Author Topic: NBA PLAYOFFS '06 (Read 35894 times)

Wiggum · « **Reply #390 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 12:35 PM »

Congrats to the Miami Heat! I'm really happy for Zo - of all the Heat players in this championship team, he is the one who deserves this title the most! Solid Miami Heat yan

Munskie · « **Reply #391 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 12:39 PM »

With what happened to Alonzo...getting the liver disease, the transplant and being moved around....(Hornets, Miami, Nets, and Raptors, though never reported..then Miami again)..its fitting he gets his ring.

edboy7 · « **Reply #392 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 12:41 PM »

si Haslem...grew up in Miami too:)

skylynx888 · « **Reply #393 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 12:42 PM »

Shaq is still the dominant center in the league!!!! Congrats to dwayne wade, deserving sya maging MVP,

Wheres Kobe?

RNIverson · « **Reply #394 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 12:46 PM »

Quote from: skylynx888 on Jun 21, 2006 at 12:42 PM

Shaq is still the dominant center in the league!!!! Congrats to dwayne wade, deserving sya maging MVP,

Wheres Kobe?

kobe who?

this just proves na si malone pala ang may balat, at nde si payton

Munskie · « **Reply #395 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 12:51 PM »

Si Malone nga ang me balat....injury free sya first 19 years ng career nya, tapus naglaro sa lakers dun pa na injured. Malat nga...

kimpOy · « **Reply #396 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 01:00 PM »

How Sweet it is

even though shaq won minus kobe he won with wade who is as explosive and as clutch as kobe and not to mention a more team oriented guy

RNIverson · « **Reply #397 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 01:03 PM »

how about shaq going for another title for another team

cavs perhaps

dream lang

edboy7 · « **Reply #398 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 01:06 PM »

Zo had 5 blocks..I find Dirk tentative with his shots kanina then konting bangga lang...tumba na

Siguro si Diop balik sa Cavs

kimpOy · « **Reply #399 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 01:17 PM »

yeah baby yeah!

Quote

si Haslem...grew up in Miami too:)

JWill played for the University of Florida averaging 17/6 a game

geckoph · « **Reply #400 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 01:21 PM »

Shaq who? Congrats to Wade for CARRYING this team...with some support from Mourning and Walker.

X-®an™ · « **Reply #401 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 01:32 PM »

So you mean Miami didn't need Shaq's 9 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block for this game? It's still a team game...

jojitv · « **Reply #402 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 01:39 PM »

Quote from: X-Ran on Jun 21, 2006 at 01:32 PM

So you mean Miami didn't need Shaq's 9 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block for this game? It's still a team game...

And also his intimidating presence in the paint.!!

geckoph · « **Reply #403 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 01:52 PM »

Quote from: jojitv on Jun 21, 2006 at 01:39 PM

And also his intimidating presence in the paint.!!

Yup, you're right MOURNING was an intimidating presence in the paint...WOW...again, Congrats to Wade and his Miami Heat...

Wiggum · « **Reply #404 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 01:59 PM »

If you go to NBA.com now, they put up a nice flash intro paying tribute to the Heat as the 2006 Champs. Pansin ko lang, sa team picture (same as the one edboy7 posted above), it's Payton and Zo who seem happiest while holding on tight to the championship trophy.

Kelan kaya lalabas ang official NBA championship video/dvd for the Heat?

edboy7 · « **Reply #405 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 02:57 PM »

Like this one

dobler · « **Reply #406 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 03:53 PM »

Bill Simmons said it best in his Finals preview column:

No team depends on the refs quite like the Heat. When the refs are calling all the bumps on Shaq and protecting Wade on every drive, they're unstoppable. When they're calling everything fairly, they're eminently beatable. If they're not getting any calls, they're just about hopeless. I could see the refs swinging two games in Miami's favor during this series, possibly three.

His latest one is also a good read:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060620

kimpOy · « **Reply #407 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 04:29 PM »

bagay kay mourning ang trophy ah
his defense was tremendous, 2 key blocks that would have tied or shift momentum to dallas

wala bang pic si GP?

slowhand · « **Reply #408 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 04:49 PM »

great to see Pat Riley winning a championship again!

oweidah · « **Reply #409 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 06:22 PM »

miami heat deserved it.sayang jordanesque na sana dwade but for the last two missed free throws. un ang binabayaran ika nga. silyado na sana but just the same he deserves the mvp trophy.

