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TRios_Zen said:

zexen_lowe said:

chris212223 said:

 

yeah i know i was joking lol it was definately past the buzzer but i guess they celebrated to maybe make the illusion that it was on time lol

Well, I can understand that years ago when there were no replay consulting, but now? They weren't able to influence the ref's decision in any way

As a Spurs fan, I *know* what can happen in .4 seconds...

IF Fish can catch a pass at the elbow, turn mid-air and throw up a 17 footer, how can Stoudemire NOT catch and shoot in the same amount of time?

All that beig said, I didn't really care who won last night's game as I'm neither a Celtics or Knicks fan or hater.  It was a really good game, and STATs shot was clearly late. 

The Celtics have 4 hall-of-famers on thier roster, an up and coming point guard, championship experience and a ton of depth.  They will be hard to beat in any seven game series, and the only way I see it happening by a team in the east is if one of those teams develops a ton of chemistry and has at least one guy with the killer instinct in him.  No easy task.

In the west the Lakers also have proven championship experience, a line-up that is a match-up nightmare (Gasol, Bynum and Odom are diverse, long players each with different skill sets) and some guy named Kobe.  Counting them out would be silly. 

Dallas is also playing real well right now, and even though I'm a spurs fan, I don't hate the Mavericks; I respect Nowitizki's skill set and Jason Kidd is still playing at a high-level.  Jet is a two-bit punk with a good shot, but honestly, It's just him I don't care for, not the whole team. Probably because the playoff matchup in recent years is pretty even.

I won't talk about the spurs right now...I ain't jinxing anything.

WOW, I had lots to say apparently.

As a Jazz fan, let me go ahead and jinx you guys.  The San Antonio Spurs are the best team in the league and have proven that they have what it takes to stay elite in the west despite an aging group of stars.  There.  I feel so much better now. (-: