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[Freelove]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.

Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

Possibly another in the books by the time they tip off.

 

[Premier]

Man my heart just breaks for Dwight.

I'm thinking about sending him flowers - wanna split it?

sure.

I love that we have this in common now after arguing about it for 5 years.

 

[Abraham]

Yup, still peeved this morning. Bring back jvg.

 

[Premier]

Is jvg gonna teach Harden to give a #### on defense?

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

With 0.9 seconds left, don't you switch on all screens? WTF was Harden doing?

Their weren't any screens on that final play. Lillard flatly just outran Chandler to the spot. (Mo Williams may have been designed to set a screen, but one was not set)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2GJ2PwXQ4E

Good posting above regarding Coach Harden pre-play switch. That's gotta hurt.

 

[Fariq]

Wonder how much Stiviano asked for? 10mill?

I just saw her interview with Barbara Walters.That is one ugly 'woman'.

yeah, not hot. What the hell is up with the "V." bit? What is she, a poet or something?

 

[Fariq]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

1. Nuggets over Seattle2. Knicks over Heat

3. Warriors over Dallas

4. Grizzlies over Spurs

5. 76ers over Bulls

 

[TxBuckeye]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

1. Nuggets over Seattle2. Knicks over Heat

3. Warriors over Dallas

4. Grizzlies over Spurs

5. 76ers over Bulls

Yep, found a more recent article, listed the same five. That's ok, I'll still feel ashamed for them if they lose. Actually, as poorly as they are playing, I'm already there.

 

[Fariq]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

1. Nuggets over Seattle2. Knicks over Heat

3. Warriors over Dallas

4. Grizzlies over Spurs

5. 76ers over Bulls

Yep, found a more recent article, listed the same five. That's ok, I'll still feel ashamed for them if they lose. Actually, as poorly as they are playing, I'm already there.

The difference between the 1 and 8 seed in the WC is not huge this year, though. The Sonics in 94 and Mavericks in 07 were the two big shockers on that list.

 

[General Malaise]

Yup, still peeved this morning. Bring back jvg.

For our bet, in lieu of sending me anything, will you take Cos out to lunch for me? Somewhere fun where the beers are cold and the girls are hot.

 

[Britney Spears]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

1. Nuggets over Seattle2. Knicks over Heat

3. Warriors over Dallas

4. Grizzlies over Spurs

5. 76ers over Bulls

I only count 4 there.

 

[Gr00vus]

The Randolph suspension is a crime against humanity. Totally disgusted by that decision.

 

[Britney Spears]

The Randolph suspension is a crime against humanity. Totally disgusted by that decision.

Seriously weak. Consistent with Nene, but just dumb.

 

[Fariq]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

1. Nuggets over Seattle2. Knicks over Heat

3. Warriors over Dallas

4. Grizzlies over Spurs

5. 76ers over Bulls

I only count 4 there.

Really?I listed five series in which an 8 seed defeated a 1 seed. Then you state you only see four there? What four do you see?

Again, I will note the five instances and with the years this time.

1. Nuggets over Sonics in 1994

2. Knicks over Heat in 1999

3. Warriors over Mavericks in 2007

4. Grizzlies over Spurs in 2011

5. 76ers over Bulls in 2012

Again, five.

Not four.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

1. Nuggets over Seattle2. Knicks over Heat

3. Warriors over Dallas

4. Grizzlies over Spurs

5. 76ers over Bulls

I only count 4 there.

http://wagesofwins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Nuggets_8_t600_medium.jpg

 

[tommyGunZ]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

1. Nuggets over Seattle2. Knicks over Heat

3. Warriors over Dallas

4. Grizzlies over Spurs

5. 76ers over Bulls

I only count 4 there.

Really?I listed five series in which an 8 seed defeated a 1 seed. Then you state you only see four there? What four do you see?

Again, I will note the five instances and with the years this time.

1. Nuggets over Sonics in 1994

2. Knicks over Heat in 1999

3. Warriors over Mavericks in 2007

4. Grizzlies over Spurs in 2011

5. 76ers over Bulls in 2012

Again, five.

Not four.

Brit bleeds Shawn Kemp green. hTh

 

[sports_fan]

The Randolph suspension is a crime against humanity. Totally disgusted by that decision.

Seriously weak. Consistent with Nene, but just dumb.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/originals/2014/05/02/randolph-video.nba/index.html

The suspension is warranted. Randolph is a #######. Just a really ####### stupid thing to do.

 

[Britney Spears]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

1. Nuggets over Seattle2. Knicks over Heat

3. Warriors over Dallas

4. Grizzlies over Spurs

5. 76ers over Bulls

I only count 4 there.

http://wagesofwins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Nuggets_8_t600_medium.jpg

Too soon.

 

[Short Corner]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

1. Nuggets over Seattle2. Knicks over Heat

3. Warriors over Dallas

4. Grizzlies over Spurs

5. 76ers over Bulls

Yep, found a more recent article, listed the same five. That's ok, I'll still feel ashamed for them if they lose. Actually, as poorly as they are playing, I'm already there.

