The 2005-2006 NBA Season Discussion Thread

Awesome. Vinsanity is vicious.

Dang, if he were to get at least 30 points in these last few season games, he would've hit a 25ppg for the season. Instead, he came out with a 21 and 15-point performance. With 3 games left, he'll need what, at least 35 ppg for the rest. A stretch, but still possible with Philly, NY, and Boston left. Then again, he could just rest...

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Yeah man. It's very, very possible the Magic could end up becoming the 5th seed this week. It's crazy because I most definitely thought a couple of months ago they were just gonna throw this season and hope for a high draft pick. I think they have a protected first round pick this season, not sure which one though. All good though, D-How and the Jameeracle on 54th are beasting out.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Last day of the regular season. The playoff teams are set. It's been a good year.

My fantasy league is going down to the wire with a 3-way contention for second place. It's cra~zy. I hate how all of my "stars" are resting. :/

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Predictions, eh...

Well for first round:

Pistons over Bucks in 4. My Wizards, who have a better record against the Cavs, which I'll abuse, over the Cavs in 5. Nets and Pacers will be difficult, but I'll choose the Nets for fun in 6. And Heat over Bulls in 5.

Spurs over Kings in a fun 7-game war. The Mavs in another fun one to 6. The Nuggest over the Clippy Clips in yet another fun one in 7 also. And the Suns hose the Lakers in 2... (ok, 4).

Second round.... Wizards over Pistons as I abuse the season record again, in 5. The Heat over the Nets in 6.

West side: the Spurs over the Nuggets in 5, and the Mavs over the Suns in a fun one in 6.

Next: Heat over the Wizards in an unnecessarily long 7-game series, and the Mavs over the Spurs in 7 for no reason.

Finally, the Mavs over the Heat in 7... completing one of the longest NBA playoffs EVER. Greatest misjudgment call, ever.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Yeah man, the only East team to sweep the Pistons this season, ignoring everything else...

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by bishop743

Regular seasons wins and losses don't really have much merit come playoff time. That Washington sweep (3 games) took place during an 82-game season. The last win, on Apr. 19th, was a game in which hardly any of the Piston starters played at all... so you can't really count that one. Winning 3 games over an 82-game span is a lot different than beating a team 4 times in 7 days. Wizards definitely have a shot at beating Cleveland though, esepcially if LeBron is still favoring that ankle.

"IGNORING EVERYTHING ELSE..."

Meh, a Yahoo! Sports headline: 76ers could face uncertain future without Iverson or Webber

The Knicks will take AI. They could always use a twelfth point guard.

FELIPE NO

I'm watching. ;_;

I really shouldn't be. It's a huge distraction, not to mention spending time here. BUT I CAN'T RESIST. I love this game.

I watched that Wizards game a little bit during the meet. Lebron was sick. I may have to say Wizards in 6 now instead of the originally stated 5...

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

The Washington series is fun to watch. And watching Lebron play is history in the making.

I'm trying to get tickets to one of the DC home games. A lot of floor seats going off on eBay for a little over $200 right now. I might go! Well, I'll make a friend eBay it and just pay him off if he actually gets them. I'm too busy to put that effort in. :/

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Nash FTW.

The official announcement won't be for another two weeks, but reports out of Arizona name Nash the MVP. Good stuff. Kings James was the runner-up.


Crazy fun as the Suns made it close near the end. Good games.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

It was also a charge. :/ Fucking Kobe.

I was surprised the Bulls won. Other than that, I was actually kind of uninterested in the games last night. I was watching hockey playoffs more last night. I only caught most of the Bulls-Heat game, and saw the end of the Clippy Clips. Interesting wins, though last night. We're in for a long first round.

Let's go Wiizards.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Didn't go this Wizard's game, but I might go to Sunday's. ;_; But what an amazing fourth quarter. Lebron James was biting his nails like no other in the final seconds. Lebron James with the BARREL ROLL. Lebron James continuing to make history. Classic. This series is gonna be a battle (like almost all the other ones).

OSNAP THE KINGS WON. I expected them to win at some point. It seemed like a great game, and I wish I could've seen it. Saw the final highlight though. What a ridiculous buzzer beater. KEVIN MARTIN WITH THE BARREL ROLL.

Saw the Suns-Lakers game instead. Double digit scoring for all the starters. O_O. Wow. I also liked Phoenix fast break points: 22, Lakers: 0.

Mike Miller got the Sixth Man Award, and I completely forgot about him when considering who it would be even though he was on many of my fantasy NBA squads. Who knew? I definitely has Speedy Claston in mind. I guess a lot of other candidates I had in mind did become starters by the end of the season.

How ya doing, buddy?

No Wizards game for me again, though I have two friends going. Gee I hate school. Hopefully Wizards make the series last to bring it back to DC... or win and move on to the next round. I think I could definitely make any other game besides tonight's.

Anyway, go Wiz.

Will Memphis ever get a playoff win? ;_; Come on Kung Pau.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by bishop743

Gilbert Arenas had another great game and Kirk Hinrich is quickly becoming a star in this league. They're both fun to watch.. and they play the game the right way.

Wouldn't go that far... Arenas has been Mr. Ill-Advised shot all season, but he has been getting better. He took a deep three late in the game I didn't like, but it did go in. He's been especially awesome lately. Defensively, he's been freaking everywhere. Great win for the wizards, indeed.

Bulls, osnap.
Lakers, osnap.

Kings... FTW.

How ya doing, buddy?

Wow. I can't remember the time when overall NBA First Round action was THIS intense.

THIS IS INTENSE. There are so many 2-2s right now. And only Memphis is going to get out with no win.

