Quote :

"Three more games left in this $eries"

Why do you even watch if the NBA is just the WWE now? Seriously GTFO if all you are going to do is complain about the refs.

Also how is LeBron the biggest bitch in sports? Yeah he over reacts on foul calls, but so does pretty much every NBA player. Watch Ginobli and Duncan make their stupid faces after each whistle.



[Edited on June 14, 2013 at 5:33 PM. Reason : sd]

6/14/2013 5:32:25 PM

Never seen them take off running a 40 yard dash. Never seen them skip a press conference after a big game. Never seen them have a decision.

6/14/2013 6:28:01 PM

sounding like eric bledsoe, caron butler & deandre jordan could be headed to the celtics for pierce, garnett & doc rivers (could have draft picks involved too)
lots of tweets, so will just cite this article:
http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/06/latest-on-clippers-celtics-blockbuster-talks.html

6/15/2013 5:43:10 PM

Paul P will retire a celtic . Do not believe

6/16/2013 2:06:05 AM

Damn the Celtics will be so sick if true.

6/16/2013 8:59:16 AM

Nice toe on the line for ginobili

6/16/2013 8:12:37 PM

What a horrible deal for the clippers. Garnett has 1-2 prosuctive seasons left. Rivers makes 3 yrs $21m which is crazy.

Deandre jordan is a premeire big man just entering his prime and bledsoe is good. It just makes no sense

[Edited on June 16, 2013 at 8:32 PM. Reason : a]

6/16/2013 8:32:30 PM

heat gettin boat raced

6/16/2013 8:38:25 PM

If you are the Heat, why are you putting Norris Cole on Parker?!?

6/16/2013 9:29:35 PM

Danny Green is the greatest player in the history of the NBA finals. Fuck Russel, fuck MJ, fuck Bird, fuck Magic.

6/16/2013 10:03:41 PM

I would probably love Green if he didn't play for UNC.

Now I just don't dislike him. This is a fun game, btw.

6/16/2013 10:05:03 PM

What's remarkable is that SA is only leading by 11. With how well they're shooting and the game they're getting from Ginobli you would think this would pretty much be over already.

6/16/2013 10:06:37 PM

yeah I said Parker was in the early running for MVP after game 1 and that crazy shot to seal it, but if the Spurs win the series, Green has to get some serious consideration for Finals MVP

6/16/2013 10:07:53 PM

double

[Edited on June 16, 2013 at 10:08 PM. Reason : post]

6/16/2013 10:07:53 PM

How does Manu adjust himself and play so well?

6/16/2013 10:18:14 PM

he is a crafty player, like chinese

6/16/2013 10:18:47 PM

Post swap...

Sesiously, any chance Miami can win the series from here?

[Edited on June 16, 2013 at 10:22 PM. Reason : Sporldtra worst coach ever]

6/16/2013 10:22:09 PM

Yes. They play the next 2 in Miami. It seems unlikely that Manu will have another game like this or that SA will continue to shoot 70% from 3 as a team.

6/16/2013 10:24:42 PM

There is probably gonna be a game 7

[Edited on June 16, 2013 at 10:28 PM. Reason : Spurs just save themselves from 2-4]

6/16/2013 10:27:36 PM

Quote :

"Yes. They play the next 2 in Miami. It seems unlikely that Manu will have another game like this or that SA will continue to shoot 70% from 3 as a team."

That's what they said at halftime too. Looks like Spurs and Green will shoot lights out next 2 games too. Heat better not fuck this up. Lebron's legacy at stake

6/16/2013 10:30:51 PM

Wade missing that dunk reminded me of that commercial with him and KD

6/16/2013 10:47:09 PM

I know its an unpopular opinion...but Lebron get's a lot of missed fouls when he drives to the basket. He might "get the calls" at other times during the game...but I feel like he's gotten fouled half a dozen times at the rim tonight with no call. That last one being a pretty big example.

