NBA Finals Thread / Around The NBA In The Offseason

Mech Engineer · Post #21 » by **Mech Engineer** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:45 pm

Miami doesn't have the pieces for a great trade. The only guy they have is Bosh and they need to exchange for another great big man. There is no team which has two good two big men. They need a rim protector kind of guy along with somebody who provides offense. Those guys like Hibbert are not getting traded for Bosh. Nobody is giving anything in trade for Wade or the other old crap they have. And, LeBron is not going anywhere.

Viatical · Post #22 » by **Viatical** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:58 pm

I've never seen anything as manic as the highs and lows out on the River Walk last week.

I am disgusted by this whole series.

I've got Miami winning tonight. The business of the NBA cannot countenance anything less.

jc23 · Post #23 » by **jc23** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:59 pm

skip bayless picked San Antonio to win so that means miami is for sure winning tonight.

Doom · Post #24 » by **Doom** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:04 pm

danny crawford AND scott foster? that's very interesting to say the least... i'm guessing crawford is the head official?

this game is all up to how manu and the spurs roleplayers play. if manu can put up a decent game of like 12-15 points with very low turnovers, green/kawhi/neal can put up good numbers, the spurs will do well. when they have lost, the aforementioned players almost all played badly except one. if they are all clicking or at least 3/4, the spurs wont lose. as for miami, they are basically the same thing every night. their "big 3" put up the same output and you sometimes see something from chalmers. gay allen, miller and battier seem to alternate in scoring (not so much battier), but you seem to see a constant output of 3s from the team.

it's going to be up to the spurs to play well and take this tonight. i don't see the cryami cheat choking by any means

Viatical · Post #25 » by **Viatical** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:06 pm

jc23 wrote:skip bayless picked San Antonio to win so that means miami is for sure winning tonight.

Bingo.

Doom · Post #26 » by **Doom** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:09 pm

Air Poohdini wrote:The Spurs will win, Coach Pop will be pulling out all the tricks tonight.

yeah, you saw how he did that in game 6... i'm surprised he wasn't on suicide watch after that abomination

BullsGate · Post #27 » by **BullsGate** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:12 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqYCtpySKm4[/youtube] :lol:

mrlancers · Post #28 » by **mrlancers** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:20 pm

Anticipate the worst, hope for the best.

I wonder how big of a lead will it take for the Spurs to get in this game in order for the 'fans' to leave the arena like it's 5 minutes away from being condemned by public health officials.

JordansBulls · Post #29 » by **JordansBulls** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:37 pm

jc23 wrote:skip bayless picked San Antonio to win so that means miami is for sure winning tonight.

He picked Dallas over Miami as well and Dallas won.

Also Stephen A Smith picked the Spurs in 7 as well.

JordansBulls · Post #30 » by **JordansBulls** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:39 pm

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/st ... -7-preview

7. Who wins Game 7?

Abbott: In history, usually the home team. Here's why: Home court in every NBA game is worth about three points per game. A lot of playoff series are lopsided enough that three points won't decide it. Game 7s, though, by definition, feature evenly matched teams. In a contest like that, those three points become an imperfect, but interesting, predictor.

Adande: The Heat. Normally I give home teams an 80 percent chance of winning playoff Game 7s, based on the historical record. In this case, San Antonio's experience brings Miami's edge down to 60 percent. Still, home-court advantage could turn out to be the slightest of benefits for the Heat, which would turn this into a referendum on the importance of the regular season, something Miami cared about much more than San Antonio.

Christensen: Heat. A visiting team hasn't won an NBA Finals Game 7 since 1978. Tuesday's loss was a devastating defeat for the Spurs, which they will not soon forget.

Gordian: The San Antonio Spurs. While no one really has any idea, I imagine most people will pick the Heat. But LeBron, Wade, Bosh and their teammates will likely play for titles again. This is the last chance for several players on the Spurs, and I believe that will give them an unexpected emotional and mental edge.

Haberstroh: Heat. I picked Heat in 7 from the beginning and I'll stick to it because it'll make me look like I can see the future. And that's always a cool feeling, even if it's illusory.

Stein: San Antonio. Just have a feeling that the Spurs, because you are not supposed to be able to recover from a defeat as crushing as Game 6 was, will do just that and win Game 7. It would be a fitting capsule to sum up a series that has consistently defied logic.

Wallace: Heat. After dodging a huge bullet in Game 6, if such a thing as destiny exists it probably resides with Miami right now. I pick the Heat because of home-court advantage, too. But if any team in the league is built to have one big game on the road and coldheartedly snatch away a title, it's the Spurs.

JordansBulls · Post #31 » by **JordansBulls** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:43 pm

Saphir wrote:Danny Crawford
Scott Foster
Monty McCutchen

Well, Danny Crawford should be able to maintain order. Scott Foster is worrisome though.

(And yeah, the underlying problem the NBA has that people are keyed into ref assignments)

I made a post and mentioned that Spurs were in trouble even up 3-2 because Joe Crawford was going to ref game 6 and then Scott Foster game 7.
:lol:

But just so you know, when Dallas won, Scott Foster was the ref in game 6.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 20MIA.html

Officials: Scott Foster, Steve Javie, Derrick Stafford

MalikJoakim24 · Post #32 » by **MalikJoakim24** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:54 pm

Jellybeans824 wrote:Danny Crawford
Scott Foster
Monty McCutchen

Game 7 refs folks

DaBulls82 · Post #33 » by **DaBulls82** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:55 pm

Spurs had their chance to save the world from dealing with 3 stooges winning back to back ships - they choked it away. Still can't believe they blew it.

Viatical · Post #34 » by **Viatical** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:59 pm

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Scott Foster
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JasonFTW · Post #35 » by **JasonFTW** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:01 pm

bentheredengthat wrote:
Hangtime84 wrote:
KingCuban wrote:Not even my youtube link is working. This surely can't be a sign of things to come...

Http not https

No S as in Spurs. AAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!

OK... now i'm scared. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

JasonFTW · Post #36 » by **JasonFTW** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:02 pm

MnM24 wrote:
Jellybeans824 wrote:Danny Crawford
Scott Foster
Monty McCutchen

Game 7 refs folks

Scott Foster? Oh boy

JasonFTW · Post #37 » by **JasonFTW** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:03 pm

Please Spurs find away to win this tonight

Red8911 · Post #38 » by **Red8911** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:07 pm

We need good shooting night from tony,green,manu and neal inorder for spurs to take this.Please dont let miami win again,they do not deserve it

BIGGIEsmalls 23 · Post #39 » by **BIGGIEsmalls 23** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:17 pm

KingCuban wrote:[YouTube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7mwuUuQ5Ws[/YouTube]

Hangtime84 wrote:
KingCuban wrote:Not even my youtube link is working. This surely can't be a sign of things to come...

Http not https

Here ya go, fellas:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7mwuUuQ5Ws[/youtube]

red222 · Post #40 » by **red222** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:30 pm