Let's be honest with ourselves about the Ibaka injury...

Thunder have an unfair advantage with the refs to begin with, so this really helps to level the playing field. If Spurs could play Thunder straight up with a healthy Ibaka and unbiased officiating, it would be Spurs in 6, without question.

God, I'm like SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad someone FINALLY made an Ibaka injury thread. I've been DYING to talk all about this!!

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God, I'm like SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad someone FINALLY made an Ibaka injury thread. I've been DYING to talk all about this!!

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I don't believe you. :hat

Shut up about the refs u pansy

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Shut up about the refs u pansy

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Oh you're one of those dumb guys, huh?

The referees didn't get injured. If they want to call the game favorably for the Thunder because of some bias or directive or both, they will. There's no escape from having zebras on the court.

I think they'd be more inclined to call an even series now that the Thunder would be much less competitive vs the Heat without Ibaka. NBA still could have had Durant vs Lebron last year, but without Westbrook it would have been a beatdown, so all of a sudden the refs start calling thunder games squarely and they fall in the 2nd round last year. What a surprise :lol

Why do you think the NBA favors a OKC-Miami Finals over a SA-Miami matchup? I think the storyline of the Spurs bucking the odds, brushing off heartbreak as an older team whose window is closing, after blowing a sure championship and making one last charge to get TD's 5th ring is a much more tantalizing Finals on a national scale.

People love the underdog who defies all logic and wins the championship. The Spurs winning one year after blowing that game 6 and series would be on par with Hoosiers, Rudy, The Miracle on Ice and the Villanova NCAA championship. It would be stranger than fiction because of the fact that nobody in the world thought that was even possible, given the age of our stars, and the way last season ended.

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Why do you think the NBA favors a OKC-Miami Finals over a SA-Miami matchup? I think the storyline of the Spurs bucking the odds, brushing off heartbreak as an older team whose window is closing, after blowing a sure championship and making one last charge to get TD's 5th ring is a much more tantalizing Finals on a national scale.

People love the underdog who defies all logic and wins the championship. The Spurs winning one year after blowing that game 6 and series would be on par with Hoosiers, Rudy, The Miracle on Ice and the Villanova NCAA championship. It would be stranger than fiction because of the fact that nobody in the world thought that was even possible, given the age of our stasr, and the way last season ended.

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This is so true. It's one helluva story. :flag:

Let's be honest, Spice1 may not be relevant anymore

Nobody is giving Amused enough credit tbh

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Let's be honest, Spice1 may not be relevant anymore

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Haha. Spice 1 reference. ameriKKKas most wanted y'all

Let's be honest, 4 threads on the front page dedicated to Ibaka. I'd say the fear level for this guy is pretty high.

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Let's be honest, 4 threads on the front page dedicated to Ibaka. I'd say the fear level for this guy is pretty high.

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Game 4 2012 WCFs 11-11

Nuff said

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Why do you think the NBA favors a OKC-Miami Finals over a SA-Miami matchup? I think the storyline of the Spurs bucking the odds, brushing off heartbreak as an older team whose window is closing, after blowing a sure championship and making one last charge to get TD's 5th ring is a much more tantalizing Finals on a national scale.

People love the underdog who defies all logic and wins the championship. The Spurs winning one year after blowing that game 6 and series would be on par with Hoosiers, Rudy, The Miracle on Ice and the Villanova NCAA championship. It would be stranger than fiction because of the fact that nobody in the world thought that was even possible, given the age of our stars, and the way last season ended.

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I'm not saying the refs would have definitely screwed the Spurs again this year against OKC like they did in 2012...but the refs sure helped OKC get this far, didn't they?

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Game 4 2012 WCFs 11-11

Nuff said

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That's one game. It's not his offense, but his defense that hurts the Spurs. The Thunder won't skip a beat offensively.

Gee, I wonder who was behind this....

http://elderthe1st.files.wordpress.c.../02/cjlhm1.jpg

lol wtf

What is Ibaka's actual diagnosis, anyways? "Calf injury"? Sounds stupid

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lol wtf

What is Ibaka's actual diagnosis, anyways? "Calf injury"? Sounds stupid

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Grade 2 calf sprain

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Oh you're one of those dumb guys, huh?

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If you think the series is rigged why bother watching it?

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If you think the series is rigged why bother watching it?

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Didn't you listen to the last round, meat head?
Pay attention, you're saying the same shit that he said!
Matter fact, dog here's a pencil
Go home, write some shit, make it suspenseful,
And don't come back until something dope hits you
Fuck it! You can take the mic home with you!

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The referees didn't get injured. If they want to call the game favorably for the Thunder because of some bias or directive or both, they will. There's no escape from having zebras on the court.

