NBA 2008-2009 Season

[Headspace]

So many fucking whistles.

[tyven]

i feel like ben gordon did a lot more harm than help from the second quarter on

[Rhinox]

he did. ugliest 33 points i've ever seen. Like I said he won't be missed from chicago next year.

[Rhinox]

it's over lol

[Stee]

what the fuck is wrong with you shooting that turn around 3

[Rhinox]

its the dent on the side of his head.

Good shot? does not compute.

[Dimmauk]

i feel like ben gordon did a lot more harm than help from the second quarter on

Salmons was doing a good job of pretending he was Ben Gorden.

[wyrmtung]

Gordon was fouled a lot all game but did not get many calls so he forced it even more late in the game.

I wanted the underdogs to win but it was really fun to watch either way. Chicagos bigs were too small. They couldn't grab the defensive rebounds. Orlando doesn't have that problem. It's going to interesting how Boston rebounds on Monday.

[Viq]

Tonight reminded me why I only watched one game so far this post season. Anyone know what a foul is? I sure as hell don't, and neither do the refs. Hinrich trips over his own feet = foul on Pierce? Hinrich getting sandwiched by Ray Allen and Perk = foul on Hinrich? Seriously, get some consistent rules and maybe I'll spend more time and money on the NBA again.

[Headspace]

There was also a foul on Miller on Allen where one angle made it look like he completely whiffed the foul, but it was still called.

I only watch postseason basketball, and that's sparingly, and there's a reason. I'm tired of a foul being called at least 60% of the time the ball is taken to the hoop from the post. I'd rather watch baseball on TV.

[MF Perm tha Fineass]

Denver hey hey :DDD

[wyrmtung]

Tonight reminded me why I only watched one game so far this post season. Anyone know what a foul is? I sure as hell don't, and neither do the refs. Hinrich trips over his own feet = foul on Pierce? Hinrich getting sandwiched by Ray Allen and Perk = foul on Hinrich? Seriously, get some consistent rules and maybe I'll spend more time and money on the NBA again.

I don't recall the second example you wrote but I do remember the trip. Hinrich was definitely tripped by Paul Pierce which caused his legs to cross on him. Don't listen to the commentators on that one. They were completely wrong. You could clearly see that Pierce hit Hinrich's leg in the replay they showed.

[Akiyama]

There were plenty of fouls that were deserving in the Boston/Chicago series. Hell, I thought Rondo got off scott free on some of his fouls. That's why it sort of made me laugh when he was struggling.

[Dimmauk]

LeBron James easily takes NBA MVP

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer 12 minutes ago


AKRON, Ohio (AP)—Unstoppable at both ends of the floor this season, LeBron James claimed the league MVP on Monday, receiving the award in the high school gym where he first made his name.

The Cleveland Cavaliers star won what some expected to be a close vote in a slam dunk. He received 109 of a possible 121 first-place votes to easily outdistance Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. James totaled 1,172 points in balloting by media members in the U.S. and Canada.

Bryant, last year’s winner, got two first-place votes and finished with 698 points. Miami guard Dwyane Wade was third with 680 points and was named first on seven ballots. Orlando center Dwight Howard (328 ) was fourth followed by New Orleans guard Chris Paul (192).

James is the first Cavaliers player to win the award. He averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists this season, his sixth as a pro. He also finished second in voting for defensive player of the year, making him perhaps the league’s most dominant two-way player since Michael Jordan.

“You look at the guys who have won this award—Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dr. J, Oscar Robertson. All these guys laid down the path for guys like myself and Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard and Dwyane Wade to name a few,” James said in accepting the award at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.

James credited his teammates, who were present with coach Mike Brown to see him accept the award, for raising their games in the Cavaliers’ best season ever.

“Individual accolades come when team success happens,” James said. “You look at those 14 guys over there, I got the award because of them. They put in the work.”

At 24 years, 106 days on the final day of the regular season, James is the youngest player to win the award since Moses Malone (24 years, 16 days) in 1978-79. Wes Unseld was 23 when he won it in 1968-69.

“I’m 24 years old. To be up here and win this MVP award, I never thought it would happen this fast. I always dreamed about celebrating championships with teammmates,” James said.

“It takes a lot of sweat,” said Cleveland general manager Danny Ferry. “I’m sure he did a lot of sweating right here. I’ve been fortunate enough to watch him sweat the past four years when no one else was around. I just want to acknowledge that and give it a round of applause.”

James vied all season for MVP honors with Bryant and Wade. The three played on the U.S. gold medalist Olympic team last summer and seemed to upstage each other nightly.

“He deserved it,” Wade said. “I said all year, I thought LeBron was the MVP of this league. He’s a guy who every year is going to be in that conversation. … He showed it all year, especially with his team’s success.”

Focused right from the start, the 6-foot-8, 250-pound James sharpened his already formidable skills this season.

[Devia]

That's ok. Lakers prefer a championship ring this year.

[Dimmauk]

That's ok. Lakers prefer a championship ring this year.

I knew some Lakers homer was going to say that. LOL

I wonder if KG, Paul Pierce, or Ray Allen and /or Celtics fans said the same thing last year?

[Stee]

Dimmauk is obviously in love with Kobe so his anger has caused him to post the article and bolded the parts he hated the most.

Your morbid Kobe love must stop man, even Kobe said several months ago that he wasn't even interested in getting this MVP. So you can stop going to Laker games and waving the "I love Kobe" and "Kobe for MVP" signs, and there definitely is no reason for you to write a letter to the NBA head office to complain. Give your Kobe jersey time to dry man, enough with the tears and masterbating to the number 24. Even us Laker fans are horrified by your deep devoted love to him.

Anyways, before the season began the media had already chosen who their MVP was. Not to say Lebron didn't deserve it, because he really did but Kobe was a more close second then the vote count really led on. I really wish they would let the players and coaches decide these awards, because the media is so easily manipulated.

[Dimmauk]

Dimmauk is obviously in love with Kobe so his anger has caused him to post the article and bolded the parts he hated the most.

Your morbid Kobe love must stop man, even Kobe said several months ago that he wasn't even interested in getting this MVP. So you can stop going to Laker games and waving the "I love Kobe" and "Kobe for MVP" signs, and there definitely is no reason for you to write a letter to the NBA head office to complain. Give your Kobe jersey time to dry man, enough with the tears and masterbating to the number 24. Even us Laker fans are horrified by your deep devoted love to him.

Anyways, before the season began the media had already chosen who their MVP was. Not to say Lebron didn't deserve it, because he really did but Kobe was a more close second then the vote count really led on. I really wish they would let the players and coaches decide these awards, because the media is so easily manipulated.

I dont love rapists. You post is full of bullshit, LOL. Yeah, there is no way Kobe is interested in the MVP trophy. The man who think the universe revolves around him? So all the other years Kobe didnt get it was just a NBA/Media conspiracy? GTFO.

I do use Laker tears as lube though. I'm almost out since last year, so I'll be getting new Laker tear lube when the MVP and the Cavs win the championship.

Also, stop stalking me Stee.

[Stee]

Hey Dimmauk, Kobe's got a message for you

http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/20...0499022863.jpg



P.S: You can try using Ginoblli's tears from this year, I hear it gives you a fat nose and a desire to show off your bald spot on national television.

[Dimmauk]

Hey Dimmauk, Kobe's got a message for you

http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/20...0499022863.jpg



P.S: You can try using Ginoblli's tears from this year, I hear it gives you a fat nose and a desire to show off your bald spot on national television.

Ill take that over Kobe's wanna-be Jordan mannerisms, Pau's unshowered look, and Lamar Strotum shitting up the floor with greasy his head.