The other playoff games thread

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  1. alex42083

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    This is shaping up to be a really good series.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Talk about dumb luck, Hinrich had already forced Pierce into taking a fairly difficult shot
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Strangely enough my money is on the Bulls in seven.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    fucking Ben Gordon.
     
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    How many dumb shots can Ben Gordon take and think he's going to get a foul
     
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    Allen is killing Boston today.
     
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    Ray Allen is horrible.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    If the Bulls didn't have so many selfish, dumb, young players..... they'd have a really good shot.
     
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    Salmons made a jumper?
     
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    Looking like the Boston of a few years ago. Paul Pierce or nothing.
     
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    Isn't that the definition of choking though?
     
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    Boston is getting some lucky bounces.
     
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    I think a player of Pierce's caliber (claiming he was the best player inthe world after last year), with the (playoff - home) game on the line needs to make both of those free throws.

    If not, I would consider it choking I suppose. IDK, because you can make arguements like Minstrel did. nobody makes them all... but I think in a clutch situation, especially at the FT line with the game on the line from a player like Pierce, you gotta make that.
     
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    3-second call in the last minute of the game? The fix is in.
     
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    Rondo is irritating.
     
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    The fact that Tyrus Thomas is the guy making shots for Chicago is fucking frightening for Bulls' fans.
     
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    Stop giving it to Gordon.. stop giving to Tyrus Thomas... Give it to your No. 1 pick and get out of his way.
     
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    Who was it (Fez or maybe Agentdrazenpetrovich) saying we should try and get Gordon this off-season ... do we need any more visual evidence of how terrible of an idea that would be?
     
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    Gordon is like a young Ray Allen.
     
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    I'd say the definition of choking is failing due to the pressure. Every missed shot isn't because a player choked under the pressure.
     
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