Gary needs to look at the sim engine.. lol
Congrats man!
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by Myles Nelson » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:01 am
MizzouRah wrote:Gary needs to look at the sim engine.. lol
Congrats man!
I'm thinking that it has to do with Lin's injury. Remember, Utah's slide coincided with Lin missing two straight games. Add that to the fact that they had no SGs on their roster. They started Draymond Green, of all people, at SG when Lin went out, and slid Harris over to PG. That allowed EG to go OFF on the Jazz.
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by Myles Nelson » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:45 am
I... er I mean Vilma... is instructing them to knock out CP3... I mean no one. We play the game clean!
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by Myles Nelson » Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:53 am
Western Conference Finals? Man I'm good! In all seriousness though, it's a nice surprise to see our team doing so well. D'Antoni's fast pace offense is clearly good for guys like Gordon and Davis, and the well rounded games of Marion, Scola, Thompson and Vasquez have really made us a tough team to beat.
But can we beat the Clippers?
Point Guard
Chris Paul vs. Grevis Vasquez
If there is any PG better than who Vasquez faced in the first round, it's this guy. CP3 averaged 20 points, 10 assists, a 6.5 A/TO ratio, shot over 50%, stopped 97.2% of drives and forced nearly 4 turnovers per game, including 2.3 steals per game. He also shot 40.9% from beyond the arc. If anyone can find a weakness, please let the Hornets know.
Vasquez is... an admirable point guard. He works hard and does his job. He just isn't very talented. His shooting is subpar, his passing mediocre, and his defense just okay. This postseason hasn't been kind to him, and his matchup this round will be hell.
Advantage: Clippers
Shooting Guard
Rudy Fernandez vs. Eric Gordon
Fernandez is the defensive stopper (96.9% STOP) who hits the open jumpshot (50.4% fg). He doesn't create his own shot so much, and he doesn't pass the ball too well, but he's a great role player.
Gordon hasn't had much of a problem so far in this postseason taking care of business, as his scoring has been on point and he's done a good job of leading these Hornets to big wins, both at home and on the road. He'll need to keep it up if they want any hope of winning.
Advantage: Hornets
Small Forward
Caron Butler vs. Shawn Marion
Butler has become a decent roleplayer, mostly due to injuries, but he's still got a solid jumpshot and can play some defense. He's a lot like Fernandez, but a little more dynamic. Sometimes he shows flashes of the old Caron Butler, but for the most part, he's content finding his points in the flow of the offense.
Marion is also a former dynamo on the downside of his career, but he's just as good as Butler offensively and defensively. Marion will probably grab more boards in this matchup, but he's a good solid opponent for a guy like Butler.
Advantage: Draw
Power Forward
Blake Griffin vs. Anthony Davis
Griffin will certainly challenge the hell out of Davis. Griffin is much much stronger and more polished than Davis is right now, and although Davis is great defensively, no one can stand up to Griffin. Blake averaged 25/11, and will not be stopped.
Length is Davis's one advantage, and if he has any hope of stopping Griffin, he'll have to use that. He can't let Griffin bully him in the post and will have to constantly fight for position and deny him the ball. Davis has his work cut out for him like never before in this series.
Advantage: Clippers
Center
DeAndre Jordan vs. Jason Thompson
A dynamic defensive presence with an efficient offensive game, Jordan is a beast. He is highly athletic, blocks shots and grabs rebounds at an insane rate and can dunk with the best of them. His athleticism and speed will frustrate Thompson, and if Thompson gets caught sleeping on defense, Jordan will dunk all over him.
Thompson is more polished offensively, and has better fundamentals overall, so he can use that to draw fouls and outmaneuver the more athletic Jordan. If he doesn't do that, he might as well forget about it and just try not to get put on a poster.
Advantage: Draw
Bench
Nick Young is an electric scorer, a deadeye shooter who can create his own shot. Jose Calderon is a great passing point guard, and Shelden Williams and Zydrunas Ilgauskas provide size down low. The bench isn't relied on as much for the Clippers, but it's certainly got talent.
Luis Scola slowed down a little bit that last series, but he was still a force to be reckoned with and a double double threat. Austin Rivers has continued to step up on the big stage, and Xavier Henry is still performing well in the limited minutes he's getting.
Advantage: Draw
Final Thoughts
The main reason why the Clippers will dominate this series? The near perfection that is CP3, Blake Griffin, and the chemistry between those two. It's almost as if they were made for each other on the court.
Prediction: Clippers in 4
A sweep huh? Well, despite our low seed, perhaps we can continue to be the plucky upset team that just won't go away. We've already overachieved, so anything else is just icing on the cake.
Game One
We came out with guns blazing in game one! Eric Gordon lit up the Clips for 30 points, Davis had a double double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and we shot 48.5% as team. Too bad that we couldn't handle their big man, as Jordon had 26, Griffin had 20, and they shot 51.6% as a team. Our offense was great, theirs was just better.
