Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread

[imlive365]

who will stop him?

He'll stop him self he's not the type of player who
Knocks down a jump shot constantly like last game. He'll go cold a lot of times. We can't stop the offensive rebound
Put backs tho with battier on him those are a given

 

[dirtybuhbuhnew]

I want Rashard to start........

 

[david bowman]

I'm still waiting on them to starting fining the Heat for their floptastic exploits.

You will be waiting a long, long time.

 

[antidope]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 8m
RT @HowardBeckNYT: Tony Allen has been fined $5k for his fabulous acting, league announces. Video here: http://nba.com/official

From this point going forward the NBA shall be known as

 

[hypebeast5]

I'm still waiting on them to starting fining the Heat for their floptastic exploits.

You will be waiting a long, long time.

I still cant believe the flopping policy is so laughable

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Is it me; or does Lebron look really uninterested during these games lately?

His facial expressions, his reactions, responses in interviews and to teammates even - just seems really odd.

After he made that buzzer beater in the last game; he didn't even signal anything to the fans or his teammates.

Dude looks bored out there

Yeah. I noticed this. Thought he look totally out of the game, then realized he was in triple-double territory.

this is the bron we've wanted for years. It's all business. Cool, calm, collected. no point in getting hype over a game winner if you expected to make the game winner. once you know you're the man, why get hype and animated. let the peasants get hype lol.

Yep. Let his game speak. No corny celebrations, rituals, talks about establishing "Lebron" as a brand. Just dominate. Can't hate that.

Or maybe he's just tired of doing all the work and getting Shane Battier acting cliche as a reward

 

[TipsyMcStagga]

Hibbert: Should have pushed to be on floor

As the Indiana Pacers put their full focus on Game 2, center Roy Hibbert and forward Paul George reflected on individual mistakes that factored into Miami winning the Eastern Conference finals opener.

George said Thursday that he made a boneheaded mistake trying to pressure LeBron James rather than force him to try a contested jump shot, and the result was James driving for an uncontested layup as time expired for a 103-102 overtime victory. And Hibbert said, in retrospect, his mistake was not imploring coach Frank Vogel to put him on the floor for that final possession to defend the paint. James blew past George and had a clear path to the winning bucket.

"Me growing as a player, I need to do that more and have a bigger voice," Hibbert said. "I do need to grow as a player and be willing to do that."

Vogel kept 7-foot-2 shot-blocker Hibbert on the bench, fearing Miami's Chris Bosh might get free for a winning jumper. But Bosh said he was never an option to take the Heat's final shot. As for James, he said he would have attacked the rim no matter who was there protecting it.

"I would have probably had to adjust my finish, but I'd have had an opportunity to get to the lane. It would have put Hibbert in a tough position. I'd have probably had to adjust and I guess bring the athletic part of my game out at that point," James said with a smile.

From the moment Game 1 was over, second-guessing of Vogel's decision not to have Hibbert on the floor began, and it hasn't let up.

Vogel hasn't come out and said it, but it was Bosh -- more than James -- whom he feared having the ball in his hands on the Heat's final possession.

"All I'd say is it was a sound plan when you have five 3-point shooters on the court to have a switching lineup out there with five guys that are great ball containers and ask your team to try to force a jump shot," Vogel said.

Asked whether he thought there's any way in a similar situation that Hibbert would be on the bench in the future in the series, George said, "I don't know. I don't think Coach wanna get burned the same way, so Hibbert might be out there the next time they try that again."

 

[unclerukus]

I know where your coming from but just because you have a size match up doesn't mean he's gonna go off every game. The only real points he is guaranteed is offensive rebound put backs. Last game he was hitting his jumper consistently which he doesn't always do. And the only time he really has a match up advantage is against battier.

David West is great shooter for a Big. He has a matchup advantage on pretty much every big on your team. Bosh is the only that would give him problems due to length. West would murder all the rest of your players including LeBron.

 

[mjshoefanatic]

I doubt David west is gonna go 11-17 again with 18 points in the first half and go for 26 all together.

He's more than capable of putting up similar numbers no doubt.

 

[drewsone]

David West is a thug.

 

[imlive365]

David West is great shooter for a Big. He has a matchup advantage on pretty much every big on your team. Bosh is the only that would give him problems due to length. West would murder all the rest of your players including LeBron.

