New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

[rblnr]

Embarrassing, perhaps revealing loss for Hawks to Wiz w/o Wall.

 

[Steve Williams]

Turns out size still matters. Combine two excellent perimeter defenders (yeah, Allen's been great) with two big, tough and skilled post players and you get trouble for GS. From what I saw too, I think the announcers were correct in pointing out that some players on GS were trying to do too much on their own at the expense of ball movement.

Never understood why bigger teams felt they had to go small when playing GS. That's playing someone else's game and you can't do it as well as GS. Fun series.

I'm sticking with my prediction a thousand posts ago in this thread of a Clips/Bulls final

Bob

you are starting to look like a prophet

 

[WLVCA]

Perhaps the Warriors will be seen in the same way as Mike D'Antonio led Phoenix Suns teams - great in the regular season but not built for the playoffs.

I thought Bogut and Draymond Green gave the Warriors sufficient inside muscle to deal with Marc Gasol and Randolph. Maybe not.

The Clippers and Memphis have had playoff battles in the past - always brutal for both teams.

 

[JackD201]

Now if only Conley could go home to Indiana like Bird did.

 

[FrantzM]

Hi

I did watch the Warriors game and it is true they had no answer for Zach Randolph, particularly in the last 2 quarters but we must also say that the MVP had a bad day. He had good looks during the game but they weren't falling . GS had a bad shooting day all around. Curry was missing free throws !!

GS however appeared to be rattled by the tough play of the Grizzlies but if wasn't that they wee not getting close ..

The next game should be very interesting

 

[rblnr]

Bob

you are starting to look like a prophet

Hope so. Tough game in Chi right now.

 

[jadis]

Another what a shot moment. This time by James. Most plays in the last few minutes were run by him if not shot by him. He literally took over the game, carried his team to tie the series.

 

[WLVCA]

LeBron's shot was amazing. I thought the Bulls had that game.

Rockets and Clippers game 4 starts shortly.

Fortunately, I have already fulfilled all of my Mother's Day duties.

 

[Steve Williams]

LeBron's shot was amazing. I thought the Bulls had that game.

Rockets and Clippers game 4 starts shortly.

Fortunately, I have already fulfilled all of my Mother's Day duties.

Me too. Game essentially a tie midway through 1st

 

[WLVCA]

Clippers up by 6 at the half.

Hack-a-DJ the entire game? He's 10 for 28 from the free throw line.

 

[jadis]

Worst basketball I've ever seen Houston play. The early hacking caused them to lose focus even on their offensive patterns. Wild long shots, tentative drives and a missed open dunk. Gee...the league has got to change the rules...Like making a hack foul shot optional as I have read. I'm all for that.

 

[WLVCA]

Hack-A-Whomever make the game difficult to watch, that's for sure.

Even more frustratiing when its your team being hacked.

Since the Clippers are winning its tolerable.

 

[WLVCA]

Plus three jams in a a row by Dj on Dwight Coward are fun, too.

 

[Steve Williams]

Clippers kill the Rockets and go up 3-1

Bob...you are looking very good in your prediction

 

[jadis]

Hack-A-Whomever make the game difficult to watch, that's for sure.

Even more frustratiing when its your team being hacked.

Since the Clippers are winning its tolerable.

This is the first time I've seen hack a somebody boomerang'ed on the perpetrator's face. It exposes that fact that your team can't play proper defense in depriving your opponents their set offensive patterns, and worse, the ensuing lull in watching foul shots turn your own players cold and confused in their own offense. How bout that. This should teach McHale not to implement that next game. And glad to see Hawes finally play some good minutes. He was a pesky big when he was a Sixer battling the Celtics in playoff games. When he was benched by Doc this regular season, I thought he was another Hawes and not the Sixer Hawes.

 

[Steve Williams]

This is the first time I've seen hack a somebody boomerang'ed on the perpetrator's face. It exposes that fact that your team can't play proper defense in depriving your opponents their set offensive patterns, and worse, the ensuing lull in watching foul shots turn your own players cold and confused in their own offense. How bout that. This should teach McHale not to implement that next game. And glad to see Hawes finally play some good minutes. He was a pesky big when he was a Sixer battling the Celtics in playoff games. When he was benched by Doc this regular season, I thought he was another Hawes and not the Sixer Hawes.

It was yawn basketball IMO. If the league doesn't do something the whole tempo of the game is disrupted. Boring indeed

 

[jadis]

While James took the ball from every inbounds play in the last few minutes, a thought entered my mind, that he was basically a 1 man wrecking crew, he practically can drive, shoot, or bait a flow the whole few minutes on his own, and I was thinking this guy doesn't need a coach to call anything. Then just now I read this:

LeBron James' full explanation of how he overruled coach David Blatt on the final play of Game 4 win over Bulls

https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/597544960573972480/photo/1

 

[rblnr]

It was a tremendous shot by the most talented player ever, but the Bulls blew the 4th quarter and never should have let it get that close. I think Thbs calls too many plays on offense and over-controls them on that end. They take half the 24 just setting up which gives the defense way too much time to settle in.

 

[WLVCA]

And glad to see Hawes finally play some good minutes. He was a pesky big when he was a Sixer battling the Celtics in playoff games. When he was benched by Doc this regular season, I thought he was another Hawes and not the Sixer Hawes.

I was happy when the Clippers signed Hawes but he was a disappointment in the regular season. Thought he was going to be the back up big we needed plus he could hit the three point shot - a stretch 4.

He started out pretty well but seemed to loose confidence and Doc benched him.

It would be great if he could get his mojo back. He also has another three years at about $6mm per year left on his contract so he's a boat anchor at this point unless he starts contributing.

 

[jadis]

Test of wills game tonight between Golden State and Memphis. Must win game for the Warriors or they will be in a 1-3 hole.

http://www.mercurynews.com/marcus-thompson/ci_28090425/thompson-vultures-beginning-circle-warriors


Interestingly tonight, 2 No. 1 seeds in their respective conferences go up against the No. 5 seeds, and both No. 1 seeds are down 1 game to 2, fighting to make it a series. Bad news is that John Wall may be out for the series with multiple fractures in his wrist.