| Aerisky United States. June 15 2012 13:36. Posts 9212 | Profile Blog # |
| Wait...never mind I get it, pretty drop-dead obvious. Basically splitting is preferable for lower seed because they get 3 games in a row and a good chance to take it to an elimination for the other team. Not sure why I made that more confusing than it was. Last edit: 2012-06-15 13:37:15 |
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| RowdierBob Australia. June 15 2012 13:37. Posts 9131 | Profile Blog # |
OKC will be fine. I think home court is somewhat overstated--particularly once you get to the Finals.
If anything, I doubt OKC will lose too much confidence from this. They came out so flat in the opening half and it cost them. The game played out a lot like game 1 with OKC coming right over the top at the end. OKC just needs to find a way to be consistent with their intensity. Battier has also been huge in both games and I can't see his offensive output lasting.
OKC still looks slightly better for me, but there isn't much in it. It's great to see LBJ and Durant playing so well though--that last quarter was pretty special. |
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| TieN.nS) United States. June 15 2012 13:39. Posts 1686 | Profile # |
On June 15 2012 13:36 Sadist wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 15 2012 13:31 TieN.nS) wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:30 Aerisky wrote:Yay Ace you're here  did you see the whole game? Or did you just refrain from posting? Anyway that was still an exciting (Tebow style x47) game, would have felt the same way (but just really depressed) if the result had been different. To Heat's home we go! With the split, the series remains very competitive; 0-2 for Heat would really have been pretty scary.
2-3-2 format is pretty silly for the higher seed if they drop one of the first two. This win was BIG.
I believe the only time the lower seed has won in 5 was the Pistons vs the lakers. Its actually a bigger advantage for the higher seed imo.
Well I mean the higher seed SHOULD be better. I don't necessarily think that Miami will hold homecourt, but that's all they have to do. And even if both teams hold serve, the lower seed then goes into game 6 with a 3-2 advantage. I know the history and all, but I'm not too unhappy with being the lower seed with 2-3-2. |
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| -_- United States. June 15 2012 13:42. Posts 6874 | Profile Blog # |
| durant can't keep playing so well in the 4th. just can't. if he does, heat won't win the series tt |
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| heliusx United States. June 15 2012 13:44. Posts 1494 | Profile Blog # |
On June 15 2012 13:34 Bonzinator wrote:
They should really stop fronting KD with that question about the non call at the last shot. Got damn media ffs. He can get fined! Not like media can get fined...
ikr, that guy standing in the back after 2 other ppl asking the same exact question, " so you dont think you got fouled by lbj"
he's obviously not going to respond to that in the way he wanted so why even ask. |
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| TwoToneTerran United States. June 15 2012 13:44. Posts 7990 | Profile # |
On June 15 2012 13:42 -_- wrote:
durant can't keep playing so well in the 4th. just can't. if he does, heat won't win the series tt
Yeah he can. He is the the best jump shooter in the game's history behind Jordan. It is impossible to guard all time great jump shooting. |
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| Aerisky United States. June 15 2012 13:45. Posts 9212 | Profile Blog # |
| Random question: how do they decide who comes out to do the pressers? Are the players selected by the team, by the media, etc? Can they choose to or refuse to be interviewed? Thanks for the link btw Tien, espn3 doesn't show the postgame conferences and I was too lazy to go find the page |
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| Bonzinator Slovenia. June 15 2012 13:47. Posts 856 | Profile # |
On June 15 2012 13:45 Aerisky wrote:Random question: how do they decide who comes out to do the pressers? Are the players selected by the team, by the media, etc? Can they choose to or refuse to be interviewed? Thanks for the link btw Tien, espn3 doesn't show the postgame conferences and I was too lazy to go find the page
I am not sure who decides about who comes up there,must be the nba and the team media people. But i know you get fined if you don't show up, KG got fined 25k after the game 7 loss. |
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| TieN.nS) United States. June 15 2012 13:48. Posts 1686 | Profile # |
On June 15 2012 13:45 Aerisky wrote:Random question: how do they decide who comes out to do the pressers? Are the players selected by the team, by the media, etc? Can they choose to or refuse to be interviewed? Thanks for the link btw Tien, espn3 doesn't show the postgame conferences and I was too lazy to go find the page
I'm not too sure about the rules on media availability but I do think that if you refuse to be interviewed at all you will be fined. You could choose instead to take questions in the locker room, which, as you'd expect, Tim Duncan always does. |
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| Aerisky United States. June 15 2012 13:50. Posts 9212 | Profile Blog # |
| Ah, I see thanks. Yeah I think the fine applies across almost all sports, I'm familiar with the rule in tennis as well (e.g. lol Agassi). Hope James comes out too, would like to hear all of the big 3 talk about the game, just curious about what they have to say. |
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| thuracine United States. June 15 2012 13:51. Posts 568 | Profile # |
On June 15 2012 13:27 Ace wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 15 2012 13:16 thuracine wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:14 Holcan wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:05 Tiamat wrote:
As a neutral player in all of this. All you whining Thunder fans need to just look at the FT percentage. If I was Scott Brooks, my entire team would be shooting free throws for hours at practice to make sure that does not happen again. on another note, I just cannot fathom how a professional basketball player cannot shoot at least 80% of his free throws.
80%? I can understand 65%, but 80%? I mean, the league average is 75%, why are you shocked that someone cant hit 80% when most of the league cannot hit 75%?
Probably b/c it something you been doing your entire life. They are the easiest point to get yet some many players are bad at it.
It's called fatigue.
