09 playoffs thread

magic are looking at this series and thinking they shouldve already won - frustrating!

Cleveland is going to dismantle Boston, I think.

itd be almost better to lose a close series to the magic and not have to deal

fuck that, the magic don't deserve to beat the c's. if cleveland wrecks them i don't really care, i'll be rooting for the lebrons in the finals.

^^

well i mean almost - cavs series is going to be depressio

i will root for cavs ovr lakers but nuggs ovr cavs

magic/cavs would be boring. c's might at least make it interesting even if its a trainwreck blowout sweep series. ok that'd be boring too but BIG BABYYYYYYYY

i will root for cavs ovr lakers but nuggs ovr cavs

― ice cr?m, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:51 PM

same. i would love for billups/melo/birdman to take it all

yes totally

also not sure why but i really want to see lebron play w/new york for diantoni - not sure what outcome is best for that

haha seems like either one would work

if lebron does end up here im sure resurgent knicks fans will make me sry i ever wished for it

but still it would be kinda fun and absurd

basically i want to see the guy average a trip dub and make more funnay commercials

btw carmelo's gf O_O

http://addicted2fashion.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/lala-vasquez-and-carmello-anthony.jpg

well i mean almost - cavs series is going to be depressio

yeah but i've had like two full series of close calls to make peace with that. it's not like the cavs aren't deserving, they got the best player on the planet and the right complimentary pieces. they aren't even really douchebags either. i honestly like over half of their players.

Denver/Cavs would be tough because I like pretty much everyone on both teams. Lakers make a better villain team, and a good series needs a villain I think.

yeah, tbh i would still support cavs cause from a dues-paying perspective they deserve a ring.

i like cavs but find their style of play sort of boring and utilitarian

without the possibility of lbj going off at any moment i would agree.

even lebron is an unspectacular spectacular, its weird

ahhhh i don't know abt that dude

I kind of agree. He's mostly better than everyone else in such a predictable consistent way. Plus he seems so good-natured most of the time. He could stand to shit-talk a little more.

Is he a lousy rapper? Cuz that's always good for some excitement!

Lakers...as villains?

Say it ain't so. They've got some quality guys on that team, and one dude is the best player in the league who we all cheer for, despite not wanting to allow him anywhere near our girlfriends/ daughters/ female friends.

"we" being Lakers fans.

kobe certainly not the best player

But he's def more spectacular then that other guy

true

Wait, so Lakers fans don't know that they're the only people in the world that don't despise the lakers absolutely? That's kind of weird to me.

I find that hard to believe. I despise MYSELF just for being a Lakers fan.

booyatech and the walton kid. That tall kid. The big eared farmer. The short old guy and the guys that came from the Grizzlies. What's not to love?

The whole Kobe v. LeBron thing is really kind of unprovable, either way. Therefore, with no danger of being proven wrong, I wade in fearlessly and re-assert that Kobe is the best.

I don't despise myself for being a Lakers fan. I like the team, I like the franchise, I like the fact that a whole lot of native Angelenos (like, born & raised) have been fans since birth, I like the history of the franchise, and fuck, I live here, and never had an NBA team that I was attached to before - other than a short contrarian run as a Knicks fan, simply to counter the Bulls fans of the early to mid 90s.

So, yeah...Go Lakers!

fuck that cleveland will crush u

j/k

but cavs will still win

But we ALL hate Vujastiff. Last year, he was the "Don't know WHAT he's gonna do!" guy who managed to hit a good number of big shots.

This year, he's the "We ALL know what he's going to do - shoot, miss, cry, repeat."

Love me some Odom, though. Gasol, too.

Lakers...as villains?

Always.

yes

I'm a long time Odom fan. I felt bad when he landed on his back. He seemed okay though in the little bit of the last game I could stand to watch.

Dunno about it. Cleveland is good, to be sure, but the Lakers are hitting their stride, and can beat anyone in the league.

The fact that Cleveland had the best regular season record is nice, but

They only beat the Lakers by one game, and they did so against the weaker Eastern Conference.

The fact that Cleveland has had two straight sweeps is nice, but

The Hawks and the Pistons were dysfunctional and injured teams who would have been the 9th and 10th best records if they were in the West.

I'm not saying it won't be a great series - it will - and I'm not saying there's not a chance the Cavs will win - htere are one or two - BUT

The Lakers are deep, the Lakers are tired of being called lazy, and the Lakers have more talent than the Cavs.

they did so against the weaker Eastern Conference

Yeah, but keep your eye on the East over the next few years. We're drinkin' milk!

(And Clev. and/or NY, Miami, Orlando and Boston will remain or may well become top-notch teams).

i like cavs but find their style of play sort of boring and utilitarian

― ice cr?m, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:29 PM (7 hours ago) Bookmark

am totally ok w/ this tbh. having an incredible, solid team with the league's MVP that is just kind of steadily pummeling away at everyone is exciting enough for cleveland right now. totally love it too that lebron's so good-natured pretty all the time and doesn't talk a lot of shit. there's so many kids and families right now in ohio that just totally love the fact that we have this native son who's so fckin good but also seems remarkably mature for his age/skillz

BLAM did u just tweet that

lol blam be happy if lakers make it to the finals

btw i'm totally bummed that i've seen barely any playoff games this year. don't have cable and up until this week i've worked nights so i haven't been able to make it to bars/friends' houses to watch em

BLAM did u just tweet that

BLAM does not tweet.

there's so many kids and families right now in ohio that just totally love the fact that we have this native son who's so fckin good but also seems remarkably mature for his age/skillz

I cannot hate on LeBron in any way, shape or form. Dude is awesome. He just happens to play for a team that my team will most likely play if they make it to the finals.

The whole Kobe v. LeBron thing is really kind of unprovable, either way. Therefore, with no danger of being proven wrong, I wade in fearlessly and re-assert that Kobe is the best.

― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:33 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

o in that case since its unprovable i wade in fearlessly and say battier is better than kobe

o in that case since its unprovable i wade in fearlessly and say battier is better than kobe

Be fair: Battier is good, but Kobe is one of the best 20 -- maybe even 15 -- players in the league.