Golden Nuggets: Gettin' ready for a rematch...
by Andrew Feinstein on May 25, 2011 9:00 AM MDT
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The Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks appear destined for a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, an oddity unforeseen by virtually everyone who follows the game.
Given that only eight NBA franchises have won a championship since 1980, the Miami Heat fall into a weird subset of that group: name the franchises among the eight champions that won just a single title. The answer, of course, are the 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers and the 2005-06 Miami Heat. Two teams that won their respective championships towards the tail end of a would-be series of championship runs, and thus vanished quickly after claiming their rings.
After winning the 1983 NBA Championship, the 76ers were bounced out of the playoffs' first round in 1984, resurfaced in the conference finals in 1985 and wouldn't return to a conference finals again until Allen Iverson led the way in 2001. After winning the 2006 NBA Championship, the Heat too were bounced out of the playoffs' first round the following season and are just now resurfacing with what looks to be another championship run. Unlike the 76ers and Heat, the other champions from the last 31 NBA seasons - the Lakers, Celtics, Spurs, Bulls, Pistons and Rockets - claimed multiple championship rings.
Should the 2010-11 Dallas Mavericks (as most of us are hoping for) claim the 2011 NBA Championship, I suspect they'll join the 76ers and Heat in the group of one-and-done champions. But I don't think anyone cares - nor should they - as long as Dallas wins a much deserved championship for Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd, two aging veterans who have been to the big dance before only to come up empty.
Having handed the Chicago Bulls their first three-game losing streak of the 2010-11 season, the Heat seem primed to take the Eastern Conference Finals in six games, if not five. The Heat's exceptional Tuesday effort was surpassed only by Nowitzki and the Mavericks incredible fourth quarter comeback over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, which should - in theory - pave the way for the Mavericks to wrap up the Western Conference Finals in five games.
And thus, one of the few "one off" franchises among the eight who claimed a championship ring since 1980 will get their second shot at a championship five years later, likely against the team they beat the first time around. The only players remaining from that 2006 NBA Finals face off are Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem for Miami, and Nowitzki and Jason Terry for Dallas. But believe me, Nowitzki would like nothing better than to exorcise his demons from the 2006 Finals against Wade and the Heat. (Remember that missed Dirk free throw in Game 3 that could have put the Heat away for good? We all do.)
It's rare to see big gaps in-between NBA Finals appearances among the NBA's great players. Typically, great players get themselves to a series of Finals within a regular span of seasons (Magic Johnson had nine appearances in 12 years, Larry Bird had five appearances in seven years, Michael Jordan had six appearances in eight years, Tim Duncan had four appearances in eight years, Julius Erving had four appearances in seven years, and so on) or don't get there much at all. Should Nowitzki appear in the 2011 NBA Finals, his gap between championship appearances will be five years...same with Wade, obviously. The only comparable I can think of from the modern era was the eight-year gap between Finals appearances by the great Hakeem Olajuwon.
As I wrote in last week's Golden Nuggets, I'm rooting big time for Nowitzki. And now that he seems destined to play the Miami Heat - my least favorite team in all of professional sports - I'm rooting for him even more.
On to the links...
Miami Heat could pull off biggest 'I told you so' in sports history - ESPN
Are the Miami Heat actually living up to the hype? It pains Rick Reilly to admit it, but it's true.
Sources: Brown, Lakers in serious talks - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
The Los Angeles Lakers are engaged in serious discussions with Mike Brown about the ex-Cleveland Cavaliers coach.
What happened when James Harden fouled out - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
Check out the Thunder/Mavericks box score from the moment James Harden fouled out. Fascinating.
Portland Trail Blazers fire GM Richard Cho less than a year after hire - ESPN
The Portland Trail Blazers abruptly dismissed general manager Rich Cho on Monday, after less than a year on the job.
Noah's mistake a teachable moment for all
Ken Berger writes about Joakim Noah being genuinely sorry for the bigoted gay slur that he directed towards a Heat fan in Game 3.
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And the Nuggets are down one option for improvement
with the news that Mike Brown is being hired by the lakers. Evidence that Brown is a better coach than Karl? He’s being hired by the Lakers.
