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Saito_Hajime wrote

Sorry to say his but the Heat, Nets and Pistons are blocking the way for the Pacers in the road to the finals

i do not believe that the heat, nets, and pistons are gunna stop the pacers cuz once jermaine is healthy, they are unstoppable. they got tinsley and AJ at point, stephen jack and freddy jones at SG, peja and danny granger at SF, and jermaine pollard foster and david harrison can all swith around the spots of PF and C. they got a solid team plus a solid bench. they are unstoppable once everyone is healthy. :woot: [/quote]

mizuhead wrote:i do not believe that the heat, nets, and pistons are gunna stop the pacers cuz once jermaine is healthy, they are unstoppable.

You've got to be kidding.

mizuhead wrote:Saito_Hajime wrote

Sorry to say his but the Heat, Nets and Pistons are blocking the way for the Pacers in the road to the finals

i do not believe that the heat, nets, and pistons are gunna stop the pacers cuz once jermaine is healthy, they are unstoppable. they got tinsley and AJ at point, stephen jack and freddy jones at SG, peja and danny granger at SF, and jermaine pollard foster and david harrison can all swith around the spots of PF and C. they got a solid team plus a solid bench. they are unstoppable once everyone is healthy. :woot:

btw: the pacers lose by one point to the Atlanta Hawks 93-94. Personally, the Pistons are the top team in the league and the Pacers do not stand a chance against them, and statistically, they are the dominant team. If they meet in the playoffs, my guess would be a "sweep". Do you agree with me BMW?
:bonk: :say_yes:

ouch...all ur responses hurt... haha
but u got to understand...everyone is starting to get healthier. jermaine just got back few days ago, jamaal came back a week be4 that. austin croshere is still out too. well did u know that this week is the like first week peja and jermaine actually played together? YES, they lost to atlanta by 1pt, but they got clsoe against detroit, losing by 3 the other day and miami was a close game too. we're not there to win it all right now, but by playoff time, they'll get past first round easily and mayb face one of the contenders and have a great matchup.

mizuhead wrote:ouch...all ur responses hurt... haha
but u got to understand...everyone is starting to get healthier. jermaine just got back few days ago, jamaal came back a week be4 that. austin croshere is still out too. well did u know that this week is the like first week peja and jermaine actually played together? YES, they lost to atlanta by 1pt, but they got clsoe against detroit, losing by 3 the other day and miami was a close game too. we're not there to win it all right now, but by playoff time, they'll get past first round easily and mayb face one of the contenders and have a great matchup.

in a game, they may come close...but again statistically, and even the TV sports commentators will tell you over and over how strong the Pistons are, and they are the top contenders in the NBA. Now, personally, i am not a pistons fan, nor am i am a Pacers fan, objectivitely, In a 5 or 7 games series, I still believe strongly that the Pistons behind their defense and experience in the playoffs will be able to take the series without much difficulty against the Pacers. Now, the Pacers could win a game, off them, but more than likely, Pistons will over-power them. Honestly, i prefer the Phoenix Suns, Lakers, or Clippers over the Pistons, but again, we are talking about the top team in the NBA. :beaten: :beaten:

well u do have a point about pistons being strong and everythang, but i do believe that pacerz can beat the pistons. 2 years ago, they basically had the same lineup without reggie, ron artest, and al harrington, but they aquired stephen jack, danny granger, and peja and got to the eastern conference finals losing to the champions. the only reason pacers are underrated and shit is becuz of artest's fucked up decision and the brawl. beginning of year, pacers were said to have the best record in the nba and some said that they could win it all. if u doubt me, go check out sports illustrated and mayb some online stuff. u said commentaters saying that pistons are the team to beat, but playoff time, u know everything is different. u can be 5th seeded and still go all the way. injury matters, detroit is just lucky that noone was injured this year. 70 games with the same starting lineup. does it get any better? well i think i can argue with u guys the whole day about it, but i guess we'll see how it turns out during the months of june.

btw, i dont think this is the place to post this but how do u add icon things as ur picture and the little picture thing at the bottom of ur every response?

