Scott Parker playes for West Ham not Spurs, you big silly

Scott Parker plays for The Hammers.

>>10726066
>>10726069
What? Oh this must be euro time....

>mfw the Spurs keep the #1 seed because they are an emotionless, merciless fucking machine.
>mfw Dallas drops to #3 because the Lakers decided it's finally time to give a fuck

>>10726066
>>10726069
Put your jorts back on He's talking Apehoop

>mfw it doesn't matter what seed the mavs get because they're a lock for the WCF

All this team does is win. Tough Jucie out for the season? Win. Roddy B's foot still fucked up? Still gonna win. Down 23 points to start the game? LOL JOKES ON YOU WERE WINNING IN DOUBLE DIGITS.

This all relies on Dirk being healthy though, because half of Dallas' losses (HALF) were without Dirk.

>Mavs
>1st seed

>there is a strong possibility they may drop a seed

Who wrote that garbage?

A seed is based on your record, but it's being talked about like it's a player they're considering releasing. They're not going to CHOOSE to start losing games.

There's always a possibility they could lose, but they're about 5 or 6 wins ahead of the closest competition in their conference right now and they're going to keep fighting hard, so I just don't see the point in vocalizing something like this.

>>10726054
>Drop a seed
>Mavs lose to the 8 seed again

>>10726120
I really have no idea what the Mavs are capable of this year. They've been the streakiest team I've seen all year, but it looks like they came together pretty nicely. To be completely honest with you, I don't even know what the team's strength truly is; because if you look at their statistics they are pretty much exactly in the middle of the league in all of them.

>>10726158
>To be completely honest with you, I don't even know what the team's strength truly is;

They're what you call 'perfectly average.'

It makes for a great regular season record, but it's going to get them dogged in the playoffs.

They'll be lucky to make it out of the second round.

The Mavs biggest problem is the playoffs, the year they stop choking and playing soft when it matters is the year they'll finally win it all. Oh and it would be nice if someone knocked the Spurs out early.

>>10726158

>They've been the streakiest team I've seen all year

You're right. Lets see, we're about to have 3 winning streaks go into double digits. Thats pretty streaky.

Their defensive 'stats' dropped because Stevenson is out of the lineup, Chandler has been in more foul trouble recently, Haywood blows dumpster dicks and Marion is being asked to compliment Terry in a scoring role morseo than a defensive one unlike the beginning of the year.

Also this is the best team from behind the arc in the league, maybe ever (At least talent/skill wise) with the addition of Peja Stojakovic. Couple that with one of the hottest little point guards in the league (who rides more pine than he should) and a dynamo frenchie 6 foot SG with a 7 foot wingspan who's taken alley oops from centers and you've got a contender. This team had no trouble scoring 95 without being able to break down the defense. Now that they've got penetrators their about to fuck LA in the ass.

>West

>>10726180
Perfectly average doesn't get you competing for a #1 seed though, there has to be something missing that I'm missing. Maybe they're in an easy part of their schedule? They won 9 out of their last 10. They're road and home game records are almost identical.

>>10726145
He's their ball distributor. O'Neill is okay, but not on Parker's level. Sure Manu might step it up like last year, but depending on how long Parker is out for, it could severely impact their offense.

Time will tell. Oh and the Lakers? Completely not worried about them this season. They're barely a threat. Mavs are full strength, Dirk has never had such a strong team around him before. This can be our year. Like Jerry said we're a lock for at least WCF.

>>10726202
Nice attitude there.

Enjoy your WCF sweep

>>10726189
You can't win a 7 game series against LA by trying to drive the ball up the middle and shooting 3's like they're going out of style. Sorry, but we're just entirely too big in the middle and the best big man you have likes to shoot 3's instead of roughing it up in the paint.

>>10726197

They've won 16 out of 17 and the only teams in the entire league thats given them fits are the Bulls and Spurs.

Dallas swept the C's, the Heat, stomped the Lakers, had no trouble with the Magic, etc etc. The only constant in their losses was either not having Dirk (which accounted for 7 of their 14 losses) or average teams playing way above their talent level and catching Dallas on B2B road games.

I still can't figure out why they keep having the NBA finals at all, why not just make the western conference finals the de facto NBA finals? would save us all time and energy since there's really no point in even letting the eastern teams try, you'd just be wasting your time.