FELIPE NO

Alright, I'm excited (even more now). I got tickets to the Game 6 Wizards game. Not as good seats as I was originally going for, but just being there is awesome enough. What's also cool is we got a contiguous block of seats, so the 6 of my friends that are also coming along can sit together. Mad fun.

We can cheer on Arenas, who as of now I will call my boy.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Wow, a night resulting all in 3-2 series. Craaaazy. We'll get a possible 3-2 with Milwaukee/Detroit tomorrow night (but probably not), and definitely one with the Wizards.

I don't know what kinda game would be more fun to watch on Friday, a game which would be a must-win for the Wizards to stay alive, or a series-winning game. Whew.... excited I am.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Dwyane Wade: Fall down 7 times. Get up 8. Now, no one really knows what this means. FALL DOWN 273047235093 times GET UP 273047235093 + 1. OSNAP.

Dwight Howard: OH MA GOODNESS. What a good sport. Nice of him to sign it. Now, where do I get this shirt? Then again, I don't really want a shirt with Kobe on it. :/

There's nowhere I can't reach.

OH MA GOODNESS. WE GOT LEBRON'D. Man, I'm crying now. What a ridiculous finish. Awesome game.

BUT WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T THE WIZARDS CALL A TIMEOUT, not to mention poor time management near the end. They had a full timeout and a 20-second time out with the .9 seconds left. ...

This makes the Friday game I'm going to a MUST-WIN. WE MUST WIN.

The commentators are having a field day with this one.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

time for the post-wizards game rant. this'll feature a completely objective view of the game and it's officiating, and if you disagree, you suck at life. forever. it's still in the works and i'll finalize it as i put in my blog and stuff.

what did lebron say to gilbert on the free throw line? "if you miss the second free throw, you're going home." lebron james... king james... more like queen bitch. what a frikkin' cry baby. i swear, after seeing this game and the way it was officiated, i have lost all reverence of lebron james that i've had since his inception into the nba. all he did forabout 90% of the game was complain and moan about the 1 out of 20 calls that didn't go his way. meanwhile, gilbert arenas continued to get no respect at all, getting absolutely none of the superstar calls (or even non-supserstar) calls to go his way. i can clearly describe at least 12 situations where this happened. never getting continuity calls or superstar calls of any type, but ultimately leading up to at least once, not get a goaltending call, including one that cost the game, and will be highly contested for all eternity. there you have it. lebron sucks at life.

this isn't to say gilbert was being an ideal player. he had fair share of ill-advised shots as always and probably should've hit at least one of those free throws near the end (but it shouldn't have come down to that anyway). he always comes out of nowhere! lebron, on the other hand, is a player i'm really beginning to dislike, if not already hate. thinking about past game, it's become clear that really all he does other than play really good basketball and complaincomplaingcomplainmoanbitchwhinewhinebitch and gloat. i say it's reached the point where i'm actually liking kobe over lebron now. in fact, kobe has stepped into my good side lately; meanwhile, lebron... the king has fallen. very lame to go rowdy at the end and start up a dogpile with his teammates. what the hell. despite all this, gilbert was still a good sport and gentleman to go over to the cavs' locker room and say "good game."

but what a game. it had all the excitement i expected, though quadruple overtime would've been nicer. one overtime was really frikkin' sweet to be there for. now, as a fan, i would say i went all out: lost my voice, blue hair, cheering gear set. the evening was legendary. oh, the cry baby cam is awesome.

i have pictures galore. i'll have those online sometime next week.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Not blaming Lebron, or Bron Bron, or Bon Bon, or whatever you want call him for the poor officiating. He just gets more calls his ways from the officiating. It's not that the Cavs won the game, it's just how Lebron handled himself on the court which was pretty pissy. Superstars complain, yeah, but seriously not as much as much as Lebon. Every trip up and down the court he's yakking something off to the ref, shaking his head, crying, and all that good pissy shit. Even Michael Jordan was a complaining bitch during his career, but Lebron really is taking it to a new level. As for Arenas missing the free throws, it's true he should've made them. You just have to even slightly consider the fact that it should have never come down to that. And still, the complete lack of respect for Gilbert Arenas...

Lakers... Suns... it's gonna be gooooood.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Yeah, Big Ben has aired both on several occasions.

Dang, I was gone all day today, and it looks like I missed an intense Texas battle.

Haha...Detroit owned Cleveland. Take that Bon. Had the better team from the Wiz/Cavs series won, it would've been a completely different story, maybe not a 'w,' but something worth watching.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

O_o. Kobe...

Anyway I got some of the pics from that game up in my chocojournal (shortened form). It links to my personal blog where I have the full entry plus rant, as well as the full gallery.

Nets, osnap. I see them getting that series. Ohh, and Suns taking care of another LA team. Maybe the Suns will wanna take it to a Game 7 again.

FELIPE NO

Kobe. Ownage.

I was gonna tune to the game, but it's just boring when games are blowouts. The first quarter of the Suns-Clippers game will be fun. If it's close, I'll keep it on; otherwise, I'll... meh, cry. Why not?

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Man. The last games have been very close and the post-reports all make it seem very exciting. Too bad I've been in and out of labs all week. Hell, yo. I caught the end of the Dallas/SA game and that was fun. Even fucking Cleveland won... wtf. That's not happening again.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

LeBron's a fucking ass hole. Bitch needs to get stabbed.

Anyway, the Spurs/Mavs game, as the announcer said it, was "RIDICULOUS!" I have the Mavs going all the way for the NBA championship, which would be awesome. With they way they were playing, i.e. Jason Terry hitting every single ill-advised shot ever, there's no way they can lose. Hots.

How ya doing, buddy?