They should be better at it. Easy points, they should be practicing them on there own time. Go to the gym and just shoot free throws for an hour or two, there in the NBA they don't have to chase the ball. Free throws impact outcomes of games players need to be better at it. |
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| TieN.nS) United States. June 15 2012 13:52. Posts 1686 | Profile # |
On June 15 2012 13:50 Aerisky wrote:
Ah, I see thanks. Yeah I think the fine applies across almost all sports, I'm familiar with the rule in tennis as well (e.g. lol Agassi). Hope James comes out too, would like to hear all of the big 3 talk about the game, just curious about what they have to say.
Bron's actually on ESPN right now, that's why he's not there with Dwyane. |
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| RowdierBob Australia. June 15 2012 13:54. Posts 9131 | Profile Blog # |
On June 15 2012 13:44 heliusx wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 15 2012 13:34 Bonzinator wrote:
They should really stop fronting KD with that question about the non call at the last shot. Got damn media ffs. He can get fined! Not like media can get fined...
ikr, that guy standing in the back after 2 other ppl asking the same exact question, " so you dont think you got fouled by lbj" he's obviously not going to respond to that in the way he wanted so why even ask.
They're just doing their jobs... Every man and his dog wants to know if KD thought he was fouled (obv he did). I think it's fine for KD to say he thought he was fouled as long as he doesn't insinuate there was bias in the call. |
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| Aerisky United States. June 15 2012 13:55. Posts 9212 | Profile Blog # |
Ohhh...wow, I could have sworn they didn't air the conference last time...
Also lol, DWade liking that tie (comment a few minutes late)Last edit: 2012-06-15 13:56:01 |
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| TieN.nS) United States. June 15 2012 13:56. Posts 1686 | Profile # |
On June 15 2012 13:55 Aerisky wrote:
Ohhh...wow, I could have sworn they didn't air the conference last time...
Also lol, DWade liking that tie (comment a few minutes late)
Yeah, they usually just show snips of the pressers on ESPN but for some reason they had full, separate interviews today. I wouldn't have known if not for Twitter.
On June 15 2012 13:54 RowdierBob wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 15 2012 13:44 heliusx wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:34 Bonzinator wrote:
They should really stop fronting KD with that question about the non call at the last shot. Got damn media ffs. He can get fined! Not like media can get fined...
ikr, that guy standing in the back after 2 other ppl asking the same exact question, " so you dont think you got fouled by lbj" he's obviously not going to respond to that in the way he wanted so why even ask.
They're just doing their jobs... Every man and his dog wants to know if KD thought he was fouled (obv he did). I think it's fine for KD to say he thought he was fouled as long as he doesn't insinuate there was bias in the call.
Nah that's definitely baiting a reaction/fine, lol. Terrible journalism. Good on KD/Scott Brooks for taking the high road on that one.Last edit: 2012-06-15 13:57:42 |
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| thuracine United States. June 15 2012 13:57. Posts 568 | Profile # |
| Wish Perkins would step it up on the offense. Heat has no one to guard him he should be getting easy 10 |
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| Ace United States. June 15 2012 14:03. Posts 13511 | Profile Blog # |
On June 15 2012 13:51 thuracine wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 15 2012 13:27 Ace wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:16 thuracine wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:14 Holcan wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:05 Tiamat wrote:
As a neutral player in all of this. All you whining Thunder fans need to just look at the FT percentage. If I was Scott Brooks, my entire team would be shooting free throws for hours at practice to make sure that does not happen again. on another note, I just cannot fathom how a professional basketball player cannot shoot at least 80% of his free throws.
80%? I can understand 65%, but 80%? I mean, the league average is 75%, why are you shocked that someone cant hit 80% when most of the league cannot hit 75%?
Probably b/c it something you been doing your entire life. They are the easiest point to get yet some many players are bad at it.
It's called fatigue.
They should be better at it. Easy points, they should be practicing them on there own time. Go to the gym and just shoot free throws for an hour or two, there in the NBA they don't have to chase the ball. Free throws impact outcomes of games players need to be better at it.
You don't think they practice Free Throws everyday? Have you ever seen a typical NBA practice? lol |
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| Jerubaal United States. June 15 2012 14:10. Posts 2522 | Profile # |
On June 15 2012 13:44 TwoToneTerran wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 15 2012 13:42 -_- wrote:
durant can't keep playing so well in the 4th. just can't. if he does, heat won't win the series tt
Yeah he can. He is the the best jump shooter in the game's history behind Jordan. It is impossible to guard all time great jump shooting.
That's a pretty bold statement.
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| thuracine United States. June 15 2012 14:13. Posts 568 | Profile # |
On June 15 2012 14:03 Ace wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 15 2012 13:51 thuracine wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:27 Ace wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:16 thuracine wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:14 Holcan wrote:
On June 15 2012 13:05 Tiamat wrote:
As a neutral player in all of this. All you whining Thunder fans need to just look at the FT percentage. If I was Scott Brooks, my entire team would be shooting free throws for hours at practice to make sure that does not happen again. on another note, I just cannot fathom how a professional basketball player cannot shoot at least 80% of his free throws.
80%? I can understand 65%, but 80%? I mean, the league average is 75%, why are you shocked that someone cant hit 80% when most of the league cannot hit 75%?
Probably b/c it something you been doing your entire life. They are the easiest point to get yet some many players are bad at it.
It's called fatigue.
They should be better at it. Easy points, they should be practicing them on there own time. Go to the gym and just shoot free throws for an hour or two, there in the NBA they don't have to chase the ball. Free throws impact outcomes of games players need to be better at it.
You don't think they practice Free Throws everyday? Have you ever seen a typical NBA practice? lol
I didn't say they don't practice free throws. Its a major impact on games and as professionals they should be better at making them. |
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| rei United States. June 15 2012 14:18. Posts 2907 | Profile Blog # |
they should reverse the rules so they can dunk from the freethrow line  |
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