Heh, yeah yeah, I admit, the Spurs line was a low blow. I do think they're a good team, and I've always liked Ginobli(except for the flopping), but you just can't talk about a team being babies when you have Tim Duncan on your team. I have NEVER seen a foul called on him that he agreed with. He always has the same wide-eyed hands spread apart look every single time. That isn't even mentioning that he does get more calls his way than against him.

I admit the Mavs complained a little bit too much last year about the Heat's championship, but I also think that the complaints were completely valid. I've never seen more ridiculus calls than the ones that were consistantly given to Dwayne Wade. The series started to suck, and not becaue the Mavs were losing, but rather because every time Wade touched the ball, a foul was called on the Mavs.

As for this Golden State series, I was worried about it before it even began too. Nellie has seemed to have Nowitzki's number recently. I did fully expect it to go the distance, but I couldn't have told you who I thought would win.

I didn't realize the Cowboys were as universally loathed as the Yankees. As a Skins fan, I've always despised them... I never really had a choice. It is kind of weird in recent years that Dan Snyder and Jerry Jones have become kind of buddy-buddy. It's unfortunate, because we can no longer claim the good in the good vs. evil debate, since I'd probably rather have Jerry Jones as my owner than Dan Snyder.

Anyways, your love of Mitch Hedberg is infinitely more important than which sports team you like, so keep up the references

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Anyways, your love of Mitch Hedberg is infinitely more important than which sports team you like, so keep up the references

I can agree that his love of Hedberg gets him off the hook for being a Yankess. It doesn't, however, allow me to forgive him for being from Texas

Spongebob: Hey, what am I?
Patrick: Stupid?
Spongebob: No, I'm Texas!
Patrick: What's the difference?

Hahahaha, very funny guys, very funny. Trust me, having Sandy and the idiot president represent our entire state is not something our state is proud of at all.

Golden State pulled off the unbelievable and defeated the highly-touted, wildly overrated Dallas Mavericks. It was great to see Mark Cuban so angry and to see the Warriors prove that they are a worthy opponent. As Charles Barkley stated in post-game/series analysis, "Golden State just kicked their[Dallas'] butt."

We have this epic Phoenix vs. San Antonio series in one half of the west...and then Golden State vs. Houston/Utah. Anyone else think that the NBA should re-seed after the first round like the NHL playoffs? We would have Phoenix vs. Golden State and San Antonio vs. Houston/Utah. We would then probably see the best matchup in the conference finals, Phoenix vs. San Antonio.

I completely agree with you IG Farben. Everything should be re-seeded so that the remaining top seeds play the lower seeds. It doesn't make any sense for 2 and 3 to play in the second round when it is simply logical and rational to have them play their corresponding lower seeds. In this case 2 Vs. 8, and 3 vs. 4/5.

I just want my Spurs to put the Suns away and hope that they don't have to face the mighty Warrriors in the conference finals. Either way, whatever team makes it to the finals from the Eastern Conference will have a significant advantage with all the top-quality teams playing in the Western Conference. Who cares who wins between Toronto and New Jersey?

Though I understand and acknowledge the argument, I kind of like it the way it is. Give Golden State a little bit of a break for knocking off the #1 seed. It seems a little cruel to force them to beat the 1,2, and 3 seeds just to advance.

FKA, the Warriors would be a dream matchup for your Spurs. I don't think they would stand a chance against you. They have nobody to put on Tim Duncan. Nellie had Dallas and Nowitzki figured out. Defending Tim Duncan with Stephen Jackson ain't gonna work. All you have to worry about is getting past Phoenix. I believe that the only team you really had to worry about was Dallas. Phoenix has a chance, but you guys are definitely the odds on favorites to win the championship right now. Of course, I'll be rooting against you every step of the way

I think the absolute worst thing for the NBA would be if it's a Spurs-Pistons final. Who outside of San Antonio and Detroit would want to watch that? It'd be like watching those lousy Riley/Van Gundy - Heat/Knicks series a few years ago.

I also like it the way it is. (At least, as much as I care.) I think FKA wants Phoenix to play Golden State, so his team doesn't have to, but if you look at it realistically, the winner of the Western Conference will (should) play the same teams, but this time it'll be in a different order.

If you reseeded, the finals might not have any of the Top Three Seeds. I don't think you'd like that either.

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FKA, the Warriors would be a dream matchup for your Spurs.

