NBA Playoffs

[thecramedog]

Yes, I certainly see your point.  Since it seems so obvious what's going to happen, we inherently start looking/hoping for an upset.

[Jack from Arkansas]

5:45 seconds to play and I think Atl. has a chance against Miami.

[Jack from Arkansas]

When Dwayne Wade made that three pointer you could hear the axe fall.  He is the calmest person I've ever seen. 

[jbissell]

When Dwayne Wade made that three pointer you could hear the axe fall.  He is the calmest person I've ever seen. 

Derrick Rose is giving him a serious run for that title.

[nec13]

Derrick Rose is an assassin. The Bulls lucked out by winning the lottery last year.

[Gilly]

Derrick Rose is an assassin. The Bulls lucked out by winning the lottery last year.

They could have drafted Beasley....

[nec13]

True. But I think it's a lot harder to find a good point guard than it is a good power/small forward.

[Gilly]

Definitely. I'm saying they could have screwed up getting lucky.

[nec13]

Beasley would have been a great pick, had they decided to go in that direction. That top of the 2008 draft wasn't bad at all. Rose, Beasley, O.J. Mayo, Eric Gordon, Russell Westbrook, Brook Lopez all did quite well this year.

[jbissell]

I honestly think Beasley would've been a trainwreck on the Bulls; Miami works for him because Wade is there to keep him straight.  The Bulls have enough immature guys that it wouldn't have worked out.  It's just a shame D'Antoni went to the Knicks because I think Rose would really have been a perfect PG for him, along with the Bulls' athletic bigs.  Instead, we were stuck with Del Negro wasting half the season on a slow down offense that didn't fit the team at all.  Thank god he at least came to his senses a bit in the last few months.

Tonight's game was an obvious disappointment, hopefully they can bounce back on Sunday.

[Gilly]

Beasley will be good but nothing like Rose. Carmelo Anthony at best- a fan favorite and a scoring machine but not a guy who's going to lead a team to a championship.

You forgot Kevin Love in there. He was better than all rookies other than Rose and Beasley but unfortunately the Wolves really need to make him a 6th man. They need a true center which would move Al Jefferson to PF and move Love to the bench. I don't think that's a big deal since they can just play big most of the time but I think they do need to find a defensive center and put Love in the 6th man role. But, if he went to a team that needed a PF, he could be an all-star.

[chrisfoll577]

Tough loss today for the Celtics.  As a basketball fan, this has been and I guess will continue to be an amazing series, but as a Boston fan, it's been way too entertaining for my liking.

Boston's bench production was downright pitiful compared to Chicago's.  Depth due to injuries and attrition from last year's offseason is proving to be the Celtics' Achilles Heel this playoffs.

I still think Paul Pierce has failed to take over the series like he ought to have.  I'm happy with his point production, but he he doesn't seem to get the same breaks on fouls and trips to the line like other players of his caliber do. Pierce is a top 10 talent in the league, but carries himself like a second tier player, who'd rather play in KG's shadow than lead on the floor.  I think the referees sense this.

[jbissell]

Tough loss today for the Celtics.  As a basketball fan, this has been and I guess will continue to be an amazing series, but as a Boston fan, it's been way too entertaining for my liking.

Boston's bench production was downright pitiful compared to Chicago's.  Depth due to injuries and attrition from last year's offseason is proving to be the Celtics' Achilles Heel this playoffs.

I still think Paul Pierce has failed to take over the series like he ought to have.  I'm happy with his point production, but he he doesn't seem to get the same breaks on fouls and trips to the line like other players of his caliber do. Pierce is a top 10 talent in the league, but carries himself like a second tier player, who'd rather play in KG's shadow than lead on the floor.  I think the referees sense this.

Today was the first playoff game I've gone to and it didn't disappoint.  I'm not sure how the Bulls pulled it out because they missed a couple big free throws that really should've cost them the game.  Also, Ben Gordon has absolutely no interest in guarding Ray Allen.  It boggles my mind that Allen had a wide open three whenever he wanted it.

It was very exciting to see Brian Scalabrine play.

[nec13]

It was very exciting to see Brian Scalabrine play.

Brian Scalabrine is exciting to watch.  He also shows that us big and slow white guys can be successful athletes.

[Amplituden]

Scalabrine = Michael Rappaport.
I am sure that someone else has noticed this.
That was a nice 3 pointer he hit.