6/16/2013 10:50:19 PM

In that commercial, he blocks KD

Why can't miami find a person to defend Green? They has been killed by his shots once in game 3.

6/16/2013 10:51:02 PM

Yeah, he gets the Shaq treatment in a lot of ways. Contact that would be a foul if you did it to an average player isn't called on Lebron because he's so unstoppable going to the rim.

6/16/2013 10:51:47 PM

there are 2 commercials, in one he blocks KD, in the other, KD blocks him

6/16/2013 10:52:01 PM

GO SPURS GO!!!

6/16/2013 10:54:10 PM

Really? Another gaterade commercial?

[Edited on June 16, 2013 at 10:56 PM. Reason : I feel like lbj fears TD in some ways. He has been stopped by him once.]

6/16/2013 10:54:56 PM

Manu Freaking Ginobili

Was talking to my pops today about how he needed to step up if the spurs were going to win, love seeing the old Manu again. Hope they put it away in game six so I can rest easy but I don't see it happening until game seven.

6/16/2013 11:08:01 PM

Dick Vitale ?@DickieV 17m

If Spurs win The TITLE the talents - guts - heart of Tony Parker the reason - heck even @EvaLongoria would vote 4 him as MVP

6/16/2013 11:20:57 PM

Funny how every games a fucking bl9wout but heat never win or l9se 2 straight. So hollywood

6/17/2013 12:03:09 AM

^ Still hanging on to his conspiracy theories. Wouldn't make the NBA more money if each game was a nail biter to build more drama? The refs last night clearly were favoring the Spurs. jbrick is right about LeBron not getting calls, especially last night.

Anyway it's bs that game 5 was played in SA. That game should have been played in Miami. The Heat now are firmly against the wall. LeBron, Wade, and Bosh are pretty damn good in elimination games though...

6/17/2013 9:55:26 AM

But Miami also can get help from ref when playing at their home court. It's still fair. And they have one more home court yet.

[Edited on June 17, 2013 at 10:39 AM. Reason : ;]

6/17/2013 10:39:04 AM

^ they have two more home court yet.

[Edited on June 17, 2013 at 11:28 AM. Reason : V wtf are you talking about. There are two games left, both in Miami.]

6/17/2013 11:13:36 AM

For the whole series, Miami has one more.

6/17/2013 11:19:38 AM

Quote :

" Still hanging on to his conspiracy theories. Wouldn't make the NBA more money if each game was a nail biter to build more drama? The refs last night clearly were favoring the Spurs. jbrick is right about LeBron not getting calls, especially last night. Anyway it's bs that game 5 was played in SA. That game should have been played in Miami. The Heat now are firmly against the wall. LeBron, Wade, and Bosh are pretty damn good in elimination games though..."

Its not easy for the refs to control a game with that much precision. The nba is not staged or scripted. Its simply manipulated. For instance, the team they want to win could suddenly go cold for several minutes and still lose if they were trying to make it a close game. Its more about the style of officiating from start to finish. Basketball is easy to manipulate over the course of the game without even "cheating" or being "unfair". With that said, there are probably many games where the team they want to win a game still loses.

Are we going to call:
over the back
handcheck
touch shooting fouls
inside body fouls
moving screens
fight for position fouls
charge/block/flop
pushoff/flop

All of those happen pretty much every play. You could theoretically pick ways to call each of them in a consistent way on both ends so the game is "fair" but you still give one team an extreme advantage according to styles, personnel and strategies.

Its been obvious by the 3rd quarter of each game who was going to win. As soon as the team that has the advantage makes the adjustment to the game being called on their behalf, they destroy the other team.

