2010-11 NBA PLAYOFFS

[salsadancer7]

I got a good laugh out of this.

Cleveland fan are very creative.

It's cute... Thats what happens when you have nothing to do when the NBA playoffs come around..... Creative juices start to flow. ;-)

 

[Rey]

It's cute... Thats what happens when you have nothing to do when the NBA playoffs come around..... Creative juices start to flow. ;-)

 

[Skyhi]

It's cute... Thats what happens when you have nothing to do when the NBA playoffs come around..... Creative juices start to flow. ;-)

SatGuys needs a middle finger emoticon.

 

[Rey]

SatGuys needs a middle finger emoticon.

Lmao

 

[salsadancer7]

SatGuys needs a middle finger emoticon.

There is.... ooIoo ... ;-)

 

[salsadancer7]

There is.... ooIoo ... ;-)

 

[salsadancer7]

SatGuys needs a middle finger emoticon.

An no fair...you are wishing us playoff death and I complimented the creativity of non-playoff fans... :-( ;-)

 

[salsadancer7]

Gotta love it...NOW, it's about "HOW will the Heat slow down Dirk?" 'What can the Heat do to to win this series?' LMAO!! The Heat just beat the 2 best defensive teams in the entire NBA in 5 games... FIVE games...! In the least series, they beat the MVP, Coach of the Year AND the Exec of the Year... And yet, it's 'how will the Heat survive?' LMAO!!! How will the Mavs cover all 3? The Mavs played NO ONE defensively in the playoffs...

NBA playoffs: The Miami Heat's biggest challenge against Dallas is slowing Dirk Nowitzki - ESPN

Defending Nowitzki takes collective effort - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

According to Fox Sports, Dirk is the "best closer in the NBA". Jason Kidd defense has completely dominating in the playoffs. Rick Carlisle is a much better coach than Spolestra.

Mavericks looking for chance at redemption

LOL! I thought championships were decided on the play fields/courts....

 

[IcEWoLF]

I hope Miami loses. Also the poster that said Miami closed out the other 2 teams in 5....Dallas is a better scorer than those two teams. They have more knock down shooters.
I expect Jason Terry and Peja to have an outstanding series.

 

[Hart5150]

Gotta love it...NOW, it's about "HOW will the Heat slow down Dirk?" 'What can the Heat do to to win this series?' LMAO!! The Heat just beat the 2 best defensive teams in the entire NBA in 5 games... FIVE games...! In the least series, they beat the MVP, Coach of the Year AND the Exec of the Year... And yet, it's 'how will the Heat survive?' LMAO!!! How will the Mavs cover all 3? The Mavs played NO ONE defensively in the playoffs...

NBA playoffs: The Miami Heat's biggest challenge against Dallas is slowing Dirk Nowitzki - ESPN

Defending Nowitzki takes collective effort - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

According to Fox Sports, Dirk is the "best closer in the NBA". Jason Kidd defense has completely dominating in the playoffs. Rick Carlisle is a much better coach than Spolestra.

Mavericks looking for chance at redemption

LOL! I thought championships were decided on the play fields/courts....

So you just want the media to slobber all over the Heat?

 

[salsadancer7]

So you just want the media to slobber all over the Heat?

I would be nice to give the devil his due....

 

[Hart5150]

I would be nice to give the devil his due....

I think we get enough of that from Brousard and Lebatard.

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[salsadancer7]

I think we get enough of that from Brousard and Lebatard.

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Really...Seriously?!

 

[salsadancer7]

Interesting turnaround by Michael Wilbon...

Interesting read as well. For the VERY few that like or tolerate Lebron and the many that hate him, there is no denying what Wilbon wrote:

The Eastern Conference finals just enjoyed ratings and viewership records for cable TV on TNT, according to Nielsen.com. Meanwhile, the ratings for this year's playoffs on ESPN were up 8 percent over last season, and were the most-viewed in ESPN history. Not only was regular-season viewership of NBA games up 45 percent over the previous season, it was up 30 percent over 1995-96, when folks were obsessed over Michael Jordan leading the Chicago Bulls to a 72-win season.

And television isn't the only place where increased interest in the NBA is reflected. NBA.com reports that page views are up 40 percent over last season, video streams are up 130 percent and NBA mobile downloads are up 75 percent. Traffic to NBA content on ESPN.com has increased dramatically as well, with some categories approaching triple-digit increases. If it's too soon to say the NBA is in the middle of a full-fledged renaissance, at the very least the league has seen a resurgence, probably even an explosion.

