M.O.B.
Kevin Durant (photo. Dorothy Hong)
We said we were waiting for Memphis to finally look like an eight seed. They did last night, getting blown out in Oklahoma City 99-72. For most of the first half, both teams seemed like they were still sleepy after the marathon on Monday night. Then Russell Westbrook hit two straight jumpers, James Harden put down a dunk and the Thunder had the crowd juiced after a quick 7-0 spurt. From there, the Thunder closed out the half with so much energy that we thought they would blow the roof off, with Kevin Durant (19 points) leading the way. In the third quarter, Memphis just wore down. It’s one thing to win a triple-overtime game and then come home to some of the best fans in basketball. But it’s much harder to be 100 percent engaged when you’re coming off a loss like the Grizz did … The Grizzlies’ offense was pathetic all night. Early in the first quarter, they could’ve jumped all over OKC (who were turning it over like clockwork), but Memphis couldn’t find shots. Then in the second half, it just got ugly. They missed six or seven layups and let the energy of the Thunder dictate what they were going to do. Too bad they still don’t have Hasheem Thabeet to bring in off the bench. Or Jake Tsakalidis … Westbrook was in control all game. We can’t recall a single bad shot. Still, we wish this was 2k. That way, we could just throw Westbrook into the drills and give him a +2 every month in passing and offensive awareness … Kendrick Perkins was an altar boy? No wonder he played so well next to Jesus … Lionel Hollins in the Memphis huddle during the second half looked like a cross between a nine-year old who didn’t get that new Call of Duty on Christmas and Blake Griffin in April when he finally realized he was playing for the Clippers and Sterling … What out-of-touch-with-reality suit wrote these Teen Mobile commercials? And who gave the green light to play at least one during every commercial break? … Rest in peace Tractor. While the news came out early yesterday, last night we found out he was actually on the phone with his wife when the connection was lost, apparently as he was having a heart attack. No one wants to see this happen, and it had to be particularly difficult for the family to know they were talking to him just before he collapsed … Have you seen our new cover? … We’re out like Carlos Arroyo and the Celtics.
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May 12th, 2011 at 1:19 am
Promoman says:
Looks like Paul Pierce can take his talents to the Ol’ Fishin’ Hole now.
May 12th, 2011 at 1:27 am
p-dizzle says:
Show a lil respect to Bibby… Man’s been handling biz since you guys were selling your newsletter out the back of your Tracer….
May 12th, 2011 at 1:45 am
futuristic handgun says:
lol… bibby bout to get ate by Rose
May 12th, 2011 at 1:57 am
kingdingaling says:
damn…as a laker fan, hate 2 say it but lebron and Wade, dem boyz on some straight beast shit, I hope D-Rose and company pull through should they meet in the conference finals
May 12th, 2011 at 2:17 am
HighSchoolBaller says:
Nice father and son embrace at the end of the game between Delonte and LeBron!
May 12th, 2011 at 2:23 am
HighSchoolBaller says:
Man too bad my Grizzles don’t have Steph Curry to bring off the bench and knock down a few jumpers, as a backup to Conley. We could of used his bench scoring tonight. I’m still upset we drafted Thabeet #2 and pasted on Curry.
May 12th, 2011 at 2:24 am
pipdaddyy says:
@ futuristic handgun:
Bibby would get eaten by CJ Watson, its not news now.
But I still believe Lebron will end up guarding Rose, and that would be interesting to watch.
May 12th, 2011 at 2:25 am
yentron says:
perk wouldn’t have made much of a difference against miami. they picked up green to add a guy who can kinda stay in front of perimeter players. if there was a boston/ LA finals, then yeah they wouldve missed perk.. all they missed from him this series was a bunch of mean muggin camera time
May 12th, 2011 at 2:27 am
yentron says:
“It’s one thing to win a triple-overtime game and then come home to some of the best fans in basketball. But it’s much harder to be 100 percent engaged when you’re coming off a loss like the Grizz did”
oh did you watch on TNT too? original material there..
