PvMarchingStorm05 said:

What, he learned from Scola?!

Moonbeam said:

Jazz will lose!

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Probably. It's a shame they didn't get their first-round stepping stone in Houston.
[Edited 4/21/09 22:02pm]

Moonbeam said:

Hey.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Sorry, couldn't resist!

If you beat Portland, who would you rather face in the next round?

By the way, I'm devastated to hear that Dikembe Mutombo may have played his last game. He was my second favorite player ever (after Adrian Dantley), and as great of a player as he was, his greatest contributions have come off the court. The game will sorely miss him if he's truly gone, and I wish him all the best.

From http://www.clutchfans.net...r_is_over/

Dikembe Mutombo was jockeying for position with Greg Oden on a rebound late in the first quarter Tuesday night, and in an instant everything changed.
Mutombo, who has been a defensive spark for the Rockets for 5 seasons, fell to the floor. He grabbed his knee and rolled around in obvious pain.

The Rockets said it was a knee strain, but you knew it was more than that. An emotional Mutombo confirmed it after the game when asked if his season was over.

"No," said Mutombo. "It's over for me for my career."

"It's just bad. I might need surgery," said Mutombo. "I'm going to be around for as far as we can go in the championship run. I'll be with my teammates in support and give them the same love that they give to me, but for me, basketball... it's over."

Mutombo said he was very disappointed, but put it in perspective.

"I cried so much about it when I was laying on the floor," said Mutombo. "But when I got in the locker room, kids talked about I need to be positive and thank God for the wonderful 18 years I had."

It's a huge blow to the Rockets for this playoff run, but even that seems too small of a description ... this loss is much bigger than just that.

Deke came to the Rockets in 2004 having been discarded by the Knicks and Bulls for virtually nothing. His career was supposedly over then and he shocked everyone by becoming a key piece of a very strong defensive team in Houston. Year after year, Deke came back and showed he still had it.

His patented finger-wag after a blocked shot made him a massive fan favorite, but he's much more than just a player. His charity work and Herculean efforts in building a hospital in Africa are practically legendary now.

Great player. Great man. Dikembe Mutombo -- so painful to see you go out like this, but you will be sorely missed in Houston.

How old is Dikembe.....really?

Graycap23 said:

67

MuthaFunka said:

I was thinking about around that age as well

JellyBean said:

JellyBean said:

lol....yall cold. I don't think he is a day over 66.
[Edited 4/22/09 10:59am]

Moonbeam said:

Yeah, it was 8-on-5 last night.

Someone tell Joey Crawford that NO ONE pays money to see HIM.

OK, done whining. We took home court away, and will finish these punks in 5 games.

Moonbeam said:

LMFAO, they ALL learned from the biggest sissymary of them all, Jerry Sloan.

And you should have heard Matt Bullard on TV last night, calling out John Stockton as the cheap shot artist that he was. I never understood Stockton. He was a GREAT player, and had absolutely no need to be the dirtiest player in the NBA.

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[Edited 4/22/09 15:10pm]

Moonbeam said:

Yeah, he is a great man. It's a shame his career ended that way.

Graycap23 said:

Moonbeam said:

Utah of course.

RodeoSchro said:

The refs were bad both ways last night. Once Yao had 4 fouls, he could've done anything and still not gotten his 5th. And that early T on Blake? Oden and Pryzbilla's 5th fouls? Weak. I'm not saying Portland got all the calls, but the refereeing in general was pretty poor.

JellyBean said:

Actually the team had been here since 1967. Over 40 years. Thanks for the support guys.

For any Wizards fans, Flip Saunders is your new head coach.

RodeoSchro said:

It was the ONLY way 4 him 2 last so long plus he picked up most of that stuff from his head coach.

RodeoSchro said:

Watch this:
http://myespn.go.com/blog...Light.html

Graycap23 said:

That is awesome. Thanks!

RodeoSchro said:

Classic.

july said:

I was thinking about how long I have been a Sonics fan, 1978 I saw my first Sonics game on tv, NBA Finals, and I was hooked as a fan. Lakers and Sonics are/were my favorite teams. Then we got the Timberwolves.

JellyBean said:

Oh yeah, the Timberwolves. I remember when they came into the league.

Put the broom away, MuthaFunka!

Moonbeam said:

I actually doubted a sweep, just because I know my squad...them hoes like to let teams back in the game.