Kobe (photo. Mannion)Talk about an East Coast bias; yesterday the New York City airwaves were devoid of the Lakers/Nuggets game until about midway through the fourth quarter, with every major network pre-empting their regular programming to show the Pope conducting a mass at Yankee Stadium. It was understandable — after all, there are more Catholics in the world than there are basketball fans — but frustrating if you were really trying to see Kobe and A.I. and everyone else do their thing … When the game came on, the Lakers were putting the finishing touches on a blowout win where Pau Gasol DESTROYED the Nuggets’ front line for 36 points, 16 boards, 8 assists and 3 blocks. TNT’s Ernie Johnson said Gasol was the first Laker to have a stat line like that since James Worthy, but we’d have to imagine Shaq had a few such monster games when he was in purple and gold … The Nuggets are looking like last year’s Golden State squad, what with the porous defense (getting gutted by Gasol) and the late-game emotional collapse (Iverson getting himself ejected in the fourth). They need to get it together because their body language yesterday was that of a team just waiting to get swept … After Kobe (32 pts) baited J.R. Smith into fouling out, Mark Jackson had this gem: “The only person on the Nuggets bench who can stay in front of Kobe is Stacey Augmon.” … Speaking of J.R., is there an inch on his body that isn’t covered by a tattoo? It’s like he’s wearing a shirt out there … The usual high-profile celebrities were at Staples (Jack, David Beckham, Tobey McGuire, etc.), but did you catch the Body By Jake guy sitting courtside? … Where does “Philly beating the Pistons at The Palace” rank on the list of upsets you thought you’d never see in this first round? Especially after the Sixers were down by 15 in the third quarter. But you know the drill by now: The Pistons got lazy and full of themselves (not to mention Flip Saunders waited a little too long to put the starters back in when Philly was making its big run) and by the time they snapped back to attention, the Sixers already had them by the throat … How big was Andre Miller? You know, they say he can’t jump, but there he was getting tip-ins on offensive rebounds. They say he’s slow, but there he was blowing past 22-year-old Rodney Stuckey for layups. They say he’s more of a passer than anything, but there he was giving the best defensive team in the League buckets to the tune of 20 points and 6 dimes … Meanwhile, Andre Iguodala (16 pts) tried everything he could to blow the game — dribbling the ball off his leg out of bounds in crunch-time, missing big free throws, driving wildly into the lane and throwing up crap shots hoping for a bail-out foul — and yet the Sixers still won … But everyone was talking about Rasheed afterwards; in particular about how he was sticking his head into the Sixers huddle and clowning with less than 20 seconds to go, not long before he bricked a crucial shot even though ‘Dre Miller had been caught guarding him on a switch, and not to mention keeping a running conversation going with Flip Murray who was sitting in the front row. Magic Johnson put it best on TNT’s post-game show: “Regular season? Yes. Playoffs? No,” Magic said, later adding, “I never clowned in the playoffs. I had a chip on my shoulder and there wasn’t no joking with nobody.” How many rings does that guy have again? Oh yeah, FIVE … Sometimes we get on Chauncey Billups for gunning, but last night was one of those situations where he probably should have taken the ball himself and decided the game instead of relying on ‘Sheed and Tayshaun Prince to do it … Do you notice how everyone else says “Ruh-Sheed Wallace” but Reggie Miller says “Raw-Sheed Wallace”? And questionable decision-making aside, ‘Sheed was killing (24 pts, 9 rebs, 7 blks) for the most part. Eventually Sam Dalembert will figure out that giving ‘Sheed 25 feet of open space isn’t a good idea … Louis Amundson in his dress-code attire looked like somebody’s gigantic agent … Reggie Evans (11 pts, 14 rebs) is to the Sixers what Kurt Thomas is to the Spurs. And you know what? Every team that considers itself a contender needs to have a guy like that; someone who rebounds, sets screens, goes after loose balls, plays great defense, is somewhat competent offensively, draws charges, gets under the opponents’ skin, and just has a knack for being around the ball when he needs to be. San Antonio has Thomas, Philly has Evans, Detroit has Maxiell/McDyess, L.A. has Ronny Turiaf, Houston has Scola/Hayes/Landry/Harris, Utah has Paul Millsap, Cleveland has Anderson Varejao, and so on. And one reason why the Celtics are so good? While Leon Powe