2012 NBA play offs discussion thread

[Ghermez Agha]

I feel sorry for you man, do come here crying though

eh, cant expect to do much, especially against a team like miami when you have 3 starters injured can you? if only we were healthy, this would be a completely different series.....

[KasraKhan]

Lakers going all the way.

[Masoud_A]

eh, cant expect to do much, especially against a team like miami when you have 3 starters injured can you? if only we were healthy, this would be a completely different series.....

What happened the previous 12 consecutive losses then? The Knicks have not been relevant for years and they got no excuse for it.

[Ghermez Agha]

What happened the previous 12 consecutive losses then? The Knicks have not been relevant for years and they got no excuse for it.

r u kidding me? so ur telling me that if shumpert, lin, and stat were healthy that it wouldnt make a difference?

and last years series.....billups and stat were injured....that didnt matter either right?

so those are clearly valid excuses for this series and last year....but as for the 04 sweep by the nets (who at the time had a great team) and the last two loses in the play offs in 01 we dont have an excuse for those 6 loses.

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

^^^if knicks were healthy, yes they could have given heat a hard time.. i dunno about beating them in the series but most likely taking it to 6 or 7 games

Pouya I thought you were on 24/7 suicide watch :P

im just heart broken.. its so hard watching the playoffs knowing what the bulls can accomplish and this year could have been the year get over the hill and pass the heat. DRose tonight Noah, Taj for a second thought we gonna lose him too.. seems like the basketball gods are just attacking Bulls players ankles or something.

[persian boy]

Go Heat go ! Im gonna go with a Spur-Heat finals prediction just to be different here lol.

Really unfortunate for Chicago losing Derrick Rose, hate to see a player of that calibur go down with such a horrendous injury.

[Masoud_A]

Revenge!

[Club monaco]

[Masoud_A]

Paul Pierce was slowed down to 3-for-12 shooting night on his home floor, yet he still managed 21 points in Game 3. His ability to get to the line and sink free throws (all 14 of his shots in Game 3) helped his Celtics get the job done. The Hawks, who comparatively shot 15 free throws as a TEAM in Game 3, have to find more ways to draw fouls

If you’re into defensive rebounds, this is your series, as the Celtics (40.0) and the Hawks (35.3) and first-and-second among playoff teams.

I think you are the first Iranian Hawks fan I have ecnountered Anyway as I said earlier Atl does not have any chance against the C's it's that simple.

[Darvish11]

If you’re into defensive rebounds, this is your series, as the Celtics (40.0) and the Hawks (35.3) and first-and-second among playoff teams.

or if ur into missed shots...

[Ghermez Agha]

there really is nothing like being in the garden, theres a reason its known as the mecca of basketball and is the most respected venue. that building is magical when the knicks play their game

atleast the we wont get swept.....time to make history and make a comeback

[masoud nekounam]

Nice win by Boston tonight, wouldn't be surprised to see them end this series in Atlanta in game 5.

[NFL]

Final will be thunder vs. heat

but i cannot pick who will win....i say 60% thunder, 40% heat

I think Celtics (now that Chicago is out of it) can beat Miami. and on the other side, I just can't see anyone beating San Antonio. Oklahoma has a few good streaky shooters and a good defense man in the paint, but to win in NBA Playoffs you need to play offense and defense in the paint, not on the perimeter. San Antonio seems like the most complete team. Lakers, had they been able to keep Chris Paul, would have won the title this year, but that stupid commissioner blocked the deal. I don't think the Lakers can beat Thunders, but I guess it is possible if lakers bench can pick up their games a little. Lakers are one shooting guard away from dominating the league, again.

[EKBATAN]

Lakers, had they been able to keep Chris Paul, would have won the title this year, but that stupid commissioner blocked the deal. I don't think the Lakers can beat Thunders,

Lakers shot themselves in the foot when they started getting rid of their championship team. First was ariza, then it was farmar, then brown, odom....then fisher....and they replaced these players with no names. I never thought artest was better for lakers instead of ariza, maybe fisher for sessions wasnt bad for the future, but it was totally stupid to get rid of farmar and brown. They had a good partnership and they were champions.

it was the stupidest move by a basketball organization that i do not get. And to do this at the end of kobe's career (?)
Its gonna be a while til lakers get back on top. I predict clippers will have more fans than lakers in a couple of years. lol

[NFL]

Lakers shot themselves in the foot when they started getting rid of their championship team. First was ariza, then it was farmar, then brown, odom....then fisher....and they replaced these players with no names. I never thought artest was better for lakers instead of ariza, maybe fisher for sessions wasnt bad for the future, but it was totally stupid to get rid of farmar and brown. They had a good partnership and they were champions.

it was the stupidest move by a basketball organization that i do not get. And to do this at the end of kobe's career (?)
Its gonna be a while til lakers get back on top. I predict clippers will have more fans than lakers in a couple of years. lol

well, they didn't lose those players because they wanted to. They lost them because they couldn't afford to pay those guys, and then pay Gasol, Kobe and Bynum..etc Actually Artez is a much much better defender than Ariza. and In fact if the lakers are going to beat the Thunders, it's gonna come down on how well Artez plays (both on offense and defense).