There's a reason why he's David west. He's not gonna go for 27 every game that's just not him. Even last year with battier on him he didn't go off every game and his game defiantly didn't change from last year to now.

 

[sooperhooper]

David West is a thug.

And this is an important part of the teams success. Dude backs down from no one and he is actually good. Same with granger. What is wrong with him anyway?

 

[tommyicerocking]

if the C's are going to trade Paul Pierce they are some ******* word up

I hope they let him retire a Celtic

 

[unclerukus]

There's a reason why he's David west. He's not gonna go for 27 every game that's just not him. Even last year with battier on him he didn't go off every game and his game defiantly didn't change from last year to now.

Nobody said he's going to score 27 every game. Nothing you said changes the fact that he has a favorable match up against the Heat. The Pacers have a balanced team with multiple scoring options. They aren't trying to score in the 100's. The Pacers would rather slow the pace and make it a defensive struggle.

 

[imlive365]

Nobody said he's going to score 27 every game. Nothing you said changes the fact that he has a favorable match up against the Heat. The Pacers have a balanced team with multiple scoring options. They aren't trying to score in the 100's. The Pacers would rather slow the pace and make it a defensive struggle.

What I'm saying is he's not gonna constantly make his jumper he never has and never will. He can at times like last game but he's not always gonna be hot like that. Just because you have a favorable match up doesn't mean you take full advantage of it and he's the type of player who won't.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Don't you just love how they pick and chose who to fine for flopping

 

[unclerukus]

What I'm saying is he's not gonna constantly make his jumper he never has and never will. He can at times like last game but he's not always gonna be hot like that. Just because you have a favorable match up doesn't mean you take full advantage of it and he's the type of player who won't.

Huh? He's noted for being a great jump shooter fam LOL. He's always hit jumpers. That's his game so you are incorrect. The thins is, he doesn't need to score 27 a game because he has never been asked to do that anyway. He just needs to be effective.

 

[coldcity]

Don't you just love how they pick and chose who to fine for flopping

****** flop everyday B

 

[imlive365]

Huh? He's noted for being a great jump shooter fam LOL. He's always hit jumpers. That's his game so you are incorrect. The thins is, he doesn't need to score 27 a game because he has never been asked to do that anyway. He just needs to be effective.

David west is defiantly not a great jump shooter but we can all have our own opinion.

 

[bhzmafia14]

So, how many flopping fines have they given out in the playoffs? Please don't tell me that TA flop is one of the only 2-3 that have been handed out..

 

[imlive365]

So, how many flopping fines have they given out in the playoffs? Please don't tell me that TA flop is one of the only 2-3 that have been handed out..

I think just 2 TA and J R smith

 

[big j 33]

Fisher and Pendergraph also got fined

 

[dman14]

So, how many flopping fines have they given out in the playoffs? Please don't tell me that TA flop is one of the only 2-3 that have been handed out..

I think just 2 TA and J R smith

jeff pendergraph got hit in the first rd vs hawks
and fish was also fined. it was the play where omer was called for a charge and fish and kevin marting both flopped

 

[do work son]

still funny

 

[knightngale]

I just re-watched the final 4 minutes of regulation and 4:57.8 minutes of overtime, this is what i gathered:

1. Lance Stephenson isn't mature enough to close games.

2. George Hill is not very good, countless costly errors down the stretch. If the game is close in the final moments, I wouldn't oppose paul george moving to point and gerald green slide to sg. Anything is better than a fumbling, bumbling Hill who also is no good if the defense forces a switch.

3. Bosh is very sneaky and the pacers may have to resort to flopping in order to restore justice. He got away with a push on Hibbert when he grabbed that rebound late in ot and got an and 1.

4. Of course Hibbert should stay in the game if it's close in tbe fourth.

5. Paul George stole David West's talent in ot. George finally stepped up and west choked. Plain and simple. Missed critical free throws and couldn't finish important shots.

The pacers missed a lot of free throws in crunch time. I did notice that Lance was garbage all game long. George Hill was also garbage all game long. These dudes only really contributed on the defensive end until the last few plays.

I expect Miami shooters to go off today. Something like 8-15 on three pointers and the game is gonna be a blow out.