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You're Zzz. Most of those games give me wood.
NBA.com tells us these are the "Ten to Watch":
Spurs vs. Blazers: Wow, so George Oden who hasn't played a single NBA game or paid his dues gets this kind of love already. I expect a Spurs blowout by 20 at the least. This game will in no way be interesting other than the ring ceremony.
Rockets vs. Lakers: Again, why is this one a must see? Two first round elimination teams from 2007 playoffs.
Mavs vs. Cavs: A first round elimination team and a team that not only is from the East, but got swept. Zzz.
Sonics vs. Nuggets: A team getting some kid named Kevin Durant vs. another first round playoff elimination team from 2007 playoffs. Zzz.
Wizards vs. Celtics: I'll give em this one. Let's see if Garnett and Allen don't cause any backstage problems. But then again, its East vs. East, so Zzz.
Mavs vs. Warriors: A good one to see only because we get to see Dallas get reminded that they are not the best team in basketball. I expect Davis and Jackson to knock down some threes and drive to the hoop on that joke of a team called the Mavericks.
Heat vs. Blazers: A first round elimination team vs. George Oden. Zzz.
Suns vs. Spurs: Finally, a decent game. Controversy plus pissing Phoenix off is always fun.
CHRISTMAS DAY GAMES: Quite possible the worst Christmas Day schedule in NBA history: Heat vs. Cavs - THEY BOTH GOT SWEPT IN THE PLAYOFFS! And you put them on national TV on Christmas. Because we all know LeBron was a ratings record-setter in the NBA Finals last year. Suns vs. Lakers - Suns draw attention, and Kobe draws attention, but as a game, I must say that it SUCKS ASS. This match up is so one-sided, other than Kobe highlights and some Suns highlights, expect a Suns victory by 15 points at the least. Zzz. Sonics vs. Blazers - No comment.
Celtics vs. Wolves - Always interesting to see a long-time player return home.
Nuggets vs. 76ers - See above. Only interesting thing about it is AI returning to Philly.
So out of these 10 so-called "must see" games, only 4 are quality games. I think the NBA has done a horrendous job with their national TV scheduling this season.
You're Zzz. Most of those games give me wood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TdZH...elated&search=
They need more games like this....TD's shot was huge....but then again....so was fishers....
Yeah, those were the days. Ever since Shaq left the Lakers, the Spurs have been the lone superpower in the NBA. Spurs and LA ruled the NBA and was the best rivalry:
Spurs beat the Lakers in the 1999 playoffs. Most people think, "it was a lockout-shortened season!". But, that 1999 Lakers team had Kobe, Shaq, Rick Fox, Derek Fisher, and Robert Horry. No joke.
Lakers kicked our ass in 2001.
2002 Lakers victory was closer than the 4-1 result.
Then the Spurs FINALLY end the Lakers 3-year run in 2003, no other team in the NBA was capable of beating that Laker team, except the Spurs. Most people forget this series was decided by one Robert Horry shot that bounced halfway in and out in Game 5 at the end of regulation. The Spurs took the torch and since eliminating LA in 2003, went on to win the 2003, 2005, and 2007 championships.
The Duncan shot over Shaq followed by Fisher's 0.4 shot was the most frantic sequence in the NBA this decade.
Also, the Spurs closed down Lakers' play in the Forum in 1999.
The Lakers closed down Spurs' play in the Alamodome in 2002.
The Spurs were the first team to beat the Lakers in the playoffs since they begun play in the Staples Center.
The Lakers were the first team to beat the Spurs in the playoffs since they begun play in the AT&T Center
Best rivalry this decade.
I went from so high to so low in a matter of seconds that game
god that's painful to watch
Fluke rivalry. The Bobcats were not around to begin their dynasty. Every champion that came P.B. (Pre Bobcats) needs an asterisk because it is a fluke championship.
I hope we don't have to play a fake team like the Spurs in the Finals this year. We've already proven that we can beat them. Been there, done that. When we beat the Spurs, we were just beating a team we're supposed to beat.
I still get a pumped and cheery when I see Duncan make that shot.......................
BUT ING BULL MOTHER ING WHY DID THAT ING .4 HAVE TO HAPPEN I MEAN I WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN WITH JOY THEN I WAS ROLLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITH TEARS IT WAS ING CRUEL.
Honestly, a few of those games do blow monkey chunks. Heat v. Blazers?!?
