Damaramu 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 I think the next game will be really close but I don't think the Celts will win it. I'll believe that when I see it. The home teams have performed exceptionally well this postseason, especially Boston. Celtics will get the benefit of some calls they didn't tonight under the basket and should win it, even if it's close. I think they win going away though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaxxson Mayhem 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 Soooooooo... You are a boston fan, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 Soooooooo... You are a boston fan, right? I'm about as pro-Boston and anti-Lebron as you can get. So I have two things vested in this series. Meanwhile Ripper has admitted to being anti-Boston and he seems pretty pro-Lebron. So maybe we're just cancelling each other out here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 Wait...i am anti boston now? I am not pro anyone but Atlanta and Phoenix. I guess I am pro lebron becuase I am not being crazy and saying that he is just getting calls because he is a superstar and not rooting for him to be injured to show that ESPN for hyping him. Anyway, it has nothing to do with cancelling out, I think I am just more realistic while others seem to be clinging to this belief that a home court is an invicibility. In the first round 4 out of 16 teams managed to whole home court. In the second round 4 have been able to hold so far, but you aren't going to see a bunch of game 7's here. Home court is a nice little boost that is fun to have, but unless you are pulling a "fo, fo, fo, fo," as Moses Malone would say, its just that, a home court advantage. Not a guarentee. that doesn't make me anti anyone or pro anyone. It makes me realistic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 What is Dama's beef with LeBron? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 What is Dama's beef with LeBron? Espn talks about him therefore he is evil. they also talk about the celtics just as much but they aren't evil because he is a fan of theirs. So ESPN talking about Lebron = BAD and lebron should get shoved out the air and injured to teach him a lesson for being good and having ESPN talk about him. ESPN talking about the Celtics = Fine because Dama is a fan. Thats pretty much it in a nutshell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 What is Dama's beef with LeBron? He gets way more hype than is humanly deserved. He gets way mor ethan the Celtics. At least the Celtics are a team and not believed to be one superman that can single-handedly defeat any team in the NBA. Plus the color guy is usually busy slurping Lebron too during any game. And the whole "We Are Witness" ad campaign really drives me crazy. And I said you were anti-celtics because of you talking about how you were rooting for them to lose after the Atlanta series because you didn't like the way KG was acting. It has nothing to do with me being unrealistic. I just don't like what I don't like. Sorry if that upsets you or confuses you Ripper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 Holy fucking shit. What a dunk by Lebron. Shit was redunkulous. I wasn't able to tune into the game till right when that dunk happened. It was *switch to TNT on the remote*.... DAMN~! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillenniumMan831 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 Garnett was looking quite salty last night. Boston better pray LeBron doesn't get into "Game 5 2007 Eastern Conference Finals" mode on Wednesday. I would imagine the way the Cleveland PA guy yells "TTHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" after every Cav 3 would annoy non-Cav fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 Soooooooo... You are a boston fan, right? I'm about as pro-Boston I thought you were a huge Pistons fan? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted May 13, 2008 He liked the whole starting five, no man above the team concept that Detroit employed before Big Ben left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 Well I was a huge Pistons fan until they became the very thing that they hated... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 What is Dama's beef with LeBron? He gets way more hype than is humanly deserved. You're, what, 23? Good thing you weren't really around for the Jordan era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 What is Dama's beef with LeBron? He gets way more hype than is humanly deserved. You're, what, 23? Good thing you weren't really around for the Jordan era. Yeah I'm 23 and I didn't watch or care about ESPN when the Bulls won their 6 titles, thank god apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maztinho 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 ESPN circa 1995 Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, Commercial, Jordan, Jordan, Jordan In the middle of Summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jorge Gorgeous 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 LeBron gets a lot of hype. LeBron deserves it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 I agree he deserves the hype as well... Since High School, he's backed up his hype with his great play. Cleveland was a joke of a franchise before he came. But anyway, even though I live in Canada and don't get ESPN, it seems to me like Kobe is more hype and talked about in the media then LeBron. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 That was a sweet block by Tayshaun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 Great win for Detroit (6 straight ECF appearances now). Now they can rest Chauncey for a few extra days. As far as the LeBron stuff goes, it was pretty much the inordinate amount of hype he received before he even played in an NBA game that turned me off some (as well as playing for a division rival). Even MJ never had that amount of hype that early. My hate for LeBron has died down a little though as he lives up to his billing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 That block was just ridiculous. Right in the deepest clutch moment, he just STUFFED it back in Hedo's face. Prince really brings it in the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 MJ didn't have that much apparent hype early because we were still 20 years away from the 24-hour news cycle. That's what causes all the over-the-top stuff nowadays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 MJ didn't have that much apparent hype early because we were still 20 years away from the 24-hour news cycle. That's what causes all the over-the-top stuff nowadays. True. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightwing 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 I'm not a big fan of dunks like most other people are. But blocks like Tayshaun seems to pull out in the clutch... yeah, those are the NBA highlights I like to see. And I personally hate the "Superstar Hype Machine". I don't mind LeBron, because he handles himself pretty well, but overall the hype that most sports tend to focus on a few superstars (the NBA is probably the most guilty of this, but every sport does it) tends to irk me. I find myself rooting against those guys just because I don't like being told who to watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 Parker with a nice "Trick, get off me!" move. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 I'm still astonished that they let Crawford referee Spurs games... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 Seroiusly, right now, most of the calls tonight are like "Fuck you Hornets...know your goddamned role here." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 All-rookie teams. Interestingly enough, despite Durant winning the ROTY, Horford was the only unanimous choice. 1st team Al Horford, Atlanta Kevin Durant, Seattle Luis Scola, Houston Al Thornton, LA Clippers Jeff Green, Seattle 2nd team Jamario Moon, Toronto Juan Carlos Navarro, Memphis Thaddeus Young, Philadelphia Rodney Stuckey, Detroit Carl Landry, Houston Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 Can't argue with any of the picks there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jorge Gorgeous 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 Oden deserved a couple of votes for that ESPN the Magazine commercial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jorge Gorgeous 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2008 I could be wrong, but I think if you hate a player because of the media hype that is mostly beyond their control, then you're more concerned with hype than you are with basketball. LeBron didn't dress up in a wedding dress or anything, he didn't do anything to court attention beyond being an amazing, transcendent basketball player. I feel bad for you, Dama! Not in a snooty, superior way either. Kobe and LeBron play beautiful basketball, and hating on them for their hype is lame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
