purplekisses said:

David Stern is always going on about protecting the game.....this shit is LAME. Giving the Spurs a game. Unreal.

Graycap23 said:

everyone has a price and can be bought... its unreal what these guys make n sports and the owners ... let the fans have a game that is real and not paid off

Stop bitchin' - you know it's not as clear as all that (gave them a game ) even if you do think what went down favoured the Spurs. You're acting like David Stern personally booted the whole Suns team in the crotch one by one and then declared game 5 a win for the Spurs without a ball being bounced.

Sowhat said:

So Jason Richardson is the modicum of class by clotheslining someone and yelling at him to stop being a pussy? Right....

Moonbeam said:

Bottom line....Okur should have never tried to dunk in that situation. If he had done what he was supposed to, it would not have happened. But Okur did and he paid the price and learned a valuable lesson. I bet he will never do that again.

Probably 90% of the players in the NBA would have done the same to Okur.

fhqwhgads said:

yes

Hopefully we'll have TWO Game 7s after tonight.

I know they have no chance, but GO NETS!

Sowhat said:

Bottom line, Andrei Kirilenko wouldn't, as he showed in Game 3. Much classier.

Let's talk Conference Finals!

EAST
(1)Pistons vs. (2)Cavs


WEST
(3)Spurs vs. (4)Jazz

uPtoWnNY said:

Yuck ... NBA is in for some low ratings.

I'm really sad for the Phoenix Suns. I would have rooted for Utah against Phoenix anyway, but I feel the Suns, and NBA fans in general, were robbed of a potentially epic series. The Suns were basically stripped of their legitimate chance to win the series with the ridiculous suspensions. I understand that rules are rules, but they should be applied with common sense. With one cheap shot, Robert Horry basically won the series for the Spurs. I'm not saying San Antonio would not have won anyway, but imagine the dynamics of the series had Phoenix been at full strength for Game 5. That Stoudemire and Diaw were suspended for the SAME INFRACTION committed by the unpunished Duncan and Bowen in the same game, on top of the lenience the NBA showed Bowen with his knee in the nuts to Nash and his kick of Stoudemire's ankle really makes this series win tainted for the Spurs. The winner of this series was sure to be the favorite to win the championship, and NBA fans deserved a chance to watch these two elite teams battle in a fair fight. I fully expect the rules to be revised next season, because Stu Jackson and David Stern exhibited NO common sense in their rulings in this series.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Hey, its not their fault that the teams in the largest markets (LA, NY, Chicago) have shitty teams.

Moonbeam said:

I am very disappointed in how the Suns' season ended. This was the Suns' year to get to the Finals and it seemed like they were robbed.

Moonbeam said:

I agree.

Moonbeam said:

When I complained about the lack of common sense rules in '97, all the Knick haters laughed at me and told me to get over it. Turns out I was right.

uPtoWnNY said:

Last I checked.....those clowns were FIGHTING on the court.

Van Gumby got what he deserved.....FIRED.

I wish Van Gundy was back coaching the Knicks. He knows defense and rebounding are the keys to winning. It's not his fault the Rockets don't have a legit PF or PG, or that Yao is soft.

Just popped in to say that I hate the Spurs. They are the most boring NBA team Where's ReneGade? Is he ok?

Actually, I'm hoping for a Pistons-Spurs finals. They play old-school basketball - smart, team offense and tough, hard-nosed defense.

The spurs are playing some fundamentaly sound kick ass basketball right now! i LOVE IT!

Jazz lose a tough Game 1 on the road.

I do think they learned a lot in Game 1 and can come back strong in Game 2.

This series will be interesting. San Antonio is the old neighborhood bully and Utah is the new kid. San Antonio punched first, but we'll see how lasts longer.

Moonbeam said:

I'm feeling sorry for your Jazz. I just think the big fundamental and his cronies are just to savy and smooth. The NBA finals will be purist basketball, detroit and San Antonio!

karmatornado said:

I don't get a lot of these so-called 'fans'. They prefer college ball over the NBA because of the style of play. Now you have the possibility of a Spurs-Pistons final - two teams that play old-school team ball. Yet they're described as "boring". WTF?

uPtoWnNY said:

DUMB isn't it? The NBA is the BEST.....no question.

karmatornado said:

It does seem to be the inevitable Finals matchup. Cleveland and Utah are both pretty traditional, hard-nosed clubs too.

Moonbeam said:

Nope not classier, again you are comparing apples to oranges.Two completely different set of circimstances.

Class would have been if Okur never tried to dunk in that situation. Period. Bottom line. End of discussion!

Sowhat said:

Come on now. As much as you'd like to give a final, definitive answer on the subject as if it were fact, some people, including myself, are still going to disagree with you.