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Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers 3:30 on ABC

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Feb 28, 2010 10:45 PM
Point in case: Earl Smith "Shhhhh"ing the crowd today when his team was up 9 ... IN THE SECOND QUARTER... during a game IN FEBRUARY.

He then proceeded to miss every FG he attempted in the second half.
Feb 28, 2010 10:45pm
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Feb 28, 2010 10:45 PM
The only mistakes we made last year was bad inbounding passes in 2 critical situations....Other than that we played you guys completely even just about. So i really dont know what your'e talking about
Feb 28, 2010 10:45pm
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Feb 28, 2010 10:50 PM
Think about what you're typing.

You guys blew not one, but TWO, inbounds passes during the home stretch of a game.

And you guys didn't even blow them... YOU FAILED TO GET THE BALL TO ONE OF YOUR DUDES.

NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE. IN THE SAME SERIES.
Feb 28, 2010 10:50pm
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Footwedge

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Feb 28, 2010 10:55 PM
With the Jazz, Nuggets and the improved Mavericks and Suns, I serioudly doubt the Lakers make it to the finals this year. It takes some luck...and to make it 3 straight years would be a fluke.
Feb 28, 2010 10:55pm
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Feb 28, 2010 10:55 PM
And you said we're making the same mistakes...Care to watch that game again and tell me where we did that today? ;)
Feb 28, 2010 10:55pm
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Feb 28, 2010 11:00 PM
Are you talking about bone-headed plays down the stretch?

- Melo's 5th foul on a driving Kobe Bryant. Completely unacceptable. Then, turning around and banging with Artest on the offensive end. (It's a bad call, but still---gotta know the situation).

- Then, even before Melo fouled off, how about Chauncey Billups jacking up 3's at a rather impressive rate? How many dumb shots in general were jacked during those last 5 minutes? Chauncey clearly thinks he's the Nuggets go to man in crunch time--which is utterly appalling, and I can't wait until he does it in May.

- Did George Karl ever do anything but lean up against the scorer's table with his hand in his pocket and a disgruntled look on his face?

- It was just your typical Nuggets game. You could see the Nuggets collapse coming from a mile away. They will give away 1-2 games like that a series (and it cost them last year).

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And Wedge, how in the hell would getting to the Finals three years in a row be a fluke?
Feb 28, 2010 11:00pm
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Feb 28, 2010 11:05 PM
This was before today's game...
So far this season, the Nuggets have gone 24-9 against teams with winning records — as opposed to just 14-10 against teams with sub-.500 records. Denver is 7-1 against their division-leading counterparts: Boston (1-0), Cleveland (2-0), Orlando (1-0), Dallas (1-1) and the Lakers (2-0).
14-10 against losing teams should be alarming to any Nuggets fan. They're not that far off of the Lakers in terms of the #1 seed in the west.

They're giving away games to inferior opponents that will cost them home court in the playoffs. And considering Jackson has never lost a series in which his team has lead 1-0, how big is that first game being in LA or Denver? (Assuming the Nuggets make it that far, which they will probably get beat by the Zombie Sonics or the Mavericks).

Considering they have never won shit (save for Chauncey's one bullshit title), it just shows you they really have no idea what goes in to winning a championship. If the Lakers/Nuggets do meet in the playoffs, and it's in LA, just think about all the buster ass squads the Nuggets lost to during the year that cost them that home court.
Feb 28, 2010 11:05pm
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Feb 28, 2010 11:10 PM
Not only that, but as Chuck and a few others have pointed out, the Nuggets losing to teams with sub .500 records shows their lack of focus, which could be a bad thing come playoffs.
Feb 28, 2010 11:10pm
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Footwedge

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Feb 28, 2010 11:12 PM
Sage wrote:
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And Wedge, how in the hell would getting to the Finals three years in a row be a fluke?
I think the law of averages will catch up to them. That's all. I really doubt that they make the finals this year. In fact, the odds are pretty much stacked against it happening..
Feb 28, 2010 11:12pm
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Feb 28, 2010 11:16 PM
Footwedge wrote: In fact, the odds are pretty much stacked against it happening..
Except for the fact, you know--the Lakers returned everybody from last year's Championship squad except for a guy they upgraded on with Ron Artest. They have the most talented roster in the NBA, can play and beat you in any way.

I mean, obviously, winning an NBA championship is pretty tough to do...but I mean... the Lakers have more than a puncher's chance.
Feb 28, 2010 11:16pm
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Feb 28, 2010 11:27 PM
Sage wrote:
Footwedge wrote: In fact, the odds are pretty much stacked against it happening..
Except for the fact, you know--the Lakers returned everybody from last year's Championship squad except for a guy they upgraded on with Ron Artest. They have the most talented roster in the NBA, can play and beat you in any way.

I mean, obviously, winning an NBA championship is pretty tough to do...but I mean... the Lakers have more than a puncher's chance.
Don't argue with him.. The law of averages and odds are NEVER wrong.
Feb 28, 2010 11:27pm
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Mar 1, 2010 12:10 AM
I love the bringing up the record against sub 500 teams thing....Good thing teams int he playoffs are above 500 eh? ;)
Mar 1, 2010 12:10am
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Footwedge

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Mar 1, 2010 12:26 AM
LTrain23 wrote:
Sage wrote:
Footwedge wrote: In fact, the odds are pretty much stacked against it happening..
Except for the fact, you know--the Lakers returned everybody from last year's Championship squad except for a guy they upgraded on with Ron Artest. They have the most talented roster in the NBA, can play and beat you in any way.

I mean, obviously, winning an NBA championship is pretty tough to do...but I mean... the Lakers have more than a puncher's chance.
Don't argue with him.. The law of averages and odds are NEVER wrong.
Now you've got it.
Mar 1, 2010 12:26am
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Mar 1, 2010 12:35 AM
Footwedge wrote: With the Jazz, Nuggets and the improved Mavericks and Suns, I serioudly doubt the Lakers make it to the finals this year. It takes some luck...and to make it 3 straight years would be a fluke.
Of the teams you listed, only the Nuggets would have a real chance to defeat the Lakers and of the other 3 only Dallas could even make it a 6 game series. The Suns? Really? Both Phoenix and Utah would/will get blasted in a potential series with LA.
Mar 1, 2010 12:35am
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Footwedge

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Mar 1, 2010 1:21 AM
cview wrote:
Footwedge wrote: With the Jazz, Nuggets and the improved Mavericks and Suns, I serioudly doubt the Lakers make it to the finals this year. It takes some luck...and to make it 3 straight years would be a fluke.
Of the teams you listed, only the Nuggets would have a real chance to defeat the Lakers and of the other 3 only Dallas could even make it a 6 game series. The Suns? Really? Both Phoenix and Utah would/will get blasted in a potential series with LA.
That's exactly what the Vegas oddsmakers were saying when they set the Cavs at 6 to 1 favorites over the Magic last year.

The Lakers have a great team....I just think they don't make it to the finals this year. In fact, I'd be pretty surprised if they do.
Mar 1, 2010 1:21am
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Mar 1, 2010 3:37 AM
I hope you are right, Footwedge, because it's the only way they don't win it all. I will be rooting hard but I fear it will be of little consequence when Kobe banks in a three bank shot off of two players and a sparrow that somehow got trapped inside the arena. (While falling out of bounds with one hand taped behind his back, falling away from the hoop.)
Mar 1, 2010 3:37am