NBA Playoffs Discussion

[Corey_Ellis]

Anyone besides me give a ****?

Rose just left with an injury in the Bulls - 6'ers game. He was in with two minutes left in a blowout, and he came down funny on his knee...His reaction made it seem like a pretty serious injury.

[justfive]

I heard the general opinion on the streets is to throw that Lakers criminal in jail and ban him forever

the social uprising left a lot of people negged

btw: is his last name seriously World Peace? wtf is going on

[Corey_Ellis]

lol

His name used to be 'Ron Artest' but he changed it in recent years. I dunno what his reasoning was.

But yeah, he should be banned from the league forever and ever. ''Vicious elbow''.

[GymRat128]

Rose prob. tore his ACL/MCL which sucks but now the East is setup for the Heat.

[Corey_Ellis]

Rose prob. tore his ACL/MCL which sucks but now the East is setup for the Heat.

My thoughts as well.

The Celtics catch a huge break as well, since they would play the Bulls in round 2 if they beat Atlanta.

If Rose is out, the Celtics have to be favored in that series.

[D3Baseball]

Hoping for the best with Derrick. It is an MCL sprain, at best.

Luckily this Bulls team has beaten everyone without Derrick, so we could at least keep things interesting.

The Heat better not sleep on the Knicks either or **** might get real interesting.

[GetRippedInc]

Rose prob. tore his ACL/MCL which sucks but now the East is setup for the Heat.

Heat were already set up. Chicago was #1 seed last year and swept them in the regular season and got ripped a new one in the playoffs. Rose tries to do to much sometimes

Hoping for the best with Derrick. It is an MCL sprain, at best.

Luckily this Bulls team has beaten everyone without Derrick, so we could at least keep things interesting.

The Heat better not sleep on the Knicks either or **** might get real interesting.

The Knicks were trying to lose at the end not to play the Heat. Heat swept them and they were not even close. The Heat could take a nap the whole series and beat the Knicks.
down 30+ in game one already

[MITCHAPAL00ZA]

would love to see it be Lakers vs Heat in the finals, Kobe win a 6th and retire on a high note...I don't actually think it'll happen but it would be awesome. Would also be cool if the western finals end up being LA vs LA...I don't think a "Subway series" has ever happened in the NBA

[Corey_Ellis]

Yeah, Knicks are looking awful.

I think if the Celtics get Ray Allen back they can stick with the Heat in a series, but Miami should still beat them in 5-6 if they meet in the ECFs.

I'm much more interested in the West this year. Looking forward to seeing how Harden comes back for OKC, and how the Spurs hold up. I could see a few different teams coming out of the West.

[GetRippedInc]

would love to see it be Lakers vs Heat in the finals, Kobe win a 6th and retire on a high note...I don't actually think it'll happen but it would be awesome. Would also be cool if the western finals end up being LA vs LA...I don't think a "Subway series" has ever happened in the NBA

That would be the hallway series not subway... BRB for home/away games switch locker rooms
The Nets&Knicks played in the playoffs in 2004 I think so that would be considered a Subway series I suppose

[MITCHAPAL00ZA]

That would be the hallway series not subway... BRB for home/away games switch locker rooms
The Nets&Knicks played in the playoffs in 2004 I think so that would be considered a Subway series I suppose

Hahaha true. I just didn't have a better term for it. Regardless I think that would be an awesome matchup and a great atmosphere in the building. A real split fan base every game

[D3Baseball]

If the refereeing in the Heat game are any indication, no one will touch them. Bill Simmons just tweeted that he believes the games are fixed, it's laughable how bad it usually is but today's game was unbelievable.

The Knicks looked very mentally weak though, gave up when the going got rough.

[Corey_Ellis]

Edit: Rose confirmed ACL tear...Shumpert likely ACL tear as well.

Wow.

[blynch923]

Well the east was just served to Lebron on a fuggin silver platter. What a joke. I wanna see KD get his first ring or Kobe get his 6th. Would be nice to see the Big 3 up in Boston get another title. I'm rooting for anyone but Lebron to win the NBA championship lol

[DoitsuJin]

Sad Net fan checking in here.

If the refereeing in the Heat game are any indication, no one will touch them. Bill Simmons just tweeted that he believes the games are fixed, it's laughable how bad it usually is but today's game was unbelievable.

