Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers have a series, Phoenix Suns sweep San Antonio Spurs and NBA's #1 ratings nightmare, Orlando Magic and LA Lakers breaking out the brooms :: 2010 NBA Playoffs Day 24
by Atma Brother ONE on May 10, 2010 8:54 AM PDT
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Rajon Rondo (the Celtics best player BY FAR) absolutely blows Sideshow Bob's mind.
Yesterday
- Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Boston Celtics 97 -- Series tied 2-2
- Phoenix Suns 107, San Antonio Spurs 101 -- Suns SWEEP 4-0!
- Orlando Magic @ Atlanta Hawks -- 5pm PST on TNT
- LA Lakers @ Utah Jazz -- 7:30pm PST on TNT
Jump for a recap of day 23 in the 2010 NBA Playoffs and a preview of the day 24 festivities!
Day 23 Rewind
Preview @ Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns @ San Antonio Spurs :: 2010 NBA Playoffs Day 23
Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Boston Celtics 97 -- Series tied 2-2
We've got a series folks. We've also got a superstar in Rajon Rondo. Is there a more under appreciated player in the entire association? 29 points, 18 rebounds, 13 assists, and 2 steals. This is the 6th time this playoffs Rondo has dropped double digit dimes (10, 12, 12, 12, 19, 13). Big 3 who?
This is great news.
Get LeBron James! Create your own photo of LeBron in NYC as a Knick, and UPLOAD IT HERE [NYDailyNews.com]
More Cavs-Celts drama than even the wonderful TNT telecasts can provide:
- MVP! MVP! MVP!- They're not talking about LeBron.
- Rondo Shines as Celtics Even Series- No spit-shine required.
- PP's struggles... in 07-08 cavs series
- Rondo Stands Alone- Right now he's bigger than the "Big 3".
- The Other Guys Helped Too
Phoenix Suns 107, San Antonio Spurs 101 -- Suns SWEEP 4-0!
Over the course of the past decade the NBA had its fair share of critics. Everyone knew the post-Jordan era wasn't going to be easy for the league or its ratings. Some of the cited problems were that fans supposedly couldn't "relate" to the players (i.e. the league was "too black"), the games were supposedly too physical and violent (when have you ever heard this claim lobbied against the NFL and NHL?), etc, etc. It was nonsense, but unfortunately Mr. David Stern bought into the hysteria and implemented such ridiculous measures like the NBA Dress Code to help fans "relate" better to the players.
None of this was worth worrying about.
The real problem for the league in the first decade of the 2000's was the San Antonio Spurs. They were a ratings nightmare. No one enjoyed watching them play. They were/ are BORING and watching them constantly whine on the court while the announcers were fawning over their "fundamentals" was nauseating. Their 7 game series against the Detroit Pistons was a great finals in terms of basketball, but NO ONE cared. The ratings were abysmal. Spurs fans themselves can't bring themselves to roll out of bed and watch the their team in the playoffs. The Spurs couldn't even sell out home games in the 2007 Conference Finals against the (also boring) Utah Jazz. If this was Stern in the golden age he would have immediately contracted the Spurs.
Good riddance San Antonio.
Thank you Phoenix for stopping the league's nightmare for going any further.
By the way where are all those Warrior fans who were thrilled to see the Chris Mullin, Robert Rowell, and Chris Cohan trade fan favorite and heart & soul Jason Richardson to save dollars so that the team could supposedly build around a mythically bright future in Monta Ellis (apple turnover!) and Andris Biedrins (underhand free throws please!)? Where are all those Warrior fans who were so averse to trading for Amare Stoudemire because they didn't want to give up Biedrins or Brandan Wright?
Like the rest of us they'll be watching J-Rich and Amare in the WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS.
Dumb and cheap trade Cohan and crew. Just dumb. Just cheap.
Biedrins and Wright will be sitting at home watching this guy in the WCF.