The difference between the 1 and 8 seed in the WC is not huge this year, though. The Sonics in 94 and Mavericks in 07 were the two big shockers on that list.

I don't think that GSW over DAL was THAT big of a shocker. My wife (who is German) and I have birthdays a week apart in March and our annual BD date was watching DAL @ GS every year during that week. GS hadn;t lost in the 4 or 5 games we saw, were and had won like 8 of 9 in the previous 3 years including breaking DAL's win streak of 19 in March. They were a bargain at +1000

 

[TxBuckeye]

Spurs on the verge of a historic fail. Could become the third sixth or seventh number one to lose to an eight. I have no idea where the team that played an 82 game season went. Need to put out an APB and hang some posters.

Only the Denver Nuggets (1994) and the New York Knicks (1999) have defeated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 8 seed - and both did it in the old best-of-five format.Links to the other four or five?

Edit: Found two more. So they would be the fifth.

1. Nuggets over Seattle2. Knicks over Heat

3. Warriors over Dallas

4. Grizzlies over Spurs

5. 76ers over Bulls

Yep, found a more recent article, listed the same five. That's ok, I'll still feel ashamed for them if they lose. Actually, as poorly as they are playing, I'm already there.

The difference between the 1 and 8 seed in the WC is not huge this year, though. The Sonics in 94 and Mavericks in 07 were the two big shockers on that list.

I don't think that GSW over DAL was THAT big of a shocker. My wife (who is German) and I have birthdays a week apart in March and our annual BD date was watching DAL @ GS every year during that week. GS hadn;t lost in the 4 or 5 games we saw, were and had won like 8 of 9 in the previous 3 years including breaking DAL's win streak of 19 in March. They were a bargain at +1000

Please guys, can we get back to the point at hand? Which is that the Spurs had the best regular season record, the coach of the year, and the league's best bench. And now they are playing like the suck.

 

[Short Corner]

http://i59.tinypic.com/2wokabd.jpg

 

[thecatch]

The Randolph suspension is a crime against humanity. Totally disgusted by that decision.

Seriously weak. Consistent with Nene, but just dumb.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/originals/2014/05/02/randolph-video.nba/index.htmlThe suspension is warranted. Randolph is a #######. Just a really ####### stupid thing to do.

His conduct is consistent with other conduct which has resulted in suspensions, certainly. It just really sucks from the fan perspective to have the NBA front office decide an amazing series.

 

[sports_fan]

The Randolph suspension is a crime against humanity. Totally disgusted by that decision.

Seriously weak. Consistent with Nene, but just dumb.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/originals/2014/05/02/randolph-video.nba/index.htmlThe suspension is warranted. Randolph is a #######. Just a really ####### stupid thing to do.

His conduct is consistent with other conduct which has resulted in suspensions, certainly. It just really sucks from the fan perspective to have the NBA front office decide an amazing series.

It does suck. He forced the NBAs hand though. A punch like that should result in a suspension every time. Randolph is the only one to be upset with. It was very stupid of him.

 

[simmonjm]

The Randolph suspension is a crime against humanity. Totally disgusted by that decision.

Seriously weak. Consistent with Nene, but just dumb.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/originals/2014/05/02/randolph-video.nba/index.htmlThe suspension is warranted. Randolph is a #######. Just a really ####### stupid thing to do.

His conduct is consistent with other conduct which has resulted in suspensions, certainly. It just really sucks from the fan perspective to have the NBA front office decide an amazing series.

It does suck. He forced the NBAs hand though. A punch like that should result in a suspension every time. Randolph is the only one to be upset with. It was very stupid of him.

I disagree I think that only a handful of players such as World Peace, D. Cousins, Barnes, etc. would have received a suspension for game 7 under the same circumstances.

 

[Mr. Retukes]

Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons 14h That game was just incredible. Can only come up with 4 series-ending buzzer beaters - MJ 89, Stockton 97, Sampson 86 and Lillard 14.

Any others? I know of this shot by Audie Norris against Dallas in 1985, but it looks like there might have been 1 second left on the clock.

 

[Britney Spears]

ATL coming out bricking open 3s and missing fast break layins.

 

[tommyGunZ]

And this is why you keep playing Hibbert no matter what.

 

[pizzatyme]

And this is why you keep playing Hibbert no matter what.

Nope

 

[Raider Nation]

13 points in the 2Q for ATL. Enjoy your summer.

 

[pizzatyme]

Yeah, I'd say "about even" is a good call.

 

[Don Quixote]

Pacers seem to be playing like the Pacers of old. As a Wizards fan, I'm a lot more concerned about the second round than I was a couple of hours ago.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Why NBA is the best.

Their's a little bit of luck but you got to be just as good to capitalize.

MLB, NFL, NCAA basketball and even NHL to an extent just a crapshoot.