is solid, That Guy for them is really Kevin Garnett … Speaking of KG, his squad didn’t have too much trouble with the Hawks. As Smack reader “daquest?on” said on DimeMag.com, “Damn it feels weird watching the Hawks in the playoffs.” We’d agree on that … Garnett had 16 points and 10 boards, Ray Allen hit for 18, and Paul Pierce had 16 in a game that felt like one of Boston’s late-season games where they were still resting their stars. Josh Smith was invisible out there, and the only Hawk who didn’t seem shook was Al Horford (20 pts, 10 rebs) … Mike Woodson was taking some abuse over the Dime crew e-mails, from the general “WTF?” of seeing him bald-headed to this one from Cass: “I haven’t seen the Hawks run anything that resembles a play, a set, or even a general philosophy on offense beyond going one-on-one.” … In the morning game, Orlando did away with the Raptors easily, raining on them from deep (13 threes) when Dwight Howard wasn’t eating other people’s lunches down low (25 pts, 22 rebs, 5 blks). Offensively, you can see where the Raps should be able to make this a series. At the times when their execution was on-point, Toronto looked like the better team, but they’re like the Nuggets East; they can’t guard anybody and you have to question their toughness … A couple of Chris Paul-related things we forgot to mention: The announcers in the Hornets/Mavs need to fall back on the open and overt fawning over CP. When he hit that fadeaway buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter on Saturday, both Mike Tirico and Hubie Brown actually cheered. Second, did you see when they showed CP’s Dime #36 cover? During a segment about CP’s growing fame, they showed some magazine covers he’s been on — ESPN, Bowling Weekly (or something like that) and Dime. E-mail from Andrew: “I almost didn’t notice the Dime cover because I was so busy reading the cover copy of the bowling magazine. ‘Bowling is What I Do - Chris Paul’.” … We’re out like Iverson …
April 21st, 2008 at 1:23 am
Marcus says:
as a raptor fan the team needs to start getting physical on d and why not throw kris humpries at howard once in a while, he should at least annoy/wear out howard a little
April 21st, 2008 at 1:24 am
Marcus says:
oh and tj and jose were so bad, they should be apoligizing like rasheed did
April 21st, 2008 at 1:26 am
bill says:
quick
April 21st, 2008 at 1:30 am
bill says:
cp3 for MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:32 am
knoc says:
what happened to howards centaur nickname. he was beasting toronto and the magic barely ran any plays for him
April 21st, 2008 at 1:34 am
Duke says:
Detroit pisses me off. Seriously. Play a full game for ONCE.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:58 am
marcus says:
CP3 4 MVP…
but of course, mamba will take it… stern knows better…
April 21st, 2008 at 3:04 am
QQ says:
HAHAHAHAHA. LAUGHING OUT LOUD. Seriously. At whom? The ‘we’re so great, we don’t even care’ Pistons bitches, of course.
Come on. You’re not the Bulls of the 90’s, so stop being so arrogant. Wait, how many championships have they won? 6? 2? You’ve won one title, fuckers, and, last time I checked the worst team in the L (Miami) also won one two years ago.
“It’s not play time anymore” - Magic Johnson, on Rasheed joining the Sixers huddle on a key play.
Ya heard?
April 21st, 2008 at 5:06 am
YOUNGFED says:
QQ
You fool we don’t care because it’s already a done deal. We know this one is in the bag, IT’S JUST 1 GAME. Also to Magic if you read dime FUK YOU, Rasheed was ballin’ so he can do what he wants. So what if he only has 1 ring, most players will never even see the finals, let alone win a championship. Since win does that warrant disrespect.
On a lighter note I feel sorry for AI cause they’re done. FINITO!!! It looks like my favorite player will retire ringless.
PS.
To all those who thought I wouldn’t show just because we lost all I can say is; IT’S JUST FUKING BASKETBALL DUDE GET A LIFE AND THESE GAMES WON’T MEAN AS MUCH TO YOU. After the game I still went out and had a ball and came home to something lovely. RESPECT THE DON MEGA.
“GET UP GET OUT AND GET SOMETHING”
YOUNGFED KEEPIN’ IT 100 ALWAYS PIMPIN
April 21st, 2008 at 5:14 am
Austin Burton says:
“GET UP GET OUT AND GET SOMETHING”
Did you just quote Amil?
April 21st, 2008 at 5:17 am
drodrone says:
youngfed is pretty gay! im from detroit and your embaressin me. pistons in five
April 21st, 2008 at 5:41 am
YOUNGFED says:
Austin that’s an Outkast qoute come on man. Who is Amil anyway.
@Drodrone
Fuk you!! You fukin’ junky. Your humiliating yourself promotin’ marijuana use in name. Your probably high now. (Waky Baky) lol. If anything I said “embaressed”. KILL YO SELF!!!