The good news is that the Lakers didn’t hire Adelman, thus improving the odds he’ll be available when the team finally realizes that they have to fire Karl. Sometime around midseason would be my guess. Here’s hoping no one hires Adelman in the meantime.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 9:27 AM MDT reply actions
They just resigned GK, right? To two more years?
Sorry, I can’t remember. You think Kroenke would just eat that salary in addition to, say, hiring Adelman?
by Artimus Mangilord on May 25, 2011 9:55 AM MDT up reply actions
It is 3 more years, I think
And I don’t think Kroenke will have any choice. I think the team will be at or below .500.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 12:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Really?
I guess it depends on who we re-sign, but that would definitely be one hell of a silver lining to losing. Man, there are so many good coaches out there too right now. I don’t want to lose next year, but if it meant jettisoning Karl then I’d be ecstatic.
Hyperboles kill.
There is no such thing as a "George Karl fan;" there are Karl apologists, and those who realize he should be fired.
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by GoldenNugget on May 25, 2011 1:24 PM MDT up reply actions
How many games
does this team win after you remove Nene, J.R., and Kmart and replace them with the 22nd pick in the draft?
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 1:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Well that's a pretty big assumption that none of those guys will return
It could be the perfect recipe for future success though, as we’d fire Karl AND get a good draft pick next year in what’s perceived to be a historic draft.
Hyperboles kill.
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by GoldenNugget on May 25, 2011 1:54 PM MDT up reply actions
If the Nuggets let Nene, Kmart, JR and Chandler go (potentially AAA)
yes….it will be full scale, hide your children, rebuilding time.
I’d be much more confident in the 2012 draft because it will be, as you say, a historic draft.
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 25, 2011 1:58 PM MDT up reply actions
that would suck
hopefully, before that would come to fuition we’d at least try and move nene and get something back, anything really.
and maybe WC too. match the RFA, then trade him to clippers for something and Minny’s unprotected 2012 1st.
Nuggets would have to trade Chandler during the draft
Nuggets can’t sign Chandler then trade him under restricted free agent rules.
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 25, 2011 2:07 PM MDT up reply actions
can they even trade him during the draft
since his contract has ended? Wasn’t Kmart a restricted free agent sign and trade?
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 2:12 PM MDT up reply actions
I believe so
The Restricted free agency rules changed in 06…but I believe the Nuggets can trade Chandler during the draft without signing him. I doubt that would happen however…the Nuggets would be better off letting him leave via RFA
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 25, 2011 2:14 PM MDT up reply actions
If that's the case
YOU HAVE TO TRADE HIM for a 2012 1st rounder (unprotected). He deserves to be a starter…
The playoffs convinced me that Gallo is our SF moving forward, time to cut bait and get some great value for Chandler
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The trade machine
says he can’t be traded. Who knows how accurate it is though.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 3:48 PM MDT up reply actions
hes technically a free agent
so he cant be traded.
let's go nuggets! who u wit?
2011 Offseason Pickups: Trade Felton and Harrington
firegeorgekarl.com
Haha, love it
“Full scale, hide yo children, rebuilding.” But, I don’t see that many guys disappearing. Chandler will be back, or we’ll get significant value for him, but most like he’ll be back. I’d also venture as to say either K-Mart or Nene will be back, but most likely Nene. JR, I’m not sure on, but I think we’re gonna hit good with our No. 22 pick, so I don’t think we’re gonna see a huge dip in production if any at all next year.
Hyperboles kill.
There is no such thing as a "George Karl fan;" there are Karl apologists, and those who realize he should be fired.
http://twitter.com/#!/24kGoldenChild
by GoldenNugget on May 25, 2011 2:09 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't think they
will be able to resign anyone who is an unrestricted free agent. The only guy who has signed here as a free agent in the last 10 years or so is Kmart, and they only got him by paying massively more money than anyone else. And I won’t be surprised is someone offers Chandler a contract that Denver won’t match.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 2:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Would we really match Chandler?
I’m not sure he’s worth keeping.
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 25, 2011 2:32 PM MDT up reply actions
If he signs the tender
they’ll keep him, I think. If someone go’s all Dahntay Jones with him, he’s gone.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 2:38 PM MDT up reply actions
the more I think about it,
the more I have no idea how we handle chandler and gallo. pretty sure chandler wouldn’t be happy coming off the bench.
by Rainbow skyline on May 25, 2011 2:49 PM MDT up reply actions
Chandler off the bench.
