a disappointing end to a season for Houston. The west is just too deep. That Rockets team likely would have been a #2 seed in the east.

LamarMatic7 · Post #1783 » by **LamarMatic7** » Sat May 3, 2014 6:48 am

For **** sakes... Z-Bo suspended for Game 7 for an unnecessary punch.

Ironically, he was on the Dan LeBatard Show during this series and when being asked about fighting (the time he gave Matt Barnes props after Barnes himself fouled Z-Bo hard, in particular) Randolph gave the political "I can't do anything like that in the playoffs as I would cost my team if I were suspended."

Post #1784 » by **Diop** » Sat May 3, 2014 8:03 am

LamarMatic7 wrote:For **** sakes... Z-Bo suspended for Game 7 for an unnecessary punch.

Ironically, he was on the Dan LeBatard Show during this series and when being asked about fighting (the time he gave Matt Barnes props after Barnes himself fouled Z-Bo hard, in particular) Randolph gave the political "I can't do anything like that in the playoffs as I would cost my team if I were suspended."

As much as I don't want to give a Kiwi credit, Adams really has a skill of provoking other players.
We haven't had a player like that in the NBA for a while. Reminds me of Brickowski at Seattle when it was his job to fire up Rodman.

He might have won that series for OKC

LamarMatic7 · Post #1785 » by **LamarMatic7** » Sat May 3, 2014 8:23 am

Sachmo wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:For **** sakes... Z-Bo suspended for Game 7 for an unnecessary punch.

Ironically, he was on the Dan LeBatard Show during this series and when being asked about fighting (the time he gave Matt Barnes props after Barnes himself fouled Z-Bo hard, in particular) Randolph gave the political "I can't do anything like that in the playoffs as I would cost my team if I were suspended."

As much as I don't want to give a Kiwi credit, Adams really has a skill of provoking other players.
We haven't had a player like that in the NBA for a while. Reminds me of Brickowski at Seattle when it was his job to fire up Rodman.

He might have won that series for OKC

Only it ended up in Rodman firing up Brickowski. You can't trick the trickster.

Post #1786 » by **Diop** » Sat May 3, 2014 9:06 am

but it was a fun side story to the Bulls/Sonics series

Snidely FC · Post #1787 » by **Snidely FC** » Sat May 3, 2014 4:50 pm

LamarMatic7 wrote:For **** sakes... Z-Bo suspended for Game 7 for an unnecessary punch.

Ironically, he was on the Dan LeBatard Show during this series and when being asked about fighting (the time he gave Matt Barnes props after Barnes himself fouled Z-Bo hard, in particular) Randolph gave the political "I can't do anything like that in the playoffs as I would cost my team if I were suspended."

This is a really huge deal. Talk about ruining your team's entire season, all that work, all those months. Imagine if this happened to, say, the star of the Knicks. The sky would be falling.

LamarMatic7 · Post #1788 » by **LamarMatic7** » Sat May 3, 2014 4:58 pm

Snidely FC wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:For **** sakes... Z-Bo suspended for Game 7 for an unnecessary punch.

Ironically, he was on the Dan LeBatard Show during this series and when being asked about fighting (the time he gave Matt Barnes props after Barnes himself fouled Z-Bo hard, in particular) Randolph gave the political "I can't do anything like that in the playoffs as I would cost my team if I were suspended."

This is a really huge deal. Talk about ruining your team's entire season, all that work, all those months. Imagine if this happened to, say, the star of the Knicks. The sky would be falling.

And Conley might not be a 100%, to boot.

I have to say though that even though I love Z-Bo, that was a dumb move. Such a punch deserved at least a suspension for one game in today's league.

Post #1789 » by **fatlever** » Sat May 3, 2014 5:09 pm

predictions for the game 7s today?

i'll take the pacers, thunder and clippers (although i am rooting against all 3).

