WCF: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks Thread

[davethedope]

unconscious

[resistanze]

:lmao

[Killakobe81]

Durant needs to do more of that ...

OMG JJB ...

[Budkin]

lolklahoma

[LakerHater]

Nice pass Nate!

[jag]

Barea doesnt even know what he's doing right now.. No one in that building does.

[100%duncan]

Brook's wishing nate can play like JJB

[Killakobe81]

Take out Nate ...

[Sean Cagney]

This gonna be a shitty ass SERIES IMO.

[NewJerSpur]

What was Nate doing on the pick-n-roll there.....looked like the stooges running into his teammate. Glad he's shaking the rust off though.

[davethedope]

Barea doesnt even know what he's doing right now.. No one in that building does.

He probably doesn't even know where he is.

[100%duncan]

OKC needs to step up their D if they want to win this shit

[Nathan Explosion]

dirk 10-12 FG 20-20 FT's 40 points, westbrook 40 points in 30 shots game 4

20 FTs for Dirk. I bet if the Heat and Mavs meet again and Wade shoots 20+ FTs, Mavs fan would have a fit again.

Like Dirk shooting 24 FTs (or something like that) against the Spurs, but then Mavs fan crying about Wade shooting 25 FTs against their team.

Anyway, OKC not attacking the basket is what's killing them right now. That and Westbrook forgetting that Durant is on his team.

[picc84]

At some point Barea and Terry have to come back down to earth....right?

[san antonio spurs]

Take out Nate ...
seriously. He should've been out after that crossover and countless air-balls

[NewJerSpur]

Nice pass Nate!

:lol

[JamStone]

Lol "he's been a fan favorite for years"

[jag]

"JJ is Dyn-O-mite."

"JJ is havin' a Good Time."

Mark Jackson needs to stop.

[100%duncan]

durant got bailed out there

[100%duncan]

OKC needs to attack the paint, that's where they should dominate this series

[jag]

Whenever Thunder players see Barea score, they just want to laugh. What they don't realize is they're about to lose to that little white midget.

[Sportstudi]

What's the record of perfect ft shooting in an nba game, ever? Also lol westbrook and durant 12 and 13 freethrows

Regular season: 23 by Dominique Wilkins
Playoffs: 21 by Paul Pierce

[Killakobe81]

Well score is not out of hand at this break, but does ANYONE even in OKC think Dirk is letting the Mavs lose this?

Dirk is getting 50 if he wants it and OKC fouls to close this game ...

[Mugen]

"JJ is Dyn-O-mite."

"JJ is havin' a Good Time."

Mark Jackson needs to stop.


+ motherfuckin 1. settin black culture back about 50 years.

[NewJerSpur]

Still just an 11-point game surprisingly though it seems like a greater deficit than that. Can't let JJ roll to the basket, challenge him to shoot or switch.

[picc84]

God every asswipe on this mavs team is so fucking cocky, makes me want to take a brick to their heads. Is this what its like to play the Lakers? :lol

[ogait]

This is why you don't waste your best shot blocker on Dirk. If Ibaka was there without foul trouble JJ Barea wouldn't have an open way for lay ups.

[Killakobe81]

This is why you don't waste your best shot blocker on Dirk. If Ibaka was there without foul trouble JJ Barea wouldn't have an open way for lay ups.

I agree 100% ...

[Isitjustme?]

Jesus, Westbrook is everyone's favorite scapegoat.

[NewJerSpur]

"JJ is Dyn-O-mite."

"JJ is havin' a Good Time."

Mark Jackson needs to stop.

Immediately.

[hitmanyr2k]

If I'm Zach Randolph watching this game I'm fuckin pissed :lol :lol The refs let OKC get physical and beat the dogshit out of ZBo whenever he was on the block...especially Collison. Now they're pulling a 180 and won't let a OKC defender lay a hand on Dirk without the whistle blowing.

[LakerHater]

Mark Jackson said:
"Barera would make Florida & James proud!"

[picc84]

Yeah. Collison/Ibaka/Durant/Harden/Westchuck is their best lineup.

[Killakobe81]

If I'm Zach Randolph watching this game I'm fuckin pissed :lol :lol The refs let OKC get physical and beat the dogshit out of ZBo whenever he was on the block...especially Collison. Now they're pulling a 180 and won't lay a OKC defender lay a hand on Dirk without the whistle blowing.

Good point.

[100%duncan]

stupid westbrook

[LakerHater]

Westbrook havin a bad night!

[NewJerSpur]

This is why you don't waste your best shot blocker on Dirk. If Ibaka was there without foul trouble JJ Barea wouldn't have an open way for lay ups.

Perk and others have to rotate....easier said than done, but that's why they acquired him.

[BoricuaCJA]

Whenever Thunder players see Barea score, they just want to laugh. What they don't realize is they're about to lose to that little Puerto Rican midget.
FIFY! Boricua hasta la muerte!

[InRareForm]

uh oh textbook mavs collapse ahead?

[jag]

Jesus, Westbrook is everyone's favorite scapegoat.