Chandler will probably not be happy coming off the bench, but his ankles would probably be much happier there.
we shld move
him if at all possible. his value is high right now, he has chronic ankle injuries, dont want to get stuck overpaying a player who will ride the trainers table
the draft is weak, so teams are looking for vetern help maybe in return for rich 2012 draft picks.
We have to re-sign Chandler
if we want to make anything significant out of the Melo trade. Letting him go, especially when we can match, goes against everything there is when it comes to building a successful franchise. That’s one of the cardinal rules — not letting young RFAs walk.
Hyperboles kill.
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by GoldenNugget on May 25, 2011 3:43 PM MDT up reply actions
yup!
unless someone is gonna pay $10M/yr, match!
let's go nuggets! who u wit?
2011 Offseason Pickups: Trade Felton and Harrington
firegeorgekarl.com
you mean how many games does this team win when you
put in aI, feIton and chandIer in there to repIace them. feIton and chandIer are decent pIayers but karI is makin their roIes much bigger than he shouId.
Not sure about being below .500
didn’t you also predict the Heat would get eliminated early in the playoffs?
Kmart the protector
Are we being too hard on Karl?
Watching the last two CF games, the only coach better than GK remaining in the playoffs, imo, is Carlisle. Chicago looked like hell last night, no offensive plan, brutal turnovers galore, just absolute crap. Miami just needs someone to toss the ball onto the floor. And OKC puked away a 15 point lead with less than 5 minutes left. Maybe in the NBA, more than any other sport, it really does just come down to having the right leaders on the floor?
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on May 25, 2011 9:58 AM MDT up reply actions
Bob, it's all Karl's fault. EVERYTHING
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Don't forget about meelo, SD! :)
"All you fuckers who think we won't be good anymore, fuck you" - GK
by love4nuggets on May 25, 2011 10:23 AM MDT up reply actions
The coach is the most important thing
see: The bulls and Lakers before Jackson. The spurs without Brown. The Heat without Riley.
You’ve got to have players, but even with the players, you can’t win without the right coach.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 12:41 PM MDT up reply actions
*Pistons without Brown.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions
NO!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you kidding me?!?! You seriously don’t think Scott Brooks, Thibideua or even Spoelstra are on the same level? Shit, after watching these playoffs, I’m even MORE convinced Karl is a completely inept when it comes to coaching during critical moments. He’s a terrible leader, he has ZERO attention to detail, he blasts his players and uses them as a crutch while other coaches praise theirs, etc., etc., etc. Karl just doesn’t care about winning come playoff time, therefore, he doesn’t care about winning! He even admitted it himself! Ugh, the thought of him coaching for another three years just grinds my gears.
Hyperboles kill.
There is no such thing as a "George Karl fan;" there are Karl apologists, and those who realize he should be fired.
http://twitter.com/#!/24kGoldenChild
by GoldenNugget on May 25, 2011 1:06 PM MDT up reply actions
lol
tell us how u really feel!
let's go nuggets! who u wit?
2011 Offseason Pickups: Trade Felton and Harrington
firegeorgekarl.com
I figured I would
Ya know, since I usually do anyways. :)
Hyperboles kill.
There is no such thing as a "George Karl fan;" there are Karl apologists, and those who realize he should be fired.
http://twitter.com/#!/24kGoldenChild
by GoldenNugget on May 25, 2011 1:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Did you see Chicago’s futile inbounds plays and general offensive confusion late in regulation and during OT last night? That wasn’t AC throwing an inbounds pass directly out of bounds. And so, I guess, Rose coudn’t handle LeBron. So why on earth wouldn’t a good coach adjust to that instead of repeatedly going to that dry well until the game was lost? They didn’t even try to set a fricken screen for the guy.
We are hard on Karl because of our playoff failures (aside from one year, of course). I get that. However, have we ever really had the horses to get it done in the playoffs? We’ve never had Kobe. Or MJ. Or Wade. Or Duncan, Parker and Ginobili. Or Garnett, Pierce and Allen. Or even fricken Dirk. Rose is better already than anyone we’ve had and his supposed great coach looked overmatched last night.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on May 25, 2011 1:36 PM MDT up reply actions
The team was good enough to win two years ago
and probably last year prior to Kmarts annual knee injury. And this season if Melo hadn’t decided to take his talents to new york.
