2015 NBA Playoffs Thread: The Zebras are Loose

[elcheato]

Whats the record for FTs attempted in a game? I'm going to assume Jordan already has that record 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Also, someone needs to teach CC how to count.

 
Complaining about the counter.
 
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[BwareDWare94]

There needs to be a Bad Shots statistic created specifically to show just how bad Josh Smith really is.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

The Austin rivers coming out party!!

 

[Pugz]

man that sucks lol

 

[Pugz]

these fouls are fucking ridiculous.

 

[bosoxlover12]

these fouls are fucking ridiculous.

havent watched the game, but how in the hell has the Clippers taken 44 FT attempts in a half?? Are they only doing Hack-Deandre?

 

[elcheato]

Yes

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Yeah he shot 28 free throws in the half I think. They went to it mid 1st and didn't look back

 

[BwareDWare94]

Did they really call a T on Terrence Jones for that? Come on. This technical for absolutely nothing nonsense is getting old.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

So when will mexi admit that harden ball doesn't work in the playoffs?

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Did they really call a T on Terrence Jones for that? Come on. This technical for absolutely nothing nonsense is getting old.

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[Pugz]

havent watched the game, but how in the hell has the Clippers taken 44 FT attempts in a half?? Are they only doing Hack-Deandre?

it's fucking disgusting actually. i understand in the last two minutes of a game, or half, but not just because. this is not part of the game imo

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Chris Paul driving into the lane and hitting LT+X!!!

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Redick just crossed brewer.....

 

[Pugz]

this is a defensive foul before it's an offensive foul.

 

[Pugz]

should have given dwight a foul, flagrant, technical, and any other type of foul just because hes a hoe

 

[BwareDWare94]

At some point as a basketball fan, you sense the inevitable end for your team. I sensed it the second I saw LAC in Houston's bracket, but now that it's obvious to everyone, I'd like to make a few vicious and completely warranted statements:
 
1. Fuck you, James Harden. Other stars make their damn jump shots when defenders collapse in on them. I understand that you're trying to facilitate more but when you only shoot an arbitrary jump shot here and there, you give yourself no chance at developing a rhythm. Shoot the damn ball and forget about driving until they no longer give you space.
 
2. Get Josh Smith the fuck out of Houston. He is an absolute on-court cancer, even if he is by all account a good individual. His game is outdated and inefficient and he has no business in an offense predicated on floor spacing. He sucks and I hate him more with every second he's on the floor.
 
3. It's time to fire Kevin McHale. I don't give the slightest damn about how good his resume looks--Houston has had pieces, and he's failed them at crucial moments. This team has no offense, whatsoever, and they make no adjustments to what other teams do. Their defense has completely fallen apart in the playoffs, and I don't see him holding anybody accountable and making changes. They simply fire away and let James drive and hope shots fall through the basket. It is no sustainable and will always backfire on them. Fuck off with this nonsense.
 
4. Daryl Morey is an absolutely terrible GM and I can't stand him. He pushes this Morey-ball philosophy that specializes in inefficiency and he wants to put inefficient shooters on this team. This 3 point shooting team needs a bench that can score and he adds Corey Brewer and Josh Smith? Are you fucking kidding me? Even if you're a terrible shot, you'll eventually hit your foot if you keep aiming in that direction.
 
5. I am absolutely furious about the overall lack of effort this team has put forth in this series. They pranced into game 1 like they were untouchable and have since forth gotten bitch-slapped by Austin Rivers, a player that no other team in this league has had any issue defending. Talk about pathetic in every sense of the word.
 
6. Why is it so hard for Dwight Howard to not toss everybody around and pick up stupid fouls?
 
The good things:
 
1. I'd like to thank guys like Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, and Jason Terry for playing like champions while everybody else plays like chumps. James Harden looks disinterested. Terrence Jones plays hard but somehow can't find a way to defend anybody. Pablo Prigioni can't hit the broad side of the barn. Corey Brewer is completely out of control so far in this series. Josh Smith is the NBA equivalent of disgusting processed American cheese. Kevin McHale looks confused and incapable of general basketball thought. Anyway--thank you to Dwight, Ariza, and Terry. You at least put forth an effort. Everybody else can fuck off.
 
That's about it. There's nothing worth really stating in a positive manner. There is no foundation built here. This team is constructed to be as inefficient as possible and about the only way they can possibly improve is to chase LMA or a real, actual point guard, not to mention some bench pieces that can actually shoot the fucking ball.
 
Houston got outcoached, outplayed, outsmarted, and outclassed in this series. They had no chance from the get go, decided to act like a bunch of cats with awful cases of Little Bitch Syndrome, and have since paid for their sins. They can go to Hell ten times over and I'm about ready to tell this team to fuck off and give my support to a team like Memphis, who may not have what's necessary to win it all but at least they play hard, smart, and are very, very well coached. 

I've had enough of this nonsense. How dare this team waste what Dwight Howard has brought to them. How dare they allow a nonsensical approach to the game undermine what they're capable of. How dare they bitch out and put forth a lackadaisical effort against a great Clippers team? How dare they expect us fans to continue to care with the way they've bitched out of this series?
 
I would take 25-30 wins with a clear upward trajectory over this nonsense.

 

[elcheato]

 

[BwareDWare94]

If I was coaching Houston, I would send James Harden and Josh Smith to the locker room right now.