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It's time for the second season... THE 2006 NBA PLAYOFFS!!

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Seems like the Pistons and the Spurs are the favorites, but it's pretty wide open this year. And just think, some time in 2012 we'll be crowning a new champion!!!


Eastern Conference

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Detroit Pistons
1. Sun, Apr 23 – at Detroit, 7:00 pm EDT (TNT)
2. Wed, Apr 26 – at Detroit, 7:30 pm EDT (NBATV)
3. Sat, Apr 29 – at Milwaukee, 9:00 pm EDT (ESPN)
4. Mon, May 1 – at Milwaukee
5.* Wed, May 3 – at Detroit
6.* Fri, May 5 – at Milwaukee
7.* Sun, May 7 – at Detroit

Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat
1. Sat, Apr 22 – at Miami, 8:00 pm EDT (ESPN)
2. Mon, Apr 24 – at Miami, 8:00 pm EDT (TNT)
3. Thu, Apr 27 – at Chicago, 8:00 pm EDT (TNT)
4. Sun, Apr 30 – at Chicago, 1:00 pm EDT (ABC)
5.* Tue, May 2 – at Miami
6.* Thu, May 4 – at Chicago
7.* Sat, May 6 – at Miami

Indiana Pacers vs. New Jersey Nets
1. Sun, Apr 23 – at New Jersey, 1:00 pm EDT (TNT)
2. Tue, Apr 25 – at New Jersey, 8:00 pm EDT (NBATV)
3. Thu, Apr 27 – at Indiana, 7:30 pm EDT (NBATV)
4. Sat, Apr 29 – at Indiana, 3:00 pm EDT (TNT)
5.* Tue, May 2 – at New Jersey
6.* Thu, May 4 – at Indiana
7.* Sat, May 6 – at New Jersey

Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
1. Sat, Apr 22 – at Cleveland, 3:00 pm EDT (ABC)
2. Tue, Apr 25 – at Cleveland, 7:00 pm EDT (TNT)
3. Fri, Apr 28 – at Washington, 8:00 pm EDT (ESPN)
4. Sun, Apr 30 – at Washington, 7:30 pm EDT (TNT)
5.* Wed, May 3 – at Cleveland
6.* Fri, May 5 – at Washington
7.* Sun, May 7 – at Cleveland


Western Conference

Sacramento Kings vs. San Antonio Spurs
1. Sat, Apr 22 – at San Antonio, 5:30 pm EDT (ESPN)
2. Tue, Apr 25 – at San Antonio, 9:30 pm EDT (TNT)
3. Fri, Apr 28 – at Sacramento, 10:00 pm EDT (ESPN2)
4. Sun, Apr 30 – at Sacramento, 10:00 pm EDT (TNT)
5.* Tue, May 2 – at San Antonio
6.* Fri, May 5 – at Sacramento
7.* Sun, May 7 – at San Antonio

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns
1. Sun, Apr 23 – at Phoenix, 3:30 pm EDT (ABC)
2. Wed, Apr 26 – at Phoenix, 10:30 pm EDT (TNT)
3. Tue, May 2 – at Phoenix
4. Thu, May 4 – at LA Lakers
5.* Sat, May 6 – at Phoenix
6.* at LA Lakers
7.* at Phoenix

Los Angeles Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets
1. Sat, Apr 22 – at LA Clippers, 10:30 pm EDT (ESPN)
2. Mon, Apr 24 – at LA Clippers, 10:30 pm EDT (TNT)
3. Thu, Apr 27 – at Denver, 10:30 pm EDT
4. Sat, Apr 29 – at Denver, 10:30 pm EDT (ESPN)
5.* Mon, May 1 – at LA Clippers
6.* Thu, May 4 – at Denver
7.* Sat, May 6 – at LA Clippers

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Dallas Mavericks
1. Sun, Apr 23 – at Dallas, 9:30 pm EDT (TNT)
2. Wed, Apr 26 – at Dallas, 8:00 pm EDT (TNT)
3. Sat, Apr 29 – at Memphis, 5:30 pm EDT (TNT)
4. Mon, May 1 – at Memphis
5.* Wed, May 3 – at Dallas
6.* Fri, May 5 – at Memphis
7.* Sun, May 7 – at Dallas

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 20 April 2006 12:47 (nineteen years ago)

San Antonio over Sac in 6
Dallas over Memphis in 7
Lakers over Phoenix in 6
Clippers over Denver in 6

San Antonio over Dallas in 5
Lakers over Clippers in 6

San Antonio ???? Lakers ????

― dan (dan), Thursday, 20 April 2006 17:08 (nineteen years ago)

someone else can break down the junior varsity.

― dan (dan), Thursday, 20 April 2006 17:09 (nineteen years ago)

I love how Lakers fans are the most unrealistic people in the world about their team's chances to win a championship...

12) Which team will win the NBA title?

44.2% Pistons
20.6% Spurs
7.8% Lakers
7.6% Mavericks
5.5% Heat
3.2% Suns
2.7% Cavaliers
2.4% Nets
1.6% Bulls
1.4% Kings
0.7% Nuggets
0.7% Wizards
0.6% Pacers
0.5% Clippers
0.3% Bucks
0.2% Grizzlies

How'd that work last time back in 2004? Oh yeah, now I remember!

http://images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2004/06/16/pistons-hphoto4.jpg

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 20 April 2006 18:37 (nineteen years ago)

Well, the Lakers have been playing pretty well lately. It isn't plausible, but possible.

Anyway, I'm going with Detroit because they are the rare dynasty comprised largely of likeable people. Although the same could be said about the Spurs.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 20 April 2006 21:30 (nineteen years ago)

I'll be at the two Kings/Spurs games in Sacramento. There's nothing quite like seeing playoff basketball in person, but I'm not terribly optimistic about my Kings' chances this year. If they pick up a game or two at Arco, it will undoubtedly be the result of me screaming at the top of my lungs from the cheapest seats in the house.

― Jeff Reguil0n (Talent Explosion), Friday, 21 April 2006 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

SA def SAC in 5
DAL def MEM in 6
PHO def LAL in 7
LAC def DEN in 6

DET def MIL in 4
CLE def WAS in 6
MIA def CHI in 6
NJ def IND in 7

SA def DAL in 6
PHO def LAC in 6

DET def CLE in 6
MIA def NJ in 7

SA def PHO in 5
DET def MIA in 6

SA def DET in 7

Wishful thinking, though. I think Detroit will win this year, barring a Tayshun leg contusion or Rasheed Wallace getting thrown out of the league for flaring his nostrils.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Saturday, 22 April 2006 15:52 (nineteen years ago)

Observations from today are:

That foul call at the end of the NJ-Pacers game was ridiculous, but the Nets didn't deserve to win with that awful, stagnant "let's watch Carter go one-on-one" offense

Regarding my derision of the Lakers, how can a team that starts Luke Walton, SmOOsh Parker and Kwame Brown in a playoffs game be expected to be a legitimate championship contender???? Even if Kobe scores 81 again.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 23 April 2006 20:02 (nineteen years ago)

the nets were terrible in that game. the talking heads really jumped the gun in calling them potential championship contenders in the middle of those late-season win streaks- they're a great team that goes exactly four deep.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Monday, 24 April 2006 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

and barely nbdl-level past that

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Monday, 24 April 2006 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

Letting VC jack up a million jump shots (some that didn't even hit rim) was a pretty piss-poor offensive strategy. I think the Nets readjust and the series goes 6 or 7 games, but wow that was an awful display.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 24 April 2006 20:22 (nineteen years ago)

Keep on showin those pistons no respect........... s.a. gets swept this year! go detroit!

― rock solid, Tuesday, 25 April 2006 20:19 (nineteen years ago)

Prediction: Warriors in 3.

― c(''c) (Leee), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:23 (nineteen years ago)

no answer for kwame. going to be a tough few weeks for the haters.

― dan (dan), Thursday, 27 April 2006 16:29 (nineteen years ago)

no answer for kwame.

What the hell is the question?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 27 April 2006 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

3 years, Lee?

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 27 April 2006 23:12 (nineteen years ago)

anyone who appreciates unselfishness, teamwork, tough defense, and great passing should start watching the lakers. fucking nuts.

― dan (dan), Saturday, 29 April 2006 06:05 (nineteen years ago)

Kwame and Luke are punk bitches.

― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 29 April 2006 14:49 (nineteen years ago)

People get on SF fans for supporting Bonds -- Lakers fans be Kool-Aided nutters!

― c(''c) (Leee), Saturday, 29 April 2006 18:23 (nineteen years ago)

Whoa I just heard the Stranglers' "Peaches" being played over the PA at the Dallas-Memphis game!!! Awesome.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Saturday, 29 April 2006 22:18 (nineteen years ago)

the defense in the nuggets/clippers game tonight was horrendous on both sides. i've seen more effort and technique during local pickup games. pitiful.

the lakers are indeed a fun team to watch of late. if anything, kobe has been trying to pass too much, or at least forcing passes in attempt to make a highlight.

― oops (Oops), Sunday, 30 April 2006 05:16 (nineteen years ago)

As big an egg as Detroit laid last night (how the hell did they let the Bucks shoot 60%??), today I'm much happier being a Pistons fan than I would be if I were a fan of the Miami Heat. That team looks pretty unhinged, although it's a pretty safe bet that the refs won't let Shaq get into foul trouble three games in a row.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 30 April 2006 19:21 (nineteen years ago)

I want to see a Bulls/Clippers final.

― Jeff. (Jeff), Sunday, 30 April 2006 20:11 (nineteen years ago)

Oh. my. god.

how does he do it?

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Sunday, 30 April 2006 21:36 (nineteen years ago)

Oh. my. god.

how does he do it?

I think the referee's doing all they can to hand him the opportunities helps out a little bit.

― Clay (cws), Sunday, 30 April 2006 22:19 (nineteen years ago)

He should really cut out that raping shit though.

― Jeff. (Jeff), Sunday, 30 April 2006 22:48 (nineteen years ago)

that shaq trade is looking better every day!

― dan (dan), Monday, 1 May 2006 02:52 (nineteen years ago)

I just think back to like, the last two years when sir charles would go on TNT and bemoan the fact that the NBA expanded the first round to best-of-seven, complaining about how boring the games are and how ridiculous it was to draw it out and how every outcome was a forgone conclusion ... and I'd be like "You are right, Sir Charles!" I mean I was totally with him on that point..

but wow this years first round so far is one of the best I can ever remember ... feels like semifinal rounds in almost every series!!

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 1 May 2006 04:31 (nineteen years ago)

WHY WE GOTTA GO BACK TO ARCO, BLAH

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Monday, 1 May 2006 04:50 (nineteen years ago)

Best first round of the nba playoffs evar.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 1 May 2006 05:07 (nineteen years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/LAwxrgal/Games/Shaq_dejected.jpg

― dan (dan), Monday, 1 May 2006 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

compare:

7 seed lakers (kobe surrounded by very young underachievers, busts, and cast-offs) enjoying a love fest while outplaying a 2 seed (lead by an mvp, a three-time all-star, and the league's most-improved player)

2 seed heat (most-dominant-ever surrounded by future hall-of-famers and wily veterans) imploding (why do shaq teams always end up self-destructing?) against a .500 (in the east!) 7 seed

― dan (dan), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:52 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2004/06/16/pistons-hphoto4.jpg

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 1 May 2006 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

that's an old picture.

