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Over or under for the Boston-Celtics game is 181...I'm thinking the over is better, for tommorows game. Probably picking Memphis with (+6) as well.

Pretty impressed with the Bulls, I know they'll win this series. They need to play Taj more than fucking Boozer. And terrible performance by Bulls bench, Korver hasn't been hitting for shit lately.
 
Hawks just went ISO crazy in the 4th quarter, no ball movement. Lots of bad calls that favored the Bulls near the end, too.
 
Korver has been weak. They really need to increase Rose's fitness over the offseason so he doesn't need any bench time. They dropped a 15 point lead the first time he had a breather.
 
^its not typical, over the course of the season the bulls second unit was excellent and easily outscored opponents benches on average. They even have a nickname - the bench mob.
 
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anyone else think the t mobile girl is hot

http://coedmagazine.com/2011/01/03/...t-mobile-4g-girl-75-photos/carly-foulkes-1/#3

or is it the fact that we have to see those commercials 5983209842930842903 times per game
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she's like 20 feet tall and shaped like a gumby but she's grown on me

speaking of basketball commercials: alll those Domino's Pizza We Know We've Sucked But We're Working On It! commercials are paid for by our income taxes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/us/07fat.html?ref=dominospizzainc

I suspect the same is true of the barrage of car commercials, after the industry bailout and all.

Also: how does TBS squeeze multiple half-minute ads into each 20-second time out?
 
Why is Dallas' bench the only kick ass bench without a nickname? The killer B's for LA and the bench mob for Chi town.
 
Wow, RIP

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6527372

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Former NBA and University of Michigan player Robert "Tractor" Traylor has died. He was 34.

Police in San Juan, Puerto Rico, said in a statement he was found dead Wednesday on the bedroom floor of his oceanfront apartment. Police and Traylor's team, the Vaqueros de Bayamon, said he had been missing for a few days and apparently died from a heart attack.

The Vaqueros said Traylor was rehabbing a heel injury and had not been playing. They suspended their game Wednesday night because of his death.

The 6-foot-8, 300-pound Traylor, a McDonalds' All-American in high school, was selected No. 6 overall in the 1998 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, who traded him to Milwaukee for the Bucks' two first-round picks, Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Garrity.

Traylor spent seven years in the NBA, also playing for Cleveland, Charlotte and New Orleans.

In seven seasons, he averaged 4.8 points and 3.7 rebounds in 438 career games.

Traylor, who got his nickname because of his size, had surgery on his aorta in 2005, the Vaqueros said.

Team manager Jose Carlos Perez told The Associated Press that Traylor had been talking by phone to his wife in Chicago on Wednesday when the connection was suddenly cut off. She called team officials and they checked on him, Perez said.

"He was a leader of the team," he said. "He was very, very friendly. He got along very well with everyone. The fans loved him, idolized him."

Traylor had been playing with a team in Veracruz, Mexico, before he moved to Puerto Rico in mid-March, Perez said.

"His game was one of a lot of strength, a lot of defense," he said.

Indiana coach Tom Crean, a former assistant at Michigan State, echoed those sentiments in a post on Twitter.

"At Michigan State we battled against him and he might have been the most time-consuming and mind-challenging matchup we ever faced and we as coaches weren't even playing. He had great feet and hands and a very soft touch...You really had to have a plan to stop him."

In 2009, Traylor was sentenced to jail after violating conditions of supervised release related to an income tax case, in which he acknowledged preparing a false tax return that hid assets of a convicted drug dealer.

A judge had delayed the sentence so Traylor could play for an Italian team.

Perez said Traylor's survivors include his wife and two sons.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
 
Some interesting stats


Jordan's first threepeat:
33.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 6.6 apg on 51.5 eFG% and 58 TS%.