Munskie · « **Reply #410 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 06:39 PM »

Quote from: dobler on Jun 21, 2006 at 03:53 PM

His latest one is also a good read:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060620

Bill Simmons might be right. I chuckled when I saw this line from a fan : "I want to say something about Dwayne Wade, but I fear I may get called for a foul."
-- Warren, Ludington, Mich.

and this:

After witnessing the Game 5 debacle, I am absolutely convinced that Stern is trying to fix the Finals for D-Wade and the Heat. Stackhouse's suspension, Dirk's phantom foul in OT, and then Joey Crawford's inexplicable call for a Mavs timeout -- it all adds up too perfectly. This could be a conspiracy as far-reaching as Watergate. I can already imagine the inevitable ESPN movie, "All The Commissioner's Men," where a stubborn, upstart young sports columnist brings down Stern and the entire NBA hierarchy. So, Simmons, the only question is: Will you be our Bob Woodward?
-- Robert P., Topeka, Kan.

Before passing judgment folks, you can read the column by Bill Simmons. You may agree or not with him but for me, as a NBA fan, he makes sense....

here's the link again State of the NBA Finals (click)

slowhand · « **Reply #411 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 06:59 PM »

I always find Simmons entertaining to read. However he does not know basketball one-tenth as much as he does baseball.

I think the Mavs beat themselves as much as the Heat beat them.

McDreamy · « **Reply #412 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 07:30 PM »

On hindsight, a Spurs-Heat Finals would have been more entertaining. Duncan vs Shaq... Parker and Manu vs the Heat's backcourt... and at least Bruce Bowen would have done a better job on Wade, and may command more respect from the refs, as compared to a Devin Harris/Daniels who get whistled everytime they touch the guy.

Munskie · « **Reply #413 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 07:39 PM »

I saw Mark Cuban in the court applauding amidst the wild celebration of Heat players...at least he's a sport. I just don't know what he'll have in his blog though, hehehe.

Battousai · « **Reply #414 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 07:47 PM »

Congrats to the Heat for playing good team basketball and winning the 2K6 NBA championship. Wade was awesome and deserved the Finals MVP trophy.

Dallas is still a young team, and all this experience will no doubt make them a better team.

Sana LAkers-Heat next year sa championship. LOL

oweidah · « **Reply #415 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 10:29 PM »

hats off to dallas for not doing hack-a-shaq

slowhand · « **Reply #416 on:** Jun 22, 2006 at 07:09 AM »

about hack-a-shaq --

from Stever Kerr's column:

"ADJUSTMENT OF THE GAME

With 2:05 to go and Miami up 89-85, the Heat were preparing to take the ball out of bounds when Avery Johnson screamed at his team to wrap up O'Neal and send him to the line. (The Hack-a-Shaq strategy can't be used with less than two minutes left in the game). So as his team prepared to inbound the ball, Riley saw the Dallas plan, called timeout and got Shaq out of the game."

slowhand · « **Reply #417 on:** Jun 22, 2006 at 07:11 AM »

another interesting observation by Steve:

"CALL OF THE GAME

Mavericks fans will talk about this one for a long time. With Dallas trailing by one point and 26 seconds to go, Wade dribbled around a screen and clearly threw his arm out into Nowitzki's chest. Nowitzki was called for the foul, however, sending Wade to the line where he made both free throws. Had the call gone the other way, we could be talking about a Game 7. Instead, the Heat hung on for the win – and the championship."

Munskie · « **Reply #418 on:** Jun 22, 2006 at 07:54 AM »

Quote from: slowhand on Jun 22, 2006 at 07:11 AM

another interesting observation by Steve:

"CALL OF THE GAME

Mavericks fans will talk about this one for a long time. With Dallas trailing by one point and 26 seconds to go, Wade dribbled around a screen and clearly threw his arm out into Nowitzki's chest. Nowitzki was called for the foul, however, sending Wade to the line where he made both free throws. Had the call gone the other way, we could be talking about a Game 7. Instead, the Heat hung on for the win – and the championship."

so if Wade touches you, you'll get called by a foul. hehehe.

garee · « **Reply #419 on:** Jun 22, 2006 at 08:23 AM »

Quote from: Wiggum on Jun 21, 2006 at 01:59 PM

If you go to NBA.com now, they put up a nice flash intro paying tribute to the Heat as the 2006 Champs. Kelan kaya lalabas ang official NBA championship video/dvd for the Heat?

Maybe because the Miami Heat have a Flash