LamarMatic7 · Post #1790 » by **LamarMatic7** » Sat May 3, 2014 5:40 pm

ugh.. Allen left his team's practice with a migraine. Things just can't get worse.

As for tonight's game 7s, I also don't feel like calling any of the road teams pulling off an upset.

I'm **** working tonight. Considering evading the internet from the point the first game starts and then watching all three tomorrow right before catching the two games of tomorrow. Yep, I'm a sick person.

HornetJail · Post #1791 » by **HornetJail** » Sat May 3, 2014 5:49 pm

I'm going out on a limb and saying that every Game 7 results in an upset except OKC. There, I said it.

OKC, Brooklyn, Golden State, Atlanta, and Dallas all win

Post #1792 » by **JDR720** » Sat May 3, 2014 5:51 pm

Game 7 Wieners

OKC/LAC/IND

and all 3 will win by single digits

jakenc · Post #1793 » by **jakenc** » Sat May 3, 2014 6:06 pm

Hawks, Thunder, Warriors, Raptors, Spurs.

Post #1794 » by **JDR720** » Sat May 3, 2014 6:17 pm

Allen might not play for Memphis either, he has a migraine

catch20two · Post #1795 » by **catch20two** » Sat May 3, 2014 7:20 pm

I can sympathize with the Griz but at least they didn't get swept. They might even still win against the no gameplan Thunder if Gasol and Miller are clicking on all cylinders.

We had the bad draw of playing the Heat and then the one player that would've gave us a chance in the series got injured in the 1st quarter of the 1st game after giving us a teaser of scoring 14 points and giving us a double digit lead. Talk about a series of unfortunate events.

ARHornet · Post #1796 » by **ARHornet** » Sat May 3, 2014 8:25 pm

Who I'm hoping will win tonight and tomorrow: Atlanta, Memphis, Golden State, Toronto, and San Antonio. If I had to guess, the ones I listed will all lose. :lol:

LamarMatic7 · Post #1797 » by **LamarMatic7** » Sat May 3, 2014 8:32 pm

catch20two wrote:I can sympathize with the Griz but at least they didn't get swept. They might even still win against the no gameplan Thunder if Gasol and Miller are clicking on all cylinders.

They planned for so much more than "not getting swept" though. Memphis deserved to be in the 3-6 seed mix where none of those teams would have liked to play against them (yeah, I know how overused that phrase sounds when talking about the Grizz).

catch20two · Post #1798 » by **catch20two** » Sat May 3, 2014 8:35 pm

LamarMatic7 wrote:
catch20two wrote:I can sympathize with the Griz but at least they didn't get swept. They might even still win against the no gameplan Thunder if Gasol and Miller are clicking on all cylinders.

They planned for so much more than "not getting swept" though. Memphis deserved to be in the 3-6 seed mix where none of those teams would have liked to play against them (yeah, I know how overused that phrase sounds when talking about the Grizz).

I honestly didn't have them taking OKC past Game 5 or 6 but Tony Allen's defense on Durant has been surprising giving the fact that he's at least 5 inches shorter to be generous.

LamarMatic7 · Post #1799 » by **LamarMatic7** » Sat May 3, 2014 8:40 pm

catch20two wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:
catch20two wrote:I can sympathize with the Griz but at least they didn't get swept. They might even still win against the no gameplan Thunder if Gasol and Miller are clicking on all cylinders.

They planned for so much more than "not getting swept" though. Memphis deserved to be in the 3-6 seed mix where none of those teams would have liked to play against them (yeah, I know how overused that phrase sounds when talking about the Grizz).

I honestly didn't have them taking OKC past Game 5 or 6 but Tony Allen's defense on Durant has been surprising giving the fact that he's at least 5 inches shorter to be generous.

I had OKC in 7 before the series. F yeah!

countryboi · Post #1800 » by **countryboi** » Sat May 3, 2014 10:07 pm

Why does Stephenson sit so far away from the bench?