GOOOOOOOO MAVS...

6/4/2006 8:56:00 PM

i'm suprised by the amount of people picking the mavericks over the heat

6/4/2006 11:55:51 PM

fuck you

6/5/2006 12:02:16 AM

I'm not really picking the Mavs over the Heat but I'd like to see the Mavs win it.

6/5/2006 12:03:29 AM

this should be a fun series


NO ONE we have matches up with shaq, but no one they have matches up with Dirk. I wouldnt be surprised if I saw Wade on Dirk at least for a game

Terry vs Williams = Id take Terry, but theyd prolly put Wade on him for the most part
Stackhouse/Harris (pending on who avery starts) vs Wade = id have to take wade
Howard vs Posey/Walker = If the walker from last series shows up, this should be good matchup at least on offense, he's been producing on offense...but howard has been fucking excellent all season
Dirk vs Haslem = Dirk hands down, Haslem cant run the perimeter with him
Diop/Dampier vs Shaq = ...........

That being said, my heart says Mavs in 6...but i wouldnt be surprised if it went 7...This will prolly go down to who outlast who

6/5/2006 12:13:01 AM

Dirk will cause shaq to foul out a lot.

6/5/2006 12:17:12 AM

The Mavs definitely have what it takes to win. The heat are also really good. I personally think the difference in this series will be J. Williams for the heat and Harris for the Mavs. We know shaq and wade will bring it along with dirk and terry. Just let harris penetrate shaq's ass. I see it hard for either team winning on the other's court. I'm counting on howard to completely take walker out of the series not that he is worth mentioning.

[Edited on June 5, 2006 at 12:24 AM. Reason : .]

6/5/2006 12:24:10 AM

i bet pat riley has a few tricks up his sleeve(no homo)

6/5/2006 12:41:12 AM

I heard Kobe was the first to call ben wallace after their final game.

6/5/2006 12:43:56 AM

he'd fit in good with the lakers

cant nobody else on their team score cept kobe

6/5/2006 8:18:35 AM

I've got the Heat in this one. Which means they'll probably lose in 4 games.

6/5/2006 8:22:52 AM

Heat in a sweep. The NBA wants Shaq to win one last title before he retires. More that than wanting to stick it to Kobe. While the league preaches "team" ball, it was very clear that the NBA head honchos in NY were cringing at the thought of a repeat of last year's Finals, so they were happy that SA and Detroit ran out of gas.

Also, David Stern hates Mark Cuban because Cuban is an unconventional owner. Dallas may be a top 10 market, but Stern wants to make Cuban his personal biatch. Stern does not like having his authority questioned. Why do you think he fined Cuban an extra $100,000 for simply proposing a better way of playoff refereeing on his blog?

6/7/2006 3:16:16 AM

Are ^ you saying the refs will alter the game?

6/7/2006 9:14:35 AM

6/7/2006 9:32:04 AM

I'm pulling for Mark Cuban.

But if the Heat win, I'm pulling for Shaq to say something to the effect of "Hey Kobe, how's having your own team working out for you?"

6/7/2006 11:34:00 AM

then Kobe could say "Hey you've got Dwayne Wade, I have fucking Kwame Brown over here for chrissake"

6/7/2006 11:39:12 AM

And then Shaq could be all "you got what you wanted, kid, a team where no one could possibly upstage you. Enjoy all the championships it won you. Huh? What's that? The trophy is whispering to me. It says you didn't win it without me, but I won it without you. Funny thing about that."

6/7/2006 11:43:42 AM

what is the nba?

6/7/2006 11:56:02 AM

i find it completely illogical for anyone to predict the heat to win this series

that is all

6/7/2006 12:14:07 PM

the Heat will win it all.

- The Guru

[Edited on June 7, 2006 at 12:23 PM. Reason : The Guru is back!]

6/7/2006 12:22:55 PM

^^We did whup their ass in the regular season series, but one of those games was without Shaq

and the Playoff Heat >>>>>>>>>>>>> Regular Season Heat

6/7/2006 2:02:54 PM

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"i find it completely illogical for anyone to predict the heat to win this series that is all"

Which could have been said before the Pistons series.

