Indiana Pacers @ Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers @ Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks @ Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers @ Dallas Mavericks :: 2011 NBA Playoffs Day 1
by Atma Brother ONE on Apr 16, 2011 10:26 AM PDT
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It's PLAYOFF TIME!
via www.nba.com
Before you jump for a preview of the first day of playoff action make sure to check out Jon Bois' excellent piece NBA Playoffs 2011: Simulating First Round Using Crappy Video Games From The '90s over at SBNation.com.
Then of course... JUMP!
Indiana Pacers @ Chicago Bulls
10am PST | ESPN
I can't believe the former savior of the Golden State Warriors Mike Dunleavy is about to play in his FIRST playoff game. It's of course for a crappy 37-45 Leastern Conference dweller that won only one more game than the 12th place in the West Warriors.
Classic GSoM material.
Can David Stern just cancel this series and give the Bulls a free pass to the second round?
Philadelphia 76ers @ Miami Heat
Liberty Ballers vs Peninsula is Mightier
12:30pm PST | ABC
The Sixers finished of the season at .500 (41-41). That would put them in 10th place in the West. In the East that's the 7th seed. Just like the Pacers, the 76ers don't belong in the playoffs and I'm sure Dwyane Wade and LeBron James will show them the way to the exit in 5 games or less.
Atlanta Hawks @ Orlando Magic
Peachtree Hoops vs Orlando Pinstriped Post
7pm PST | ESPN
Last year this series was over in 1.5 games. Let's see if the Hawks can at least push it to 4 this season.
By the way would you be happy if you paid $16.3 million for a player who put up 18-5-4 this season? Would you be happy if he was on your books for 5 more years at $102 million plus? Say hello to Joe Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks.
Portland Trail Blazers @ Dallas Mavericks
Blazer's Edge vs Mavs Moneyball
6:30pm PST | ESPN
This should be an interesting series. It's very likely the only series from opening day that will last past 5 games.
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The teams I'm going for:
Bulls
76ers
Hawks
Mavs
but realistically, who would win…Bulls, Heat, Magic, Mavs.
This team:
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by Bonaparte69 on Apr 16, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
haha good stuff
Clippers own staples center!!!
by ClipperBEAST on Apr 17, 2011 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Miami more votes than SAS?
Come on, MAN.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
-Keith Smart
SAS are done
Their great in the regular season but in the playoffs, they always lose in the 2nd round. I don’t see them as a threat to win the finals anymore.
Clippers own staples center!!!
by ClipperBEAST on Apr 16, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Except for those three titles they have.
But Manu being out definitely changes things.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
-Keith Smart
Im rooting for the team that resembles the Clippers the most
the Knicks, Hawks, maybe the Thunder.
Clippers own staples center!!!
Voted Bulls, don’t really think they will take it all but they are the team I’m most rooting for and the one I will actually watch.
"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 Apr 16, 2011 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
If there was any doubt at all that Derrick Rose deserves MVP, it should be effectively silenced now.
by Slightly Hyphy on Apr 16, 2011 12:36 PM PDT reply actions
Why, because he had a good game? Meh, I still don’t see a legitimate case for Derrick Rose as MVP. Whatever criteria you want to define MVP by, there is at least one player that better fits it than Derrick Rose.
by Missing Barry on Apr 16, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Unfortunately most casual NBA fans and writers subscribe to the Mark Jackson School of Basketbal Academia.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
-Keith Smart
they should have matched the shirts with arena/floor
the sea of white just looks weird
MIke Bibby must love playing for the Heat
He should be getting wide open shots all the time.
I hate the sports media.
I mean Rose played a horrible game besides Bennett Salvatore gifting him 22 free throws.
"Of course, these people couldn’t really have predicted...the joke of a mockery of a sham of a circus of Keith Smart’s nightly rotations. " - Sleepy Freud
Steph Curry and Reggie Williams all day baby!
by GovernorStephCurry on Apr 16, 2011 1:09 PM PDT reply actions
What, really? I missed a lot of the third quarter when I went to get lunch, but when I was watching he was playing real well. Plus, he was legitimately drawing those fouls. Pacers couldn’t keep him away from the rim, and couldn’t get position to avoid fouling him. Played well on D, made nice passes, scored well. I mean, the only real complaint is that he took a lot of 3’s (and missed them all), but he was pretty excellent in every other facet of the game. Sure, there was plenty of hyperbole from the announcers, but he still played a very nice game.
by Missing Barry on Apr 16, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure, there was plenty of hyperbole from the announcers, but he still played a very nice game.
Maybe thats why i don’t like him. He’s the next Kobe.
"Of course, these people couldn’t really have predicted...the joke of a mockery of a sham of a circus of Keith Smart’s nightly rotations. " - Sleepy Freud
Steph Curry and Reggie Williams all day baby!
by GovernorStephCurry on Apr 16, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Like they said by far best PG in NBA...sigh
And that he’s probably best player in NBA…double sigh.