― dan (dan), Monday, 1 May 2006 20:47 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFcinlrgojk&search=Chris%20Kaman

― Jeff LeVine (Jeff LeVine), Monday, 1 May 2006 20:55 (nineteen years ago)

NBA: watch out for Dallas

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 01:22 (nineteen years ago)

Hey congratulations, they managed to sweep a team that has never won a playoff game.

COME ON, that's like bragging about breaking your sister's nose and then proclaiming "WBC AND IBF, WATCH YR BACK OK?"

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 01:36 (nineteen years ago)

better than anyone else did

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 01:42 (nineteen years ago)

Is there anyone on the Grizzlies bench that would make one doubt their team's chances of winning any game? If you say Pau Gasol, that's a throat chop. That team is built to squeeze into the playoffs so that they can be routinely bounced out by a contender. They shouldn'ta traded Bonzi!

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 01:59 (nineteen years ago)

well, there was no shortage of NBA people saying this series was going 6 or 7 games. All I'm saying is that Dallas ran over a supposedly good defensive team much quicker and much easier than most people were predicting. Sure, I thought Dallas would win this series, but had this been the Spurs doing the same thing, people would be calling it typical championship basketball.

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 02:47 (nineteen years ago)

dallas has looked really good. i thought memphis matched up well with them and would give them some trouble.

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 03:17 (nineteen years ago)

Headline of tomorrow's Dallas Morning News: "Dirk Defies Pundits, Pummels Mediocre Memphis"

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 03:51 (nineteen years ago)

Memphis is the new Minnesota, only without a Garnett kind of player to put up something resembling a fight.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 03:54 (nineteen years ago)

Okay, I've been to playoff games at Arco before and it does get loud, but I don't think I've ever heard anything like the crowd at the two games this series. It's like listening to a jet take off for two and a half hours. The Spurs looked visibly shaken down the stretch, especially when they missed all those freethrows in the fourth quarter. I can see why they wouldn't want to come back.

― Jeff Reguil0n (Talent Explosion), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 04:17 (nineteen years ago)

I am cautiously optimitstic about the Spurs' prospects right now, but Ginobili needs to sucker punch Ron Artest out of commission in order to be remotely effective. Most frustrating "star" to watch of all time.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 04:19 (nineteen years ago)

this is a potentially controversial time to be living in los angeles!

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 04:58 (nineteen years ago)

that said: dallas is totally hot right now

clippers looking solid, but will probably get exposed

unfortunately we probably have to watch them play the lakers- somehow i hate this team even more now that it doesn't suck, when previously my only reason for really hating it was that it sucked. somehow kobe passing the ball and hustling just seems like a total brownnose move to MVP voters. not that it isn't providing massively entertaining/frustrating basketball. i still hate it.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 05:00 (nineteen years ago)

agreed that this is probably the best 1st round in a dog's age, cf wizards/cavs battle that will leave the survivor at detroit's mercy

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 05:02 (nineteen years ago)

I'm actually pulling for the Lakers (for the first time in history). I've loved watching their games, but then I hate Phoenix, so it didn't take much. and another vote for this first round being the best playoffs I can remember

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 11:18 (nineteen years ago)

dominique--you pull for the lakers and i'll pull for the mavericks and i'll see you at the western conference finals.

i don't really see kobe brownnosing for an mvp vote that happened ten days ago. it would be kind of dumb. kobe gets ripped when he shoots 30 times and ripped when he shoots fifteen. he feeds on the hate!

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 14:54 (nineteen years ago)

i've inadvertantly created a monster then!

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 16:39 (nineteen years ago)

i think he is trying to prove that he should have been the mvp though...dude is egotistical enough that i don't believe him if he denies it. i love watching the insanity because of it though.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 16:40 (nineteen years ago)

anyway i think my current souring on the lakers is due to luke walton and kwame brown doing their best 90's knicks impressions. the thuggery level on the team really shot up recently. lamar's development is really fun to watch at the moment- if there's someone who could sway me back to the purple and gold, it's a three-shooting, 6-10 stoner point guard in a small forward suit.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 16:41 (nineteen years ago)

see, i'm conflicted.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 16:42 (nineteen years ago)

he should have been the mvp. lots of people said he wasn't considered because his team wasn't very good, becuase he didn't make the players around him better, and because he was all about his own stats: three arguments, shot to hell. granted, it's come against the fraudulent suns. more will be revealed. keep bringing the hate!

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 17:11 (nineteen years ago)

except he shot those arguments to hell in the playoffs...two weeks after mvp voting

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 17:42 (nineteen years ago)

Ding!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

in any case, Steve Nash is going to feel great holding his mvp trophy as he watches round 2 on TV. I think there is an argument to be made for not voting on MVP until after the playoffs start. I know it's really different season, but it also seems kind of a joke to pretend that MVP players aren't expected to shine during the biggest moments

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 17:57 (nineteen years ago)

here's a sober and informed look at kobe's

spiritual growth.

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

ok forget everything I just said

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 18:12 (nineteen years ago)

If you don't think the Mavs are one of the three best teams in basketball, you didn't watch the NBA this season.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 23:05 (nineteen years ago)

in any case, Steve Nash is going to feel great holding his mvp trophy as he watches round 2 on TV. I think there is an argument to be made for not voting on MVP until after the playoffs start. I know it's really different season, but it also seems kind of a joke to pretend that MVP players aren't expected to shine during the biggest moments

The MVP is an award for regular season performance.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 23:06 (nineteen years ago)

hence the argument

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 23:42 (nineteen years ago)

LOS ANGELES May 2, 2006 (AP)— Police said Tuesday they are investigating whether Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown was involved in a reported sexual assault.

"The assault is alleged to have occurred in the early morning hours of April 29," said Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman.

The Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns in Game 3 of their NBA playoff series the night before.

The case is under investigation by the department's Robbery Homicide Division. Police have notified the district attorney's office of the investigation.

The Lakers were in Phoenix to play the Suns in Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series Tuesday night. Lakers spokesman John Black said the 24-year-old Brown was with the team but wouldn't comment further.

A phone message was left with Brown's agent, Jeff Wernick. No further details were immediately available.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 00:41 (nineteen years ago)

raja bell got one game for his cowardly clotheslining of kobe. no word yet on assault charges. the lakers need to restore some order quickly.

― dan (dan), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:26 (nineteen years ago)

excuse me if this is common knowledge, but does anyone know what's going on with the left side of Ernie Johnson's face?

― Dominique (dleone), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:36 (nineteen years ago)

He has some form of cancer, I believe :( (had? not sure how treatment is progressing)

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 23:15 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, I just noticed that, too (during Barkley's stunning gambling babble) - here's a statement EJ released in February about his condition.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 23:18 (nineteen years ago)

I DON'T THINK HE WAS HUGGED ENOUGH!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 23:30 (nineteen years ago)

speaking of news that flew under the radar .. the Cavs now play in a place called Quicken Loans Arena? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA?!!? When did this happen?! BRUtal.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 23:45 (nineteen years ago)

We're just a few years away from Microsoft Flight Simulator Center.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Thursday, 4 May 2006 00:02 (nineteen years ago)

I believe they refer to the arena in Cleveland as "The Q."

― Jeff Reguil0n (Talent Explosion), Thursday, 4 May 2006 02:36 (nineteen years ago)

Also, I really hope Ernie Johnson comes out of this thing healthy. Aside from the fact that he seems like a good dude and that nobody deserves a face tumor, that studio show is probably my favorite thing about televised sports right now.

Stupid cancer.

― Jeff Reguil0n (Talent Explosion), Thursday, 4 May 2006 02:39 (nineteen years ago)

omg lebron did it again

― Sym Sym (sym), Thursday, 4 May 2006 03:13 (nineteen years ago)

i don't know how the subsequent rounds will possibly top this first one, but something tells me they will. being an NBA fan is so much fun right now and a big gasface for all those doofs who go on about how college basketball is like so pure man! the nba can't hold a candle to future washups jacking up 3s for 40 mins straight!

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 4 May 2006 03:21 (nineteen years ago)

that Barkley thing (which was news to me) was basically "here's a guy who has all the classic signs of a gambling problem telling us that it's not a problem and isn't going to quit". I guess he can afford it, but it was kind of like seeing a lion having his mane cut off a bit

― Dominique (dleone), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:30 (nineteen years ago)

charles was awesome--as honest as he could be. i think he still has tough lessons to learn. i wish the guy had asked charles if he knew of anyone who used to gamble the way charles admits to gambling now, and had later been able to manage and control it without stopping altogether. i'm not sure such a person exists.

― dan (dan), Thursday, 4 May 2006 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

"I DON'T THINK HE WAS HUGGED ENOUGH!"

i heard this on the radio yesterday. kobe has elevated himself to stone cold classic.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Thursday, 4 May 2006 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

LeBron James is God. GO CAVS!!

Oh, and The Q is a much MUCH better name than Gund Arena.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 4 May 2006 23:31 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, when my season's on the line, the guy I want taking the shot is definitely Tim Thomas.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 5 May 2006 04:19 (nineteen years ago)

Like I said!

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 5 May 2006 04:22 (nineteen years ago)

hahahaha

― Sym Sym (sym), Friday, 5 May 2006 05:33 (nineteen years ago)

Well, so much for that hallway series.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 5 May 2006 12:47 (nineteen years ago)

tonight's games are going to be great tho

― Dominique (dleone), Friday, 5 May 2006 13:57 (nineteen years ago)

also, will arenas vs james be the new magic vs bird?

― Dominique (dleone), Friday, 5 May 2006 13:58 (nineteen years ago)

Hell, even if it's the new Van Gundy vs Mourning, it'll be fun to watch!

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

If the Cavs/Wiz game goes into overtime, Gilby and 'Bron should settle the series with a game of Horse. Or a punchout. Either/or.

― Jeff Reguil0n (Talent Explosion), Friday, 5 May 2006 23:26 (nineteen years ago)

wow, that's a tough goat to be, Arenas

― Dominique (dleone), Saturday, 6 May 2006 02:17 (nineteen years ago)

I'll give Kobe credit for this gem:

"When you go to the bathroom, you can't stand there and look at what you just dropped. At some point, you have to flush."

But, it's a pretty safe bet that they're about to get bounced from the playoffs.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Saturday, 6 May 2006 22:49 (nineteen years ago)

no answer for kwame. going to be a tough few weeks for the haters.

Well, Kwame has returned to his uselessness tonight.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 7 May 2006 00:58 (nineteen years ago)

Haters 1, Lakers 0

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 7 May 2006 01:28 (nineteen years ago)

I liked it when raja slashed his throat.

― Sym Sym (sym), Sunday, 7 May 2006 02:30 (nineteen years ago)

I'm suprised no one caught that during the game.

Great wisdom from Neal Pollock, Suns fan.

