****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

[MIAdragon]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

In the press conference, Wade is now claiming that he was fouled on the layup at the end of the game. Are you ****ing kidding me? What a joke.

And then he's bitching about the Pacers' celebration after the game? You talking about the same guy whose overly cocky celebration against Dallas may have been the turning point of the series?

Seriously, **** these guys.

The guy is a legit POS

[BIG_DADDY]

I'm just glad the Heat lost tonight.

[KcMizzou]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

I'm just glad the Heat lost tonight.

Go Pacers.

[KC_Connection]

Maybe the Pacers will push that to 6 or 7. The Heat will win, of course, but it would be nice to have a competitive series there.

The Spurs looked fantastic tonight. What a great team.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by MIAdragon

The guy is a legit POS

Wade's always been a bit of a dirty player (far more so than, say, Artest). But again...star treatment, he'll get nothing for it.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by -King-

With Bosh out, the Heat have no low post presence. I don't know if they can go 7 games with Bron and Wade doing everything especially late in games.

Bosh is no low post presence, anyway. He's a high post player and jump shooter. If there's anybody in the league that can handle the workload that's coming, though, it's LeBron and Wade.

[MIAdragon]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Wade's always been a bit of a dirty player (far more so than, say, Artest). But again...star treatment, he'll get nothing for it.

He wont get anything from the league but I can promise you he'll get "something" on the court. This is not the team to push around like that and not expect to get it in return.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Wade's always been a bit of a dirty player (far more so than, say, Artest). But again...star treatment, he'll get nothing for it.

That combined with the leagues deep desire to see Queen James get his first ring makes that a lock.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Where does Pop rank in the greatest NBA coaches of all time? I mean, the Spurs tend to draft late just about every year, yet Pop turns late firsts and second round picks into solid players.

[MIAdragon]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

That combined with the leagues deep desire to see Queen James get his first ring makes that a lock.

Sad huh.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Wade's always been a bit of a dirty player (far more so than, say, Artest). But again...star treatment, he'll get nothing for it.

Wade is a dirty player, but he isn't in the same ballpark as Artest. Wade's dirtiness takes place during the flow of the game; RonRon punches players/fans outside of the action.

[MIAdragon]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Where does Pop rank in the greatest NBA coaches of all time? I mean, the Spurs tend to draft late just about every year, yet Pop turns late firsts and second round picks into solid players.

He has to be in the top 5.

[okcchief]

Wade is a cheap bitch for sure.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Where does Pop rank in the greatest NBA coaches of all time? I mean, the Spurs tend to draft late just about every year, yet Pop turns late firsts and second round picks into solid players.

Top 10 at minimum. Top 5 possibly.

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Where does Pop rank in the greatest NBA coaches of all time? I mean, the Spurs tend to draft late just about every year, yet Pop turns late firsts and second round picks into solid players.

I think you could argue he's only behind Phil. When Red won all of his titles the league was a lot smaller. Top 5 at worst.