"Of course, these people couldn’t really have predicted...the joke of a mockery of a sham of a circus of Keith Smart’s nightly rotations. " - Sleepy Freud
Steph Curry and Reggie Williams all day baby!
by GovernorStephCurry on Apr 16, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Does it make you feel any better that by all accounts, Rose is actually a good dude?
by Missing Barry on Apr 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It does.
I actually like Rose (!), but i don’t like to have stuff force fed down my throat about his greatness when i know he’s a good player but not a superstar.
"Of course, these people couldn’t really have predicted...the joke of a mockery of a sham of a circus of Keith Smart’s nightly rotations. " - Sleepy Freud
Steph Curry and Reggie Williams all day baby!
by GovernorStephCurry on Apr 16, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Gov, I'm sure you'll argue vociferously with anyone within earshot.
But you can’t really talk to the TV, so….
Well you can, don’t let me be the one to stop you. =)
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
-Keith Smart
Haha.
I want Indiana to win anyway. Easier path for Celtics/Heat to get to the finals.
"Of course, these people couldn’t really have predicted...the joke of a mockery of a sham of a circus of Keith Smart’s nightly rotations. " - Sleepy Freud
Steph Curry and Reggie Williams all day baby!
by GovernorStephCurry on Apr 16, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Sixers gone cold
They feel the pressure now, tightened up on their shots
Unless the Heat fall asleep in the 4th
this game is over
Indy choked so bad.
All those jumpers and not enough inside action. Defense was Chicago’s greatest equalizer because it set the stage for Rose’s heroics.
Kudos to him.
And that LBJ Clear path foul and Wade’s pump-fake-three-foul (where he literally made all contact) were two examples of ridiculous trumped up calls for NBA’s darlings.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
-Keith Smart
I think the clear path foul was the correct call. And yeah, Wade is good at drawing fouls. It’s the way he plays.
by Missing Barry on Apr 16, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
(Can definitely be ugly at times, and make it seem like he gets undeserved calls, but other players would get the calls if they did it, too)
by Missing Barry on Apr 16, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
young is killin
who did we draft his year?
by allstartyper on Apr 16, 2011 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
We drafted Marco Belinelli
2007 NBA draft, right after We Believe. Sixers went 12th. Warriors went 18th.
by IQofaWarrior on Apr 16, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
wish we woulda traded for young and not wright :(
by allstartyper on Apr 16, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh… he had a promising rookie year, then proceeded to be mediocre for two years before showing promise again this year. He’d be a nice guy off the bench, but he’s nothing special.
as opposed to wright who is just nothing
lol
by allstartyper on Apr 16, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Wright and Young are actually pretty similar in that they both score well (and while the each score in completely different ways, the end results are almost identical), but that’s really the main thing they do.
by Missing Barry on Apr 16, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm actually trying to figure out how we dropped to 18th in that draft
by IQofaWarrior on Apr 16, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I think there were three Eastern Conference teams that made it to the playoffs with sub .500 records that year.
I just checked the standings and that’s correct.
by IQofaWarrior on Apr 16, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s a little bit good. Can you say…..MVP?
by Missing Barry on Apr 16, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
On that replay, what the heck is DWight Howard doing?
After the Hawks double team stole the ball, he tried to act like he got fouled, and jerked backwards.
Easy Hawks baseline drive
The Hawks guy under the basket did a GREAT job boxing Howard into the out-of-bounds, creating the baseline driving lane.
Wowowow
Jamal Crawford rainbowing from the corner
Wow, 2 consecutive 3 second violation
The Magic are completely screwed up right now
This reminds me of a couple of postseasons ago
When Stan Van Gundy and Howard were complaining about the fouls, and Chuck and Kenny went through the fouls and ridiculed Howard, because they WERE fouls, and not smart fouls. Same thing tonight.
I don't get why they haven't
They are dumb for not using that as an advantage. Fastbreak, Hinrich with the ball, Smith and Johnson on the wings, with Horford trailing. They could be so much better if they sped it up some more.
If somehow the Hawks actually beat the Magic this series
Do you think Stan Van Gundy will be fired?
probably
but the Hawks do seem to be playing better than last season, especially on the road
by IQofaWarrior on Apr 16, 2011 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Hawks not giving Howard anything easy, EVEN THOUGH the game's over
Sending a message to Howard: Nothing easy for you.
Why is there a talking basketball commercial?
I hope the last commercial is about the basketball becoming depressed that none of the other basketballs can talk and deciding to end its basketball life, becoming a regular basketball again.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Speaking of commercials, I think the big heads NBA playoffs commercial is freaking awesome.
by Missing Barry on Apr 16, 2011 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The real MVP should be Dwight Howard
WOW….his supporting cast is terrible.
Rose is sooo overrated by the media its insane…
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
Missed that game.
But 46 points for Dwight, and they lose? I’m with you.
by ohcleverhansyou on Apr 16, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The strategy was to guard the perimeter and let Howard score
Take the Magic out of their shooting rhythm.
by IQofaWarrior on Apr 16, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
A lot of dumb plays by Andre Miller in the last few minutes
But a nice layup last play.
by ohcleverhansyou on Apr 16, 2011 9:02 PM PDT reply actions
Blazers need 6 quick
Just like the Warriors did against the Thunder
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