May 12th, 2011 at 3:01 am
beiber newz says:
lebron james is what shaq was but in the form of a small forward…the most unstoppable force in the game.
kobe: the black mam,ba’s game is all about smarts, skill, will. when he is on fire, kobe’s offensive game screams “i can create any shot and put point on the board. smooth, smart enough to score on young atleetic stoppers at his age.
durant: the ultimate MISMATCH. this is how kd is able to dominate. he is long but with the slyness of a guard. he is 6’10 able to shoot at the wing. and he has touch. so combine this and you have a guy that can play legally unfair to a defense.
carmelo: call him the bully. with the size to rival even lebron james, melo can SHOOT the basketball when he finds his groove. with melo, it has come to the point where, JUST LIKE kobe, when this guy puts up a double nickel (55 points) it is NOT s shock. just like an o yea, there go melo. he can post up, a game lebron does not posses as well as #7. melo is clutch, which points to his abilty to score in ANY situation because he can create at 6’8 with a fadeaway of pure beauty.
lebron james: this man is huge. can probably outbench dwight howard (okay a lil stretch, but would you be shocked if he could?) lebron, when hitting his 3s, should be illegal. honestly, lebron is the athlete you create in your 2k games. a guy that can fly. pass like magic, take it to the hole jus as good as any, actually, thee best penetrator the league has seen. i mean c’mon, lebron has two game-winning LAYUPS to our memory. lebron is a sf shaq. he was a bully. guys are scared to guard kobe but lebron possesses an immediate intimidation based on his sheer size and what he can do with the basketball.
May 12th, 2011 at 3:09 am
Hi, Jurg from Denmark says:
Hi hi from Jurg.
And good luck to mr Dirk diggler nowitki for your next round against mr serge ibaka from Congo.
From jurgo
May 12th, 2011 at 5:06 am
K Dizzle says:
@ Dime – please post the video of Lebron apologizin for the Decision and then PLEASE make Austin do a write up on it since he saw nuthin wrong with it…
I hate the Heat just a little bit less today.
May 12th, 2011 at 5:33 am
Soopa says:
I think running gets tired of Durant before Durant gets tired of running…
They way he came out and set the tone was big in OKC keeping their energy high through the first tough stretch of the game.
Durant’s focus and aggressiveness also took a lot of pressure off Westbrook, who I agree played a well controlled game.
See how many times Durant dribbled it over half court by himself or got the ball way out on an iso? Just what the doctor ordered.
OKC still has the best misdirection play in the league where Durant is coming off a couple of picks on the weak side. They scored on that play 2-3 times and none of them were by Durant. He did assist one.
And my Celtics are out.
After game 2 I think we all saw the writing on the wall.
Game 3 gave a glimpse of hope but after game 4 where we realized that the C’s had to take 3 in a row and 2 of them in Miami, well thats just not gonna happen against Wade and Lebron.
I really didnt think the Heat could win it this year, but the way they are playing right now they will take care of Chicargo in 5. Dallas will give them a run, but the Mavs just dont match up very well with Miami and they sure as hell arent gonna keep James and Wade out of the lane like they did Kobe.
May 12th, 2011 at 5:40 am
sh!tfaced says:
No matter how crappy the Grizz played today, still think Marc Gasol has somehow managed to steal brother Pau’s ‘powers’. He’s been killin’ in these playoffs…
May 12th, 2011 at 6:13 am
Dayinho says:
“The Heat beat Boston at their own game, staying close throughout and then when it really mattered, executing and making plays.”
Plays? Just iso. The Heat is ugly.
May 12th, 2011 at 6:25 am
common sense says:
@Dayinho, still in the thinking that it seems only a handful of coaches can coach both sides of the game. Spoelstra only coaches D, the heats O is just painful to watch. Its literally ‘your go Bron’ then ‘your go wade’ and then ‘lets give Bosh a touch’ followed by ‘fuck everyone else’..
May 12th, 2011 at 6:45 am
control says:
That Heat/celtics game was amazing to watch, I am soooo glad those douchebags are going home. The amount of “sad gangster” faces PP was making had to be a world record.
Reggie Miller is quickly becoming my most hated announcer to listen to. That guy is worse than a politician when it comes to picking a talking point about a person and mentioning it 1000000 times in a row. The guy seriously gets one piece of information about each player, and mentions that same piece of information EVERY time the player touches the ball or is mentioned.
Rondo shouldn’t have played. The guy nearly broke his own ankles when he was left alone pump faking the air and then getting scared to shoot. Also, he hurt his fucking elbow, why was he laying back on the ground with his feet up like he had just broken his back? Why didn’t he just go get a wheelchair and sit in that?
West played good, but it’s hard to look at that guy and not think he’s about to go crazy for some reason. He just has that “look” about him.
Fat Davis is just fat. I hope he is out of the league next season, guy really doesn’t bring ANYTHING to the table at all. He’s pretty much a worthless slug.
KG is OLD, and he got old quick.
The good news about the celts getting beat up and sent home like little bitches, is the team will probably be blown up over the off season. It will be great if the celts get some new blood in, and turn the team over to Rondo and prove me right that if he is the 1st or 2nd best player on a team, that team will be in the lower 25% of the league.