Nothing more satisfying then NBA playoffs.

Yeah, this Pacers/Hawks game 7 is just edge of your seat excitement. Cutting my toenails is almost as satisfying as the NBA playoffs, but yeah...this is amazing. Way better than the NCAA tournament or the NFL playoffs, really not even close if you can stay awake through the games.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Why NBA is the best.

Their's a little bit of luck but you got to be just as good to capitalize.

MLB, NFL, NCAA basketball and even NHL to an extent just a crapshoot.

Nothing more satisfying then NBA playoffs.

Yeah, this Pacers/Hawks game 7 is just edge of your seat excitement. Cutting my toenails is almost as satisfying as the NBA playoffs, but yeah...this is amazing. Way better than the NCAA tournament or the NFL playoffs, really not even close if you can stay awake through the games.

I don't agree with DD often, but when I do it's Dos Equis... & he is spot on. To add on, I'd also put this years hockey playoffs about 100 times better than the NBA Playoffs.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Hibbert makes for one he'll of a cheerleader

 

[pizzatyme]

Hibbert makes for one he'll of a cheerleader

Yep. Tonight he cheered from around the rim.

 

[got_nugs]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

 

[GroveDiesel]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

Absolutely. They just beat the team that has beaten them the most over the last 3 years. And Hibbert played like a stud for the first time in 3 months. If he re-found his game the Heat are in a lot of trouble.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

Of course. They managed to beat the Atlanta Hawks in 7. Gonna be a lotta overturned hay carts tonight in Indiana

 

[AAABatteries]

ATL coming out bricking open 3s and missing fast break layins.

You could have written that post yesterday.

 

[pizzatyme]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

Why not? Won a hard-fought series and seemed to get their heads back on straight.

What other team in the East or NBA for that matter is going to shoot and hit as many threes as they did?

The Pacers demise is a bit premature.

I can't wait for the next round.

 

[fantasycurse42]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

Absolutely. They just beat the team that has beaten them the most over the last 3 years. And Hibbert played like a stud for the first time in 3 months. If he re-found his game the Heat are in a lot of trouble.

Disagree... Atlanta wasn't a good team. Miami would've won that series with Lebron averaging 28 minutes a game 4-0.

This one game doesn't change what we have all watched for the last 2 months.

 

[pizzatyme]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

Of course. They managed to beat the Atlanta Hawks in 7. Gonna be a lotta overturned hay carts tonight in Indiana

Hilarious. You might want to check your crop schedule.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

Of course. They managed to beat the Atlanta Hawks in 7. Gonna be a lotta overturned hay carts tonight in Indiana

Hilarious. You might want to check your crop schedule.

Pretty sure a hay cart is a hay cart 365

 

[pizzatyme]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

Absolutely. They just beat the team that has beaten them the most over the last 3 years. And Hibbert played like a stud for the first time in 3 months. If he re-found his game the Heat are in a lot of trouble.

Disagree... Atlanta wasn't a good team. Miami would've won that series with Lebron averaging 28 minutes a game 4-0.

This one game doesn't change what we have all

watched for the last 2 months.

You do realize how rediculous you sound, right?Easy to spew this ####. Next round starts 0-0, right?

 

[CurlyNight]

Seems like today's home teams are gonna win the game 7.

 

[fantasycurse42]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

Absolutely. They just beat the team that has beaten them the most over the last 3 years. And Hibbert played like a stud for the first time in 3 months. If he re-found his game the Heat are in a lot of trouble.

Disagree... Atlanta wasn't a good team. Miami would've won that series with Lebron averaging 28 minutes a game 4-0.

This one game doesn't change what we have all

watched for the last 2 months.

You do realize how rediculous you sound, right?Easy to spew this ####. Next round starts 0-0, right?

You do understand (since I've said 10x in this thread) i ####### hate Miami? Unfortunately, I'm not a blind homer and don't have some false sense of security after one game against a subpar team

 

[Britney Spears]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

Absolutely. They just beat the team that has beaten them the most over the last 3 years. And Hibbert played like a stud for the first time in 3 months. If he re-found his game the Heat are in a lot of trouble.

I didn't get the feeling Indiana played that great. Seemed like the Hawks missed about 20 open threes.

 

[sporthenry]

All the Pacers fans are suddenly back and talkative. Interesting to see how long that lasts.

 

[GroveDiesel]

If you're a Pacers player, do you celebrate?

Absolutely. They just beat the team that has beaten them the most over the last 3 years. And Hibbert played like a stud for the first time in 3 months. If he re-found his game the Heat are in a lot of trouble.

I didn't get the feeling Indiana played that great. Seemed like the Hawks missed about 20 open threes.

Well, that was probably part of it too. But teams that live by the 3, die by the 3 as well. They hit a preposterous percentage throughout the series so falling back to a more typical norm over the last 2 games shouldn't be a total shock.

 

[pizzatyme]

The Pacers hate is strong in here.