Anyone going to watch the playoffs?

by felixthm on Apr 6, 2009 10:10 AM MDT

I know I won't. Our Suns team played like they would rather have the vacation then face the Lakers in the first round. Since they quit, I'll quit too. I'll boycott the playoffs. It's rigged anyway, Lebron is going to get a sphere of invincibility cast on him by Stern and his goons, and the 2 top MVP candidates will duke it out in the Final. Not because they are the two best teams in the league, but because it's cool and it's good marketing. The reigning MVP vs his Heir Apparent. Lebron, taking over as the best player in the league. Kobe finally doing it without Shaq. Lakers exorcising the ghosts of their thrashing by the Celtics last Finals. Think of all the storylines, can you really foresee anything else? And the sports journalists will be churning out tons of sappy bullcrap harping on these supposed storylines. Bah. Lebron never gets called for fouls. Certainly makes it hard to lose.

HOPE? How about this?

I hope Matt Barnes gets knocked down by a car.

I hope J-Rich goes to jail for knocking down Barnes.

I hope Nash gets traded away.

I hope Shaq's expiring contract finds a taker and we get draft picks/young talent.

I hope the Spurs get swept by whoever they play.

I hope Goran becomes a starting quality point guard.

I hope Lou polishes himself into a skilful offensive player to complement his energy and hustle.

I hope Lopez validates the faith scouts placed in him and stops being a horrible player. At least play at a Joakim Noah-ish level. Nothing great or superstar-ish, but at least passable

I hope Tucker builds on whatever progress he's made and morphs himself into a Josh Howard calibre player.

I hope the Suns win the lottery. And get Blake Griffin. Bye Amare, hello even more picks and young talent!

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I won't be watching either.

The way I see it. The setting of the Suns was put forth by Stern several years back. This is all still fallout from that unfortunate decision.

TO THE NBA - " Yeah, you have created a rift within me ; Now there have been ; several complications ; that have left me feeling nothing ; I might say, you were ; wrong to take it from me ; Left me feeling nothing " - Disturbed, "Numb"

by antiw0rm on Apr 6, 2009 10:43 AM MDT reply actions

Stern and Sarver

Don’t forget Sarver’s contributions to our rapid decline beginning with the Joe Johnson contract negotiation debacle followed by Brian Collangelo followed by a few years of draft picks on eBay.

by eagleheart on Apr 6, 2009 11:15 AM MDT reply actions

I will be watchin it but dude come on

hit by a car? career-ending injury? I hope you get a blow to the head which restores you back to normal.

Once upon a time the Suns got out on the break... and along came Steve sucKerr

by Murcy on Apr 6, 2009 11:28 AM MDT reply actions

Lol

I totally got that blow in the head. It came in the form of Dallas 140, Phoenix 116. That’s the reason I wrote this in the first place.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore;_ylt=AlXLp.KLWu2KunNGBfEpM0.QvLYF?gid=2009040506
<— Officer, that’s the one who bashed me over the head.

by felixthm on Apr 6, 2009 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions

I understand the frustration

and you’re not the only one who’s had bad thoughts about Barnes either. I would miss Nash, but I really think it’s time for him to move on.

"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee."

Drew Gooden.

by Diosnomeama on Apr 6, 2009 3:16 PM MDT reply actions

Yup

Letting him go will be painful but it has to be done if we are seriously thinking in rebuilding. With him gone we can finally put the running Suns Chapter away and focus on the future. Never thought I would say that.

"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"

by PanamaSun on Apr 6, 2009 3:43 PM MDT up reply actions

Oh

and to answer your question, felixthm, I will be forced to watch the playoffs and root for the Spurs. I made a bet with my wife (Evil Spurs fan) that if The Suns didn’t make the playoffs I was going to do that. That’s all I could think of during the blow out yesterday…

She’s evil man, I’m telling you.

"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"

by PanamaSun on Apr 6, 2009 3:49 PM MDT up reply actions

Wives are evil,

which is why when my girlfriend brings up marriage, I change the subject really quick. It’s become kind of an art form for me.

"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee."

Drew Gooden.

by Diosnomeama on Apr 6, 2009 4:14 PM MDT up reply actions

Oh my.

Watching the Spurs. Poor man, what’s the world coming to???!!!! Madness!

by felixthm on Apr 6, 2009 8:43 PM MDT up reply actions

You'll only have to watch one round of Spurs ball

Now that Manu’s done.

by hcblankscreen on Apr 6, 2009 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions

whatever you do

don’t get rid of Barbs. I know some have said he is the easiest contract to move. Just don’t do it!

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Apr 6, 2009 3:45 PM MDT up reply actions

I've been thinking about that a lot

But would we trade him if we could trade up for a really good pick? Blake Griffin is really hyped, and if he becomes a Suns guy I hope he turns out to be a superstar. I really can’t bear to part with Barbarosa though. I was on his case all of last season but after understanding what he went through, and seeing how well he picked himself up, the mental strength and continued contribution this man has, it’s been nothing short of respect. I couldn’t bear to trade LB. He’s fast making his way into my “untouchable list”.

by felixthm on Apr 6, 2009 8:46 PM MDT up reply actions

Playoffs! Playoffs?

