Must-See Summer Blockbuster

by Ben. on Jun 18, 2008 12:45 AM PDT Comment 41 comments

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"Two Thumbs up."

-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)

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LOL

so true.

Beaver believer!

by mannyfresh1 on Jun 17, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice One

I love you Ben. Not in a stalk you sort of way. Mostly because I cannot afford too. It’s more of a, “Man, I love you man.” Kind of way.

"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow

by tominhawaii on Jun 17, 2008 8:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Do I smell a car fire

in Boston tonight? I think I do!

"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"

Jack Handy

by 92wastheyear on Jun 17, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Close enough I think

http://www.comcast.net/articles/sports-general/20071229/SPORTS-NBA-CELTICS-DC/

"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"

Jack Handy

by 92wastheyear on Jun 18, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

HOOOOOOOOOLYYYYYY

I LAUGHED.

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Jun 17, 2008 9:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Brilliant!

Boston FTW!! I’m loving it!

by rmcdougall on Jun 17, 2008 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

PS

In a costarring role as the cause of the disappearance, let’s not forget the C’s defense and Paul Pierce especially. Blazer’s Edge Honor Paul Pierce week? He’s going to get his number retired.

by rmcdougall on Jun 17, 2008 9:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Pau Gasol

should have won MVP for Boston.

by Bskey on Jun 17, 2008 9:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm kinda scared of Boston now...

That was utter domination. I don’t think you can lay the entire blame on the Lakers for how much they sucked… I think you can give at least half of it to the Celtic D and their crowd.

by ranma on Jun 17, 2008 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Don't worry

Doc doesn’t coach the D. I’m pretty sure the coach of the D will get a real job and the Celtics will suck.

"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow

by tominhawaii on Jun 17, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They'll probably still have

Garnett, Rondo, Pierce, Allen and Posey though. Those five really started to play great D together. I’m not sure they need a coach. Heck, I’m not sure Doc knows how to coach offense either.

by ranma on Jun 17, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kevin McHale needs to get his jersey retired in Boston again

Most Valuable General Manager. Drafting Kevin Garnett, then passing him on to Boston when they couldn’t get it done in Minny. At least he needs to get a special championship ring. Without him KG could never have sobbed and screamed “I GOT MY OWN!”

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jun 17, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It is not a "finger" type ring

jus sayin’

"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"

Jack Handy

by 92wastheyear on Jun 17, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Genius Ben Sheer Genius!

Kubi who?

LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!

by LaMarvelous on Jun 17, 2008 9:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Brilliant

That is all.

http://www.rakesofmallow.com

by CW on Jun 17, 2008 9:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wonderful !!!

I love watching the team formerly from Minneapolis go down !!!!
And I don’t even have TV any more, thanks to COINCAST.

It's GO time !

by walkoff41 on Jun 17, 2008 9:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Boo

I hate Garnett, he’s such a punk. I don’t care what anyone says, I HATED watching him and PP celebrate. God I can’t wait till the Blazers win!!!

by mark twain on Jun 17, 2008 9:33 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

amen...

I hate that franchise, and hate kg. Punk is overly emotional. Only person on that team that deserves it is pp. He was loyal through all the bad times.

by premthegrem on Jun 18, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Here’s to a sequel next year

BINGO, BANGO, BONGO

by blzrfan on Jun 17, 2008 9:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Boston "D" elivers

LA gets the Stay Puff Marshmellow Team of the year trophy.

Nope, no signs of a dynasty down there.

I Love LA!!!!!

The Oden Era, Day 356

by Heymoe on Jun 17, 2008 9:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It sure exposed Gasol,

no question about that.

But did Kobe just quit sometime in game 2 when the rally came up short?

by raoulduke on Jun 17, 2008 9:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

love it!

Way to go Celtics, you gotta love the fakers misery!
I will enjoy for a couple more days, then I promise to let it go.

by bustabucket on Jun 17, 2008 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hrmm

Hopefully this ends all the Kobe v MJ convos, which were stupid to begin with.

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Jun 18, 2008 1:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree

MJ’s not as good but he had a better coach to get him over the hump.

"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow

by tominhawaii on Jun 18, 2008 4:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

didn’t phil coach both of them?

by bustabucket on Jun 18, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I could be wrong

but that miiiiight have been the joke. :)

by BlazersOrBust on Jun 18, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nice! but

Can I get this with Oden holding Kobe’s head?

GO BLAZERS! GO! DON'T FIGHT WIN! Get well soon Oden! Can't wait until Oden's revenge!

by blazerbrads1 on Jun 18, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mhm, they decline as they age

Like all great shooting guards except Reggie Miller

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jun 18, 2008 5:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Champs

If that’s what the Western Conference Champions look like, I’m not scared of anybody next year. A trip to the Finals seems that much more doable now.

by Jumbo on Jun 18, 2008 5:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My Dreams are Dashed

I had a dream. Of the Blazers beating the Lakers, taking away from our enemy the chance to repeat. And that event blowing up the Lakers, the Kobester goping absolutely ballistic. And the Lakers not recovering for a decade.

Payback, bitch.

Instead, I’ll have to settle for the Blazers. Beating the Lakers in the playoffs. Every year. And denying them the opportunity to EVER get that close again.

War Boston for piling on.
War end times—Danny Ainge pulling it out of the fire is a sure sign.

I’m Out!

'77

by LaoTzu on Jun 18, 2008 10:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't get too cocky...