May 12th, 2011 at 7:59 am
JAY says:
Cosign K-Dizzle
The apology coming a full season after the fact, you just know it’s been on his mind since then. I’m sure AB will disagree, but who apologizes for something they did a long time ago if they weren’t thinking about it.
Better late than never. I’m a fan of his game, but last Lebron, as a human being, grew on me.
And who the heck thinks Bibby is sticking Rose? Really? You know Wade will start out guarding him with Lebron checking him once in a while. Bibby will be on whoever the Bulls’ 2-guard is. Seriously, put your coaching hats on guys. Spo isn’t that stupid.
May 12th, 2011 at 8:03 am
JAY says:
*last night
May 12th, 2011 at 8:13 am
robzilla says:
I know lebron was was happy to get by the C’s, but was it REALLY necessary to bust out the James Brown “Where’s my cape” on the court?
May 12th, 2011 at 8:42 am
Celts Fan says:
DWade had to take a cheap shot at one of our all stars and injure him to win, and we gave away Perk, and still coulda/maybe shoulda had a few games at the end. If we had Perk and no injuries, we win in 5.
@yentron – you clearly know nothing at all about basketball. What a defensive center like Perk does is make it harder for guys to drive, challenges many more shots, and makes getting easy dunks much much rarer. This era in Cs history ended back in Feb when Danny lost his fucking mind. Fuck the Heat, fuck DWade, fuck LeBron, and especially fuck Danny Ainge and Jeff Green. Great job clowns. If Jeff Green’s the air apparent to Paul Pierce, we’re gonna spend a lot of time in the lottery.
This was an AMAZING ride and one that was completely outta no where and lasted longer than it prob shouldve. We were title favorites in Dec then remade the identity of our team on the fly. I knew this was probably our last chance at a ring with the very likely chance of a prolonged lockout costing us next season, but i didnt expect it to end with a GM that shouldve known better yanking the e-brake and trading our enforcer – one of the best defensive 5s in the league – for a nonstarter. I expected this era to end with us walking off the court having lost to a younger, better team (next year.) We didnt get to finish out the run. Instead of losing without question, we traded a guy that mayve swung the whole series (and the Heat are on record as being THRILLED when the trade was announced, so save it haters) and now we have nothing but questions. Would the Heat have beaten us with our real team (perk) and a cheap-shot-free-so-100%-healthy Rondo? I dont think so but maybe. Id have had a much easier time sleeping last nught if they had. Instead of our closure when a younger team woukd eventually beat us out and youd know the door was closed, Danny deadbolted that shit in an office in Feb.
SMFH
May 12th, 2011 at 9:24 am
Nodizzel says:
@Celtic Fan: No there are no “questions”… Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda doesn’t win games. Making excuses won’t change the final score either.
May 12th, 2011 at 9:34 am
control says:
Celts Fan
Come on, you are normally the only reasonable celtics fan on here. Wade didn’t do a cheap move on Rondo, Rondo initiated contact, then started flopping while pulling Wade because Wade was driving by him. Only after Rondo pulled Wade off balance did Wade latch onto Rondo, Wade was still trying to drive by Rondo and focused on that when the fall started. Either way, Rondo only had one good game against the Heat, and a whole hand full of embarrassingly funny plays where you can see him shit himself because he was open, and then passing it off or throwing the ball away.
As you’ve mentioned a dozen times, you guys mortgaged the house on the big 3, and it’s more than paid for itself. Sucks that it’s ended, but it has. Maybe the celtics will go in the direction of getting some character guys, instead of letting the team stank of douche so heavily.
May 12th, 2011 at 9:47 am
control says:
Proof about Rondo’s injury: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfCMqT05No8 at 45 seconds, before Wade has grabbed Rondo, Rondo is trying to throw Wade to the ground. Guy tries to be a dirty prick, and gets fucked for it.
May 12th, 2011 at 9:48 am
Skeeter McGee says:
I never understood the BOS-OKC trade halfway through the season because it made no sense for the Celtics. And speaking of Danny Ainge, dude looks like the only thing he’s been killin lately are the buffets around Boston. Homeboy blew up, and I mean literally…
May 12th, 2011 at 9:48 am
Stunnaboy2k11 says:
Wow, control I’m still here, and apparently I ain’t reasonable.
Fun rude with this team but 3 aging guys and a one armed PG can only get you so far. Miami was the better team, and losing TA and Perk hurt us ALOT in this series.
May 12th, 2011 at 10:04 am
rell says:
@yentron
Keeping Perks would have matter this series because Boston would not have gotten destroyed on the boards by the Heat . His offensive might might not have mattered but his defensive and rebounding would have helped Boston. Baby minutes who gave Boston nothing would have been reduced. If Pierce was the 2nd best rebounder in 4 out of the 5 games then you have a problem.
