NBA Third Round Blog Thread

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Sat May 21, 2005 10:12 pm

phoenix vs San Antonio

Miami vs. Detroit

weren't people expecting this at midseason?

i have no doubt these are the four best teams in all of the NBA.

an-also · Post by **an-also** » Sat May 21, 2005 10:30 pm

I have a feeling its gonna be a great conference finals. Cant wait. Second round overall was good too. Hopefully it only gets better. Predictions- Miami vs Spurs in the finals. I'm hoping for a miami vs phoenix finals.

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Sun May 22, 2005 5:25 am

phoenix vs. detroit here.

Nl5H · Post by **Nl5H** » Sun May 22, 2005 9:51 am

an-also wrote: I'm hoping for a miami vs phoenix finals.

Dids · Post by **Dids** » Sun May 22, 2005 11:05 am

I think Miami and Phoenix win easier than people will expect.

djm13 · Post by **djm13** » Sun May 22, 2005 12:51 pm

i think they both end up being great

i still think the spurs win it all

miami-detroit goes all 7 i think....i'll take miami, but i wouldnt put a whole lot of money on that
damon jones might be the key

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Sun May 22, 2005 12:52 pm

the seattle series exposed teh spurs' major flaw.

they have no bench which is why the brought ginobili off teh bench. in the offseason, the spurs gotta address that.

FuckYou · Post by **FuckYou** » Sun May 22, 2005 1:03 pm

Miami over Detroit in 4.

Suns over Spurs in 7.

Heat vs. Phoenix in the Finals.

If Miami wins Wade gets Finals MVP.

If the Suns win Quinten gets Finals MVP.

I think it's the drugs, someone come over here and tie me off.

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Sun May 22, 2005 1:16 pm

Today, I look forward to seeing basketball on network TV that doesn't involve the Pistons or Pacers.

SoulClap · Post by **SoulClap** » Sun May 22, 2005 1:36 pm

Detroit in 7

and

Spurs in 6

Setting up the Finals nobody wants to see. Well I wouldn't mind seeing it, I have no beef with defense.

an-also · Post by **an-also** » Sun May 22, 2005 1:52 pm

SoulClap wrote:Detroit in 7

and

Spurs in 6

Setting up the Finals nobody wants to see. Well I wouldn't mind seeing it, I have no beef with defense.

I hope for god's sake that finals dosnt happen.

T-Wrex · Post by **T-Wrex** » Sun May 22, 2005 3:33 pm

an-also wrote:
SoulClap wrote:Detroit in 7

and

Spurs in 6

Setting up the Finals nobody wants to see. Well I wouldn't mind seeing it, I have no beef with defense.
I hope for god's sake that finals dosnt happen.

Actually.. Sports Illustrated predicted Pistons over Spurs in 6 wayyyy wayyyy wayyyy back in like August or September..

but this round...

im going with Pistons win at home in 6.
im going with Suns winning in 6, also.

rakesh1 · Post by **rakesh1** » Sun May 22, 2005 4:13 pm

FuckYou wrote:Miami over Detroit in 4.
If the Suns win Quinten gets Finals MVP.

SoulClap · Post by **SoulClap** » Sun May 22, 2005 4:57 pm

[quote]
1. Miami Heat fans
Lest Heat fans might think I'm giving them a shout-out, know that I'm not. I happened to catch a glimpse of Game 2 of the playoff series against the Wizards, and I swear 60 percent of the seats were empty. You people in Miami have better things to do, I suppose?

Here's a secret: Florida sucks. It's utterly beyond me why anyone would choose to live in such a festering hole, but, my, they do. Despite its reputation for having great weather, in point of fact, Florida weather sucks unmercifully. It's ridiculously hot, it rains all the time, and the whole state, which is shaped like a flaccid penis, is the punching bag for all manner of angry tropical weather. Oh, and the vaunted South Beach is full of giant idiots.

So, Miami-area sports fans

Psychosis · Post by **Psychosis** » Sun May 22, 2005 5:13 pm

Miami had the 4th highest attendance in the league.

eternalreflection · Post by **eternalreflection** » Sun May 22, 2005 6:42 pm

great defense always beats great offense .. Spurs in 6

the other will be very interesting I think Detroit will win in 7, if Shaq is healthy I think Miami wins in 7, but is he heathy?

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Sun May 22, 2005 6:50 pm

Gregg Popabitch wrote:they have no bench

Barry and Horry came through with a serious dose of threes today.

eternalreflection · Post by **eternalreflection** » Sun May 22, 2005 7:22 pm

if the suns can't win when scoring 114 at home they have no chance of winning this series

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Sun May 22, 2005 8:55 pm

come the fuck on phoenix...

an-also · Post by **an-also** » Sun May 22, 2005 9:12 pm

FuckYou wrote:Miami over Detroit in 4.

