NBA Playoffs Prediction Thread

harry · **Posted:** Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:46 pm

Was walking downtown LA yesterday morning.. a couple blocks from Staples, on the way to the Pantry. Older African American couple, up early, freshly showered, but looked like they had had a long hard Friday night. Walking on 9th st smoking a joint at 9 am. Arm in arm.... every article of clothing was a Lakers Wear prizewinner. The woman (some shady space over 45 years old...) had tight stretch purple pants with a Lakers stretched across an exceptional booty. Earrings purple, hat lakers, sexy top lakers, boyfriend (close to 70?), every article also Lakers, and fresh and matching... a purple cell phone to his ear... "Kobe was...." was the conversation as he took a drag from the joint. An LA moment. It made me happy.

Go Lakers...

Mick · **Posted:** Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:37 pm

Kobe closed the half out superbly.

Mick · **Posted:** Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:59 pm

Wow.

All I can say from these first two games is there's some referees with serious ego problems calling these games.

It started with that bullshit Artest/Pierce double technical and went from there, I suppose.

This game wasn't physical AT ALL, yet they were calling it like it was a beat-'em-down slugfest.

Really terrible. And it's going both ways, just making it frustrating to watch from any perspective.

harry · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:00 am

Great game by Celts. Allen was sizzling. Rando amazing. Odom had a bad game. Bryant struggled. Bynum very strong.

16-4 run at the end. Celts defense won it. This will be a great series. But the officials have to get a clue... horrible calls.

wilked · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:15 am

Refs horrible

Rondo ridic

Ray lights out

Nice W...

wilked · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:49 am

Also

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q1wJWVTOn0

FT · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:02 am

Rondo really kicked some ass down the stretch.

shiv · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:43 am

harry Wrote:

One down, three to go.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:19 am

FT Wrote:

Rondo really kicked some ass down the stretch.

Yeah, he impressed me even though I bet Celtics Nation holds it's collective breath every time he's at the FT line. Bad stroke.

FT · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:28 am

Yail Bloor Wrote:

FT Wrote:

Rondo really kicked some ass down the stretch.

Yeah, he impressed me even though I bet Celtics Nation holds it's collective breath every time he's at the FT line. Bad stroke.

Between the quality of his effort and his putridness at the line, he's a honorary Spur.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:29 am

I love that the Sportscenter highlight this morning had a solitary Shelden Willams mention and it was for something that negatively impacted his team.

Biggest Dukie bust ever?

Others receiving votes: Cherokee Parks, Trajan Langon, Danny Ferry

paper · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:01 pm

Langdon gets my vote, that guy was an absolute stud in college.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:31 pm

Corey Maggette still gets PT but is a pretty worthless NBA player as far as I'm concerned.

Also, William Avery.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

its much easier to list the non busts out of Duke.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

That was a discouraging loss for the lakers especially after they came back and kept in close with Kobe on the bench with those terrible call fouls. It also sucks that they wasted such a great game by Bynum. I take some solace in thinking that Ray Allen can't possibly stay that hot shooting and Rondo isn't going to continue to get all those rebounds and loose balls. Then again, I imagine Garnett and Pierce will play better. Should be a good series. There's almost too much sports right now with the NBA finals, baseball, French Open, and World Cup coming up. I'm finding it hard to find the time to watch all I want to.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:01 pm

Rhetorical question guys. It's Shelgeng and it's not even close.

He went to the idiot Hawks (effectively ending GM Billy Knight's career) as the overall #5 pick.

He didn't last 2 full seasons. He's on his 4th team in 5 years. That he's still in the league is no small feat by him I guess.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:04 pm

I mean he put up Ralph Sampson and Tim Duncan numbers in the ACC.

His number was RETIRED at Duke. So fail.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:03 pm

Yeah, I had lost track of him at Sacramento and didn't even realize he was playing for the Celt's until last night.

I'm not sure I'd characterize him as a bust per se though...to wit, Billy Knight was the ONLY person who had him projected that high (and to make matters worse they promised him ahead of time that they were going to draft him at five.

Like, even dude's family, friends and Coach K didn't think he was a lottery pick.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Rick Derris Wrote:

Rhetorical question guys. It's Shelgeng and it's not even close.

He went to the idiot Hawks (effectively ending GM Billy Knight's career) as the overall #5 pick.

He didn't last 2 full seasons. He's on his 4th team in 5 years. That he's still in the league is no small feat by him I guess.

Jay Williams

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:38 pm

I don't count injuries Bilgy. He's a moron for that motorcycle accident but we'll never know how good he could've been or how bad he could've been. I mean, by that standard, Len Bias is the biggest bust of all time.

I'm just talking guys who got more than enough opportunity to show their game and still sucked hard.