I was thinking about this yesterday and I agree with you MN. The Spurs force other teams to slow it down and play their style and this would happen here. San Antonio didn't have much trouble with them in the regular reason and they would match up well with Golden State. Of course, the Warriors are going to beat the Jazz in maybe five or six games. I say the Spurs over the Suns in six.

It was a great victory for the Spurs today in what was a great game to begin what should be an even better overall series. It was an entertaining game filled with top-notch scoring and timely defensive stops. I felt bad for Steve Nash when him and Tony Parker butted heads and he suffered that bad gash on his nose. You always want the best players on the floor when the game counts.

I think mark mentioned that I would like the re-seeding so the Spurs could avoid the Suns but really I just want the top teams playing at the end. It isn't the same but it reminds me of when the Cowboys and the 49ers were the best teams in the NFC. When they played in the conference championship games, those were the "real" super bowls. This was back when the NFC dominated everything and was the better conference, as opposed to the way it is now with the AFC being far superior. I respect the Suns, I think they have immense talent. Stoudamire is a great, young player that will only get better, Barbosa is a hidden gem and they have the league MVP. I think they are a great team, unfortunately the Spurs are just a bit better and are my team.

Do you think Parker was completely acting or at least over pretending a bruise on his forehead? When he went down, it seems he was holding on to his right arm, but nothing happened on any arms. He just got hit and immediately fell over not even grabbing onto his forehead.

Judging by this and this it doesn't like he was "completely acting" or "over pretending a bruise on his forehead." Looks pretty purple and bumpy to me.

Pretty bad 20-point loss for the Spurs tonight. Although disappointing, the Spurs won one of two in Phoenix and have captured home-court advantage for the series. That will be huge as long as the Spurs hold their own on their home-court.

FKA, did you see the clip of Bruce Bowen and Amare Stoudemire. It's here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4yz__akIU

I dunno, but that looks pretty intentional to me. Based on the suspnsions they kept giving to Kobe for his elbows, I feel like this should warrant a one gamer.

I remember seeing that and lately they have been talking about it on ESPN after Stoudamire claimed the Spurs are "a dirty team." I am not one of those fans that is going to sit here and defend what Bowen did when it was a cowardly move. It was wrong and he is lucky something bad didn't happen to Stoudamire because of it. If he was seriously injured then things would have been much worse.

Golden State is done. It was a sad thing to see. Especially how they lost. They lost their cool and even when the score was close, they just kept firing threes.

Suspensions are going to be what sets the tone now for the Spurs-Suns series. I was actually surprised to see that Stoudamire and Diaw both got suspended, the Suns will really miss them. Horry deserved the two game suspension, no doubt about that. Well as a loyal Spurs fan, I expect them to pull one out in Phoenix tomorrow and then hopefully cloes it out back in San Antonio.

I can't believe they suspended Amare and Diaw, who did not even confront any Spurs players. Now the team who possibly plays dirty has an clear advantage in a crucial game 5, while the team that was playing fair is being punished.
And then Popovich goes and says he doesn't think Horry's foul was such a big deal,saying the hit is "just an end-of-the-game foul".
I lost much respect for the Spurs organization.
The NBA needs to bend the rules sometimes, since this rule is made to only prevent bench fights.
I'm so frustrated with this year's playoffs.

The fact that these playoffs have been awful(I don't like anyone left) is now overshadowed by the delight I took at the lottery today. I just didn't want Memphis, Boston or Milwaukee to win because of their egregious tanking. They really got smacked by the karma police though. I can't believe none of them even got top three. On top of that, two west coast teams got the top two picks. That means that the East isn't getting any better next year(bad for competitive basketball, but fantastic for my Wizards).

I don't know if anyone is going to beat San Antonio this year. They bend a little but they just never break. When Utah makes a run, Ginnobli hits a three or Parker slashed to the lane. When they go on a drought, Duncan covers up the rim with his defense and Utah can't score.

They'll likely be playing the Pistons in the finals, and I have a hard time seeing that series going past five games, six if Detroit is lucky. The Spurs look too determined to lose this year. And Ginnobli is cold blooded. He reminds me of Reggie Miller when he used to torture my Knicks back in the mid 90's. He just hits big shots when they need him.

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He reminds me of Reggie Miller when he used to torture my Knicks back in the mid 90's. He just hits big shots when they need him.

Ah, those were the glory days for Pacers fans like myself. Those were some great games against The Knicks. Unfortunately for us New York usually same out on top, but it was still a good time. I went to game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals in '94 and it was probably the most fun I've had at a sports event. Watching Indiana in the mid to late 90s was a lot of fun.