Official 2012-2013 NBA Playoffs Thread

[darkewaffle]

I just hope Crawford isn't reffing (m)any of them. He just isn't objective around the Spurs/Duncan.

 

[vi edit]

And Harden not showing up.

And Westbrook playing way too much HeroBall. But the defense did suck. Brooks kept Perkins on the floor faaaaar too much and Miami simply ran past him or got him out of position too easily. And Durant's defense was laughable.

 

[dbk]

And Westbrook playing way too much HeroBall. But the defense did suck. Brooks kept Perkins on the floor faaaaar too much and Miami simply ran past him or got him out of position too easily. And Durant's defense was laughable.

Durant needs to pull a Kobe and come back just jacked! Remember when Kobe shaved off the afro and came back all muscled up?

 

[lupi]

Just checked the tv listings. Idiots won't be playing till about 915 tonight, god stern can't leave soon enough.

 

[HopJokey]

Just checked the tv listings. Idiots won't be playing till about 915 tonight, god stern can't leave soon enough.

West Coast FTW?

 

[AMDZen]

See ya George Karl

 

[dougp]

See ya George Karl

Poor move, IMO.

 

[AMDZen]

Poor move, IMO.

It doesn't matter. We already lost the GM who put this team together and was the most essential piece moving forward. Its good to get rid of the coach too and start with a clean slate. Bring in whomever our new GM wants. Might have happened any way.

Besides, Karl only got out of the first round with us one time. I was tired of one and done. He can coach in the regular season but he is worthless in the Post

EDIT: Great article that resonates on all the reasons why this is a bold, yet arguably needed move

http://www.denverstiffs.com/2013/6/...bold-move-by-not-bringing-back-george-karl-as

 

[jalaram]

Just checked the tv listings. Idiots won't be playing till about 915 tonight, god stern can't leave soon enough.

West Coast FTW?

I highly it would be any different with a new commish.

I agree that it's good for the west coast, but it sucks when my 7 yo son is really getting into basketball and can't watch any of the games (ditto Bruins playoff games). He was watching as much as he could of the afternoon games and then going to out to play on our little hoop setup. Now, he wakes up and asks to check my phone to see what the score was the previous night.

 

[preslove]

This isn't a new thing. I remember waking up to learn that the Twins won the 1991 world series. Any championship playoff series is going to run into this problem with weekday games.

 

[HendrixFan]

Durant needs to pull a Kobe and come back just jacked! Remember when Kobe shaved off the afro and came back all muscled up?

Maybe Durant should grow a fro?

 

[momeNt]

Durant needs to pull a Kobe and come back just jacked! Remember when Kobe shaved off the afro and came back all muscled up?

I think he did more than shave off the afro, he spent a lot of time in the gym as well. Durant also has no afro to shave, so we better hope that wasn't all he did.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Should have been 7pm Central. Do they really want the bar type fans? So what if it starts early? If I'm the nba I'm catering to the family man with the kids that play basketball. Who gives a rats ass about the douches hanging out at the bar gambling on the outcome.

 

[preslove]

Should have been 7pm Central. Do they really want the bar type fans? So what if it starts early? If I'm the nba I'm catering to the family man with the kids that play basketball. Who gives a rats ass about the douches hanging out at the bar gambling on the outcome.

7 pm central = 5 pm pacific. That would mean "family men" in California and other states would be commuting home during the first quarter, at least.

 

[momeNt]

Should have been 7pm Central. Do they really want the bar type fans? So what if it starts early? If I'm the nba I'm catering to the family man with the kids that play basketball. Who gives a rats ass about the douches hanging out at the bar gambling on the outcome.

David Stern, as proven by the huge fine he handed down to San Antonio for not bringing their starters to a road game, caused a huge swing in the line and Stern had to do something to not piss off Vegas.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

7 pm central = 5 pm pacific. That would mean "family men" in California and other states would be commuting home during the first quarter, at least.

DVR son.

 

[Baked]

I hate both teams equally, it's like Flopper Sr. Versus Flopper Jr. tonight. They need to throw LeBron out of game 1 for flopping to make a statement.

 

[manly]

Splitter is a true center. Sure him and Bosh are nearly the same weight and height but Splitter can really be a solid nba center against legitimate big men. Bosh gets pushed around like a bitch down low.

Honestly, I've complained about CB enough times offline but it's easy to say right after the ECF when you're a long (vs wide) power forward and your head coach just threw you up against a much bigger Roy Hibbert. For comparison's sake, LeBron James is about 25 pounds heavier than either Tim Duncan or Splitter. The Heat are not gonna be -20 in rebounds night after night.

Splitter is pretty quick as well - there's a reason why you very rarely saw a help defender if Splitter picked up a guard with the P&R. He has a lot of length, which should help deter Bosh on the jump shot. If you do see Bosh "abusing" Splitter in the paint, odds are Diaw will come in or Bonner.

So after Pop features Splitter in post-up sets, he'll bring in Matt Bonner as a defensive adjustment? Where do you come up with this stuff? Look, I'm not trying to dog on Splitter at all, but he's just not going to be nearly the match-up nightmare that Hibbert was in the last series.

Any other coaching gems you want to share with us?

 

[dougp]

Honestly, I've complained about CB enough times offline but it's easy to say right after the ECF when you're a long (vs wide) power forward and your head coach just threw you up against a much bigger Roy Hibbert. For comparison's sake, LeBron James is about 25 pounds heavier than either Tim Duncan or Splitter. The Heat are not gonna be -20 in rebounds night after night.

So after Pop features Splitter in post-up sets, he'll bring in Matt Bonner as a defensive adjustment? Where do you come up with this stuff? Look, I'm not trying to dog on Splitter at all, but he's just not going to be nearly the match-up nightmare that Hibbert was in the last series.

Any other coaching gems you want to share with us?

Perhaps you missed it when Bonner and Diaw played fabulous defense off the bench on Zach Randolph. Or maybe you disappeared like he did.

 

[jcuadrado]

Perhaps you missed it when Bonner and Diaw played fabulous defense off the bench on Zach Randolph. Or maybe you disappeared like he did.

Was it that scary Bonner and the awesome Diaw played great D on Randolph or did Randolph just choke and couldn't shoot a ball into a pool? Randolph looked like garbage....

 

[dougp]

Was it that scary Bonner and the awesome Diaw played great D on Randolph or did Randolph just choke and couldn't shoot a ball into a pool? Randolph looked like garbage....

Considering he was a beast in the previous series and was their go to man for the season, I doubt he choked. Popovich had a great game plan and it worked out beautifully. I'm not saying Diaw or Bonner are elite defenders, but they handled one of the top centers in the game how and when they needed to.

 

[cheezy321]

Considering he was a beast in the previous series and was their go to man for the season, I doubt he choked. Popovich had a great game plan and it worked out beautifully. I'm not saying Diaw or Bonner are elite defenders, but they handled one of the top centers in the game how and when they needed to.

Randolph is a lefty. A hardcore lefty. You force him to go right then he misses some shots, loses his confidence and the rest is history. The Spurs play good defense but Randolph is easy to neutralize. His weaknesses were glaring in that series.

Bosh is a more well rounded scorer than Randolph and will be much harder to defend

 

[Miramonti]

Perhaps you missed it when Bonner and Diaw played fabulous defense off the bench on Zach Randolph. Or maybe you disappeared like he did.

Key to this series for the Spurs imo is they gotta keep Bosh down.

 

[Miramonti]

Wtf kind of roll call for the heat was that.

 

[dbk]

Beautiful efficient play by the Spurs so far movement is great