NBA 2012-2013

[PaloAltoCougar]

Holy shit, the Warriors tried to give that game away. That was the ugliest playoff quarter I have ever seen.

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That was very strange. As great as Curry was throughout the series, his fourth quarter was dreadful. And that had to have been a record for steals/turnovers off of inbound plays by GS. And overall, double digit turnovers in a single quarter. Denver's defense for much of the quarter was intense, but still... Bogut was a beast, though.

[smokymountainrain]

Took some stones on the part of Mark Jackson to go with the two rookies down the stretch. GS nearly gave that game away, but I was glad to see Jackson rewarded for sticking with Green and Barnes.

It's a shame that series is over. GS is going to be a dangerous group going forward. A healthy Bogut makes them so much better - especially for playoff basketball.

[bluegoose]

GS is going to be a dangerous group going forward. A healthy Bogut makes them so much better - especially for playoff basketball.

Yep. Especially if David Lee is, in fact, healthy and ready to go. He and Bogut down low are a tough combination and complement their killer shooting guards very well.

[Blueintheface]

Yep. Especially if David Lee is, in fact, healthy and ready to go. He and Bogut down low are a tough combination and complement their killer shooting guards very well.

The 4 is sort of lost position on that team. Lee is a terrible defender and Landry is undersized and neither demand the ball on offense, nor is the offense designed to go through them. Without Lee I think they've played a bit more the way they were designed to play.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

The 4 is sort of lost position on that team. Lee is a terrible defender and Landry is undersized and neither demand the ball on offense, nor is the offense designed to go through them. Without Lee I think they've played a bit more the way they were designed to play.

Of the guys on their team that played at least 25% of team minutes, Lee had their best on/off court net at +7.7. I think towards the end of the season they were finally incorporating him well into what they wanted Curry and Thompson to do on offense as well.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I can't believe Dre is playing meaningful minutes on a team at his age.

I'll never forget hanging with him one dat at Pineview Reservoir the summer before the draft, dude didnt even have money to buy a proper swim suit. He was wearing bball shorts from the warriors and a work out shirt from the Cavs, unreal.

His game has never been based on athleticism, which is why he can still produce at his age. His knowledge of the game really has made him great. I could see Dre playing another 2-3 years in the NBA. I also hope that with his knowledge of the game of basketball that he ends up as a coach at Utah someday.

[MartyFunkhouser]

It was fun to see 2 former Utes playing the Warriors-Nuggets series. I'm disappointed though that Bogut won because I always will root for Dre over any other Ute.

[The_Douger]

GSW did all they could to give that game away in the 4th.

[Donuthole]

Chrissy Paul. Ever the cheap shot artist.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Chrissy Paul. Ever the cheap shot artist.

At least he's aiming a little higher now.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Thibodeau is a defensive genius. There shouldn't be any NBA coach, other than Pop, that gets paid anything close to Thibs. But I think his latest contract extension only put him in the middle of the NBA salary tree.

I think one thing Thibs does so well against LeBron James is create a scheme that benefits from James being too unselfish. We saw it again tonight. His defense can shut down on Bosh and take away the corner 3's that Miami thrives on, and he can sell out on those other things because more often than not James won't go into "eff you" mode and score 40. This is a series where Miami would be far better off if James turned into a scorer and much less of a facilitator. If they can keep Wade to 14 points when he's primarily being guarded by Marco Bellinelli then Wade failed miserably. This is definitely a series where James would be better served flipping the Michael switch instead of being Magic. And right now, I think that might be the "biggest" weakness in his game, is a relative unwillingness to win that way.

[CardiacCoug]

GSW playing well. Gotta say I like this team -- how could you not like this lineup of Thompson, Curry, Draymond Green, Bogut, Harrison Barnes? Nice guys and a fun team to watch. Smart of them to tank the season last year and screw the Jazz over.

[CardiacCoug]

Thibodeau is a defensive genius. There shouldn't be any NBA coach, other than Pop, that gets paid anything close to Thibs. But I think his latest contract extension only put him in the middle of the NBA salary tree.

I think one thing Thibs does so well against LeBron James is create a scheme that benefits from James being too unselfish. We saw it again tonight. His defense can shut down on Bosh and take away the corner 3's that Miami thrives on, and he can sell out on those other things because more often than not James won't go into "eff you" mode and score 40. This is a series where Miami would be far better off if James turned into a scorer and much less of a facilitator. If they can keep Wade to 14 points when he's primarily being guarded by Marco Bellinelli then Wade failed miserably. This is definitely a series where James would be better served flipping the Michael switch instead of being Magic. And right now, I think that might be the "biggest" weakness in his game, is a relative unwillingness to win that way.

Yep, I think Lebron is to blame for this one by doing absolutely nothing through the first 34 minutes or so tonight -- I think he hit is third FG with just a few minutes left in the 3rd quarter. The guy's gotta shoot it more and I would tell Lebron that for this series if he's shooting over 45% from the field then he isn't shooting enough.

[CardiacCoug]

Damn Steph Curry is ridiculous.

[San Juan Sun]

Watching the SA/GS game, and I saw a guy that looked exactly like Richard Jefferson in GS gear. Weird.