Real Detroit Nukkas Stand-Up
April 21st, 2008 at 5:49 am
sans says:
c/mon Austin, Outkast and Goodie dropped that joint years ago. Best cell-phone alarm ever. Straight motivating.
Fed, your team is awful in the post-season. Roscoe blew a bunny at the end and your still repping the fact that he was getting buckets on Thad Young, Reggie Evans, and Jason Smith. C’mon. Seriously, you might be the dumbest person on this planet for thinking that Detroit will ever go anywhere with Flip Saunders, let alone with their lax D whenever they grab a lead. They toy with teams like it’s September out there. DETROIT=a fucking preseason squad.
Oh, and despite the hype on Kobe and Pau, Odom was balling as well yesterday. Filling gaps on D, messing with Melo all day(Melo was messing with himself too), rebounding…just making that extra effort. Same with Luke Walton. Oh, and throw Vujacic on the “under the skin” squad. People take actual swings at him each season.
April 21st, 2008 at 5:54 am
YOUNGFED says:
QUOTES OF THE DAY:
When asked about coming back on the playoff-savvy Pistons, forward Andre Iguodala said, “That’s Detroit. They tend to go to sleep at times.”
“You work so hard to get home court all season and the first game of the entire playoffs, you give it up,” said point guard Chauncey Billups, who scored 14 points. “So you can imagine what (the locker room) was like. But we’ve been here before. We know what it takes, and we’ll be all right.”
“Come on,” Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks said. “When Rip Hamilton misses foul shots, and Chauncey Billups misses foul shots, and Reggie Evans makes a fade-away, our chances are looking pretty good.”
“This is on me,” Wallace said. “I missed some shots, and I missed some bunnies.”
“Naw Wallace this one wasn’t your fault son” - Youngfed
April 21st, 2008 at 5:56 am
YOUNGFED says:
Sans your right about one thing Flip has got to go dude ain’t never been a winner. However Dalembert was checking Sheed most of the GAME. Did you even watch the game or read this article.
“GET IT RIGHT OR GET THE FUK ON” - Youngfed
April 21st, 2008 at 6:14 am
M Intellect says:
Autin - You kinda got killed on the Amil / Outkast thing…
April 21st, 2008 at 6:20 am
mister sun says:
once again the pistons showed they have problems against good outside shooting teams. i always said this team cant win a title together unless the other teams miss their best players.
April 21st, 2008 at 6:29 am
srb says:
It’s really too bad the Celtics are only going to get to play 16 games in the playoffs.
April 21st, 2008 at 7:17 am
Ian says:
srb
16 games wow ok lets try and break it down
4-0 win over atlanta
4-1 win over cleveland
3-4 loss to detroit or orlando
there u go thats exactly how many games they will play
April 21st, 2008 at 7:17 am
Ian says:
deeeeeetroit basketball
lol
April 21st, 2008 at 7:23 am
eric says:
Couldn’t agree more with magic’s comments about the pistons. Those things really have to piss you off, like the nuggets playing with no heart or D whatsoever. I mean look at kobe, the suns/spurs series or the way the celts handled the hawks. I guess it’s just a different state of mind. Not every one plays to win…
April 21st, 2008 at 7:26 am
rangerjohn says:
lmao youngfed actually showed, he must be out of school today
6ers are not going away easy and the pistons know that now. i had the pistons in 5 but i am gonna give phi 1 at home too so
pistons in 6 now.
and srb lmao they have only played one game against the HAWKS, you know the 37-45 hawks?
celts sweep hawks though
April 21st, 2008 at 7:40 am
YOUNGFED says:
Tell’em again Ian
April 21st, 2008 at 7:48 am
GEE..If you like fish & grits and all that pimp ish says:
Houston up!
Back against the wall before Houston came in the series and now back is really against it, and I still say Houston is going to win!
Now with that done. DAAAAANG DETROIT! I can’t trip to hard as I used to live in the D too, but still I don’t want to see them get a ring more than the other teams I like.
This is only one game but still, they shouldn’t come out losing their first one.
Magic was totally right about Sheed. Dude doesn’t have the correct sense of when and when not to play.
Homeless Harry needs to step up when it counts.
The worst thing you can do is give a team like Philly confidence. He is just a guy that if he ever played to his potential consistently the sky would be the limit.
It’s not good that the game comes so easy to guys sometimes because they seem to take how good or great they are with a don’t care attitude.
I was wondering who was going to be the first player to get T’ed up. Dang A.I. lol. Not only do the Nuggs look like G.S. but they also seem to have no set system of offense. Honestly it just looks like Melo, Iverson, Kleiza and Smith each have certain segments where G.K. just says ok it’s your turn to shoot.
