NBA 2013-2014 Season Thread

[Benjamin]

Man, what happened to Iguodala? He used to be a beast, but now he just seems so average. Is it because he's in a team surrounded by better players?

[Meacon Keaton]

Pretty much. He was the "star" in Philly.

[gunnar hendershow]

He's still a beast on defense.

[Monkey D. Lars]

3-3, hopefully we can take game 7 at home and get to the second round. Kevin Durant doesn't deserve to be out in round 1.

[HC]

Part of me would be okay with Memphis losing if it ends all this endless "Durant is collapsing" nonsense that's been stinking up ESPN for the past three days. It's been every other story I swear. Even when Memphis wins, the story is about how the Thunder lost. It's so annoying.

[Monkey D. Lars]

It's annoying yes, Memphis is just playing great defense on him especially Tony Allen.

[Benjamin]

Well, he did have the greatest season of his career (so far). He's finally getting his MVP trophy and he could be out in the first round, I can definitely see why they're concentrating on him. It's not fair, sure, but if OKC got out, then they'd have a whole other series to talk about how Memphis beat the best team in the West.

[thatshortguy]

Guh, let's just pretend Game 6 of Hawks/Pacers just didn't happen. Atlanta forgot where the arena was. Yeah, let's go with that.

[Krone]

I thought there was almost no chance for the Thunder and Pacers to work their way back into the series, but if there are any two teams to do it, it's these guys. Both are very young and can play deep into any series without having to worry about "legs" or the Spurs effect as I would like to call it. Maybe the Ginobli effect would be more appropriate after last year.

I can't see the Pacers or OKC losing at home in a game seven atmosphere. Especially OKC and their rowdy, college esque fan style.

I also think the Blazers have a good chance of making it to the Western Conference Finals if they can put away Houston. The Spurs are a great team, but I've gotta give the advantage to the younger team. Being the #1 rebounding team doesn't hurt either, especially assuming once again they have to go deep in a series.

[thatshortguy]

That Hawks/Pacers series hasn't exactly been a home-friendly series, not to mention Paul George may be sitting out Game 7.

#istillbelievedamnit

[gunnar hendershow]

George should sit out Game 7. That should be a suspension. In the regular season it would be. But we'll see if the NBA will follow their own silly rules (and it is a silly rule) and suspend him.

[livid]

I've seen some people questioning if they actually will suspend him because Silver may not be as strict with that rule as Stern was.

[phatman]

Yeah that rule fucked over Phoenix a few years back against the Spurs if I remember right...

I don't care either way as I think Washington will beat either Indiana or Atlanta next round anyway but he should be suspended I believe... Gotta enforce the rules... Players know what they are...

[phatman]

Apparently no suspensions are coming from that "scuffle" according to ESPN...

[thatshortguy]

Apparently no suspensions are coming from that "scuffle" according to ESPN...

This game seven really feels like one of those where the superstar steps up and shows why he gets paid all the bread. Somehow, I don't see Paul Millsap doing this. Paul George may well. So I reiterate:

[gunnar hendershow]

Paul George handed in his membership at the superstar club sometime in February though. So there's that.

I expect Lance Stephenson to go "I got this" sometime in the 4th quarter and not actually have it.

[HC]

Local media reporting Z-Bo has been suspended for game 7. Combine that with Conley's hamstring, and yeah, it's a wrap.

[gunnar hendershow]

Hahahah fuck the NBA. At least suspend both he and George. Randolph threw a punch but it's a double standard to choose which rules to enforce.

On the positive it took almost 2 weeks of playoffs before Adam Silver managed to piss me off.

[Tyrone]

Mavs got really lucky there at the end.

EDIT: Apparently there were 6 players on the court for the Spurs at the end, as well

[gunnar hendershow]

Good lord that ending.