This might be the year Indiana wins a championship, but im going to be behind Wade and Shaq when the Heat play in the playoffs...

Fight-oh wrote

This might be the year Indiana wins a championship

thank god someone is on my side. i thought it was talkin to myself about indiana's championship possibilities

mizuhead wrote:Fight-oh wrote

This might be the year Indiana wins a championship

thank god someone is on my side. i thought it was talkin to myself about indiana's championship possibilities

don't get me wrong...i want to see another team take it this year...but Pistons are too damn tough....although they are showing signs of weakness and being too complacent....someone has to dethrone them, besides the spurs sooner or later.

hmmm adding an "avatar" and Signature pix(pix on the bottom portion of the page...), anyone care to inform the new comers?

it is added on the profile page, and you have to hotlink it from an offsight webpage(online photoalbum). try www.imageshack.us that's what i use. good luck.

Ok, maybe I underestimated your team. The Pacers could stand a chance and provide a good fight against teams like the Pistons, knowing that the Pacers are a good offensive team. But still, in the end, defense is the key to victory, and the Pacers aren't known for that category. So, even with a good fight, the outcome is the most important thing, and when we talk about defense, you know what I'm talking about. And to tell the truth, I really hate to say this because I hate the Pistons :beaten: . But these are facts, and I'm just stating it :victory: .

Just wanna squeeze this in. The New Jersey Nets win against the Memphis Grizzlies 86-74 to take their 10 game winning streak :woot: .

About the pic, go to your profile and upload a picture in the avatar. And about the sig file, just follow qilver's instruction :) .

your right detroit has the best chance of winning the east because of their strong defense and balanced scoring, but im trying to hold out some hope that my team, the heat, with Wade and Shaq will come out on top this year...

Saito_Hajime wrote:Ok, maybe I underestimated your team. The Pacers could stand a chance and provide a good fight against teams like the Pistons, knowing that the Pacers are a good offensive team. But still, in the end, defense is the key to victory, and the Pacers aren't known for that category. So, even with a good fight, the outcome is the most important thing, and when we talk about defense, you know what I'm talking about. And to tell the truth, I really hate to say this because I hate the Pistons :beaten: . But these are facts, and I'm just stating it :victory: .

Just wanna squeeze this in. The New Jersey Nets win against the Memphis Grizzlies 86-74 to take their 10 game winning streak :woot: .

About the pic, go to your profile and upload a picture in the avatar. And about the sig file, just follow qilver's instruction :) .

also, Pacers head coach, was the previous coach to the Pistons in the 2000-2001 season and led them to a 50-32 season that year. So, i give credit to him as an excellent coach, if they have the pieces and a healthy team, anything can happen, but that being said, Pistons, Heat, Spurs, Suns, Mavericks, and the Nets, are really strong teams and tough to beat. But i learned something this year, surprises happen, and didn't the Hawks this year beat the Pistons, but in the playoffs, in a 5 or 7 game series, that's when it counts, and the Pistons are too tough.

yes, the hottest team, Net's are the team to watch now...didn't they whip the Suns the other day....

for the Heat, Alonzo Mourning has to come back healthy and Shaq too, for them to stand any chance in the playoffs, no matter how good Wade is, he needs their help.

qilver wrote:

also, Pacers head coach, was the previous coach to the Pistons in the 2000-2001 season and led them to a 50-32 season that year. So, i give credit to him as an excellent coach, if they have the pieces and a healthy team, anything can happen, but that being said, Pistons, Heat, Spurs, Suns, Mavericks, and the Nets, are really strong teams and tough to beat. But i learned something this year, surprises happen, and didn't the Hawks this year beat the Pistons, but in the playoffs, in a 5 or 7 game series, that's when it counts, and the Pistons are too tough.

yes, the hottest team, Net's are the team to watch now...didn't they whip the Suns the other day....

for the Heat, Alonzo Mourning has to come back healthy and Shaq too, for them to stand any chance in the playoffs, no matter how good Wade is, he needs their help.