Hornets 111 Clippers 124
Game Two
Vasquez won the PG battle, scoring 17 points, adding 7 assists and only 1 turnover, and CP3 only notched 8 points, 7 assists and 3 turnovers, so that was good. We also won the FT battle, hitting 17/25 to their 10/20. However, we couldn't hit any shots to save our lives.
Hornets 76 Clippers 95
Game Three
Blake Griffin turned in a playoff performance for the ages, 28 points and 23 rebounds. Vasquez is starting to become quite the playoff hero for us, scoring 28 points this game, but we couldn't match the Clippers intensity and defense, as they beat us in a third straight game.
Clippers 106 Hornets 93
Oh sweet sweet karma. Vasquez sprained a finger and Scola pulled his groin. Also, Miami finally lost it's first game of the postseason.
Game Four
Without Scola and with an injured Vasquez, I thought we were done for sure. But Gustavo Ayon stepped up in Scola's absence, and Gordon just wouldn't let us go down without a fight, as he willed us to a win in this game, scoring 37 points as Davis added 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Clippers 93 Hornets 95
Game Five
Down 3-1, game five in LA, it didn't seem likely that we would win. And that's what went down, the Clippers got out to a lead early, held on for most of the game, and kept us at bay. Griffin, Paul and Fernandez each had 20+ points and the loss of Scola was just too much to withstand.
Hornets 104 Clippers 123
Oh well, like I said we had overachieved already so to see us go this far was great. Unfortunately, it sets high expectations for next year, but I see Tom Benson as a reasonable man who will understand that we really aren't as good as we played this year. The fans may not understand but, screw them, they aren't the one signing my paycheck. It was a good year though, definitely a good year for us.
Miami ousted the Celtics in 6 games, meaning they'll move on to defend their title against the Clippers.
But can we beat the Clippers?
Point Guard
Chris Paul vs. Grevis Vasquez
If there is any PG better than who Vasquez faced in the first round, it's this guy. CP3 averaged 20 points, 10 assists, a 6.5 A/TO ratio, shot over 50%, stopped 97.2% of drives and forced nearly 4 turnovers per game, including 2.3 steals per game. He also shot 40.9% from beyond the arc. If anyone can find a weakness, please let the Hornets know.
Vasquez is... an admirable point guard. He works hard and does his job. He just isn't very talented. His shooting is subpar, his passing mediocre, and his defense just okay. This postseason hasn't been kind to him, and his matchup this round will be hell.
Advantage: Clippers
Shooting Guard
Rudy Fernandez vs. Eric Gordon
Fernandez is the defensive stopper (96.9% STOP) who hits the open jumpshot (50.4% fg). He doesn't create his own shot so much, and he doesn't pass the ball too well, but he's a great role player.
Gordon hasn't had much of a problem so far in this postseason taking care of business, as his scoring has been on point and he's done a good job of leading these Hornets to big wins, both at home and on the road. He'll need to keep it up if they want any hope of winning.
Advantage: Hornets
Small Forward
Caron Butler vs. Shawn Marion
Butler has become a decent roleplayer, mostly due to injuries, but he's still got a solid jumpshot and can play some defense. He's a lot like Fernandez, but a little more dynamic. Sometimes he shows flashes of the old Caron Butler, but for the most part, he's content finding his points in the flow of the offense.
Marion is also a former dynamo on the downside of his career, but he's just as good as Butler offensively and defensively. Marion will probably grab more boards in this matchup, but he's a good solid opponent for a guy like Butler.
Advantage: Draw
Power Forward
Blake Griffin vs. Anthony Davis
Griffin will certainly challenge the hell out of Davis. Griffin is much much stronger and more polished than Davis is right now, and although Davis is great defensively, no one can stand up to Griffin. Blake averaged 25/11, and will not be stopped.
Length is Davis's one advantage, and if he has any hope of stopping Griffin, he'll have to use that. He can't let Griffin bully him in the post and will have to constantly fight for position and deny him the ball. Davis has his work cut out for him like never before in this series.
Advantage: Clippers
Center
DeAndre Jordan vs. Jason Thompson
A dynamic defensive presence with an efficient offensive game, Jordan is a beast. He is highly athletic, blocks shots and grabs rebounds at an insane rate and can dunk with the best of them. His athleticism and speed will frustrate Thompson, and if Thompson gets caught sleeping on defense, Jordan will dunk all over him.
Thompson is more polished offensively, and has better fundamentals overall, so he can use that to draw fouls and outmaneuver the more athletic Jordan. If he doesn't do that, he might as well forget about it and just try not to get put on a poster.