>>10726223
ohboyherewegoagain.jpg

>>10726212
>Hasn't watched Dallas play this season
Not even worth giving you a decent reply.

>>10726206
Thanks bro. I wouldn't say we'll sweep the WCF, but we'll do well.

>>10726223
>WCF
>de facto NBA Finals

>>10726195
East might be stronger this season, but still doesn't have the parity or competitiveness of the West.

>>10726233
>Thinks the Mavs are getting past the 2nd round

>>10726212

I'm having trouble offering you any credibility when you say our best "Big man" can't rough it up in the paint because right now Tyson Chandler might be our best 'Big Man', and he's 2nd in the NBA in dunks. Also, the myth that Dirk is soft is just old, playa. Time and time again I've watched him back down the 'strong' 4's and 5's and hit his money fadeaway or scoop one under 4 flailing arms right under the basket to get an and 1.

Dirk pulling up in transition for a 3 is a novelty in this offense, but a novelty that produces 6 points a game. You might've watched the game against the Raptors where Dirk was nailing every 3 he put up but that's slightly out of the ordinary because his perimeter game is almost always in transition at the apex of the arc.

>>10726234
please enlighten us on how the magic, hawks, heat, celtics, knicks would beat teams like the spurs, lakers, and mavs.

>inb4 but...but...but...NO U

>AccuScore
Despite losing Tony Parker for 2-4 weeks the #Spurs have built up such a big cushion they are still easily projected as the #1 overall seed.

coolstandings says Mavs have 1.5% chance of overtaking the Spurs (not factoring injuries)
http://www.coolstandings.com/basketball/basketball_standings.asp?sn=2010&col=&sort=&run=
1061&sim=s&v=c

>>10726202
>implying George Hill isn't the backup PG

>>10726253
>(not factoring injuries)

>>10726253

You can't really bet against the Spurs right now, but the past few playoffs have gone both ways (sort of like Ginobli).

Regardless of injuries or other factors, I think a series between the two will go to 7 games because getting knocked out of the playoffs is still relatively fresh on both their minds.

>>10726271
ok, say the Parker injury makes it 6 times more likely that the Mavs win the division

that's still only 9%

also, nice to see that data you contributed to the discussion, anon.

Sorry bro's, we've already locked up the division, the conference, #1 seed, now waiting for the shit teams. We're ready for playoffs.

>>10726246
All I'm saying is that Tyson Chandler isn't going to be a big enough presence in the middle to get much done and most of the time Dirk will be matched up against Pau or Odom and their length could be a problem for his shots. You can't depend on 3's to win jack shit in the post season, and you aren't going to be able to cut in against the Lakers well enough to get 4 wins out of it.

Spurs vs Mavs clash of the titans this year. It'll be the WCF without a doubt and go to 7 games. Not to mention that they are each others toughest matchup. Teams like C's, Heat, Lakes, aint no thing.

>>10726281
>implying Mavs won't control the pace against Lakers
We run up and down the court, Lakes walk. Your team can't handle the pace we set. If we get bogged down into a half-court grind, then yeah what you say comes into play. We don't play the Lakers like that though.

>All I'm saying is that Tyson Chandler isn't going to be a big enough presence in the middle to get much done

Okay thats sort of stupid but I'll forgive you for th...

>Dirk will be matched up against Pau or Odom and their length could be a problem for his shots.

Do you know what undefendable, unstoppable, irrepressible means? He's matched up against 7 footers TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME and usually scores in the 30's because as a few coaches know, the only way to defend Dirk is to put a lanky but fast 3 on him and pester him into early shots.

Doesn't matter if you got a fuckin 8 footer on your team, no one can block Dirk's signature fadeaway, not even Ming. Thats why every analyst and coach drools over it. If Dirk is even warm, his shot is unstoppable.

Watch more NBA, bro. The only counter Pau will have is to score his own buckets and crash the boards because one of Dirk's few weaknesses is subpar and lazy rebounding (and he still averages about 8).

>>10726298
>implying the Lakers won't slow the Mavs down

>>10726306
I get so mad when we don't box out down low. Thank fuck for Chandler.

>>10726298
Jerry. Let's just get this straight, you're going to win a playoff series by:
A) Driving into the paint against a team with the most size in the league
B) Shooting 3's against a team that averages 32% (I read this number a month ago, but I can't find the up to date stat anywhere. Feel free to correct me on this because I'm curious about where it is right now.)
C) Trying to control the game tempo and not use a halfcourt offense.