Slightly better coaching and they could have won two years ago.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 1:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Unfortunately LA beat us with Kobe plus their length. And our failure to address the length issue made us regress, and may have actually chased Melo out of town (he may have left anyway, but who knows?).
I started to cave to some of the GK criticism because I was disappointed with some of the things he did during this year’s playoffs. Like playing Felton way too much down the stretch. But really, with a big chunk of the team just recently assembled and so young, and with Chandler’s disappearance, how could they have done much better?
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on May 25, 2011 1:48 PM MDT up reply actions
YES!!!
They could have! Granted the Thunder were a bad match-up for us, but damn, losing in five games the way we did was just disappointing on the highest level, especially considering how well we played prior to the post-season. Again, this is always, always, always going to be my problem with Karl — how we lose, not the fact that we lose. We find inexplicable ways to lose games come playoff time with Karl at the helm. We suddenly go away from everything that made us successful in the regular season, players blow up, nobody ever seems to show up with great performances, we always underachieve, and on and on. Seeing as how the Mavs are handling the Thunder, and how the Grizzlies pushed them to seven games, it’s even more evidence that we just flat out surrendered our pride more than anything. And again, I go back to the pre-game video where Karl ADMITTED he didn’t like coaching in the Playoffs, right before these guys were taking the court to go into battle!!! What kind of coach does that?!?!
We can come up with one excuse after another, year in and year out — Andrew is now leading this charge after taking on the roll of the virtual Benedict Arnold of the Denver Nuggets online universe — but the facts remain the same: Karl is ALWAYS the common factor, and the way we lose is ALWAYS the same. Until we rid ourselves of Karl we’re gonna be looking at the same results for the next three years. Honestly, if we do make the Playoffs for the next few years, I guarantee — unless of course Masai pulls of some incredible trade that lands us a superstar — that we’ll lose in the first round, and then when it’s all said and done, we’re gonna be looking back at nearly a decade of Karl first-round exits with nothing to show for and we’re gonna be kicking ourselves for ruining the most successful stint in franchise history by settling for mediocrity and nestling ourselves up close with the “George Karl has 1,000 career victories so he MUST be a good coach!” security blanket, instead of taking a chance on another guy who could have gotten it done come crunch time.
Hyperboles kill.
There is no such thing as a "George Karl fan;" there are Karl apologists, and those who realize he should be fired.
http://twitter.com/#!/24kGoldenChild
by GoldenNugget on May 25, 2011 2:05 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd.
"All you fuckers who think we won't be good anymore, fuck you" - GK
by love4nuggets on May 25, 2011 4:11 PM MDT up reply actions
I think the Nuggets (as a team) never recovered from that no call.
Perkins basket that shouldn’t have counted.
Plus Missed FTs!!!!!
JR sign somewhere else, so we can get a guy who is not so Bi-polar.
Trade Chandler and Felton for another shooter.
by SD_Nugget_Fan on May 27, 2011 12:37 AM MDT up reply actions
and thats why
The Mavericks are going to win this thing, this isnt pat rileys heat like last time.
weII at Ieast they try and arent fuII of themseIves so they can maybe improve.
they aIso dont put in smaII baII in at any oppurtunity they get and have doubIe standards and not pIay the guys that win them games.
When you look back at how it all unfolded in the West it's not that hard to see
Dallas “out fundamentaled” and out hustled the worn-out-Kobe-led-Lakers, and has a strikingly similar team composition to that of OKC (star PF, star PG, defensive bigs, slash and kick guys like Marion and Terry), they’re just older and more experienced and that experience I believe, is the edge.
Dallas is flat out playing smarter basketball right now and the athleticism gap that falls in OKC’s favor, it turns out that it just isn’t that big. The ball handling, player movement and decision making for the Mavs has been top flight, and Dirk is the closest thing to Larry Bird the league has seen since he retired.
I’m also relishing the fact that Westbrook’s selfishness is being exposed. Kendrick Perkins turns out probably shouldn’t have been hailed as a savior either…
Perkins
May be the most overrated player in the league right now. He’s a big body. He’s mean. He can rebound. But other than that? He’s not really much of a basketball player. His footwork is atrocious.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on May 25, 2011 10:37 AM MDT up reply actions
is he even that good of a rebounder?
wasn’t he averaging 6 rbg vs. the Mavs?