If the Suns win Quinten gets Finals MVP.

Psychosis · Post by **Psychosis** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:18 am

I'm relatively certain that Rachel Nichols is an alien.

peanut butter · Post by **peanut butter** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:50 am

Sorry guys, the Spurs got it this year. They have the 3 best players on a team together right now. It takes three stars to win a championship, the only team that could beat them is the Pistons but they have to play as a team all series and the Spurs still are much deeper.

Parker Ginobili and Ducan are better than:
Shaq, Dwayne, and Eddie
Chauncy Rip and Ben
Nash Stodamire and Marion

PEACE

djm13 · Post by **djm13** » Mon May 23, 2005 8:34 am

poppa

you doubted your boy barry and he put it in your face

if he keeps playing like that, along with horry, suns--peace see ya later

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:50 am

peanut butter wrote:Sorry guys, the Spurs got it this year. They have the 3 best players on a team together right now. It takes three stars to win a championship, the only team that could beat them is the Pistons but they have to play as a team all series and the Spurs still are much deeper.

Parker Ginobili and Ducan are better than:
Shaq, Dwayne, and Eddie
Chauncy Rip and Ben
Nash Stodamire and Marion

PEACE

You think Rip's better than Sheed?

pennsylvania jones · Post by **pennsylvania jones** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:20 am

As a basketball fan I would like to see the Heat vs. Suns.

I'm quite tired of seeing the Spurs and Lakers in championship games.

I hope it's the Heat and Suns.
And on top of it, I wouldn't mind seeing Miami win it all. Having Shaq win a championship WITHOUT Kobe would finally put all the hoopla to rest and it would really, really, really make Kobe feel like a poo poo face.

I <3 Shaq

pennsylvania jones · Post by **pennsylvania jones** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:21 am

Icesickle wrote:
peanut butter wrote:Sorry guys, the Spurs got it this year. They have the 3 best players on a team together right now. It takes three stars to win a championship, the only team that could beat them is the Pistons but they have to play as a team all series and the Spurs still are much deeper.

Parker Ginobili and Ducan are better than:
Shaq, Dwayne, and Eddie
Chauncy Rip and Ben
Nash Stodamire and Marion

PEACE
You think Rip's better than Sheed?

I would take Rip over Sheed anyday.

the Wiper · Post by **the Wiper** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:23 am

^^

unless that day you were facing a team with a huge frontcourt...

pennsylvania jones · Post by **pennsylvania jones** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:25 am

I WOULD BRING AN UZI FOR THE FRONTCOURT

Dids · Post by **Dids** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:53 am

peanut butter wrote:Sorry guys, the Spurs got it this year. They have the 3 best players on a team together right now. It takes three stars to win a championship, the only team that could beat them is the Pistons but they have to play as a team all series and the Spurs still are much deeper.

Parker Ginobili and Ducan are better than:
Shaq, Dwayne, and Eddie
Chauncy Rip and Ben
Nash Stodamire and Marion

PEACE

You overrated Parker by a wide margin. The guy has an amazing capacity to vanish in a game the minute he gets hit.

The whole premise of this post is dumb, as 5 players play on a team. The 4th and 5th guys on the Spurs don't bring a lot to the table (however, if Brent Barry decides to try for a whole series, things may change).

The problem with the Spurs is that their interior defense is good. Bruce Bowen is good, but Parker and Ginobli can't stop penetration and they don't defend the pick and roll that well. If they're facing a team that can hit a 15 foot jumper, they have some issues.

The problem with the Suns is that they don't play any defense and they don't have a good answer to Duncan.

I'm starting to think that whoever comes out of the East wins this.

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Mon May 23, 2005 12:34 pm

Dids wrote:You overrated Parker by a wide margin. The guy has an amazing capacity to vanish in a game the minute he gets hit.

Parker is pretty much the X-factor in every Spurs series. If he plays well, they'll win. He's not a great defender so if he's not hitting the mid-range jumper or penetrating, he's not worth much.

I think everyone's sleeping on Mohammed. The Suns can't handle both Duncan and Nazr with Stoudemire and Marion, they're too undersized. They're not guarding Nestrovic who's soft inside so they can't slack off and help. Mohammed can mix it up inside, rebound, block shots, and has decent post moves. With two powerful guys underneath, the Suns can't stop the Spurs half-court game. Combine that with the outside shooting and pentration of the Spurs swingmen and that makes for a tough series for the Suns.