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Ashforth
Ashforth

So I'll be the turd in the punchbowl. All of the news is about how great and wonderful Kobe was. Sure, he was a phenomenally talented athlete and apparently supported good causes. But he was also, in

twoods
twoods

Nobody is glossing over the alleged rape. In every single article I’ve seen (ESPN, NY times, SI, etc) there was a paragraph about his checkered past. It’s in the third or fourth paragraph, not in the

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AimingforYoko

WNBA is 99% vaccinated, 0 positive tests this season. It's almost like there's a correlation.

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Carey

Carey

I was just about to post my typical post of congratulating the Celtics for winning the East before the series even began.  However, as mentioned I think it'll be a pretty good series.

I still think Boston will win, but I imagine the favorites will drop a game at home as is the custom.  However, I do think, unlike Cleveland, Indiana will look respectable on its home court.

Indiana just needs to do what it does best.  Probably a split in the first 2 games and the second 2 games, then game on.  Probably necessary for the West that the East finals don't end well before the current month comes to an end

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kathyk2

kathyk2

2 hours ago, Marley said:

I’m rooting for the Timberwolves! Let’s go! But honestly at the end of the day anyone but fucking Boston.

What's wrong with the Celtics? They haven't received the publicity the Lakers have despite having the best record in the NBA. I'm hoping for the Celtics to play the Mavericks so the Celtics can get revenge on Kyrie Irving.

baldryanr

baldryanr

7 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

I'm hoping the Mavs and Wolves is a good series. The Mavs aren't going to be scared of them.

If a team is legitimately scared of another one at this point then they don't deserve to be there. 

8 hours ago, Carey said:

Though I hardly think Denver or the Lakers were beating Boston.  The regular season and the postseason are totally separate

Only a deranged Lakers fan would think they could beat Boston. 

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Magog

Magog

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16 hours ago, baldryanr said:

If the Pacers can replicate their 67% FG percentage (and above 50% from three) then they can beat the Celtics.  Otherwise, a gentleman's sweep is the most likely outcome.

The Pacers can make it competitive. Its not going to be a walk in the park for the Celtics like a lot of people think or hoping for. It will not be a sweep.

16 hours ago, baldryanr said:

Being a Knicks fan continues to be an exercise in futility.  It's almost as bad as rooting for the Sixers.

Pacers 130-Knicks 109 

I hope that Ben Stiller, Tracy Morgan, Spike Lee, & Stephen A Smith slept well last night because I sure did. Its now going to be 52 yrs since the Knicks last won an NBA Championship (1973). Awwwww......

I can't wait for some more of that failure next season for the Knicks.

Orange & Blue Skies, Orange & Blue Skies. 🤣 🤣 🤣

As for the Timberwolves, congrats to them for finding a way to victory after being down 20 points to the Nuggets (being down by 15 at halftime). 

The only bad thing about the Nuggets going down last night is that we won't have another Nuggets Parade with them talking more smack at the Lakers. 

 

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DoctorAtomic

DoctorAtomic

I can see that. 

Same thing I said last series. The Pacers just threw the ball away too much. 

I know it's hard to foul when you're up and there's the one out of bounds play left, but I don't get the decision to defend like all Boston needed was a 2. You can let them get that easy basket. 

I also think getting down 12, 13 or so really takes a lot out of you to having to keep coming from behind all game too. Boston can shoot themselves back into the game at home, so you really can't let them get second chances or throw the ball away so much. 

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Magog

Magog

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10 hours ago, Carey said:

Unlike Golden State, Boston sorta is lazy and untrustworthy sometimes when it's not ideal.  Indiana might care a little so there's that

I wish that the Pacers would of cared a little more about taking care of the basketball in the last minute of the game & Overtime. A very winnable game for them & they flat out piss it away. And having 22 turnovers in the game (especially 2 very bad ones at the last minute in the 4th Quarter) was very unhelpful for them. It was an absolute fail on so many levels for the Pacers at the end. 