He's 2-14 and hasn't seen a shot he won't take. He thinks he's Derek Rose. Hard to like the guy

[Killakobe81]

Probably left JJB in a minute too long ...

[Nathan Explosion]

:toast

Barea making Perk mad from the looks, lol.

Too bad Bynum fucked it up for OKC. If anything resembling a playoff foul at the rim happens to JJ, the refs will overreact and toss Perk in a heart beat.

Sigh, I miss 90s playoff basketball, where dunking on someone and staring them down while they're on the floor and you're standing over them and not get a tech.

Rhd0ZFrb7y0

[100%duncan]

mavs will not choke this game away

[BlackSwordsMan]

spurs could close this 11 point gap in no time

[resistanze]

Windpipes getting TIGHT...

[Killakobe81]

KD almost made that ...

[Nathan Explosion]

Wait, he did get a T. Oops. Still a great rivalry right there.

[jag]

Flagrant 1 :lmao

[100%duncan]

now its a game. lol

[100%duncan]

that was nasty durant

[Killakobe81]

Jet making those and JJB ... no way OKC can win ...

[hitmanyr2k]

Holy shit...they're putting Durant in the post for a change. Could have used that against OKC.

[Isitjustme?]

Durant: 37
HarlemHeat: Silence

[HarlemHeat37]

Can't breathe on Dirk or Durant, tbh..

[NewJerSpur]

Too bad Bynum fucked it up for OKC. If anything resembling a playoff foul at the rim happens to JJ, the refs will overreact and toss Perk in a heart beat.

Sigh, I miss 90s playoff basketball, where dunking on someone and staring them down while they're on the floor and you're standing over them and not get a tech.

Rhd0ZFrb7y0

We may not see a time period like that again.....though I do like what I've seen from Taj Gibson.

[LakerHater]

C;mon!!

[picc84]

Watching Dirk and Durant makes me miss the days when Kobe could make any jumpshot no matter what.

[jag]

Westbrook :lol

[Killakobe81]

KD is being left to go at it alone ...much like Pau left Kobe in Game 1, last round.


Marion is soooo good at his 2nd leap

[100%duncan]

good call

[LakerHater]

You gotta pass that up higher!!

[NewJerSpur]

Marion gettting offensive rebounds over 3 Thunder....I saw you peeking in Harden.

[hitmanyr2k]

Too bad Bynum fucked it up for OKC. If anything resembling a playoff foul at the rim happens to JJ, the refs will overreact and toss Perk in a heart beat.

Sigh, I miss 90s playoff basketball, where dunking on someone and staring them down while they're on the floor and you're standing over them and not get a tech.

Rhd0ZFrb7y0

Pippen actually did get a tech for that but it wasn't for the dunk and staredown on Ewing. It was because he told Spike Lee to sit his ass down :lol

[resistanze]

ATROCIOUS call.

[Sisk]

Mavs in 5 tbh only losing game 3

[jag]

Watching Dirk and Durant makes me miss the days when Kobe could make any jumpshot no matter what.

2007 was a long time ago, my friend. I miss those days too.

[Nathan Explosion]

We may not see a time period like that again.....though I do like what I've seen from Taj Gibson.

Great memories from that rivalry. The Starks dunk, the Jordan drive baseline, turn back, spin baseline for a dunk going 1 on 4 basically. So many more.

I'm a Spurs fan, but those EC playoffs were just great. Bulls/Knicks/Pacers/Heat games produced some great stuff.

[InRareForm]

No foul on marion! If anything it was on westbroook

[sefant77]

stupid shot by Terry

[HarlemHeat37]

2007 was a long time ago, my friend. I miss those days too.

:lol..

[Killakobe81]

Well OKC just has to pray Russ shoes up in Game 2 ...

OKC needs a 3 day break like in the east ...

[Sean Cagney]

:depressed
spurs could close this 11 point gap in no time

NOT THIS DAMN YEAR man :lol:depressed, especially not the later in the year team who blew leads in a minute.

[LakerHater]

Mavs in 5 tbh only losing game 3
Dunno, itsa close game without Westbrook!

[Andrew Cunanan]

My lasting memory of John Starks is Game 7 of the Finals where he went 2 for 33 from 3-point range

[100%duncan]

fuck the .4 commercials

[Nathan Explosion]

Great memories from that rivalry. The Starks dunk, the Jordan drive baseline, turn back, spin baseline for a dunk going 1 on 4 basically. So many more.

sS-N49j5Oos

[Killakobe81]

Westbrook owes OKC a 25 8 8 with 4 steals effort in Game 2 ...

[Isitjustme?]

Ibaka with a dumb foul.

[100%duncan]

ibaka on dirk again, stupid

[LakerHater]

Doesnt Ibaka watch tape??

[picc84]

Got to be fucking kidding me.

[Nathan Explosion]

Pippen actually did get a tech for that but it wasn't for the dunk and staredown on Ewing. It was because he told Spike Lee to sit his ass down :lol

I miss that too. :lol

[100%duncan]

lol jackson

[jag]

Not sure which mav fan here called Ibaka biting on every one of Dirk's pump fakes, but someone here called that shit. Should have been an obvious call

[Killakobe81]

That foul was dumb he played great defense before it ...

