NBA Playoffs

[jbissell]

86 FT in the Cavs/Magic game tonight?  I just don't understand how the officiating can be so consistently horrid.

[nec13]

The Cavs are in trouble. They've been outplayed in two of the three games that have been played this series. By all rights, the Magic should be up 3-0 right now and were it not for a miracle shot from LeBron James, they would be. Right now, the Magic appear to be the deeper team and the team with better shooters. Turkoglu, Lewis, and Gortat, in particular, have been huge this series.

Of course, that can all change rather quickly. We'll see.

[jbissell]

Boy, I really wouldn't want to see Orlando in the Finals.

Although a Denver/Magic Finals would be pretty damn funny.

[nec13]

Boy, I really wouldn't want to see Orlando in the Finals.

Although a Denver/Magic Finals would be pretty damn funny.

That would be hilarious. I'm sure David Stern agrees.

[Gilly]

I'd rather see Lebron in the finals but Orlando fans deserve it for all those years they could have won with Shaq if he hadn't fled for Hollywood*. But, I still think Cleveland will win this series.




*Minnesota fans deserve it more for all the years they lost in the lottery especially when they lost Shaq and got Christian Laettner. 

[dave from knoxville]

I can't work out whether they are playing basketball or boxing.

[buffcoat]

I'd rather see Lebron in the finals but Orlando fans deserve it for all those years they could have won with Shaq if he hadn't fled for Hollywood*. But, I still think Cleveland will win this series.




*Minnesota fans deserve it more for all the years they lost in the lottery especially when they lost Shaq and got Christian Laettner. 

Laettner was "graettner!"

[senorcorazon]

I still can't decide whether the Lakers are lazy or just suck. And I'm a fan.

[senorcorazon]

Boy, I really wouldn't want to see Orlando in the Finals.

That would be hilarious. I'm sure David Stern agrees.

That sound you heard late last night was the screams of someone who has paid for and produced a bunch of weird puppet commercials with puppet Kobe and puppet LeBron. Is it too late to CGI in a puppet Dwight Howard?

It will be bullshit when he picks up his next T and has to sit for a game in the Finals.

[jbissell]

Boy, I really wouldn't want to see Orlando in the Finals.

That would be hilarious. I'm sure David Stern agrees.

That sound you heard late last night was the screams of someone who has paid for and produced a bunch of weird puppet commercials with puppet Kobe and puppet LeBron. Is it too late to CGI in a puppet Dwight Howard?

It will be bullshit when he picks up his next T and has to sit for a game in the Finals.

I'd be pretty surprised if they didn't wipe out that T, they seem to be doing that a lot recently.  It definitely should be wiped because it was a really dumb call.

Am I the only one that was expecting Lebron to make that long prayer at the end of OT?

[hugman]

Is it me or is this Birdman thing the lamest redemption story ever.  They like to throw the hurricane katrina angle in there but c'mon.  The guy started doing meth (or coke or whatever he won't admit to) then talks like "I'm gonna show these people". Show who?  Show yourself maybe.  Then he comes back with ZERO humility and runs around like Dennis Rodman with his stupid hair and his awful tattoos and his stupid face. 

He is good, though.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

...when hugman says what im thinking.

[buffcoat]

Boy, I really wouldn't want to see Orlando in the Finals.

That would be hilarious. I'm sure David Stern agrees.

That sound you heard late last night was the screams of someone who has paid for and produced a bunch of weird puppet commercials with puppet Kobe and puppet LeBron. Is it too late to CGI in a puppet Dwight Howard?

It will be bullshit when he picks up his next T and has to sit for a game in the Finals.

Reminds me that back in '99, Nike did some commercials where they had a patient who bled Carolina blue blood, which was linked to March Madness.  Unfortunately for Nike, #14 seed Weber State and Harold "The Show" Arceneaux showed up the Tar Heels and their completely fictitious star Brendan Haywood in the first round.  Good job, Nike.

[nec13]

Forget LeBron. I want to see the Magic in the NBA Finals. They're a better and more exciting team.

[jbissell]

Forget LeBron. I want to see the Magic in the NBA Finals. They're a better and more exciting team.

Nothing beats a sweaty Stan Van Gundy post-game interview.