May 12th, 2011 at 10:07 am
QQ says:
@ dizzle:
Read your post,and it blew my mind. Bron apologized for the Decision? YES PLEASE POST IT DIME.
And come on now, you still expect to Austin Burton to sound reasonable when talking bout Lebron? NO WAY, CATS. NOW FUCKING WAY.
Speaking of Bron… HATER UNITE. We all should shut up for a moment. LOL.
Seriously, Bron (and the Heat) are just straight ballin like now. He’s proving me wrong so far, only thing missing is the chip.
And bout Boston: Never really thought that the Perk trade affected them as much as the media ays it is, but it’s CLEARLY evident now.
And what’s so frustrating about that is: It didn’t affected their game, it affected their PSYCHE. It affected them because they LET it affect them.
They were crusing with the best record in the East WITHOUT Perkins. People forget about that.
Then when Perk was traded, these pussies went “NO!!!!! OUR CIRCLE OF FRIENDS IS NOW BROKEN! OUR ‘UNDEFEATED RECORD WITH A FULL LINEUP ‘BULLSHIT FADES NOW!”.
It’s all about the psyche right there. And they let it hit them HARD.
May 12th, 2011 at 10:12 am
Skeeter McGee says:
I mean I’m not gonna lie I was just talking shit about the Heat and Bron specifically yesterday to my boy who is a Bron fan. Dude’s biggest criticism over the past couple of years was not taking the big shots when they mattered (or missing them when he did shoot), lack of defense, lack of range, etc.
Last night in the last minutes of the game he answered all those who doubted said aspects of his game. Two long range 3′s, a steal for a fastbreak dunk and another field goal once it was already over. Wow.
Pretty much made my eat my words…
May 12th, 2011 at 10:18 am
That's What's Up says:
Oh shit. You mean the Heat didn’t win the championship last night? there sure was plenty of post-game hugging and theatrics for just winning a semi-final series.
nice segue DIME – …and Robert Traylor, Rest in peace. Check Out Our New Cover, Yo !
May 12th, 2011 at 10:31 am
CLAW says:
Wade had the play of the series by taking out Rondo, he was never the same and it was like 4 on 5 when the Cs were on offense. Their biggest advantage was taken away and that Perkins trade was a killer also, nothing in the middle to alter drives or board. With all that the Heat did put away the end of the game and the back to back 3s by Lebron after Ray Ray missed a wide open 3 was the back breaker.
Lebron is still a douche and they are only in the Eastern Finals but they talk like they’ve accomplished something already but don’t mind the celebrating, guys can get emotional.
May 12th, 2011 at 10:35 am
Chicagorilla says:
you see David Stern…. If you just let the guys play it out, it’ll still be intresting to watch.
Bulls need to close out tonight. I wanna see a Chicago/MIA matchup.
All this talk about Perkins and he is over in OKC getting raped repeatedly by every center the team faces!!!! Yet some Celtic fans and casual fans are still calling him a great defender.
Also, Big Baby Davis……..lmfao…..you suck. Retire now. That is all.
Someone tell the owner of the Cavs that he better hope DRose and the Bulls can stop Lebron from getting to the finals. Lol, otherwise he is going to look like the idiot.
Was that Barkley and McHale saying that Memphis needs to put someone from OKC on their ass because of all the 3pt shots they took when the game was out of hand???? Hmmm intresting.
May 12th, 2011 at 10:46 am
mules says:
“It also will be the first Finals since 1995 to not involve Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich or Pat Riley.”
Um, you guys realize Riley is the team president of the Heat…still very much involved.
May 12th, 2011 at 10:58 am
Celts Fan says:
@nidizzel – Its called reading comprehension (or maybe poorly phrased by me, whatever). The coulda woulda shoulda shit was meant as a sarcastic comment about us still being close in most of those games. No excuses. They beat our team as currently constructed. Still think we beat them w/ Perk and full health, but thats just another what-if to bug ME forever, not an excuse. The Heat won. Go Bulls, Thunder, and anyone else these dbags play along the way.
@control – i try to be reasonable man, but the end of an era hurts, especially when u know it was ended more from the inside in Feb than on the court this yr. We were shaping up as ttle favs (or at least top 3). We owned Miami in the regular season. We still went from worst in the league to a banner, another Finals trip, and some great ball. Unfortunately the trains at the end of the line and im not ready to get off. I spent 20 yrs following this squad after Bird hung it up and saw mostly mediocre ball, then 08 happened. Now its over. Its like youve only been dating 6s your whole life, then u score a ten. How the hell do u go back to 6s when its over, ya know?
