donald byrd 4 EVA Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 spurs v jazz, im telling you its going to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 League suspends Amare, Diaw, and Horry. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2007...tory?id=2871615 The Amare & Diaw suspensions are bullshit, especially considering, as Steve Kerr pointed out: "In a play that went entirely unnoticed until well after the game was over, both Duncan and Bowen actually left San Antonio's bench early in the second quarter after Francisco Elson and James Jones were entangled. Replays clearly show Duncan walking several steps onto the court as Elson and Jones appeared to be ready to get into it. Bowen then followed Duncan onto the floor, grabbed him and led him back to the bench. If the league does indeed follow the letter of the law, both Spurs players would also be suspended for Game 5." Add that to Bowen's "physical" play that the league hasn't even bothered to review... and if I was a Suns fan, I'd be pissed. I think the Amare & Diaw suspensions are BS myself, and I"m a Spurs fan. I think Horry is deserving of a suspension, maybe. Or maybe not. His ejection (and a fine) might have been enough, for a hard foul. I don't have a problem with his suspension though. Here's the comment on SI.com about the Duncan thing, from Stu Jackson, the NBA's guy that deals with the suspensions and stuff: Jackson brushed aside a suggestion that Tim Duncan violated the rule in the second quarter when he rushed onto the court after Francisco Elson dunked and landed on the shoulders of the Suns' James Jones. "Both players got up," Jackson said. "There was no altercation, and they ran down to the other end of the court." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 streamin' outta the Palace with 7 minutes to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md655321 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 It sure would be nice if on occasion the Pistons would actually try. They might even be a pretty good team then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Yeah, that was pretty lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 (edited) Yikes, Warriors really melting down out there. My brother texts me: apparently the jazz and warriors are in cahoots in an attempt to make me lose the rest of my hair Edited May 16, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!! JAZZ GIVING THIS GAME AWAY! WARRIORS NOT TAKING!!! GUY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Oh well. It was an amazing end-of-the-season-and-playoff run nonetheless! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Pistons thought they could just show up, and the Bulls shot 72% in one half. Weird game. As for the W's, they looked really tired, they got too emotional and careless, they didn't deserve to win, and Utah was better in this series. AND... that Bennett Salvatore crew really sucks. Derek Fisher played out of his mind... but I still wouldn't want him back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Haven't been following any of the series since my Mavs disgraceful exit, but I'm still sad the W's are out now. I was really hoping they would face the Suns in the next series. As for the refs giving a series to the Spurs, what else is new? Stern's still making them pay penance for letting those lowly Mavs beat the Spurs last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 piss-tons and bulls going to game # 7 if any coach can give up a 3-0 lead it's the flipper anyone seen c-weed's game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 anyone seen c-weed's game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 to make $$$$ / beer and cds i'm betting on teams i can't stand so far +$20 on the suns vs lakers 6 pack of choice on the spurs vs suns stay tuned.... i have one more surprise in my bag of goodies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Baron wants a 6 year, $123M extension on his contract. I hope Chris Mullin says "hell no!" Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 This has probably been posted before, but it's a nice debunking of the "Big Shot Bob" myth. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Best case Lakers scenario: trade Andrew Bynum + picks for JKidd. Trade Kwame Brown to Kings for Artest. Trade Lamar Odom, Jordan Farmar, Brian Cook, whoever the fuck else it takes for Kevin Garnett. Sign a quality veteran or two looking to compete for the minimum. Throw Smush Parker's bags into the Staples Center parking lot and have him escorted from the premises. Starting lineup features Kobe, Garnett, Artest, and JKidd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Does Chris Mihm carry Smush's bags out, or KG's all season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 (edited) Best case Lakers scenario: trade Andrew Bynum + picks for JKidd. Possible. Trade Kwame Brown to Kings for Artest. Is Kwame's contract expiring? Otherwise the Kings would have to be insane to make this trade. Maybe even more insane than Artest himself. Trade Lamar Odom, Jordan Farmar, Brian Cook, whoever the fuck else it takes for Kevin Garnett. Slightly less nutty than the Artest trade, but I think the Wolves can get a much better package from another team. Guy Edited May 16, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Best case Lakers scenario: trade Andrew Bynum + picks for JKidd. Trade Kwame Brown to Kings for Artest. Trade Lamar Odom, Jordan Farmar, Brian Cook, whoever the fuck else it takes for Kevin Garnett. Sign a quality veteran or two looking to compete for the minimum. Throw Smush Parker's bags into the Staples Center parking lot and have him escorted from the premises. Starting lineup features Kobe, Garnett, Artest, and JKidd. Could they afford the salaries of that starting lineup? And you forgot to get rid of Bill Walton Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 (edited) Next year's salaries for each of these players: Kobe $19.5M Artest $7.8M Garnett $22.0M Kidd $19.7M ------------ sum = $69M by point of comparison, the Lakers' payroll this year was $77M. So yes, it's possible -- but you'd have to get rid of Odom ($13.5M next year), Kwame Brown ($9M), and probably Radmanovic ($5.6M). FWIW, Kwame's contract DOES expire next year, but so does Artest's. So there's absolutely no gain to the Kings from making this trade unless they are REALLY desperate to unload Artest. Brian Grant made $15M this year. I assume Pat Riley gave him that crazy contract? Walton made $1.25M this year, which is not a bad deal. But he is completely replaceable. Guy Edited May 16, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Good article by Bill Simmons on the Amare/Diaw brouhaha and the NBA's rules in general. I really enjoyed the anecdote about Dave Cowens. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Yeah, Simmons nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 He's right about Hinrick's flop against Chauncey last night. Pistons were within 6 before that lame foul. Chauncey got benched with his fourth and the Bulls went on a 22-2 run and put the game away. Chauncey was leading his team to a comeback, putting everyone on his shoulders, scored the last 10 points by himself, single-handedly taking over the game and then he gets benched for a stupid flop. It is those kind of game-changing decisions that refs make that are so frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 He's right about Hinrick's flop against Chauncey last night. Pistons were within 6 before that lame foul. Chauncey got benched with his fourth and the Bulls went on a 22-2 run and put the game away. Chauncey was leading his team to a comeback, putting everyone on his shoulders, scored the last 10 points by himself, single-handedly taking over the game and then he gets benched for a stupid flop. It is those kind of game-changing decisions that refs make that are so frustrating. I've said this to friends before (and I wasn't kidding) -- as soon as the technology becomes advanced enough, the league should replace human referees with robots/computers. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 The thing that bugs me the most about it is that it's an admission by the flopper that he cannot hang with who he's guarding. Nobody could stop Chauncey during that run last night, least of all Hinrick, so he goes for the flop. Lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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