And it's entirely because of LeBron James.

It's difficult to discern right now what percent of the people who tune in love LeBron or hate him. After Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Bulls, an estimated 114,000 people watched the Heat's Internet postgame show, including a significant number of viewers from Asia and Europe. A source close to the club's owner, Micky Arison, said Arison was shocked at the initial negative outpouring and that he didn't think the flashy introduction rally for LeBron/Wade/Chris Bosh was anything different than the summer-of-2004 block party for Shaquille O'Neal, who came over from the Lakers and immediately declared that the Heat would win a championship, which the team did in his second season in Miami. A person close to Arison said the owner wouldn't allow cameras at the celebration if he had it to do all over again. But that very celebration -- which enraged a great many people, including basketball Hall of Famers -- is another factor that prompted so many to line up with or opposite James and the Heat. It might have triggered as much fascination as "The Decision" itself.

Whatever; the league hasn't enjoyed this kind of wire-to-wire attention since the 1995-96 season, when Jordan, back for his first full season since 1992-93, commanded unprecedented interest.

LeBron James and the Miami Heat have given the NBA an extraordinary boost in interest this season and during the playoffs. - ESPN

 

[BillD1984]

Tuesday Night NBA Finals- Game 1

Dallas at Miami- 9:00pm ET (ABC)

 

[Rey]

Interesting read as well. For the VERY few that like or tolerate Lebron and the many that hate him, there is no denying what Wilbon wrote:



LeBron James and the Miami Heat have given the NBA an extraordinary boost in interest this season and during the playoffs. - ESPN

man thats old. thats so last week

 

[salsadancer7]

..hmm....don't count on Dwight leaving Orlando just yet....

...from the Orlando Sentinel:

Responding to speculation that he wants to jump to a bigger market when he can became a free agent next year, superstar center Dwight Howard indicated Monday that his strong preference is to remain with the Orlando Magic for the long term.

"I'm not trying to run behind nobody like Shaq or be behind somebody else," Howard said, referencing Shaquille O'Neal's decision to leave the Magic following the 1995-96 season and sign with the Los Angeles Lakers.

"I want to start my own path and I want people to follow my path and not just follow somebody else's path. I want to have my own path, and I want to start that here in Orlando. But I can't do it alone. Not only do I need the right teammates, but I need the city behind me. That's the only way it's going to get done. We can change this small city that we have — this small market that we have — and we can make it a big market."

Dwight Howard: Dwight Howard reiterates his preference is to stay with the Orlando Magic - OrlandoSentinel.com

 

[cosmo_kramer]

...from the Orlando Sentinel:

Responding to speculation that he wants to jump to a bigger market when he can became a free agent next year, superstar center Dwight Howard indicated Monday that his strong preference is to remain with the Orlando Magic for the long term.

"I'm not trying to run behind nobody like Shaq or be behind somebody else," Howard said, referencing Shaquille O'Neal's decision to leave the Magic following the 1995-96 season and sign with the Los Angeles Lakers.

"I want to start my own path and I want people to follow my path and not just follow somebody else's path. I want to have my own path, and I want to start that here in Orlando. But I can't do it alone. Not only do I need the right teammates, but I need the city behind me. That's the only way it's going to get done. We can change this small city that we have — this small market that we have — and we can make it a big market."

Dwight Howard: Dwight Howard reiterates his preference is to stay with the Orlando Magic - OrlandoSentinel.com

You should know by now that these guys only say what's right for them at the time. Our old friend LeBron James said this about a year before The Decision:

“I’m comfortable with being in Cleveland. I’m excited about it. I’m loving the direction we’re [going] in and I’m loving the teammates I have and the organization. So if that’s any indication of me leaving, then somebody must be looking out the wrong box.”

How'd that work out for Cleveland??

 

[salsadancer7]

You should know by now that these guys only say what's right for them at the time. Our old friend LeBron James said this about a year before The Decision:



How'd that work out for Cleveland??

Very true...BUT, there is a difference between those two statements... one statement states he "is comfortable" and there other one states "I want to stay in Orlando" ...BIG difference.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Howard has a contract entension offer currently on the table. Until that, or another one is signed, it's all talk....