DID ANYONE SEE COACH KARL AND HIS ASSISTANTS BUMPING EACH OTHER AROUND BEFORE THE GAME?!?! Straight corny. It was real ridiculous. Instead of doing that, he should have been pushing for reasons to play D. Again I think that game was a clear example of how utimately nothing good can come from G.K. coaching.
The Lakers are straight running crispy plays and finding the cutter and back doors and coming off the screen and all that. The Nuggs look like dudes at the Y!
This is just GEE but I have to wonder if Kobe would have gotten even more rings with Gasol than Shaq? I know that is really far fetched, but in just looking at all that a healthy Gasol do, I just wonder.
Young props for showing up today, cause I honestly thought you wasn’t coming lol.
April 21st, 2008 at 7:50 am
GEE..If you like fish & grits and all that pimp ish says:
In just looking at all that a healthy Gasol can do, I just wonder.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:04 am
YOUNGFED says:
GEE
When I’m at the office I’m on Dime. People here just trippin’ cause “I don’t do dime on my on time.” - lyrics, somebody say lyrics. lol
Naw real talk no disrespect to “Dime but it’s summertime”, gotta break the bike out, shine the rims, hit some barebeques, etc. Yall get it.
Big Ups to all my hateerrrrsssss!!
PS GEE
Hope Houston canpull off a mirical but it ain’t looking good bruh. PEACE!
April 21st, 2008 at 8:10 am
Suciniac says:
Seriously, when are the Pistons ever going to learn?They always act/play too cool until it’s too late.They need to get over themselves.How about Gasol’s play??I seriously thought Camby and K-Mart would put the clamps on him and it would be Kobe dropping 40 on the Nuggets.I thought Nuggets would take at least 2 games from Lakers but if Gasol’s going to have games like that then it’s surely a sweep.Props to Rondo too…2nd year dude completely owned Bibby’s ass.Man I wish Garnett played for my Trailblazers he has completely changed the confidence and attitude of the Celtics.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:13 am
Dennis Castro says:
I agree, the Pistons have the self-created aura on invincibility, when they haven’t earned much. Yea, they won a title, but that was what 4 years ago?
The Sixers have been slept on big time throughout the entire season, even here in Philly. I think they’ve got the attention of the Pistons.
I look at this Philly team as a 22-12 team that closed out the season. And good PG play can win you games and series’ possibly.
I realize this is just one game, but games are at a premium in the playoffs, so opening up a series with a road win when you’re considered a heavy underdog is huge. I wouldn’t be surprised if this series went to 7. And don’t forget, the Sixers have the confidence now that they can win in Detroit, since they’ve already won twice there this season.
The Sixers just have to come out at 100 mph from the gate on Wednesday, and be the aggressors. Maybe you start Reggie Evans to accomplish this and let him get under Sheed’s skin.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:29 am
James says:
Did anyone see Mike Fratello doing the Hawks version of the Bears superbowl shuffle when Doc Rivers and Dominique were running with the Hawk in the 80’s
April 21st, 2008 at 8:32 am
doc says:
Phill-lly Basketballllll! Yall about to get swept in the D. Fraud ass bench.Stuckey aint messing with my youngn Big Lou. George Karl need to give up on that Anthony Carter experiment.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:41 am
K Dizzle says:
Gee
Anthony Carter took the first t, the kobe and k-mart traded a pair, but you knew kobe was gonna get one when it started to get heated
I gotta give props to YFed for showin up today.There’s a lotta dudes that get braggadocious when they winnin, but can’t “get online” when they get stomped. I’m waitin for doc to get his 2 cents in tho.
Nuggets shoulda stayed on that bus cuz that was a bad performance. J.R. Smith fans got a taste of his yin-yang game. Comes out like an all-star with Kleiza in the first half then when the Lakeshow made the run in the 2nd half, he fell in love with the rushed j, which wasn’t fallin and horrible shot selection.
I come believe how bad the Nugs d is. You let LO get the stop, get the board, go coast to coast against 3 nugs standin around cuz don’t nobody wanna take any responsibility, and flip in a fingerroll. Nasty
One more, props to LO, for takin over the game when Kobe was strugglin and feedin Gasol nuthin but bunnies. I’m hearin about PG’s big game, and it was, but Lamar made everything happen yesterday. Once again, the most versatile playa in the league.
KB24 - MVP . 1 down, 15 to go
April 21st, 2008 at 8:43 am
Brown says:
I knew the Nuggets were done when the game started and K-Mart was guarding Kobe. The funniest part was when Kobe scored on him and was shaking his head and saying no, no, no, no, no all the way back down the court while ice-grilling dude. As Rick James (Chappelle) would say “that was cooooold-bloooodedddd.”
