Nba 2014

[SgtSpiderMan]

Are you going to watch Pacers vs Spurs??? seriously?

Understand, I'm a huge basketball/NBA fan. I don't have cable & with The Finals being on ABC it's one of the rare playoff series I can follow in it's entirety.

If the Bucks & the 76ers made The Finals I would gladly watch.

 

[Beco]

Understand, I'm a huge basketball/NBA fan. I don't have cable & with The Finals being on ABC it's one of the rare playoff series I can follow in it's entirety.

If the Bucks & the 76ers made The Finals I would gladly watch.

gotcha....I just think the Heat provide some good drama. You eithr hate them or you love them. Most outside of Miami hate them....Makes for good TV

 

[Beco]

32-31, Miami winning so far, almost end of 2nd. How do you live without cable?

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

gotcha....I just think the Heat provide some good drama. You eithr hate them or you love them. Most outside of Miami hate them....Makes for good TV

32-31, Miami winning so far, almost end of 2nd. How do you live without cable?

I hate the Heat because Pat Riley cheats.

Netflix, Hulu. I make due. I do miss sports, but I live in Orlando, have season tickets to the Magic & can get from my couch to my seat in the arena in under 10 minutes.

 

[Beco]

I hate the Heat because Pat Riley cheats.

Netflix, Hulu. I make due. I do miss sports, but I live in Orlando, have season tickets to the Magic & can get from my couch to my seat in the arena in under 10 minutes.

How did Pat Riley cheat?

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

How did Pat Riley cheat?

Years ago he tried to recruit Tracy McGrady to sign with the Heat at Orlando Airport. Clear violation of the NBA's rules. You can't recruit a free agent in another team's city.

With LBJ I'm pretty sure Riley had Wade contact him on his behalf. The Heat made moves & cleared cap space because they had communicated with LBJ & knew he was coming.

 

[loveupskirt]

Are you going to watch Pacers vs Spurs??? seriously?

Why not? I want the two best teams! I get tired of having the same teams there all the time. If the Pacers balanced team approach comes out on top of the Miami Yankees, so be it. There are more capable players in the NBA than just the chosen few like LeBron, Kobe, and Durant. It is a team game moreso than other sports.

 

[loveupskirt]

I hate the Heat because Pat Riley cheats.

Netflix, Hulu. I make due. I do miss sports, but I live in Orlando, have season tickets to the Magic & can get from my couch to my seat in the arena in under 10 minutes.

Not to hijack the thread, but im with ya on Netflix and Hulu. Dish Network pissed me off about 6 or 8 years ago so I said disconnect me? Haven'treally looked back.

 

[Dazzle1]

Is there still an NBA?



I'm from New England.

Yes and we can tell there was no fix in the draft this year.

Celtics and Lakers got 6th and 7th picks when the best thing for the NBA would be for them to get the first 2.

 

[Beco]

Not to hijack the thread, but im with ya on Netflix and Hulu. Dish Network pissed me off about 6 or 8 years ago so I said disconnect me? Haven'treally looked back.

I'd do the same, if it wasn't for sports. NBA is on the internet, NFL needs to follow.

 

[okatty35]

LJ and DW took over in 4th last night. Scored last 22 Heat points. Paul G a no show as was D West (who got eye poked late). Pacers are good defensively but struggle on offense at key times. Think you get Spurs v Heat unless the ghost of Serge Ibaka plays tonight in SA

 

[Beco]

Fell asleep, the Heat won....so at least we got a series, but I do think the Pacers are just too big for them....not sure how this is gong to go

 

[okatty35]

Fell asleep, the Heat won....so at least we got a series, but I do think the Pacers are just too big for them....not sure how this is gong to go

Birdman played a bunch of minutes last night and fared pretty well. Heat win the series in my view. Pacers need to win games when they hold them in the 80s like last night. They let one slip away there. Heat v Spurs on the horizon.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Paul George has been diagnosed with a concussion.

 

[Dazzle1]

Paul George has been diagnosed with a concussion.

And it was the cheap shot artist Wade who kneeded him in the head

 

[okatty35]

Man - Spurs are turning Thunder inside out. Its 2 v 5 doesn't work so well. Spurs have been a machine all year. Good players, great team and great coach.

Have to think George will play Sat. night.

 

[Beco]

Birdman played a bunch of minutes last night and fared pretty well. Heat win the series in my view. Pacers need to win games when they hold them in the 80s like last night. They let one slip away there. Heat v Spurs on the horizon.

Looks like a Spurs year, but who knows...

 

[okatty35]

Ibaka status upgraded to "day to day" by Thunder today.

 

[loveupskirt]

Ibaka status upgraded to "day to day" by Thunder today.

That would be a huge boost for their chances if he were able to come back with a good degree of effectiveness. At least it might be a series. I still think the Spurs are just on a roll that is going to be difficult to stop. Every game it's someone different stepping up. Their teamwork right now is just amazing at both ends! I really don't see anyone stopping them, not even LBJ and Wade.

 

[okatty35]

That would be a huge boost for their chances if he were able to come back with a good degree of effectiveness. At least it might be a series. I still think the Spurs are just on a roll that is going to be difficult to stop. Every game it's someone different stepping up. Their teamwork right now is just amazing at both ends! I really don't see anyone stopping them, not even LBJ and Wade.

I sure agree in terms of the series with Thunder. I'm not sure that 2 or 3 Serge Ibaka's would have mattered!! ha. Spurs are such a well oiled machine right now. If Thunder can pull out a win Sunday then at least game 4 would be really interesting. Recall that the year Thunder advanced to finals to play heat they were down to Spurs by same count - 0-2 and won 4 straight. BUT, that was with Hardin and Ibaka. Times have changed.

 

[okatty35]

Game 4 tonight is big in Thunder - Spurs. A thunder win to make it 2-2 would have to get in the Spur's head a little bit especially after now losing 6 straight to the Thunder when they are at full strength and also losing 4 straight to them two years ago in same spot. With that said, a win by Spurs might be too much for Thunder to overcome. Ibaka was huge in game 3.

 

[okatty35]

Westbrook was HUGE last night. Only player EVER other than MJ to ever have 40-10-5 (steals) in a playoff game. SPurs reeling but you can bet Pop will have them ready for home game Thursday night - kind of a must win for them it appears.

Heat close it out tonight? Everything would suggest so but maybe Pacers get it to game 6 - and then Heat close it out in Miami.

 

[loveupskirt]

Yeah, stick a fork in the Pacers. In the west? Anybodies series right now! I'm guessing Spurs grind it out, but who knows. Thunder have more stars capable of going off, Spurs are far more even and talented from top to bottom.

 

[Beco]

Had enough of the Pacers for one season.....especially the idiot. Go Heat, crush these fools....

 

[Beco]

Cheers to The Heat! 4th time in the finals and before you say, well I am sick of seeing them, wish some other team made it.....who would you rather see in the finals?? Truthfully, wouldnt you like to see the Yankees in the World Series more often? You have to have a team that creates drama, a team you love to hate, othewise you wouldnt watch basketball on TV, in June.

The League was cringing at the thought of the Pacers in the finals.....personally, i wouldnt have watched. Ugly team....love Larry Bird, but ugly team.