So where was I? Oh, yes. The Lakers are a bunch of thugs, head cases and rapists, led by a cocky, stupid man-child who lords his admittedly superior talent over his opponents (and everyone else), as though he was living out some sort of pre-ordained historical destiny. The Suns are a likable gang of misfits, plus one thug, led by a Communist Canadian with bad hair. Who would you root for?

― Jeff. (Jeff), Sunday, 7 May 2006 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

Go clips.

― Jeff. (Jeff), Sunday, 7 May 2006 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

This might be the first time I agree with Neal Pollack. Kenny Smith and Barkley were also otm after the game saying that even when Kobe only take two shots in the second half he's still being selfish.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:36 (nineteen years ago)

Pistons r lookin pretty good, yo.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 7 May 2006 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

lindsey hunter is ON FIRE!

i know it's only halftime of the first game, but is there any way the cavs can keep up with this team to win a series? i think/hope not!!!

― tehresa (tehresa), Sunday, 7 May 2006 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060507/capt.8ef253517db24c528e3e2f63bbb904f1.cavaliers_pistons_basketball_dtp123.jpg

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 7 May 2006 23:24 (nineteen years ago)

kobe gets pwned by raja's mom
http://www.deadspin.com/sports/nba/last-word-on-the-sunslakers-series-172105.php

― Sym Sym (sym), Monday, 8 May 2006 00:06 (nineteen years ago)

anybody still think kobe's the mvp?

― Sym Sym (sym), Monday, 8 May 2006 00:10 (nineteen years ago)


HOW DO I SHOT BASKETBALL

― tehresa (tehresa), Monday, 8 May 2006 02:47 (nineteen years ago)

what up, fellow Stones fans! ... life is good

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 8 May 2006 03:15 (nineteen years ago)

i know it's only halftime of the first game, but is there any way the cavs can keep up with this team to win a series?

I would say NO, but I have a feeling if I do say that something weird will happen and the Cavs will win the next four games.

It was nice to see James pwned like that.

― The Mercury Krueger (Ex Leon), Monday, 8 May 2006 17:10 (nineteen years ago)

http://cmsimg.freep.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Avis=C4&Dato=20060508&Kategori=PISTONS&Lopenr=605080801&Ref=PH&Item=4&MaxW=450&MaxH=400

― The Mercury Krueger (Ex Leon), Monday, 8 May 2006 17:13 (nineteen years ago)

anybody still think kobe's the mvp?

Yeah.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 8 May 2006 17:16 (nineteen years ago)

tayshaun blocking the bejesus out of lebron's layup in the 2nd quarter was NICE. the cavs will steal one at home, probably with bron scoring 45+, but they're going down and probably in five games. lebron will have his day once this whole defense fad blows over.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Monday, 8 May 2006 17:24 (nineteen years ago)

of course we're pretty much starved of coverage here (managed to see Cavs at the Pistons last night). I know the Mavs lost, but was it a battering or a close run thing?

We get something like 3 games a week on Sky (most at stupid o'clock), it's appalling, may have to get NASN next season.

― Porkpie (porkpie), Monday, 8 May 2006 21:59 (nineteen years ago)

the mavs spurs game was played well by both teams, i think. admittedly i wasn't paying that close attention, but i felt like there was still a possiblity for the mavs to win near the end. i think it will be an interesting series.

― tehresa (tehresa), Monday, 8 May 2006 22:49 (nineteen years ago)

i don't know wtf stackhouse was thinking on that last play. he got the ball and could've easily hoisted up an 18 footer to tie the game, but he stepped back behind the arc which allowed manu to recover and d the fuck out of him in the corner. he either a) didn't know the score or b) wanted to be the here. either way: DUMB

― oops (Oops), Monday, 8 May 2006 23:10 (nineteen years ago)

Stack had time to go the rim, too, and at least probably get fouled and go to the line, if not hit a game-tying layup or dunk. That mad dash for the corner 3 was odd. THIS IS WHY YOU COME OFF BENCH.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 03:47 (nineteen years ago)

I doubt that no matter what happened had stack gone to the rim, they weren't going to call a foul. It looks like he kind of panicked, but considering the spurs defense, it's not that surprising he went for the three.

Now, as for tonight - man, I don't know what to think. I think it's a major test for the Mavs to show if they have the will to push towards a championship. These are the types of games that strength of will and not fucking up under pressure come to the fore. And god I hate Bowen against us. Root for him all year, but against us, die die die.

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 18:15 (nineteen years ago)

Eh, Stack probably knew the score but thought he could win the game with a 3. Unfortunately, he wasn't expecting Ginobili to close out so quickly. Still a better performance than his 2 for 15 games in the playoffs when he was playing for Detroit that led to his trade to Washington. Poor Stackhouse.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 20:24 (nineteen years ago)

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/spo/med/2006/05/ipt/1147178924.jpg

What is up with Yahoo!Sports pics of Spurs players?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 22:50 (nineteen years ago)

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/spo/med/2006/05/ipt/1147141338.jpg

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 22:51 (nineteen years ago)

ok that duncan is a LotR screentest

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 22:56 (nineteen years ago)

i wonder if stack didn't have such a good game ie gotten an ego jolt, if he would've still tried for 3.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 23:06 (nineteen years ago)

UGH, GAME 2 CAN EAT MY BALLS WITH A SPOON ALREADY

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 02:30 (nineteen years ago)

gotta get cable ugh

― tehresa (tehresa), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 03:23 (nineteen years ago)

brilliant:
ihttp://sports.yahoo.com/nba/playoffs;_ylt=AnOtv1Qrz4CVmo0n2sGlLLe8vLYF

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 17:52 (nineteen years ago)

oh son of a

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 17:52 (nineteen years ago)

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/spo/med/2006/05/ipt/1147141338.jpg

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

Clifford Robinson
suspended five games for drugs
HI DERE OPPS PLAOYFFS

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 12 May 2006 17:28 (nineteen years ago)

Get off the pipe, Cliffy! It's playoff time.

― Jeff Reguil0n (Talent Explosion), Friday, 12 May 2006 20:37 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.yaysports.com/nba/images/happy%20j.jpg
http://www.globaltalentassoc.com/site/images/clients/townsend.jpg

― oops (Oops), Monday, 15 May 2006 01:28 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.manmademultimedia.com/magazine/news/sport/2004/Lakers_new_04.jpgs/lamar_odom2.jpg
http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2/robots/tinman_small.jpg

― oops (Oops), Monday, 15 May 2006 01:42 (nineteen years ago)

clips staying alive!

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Monday, 15 May 2006 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

Suns taking way too many 3s instead of driving to the hoop and getting charity stripe points!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 15 May 2006 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

seriously! also elton brand!

this series, argh, i'm a house divided. i may not make it to the next round. how fantastic would suns-mavs or clippers-mavs matchups be? how boring and dumb would spurs-suns or spurs-clips* be?

*theoretically, spurs-clips would feature lots of slow halfcourt postup basketball and hubie brown would lose his shit over how fundamentally sound everyone is. but man. ugh.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Monday, 15 May 2006 20:12 (nineteen years ago)

According to my girlfriend...

http://www.cavshistory.com/images/players/Donyell_Marshall.jpg http://www.kellie.de/fm1/fm_urkel.jpg

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 15 May 2006 22:51 (nineteen years ago)

Also, Cavs fans cheering when Rasheed went down with a turned ankle was hella weak.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 15 May 2006 22:52 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck Rasheed Wallace. I'd've cheered too.

What the hell was with LeBron taking that ridiculously awful jump shot during their final possession? You're fucking LeBron James!! Take it to the hole, man!!

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 01:19 (nineteen years ago)

mavs mavs mavs go overtime

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 03:44 (nineteen years ago)

:(

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 03:58 (nineteen years ago)

The Urkelness in Donyell really comes out if you look @ pics from UConn:

http://www.uconnhooplegends.com/z_donyell_hands.jpg

(go Cavs & Mavs!)

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 04:24 (nineteen years ago)

So so sullen right now. WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH THIS SMALL LINE-UP SHIT, WHEN DID IT BECOME TEH GOTDAMN NCAA, WHEN IS PARKER COVERING NOWIZKI ON THE SWITCH EVER A GOOD IDEA UGHHH. I keep thinking that this would be a totally different series if the Spurs stuck with their regular rotation and had Mohammed or Nesterovic in the game. At this point, they've got nothing to lose in trying it out. They countered the Suns' pace last year by letting Stoudamire go nuts while shutting everyone else down. Stick one of the centers on Nowitzki, let Bowen shut down whatever wing players, allow Duncan to stay out of foul trouble covering Diop or Dampier, and I guess wound Jason Terry. Spurs are getting seriously out the fuck coached.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 05:36 (nineteen years ago)

Brent Barry has no business being on the floor in this series. Also, the Spurs are killing themselves on defensive switchoffs. Tim Duncan looked like a newborn foal trying to cover Jason Terry.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 15:57 (nineteen years ago)

Stick one of the centers on Nowitzki

I'm not sure if this would work. Nowitzki would be going nuts with his jumper and plus, he's now driving to the hoop more. And those clumsy ass Spurs cetners would send him to the line over and over.

― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 16:47 (nineteen years ago)

He's already going to the line over and over anyway! And going nuts with his jumper! Using a center wouldn't stop Dirk, but it'd give them an inside presence on the offensive glass of which they are getting basically nothing (to say nothing of having someone to box out Dampier who had six OReb yesterday). And they could use Bowen, Ginobili, Barry, or whatever 2 or 3 they have to throw at guys their own size and maybe slow them down (a la last postseason against the Suns, shutting down Marion and Q Richardson while letting Stoudamire go bananas every night for losses).

x-post to first round discussion

Haha, this is what I get for shit-talking the Mavs earlier in this thread. Grizz still suck, tho.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 16:57 (nineteen years ago)

I sure as hell didn't see the Cavs/Pistons series starting 2-2.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 17:09 (nineteen years ago)

This round has maybe been better than the previous round, which is impressive.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 17:14 (nineteen years ago)

x-post

Fonzie, I'm actually not a fan of either team, but I dig watching these two teams go at it.

This is the first time in this rivalry where I see the Spurs having trouble no matter what adjustments they make. I just don't think they match up too well with the Mavs this year.

― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

They really don't. No answer for Dirk. Fucking 7 foot shooting guards.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 17:56 (nineteen years ago)

he really is nearly unstoppable! you'd think any 7 foot guy putting the ball on the floor, you should be able to swipe it right out of his hands, but somehow he usually keeps it under control. and there should be absolutely no one in the league who could stop his jump shot. seriously, why doesn't dirk average like 40 a game?

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 22:06 (nineteen years ago)

avery johnson is running coaching rings around pop, for sure. can anyone see pop retiring if the spurs go down? or does he stick around, hope duncan gets healthy next year, and that the commish sees fit to fix up the seeding arrangement so the spurs don't have a tough opponent until the conference finals? basically i mean even if the mavs take them out, the window for potential spurs championships doesn't seem closed for another couple years yet so long as parker improves as duncan declines and manu doesn't break a leg or something.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 22:08 (nineteen years ago)

*duncan doesn't really seem to be in decline yet, i think he has a couple peak years left, but injuries really seemed to slow him down this year.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 22:09 (nineteen years ago)

anyhow watch suns/clips tonight. what a great coaching duel so far.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 22:09 (nineteen years ago)

"seriously, why doesn't dirk average like 40 a game?"

