Re: Sports Lounge

by TripOpt55 Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:05 am

Aldridge has been amazing in these games.

by pspiddy Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:25 am

The subtext here is very interesting for Houston. Howard obviously looks like he wants to win in the playoffs; not so much the regular season. And can Harden shake his post-season failures and be a leader. He could be a flash in the pan or a dominating force depending on his mental fortitude.

I do want to say that this should be a 1-1 series though. That first game was fucked off. I'm not taking anything away from the Blazers because Aldridge is a beast.

Fuck it. I'm moving to Canada and rooting for curling.

by KillaAssassin11 Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:26 am

Damn thats a tough loss man. Going to be hard to come back from down 2 and heading to Portland.

by pspiddy Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:29 am

Yeah, it's rough. But if they wanted to win the game they should have won the damn game.

by pspiddy Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:42 pm

This Bulls vs Bullets (Wizards is pretty lame) game is pretty entertaining. It really sucks Rose can't get healthy. He was something special to watch there for a few years.

I hope the Rockets game doesn't give me an aneurysm. They can't control the officials, but they can try and stop Portland from kicking ass when it matters. Portland is just playing out of their minds right now. If Harden decides to show up and Howard continues his elite play, it could be a crazy fun game to watch. I'm skeptical though since the Blazers seem to be on a championship level while the Rockets have looked flat at times.

by pspiddy Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:54 am

Pretty good first half. The Rockets once again completely forgot to press the ball and drive the lane for minutes at a time. They can't win if they keep up that terrible, terrible behavior.

And whatever ref blew that whistle with 0.1 left in the half needs to be kicked in the nuts and have his whistle taken away. What a jackass.

by KillaAssassin11 Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:52 am

Man I hope the Rockets don't let Mo Williams bring the Blazers back and win this game. Hes caught fire here.

by pspiddy Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:12 am

This is eerily reminiscent of game 1.

by KillaAssassin11 Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:20 am

Couple of big mistakes there at the end of regulation by the Rockets. Should have already won this game. Let see how they do in overtime now.

by pspiddy Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:21 am

They were pretty accurate in illustrating this series. Blown layup. 3 to tie. Bad decision. Overtime.

Canada here I come.

by KillaAssassin11 Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:38 am

Wow. What a series. Every game down to the wire.

by pspiddy Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:42 am

This series is more nerve-wracking than that 1st championship against the Knicks.

I don't even know. I'm going to go drink some beer and calm down before I can even process what just happened. Only thing I can really say is some layup drills with Asik and Howard standing at the basket are needed next practice.

by pspiddy Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:20 am

I'd also like to note how loud the Blazers crowd was. I only heard it on television but it sounded impressive. I've been to Toyota Center and it gets loud, but the Blazers home was rocking.

by TripOpt55 Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:10 am

What a fantastic game. This series keeps on giving for sure.

by TripOpt55 Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:30 pm

Vince Carter!? What a shot. Would love for the Mavs to win that series.

by pspiddy Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:35 pm

Holy shit. I just now watched a replay of that shot. That's pretty incredible. Each year I keep thinking the Mavs will fall into the lottery and each year they prove me wrong. Spurs too.

by pspiddy Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:51 pm

This has been a great night of UFC fights so far. The prelims were good and these first two of the main event have been fast paced too. (I know, I'm the only UFC fan here so /tumbleweed)

by pspiddy Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:45 pm

Golden State did what needed to be done. I don't know why the Clips even bothered to play. In my mind, either you forfeit or play it like you mean it; Don't half-ass it both ways. Personally I think all of the starters should have suddenly been injured and in street clothes. That way the bench gets to both play and get paid.

I dunno. It's a messed up situation that involves more money than I can even imagine existing. It's too easy for me to speculate when it affects me in zero ways. What I do know is it has put a damper on what is turning out to be a great post-season. I mean the actual players on the court; the refs are still trying to fuck it over.

by TheMatt Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:32 pm

This whole Clippers situation is totally fucked. They have a championship caliber roster and any success they have makes that scumbag more money. As a player you can't pass up the opportunity to win a title, but doing it for that guy is the worst. I don't think the NBA has any grounds to remove him as an owner. I guess the only thing that will happen is slowly over time, the Clippers will deteriorate if players/coaches/fans don't want to be a part of the team, because of the owner. Worst case for this guy is he has to sell the team for an obscene amount of money and he ends up being even richer than he already is. Hell, the Bucks just sold for over half a billion. THE BUCKS!!!

by pspiddy Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:48 pm

Fear the deer!? Right? That's what you told me when they spanked the Rockets Wink

What's more fucked off is the article I read not too long ago in ESPN magazine about how Doc Rivers' San Antonio* home was burned down by an arsonist that had a problem with him being a black man married to a white woman.

I don't want to get too political so I'll just say this; I hope attitudes like that will become a non-issue sooner than later.

*I lived in San Antonio for over a year and it is a really great town. The outskirts are kind of sketchy.

by pspiddy Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:07 am

I don't know why the technicals are flying all over in this series. When the whistles are swallowed, this series is a throwback to when basketball was fun. I want to see Harden and Aldridge fight. Both of those guys don't seem like they mess around.

by pspiddy Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:46 am

That Lillard shot was crazy awesome. Asshole.

by pspiddy Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:33 am

I don't even want to know. I had to turn it off. The me that believes in zen and the Tao is better off this way.

I CAN understand how Harden plays though; He's so naturally gifted that effort is hindsight. Like how Iverson played. They both think they will always succeed.

by pspiddy Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:36 pm

It's come to my attention that my superstitions do NOT, in fact, determine how well the sports teams I root for perform.

No, instead, it all depends on where in the house my wife is and what dryer cycle I have running.

by pspiddy Fri May 02, 2014 10:19 pm

I'm starting to get playoff fatigue from these tip-off times. They're an hour later or earlier, depending on the days and cities, than usual. And the TV timeouts plus what seems like overtime every game is ridiculous.

Anyway, I hope the Rockets pull off the win tonight in Portland. Uggh.

by pspiddy Sat May 03, 2014 12:44 am

If Howard and Asik have 3 fouls each then Lopez and Aldridge have to have 3 fouls. Otherwise go fuck yourself and kiss my ass.

by pspiddy Sat May 03, 2014 1:11 am

Hubie Brown did a good job calling color that first half. So good I just kept my mouth shut for the most part. If the other dude would only chime in for the commercials that would be fantastic. He's basically calling out everything as the badass coach he once was.

I probably need to move to a remote cabin on a lake in Wyoming after this series.

by TripOpt55 Sat May 03, 2014 2:29 am

Holy shit what a finish. Sorry spiddy Sad

by pspiddy Sat May 03, 2014 2:37 am

Yeah, that sucks. How he got open is beyond me. Of course, some made free throws on the Rockets part would've helped the outcome.

by pspiddy Sat May 03, 2014 3:24 am

What's more funny is how pissed off my wife is. She's hating on Portland. I'm having to point out Portland did well and the Rockets had the opportunity to win on more than one occasion.

Also, she was too young to remember the Barkley/Stockton game 6 shot that was basically the same thing. Now that broke my heart. This current series was the better team winning despite the inconsistent refereeing.

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