David Stern is a genius, TBH

[lefty]

Stern got all the matchups in the West he wanted. He is smiling like a mother****er.

Thunder vs. Houston - James Harden against his old team
Spurs vs Lakers - Classic Western Conference rivalry
Denver vs. Golden State - Offense, offense, offense
Clippers vs. Grizzlies - Rematch of the grueling 7-game series last year


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[Blake]

Why would he care? He's out next year any way.

Honestly, a true genius would have figured out a way to put Duncan in a Clips uni and get both LA teams in the playoffs on a very regular basis.

[TDMVPDPOY]

he suck ur dick too if you want him to

[Robz4000]

Called it a week ago tbh. NBA is pretty god damn scripted. Should be entertaining at least.

[Sean Cagney]

He is not frowning, that is for certain!!!!!!!!!!

[Thebesteva]

He's not a genius...it would take an average message board user on every single NBA forum to pretty much have the officiating favor those series anyway.

[irishock]

He failed a little bit on the Eastern front. The Nets should have been 3rd and the Pacers 4th. That way Stern would probably get a NY vs Brooklyn battle in the 2nd round, along with Chicago-Miami semis, while the Celtics-Knicks first round would also draw quite a bit of money. Plus he should've had Toronto at 8th so that the hockey objectors in Canada would have something else to look forward to than the Jays losing on a regular basis, tbh

But he completely nailed it in the West.

[ElNono]

Why would he care? He's out next year any way.

That's what he wants you to think.... muhahahahahaha

tbh, Adam Silver is just his puppet... he'll probably be phoning Don Corle... I mean Stern every 30 mins.

[Blake]

Called it a week ago tbh. NBA is pretty god damn scripted. Should be entertaining at least.

Did you call 7 seed at the beginning of the year?

[KaiRMD1]

Why would he care? He's out next year any way.

Honestly, a true genius would have figured out a way to put Duncan in a Clips uni and get both LA teams in the playoffs on a very regular basis.

He went out being the criminal mastermind that he is.

[crc21209]

The West matchups are awesome, the East ones totally suck....

[crc21209]

That Nuggets-Warriors series is going to be a hell of alot of fun. I see 125-120 point games in each game of that series. Lawson is really going to be tested right away having to guard Curry in the 1st round...

[Proxy]

Boston v New York... two of the bigger markets in the league.

[Latarian Milton]

personally i'd prefer a mavs-spurs series over anything else. plus the denver/warriors matchup would be rather boring when both teams play zero D and allow the other team to score 130+ points with ease.

[ambchang]

Got his huge bonus before going out like a champ. Smart man.

[Captivus]

http://www.everyjoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/printable-nba-playoff-bracket-2013.jpg

I think this picture is amazing.
I mean, if I wanted OKC vs MIA in the finals again this is exactly how I would do it.
As a Spurs fan I didnt wanted they to face the Lakers, the Nuggets or GSW.
Injuries aside I think OKC fans prefer Rockets - Mem/LAC then any other. The 3 teams I named are scarier in my opinion.

The Miami picture is perfect!
Scariest teams in their conference? Ehh....Knicks, Indiana, Atlanta, Boston. Perfect!!

[OKC]

http://www.everyjoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/printable-nba-playoff-bracket-2013.jpg

I think this picture is amazing.
I mean, if I wanted OKC vs MIA in the finals again this is exactly how I would do it.
As a Spurs fan I didnt wanted they to face the Lakers, the Nuggets or GSW.
Injuries aside I think OKC fans prefer Rockets - Mem/LAC then any other. The 3 teams I named are scarier in my opinion.

The Miami picture is perfect!
Scariest teams in their conference? Ehh....Knicks, Indiana, Atlanta, Boston. Perfect!!

No - OKC fans, by a huge majority, would much rather play the Lakers in round 1 than Houston. Houston easily has a greater potential to cause us issues than LA does.

[Spurs9]

Should be a exciting playoffs in the west at least.

[Sportcamper]

I am just grateful that Stern was able to “help” the Lakers avoid a 1st round exit…(Not saying that it will still happen)…Also for the email to D Antoni mentioning that it was OK to play Gasol & Howard at the same time…. :tu

[Thread]

I am just grateful that Stern was able to “help” the Lakers

Ditto. But, from this point forward we're on our own.

[KaiRMD1]

That Nuggets-Warriors series is going to be a hell of alot of fun. I see 125-120 point games in each game of that series. Lawson is really going to be tested right away having to guard Curry in the 1st round...

I can see that series going 6 at most and at least 4 of those game will crack the 140 point margin

[Captivus]

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Are you serious!!!!

I thought: Only pussies & assholes blame the officiating.

:bang

[Jacob1983]

I would love to see the Grizzlies and Bucks in the Finals. Can you imagine seeing all those douchebag celebs in Milwaukee during the Finals? They would be bitching 24/7. Stern would probably kill himself before tip off of game 1.

[Latarian Milton]

thats why fat old son of a bitch stern will never let it happen imho