[NewJerSpur]

Pippen actually did get a tech for that but it wasn't for the dunk and staredown on Ewing. It was because he told Spike Lee to sit his ass down :lol

:lmao


Great memories from that rivalry. The Starks dunk, the Jordan drive baseline, turn back, spin baseline for a dunk going 1 on 4 basically. So many more.

I'm a Spurs fan, but those EC playoffs were just great. Bulls/Knicks/Pacers/Heat games produced some great stuff.

I was one of the FEW non-Michael Jordan fans around during that time, but I loved every aspect of the old Knick-Bulls rivalries (minus the outcome :lol). Always competitive.....Heat and Knicks too. I remember going crazy when Starks got that jam on Pippen and Grant iirc (unless Jordan snuck in there) and thought that would turn the momentum completely. Fun times.

[100%duncan]

terry you bitch

[LakerHater]

No call for Durant but they give one to Terry??

[Banzai]

game over.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Durant turns it over, on probably the most important possession of the game..it's over now..

[Killakobe81]

Not sure which mav fan here called Ibaka biting on every one of Dirk's pump fakes, but someone here called that shit. Should have been an obvious call

Wasnt only Mavs fans I said he was way too aggressive to guard dirk you need to be patient like Bowen or Battier ..

[NewJerSpur]

Need a stop.

[InRareForm]

Oh westbrook was playing? didn't even notice

[Nathan89]

22 free throws:lmao

[LakerHater]

fuckin Dirk!

[100%duncan]

game over. dirk is god

[Budkin]

Goddamn Dirk is a fucking stud!

[jag]

Westbrook having a very Kobe-finals-like game. 3-15

[InRareForm]

Wow Mavs look dominant and the easy Finals champion favorite. 7 playoff wins in a row with this one.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Its OVA.

[Killakobe81]

Wow. If Im a Mavs fan, Im pissed if I am NOT at this game.

Best. shooting season. I have ever seen.

[Isitjustme?]

Jesus I would almost let Dirk drive to the rim at this point and try to challenge his shot at the basket.

[HarlemHeat37]

Time for Durant to stat-pad some more, even though he just had a crucial turnover, when the game was actually still competitive..

[ezau]

Dirk is the man

[jag]

Wasnt only Mavs fans I said he was way too aggressive to guard dirk you need to be patient like Bowen or Battier ..

True. He's a shot blocker who works best coming from the week-side. He's not a great 1v1 defender. He couldn't guard Randolph and got benched in crunch time in favor of Collison. Shouldn't expect a better outcome against Dirk.

[picc84]

Isn't this the same thing Dirk did in game 1 vs SA last year? I remember every Spurs fan proclaiming him god then too. Lets hold off on the coronation.

[NewJerSpur]

Ibaka's got to try to coax Dirk into trying to drive into the help at the rim or taking a more difficult, midrange shot, but I'll still live with him over the doubles and automatic fouls by smaller defenders right now. That still may change because I'm sure they're going to throw different looks at Dirk moving forward, but he's still the best defender.

[Budkin]

Wow... unreal!

[100%duncan]

Dirk>>>>Durant

[Isitjustme?]

Time for Durant to stat-pad some more, even though he just had a crucial turnover, when the game was actually still competitive..

Not that bad tbh. Was wondering what angle you would take.

[jag]

Ibaka looks tiny trying to guard Dirk

[hhml]

The German army is unstoppable. Hitler's spirit lives on in Dirk Nowitzki. Das Panzer is a one man wrecking machine. He's doing what Hitler failed to do in his time - and that's take over. The German is slowly but surely advancing. Who can stand up to this behemoth? All hope is lost.

[LakerHater]

Swipe that ball Ibaka!

[davethedope]

Isn't this the same thing Dirk did in game 1 vs SA last year? I remember every Spurs fan proclaiming him god then too. Lets hold off on the coronation.

mavs really fucked that series up.

[ogait]

Dirk to Durant. You can do it, but I can do it better than you.

[NewJerSpur]

Isn't this the same thing Dirk did in game 1 vs SA last year? I remember every Spurs fan proclaiming him god then too. Lets hold off on the coronation.

The foul calls he got in that game were out of control. This game is a mix of him going off and bad officiating.

[jag]

The German army is unstoppable. Hitler's spirit lives on in Dirk Nowitzki. Das Panzer is a one man wrecking machine. He's doing what Hitler failed to do in his time - and that's take over. The German is slowly but surely advancing. Who can stand up to this behemoth? All hope is lost.

Das Panzer :lmao

[Budkin]

lol Westbrook.

[LakerHater]

Not even that fell for Westbrook!

[Killakobe81]

If only Tony Romo could shut up the DFW sports fanbase with a playoff performance like this.

Dirk got shitted on before this season by local fans and even media. Romo gets it now.

[jeebus]

lol Westbrick hogging the ball

[redzero]

If only the Thunder had a healthy David West :stirpot:

[ogait]

JVG overreacting as usual. Dirk top 5 :lol

[HarlemHeat37]

Kidd's complete lack of confidence in scoring has forced him to make a ridiculous amount of poor decisions in the playoffs, so far..it's impressive that the Mavs have made it this far, despite Kidd's incompetence and stupidity..