Because they don't want the team sitting around watching him score! Besides he's got some nice talent around him.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 22:36 (nineteen years ago)

Do you think Avery will stick with the Mavs or will eventually replace Pops in San Antone?

That was great after the game when Jason Terry was talking to Cheryl Miller's sis and she nailed him for turning into an Avery-bot. He was dropping some awesome Averyisms and I don't think he even noticed he was doing it.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 23:00 (nineteen years ago)

Cheryl Miller's sis? Is this a Reggie joke?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 03:14 (nineteen years ago)

yah I didn't quite grok that one myself

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 04:04 (nineteen years ago)

elton brand = choke city

god.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 04:16 (nineteen years ago)

why is Jack at the Clips game? who is he crappin?

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 04:23 (nineteen years ago)

holy shit what a game

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 05:14 (nineteen years ago)

somehow i knew this one was going to go double overtime before it started! i just figured there was an epic battle somewhere in this series

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 05:15 (nineteen years ago)

poor shaun, still not quite ready for prime time

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 05:15 (nineteen years ago)

yeah jack can fuck right off the clipper bandwagon thnx

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 05:16 (nineteen years ago)

but really dudes, what a fucking classic game that was.

― cws (cws), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 09:56 (nineteen years ago)

poor shaun, still not quite ready for prime time

Yeah, except he wasn't out of bounds and Steve Nash screwed up as many times as Livingston did.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 15:13 (nineteen years ago)

Cheryl Miller's sis? Is this a Reggie joke?

I originally wrote Reggie Miller's sis because I couldn't remember her name but then I googled it and forgot to remove "'s sis". Quality control on the decline these days.

why is Jack at the Clips game? who is he crappin?

Why is Jack at the Clippers game in Phoenix!

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

Do you think Avery will stick with the Mavs or will eventually replace Pops in San Antone?

I dunno, I don't think Pop will retire until he's milked this core for all its worth in titles. This team is kind of his baby, and even though nominally the GM position isn't his anymore, he still has control over the direction of the team. My guess is he won't step down until Duncan does, or at least starts to head into the twilight of his career.

I wouldn't be surprised if AJ eventually does come back. He's still well-loved by the city, but I think there's a possibility that he'd rather stay in Dallas so he can say "I made this team a winner" rather than come back to SA and inherit one.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 16:04 (nineteen years ago)

("this core" being Duncan, Ginobili and Parker)

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

he'd rather stay in Dallas so he can say "I made this team a winner" rather than come back to SA and inherit one.

That's assuming that he hasn't already made the Mavericks a winner, which could easily happen this year.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, except he wasn't out of bounds and Steve Nash screwed up as many times as Livingston did.

he wasn't, was he? i thought so on the replay but TNT's crew said nothing of the sort- and they are usually quick to debate calls like that- so i thought i was loony! i even backed it up on the tivo to check it and i thought it was a pretty clear call!

there were errors on both sides, but it was pretty even overall. ewing's was the worst, save maybe sam's 8 sec violation, ewing should have hip-checked bell into next week.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

For the first five minutes of the postgame wrap-up, Barkley was holding up a sign that read OUT OF BOUNDS!

OK, not really. But he mentioned it about 29 times.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

Nash is the kind of penetrating and then passing the ball to absolutely nobody.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 19:31 (nineteen years ago)

oh, i meant the in-game announcers...doug collins et al. i actually skipped barkley & the jet because i couldn't take any breakdown of that game. i was spent.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 20:33 (nineteen years ago)

i have been typoing in my posts like crazy lately. Some editor I turned out to be.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 20:42 (nineteen years ago)

"ew mommy come look,
polyp typoed in his posts!"
"young man you're BUSTED"

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 20:53 (nineteen years ago)

My typo habit
has beautifully resulted
in a funny haiku;

Unfortunately,
the foul abbreviation
of my name persists.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 21:27 (nineteen years ago)

This is about the time in the playoffs that I start wondering if the Pistons really give a crap about winning. They seem so much slower and less interested in, uh, winning than the Cavs. I'm sorry, but Anderson Vaaarrrqqqajajawaajo is not the second coming of Willis Reed.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

atrocious shooting by the Stones ... ugh

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 18 May 2006 00:29 (nineteen years ago)

Dick Stockton is fucking senile... put him out to pasture PLEASE

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 18 May 2006 00:33 (nineteen years ago)

uuuuuggggggghhhhhhh what the hell is going on here?! i don't have cable so i can't watch all the games but someone please explain how the pistons have now lost THREE games!!!!!! :OQWIEEGJW:LDKCM !#)(R

― tehresa (tehresa), Thursday, 18 May 2006 00:50 (nineteen years ago)

Another incredible, nail-biting game! It's still only the second round!

Raise your hand if you had the cavs taking three straight after going down 0-2 in this series. Mind-boggling.

― cws (cws), Thursday, 18 May 2006 00:51 (nineteen years ago)

how many of you
would put $50 on the cavs
to win this? NOT ME.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 18 May 2006 01:32 (nineteen years ago)

"this" = the series?

I still think Detroit can take it ... only because they've been in this position before. but McDyess needs to not sulk on the bench, and Flip needs to get his head out of his ass, and they need to like, actually make a few baskets, and Big Ben needs to make AT LEAST ONE free throw for the love of god, and Sheed needs to get his head out of his ass, and Tayshaun needs to grow a pair and take a shot when it presents itself, and ... ugh. there needs to be some serious cowboy-uppage.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 18 May 2006 01:57 (nineteen years ago)

The Spurs' inability to at LEAST try playing a center is maddening. They're pretty much conceding the series by sticking to the EXACT same game plan of the last two games, which will get them just enough to lose by three. And it's a shame, too, cos Duncan just had the greatest half of basketball I've ever seen him play.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Thursday, 18 May 2006 02:02 (nineteen years ago)

HEY MAYBE WE'LL WIN THE SHOOTOUT THIS TIME

http://www.aurorahistoryboutique.com/products/C000005.jpghttp://www.sirhumphreys.com/files/images/Big_Gun_Small_Jeep.preview.jpg

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Thursday, 18 May 2006 02:13 (nineteen years ago)

hey kobe, the first five times you said it, i let it slide, but it's "changed the COMPLEXION of the game", not complexity. (he is pretty lucid and polished in general though)

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 18 May 2006 03:44 (nineteen years ago)

Barnbarner, oops. Barnbarner.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 18 May 2006 03:51 (nineteen years ago)

I liked Kobe's attire.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 18 May 2006 04:13 (nineteen years ago)

SUBTEXT:
"You can talk a whole lotta shit about 'selfishness' but I don't see any rings on those fingers."
"Well Kobe, you've gone a whole year without raping anyone, so you can't be TOO selfish I guess..."
"Fuck you, Chuck."
"Never gonna be Mike, beefsteak."

(though yes, he does look like he'll have a future as a color commentator)

Also holy shit for the Cavs. Still wouldn't bet agin Detroit tho'.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 18 May 2006 13:32 (nineteen years ago)

i missed most of the halftime, but kobe is a smooooooooooth dude. i find it hard to hate the guy, despite my dislike of the lakers (and my mild distaste for rape)

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Thursday, 18 May 2006 13:33 (nineteen years ago)

Can I just say God Bless for the TNT studio crew? If it weren't for them, I'd swear off talking heads 4evah.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 18 May 2006 13:38 (nineteen years ago)

I will be weeping during game breaks tonight, obv.

I loathe Manu Ginobli, BTW. Irrational? Sure - he reminds me of a friend I play ball w/ that hustles his ass off all the time, dribbles circles around fatties-in-training like me, and WILL NOT STOP. That said friend seems to suck ass whenever we're paired up is probably the true source of my Manu hate. Anyway, if he gets shivved or Kamen'd during game 6, I won't weep.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 18 May 2006 13:45 (nineteen years ago)

Of course, by 'shiv', I mean 'sharpened toothbrush handle'.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 18 May 2006 16:15 (nineteen years ago)

Jason Terry suspended! Not sure if I should get my hopes up for Game 6, though.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Friday, 19 May 2006 00:26 (nineteen years ago)

I'd like to have my shiv request redirected to one William Shuthefuckup Walton.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 19 May 2006 02:47 (nineteen years ago)

why do they always put huge playoff games on Fri night? any, greg anthony is the only one I've heard say Dallas can rally around this and win tonight, but bias aside, I think they actually can.

and the Cleveland game is going to be ridiculous

― Dominique (dleone), Friday, 19 May 2006 13:29 (nineteen years ago)

It's chaos here in Cleveland.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 19 May 2006 16:34 (nineteen years ago)

x-post

My number one fear for tonight is that the Mavs will have some HE HATE ME mentality and shoot 80% for the first half or something. But given the choice, I'd rather have Terry suspended and the rest of the team mad than have Terry in the game.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Friday, 19 May 2006 17:07 (nineteen years ago)

Bill Walton is a fucknut.
Tonight is gonna be BANANAS.
I'm getting a pizza and beer and not moving from in front the tube.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 May 2006 18:52 (nineteen years ago)

I hope Billbo continues his exegesis on the similarities between Bill Russell & Steve Nash, because the 10 minutes of airtime he wasted last night going down the first 14 sections of his list were so fucking awesome I could barely keep my finger off the power button.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 19 May 2006 20:09 (nineteen years ago)

would it kill the fuckers to show these games on abc so poor folks like me could watch!? ugh!!!!!!

― tehresa (tehresa), Friday, 19 May 2006 20:21 (nineteen years ago)

Yes yes it would. THINK OF THE EPISODES OF AMERICA'S NEXT GREAT INVENTION THAT WOULD BE LOST.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 19 May 2006 20:46 (nineteen years ago)

fuckers.

― tehresa (tehresa), Friday, 19 May 2006 20:52 (nineteen years ago)

Michael Finley's post-
dunk header was so gangsta.
BADGERS IN THE HOUSE!

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 20 May 2006 02:48 (nineteen years ago)

YAYAYAY

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Saturday, 20 May 2006 03:39 (nineteen years ago)

so happy it's not over for the pistons! and sunday's game is on abc, which means i can watch!!!!

― tehresa (tehresa), Saturday, 20 May 2006 03:47 (nineteen years ago)

EEEEEE! :-D

what a ridiculous 4th!!

― tehresa (tehresa), Sunday, 21 May 2006 21:08 (nineteen years ago)

*exhale*

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 22 May 2006 00:55 (nineteen years ago)

man do I love me some Lindsey Hunter. I always liked him better than Grant and Allan back in the day anyway. Soooo glad he is back in Motown where he belongs.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 22 May 2006 00:57 (nineteen years ago)

i am all about the lindsey hunter! he always brings it in one way or another!

― tehresa (tehresa), Monday, 22 May 2006 02:14 (nineteen years ago)

Cleveland: GET ONE TEAM so LeBron doesn't have to do all the heavy lifting.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 22 May 2006 02:27 (nineteen years ago)

ding ding ding!

