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Old 06-19-2013, 03:49 PM
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Heat vs. Spurs is about as interesting as it gets for the NBA.

Bright lights, big city, tattoos, and superstars vs. bald spots, shades of gray, small city.


Big dunks and big plays vs. execution and bank shots

Max contracts and big endorsements vs. taking less to try to win.

The Spurs have a sustained legacy and are the undisputed best of the West now that the Big 3 in OKC has been broken up. The Heat are the undisputed best of the East.

This game (and the series) has the best player in the NBA, the best PF of all time, maybe the greatest bench player of all time, one of the top-10 shooting guards of all time, 2 of the top 10 best European players to ever play in the NBA.

Even when the games are as good as they ever possibly can get, like last night, you're still watching men play basketball on tv.

It's a terrible betting game as well. Men are flying into each other and so many calls appear close to 50/50 live speed. I'm amazed how teams can win on the road in a sport like that. Especially when a crowd is as hostile as the one in Miami was last night. It's got to get into a ref's head to hear a crowd serenading them with chants of "The Referees Suck!" and they have to make so many calls that look like coinflips to me unless they're shown in slow motion.

How was that not a foul on the final play of the game? I can't think of a more impossible job to have than refereeing a game like last night. If you make a dozen errors/bad calls over the course of the game, you reffed one hell of a game.
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Old 06-19-2013, 07:44 PM
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Heat vs. Spurs is about as interesting as it gets for the NBA.

Bright lights, big city, tattoos, and superstars vs. bald spots, shades of gray, small city.


Big dunks and big plays vs. execution and bank shots

Max contracts and big endorsements vs. taking less to try to win.

The Spurs have a sustained legacy and are the undisputed best of the West now that the Big 3 in OKC has been broken up. The Heat are the undisputed best of the East.

This game (and the series) has the best player in the NBA, the best PF of all time, maybe the greatest bench player of all time, one of the top-10 shooting guards of all time, 2 of the top 10 best European players to ever play in the NBA.

Even when the games are as good as they ever possibly can get, like last night, you're still watching men play basketball on tv.

It's a terrible betting game as well. Men are flying into each other and so many calls appear close to 50/50 live speed. I'm amazed how teams can win on the road in a sport like that. Especially when a crowd is as hostile as the one in Miami was last night. It's got to get into a ref's head to hear a crowd serenading them with chants of "The Referees Suck!" and they have to make so many calls that look like coinflips to me unless they're shown in slow motion.

How was that not a foul on the final play of the game? I can't think of a more impossible job to have than refereeing a game like last night. If you make a dozen errors/bad calls over the course of the game, you reffed one hell of a game.



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Old 06-20-2013, 12:08 AM
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Uh huh.

Can you please declare the Heat will win Game #7.

Only you, can beat the Heat.
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Old 06-20-2013, 10:54 AM
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I know Tony Parker is probably one of the two you mean but who is the second guy in your two of the 10 greatest European players?
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Old 06-20-2013, 11:13 AM
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Manu... the bald spot with the big Roman nose is Italian and he played basketball in Italy with much success.
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Old 06-20-2013, 02:43 PM
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Thought that's who you meant. I always consider him South American.
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Old 06-20-2013, 06:56 PM
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Uh huh.

Can you please declare the Heat will win Game #7.

Only you, can beat the Heat.

I declared Miami winning this thing a long time ago in the NBA Playoffs thread. I don't care if they win by 1 or 20, there is no possible way they get beat tonight.
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Old 06-20-2013, 07:15 PM
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there is no possible way they get beat tonight.
Now there is.
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Old 06-20-2013, 07:27 PM
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call the bookie.
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Now there is.
OK Kobe!!!!
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