timschochet's thread - Ranking hemorrhoids (2 Viewers)

[tommyGunZ]

Steve Kerr drop the mic if GS wins the belt?

 

[msudaisy26]

Steve Kerr drop the mic if GS wins the belt?

He should at least tweet back to Phil. "Hey how many 3 point shooters are you goink to sign this summer?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Steve Kerr drop the mic if GS wins the belt?

Why? For what?

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Redick and Crawford couldn't hit the broadside of a barn. Every Redick shot I saw was hurried (he never set himself and was always off balance).

Funny GM Doc #####ing about not being able to pay anyone now & them being limited in what they can do. Anyone remind Doc the GM he just gave Hawes 4 years $23 mil the full mid-level last offseason?? Pretty sure Pierce was interested in becoming a Clipper

 

[AAABatteries]

Cavs in 6

Warriors in 6

Sounds about right - as funny as it sounds I think Cleveland is a better matchup for Atlanta than Washington. Doesn't mean they'll even win a game but I like how they matchup. I would expect Carroll to man up LeBron and for the rest of the 4 to switch all screens to try to prevent 3's. With Love out they won't be able to exploit Atlanta's rebounding weakness as much and nobody but LeBron scares you in the post.

Atlanta needs to hope Korver starts shooting like Korver again and they'll need Horver and Millsap to score a ton of points to make it a series. If Cleveland is hitting 3's like they did against Chi then it may only go 5 but I do expect switching on almost all screens so they will be contesting. Atlanta has no one to matchup with Kyrie - hopefully him being banged up limits him.

And if that little ####### Shumphert comes back to Atlanta and burns the Hawks I'll be pissed - he did #### all for the Jackets when he was at GT

 

[Bobcat10]

Whatever, Hawks and Warriors have titles but they are from sooooooooo long ago and the Cavs have zero (although the LeBron angle plays heavy here so I actually think of them as the team with the most recent).

WAT

 

[SWC]

could not be happier to see the clippers blow it that barnes guy is a jerk and hey i guess i will need to go find a three year old now to get my whining quota filled for the reast of the season take that to the bank bromigos

 

[heckmanm]

Wow.. Clippers blew the opportunity of their careers.

Craigslist ad (sorry if a repost)

 

[Sammy3469]

Cavs in 6

Warriors in 6

Sounds about right - as funny as it sounds I think Cleveland is a better matchup for Atlanta than Washington. Doesn't mean they'll even win a game but I like how they matchup. I would expect Carroll to man up LeBron and for the rest of the 4 to switch all screens to try to prevent 3's. With Love out they won't be able to exploit Atlanta's rebounding weakness as much and nobody but LeBron scares you in the post.

Atlanta needs to hope Korver starts shooting like Korver again and they'll need Horver and Millsap to score a ton of points to make it a series. If Cleveland is hitting 3's like they did against Chi then it may only go 5 but I do expect switching on almost all screens so they will be contesting. Atlanta has no one to matchup with Kyrie - hopefully him being banged up limits him.

And if that little ####### Shumphert comes back to Atlanta and burns the Hawks I'll be pissed - he did #### all for the Jackets when he was at GT

Korver won't have to chase the SG around like he did Beal, so he shouldn't be as gassed (which is why I think Redick faded in that series). Besides for Lebron, I like the matchups for Atlanta in the series and wouldn't be that surprised if they win if their Cavs injuries are lingering.

Warriors should make quick work of the Rockets.

 

[coyote5]

Redick and Crawford couldn't hit the broadside of a barn. Every Redick shot I saw was hurried (he never set himself and was always off balance).

Funny GM Doc #####ing about not being able to pay anyone now & them being limited in what they can do. Anyone remind Doc the GM he just gave Hawes 4 years $23 mil the full mid-level last offseason?? Pretty sure Pierce was interested in becoming a Clipper

Redick is a classic garbage time shooter. He can hit 3s for dayz when you're up or down big. Close games? Brick city.

 

[Abraham]

I don't see any way the Rockets can matchup defensively without Beverley. Put Ariza on Curry and Harden is stuck chasing Klay. I just don't see it.

 

[Weeber]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

 

[jamil]

Rockets have to be the worst team in the Western Finals in what.. a decade?

I think you can make a case for a few teams

2010 - Suns

2009 - Nuggets

2007 - Jazz

Are we sure the Rockets aren't actually really good?

I don't think they are, but I could be wrong. If they go at least 6 with the Warriors I will give them some credit. Right now it feels fake. They beat a very old Dallas team, that had their point guard go rogue on them and lost probably their most important player in Parsons, then they beat a Clipper team that has proven over the years to be mentally soft and it really looks like the Clippers lost that series. If the Rockets won a hard fought battle in game 6 against the Clippers and then took it home for game 7 and took care of business it would be one thing, but the Clippers gave away game 6, they were up 19 points at home.

