NBA SEASON STARTS NOW!!!

[Space Bear]

THIRD FUCKING OVERTIME.

Sure hope you guys are watching this. Best game of the playoffs yet.

[Skate4RnR]

Best part of the game was when Perkins hit that pussy Gasol in the fucking face.

Let's take it back to Oklahoma for the finish. (I hope)

I didn't realize these Grizzlies were going to be so easy!

[johnk5150]

Bulls should probably get their shit together because Miami is finally playing like Miami.

[Rainbow Bright]

I think they could still beat Miami. That C's team hasn't looked deadly all year.

[johnk5150]

THIRD FUCKING OVERTIME.

Sure hope you guys are watching this. Best game of the playoffs yet.

My favorite time of the year.

[johnk5150]

I think they could still beat Miami. That C's team hasn't looked deadly all year.

I think Atlanta has exposed the Bulls as a one MVP team. Iverson couldn't do it alone and Rose won't do it if Boozer and Korver don't stop sucking cock.

I knew Boozer brought nothing but a well groomed beard to the table defensively, but I never thought he'd regress this much offensively.

[Subhuman Yeti]

Boozer has always been a loser.

[johnk5150]

Luol Deng took Joe Johnson's lunch money last night. I wonder what Atlanta radio is saying about that fraud today.

[grishnak boss]

MAN WHAT A GREAT SERIES, WHO WOULDVE THOGUHT THE SONICS HAD SO MUCH WILL IN THEM!

[johnk5150]

MAN WHAT A GREAT SERIES, WHO WOULDVE THOGUHT THE SONICS HAD SO MUCH WILL IN THEM!

Everyone in Seattle just started drinking.

[grishnak boss]

OKLAFUCKHOMA, NO ONE WOULD WANT TO LIVE IN THAT SHITHOLE IF OFFERED THE CHOICE - SEATTLE IS A COSMOPOLITAN CULTURED AVANT GARDE CITY, JUST LIKE OUR ANCESTORS PLANNED, NOT A FUCKING COW TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF HELL.

[johnk5150]

OKLAFUCKHOMA, NO ONE WOULD WANT TO LIVE IN THAT SHITHOLE IF OFFERED THE CHOICE - SEATTLE IS A COSMOPOLITAN CULTURED AVANT GARDE CITY, JUST LIKE OUR ANCESTORS PLANNED, NOT A FUCKING COW TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF HELL.

I had my only near death experience at Rocklahoma 3 years ago. I won't be going back again ever.

[johnk5150]

Robert Tractor Trayler found dead in Puerto Rico.

Tall guys never live very long, do they?

[aceshigh]

Shaq is not playing tonight....

[Skate4RnR]

Luol Deng took Joe Johnson's lunch money last night. I wonder what Atlanta radio is saying about that fraud today.

Hopefully the same thing I've been saying...BORING AZZ SERIES!

MAN WHAT A GREAT SERIES, WHO WOULDVE THOGUHT THE SONICS HAD SO MUCH WILL IN THEM!

Will? You call that will? They're in fucking Oklahoma, they get paid in fucking food stamps for god's sakes. They asked Durant last night how he felt now about the move from Seattle to OKC and he replied "I thank my lord and savior that I'm not playing for Queensryche's town anymore."

OKLAFUCKHOMA, NO ONE WOULD WANT TO LIVE IN THAT SHITHOLE IF OFFERED THE CHOICE - SEATTLE IS A COSMOPOLITAN CULTURED AVANT GARDE CITY, JUST LIKE OUR ANCESTORS PLANNED, NOT A FUCKING COW TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF HELL.

Middle of Hell? You can only buy 3.20 beer there bro! IT'S WORSE THAN FUCKING HELL!

Robert Tractor Trayler found dead in Puerto Rico.

Tall guys never live very long, do they?

Peter Steele says "no".


What's Perkins doing playing for Boston tonight?

[dtmfs]

And Down goes Boston. Great fucking job at trading away a beast Defender, they'll probably go on another 20 year run of mediocrity.

[Skate4RnR]

It's okay man, be happy for Perkins.

[gggrey]

OKLAFUCKHOMA, NO ONE WOULD WANT TO LIVE IN THAT SHITHOLE IF OFFERED THE CHOICE - SEATTLE IS A COSMOPOLITAN CULTURED AVANT GARDE CITY, JUST LIKE OUR ANCESTORS PLANNED, NOT A FUCKING COW TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF HELL.

Middle of Hell? You can only buy 3.20 beer there bro! IT'S WORSE THAN FUCKING HELL!

WRONG!!! You can buy higher beer in the liquor stores and eateries... The 3.2 is for us Native Americans.......

[Skate4RnR]

Really? I thought it was 3.2 only, shit.

[grishnak boss]

And Down goes Boston. Great fucking job at trading away a beast Defender, they'll probably go on another 20 year run of mediocrity.

it was also a shame to see shaq go like that - hopefully he'll be healthy next season and retire with some dignity.

as for the rest of the series, the heat are winning it all this year...

[johnk5150]

Did it seem like the Heat were celebrating as if they'd won the whole damn thing last night?