>>10726342

>Jerry. Let's just get this straight, you're going to win a playoff series
>youre going to win a playoff series

Assuming you mean the Lakers, I concur.

>>10726306
For the love of God... I'm not saying that all this is gonna happen, that's irrefutable, and that it's already set in stone. All I'm saying is that you have to take it into consideration, but it really does seem like you're jerking yourself off into a state of complete ignorance.

>that IT'S irrefutable
>32% 3p defense

I really fucking shouldn't post shit this early in the morning

>>10726377

Are you a Lakers fan?

>>10726377
Sorry after the stomping we gave the Lakers, and the level we're playing at, I can't take you seriously.

>>10726387
Yes

>>10726405

Blow me.

>Dallas 3 point shooting

Spurs have 2 players in the top 10 and 3 in the top 15 in 3pt%
Dallas doesn't even have 1 in the top 10

Parker could be back in as little as 2 weeks, missing only 6-7 games. Spurs would have to lose every game and Dallas would have to win every game for them to take the #1 seed away
info 4 your brain

>>10726389
>109-100
>stomping
Wut

>>10726417
>Texan
>Reasonable, clear, and intelligent discussion

Guess I should've known. Well, anyway have fun with the rest of the season and if you do get to and win the WCF enjoy being humiliated again by Miami.

>>10726450
That's rich coming from a Fakers "fan"

>>10726449
>didnt see the game
>just looked up the score

Also, Spurs have the 7th best NBA record all-time for this part of the season; all other teams in that ranking have gone on to win the NBA title.

I'm not saying that statistics make San Antonio a lock, but you can't argue with the pace the Spurs are setting right now. Duncan doesn't have to play nearly as much as he did last year, so you know he'll be a beast in the playoffs. After Parker comes back from this minor injury, we have our entire lineup healthy and ready to go in the postseason.

Healthy Spurs are championship material

>>10726487
>implying final score doesn't matter
>implying 9 points is indicative of a stomping
>implying i didn't watch the game

>>10726498
No one's denying the Spurs are scary right now. But Mavs are right behind them, and are really, the only team in the West right now that could even take Spurs to seven games.

>>10726482
>mfw mad butt-angst over the Lakers, mad butt-angst over the Lakers everywhere

>>10726505
If you watched the game you'd see the Lakers never looked like winning from start to finish. All Mavs games are generally close when looking at the final score, but unlike other teams (heat) they know how to close out an opponent

Spurs/Mavs Conference Finals

It's already an inevitability

>>10726429

Oh shit, you're right. No Dallas players in the top 10 this season.

Thank God the Mavs have 3 in the top 10 all time.


>>10726449

>I've never watched the end of a basketball game when the winning team is ahead 15 points.

>>10726450

I tried to be reasonable, but you just have no idea what you're talking about. It's not a difference of opinion, it's a matter of your ignorance of fact.

I'd be worried about the Heat if we hadn't swept the fuck out of them.

>>10726534
SO PUMPED JUST START PLAYOFFS ALREADY

>>10726526
You realize you're talking with Dallas fans right? That means we're also Cowboys fans, so you don't even know HALF of what it means to be hated.

>>10726536

please bring them out of retirement
I'll call up Robinson, Gervin, Rodman
we can do a revival game for charity

who's your outside presence now anyway? the JET?
I'll enjoy watching Neal, Hill, Jefferson, Manu, and Bonner summon a meteor storm of 3s over you in the playoffs

>>10726569
>hasn't heard "Beat LA" in practically every road game
Fuck you Boston
RAGE

>>10726536
3 pointers, and inside drives and full court basketball are combined with Dirk's splendiferous, magnificentacus unstoppable shooting is going to destroy San Antonio, and the Lakers with absolutely no if's, and's, or but's about it.
Sorry I was being so fucking ignorant about it and questioning whether or not you should consider the fact that it might not work.

>>10726597

Bring them out of retirement? I don't think you understood me you thick sack of shit.

Right now, on the Mavs current roster, there are 3 of the top 10 all time.

#3 Jason Kidd
#4 Peja Stojakovic
#8 Jason Terry.

Blow me.

Ugh. Delusional fans are hilarious. And disgustingly stupid.

