2012-2013 NBA Season Thread

[enkei2k]

Originally Posted by Phlip

Wait...

Carmelo was the only Knicks player to score in double figures? Stick a fork in them, they're going home next week and Mike Woodson will be blamed for the shitty play of the shitty players he was left with when they roster was gutted to get Carmelo.

yeah he was and Felton disappeared. Funny how the Pacers beat the Knicks at their own game (3 point shooting). I don't recall ever seeing the Knicks shoot less than 10 3 pointers in a game in a while. Yes, they shot 3-11 on 3's but the last 2 came in garbage time.

Should have played Copeland more if they needed points. I'm not saying Cope will drop 40 but I don't know why he didn't play him but decides to stick to his beloved JR Shit once the shots stopped falling. I was hoping JR would have a breakout game and pull off his inner Michael Jordan flu game, but obviously that didn't happen

[BOROSUN]

all knicks forums is saying it.woodson is fucking it up.

he played novak with no D, has been on a shooting slump and cant create his own shots.
he played jrswish even he wasn't well enough to play, you can tell on the first few minutes he stepped on the court.
the biggest x-factor is felton. if he doesn't want to play, give it to Pablo.
Tyson had a flu gave it to jr and got schooled by hibbert. hello woodson, you got camby. its camby , man!
melo played well. gutting a weak roster was the best move ever.

didn't play Copeland, he is a beast! and should have atleast switched Qrich between shump. shump was doing too much. keep kidd fresh as much as possible.

I really miss sheed. kmart and sheed would have been the best interior combo. rebounding should be better with those 2.




and oh, amare still sucks.

[enkei2k]

Originally Posted by BOROSUN

he played novak with no D

for all of 2 minutes of the game.

[FRpilot]

I don't think it's Carmelo's fault. He has raised his fg% from 38.13% in 6 games in the Celtics series to 41.43% so far in this series. Clearly, he has been stepping it up. All the other Knicks really need to show up. Carmelo Anthony is great, but he can't do it alone! I'm talking to you JR Smith! Stop partying late with Rihanna when you have playoffs to worry about.

[zooopreme]

Left my house during the first half of the Warriors/Spurs game when the Spurs were up by a comfortable amount and came home to find out that they won. Annoyed about that lol.

I also think the Warriors should shut down David Lee. He was projected to be out 8 weeks and he's been choppy about that. I may not like GS but I never want to see a player hurt. I could only imagine him coming down hard because of Blair or some other bulldog from underneath or near the basket.

[Riq]

Well atleast the Knicks finally made it out of the first round. By rule of elimination they should have a shot at making it out of the second round next year. Well... that is if they meet a team that doesn't play very good defense.

[Phlip]

Originally Posted by Riq

Well atleast the Knicks finally made it out of the first round. By rule of elimination they should have a shot at making it out of the second round next year. Well... that is if they meet a team that doesn't play very good defense.

That is laughable.
They've damned their chances of actually getting better financially and will CONTINUE to be crippled operationally considering who is still running the show.

Also

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/n...-pacers-051013

[Riq]

Originally Posted by Phlip

That is laughable.
They've damned their chances of actually getting better financially and will CONTINUE to be crippled operationally considering who is still running the show.

Also

New York Knicks' J.R. Smith fined $5K for flopping vs. Indiana Pacers - NBA News | FOX Sports on MSN

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA J.R "Flopper" Smith. I agree they have no shot at getting better. No one is going to want to take a paycut to play for them and given the fact that their Center is giving their Star player lessons on how to play "Team Ball"... Well... I wonder if Knicks fans are still happy that they got rid of the whole farm just to pick up an over rated scorer...


I was simply trying to look on the bright side because I am sure Knicks fans are ready to jump out of the highest window they can find.

[enkei2k]

on the topic of flops...lol. He uses his hand to push himself further.

[Riq]

Originally Posted by enkei2k

on the topic of flops...lol. He uses his hand to push himself further.

