The Perpetual NBA Thread

[vito corleone]

call off ko na offer ko dito. . .andun na yung bet ko sa betting station

salamat, glenn. . .posted my bet there. . .sana me kumasa


for me it's lakers in 5 games. . .they will win game 1 and sweep the c's at the staples center

[buriroy]

An interesting tidbit: It seems many people got pissed by LA's
Sasha "the Machine" Vujacic's last second 3-pointer in their final game vs. the Spurs.

It was obvious kasi na panalo na ang LA and in the last seconds, all the players were just standing there and waiting for the clock to expire.
In fact, hindi na nga siya binabantayan at tumira pa itong si kolokoy.

There is an unwritten rule pala that in that kind of situation, you
should no longer go for a shot and just dribble the ball away till the final
seconds.

Also another reason why this caused an uproar is that it ruined the
"points-spread" betting. Eh +7.5 pala ang Spurs sa pustahan sa Vegas,
nung pumasok yung last shot ni Sasha lumamang ng walo ang LA!
Ayun maraming nasilat sa pustahan!

Now they're calling him Sasha "A-Hole" Vujacic!

But I like Sasha's attitude. He's a true warrior who keeps on fighting
till the very end!

[fourtheboys96]

But I like Sasha's attitude. He's a true warrior who keeps on fighting
till the very end!

yeah it's a good attitude . . . if they are losing. but as you've said, the game is already won by the lakers and all the players (except him) are just standing and waiting for the time to expire.

mayber he has a bet in las vegas hehehe

[glenngj]

[SIZE=2]an interesting article to read, GO LAKERS!!

http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june0308/sports01.htm[/SIZE]

LAKERS ANGAT SA MATCHUP

Bukod sa paborito sa mga fans ang Lakers para sumikwat ng NBA title, lamang din sila sa head-to-head matchup base sa analysis ng AP.

Ang Finals ay sisimulan sa Biyernes (Manila time) sa teritoryo ng Boston.

CENTER: Kendrick Perkins vs. Pau Gasol. Malaking bagay ang pagkakakuha kay Gasol kaya nakaakyat sa finals ang Lakers. Para sa isang big man, magaling pumasa si Gasol na akma sa triangle offense ni Phil Jackson. Si Gasol ay may 53% shooting sa postseason, 61.5% si Perkins. (Angat ang Lakers.)

POWER FORWARD: Kevin Garnett vs. Lamar Odom. Umakyat sa 22.8 points ang average sa postseason ng Defensive Player of the Year na si Garnett, at nadadala ng kanyang intensidad ang buong Celtics. Taas-baba ang performance ni Odom kontra San Antonio Spurs. (Angat ang Celtics.)

SMALL FORWARD: Paul Pierce vs. Vladimir Radmanovic. Haharap sa kanyang hometown team si Pierce na pagkatapos ng 10 taon sa Boston ay maituturing pa ring banta sa scoring. May ibubuga sa perimeter shooting si Radmanovic pero minsan ay hanggang doon na lang. Kailangang uminit ang jumper ni Radmanovic para lumambot ang depensa ng Boston. (Angat ang Celtics.)

SHOOTING GUARD: Ray Allen vs. Kobe Bryant. Sa huling dalawang games sa Eastern Conference finals, nag-average si Allen ng 23 points, 8-of-14 sa 3-point range. Malamang maposasan ng depensa ni Bryant ang opensa ni Allen. Nasa pinakamatindi niyang porma sa playoffs ang league MVP, nag-a-average ng 31.9 points sa 51% shooting. (Angat ang Lakers.)

POINT GUARD: Rajon Rondo vs. Derek Fisher. Tahimik ang postseason series ni Fisher, pero pakikinabangan ng Lakers ang kanyang karanasan, solidong depensa, at tapang na pumukol ng big shots. Malamya ang jumper ni Rondo nitong last round ng playoffs, may 10-of-35 shooting lang sa huling tatlong laro. Pababayaan lang siya ng Lakers sa labas. (Angat ang Lakers.)

RESERVES: James Posey, P.J. Brown, Sam Cassel, Eddie House, Leon Powe, Glen Davis at Tony Allen vs. Sasha Vujacic, Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar, Ronny Turiaf, DJ Mbenga at Trebor Ariza. May championship ring na si Posey sa Miami, at makakatulong sa pagdepensa kay Bryant. Hindi sigurado kung ano ang aasahan sa reserves ng Boston. Mas bata ang bench ng Lakers, tiyak na bibilisan ang tempo kapag nagpapahinga si Bryant. (Angat ang Lakers.)

COACHES: Doc Rivers vs. Phil Jackson. Matindi ang paghulma ni Rivers sa Boston na nagawa niyang papanalunin ng 66 games, pero nakitaan din ng inconsistent rotations nitong postseason. Nakatuon ang career leader sa postseason victories na si Jackson sa kanyang 10th title, na sisira sa record ni Red Auerbach. Nakakabilib ang ginawa ni Jackson sa team na naging mabuway nang umugong na posibleng mai-trade si Bryant. (Angat ang Lakers.)

[Brando Braganza]

inip na ako sa Game 1.

[[archie]]

sa tingin ko lilipat si garnett para bantayan si gasol tapos si perkins kay odom...

panalo LA sa matchup sa shooting guard and sa coach... at lalo na sa championship experience.

pero mas gutom ang celtics sa title!

neck and neck talaga yung finals ngayon... sana friday na! ::

[oliver1013]

Injured si Allen...achilles tendon

[Eismann]

That's Tony Allen....don't jinx the Finals by giving false info please. We want the battle at almost FULL STRENGTH for an entertaining series. Sa totoo lang mahirap mag take sides because these two teams are both my favorites.

[oliver1013]

From Yahoo sports..
Celtics’ Tony Allen doubtful for NBA finals

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP)—Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers says Tony Allen might not be back from an injury to guard Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant when the NBA finals begin Thursday night.

“It doesn’t look good,” Rivers said after practice on Monday. “He couldn’t get through even the walkthrough portion.”

Allen had some success against Bryant in the regular season, but the Celtics guard injured his Achilles tendon in a post-practice pickup game during the Eastern Conference finals and hasn’t played since.

Allen started the regular-season game against the Lakers in Boston on Dec. 30—one of just 11 games he started this year—and helped hold the NBA MVP to 22 points on 6-for-25 shooting.

“He’s played good in two games against the Lakers,” Rivers said. “But if he’s not healthy, he’s not healthy.”

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it is really hard to tell kung sino mananalo, but I will give a slight edge to the Lakers just bec of Kobe Bryant...he has extensive experience on playing in a championship games..he's I think one of the player if not the only player now in NBA who could really dominate the game and actually give the W to his team on his own...

and he is KOBE BRYANT for God's sake, the league's MVP...