NBA Thread

[Hovadipo]

Will George finally beat Lebron? I could see it happening

Nothing would surprise me with this team. Could get swept, could win in 7.

My prediction is Cavs in 5, unfortunately.

If the over/under for number of games played in this series is set at 5.5 I would have to take the over though. Am I allowed to do that?

[IUfan_Charlie]

Couldn't ask for a better time for PG to be playing he best basketball of his career. 

[Crimson and Cream]

Well not the opponent I wanted but I'll still be going to one of the playoff games. Ended the regular season on a 5 game winning streak and I was there for two of them. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

NBA regular season is now in the history book but what a season finale for Vonleh with 19 reb. and 12 pts.

Yogi's and Cody's seasons are finished.

 Conference quarterfinals start Saturday the 15th.  Portland will face Golden State and the Rockets meet the Thunder.

In D-League, the Mad Ants were eliminate.  Raptors 905 advance to the next round.

04.12.17	Season W/L		W/L	Min.	Pts.	FG's	3's	FT's	Reb	Asst	Stls	Blks	TO's	PF	+/-
Dallas	33-49	Ferrell	W	28	7	2-9	1-4	2-3	1	5	1	1	2	3	-5
Houston	55-27	Gordon	W	27	11	4-12	3-10	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	3	-1
Houston	55-27	Williams	W	3	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4
Oklahoma	47-35	Oladipo	L	25	10	4-9	1-2	1-2	3	3	1	1	3	0	-1
Portland	41-41	Vonleh	L	38	12	5-8	0-0	2-3	19	1	1	0	1	1	-13
Charlotte	36-46	Zeller		NG
	NBA reg. season ended today.  Conference quarterfinals start Saturday, April 15.
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Mad Ants	1-2	Zeisloft	L	DNP
Raptors 905	2-0	Sheehey	Clinched
Raptors 905	2-0	Watford	Clinched
	First round of D-League playoffs are a best of 3 series.   Mad Ants eliminated; Raptors 905 advance; next game Sunday.

[IUfan_Charlie]

Vonleh has looked like an actual NBA player lately. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Playoff Schedule for our IU Guys.

Western Conference - First Round 

(1) Golden State vs. (8) Portland Trail Blazers 
Game 1 – Sun.  April 16  Portland at Golden State, 3:30 p.m., ABC/R
Game 2 – Wed.  April 19  Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m., TNT
Game 3 – Sat. April 22  Golden State at Portland, 10:30 p.m., ESPN/R
Game 4 – Mon.  April 24  Golden State at Portland, 10:30 p.m., TNT/R
Game 5 * Wed. April 26  Portland at Golden State, TBD
Game 6 * Fri. April 28  Golden State at Portland, TBD
Game 7 * Sun. April 30  Portland at Golden State, TBD

(3) Houston Rockets vs. (6) Oklahoma City Thunder 
Game 1 – Sun. April 16  Oklahoma City at Houston, 9 p.m., TNT
Game 2 – Wed. April 19  Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m., TNT
Game 3 – Fri. April 21  Houston at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/R
Game 4 – Sun. April 23  Houston at Oklahoma City, 3:30 p.m., ABC/R
Game 5 * Tue. April 25  Oklahoma City at Houston, TBD
Game 6 * Thu. April 27  Houston at Oklahoma City, TBD
Game 7 * Sat. April 29  Oklahoma City at Houston, TNT      

 

D-League Playoffs - Sheehey and Watford play for Raptors 905

Game 1 - Sun. April 16 Raptors 905 at Maine Red Claws

Game 2 - Wed. April 19 Maine Red Claws at Raptors 905

Game 3 - Thurs. April 20 Maine Red Claws at Raptors 905

[Hoosier Guy]

C'mon Pacers. Take down Baby Bron Bron and his cronies!

[Hoosier Guy]

Cavs lead 34-29 at the end of the 1st quarter. Pacers have to play a hell of a lot better defense to win. Couldn't defend the pick and roll to save their lives

[Brass Cannon]

Lebron is so great but still needs the refs help against the lowly Pacers. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

LeBron [emoji238] James

I'm excited to see him actually try hard now that it's the postseason. 

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[Brass Cannon]

I'll respect Lebron when he wins a playoff series without help from refs

No matter the opponent the questionable calls always end up favoring him. 

He walked into the NBA with e superstar discount he never proved he could win without it. 

[Brass Cannon]

Teague is useless 

[Hoosierfan2017]

17 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

I'll respect Lebron when he wins a playoff series without help from refs

No matter the opponent the questionable calls always end up favoring him. 

