NBA Thread 2011-12

[Quom]

Surely Fisher deserves to be reviled almost as much as Lebron? What he did was fairly horrible and equal to what James did. I get he's old but to just up and quit a team after being traded is fairly shitty.

[gunnar hendershow]

Houston wasn't going anywhere with or without him, it's not like he screwed a team that finished with the best record in the conference.

[Maxx]

It's Derek Fisher, it's always been a bit of a twat. Difference being, he doesn't have that air of arrogance about him. Even if he did, he's got rings and a history of showing up when needed to back it up.

The problem with the Heat is that if they get a decent lead, they stop playing in the fashion that got them the lead and turn into the James & Wade show. Compound that with the fact that they didn't even need to use Durant to guard LeBron, and the Heat could be in a mess of trouble by the time this gets back to Miami.

[gunnar hendershow]

[Your Mom]

Stern on Jim Rome

Anyone hear about that? David Stern seems petty and pretty pathetic here. I dont think they would accept this from a coach or player.

[livid]

Stern doth protest too much, methinks.

[gunnar hendershow]

I hate people who complain that the lottery is rigged, this year certainly had the most red flags since the original lottery but it's not like NOLA's odds were horrible or even moderately bad. They had good odds of getting Davis.

But Stern just looks petty here, and he sounds more and more like a man who has been at the helm just too long. He's growing older, more bitter, and the world is passing him by. Surely it's time Stern considered handing over the reins, he just finished his last CBA negotiations so that might be a start in the proper direction.

[draven]

I hope the Thunder show the Heat who the better big 3 is. I am still hoping Cleveland wins a championship before Lebron. He has turned Wade into a crybaby.

The Thunder don't have a big 3, they have a complete team.

Yeah ok, they didn't go out and buy a big 3, they drafted a big 3. If you don't consider Durant, Westbrook and Harden a big 3 then I really do not know what to tell you. But yes they have a complete team.

[gunnar hendershow]

I hope the Thunder show the Heat who the better big 3 is. I am still hoping Cleveland wins a championship before Lebron. He has turned Wade into a crybaby.

The Thunder don't have a big 3, they have a complete team.

Yeah ok, they didn't go out and buy a big 3, they drafted a big 3. If you don't consider Durant, Westbrook and Harden a big 3 then I really do not know what to tell you. But yes they have a complete team.

Every team has a big 3, even the Wizards, Bobcats, and Hornets. The quality of a core group certainly affects a team, but what OKC has much more than Miami is a well-built team with guys like Thabo, Ibaka, Perkins, and Collison all filling vital holes on an NBA roster. Miami's team is built with the expectation that Wade and James will score enough where their holes can be patched up. That's the point he was making.

[Blitz]

The thing about the Thunder's "big three" is that it doesn't fit the prototypical mold most other teams use. They have an elite SF/SG/PG and fill in the big man spots with quality role players. If the Thunder can score big in an upcoming draft or free agent sign and trade (I don't think they have much cap space to play with) and get someone with excellent low post footwork that can draw doubles in the post, watch out.

[Maxx]

I hope the Thunder show the Heat who the better big 3 is. I am still hoping Cleveland wins a championship before Lebron. He has turned Wade into a crybaby.

The Thunder don't have a big 3, they have a complete team.

Yeah ok, they didn't go out and buy a big 3, they drafted a big 3. If you don't consider Durant, Westbrook and Harden a big 3 then I really do not know what to tell you. But yes they have a complete team.

Every team has a big 3, even the Wizards, Bobcats, and Hornets. The quality of a core group certainly affects a team, but what OKC has much more than Miami is a well-built team with guys like Thabo, Ibaka, Perkins, and Collison all filling vital holes on an NBA roster. Miami's team is built with the expectation that Wade and James will score enough where their holes can be patched up. That's the point he was making.

I didn't know that Kemba Walker, GM Michael Jordan and Randy, the really good concessionaire, constituted a Big Three.

[Panni]

I hope the Thunder show the Heat who the better big 3 is. I am still hoping Cleveland wins a championship before Lebron. He has turned Wade into a crybaby.

The Thunder don't have a big 3, they have a complete team.

Yeah ok, they didn't go out and buy a big 3, they drafted a big 3. If you don't consider Durant, Westbrook and Harden a big 3 then I really do not know what to tell you. But yes they have a complete team.

Every team has a big 3, even the Wizards, Bobcats, and Hornets. The quality of a core group certainly affects a team, but what OKC has much more than Miami is a well-built team with guys like Thabo, Ibaka, Perkins, and Collison all filling vital holes on an NBA roster. Miami's team is built with the expectation that Wade and James will score enough where their holes can be patched up. That's the point he was making.

I didn't know that Kemba Walker, GM Michael Jordan and Randy, the really good concessionaire, constituted a Big Three.

Randy's so over-rated...when the lines are their longest and the pressure is on he couldn't make a good hot dog if his life depended on it.

I disagree entirely that each team has a "big 3." Obviously by Big 3 we are referring to 3 All-Star quality players.

[gunnar hendershow]

Okay, every team has a core of 3 players. Some aren't big.

[gunnar hendershow]

What an epic comeback too bad the officials just missed a mugging on Durant.

[Maxx]

Is anyone really surprised though?

By the way that Durant 3 off the turnover, immediately after Bosh flew by trying to steal? That's what clutch looks like. That was icy as fuck.

[gunnar hendershow]

Yeah that was incredible, thought for sure OKC was gonna finish the comeback. Durant in the 2nd half, when his team needed him the most, was phenomenal. Wade carried the Heat on the field and James made his foul shots, Bosh had a couple important plays on defense but was generally a non-factor otherwise. Heat need to fix that recipe if they want to win the series, they'll surely drop one in Miami at least.

[Panni]

Ughhh they were so close. I just dont understand why they start these games looking so flat.

Lebron and Durant came up so clutch tonight...sucks the Thunder couldn't pull it out though.

[Tyrone]

Great game. Props to Ibaka for the rejections and Durant with the clutch near the end.

[Fait Accompli]

That 3 by Durant following the steal...my God. It was like Peja vs. the Lakers in the early 2000s.

[Plubby]

I can't watch the game, but the PBP recap is telling me Durant bricked a 7-footer that would have tied matters It seems one of you is lying