The Knicks looked very mentally weak though, gave up when the going got rough.

Yeah, I would say it was pretty bad today... Good or bad reffing, seems like the Heat are cruising just fine.

Just checking, any Melo haters in here?

[justfive]

lol

His name used to be 'Ron Artest' but he changed it in recent years. I dunno what his reasoning was.

this exemplifies all that is evil with democracy

Ron Artest -> World Peace

[Corey_Ellis]

Spurs looked good in the early game today.

Lakers up at the half against Denver, with Devin Ebanks as LA's leading scorer. Lol.

[KentuckyCats]

Spurs looked good in the early game today.

Lakers up at the half against Denver, with Devin Ebanks as LA's leading scorer. Lol.

Now that the Lakers have Sessions watch out. I really think it changes the whole dynamic of that team. Whoever wins the next series out of the Lakeshow vs. Thunder takes it all imo

[joakman]

Spurs vs. Thunder
Heat vs. Celtics

[D3Baseball]

Don't sleep on the Bulls. They played half the season w/o Derrick Rose and still had the best record in the league.

One team in particular that they seemed better against w/o Derrick was the Heat, even stretching back to last year. Heat don't play well against team-oriented offenses, but did well against the 1 on 1/isolation style of Rose. Stretching back for a while now, Heat don't do well against the Bulls without Rose on the court.

Boston series will be very tough though, at this point probably a toss-up.

[KentuckyCats]

Celtics aren't deep enough. After they win a hard series against the Hawks they'll be nothing left for the bulls. esp if Allen doesn't return.

[D3Baseball]

Celtics aren't deep enough. After they win a hard series against the Hawks they'll be nothing left for the bulls. esp if Allen doesn't return.

Is Allen out? I completely missed that.


Also another FYI for Bulls doubters...they rarely had Rip Hamilton during that strong run w/o Rose. Rip Hamilton (albeit getting older) is 20ppg career scorer in the playoffs.

[KentuckyCats]

He's been out for a while now. He's supposedly 50 / 50 on playing tonight. However, I'm from Boston and it was reported in the Boston Globe that he will need surgery to remove bone spurs. So even if he somehow comes back I don't know at what percent or how effective.

[joakman]

Is Allen out? I completely missed that.


Also another FYI for Bulls doubters...they rarely had Rip Hamilton during that strong run w/o Rose. Rip Hamilton (albeit getting older) is 20ppg career scorer in the playoffs.

When he wasn't 42

[KentuckyCats]

Gasol just hit a 3 followed by a Bynum block. If Bynum stays healthy I can't see anyone making it by the Lakeshow. Well see

[KentuckyCats]

When he wasn't 42

He's only 34 and playoff experience. He's a pure shooter. Players like him last till they are 40. He didn't even play a lot game 1 and still had 19 points.

[D3Baseball]

When he wasn't 42

I don't know if 20 points/game is reasonable at this point, but he looks good so far. The encouraging thing is that he looks fast, which was always a big part of his game.

[blynch923]

Sucks to see such a young and talented player like D Rose go out like that. Especially with a minute to go in a blow out. This condensed schedule definitely has to do with so many injures around the league this season. 3-4 games a week can definitely hurt the body. Especialy when playing at such a high level of competition day in an day out

Think about it. Ray Allen is barely ever hurt, Dwight Howard is a warrior, D Rose barely missed any games besides this year. The injuries kept piling up for Derrick. I wonder if all of the injuries he was suffering through out the season from his toe, to groin, to ankle were all a bad omen of things to come if he kept playing.

[Corey_Ellis]

Allen being out really doesn't hurt the Celtics very much. They've played better in games when he's out this season.

Avery Bradley has been a Godsend.

Most teams use an 8 man rotation in the playoffs anyways, depth isn't a huge concern.

[KentuckyCats]

Allen being out really doesn't hurt the Celtics very much. They've played better in games when he's out this season.

Avery Bradley has been a Godsend.

Most teams use an 8 man rotation in the playoffs anyways, depth isn't a huge concern.

age and depth are both a concern. Reliable: Pierce, KG, Bass, Rondo, Bradley. Beyond that nothing even relevant or a decent shot blocker.
Stiemsma = no thanks