[Nathan Explosion]

:lmao



I was one of the FEW non-Michael Jordan fans around during that time, but I loved every aspect of the old Knick-Bulls rivalries (minus the outcome :lol). Always competitive.....Heat and Knicks too. I remember going crazy when Starks got that jam on Pippen and Grant iirc (unless Jordan snuck in there) and thought that would turn the momentum completely. Fun times.

I also miss when Shawn Kemp was good.

T_PzNsUotVI

And no tech. :lol

[BRHornet45]

lol anyone else notice how much the brotha talking is trying to discredit Dirk each and every time Van Gundy and the other honky brags about him? they say Dirk is great, he then starts talking about how great D-Wade's performance was, etc.

[Isitjustme?]

Dirk's having maybe the best playoff game of his career and OKC is still in the game...

[Budkin]

Turtle with the dagger.

[100%duncan]

terry you bitch :lol

[picc84]

OKC adjustments for game 2, start Collison and put him on Dirk. Tell Westchuck to get his head out of his ass.

[LakerHater]

Thats Game!

[NewJerSpur]

Nice pass by Dirk....don't think you can leave your man open in the corner to help when there's already help at the rim and Ibaka is still in front of Dirk.

[LakerHater]

OKC adjustments for game 2, start Collison and put him on Dirk. Tell Westchuck to get his head out of his ass.
Yeah, what the fuck happend to Collison?

[daslicer]

Dirk is playing on the same level he was playing back in '06. This has a lot of shades of '06 with the way the mavs and Dirk have been playing. Its going to be interesting to see if they seize the moment or if they choke like they did back then.

[LakerHater]

Wrong guy to foul!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

Dirk's having maybe the best playoff game of his career and OKC is still in the game...

Durant is having the best game of his career, and Dallas won the game..

It works both ways, obviously..

[Killakobe81]

Wow, I dont know what to say.

Maybe the Mavs are meant to win this year, and maybe the Lakers only need some minor tweaks. The way the Mavs are shooting, and Dirk is playing not much we could do ...

[jag]

I wonder what Kobe is doing right now...

[picc84]

50 ft's for an untouchable Dirk and Westbrook playing like shit, and OKC still had a shot at the end. Not the way you want to end a game, but not discouraging.

[Nathan Explosion]

JVG overreacting as usual. Dirk top 5 :lol

At least he said he was wrong, but he was right.

Top 5 can't be broken by any player playing right now imo, except for Lebron. But Lebron has to want it. It's a mental game now with him. Physically, he's got more than enough tools to do it.

Anyway, Dirk is playing out of his mind. But no player should be shooting 20+ FTs in a playoff game. That means too many fouls are being called. Hell, I'm not even sure a team should be shooting 20+ FTs in a game.

[namlook]

Dirk has never played this well. He's in a zone as is the Mavs bench. It's all falling into place for the Mavs. This is turning into one of those special postseasons that the Mavs will be unlikely to duplicate again.

[Sean Cagney]

Dirk has shut it down tonight, damn what a damn game.

[HarlemHeat37]

I wonder what Kobe is doing right now...

Probably nothing..I imagine it's very difficult to move, with all of those injuries..

[Killakobe81]

I might give up my left nut to shoot like Dirk is right now ...

[Jt.ONE]

jesus christ..

[100%duncan]

Best Playoff game for dirk ever

[picc84]

Dirk has never played this well. He's in a zone as is the Mavs bench. It's all falling into place for the Mavs. This is turning into one of those special postseasons that the Mavs will be unlikely to duplicate again.

Its like the team version of Ariza '09.

[100%duncan]

westbrook was the reason for the massacre

[HarlemHeat37]

Dirk has never played this well. He's in a zone as is the Mavs bench. It's all falling into place for the Mavs. This is turning into one of those special postseasons that the Mavs will be unlikely to duplicate again.


Wow, I dont know what to say.

Maybe the Mavs are meant to win this year, and maybe the Lakers only need some minor tweaks. The way the Mavs are shooting, and Dirk is playing not much we could do ...

Hmmm..I'm trying to smell the hidden agenda..

[resistanze]

The hell was that hand raise by Dirk :lol

[davethedope]

what's that shit dirk doin' with his hands?

[Jt.ONE]

around 20 freebies for durant / westbrook / dirk each !

[Killakobe81]

At least he said he was wrong, but he was right.

Top 5 can't be broken by any player playing right now imo, except for Lebron. But Lebron has to want it. It's a mental game now with him. Physically, he's got more than enough tools to do it.

Anyway, Dirk is playing out of his mind. But no player should be shooting 20+ FTs in a playoff game. That means too many fouls are being called. Hell, I'm not even sure a team should be shooting 20+ FTs in a game.

I agree with all of this ...Lebron only player still in the playoffs and maybe the in the league that has an outside shot at GOAT status ....but Dirk was badass.