― tehresa (tehresa), Monday, 22 May 2006 02:33 (nineteen years ago)

WTF, the final score was 79-61??? Cleveland scored 61? Not having followed the NBA in years and yearS, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Monday, 22 May 2006 06:01 (nineteen years ago)

Tim, they scored something like 9 in the third quarter.
Lindsey pretty much won that game for them in the third, too.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 22 May 2006 12:20 (nineteen years ago)

It's called defense, and the players around Lebron shrinking like violets.

Bring on the Heat! I just hope the Stones have enough in the tank to make it through two more series.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 22 May 2006 12:46 (nineteen years ago)

According to Skip Bayless, the loss was Lebron's fault.

Has Bayless ever met a devil's advocacy he didn't like?

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 22 May 2006 21:33 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck a Skip Bayless, really.

― cws (cws), Monday, 22 May 2006 21:34 (nineteen years ago)

since detroit unfortunately won, san anton better lose tonight. if i there's another det-s.a. finals i'm gonna shiv someone. not walton though. he's too big.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 22 May 2006 23:15 (nineteen years ago)

mavs mavs mavs

― Dominique (dleone), Monday, 22 May 2006 23:54 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah the inevitable mavs v pistons series that seems to be emerging from the haze has classic written all over it.

― cws (cws), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 00:01 (nineteen years ago)

i am all for mavs winning tonight. i also do not want another det-sa final

― tehresa (tehresa), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 00:09 (nineteen years ago)

Amen. Plus I kind of like Cuban and I've always liked Nowitzki.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 00:26 (nineteen years ago)

nowitzki is fun!

― tehresa (tehresa), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 01:09 (nineteen years ago)

God I wish this game was on ABC.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:04 (nineteen years ago)

God I wish Bobby Crosby would swing at SOMETHING.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:04 (nineteen years ago)

I feel bad for Keith Van Horn. Making him guard Tim Duncan is like throwing steak smeared kittens at Rottweilers.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:07 (nineteen years ago)

Wow. What a series.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:10 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck em.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:11 (nineteen years ago)

how exciting! wish i'd been able to see more than 2 games of it :(
xpost

― tehresa (tehresa), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:12 (nineteen years ago)

MAVS MAVS MAVS

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:12 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck em all. No call at the end of regulation.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:14 (nineteen years ago)

hahaha, no bitching about the refs, thanks. Loved that gimme against Harris at the end.

― milo z (mlp), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:16 (nineteen years ago)

Why do the Spurs do this to me? Why couldn't they just lose game 5? Or why couldn't they just get blown out here so they could spare me the second half and overtime, giving mean extra hour to start recovering?

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:16 (nineteen years ago)

I don't know which is worse, this game or Derek Fisher hitting one with 0.4 seconds left.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:17 (nineteen years ago)

http://espn-att.starwave.com/photo/2006/0522/nba_g_nowitzki_412.jpg

― Unfrozen Caveman Nowitzki (mlp), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:21 (nineteen years ago)

Pure hate in that man's heart.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:21 (nineteen years ago)

I WILL TRADE YOU A BIG BAG OF "CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE" FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN MAKE A GODDAMN DEFENSIVE STOP. GOOD FOR 3 MEMORIES AND A POSSIBLE ESPN TALK SHOW JOB.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:23 (nineteen years ago)

Spurs fans bitching is pretty weak. You've won three CHAMPIONSHIPS in the last ten years! CLEVELAND WOULD KILL TO BE YOU!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:31 (nineteen years ago)

me=not all Spurs fans

That said, I've been hating Dallas since I was like 12! I can stand losing to the Pistons or some shit like that. Cross-state rivals, ya dig?

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:40 (nineteen years ago)

MM AA VV SS MM AA VV SS MM AA VV SS

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:48 (nineteen years ago)

being a phoenix fan has been a gravy train of awesomeness

― Sym Sym (sym), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 04:45 (nineteen years ago)

Can phoenix do anything to dallas though? I mean really? This series is going to be REALLY GREAT or REALLY SAD.

― cws (cws), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 05:47 (nineteen years ago)

well they won last year, so they must be able to win at least a couple games this time.

― Sym Sym (sym), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 06:13 (nineteen years ago)

The Clippers game sucked. The Suns were just completely unstoppable tonight. It was like the total flipside of Game 6.

Imagine how good they could be with Amare and Kurt Thomas. It's crazy.

If I'm Dallas, I think I take advantage of the size difference and get Dampier and Diop involved. There ain't no Tim Duncan on the Suns, s'fershure.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 06:28 (nineteen years ago)

Seeing Mark Cuban celebrate sure did put a damper on the Mavs win, although this was off-set by my gf reminding me that Eva Longoria was probably crying at the same exact moment.

I still can't believe that the Mavs managed to win a game 7 in SA. And I can't wait for the Pistons-Heat series.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 14:57 (nineteen years ago)

OTM re Cuban. Is Mark Cuban the most creepy player-hugging owner since Larry Miller?

― Stephen X (Stephen X), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

Cuban is kind of like Richard Pryor in Brewster's Millions, but yes much, much more creepy. Josh Howard had a look of "uh this is really weird but this guy signs my paychecks so I better let him keep hugging me."

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 15:53 (nineteen years ago)

Cuban pays for his miraculously good forture with his cromagnon good looks.

I really won't be surprised if Mavs-Suns goes 7.

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 16:14 (nineteen years ago)

This one's mean, but true:

http://theassociation.blogs.com/the_association/2006/05/photos_vacation.html

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 16:38 (nineteen years ago)

roffflees

― tehresa (tehresa), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 17:02 (nineteen years ago)

:C

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 17:05 (nineteen years ago)

I got the feeling (from the snippet of the post-game conference I saw) Pop didn't think the foul on Nowitski near the end of regulation should have been called. Pop needs to zip it & take his Dirking like a man.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 17:14 (nineteen years ago)

get in Mavs!! shame we don't get coverage over here though, I'm not paying 20 pounds a month for coverage more often than two live matches per week.

― Porkpie (porkpie), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 19:12 (nineteen years ago)

Was Duncan fouled by Dirk during the last shot in regulation or was it clean?? Nobody, and I mean Nobody will show the damn replay or photo or anything. I think it was clean or clean enough not to be called, just like Bowen's block in game 6? Were the f#@k are all the sports writers on this. This is pure irony!

― billman, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

It looked clean when I watched it live but I never saw a replay.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 19:46 (nineteen years ago)

Those refs ain't calling fouls on the very last shot during regulation of a game 7 unless somebody pulls out a knife. You either rise to greatness and make that shot w/everybody trying to stop you or you just don't.

― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 22:18 (nineteen years ago)

yeah if there was a foul, it definitely wasn't blatant enough for the refs to intercede. hooray for restrained use of whisltes at a crucial moment.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 23:09 (nineteen years ago)

fuck the mavs and fuck that fucking kraut with his suspect facial hair. ben wallace is gonna cornhole the hell out of him!

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 23:57 (nineteen years ago)

hahahaha i hope so but i'm still glad there will be NO GINOBLI in the final this year.

― tehresa (tehresa), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 00:21 (nineteen years ago)

I can't stand Tim Duncan. He has that "I was fouled!" look on every single play.

― Jeff. (Jeff), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 01:03 (nineteen years ago)

I don't want to hear any moaning about fouls from any Spurs fans. Considering some of the wack shit that Jordan and the Knicks got in the 90s against the Pacers and some of those phantom fouls the Lakers got in their three peat (especially during a couple of those Blazers series), this stuff is nothing.

That being said, I did get caught up and watched quite a bit of the Mavs/Spurs series. It was very entertaining and I still cannot believe the Mavs won. I thought it was done after Ginobli hit the three.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 02:24 (nineteen years ago)

If Cuban purchased the Spurs they would be the most "we wuz robbed" team of all time.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 04:41 (nineteen years ago)

some of those phantom fouls the Lakers got in their three peat (especially during a couple of those Blazers series)

if you are saying
what I think you're saying here
YOU ARE OTM*

*if not, then not

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 12:30 (nineteen years ago)

Re: game 1, Eastern Conference Finals

Not one Piston player stepped up.

― peepee (peepee), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 13:24 (nineteen years ago)

Pistons looked really tired.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 13:38 (nineteen years ago)

they probably were! props to miami for winning their earlier series so fast that they got a week to rest.

ugh i wish i could see these games. not even this coming sunday's game is on abc. i don't wanna be superstitious but the pistons always kick ass when i am able to watch the game (see: 1st and 7th game of the last series and a few other feats of sunday afternoon awesomeness during the reg season).

― tehresa (tehresa), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

anyone care to explain to me why Tom Petty is the official voice of the nba playoffs?

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 16:33 (nineteen years ago)

At the beginning of the playoffs I had Detroit beating Miami in the con finals. But now I'm not so sure. Detroit looked just terrible against the Cavs. Does Flip lack motivational skills? I have a feeling he does.

― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 16:36 (nineteen years ago)

I don't know, it's not like the Pistons were highly motivated last year. Last year they took advantage of a hobbled Shaq and an injured Wade to win the East. This year, both Wade and Shaq are healthy, and the Heat are quite deep.

Two years ago, when Detroit won it all, they barely scraped through the Eastern Conference and was fortunate to play a Lakers team that featured an ailing Shaq, a broken Karl Malone, and a finished Gary Payton. They piled up on Kobe and their athleticism was too much for an aging, slow team to handle.

Which is to say that I don't think the Pistons can beat a high quality, healthy team. They gave the Spurs a good fight last year and I expect them to do the same this year, but I don't think they can beat the Mavericks or Heat. If they do sneak by the Heat, I think the Suns are a great matchup for them due to the Suns' lack of size.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 17:06 (nineteen years ago)

my new fantasy for the finals is that shaq and wade are seriously injured, leaving it up to the old dudes - alonzo, payton, walker - to hoist the team to victory (which they do)

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

38%? 38%?!?!?

Seriously one of the most putrid performances I have ever witnessed by ANY team anywhere.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 20:40 (nineteen years ago)

As a Piston fan, I am quick to give props to Shaq and Wade, but nobody can find anything remotely likeable with Mourning, Payton and Walker, can they???

― peepee (peepee), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

Mourning has a bionic kidney!

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 22:41 (nineteen years ago)

You can't hate Fatoine!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 23:18 (nineteen years ago)

mother. fucker.

― milo z (mlp), Thursday, 25 May 2006 02:25 (nineteen years ago)

I like Mourning a lot, and did so even before he became kidney guy.

I loved the young Payton but haaate the old one. Walker has always been worthless, as has White Chocolate.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 25 May 2006 03:15 (nineteen years ago)

Can we stop talking about how Steve Nash magically turned Boris Diaw into a good player and start talking about Boris Diaw is a fucking awesome player in his own right? I mean, Nash helps him get buckets but the boards and hustle on D are all his own. The dude is just everywhere, and I would rather have him than Joe Johnson any day of the week.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 25 May 2006 03:17 (nineteen years ago)

mike d probably deserves the lion's share of the credit for playing diaw at the right position.