Advantage: Draw
Bench
Nick Young is an electric scorer, a deadeye shooter who can create his own shot. Jose Calderon is a great passing point guard, and Shelden Williams and Zydrunas Ilgauskas provide size down low. The bench isn't relied on as much for the Clippers, but it's certainly got talent.
Luis Scola slowed down a little bit that last series, but he was still a force to be reckoned with and a double double threat. Austin Rivers has continued to step up on the big stage, and Xavier Henry is still performing well in the limited minutes he's getting.
Advantage: Draw
Final Thoughts
The main reason why the Clippers will dominate this series? The near perfection that is CP3, Blake Griffin, and the chemistry between those two. It's almost as if they were made for each other on the court.
Prediction: Clippers in 4
A sweep huh? Well, despite our low seed, perhaps we can continue to be the plucky upset team that just won't go away. We've already overachieved, so anything else is just icing on the cake.
Game One
We came out with guns blazing in game one! Eric Gordon lit up the Clips for 30 points, Davis had a double double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and we shot 48.5% as team. Too bad that we couldn't handle their big man, as Jordon had 26, Griffin had 20, and they shot 51.6% as a team. Our offense was great, theirs was just better.
Hornets 111 Clippers 124
Game Two
Vasquez won the PG battle, scoring 17 points, adding 7 assists and only 1 turnover, and CP3 only notched 8 points, 7 assists and 3 turnovers, so that was good. We also won the FT battle, hitting 17/25 to their 10/20. However, we couldn't hit any shots to save our lives.
Hornets 76 Clippers 95
Game Three
Blake Griffin turned in a playoff performance for the ages, 28 points and 23 rebounds. Vasquez is starting to become quite the playoff hero for us, scoring 28 points this game, but we couldn't match the Clippers intensity and defense, as they beat us in a third straight game.
Clippers 106 Hornets 93
Oh sweet sweet karma. Vasquez sprained a finger and Scola pulled his groin. Also, Miami finally lost it's first game of the postseason.
Game Four
Without Scola and with an injured Vasquez, I thought we were done for sure. But Gustavo Ayon stepped up in Scola's absence, and Gordon just wouldn't let us go down without a fight, as he willed us to a win in this game, scoring 37 points as Davis added 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Clippers 93 Hornets 95
Game Five
Down 3-1, game five in LA, it didn't seem likely that we would win. And that's what went down, the Clippers got out to a lead early, held on for most of the game, and kept us at bay. Griffin, Paul and Fernandez each had 20+ points and the loss of Scola was just too much to withstand.
Hornets 104 Clippers 123
Oh well, like I said we had overachieved already so to see us go this far was great. Unfortunately, it sets high expectations for next year, but I see Tom Benson as a reasonable man who will understand that we really aren't as good as we played this year. The fans may not understand but, screw them, they aren't the one signing my paycheck. It was a good year though, definitely a good year for us.
Miami ousted the Celtics in 6 games, meaning they'll move on to defend their title against the Clippers.
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by Myles Nelson » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:29 pm
[SIZE="4"]2013 NBA Finals[/SIZE]
This is why we play the game. To win. To be the very best, that no one ever was. To be a champion.
Will it be the defending champions again? Can LeBron get title #2 on his quest to get not 5, not 6, and not 7? Can Dwyane Wade continue his legacy, and get his third title in South Beach? Will the supporting cast step up, with the likes of Mario Chalmers, Udonis Haslem, Grant Hill, and Channing Frye? Who can stop a team so athletic, a team so ready to run and gun and dunk?
Then again, who can stop CP3? Perhaps the most dominant PG in today's game lines up alongside offensive monster Blake Griffin, and helps turn guys like DeAndre Jordan and Rudy Fernandez into legitimate offensive threats. Can DJ protect the paint? Can Nick Young be the bench scorer? Will the Clippers be able to use their depth to wear down the Heat?
PG Chris Paul vs. Mario Chalmers
CLIPPERS
SG Rudy Fernandez vs. Dwyane Wade
HEAT
SF Caron Butler vs. LeBron James
HEAT
PF Blake Griffin vs. Chris Bosh
DRAW
C DeAndre Jordan vs. Marcus Camby
CLIPPERS
Bench Nick Young, Jose Calderon, Shelden Williams vs. Grant Hill, Channing Frye, Udonis Haslem
DRAW
Final Thoughts
It comes down to a few x-factors: who wins the matchup between Griffin and Bosh? The team that wins there will probably win the series. Also, can CP3 so thoroughly dominate Chalmers that he can make up the difference between Fernandez/Wade and Butler/LBJ?
Prediction: Heat in 7
As much as it would pain me to see the Heat win it all, I could see it happening.
Game One
What an incredible game, three absolutely stunning performances. Dwyane Wade had 35 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds. Blake Griffin had 39 points and 9 rebounds. And LeBron James had 43 points, 7 assists and 5 boards as he made Caron Butler just look silly. This game was a blowout, as the Heat jumped out to a huge lead early and never looked back.
