2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[buc em]

That Dunk Contest lineup is legit besides Barnes. He's a good in-game dunker but I can't see him doing much in a dunk contest.

 

[tommyicerocking]

That Dunk Contest lineup is legit besides Barnes. He's a good in-game dunker but I can't see him doing much in a dunk contest.

what bout Lillard...i don't think he is anything special as a dunker

 

[proshares]

brown rode lebron to the finals

More than that, the east was a joke. None of those teams would have been an 8th in the west

The Pistons were a top 10 team on both ends of the floor. They'd easily make the playoffs in the west.

They would have been a 6-8th seed at best in the Western conference, that Pistons team was basically on their last legs at that point. And Cleveland cakewalked to the ECF by facing two injury riddled teams.

That was easily the weakest year for the Eastern conference in recent history, and that's saying something.

So...he's right?

 

[ill steelo]

Lebron James thinks he should be defensive player of the year, because he guards all position   

Dudes talking about his defense last night when LAC had 112. Crawford had 30. Griffin had 40. LAC scored nearly 40 in the fourth. I wasn't impressed by any Heat defender last night

 

[sea manup]

wait did lebron really say that yesterday? i though it was a quote from last year

 

[ill steelo]

brown rode lebron to the finals

More than that, the east was a joke. None of those teams would have been an 8th in the west

The Pistons were a top 10 team on both ends of the floor. They'd easily make the playoffs in the west.

They would have been a 6-8th seed at best in the Western conference

That was easily the weakest year for the Eastern conference in recent history, and that's saying something.

Umm, ok? I didn't say they'd win 70 games if they switched conferences. I just said they'd easily make the postseason.

And when you're being coached by Mike Brown and surrounded by Larry Hughes, Big Z, Drew Gooden, & Sasha Pavlovic there is no such thing as a "cake walk" against any playoff team.

 

[IATT]

 

[nelson999]

That Dunk Contest lineup is legit besides Barnes. He's a good in-game dunker but I can't see him doing much in a dunk contest.

Hopefully Ben Mac can perform under the lights because he has some serious athleticism 

 

[buc em]

Lillard is explosive as **** though, he just doesn't show it that much in games because he pulls up for jumpers so often. No clue how he'd be in a contest though.

 

[sea manup]

i have a feeling ben mac is going to pull a shannon brown 

 

[flyerthandelta]

Whats the Heat rank defensively tho? i know they alot worse than before

 

[rook]

Ben Mac and TRaw gonna be in the finals. Book it

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Not sure how any of these guys are gonna be in a contest, but at least the potential is there.

At least PG should know better than to go the gimmick route a second time. Who knows about the others.

 

[dman14]

thought PG wasnt gonna do it again. guess he needs that extra sprite money for the child support payments SMH

 

[JD617]

How are people saying the Pistons were on their last legs in '07 when they had the 2nd best record in the NBA in '08?

 

[flyerthandelta]

 

 

 

mike dantoni is not a bad coach

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look at waht he did in phx


he made amare millions


melo is the one that messed up da situation

Man that dude aint been the same since hes TRASH. Point blank period!

hes the main reason we're not fighting with the bucks for last place right now

Lol what difference does it make

 

[sea manup]

the difference is everything, if we had a bad coach rather than dantoni we would have the worst record on lock

now we have to stress out about wins over boston and cleveland

 

[you big dummy]

Damian Lillard is participating in every All-Star event (Rookie-Sophomore game, Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, 3-Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Contest, All-Star Game) :x

 

[dt43]

brown rode lebron to the finals

More than that, the east was a joke. None of those teams would have been an 8th in the west

The Pistons were a top 10 team on both ends of the floor. They'd easily make the playoffs in the west.

They would have been a 6-8th seed at best in the Western conference

That was easily the weakest year for the Eastern conference in recent history, and that's saying something.

Umm, ok? I didn't say they'd win 70 games if they switched conferences. I just said they'd easily make the postseason.

And when you're being coached by Mike Brown and surrounded by Larry Hughes, Big Z, Drew Gooden, & Sasha Pavlovic there is no such thing as a "cake walk" against any playoff team.

I remember that postseason pretty well, it was a cakewalk and was definitely seen that way at the time.

In the first round they faced Washington, who normally were a tough matchup for them but Arenas and Caron Butler had gotten hurt towards the end of the season, so it was basically like playing a lottery team in the first round.

They played the Nets in the second round who were a mediocre 41-win team (only in the East would a 41-win team make the second round). The Pistons in the ECF were their toughest competition, but that was hardly the Pistons of old, the team under Flip Saunders was completely different from the great Larry Brown teams.

Even if you take issue with the word "cakewalk", I think one can easily argue that it was the the easiest road to a Finals in recent NBA history.

 

[shoeking2101]

Damian Lillard is participating in every All-Star event (Rookie-Sophomore game, Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, 3-Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Contest, All-Star Game) :x

thats crazy

 

[grandtheftbike]

Damian Lillard is participating in every All-Star event (Rookie-Sophomore game, Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, 3-Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Contest, All-Star Game) :x

making a name for himself

 

[dt43]

Damian Lillard is participating in every All-Star event (Rookie-Sophomore game, Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, 3-Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Contest, All-Star Game) :x

I don't think it's confirmed, I think they just asked him too and he's still considering.


Regardless, that would be cool as hell if he did. He would definitely put his name out there

 

[IATT]

has anyone done the dunk contest and 3 point contest during the same all-star weekend?

 

[ill steelo]

In the first round they faced Washington, who normally were a tough matchup for them but Arenas and Caron Butler had gotten hurt towards the end of the season, so it was basically like playing a lottery team in the first round.

They played the Nets in the second round who were a mediocre 41-win team (only in the East would a 41-win team make the second round). The Pistons in the ECF were their toughest competition, but that was hardly the Pistons of old, the team under Flip Saunders was completely different from the great Larry Brown teams.

Even if you take issue with the word "cakewalk", I think one can easily argue that it was the the easiest road to a Finals in recent NBA history.

How can a road to the Finals be considered easy for a team when they only have 1 all star caliber player on the roster, a mediocre coach, & two of their 3 conference series went 6 games?

Far from a cakewalk, far from easy. CLE was not good enough as a team to have an "easy" road to the finals.

And you realize Detroit won 60 games & made another conference finals the very next year right? They weren't on their last legs at all in '07.

 

[johnson1]

anyone know when they announce the 3pt shootout participants?