Linkage
- One Eyed Nash Leads Suns to Series Sweep Over Spurs, 107-101 [Bright Side of the Sun]
- For the Phoenix Suns, It's the End of the World as We Know It. (And I feel fine). [Bright Side of the Sun]
- Steve Nash Takes A Licking, Keeps On Ticking [SB Nation]
- Game 4 - Post Game Thread [Pounding the Rock]
- Season Over: Call me Ishmael [Pounding the Rock]- I'm admittedly hard on the Spurs (and probably over the top), but let me take a second and give them some major props for their 1st domination of a very good Dallas Mavericks team.
- Story Stream on SBNation.com
Previewing Day 24... it's really this simple.
Orlando Magic @ Atlanta Hawks -- Magic lead 3-0
5pm PST | TNT
Did the Hawks not think it was worth their time to show up for the 2010 NBA Playoffs? Got some great summer plans fellas? I hope you do.
Prediction
Much more eloquent coverage
LA Lakers @ Utah Jazz -- Lakers lead 3-0
7:30pm PST | TNT
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I'm rollin with the Suns overall to cheer for
Magic became my East team last year, and they still are. However, J-Rich is in the playoffs this year, Amara rocks the shoes of my favorite player Kevin Durant, Steve Nash is not only almost at the end of his career, but is a Santa Clara alum. And also, Collins and Lopez are both not only half of a set of twins, but a set of twins from Stanford. Go Suns and Magic for the Finals. BEAT LA.
If we got Amare
Curry was I think going to be part of that trade. So in that case, I’m glad it didn’t happen. Plus at the time, Amare’s health wasn’t all that.
by Golden Boy on May 10, 2010 9:27 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Hyperbole - GSOM's favorite rhetorical tool
If warriors had J-Rich and Amare we’d be in the playoffs?
Please.
J-Rich is a good, not great, SG and while he is a great guy – he is severely limited in his game.
Amare “Mr. Moody” Stoudamire plays well WHEN he feels like it. He would have been a cancer on this team if he had been traded imo. He was playing crappy before the trade deadline because he let the rumors effect him too much. He’s playing great now because he is in the playoffs, he wasn’t traded, and he has Nash making his job easier.
I’m rooting for the Suns big time – but why does discussing a team’s accomplishment always have to come back to whining about our own team’s woes? Get over it and enjoy the playoffs! Besides, in a couple years the Suns will be a team of the past (like the Spurs) and the Warriors hopefully will snag that spot.
Agreed
J-Rich never learned how to dribble better than a 4th grader, and his bizarre inability two jump off of one foot is agonizing to watch. As for Amare, he’s just too much of a defensive liability and is still having problems learning how to react to defenses on the other end of the floor. Without a certain pg with a Justin Beiber hairdo these guys are not pieces on a championship calibre team.
bring back warriors roundtable! warriors weekly is a pretender to the throne of warriors themed TV shows!
by The Bimbo Coles Experience on May 10, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
certain pg with a Justin Bieber hairdo...
or a 14 year old with a haircut of 36 year old PG? hehe
by dj fuzzylogic on May 10, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
haha yeah
Nash came way before little Beiber
by duballers23 on May 10, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Nash had won MVP twice before Bieber hit puberty.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 10, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Do we wish...
Why? so that those two would be sitting at home with the rest of the team?
Why would we wish that on them?
"If God made us in his image then he must be dumb too, and a little ugly on the side."
Frank Zappa
by qin on May 10, 2010 11:12 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
That LBJ picture looks cool
I want him to go to NYK, good for the league. And I could get a NYK LBJ jersey without having to customize it
Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
Attacking others only attacks yourself
by dubzfan on May 10, 2010 2:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I want him to go to NYK, good for the league.
I want him to come to Golden State, good for the bay.
Lights please, lights please, turn off the lights.
by Skeptic con Urquell on May 10, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I want him to go to Chicago
cause I get WGN.
by Reverend_Randy on May 10, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, it seems like just yesterday...
That every other day we would have 500 comment posts about “the trade.” I hated that trade from Day 1, canceled my season tickets that offseason and vowed never to return until Mullin and Nellie were gone. And now I might actually get my wish.
I want him to come to Golden State, good for the bay.
Whoever gets him, good for them.
Lebron may be mulitple rings, but what’s the point?
