WHOOOOOO!!!!!! DETROIT BABY DETROIT!!!!!!......**** YEA!!!......way to pull through sheed, he was huuuge...detriot played some good ball but they are definelt capable of playing better than that, i expect them to in game 7....just play there defense, crash the boards, and play smart offensely, limit your turnovers and rotate the ball to the open man....and get chauncey going, one of detroits problem is that cleveland is collasping him when he drives so they should set up some plays for him from the 3 pointline to get him going, that will help open the post up for sheed and dice, and it will help open the lanes for cutters.... one more baby we just need one more, don't hold you're breathe for that cavs final 🙂
2 games on Monday? why? no games tomorrow? only 1 game on sun? Who's responsible for scheduling?
Anyway, I knew it was gonna be difficult to win this game without Terry. He's just too much of an important player. Also, I knew Devin would struggle not having Terry there to take the pressure of him and set him up for shots. That's why Terry is so important in this series, not only do they miss his scoring but he also frees up Devin so that he can do his thing. Oh well, I still feel pretty confident with Terry back for game 7 that they can still pull it out. Not that confident about the Cavs, but Lebron and company have been proving people wrong all season.
You guys see the Finley dunk on Dampier again? He could've easily squared up and tried to block that shot with his left hand since Finley was driving from the right but instead he tried to block it with his right, and he didn't even give it much effort either, in the back of his mind was that facialized dunk from the other game and he just didn't wanna get posterized again. 😆 That was funny, Dampier is so soft sometimes, they shoud've played Diop more down the stretch for defense and that last play that was called at the end for the last shot, just horrible, they couldn't get a better shot than that?
Damn, the 'avs lost.
I can't believe the Cavs let all them offensive rebounds to the Pistons in the final minutes. I think there was 5 in a span of 30 seconds. A couple of them were good plays by the Pistons, but some landed right in the Cavs hands and they couldn't control it.
The Pistons missed 10 free throws. That's bad, really bad. Missing free throws is like missing lay-ups IMO. They will have to do better if they want to win game 7. They got away with it this game but I;m not so sure they could do it again. Then again, I don't expect them to miss 10 free throws anyway. Hopefully they do though.
GO 'AVS!.
tough loss for the mavs, duncan was relentless, and ginobli played awesome as well, but duncan was just a warrior, so was dirk tho, dirk was a madman on the boards, i have no clue who's gonna win game 7 in that one, if i had to pick, i would go with the spurs because of there experience, but dallas is so good, i'm not sure if experience will pull through in this case
does anyone think that the heat are a sleeper this year?
every expected them to lose to the nets, though they came through quite easily. shaq seems to be playing half decent, and wade? well hes wade. i think they have a chance against the pistons, although now teh pistons have to earn the right to be there after the cav went up oon them and now its tied.
i'm rooting mavs all teh way though. dirks a monster. i just hope the mavs and spurs are both playing well for game 7, i want a triple overtime thriller😄
heat vs suns final? mavs vs pistons? all the matchups possible for teh finals are great!!!!
the heat aren't sleepers, and shaq is playing bad for shaq, he may be playing descent by normal standards, but for shaq he's playing below standards...the heat were expected to make it to the eastern conference finals and favored to beat NJ, the only one that i know for sure who thought miami could would lose to the nets is tanjot, cleveland is a sleep, detroit definetly slept on them but have finally woken up
Originally posted by Arachnoidfreak
Talk of Vince Carter getting his number retired??What the hell is the world coming to...
The only players in the leauge worthy of retired numbers is.....noone. Maybe Shaq. David Robinson should have his number retired if it isnt already, im not sure. If Kobe has keeps having seasons like his last one, then definitely him. If LeBron James keeps this level of skill up, then definitely him. If Jason Kidd can lead a team and WIN the championship, then definitely him. I think Steve Nash still has a ways to go before earning a retired jersey too.
Players who have previously had numbers reitred are GREATS that practically changed the game of basketball. Chamberlain, Dr. J, Jordan, Oscar Robertson, George Gervin etc. I dont think anyone in the NBA right now actually lives up to their legacies, maybe in a few years.
the reason we were talking about vince carter's jersey being retired is because he is the greatest player the toronto raptor's franchise has ever had. i was not talking about new jersey....obviously.
i'm saying miami is a sleeper because a lot of analysts mentioned they were most likely in for an upset.
the cavs were a surprise, clippers and suns anyone can win, and mavs and spurs is also anyones series. but a lot of analysts have said that new jersey would upset miami, along with the bulls. both rounds they were teh team most likely to be upset... but at the moment thats the pistons. the pistons will probably win game 7 but you never know....
now that's detroit basketball, whoooo..... thats there trademark defense, and they didn't rush the ball offensvely, when they control the tempo, and play defense, they are the best team in the league....bring on the heat baby........miami is not a sleeper, for a team to be a sleeper, players and teams would have to sleep on them, nobody is gonna sleep on miami, they are too talented and good, they were a few analyst who said that chicago, and nj could beat them, but the smart ones said that chicago and nj would lose, miami may be overlooked sometimes, but thats because sometimes they deserve to be overlooked, they either play really well, or really shitty, and sometimes its debatable if this years team is even better than last years miami team, but neither miami team can beat detroit in a 7 game series
Man the Pistons like to make it difficult for themselves, in the end though they showed their experience, composure and most importantly their defense. They completely suffocated the Cavs in the 2nd half, thats the kind of defense that could have made this an easy series for them.
I dont think the Heat have enough to beat the Pistons, Detroit can play everyone straight up without doubling so all those wide open threes for the role players will be contested. Wade going against Prince will be a good battle and if Sheed plays down in the post Walker will get destroyed.
The Spurs Mavs game seven is gonna be great, they are the most evenly matched teams and this one will be equally as close, im going with the Spurs because of the home court and experience factor. But with Terry back the Mavs have a player that can hit big shots, which seemed to be there downfall last game. Once the Spurs doubled Dirk it didnt seem like the other guys had the confidence to hit their shots down the stretch, Terry will help there.
Clippers Suns is too close to call. The Suns have had a nice layoff so they should be able to play their style at home, if it stays close though the Clippers have Cassell who has made a living out of hitting big shots (and being butt ugly).
Im gonna go with a Spurs Suns conference final.
Oops there i go making predictions again.
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