*The Official 2011-12 NBA Thread*

I don't pay attention to the NBA HOF all that much (nor do I in other sports) so I wasn't sure how strict the voters are.

 

Congratulations...

Your tied 2-2 with the Indiana Pacers in the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs, impressive.

 

Those guns don't lie.

 

I wouldn't say they're as strict as the NFL or MLB Halls of Fame, but I don't see why he won't get in on the first ballot. He already has a lot of support.

His career numbers compare well with Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, who are both in the HoF. His average per-game blocks are second only to Hakeem. He was a 2-time DPOY. He contributed to a championship team.

Guy gets in, IMO.

 

If Granger wants to get his *** kicked that badly, why not pick a fight with UD?

 

Lebron scored or assisted on 61% of our 101 points tonight, 62 points total.

 

Choked. Clearly. Season on the line and the pressure clearly got to him.

 

Zo should be first ballot. He was dominant in his time and remained effective til he retired. Great player- tho I admit I am biased because he is my favorite player of all time.

 

Get off my TV now, Blake Griffin.

 

I really dislike that guy... there's some sort of arrogance about him that I cannot stand... and his stupid Kia commercials.

 

You have to admire the Spurs. That team is complete.

 

friggin machine

 

I dislike him because his fame is built on a lie. He didn't dunk over a car, he barely cleared the headlight of a compact Kia. Whatever mild to moderate basketball talent he might possess is lost under the flood of BS and bizarre commercials.

tl;dr The NBA is shoving him down my throat. Do not want.

 

Haters gonna hate.

 

Bad trolls gonna troll bad.

 

That's how I saw it. BTW Lebatard says on Mike and Mike that what Spo said to Wade was, "you're playing soft".

 

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The Spurs scare the **** out of me.

 

The actual HOF is an absolute dump....

 

IMO the Spurs have a better post threat in Duncan and better Gs in Ginobli and Parker compared to the Pacers. They probably have a deeper bench too. They're also unquestionably a more experienced and smarter team. I would have the Spurs favored against the Heat. To beat them I think the Heat would need consistent performances from at least the big three, Haslem and Chalmers. I see the Spurs as a better version of the Pacers. We could beat Indiana with a great performance from Lebron and Wade, but we'll need more than that against the Spurs.

 

meh. They have issues that will be exposed in due time.

 

Would you please expand? I think that like any team they can be beat by a great athlete or play, but I don't see any holes in them. They strike me as a very complete team very smart team.

 

First of all, they ranked 11th in Def. Eff.

They are 24th in forcing turnovers.

Yet they are 2nd in efficiency differential. The Bulls were #1. The Bulls achieved their ranking due to their defense. San Antonio due to their offense. Both teams are NOT balanced. Chicago was fatally flawed due to their offense, the Spurs, due to their defense.

If you check their trend all year, their Off Eff. went up as their Pace number went up, and their offensive efficiency is due to taking over 21 three's a game and shooting a league high EFG% on them.

NOT SUSTAINABLE versus a good defensive team. I think they will have issues vs. OKC.

 

So...anyone watch First Take?

 

it was hilarious.

Skip gave LBJ a "A" only for his performance,and then gave Wade a A+. He then ragged on Lebron for shooting an airball and missing 1 FT badly. Then called him mentally week, and lobbed a series of insults.

Skip is easily the king of the LBJ haters, although Jen Engel in print has come on pretty strong as of late.

 

It's not even hating, it's Bayless finding a way to get us to talk about him. Every time someone posts about First Take or Bayless, the man gets another bonus check.

 

That's kind of why I stopped watching him. He reminds me of some of those posters that will take a strong position and then keep saying stupid things to get a reaction or just out of stubbornness even after their position has been factually proven wrong. It's hard for me to respect those people.

 

Interestingly enough, San Antonio has the lowest % of opponents fields goals that were assisted on in the league.

I think San Antonio could present some problems, mainly because Popovich is one of the very few coaches in the league that may outcoach Spo.

He'll get 0 credit, but Spoelstra dominated yesterday.

 

NOBODY mentioned it. But Spo called almost ALL of the plays in the 3rd quarter and he had Fizdale calling out the sets for the Pacers on defense.

BTW, meaningless stat to make Heat fans feel good: The Heat have beaten the Spurs by an average of 26 points in their last two meetings.

 

Boom Shalaka....Somebody is going to get a good coach in SVG....

 

I hate Howard a lot.

 

I would pass.....

 

IMO He's a decent coach who has benefited from some very talented teams. You could do much worse than Stan but also much better IMO.

 

Maybe Coach Calipari makes a run.....

 

SVG candidate for Heat after another failed title run???

 

We can sign him to be out floor general and name LeBron coach.

 

I would take SVG in a heartbeat.

 

Players don't want to play for SVG for whatever reason, I think that makes him a bad choice for any team to be honest. I think he's a good coach and some of the hate is unfair but it would be really hard for him to win over a locker room at this point.