[daslicer]

Dirk has never played this well. He's in a zone as is the Mavs bench. It's all falling into place for the Mavs. This is turning into one of those special postseasons that the Mavs will be unlikely to duplicate again.

He played this well back in '06 up until game 3 of the finals. I would say this game is up there with his 50 point game against the Suns back in the WCF of '06.

[HarlemHeat37]

My dream man would have Lebron's body, with Dirk's voice and James Harden's beard, tbh..

[NewJerSpur]

I also miss when Shawn Kemp was good.

T_PzNsUotVI

And no tech. :lol

LOL, I swear I saw Kemp's "coming out" game against the Knicks years ago on MSG (Madison Square Garden Network).....or at least that's when I really started to pay attention to him. My favorite Kemp dunk was the alleyoop he got from GP in which his momentum caused his body to go horizontal and swing as he hung onto the rim.

Shame the lockout had to come, it hurt his career imo.

[BRHornet45]

if only Dirk knew how to rebound like a legit big man then he would get the credit he deserves

[Killakobe81]

I also miss when Shawn Kemp was good.

T_PzNsUotVI

And no tech. :lol

Me too ...

[NewJerSpur]

50 ft's for an untouchable Dirk and Westbrook playing like shit, and OKC still had a shot at the end. Not the way you want to end a game, but not discouraging.

Agreed. Could've been MUCH worse.

[picc84]

The hell was that hand raise by Dirk :lol

http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/nazis1/images/Hitler%20Nazi%20Salute.jpg

[baseline bum]

Great game from Dirk. No way OKC is going to lay down and die like LA did though; I think it should still be a really interesting series.

[jag]

if only Dirk knew how to rebound like a legit big man then he would get the credit he deserves

Black men know how to rebound

[Capt Bringdown]

48 points in a playoff game is really something. Dirk is a stud.

[davethedope]

48 points in a playoff game is really something. Dirk is a stud.

And against one of the all-time great defenses, no doubt.

[Sean Cagney]

Best Playoff game for dirk ever

Hats off man, very humble dude! He is great.

[boutons_deux]

Dirk turns in a great performance, but it took Wesbrook sucking to get the win.

Mavs will be lucky to go to OKC 2-0.

Series going 6 games, at least.

One big advantage is that Mavs have so much more deep playoffs experience.

[jag]

I'll say it again. Watching amazing jump-shooters like Dirk and Durant play like this makes me wonder what exactly Kobe is doing right now.

[Mugen]

mad props to dirk. best shooting display i've ever seen.

that said, OKC probably wins the game if Westbrook plays even a average game and Scotty Brooks makes an adjustment after Dirk puts up 30+ on you after 3 quarters....

6 or 7 game series IMHO

[crc21209]

Great game from Dirk. No way OKC is going to lay down and die like LA did though; I think it should still be a really interesting series.

+1. Dirk had 40+ points and OKC was still within 6 points with 2 minutes left in the game. OKC should be feeling alright about themselves right now. Dirk went off, Barea went off, and Westbrook played like dog shit, and it was still a game....

[Killakobe81]

Hmmm..I'm trying to smell the hidden agenda..

1. There is no fucking hidden agenda. I gave Dirk all his props and I have given plenty to your loverboy this playoffs as well ... even though I was disappointed in his Game 1 performance ...

2. I was at Game 3. Like i said Mavs are better than the Lakers. Just like that terry dagger (middle of the 4th) told me Lakers were not coming back in that series, OKC was NOT winning (check the thread history) when terry hit the one over durant tonight.

Only way I see Dallas losing is if Lebron reaches the last level or greatness or Bulls have 7 more defensive performances like Game 1 ...

[picc84]

I'll say it again. Watching amazing jump-shooters like Dirk and Durant play like this makes me wonder what exactly Kobe is doing right now.

Meaning what?

[Killakobe81]

I'll say it again. Watching amazing jump-shooters like Dirk and Durant play like this makes me wonder what exactly Kobe is doing right now.

GEt Kobe's name out your mouth. This is Dirk's moment and to a lessor extent, Durant. Why derail this by mentioning Kobe? He lost. this thread is for this series.

[InRareForm]

HAHAHAH BYNUMS TWITTER:

AndrewBynum Andrew Bynum
JJ Barea has a great story, worked his butt off and now killing on the big stage! Congrats you deserve it!

[jag]

GEt Kobe's name out your mouth. This is Dirk's moment and to a lessor extent, Durant. Why derail this by mentioning Kobe? He lost. this thread is for this series.

I apologize. My comment was in poor taste. God bless you and your family.

[Killakobe81]

WTF with Magic and charles getting their picks/calls right?

[Killakobe81]

I apologize. My comment was in poor taste. God bless you and your family.

I wonder what Duncan is doing? Playing dungeons and Dragons while his tongue ring fondles a dungeon master's balls?


WTF does the above have to do with this thread or basketball. You wanna derail this thread I can play too ... LOL.

Again Dirk was AMAZING. durant too, better than Kobe, Duncan , Lebron Ray allen, chris paul and everybody not in the ECF/WCF ...

[jag]

Magic getting his picks right is pure luck. He freaks out whenever a camera is pointed at him and screams out anything he can think of. Chuck just picks the teams he has money on depending on what the line looks like.

