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Jesus Doug, jinx him a little bit more why don't you?

If all ten guys fell to the floor right now at the same time, I wouldn't be suprised. Seriously, its OBVIOUS flopping. Why are you calling that bullshit?

DUNK THE FUCKING BALL SHAQ. He doesn't need LIFT Doug Collins. He is a fucking 7'2 center. DUNK THE FUCKING BALL!!

Dunk the fucking ball Shaq.

And can I count the reasons that is total bullshit. I mean, are we going to get David Stern on radio shows being a big dick about how its a rule in black and white not open to interpretation. I mean, my team would have gotten the worse end of it, but that is fucking ridiculous.

What the fuck is this, soccer? Whats with all this collapsing to the floor and the refs calling it.

THOMAS undermined BROWN? What the heck is this? Thats the second time people are pretending Thomas screwed over Brown. BROWN was trying to make trades behind the GM back. Then he requested the GM to make a trade that he knew was horrible, then asked to cut the guys that got traded after the trade was made. his entire goal when he came to the Knicks was to get Isaiah fired so he could get the GM position and it was obvious that he was puropsely tanking games, never believing that he would get fired with that contract after one season. And claiming playing dirty was the only way the Pistons could beat Jordan screams "I started watching basketball in 1990". Come on Roy, you are better than that.

It funny to keep hearing the talking heads harp on about the "superior" San Antonio defense that basically consist of them fouling Shaq off the ball and getting another 6-7 possessions per game. Amazing defense there fellas.

Well I went and bought the game. Its giong to take some getting used to though. They went over the top with the car mechanics. It isn't that fucking hard to turn a corner. I liked the fighting mechanics. Its going to get cool eventually but I have been overwhelmed with all the cutscenes so far. It definately is cool the graphic things they did. Its pretty much just a lighting trick they did. The poly count isn't any higher than saints row, but the lighting engine they used makes some shots just look incredible.

Alright, so when it comes to the game: Anyone that has it, how did you feel about San Andreas? Did you play Saint's Row and if you did how did you feel about it? I am still scared to buy the game because if it is getting great reviews because it is like San Andreas with a better shooting mechanic and better graphics, I am going to be pissed.

Yeah, I was way off on Detroit. They SHOULD be kicking the shit out of Philly. They are just fucking up. I was off on the Denver/LA series being slightly competitive, but I did say it hinged on how Carmelo reacted after being arrested, and he acted like a bitch thus they got their asses handed to them.

Falcons should have taken Dorsey, they still would have the worse record probably, and then just taken a better QB next year.

I think he has 6. He was till around in LA. for those three I believe...although I think he was a player for 2 and a assistant coach for one. Although I am pretty sure that you meant as a player...so...yeah..

OR Avery cancelled the practice knowing that the players would get together and do the "players only" thing. The same thing happens at halftimes when coaches just don't even go in the locker room and let the players talk it out.

GOOOOOD. I was worried about him getting the job in Atlanta. Now get ready Charlotte. Time to trade Gerald Wallace for Calvin booth and Jason Richardson for Brian Scalabrine!!!

Shoves and little elbows aren't dirty plays. They are annoying plays. The are the equivilant of just poking someone with a finger over and over and over until they get pissed off and do something stupid. A dirty play is one that can lead to injury or at least dropping the player (say, a knee to the balls or a shove out of the air on a layup) Pushing a guy for no reason only serves the purpose of pissing him off and making him lose his composure. The only thing is, the Boston players didn't HAVE to do that to win the series. They were doing it while up 25 points in the 4th. And they did piss off the Hawks. And the Hawks have been playing pissed off, shoving back basketball since then. Game one was a nice, sportsmanlike ass whooping by the Celtics. Game two was a childish, over the top performance by the Celtics with their trash talk and shoving. Game three was when the Hawks joined in. Yes, they are BOTH doing it now, no question, but once again, to pretend that the Celtics trash talk(that Doc Rivers has acknowledged all year, and even ultimate Bill Simmons homer was talking about when he said the Celtics pushed and intimidated the Hawks and only Al Horford pushed back) wasn't the instigator in all this is just plain silly. And was Donnie Nelson also the one that said "this is the ONLY way the Hawks can win"? Thats just plain ridiculous. KG threw the elbow, Zaza reacted...simple as that. To pretend that it was a ploy by Zaza to get KG kicked out is silly. And it completely ignores that Joe Johnson was pulling Zaza away and Sam Cassell just randomly shoves him in the back. Is that the only way the Celtics can win? I have no problem with homerism in broadcasting for your home team. That was just line crossing right there and horrible.

