[NBA] Comments that Don't Warrant Their Own Thread (Playoffs?)

PurpleHaze

PurpleHaze

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#92
Mr. S£im Citrus said:
If the Finals somehow ended up Atlanta versus Memphis, David Stern would jump out of a building.
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How did Stern survive the fall when Houston a sixth seed won the title in mid 90s by demolishing Orlando in 4 with their rookie Shaq? Then Rockets repeated their "never under-estimate the heart of a champion" the next season by blowing by Knicks and Ewing.
 
Mr. S£im Citrus

Mr. S£im Citrus

Doryphore of KingsFans.com
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#93
#93
PurpleHaze said:
How did Stern survive the fall when Houston a sixth seed won the title in mid 90s by demolishing Orlando in 4 with their rookie Shaq? Then Rockets repeated their "never under-estimate the heart of a champion" the next season by blowing by Knicks and Ewing.
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First of all, you have that backwards: Houston beat New York in 1994 and Orlando in 1995, not the other way around. Second of all, Shaq was not a rookie when he played in the Finals.

Third of all, and most importantly, Dream and Shaq were both stars in 1995, and Shaq was most definitely a superstar. The 1995 Finals did something like a 13.9 rating (cite), which would make it the fifth-highest rated Finals in history out of any series that did not involve Michael Jordan.

No one involved in a hypothetical MEM/ATL Finals has anywhere remotely near that kind of Q-rating.
 
Mad D

Mad D

Starter
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#94
Dallas got game 1 with the come from behind victory. More good news for today.

Also, Chuck on TNT just said the Mavs have never played LA in a series. I don't know if that is correct or not.
 
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Big Cuz 15

Big Cuz 15

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#95
1 down, 3 to go mavs!

i went over to their forum to see what kind of responses would come out.. the server is crashing. too many of them trying to log on at the same time
 
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The Hammer

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#96
#96
Mavs will win the Championship this year. Nowitzki will go down as one of the ten best ever. Although there will be a dog fight with the Grizz in the WCF. Damn love that Grizz team.
 
hrdboild

hrdboild

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#98
Mr. S£im Citrus said:
If the Finals somehow ended up Atlanta versus Memphis, David Stern would jump out of a building.
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With all the talk about small market survival heading into the CBA negotiations, Stern might actually be thrilled about that matchup. Sure the TV ratings would likely suffer somewhat, but at least no one will be complaining about the refs siding with LA for a change or how only big markets can afford the players it takes to win it all. And while Boston, Miami, and LA are probably all at maximum saturation as sports markets for the NBA, Atlanta and Memphis will probably sell a lot more tickets next year with a championship trophy on the mantle.
 
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