@Marcus
The Raps aren’t just going to flip a switch and start playing physical now. They don’t have the horses to play physical, so no matter what they want to do, their roster difficiencies dictate how the team plays. Just watch when they take a shot and take note how many players are in the paint or near the bucket looking for offensive boards. Here’s a hint, it’s lower than 1. They take shots and start running back down court before the ball gets to the rim, and this has been happenning for years. Their biggest problem is Sam Mitchell. He doesn’t make them accountable on defense or on the boards. I’ve given him the benefit of the doubt since he was hired, but I’ve had it with him. The team has no mental or physical toughness whatsoever, and he’s the one who has to shoulder the blame for that.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:46 am
Smitty313 says:
Melo looked emotional when the staples crowd was chanting DUI. You know Denver crowd will give it to Kobe. Why would Denver talk shit to Kobe. He was 2 for 10 (20%) in the first half. Anothony Carter pushes Kobe to the ground and K-Mart starts talkin shit and woke Kobe up 8 for 16 (50%) in the second half. They should of kept their cool and maybe Kobe would have just kept shooting jumpers.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:49 am
Austin Burton says:
Oh yeah, Southernplayalistic, my bad. Haven’t listened to that in years. I was thinking of Amil’s line from “Can I Get A…” (And since Jay-Z wrote all of her stuff anyway, I guess it’d be quoting Jay and not Amil.)
April 21st, 2008 at 9:10 am
st.johnnies says:
let’s take a second to look at the times youngfed is posting.
5:06
5:41
5:54
5:56
7:40
8:04
son you need to relax, that’s six posts in 3 hours, go do something else with your time.
oh when you say you’re on dime at the office, do you mean you’re on dime on the computer in the mooby’s you work the morning shift at? real talk.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:15 am
YOUNGFED says:
@St. Johnnies
Heres #7 for your Bitchass then. And what the Fuk is Mooby’s some bed-n-breakfest in your hick ass town. lmao
I’ma post 30 more times just for your lame ass
@Austin
Lmao at that Amil shit.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:20 am
girlybballluver says:
Soooo mad I missed the LA game. Pope came to the city and messed up the traffic and my day of playoff games….grrrrrr!!!
That detroit philly game was boring to me. I really just can’t bring myself to like that detroit squad. Someone has to eliminate them…please! I don’t care which team does it…just get those lames out! As a matter of fact, let them stay in to make it easier for SA or LA to win in the finals.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:23 am
Tom S. says:
I guess Magic forgot about him and Isiah sharing a kiss in the Finals.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:27 am
Dennis Castro says:
Tom S, I’m trying myself to forget that ish.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:46 am
PALakerFan says:
This Laker squad is one of the funnest to watch since the 80’s Celts and Lakers. Their passing is a thing of beauty. I love Kobe, but his garbage time gunning was stupid yesterday. Talk about going for stats. I’d rather see garbage time ASSISTS from him. LO is one of the most gifted players in the league - dude can do anything on the court!
The Pistons are such a joke. What a waste of talent. They should’ve won at least 2 more titles. No team with Chauncey, Rip, Tayshawn, and Rasheed should ever lose at home to Philly. Boston on the other hand, with 3 HOFer’s took care of business. They’re a lock to win the East.
Also, Bernard Hopkins is one of the most unwatchable “great” fighters EVER. I hate guys who want to win decisions. Inflict punishment on your opponent or retire. Calzaghe was clearly more aggressive and wanted to win more. You could just picture Bernard’s thought bubble, “What’s the least amount of effort I can put forth to win this fight?” He was trying to buy a point late in the fight too with the phantom low blow. Pathetic. Hopkins has had an amazing career, beating almost everyone, but it’s time to hang em up.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:47 am
nbaroundtable says:
The Pistons backcourt struggles against big physical guards. Detroit are over-reliant on Chauncey and Rip to score, so whenever they struggle the whole offense struggles.
This is what Cleveland did to them last season. Chauncey averaged 15ppg and 5apg against Phily during the regular season. Rip averaged only 13.7ppg.
Going to be a slug-out
Shame the Pistons wasted a very good Rasheed Wallace effort
April 21st, 2008 at 10:10 am
MoxWestCoastRep says:
LAKERS=Chip.
Detroit may end up winning this series, but this run for Detroit is just about over. The team looks disinterested and old. They need to fire flip and get some new blood in their cause they aint winning a chip with this squad again.