I don't understand why people are saying that he flopped right here. He obviously wasn't looking at him when he was pushed, wasn't expecting it and that made it easy to lose his balance. I'm not sure how much basketball you have played in your life but when you fall that's how to brace yourself. Anyone in the NBA can do that they have a must faster reaction time than any regular Joe that just watches the game on T.V. That sliding is what D-Wade has done his whole career while getting hit when he attacks the rim. A Flop would have been Nate making him fly like that or better yet what J.R "Flopper" Swish likes to do to get calls.

[FRpilot]

I didn't actually think anything of it the first few times I saw it, but now that I see it in slow motion... his arm to break his fall.. hmm

[enkei2k]

Originally Posted by FRpilot

I didn't actually think anything of it the first few times I saw it, but now that I see it in slow motion... his arm to break his fall.. hmm

I just noticed that too from this gif. If you're saying he may have used his hand to push off as he fell, making it seem he went further than he was supposed to.

[FRpilot]

no, i'm saying after seeing it slowed down, the whole motion of his fall just looks awkward like it's not a natural fall. although it's probably a natural reaction to hold your arm out to break your fall, it looks like he's checking out the floor first to find a clear spot for his arm to land on. also, the shuffling his feet before falling doesn't look natural to me and it did look like he kicked off a little with his left foot (last foot on the ground before falling) to try to get more distance.

looks like lebron is getting good at acting. i couldn't even tell after watching multiple replays and even had to watch this really slowed down .gif a few times.

[jamg]

lebron flopped 100%.

his basketball IQ is VERY high.

he only fell to the ground because it would get that player ejected. if he didn't it would have just been a technical. there is no way that push looked anywhere near strong enough to put a 260 lb. man on the ground.

[FRpilot]

Originally Posted by jamg

there is no way that push looked anywhere near strong enough to put a 260 lb. man on the ground.

You know now that you mention it... I think you are onto something...

It probably should have been more like this

But LeBron made it look like this

[Riq]

Originally Posted by FRpilot

You know now that you mention it... I think you are onto something...

It probably should have been more like this

But LeBron made it look like this

It couldn't be what happened with KG because KG got hit in mid air. Lebron was standing still looking the other way when he was pushed. It's alot easier to react and avoid getting hurt by bracing yourself which bis what LeBron did there.

[FRpilot]

Originally Posted by Riq

It couldn't be what happened with KG because KG got hit in mid air. Lebron was standing still looking the other way when he was pushed. It's alot easier to react and avoid getting hurt by bracing yourself which bis what LeBron did there.

No not KG. I mean the shove between Nazr Mohammed and Lbj should have probably looked like the shoving between Rondo and Humphries in that video (I had the link set to start at 0:46 seconds or you can watch it from there). I couldn’t find a clip of 2 guys shoving each other before instigating a fight, but usually guys just get pushed back and not fall down and fly back that far.

The way LBJ fell down looked like Arnold shoving that lady cop falling down and flying a few feet (I set video link to start at 4:53). The Terminator clip is probably an exaggeration. I understand Nazr is pretty big since he plays center (he's listed at 6'10'' 250lbs), but I would think he would have needed to shoved LBJ REALLY hard to make lbj fly back a few feet.

I mean, it could have been a legit fall because LBJ was surprised and not expecting the shove and like I mentioned earlier, to me it looked like a real fall based on all the replays I've seen on tv/internet. I was kind of questioning what Thibodeau meant when he said "From my angle, I saw a guy basically flop..." (which he got fined $35,000 for) but after watching it in this super slow mo .gif the fall did look kind of awkward to me and put things into perspective.

[Riq]

^^^ Well that was random -_-

[Phlip]

That was spam and no longer exists

[S14kouki_10]

Thought this was funny

[SimpleS14]

Noah just annoys me to no end. If there anyone I can say I hate, it would be him.

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by SimpleS14

Noah just annoys me to no end. If there anyone I can say I hate, it would be him.

