NBA 2012/13 Season Discussion Thread

[Milky Rose]

Chicago's getting Manhandled by Miami so bad that it's not even funny.

Indiana is making NYK look human, but I don't see them doing the same to the Heat if/when the two meet in the Conference finals.

As for the West...GSW is showing a lot of grit, and is taking the fight to San Antonio, while Memphis is just bullying OKC. I'm kind of pulling for Memphis to at least make it to the NBA finals.

 

[chronoxiong]

So OKC (and probably Denver) fans really should just blame either Kevin McHale for blowing the last 2 or 3 games against inferior competition and losing the Rockets the chance to elevate to either the 6th seed or keep the 7th seed.

As a Rockets fan, I'm probably going to do that.

Lol...Well that's how I see things went. Wonder if anyone else feels this way because the Rockets fall to the 8th seed did cause this whole chain reaction of events to occur.

What do the Knicks and Warriors have in common in their losses on Tuesday night? Well, both teams couldn't shoot the ball well and it resulted in very lopsided losses. Melo couldn't buy a shot in the 4th quarter for two straight games while his teammate JR Smith tried to do his best Melo impression. I don't know how the Knicks can beat the Pacers but hope they win Game 5 to extend the series. About the Warriors, both Curry and Thompson couldn't make shots so of course the team was going to lose. At least Harrison Barnes had another great team. It's going to be a hostile environment in Oakland for Game 6.

 

[orphen20]

Heat enters the East Conference Finals ... again.

 

[chronoxiong]

So the Thunder lost. They could not stop the two-headed monster of Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. No one has during this postseason. Even Charles Barkley during the postgame show said that the Thunder need a legit postman because Kendrick Perkins should no longer be starting and Ibaka keeps relying on shooting jumpers. The Thunder was living by their jump shooting and because it couldn't go in, they died by it. I'm disappointed with Durant as I thought this was his chance to prove he can dominant but of course, he is not Lebron James. Congrats to the Grizzlies as they have been looking dominant and trading away Rudy Gay was a great move for them.

Speaking of James, the Heat was able to eliminate the Bulls and at least this time, the Bulls went down fighting. The Heat are now going to their third straight Eastern Conference Finals and they should be rolling their way into the Finals.

Edit: The Kings are staying in Sacramento officially! The vote against relocation went 22-8 in favor of keeping the team in Sacramento. Now let's get the Magoof brothers away from owning a team ever again!

 

[Milky Rose]

The Bulls are scrappy, but...with or without Derrick Rose, I still don't think they have enough to stop Miami. But perhaps they could've taken it to 7 games if they had Rose.

Memphis....The two man bullying combo prevails once more. Though...I wonder if that's enough to stop San Antonio (the most likely to emerge to the WCF)

 

[chronoxiong]

What a season for the Warriors. I enjoyed watching them as the season continued on and I didn't regret it. This team has a lot of good parts to build around (Curry, Barnes and Lee), so the future looks bright. Klay Thompson has a lot of growing to do still as he really faded against the Spurs besides that little outburst he had in Game 2. I thought this team was able to eliminate the Spurs but of course, this team was still too young and the veteran Spurs knew how to close out games. It's all good as the season can still be considered a success. The Spurs were able to still win with two huge off nights from Parker and Ginobili and that's because they have other players who came through. I'm not gonna be too interested in the Western Conference Finals now. Whoever wins, good for them.

The Knicks grinded out a well-deserved win against the Pacers to keep their series going for at least one more game. Melo came through big time when needed and nice to see Chris Copeland make shots for the team. He needs more playing time in the next game. We will see what happens in Game 6 but I think the Pacers could be closing it out at home. They need George Hill back indeed though.

 

[Milky Rose]

I take it you're not going to be interested in a Spurs/Grizzlies matchup, chrono?

 

[chronoxiong]

I take it you're not going to be interested in a Spurs/Grizzlies matchup, chrono?

Hell no. I hate the Spurs (Ginobili especially) and the Grizzlies may be a tough defensive team, but their games are low scoring and there isn't much to like about the team. Of course, I would have to root for the Grizzlies if I had to choose but I still am not really interested in the WCF now.

 

[Milky Rose]

I'm personally hoping that the Griz make it to the NBA Finals. Spurs and Heat have been there...Griz haven't.

As for me...I'm not interested in the ECF now. Miami will just eat up whoever emerges from the NYK/Pacers matchup....it doesn't feel like it's gonna be a contest (I still like LeBron tho, but everything seems to come easily for them now)

 

[orphen20]

Memphis: Bring it on, Heat.