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Carey

Carey

51 minutes ago, Magog said:

I wish that the Pacers would of cared a little more about taking care of the basketball in the last minute of the game & Overtime. A very winnable game for them & they flat out piss it away. And having 22 turnovers in the game (especially 2 very bad ones at the last minute in the 4th Quarter) was very unhelpful for them. It was an absolute fail on so many levels for the Pacers at the end. 

I'm not a Knicks fan (though hats off to a pretty good year for New York anyway) so on that note, I sorta wish that if the Pacers didn't care about a basketball game, that would've taken place over the weekend

DoctorAtomic

DoctorAtomic

I'm not a fan of replay in any sports at all. I said here in the game 1 screen for the Pacers/Knicks that the Pacers turned the ball over too much to make that call a game changer. 

You've got an 18 point lead here. At home. One call at that point affecting the game; the ship sailed. I'm not rooting for Boston, but they know how to play with that buffer. That's kind of on the coaching here. 

Carey

Carey

Wow Dallas indeed.  Yet it's a must win Game 3 for them according to someone.  Though I think I would try to do what Minnesota could not do, in taking care of business at home.  Best chance Dallas would have in terms of getting more rest than Boston (not guaranteed since they can't control the ECF, and they still have to win 2 more games before losing twice as many)

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baldryanr

baldryanr

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If you're petty, then those Minneapolis titles don't really count because they were in a different city.

You could also pretend those 60s titles don't really count either because it was a different era - after all, no one walks around talking about how UCLA is the king of college basketball because they have the most championships.

Or you could just say that most teams can luck their way into a championship about once per generation (unless you are the Knicks, Sixers, or Clippers).

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Carey

Carey

Well, all Dallas needs to do is "hold serve" at home one last time.  Or one more time on Tuesday.  It would help if Indiana did something to prevent a possible strut to a title for Boston.  IMO, a terrible situation would be for the latter to well, not turn into a reality, and then Dallas risks a ton before probably closing out things next weekend which spots the likely East Champions an additional half week

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Magog

Magog

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On 5/26/2024 at 11:55 AM, Carey said:

When the Celtics win their first title in sixteen years next month, what is the feeling that they'll be once again ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers in title count, with the chance of extending that?  Though I doubt they'll be super lucky in future years that their conference was more than a joke combined with all of the injuries they've had

Frankly, who knows & who cares? I really hope that ESPN do not bring this up during the upcoming NBA Finals. Its not like they'll have much else to talk about during the very likely week off between those 2 sweeps & the first Finals game.

13 hours ago, emma675 said:

I think Dallas would have won by an even bigger margin had Dereck Lively not gotten injured. But Gafford and Washington really stepped up and filled in the gap. Hopefully Lively is back for game 5, but I doubt it. That was a nasty head bounce and he was moving like he was concussed afterwards.

Luckily for Lively, there probably won't be a Game 5 for him to worry about. 

Edit: Just heard the very sad news that NBA Great Bill Walton had just passed away today. He will be dearly missed.

 ESPN - Bill Walton dies at age 71.

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Carey

Carey

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Magog: I'll refrain from a reaction for your post to acknowledge my feelings on it.  As it features valuable material, both sad obviously, and informative.  Instead, I'll offer a response.

Yeah, ESPN will likely have to fill time between mid week and next Thursday (random talk about Boston's record banners).  However, I hardly think it'll be easy for Dallas to lose each of their next 4 games, but until proven otherwise, I don't think a sweep is automatic.  Same for Boston, but more probable than not.  Until proven otherwise, the ECF isn't getting to Friday.

 

Now, onto the tough news:

RIP Big Red.  In the final year of Pac-12 action along with the rest of college hoops, Bill Walton was missed.  Felt like there was emotion there amid his illness.  Very good career, college & professional, and a heck of a run in the media.

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