NC vs Duke - and Louisville

[Gander]

I wont deny that Pitt isnt an excellent team this year, they are. But they have had some pretty fine teams this decade and I dont remember them (with the exception of one year) making any noise in this tournament.

The rest of the Big East is very mediocre and thus far very disappointing.

And since when did Georgetown/Louisville become a "rivalry"?

ESPN pumped up this past week as rivalry week. Sorry, Georgetown/Louisville is no rivalry.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Gander

I wont deny that Pitt isnt an excellent team this year, they are. But they have had some pretty fine teams this decade and I dont remember them (with the exception of one year) making any noise in this tournament.

The rest of the Big East is very mediocre and thus far very disappointing.

And since when did Georgetown/Louisville become a "rivalry"?

ESPN pumped up this past week as rivalry week. Sorry, Georgetown/Louisville is no rivalry.

Hey man if ESPN says its a rivalry then its a rivalry! Even if the had played like one time before! LOL

[GPK]

Chuck...how good were those duels that Larry and Dominique used to put on when the C's played the Hawks. Bird had that night in the old Omni where the Hawks used to play....made EVERYTHING he through up that night. I remember him getting fouled, falling out of bounds in front of the Hawks bench and when the shot goes up, all the players on the Hawks start leaning on each other, half standing up...and when the ball falls through the net..they are going nuts..high fiving each other..and all this from a guy that was on the OTHER TEAM. Like you told TB...Bird could have averaged 45 a night if he really wanted to.


Man, I miss the old school NBA

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by T3B

Chuck...how good were those duels that Larry and Dominique used to put on when the C's played the Hawks. Bird had that night in the old Omni where the Hawks used to play....made EVERYTHING he through up that night. I remember him getting fouled, falling out of bounds in front of the Hawks bench and when the shot goes up, all the players on the Hawks start leaning on each other, half standing up...and when the ball falls through the net..they are going nuts..high fiving each other..and all this from a guy that was on the OTHER TEAM. Like you told TB...Bird could have averaged 45 a night if he really wanted to.


Man, I miss the old school NBA

Yeah the Hawks-Celts aint much a a rivalry anymore!!
You know its hard to even find a team to root against anymore. East is pathetic and hard to root for/against most teams in the west.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Yeah the Hawks-Celts aint much a a rivalry anymore!!
You know its hard to even find a team to root against anymore. East is pathetic and hard to root for/against most teams in the west.

I haven't watch a full NBA game since Hitler was a private...

Originally Posted by T3B

I haven't watch a full NBA game since Hitler was a private...

Then you missed the best defensive NBA team of all-time. The 1999 San Antonio Spurs. But I guess people dont watch the NBA for defense. Especially this year since the new rules make it almost impossible for anyone but Bruce Bowen to guard someone outside. The outside/in players like Wade,Carmello and LeBron are almost impossible to stop. You cant touch anyone on the outside, but if someone trys to post up, muggings are allowed. (Actually it has always been somewhat this way, but they are calling it very tough away from the basket. Scoring was too low, cant make this soccer, the scoring Gods must be pleased)

Tony Parker is an all-star and shoots around 54%, the rules aide him.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Then you missed the best defensive NBA team of all-time. The 1999 San Antonio Spurs. But I guess people dont watch the NBA for defense. Especially this year since the new rules make it almost impossible for anyone but Bruce Bowen to guard someone outside. The outside/in players like Wade,Carmello and LeBron are almost impossible to stop. You cant touch anyone on the outside, but if someone trys to post up, muggings are allowed. (Actually it has always been somewhat this way, but they are calling it very tough away from the basket. Scoring was too low, cant make this soccer, the scoring Gods must be pleased)

Tony Parker is an all-star and shoots around 54%, the rules aide him.

P...I respect your basketball knowledge a great deal. But the NBA game has become diluted with just too many marginal players for me to enjoy anymore. Its a ME game in the ME generation...no concept of team basketball. Half court game and ball movement have become a lost art.