Why? He's a great player and is a truly valuable asset to his team. There are a lot worse players in terms or personality.

[enkei2k]

Originally Posted by SimpleS14

Noah just annoys me to no end. If there anyone I can say I hate, it would be him.

Originally Posted by zooopreme

Why? He's a great player and is a truly valuable asset to his team. There are a lot worse players in terms or personality.

It's his shooting stroke...

[SimpleS14]

Originally Posted by zooopreme

Why? He's a great player and is a truly valuable asset to his team. There are a lot worse players in terms or personality.

Back in the college days his school beat my school in the tourney. I'll never forget the arrogance he had that is still present today. Sure he's a good player, but I def. don't like that personality. Also he looks real goofy when going coast to coast lol

My cup of hatorade stays full.

[FRpilot]

He's a clown, but I do respect the fact that he works hard. Reminds me of Ben Wallace, with a little bit more offense and passing ability and a little less defense.

[zooopreme]

The Knicks should wear all-black for their next game

[jamg]

teams have so much beef with one another.

boston and the bulls hate the heat llol

[Riq]

Originally Posted by jamg

teams have so much beef with one another.

boston and the bulls hate the heat llol

So what is your point?

[FRpilot]

Originally Posted by jamg

teams have so much beef with one another.

boston and the bulls hate the heat llol

I present to you:

The 10 Stages of NBA Playoff Hate

Courtesy of perennial warriorsworld forum troll and Boston fan, Buzz.

1. The Greeting. “Who we playing? Oh, they OK. I have a cousin who lives there. Good people in that city. May the best team win.”

2. The Recognition. Hits around Game 3-4. “Hmm… these guys are kind of annoying, actually.”

3. The Annoyance. Game 5-6. “These guys play dirty, and their fans are dumb as fu$%. Who would even live in that shithole anyways?”

4. The Irritation. Game 7. “I don’t like anything about these pu&^$%. My lunch didn’t even taste that good today, just thinking about them. I can’t believe that Stern pushed this series to 7.”

5. The Respite. After the series is over, win or lose, all the way until you meet in the playoffs again. “Glad we don’t have to play those bitches anymore. I was sick of looking at them. They suck, their fans suck, their moms suck, even their faces suck. Fu$% them.”

6. The Second Series. “Oh, not these fu$%#^s again. I can’t stand these fu$%#^s. We CANNOT lose to these assholes. We just can’t. We got one of their fans at work and he gives me a big shit-eating grin in the morning every time they beat us.”

7. The Pure Hate. Starts with the first jump ball and lasts until the end of time. “I cannot believe that I ever liked or respected Dwayne Wade as a basketball player or a person. Fu$% that guy. I hate the way he looks, I hate the way he plays, I hate his facial expressions, I hate his steroid jaw, I hate the way he kicks his legs out on the drive and I hate that little move he does where he pushes off, that the refs never call for some really annoying fu$%^&g reason. I don’t even respect him for being a single dad, really, because it’s his fault he married a groupie, and you know a nanny is raising those kids anyways and they are just gonna grow up to be even more spoiled versions of the douche that he is every second of his entire life.”

8. The Fake Respect. Many years later. “Remember those battles our teams used to have? Yeah… those were the days. BTW, fu$% you.”

9. The Lakers. “fu$% them. fu$% their fans. fu$% their faces. fu$% their moms. fu$% their fans’ moms’ faces. I hate the color purple, and want to bumrush every fu$%#^g douchebag I see in a Lakers jersey, even 10 years later.”

10. The Anti-Christ. Bill Laimbeer. I’d kill him right now. In front of a cop. And if that cop was from Boston, nobody saw nothing.

[Riq]

Originally Posted by FRpilot

I present to you:

OMFG I love this, post of the Basketball year. This whole post reminds me of everyone on Espn msg boards. Wow! As well as everyone not from Boston or NY (The only real rivals of the Heat, Chicago doesn't count as much as they want to) that hate the Heat and their fans