Hehe yeah the Hawks have pulled off alot of upsets this year. By the way, I just noticed that upsets have been happening alot in sports recently, especially in college hoops and world baseball classic :mrgreen: .

Saito_Hajime wrote

But still, in the end, defense is the key to victory, and the Pacers aren't known for that category. So, even with a good fight, the outcome is the most important thing, and when we talk about defense, you know what I'm talking about.

um...to get things straight, pacerz are known for their defensive plays. even though they lost ron artest, they still got good over all defensive team. Jermaine in the post, stephen jack, freddy jones, tinsley is a great stealer, they can all defend so i dont know where ur getting stuff that they're a bad defensive team.

Saito_Hajime wrote

By the way, I just noticed that upsets have been happening alot in sports recently, especially in college hoops and world baseball classic

ouch...japan was always gunna win that thing man. well it is true that it was unexpected of them to win it all, but if u look at it, u.s. dont got the pitching lineup so either way, they were gunna lose. but cuba was a BIG surprise. if japan had all the major leaguers in their team, they won fo sho. i GUARANSHEED THAT...(rasheed wallace) haha...

mizuhead wrote:

um...to get things straight, pacerz are known for their defensive plays. even though they lost ron artest, they still got good over all defensive team. Jermaine in the post, stephen jack, freddy jones, tinsley is a great stealer, they can all defend so i dont know where ur getting stuff that they're a bad defensive team.

Well, I didn't say they were a bad team in terms of defense. They play a decent defense, but not that good. The only bright side on defense is Jermaine O'Neal. Tinsley isn't that much of a stealer, because a great stealer should be averaging 2.5 steal per game, and he doesn't reach that mark. And where do I get those stuff......I play Fantasy NBA, a game which deals with stats :mrgreen: .

mizuhead wrote:
ouch...japan was always gunna win that thing man. well it is true that it was unexpected of them to win it all, but if u look at it, u.s. dont got the pitching lineup so either way, they were gunna lose. but cuba was a BIG surprise. if japan had all the major leaguers in their team, they won fo sho. i GUARANSHEED THAT...(rasheed wallace) haha...

Hehe it wasn't just Japan taking the crown. It was somewhat expected. The upsets were the win by Mexico over USA and Korea being dominant in the tournment.

current NBA good defenders

Ron Artest
Bruce Bowen

but past NBA players i can think of are

Michael Cooper of the Lakers
John Stockton of the Jazz
MJ
Pippen

qilver wrote:current NBA good defenders

Ron Artest
Bruce Bowen

but past NBA players i can think of are

Michael Cooper of the Lakers
John Stockton of the Jazz
MJ
Pippen

You forgot Ben Wallace and Tayshaun Prince on the current roster and Dikembe Mutombo on the past :sweat: .

Saito_Hajime wrote:

You forgot Ben Wallace and Tayshaun Prince on the current roster and Dikembe Mutombo on the past :sweat: .

yeah, and i also think there are others that are worthy of being on the all-nba defensive team, that should deserve credit for being good defenders.

good defense leads to good offense,... hopefully.

i think u forgot AK-47. AK 47 is sick man, can score points, grab boards, assists, block, steal, wat more can u ask from him? and kobe, ppl say he is the best all around player, cuz he can defend.

yeah, tayshaun is defenitely good. his block on reggie in the eastern conference final 2 yrs ago still gives me night mares...

mizuhead wrote:i think u forgot AK-47. AK 47 is sick man, can score points, grab boards, assists, block, steal, wat more can u ask from him? and kobe, ppl say he is the best all around player, cuz he can defend.

Ah yes, Kirilenko is one hell of a defender :thumbsup: . I remember having him along with Pau Gasol in my lineup on last year's fantasy NBA, and out of 16 teams, my team is the second best in blocks :D . Kobe is a good defender too, especially on steals :) . We also forgot Gerald Wallace on the list, one of those underrated players in the league :sweat: . He's the only player to average 2.0 something on both steals and blocks per game this season.