***Official 2007 NBA Playoffs Discussion Thread***

[HMcCoy]

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Thanks again Larry. We pay you 20 million per point. Great.

[trobinson97]

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if you guys got anything out of larry hughes cleveland would probably win one of these games he just looks lost

Maybe. Prince hasn't shown up yet either, so does that mean if we got his points we'd be blowing them out?

[sadams33]

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Maybe. Prince hasn't shown up yet either, so does that mean if we got his points we'd be blowing them out?

probably but at least tay has to guard lebron larry's guarding chauncey who's being passive but good point

[Psyblast]

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For what it's worth, the traveling call on Pavlovic looked good to me. Looking at the replays, it looks like his left foot touched the floor a split second before he released the ball.

[Scottdau]

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Wow James handles himself very professional. How old is he?

[The Chef]

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Wow James handles himself very professional. How old is he?

He gets credit now, but when he made his comment about his shoes in comparison to the shoes Marbury is promoting, he got torn to shreds.

[zeroice]

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Cavs need a point guard plain and simple, and a better Coach..No one can argue that point.............They are still missing quite a few pieces.......

[imaged]

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It's something that happens and we'd argue either way. There's no way in hell the NBA would be fixing these games so Detroit can play San Antonio in the finals. (That's not a shot at either San Antonio or Detroit)

Word. Rathings for Lebron in the finals > Ratings for Pistons/Spurs. Fact is, in 2005, a lot of people who were neither Pistons or Spurs found it borderline boring minus a do-or-die Game 7. Perhaps they are too casual a fan to appreciate certain things that the Pistons and Spurs do, but it is what it is.

The NBA fixing it for Wade and Shaq, OK, it would make business-sense. Shaq and Kobe, OK, it would make business-sense. Pistons and Spurs...eh, no.

[Court_vision]

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is the nba fixed? Is someone paying somebody for wins? are the refs just anti-lebron? Or was it just something that happens, and either way we would argue?

No way is it fixed.

I do think the referees have way too much "pre determined" opinion though.

I.e. how they see players. Both on O and D.

I.e. they have fixed views on how certain teams and players play...rather than simply seeing them as 10 guys on the court each night with no reputations and simply calling a basketball game...

[cdubdiggity]

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I appluad Mike Browns coaching today...he played snow only 20 seconds...lol...he kept Gibson...a rookie...in the game...who down the stretch forced 2 key steals on Billups...I think the Cavs can survive without a point guard...we just need guard who can shoot the 3 and play defense...we have that in Gibson but hes only a rookie...Mike Brown should bring Larry off the bench but play him starters minutes...Cavs will win both games at home...Lebron wont allow them to lose in 4 or go back 3-1...the thing about Detroit is...they dont ever get rattled...last year we had them...this is nothing but a repeat...only last year our defense was terrible

[Psyblast]

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this is nothing but a repeat

You don't really know much about the Pistons, do you?

[cdubdiggity]

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Dont care to know...From watching these games....i see that...this is a different cavs team from last year...we got completely blow out from the start in the first game...then gradually...we started to learn...the pulled off 3 straight...everybody says how "oh detroit gets lazy yada yada" no...i dont buy that...the cavs play excellent defense and that right now is keeping them in these games...we jus have to put everything together...and not start so flat in the 2nd half...like i said...this is nothing but a repeat of last year...

[Psyblast]

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i dont buy that

It doesn't really matter if you "buy it" or not. It's the truth.

The Pistons were also tired and injured last year, too.

[NYJets]

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I guess that's why Lebron likes to pass instead of taking it to the hoop.

Awful, awful call. I don't see how anyone can even argue it.

[cdubdiggity]

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It doesn't really matter if you "buy it" or not. It's the truth.

The Pistons were also tired and injured last year, too.

so your telling me that tired team beat the cavs in 7 last year...and this team is so 100 %...if thats wht you are saying...the pistons got lucky these 2 games because for them to be 100 % they should be blowing us out of the water..but they cant...

I could sit here and tell you lebron is tired from his long summer last year...but im not going to say tht...cavs in 6