So are the Wiz regretting talking ISH to the King now?
April 21st, 2008 at 10:29 am
Dennis Castro says:
I can’t wait for that Wiz-Cavs game tonight. That 35ft 3 pointer at the end of the first quarter by Gil was ridiculous. He just pulled up like it was a 15 ft jumper.
April 21st, 2008 at 10:51 am
Robert Tukey says:
“Every team that considers itself a contender needs to have a guy like that; someone who rebounds, sets screens, goes after loose balls, plays great defense, is somewhat competent offensively, draws charges, gets under the opponents’ skin, and just has a knack for being around the ball when he needs to be. San Antonio has Thomas, Philly has Evans, Detroit has Maxiell/McDyess, L.A. has Ronny Turiaf, Houston has Scola/Hayes/Landry/Harris, Utah has Paul Millsap, Cleveland has Anderson Varejao, and so on. And one reason why the Celtics are so good? While Leon Powe is solid, That Guy for them is really Kevin Garnett…”
Uh, don’t forget about James Posey, the guy who literally does whatever it takes to win…
April 21st, 2008 at 10:57 am
GEE..If you like fish & grits and all that pimp ish says:
PALakersFan - I figured Bernard had messed himself up when he did that whole “A white boy will never beat me” deal. It’s one thing to try to get in another fighter’s head, but then another to just be disrespectful and give wrong motivation to your opponent.
I like Bernard but I couldn’t really support dude on this one.
Young - My Rockets will need a miracle but you know I got to stay with them regardless. I am gone believe regardless so, yea I rolled in saying they will win and if it happens I will roll out saying “They should have won” lol. Denial like a mofo!
K-Dizzle I didn’t mean the first T literally, I meant the first tech that would alter a game or get a player thrown out. That award goes to A.I. lol. This might sound weird but I think A.I. would make a great coach (outside of having his team practice ..I mean we talking about practice).
Austin you went back with that one some. That song put Rule on the map, till 50 took him off didn’t it? I thought Amil was going to be somethin, she had the soft voice, and was “a laaaaady” as Shenaynay would say. Guess not.
April 21st, 2008 at 10:59 am
GEE..If you like fish & grits and all that pimp ish says:
Castro dude is straight sick from where he just pulls up. Kobe said it best. He has no conscience! Honestly they got to take LeBron out and let someone else try to score 35 or so. You just can’t let Bron continue to do what he do. Washington should win, but they got to do better than what they did.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:19 am
Dave says:
It will be funny to listen to the announcers when Chris Paul goes 2-17 and they lose by 20. At some point the fact that D-Will is a dominant player in any game he is in, and is always consistent will make everyone look back at this season and wonder how they could have been so naive as to think Paul was better than Williams. It may take the Jazz winning it all but it will happen.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:40 am
Celts Fan says:
There may be more Catholics than basketball fans in the world, but NYC is THE place for hoops and it’s so diverse, I’m sure there were more people pissed about missing AI and Kobe than there were watching some chump in a big hat talk about why you should keep listening to him despite all the boy fucking. I’m not anti-religion, I’m just anti getting that shit shoved down my throat. Who cares if the Pope’s here. Anyone that truly wanted to see that mass could’ve seen it on another network. You gotta show the Playoffs!
April 21st, 2008 at 11:45 am
Dennis Castro says:
GEE, at the end of the 1st Q, when he had the ball, I thought he would pull up to the line, jab step then take a step back 3.
Just the fact that he had the stones to pull up from 35 definitely proves he has no conscience. When he’s on, he’s one of the top 5 most enjoyable players to watch ball.
It seemed like he couldnt miss for a stretch there, and the Cavs fans knew it, you could hear the fear in the Q.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:46 am
girlybballluver says:
Thanks Celts Fan!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 11:46 am
word says:
yea Flip did wait too long you’re right Dime.
and TJ Ford needs to relax on the shooting, you could see they played better with Calderon.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:48 am
word says:
and thats cuz Reggie Miller pronounces it the right way. It should sound Rah Sheed.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:52 am
nick says:
brown was right one point about the raps. they cannot just become physical now and sam mitchell is to blame. it’s their style of play. they do not have a slashing guard/forward who gets to the line. they like to shoot too much and that is on the coach for not adjusting and making them do more driving then shooting 3’s. also the defense on howard yesterday was just awful. 22 rebs, he had more then the starting raps line up pretty much.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:53 am
Ian says:
youngfed
wasnt really defending the pistons on my 16 games comment
but good luck anyways on the series
April 21st, 2008 at 12:00 pm
YOUNGFED says:
WOOOOOOOOWWWW!!!! I just read the responses to yesterday’s SMACK. This site going NORMAN BATES on me, cats was really hype talking real breezy when my Pistons lost. I feel like a celebrety. Even though it’s kinda sad that after my team loses dudes is rushing to they computers to talk trash to the YoungFizzle. Couldn’t even wait till the morning. DAMN!!! (SMH)and(lol)
April 21st, 2008 at 12:16 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
Wow Youngfed, you’re a cyber celebrity you should start your own blog!
