Soulstation1 Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 da bulls in 6 games vs pistons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Pistons in 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Current odds from Tradesports: 1st round series Utah vs. Rockets - Rockets 68.0% 2nd round series Chicago vs. Detroit - Detroit 62.0% Phoenix vs. SA - Suns 58.8% Cleveland vs. NJ - Cleveland 68.5% champion Suns 31.0% Spurs 21.0% Pistons 14.7% Warriors 7.2% Bulls 7.0% Rockets 6.8% Cavaliers 6.5% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) The Bulls will be a lot more competitive next game. But damn, they got whipped today. Unless TMac pulls a few rabbits out of his hat soon, he's going down in another 7 game 1st round series. (I assume he holds the record?) Guy Edited May 6, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Houston totally self-destructed in those last 9 seconds. What were they thinking??? Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Just got done watching the Pistons game (had to tape it 'cos I had a date with my wife). Chicago got their butts handed to them. If the Pistons keep up this intensity level throughout the series, it's done. Just saw the replay of the final seconds of the Rockets / Jazz series. What the heck was that!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 suns better not lose any home games vs spurs with the mavs out, the suns have home court for the rest of the post season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) suns better not lose any home games vs spurs with the mavs out, the suns have home court for the rest of the post season Phoenix will lose at least one of the first two games to San Antonio. (I hope I'm wrong.) Carlos Boozer will average 35 ppg and 15 apg against the Warriors. I don't get it; THREE of ESPN.COM's experts picked the Warriors to beat the Jazz, and Tradesports has the Jazz as only a 55% favorite. How come everyone is more optimistic than me??? Guy Edited May 6, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md655321 Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 15 assists a game from Boozer would be amazing. I feel bad for Tmac, he played his heart out and has really turned into a GREAT team player. They are still only one low post banger away from a title. Youd think a 7'6'' Yao could fill that role, but he gets abused down low. An even remotely good point guard would go a LONG way too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) 15 assists a game from Boozer would be amazing. I'm an idiot. I meant rebounds. Agreed. 15 assists a game would be amazing. FWIW, Boozer's numbers in 4 games against GS this season: 17 pts/14 reb (blowout Warriors loss in Utah) 4 pts/10 reb (near-blowout Warriors win in Oakland, without Baron Davis) 25 pts/21 reb (Warriors blow 4th quarter lead in Utah) 17 pts/11 reb (blowout Warriors win in Oakland) Guy Edited May 6, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md655321 Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 I know you meant rebounds :-) Van Gundy out as coach. Maybe they can sign Stan? Id go after Larry Brown if I were them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Can U Dig It? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) Picking the "Allen Iverson Chucker of the Game" award is going to be tough when there are so many good contenders: Vince Carter 7-23 Jason Kidd 2-11 (AWFUL, but excused because he had the restraint to only take 11 shots) Lebron James 8-21 Larry Hughes 7-20 I think I am going to pick VC. I didn't watch this game, thank god. Guy Edited May 6, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Keep on not watching that boring series in the East. Tough playoff game with tough defense, and poor outside shooting both ways. Cavs had trouble getting into the paint, but held a large rebounding edge (51 to 37). LeBron under the weather but still had 11 rebounds and 7 assists, and did not parade to the line. Similar stat sheet filling by Kidd (10/9) and Carter (13/6). Little unfair to call it the A.I. Chucking award (as much as I like to associate chucking with AI). ...At the very least you should add Tracy and Dirk to that label—two "MVP" guys that besides all of their chucking, did less to help their teams win than James, Kidd, Carter did in Game 1. Now back to the main event. Is Nash going to get to 10 assists in Game 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Nash's nose won't stop bleeding. Youch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Nash's nose won't stop bleeding. Youch. Man, that was hard to watch. I'm no doc, but I kept wondering why they didn't seem to be applying (serious) pressure on the cut during those initial timeouts, instead of playing around with the band-aids. It obviously wasn't working. I guess the cut was too much up at eye level for some kind of wrap-around behind his head to keep pressure on it. I was also surprised that the refs let him stay on the floor as long as they did, with that thing dripping like crazy. Shouldn't the rules be the rules, whether or not it's an MVP-caliber player bleeding with less than 2 minutes left in a hugely important playoff game? Too bad about Nash, but Stoudamire missed too many shots in the paint in the last few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 It might have been a more exciting finish had Nash been able to be on the floor. Amare might not have been taking contested shots with Nash setting the offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 It might have been a more exciting finish had Nash been able to be on the floor. Amare might not have been taking contested shots with Nash setting the offense. No doubt. I just couldn't believe how many three-footers he was missing, especially that last one where he split Duncan and Parker, didn't get hit, and blew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I don't like to see a game decided when the best player on the Suns is on the sideline. At least it was a "hustle" collision, and not anyone getting intentially hurt. I was worried initially that Parker wasn't going to return, maybe having suffered a concussion or something. Hopefully Nash will be fine for Game 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 That was a very good game (though I only really started paying attention in the 4th quarter). I'm not a huge fan of the Spurs' style of play, but Phoenix brings out the best in them. A classic PG duel between Nash and Parker. It's hard to beat the Spurs when Duncan, Finley and Parker combine for 82 pts on 32-57 shooting. Parker had a fantastic game, but his two best plays were giving Nash that nose job and the flop when Barbaro was chasing him near the end (which gave the Spurs 2 FT and the ball). Did Nash break his nose? btw, today's box score is somewhat similar to game 1 of the 2005 conference finals. Hopefully Phoenix will manage to win more than one game this time around. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 (edited) It might have been a more exciting finish had Nash been able to be on the floor. Amare might not have been taking contested shots with Nash setting the offense. No doubt. I just couldn't believe how many three-footers he was missing, especially that last one where he split Duncan and Parker, didn't get hit, and blew it. I wonder if pre-surgery Amare would have been able to put those in. What if... Guy ps Warriors trivia: The Warriors' three highest-paid players are Baron Davis, Jason Richardson, and Adonal Foyle. pps The Knicks' highest-paid players (in descending order) are Allan Houston, Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis and Jalen Rose. Edited May 7, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I would LOVE to see during the playoffs series. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I would LOVE to see during the playoffs series. Guy Something tells me we won't be seeing that move in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Oh my nose, oh my nose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Oh my nose, oh my nose That's not even close to being funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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