― Sym Sym (sym), Thursday, 25 May 2006 04:13 (nineteen years ago)

also, that game was fucking incredible. nash couldn't miss anything in the last 4 minutes, and diaw had the most patient buzzer beater i've ever seen.

― Sym Sym (sym), Thursday, 25 May 2006 04:15 (nineteen years ago)

i didn't see the game tonight, i tuned in about halfway thru and saw that the mavs were up, retardedly decided it was gonna be a blowout and turned it off. then i tuned back in right when the wrap-up show was starting and barkley was all like "THAS A BAAAAAAAD WHITE BOY!!!!!!!" :'(((((

anyway i like mourning a lot too, yeah. and he's been playing his ass off all season. also, to be fair, anybody would seem likeable if they were on the same team as jason williams

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Thursday, 25 May 2006 04:41 (nineteen years ago)

What an amazing game. Fuck an East Coast Playoffs; I'm not missing a game of the suns mavs from here on in.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 25 May 2006 13:40 (nineteen years ago)

polyphonic is
OTM like nabisco
in re boris diaw

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 25 May 2006 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

god I hate phoenix

― Dominique (dleone), Thursday, 25 May 2006 16:12 (nineteen years ago)

Tackle basketball at the end....but Pistons win!

(btw...no way a team from the West is gonna win the Championship this year)

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 26 May 2006 02:13 (nineteen years ago)

boris' hook shot has revived me after the clips-suns wipeout

diaw is TEH MAN as i tol' ya'll before

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:27 (nineteen years ago)

western conf finals are going to be espn klassic all the way. i'm pulling for a triple overtime banger.

mavs will probably take it in six if raja bell is out though, unless kurt thomas is actually ready to check back in. otherwise d'antoni is gonna have to rip off the suit and get out there to play some swingman.

somehow i could care less who wins miami-detroit. i kind of want to see shaq in the finals but that means i'm rooting for fatoine too...gack. i really can't watch that team except when wade has the ball. i'm curious as to what they do in 2 years when the old guys are gone, shaq is 90% ineffective and they have to rebuild younger & faster around wade.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

Maybe Boris Diaw will be available.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 26 May 2006 19:26 (nineteen years ago)

NBA: watch out for Dallas

― Dominique (dleone), Monday, 29 May 2006 12:27 (nineteen years ago)

Detroit is completely falling apart and Miami actually looks pretty together (which is either a testament to Riley or just more evidence of how badly Detroit is falling apart.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 03:49 (nineteen years ago)

that was depressing :-\

― tehresa (tehresa), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 04:11 (nineteen years ago)

Worst than depressing. Sure, Miami is playing very well, but this ain't the Pistons. I like Dale Davies in there to absorb some of the fouls. But to have 3 starters and the back up point guard get in foul trouble so early, then have them eventually come back into the game only to slap the ball handler's hand...
Detroit needs to find their swagger next game, and they just can't sit back and assume its gonna be there automatically at home.

― peepee (peepee), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 12:05 (nineteen years ago)

and would it kill them to put the ball IN the basket once in a while? i hate seeing a team that's so capable run around like a bunch of kids on the playground.

― tehresa (tehresa), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 14:04 (nineteen years ago)

p.s. on the playground, shaq is the big/fat kid who bullies everyone.

― tehresa (tehresa), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 14:05 (nineteen years ago)

Well, Pistons season seems about over. Things went wrong when they started thinking that the playoffs would just be their coronation rather than a competition. By allowing the Cavs series to go seven games, they are just too exhausted to keep pace with Miami. And, to be honest, I'm sick of the griping and the blaming. Other than the first half of game 2 against Miami and game 1 against the Cavs, the last three weeks have hands down the worst I've seen Detroit play over the last three years.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 14:58 (nineteen years ago)

I can't believe that a team with Gary Payton, White Chocolate, Antoine Walker, and Zo might win the title.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 15:37 (nineteen years ago)

I can't believe a team with Keith Van Horn, Erick Dampier and Jerry Stackhouse might win the title. Too bad Shawn Bradley retired.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 19:32 (nineteen years ago)

woah! i just checked the score and what the hell happened to dallas tonight!?

― tehresa (tehresa), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 03:01 (nineteen years ago)

dirk lost his contacts. the mavs gave up on playing defense after the 3rd.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 03:58 (nineteen years ago)

i could watch that boris dunk on dirk all day

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 04:57 (nineteen years ago)

I know! I was watching Boris blow a few bunnies earlier in the game, and wondering why he didn't go to the hoop w/ authoritah. And then he posterized Dirk. Yep.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 12:46 (nineteen years ago)

Fucking Suns. I would love to have cinderella'd into the finals right along with Miami, but looks like this one might go 7.

― Dominique (dleone), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 16:37 (nineteen years ago)

HERE IS MY IMPRESSION OF ERNIE JOHNSON:

BUHHHH BUHH BUHH DICKS IN MY MOUTH

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

so wrong

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 19:24 (nineteen years ago)

Poor Ernie Johnson.

― cws (cws), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 23:14 (nineteen years ago)

man, yao ming needs a new agent.

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Thursday, 1 June 2006 00:28 (nineteen years ago)

ben wallace's clean block on shaq was fucking SICK.

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Thursday, 1 June 2006 02:10 (nineteen years ago)

Ya, I've never seen shaq manhandled like that ever before.

― peepee (peepee), Thursday, 1 June 2006 03:41 (nineteen years ago)

oh man how i wish i'd seen that!

― tehresa (tehresa), Thursday, 1 June 2006 03:54 (nineteen years ago)

my sister said wade was not doing well w/ the free throws tonight, which shocks me because the other night he was sinking them like crazy. i would have gotten great pleasure out of seeing him miss them!

― tehresa (tehresa), Thursday, 1 June 2006 03:55 (nineteen years ago)

that game was agonizing to watch. other than that awesome ben block and tayshaun's catch-and-shoot three it was a like a foul every second and a turnover every other one.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Thursday, 1 June 2006 04:36 (nineteen years ago)

tehresa you are mental, how can anyone hate on dwyane wade even if he's playing against your team, the man radiates wonder and light

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 1 June 2006 04:59 (nineteen years ago)

i can't lie, i totally want to pinch DW's cheeks. he is the most precious creature in the world.

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Thursday, 1 June 2006 05:01 (nineteen years ago)

dude, i admit dwayne wade is amazing. it is just so hard to watch someone play so beautifully when they're murdering your team at the same time. plus, i'd have liked to see him not shoot so amazingly just to prove he was human or something.

― tehresa (tehresa), Thursday, 1 June 2006 13:53 (nineteen years ago)

just wanted to clarify the point. to be fair, I have said the same thing about many famous well-loved hoops players as I am a Blazers and Bucks fan and, well, you do the math

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 1 June 2006 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

tehresa you are mental, how can anyone hate on dwyane wade even if he's playing against your team, the man radiates wonder and light

Someone needs to dig up some dirt on Wade. His perfection is irritating.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 1 June 2006 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

you ask, Wikipedia digs:

The success of the Heat's 2005 playoff run and Wade's impressive performances with Shaquille O' Neal hampered by injury led to an explosion of media attention and popularity for the budding superstar. Entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs signed him to a model contract to his Sean John clothing company, and Wade also appeared on the cover of EA Sports' NBA Live 2006 video game. In 2006, GQ magazine described him as "the best dressed player in the NBA." He is currently signed with the Heat through 2006-07. In 2005, he became the second ever Miami Heat player to be chosen as one of People Magazine's 50 most beautiful people. (The other was Alonzo Mourning.) In what was perhaps the best example of Wade's rising popularity, he finished #1 in jersey sales for the 2005-2006 season. [1] Wade also endorses for Converse, who has made shoes under his name.

Wade is also among the American Christian adults who tithe, according to the Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Wade gave 10% of his $2.6 million salary this season to the Blood, Water and Spirit Ministry in Chicago. Wade was a tither before he started playing in the NBA.

A strong advocate for literacy, Wade encouraged children to read his favorite novel, Pride and Prejudice, as well as other literary classics. In his words, "It's one of my favorite books, which usually surprises people. I guess they wonder how a love story from Regency England could be relevant to a 21st century basketball player from the Southside of Chicago. Class struggle, overcoming stereotypes and humble beginnings, getting out of your own way and letting love take over: these are things I can relate to, definitely."

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 1 June 2006 16:37 (nineteen years ago)

other damning and not-at-all twee facts:

His sister tricked him into leaving their rough Chicago West Side neighborhood and staying with their father because his mother was all into the gangs and stuff!

He has known his wife since they were both nine years old and played basketball together!

His daughter is named Zaire!

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 1 June 2006 16:46 (nineteen years ago)

D Wade for president

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Thursday, 1 June 2006 16:51 (nineteen years ago)

Shaq as Secretary of the Interior (ho ho ho)
Fatoine as Surgeon General (ho ho ho)
Alonzo as UN Ambassador (ho ho ho ho)

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 1 June 2006 16:54 (nineteen years ago)

So both of these series are going to go seven games, right?

― cws (cws), Thursday, 1 June 2006 21:27 (nineteen years ago)

also:

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/spo/med/2006/06/ipt/1149170710.jpg

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/uploads/piratescarribeanreview3.gif

― cws (cws), Thursday, 1 June 2006 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

WTF, people? Dirk goes off for 50, and NO ONE has anything to say?

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:41 (nineteen years ago)

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:55 (nineteen years ago)

22 POINTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER! HE IS A VERY GOOD BASKETBALL PLAYER!

(hey how about that devin harris too, did I tell you mothergrabbers or what)

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:12 (nineteen years ago)

i'm still in shock. dude was unstoppable.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:58 (nineteen years ago)

haikunym, you called it on devin harris! props! he's going to be huge.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:59 (nineteen years ago)

seriously, even though it was against phoenix' "defense" (aka boris and marion weren't really playing enough d, and tim thomas was too busy waving his hand around and trying to outshoot dirk) that was really an epic performance. like, mvp-level-type-shit.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Friday, 2 June 2006 15:00 (nineteen years ago)

hey geary get off the ILHoops and check yr gmail for exciting me-related news dammit

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 2 June 2006 15:10 (nineteen years ago)

Okay, how about this for dirt of DWade.... His amazing ability to get injured and/or sick during the Eastern Conference Finals.

Barf six times, get up seven?

Also, I love the Riley quotes.... "He's fine. He's being taken care of. He's fine. He's fine. There is no plan B. There is no plan B."

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 2 June 2006 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

I didn't want to come here and gloat, but yes, Dirk is now a bonafide superstar, if the 1st team all NBAs and previous clutch performances weren't enough. I've seen a lot of Mavs games, but last night was the single most dominant performance I've seen anyone in Dallas deliver.

And yet, I really don't know how game 6 is going to go.

― Dominique (dleone), Friday, 2 June 2006 18:47 (nineteen years ago)

Ja, was ist mit dem playa hatink on dem Dirk??! It's like you guys have some against the DEUTSCH!

tehresa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWo-VA1mf6Y&search=ben%20wallace%20shaq

Awful quality, however.