Ha ha ha ha
April 21st, 2008 at 12:21 pm
GEE..If you like fish & grits and all that pimp ish says:
Same way yo a$$ was talking greazzzy when the Rockets Loss Young so don’t act to much lol.
You made me think to go see the comments when Houston loss and you and For real were talking slick, especially you.
It’s cool though cause yo team is in the same boat as mine and you all have A WAY BETTER TEAM.
Anyway and wherever For real is at.
It’s always Houston up!
April 21st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
YOUNGFED says:
Gee I wasn’t talkin trash like these nukkas. Dudes was postin’ on here soon as the game ended. WTF! Plus only reason I got on your team is cause you was actin’ like they was gonna dominate the league after that 20 something run….had to bring ya back to reality.
@Post#56
lol
April 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Celts Fan says:
I gotta say, I said the 6ers would get swept by any of the top 4 teams in the East. Safe to say I under-rated them. It’s unfortunate Flip did too…
ok, let’s cause some controversy here…
Top 5 Players in the NBA IN ORDER (guys you’d want on your team looking to win a ring. Individual talent that doesn’t translate to team success - see Stephon Marbury - is NOT relevant in this discussion):
1. Kobe
2. Duncan (FTs are the only issue, but the 4 rings more than outweight his struggles from the line. One of those, stats-don’t-tell-the-whole-story guys. All NBA defensive and offensive every year of his career except the one he played hurt all year, he only got All NBA 2nd team that year. Had him #1 as recently as last year, and he’ll probably drop below LeBron and potentially CP3 by this time next year, but right now, if you had to win a ring and weren’t looking at the financial windfall from jerseys, etc., that LeBron obvoiusly brings, it’s tough to take LeBron over him to me. Other than MJ’s Bulls - who only had the GOAT and another top 50 guy in Pip, no team’s ever won without an All-Star caliber big, so it’s TD over LeBron in a really close decision.)
3. LeBron (when he’s guarding the other team’s best player for the entire game like Kobe, we’ll move him up to the #1 spot, and that’ll be his soon enough. A fantasy player’s wet dream.)
4. KG (his intensity is terrifying)
5. CP3 (almost moved him over KG. Soon enough, I’m sure. The best PG in the NBA, hands down, but I’d have DWill in my top 10 players if I was going that far, so don’t think I’m trying to knock him…)
April 21st, 2008 at 1:00 pm
daquest?on says:
i think that if the nuggets want to win they should bench anthony carter, make iverson the point guard, put jr smith in the starting lineup and have linas kleiza off the bench..this gives the nuggets size on the backcourt more scoring ability and more athleticism…oh and btw i think u are being extremely rude celtic fan anybody on any religion with the title the pope has should get some respect
April 21st, 2008 at 1:02 pm
daquest?on says:
mister sun stfu
April 21st, 2008 at 1:04 pm
SAS Sizzle says:
So I have a question with regards to flopping, because Shaq is making those excuses already for the Phoenix fans…
Is there ever an instance where someone steps in to draw a charge and it is NOT considered a flop? Meaning are there any legitimate offensive fouls, because to me, if you are trying to get good defensive position to draw the charge, well then that is just good defense, right?
It just sounds like Shaq is lobbying to have the Spurs just allow him and Amare to bully down the lane with no contest. Of course they are going to try to draw the charge. Raja Bell and Steve Nash do the same damn thing.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:15 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
@quest it doesn’t matter who Denver plays in what order-they don’t play D! They have zero chance of beating the lakers. @sizzle shaq should take glen davis’ nickname cause everyone knows he’s the Big Baby!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:17 pm
GEE..If you like fish & grits and all that pimp ish says:
LOL for that one moment in time (Whitney Crack Houston) they did dominate the L. lol.
Trust me it wasn’t you, but it was Boston that took me back down to reality….and then a couple of teams after that lol.
Still you catch it the most cause you rep. the most. Understandably so though. Cause if Houston had that Detroit squad please know I would be like “What?!?”
All good still Houston Up on these haters! As far as the D goes, I hope they see Boston, but that is as far as I can support.
