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[Dingo Jellybean]

Originally Posted by edczxcvbnm

As much as I love to play basketball I have trouble watching it. Instead of going after rebounds teams turn around and start running to the opposite end of the court like it has been completely decided before hand. If you dive and charge for that rebound that is an extra chance. It pisses me off just like in baseball(players not bolting through first base).

When running to first base you should run so fast that you fall over because you got ahead of yourself. If you can stop in 3 or 4 steps after getting to first base you were not running hard enough or fast enough.

I want to see LA do good because I like their colors and stuff(SHUT UP!). I don't follow sports until the end of the season anyways.

I have one question...isn't it usually true that who ever has the most free throws usually wins the game.

No. The San Antonio Spurs are proof of that. In a 29 team league, the Spurs ranked 26th and 24th in FT% during their 2 recent title runs. There's this misconception that FTs are critical to a game, and while they are, but if you do a lot of things right (such as defense and rebounding) and running the clock out with the lead...a win almost always result.

[The Captain]

Well said Dingo. I'd add also that having a lot of free throws is only good if you make them. If you take 50 of them, but make only 30 or 35, that's 15-20 extra points, which is usually more than enough to swing the tide of the game.

Take care all.

[Kirobaito]

I recall Game 1 of the Mavs-Spurs series last year. It was an extremely physical game, and the officiating staff noticed that, and called the fouls. The Mavs attempted 50 free throws, the Spurs 48. Pretty even, right? The Mavs made 49 of them; the Spurs 31. The Mavs won that game.

[Dingo Jellybean]

Originally Posted by King Bahamut

I recall Game 1 of the Mavs-Spurs series last year. It was an extremely physical game, and the officiating staff noticed that, and called the fouls. The Mavs attempted 50 free throws, the Spurs 48. Pretty even, right? The Mavs made 49 of them; the Spurs 31. The Mavs won that game.

You're only recalling ONE game. Throughout the course of a series, if you do everything else right, FTs don't make that much of a difference.

The only thing I'd imagine is how scary a team San Antonio would be if they made just an average % of their FTs.

[Kirobaito]

Originally Posted by edczxcvbnm

I have one question...isn't it usually true that who ever has the most free throws usually wins the game.

That was one game. I was giving an example of an extreme case of it.

San Antonio would be dominant if they could make an average percentage of FTs. Fortunately, not a single member of their team besides Malik Rose or possibly Ginobili actually gives an effort to get better at the line.

[Del Murder]

Go Kings! 2-0. Best series by far. Does anyone even watch the eastern conference games? Personally I'll only watch the Kings and the WC finals. Then LA or SA will win it and I'll say boring and turn to the A's game.

[Kirobaito]

Whateva. But now y'all get to come down to Texas and experience an execution the way it's supposed to be.

EDIT: THAT DAMN ADELMAN IS SO STUPID! IT'S NOWITZKI, PRONOUNCE NAVITZKI. NOT NOWITZKI.

[Dingo Jellybean]

Something a bit off topic...but Ice Cube thought Scottie Pippen was the most overated player ever in the NBA.

I think that's just bogus. Pippen could've been a superstar on any other team...and without Pippen, Chicago never would have won all those titles. If Scottie was on another team he would never have 6 titles. Then again...neither would Michael Jordan. They needed each other.

Ice Cube's music and movies suck anyways...if anyone's overated, it's him.