alfdogg

Seven of those guys picked ahead of Arenas are already out of the league, too.

Here's your oops: The Rockets traded ALL of their first round picks (Jefferson, Collins, Brandon Armstrong) to get Griffin on draft night.

He's better than Parker or Jefferson, it's not even close. Gasol really improved his all-around game this year, and I'd rank him above any post player this year in the MVP running, outside of Brand. That's the only one that's arguable.

Never happened. The 1 seed itself has only lost twice. (Seattle in 94, Miami in 99)

Bump, wasn't sure if you noticed it was finished.

What is the crowd chanting? EDIT: Never mind. "We want Corliss"

OK, I just saw the closing plays of regulation and OT, and saw *no* fouls whatsoever on the Lakers. I'm no Laker fan, but you guys seem to just be reaching for something to complain about with them over this game.

*offensive foul on Shaq* *replay* Walton: Easy play to call, you have to go AROUND people in basketball. other guy: Shaq's been going through people his whole career, and now they're whistling him for it, that's what he's complaining about. Walton: Interesting, but wrong.

The reason I went with just two keepers is because of how long it took to get through the madness rounds last time. This time, though, it doesn't look like we're going to have any newcomers. If you guys want three keepers, go ahead.

Mario Brothas

OMG, A FUCKING TRAVELING CALL

You mean, "by the time the first round is over"

I guess I'll give thoughts on IND-NJ too. I pretty much saw this loss coming. This is the third series in a row that it's happened, we take a 2-1 lead, go into game 4 with a big head and get ran off our home court as a result. Yet another pathetic showing from Stephen Jackson, 4-14 from the floor and six turnovers. PLEASE trade his ass this summer. Peja can take a long walk off a short cliff, too. Obviously only he knows how bad he's really hurt, but this is the fucking playoffs. Show a little fortitude. Not sure why Jeff Foster only played 11 minutes...I hope he's not hurt now, too. Fred Jones gets the start, and does NOTHING with it. Meanwhile, Croshere and Granger combine for 25 and 11 boards off the bench, including six threes. And yet another 20-point performance from Krstic on the other side. A couple more games like this and he'll be getting $60 million from the Knicks. We'll be lucky to even win another game, honestly.

I don't think Artest was trying to hurt Ginobili. That was a pretty weak shot. He still deserved the suspension, just because of the head/neck rule, but you're crazy if you don't think he could have hurt him if he wanted to.

We have to get Game 4. I think whoever wins that game will win the series. We were up 2-1 against the Pistons, too, so I won't predict victory just yet.

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The replay clearly showed Diaw reaching out for the loose ball, only to be elbowed to the floor by Kwame. His arms weren't even tangled, not even a little bit. To steal a quote from you,

I agree with you somewhat, iggy, I just think that after the suspensions of Artest and Posey, letting Kwame go unpunished for what he did would show some real inconsistency.

I can see the Suns bouncing back to take game 4. The next game is going to be called a lot differently from a physicality standpoint, and I think it will play right into the Suns' hands. I can see someone from the Suns, maybe D'Antoni, working the refs, perhaps taking a fine for it, to help that process, as well. It worked for Jermaine O'Neal, maybe it will work for the Suns. And that's not me complaining about tonight, that's just the way I see the next game going down.

I don't think Walton's foul was any worse then the Brendan Haywood foul on LeBron the other night. To me it looked like he was just late getting there, and did it out of desperation. It was a flagrant, sure, but I don't think there was any real intent to "send a message" or anything like that. If I had to make the call, I don't think he should be suspended. The play with Kwame Brown was just a cheap shot, though. I think he should definitely get a suspension, but don't think he will, either.

Suns are doing a good job of keeping it close against the eight Lakers on the court.

Great finish between the Kings and Spurs, Bibby strips Ginobili and feeds Kevin Martin who lays it in over Duncan at the buzzer, Kings win by 1.

Here's the scoring Coach Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts Avery Johnson DAL 63 29 17 419 Mike D'Antoni PHX 27 31 19 247 Flip Saunders DET 18 36 25 223 Mike Dunleavy LAC 5 15 18 88 Byron Scott NO/OK 7 3 13 57 Gregg Popovich SA 2 3 6 25 Phil Jackson LAL 1 1 5 13 Mike Brown CLE 1 0 4 9 Lawrence Frank NJ 0 2 2 8 Scott Skiles CHI 0 2 2 8 Mike Fratello MEM 0 0 7 7 Jerry Sloan UTA 0 1 3 6 Brian Hill ORL 0 1 1 4 Bernie Bickerstaff CHA 0 0 1 1 George Karl DEN 0 0 1 1 I didn't vote for him, but I'm a little annoyed by the fact that Rick Carlisle didn't get any votes. And yet, Bernie Bickerstaff gets one? Give me a break.

Oh yeah:

I joined it. I post sporadically at the Pit anyway. EDIT: My team name for that league is F.I.'s Ringers You fucker.