And u know damn well DWade pulled Rondo down. He was OBV not trying to hurt him and prob just tying to take him outta that one play, but u know that (shoulda been) light takedown waw intentional just as well as i know he sure as shit didnt mean to hurt him.
May 12th, 2011 at 11:14 am
control says:
Celts Fan
I feel ya about the ending of the era…after my Rap’s one good year, I was going HAM on people. Now I just hate on other squads.
Check that video I posted though, you can see Rondo tries to do his typical hip throw, he’s done it to a lot of other guys (Hindrich into scorers table) but he wasn’t strong enough to complete the move with Wade, so Wade tied himself up with Rondo and that is how he gets injured. Straight out, if Rondo doesn’t try to throw Wade, he doesn’t get hurt, hopefully it makes him not be a douchebag in the future (unlikely). It’s unnatural how sticky Rondos arms are too.
May 12th, 2011 at 11:25 am
Sam says:
Lebron was incredible last night. The three to put them up by 6, and then the steal, the emphatic jam, and the game was over, just like that..
Celtics fans watching at home must have been stunned.. when it mattered, Lebron James declared his supremacy and took over.
May 12th, 2011 at 11:27 am
JAY says:
“Um, you guys realize Riley is the team president of the Heat…still very much involved.”
I thought the same thing. LMAO! DIME fail…
control and I are bitter cuz we have a crappy team. Fuckin Laughtors. Toronto = the city of haters. We got no sports team to keep us happy so we hate on everything.
It’s nice out today, but fuck the sun. Bitch makes me sweat.
May 12th, 2011 at 11:28 am
deron says:
The Celts were dominated in this series during the most critical moments; those moments when the experience advantage becomes the age disadvantage. I really enjoyed their run and I was pulling for them to win this year, but the only game they won was the one that most of the losing teams in a five-game series win – Game 3. I hope to see a Miami-Dallas rematch, could be one of the most exciting NBA Finals in years.
http://theresastatforthat.blogspot.com/2011/04/game-3-in-nba-playoffs-potent-mixture.html
May 12th, 2011 at 11:33 am
control says:
“It’s nice out today, but fuck the sun. Bitch makes me sweat.” Hahaha, fuck yeah!
May 12th, 2011 at 11:47 am
Big Island says:
control – Reggie is just now starting to get to you? That dude was garbage from day 1. I’d listen to Mark Jackson say “Momma, there goes that man! That is a bad man!” on loop for 2 hours before I’d listen to Reggie Miller call a game. Garbage. I could do better than him and I sound like I’m in puberty half the time when I get excited.
I could’ve seen it wrong, but did most of the Celtics walk off without shaking hands? I saw Ray, Doc and Delonte. And James hunched over for about 30 seconds was lame too. Oh well.
May 12th, 2011 at 11:58 am
CLAW says:
I think Cheryl Miller could still beat up her little brother, she looks like that alien from Predator when she has the braids in. I’m scared!
May 12th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
QQ says:
I’d rather listen to Mark Jackson and Reggie speaking at the SAME TIME for 2 hours than to hear 5 words from Dick Stockton.
I hate that nonsense spewing asshole.
May 12th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
s.bucketz says:
THANK YOU BIG ISLAND!!!i was was bout to b pissed no1 mentioned the walk-off or i was gunna quit smokin weed cuz i thought i was seein things…i am no JeBron Lames apologist by any means but if ur gunna give the man shit for walkin off the court and literally NO ONE is mentioning it for the whole C’s team (besides the always classy ray and delonte west had to show his son some love)…thas fucked up
and i dont wanna hear no shit from C’s fans about rondo…that was his own damn fault for bein a scumbag…unlike chauncey and amare gettin injured cuz the refs treat JO and KG like its 2004 and ther legit all stars still…seriously tho???is it illegal for an NBA ref to call a moving screen on KG??
May 12th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
LakeShow84 says:
Sad sad sad.. for Celtics fans
Haha
hahahahahahha
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA
THANK YOU HEAT lol
Now prepare to get MERKED by ChiTown.. aint no one stoppin Rose.. and i mean NO ONE.. Wade will D him up but i just dont see him keepin up.. And when the 4th rolls around and everyone is tired and Rose is still warp speedin??
Its going to get real UGLY..
And OKC winning wasnt even a question.. you dont lose a triple OT game with a chance to take a 3-1 lead in a series and come out even harder.. your deflated.. its human nature.. Durant is slowly becoming my favorite player too..
Its a wrap.. Mavs/Bulls Finals..