6/7/2006 2:17:31 PM

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"It says you didn't win it without me, but I won it without you"

shaq wasnt winning shit without wade either

you act like miami is shaq and a bunch scrubs

btw i like shaq much more than kobe and took his side

but to act like the heat would've even gotten past the bulls or nets without wade is ridiculous

6/7/2006 2:19:02 PM

^word

6/7/2006 3:11:13 PM

Just want to throw a shout out to J_Hova. Stuck with the Mavs for all these years and now they're in the finals.

Lets go Mavs!

6/7/2006 11:06:44 PM

look at what the mavs did to the heat all season...

6/7/2006 11:12:43 PM

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"Which could have been said before the Pistons series."

perhaps by a doofus

6/7/2006 11:20:15 PM

I never said Shaq doesn't have a heckuva team with him. I was mostly just saying Kobe is a bitch. A real bitch. A bitch's bitch, if you will.

6/7/2006 11:21:41 PM

It's very simple. Most of the world wanted to see Kobe win on his own or perhaps without Shaq. Let's not forget that the last couple of seasons with the Lakers, Shaq was a worthless penguin. It's funny, a lot of people out there act like Shaq is everything or Jordan was everything. I think that many of us can name at least 6-7 players from the heat right now and at least 10 players that were very very good at what they did for Chicago back in the days. Also, these guys were already good, so Jordan didn't invent them.

Chicago: Horace Grant, Paxon (amazing 3 point shooting), Rodman, Kerr (one of the best shooters of all time), Pippen (developed with Jordan, but was the shit when he guarded Magic Johnson in the finals mostly leading to their wins in that first finals along with Paxons game winning shots), Longely, Kukoc, Ron Harper, BJ Armstrong...

Heat: Wade, Walker, Haslem, J.Williams, Mourning, Posey, Payton, Anderson...

6/8/2006 12:29:54 AM

^^^You're an idiot. 99% of the major NBA analysts picked the Pistons in that series. Please STFU.

6/8/2006 1:35:34 AM

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"Also, these guys were already good, so Jordan didn't invent them. Chicago: Horace Grant, Paxon (amazing 3 point shooting), Rodman, Kerr (one of the best shooters of all time), Pippen (developed with Jordan, but was the shit when he guarded Magic Johnson in the finals mostly leading to their wins in that first finals along with Paxons game winning shots), Longely [sic], Kukoc, Ron Harper, BJ Armstrong... "

I fixed that for you.

6/8/2006 8:01:27 AM

^ you obviously forgot how many important 3's Paxon made in the first several championships and how many Kerr made in the next couple championships. They were flat out great shooters which were reliable at any time. Pippen was the shit on that team, many believe he was just as important to Chicago as Jordan was.

6/8/2006 8:58:56 AM

also

J williams fucking sucks

when does he not turn it over or miss?

aside from the last game of course

6/8/2006 9:46:24 AM

if it wasn't for his ass against Detroit in game 6, the Heat would have been sheat

6/8/2006 11:38:37 AM

you guys forget that shaq went to the finals before he joined up with kobe and only meeting up with one of the top 5 all time centers kept him from winning

6/8/2006 11:45:01 AM

and all the sudden you forget about Hardaway, Nick Anderson, Horace Grant and several others

6/8/2006 1:42:47 PM

[1995 NBA references]a little of topic but a great re-cap of Shaq's first time in the finals:

