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[Teh Grimace]

Anybody?

Favorite team?

Favorite player?

Opinions on the new playoff seed system?


(This thread was created for the sole purpose of reminding all NBA hopefulls across the nation that my Spurs are looking better than I've seen all season, and your team is going to lose, and the Spurs are going to win again. We're talking DYNASTY here baby, oh yeah!!)

 

[thespectralsorrows]

Favorite team?
Utah Jazz
Favorite player?
Stockton/Malone, current favorite...Steve Nash
Opinions on the new playoff seed system?
1st let me say I hate that the 1st round is now best of 7, I hope baseball doesn't use this format to milk the fans of more money. I don't mind the new playoff seed format so much since unlike the NFL there's no bye week for winning your division, plus the NBA only has 6 divisions yet 16 teams make the playoffs. Dallas and San Antonio play tonight and they are the most affected by the seeding this year, other then that I don't see why anyone would complain.

 

[G-Master]

Basketball? Terrible sport.

 

[Teh Grimace]

Dallas and San Antonio play tonight and they are the most affected by the seeding this year, other then that I don't see why anyone would complain.

i know i'd be biased, but i honestly think there is some conspiracy to keep the Spurs from doing well or being popular outside of SA. Probably because, in all reality, this city is a tiny media market and were obviously not drawing many fans from elsewhere in Texas with Dallas and Houston right there, so if the Spurs proceed to win the next 6 or 7 championships (as i predict they will ) it would significantly decrease intrest in other markets across the country, and therefore a major loss of profits. The two biggest markets in the world, LA and New York, already completely suck.

my biggest problem: Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan get no credit. I'd put Manu on the list of the 5 best 2-guards in the league (kobe, mcgrady even though he's playing SF this year, ray allen, and vince carter), but nobodies talking about him. He's the best ball player the non-US world has ever produced in my mind, with the obvious exception of Dirk Nowitzki who's some insane descendant of Odin or something.

And Timmy, after all this time, still doesnt get his respect. He is without a doubt in my mind the greatest PF in the history of the league, but people put him in the same category as modern PFs like Rasheed and Garnett who are on the second rung of history. Tim is up there with Karl Malone and Larry Bird and about 3 other guys. In 1997, Tim Duncan was drafted by the worst team in the league. In 1999, that team won the Championship. Not to mention 2 more (so far). Sheed and Kevin can't claim that.

I'm ranting.

GO SPURS GO.

 

[Walter_Langkowski]

Favorite Team: Chicago Bulls.

Favorite player all time: Tom Chambers

Current player: Steve Nash

I don't care about the new(er) system of 7 games for the first round. It just means more playoffs to watch. That's not a bad thing in my book.

 

[Demiurge]

I hate professional basketball. About the playoff seeding, there are around 30 teams and half of them(16) make the playoffs. They play from fall to spring to eliminate half of the teams. It's stupid.

 

[T_man357]

Favorite Team: Boston Celtics.

Favorite player all time: Larry Bird (duh!)

Current player: Ben Wallace

7 Game first round series SUCK!! It's all about the money!!!
5 game openers were more dramatic!!

 

[SilverCrank]

I like playing it. But puts me to sleep when watching it

 

[Boru]

Favorite Team: Wizards
Favorite All-Time Player - Larry Bird
Favorite Current Players - Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash

I wish the wizards would trade and get Steve and Dirk!!!

 

[Teh Grimace]

trade what, the entire team?

gilbert arenas is nice and all, but you aren't getting nash for him...

 

[Perpetual Catatonia]

I used to watch Basketball all the fucking time. I'm too into music nowadays to watch it but I'll post who I used to like.

Team - Pistons
Player - Richard Hamilton

@ T man = Props for picking Big Ben.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

favorite team: lakers
player: kobe, others: baron davis, jason terry, tracy macgrady
all time player: michael jordan

who will win the nba finals? - mavs in 7