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LakerSanity
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 Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:59 pm Post subject: ***The 2009 NBA Playoffs Game Thread*** (Finals Schedule P.1) |
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NBA MASTER CALENDAR
2009 NBA Playoffs - Conference Finals
Saturday, May 30
5:30 PM PST Cleveland @ Orlando Game 6 (TNT)
Sunday, May 31
No Games Scheduled
Monday, June 1
5:30 PM PST Orlando @ Cleveland Game 7* (TNT)
Tuesday, June 2
No Games Scheduled
Wednesday, June 3
No Games Scheduled
2009 NBA Playoffs - NBA Finals
Thursday, June 4
6:00 PM PST NBA Finals Game 1 (ABC)
Friday, June 5
No Games Scheduled
Saturday, June 6
No Games Scheduled
Sunday, June 7
5:00 PM PST NBA Finals Game 2 (ABC)
Monday, June 8
No Games Scheduled
Tuesday, June 9
6:00 PM PST NBA Finals Game 3 (ABC)
Wednesday, June 10
No Games Scheduled
Thursday, June 11
6:00 PM PST NBA Finals Game 4 (ABC)
Friday, June 12
No Games Scheduled
Saturday, June 13
No Games Scheduled
Sunday, June 14
5:00 PM PST NBA Finals Game 5* (ABC)
Monday, June 15
No Games Scheduled
Tuesday, June 16
6:00 PM PST NBA Finals Game 6* (ABC)
Wednesday, June 17
No Games Scheduled
Thursday, June 18
6:00 PM PST NBA Finals Game 7* (ABC)
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Rsxtreme415
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Lakersarethebesteva
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Hehe...funny
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PopcornMachine
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Really don't care what happens in the east. Don't need anyone's help.
I have confidence in the Lakers to beat anyone if they play their best.
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Lakers For Life
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Ginobli and Garnett out for the season is help enough. |
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angrypuppy
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Snowball's chance in hell of that happening. Detroit collectively gave up on themselves earlier in the season, and I'm sure the Iverson "injury" has made it worse. Having Rasheed Wallace as one of your character guys is not a good thing when the situation deteriorates. |
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LakersFTW
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Anybody think the Pistons would have a better chance against the Cavs if they played ball with Iverson and let him start and make him the 1st option?
Yes I know they started to lose alot of games since playing Iverson but what if they kept with it and made the playoffs as the eighth seed?
His talent and ability to create his own shot would help in the playoffs, and his ability to draw fouls is still better than any Piston, but yeah team chemistry might be destroyed a bit, but you only play 6-7 guys in the playoffs anyway so they would be forced to play with him
Kind of the same question with Houston. With McGrady out, they have been on a tear and won so many games, but I bet if he were healthy or relatively healthy, he would still be able to contribute and he could maybe even win a few playoff games for him
What do you guys think about Iverson or McGrady? In Playoffs, better or worse with them? Key word being Playoffs, I know they're worse in the regular season
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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Besides the Lakers' series, most interesting 1st round matchups:
West Side:
Houston/Portland. Key matchups:
Yao v. Przybilla/Oden. Yao should have his way against either to be honest.
Artest or Battier v. Roy/Outlaw. The Rox have two perimeter defenders to throw at Roy and Outlaw.
I like Rox in this one.
Denver v. NO. Key matchups
CP3 (new school) v. Billups (old school). Will CP3 clown Billups like he clowned HOFer Kidd last year? 
Want to be thugs - KMart v. West. I think West gets the best of KMart in this one.
Bonus question: Is Chandler healthy enough to give them any good minutes? He could be the difference.
I like Denver in this one.
East Coast:
Chicago v. Boston. Key matchups:
Damn I wish Deng was playing. Rose v. Rondo. This will be a doozie. Love both players - Rondo has experience so I'll give him the edge. Hinrich will be key against Rondo - who I think will get in foul trouble - also against Ray Allen
Paulina v. Salmons - experience advantage for Paulina. I think Salmons will more than hold his own though.
Ray Ray v. Ben Gordon. Experience is on Ray's side.
TT v. Big Baby - I think TT needs to dominate this matchup. Brad Miller (instigator) v. Perkins (hot head) - this matchup will be fun to watch! Bottom line, Boston just has too much experience and I expect them to prevail. Damn I wish Deng was playing! Perfect opportunity for a team to go from champion* to 1st round fodder the next year. How Shaq like. 
Other series are meh. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:46 am Post subject: |
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| Come on Bulls, Pistons, Spurs and Rockets! |
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Laker_Behemoth
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:05 am Post subject: |
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Spurs, really? I'm pulling for all road teams: Chi, Det, Dal, Hou.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:09 am Post subject: |
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I think the Mavs/ Spurs series is going to be really good, nice Dirk/Duncan match up
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| I don't care who we play in any round except the Finals. If Cleveland makes it there, they are going to bring the refs with them. Stern wants to immortalize the "chosen one". I don't want my Lakers to be the victims of that crap. |
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| Lakers For Life wrote: | | Ginobli and Garnett out for the season is help enough. |
I'll believe Garnett's out for the season when I see it. Doc and the team may be doing their imitation of Zen Phil. If they are I want to meet their acting coach. 
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Oh look, Jon Barry is in the booth for the Bull/Celts game. Guess my TV will be on mute for the next 3 hours.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Tyrus Thomas and Big Baby already doing the wrestle-each-other-with-both-hands-in-the-air thing. One of them is getting T'd up before the night is over.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| First play of the Celtics-Bulls game, moron Boston fans chant "Rondo's Better". Rose throws an alley-oop to Noah, crowd silenced. |
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| grimmz4764 wrote: | | First play of the Celtics-Bulls game, moron Boston fans chant "Rondo's Better". Rose throws an alley-oop to Noah, crowd silenced. |
LOL
That second alley oop Rose to Noah near the end of the second quarter was sick. Bulls cant stop Rondo from getting to the rim for easy layups so far right now. |
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grimmz4764
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| eureca wrote: | | grimmz4764 wrote: | | First play of the Celtics-Bulls game, moron Boston fans chant "Rondo's Better". Rose throws an alley-oop to Noah, crowd silenced. |
LOL
That second alley oop Rose to Noah near the end of the second quarter was sick. Bulls cant stop Rondo from getting to the rim for easy layups so far right now. |
Yea that was sick. BTW does anyone else think Marbury and Rose look like brothers? |
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Wilt
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:12 am Post subject: |
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Rose has played Farmaresque defense.
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lil Pau Wow
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| I don't like the play-by-play guy. |
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grimmz4764
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:14 am Post subject: |
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| Wilt wrote: | | Rose has played Farmaresque defense. |
Too bad Farmar doesn't play Rose-esque offense. |
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lil Pau Wow
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:15 am Post subject: |
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| Tin Thomas is a ball hog |
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grimmz4764
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:17 am Post subject: |
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| Turning into a brick fest. |
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grimmz4764
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| These guys need to stop talking about cities and start calling the damn game. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:25 am Post subject: |
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| It's early but Bulls are looking really good. |
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