Are you talking about playoffs??? Playoffs?

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Apr 6, 2009 3:43 PM MDT reply actions

I have to pay attention

I need the Cavs to lose in the Finals so that they’re desperate enough to trade for Shaq.

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Apr 6, 2009 4:28 PM MDT reply actions

I'm gonna get a lot of haters for this

But I want the Cavs to go all the way. Listen, I’m a huge Suns fan, but I wouldn’t be if I wasn’t a basketball fan to begin with. And as much as it really effin sucks the Suns will be missing from this years playoffs, these playoffs will still be AWESOME! So many storylines. And i’m pulling for Lebron. No need to argue; he is a supreme Badass!! And i wanna see him take down Kobe, and take his place at the top of the NBA where he belongs.

And JSun, I wouldn’t worry. Shaq’s on an expiring contract, which means someone will take him off our hands. Teams love expring contracts right?

(BTW, felixthm. Not cool to wish a career-ending injury to anybody. That’s cold bro)

by Funky Flapsack on Apr 6, 2009 5:25 PM MDT reply actions

All right, I changed it

It’s funnier now.

by felixthm on Apr 6, 2009 8:50 PM MDT up reply actions

much better

good job

by Funky Flapsack on Apr 6, 2009 9:55 PM MDT up reply actions

Sorta

He’s expiring for the Suns, too. Usually, you give up assets for an expiring contract. Suns need to dump salary, not take on new long-term contracts.

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Apr 7, 2009 4:13 PM MDT up reply actions

I'm watching becos I will love to see the Fakers get knocked out

If they win, then this is a truly crap season…

by magenta on Apr 6, 2009 6:49 PM MDT reply actions

Dude, the Fakers are so rigged to win.

Kobe will get 2 free throws for every missed FGA or turnover, and the Lakers will “redeem themselves” and all that nonsense. Then they’ll go on and on about how clutch Kobe is, and how Lebron just isn’t the same “assasin” blablabla. Then they’ll talk about how the Cavs are still too limited aside from Lebron, blablabla…..

by felixthm on Apr 6, 2009 8:49 PM MDT reply actions

Or maybe

It’s because they have one of the best teams in the league? Crazy thought huh? Please ignore me and continue with the conspiracy theories.

by Worthy J. on Apr 8, 2009 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions

Yeah.

That performance against Boston last year sure showed me.

"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee."

Drew Gooden.

by Diosnomeama on Apr 9, 2009 5:18 AM MDT up reply actions

I was implying that they are rigged to win, and are definitely going to be NBA Champions this season

Saying that they are one of the best teams doesn’t mean anything. “One of the best teams” means that there are several other teams of similar standard, which detracts from my point that they are the just about only team that is possibly going to win it, due to my believing that it has already been fixed. And that, of course means you have managed to say nothing worthwhile at all.

Again, in case you didn’t catch it the first time.

1) I stick my neck out and claim that the Lakers are rigged to win, and therefore the chance for them to win is almost 100%.
2) Worthy J says that the Lakers have one of the best teams in the league.
3) That is true, but totally irrelevant.
4) Being one of the best teams means they have a good chance to win the NBA championship fairly. According to Vegas bookies, that chance would not even be at 30%.
5) Therefore if we assume that the Lakers team, “one of the best”, has a 30% chance to win the Finals, how does Worthy J’s response correspond to my allegation that the NBA will be fixing the games and that the Lakers’ chances of winning will be close to 100%?
6) Worthy J states: Lakers are “one” of the best teams and there are at least a couple of teams of similar strength, namely Cleveland and Boston. insert sarcasm of 5th Grader’s level of sophistication
7) Worthy J completely sidesteps my point, and makes no effort to engage my claim.

Relevancy check: 0% I went over his point twice to display how there was no logical link whatsoever between his response and my claim. If he wishes to talk to himself, don’t reply to my post then.

Let’s generate another example based on the intellectual sample that Worthy J has kindly provided us with.

Felixthm: Steve Nash is a terrible defender. Chris Paul is definitely going to burn him for 50 pts and 20 assists.
Worthy J: Chris Paul is one of the best players in the league, he averages 22.6 ppg and 11 apg. insert a misuse of sarcasm which betrays an infantile level of intellect

Relevancy check: 0%

Is that a Laker-fan thing?

by felixthm on Apr 9, 2009 12:26 PM MDT up reply actions

I don't know how you can call yourself a basketball fan and not watch the playoffs

by hcblankscreen on Apr 6, 2009 8:59 PM MDT reply actions

Well for me it's simply put:

I don’t care how the other teams fare. I’m a Suns fan. I don’t care about LeBron, I don’t care about Kobe, I don’t care about Portland. I don’t care about the Spurs. When it comes down to it they could all win or lose but if the Suns are not in the mix I could care less. Why would I want anybody else to get a trophy?

by antiw0rm on Apr 7, 2009 8:18 AM MDT up reply actions