I don't have 1 team in particular that I love, but the Lakers of the 80's and the Lakers/Kings rivalry from a few years back are among my favs.

That being said, I am rooting for the Suns in the Phx/SA series. Mainly because I like how Nash plays with so much energy all the time. I everyone played like Nash, the NBA would be truly exciting.

Anyone have any thoughts on the 2 game suspension of Horry and the 1 game for Amare and Diaw?

If you ask me (whic no one did...but I digress) it was a wholly lopsided decision to toss the Suns players'.

Anyhow, I'd love to hear thoughts on this one.

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Nash is badass - true John Stockton of this time.

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why the hell didny duncan and bowen gert suspended for leaving the bench in the 2nd? jones and oberto i think got into it, and they were past the three point line.

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i am not a big basketball fan, but follow the results and occasionally watch games (moreso toward playoff time)

im a blazers fan so in recent years i havent had much reason to watch :lol:

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Amare getting suspended is BULLSHIT!! now the suns are going to lose the series because of this..

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[quote=thesightless;488624]why the hell didny duncan and bowen gert suspended for leaving the bench in the 2nd? jones and oberto i think got into it, and they were past the three point line.[/quote]

That's exactly what I was thinking. This suspension on Stoudemire and Diaw is fucking bullshit.

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[quote=runningman;488975]Amare getting suspended is BULLSHIT!! now the suns are going to lose the series because of this..[/quote]

that rule is completely STUPID. have you ever seen a basket player stay on the bench when someone is beating his teammates? there's no possible way to keep them calmed in the bench and "hot" on the court.

i guess the only reason they did that is to cover their asses from law suits if anys player hits a guy on the public again.

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a rule is a rule. obviously, they need to change it because it is a stupid rule.... but it was a rule that should have been enforced because again, a rule is a rule. yes, duncan got very lucky that he didn't get suspended. having said that, it's not like horry predicted the future and expected diaw and amare to get suspended. he just decided to foul nash hard. smart decision, imo, but i'm sure horry didnt' expect it to cause such commotion.

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[quote=runningman;488975]Amare getting suspended is BULLSHIT!! now the suns are going to lose the series because of this..[/quote]He charged after him. Do you not have eyes? I'm glad the Suns lost. Phoenix is a shithole. :lol:

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WHAT THE FUCK

The 2 WORST FUCKING TEAMS get the #4 & #5 picks in the draft next year?!!?!

FUCK THIS STUPID LOTTERY BULLSHIT

I can't BELIEVE Boston didn't get at LEAST #3!!

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you do a lottery, you might get screwed. you don't do a lottery and teams will purposely tank to get a good draft pick... pros and cons, either way.

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Boston doesn't deserve anything higher than a 16 in the draft.

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^^yea I think that dynasty is long over :CrackUp:

man at least narrow the # of teams down to make the odds a bit better...

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[quote=FM;492325]man at least narrow the # of teams down to make the odds a bit better...[/quote]The sad thing is, you know those top picks really don't want to go to some shit squad and have to work their way up to a chance to get to the playoffs. I know they love the money and the glory but no man, absolutely no man wants to be on a losing team. It would suck.

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these finals suck ass too.

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What are you talking about? I haven't laughed this hard since FuckingAsshat roamed these parts. The Finals have been grrrreat!

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cavs wont win one game .. not after the series against detroit .. they must be exausted, plus they have no match against parker and manu ... mvp manu

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Another year of booring basketball finals. They really need to reseed teams in the playoffs.

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[QUOTE=godisadj;499612]Another year of booring basketball finals. They really need to reseed teams in the playoffs.[/QUOTE]No. Teams need to get better. The seeding is just fine. The problem is these players throw fundamentals out the door as soon as they think about going to the NBA.

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^^^ exactly, nba finals were great, teams need to learn how to play the game properly and as a team on both ends of the floor...

The Finals were even better this year because the Spurs showcased once again just how to get better as the playoffs go on and play flawless / unselfish basketball... good teams run out of steam, great teams are playing their best in June... if you didnt like the Finals this year you probably dont know whats actually happening on the court...

Cheers :Cheerz:

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Don't get me wrong, the Spurs played great throughout the playoffs and as Platinum said, they showcased a great championship team. What I didn't like about the finals was the lack of the competition to them.

James did a great job of carrying his team, but when San Antonio shut him down, the rest of team never stepped up. I just wish for more teams to play team basketball rather than the one superstar running the show and getting shut down when it comes down to it. It doesn't really provide for entertaining basketball when one team dominates the other in the FINALS. The finals is supposed to be the showcase of the two best teams, but if thats all the east has to put up against the west, then we are in for another couple of years Spurs domination.

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I personally am so glad Lebron didn't win the NBA finals this year. because that would mean from the time he was 22 til the end of his career the refs would have given him every call like they did when he played detroit..

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LeBron is a great player but he's still young and needs to work on his game a lot. His fundamentals are atrocious. The dude spazzes out and loses the ball so much. How can you not have great ball control by the time you reach the NBA? Most people have learned and developed great ball control skills by the age of 12. C'mon, dude. Quit playing sloppy.