Clippers 99 Heat 120
Game Two
You don't make it to the NBA Finals without having overcome some adversity somewhere, and the teams who make it here don't just fold easily. Jordan got the Clippers fired up with 7 blocked shots, Griffin poured in 28 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, and Chris Paul had a 20 point, 10 assist showing. LBJ had another big game, but his final jumpshot clanged off the rim, and the Clippers stole homecourt advantage.
Clippers 106 Heat 104
Game Three
After his big defensive performance, DeAndre Jordan came out and had one of the most enigmatic performances I'd ever seen. 8 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 10 turnovers. Ouch. Griffin and Paul had big games again, and while LeBron and Wade combined for 51 points, Bosh was limited offensively and couldn't provide the help that the Big 2 needed.
Heat 93 Clippers 96
Game Four
This is quickly turning into an NBA Finals series for the ages. LeBron, Wade and Bosh combined for 66 points, and Chalmers and Hill pitched in another 34 more. However, the combination of CP3, Jordan, Griffin and Fernandez scored 65 points, and Nick Young added 27 points off the bench! Too bad it wasn't enough though, as the Heat took game four on the road and evened the series up at 2-2.
Heat 114 Clippers 111
Game Five
The Clippers were dismantled on their home court, as Paul and Griffin were simply awful, combining for 23 points. The Heat trio had 72 points, and that was more than enough to take a 3-2 lead heading back home.
Heat 107 Clippers 93
Game Six
LeBron could taste victory, and he wasn't about to let it slip away like he had done so many times before. 39 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists ignited the Heat offense, and they ran away with this championship.
Clippers 89 Heat 108
The Miami Heat are your 2012-2013 NBA Champions!
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by Myles Nelson » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:35 pm
Well, on to the offseason. I was hoping we could have lost to the eventual NBA Champions, but LBJ wants his rings badly now. SOB. Here's hoping LeBron never wins another ring.
So, the draft lottery! This is an exciting day for us, as we have two picks in the lottery. Here's the current order and how the odds stack up.
14. Charlotte (0.5%)
13. Sacramento (0.6%)
12. Denver (0.9%)
11. Chicago (0.9%)
10. Milwaukee (1.7%)
9. New Orleans (3.4%)
8. Memphis (3.5%)
7. Cleveland (6.0%)
6. Orlando (6.5%)
5. New Orleans (9.7%)
4. Detroit (9.8%)
3. Charlotte (14.6%)
2. Toronto (18.6%)
1. Phoenix (23.3%)
So we actually have 5 and 9, not 6 and 10 like I had thought. We also have a 13.1% chance at landing the top pick, so here's hoping we get lucky at least once!
14. Charlotte (0)
13. Sacramento (0)
12. Denver (0)
11. Chicago (0)
10. Milwaukee (0)
9. New Orleans (0)
8. Memphis (0)
7. Orlando (-1)
6. New Orleans (-1)
5. Detroit (-1)
4. Charlotte (-1)
3. Toronto (-1)
2. Cleveland (+5)
1. Phoenix (0)
Well congrats to Phoenix, Cleveland and Toronto on getting the top 3 picks. Shame we dropped on, but having picks at 6 and 9 isn't shabby. Again, depending on the draft talent, we might just trade both picks to upgrade at PG and SF.
So, the draft lottery! This is an exciting day for us, as we have two picks in the lottery. Here's the current order and how the odds stack up.
14. Charlotte (0.5%)
13. Sacramento (0.6%)
12. Denver (0.9%)
11. Chicago (0.9%)
10. Milwaukee (1.7%)
9. New Orleans (3.4%)
8. Memphis (3.5%)
7. Cleveland (6.0%)
6. Orlando (6.5%)
5. New Orleans (9.7%)
4. Detroit (9.8%)
3. Charlotte (14.6%)
2. Toronto (18.6%)
1. Phoenix (23.3%)
So we actually have 5 and 9, not 6 and 10 like I had thought. We also have a 13.1% chance at landing the top pick, so here's hoping we get lucky at least once!
14. Charlotte (0)
13. Sacramento (0)
12. Denver (0)
11. Chicago (0)
10. Milwaukee (0)
9. New Orleans (0)
8. Memphis (0)
7. Orlando (-1)
6. New Orleans (-1)
5. Detroit (-1)
4. Charlotte (-1)
3. Toronto (-1)
2. Cleveland (+5)
1. Phoenix (0)
Well congrats to Phoenix, Cleveland and Toronto on getting the top 3 picks. Shame we dropped on, but having picks at 6 and 9 isn't shabby. Again, depending on the draft talent, we might just trade both picks to upgrade at PG and SF.
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