Right outcome, but wrong reasoning. Every P.B. championship was not legitimate because the champion did not play the Bobcats. Therefore, they did not play a "complete schedule" by definition. These "shortened season" championships all need an asterisk. Unfortunately, next year when the Bobcats win it all, they too will not have played the Bobcats, and Charlotte's championship will also have an asterisk.
Pfft. SpursDynasty is right, all of these games blow. Basketball hasn't had anything remotely entertaining since the 1987-88 Dallas Mavericks:
AGUIRRE
BLACKMAN
PERKINS
DONALDSON
HARPER
TARPLEY
DAVIS
BLAB
SCHREMPF
WENNINGTON
ALFORD
I'm creaming my jeans right now just thinking about those guys.
Really, the only entertaining basketball I can think of is if we could travel back in time and convince CBS to televise that team's practices, the Green Team vs. the Blue Team. All of these other games are by fluke teams. The 87-88 Mavericks were just great like they were supposed to be. Fake teams shouldn't be on tv.
LMAO @ this thread.
First of all, the Suns against ANY team has the potential to be an instant classic (see Suns vs. New Jersey).
But Suns vs. Lakers is fielt mingnon as far as basketball games go. Did you seriously not see their series back in 06? It was hailed as the greatest first round series of all time.
Clevaland vs. Miami....yeah....a Lebron vs. Wade matchup is boring, right?
Please.
What is fielt mingnon? I know what filet mignon is.But Suns vs. Lakers is fielt mingnon as far as basketball games go.
Yeah, the Suns being taken to 7 games by a D-League team and beating them by 30 in the deciding game. That had me on the edge of my seat!
Yeah, right. Better than Denver-Seattle? Or Lakers-Sacramento? Or Golden State-Dallas, if you're not a Mavs fan? , even those Knicks-Heat abortions were more entertaining than the Suns beating up on a D-League team. You're as bad a homer as SpursDynasty.Did you seriously not see their series back in 06? It was hailed as the greatest first round series of all time.
Last edited by Findog; 08-10-2007 at 10:22 AM.
Dumbass. Theres a difference between a great upset and a great series.
I can't believe you are even arguing this point. The Suns vs. Lakers in 06 was widely held as the greatest first round series of all time....not just by Suns fans...by everyone:
Bill Simmons:
Of course, the Lakers still have to come through. And for four games, their series with the Suns has defied all logic. There are so many incredible subplots, so much going on, such a perfect contrast of styles ... honestly, I don't know what to do with myself. It's like watching a bench-clearing brawl in baseball: What do you concentrate on when 50 things are happening at once? For the past few days, I have had more than a few friends and readers contact me just to say that they find themselves strangely captivated by this series, and they're not even really sure why.
Well, I know why. It's a fantastic series, that's why.
Stein:
That was a 121-90 spanking of the Los Angeles Lakers to bring an anti-climatic ending to the most dramatic first round in NBA history.
The sad thing about this game is that Jason Rischardson is gone and also Stephen Jackson will still be serving his I think 7 or 8 game suspension for shooting his gun last offseason. The NBA knew this so why didnt they atleast wait until he got back because without J-Rich and now SJAX, this game has no flare to it at all
Bill Simmons = Everyone.
And "most dramatic" does not mean "best"
Lakers-Suns isn't a contrast of styles. Spurs-Suns is a contrast of styles. And Bill Simmons is a .
Basketball fans need only look to the 2006 NBA Playoffs: The opening—repeat: opening—series between the LA Lakers and Phoenix Suns was the most exciting series in sports ALL YEAR. The drama of this seven game series fomented the storied spirit and pluck of players on both teams. You had Raja Bell clothes-lining Kobe Bryant for the top moment in sports for 2006 (and most likely the millennium).
nice link
Im trying to find the ESPN poll from 2006 in which they stated "BESIDEDS Phoenix vs. Lakers, which has been the most exciting series?"
it doesn't exist
Oh, well if Simmons and Mark Stein say so, then I guess that settles it.Dumbass. Theres a difference between a great upset and a great series.
I can't believe you are even arguing this point. The Suns vs. Lakers in 06 was widely held as the greatest first round series of all time....not just by Suns fans...by everyone:
Bill Simmons:
Kings-Lakers was better than Suns-Lakers.
Got it!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playof...ory?id=2433185
3. Which series other than Lakers-Suns has been most enjoyable to watch?
Owned again monoskajlsuyrwae
Maybe it was part of "Who's Now."
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