Thing is, I don’t think the c’s won necessarily because they were a superior team, I think the problem was that LA had matchup problems at the 3 and 4/5. Gasol was too soft to dominate against perkins or garnett, and Paul pierce is one 3 that can defend Kobe because of his size advantage, and can take advantage of that matchup on offense as well. Now, if we put the blazers in the c’s shoes, the first thing is that we no longer have a lockdown defender at the 3. Martell is the perfect guy to be our Paul Pierce, except he’s nowhere near as consistent or experienced. At the 4/5, we have issues because aldridge, although talented, is not as intimidating defensively as garnett, nor has he shown the strength. Oden is a wild card, but he should be able to cause problems. We aren’t in the clear as far as getting through the west, but this series is comforting in one sense. The lakers, including Kobe, don’t have the killer instinct anymore. That should be a relief.

by premthegrem on Jun 18, 2008 10:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I dunno man

If you win a series four games to two and cap your victory by absolutely annihilating your opponent, who mailed it in for the mustest of must-win games, I don’t think that leaves much doubt that the Celtics are the superior team.

Nor do I buy this argument (and I haven’t just heard it from you) that all of the sudden the Lkers have been exposed as frauds or that they don’t have the killer instinct anymore. First of all, when *did they have the killer instinct? It’s not like they’ve been winning championships for years and suddenly we’ve glimpsed a crack in their armor; the Lkers are an ascendant team that fell short, not an accomplished team that’s been defanged.

Bynum’s emergence - assuming he returns healthy - the addition of Gasol, and the development of Farmar and Viujidjcjcic means that the Lkers are just getting started. You don’t think a healthy Bynum teamed up with Gasol, after the latter’s had more time to acclimate to the system and to his teammates, is gonna wreak havoc next year? Or that the experience of playing under the bright lights and on the big stage isn’t gonna do wonders for those two guys plus Odom, Farmar, and the other young guys without Finals experience?

I hate the L*kers. But dismissing them because of this series is foolhardiness in my opinion.

by BlazersOrBust on Jun 18, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

by timg56 on Jun 18, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh honestly

did Kurt at Forum Blue and Gold design this new bolding system? Now I have to type out the name of my hated enemies? Yuck.

by BlazersOrBust on Jun 18, 2008 10:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How did you get the asterisk

to work in the last sentence? I’d just started using a . instead, though it doesn’t look like a swear word that way : L.k.rs I’ll try something else. L#k#rs L(k)rs L-k-rs. L’k’rs L:k:rs

by jorga on Jun 18, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you have two *

Everything is bold in between. It’s a conspiracy.

"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow

by tominhawaii on Jun 18, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

All I can say was that watching the game last night...

... was one of the most enjoyable experiences of the season. I loved seeing LA gutted like that.

The other thought I had was about the probability of Portland developing into a team that does that to first rate opponents. I think the probility is high. Imagine Greg Oden roaming the paint, not like Perkins or Garnett, but like Bill Russell. Only he should have a better offensive game. And don’t compare LaMarcus to Garnett. Imagine him with a game more like RaSheed Wallace, only without the tendancy to disappear or take himself out of the game. Don’t compare Martell to Pierce. Try Brandon.

If you look at Steve the Hedge’s analysis, it appears the one thing Portland probably needs to improve the most in, it’s perimeter defense. Even if Webster, Outlaw or James Jones do not develop into upper tier defenders, finding a 6-6 to 6-8 swingman who can defend and hit open jumpers is maybe the easiest thing to do in the NBA.

One last thought. Portland matched up fairly well this year in head to head competition against the Lakers. It is not too far out of the realm of possibility to imagine Portland dismantling the Lakers like that in a Western Conferance Finals matchuip in the near future.

by timg56 on Jun 18, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Remember New Orleans?

With all the hype about the Leakers and the Spurts at the top in the West and the Blazers the up-and-comer, all the common-tators seem to have forgotten about that team from the Big Easy. They are the team of the future.

'77

by LaoTzu on Jun 18, 2008 3:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmm, I see them as the new Kings

Good regular season record, just don’t got the goods to get over the hump.

Who on the team is gonna improve, aside from Julian Wright? And while he is good I don’t think he is a star—just a star role player (and I like him).

Chris Paul is AMAZING, and West has proven to be great, but they are still a two man affair with a decent big man defender in Chandler. Their bench is weak, the GM routinely drafts poorly (aside from Paul and Wright), and they have no real post game. It is a testament to Paul’s amazingness that their record improved so much and they made it to the second round.

Still, for all the hype they had DURING the playoffs, they were still just a team that got kicked out of the second round. They aren’t terribly young, but will be good for a long while if they team stays as it is and they get a 3 point shooter to replace Peja (he can’t stay as durable as he was this past season).

With Paul, West, and Chandler, they got a good base to build around. But Chandlers Pryzbilla-esque offensive game and West’s mostly perimeter offensive game will hurt them every year in the playoffs.

If Paul ever wins a title, he’ll be the first ‘best PG in the league” to win a title since Isiah. It’s pretty rare, when compared to ‘best big men’ led teams. I think Magic’s size made him an exception, and with Kareem and Worthy he had more talent than Paul or Isiah around him.

But don’t get me wrong, the Hornets will be good for a long time. I like how we handled them just fine this season, and I think we’ll do even better-er for our entire 12 years of contending. Best Big Man (Oden) always beats Best PG (Paul).

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jun 19, 2008 4:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs