2016 Playoffs

[bwgood77]

Imma leave this. I'm a happy guy tonight.

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Regardless, the Thunder came and made a statement that they are not going to go down easy, and certainly deserved to win that game. I think game one was a huge anomaly, but I still expect the Spurs to win the series...but I'm hoping otherwise.

[bondom34]

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Regardless, the Thunder came and made a statement that they are not going to go down easy, and certainly deserved to win that game. I think game one was a huge anomaly, but I still expect the Spurs to win the series...but I'm hoping otherwise.

Agree, but I'm happy for a few days lol.

[saintEscaton]

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Agreed.It could have gone both ways.Technically the defending player is supposed to be issued a delay of game or the count reset if he doesn't give three feet of space to the in bounder. Anyways you guys dominated most of that game, shouldn't have left the Spurs back in the final minutes

[bondom34]

Imma leave this. I'm a happy guy tonight.

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Agreed.It could have gone both ways.Technically the defending player is supposed to be issued a delay of game or the count reset if he doesn't give three feet of space to the in bounder. Anyways you guys dominated most of that game, shouldn't have left the Spurs back in the final minutes

Also, thinking after the fact, if the Spurs get it will they get better than a 3 on 1 fast break?

[lilfishi22]

I wonder if it's worth putting more money on the Spurs now. I put $75 on them after their Game 1 beat down of OKC at $2.60. Now they are paying $3.40.

[lilfishi22]

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Agreed.It could have gone both ways.Technically the defending player is supposed to be issued a delay of game or the count reset if he doesn't give three feet of space to the in bounder. Anyways you guys dominated most of that game, shouldn't have left the Spurs back in the final minutes

Also, thinking after the fact, if the Spurs get it will they get better than a 3 on 1 fast break?

That sequence was so ugly to watch. Very unlike to Spurs to not finish on that kind of opportunity. Credit to OKC for hustling hard for that loose ball.

[bwgood77]

I wonder if it's worth putting more money on the Spurs now. I put $75 on them after their Game 1 beat down of OKC at $2.60. Now they are paying $3.40.

I'm the opposite....I rarely put money on a huge favorite...learned that when went against Foreman in boxing as an enormous underdog....I usually risk little for a huge payoff....and I usually hit enough to at least break even, but if I ever hit a big one, especially with the parlays I do in football, the payoff is huge. But there are times I bet on the favorite, as long as the odds are not too big.

[lilfishi22]

I wonder if it's worth putting more money on the Spurs now. I put $75 on them after their Game 1 beat down of OKC at $2.60. Now they are paying $3.40.

I'm the opposite....I rarely put money on a huge favorite...learned that when went against Foreman in boxing as an enormous underdog....I usually risk little for a huge payoff....and I usually hit enough to at least break even, but if I ever hit a big one, especially with the parlays I do in football, the payoff is huge. But there are times I bet on the favorite, as long as the odds are not too big.

I'm betting on the overall winner. Warriors are a massive favourite at $1.95 to win it all and I put some money on them when they were paying higher odds to help soften the loss on my Spurs bet. Perhaps I'll hold off until after this series because I suspect if GSW cruises to the WCF and the Spurs take another loss, the odds on the Spurs will skyrocket.

I bet more often on MMA than I do NBA and I find team sports is easier to make money in mainly because so much have to go wrong for a favourite to lose. In a seven game series, the favourite have four chances to play just a little be better than the underdog and they win a series. That's massive. There's just so many more safety nets in team sports for great teams while there's so many fight ending variables in the fight game. In MMA or boxing, all it takes is one mistake, one punch or one fighter having a bad night for the fight to end.

I generally don't bet on favourites unless it's a parlay. Payoffs are usually big but I tend to get quite greedy and end up stacking too many bets.

[bwgood77]

I wonder if it's worth putting more money on the Spurs now. I put $75 on them after their Game 1 beat down of OKC at $2.60. Now they are paying $3.40.

I'm the opposite....I rarely put money on a huge favorite...learned that when went against Foreman in boxing as an enormous underdog....I usually risk little for a huge payoff....and I usually hit enough to at least break even, but if I ever hit a big one, especially with the parlays I do in football, the payoff is huge. But there are times I bet on the favorite, as long as the odds are not too big.

I'm betting on the overall winner. Warriors are a massive favourite at $1.95 to win it all and I put some money on them when they were paying higher odds to help soften the loss on my Spurs bet. Perhaps I'll hold off until after this series because I suspect if GSW cruises to the WCF and the Spurs take another loss, the odds on the Spurs will skyrocket.

I bet more often on MMA than I do NBA and I find team sports is easier to make money in mainly because so much have to go wrong for a favourite to lose. In a seven game series, the favourite have four chances to play just a little be better than the underdog and they win a series. That's massive. There's just so many more safety nets in team sports for great teams while there's so many fight ending variables in the fight game. In MMA or boxing, all it takes is one mistake, one punch or one fighter having a bad night for the fight to end.

I generally don't bet on favourites unless it's a parlay. Payoffs are usually big but I tend to get quite greedy and end up stacking too many bets.

If you really think the Spurs will win, and the odds went up THAT much after one game, I would bet more on them if I were you. However, personally I would never bet on the Spurs as I could never find myself hoping they win.

I used to make a lot of money on basketball (only playoffs) in college because almost ALWAYS it seemed that when a favored team lost a game, particularly a home game, and especially the first of two home games, they would almost ALWAYS win the next one, usually by double digits. Even an underdog in a closer matched series would usually win game 4 if they lost game 3 (unless they were already down 3-0).

But I don't think I will bet on basketball any more, even though I thought I might bet on OKC last night. I tend to do much better in football, where individual games have much more at stake (other than a game 7 in basketball).

[lilfishi22]

Spoiler:

I'm the opposite....I rarely put money on a huge favorite...learned that when went against Foreman in boxing as an enormous underdog....I usually risk little for a huge payoff....and I usually hit enough to at least break even, but if I ever hit a big one, especially with the parlays I do in football, the payoff is huge. But there are times I bet on the favorite, as long as the odds are not too big.

I'm betting on the overall winner. Warriors are a massive favourite at $1.95 to win it all and I put some money on them when they were paying higher odds to help soften the loss on my Spurs bet. Perhaps I'll hold off until after this series because I suspect if GSW cruises to the WCF and the Spurs take another loss, the odds on the Spurs will skyrocket.

I bet more often on MMA than I do NBA and I find team sports is easier to make money in mainly because so much have to go wrong for a favourite to lose. In a seven game series, the favourite have four chances to play just a little be better than the underdog and they win a series. That's massive. There's just so many more safety nets in team sports for great teams while there's so many fight ending variables in the fight game. In MMA or boxing, all it takes is one mistake, one punch or one fighter having a bad night for the fight to end.

I generally don't bet on favourites unless it's a parlay. Payoffs are usually big but I tend to get quite greedy and end up stacking too many bets.

If you really think the Spurs will win, and the odds went up THAT much after one game, I would bet more on them if I were you. However, personally I would never bet on the Spurs as I could never find myself hoping they win.

I used to make a lot of money on basketball (only playoffs) in college because almost ALWAYS it seemed that win a favored team lost a game, particularly a home game, and especially the first of two home games, they would almost ALWAYS win the next one, usually by double digits. Even an underdog in a closer matched series would usually win game 4 if they lost game 3 (unless they were already down 3-0).

But I don't think I will bet on basketball any more, even though I thought I might bet on OKC last night. I tend to do much better in football, where individual games have much more at stake (other than a game 7 in basketball).

That's fair enough. I look at betting as purely business. A business that's usually in the red for me. So for me, betting on the Spurs isn't because I want them to win but if I can make money off them while they do it, I might as well try.

[bwgood77]

Spoiler:

I'm betting on the overall winner. Warriors are a massive favourite at $1.95 to win it all and I put some money on them when they were paying higher odds to help soften the loss on my Spurs bet. Perhaps I'll hold off until after this series because I suspect if GSW cruises to the WCF and the Spurs take another loss, the odds on the Spurs will skyrocket.

I bet more often on MMA than I do NBA and I find team sports is easier to make money in mainly because so much have to go wrong for a favourite to lose. In a seven game series, the favourite have four chances to play just a little be better than the underdog and they win a series. That's massive. There's just so many more safety nets in team sports for great teams while there's so many fight ending variables in the fight game. In MMA or boxing, all it takes is one mistake, one punch or one fighter having a bad night for the fight to end.

I generally don't bet on favourites unless it's a parlay. Payoffs are usually big but I tend to get quite greedy and end up stacking too many bets.

