Did they air the whole thing already or is it going to be in parts or what? All I saw was it was on NBATV, so I'll have to download it either way.ranger wrote: dream team documentary is so great, I want a larry bird rivalry again in the NBA...
NBA Playoffs 2012 Thread Round II
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Jd-
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I'm sticking with my prediction from the other day that the Heat will win this series now that we're going back to Miami with 1-1. They need the Thunder to underperform and Westbrook to continue thinking he's the real Kevin Durant of the team, but I'm going to bank on that.
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^that's supposed to say magic and larry bird, oops. Just like, a total respect for your opponents with ferocious intensity, yet like, best friends off the court. Hard to come by these days.
Yeah the whole thing is out, its about an hour long. There's not a whole lot of material to cover game-wise, since it's really just the dream team creaming every single opponent, lol.
Yeah the whole thing is out, its about an hour long. There's not a whole lot of material to cover game-wise, since it's really just the dream team creaming every single opponent, lol.
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The Dream Team doc was excellent. Lot of love between those guys.
Also: Stockton being so under-appreciated and unrecognizable. Great player, completely overshadowed then and now, pretty much already forgotten by the general public.
Also: Stockton being so under-appreciated and unrecognizable. Great player, completely overshadowed then and now, pretty much already forgotten by the general public.
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Going to be a great game tonight. If OKC can hang in there and win even one game in South Beach this week, the title will probably be theirs. The chances of them losing another at home like they did are basically non-existent in my opinion/
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the video does remind me of how much I dislike Karl Malone though..Jd- wrote: The Dream Team doc was excellent. Lot of love between those guys.
Also: Stockton being so under-appreciated and unrecognizable. Great player, completely overshadowed then and now, pretty much already forgotten by the general public.
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Bosh was invaluable. Gotta hit those free-throws, sports fans.
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They aren't calling many fouls so far, despite numerous chances to do so. So long as they keep it even, I don't mind much.
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Thunder bench didn't show up tonight, that finals inexperience is really showing.
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^ This. And also LeBron was impressive this series (I wasn't expecting very much); it's important to see how he will recover from his injury.M.Holmes wrote: Thunder bench didn't show up tonight, that finals inexperience is really showing.
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Westbrook lost that game for them. Those 43 points didn't mean a thing in the end with that hideously misinformed foul. Ouch.
Also: LeBron with the epic three-pointer. Look forward to seeing that on the SportsCenter loop, folks.
Also: LeBron with the epic three-pointer. Look forward to seeing that on the SportsCenter loop, folks.
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Westbrook isn't an intelligent player at all. He can win a game by himself or lose it, and in the finals he is doing mostly the second thing.
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he was the only reason they were even close to in it and they hardly would have been in a great position if he hadn't messed up. the real culprits were harden, who was just atrocious, and ibaka (still quite limited).Jd- wrote: Westbrook lost that game for them. Those 43 points didn't mean a thing in the end with that hideously misinformed foul. Ouch.
Also: LeBron with the epic three-pointer. Look forward to seeing that on the SportsCenter loop, folks.
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Even when Westbrook wins, he loses. He played well tonight, but there's no excuse for a mistake like that.dilbertschalter wrote:he was the only reason they were even close to in it and they hardly would have been in a great position if he hadn't messed up. the real culprits were harden, who was just atrocious, and ibaka (still quite limited).Jd- wrote: Westbrook lost that game for them. Those 43 points didn't mean a thing in the end with that hideously misinformed foul. Ouch.
Also: LeBron with the epic three-pointer. Look forward to seeing that on the SportsCenter loop, folks.
Game 2: OKC had KD in foul trouble and got screwed by the refs pretty badly throughout the game and especially at the end.
Game 3: OKC could have easily won. Even though Durant was in foul trouble for most of the game, had they simply lived up to their title of the best freethrow shooting team in the league, it would have been theirs despite the inexcusable amount of fouls (I think 2 or 3 of the fouls were shooting fouls beyond the arc, all of which Miami converted) and freethrows they gave Miami. (Wade is ridiculously good at drawing fouls)
Game 4: This is the first win that I would actually contribute in large part to Miami's skill and gameplay. The fouls were even for the most part, but OKC just didn't play good defense and had some stupid fouls. They let them have way too many free three pointers. Not to mention letting Chalmers, who is a complete scrub, actually look like a dominant player.
LeBron was an absolute beast with a near triple-double. There'll never be another point forward like him. He'll never shoot like KD, but he more than makes up for it with his court vision and his passing, not to mention rebounds. KD has to get in there and get more rebounds, otherwise his reach is just going to waste. You can tell that he was playing extremely cautiously tonight due to his foul trouble from the previous two games.
All in all, it could have easily been 3-1 in OKC's favor had things been slightly different. In fact, if Miami doesn't win tomorrow, I still think OKC will win it. Winning 2 games at home is nothing to them.
Both teams deserve this win, so I won't feel bad no matter the outcome. LeBron maybe even more so because he's getting fairly old and I know that KD will have an era of his own in the near future.
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Miami winning is the best news for non-Heat and non-OKC fans.
Miami isn't going to do any drastic roster changes to a championship team; spoelstra staying, no dealing bosh +wade+lebron, if it works, why change?
OKC has far too much talent. They are going to be the favorites to win it all for like, the next 2-3 years if current NBA rosters stand or no idiotic Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown trade happens again. Non-OKC fans just gotta countdown the years until the OKC core contracts expire, and Harden, Ibaka, Westbrook, and Durant are going to all demand like max contracts, along with Thabo wanting more as well.
Once 2013 hits, Westbrook becomes a FA and I doubt OKC is going to be able to afford Westbrook, especially if they come out ringless. 2014's Harden, Thabo, and Ibaka, and they are all going to demand much more (All-star, All-NBA defense, Block leader).
Gotta wait till that franchise implodes.
Miami isn't going to do any drastic roster changes to a championship team; spoelstra staying, no dealing bosh +wade+lebron, if it works, why change?
OKC has far too much talent. They are going to be the favorites to win it all for like, the next 2-3 years if current NBA rosters stand or no idiotic Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown trade happens again. Non-OKC fans just gotta countdown the years until the OKC core contracts expire, and Harden, Ibaka, Westbrook, and Durant are going to all demand like max contracts, along with Thabo wanting more as well.
Once 2013 hits, Westbrook becomes a FA and I doubt OKC is going to be able to afford Westbrook, especially if they come out ringless. 2014's Harden, Thabo, and Ibaka, and they are all going to demand much more (All-star, All-NBA defense, Block leader).
Gotta wait till that franchise implodes.