IF we cant have it neither can gang green
May 12th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Big Island says:
Bucketz – I guess nobody mentions the Celtics not shaking hands because they are such great competitors and just want to win, while Lebron is a spoiled kid. I hate how nobody calls them on that shit. I can understand not shaking hands during the series, not my style, but I get it. At the end of a series though, man up, wish em luck, and hit the bricks.
This has been a great playoffs though. Some great matchups. I thought they would suck, but Memphis and ATL showed up, Rose is fun to watch, OKC, Dallas is on a roll, Miami is even entertaining despite my best efforts to hate on them. I want Memphis and ATL in the Finals so Stern flips out knowing that he is going into a lockout after that ratings bonanza. Fucking lockout, so, so stupid.
May 12th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
LakeShow84 says:
@ S. Bucketz
Aint no one mentioning the walk off because everyone already know the Celtics are douches..
Like Control said they are the Avengers of Douches..
Ill 1up that and call them the Team 6 of douches lol
May 12th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Sam says:
Bulls were not very convincing beating the middling Pacers or the over-achieving Hawks.. how are they going to run all over Miami?
Rose is going to nuts over them? What about Lebron James.. with the guys he has next to him he is borderline unstoppable. Bosh is going to excel against a smaller line-up, and Wade and James are going to get their points no matter what. A sweep, an absolute crush by Miami in this next series.
May 12th, 2011 at 1:47 pm
QQ says:
Gotta agree with 47.
Everything about the Bulls has been underwhelming so far. We imagined them just running over everyone, but true to the theme of the playoffs, that aint happening right now.
As much as I’m a Bron critique, his team is the best in the East right now. The Bulls has to stop being the ‘Derrick Rose and 4 shitty guys’ squad if they want to run with the Heat.
May 12th, 2011 at 1:59 pm
QQ says:
Everything BUT Derrick Rose. Of course.
May 12th, 2011 at 2:09 pm
CLAW says:
Boozer does play Bosh well and beasted him in the regular season. It will come down to Wade probably guarding Rose because Chalmers will just get eaten alive. Trying to corral Wade and James and put some pressure on them to get to the Heat bench. I know the Heat are young but cmon scoring 80% of points and boards has to be an issue as you get deeper into the playoffs.
That is messed up by the Cs, congradulate and go take some anti-aging pills, Kobe might have a supply you get some from.
May 12th, 2011 at 2:18 pm
LakeShow84 says:
I dont know guys..
I think the Celtics got caught at the wront time was all.. Big Baby played like shit.. no post scoring off the bench.. No REAL post player period except KG defense but no post scoring period with Shaq out..
Throw in Rondo’s injury at the position in which Miami is MOST VULBERABLE and it was what it was..and really Rondo was even playing like his usual playoff self BEFORE the injury..
BUT
Chicago got Boozer who will get a chance to prove his worth.. they got bigs who CRASH the offensive glass which will give the Heat problems.. they have more to offer for post play on both sides of the ball than the Celtics..
AND
Like i said Miami biggest weakness is the PG spot.. And AINT NO ONE on that Miami squad containing Derek Rose..
If Rondo didnt go down and played like playoff Rondo of years past its 5-6 game series for the Celtics..
And Chicago has already proven they can beat both the Celtics and the Heat.. given Miammi is peaking at the right time they stil have the same weaknesses..
Either way that series will be the one to watch
May 12th, 2011 at 2:18 pm
LakeShow84 says:
And for the type of team Miami is (athletic, not big) Noah and Gibson will play MAJOR roles..
May 12th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Celts Fan says:
@everyone talking about the Cs walking off – they just lost a playoff series to a team of guys they dont like. No need to shake hands if it aint legit. For the record, i defended LeDouche for that a few yrs ago too (look it up if anyone really wants to call me on it.)
May 12th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
control says:
Who cares about the celts walking off, they are douches. If I were on the Heat, I wouldn’t even want to touch their hands. One thing you have to give the celts credit for, they are a TEAM, the way one goes, they all goes. They collectively decided to be a group of douchebags, and each of them embraced that 100%. Lakeshow mentioned the Avengers of Douchebags, and the only thing they are missing to be that 100% is a Stan Lee cameo.
To the guys saying the Bulls will beat Miami, it’s very unlikely, and I’d actually be pulling for the Bulls in that situation, as I think Derek Rose is a beast and he really helped me on my fantasy teams. Rose is a quicker and smaller version of LeBron James, but ironically with less court vision and teammates that don’t help him out. He is essentially LeBron on the Cavs.