If you really think the Spurs will win, and the odds went up THAT much after one game, I would bet more on them if I were you. However, personally I would never bet on the Spurs as I could never find myself hoping they win.

I used to make a lot of money on basketball (only playoffs) in college because almost ALWAYS it seemed that win a favored team lost a game, particularly a home game, and especially the first of two home games, they would almost ALWAYS win the next one, usually by double digits. Even an underdog in a closer matched series would usually win game 4 if they lost game 3 (unless they were already down 3-0).

But I don't think I will bet on basketball any more, even though I thought I might bet on OKC last night. I tend to do much better in football, where individual games have much more at stake (other than a game 7 in basketball).

That's fair enough. I look at betting as purely business. A business that's usually in the red for me. So for me, betting on the Spurs isn't because I want them to win but if I can make money off them while they do it, I might as well try.

Yeah, me too. I almost always bet on what I think the best bets are, regardless of teams and how much I like or hate them. But I will pull for the Spurs opponent in every series so I'd rather not bet on them. If I HAD to bet on one team to win it all though, I probably would have picked them. I have also bet on teams often that I still HOPE lose but know (at least in my head) that I am making a smart bet....and I will still pull for them to lose but know there is silver lining if they win or lose.

[MathiasPW]

The only well paid player less impact full than Dragic is Lowry. Dear God, it's as if he forgot how to shoot, pass or drive.

[thamadkant]

Spurs did this in purpose so they close it out at home for tactical reasons. lol

[bwgood77]

Wow, I was about to pull up the Heat/Raptors game on my computer when it was 86-83 with 20 something seconds left, but then saw it was 89-83 and decided against it.

Then I just pulled up results again and saw it went into OT. This play by play is unbelievable. Not only did Toronto tie it up, but they had to score 7 to tie it up 90-90. If you didn't watch, check out this play by play, though I'm sure you can see the end on sportscenter or eventually youtube.

http://espn.go.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=400875890

[batsmasher]

I love the Heat so much. Goran you are still #1 in my heart bb.

[bwgood77]

I love the Heat so much. Goran you are still #1 in my heart bb.

It is funny seeing a couple of poster continue to say he sucks regardless of how he plays...of course it usually comes after bad games. He certainly wasn't worth anything like $18 million to us, and although his methods of complaint were bad, they were probably warranted, and it was probably a good thing he aired them so we could trade him and get a couple of picks. If he kept quiet and felt the way he did, we likely lose him for nothing. So although many feel his comments were a crappy move towards the organization (and they were), they probably benefited us in the end.

I really don't see much reason to despise him, because I see good reason he wasn't happy, especially after trading him once before. He still came back and then even thought playing with Bledsoe worked out well, but signing a 3rd pg and moving him out of position is not going to make many players happy, especially if the front office told them things that never happened at the point he complained.

I haven't even watched Miami in the playoffs though, and was actually hoping Charlotte beat them to get to see a new team be happy to advance, but personally I don't hold a grudge against Dragic.

[batsmasher]

I think he had every right to feel shafted after they decided that the PG 3 years his junior (and without an All-NBA accolade) deserved to run the point over Goran. He played off the ball so much last season which would be incredibly frustrating for a dude coming off a career year.

And the argument that "lol he's in the exact same role at the Heat now" doesn't really hold up either. DWade is a lock HOF superstar. Of course he gets the ball in his hand before Goran. As if Goran actually cares that he doesn't have the ball in his hands if it's instead in DWade's. Bled's nowhere near a superstar. That's where I think the frustration came from.

Aside: DWade was absolutely insane in game 6. Two clutch 3 pointers in a do or die game on the road.... when the last time you hit a 3 was in December. Are you actually kidding me?

[SunsRback4Good]

I love the Heat so much. Goran you are still #1 in my heart bb.

I still love Goran Dragic and patiently waited and waited until he explodes. Didnt see that in the RS but the last few games he has found his mojo. So, if he continues playinh this way I can see the Heat getting to the ECF and forcing a game 6 or 7 vs Cavs. If they want a shot at the finals Bosh needs to play.

[Gorilla Warfare]

Holy crap. Cavaliers were 25-45 from 3 tonight. They shot 45 three's and just 23 two-pointers. Unreal.

[Mulhollanddrive]

Goran looks slow in the clutch on defense.

But hits the game tying 3.

Goran pulled from defending Lowry for the last shot, good call.