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Western Conference Finals: Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Juxtaposed Jolt, May 15, 2011.

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Who advances to face the EC Champ?

  1. Dallas in 4

    6 vote(s)
    3.2%

  2. Dallas in 5

    35 vote(s)
    18.4%

  3. Dallas in 6

    67 vote(s)
    35.3%

  4. Dallas in 7

    16 vote(s)
    8.4%

  5. OKC in 4

    1 vote(s)
    0.5%

  6. OKC in 5

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. OKC in 6

    44 vote(s)
    23.2%

  8. OKC in 7

    21 vote(s)
    11.1%
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  1. clippy

    clippy Member

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    "Black hole" usually refers to interior players who are fed the ball (once it goes in, it never comes back out). Zach Randolph of course had this reputation up until this year's playoffs. A perimeter player isn't going to have such one-sided stats because their #touches is so much higher.

    Look, I'm just going by what I see. Durant takes a lot of shots, often very early in the offense. He takes more than you think because he draws a lot of fouls (which is a good thing). It's not my cup of tea but since he's getting the job done, I'm not trying to imply he's hurting the team or anything like that. I think that as he matures his game will open up more because he'll see that passing is a viable option too
     
    #561 clippy, May 20, 2011
  2. emjohn

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    Let's settle on "one dimension gunner" then.

    I'd add - if you say that about Durant, you'd have to say the exact same thing about Dirk. In his entire career, there's only been four seasons where he had 3 to 3.5 apg and he was a poor rebounder his first several seasons.
     
    #562 emjohn, May 20, 2011
  3. AroundTheWorld

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    I totally missed that Nate Robinson plays on the Thunder. When did that happen? That annoying little punk.
     
    #563 AroundTheWorld, May 20, 2011
  4. AroundTheWorld

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    Nowitzki remains one of four players in NBA history to average 25 points and 10 rebounds in his playoff career (Hakeem Olajuwon, Elgin Baylor and Bob Pettit make up the other three).

    http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=haberstroh_tom&id=6499806

    Poor rebounder...ok...
     
    #564 AroundTheWorld, May 20, 2011
  5. javal_lon

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    Id take the one-dimensional, volume shooting, dont do anything else but score, 22 year old phenom Alex!!!
     
    #565 javal_lon, May 20, 2011
  6. emjohn

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    His FIRST SEVERAL SEASONS.
    And he hasn't had 9rpg in the regular season since '06-'07 (rounding up).

    I like Dirk, I like Durant, I'm not hating on either.

    Just telling clippy if he wants to try and marginalize Durant, Dirk's production and game are nearly identical.
     
    #566 emjohn, May 20, 2011
  7. javal_lon

    javal_lon Member

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    If Dirk gets to 10k rebounds....Thats a damn good rebounder in my book
     
    #567 javal_lon, May 20, 2011
  8. A_3PO

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    For a SF, KD is a fine rebounder. Like I said in another thread, his average will go down in the future now that Ibaka is at PF instead of Jeff Green. A healthy Perkins in the middle next season will also cut down his opportunities.

    I think Dirk is a decent rebounder at PF. Can't really fault him there.
     
    #568 A_3PO, May 20, 2011
  9. Fyreball

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    He came over in the Perkins/Jeff Green trade.
     
    #569 Fyreball, May 20, 2011
  10. BigBenito

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    #570 BigBenito, May 20, 2011
  11. rrj_gamz

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    I liked Van Gundy's commment about "practice"...

    Great game and so glad OKC won...this is going to be a fun series to watch...
     
    #571 rrj_gamz, May 20, 2011
  12. Pull_Up_3

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    Mostly on fast breaks i bet

    no hate just sayin
     
    #572 Pull_Up_3, May 20, 2011
  13. BigBenito

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    Word...

    <iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nrjg8AcjSvo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #573 BigBenito, May 20, 2011
  14. Pull_Up_3

    Pull_Up_3 Member

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    lol yea lets go off one play

    plz go troll
     
    #574 Pull_Up_3, May 20, 2011
  15. Drift Monkey

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    Exactly. Dirk didn't get all of his little touch fouls and couldn't get hot because of it. Choked his non-deserving 3 freethrow attempts.

    Nothing like a jam like this to shut up the Dallas fans. :cool:
     
    #575 Drift Monkey, May 20, 2011
  16. Zackery

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    I'm predicting a huge game by Westrbook tonight in game 3. He always has a great game after facing controversy.

    Westbrook 27 pts, 7 asts, 7 rbs
    Durant 32 pts 6 rbs
    Harden 15 pts
    Ibaka 3 blks

    Thunder win 103 - 96
     
    #576 Zackery, May 21, 2011
  17. PeppermintCandy

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    Dallas faces a major uphill climb now. OKC will be running at them all game and attacking their D. Carlisle has to figure out how to keep guys like Barea and Terry from getting overwhelmed by OKC's size and speed again.

    Marion has to reconnect with his inner Matrix. He can't have another poor game and expect his team to win.
     
    #577 PeppermintCandy, May 21, 2011
  18. DreamShook

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    Doris didn't know she was Live, hilarious.
     
    #578 DreamShook, May 21, 2011
  19. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    I know I wasn't the only one who saw Doris Burke do that:grin:
     
    #579 REEKO_HTOWN, May 21, 2011
  20. tehG l i d e

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    what did she do
     
    #580 tehG l i d e, May 21, 2011
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