****OFFICIAL 2012 NBA PLAYOFFS THREAD****

[dirk digler]

Great sports weekend with the draft and now the NBA Playoffs starting today

First Round Matchups Today:

76ers vs Bulls
Knicks vs Heat
Magic vs Pacers
Mavs vs Thunder

Sunday:

Jazz vs Spurs
Celtics vs Hawks
Clippers vs Grizzlies
Nuggets vs Lakers

[okcchief]

C'mon Grizz. I'd like to see one good series.

[okcchief]

OT

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by okcchief

C'mon Grizz. I'd like to see one good series.

Gasol is on shrooms tonight.

[KevB]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

Gasol is on shrooms tonight.

He and Zach have both been a joke. That's after they dominated last year's playoffs.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by KevB

He and Zach have both been a joke. That's after they dominated last year's playoffs.

Gasol gets raped while looking at the pretty colors on the rebound then Griffin bitch slaps him.

[KevB]

Anybody else predict that Reggie Evans would have a bigger impact on this series that Zach Randolph? smh

Appears he played for his contract extension last year, got it and now is coasting into the end of his career.

[okcchief]

If you combined Memphis' perimeter play this year with their post play last year they'd be World Champions.

They could still take the last three and win this series. That first game collapse really ****ed them up.

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by KevB

Anybody else predict that Reggie Evans would have a bigger impact on this series that Zach Randolph? smh

Appears he played for his contract extension last year, got it and now is coasting into the end of his career.

Shortened season and he missed most of it due to injury. I wouldn't completely write him off just yet.

[Direckshun]

Memphis will not die. I love it.

[KevB]

Originally Posted by okcchief

Shortened season and he missed most of it due to injury. I wouldn't completely write him off just yet.

He's been back for over a month so that feels like an excuse. They eased him in hoping he'd be fresh and ready to put in work in the playoffs. He just hasn't done anything. It would be one thing if he got things done in the post but couldn't play for longer stretches. But he's "just a guy" whenever he's out there.

[KevB]

Don't let me forget to mention that Mayo was a joke the last two games also. This is a guy they really depended on during the season to score off the bench and in the 4th quarter. He's 2 for 14 the last two games with a number of turnovers.

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by KevB

He's been back for over a month so that feels like an excuse. They eased him in hoping he'd be fresh and ready to put in work in the playoffs. He just hasn't done anything. It would be one thing if he got things done in the post but couldn't play for longer stretches. But he's "just a guy" whenever he's out there.

He's nowhere near the same, but it's been a weird year. He doesn't appear to be dogging it. It's just not there right now for whatever reason.

[okcchief]

That first game was a mind ****.

To be honest. Neither one of these teams is taking SA any farther than 5 games IMO.

[KevB]

Originally Posted by okcchief

He's nowhere near the same, but it's been a weird year. He doesn't appear to be dogging it. It's just not there right now for whatever reason.

Post game guys making great points, same thing I was screaming down the stretch. Especially with Griffin on the bench, how do you not double on the pick and roll? Reggie Evans as the roll guy? And you're not going to double Paul?

[okcchief]

The Lakers look like crap tonight.