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The Lakers found a way.

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lol wtf

What is Ibaka's actual diagnosis, anyways? "Calf injury"? Sounds stupid

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Grade 2 calf strain, an injury that usually requires 4-6 weeks and to heal and in some cases as long as 10 weeks.

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If you think the series is rigged why bother watching it?

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To see if the spurs can overcome. Also, league could have just been manipulating toget the preferred conference finals and now they'll let it alone to play out naturally. Seriously, don't be so blind to what's played out before you very eyes for years. It happed in 2002 quite clearly, so you idiots think it hasn't continues since then? :lmao oooooooooooook :rolleyes

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Grade 2 calf sprain

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Where you get this info?

Spice 1..was bad ass...welcome to the geto

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Nobody is giving Amused enough credit tbh

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I get no respect

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Where you get this info?

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On Friday, general manager Sam Presti announced that the 24-year-old Ibaka will miss the remainder of the playoffs. Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs is Monday in San Antonio.

Presti described the injury as a “a grade-2 strain in an area of the calf called the plantaris.”

“As we all know, the calf is a really important mechanical function for any athlete,” Presti said during a teleconference with reporters. “The recovery process is lengthy because the re-injury rate is so extraordinarily high. Healing is one aspect. Strengthening is an entirely different one.

“I think it’s important to stress that the severity of the injury is not long-term concerning, but the timing of when it occurred — given where we are in the season, and how deep we’ve played — is the unfortunate part of this.”

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportshome...94432e722.html

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Fantastic

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God, I'm like SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad someone FINALLY made an Ibaka injury thread. I've been DYING to talk all about this!!

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It's a combo Ibaka and Refs thread! It's the best of what no one has been talking about!

Strain not sprain

The Strain in Ibaka falls mainly on the calf

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Strain not sprain

The Strain in Ibaka falls mainly on the calf

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SSSSSSSSSerge Ibaka is out with a calf strain.
It will be Spurs and Heat,
Once we complete the sweep
And bring an end to the King's reign!!!!!!


Really Jim? My Fair Lady? Do they not teach Broadway musical geography at dental school anymore?

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SSSSSSSSSerge Ibaka is out with a calf strain.
It will be Spurs and Heat,
Once we complete the sweep
And bring an end to the King's reign!!!!!!


Really Jim? My Fair Lady? Do they not teach Broadway musical geography at dental school anymore?

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No, sadly

fiscal cuts


:depressed

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No, sadly

fiscal cuts


:depressed

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The the terrorists have already won.

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Strain not sprain

The Strain in Ibaka falls mainly on the calf

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By George, I think she's got it!

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Originally Posted by jARS mEsH sEt

Didn't you listen to the last round, meat head?
Pay attention, you're saying the same shit that he said!
Matter fact, dog here's a pencil
Go home, write some shit, make it suspenseful,
And don't come back until something dope hits you
Fuck it! You can take the mic home with you!

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:rollin:rollin:rollin

Epic.

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Why do you think the NBA favors a OKC-Miami Finals over a SA-Miami matchup? I think the storyline of the Spurs bucking the odds, brushing off heartbreak as an older team whose window is closing, after blowing a sure championship and making one last charge to get TD's 5th ring is a much more tantalizing Finals on a national scale.

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No, the country does not want to watch the spurs.

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No, the country does not want to watch the spurs.

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I polled the country and they do want to watch SA

This is our sad hope that our story somehow benefits the NBA. We can hope to win a championship because its fits nicely into a narrative that the NBA can sell. Would be nice if the best teams could play, narrative be damned and the NBA stay out of it. Fox watching the chicken coop. What happens to good teams without a narrative to sell?

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I polled the country and they do want to watch SA

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it's true.

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No, the country does not want to watch the spurs.

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pretty much everyone who watches NBA on the reg is pulling for the spurs this year....(not bandwagoners...foty fans)

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Why do you think the NBA favors a OKC-Miami Finals over a SA-Miami matchup? I think the storyline of the Spurs bucking the odds, brushing off heartbreak as an older team whose window is closing, after blowing a sure championship and making one last charge to get TD's 5th ring is a much more tantalizing Finals on a national scale.

People love the underdog who defies all logic and wins the championship. The Spurs winning one year after blowing that game 6 and series would be on par with Hoosiers, Rudy, The Miracle on Ice and the Villanova NCAA championship. It would be stranger than fiction because of the fact that nobody in the world thought that was even possible, given the age of our stars, and the way last season ended.

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Man I hope that happens, that would be sweet.

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No, the country does not want to watch the spurs.

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Especially LA fans who love to hate on the Spurs, right? Bandwaggon fans or fairweather fans might not, but real bball fans love to watch them and respect them.