2012/2013 NBA season thread

[darklord700]

Birdman suspended for Game 6. LeBron better go into cheat code mode from Q1 if the Heat want to win.

[Drake]

The Clippers reached out to Jeff Van Gundy for their vacant coaching job. I mean don't they already have their coach in Chris Paul (unless he ends up signing in Atlanta or either Texas team)?

[OILFAN #81]

Heat-Pacers series tied 3-3. A lot of credit to Indiana, they are fighters. Still pretty sure Miami will win game 7.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Go Pacers!

[PeteLFan]

Bosh spice is a complete joke.

[D to the iddy]

Pacers are going to have to play a perfect game in Game 7 to come out with the win. Stern knows there's no money in a Pacers vs. Spurs final so I'm pretty sure we're going to see some horrendous calls in Miami's favor.

[kmart]

Originally Posted by D to the iddy

Pacers are going to have to play a perfect game in Game 7 to come out with the win. Stern knows there's no money in a Pacers vs. Spurs final so I'm pretty sure we're going to see some horrendous calls in Miami's favor.

If they called it like they did in Indiana, the Pacers have a chance. Lebron got called for offensive and a tech for what I thought was a no call at all.

[D to the iddy]

Originally Posted by kmart

If they called it like they did in Indiana, the Pacers have a chance. Lebron got called for offensive and a tech for what I thought was a no call at all.

I feel the refs have been too much of a focus this series and that's a bad thing. It almost feels like Stern went "Guys, the Spurs swept so we need to recoup some money. Let's make this go 7."

With the call quoted, I thought the offensive foul was a bad call but the technical was warranted. Sadly, the line of sight the ref had on the play, it probably looked like an offensive foul because of how strong LeBron is and how Hibbert almost crumpled when LBJ hit him.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Good lord. Please just win Pacers!

I get sick to my stomach everytime I see Bosh's giraffe-neck dufus face on TV. Can't stand Wade and Lebron and their stupid brown purses they wear pre-game. It's an offense to the male gender that they wear tight white pants too. Plus Lebron and his stupid boring power dunks that stopped being impressive seven years ago.

I hate it when teams buy championships. It goes against the entire essence of organized sport. It's why I don't like the Yankees, Rangers or Patriots.

[Drake]

LOL. Chris Bosh is getting paid $17.5 million and getting owned by Roy Hibbert in these series. Check out his per game averages to Roy Hibbert's.

Chris Bosh regular season from 2012/2013- 16.6 pts, 6.8 rpg, 0.535 fg%
Roy Hibbert- 11.9 pts, 8.3 rpg, 0.448

Chris Bosh ECF- 11.3 pts, 3.7 rpg, 0.411 fg%
Roy Hibbert- 22.8 pts, 10.8 rpg, 0.547 fg

Bosh guarding Hibbert is a joke. Bosh has no business paying playing C either and has never been a great low post defender. Further, Hibbert has a ridiculous size and wingspan advantage.

In my mind Reggie Miller had it right, with the way Bosh/Wade is playing, you might as well call them the Miami Cavaliers.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

Good lord. Please just win Pacers!

I get sick to my stomach everytime I see Bosh's giraffe-neck dufus face on TV. Can't stand Wade and Lebron and their stupid brown purses they wear pre-game. It's an offense to the male gender that they wear tight white pants too. Plus Lebron and his stupid boring power dunks that stopped being impressive seven years ago.

I hate it when teams buy championships. It goes against the entire essence of organized sport. It's why I don't like the Yankees, Rangers or Patriots.

How did the Patriots buy a Championship? Every team has the same cap, and the big national TV revenues are shared.

[darklord700]

I expect Miami to trap very early. They are the best at their defense when they trap to create turnover. The downside is you can't trap the whole game or you'll wear yourself out.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Jason Kidd retiring. Man, all of the players i grew up watching are either retired or old lol.

[moon]

Stern does know you are supposed to get refs to favor the bigger draw right?

Indiana getting away with murder early in and Miami with some chintzy calls against.

[Regorium]

Standard. Hibbert with foul trouble?

I'm shocked.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Ah well. Hopefully the Spurs can work their magic.

[moon]

Walk away little bitch Hibbert.

[OILFAN #81]

LeBron with a solid game 7. Heat-Spurs NBA finals. Interested to see how the first 2 games in Miami turn out.

[Drake]

The Heat-Pacers Game 7 was watched by 11.5 million total viewers, the most-viewed NBA telecast in TNT's history.

[darklord700]

I still think the Heat played poorly against the Pacers because they were not interested in playing them and took them lightly. I expect a different Heat team show up against the Spurs.