verb_to_trust wrote:
When I said earlier the Pacers should have won the game I was referring to the final moments of the game. Lance Stephenson rushed a three that would have put them up six and I believe the next play was the Bosh and 1 (one of his 2 rebounds the entire game). While its true that with the turnovers and calls they got they didn't deserve it, if you have your opponent on the ropes in OT you HAVE to finish and they didn't do it.
Gotcha. This is true.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 5:26 pm
by 4/5
FTR, I want to amend my comments yesterday. Vogel didn't directly lose the game. I will maintain that he didn't put his team in the best position to win. But ultimately George overplayed the pass and LeBron reacted perfectly, so even if Hibbert was out there he probably couldn't have gotten to the basket quicker than LeBron anyway.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 5:32 pm
by verb_to_trust
I still maintain that somebody has to be able to foul him and make him hit two free throws instead of giving up an uncontested layup.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 6:32 pm
by Electromatic
Hibbert probably isn't out there because he's slow and would have been screened anyway. Everyone kills the coach on this but George made a crucial mistake, and then whoever it was near the basket didn't get a body on James.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 10:30 pm
by 4/5
Also, the fact that LeBron could get the ball at the three point line and take it to the basket for an off-hand layup in 2.2 seconds is pretty incredible as well.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 11:47 pm
by verb_to_trust
Anybody see this segment on Sportscenter about Wade and the clothes he wears? Lebron has actually been fairly likable by his standards the last two years....Wade has just become an insufferable douche. Its unbelievable when I think back to what I thought of the guy coming out of Marquette. On top of that, hes not very good at basketball anymore...
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 1:12 am
by 4/5
Terrible technical call there.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 1:18 am
by verb_to_trust
Wade flopping....
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 1:21 am
by verb_to_trust
The Heat have no answer for David West. He is the key to this series for them...
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 1:40 am
by 4/5
verb_to_trust wrote:Wade flopping....
C'mon man.
Hill throwing himself out of bounds was a flop.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 1:45 am
by verb_to_trust
4/5 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Wade flopping....
C'mon man.
Hill throwing himself out of bounds was a flop.
Hansbrough touched him on the shoulder and he fell down, it looked floppy to me.
The size of the Pacers is really starting to swing control of this game. We have a Joel Anthony sighting...
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 1:52 am
by verb_to_trust
Did Mike Miller's corpse really just hurt himself shooting that wide open three at the end of the half?
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 2:24 am
by 4/5
Stay classy David west. Nice elbow.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 2:49 am
by verb_to_trust
Paul George is good at basketball. Birdman Birdman! couldn't bail out of there fast enough on the dunk.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 3:00 am
by verb_to_trust
Big shot by Miami's fake big man. The fake fans go wild. Pacers on the ropes here. It will be very frustrating for them not to get at least one of what have been two winnable games in Miami. David West, where were you tonight?
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 3:08 am
by verb_to_trust
I'm not going to be as quick as the TNT guys to give Dherp the benefit of the doubt on the WWF elbow to Born Ready's head. Looked like a dirty play to me. Its not like Wade has a track record or anything
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 3:27 am
by 4/5
Oh well that sucks. Enjoy it Pacer fan.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 3:33 am
by verb_to_trust
a different player does that and he gets thrown out, suspended, fined..... not even a whistle for Capri Pants....
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 3:36 am
by verb_to_trust
4/5 wrote:Oh well that sucks. Enjoy it Pacer fan.
Actually....I hate the Pacers too. I am in basketball purgatory....