Jordan's second threepeat:
31.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 4.1 apg on 47.7 eFG% and 54 TS%

Kobe's last three years (2 rings, 3 finals appearances):
29.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 5.5 apg on 50.3 eFG% and 57 TS%


Not bad, Mr. 24
 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gy1AUXkWrs&feature=player_embedded
 
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sports radio in Miami is retarded this morning. Congratulations to the Miami Heat for winning the NBA Championship last night 8)

some good matchups on the horizon. Chicago and Dallas are 5-0 versus the Heat.

been watching a lot of old Bulls finals games. Jordan practically was the entire offense; the ball lived in his hands. Sort of like Rose's current role. See 98's game 6 for instance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIQqJ_S1vCo&feature=BFa&list=PL4AE6F90CAA109481&index=18
 
I'm seeing some news reports about Delonte West being one of the best FA options for point guard for Miami next year. Is this feasible? He and Lebron seem to have kissed and made up last night.

All speculation aside, I was really impressed with West's play this series.
 
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sports radio in Miami is retarded this morning. Congratulations to the Miami Heat for winning the NBA Championship last night 8)

some good matchups on the horizon. Chicago and Dallas are 5-0 versus the Heat.

been watching a lot of old Bulls finals games. Jordan practically was the entire offense; the ball lived in his hands. Sort of like Rose's current role. See 98's game 6 for instance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIQqJ_S1vCo&feature=BFa&list=PL4AE6F90CAA109481&index=18
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As a 2 guard and being that it was MJ, the ball should have been in his hands more often than not. Comparing him and DRose isnt really valid especially at this time. DRose needs a legit scoring option because he will find out that Miami can play team D of the sort he has not faced at all this season with the exception of Boston and SA. He and Westbrook are very aggressive (offensively) PGs but Westbrook has Durant to score, who does DRose have at the end of games to take the scoring burden off of him?

People have to stop comparing DRose and Jordan, because Rose has only won 1 playoff series so far. One. The kid is good but he is not Jordan or even Kobe, at least not yet and he needs help to win a title. And how can they attract a big FA if the PG is the star AND takes a ton of shots per game?
 
Wyld 4 X said:
As a 2 guard and being that it was MJ, the ball should have been in his hands more often than not. Comparing him and DRose isnt really valid especially at this time. DRose needs a legit scoring option because he will find out that Miami can play team D of the sort he has not faced at all this season with the exception of Boston and SA. He and Westbrook are very aggressive (offensively) PGs but Westbrook has Durant to score, who does DRose have at the end of games to take the scoring burden off of him?

People have to stop comparing DRose and Jordan, because Rose has only won 1 playoff series so far. One. The kid is good but he is not Jordan or even Kobe, at least not yet and he needs help to win a title. And how can they attract a big FA if the PG is the star AND takes a ton of shots per game?
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Deng and Bogans are decent shooters. Boozer when he gets into rhythm is decent. Sure they don't have cheesy montages on ESPN or a clothing line but they can shoot decent. As of now, I feel the inevitable Bulls-Heat series will be essentially a toss-up.
 
^Deng is a well-above average scorer and Bogans can hit *open* threes but the problem is neither of them can create their own shots. Deng can a bit with his slashing game but the majority of his points come from Rose creating mid-range shots for him or finding him open in the corners. Since they lost Gordon, they haven't had any wing players who can consistently create their own shots off the dribble or anyone who takes it to the basket for high percentage shots and/or get a lot of FTs.
 
Cane2theLeft said:
^Deng is a well-above average scorer and Bogans can hit *open* threes but the problem is neither of them can create their own shots. Deng can a bit with his slashing game but the majority of his points come from Rose creating mid-range shots for him or finding him open in the corners. Since they lost Gordon, they haven't had any wing players who can consistently create their own shots off the dribble or anyone who takes it to the basket for high percentage shots and/or get a lot of FTs.
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Well said. It's gonna be a great series nonetheless.


You have a huge advantage in size and your bench. Joel is no match for Noah down low. Boozer usually shows up against Bosh. The Heat have statistically the worst bench in the league.

The Heat don't want to get into a half court battle with Chicago... IIRC, the Bulls allow the fewest transition points. much more younger and more athletic defensive team than Boston is.

I'm sticking with my Heat in 6 prediction but if it goes to 7 games, you never know. The only good thing about my team being eliminated is that I can finally enjoy the basketball games without stressing.
 
you shouldn't be too happy by settling with DeLonte West, Miami fans. take it from a Cleveland fan

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