The Mavericks can't, and won't, beat

1. Spurs
2. Thunder
3. Lakers

And will struggle with

4. Portland
5. New Orleans

They are essentially the 6th most likely team to emerge from the west.

>>10726599
You're not even the most hated team in the NBA. The Heat have taken that crown, so get that weak shit out of here.

YOU GUYS GETTING FUCKING JELLY?

Settle down guys. Lakers fans just get all worked up about the Mavs. Phil knows it's a tough matchup, he's admitted it himself. Not to mention Lakers are playing like they don't even care anymore. Must be hard to watch every night.

>>10726643
What if I told you you were wrong?

>>10726638
Great empirical evidence bro

>>10726646
>Lakers fans
>Watching games and not just the kobe highlights.

>>10726638
They won't struggle with Portland or the Hornets. Lakers and San Antonio are the only team with a chance. They might struggle with the Thunder, but matchup wise Thunder should get blasted in 5 games.

>>10726638
>MFW this bullshit
>portland LOL

>>10726624

oh sorry i guess i assumed they would keep up the good work
you sound mad?

As a Spurs fan, I resign to the fact that Dirk will get 40 points every night
I take comfort in knowing my 7seed team can put your 2seed team to bed in a year where we were plagued with injuries and you broke Manu's nose, unleashing the beast inside

stay classy, Dallas

>>10726653
I'd asked you if your team has been booed in to oblivion anywhere it goes, and whether or not the amount of >kobr or >fakers greentext has equaled even half that of the amount of >lebrick or >heatles greentext on this board.

Face it, hating the Lakers is last tuesday bruh.

>>10726646
>4-0 after all star break
>playing like they don't care

wtfamireading.png

>>10726674
Actually you know what? Fuck it, I'll play devil's advocate.

How well do you think the Thunder would do in the playoffs this year Perkins gets healthy and plays well down the stretch?

I hope the Mavs get the #1 spot so they can get bounced by the 8th seed. Dirk can't handle the big stage.

>>10726702

and the year before that our 6 seed team knocked out your 3rd seed team using only JJ Barea. none of that matters this year. mavs have still won the last 2 out of 3 playoff series against the spurs. last year was a fluke and if you want to go by that prepare to get swept again by the suns

>>10726754
He's averaged something like 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists in the postseason. It's not his fault the Mavericks always seem to choke

not trolling, but remember what happened the last time mavfags were this cocky? pretty sure they got facialed by the warriors

>>10726711
but he didn't miss that dunk ;_;

>>10726754

>Dirk can't handle the big stage.
>numbers actually improve in the playoffs

Also the Spurs got laughed out of the playoffs 2 years ago by the Mavs, and the Mavs probably would've gone to the WCF if they didn't get fucked by the refs against Denver. I still remember the nocall on the intentional, INTENTIONAL HARD foul where Stevenson assumed the foul was getting called, it wasn't, and melo drained the game winning bucket when they were down 2.

>>10726782

we're cocky like this every year, what are you talking about. we're bound to win one sooner or later

>>10726782

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbn72J8ass4

76ers will be this years troll team

How soon they forget. Lakers, Spurs = proven champions. Spurs playing great all season long. Lakers have flipped the switch and now you're boned.

Thunder are the team of the future, everyone knows.

You know what that makes the Mavericks? The Mavericks are the Utah Jazz of late 80s-early 90s, except less clutch.

A good team, sure. But just like the old Jazz got swept up in the era of Jordan, and won nothing... the Mavs got swept up in the Kobe era. And even if the Kobe Era is at its end... the heir apparent is not the Mavs. Several other teams are competing for that top spot.

>>10726815
Dat bench

>>10726796

mavsfan here, you don't remember shit, that was antoine wright, stevenson was still in washington that season. also our team kinda sucked that year anyway.

>Implying this matters when the Mavs make another first round exit and Cuban blames Stern.... again.

>>10726768

SAS: 4 rings
DAL: -

The Thunder are definitely a team to take into consideration this year. Last year they took the Lakers to 6, and this year they have what every LA fan fears: PERKINS. I liked the Celtics until they dealt Nate Robinson... now I have to watch the Thunder!

Regardless of what happens this year, I'm excited as fuck for this year's playoffs. 3 legit teams in the West, and a possible 4th if Perkins really thrives on the Thunder, and 3 legit teams in the East with the small possibility of either the Knicks or Magic trolling a contender. My body is not even 70% ready.