― c(''c) (Leee), Friday, 2 June 2006 20:46 (nineteen years ago)

boo

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Saturday, 3 June 2006 07:00 (nineteen years ago)

oh well. go Wade against the West, i guess. chi-town sweet cheeks represent.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Saturday, 3 June 2006 07:01 (nineteen years ago)

― tehresa (tehresa), Saturday, 3 June 2006 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

NBA: watch out for Dallas

― Dominique (dleone), Sunday, 4 June 2006 03:03 (nineteen years ago)

ILH: watch out for Dom Leone!

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Sunday, 4 June 2006 04:55 (nineteen years ago)

Go Mavs!!!

I need to phone Bodeans and see if they're going to be showing any of the games, except I just looked at the schedule, and they're all 9pm starts :0(

― Vicky (Vicky), Sunday, 4 June 2006 05:47 (nineteen years ago)

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060602/capt.7d4451c68c274c8f86e9769d35dcf1b9.suns_mavericks__basketball_dna125.jpg

It's gonna be Dallas in 6.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 4 June 2006 12:52 (nineteen years ago)

dirk's playing air guitar

― Sym Sym (sym), Sunday, 4 June 2006 17:28 (nineteen years ago)

Someone needs to photoshop that pic, please!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Sunday, 4 June 2006 20:32 (nineteen years ago)

Dallas will not win 3 games.

― peepee (peepee), Monday, 5 June 2006 01:44 (nineteen years ago)

Dirt on Wade, as requested, thanks to Drunkathlete.com

http://drunkathletes.synergyofsports.com/images/11270-16549/wade.jpg

― cws (cws), Monday, 5 June 2006 03:10 (nineteen years ago)

Though admittedly that's not much dirt. He could just be tired!

― cws (cws), Monday, 5 June 2006 03:10 (nineteen years ago)

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1633/1246/320/DrudgeSiren.gifPRO ATHLETE SEEN BLINKING IN PUBLIChttp://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1633/1246/320/DrudgeSiren.gif

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Monday, 5 June 2006 03:36 (nineteen years ago)

Dallas in six sounds about right.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 5 June 2006 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

http://bestmessageboardever.com/uploads/post-1452-1149540229.jpg

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Monday, 5 June 2006 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

Dan (during Rd. 1): ''that shaq trade is looking better every day!'' Yes, it is. Seriously, O'Neal is still great, and his agreeing to take less money than the Heat would have offered him (to sign good role players) is quite honorable, and a big part of the reason Miami is in the Finals.

Someone asked what the Heat will do in a few years, when O'Neal is really declining. I think they'll be fine: They will have Wade in his prime, some of the current role players, and two emerging talents in Wayne Simean and Dorell Wright. Both those players somehow fell to the Heat, who -- over the past two years -- have had the luxury of drafting very talented developmental projects. Miami could be very good for a long time.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 5 June 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

O'neal -- getting old
Payton is old
Walker -- getting old/no D
Williams -- meh/no D
Simean/Wright -- decent talent but no foundation players

The Heat will have to make some serious moves to remain an elite team.

― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 00:19 (nineteen years ago)

Especially since the pendulum is going to shift in the East in the next few seasons, with Chicago, Orlando, Cleveland, maybe even the Bucks and Wizards on the rise. Shaq knows this year is probably his only shot at getting another championship.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 16:15 (nineteen years ago)

Agreed. Riley built this Heat team to win NOW not to be a lasting power. He knows the window is closing for both O'Neal and him.

― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 21:01 (nineteen years ago)

So the finals are starting tonight.... Anyone watching? *crickets*

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 8 June 2006 21:33 (nineteen years ago)

Echo... (echo... echo...)

― cws (cws), Friday, 9 June 2006 01:17 (nineteen years ago)

I asked ILX earlier if they were excited and I got my answer, haha.

Shaq needs to take his big ass elbows home. Popping Dirk in the jaw and giving Jerry stitches. Who does he think he is? a football player?

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Friday, 9 June 2006 02:07 (nineteen years ago)

Sam have you not been watching pro basketball at all in the last decade? That's Shaq's game, dude, and any ref who tries to call a foul gets eviscerated by Shaq after the game for being a pansy and not letting him play, he's the most picked-on man in the history of sports, blah blah etc.

As for the internets, I've been too busy watching the game and "So You Think You Can Dance" to post here yet.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 9 June 2006 02:41 (nineteen years ago)

I was hoping he'd break his own record and go 0-9.

― milo z (mlp), Friday, 9 June 2006 03:07 (nineteen years ago)

mavs mavs mavs terry mavs

― Dominique (dleone), Friday, 9 June 2006 03:20 (nineteen years ago)

Every perimeter shot by Gary Payton would have a better chance of going in if Shaq took it.

Terry is just awesome from the right side. How does he keep getting those open shots from his sweet spot?

Amazing defensive effort from Posey and Haslem on Dirk, btw.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Friday, 9 June 2006 04:34 (nineteen years ago)

Heat will still win. All they need to do is win on Friday and Dallas's fate is sealed.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 9 June 2006 04:48 (nineteen years ago)

er .. Saturday, sorry

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 9 June 2006 04:49 (nineteen years ago)

Sam have you not been watching pro basketball at all in the last decade?

You sound like my boyfriend Matt. No, I'm one of those people who only watch during the playoffs so haven't paid much attention to Shaq. Yeah, shoot me.

I love Terry. George calls him "Thug Life" but I think he's great.

Too superstitious to make any calls.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:09 (nineteen years ago)

Sam why would I shoot you? That is against the law, and health-detrimental. Plus, I like you.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:27 (nineteen years ago)

Good to know you are so conscientious. ;)

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:58 (nineteen years ago)

Shaq needs to take his big ass elbows home. Popping Dirk in the jaw and giving Jerry stitches. Who does he think he is? a football player?

haha i went to the bulls/mavs game in chicago this year, and just as we were taking our seats, we noticed a bull lying hurt on the court. it was hinrich (my favorite player! i didn't get to see him play one second!). dirk elbowed the fuck out of him and gave him a concussion or something. later in the game, he elbowed luol deng hard, knocking out a couple teeth.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 9 June 2006 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

I can't tell if the Heat are gonna come out swinging or if they're all talk tonight. This team is so hard to guage sometimes.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Sunday, 11 June 2006 23:41 (nineteen years ago)

Well, I guess that settles it. Five shots from Shaq, Wade shoots horribly. Why is this team in the finals again?

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Monday, 12 June 2006 03:26 (nineteen years ago)

will shaq's champion's heart be enough to right the miami ship? can he go 10% from the line in the finals?

― dan (dan), Monday, 12 June 2006 05:12 (nineteen years ago)

They were looking pretty bad last night. Wade looked really sick too. aww, poor baby! (not)

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Monday, 12 June 2006 13:01 (nineteen years ago)

Wade played with a ton of energy but he was making all kinds of dumb mistakes along the way. For a while, I thought the Heat defense was going to drive the Mavs crazy, but in the end the Mavs depth just took over, sorta like in the final game against the Suns.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 12 June 2006 17:38 (nineteen years ago)

For a while, I thought the Heat defense was going to drive the Mavs crazy

Must have been a short "while" because the Mavs were destroying the Heat by the second quarter.

― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Monday, 12 June 2006 22:25 (nineteen years ago)

It was the first quarter and a half.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 12 June 2006 22:45 (nineteen years ago)

Perhaps Dwayne Wade is ready for prime time after all. Excellent breakup of the shot on the final play.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 04:59 (nineteen years ago)

totes forgot to watch. oops.

― tehresa, who will here remain anonymous (tehresa), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 06:00 (nineteen years ago)

that was one of the most nerve-wracking games yet. Those last five minutes or so I thought I was going to have a heart attack.

So no sweep. Bah.

Someone go give Wade the flu again.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 11:51 (nineteen years ago)

Your wish is granted.

At this rate Wade is going to be in traction by age 28.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 21:22 (nineteen years ago)

!!!!!!!!!

So the Jeff Galooley I sent down there did the job. Oh wait. . .

Put it this way: Wade could barely walk Wednesday, a day after Shaquille O'Neal took a charge, fell backward and rolled into Wade's left knee, buckling it.

Yeah I think that would F anybody up. Too bad for Miami that Wade's their only good player instead of a whole good team. Looks like their fate might be in the hands of Kazaam and worm head. aww.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Thursday, 15 June 2006 12:14 (nineteen years ago)

i'm kind of reluctantly pulling for the mavs tonight and overall, really only reluctantly because mark cuban is sort of a clown. but i sort of love him all the same, and i really want to see the mav's style get copied a bit more. and dirk has sort of won me over since his low point of bitching out jet last year.

oh and jet! what a wonderful young man! i don't think i'd ever seen a word of an interview with him before the finals. i always assumed since he was a hawk he would be a jerk...maybe the diaw/terry lesson is you become a better player and person once you escape the hawk's clutches.

also the ironing of josh howard stealing riley's "be the first '03 dude with a ring" line to wade would be delicious. but then i want wade to snag one too...but not if gp is anywhere near the building when they celebrate.

so torn

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Thursday, 15 June 2006 19:27 (nineteen years ago)

*oh and jet! what a wonderful young man!

and i forgive...no, like him more for punching finley in the nads. the spurs deserved some shots to the franchise jewels

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Thursday, 15 June 2006 19:31 (nineteen years ago)

this is a surprisingly clean series so far though, no? no big scuffles or anything? a couple of hard fouls but i don't think anyone's gotten screamy about it. have there even been any technicals? I think wade got one in game 2 for kind of yelling at a ref.

i bet haslem and adrian griffin get into it tonight if the score is close.

― metonymus prime (rgeary), Thursday, 15 June 2006 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

"maybe the diaw/terry lesson is you become a better player and person once you escape the hawk's clutches."

yeah, pretty much!! the number of former hawks in this year's playoffs was pretty ridiculous - something like 11 of them :[

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Thursday, 15 June 2006 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

there have been a few technicals. I think wade drew one for hanging on the basket. Riley drew one.


I love Jason Terry.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Thursday, 15 June 2006 23:44 (nineteen years ago)

btw, what in the hell was Shaunie O'Neal wearing Tuesday night? Can't she wear a jersey like a normal person?

Why wasn't Shaq's father sitting with her? I think it's b/c of that stupid bustier.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Thursday, 15 June 2006 23:58 (nineteen years ago)

Now how did this happen? All of a sudden it's a legit series. I'm surprised.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 June 2006 03:20 (nineteen years ago)

dudes.... wtf happened tonight?!~

someone pls recap (i'm too drunk/lazy to read sports websites)

― tehresa, who will here remain anonymous (tehresa), Friday, 16 June 2006 04:32 (nineteen years ago)

Dirk was horrible. Jason Mcyappy Terry was horrible. Shaq showed up to play. Zo got off on the defensive end. Miami turned the ball over like it had fleas so Dallas had numerous opportunities to take over and couldn't throw the ball in the ocean. Dwayne was Dwayne. Miami took over by the half and the lead never dropped below double digits.
It's a series again.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 June 2006 05:15 (nineteen years ago)

Heat will now win .. not a doubt in my mind

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 16 June 2006 05:51 (nineteen years ago)


watch your tongue! We're not out yet.