He'll be the next Ron Harper if he tries... Its Wades own fault though. Just like Ron Harper and Kevin Johnson(two great players who screwed up their careers with their styles) when he goes to the rim, he just lets his legs go. He COULD land but that would require letting up off the throttle just a little before getting to the rim. He doesn't thus the ground hitting. There is no way he will last long if he keeps doing that. Unless you are Allen Iverson who I am convinced isn't actually human.

Oddly, Perkins was already standing on the court during the play for some reason. he never walked towards the skirmish...he was kinda still standing where he was standing when the live play was happening. Why he was on the court in the first place...got me. But he technically didn't leave the bench area during an altercation. he only went back. He shouldn't be suspended IMO. Marvin took a step sideways and part of his left foot went over the line and the rest of him was still in the bench area. he shouldn't be suspended either. They will find a way to justify KG not getting suspended for shoving the ref though. I just know it.

Bias is saying that shouldn't have been a foul. Ridicuously over the top bias is saying that a guy throwing a elbow at anothers face is him "Just getting him off him" and suggesting that the Atlanta broadcasters are manipulating footage to make KG look bad, suggesting that having Zaza get KG kicked out is the only way that the Hawks could win, and constantly saying "Who cares if Zaza Paculia plays or not?". There is a big difference dude. that was fucking ridiculous. And I will again repeat, if you are going to pretend that the entire tone of these series didn't change when the Celtics were hoping around with a 20+ point lead in game 2, you are just trying to ignore what is really happened. There hasn't been any dirty plays in this series. KG is a famous trash talker who ALWAYS talks trash. that is expected. What is not expected is Pierce betting Al Horford that they will "sweep your asses", telling the other team they don't belong on the court, having starter in the game against Atlantas bench players and talking shit to them too. All the little baby shoves and elbow shivers after plays took their toll after game 2. When your head coach has been telling the team to calm down all that shit talk all season, I don't see how you can suddenly pretend that they didn't do it now. Simply put, they fired up a emotional young team by disrespecting them. The LA Kobes just beat the shit out of Denver but they didn't do half of the shit Boston was doing toward the end of game two. you can win without being dicks about it. And Boston didn't so Al Horford was a big dick about winning game 3.

Oh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKsS-3j9sfg Fuck Boston announcers right in the fucking eye. That is just horrible. Apparently the hawks were doing whatever they could to win because that is the only way we could win. GETTING KG kicked out by forcing him to throw an elbow. Oh...I am sorry...he was only trying to get him off of him before the big bad Zaza headbutted him.

Please. You act like the Hawks have been upstanding citizens through the first four games. It's been a chippy series. Both teams have been mouthing off to each other and playing extremely physical basketball. The Hawks aren't this young, cute little baby-faced group of angels trying to beat the nasty, big bad wolf. They've been arrogant pricks, just like the Celtics. Get off it. Bullshit. During game one, they were helping the Celtics up after they fell, playing like a bunch of guys who had never been in the playoffs before. There was little to no trash talk on either side (besides KG of course). Then came game 2 where the Celtics went up big and just started to act like a bunch of fucking pricks. KG trash talking, Pierce talking about he would bet them they would get swept, KG pulling his jersey to the side chest beating, talking trash after every basket, Kedrick Perkins jumping up celebrating when Josh Smith went down hard and it looked like he was injured(yes, he did do this) and simply trying to embarass the team. Then in Game 3 the Hawks got right back in their faces. No one claimed they were angels, but if you are going to pretend that that ridiculously over the top showing by the Celtics at the end of game 2 didn't change the Hawks overall attitude, you are just not watching the same series. They came out trying not to get blown out the first two games. They came out swinging and angry in the last two. Doc Rivers has talked all year about how they talk too much and how they need to calm that down. Now they are playing a team they have to see every other night and they have the opportunity to get back in their faces. Good for the Hawks.

I said in the start I thought it would be a 6 game series. Hopefully that won't make them resign that moron.

Yeah, fuck him for getting shot.

Mike Woodson has been doing things in the last two games he hasn't done all year. Using his bench at the right moments, making adjustments when the other team adjust, going to plays that (gasp) actually work, and FINALLY getting out and running at every chance they get instead of telling them to pull it up. But honestly, I couldn't give a shit if they win the SERIES, I still want him fired because he is REALLY a awful coach. Proof positive, he is going to have bad free throw shooters on the court out of this timeout....and he did.