2011 NBA Playoffs Thread

Sammy Sofa · May 15, 2011

No, it's Andre 3000's fault.

Actually, it was Fonzworth Bentley fault.

shnsajax · May 15, 2011

Westbrook I'm with you. I know he played really well, but that'll last until the next time he goes Starbury and shoots them out of a win.

I normally hate the "Praise Jeebus" stuff too, but Durant actually seems to be genuine about it. he seems to be a rare kind of great player, which is good for casual fans to catch onto. OKC as a market has the perfect player in him, which is good for the league.

Perception is funny, though; for all I know he's doing blow off hookers in his spare time.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/columns/story?id=6530509

Read this

I skimmed that this am, but reading it again...good stuff. I retract my blow/hookers hypothetical.

It was a good article, Durant is exactly the kind of player that the league could use. I also hate the praise Jesus stuff too, but if he came out and said he spent every Sunday morning in church I would believe him.

Sammy Sofa · May 15, 2011

[expletive] that noise; guys like Durant and Rose are straight up dorks.

USSoccer · May 15, 2011

[expletive] that noise; guys like Durant and Rose are straight up dorks.

Yeah but dork is the new cool

Magnetic Curses · May 15, 2011

at least barkley, smith, and webber don't dress like orville redenbacher.

imb · May 17, 2011

So nice to be the underdog again. WE'RE ALL WINNERS.

vance_the_cubs_fan · May 17, 2011

Gonna be in section 324 tonight at the AA Center! Go Mavs!

SpongeWorthy · May 18, 2011

Every time I look Dirk is taking technical free throws.

SpongeWorthy · May 18, 2011

Every time I look Dirk is taking regular free throws.

bukie · May 18, 2011

Dirk has 46 points on 15 shots.

May 18, 2011

Dirk has 46 points on 15 shots.

And Durant has 40 on 18 shots. Not nearly as ridiculous as Dirk, though.

May 18, 2011

For those who have watched the whole game, are the refs just calling it really tight? 54 fouls and 77 FT's combined.

CubInOK · May 18, 2011

For those who have watched the whole game, are the refs just calling it really tight? 54 fouls and 77 FT's combined.

Yes. You can't look at Dirk without a foul call. You can't touch Durant without a foul call.

SpongeWorthy · May 18, 2011

John Hollinger's article tomorrow: why Dirks performance surpasses anything Jordan did ever

bukie · May 18, 2011

It has to be at least a little concerning for Dallas that Dirk was darn near perfect, Westbrook was terrible, and the only won by 9 at home.

UMFan83 · May 18, 2011

It has to be at least a little concerning for Dallas that Dirk was darn near perfect, Westbrook was terrible, and the only won by 9 at home.

Meh, they had a 9 day layoff so they probably weren't playing to the fullest of their abilities. I missed most of the game though but I'm speculating. Both teams will make adjustments and play differently so I don't put much stock into how close the game was...the important thing is they won.

bukie · May 18, 2011

Nowitzki finishes with a true shooting percentage of .939, a new playoff record. Previous record was .825 in 2001 by Vince Carter (he got 50 points on 29 shots with 9 threes).

hawkeyecub · May 18, 2011

That was just obscene from Dirk. Dallas is now 11-0 against the spread in the playoffs.

hawkeyecub · May 18, 2011

It has to be at least a little concerning for Dallas that Dirk was darn near perfect, Westbrook was terrible, and the only won by 9 at home.

And Barea was nearly perfect. Though on the flip side, Durant did have 40 points on 18 FGA's, plus 8 boards and 5 assists.

shnsajax · May 19, 2011

It has to be at least a little concerning for Dallas that Dirk was darn near perfect, Westbrook was terrible, and the only won by 9 at home.

And Barea was nearly perfect. Though on the flip side, Durant did have 40 points on 18 FGA's, plus 8 boards and 5 assists.

For the longest time I thought this was the only reason Barea was even on the team.

http://www.playerwives.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/xinh.jpg

USSoccer · May 19, 2011

It has to be at least a little concerning for Dallas that Dirk was darn near perfect, Westbrook was terrible, and the only won by 9 at home.

And Barea was nearly perfect. Though on the flip side, Durant did have 40 points on 18 FGA's, plus 8 boards and 5 assists.

For the longest time I thought this was the only reason Barea was even on the team.

http://www.playerwives.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/xinh.jpg

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