Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread

[illoquent aka dsk]

BUT.. The main thing is we didnt make any real adjustments in this game compared to last game. Still sloppy. Still lacking energy. Pacers played harder. Their coach made more and better adjustments.

I think Spo did a lot, honestly. Went with countless small/big combinations (bringing Joel and Mike Miller in the rotation), setting up LBJ on the block when Hibbert was out and PG defending him, ran a bunch of screens with LBJ coming off the curl, ran PnR's closer to the paint to try and force Hibbert to move, etc. The issue is Miami doesn't have the personnel to deal with West/Hibbert. Spo will try out out different **** but there's only so much he can do when they don't have the bodies to bang around w/ those guys.

I'm not gonna lie, Indiana's surprised me w/ their play. In these two games, they've controlled the pace for most of the 96 minutes and have forced Miami to make adjustments to them. Pacers make a lot of dumb mistakes though and can't afford to have their perimeter guys go cold from the field like the Heat shooters.

How about we give the winning team some credit after a good game???  

Damn.  **** about LeBron being a choker because he turned the ball over and Wade and blah blah...  And I can't stand the guys.  But I can appreciate what Indy's done these two games.

Word.

 

[dirtybuhbuhnew]

I want Ben Gordon in Indiana

 

[illoquent aka dsk]

I feel like George Hill and/or Lance will cost Indiana a game at some point. ****...they almost did yesterday.

Hill gave me flashbacks of Jeremy Lin vs. Heat a few times. That's not good.

 

[memphisboi55]

smh

thank god he got a pre-nup

SMART MAN, I actually like Duncan after reading he had a prenup

 

[unclerukus]

I think Spo did a lot, honestly. Went with countless small/big combinations (bringing Joel and Mike Miller in the rotation), setting up LBJ on the block when Hibbert was out and PG defending him, ran a bunch of screens with LBJ coming off the curl, ran PnR's closer to the paint to try and force Hibbert to move, etc. The issue is Miami doesn't have the personnel to deal with West/Hibbert. Spo will try out out different **** but there's only so much he can do when they don't have the bodies to bang around w/ those guys.

I'm not gonna lie, Indiana's surprised me w/ their play. In these two games, they've controlled the pace for most of the 96 minutes and have forced Miami to make adjustments to them. Pacers make a lot of dumb mistakes though and can't afford to have their perimeter guys go cold from the field like the Heat shooters.

Somebody gets it. 

 

[denni5themenace]

He's clearly maximized his ability. Everyone can't do what Hakeem did. Dwight could be adopted by the dream and he still wouldn't have the foot speed to pull off a dream shake

Exactly

can the pacers amnesty granger?

Used it on James Posey.

ty for the clarification. didn't see anyone on their salary cap with it.

 

[durantula]

Yall just need to give lance some time, he should come around, george hill on the other hand :x

 

[hood17]

how do you divorce Tim Duncan ?

smh

thank god he got a pre-nup

Now seeing she cheated on him

 

[tommyicerocking]

Now seeing she cheated on him

Tony Parker got in her too?

Spoiler: Warning%3A%20Spoiler!

Spurs losing next 4 games

 

[imlive365]

wow. stanning at its best

The Pacers shot more freethrow because the Heat bigs can't guard Hibbert. Miami though, most of their freethrow were results of phantom calls.

Someone obviously didn't watch the games.

Typical heat hater Stan. You do realize the heat have lebron James and Dwayne wade right 2'of the best players able to get to the rim but your right the pacers play perfect defense EVERY SINGLE time they drive to the rim. They never foul and if they do get called for a foul it didn't exist. I don't see you complaint about that call on wade where he didn't even touch George on the sideline and George fell out of bounce and they called wade for a push off. Or how come every single time wade goes to the rim hibbert ends up on his butt?

 

[dipsetgeneral]

LeBreezy did choke last night.

 

[unclerukus]

Typical heat hater Stan. You do realize the heat have lebron James and Dwayne wade right 2'of the best players able to get to the rim but your right the pacers play perfect defense EVERY SINGLE time they drive to the rim. They never foul and if they do get called for a foul it didn't exist. I don't see you complaint about that call on wade where he didn't even touch George on the sideline and George fell out of bounce and they called wade for a push off. Or how come every single time wade goes to the rim hibbert ends up on his butt?

 

 

[noblekane]

everybody chokes. cant bat a thousand under pressure. no one ever has.

i still hope the heat win. nothing worse than a spurs team winning a title...

 

[noblekane]

and can you all knock it off with that wack term "stan"???

you guys even saying that **** makes you a "stan" yourself....

eminem says hi

 

[hypebeast5]

and can you all knock it off with that wack term "stan"???

you guys even saying that **** makes you a "stan" yourself....

eminem says hi

Lol why you mad tho?

I seriously hope anyone but the heat win, the spurs are so classy you forget they won many championships before so to get 5 itd be amazing

 

[buc em]

Man...if the Pacers got CP3 it would be a damn wrap. The Pacers only problem right now is bringing up the ball and having George Hill seemingly dribble out like 15 seconds of the shot clock every time. He needs to play the 2. CP3-Hill-George-West-Hibbert with DJ, Lance and Hansbrough off the bench would be crazy.

 

[noblekane]

Lol why you mad tho?

I seriously hope anyone but the heat win, the spurs are so classy you forget they won many championships before so to get 5 itd be amazing

the spurs are classy? what?

i hope the heat win just so you can cry

 

[clyde the glide]

im not saying i condone it but that flying elbow looks hilarious in real time.  **** move tho

 

[hypebeast5]

Lol why you mad tho?

I seriously hope anyone but the heat win, the spurs are so classy you forget they won many championships before so to get 5 itd be amazing

the spurs are classy? what?

i hope the heat win just so you can cry

Classy, exactly what i said they respect their opponents unlike how lebron and wade mocked dirk catching a cold and have no players who resort to dirty tactics on the regular

 

[noblekane]

how do you divorce Tim Duncan ?

lol what the hell too much dude :x

 

[imlive365]

Am I the only one who sees Stevenson acting like he's gonna set a pic on wade the moves last second?

 

[noblekane]

Classy, exactly what i said they respect their opponents unlike how lebron and wade mocked dirk catching a cold and have no players who resort to dirty tactics on the regular

we are talking about the spurs here right?

the spurs who had bruce bowen on most them title teams?

the spurs with ginobli floppin ***?

pop a great coach but lets not act like dude aint always hack a shaq teams

 

[pmatic]

These Pacers as is, probably won't be together for more than another year or two.

 

[imlive365]

He was setting a screen.

Doesn't excuse from wade raising his elbow towards his head. **** move by wade.

If he was gonna set a screen why did he move? It was a **** boy move by wade but he was already in the air jumping when he moved. But what I wanna know Is should that really have knocked him down the floor like that? Bron gets shoved and were all over him for flopping. Stevenson gets hit with a light elbow and he falls to the ground and y'all don't say nothing.

 

[durantula]

Typical heat hater Stan. You do realize the heat have lebron James and Dwayne wade right 2'of the best players able to get to the rim but your right the pacers play perfect defense EVERY SINGLE time they drive to the rim. They never foul and if they do get called for a foul it didn't exist. I don't see you complaint about that call on wade where he didn't even touch George on the sideline and George fell out of bounce and they called wade for a push off. Or how come every single time wade goes to the rim hibbert ends up on his butt?

Because everytime wade goes up for a layup in the lane it looks like a flying kick from liu kang and roy hibbert catches it