The other playoff games thread

I loved the younger Ray Allen when he was in Milwaukee. He even was in the dunk contest one year, which shows how athletic he was. Now? He's just embarrassing himself with his play, and reminds me of when Glen Rice was playing for the Lakers.

 

Yeah, but Allen's been slowly degrading for years..... Rice had a really good year, was injured, and then sunk into oblivion.

 

Man, Glen Rice was a STUD way back when. I remember going to the Final 4 as a kid, up in Seattle, and Rice was UNREAL. Some of the shit he pulled-off, both in the semi-final and championship games, was just absolutely CRAZY.

 

One of, if not the, best shooters in the history of the game. I really hoped, and still do, that Webster could one day be like Rice. They have a similar stroke, but Rice was 10x more confident in his shot.

 

Ray averaged more than 26 points just two years ago in Seattle. I thought he was on top of his game when he got traded.
As well as Rice when he got to the Lakers. But I thought he was pretty disappointing in LA though they did win a title his second season there.
He averaged a career low FG percentage his first season in LA, and shot his worst 3-point FG percentage in five years. Glen Rice in Charlotte was a pleasure to watch though. He had one of the best jumpers in the game.

 

If Webster could ever turn-out to be, literally, a fraction of the player that Rice was at his peak... then the rest of the NBA will REALLY need to look-the-fuck-out for this Blazers' team! The good thing is, Martell's still really young--about the same age that Rice was when I saw him killin' it at the Final Four--
so he could certainly improve himself enough to be in the conversation with somebody like Glen Rice, when it's all said and done.

It's just flat-out fucking insane how good we are right now, considering we have so many guys that are so young, talented, and constantly improving with each passing day. Where this team could be at (barring injuries, of course) with another year or two of seasoning and some key pick-ups either via FA or the draft... and boy, OH BOY!

 

Ray-Ray is done.

They have, what's-his-face, Tony Allen as his replacement to look forward to, I guess.

 

Allen was still playing well as recently as the first half of this year.

But he's fallen off the cliff, it seems.

 

BTW, have we ever seen a clearer indication of how deceptive the "+/-" stat can be? All 5 Boston starters had positive "+/-" scores, while only Rose and 2 reserves had positive "+/-" scores for the Bulls.

 

im glad houston has nobody like terry off the bench.

 

I'm a bit concerned that this Mavs/Spurs game is dragging ass. So many geriatric players shuffling along. Here's hoping for a blowout.

 

Damn. The Spurs are running on empty. Pops is trying to hold this thing together with bubblegum and rubber bands.

 

Barea is nailing Parker right in the ass.

 

Yeah, but the players liked the hire!

 

Yup, reminds me of Portland's win over time a week or two ago. Spurs started out great and faded. They just can't sustain their energy that often anymore.

 

Enough damn timeouts, the game is over

 

Lakers pounding the Jazz, who can't get a call either.

 

Lakers being allowed the same pushing, grabbing, and shoving that Houston got away with.

Utah getting called when they try.

 

62-40 at the half.

Like a re-run of our game.

Ref's whistles only working at one end of the court, Lakers shooting great due to Utah being stopped from defending them by the refs...

This league is very entertaining (as is wrasslin' for some) but nobody should ever mistake it for an example of fairness and credibility.

 

Utah has had its chances to make this a game, but just can't get a stop or timely hoop. Oh well, at least they're in the game.