[Nathan Explosion]

LOL, I swear I saw Kemp's "coming out" game against the Knicks years ago on MSG (Madison Square Garden Network).....or at least that's when I really started to pay attention to him. My favorite Kemp dunk was the alleyoop he got from GP in which his momentum caused his body to go horizontal and swing as he hung onto the rim.

Shame the lockout had to come, it hurt his career imo.

0gCd1tsOYD8

#8 on this list. I love the call on #7. "Kemp all over that rebound like a bad suit." :rollin

Top 3 were amazing.

[NewJerSpur]

Dirk and JJ are some bad mofo's.....Durant will be there, but Westbrook and Harden have to show up and stop turning the damn ball over. Dallas relxed and allowed Kidd to defend Russell ONE-ON-ONE and Westbrook kept running to where all the traffic was instead of doing what he does. Harden was solid, but the Dallas bigs were breaking up some of the passes he was getting off in the middle of the lane against MEM, to their credit. I'd like to see him take Terry in the post, even if it isn't his game, just to try to wear the guy down/get him in foul trouble.....here's barely working on defense.

[jag]

I wonder what Duncan is doing?

Not pretending he's still an NBA superstar.


I tried to be nice and apologize but you weren't having it.

[crc21209]

Dirk better watch out, if the Mavs and Heat meet again in the Finals, the Heat will pull out their secret weapon Udonis Haslem, which led to Dirk kicking balls and exercise bikes...:lol

[Killakobe81]

Magic getting his picks right is pure luck. He freaks out whenever a camera is pointed at him and screams out anything he can think of. Chuck just picks the teams he has money on depending on what the line looks like.

Now this I agree with ...I think this is why he gets mad when his picks are wrong like the cavs over Celts last year ...he lost to much $ ...

[Killakobe81]

Not pretending he's still an NBA superstar.


I tried to be nice and apologize but you weren't having it.

LOL i said I was joking ...

Anyway JAG all jokes aside. Though I won't do the JVG overboard hype, What dirk did tonight, this playoffs this season has been amazing. All props to him.

But shit JET and JJB were very good too ...

[NewJerSpur]

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#8 on this list. I love the call on #7. "Kemp all over that rebound like a bad suit." :rollin

Top 3 were amazing.

That's the one. :toast

LOL, he dunked on Gatling and dude just had to shake his hand, LOL.

Kemp and 'Nique were probably my favorite dunkers pre-lockout (Shawn) and injury (Wilkins) ever. Can't believe he windmilled #2 AND got the and one

"The Rain Man" indeed.

[frodo]

when you were 10+ pts up wit less than 5 min to go, you could win this game quite comfortably imho. your already standing on the winnin side with such big lead but you chose to choke for a minute and step back into the swamp, just hope shit won't happen again in this series. thunder have lost game one but series is far from done imho. complacency syndrome be a real problem for these mavs imho

[NewJerSpur]

Magic getting his picks right is pure luck. He freaks out whenever a camera is pointed at him and screams out anything he can think of. Chuck just picks the teams he has money on depending on what the line looks like.

:lol

[Killakobe81]

That's the one. :toast

LOL, he dunked on Gatling and dude just had to shake his hand, LOL.

Kemp and 'Nique were probably my favorite dunkers pre-lockout (Shawn) and injury (Wilkins) ever. Can't believe he windmilled #2 AND got the and one

"The Rain Man" indeed.

We have a lot in common those were my two favorite non Lakers ...GP was close 3rd.
I never stopped being a Laker fan but in the lean years of the early to mid 90's ...I rooted for the sonics when everyone's 2nd favorite team was the Bulls.

[jag]

LOL i said I was joking ...

Anyway JAG all jokes aside. Though I won't do the JVG overboard hype, What dirk did tonight, this playoffs this season has been amazing. All props to him.

But shit JET and JJB were very good too ...

He's carried the entire team. He's the reason Jason Terry gets open looks and JJB has an open lane to drive. That team has no legitimate #2 option and it showed when Dirk went down earlier in the year.

I've always been a fan of Dirk because he's had to carry this franchise for a while now.

[NewJerSpur]

We have a lot in common those were my two favorite non Lakers ...GP was close 3rd.
I never stopped being a Laker fan but in the lean years of the early to mid 90's ...I rooted for the sonics when everyone's 2nd favorite team was the Bulls.

Yessir. :toast

If only Denver hadn't upset Seattle years ago.....damn best-of-5 series :bang.

I thought with Schrempf and Perkins' shooting, GP's defense and Kemp's athletic ability they MIGHT pull it off back in '96. Everyone laughed at me when it didn't happen, for obvious reasons, but I didn't care :lol.

Eventually I settled on the Spurs shortly after (I'd always liked them from afar but didn't consider them MY team....was more of a Knick/Heat well-wisher) and it served me well 2-3 years after I signed up. :lobt2: :flag:

EDIT: Change that, I actually started pulling for the Spurs around '96/'97....time getting away from me, LOL.

[Jt.ONE]

And against one of the all-time great defenses, no doubt.

