2011 NBA Playoffs Thread

[PDXChris]

One a side note, the English national team may be pretty good. Deng and Ben Gordon will both be on the team in the Olympics. Deng is really coming into his own.

 

[Lorenzo]

I never said the Bulls got lucky.. I said even when the Bulls made a mistake they got good luck to help them.. They didnt make many mistakes so luck wasnt a big part of it.. They just played a complete game and whooped the Heat.. We'll get game 2.. Are you really trying to talk mess to me cuz I had confidence in my team to win? haha whatever

nope...just trying to point out facts... that the heat need to get help aside from their big 3. honestly I would rather the heat win this series. it is better for the fans to see stars like james/wade play in the finals. especially if my mavericks get a rematch.

and I don't blame a heat fan for being confident. I just can't see how they are going to win a title without getting some good help for their stars first.

 

[Lorenzo]

The Heat shot over 47% and still lost by 20. A big part of that is giving up 19 offensive boards. That's right. 19! Spoelstra got outcoached from the opening lineups tonight.

honestly tonight was about depth. spoelstra isn't playing in the game... but he might have to before this series is over. if something doesn't change.

LBJ, Dwade, and bosh have to score a lot of points. james had a bad night. bosh scored 30 and they still lost. I mean all 3 of those guys have to play great for them to win. if one of those guys has an average night they are in trouble.

 

[PDXChris]

This is going to be a great series no matter what, that is one thing we can all agree on.

 

[Lorenzo]

This is going to be a great series no matter what, that is one thing we can all agree on.

well the heat better play a lot better in game 2. they held the fort for 3 quarters, but it fell hard. I don't think they can afford to go down 0-2.

I agree that chicago might not score as much in the next game, but even if they miss those shots they are getting a lot of rebounds. miami has to figure something out there.

 

[Dayman]

honestly tonight was about depth. spoelstra isn't playing in the game... but he might have to before this series is over. if something doesn't change.

LBJ, Dwade, and bosh have to score a lot of points. james had a bad night. bosh scored 30 and they still lost. I mean all 3 of those guys have to play great for them to win. if one of those guys has an average night they are in trouble.

That's true, but trying to go small against this Bulls team, because of their depth, is a risky move. The risk didn't pan out tonight.

 

[Lorenzo]

That's true, but trying to go small against this Bulls team, because of their depth, is a risky move. The risk didn't pan out tonight.

well they got dampier and Z on the bench. I think spoelstra just showed his hand if you ask me. he doesn't believe in those guys. if he did they would have been out there. I may be wrong...

 

[PDXChris]

well they got dampier and Z on the bench. I think spoelstra just showed his hand if you ask me. he doesn't believe in those guys. if he did they would have been out there. I may be wrong...

I read earlier that Z was inactive because he is too slow to even foul Rose. You know your coach thinks highly of you at that point.

 

[Dayman]

well they got dampier and Z on the bench. I think spoelstra just showed his hand if you ask me. he doesn't believe in those guys. if he did they would have been out there. I may be wrong...

You're probably right about those two. The Heat do have some personnel limitations. They also have a couple days to adjust, which I'm sure they will. I loved the Bulls' win, but there's a lot of series left to be played. I'm nowhere near comfortable.

 

[PDXChris]

Sorry misquoted, here is it from twitter.

KCJHoop K.C Johnson
Ilgauskas inactive after starting first eight playoff games for Heat. He can't protect Rose from rim. And he can't foul as hard as Magloire.

 

[Lorenzo]

You're probably right about those two. The Heat do have some personnel limitations. They also have a couple days to adjust, which I'm sure they will. I loved the Bulls' win, but there's a lot of series left to be played. I'm nowhere near comfortable.

well you are bulls fan? I wouldn't feel comfortable either if LBJ and wade were there. those guys will probably play better next game. they can get hot from the outside(which is what I think has to happen for them). they are streaky jump shooters when I watch. they can be off like tonight, but when they are on there is nothing you can do to stop them. just like deng said in the post game quote.

lebron said to watch the western conference if we wanted to see scoring, but I didn't realize he was conceding the fact that he wasn't going to get his. j/k...i do expect to see a better game two from the heat. the chicago depth played great tonight. better than everyone expected. keeping that up will be tough, but miami has to show some more resistance.

 

[Cheesebeef]

that was a hell of a performance by the Bulls.

 

[Mulli]

Nice. Taj Gibson.

 

[PDXChris]

By the way, the Bulls are 4-0 against the Heat now. That cannot be ignored.

 

[Lorenzo]

By the way, the Bulls are 4-0 against the Heat now. That cannot be ignored.

no it can't. i'd say they really need to steal game 2.

 

[Lorenzo]

Nice. Taj Gibson.

you should post a pic of his dunk(s)

 

[Mulli]

Miami coach said it best. You can't run isolations on bulls. Does Miami have any plays on offense?

 

[O]

 

[PDXChris]

you should post a pic of his dunk(s)

The one on Wade.

 

[PDXChris]

Second one.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Way to go, Bulls !!!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

 

[Lorenzo]

nice pics and video! i enjoy chatting with you all. can't wait for the next games on tuesday!

 

[mojorizen7]

Way to go Bulls....keep it up.
My boy Noah with the 9 points,14 boards(8 offensive) 2 steals & 2 blocks. NICE

 

[Bert]

Wade's expression after the first dunk by Gibson was priceless. He had the look of a man who was thinking; "awe damnit that's gonna be on every website in like 30 seconds, they're probably gonna autotune it..."