NBA Eastern Conference Final: Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat

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May 19, 2011 9:58 AM
That game ball belongs to Haslem. LBJ finished, but Haslem picked this team up right when they were ready to give in and say here we go again. He picked up his game and brought more life into his teammates. I'll say this. I HATE watching Bibby brick wide open 3's over and over again, but his defense on Rose was great by his standards and very good in all regards. This four day rest will do some good for both teams.
May 19, 2011 9:58am
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May 19, 2011 10:08 AM
jpake1;773751 wrote:That game ball belongs to Haslem. LBJ finished, but Haslem picked this team up right when they were ready to give in and say here we go again. He picked up his game and brought more life into his teammates. I'll say this. I HATE watching Bibby brick wide open 3's over and over again, but his defense on Rose was great by his standards and very good in all regards. This four day rest will do some good for both teams.

Agreed, they both need it. They were BEAT last night--because all 10 players on the court at any given time are going HARD on both ends. Awesome to watch. I was pleasantly surprised with Bibby too, was able to stay in front of him pretty well. D-Wade did a fantastic job on him too.
May 19, 2011 10:08am
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May 19, 2011 10:09 AM
Skyhook79;773748 wrote:Another fail response from someone who doesn't want Lakers stuff brought up but does it all the time himself.

I do it all the time? Really? You're an idiot.
May 19, 2011 10:09am
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May 19, 2011 10:09 AM
jpake1;773751 wrote:That game ball belongs to Haslem. LBJ finished, but Haslem picked this team up right when they were ready to give in and say here we go again. He picked up his game and brought more life into his teammates. I'll say this. I HATE watching Bibby brick wide open 3's over and over again, but his defense on Rose was great by his standards and very good in all regards. This four day rest will do some good for both teams.

That strip on Rose during the end of the game was a great play. I couldn't believe he didn't finish that. He had several nice drives that he would normally converted.
May 19, 2011 10:09am
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May 19, 2011 10:11 AM
The Boss;773761 wrote:I do it all the time? Really? You're an idiot.

Another great post from you. /sarcasm.
May 19, 2011 10:11am
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May 19, 2011 10:16 AM
Commander of Awesome;773764 wrote:Another great post from you. /sarcasm.

Same to you...
May 19, 2011 10:16am
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May 19, 2011 6:47 PM
Coming home, Miami needs to limit the turnovers and shoot better from 3. Chicago needs to simply shoot better. You won't best Miami on the road shooting that bad.
May 19, 2011 6:47pm
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May 19, 2011 7:37 PM
Yeah, who knows what game 3 will bring. The Heat did a lot of things well in game 2 but I expect the Bulls to play better, they didn't play extremely well in game 2. The intensity the Heat brought on defense helped that though, it was there in game 1 too, the Bulls just made their open 3 looks when they got them. Obviously helps that they didn't have a million more shots too.
May 19, 2011 7:37pm
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May 20, 2011 11:33 AM
Just saw game three isn't til Sunday. Wtf? What's wrong with tonight or tomorrow?
May 20, 2011 11:33am
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May 20, 2011 11:34 AM
friendfromlowry;774881 wrote:Just saw game three isn't til Sunday. Wtf? What's wrong with tonight or tomorrow?

I was wondering that myself. It probably favors the Heat that way though.
May 20, 2011 11:34am
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May 20, 2011 12:12 PM
friendfromlowry;774881 wrote:Just saw game three isn't til Sunday. Wtf? What's wrong with tonight or tomorrow?
That's the NBA's "move". They continue to try and find a way to make the playoffs last as long as the regular season
May 20, 2011 12:12pm
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May 20, 2011 12:17 PM
I'm sure it's based on some ratings study or some BS like that.
May 20, 2011 12:17pm
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May 20, 2011 12:19 PM
Trying to synch up each conference the best they can? I'm tired of waiting.
May 20, 2011 12:19pm
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May 20, 2011 1:22 PM
jpake1;774936 wrote:Trying to synch up each conference the best they can? I'm tired of waiting.


