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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: The Come Up Shuffle on May 30, 2010, 07:04:17 PM
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I don't know maybe it's just me but shouldn't the fact the pending free agency class is overshadowing the playoffs raise some red flags ?
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Thats because the playoffs are predictable and boring 95 percent of the time.
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Thats because the playoffs are predictable and boring 95 percent of the time.
i'm sure if you did a poll before the season of who the fans thought were going to be in the Finals, the majority would say Lakers/Celtics lol.
College Basketball > NBA.
& it's not just overshadowing, it's flat out more important lol, to me anyway; if LeBron & Wade & Bosh (or any combination) come together, it'll only make the league more predictable lol.
if LeBron & Wade come together especially, i'll tell you whose going to win the Finals for the next five seasons lol.
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PREDICTABLE?
phoenix over spurs was predictable?
spurs over mavs?
c's over cavs?
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PREDICTABLE?
phoenix over suns was predictable?
spurs over mavs?
c's over cavs?
PUT DOWN THE PIPE SON
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PREDICTABLE?
phoenix over suns was predictable?
spurs over mavs?
c's over cavs?
PUT DOWN THE PIPE SON
LOL
spurs
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Considering they were the higher seed how is that surprising? ???
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Considering they were the higher seed how is that surprising? ???
4 previous playoff losses
a little word called "Defense"
they only won 4 more games in the entire regular season
jesus this is like arguing with a 5 year old
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Considering they were the higher seed how is that surprising? ???
4 previous playoff losses
a little word called "Defense"
they only won 4 more games in the entire regular season
jesus this is like arguing with a 5 year old
Their still a higher ranked seed,when a higher ranked seed defeats a lower ranked seed Im not sure how to tell you this,but that ISNT an upset.
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they're still the higher seed*
anyways way to ignore the other 2 series i mentioned
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2 series.wow,what a shocking playoffs,two series of the entire playoffs were upsets,THATS SO FUCKING CRAZY AND UNPREDICTABLE OMG!
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boston over orlando
another upset
again...like arguing with a 5 year old. i'm no fool, Raul is more than wreckless....
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OMG 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!RIVETING!
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The NBA playoffs are predictable,deep down everyone knows its.Sure theirs the very occasional surprise but most often its pretty standard stuff.
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Once the Celtics handled the Cavs, it became predictable. Everyone was waiting for Cavs/Lakers, but people where surprised once the Celtics won. Then everyone knew it was Lakers/Celtics, it was just a matter of time so people focused on LeBron. Out of the west, the Lakers have been the favorite for almost 10 years now, give or take the years the Spurs were favorite. People don't ever believe the Suns can beat the Lakers, you can point to 06-07, but everyone knows the difference between the Kwame/Smush Lakers and the Gasol/Fisher Lakers. Out the East, the Celtics shocked everyone, but the way the Magic just gave up made people tune out. So with no one looking at Orlando because they gave up, and the Suns because they don't have a chance, people focused on LeBron. Look for people to care about the Finals though, especially if the games are close. Now if either team gives up, look for the LeBron talks to continue.
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It should be a great finals
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It should be a great finals
I'm thinking 7 games.
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Boston in 7 8)
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the same teams were still there in the end.
the only teams that ever had a chance were the Lakers, Celtics, Magic & Cavs & "shockingly" enough, three of those four made it to the Conference Finals; even though only two of the three from East could of made it lol.
most predictable sport ever lol.
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So what yall niggas is complaining about is the issue that in NBA basketball the better teams actually win? You see it as a problem that a team of scrubs ain't winning the championship all the time?
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So what yall niggas is complaining about is the issue that in NBA basketball the better teams actually win? You see it as a problem that a team of scrubs ain't winning the championship all the time?
BOOOOORING.
they should either make it a best of five series or single game elimination. 8)
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2 series.wow,what a shocking playoffs,two series of the entire playoffs were upsets,THATS SO FUCKING CRAZY AND UNPREDICTABLE OMG!
when a 4th seed goes to the Finals, that's pretty unpredictable. LOL.
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So what yall niggas is complaining about is the issue that in NBA basketball the better teams actually win? You see it as a problem that a team of scrubs ain't winning the championship all the time?
LOL, seriously. Basketball is actually respected as a sport because the best teams typically win, and that's the way they like it.
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Considering they were the higher seed how is that surprising? ???