This is exactly what happened....

 

[matuski]

Rockets first team since 16 team playoff system to make the Conf Finals with a negative point differential.

 

[Short Corner]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

What about the other two?

 

[msudaisy26]

Rockets have to be the worst team in the Western Finals in what.. a decade?

I think you can make a case for a few teams

2010 - Suns

2009 - Nuggets

2007 - Jazz

Are we sure the Rockets aren't actually really good?

I don't think they are, but I could be wrong. If they go at least 6 with the Warriors I will give them some credit. Right now it feels fake. They beat a very old Dallas team, that had their point guard go rogue on them and lost probably their most important player in Parsons, then they beat a Clipper team that has proven over the years to be mentally soft and it really looks like the Clippers lost that series. If the Rockets won a hard fought battle in game 6 against the Clippers and then took it home for game 7 and took care of business it would be one thing, but the Clippers gave away game 6, they were up 19 points at home.

This is exactly what happened....

No it wasn't. It wasn't a back and forth grind it out game. They played like crap for most of the game and made a once a decade type comeback.

 

[Weeber]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

What about the other two?

Good point. The website I originally looked at didn't show the other two. I still think rockets have a chance though.

 

[msudaisy26]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

What about the other two?

Good point. The website I originally looked at didn't show the other two. I still think rockets have a chance though.

They have a chance, like about 20 percent.

 

[jamil]

Rockets have to be the worst team in the Western Finals in what.. a decade?

I think you can make a case for a few teams

2010 - Suns

2009 - Nuggets

2007 - Jazz

Are we sure the Rockets aren't actually really good?

I don't think they are, but I could be wrong. If they go at least 6 with the Warriors I will give them some credit. Right now it feels fake. They beat a very old Dallas team, that had their point guard go rogue on them and lost probably their most important player in Parsons, then they beat a Clipper team that has proven over the years to be mentally soft and it really looks like the Clippers lost that series. If the Rockets won a hard fought battle in game 6 against the Clippers and then took it home for game 7 and took care of business it would be one thing, but the Clippers gave away game 6, they were up 19 points at home.

This is exactly what happened....

No it wasn't. It wasn't a back and forth grind it out game. They played like crap for most of the game and made a once a decade type comeback.

It was a 2 point game at halftime. Hou had a crappy 3rd quarter and turned it on somehow in the 4th. They played like crap in the 3rd quarter.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Good Deadspin article on Doc Rivers.

http://deadspin.com/doc-rivers-cant-be-serious-1705196802

Time to take some accountability Doc.

 

[Village Idiot]

Just wait for Jalen Rose to predict who will win.

He picked the Bulls over the Cavs and the Clippers over the Rockets.

Topped off by him expertly predicting that the Bulls would win game 6 and the Clippers would take game 7.

Rose is reverse

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

What about the other two?

Good point. The website I originally looked at didn't show the other two. I still think rockets have a chance though.

They have a chance, like about 20 percent.

ESPN's BPI odds have them at 18%. If my math is right, their true probability according to the sports books(using 5Dimes) is 12.68%.

Warriors are -10 in game 1.

 

[TobiasFunke]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

What about the other two?

Good point. The website I originally looked at didn't show the other two. I still think rockets have a chance though.

I generally don't think regular season results have predictive value (eg Raptors swept the Wiz in the regular season). But as long as we're doing this and talking about Howard's absence in the regular season, probably should be noted that the Rockets had a very good defensive PG at their disposal during the regular season who probably won't play in this series. That could be a problem because the Warriors have an above-average scoring PG.

 

[Abraham]

Say it again; the defensive matchups are a disaster for Houston. The only way they win is if the Splash Brothers start missing again and Dwight patrols the lane likes it's 2009.

 

[msudaisy26]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

What about the other two?

Good point. The website I originally looked at didn't show the other two. I still think rockets have a chance though.

They have a chance, like about 20 percent.

ESPN's BPI odds have them at 18%. If my math is right, their true probability according to the sports books(using 5Dimes) is 12.68%.

Warriors are -10 in game 1.

I wonder when the last time was a conference championship series was that lopsided before the series started.

 

[metoo]

Say it again; the defensive matchups are a disaster for Houston. The only way they win is if the Splash Brothers start missing again and Dwight patrols the lane likes it's 2009.

The only thing Harden and Howard are patrolling is the strip club.

 

[Sammy3469]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

What about the other two?

Good point. The website I originally looked at didn't show the other two. I still think rockets have a chance though.

They have a chance, like about 20 percent.

ESPN's BPI odds have them at 18%. If my math is right, their true probability according to the sports books(using 5Dimes) is 12.68%.

