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2-1, extremely rough game from the pistons.

what will they do next game? use guns? :P

That might make the ratings go up. :lol:

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i see Iverson taking the mvp trophy in that case :P

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nice to watch the game. happy to see D get back into it. Hopefully it will go to 7.

it is chimp in D-land. it is champ in SA-land. :D

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[quote=thesightless]all you have to say is that the TV ratings are down 27% FROM LAST YEAR AND those figures were already a 4 year decline as well.[/quote]

Dude, WHO CARES!!!! All you have done is give us reason why the average person is not watching these games. Who gives a fuck if Joe Schmoe who only knows 3 players in the entire league isn't watching because the Spurs are "boring??" Last time I looked each home arena is sold to capacity, the teams are fired up and enough people (us) are into it. Ratings go up, ratings go down, what does it have to do with the game and who eventually wins??

There is an excellent article in the new ESPN the magazine about the "boring" Spurs. They might be the most self-assured, confident TEAM I have ever seen. Tim Duncan knows he is not a "flashy" player who will end up on every highlight reel, but his numbers will. And how many rings is he working on...3? How many does gangsta badass Iverson have...0? How many will he have when he retires...0. How many has Kobe generated on his own, which is how he wanted things...0. In the era of the primaddona gangsta balla they make take pride in team play, unselfishness, playing fundamental ball, defense and oh yeah, winning championships. Who cares if the average idiot who watches sports 3 times a year (Superbowl, Finals and World Series) doesn't "get it." ESPN gladly offers the X-Games to satisfy their need for high flying antics. I'll take real basketball anyday.

One more thing: Manu Ginobili is the new Larry Bird. He might be one of the young shining lights the league will ride for the next 10 years. And with his attitude, self-sacrificing play and skill, he deserves every bit of the attention he's getting. What an asset to the league.

Well the average guy in LA might like to watch the NBA next year with Phil Jackson coming back to try and coach a rapist and have it turn into a soap opera.

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manu ginobili the next larry bird?

wow. give it some time before you say that. only about 5 players ever at birds lvl imo.

jordan robertson chamberlin russel west.

the rest have a ways to go to reach that plateau.

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In terms of being an unselfish, all-around gifted and physical player, yes. Mark my words.

People will start saying the same thing about Lebron James once he actually has some people on his team to play with. He's a good team player, but right now he's just on another high school team that happens to be in the NBA.

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ginobili is a loose cannon and will never be able to call him Bird or whatever.. he is a dirty player by using his feet all the time to trip when he is defending.. and a diver.. he is good but not great.

About the game the pistons came out and did what they had to do out-hustle the spurs. as for tony paker why hasn't he got hurt yet driving to the lane that much for a small man? Where are the bad boys? Either way the pistons played well and winning is all that matters..

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[quote=runningman]as for tony paker why hasn't he got hurt yet driving to the lane that much for a small man?[/quote]

Well he did get clobbered in the face by somebody. I think it was Ben Wallace's elbow.

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chauncey's elbow.. if it was ben's he would be seriously hurt

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yeah, Ben wallace would have knocked him out. leave it at ben wallace is the only guy who can play physical with shaq. guy is a monster. biggest shoulders i have ever seen. massive human being.

With his fro, he doesn't even have to use his hands to guard Shaq.

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biggest human being i've ever seen is Shaun Rogers plays for the detroit lions.. just a massive individual.. i have never seen shaq in real life.

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i met shaq at the atlanta olympics. also have seen him at ESPN restauraunt in disney. BIGGEST HUMAN EVER.

think about that fact that when i saw him he was 7'1, 350 lbs. and all that with 3-4% body fat. big muthafucka

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[quote=runningman]ginobili is a loose cannon and will never be able to call him Bird or whatever.. he is a dirty player by using his feet all the time to trip when he is defending.. and a diver.. he is good but not great.[/quote]

Dirty?? Umm...Ok. I'll just leave it at that. Loose cannon?? There was a guy named Jordan who [b]never[/b] went out on his own and freestyled...never. :roll:

[quote=MJDub]Well he did get clobbered in the face by somebody.[/quote]

That happens like 5 times a game. Dude can take some hits.

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wow... amazing 5th game.

man of the game [img]http://images10.fotki.com/v192/photos/5/57764/1029815/horry1_350_050619-vi.jpg[/img]

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Unbelievable game. I say 4-2, with the Spurs at home in all their glory.

wf

Yeah, but I wanted to see the Pistons win so this would go to 7 games.

is it over yet?

Pretty much.

no i mean, is it off tv yet? or are there more games?

There's still games 6 and maybe 7 to be played, but since the Pistons didn't sweep the Spurs in Detroit, it's almost a done deal that the Spurs have the championship.

thats a shame, cos im really tired of basketball.

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[quote=hulkhuss]^^^Yeah Mr Clutch Horry aka fresh prince could win his 6th ring this year!! :shock:[/quote]

:Bingo: :wink:

^ The pistons blew it basically. Not that the spurs are not a good time. But the pistons are have really sucked this series. Yeah the 2 games that they won they played good. But overall they have sucked it up.

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Of course the best damn game of the series is the one I miss watching Open Water (sick movie BTW) with the fam for Father's Day. Oh well, at least Big Shot Bobby shined again. Once a Laker, always a Laker.

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play of the game imho

[img]http://www.imgshost.com/uploads/f77a419c75.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.imgshost.com/uploads/2960cfb1b9.jpg[/img]

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^^^ AWESOME!!!! 34 years old and still [b]ballin'[/b].

Bump for an unexpected Game 7.

Pants. I was going for the Pistons.

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me too. booooooo.

so "chase the banana" is over?

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Yeah man, it's over.

Way to go Spurs. It was ugly at first, but the last 3 games made up for it.

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congrats spurs! congrats duncan, congrats manu ginobili!!!

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[quote=bancito]congrats spurs! congrats duncan, congrats manu ginobili!!![/quote]

And congrats to Horry on #6 with 3 diff teams :shock:

Spurs deserve it, they beat the Suns at their run and gun style and then they beat the Pistions and their bang and defend style :twisted:

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Congratulations SPURS!!! They deserved it!! Manu Ginobili was the candidate to MVP, but Timmy D won it... anyway im not angry! hehe! SPURS ARE THE CHAMPS!

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Go Spurs!

Thank you Manu for all the great basketball you?re giving us after winning the olympic games with you.

Hope they can make it again next year (and manu gets the MVP): Spurs REPEAT!

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If he would have kept up the pace he set in the 2 first games, he would have been the unanimous MVP. Either way, he has had a pretty much perfect year: Gold medal, new contract, another ring.

[b]OBI-WAN GINOBILI!!!!!!!!![/b]