The OFFICIAL 2013 NBA Playoffs Thread

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  1. KingSpeed

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    You've gotta be kidding me. You would love it if our center had 2 rebounds in the most important game of the year?
     
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    Did you see how Lopez played last night? Wouldn't you rather have him? 5th in league in PER? And more than double the rebounds Marc had last night.
     
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    I'd take Gasol over every center in the league until dwight shows he is actually back healthy. Lopez is a great offensive player, he may be best offensive center in the league but he has the same rebounding concerns as gasol while being nowhere near as good defensively. Gasol is the best passing center in the league as well as a top 3 defender and probably the only center you can actually run your offense through because he is that good of a passer.

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  4. KingSpeed

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    Okay
     
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    Jefferson who? I hope you don't mean Al.

    Gasol is a solid center. Not sure he is thee best, but he is definitively up there.
    Howard is still the best, but I would take Marc over Lopez . Don't care what the stats show, he does a lot of little things that are not on the state sheet. Like a nice hard physical screen. He is the type of center I would like to have.
     
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    I forget. How many All Star appearances has Marc made? The coaches know the players better than anyone. How many All NBA teams has Marc made? Has Marc won more DPOYs than Dwight? Has Marc ever led a team to the NBA Finals? Refresh my memory.
     
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    It's more an indictment of the league that Marc Gasol is the best center - he wouldn't've been in the top 5 in the Olajuwon era. But the fact remains that he is. He's certainly the most well-rounded. He's the Scottie Pippen of centers.
     
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    You're being silly. You're also acting as if the Dwight Howard that won a bunch of DPOYs is the same one that gets rimchecked these days.
     
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    Marc wouldn't have been top 10 back then. And you can't compare Marc to Pippen. Pippen is a 6 time champion and one of the greatest players to ever play the game.
     
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    Dwight is averaging 2.4 bpg and 1.1 spg. Also, the most important part of defense is grabbing the rebound and Dwight is one of the greatest rebounders in the league. Marc grabbed two rebounds in the most important game of the year and the Grizzlies overall got killed on the glass. That said, I hope Dwight sucks today. Game in 9 minutes!
     
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    They didn't even talk about Paul George in the pregame and he already has a triple double.
     
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    Pau already has more rebounds than his brother had yesterday.
     
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    Go Spurs!
     
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    I feel bad for you. There is no way the NBA is going to let Memphis beat the Clippers. They need Chris Paul and Lob City to at least play OKC in the next round.
     
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    Where was Lob City last night? One dunk all game.
     
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    smart idea if he hates the truth
     
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    Splitter might be the biggest flopper in the NBA. His act almost has me pulling for Dwight Howard.
     
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    Pau playing great
     
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    Can we get Pau?
     
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    So, Kevin Love is one of the best defenders in the NBA? Interesting.

    Also, Marc Gasol doesn't have the baggage or primadonna bullshit Dwight does.
     
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