The Official NBA Thread 2011-12

[Kobe]

Whichever team you'll be supporting, I hope you all enjoy watching the finals live. No time available on my end to watch any of the games.

 

[S O F I]

Its on ABC so I can finally watch games on tv and not on first row sports.

 

[ARon]

Okc are like a 70% favorite, thats crazy to me

 

[S O F I]

yeah, i don't know if they think the heat suck or that okc are really good.

 

[S O F I]

it's really easy to hate westbrook. such a shitty person.

 

[ARon]

You see that no look pass Sefolosha threw? Damnnn

 

[S O F I]

naw, i was removing ear wax lol. i did see that foul where mario chalmers flew by and his shadow fouled sefolosha. that was interesting.

 

[S O F I]

hey wade, wanna start playing basketball? that'd be cool.

 

[ARon]

Thank you for touching on that.When LeBron controls the ball like he does it's hard for another scorer like Wade to get going. They have each dropped 20+ in the same game but it's tough for that to work

 

[Jokerman]

No defense or rebounds from Miami in 2nd half.

 

[Ristol]

When LBJ said that "not one, not two..." thing, he should've stopped after the first two words. LOLZ.

How do you not root for KD? I'm a Knicks fan and I hate pretty much every other team, but it's really fun to watch OKC do what they're doing. Gonna be a quick series.

 

[Jokerman]

A championship for the Thunder would be a victory for holding up cities for public money. It would be a victory for ripping out the hearts of loyal sports towns. It would be a victory for greed, collusion and a corporate crime that remains unprosecuted.

no matter how much you dislike the ill-fitting “Dream Team” in South Beach, or swoon at the sight of Kevin Durant, anyone who cares about the relationship of teams to their cities and decries the way pro sports is used as an instrument of corporate looting should know who to root for and whom to root against. Without equivocation, all true NBA fans, in the name of Slick Watts, should sound three words this championship season: “Let’s go Heat.”

-- Dave Zirin

 

[Ristol]

A championship for the Thunder would be a victory for holding up cities for public money. It would be a victory for ripping out the hearts of loyal sports towns. It would be a victory for greed, collusion and a corporate crime that remains unprosecuted.

no matter how much you dislike the ill-fitting “Dream Team” in South Beach, or swoon at the sight of Kevin Durant, anyone who cares about the relationship of teams to their cities and decries the way pro sports is used as an instrument of corporate looting should know who to root for and whom to root against. Without equivocation, all true NBA fans, in the name of Slick Watts, should sound three words this championship season: “Let’s go Heat.”

-- Dave Zirin

That's a nice quote, I like it. I prefer to keep my fandom on the court though. If I worried about corporate greed or owners being assholes, how could I watch the Knicks? Also, do you even know who Slick Watts is?

 

[Jokerman]

do you even know who Slick Watts is?

Of course.

http://www.wattsymusic.com/

I do everything in his name.

 

[S O F I]

that quote is a bit too liberal even for my taste.

 

[ArtsyGirl]

Seattle really need to get over it already, like a team has never moved before.. Also aren't they wanting to bring in a developed team too? How is that different?

Anywho

Let's Go OKC!

I think it's a good thing they had a come back win against Heat, they've done it with the other series, and that should give them confidence for the rest of the series.

 

[S O F I]

It's a bit more complicated than that, cupcake. Seattle people were lied to, misled by the seller (howard shultz) and buyer (clay bennett) and also let down by its public officials. it was no ordinary move and if we were to bring in new orleans (not happening) or sacramento (there's a chance), it'd be under different circumstances.

 

[Kobe]

Haha!

NBA commissioner David Stern got into a heated exchange with Jim Rome Wednesday when the radio host asked him if the Hornets winning the draft lottery was fixed.

Quite a silly story, but worth the laugh when you read the transcript

 

[Ristol]

It's a bit more complicated than that, cupcake.

lol

 

[ArtsyGirl]

It's a bit more complicated than that, cupcake. Seattle people were lied to, misled by the seller (howard shultz) and buyer (clay bennett) and also let down by its public officials. it was no ordinary move and if we were to bring in new orleans (not happening) or sacramento (there's a chance), it'd be under different circumstances.

No it's not, Brussels sprout. lol I don't know the in's and out's of it so I'll take your word on it. But I'm sure New Orleans, or Sacramento would be just as upset. Atleast the fans would be. The fact that people are rooting against OKC because of a decision that was outside the control of the players and coaching staff seems a bit silly. Nevertheless I don't care deep down, neither is "my" team. I just like OKC and don't like Miami so it's an easy decision for me.

But thanks, cupcakes are sweet and delicious so I'll take that as a compliment.

Game 2. OKC or Miami?