Then I’ll have to let em go! Looks like a 7 game TKO!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:28 pm
rangerjohn says:
something i find interesting,
a ton of mavs fans blame avery johnson for ALL of the problems the mavs have had this season, and in the last 2 post seasons.
www.fireavery.com
lmao like it was avery who got punked by david west and not dirk, or avery who got rolled up by chris paul not jason kidd. really? i mean REALLY?
April 21st, 2008 at 1:50 pm
daquest?on says:
@moxwestcoastrap: when the nuggets had that lineup that i mentioned they were up 7 and then george karl messed up the lineup and we were dwn 2 at halftime, he decided to start anthony carter in the second half and the lakers went nuts on the nuggets, when george karl put jr smith back, it was almost 2 late but they were getting there ging from 19 down to 10 down with 5 min left but then jr smith fouled out and that was the ball game
April 21st, 2008 at 2:18 pm
GayforRudy says:
I just want to note that I was the one to point out that the Pistons would lose
@comment 55
April 21st, 2008 at 4:40 pm
K Dizzle says:
Celts
that’s a good list. The talkin heads on ABC were sayin that Tim or Shaq have been in every final since ‘99 so the dominant big guy with the slashin wing is legit, unless you do have Mike and scottie
Here’s my “Forgot to set the alarm and show up for the playoffs” team
1) Chauncey & Rip, they gotta share this spot
2) Andre Iguodala - for real, Dre Miller and Evans bailed him out
3)Marcus Camby - Pau got 20 at half, maybe you should be focussin on clampin on him
4)TJ Ford - there were 3 straight trips Bosh had his man sealed, but TJ decided he was gonna try to answer Orlando’s 65% 3point shootin by himself. If i’m Bosh, I pull the MJ and tell Mitch to sit him
5)Mike Bibby - 5 points, 1 assists? Too bad they can’t trade for Ramon Sessions
April 21st, 2008 at 5:18 pm
GEE..If you like fish & grits and all that pimp ish says:
If I may Celts
1. George Karl - The world is about to witness outcoaching at its best!
2. TJ Ford and Jose Calderon - Same bootydoo numbers almost and a loss. One a starter the other an all-star snub …pause.
3. Bobby Jackson - Wasn’t the purpose of getting you for the playoffs?
4. Sheed - You got time to clown but can’t deliver when it counts. As much as I want to see both teams tried hard, he got to come up in the clutch.
5. Andre I - Were you high? Calm yo rabbit !#$ down and hit some free throws when it counts.
Honorable Mention - Josh Smith - Why on every highlight am I seeing you get dunked on?
April 21st, 2008 at 5:19 pm
GEE..If you like fish & grits and all that pimp ish says:
Sorry K Dizz that was to your list. Yea Celts good list.
April 21st, 2008 at 6:46 pm
girllybballluver says:
I’m currently watching Cavs/Wiz and reggie miller is seriously ridin’ lebron. The same way you talked about the announcers fawning over CP3. It’s beyond annoying…seriously, someone tell him to shut up!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 7:04 pm
tealish says:
I preface this comment with an acknowledgement of Kobe’s greatness. (In other words, Kobe-jock-riders, calm yourselves; Me’s not a hater):
Kobe looked as retarded as I’ve ever seen him when he was out there violently shaking his head like he was having a seizure. Mamba, take it easy. Rest your neck for when you’re ACTUALLY on fire. The way he was saying “no no no”, you’d figure he was shooting at least over 50% and not hitting field goal #3 on his 15th attempt.
And on a side note, the Lakers looked pretty good without Kobe playing well. Is that a sign of a league MVP? You bet. Rapist4MVP!
April 21st, 2008 at 7:32 pm
daquest?on says:
just as the fans in LA were yelling DUI to carmelo anthony, the denver fans will yell rapist 2 kobe
April 21st, 2008 at 7:47 pm
SAS Sizzle says:
Austin, nice South Park reference from yesterday forgot to tell ya
April 21st, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Ian says:
celts fan
whu kobe over duncan on the list
if u want a ring
sorry man but until kobe wins on his own
its duncan 1 everyday
and the list u have garnett and paul what????
younfed
comon man u cant blame anyone because they overhyped their team
u do it more than anyone
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:04 am
Austin Burton says:
THANK YOU, Sizzle. I was hoping somebody got that.
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:35 am
st.johnnies says:
hey youngfag,
mooby’s is the fictional restaurant from jay and silent bob strike back and clerks 2, nice try though plug.
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:19 am
Mo says:
Tirico and Brown cheered when Kidd hit that buzzer beater that didn’t count.