..?

[ploto]

Why do the Western Conference finals have to be on ESPN? :bang

[DJ Mbenga]

the best way to stop dirk or slow him down i should say is the way miami did. body him up and don let him penetrate. well today the miami style defense would have resulted in 40 fts. i think the next game it will be awesome since it wont be joey crawford. collison defended randolph the same way and didnt get that foul trouble. its not gonna be a pretty game, there will be many t's game 2 from the coaches arguing.

[DJ Mbenga]

Why do the Western Conference finals have to be on ESPN? :bang

last years was on tnt

[NewJerSpur]

Why do the Western Conference finals have to be on ESPN? :bang

One day NBC will take back the reigns and swap Hockey with ESPN.

1) NBC
2) TNT
3) TBS

























456) ESPN




















789) NBA TV

[ploto]

last years was on tnt

I know why-- I meant it rhetorically.

[Killakobe81]

One day NBC will take back the reigns and swap Hockey with ESPN.

1) NBC
2) TNT
3) TBS




TNT is better than NBC was Walton and steve Snapper Jones were atrocious they were just like JVG and MJax but except they didnt seem to like each other ...LOL




















456) ESPN




















789) NBA TV

[JJBarea]

Thunder had 22 bench points. Barea by himself had 21.

[Killakobe81]

Plus NBC = lots of Ahmad and I cant stand that "uncle tom" ... JK

But I hated his:

My main man ...

MJ
Pippen
Magic
Chuck
Ewing

Everyone was his main man in the 90's and early 2000's ...I did like Costas though ...

Magic and Isiah were atrocious ...

[Nathan Explosion]

That's the one. :toast

LOL, he dunked on Gatling and dude just had to shake his hand, LOL.

Kemp and 'Nique were probably my favorite dunkers pre-lockout (Shawn) and injury (Wilkins) ever. Can't believe he windmilled #2 AND got the and one

"The Rain Man" indeed.

Kemp was an amazing in game dunker. Only one I've seen better (I caught Nique towards the end of his career) was Vince Carter. Although TMac's dunk on Bradley is one of the nastiest dunks in NBA history, especially with the call.

But VC was unbelievable.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

I've never seen a team's fanbase jack off and spooge all over themselves watching free throws.

[NewJerSpur]

The "main man" tag was indeed tired and overused......but I LOVED "NBA Jam" on Saturdays. I LITERALLY wouldn't leave my house until I got done seeing it (particularly the "Jam Session") in the afternoon, lol.

EDIT: Meant "Inside Stuff", not "NBA Jam like the video game, damn. :lol

[LaMarcus Bryant]

I can't believe Dirk was abusing Ibaka the way he was. Ibaka looked like he was 6'5" against Dirk. WTF is up with that? was it Dirk on fire or Ibaka being exposed

[NewJerSpur]

Kemp was an amazing in game dunker. Only one I've seen better (I caught Nique towards the end of his career) was Vince Carter. Although TMac's dunk on Bradley is one of the nastiest dunks in NBA history, especially with the call.

But VC was unbelievable.

That other TMac dunk in Chicago with him riding someone to the ground like a horse (no exaggeration) was sick. Vince had some extremely athletic moves in the air.....Kemp and 'Nique were a bit more violent (backboard breaker-esque) and guys back in those times seemed more willing to try to go for the block/foul which resulted in some sick and-1's.

Vince brought the thunder down on a few people in the Toronto days but there were many that wanted no part of the poster.

[Nathan Explosion]

Plus NBC = lots of Ahmad and I cant stand that "uncle tom" ... JK

But I hated his:

My main man ...

MJ
Pippen
Magic
Chuck
Ewing

Everyone was his main man in the 90's and early 2000's ...I did like Costas though ...

Magic and Isiah were atrocious ...

The best thing about the 90s playoffs was Bulls/Pacers/Knicks/Heat, and Marv Albert calling it all. He's still the best in the game today.

Of course, my most favorite thing about the playoffs in the 90s...

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[TampaDude]

Dirk just being Dirk...

[redzero]

http://i56.tinypic.com/nvo6xd.jpg

Kudos to whoever gets this reference.

[NewJerSpur]

I can't believe Dirk was abusing Ibaka the way he was. Ibaka looked like he was 6'5" against Dirk. WTF is up with that? was it Dirk on fire or Ibaka being exposed

Dirk was on fire, no doubt, and Serge gave him a lot of room/respect from the gate which resulted in a lot of jumpers in the grill. Serge's main job is to protect the rim, but he's got the footwork to make the shots a little bit more difficult than he did tonight. Dirk's going to get his regardless, but he can't be out there shooting spotup J's either......which he'll do if you consistently give him too much room to work with.

I suspect Brooks is going to mix things up the same way teams have doen with Rose to make take him out of rhythm and make him 2nd guess what he's seeing moving forward, but Serge is still going to get the bulk of that assignment for better or worse.

[mavsfan1000]

Amazing game by Dirk. If Dirk played an average game, we probably lose though. Thankfully he is in God mode.

[Killakobe81]

The best thing about the 90s playoffs was Bulls/Pacers/Knicks/Heat, and Marv Albert calling it all. He's still the best in the game today.