It was still considered surprising. A majority of ESPN analysts who picked the series winners, had the Spurs winning the series. Suns/ Spurs is the kind of series where most people were thinking the Spurs just had such a mental edge over the Suns...that regardless of seeds, the Spurs would beat them. Also, the difference between the 3rd and 7th seed this year in the West was like what...3 games or so?
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2 series.wow,what a shocking playoffs,two series of the entire playoffs were upsets,THATS SO FUCKING CRAZY AND UNPREDICTABLE OMG!
when a 4th seed goes to the Finals, that's pretty unpredictable. LOL.
not really.
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everyone said that it was going to be the Lakers, Celitcs, Magic or Cavs in the Final.
& it was those who were competing; besides the Suns.
do a nationwide poll of who people think will be in the World Series & the Superbowl & i can guarentee the rate of predicting it right would be a good 30-40 points lower than guessing whose going to be in the NBA Finals.
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everyone said that it was going to be the Lakers, Celitcs, Magic or Cavs in the Final.
& it was those who were competing; besides the Suns.
do a nationwide poll of who people think will be in the World Series & the Superbowl & i can guarentee the rate of predicting it right would be a good 30-40 points lower than guessing whose going to be in the NBA Finals.
I think the reason it's easy to predict the NBA is because basketball has only 5 players, and the best players have a much bigger role than other sports. In baseball, you may have Barry Bonds, but who's to say your pitchers and other batters will do him justice, in the NFL you may have Peyton Manning, but who's to say his line will protect him and the defense will hold up. In the NBA it's easier for Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to will their team to victory. Now you do need to depend on teammates, ask LeBron James, but the star player in the NBA has a more important role than stars in other sports. Of course the light shines brighter on them sometimes, and star players in the NBA get judged more on titles, fairly or not, then other sports.
In turn though, it is easier to see Kobe and Gasol on a roster, and see that they have the advantage over Amare and Nash. Plus the longer playoffs favor the better teams, and the NBA wants to make sure it's best players are the ones in the finals, because it is more marketable to have Lakers/Celtics or Cavs than to have the Suns/Magic. Maybe hardcore basketball fans will like that, but most fans tuned into see Jordan in the finals every year in the 90's, and continue to watch the Lakers now. Teams like the Spurs drew the low ratings, but many true NBA fans loved to see Duncan's teams win the NBA Finals. But the lowest ratings in the NBA Finals were the Spurs/Nets and the Spurs/Cavs. The highest ratings this decade were all 5 Lakers finals. So the design of the NBA finals is to make sure a team like the Lakers make the finals, and not a scrappy team like the Suns.
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they should get rid of the conference bullshit. just 1 to 16 in the playoffs.
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everyone said that it was going to be the Lakers, Celitcs, Magic or Cavs in the Final.
& it was those who were competing; besides the Suns.
do a nationwide poll of who people think will be in the World Series & the Superbowl & i can guarentee the rate of predicting it right would be a good 30-40 points lower than guessing whose going to be in the NBA Finals.
you cant really predict whos gon be in the super bowl before the season starts cuz most people gon be dead wrong
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fans today ain't happy with shit, sports,movies,music,life hahahhaha shit is pathetic, the playoffs been ight,but you got to blame the media since 2008 they been talking about the summer of labron and it's here now so of course it's gonna be big news,and kike stern is loving it yell
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IM looking foward to the series.
I prefer its the celtics and Lakers again.
I wanna see games and i wanna see good players.
nuff said. :
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everyone said that it was going to be the Lakers, Celitcs, Magic or Cavs in the Final.
& it was those who were competing; besides the Suns.
do a nationwide poll of who people think will be in the World Series & the Superbowl & i can guarentee the rate of predicting it right would be a good 30-40 points lower than guessing whose going to be in the NBA Finals.
you cant really predict whos gon be in the super bowl before the season starts cuz most people gon be dead wrong
The NFL is the toughest to predict because of the single elimination in the playoffs and the fact that there are only 16 games. You go on a 3 game losing streak and your season could be over. Basketball might be more predictable...but you dont have the feeling like you do with football sometimes, that the two best teams didnt make it to the championship. In the NBA, I think it IS typically the two best teams in the finals. Not to mention, the good teams in basketball build for the playoffs. You try to win every game you play, even in the regular season. But its known that playoff basketball is a different game them regular season basketball. Good teams over the years, Lakers, Spurs, Celtics, etc...build teams that cater to the style that is played in the playoffs. Other teams, Suns, Mavs, etc build teams that can win a ton of games...but typically arent as equipped for playoff ball. Thats why you can usually predict who will be in the finals.