Warriors are -10 in game 1.

I wonder when the last time was a conference championship series was that lopsided before the series started.

'96 and '97 Bulls?

 

[MattFancy]

✔@SportsCenter

John Calipari has made it known to Pelicans officials that he's interested in the team's head-coaching job. (via http://NOLA.com )

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Draft lottery tonight!

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Rundown of the teams involved and some of the scenarios that would transmit draft picks:

http://www.si.com/nba/2015/05/19/nba-draft-lottery-primer-preview-odds-karl-anthony-towns-jahlil-okafor

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Draft lottery tonight!

Lakers should be offering Nick Gilbert 7 figures to be their lottery rep.

 

[Jack White]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

What about the other two?

Good point. The website I originally looked at didn't show the other two. I still think rockets have a chance though.

They have a chance, like about 20 percent.

ESPN's BPI odds have them at 18%. If my math is right, their true probability according to the sports books(using 5Dimes) is 12.68%.

Warriors are -10 in game 1.

I wonder when the last time was a conference championship series was that lopsided before the series started.

Isn't that a typical line for a GS home game?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

What about the other two?

Good point. The website I originally looked at didn't show the other two. I still think rockets have a chance though.

They have a chance, like about 20 percent.

ESPN's BPI odds have them at 18%. If my math is right, their true probability according to the sports books(using 5Dimes) is 12.68%.

Warriors are -10 in game 1.

I wonder when the last time was a conference championship series was that lopsided before the series started.

Isn't that a typical line for a GS home game?

Home games against Memphis were lined at -10 to -10.5. NO was -12.5 to -13.

http://www.covers.com/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nba/teams/pastresults/2014-2015/team404119.html

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Draft lottery tonight!

Lakers should be offering Nick Gilbert 7 figures to be their lottery rep.

Pretty sure Cleveland's going to win the lottery again this year somehow.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Draft lottery tonight!

Lakers should be offering Nick Gilbert 7 figures to be their lottery rep.

Pretty sure Cleveland's going to win the lottery again this year somehow.

Phil will trade them #1 for Haywood's expiring contract and the rights to Sasha Kaun.

 

[GOB]

Orlando shocks the world and wins the lottery tonight.

They draft Okafor and he is a stud. Carries them to the cusp of a title but falls short.

Forces his way out of Orlando.

Rinse and repeat in 10 years. Go magic, beat Navy!

 

[Juxtatarot]

✔@SportsCenter

John Calipari has made it known to Pelicans officials that he's interested in the team's head-coaching job. (via http://NOLA.com )

John Calipari says he's not interested in the New Orleans Pelicans' coaching job and is happy at Kentucky.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/calipari-not-interested-vacant-pelicans-coaching-job-180411868--ncaab.html

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

I don't know why Calipari would want to go back to dealing with a salary cap that would limit his player acquisitions.

 

[sports_fan]

I fully expect the Wolves to get ####ed in some way.

 

[Gr00vus]

I fully expect the Wolves to get ####ed in some way.

Is Johnny Flynn in this draft too?

 

[msudaisy26]

I am obviously in the minority but I feel like rockets have a shot. Both regular season wins were without Howard...bogut had 18 boards in game 1. Rockets in 6.

What about the other two?

Good point. The website I originally looked at didn't show the other two. I still think rockets have a chance though.

They have a chance, like about 20 percent.

ESPN's BPI odds have them at 18%. If my math is right, their true probability according to the sports books(using 5Dimes) is 12.68%.

Warriors are -10 in game 1.

I wonder when the last time was a conference championship series was that lopsided before the series started.

Isn't that a typical line for a GS home game?

I meant the percentage to win the series. -850 and 18 percent.

 

[sports_fan]

I fully expect the Wolves to get ####ed in some way.

Is Johnny Flynn in this draft too?

I have never been more wrong about a player than I was about Johnny Flynn.

 

[Gr00vus]

I fully expect the Wolves to get ####ed in some way.

Is Johnny Flynn in this draft too?

I have never been more wrong about a player than I was about Johnny Flynn.

Who knew - David Kahn is a FBG!

 

[scoobus]

It's spelled Jonny Flynn guys, show some respect.

 

[Gr00vus]

It's spelled Jonny Flynn guys, show some respect.

That should have been clue one he'd be a wash out. He can't even spell his own name right.

 

[Capella]

Just hoping the Magic don't drop lower than 5 (they will).

 

[sports_fan]

Flynn just turned 26 though. Right in his prime. He may yet prove me right.

 

[Capella]

Hope the Knicks somehow fall all the way to 6.

 

[mquinnjr]

Nerlens Noel jacket liner.

 

[Capella]

Pooh I forgot about the Lakers losing that pick.