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"The Magic had home court advantage and if you remember the Rockets qualified with the 6th seed in the West. Game 1 at Orlando Houston 120 - Orlando 118 (OT) The Magic came out steaming in the first half. Playing an inside outside game. Going to the post, then having the ball kicked out to the long ball threats - Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott. Magic led by 20 points at half time and O'Neal was having the better of Hakeem. The game started to tighten up after half time and Hakeem seemingly managing to counter Shaq with his own offense. The Magic had a 110 - 107 lead and Nick Anderson goes to the line and misses 4 consecutive free throws. You could tell how nervous he was, but in his career he has never been able to hit his free throws consistently. 1.6 seconds left in regulation, Kenny Smith has the ball and launches a huge three pointer which goes in. Game goes into overtime. Hakeem is now the focus of the offense. Play directed to go through Dream at all times. If he is doubled, get the ball back out and find the open man with precise perimeter passing. 1 second left, Hakeem tips in the game winner. Unbelievable scenes. Rockets steal another win on the road. Nick Anderson gets crucified by the media and deservedly so, for not sinking 4 simple free throws. Game 2 at Orlando Houston 117 - Orlando - 106 Hakeem scores 34 points in a battle against O'Neal. Both players really cannot counter each other. The keys are the other players on each team. Enter Sam Cassell, his break out party. Subbing in for Kenny Smith he scores 31 points and hits jumpshots from everywhere. He is seemingly playing a scorers role, not looking to distribute. The Magic, especially Hardaway, keeps getting burned by Cassell, using a flurry of fakes and pull up jumpers to keep scoring. Game never looked like being lost by the Rockets. Magic offense starting to suffer, through excessive 3 points shooting. Players scared to drive the lane, because of the presence of Hakeem Olajuwon. Game 3 - at Houston Houston 106 - Magic 103 Tight throughout. Close checking matchups. Game still at a fast tempo. Horry gets free and hits a 3 pointer with 14 seconds to go. Game over. Magic cannot recover from a 3-0 deficit. Once again the game is dominated by three point shooting. Game 4 - at Houston Houston 113 - Orlando - 101 Rockets get control of the game early. Offense flowing well. Ball going to Hakeem. Magic struggling to cover all of the Rockets threats in Cassell, Elie, Drexler and Horry. Game looked like being in the bag early on. ROCKETS SWEEP SERIES 4 -0 To recap, both Hakeem and Shaq played each other to a standstill, with no winner. Stats: Hakeem 32.8 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists Shaq - 28 points, 12.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists The difference was that when the Rockets needed a score, Hakeem always came through for them. When the Rockets were under pressure, the ball went to Dream and no-one else. The Magic did not play the Rockets as they should have. They were too predictable. Both teams set the record for the most 3 pointers attempted for a 4 game series. They lived and died by the three pointer. The Magic needed more drivers, then outside shooters in Scott and Anderson. The Rockets got more out of their bench then the Magic did. Matchups: ROCKETS Hakeem Horry Drexler Elie Smith MAGIC Shaq Grant Scott Anderson Penny Overall an entertaining series but after the Rockets pinched Game 1, it seemed that the Magic lost a bit of confidence. Still a memorable series. Finals MVP - Hakeem. It has to be remembered that the Rockets came from nowhere to win their 2nd straight championship, beating the Suns, Jazz and Spurs."

LOL. Up by 20 at the half and got beat.

Damn.

Does anyone remember the scheduled pay per view one on one matchup between Shaq and Hakeem? They were going to play to 20 by ones, but Hakeem got hurt a week before and they never rescheduled. Now that's old school.

[/1995 NBA references]

6/8/2006 1:52:16 PM

enough said

6/8/2006 2:06:55 PM

This thread don't need to be hating on my boy John Paxson.

He was my favorite player and I wanted to be just like him.

A white boy that does nothing but shoot 3s.

6/8/2006 2:09:27 PM

6/8/2006 2:26:38 PM

possible outcomes:

Game 1: Heat
Game 2: Dallas
Game 3: Heat
Game 4: Dallas
Game 5: Dallas
Game 6: Dallas

6/8/2006 5:49:13 PM

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"possible outcomes:"

Way to go out on a limb there.

6/8/2006 7:07:24 PM

what times the game, 8 or 9?

i want to take a nap right quick

6/8/2006 7:12:10 PM

Game 1 is at 8pm

6/8/2006 7:20:54 PM

Coverage begins at 8, but I don't think the game's until 9...

6/8/2006 7:24:12 PM

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"ROCKETS SWEEP SERIES 4 -0 To recap, both Hakeem and Shaq played each other to a standstill, with no winner."

no way...akeem pwnt shaq...shaq will tell you that...and im not going on stats either...im talking about how all akeem's fakes and juke moves completely embarassed shaq

course shaq was the young'n then and akeem was the daddy

6/8/2006 8:21:21 PM

Is this on the radio anywhere local to Raleigh? Or online for free? I'll be stuck at work and want to listen to it. thanks

6/8/2006 8:51:00 PM

probably either 850 am or 1090 am

6/8/2006 8:51:25 PM

well 1090 shutsdown at dusk so it'll have to be 1490 if they are broadcasting.. Thanks I'll check when I get to work.

6/8/2006 8:57:16 PM

go heat

by the way, it's weird seein Josh Powell on there

[Edited on June 8, 2006 at 9:16 PM. Reason : even though he won't see PT]

6/8/2006 9:14:53 PM