NBA 2008-2009 Season

[GRT]

let the laker hatin commence

[Null]

Theres no way the Lakers will win today

[Correction]

Surely you meant Orlando?

Of course, now that I can focus my hate engine on the Celtics maybe they have an outside chance. Maybe.

[Mizango]

Thank goodness, no more Aaron Brooks to look at until next season. Fucking chipmunk mofo.

[GRT]

damn, this thread is so quiet compared to 3 days ago, wonder why

[Akiyama]

This thread gets quiet most of the time anyway, Haha. Congrats Lakers on beating a depleted Rockets team in seven games.

[Correction]

Kobe haters vastly outnumber Lakers fans, they really class up the thread after a Lakers loss. It's quiet after Lakers win for much the same reason.

[fren.]

Unleash all over my face, Hedo.

[Insanecyclone]

Fucking finally was hoping bulls would beat boston but this is just as good

[Dimmauk]

Congrats to the Lakers and the Magic. I was disappointed the games weren't better competition wise. I was helping my parents move stuff, so I missed most of the games. Looks like I didnt miss much.

[Tymon]

Barkley in the post game: "Why buy a woman a watch? There's a clock on the stove"

rofl, he's gonna get fined for that

[Headspace]

Barkley in the post game: "Why buy a woman a watch? There's a clock on the stove"

rofl, he's gonna get fined for that

Charles is the best. I love that post game crew for some reason. They just bullshit all the time.

[Akiyama]

Barkley in the post game: "Why buy a woman a watch? There's a clock on the stove"

rofl, he's gonna get fined for that

LOL. Holy shit. He's fucking win.

[wyrmtung]

Just watched my recordings on TiVo. I was dissapointed that both games were blow outs. The Laker win was expected. I think they will have another war in the next round. I think it's too close to call. If Denver had home court advantage then I would definitely choose them.

As for Orlando. Fucking finally they learned how to do the pick and roll. Took them forever to remember the bounce pass. I think the LeBrons are finally going to have a challenge. This series is also going to at least six games.

Overall it's been another year of really good playoffs. A ton of game sevens, lots of drama, hard fouls, and feelings getting hurt.

Bonus random thoughts: Marbury is done. He might find a team next year but he's done.

I'm glad I don't have to watch Paul Pierce do his jerky dribble anymore. I'm glad that the refs ignored it for the most part tonight.

Glen Davis just made himself a rich man. He's a restricted free agent but he's a really solid player. That mid range jumper was automatic in the Bulls series. Curiously they didn't do as much of it in the Magic series

[Correction]

Fact of the matter is it's not hard to 'solve' the Lakers defense or pick apart the weaknesses in their offense. Sloppy sloppy ball movement was visible in all 7 of those games, as well as the common mistake of not challenging perimeter shots hard enough (take a lesson from Battier there, Gasol). If the Nuggets can accomplish both without anybody spraining something I predict another long series. The Lakers are far from the Finals still.

[Headspace]

If it's a Nuggets vs Magic finals, I would be so happy.

[Tyche]

Gonna say both series last 6 games. Nuggets vs Cavs.

[Dimmauk]

Fact of the matter is it's not hard to 'solve' the Lakers defense or pick apart the weaknesses in their offense. Sloppy sloppy ball movement was visible in all 7 of those games, as well as the common mistake of not challenging perimeter shots hard enough (take a lesson from Battier there, Gasol). If the Nuggets can accomplish both without anybody spraining something I predict another long series. The Lakers are far from the Finals still.

The Nuggets shoot the 3 better than the Rockets. I agree with what you said. These next too series will be great! I still say Thuggets vs Cavs in the Finals.

[Kajii]

I'm a little bummed that the Celtics are out. Of course as a Lakers fan I hate them, but I was hoping we'd meet in the Finals again.

Lakers/Denver = Lakers in 6

[Dimmauk]

WWE Vs. Denver Nuggets?!?

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon on the WWE and the Nuggets scheduling conflict for Monday's Game 4 at the Pepsi Center

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are scheduled to be at the Pepsi Center in Denver next Monday night.

Problem is, so are John Cena and a bunch of wrestlers -- and they called it first.

World Wrestling Entertainment said it is booked at the arena for an episode of Monday Night Raw, the same night the Nuggets are slated to host the Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.

WWE chairman Vince McMahon told The Associated Press he doesn't believe there was "any malice, just ineptness," on the part of Kroenke Sports, which owns the team and the building, but can't tolerate the company "just simply throwing us out on our ear."

Without a quick resolution, McMahon plans to send his trucks to Denver.

"That's what we intend to do," he said. "We're going to show up."

Pepsi Center officials told the ABC television affiliate in Denver that the Nuggets game will be played as scheduled and that they are working with the WWE to reschedule or move its event.

Paul Andrews, executive vice president of Kroenke Sports Enterprises, issued a statement Monday night concerning the scheduling conflict, saying: "We are working with the WWE to resolve the situation amicably."

WWE spokesman Robert Zimmerman said the organization secured the Pepsi Center last Aug. 15 and has already sold more than 10,000 tickets for the event. He says the organization expects a sellout, with tickets ranging from $20 to $70.

McMahon blamed Kroenke for not believing his team was good enough to still be playing in mid-May.

"The fans in Denver had a lot more faith in making the playoffs than the owner," he said in a phone interview from Louisville, where Raw was taking place later Monday night.

Denver is usually done with basketball by now. The Nuggets had lost in the first round five straight years, but as the No. 2 seed in the West are in the conference finals for the first time since 1985.

The league, which handles scheduling during the playoffs, is leaving it up to the team and the WWE to figure things out.

"The Nuggets and the WWE understand that the date of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals cannot be changed," NBA senior vice president Mike Bass said. "We are confident that the Pepsi Center and the WWE will resolve their scheduling conflict."

Zimmerman said the Pepsi Center confirmed in March with the WWE that the organization wanted to keep the May 25 date, and sent a contract on April 15 -- the final night of the regular season -- which WWE signed and returned. Tickets went on sale April 11.

The conflict didn't arise until Sunday, when the Lakers beat the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals. Had the Rockets won, Denver would have had home-court advantage in the next round, hosting Games 1 and 2 and putting the May 25 game in Houston.

As of Monday afternoon, the schedule on the Pepsi Center's Web site listed WWE for 6:30 p.m. local time and Western Conference finals Game 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the wrestling event could still be purchased online.

McMahon said he couldn't guess how much he would make from the show, but that canceling wasn't easy because of how much is involved in moving his equipment, plus filling its obligated time slot on USA Network. Litigation is likely -- but he plans to be putting on a card.

"When you do have a date, you plan everything around it," he said, adding, "we may be holding an event in a parking lot somewhere."