Dallas and OKC will play every other day for the entire series and so far the East has had an extra day between games 1 and 2 and will have 3 days off between 2 and 3. OKC and Dallas will play 2 games before the Heat and Bulls play another game. Obviously the extra day between game 1 and 2 in the East was because of Oprah's taking over of the United Center, but the rest of the scheduling is stupid. Its all an attempt to get the highest ratings for each team, but it makes ZERO sense to have one of the series play 2 games before the other series plays again.
May 20, 2011 1:22pm
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May 20, 2011 1:27 PM
karen lotz;774991 wrote:Its all an attempt to get the highest ratings for each team, but it makes ZERO sense to have one of the series play 2 games before the other series plays again.

It makes perfect sense because of the beginning of your sentence. Like it or not.
May 20, 2011 1:27pm
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May 20, 2011 1:32 PM
The Boss;775000 wrote:It makes perfect sense because of the beginning of your sentence. Like it or not.


Well yeah, its still stupid that one series has 3 off days while the other series is playing every other day. Why not have OKC and Dallas not play again until Monday? I'd think ratings for that series would be higher on a Monday night than a Saturday.
May 20, 2011 1:32pm
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May 20, 2011 1:35 PM
karen lotz;775010 wrote:Well yeah, its still stupid that one series has 3 off days while the other series is playing every other day. Why not have OKC and Dallas not play again until Monday? I'd think ratings for that series would be higher on a Monday night than a Saturday.

Maybe, but like I said earlier, I'm sure they have statistics to show that you're probably wrong. And the OKC/Dallas series won't get the ratings the Heat/Bulls will so that's the one that's going to get as many big ratings nights as they can pump in there. I'm sure they want to get all teams as much rest as possible too so we see the best possible basketball being played when it's supposed to be. Coming off an 82 game season, I don't have much of an issue with them getting days off in the playoffs to recover. Makes the games better, but the waiting is annoying.
May 20, 2011 1:35pm
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May 20, 2011 1:39 PM
Exactly, if they want teams to get equal rest, why the hell is the West playing every other day? If both of those series go 7 games, the East champion will have had 4 extra days of rest over the duration of the series. That isn't exactly a level playing field. If the Mavs win the West, you don't think Kidd and even Dirk will be feeling the effects of that schedule?

Bottom line is Stern is looking at it strictly from a ratings/money standpoint, you'd think he would have more interest in having all teams have the same chances at playing their best basketball.
May 20, 2011 1:39pm
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May 20, 2011 1:41 PM
I never said anything about equal rest. I don't think they give a shit about that.
May 20, 2011 1:41pm
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May 20, 2011 2:07 PM
Dallas had 8 days off. They should be fine for the stretch run.
May 20, 2011 2:07pm
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May 22, 2011 1:41 PM
I'm pumped to finally get this going again....but waittttttt, not til 8 o'clock. WTF
May 22, 2011 1:41pm
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May 22, 2011 2:33 PM
The Boss;776454 wrote:I'm pumped to finally get this going again....but waittttttt, not til 8 o'clock. WTF

Yeah I was expecting an afternoon tipoff. Had to watch Arsenal suck ass and now stuck w/ f'n NASCAR.
May 22, 2011 2:33pm
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May 22, 2011 3:00 PM
This is a huge game for Chicago. IMO, if they don't win today, they don't have a chance to win the series.
May 22, 2011 3:00pm
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May 22, 2011 4:34 PM
wildcats20;776557 wrote:This is a huge game for Chicago. IMO, if they don't win today, they don't have a chance to win the series.

I agree
May 22, 2011 4:34pm
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May 22, 2011 5:21 PM
wildcats20;776557 wrote:This is a huge game for Chicago. IMO, if they don't win today, they don't have a chance to win the series.
So if the Bulls lose today and win Game 4 they have no chance?
May 22, 2011 5:21pm