#focus#mustwin#playoffs#drama? : 2013 NBA playoffs

He's a good fit for them

Kinda similar situation to Hibbert's last offseason, totally OK w/ Pacers overpaying him a bit-- would rather overpay hard workers whom you feel good rooting for. Every indication from Indy beat writers is that West is an A+ lockerroom dude. Don't want to see him hulking out for any other teams. Heh, plus it's nice having a vocally liberal person on the team, too.

xps Hibbert will always be big softy. Funnier tweet exchanges this year between him and Lee:

I really don't like @Dlee042 but I really hope he has a speedy recovery. Hate to see guys get get hurt or injured.
9:33 AM - 22 Apr 2013

@Hoya2aPacer Good to know our dislike is mutual, that being said I appreciate the tweet Roy!
12:45 PM - 22 Apr 2013

Yeah that exchange was classsssssic

Ernie is the best

"These are my guys. I can't see myself going anywhere else." -- David West on re-signing with Pacers.

― Clay, Monday, June 3, 2013 11:46 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark

*david west's agent gulps whisky*

pacers should def bring the band back imo... just adding granger makes them very formidable. if d rose is back healthy to start the season that will be a great battle between those teams.

and now the heat will definitely have to go into the offseason thinking specifically how to counter them

haha, had that same thought about west's agent, j0rdan.

Chuck was great tonight.

he had a killer segment there at the end

seriously, rewound it back and watched again, had me rolling

rip pacers, nice run

what did chuck say

Huh, weird stat, saw on someone's twitter that Bron or Kobe has been in the finals last seven years w/o playing one another.

― IM ME, I DO ME, AND I CHILL (CompuPost), Monday, June 3, 2013 11:32 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

i know this is pushing it but i you add dwyane wade and tim duncan to this mix that covers every year back to 1999-- the entire post-jordan era

i mean duh the finals regularly feature one or more of the top 3-5 players in the league but it's remarkable how consistent it is (and we only really need wade in there to bridge the 2006 finals)

i'm also skipping the lebron OR kobe intent of that stat, whoops, that is crazy though

2010 was hilarious because the entire media was like oh boy this is it it's gonna be lebron vs kobe epic showdown and the celtics totally got in the way

it would be kinda fun if in the next couple years prime bron met old kobe in the finals and guarded him and held him to zero points

Would also be a but redundant. I really don't see Kobe coming back from the ACL tear in any kind of winning form.

xxp yep as soon as they started airing those Kobe puppet vs. Bron puppet commercials I was rooting for that to get screwed up

http://sinbapointforward.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/lebron-flop.gif

never forget

You could make one of those flopera videos to all of Chalmers flop/flail attempts from last nights game. LOVE that the refs only bit on one of them.

refs should seriously be able to give out technicals for flops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Y9J3g837o

That was the only one I saw called

http://sandrarose.com/images18/flo-rida-jesus-piece_550x309.jpg?42e305

haha

refs should seriously be able to give out technicals for flops
― k3vin k., Tuesday, June 4, 2013 10:52 AM

it rly needs immediate consequences, the day later fines aren't doing anything

5 flops in a year should be a suspension, too. up the hurt a bit

bingo - fines aren't deterring anyone.

they could do video review during timeouts like w borderline three point shots and asess technicals accordingly

i do however think the complaining abt flops has gotten out of control and is prob in some ways worse than the actual flopping

ugh no

yeah dawg think abt it

Yeah complaining about flopping is kinda fun lagoon, get on board

the league has made moves in the right direction, yes. But as we saw in the playoffs those moves didn't change anything and you even had two of the best players in the league flat out endorsing it!

i feel like just the anti flopping scrutiny could have a positive effect, even if it is sort of a bummer

i do however think the complaining abt flops has gotten out of control and is prob in some ways worse than the actual flopping

wtf

its so complainy and overblown, i prefer to enjoy basketball

i think flopping is awesome, always guaranteed lols

when youre watching the replay in realtime on tv, it's nice being privy to something that the refs got obviously wrong, yer little secret w/ the world

unless it's your team getting the short stick

ahh yes, all of us who complain about flopping and reffing clearly just don't enjoy basketball :)

it could be you just dont know what enjoyment is?

unless it's your team getting the short stick

― why pee on the beat (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, June 4, 2013 11:25 AM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i think by the time the sixers get good again the league will have figured out a way to kerb flopping. looking forward to the flop free year of 2027

maybe basketball will evolve to where points are awarded for the best flops

it's true, chalmers was out of control last night

i do think that flopping is not exactly some scourge upon the league, though. it's more hilarious than anything.

nah it can totally change the course of a game and swing momentum.

really the easiest way to deter flopping is for the refs to loosen up what they call and let the teams play. don't be so ticky-tacky on screens and off-ball play.

it's better to not reward flopping in the first place than to reward flopping on the court then try to retroactively punish with a fine.

i do think that the focus on flopping as a topic can deter from great and compelling series such as this one. in the grand scheme it's pretty minor.