Joakim ain’t shit but a hustle guy, but somehow Chris Bosh might be the only guy soft enough for him to defend in the post effectively, which would leave Boozer to fuck around with offensive powerhouse Joel Anthony (which he MIGHT not be able to do). Rose is going to go wild, but so are Wade and LeBron, and since Boozer is just a disgrace so far in the playoffs, the only xfactor for the Bulls is having Taj Gibson having a surprising run like Teague has in the series so far. Deng is aight, but he could really be shut down pretty easily, assuming he doesn’t shut himself down as he sometimes does.
Celts Fan
Can you name one team of guys who the celts DO like? There ain’t one…
May 12th, 2011 at 2:47 pm
LakeShow84 says:
“and the only thing they are missing to be that 100% is a Stan Lee cameo.”
LMAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOO
If Boozer dont show up Chicago really doesnt have a chance.. or maybe another big will show up??? we’ll see..
But i think Deng plays well when matched up against Lebron.. im not sure but i THINK..
Biggest thing Chicago has to do is keep Miami from parading to the FT line.. the differential for that whole BOS/MIA series was disgusting..
Rose’s ability to penetrate will play a big role i nthe FT game..
May 12th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Big Island says:
Celts fan – Sorry, they’re bitches. Fuck em.
May 12th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Austin Burton says:
@JAY — “The apology coming a full season after the fact, you just know it’s been on his mind since then. I’m sure AB will disagree, but who apologizes for something they did a long time ago if they weren’t thinking about it.”
You’re right, I disagree. I don’t think The Decision and its fallout was bothering LeBron all season, but I do think he didn’t really have a choice but to think about it often. Because everywhere LBJ turned, it was being brought up. Even the celebrities who try to avoid/ignore their press coverage can’t completely escape it. LeBron knows what people have been saying about him all year. I think apologizing for it now was just done so (hopefully) people will shut up about it. I’m sure we’ve all apologized for stuff we weren’t REALLY sorry for. As for the timing, having done it any time before now would be seen as some form of weakness; doing it after beating Boston eliminates any accusations that he regretted leaving Cleveland. Just my take on it.
May 12th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
marparker says:
lol at Rose being Lebron on the Cavs
Definitely a playoff team without him.
May 12th, 2011 at 4:46 pm
CLAW says:
LeDouche is still a douche and I’m trying to do the math but reaching the Eastern Conference didn’t do anything he hasn’t already done while with the Cavs.
To prove his point he needs to win it all, and I don’t think that’s happening. They look good against a Cs team with an aging KG, Rondo with one arm, and no center. The Bulls don’t have a big 3 but they have some nice parts and are deeper and I don’t see Wade and Bron going to the hole at will. Bulls are bigger and need to take advantage of their size to put guys into foul trouble and its a wrap.
May 12th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Sporty-j says:
I was watching the game last night and could not help but think. Does Danny Ainge want to trade Ray Allen for Mike Miller?
May 12th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
UncheckedAggression says:
Yeah, the Bulls have a pretty damn good team. Deng is better than any player that played at Lebron’s side in Cleveland. The Bulls thrive on D and have an unguardable PG that keeps getting better. Although I think the Heat will likely make short work of them, I do see a possibility of a longer series if Chicago’s offense smooths out.
And the Heat offense still isn’t that great. It’s just been good enough. We’ll see how it fares against Chicago.
May 12th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Sporty-j says:
I just think that it would be an awesome trade for Boston to help you guys get younger, quicker, and build towards a bright future…???
May 12th, 2011 at 5:09 pm
Sporty-j says:
Heat in 4 over the bulls. This is the easiest ECF pick ever and easy money.
May 12th, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Sporty-j says:
Does anybody know the # to a great retirement home that Paul Pierce and Kobe Bryant can retire at together???
May 12th, 2011 at 5:17 pm
CLAW says:
Sporty Spice: Talking some smack after beating a team with a one armed PG and no center. You want to bet that the Heat don’t sweep? They give bonuses at McD’s? You can just be like Austin and say crap that don’t make no sense and then not have the balls to back up.
May 12th, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Sporty-j says:
If you combined the Lakers roster together with the Celtic roster and made it 3 deep. It still would not be enough to beat the Heat..
May 12th, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Austin Burton says:
@CLAW — Explain yourself…
May 12th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
LakeShow84 says:
LMAOOOOOOO @ Sporty and the Mike Miller trade..
Cold shots bruh
But ur talking out of ur ass.. go ahead.. it wont last long lol u think Miami gonna SWEEP ChiTown like that??
simpleton lol
May 12th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
LakeShow84 says:
If Chicago doesnt wet the bed that series is theirs..