[johnk5150]

Zaza Pachulia looks like Phil Hartman's Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer. He has a forehead like a drive in movie screen.

[dtmfs]

Did it seem like the Heat were celebrating as if they'd won the whole damn thing last night?

Yeah it was pretty sad, i'm watching rome right now and they're talking about it, someone brought up an interesting point...You didn't see Dirk do that after finally beating the lakers. Lebron acted like he won it all. He might, but damn you gotta wonder what he'll do if he actually does, have a fucking seizure probably. His little mean stare after he hit that 3 was funny too, dude will do anything to have a kobe or jordan type moment. it's sad because he's so talented but when he does stuff like drop to the floor or scowl it seems so forced.

[Skate4RnR]

I love watching LeBron but damn, that dude needs to knock it off.

[johnk5150]

Bulls 34 assists to Atlanta's 14 assists.

[johnk5150]

Lebron is Batman
Wade is Robin
Bosh is Catwoman

[grishnak boss]

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Updated May 12, 2011 4:59 PM ET

That won’t beat the Bulls.

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh won’t be enough.

Go ahead, celebrate Miami’s 4-1 elimination of the Boston Celtics, get caught up in the hype.

What we just saw from the Heat won’t beat the Bulls.

James, Wade and Ch Bo — Bosh no longer deserves full credit, since he's downgraded the Big Three to the Big 2.5 — can’t win four games against a real elite team. The Heat’s best chance to reach the NBA Finals is to pray Atlanta somehow ousts Chicago. Short of that, I’ll take the Bulls in six games in the Eastern Conference finals.

The Big 2.5 cannot beat a cohesive, healthy eight-man rotation led by Derrick Rose. No way.

The Heat barely knocked off a Celtics team led by a one-armed point guard. Miami needed overtime Monday night and a 10-point, late-game eruption from James on Wednesday night to hold off an injury-riddled and worn Celtics squad.

I don’t blame you for being impressed. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were spectacular throughout the series and phenomenal in the clincher, scoring 33 and 34 points, respectively.

We’ve never seen anything like the pairing of James and Wade. It’s better than Jordan and Pippen.

We’ve also never seen anything like James, Wade and Bo’s supporting cast. Mario Chalmers, Mike Bibby, Joel Anthony, Juwan Howard, James Jones, Eddie House, Mike Miller, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and coach Erik Spoelstra might be a nine seed in the NCAA tournament.

They remind me of the inept, skeleton crew of muscle Avon and Slim Charles sent at Marlo, Chris and Snoop in season three of “The Wire.”

The Heat are going to war on a lie. OK, the word lie might be too strong. But it’s a myth the Heat demonstrated anything during the Boston series that revealed Miami as a legitimate title team.

I’ve never once doubted James’ or Wade’s individual or collective brilliance. My problem with the Heat has always been the support, the bench.

Wednesday night, six Heat players not named LeBron, Dwyane or Ch took the court, and they contributed 4-of-21 shooting, 16 points, 10 rebounds and two assists. In Game 4, the non-Big 2.5 contributed 7-of-16 shooting, 15 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.

That’s not going to beat the Bulls. With a healthy Rajon Rondo, the Celtics would’ve eliminated the Heat in the semifinals. Rondo averaged 11 points, 4.4 rebounds, 11 assists and 2.3 steals during the regular season. He pushed the pace on both ends of the court. His twisted, bandaged left elbow rendered him useless the final two games. In Games 4 and 5 combined, he had four rebounds, eight assists and one steal.

Rondo’s ineffectiveness and the closeness of Games 4 and 5 speak to how unimpressive the Heat were in dispatching the Celtics.

James and Wade, impressive. The Heat, not so much. The Heat capitalized on Boston’s injuries — Rondo, Shaq’s calf, Jermaine O’Neal’s back — and old legs.

The Heat won’t have those luxuries against Chicago.

The popular narrative is the Bulls look terrible, particularly on offense, against an IQ-challenged Atlanta squad. I contend the Heat looked worse against a battered and helpless Boston team.

Derrick Rose is going to chew up Bibby and Chalmers. Spoelstra is going to end up putting Wade on Rose and sitting his point guards. And that’s going to put a drain on Wade’s offensive effectiveness and potentially lead to foul trouble.




Fatigue, a lack of playmaking from Rondo and frustration prevented the Celtics from finishing the fourth quarters with any efficiency or consistency. Chicago won’t have that problem.

If the game is close late — and these games will be — Rose, Luol Deng, Kyle Korver and Chicago’s bigs will make the necessary plays at both ends. Ch Bo won’t make a heroic tip-in over Joakim Noah at crunch time. Most important, Rose’s constant penetration is going to force the refs to give Chicago the same calls James and Wade get in the paint. Don’t look for Miami to enjoy a 40-plus free-throw disparity in the Eastern Conference finals.

[johnk5150]

Miami will win a game in Chicago. I also think Chicago will one of games 3 and 4.

[johnk5150]

Great article on why he's the best.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... ortCat=nba

[johnk5150]

Taj. Gibson.