Kind of galls me
Finally a year where the goddamn Lakers, Spurs, and Celtics are all eliminated in the first two rounds. And yet, the likely Finals matchup now will still end up being a repeat of a fairly recent one.
Boy would I ever love to see a team that’s never made it to the Finals before finally get there. If it’s not going to be the Nuggets, then one of the other many teams.
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by ParkHillNative on May 25, 2011 12:14 PM MDT reply actions
Definately cheering for the Mavs
OT: During the Nugs playoff “run” I started listening to Denver sports radio 104.3 for some reason. Sorry I ever did that…and need to ween myself off. While I like Mike and Mike…Jim Rome is easily one of the most boring and annoying radio personalities I have ever come across. I can’t stand him. I can’t believe he gets paid for what he does. Rant over. Carry on.
The local sports radio is frighteningly bad
I forgot my sirius once and listened to my regret. One caller at the time suggested the broncos rehire McDaniels as offensive coordinator.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Chicago's coaching is ATROCIOUS!
Well, on offense, anyway. The fourth quarter and overtime of last night’s game left me and my womanfriend so disgusted we didn’t know how to get the sour taste out of our mouths. Coach of the Year?! Give us a fucking break!!! The end of regulation was as pathetic as any sequence I’ve ever witnessed. Chicago gave the game away. Period.
Besides, don’t the Bulls know they’re playing for the whole damn universe?
No. More. Stickyball.
I could not be more delighted at the lakers' coaching hire
pinch me.
by Rainbow skyline on May 25, 2011 2:52 PM MDT reply actions
everyone should go over to SSR and check out the mike brown thread
almost nothing but despondency and conspiracy theories. Man, nothing makes me happier than unhappy lakers fans. Am I a bad person?
by Rainbow skyline on May 25, 2011 2:57 PM MDT up reply actions
I wouldn't be too happy
Brown did coach the cavs to the NBA finals with much less talent than the current Lakers team. Plus, the Lakers have a bit of a track record. My guess is the Mike Brown hiring will look like a great move in a few years.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 3:10 PM MDT up reply actions
The man can coach defense
but his offensive coaching, much like George Karl’s leaves something to be desired. It sounds like the Triangle offense is gone…so is the safety net.
Brown is an ok coach but…don’t know if he can handle LA
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 25, 2011 4:52 PM MDT up reply actions
I was just reading an article
that said he is underrated as an offensive coach. That James prevented him from doing anything more in Cleveland.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on May 25, 2011 4:55 PM MDT up reply actions
can't prove or disprove that
so the Lakers will have to wait and see. Half of the players on the roster have their success owed directly to the Triangle. We shall see how they do outside of that structure.
I’m hearing Kobe isn’t happy…but will bite his tongue.
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 25, 2011 4:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Kobe "confused" by hiring of Brown
This sounds like a Jim Buss special.
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 25, 2011 5:14 PM MDT up reply actions
itb means he thinks they might trade him.
And need more defense.
by InboundingLobPass on May 25, 2011 9:57 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Sounds like they need a suicide watch thread
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I'm actually upset that the Lakers hired Mike Brown
The players (’cept LeBitch) really liked and respected him. His teams are always well prepared and play excellent defense…
Hopefully Kobe retires, Pau gets traded so the Lakers would suck some more lol
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Yeah dood,
my GF is a good friend of his and he is a class act. I REALLY wanted him to coach here, or at least become our Defensive coach.
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by love4nuggets on May 25, 2011 4:14 PM MDT up reply actions
I defintely saw the Heat coming
I picked them to win it all at the start of the season and I thought everyone was crazy to say otherwise. The Heat have been the most underrated, thats right underrated, team in the league this year. I think they will stomp Dallas.
That said, I am rooting for Dallas as well. Dirk, Kidd and lets not forget Peja, all great players who had great runs but for one reason or another (mainly the Lakers) couldn’t get it done. I hope they do, Jason Kidd deserves a ring more than anyone, save for Steve Nash.
Why live life on the edge, when you can jump off?
Anthony from bondage will deliver Gallinari
and Dallas wins!