It's sure to be a hell of a lot better than last year's playoffs at least.

>>10726828

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJhWaUVYE-4

the proof

>implying any team not named celtics, lakers, spurs can win sternball

>>10726836
>LA fans fear Perkins
Bitch, please. Davis was the one that was killing us, Perkins was just there to grab rebounds and Bynum negated that.

>>10726825

derp my bad. I always picture it in my head as Stevenson fouling mello. Obviously that was way before the trade.

Still doesnt make my point any less valid.

Just curious, but how does this LA team compare to last year's?
I mean, they are defending champs with a similar team. I think that has to mean something. This is also Jackson's last year.

>>10726842
This. All that parity is nothing but good for us.

>>10726894

I don't know, bro; the C's did a pretty good job taking you to 7 until Perk got hurt in game 6 and couldn't play the last one. I guess no one can really say without a doubt, but you have to admit that made a difference to the Celtics gameplan at least.

Hoping for the retirement home Finals: Spurs/Celtics

>>10726912

it was a valid point, we got screwed in that series.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4155285

still, i don't think we were good enough that year to win it all. even if we win that game i still think denver wins that series, and we weren't getting past the lakers with josh howard injured and dirk the only player on the team who scores

>>10726870
Oh god.

i'm just glad we don't have to worry about the thuggets suns or jazz beating anybody this year since they shipped all their talent east

>they think the Spurs aren't one of the deepest teams in the league
>they don't know we only lose Parker for 2 weeks
>they don't know that JAMES FUCKIN ANDERSON has been lying in wait to finally get some PT @ SG, move Hill over to PG

>>10726870

>>10726870

>>10726925
Kobe's continuing to go down, Pau is still consistant, Fisher's actually putting better numbers, Blake is a far better option than Sexy Machine or Farmar ever was, and Bynum can beast it if he stays healthy (big if). I just wanna see what Barnes can do once he plays again and if Theo Ratliff can contribute in anyway shape or form. Also, amazingly, Odom has started to become consistant.

Their defense has become bad though, if they don't bring it back up to where it was last year on a consistent basis, they are undeniably fucked against San Antonio and Dallas

notice how none of the mavs dick riders answered this question

>>10726782

>>10726870
THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT? LOL!

>>10726870
10/10

>>10727015

didn't seem like a relevant question but i answered it anyway.

>>10726801

I knew Kidd was involved

>>10726870
Bro that was fucking hilarious

I couldn't stop laughing.

I fucking cried.

>>10726870

ARE LAKER FANS REALLY THIS FUCKING DUMB?

those crafty refs

>>10727060
I love how the ball is almost perfectly dead center

>>10726870
>>10726870
>>10726870
>>10726870
>>10726870
>>10726870
>>10726870
>>10726870


LMFAO 10/10 fucking love anon

captcha: comedy finglick

>>10727035

well i was referring to the tripfags

>overinflated ball
>game is fixed

>mrkobekirk

always related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G05nVQZVdl4

>>10727080
>Lakers lost
>Rigged
Pick two

also
>pwnstar91

>>10727093
WAT

I lold hard

>>10727093
my god....

>>10727093

>Lakers
>We Gundam Now

>>10726870
Oh Lawd!

Fuck you /sp/ I just shit myself from laughter

>>10727093
holy shit

>>10727093
>>10726870
I fucking love you, /sp/

>>10727093
>posting on gamefaqs

wut?

>>10727153
LOL I SAW THAT TOO

>>10727093
>MrKobekirk
has to be the biggest matser troll i've ever watched on YT

>Derp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXhxeuAqWcE

championship trophy laser beam power

>>10727093
>Lakers fans

>>10727093
they need to hire this guy to be their video guy and play this for the lakers when they are in the finals

>>10727193
>he assumes kobe is like sting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMv44Xrnu3s

ahahaha

>>10727193
Wait, so Heat = NWO, Lakers = Wolfpack?

>>10727252
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIx2Iqs56r8

>>10727110

/r/ing a picture related to this.

Do it.

This shit is fucking hilarious

>>10727272
nostalgia, nostalgia everywhere...

>the SEX ANGEL is multi-orgasmic

hire this guy to do the laker intro vid now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yT8d5oSQVs

Did anyone on /sp/ post anything from the Buzz Bissinger / Mark Cuban twitter war? I'm just now reading about it.