Of course, my most favorite thing about the playoffs in the 90s...

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I agree Heis very good but was no Chick Hearn ...I liked him too. But he has done TNT games as well so I didnt mention him ...

[Nathan Explosion]

Vince brought the thunder down on a few people in the Toronto days but there were many that wanted no part of the poster.

All the great shot blockers get put on a poster.

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Them and Shawn Bradley.

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I just love the call.

[Killakobe81]

As good as VC was I still think Nique/Kemp were sicker, but MJ and Nique were dunking when the league was still played on the ground ... for the most part.

VC did his when there were plenty of other quality leapers ...

[Nathan Explosion]

As good as VC was I still think Nique/Kemp were sicker, but MJ and Nique were dunking when the league was still played on the ground ... for the most part.

VC did his when there were plenty of other quality leapers ...

Nah, there were some dunkers back then. But without the internet or tv coverage as prominent as it is today, we don't remember them as much.

Dr. J could get off the ground. Gervin's finger roll came about because he said he kept hurting his wrist from dunking so much. Darryl Dawkins tearing down rims. Anyone remember Tom Chambers knee lift dunk?

I've seen a lot of basketball since the 90s, enough to know that Howard is NOT the best defensive big man since Russell (just had to get that off my chest. Heard it said some recently) and a lot of guys could flat out get off the ground.

Hell, check out how high Sean Elliott gets off the ground here.

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Vince has literally dunked OVER guys in games though. And he's thrown down on everyone.

Kemp was a great in game dunker, and his dunks were violent (kind of like Amare in his prime before his injuries). Hell, when people say we hadn't seen a PF dunk like Amare, Kemp was the first name I'd throw out there.

Robinson was a great dunker too, for a 7 footer. Guy could jump out of the jump and had been known to thrown down a 360.

[Cessation]

Holy shit 48 pts on 15 shots.

[LkrFan]

I missed the whole game. But it appears to me that 19 and 24 FTAs for two jump shooters is excessive.

[BoricuaCJA]

http://i56.tinypic.com/nvo6xd.jpg

Kudos to whoever gets this reference.
lol Thats funny. Inglorious Bastards. Supposedly the guy snipe 100's of men in the movie.

[Muser]

As good as VC was I still think Nique/Kemp were sicker, but MJ and Nique were dunking when the league was still played on the ground ... for the most part.

VC did his when there were plenty of other quality leapers ...

Vince is clear one for me, he was just insane.

[Nathan Explosion]

Vince is clear one for me, he was just insane.

If you can jump over the head of a 7 footer in a game, whether it be in the NBA, International, or even a rec league, you're a bad man.

I saw the likes of Jordan, Kemp, Clyde, even DRob to a point (man what an athlete he was) VC, TMac, Kobe as well as many others in their primes dunking on people.

Vince's dunk over the 7 ft frenchie was the most amazing thing I've ever seen on a basketball court.

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TMac's dunk on Bradley is 2nd though for me. It's a home game for Dallas, and the call by Kevin Harlan (I think), the viciousness of the dunk, the color analysts just enjoying it and last but certainly not least, the collective and very audible "Ohhhh" from the Dallas fans was just something else. You know the dunk is bad when the road team's player is making the home town fans just gasp and awe like they can't believe what they just saw.

Sorry, I just had to post it again.

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[Killakobe81]

Nah, there were some dunkers back then. But without the internet or tv coverage as prominent as it is today, we don't remember them as much.

Dr. J could get off the ground. Gervin's finger roll came about because he said he kept hurting his wrist from dunking so much. Darryl Dawkins tearing down rims. Anyone remember Tom Chambers knee lift dunk?

I've seen a lot of basketball since the 90s, enough to know that Howard is NOT the best defensive big man since Russell (just had to get that off my chest. Heard it said some recently) and a lot of guys could flat out get off the ground.

Hell, check out how high Sean Elliott gets off the ground here.

ELrBX1lkN04

Vince has literally dunked OVER guys in games though. And he's thrown down on everyone.

Kemp was a great in game dunker, and his dunks were violent (kind of like Amare in his prime before his injuries). Hell, when people say we hadn't seen a PF dunk like Amare, Kemp was the first name I'd throw out there.

Robinson was a great dunker too, for a 7 footer. Guy could jump out of the jump and had been known to thrown down a 360.


The bulk of nique's leaping prime was in the 80's ..i believe he was drafted in 1982 IIRC ...Back in the 80's those guys you mentioned Doc Clyde and a few others could dunk. But most of the best players Magic, Bird, Kareem, Moses, Mullin, Isiah, english and McHale were not leapers.

I love James worthy and he could jump but if he was playing today he would not be anywhere close to one of the most athletic players in the NBA. He still would be very good beciuase of his baseline spin moves and 15 footer ...but worthy was considered one of the most athletic forwards of his day ...he would not be in today's NBA.

dont get me wrong Im not shitting on the 80's it was my favorite decade of ball ...but the caliber of athletes in the NBA has improved two fold. Shooting has gotten worse, but leapers are common place.