NBA Playoffs Discussion

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 6:03 pm

Since someone aptly renamed the original thread. Back to the NBA Discussion and predictions.

I have the Pistons in 5 but it might take 6. I see the Lakers winning a close one tomorrow night but will be rooting for Detroit to take a 2-0 lead.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 12:44 am

Oh man, this 20 point lead is beautiful late in the game. I don't think the Pistons can even blow this one.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:14 am

Brown is pulling a Phil Jackson with his game plan thus far this series, let the big guys score all the points but shut down the other guys. If Shaq/Kobe can score 90/100 points between themselves, they deserve to win. But that's most likely not going to happen and if the Laker bench can't step up, they're in trouble. On a sidenote, who is gonna give gary payton any cash next year after his performance this year.

Lakers in a finals game held under 70 points, forgetta-bout-it! NOT!

Airdog · Post by **Airdog** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:25 am

Did anybody else catch that guy at half-time who was getting his fake fro puffed up by two of his friends and he yelled out, "I'm Rick James, b*tch!" Me and my friend were dying laughing. Classic NBA playoff moment.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:54 am

Airdog wrote:Did anybody else catch that guy at half-time who was getting his fake fro puffed up by two of his friends and he yelled out, "I'm Rick James, b*tch!" Me and my friend were dying laughing. Classic NBA playoff moment.

Yeah that was pretty damn funny.

fletcher21 · Post by **fletcher21** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 3:45 am

what the hell is i'm rick james, b*tch from anyways ?
i hear everyone saying it but i don't have any idea why
it's probably from homestarrunner or chapelle show or something
someone fill me in lol

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:08 am

From the Chappelle show

http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/c ... unds.jhtml

Pistons looking good.

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 7:46 am

Where's Parker now?!

HAHAHA!!!

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 9:39 am

Well, I didn't say the Pistons would not win any more games in the series, but I still think the Lakers have an excellent chance to win because of the series format. They just need to get one of the two next games in Detroit and they will come back down 3-2 at LA. Detroit blew their chance in game 2.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:42 am

ha!

i listen to tony bruno/jim rome on an LA web station. they suck the lakers off daily. great to see them go down.

uh oh, scoring is down...better make the rim bigger. i love seeing good D, especially in todays run to the hoop and dunk NBA.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:17 am

Yeah, this isn't really about poor shooting, it's about the Piston's smothering defense. They are really fun to watch. The sense of frustration on the Lakers's faces has been entertaining.

The Lakers have looked poor in the whole series. But I'm not going to write them off yet. Even though Detroit won big in their 2 games, it's still only 2-1.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:22 am

gary payton is a whiny little b*tch.

i wouldn't dress him the next game.

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:38 pm

I didn't think he was dressed for the first 3.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:18 am

dbdynsty25's pre-playoff prediction, Pistons in 6...guess it'll only be 5 this year.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:35 am

This is kind of the bizarro NBA world. Phil Jackson is complaining about the officiating. The Pistons are getting the kind of benefit of the doubt calls the Lakers are used to getting, such as Payton's offensive foul when there was scarcely any contact or Hamilton running into Shaq, who wasn't really trying to impede him and drawing a foul.

Not that the Pistons aren't long, athletic and more deep than the Lakers. But so were the Blazers, the Kings, the Wolves and the Spurs, all teams that the Lakers vanquished with two franchise players and a bunch of role players.

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:28 am

dbdynsty25 wrote:dbdynsty25's pre-playoff prediction, Pistons in 6...guess it'll only be 5 this year.

Looks like I might just be winning my pool with the Pistons in 5 prediction.

I will say the Pistons better win the next one, otherwise they might become the first team to be up 3-1 and lose the finals.

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:59 am

And I quote Parker after game 2...

"The series has officially started folks, unfortunately it won't be lasting very long for Detroit."

HAHAHAHA!!!!!

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:28 am

True, but if the Lakers can win the next game, I still give them a better than even chance to win.

Kruza · Post by **Kruza** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:52 am

wco81 wrote:This is kind of the bizarro NBA world. Phil Jackson is complaining about the officiating. The Pistons are getting the kind of benefit of the doubt calls the Lakers are used to getting, such as Payton's offensive foul when there was scarcely any contact or Hamilton running into Shaq, who wasn't really trying to impede him and drawing a foul.

Not that the Pistons aren't long, athletic and more deep than the Lakers. But so were the Blazers, the Kings, the Wolves and the Spurs, all teams that the Lakers vanquished with two franchise players and a bunch of role players.

Uh, no. The Kings, Wolves and Spurs frontcourt are not as long and nowhere near as athletic as the Pistons frontcourt.

And as far as the calls go, Rip and Chauncey have been attacking the basket throughout the game and the Laker guards can't stop them from getting into the lane. Tay has been slashing to the basket as well. Meanwhile, the only one who's been attacking the basket on the Lakers is Kobe, who's now getting trapped or doubled the moment he makes a move into the lane. So the number of times Kobe has gotten into the lane has been limited as the series has gone on. Gary Payton is the other one who could possibly do it as well, but he doesn't get as many chances to score in the Laker offense as Kobe does. There's nothing bizarro about the difference in fouls called for either team.

Kruza

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:47 am

I didn't say they were necessarily as athletic or long as all the Pistons. But they were as athletic or as long as all those Lakers teams which beat him.

This year, Duncan and Garnett were neutralized by Malone and Shaq being able to push on them. Not because anyone on the Lakers was as athletic as they were.

And a lot of those teams were way deeper than the Lakers. If they got the kind of officiating the Pistons are enjoying, many of those series would have gone the other way.

Kruza · Post by **Kruza** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 12:13 pm

Not really, because neither of those West teams can hit the offensive boards and get putbacks as well as the Pistons either. It's mostly due to this as far what has forced refs to make more calls against the Lakers in this year's Finals. West teams haven't shown the hustle, persistence, or toughness to constantly attack the basket and hit the offensive boards against the Lakers in the playoffs as the Pistons have in this series.

Kruza

reeche · Post by **reeche** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:21 pm

It's been an absolutely stunning series. As much as I had my gripes with the Lakers and how they've played all season....No way did I expect them to get handled like this by a team that is so questionable on offense like the Pistons are. They are truly a great defensive squad. The Eastern Conference is back. While they may not have beat the Lakers, I think the Pacers would also have given them a run for their money after watching this series.

BuckeyeBengal · Post by **BuckeyeBengal** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 1:13 am

I agree. The Pistons are one of the best defensive teams I have ever seen! Who needs a potent offense when you can shut the other team down at will or seemingly so. Ben Wallace is the real deal and who here agrees that the Rasheed deal was a stroke of genius on the Pistons part?