2012 NBA Playoffs

[B-Fly]

I dunno, between the Knicks getting Ewing, the Clips getting Paul, the Hornets getting the first pick, etc.

Doesn't Stern sit on the board of the Elders of Zion?

I don't know. We're on different committees, and everything is on a need-to-know basis. I have seen him in the cafeteria though.

[DMT]

No comments on the Thunder's absolute ass-whoopin of the Spurs last night? Sefolosha was a beast last night and should definitely be seeing FT minutes the rest of the series. Both teams have looked so dominant that I'm nearly certain this is going 7 games and that the Spurs will probably win at home.

[B-Fly]

No comments on the Thunder's absolute ass-whoopin of the Spurs last night? Sefolosha was a beast last night and should definitely be seeing FT minutes the rest of the series. Both teams have looked so dominant that I'm nearly certain this is going 7 games and that the Spurs will probably win at home.

Great answer by the Thunder in Game 3. My fear is that given the Spurs' experience and coaching, the Thunder would need three more blowouts to advance, i.e., that they wouldn't be able to win a close game in a high-pressure 4th quarter.

[JudeBaldo]

Thunder/Spurs game four: Both teams will be killing themselves to kill each other. This is going to be an amazing game.

[chancellor]

I don't know. We're on different committees, and everything is on a need-to-know basis. I have seen him in the cafeteria though.

LOL!!! We REALLY need the bowing smiley back.

[Hornsby]

WOW JUST ****ING WOW. When I use to play organized basketball my buddy who was our player-coach was the world's biggest Spurs and Timmy fan so we appropriately ran the Spurs motion offense.

So I know what it should look like, but hot damn to see it played at the NBA level against a very good team in OKC. It gives me goose bumps. The execution is awesome.

Vintage Jordan would need to join OKC for them to have a chance.

You're correct about The Heat also. They're not doing it without Bosh. They probably still won't do it with Bosh.

OKC has vintage Durant, which might just be good enough.

The Spurs suddenly look like they've lost their focus, and Duncan just looks plain old and ordinary. It's a great series, but I'm starting to really like the youth and athleticism that OKC brings to the table, not to mention quality depth...

[JudeBaldo]

LOL!!! We REALLY need the bowing smiley back.

I thew him a batting practice pitch.

[JudeBaldo]

OKC has vintage Durant, which might just be good enough.

The Spurs suddenly look like they've lost their focus, and Duncan just looks plain old and ordinary. It's a great series, but I'm starting to really like the youth and athleticism that OKC brings to the table, not to mention quality depth...

He's a apex predator. It was like he was having a bad series. He was playing at an all-star level. It was like he was lurking around in the previous three games and then he decided frak it and closed the game out. It'll be interesting if OKC can take their adjustments on the road.

[DMT]

It's amazing how different this series has looked depending on the venue. Before the series started, I thought OKC would win because they had been tested in their two playoff series whereas the Spurs had steamrolled weaker teams. Then after Game 2 I thought, like most, there wasn't a chance that OKC would win but after the last two games, they definitely have the momentum as well as the best offensive player in the game. Yet despite Durant's awesome-ness, the key has been role players stepping up (Sefalosha in Game 3, Ibaka & Perkins in Game 4) so it will be interesting to see if any of them can do it on the road. If so, they win in 6. If not, they lose in 7.

[Judge Jude]

Old NBA adage has never gone out of style: No playoff series has ever really gotten started until a home team loses a game.

If you're on Twitter, it's funny because knee-jerk is the most popular approach in 2012, even among the media. But hi-tech or not, the game hasn't changed that much.

I will say that Spurs/Thunder/Heat are three outstanding teams for this level in any year. And if Celtics can hang with Heat, great credit to them. I think they'd get swept in the Finals, but so what, I respect how far they've gotten already.......

[JudeBaldo]

Old NBA adage has never gone out of style: No playoff series has ever really gotten started until a home team loses a game.

If you're on Twitter, it's funny because knee-jerk is the most popular approach in 2012, even among the media. But hi-tech or not, the game hasn't changed that much.

I will say that Spurs/Thunder/Heat are three outstanding teams for this level in any year.
And if Celtics can hang with Heat, great credit to them. I think they'd get swept in the Finals, but so what, I respect how far they've gotten already.......

So far so good. Rondo is making passes that would make Rubio blush. You're right about that old NBA adage. These are the best four NBA teams and as a fan this has been an absolute treat.

Let's just hope the refs don't ruin it.

[Judge Jude]

Not disappointed to be out of it now, but this time frame has everyone involved in the effort - way, way beyond the players - stretched really, really far.

I used to call it "playoff mode."
Family, friends, reality, etc - call me when it's over.
lol

[Hornsby]

It's like Wade is simply sleepwalking though this game, he's making so many bad plays that the Heat would be better off with him on the bench at this point.

[JudeBaldo]

That double foul call by Crawford was silly. He's such an ass clown. That game isn't about him.

[TS Garp]

Spoelstra's inexperience is really showing -- he's not calling good plays at all and the Heat look lost on offense.

Rondo is an amazing player but he may just be the strangest athlete in pro sports. And that's saying something. You know something has to be off with a guy when he's this good and his team has tried so hard to trade him.