May 12th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Sporty-j says:
If there was an old man olympic team. Shaquilla would be 1st team center, with Gay-nett at the 4, Paula at the 3, with Kobric at the 2, and Fisher at the 1…
May 12th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
jdizzle says:
LakeShow84 says:
Sad sad sad.. for Celtics fans
Haha
hahahahahahha
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA
CTFU!!!! I could actually hear the laughs get louder and louder! And Im glad you mentioned the offensive boards for Chicago because if Noah doesn’t average 10 O boards a game(Im exaggerating) then this series might be over real quick. I think Wade and LeBron will take turns guarding Rose so Deng will have to be aggressive and be in attack mode the whole series. BTW I like how everyone else is looking ahead to the ECF, just as long as the Bulls themselves don’t look past Atlanta. Chicago in 7.
May 12th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Sporty-j says:
Claw is a KKK member. He probably thinks Lebron would be at McDonalds if not for basketball. Dude could not beat Cheryl Miller or my little brother in a game of basketball if they spotted him points and ill bet on that. Skip Bayless wannabe!!!
May 12th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Sporty-j says:
If Micheal Jordan somehow finds the fountain of youth along with Scottie Pippen and Denise Rodman to help Rose out. Than the Bulls might have a chance. But like Charles Barkley say, I doubt it.
May 12th, 2011 at 6:01 pm
Big Island says:
@everyone saying the Celts lost because of “no center and a one armed pg”. Please stop. Please. Dallas doesn’t have Caron Butler. Miami doesn’t have Haslem. Memphis doesn’t have Rudy Gay. Teams are banged up, and Rondo hurt, but that’s it. It isn’t like they lost Perk to an injury. HE GOT TRADED!!! THEY WENT IN WITH A FULL SQUAD AND LOST!!!
I could read sportyj and claw going back and forth all day. If you guys actually saw each other it would end in a slap fight complete with screaming and someone losing a weave.
May 12th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Austin Burton says:
Nobody was using the “no-center” excuse when Boston won those regular season games vs Miami, or when they managed the best record in the East without Perk.
May 12th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Sporty-j says:
They say Wade and Lebron are sizing up there ring fingers as we speak right now and are getting ready to dance on stage at club 400. 200 for men and 100 for ladies to get in. Its another pre-championship celebration. The Decision part 2 & 3 are coming to a theater near you if you live in MIAMI only. Starring D.Howard and CP3. Heat Mania is out of control, is taking over and the next show will be taking place in Chicago hopefully sometime this week…
May 12th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
K Dizzle says:
Readin all the posts from the one miami fan on this board after a 2nd round victory vs a team whose crunch time lineup by necessity included Delonte West, Jeff Green and “future hall of famer” Nenad Krstic being the only healthy center is comedy. I don’t remember any Laker or Boston fan bein so ridiculous AFTER a CHAMPIONSHIP WIN, so this is pretty funny.
Hey Sporty, maybe start showin some class or we’ll be merciless when you guys get sent home, bet that.
@ Big Island – your comparisons are off. Rondo being out doesn’t compare with Caron, Rudy…and definitely not Haslem. Rondo’s the Celtics best player now. So take Zach, Dirk and DWade/James off their squads for a better comparison.
@ Austin – Act like you know why nobody was talkin about “no center during the season”. C’mon man.
Oct – Celts over Heat, Shaq plays 18 mins, JO plays 13 mins;
Nov – Celts over Heat, Shaq plays 21 mins;
Feb – Celts over Heat, Perkins goes for 15 & 6 in 30 mins, get a win even with Pierce scorin 1 point and goin 0-10;
Apr 10 – Heat win 100-77 – JO comes back early from injury, plays 12 minutes with 0 pts and 0 rbs
Let’s not pretend Dime readers are idiots and can’t tell that the Celtics that won the first 3 games of the year wsn’t the same team that finished the season and matched up in the playoffs. That’s not even considerin that Rondo was reduced to Carlos arroyo by his injury.
May 12th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
control says:
KDizz
Rondo ain’t on no fucking level of Dirk, Bron or Wade. Guy is 4th best guy on his team, and bawston don’t even got one guy individually better than any those guys listed. The Butler comparison ain’t too bad though.
May 13th, 2011 at 12:53 am
Austin Burton says:
@KDizzle — Jermaine O’Neal played 21 minutes per game in the Miami/Boston series, and Nenad Krstic played 11 mpg. Jermaine was a full-time starter on a 2010 playoff team (Miami), as was Krstic (OKC); plus Krstic was a full-time starter with OKC up until the Feb 2011 trade, and started most of his games for Boston after the trade. So if you wanna say Boston didn’t have an EFFECTIVE center in the Heat series, fine. But don’t say they had “no center” when they had two playoff-team-starter level centers splitting minutes.