He walked into the NBA with e superstar discount he never proved he could win without it. 

Bruhh.. Did the refs put up 29.7/11.3/8.9 a game and come back down 3-1 in the NBA finals against the best team in league history for him? First it was "LeBron can't win a ring" and now that he's won 3 it's "LeBron can't win without the refs."

The NBA is a superstar league and the best players will always get favorable calls. It was like that when Jordan played and it'll be like that for years to come. I get that people like to hate on LeBron because he "flops" but he's so big and strong that if he didn't sell the calls he wouldn't get them. It's just like it was when Shaq was dominating the league. Plays that would be obvious fouls when they happen to other players don't look like it against guys like Bron and Shaq because they're huge and guys bounce right off them. 

[Brass Cannon]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Bruhh.. Did the refs put up 29.7/11.3/8.9 a game and come back down 3-1 in the NBA finals against the best team in league history for him? 

The NBA is a superstar league and the best players will always get favorable calls. It was like that when Jordan played and it'll be like that for years to come. 

Yes the refs helped him put up those stats. The points were put up at the free throw line on phantom calls. Those rebounds were gotten going over people's backs. Usually doing all that while traveling. 

And yes good players get calls. It's a whole new level for Lebron and Jordan didn't get them his rookie year. 

I find it funny you didn't name a series he won without the refs help. 

[BtownBanner6]

Yes the refs helped him put up those stats. The points were put up at the free throw line on phantom calls. Those rebounds were gotten going over people's backs. Usually doing all that while traveling. 
And yes good players get calls. It's a whole new level for Lebron and Jordan didn't get them his rookie year. 
I find it funny you didn't name a series he won without the refs help. 

He beat the Thunder in 5 games pretty sure the Refs were not needed.

[Brass Cannon]

1 minute ago, BtownBanner6 said:

He beat the Thunder in 5 games pretty sure the Refs were not needed.

Doesn't mean they didn't help. He's never gotten a chance to prove they weren't needed. 

[HoosierAloha]

Bruhh.. Did the refs put up 29.7/11.3/8.9 a game and come back down 3-1 in the NBA finals against the best team in league history for him? First it was "LeBron can't win a ring" and now that he's won 3 it's "LeBron can't win without the refs."
The NBA is a superstar league and the best players will always get favorable calls. It was like that when Jordan played and it'll be like that for years to come. I get that people like to hate on LeBron because he "flops" but he's so big and strong that if he didn't sell the calls he wouldn't get them. It's just like it was when Shaq was dominating the league. Plays that would be obvious fouls when they happen to other players don't look like it against guys like Bron and Shaq because they're huge and guys bounce right off them. 

That's why bron bron went the "I was shoved halfway across the court" flop so the refs can actually see he was touched. Bron is in the mold of Wiscy players when they're tough until they're not.

[Brass Cannon]

Cavs hanging all over the Pacers on layups. No calls at all. Pacers look at the Cavs on a layup and it's an and 1

to add on the difference between Lebrons superstar discount is lebrons extends to his entire team

[Brass Cannon]

16 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Bruhh.. Did the refs put up 29.7/11.3/8.9 a game and come back down 3-1 in the NBA finals against the best team in league history for him? First it was "LeBron can't win a ring" and now that he's won 3 it's "LeBron can't win without the refs."

The NBA is a superstar league and the best players will always get favorable calls. It was like that when Jordan played and it'll be like that for years to come. I get that people like to hate on LeBron because he "flops" but he's so big and strong that if he didn't sell the calls he wouldn't get them. It's just like it was when Shaq was dominating the league. Plays that would be obvious fouls when they happen to other players don't look like it against guys like Bron and Shaq because they're huge and guys bounce right off them. 

And this accounts for the 5 or 6 plays a game where it shows there was no contact at all?

[Hoosierfan2017]

6 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Yes the refs helped him put up those stats. The points were put up at the free throw line on phantom calls. Those rebounds were gotten going over people's backs. Usually doing all that while traveling. 

And yes good players get calls. It's a whole new level for Lebron and Jordan didn't get them his rookie year. 

I find it funny you didn't name a series he won without the refs help. 

I mean do you want me to go through and name all the series he's played in? Are the refs the reason they swept the Pistons last year in? How about when they swept the Hawks last year? Or we can go to a throwback and talk about when he dragged a team with Larry Hughes as its second best player to the NBA finals. The man has been to six straight NBA finals. The refs are the only reason for that? Cmon man, that's just ridiculous. In the NBA finals last year LeBron scored 4.4 of his 29.7 points per game at the free throw line. It's not like he was getting 15-20 free throws a night.