Hasta la vista Thunder.
by InboundingLobPass on May 25, 2011 9:56 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
miami vs. Dallas
you mean the nba can market it as a rematch of a rivalry? So weird how the nba always seems to end with these magical storybook endings. Someone call up stern and tell him Denver vs. New York would be a good advertisement for an nba finals.
Yeah I wish
We have to hope Gallo can lead the team like Chauncey led the ’09 team b/c GK aint doing it.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
Anthony Carter will be our next backup pointguard
he will sign a 7 year/ 800,000 dollar contract with the nuggets.
www.GalloInGlasses.com
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You know. I think this is probably the most
likely contract yet. I’m not even kidding. The only thing that would make it more accurate is if you just add until death to them part
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scott brooks=GK junior
OKC up 8 (I think) with 5 mins to go. What does Brooks do? 2pg smallball! Maynor, westbrook and harden close out the game, which OKC blows, largely because westbrook was arguably the best OKC rebounder on the floor.
Here’s hoping Brooks is extended. of course, he still outcoached Karl…
by Rainbow skyline on May 26, 2011 3:57 PM MDT reply actions
agree completely
I was amazed to see Ibaka and Perk both on the bench near the end of the game…. how does a coach not put in his best rebounders late in a game when ahead?
And I was amazed
that russel whinebrick left without shaking hands. He seemed like such a classy guy…
"All you fuckers who think we won't be good anymore, fuck you" - GK
by love4nuggets on May 26, 2011 6:04 PM MDT up reply actions
It pissed me off when he got the call on Chandler late by throwing himself to the ground. Man I hate that guy.
Back to the topic, like I said, the only coach who has looked better than GK in the final 4 has been Carlisle. Not only can you question Brooks’ late game lineups, but in two key situation late game inbounds plays the Thunder ended up settling for 45 foot 3-point shots.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 26, 2011 7:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Are you kidding me?
Karl was outclassed by Brooks for the enter series.
Carlisle> Brooks> Karl is the leap I can make from this playoffs.
Not that Karl is better than Brooks, well because Karl lost to Brooks even though he had talent that when used in the right combos could have beaten the Thunder. Too bad he kept our best players on the bench in crunch time. Brooks doesn’t do that (generally, that one Westbrook out in the 4th quarter game doesn’t count).
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
by JR15 on May 26, 2011 7:53 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually one could argue
Harden is the 2nd best player on that tea. If you watch the game and don’t listen to the media you will know what I mean.
Regardless, Karl is not better than Brooks. In fact he was probably the worst playoff coach in the West this year. Maybe better than Mike DAntoni overall, but thats it. Even Jim Vogel got more out of his team than Karl.
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by JR15 on May 26, 2011 7:59 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
No, no you can't really argue that Harden is the second best player on the team
No way he is better than Westbrook
Why live life on the edge, when you can jump off?
Anthony from bondage will deliver Gallinari
I'd say he is waaaaayyyyyy better than whinebrick.
Better shooter, better defender, better passer, better rebounder, better teammate, better beard-grower, better person. Only thing whinebrick is is faster.
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by love4nuggets on May 26, 2011 8:51 PM MDT up reply actions
whinebrick leaving without shaking hands…
He was just doing his best Lebron impersonation.
by InboundingLobPass on May 26, 2011 11:57 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
as long as Karl is the coach
I don’t think we will be bad enough to get a great player in draft or good enough to do well in playoff…
I was also very disappointed that he got extended for 3 years and not sure if Kroenke will throw away that money.
btw, if Karl didn’t like JR, why didn’t we trade JR to Bulls (who were shopping for SG) and may be get Asik or someone like that back.. That would have at least ensured that we got something back and may be Bulls get that one streaky shooter to steal one of two road games against Heat
Wow. Can't believe the Bulls shit the bed on that one.
by Artimus Mangilord on May 26, 2011 9:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah that was pretty unbelievable.
"All you fuckers who think we won't be good anymore, fuck you" - GK
by love4nuggets on May 26, 2011 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Boozer and friends couldn't put them over the top
And Rose isn’t able to be unbelievable ALL the time.
by InboundingLobPass on May 27, 2011 12:01 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Boozer is sort of like Al Harrington is the sense that
“A member of the world champions” next to his name just doesn’t compute.
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