The only way less people tune in is if they know it will be a blowout before the game. Only people like me know game 6 isn't worth tuning in for. The heat being on a rollercoaster makes it that much more of a story for the casual fan. Suspense is built when nobody wins two in row. Since both teams have been winning, people will tune in for the "tight series". Heat will win game 6 by 15-20 points and you will all realize that in the 3rd quarter. I never said they want the Heat to win everygame. They want the heat to have the maximum amount of primetime games. I have no idea who should be winning or who is better because there has just been too much interference to get a read on it. Maybe they will let the 2 teams earn it in game 7 since theres nothing more to milk at that point.

The heat have won every other game for 12 games now. The statistical possibility that this pattern could be due to chance is 1.56% That means there is a 98.34% chance this Heat pattern has been caused by something other than "the teams are just that even".

If the spurs win game 6 I will quit sports talk.

[Edited on June 17, 2013 at 6:02 PM. Reason : Never been so sure about anything.]

6/17/2013 5:51:20 PM

You guys should give credit where crefit is due.

Not only did I take spurs to win title at +800 but im pn record saying Faried and Leonard would both be amazing.


Not only has Leonard carried the Spurs throughout the playoffs he now has the 2nd greatest career average in the nba finals behind only magic Johnson.

Truly one of the most epic performances we have ever seen.

6/18/2013 12:27:33 AM

2nd greatest career average in what?

Leonard isn't even having as good a Finals as Green

[Edited on June 18, 2013 at 12:31 AM. Reason : .]

6/18/2013 12:29:51 AM

I'm not surprised as he also says Chandler is a top 5 player over the last several years, LOL

6/18/2013 9:33:25 AM

- props to face if the spurs win tonight
- Leonard has played great defense on both LeBron and Wade this series, But I'd describe Green's 3 point shooting as "epic" moreso than Leonard's defense
- again, 2nd greatest career average in... what?

6/18/2013 9:38:39 AM

shit, half the time I forget that Leonard even is on the floor. Top 5 player in the league? Dude is barely the 5th scoring option on his own team behind Parker, Duncan, Ginobili, and Green. Hell, he might even be behind Neal in the pecking order at this point.

I think Kawhi is a good player, and could end up being the biggest building block for the Spurs in the future, but to say hes a top 5 player in the league is straight up idiotic

-1000 credibility for face

6/18/2013 9:42:47 AM

Spurs had better win it tonight. No team has won a Finals game 7 on the road since 1978.

6/18/2013 10:28:35 AM

I agree.

[Edited on June 18, 2013 at 10:33 AM. Reason : If so, Lbj's words of not 5, not 6, not 7 will be the biggest joke ever.]

6/18/2013 10:30:50 AM

Top 5 quietest players in the league

6/18/2013 12:23:51 PM

Rivers/KG deal to Clippers is apparently dead

Good luck patching up things Ainge!

6/18/2013 1:53:39 PM

chris paul tweeted about getting a triad news stations contact yesterday.

apparently he wants that ws station to break where it is he is signing or staying.


clippers were stupid for trying to make that trade anyways.

take the old memphis coach and be happy.

now if Bosh and howard were to trade places...things could get really interesting next year.

6/18/2013 1:55:40 PM

You guys are such knuckleheads. Kawhi has carried this team to a title and you still cant see it.

Ugh fucking david stern that money grubbing jew. Hes trying to force game 7 by putting joey crawford out there tonight.

Kinda expecting the spurs to get murdered so I hedged to lock in some profits

6/18/2013 2:11:49 PM

danny green will go cold tonight and book passage back to the d-league.

lebron will score 40 and birdman will have 5 blocks. 101-88

GO HEAT

6/18/2013 2:16:27 PM

I'm looking forward to the Joey and Timmy show tonight. Parker will need to score at least 20 and Green/Neal will need to combine for about 35 tonight for the Spurs to win. Duncan will have 3 fouls in the 1st quarter.

6/18/2013 2:17:40 PM

LBJ will get 30 pts, 10 rebs and 10 assists to force a game 7

6/18/2013 2:27:52 PM

wonder if Birdman will actually play tonight since he hasn't played since Game 3

6/18/2013 2:28:14 PM