Fuck a Dwayne Wade that's all I have to say.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Friday, 16 June 2006 11:47 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009HBPEO.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Friday, 16 June 2006 11:51 (nineteen years ago)

yes, a 2-2 series is very much "a different world" than a 2-0 series!

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 16 June 2006 13:26 (nineteen years ago)

MARISA TOMEI!?!?!??!

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 16 June 2006 14:07 (nineteen years ago)

she was the best token white person in any sitcom ever, better even than dude in jeffersons because he wasn't hott and neuroticc. only lasted one season though, because once that jalisa / sinbad romance started it was like BLAZOW

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 16 June 2006 14:37 (nineteen years ago)

haha I didn't notice that. Don't remember her either.

But yeah "Flash" always brings that dork to mind, the name thing you know.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Friday, 16 June 2006 14:56 (nineteen years ago)

she was the best token white person in any sitcom ever

How could you forget about Friends?!?!?

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 16 June 2006 16:36 (nineteen years ago)

AISHA TYLER'S EARS ARE BURNING BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHY

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 16 June 2006 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

Two words: David. Schwimmer.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 16 June 2006 18:53 (nineteen years ago)

who is this dwayne you guys speak of? SHOW SOME RESPECT TO FUCKED UP SPELLINGS OF COMMON NAMES.
i'd bet that dwyane is more man-crushed on than any sports figure in recent times.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 16 June 2006 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

marisa tomei is the best white person ever!

i somehow slept through the game last night, but in its stead i had a nightmare that the pistons were somehow in the finals.

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Friday, 16 June 2006 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

also i somehow just said 'somehow' twice

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Friday, 16 June 2006 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

"this is a surprisingly clean series so far though, no?"

"No" -- Jerry Stackhouse.

― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 16 June 2006 20:43 (nineteen years ago)

If the games stay physical, Miami will win. Plus, the Mavs are going to have to double-team Wade now, forcing single coverage on O'Neal. It's a match-up problem for the Mavs, who -- with Nowitski well covered -- now seem to be the team facing the match-up problems.

We'll see. Don't bet against the Heat.

― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 16 June 2006 20:48 (nineteen years ago)

I still say six games to dallas. Caveman Dirk will rise.

Though I hope I'm wrong. I'd love to see Shaq get a ring without Kobe and it would do my heart good to see Zo, J Dub and Shandon "we'll throw him in too" Anderson with that hardware.

On the other hand, Gary Payton getting a ring would infuriate me. So I'm torn.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 June 2006 21:09 (nineteen years ago)

i don't love the mavs or anything, but i figure that shaq & riley already have enough rings between them.

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Friday, 16 June 2006 21:45 (nineteen years ago)

Dallas winning means no ring for Karl Malone and Patrick Ewing, but one for Keith "Great White Hope" Van Horn and Jason Terry.

Still, Adrian Griffin and Darrell Armstrong! ESPECIALLY Darrel Armstrong, I used to love him in Orlando. Again, I'm torn.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 June 2006 21:59 (nineteen years ago)

I wish i knew how many times in the past month I've seen Vince Carter say that you don't feed the dog people food. I wonder if he is happy that he made it this far in the playoffs.

― Jeff. (Jeff), Friday, 16 June 2006 23:36 (nineteen years ago)

i don't love the mavs or anything, but i figure that shaq & riley already have enough rings between them.

Thank you. Although I do love the mavs and everything.

Def. give jet a ring.

I like this site:
http://farlane.wordpress.com/tag/comix/

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Saturday, 17 June 2006 00:17 (nineteen years ago)

the ben wallace commercial is still amazing 2 me. NO U HANG UP!!! lol

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Saturday, 17 June 2006 02:23 (nineteen years ago)

BULL FUCKING SHIT!!!

http://www.nba.com/finals2006/Dallasrsquo_Stackhouse_Suspe-182309-1314.html

THIS IS GODDAMNED BULLSHIT!!!!!

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Saturday, 17 June 2006 02:36 (nineteen years ago)

no way!!!

― tehresa, who will here remain anonymous (tehresa), Saturday, 17 June 2006 02:59 (nineteen years ago)

I can't believe this. :(

For the first time since April dread has crept into my heart. . .

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Saturday, 17 June 2006 03:01 (nineteen years ago)

For a flagrant one? Where he went back and gave Shaq a pound afterward? I gotta agree; that's bullshit. It was a bad foul, but not one to suspend anyone over.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Saturday, 17 June 2006 03:52 (nineteen years ago)

forks, don't you think jason terry has been much more clutch than ewing or malone ever were? If Dallas pulls it out, I could see him getting the series MVP, considering that Dirk has been crap all series. He can be the first playoff MVP to get suspended for puching a dude in the balls!

― Sym Sym (sym), Saturday, 17 June 2006 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

just because basketball players have fathers, and it is father's day, doesn't mean we need to hear an anecdote about every single one of them.

― Sym Sym (sym), Monday, 19 June 2006 01:25 (nineteen years ago)

That was one of the best games I've ever seen.
Dwayne just wrote some legend shit right there. I still don't see them winning in Dallas, but whoa.

Sym, I simply don't like Terry. Can't justify it; he's had a great series. He just rubs me the wrong way.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 19 June 2006 04:21 (nineteen years ago)

Though the ball punching was pretty cool.

Can we talk about how intense Wade got in that last quarter? Really, not since Jordan, y'know?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 19 June 2006 04:22 (nineteen years ago)

I think I just like Terry because he always looks high.

― Sym Sym (sym), Monday, 19 June 2006 04:47 (nineteen years ago)

And yeah Dwyane is the most amazing thing ever. That was the best finals game this century.

― Sym Sym (sym), Monday, 19 June 2006 04:49 (nineteen years ago)

I have never seen a player have a better 17 minute stretch than Wade had in the fourth and overtime. Ever.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 19 June 2006 05:00 (nineteen years ago)

I'm worried about Miami winning in Dallas, too. But you have to like their chances at this point. Also, the Mavericks -- normally, a very good, very poised team -- seem to have come unglued, no? From moving to another hotel far away from the arena after Game 4, to Dirk's shooting woes, to the bizzaro Time Out incident, to Dirk kicking basketballs and equipment after Game 5, to reliable shooters missing FTs at crucial moments, to Avery Johnson's post- game comments about the late foul on Wade in Game 5, it seems like the Mavericks have melted down in this Series.

Maybe they can turn things around in Dallas. But I wouldn't count on it.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 19 June 2006 10:36 (nineteen years ago)

:(

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Monday, 19 June 2006 11:37 (nineteen years ago)

Dallas will not win 3 games.
-- peepee (citywideva...), June 4th, 2006.

I just wanted to repeat that. It might be my last chance.

― peepee (peepee), Monday, 19 June 2006 12:18 (nineteen years ago)

I am shocked that no one has mentioned what a bullshit foul the last one was. The Mavs play tight D, force Wade into a impossible off balance shot (which he takes and MISSES completely) and then suddenly they get called for ticky-tacky bullshit which the refs have been letting ride for the previous ten minutes. Pathetic.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 19 June 2006 13:10 (nineteen years ago)

I, too, thought it wasn't a foul.

― peepee (peepee), Monday, 19 June 2006 13:34 (nineteen years ago)

I three!

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 19 June 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

Everyone knows NBA officiating is shit. Everyone hates the NBA for having shit officiating. But the NBA does nothing. Why? Does it not hurt their ratings enough (I'm watching because I'm a Dallas fan - if it was the Lakers vs. the Heat, no way)?

― milo z (mlp), Monday, 19 June 2006 17:18 (nineteen years ago)

One positive in last night's Stackless Dwyane-a-Rama was that I finally hit on Dirk's definitive nickname. You've heard of the Mailman? Well, now deliveries come via THE COSMIC COURIER, suckas! Please promulgate in time for game six.

― brianiast (briania), Monday, 19 June 2006 18:47 (nineteen years ago)

Dwayne just wrote some legend shit right there.

And yeah Dwyane is the most amazing thing ever. That was the best finals game this century.

I have never seen a player have a better 17 minute stretch than Wade had in the fourth and overtime. Ever.

i didn't even bother watching last night... lol @ me :(

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:21 (nineteen years ago)

That's because you're wondering too much about whether Princess Peach's has been raped or not!

And I think peeps here are slightly overstating Dwyade's clutchiosity -- no longer a Kobe, not quite a Jordan.

― c(''c) (Leee), Monday, 19 June 2006 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

I've started calling Dirk "Captain Caveman".

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 02:58 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not saying he's amazingly clutch in general, but he was 100% clutch in those 17 minutes.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 04:18 (nineteen years ago)

So about 86% clutch for the entire game?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 04:34 (nineteen years ago)

NB: I ain't seen shit of the Finals. Because I suck.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 04:34 (nineteen years ago)

I've started calling Dirk "Captain Caveman".

haha!

I'm going to be sad when they're over. The playoffs have been about all that's kept me going for the past few weeks. How sad. This is why I don't go out of my way to watch during the regular season.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 11:44 (nineteen years ago)

Devin Harris + Jason Terry = The Teen Angels

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 12:50 (nineteen years ago)

So about 86% clutch for the entire game?

Nah, he was really pretty terrible in the first half.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:25 (nineteen years ago)

Well, terrible is the wrong word, but his shot wasn't anywhere close.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:25 (nineteen years ago)

the internet is fast:
http://king-bahamut.livejournal.com/110131.html

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:32 (nineteen years ago)

whoops, try that again

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

No longer Captain Caveman, now Dirk Nowhereski.

I'm impressed; I didn't think they had it in them.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 03:30 (nineteen years ago)

the f'in heat?

more like I didn't think the mavs had losing in them. How could they let Shazam and sidekick (I don't care how good he is he ain't MJ jr.) psyche them out so much?

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 12:24 (nineteen years ago)

Calling Dwyane Wade a sidekick is wrong on so many levels. Thin-toine and Mint Chocolate Chip are the sidekicks. Dwyane Wade is Batman.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 12:52 (nineteen years ago)

Mint Chocolate Chip
?

I was trying to insult Wade obviously.

I also like to call Haslem worm-head. Those braids need a trim.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 13:03 (nineteen years ago)

Please allow me this....

Dallas will not win 3 games.
-- peepee (citywideva...), June 5th, 2006.

Dallas will not win 3 games.
-- peepee (citywideva...), June 5th, 2006.

Dallas will not win 3 games.
-- peepee (citywideva...), June 5th, 2006.

Dallas will not win 3 games.
-- peepee (citywideva...), June 5th, 2006.

Dallas will not win 3 games.
-- peepee (citywideva...), June 5th, 2006.

Dallas will not win 3 games.
-- peepee (citywideva...), June 5th, 2006.

― peepee (peepee), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 13:40 (nineteen years ago)

Mint Chocolate Chip

?

I was trying to insult Wade obviously.

And he was talking about Jason Williams obviously.

― c(''c) (Leee), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

Hence the question mark. I didn't know who he was talking about.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 16:10 (nineteen years ago)

uh, k i didn't see the whole game but what was w/ that foul they called on dirk near the end? that looked like bullshit to me.

what a depressing ending to this season!

― tehresa, who will here remain anonymous (tehresa), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 20:19 (nineteen years ago)


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