Whatever team Lebron goes to will be the biggest bandwagon in the league.
Do we really want GSoM to become a bandwagon?
I don’t.
by LarryLegendofOracle on May 10, 2010 3:37 PM PDT reply actions
Do we really want GSoM to become a bandwagon?
If it’s King James driving the wagon I’m all for it
Lights please, lights please, turn off the lights.
by Skeptic con Urquell on May 10, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is it just my TV
or are the ATL crowd booing Joe Johnson everytime he handles the ball?
This is Kristin Kreuk, now zip it. - GTTM
I haven't been paying much attention
but I wouldn’t be surprised.
by Reverend_Randy on May 10, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Just hopped in
What was the explanation?
by IQofaWarrior on May 10, 2010 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Something Joe Johnson said about the fans. He said something along the lines of they don’t even need to show up, and it won’t affect the way he plays. He couldn’t care less if they were there. What an idiot.
This is Kristin Kreuk, now zip it. - GTTM
They got booed
so he was understandably upset.
by Reverend_Randy on May 10, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
They got booed
maybe the team should boo the fans back?
Lights please, lights please, turn off the lights.
by Skeptic con Urquell on May 10, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry to break the silence on this Atma, but don’t you think it’s a bit dishonest to say we didn’t get Amar’e because some of us didn’t want to give up Biedrins and Wright….haha we would have had to give them Stephen Curry too. Bravo, way to twist the facts.
Stephen Curry is the future.
We need to save this planet. Go Green, recycle, ride public transportation, use cantines. Anything you can do!
by GovernorStephCurry on May 10, 2010 5:57 PM PDT reply actions
Time for Fish and Co to sweep the Jizz
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
Nah
If we want the Suns to beat the Lakers, the Jazz need to stretch this to 7 games and wear them out
by IQofaWarrior on May 10, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Realistically not gonna happen
I’m just looking for a good playoffs lol. And I’m not with most of GSoM in where I hate the Lakers and I’ve always liked Fish haha.
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
Yeah
My brain says it’s over, my heart wants the Jazz to win.
by IQofaWarrior on May 10, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Lakers fans infest every arena
hah, the truth eventually prevails, even in the dens of sin
Lights please, lights please, turn off the lights.
by Skeptic con Urquell on May 10, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather watch paint dry
this is pretty lifeless
Wow did you guys see those two dumb girls wearing "Fish Lies" shirts?
Talk about ignorant. Why would anyone lie about getting the best cancer treatment for their two year old girl.
Yea, that's why I want Fish to beat the Jazz
The dude that covered his eye last season in mocking Fish’s daughter was so messed up.
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
Because her treatments were in New York and there is a direct flight there and the team said they would do whatever it takes but the Lying Fisher said that he wanted to be closer to her treatments so they let him out of his contract and he bolted for LA instead. Yeah, pretty lame using your sick kid to get out of a contract.
"If God made us in his image then he must be dumb too, and a little ugly on the side."
Frank Zappa
I’m back from watching Dallas Braden’s perfection yet again. Come on, Utah!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on May 10, 2010 9:28 PM PDT reply actions
Talk about a monster swat!
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 10, 2010 9:29 PM PDT reply actions
Good night, sweet Jazz
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
Boozer #6
time to look for a new contract
I wanna see Fish taunt the Jazz fans
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
Man..
Suns better have a gameplan against Odom, Bynum, and Gasol.
This is Kristin Kreuk, now zip it. - GTTM
I think they’ll need to have Robin Lopez back in order to win the series.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on May 10, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
They need to outrun those bigs
Bynum won’t be in if they’re running. If they slow down the pace or if the Lakers do, it’s over.
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
LMAO
Adam Morrison walking towards the court raising his hands in victory as time expires.
This is Kristin Kreuk, now zip it. - GTTM
3 mil?
He’d be lucky to play in the D-League.
by Reverend_Randy on May 10, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I could believe the Jazz sweep
I couldn’t believe the Spurs sweep
by IQofaWarrior on May 10, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Definitely second that
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
Good night, sweet Jazz
It’s official.
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
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