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quote: Originally posted by UBBALLER8: quote: Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory: quote: Originally posted by Live or Die Magic: quote: Originally posted by HerdNation:Game 4 - Monday, April 26, 8:00 p.m., Sun Sports/TNT http://twitter.com/OrlandoMagicPat Ack...I hate the later games on a weeknight. Really? I love them. Gives me something to look forward to, especially on a Monday night. I agree... my Monday's could blow without these games to look forward to. Jack Bauer says

I think you should tweak your vow. If the Magic win it all you should never shave again. That's real devotion right there.

Another Barkley impression...

quote: Originally posted by barnettej: quote: Scott (Philly) John, do you think Orlando may gain an advantage by sprinting to the finish rather than resting guys? Did Cleveland maybe lose some its mojo and set itself up for a harder time by not maintaining its flow and continuity over the past week? John Hollinger (12:43 PM) Not really. Both these teams are going to have long breaks after the first round and likely after the second round too. Besides, how much flow and continuity are you getting when you still have to reincorporate Shaq at the start of the playoffs either way? Im sure Shaq will do well by just jumping into game flow with being gone for almost two months, against a first round team... that will most likely try and run him to death.... Chicago has one of the slowest paces in the league. They rarely get out and run. They're about as text book of a half court team as you can get.

quote: Originally posted by Tommaco: quote: Originally posted by demondeacs13:el o el @ getting on telemundo LOL yes ..i got to the game early and was the first to take swings at the Chevy cavalier car they had spray painted with Cavs stuf and i was smashing it and making a scene and the reporter aproached me after i got done and asked if i wanted to be on tv... i was like hell yes! Did you see yourself on later that night? Did they translate what you were saying into Spanish? haha

el o el @ getting on telemundo

Fantastic thread. A+++++++. Would read again.

quote: Originally posted by onedollerbills: quote: Originally posted by onedollerbills: quote: Originally posted by You're Fat, Pat!: quote: Originally posted by onedollerbills: quote: Originally posted by ButterMilkPancakes: ATL and BOS tied at 49-29 _____________________________________________ ATL: vs. Toronto @ Washington @ Milwaukee vs. Cleveland Season record: 52-30 #4 seed _____________________________________________ BOS: vs. Wizards @ Milwaukee @ Chicago vs. Milwaukee Season record: 52-30 #3 seed (wins the tiebreaker against ATL) Expect Boston in the 2nd round... Atlanta has the tiebreaker over boston. Nope. TIEBREAKER BASIS: (-) Tie breaker not needed (better overall winning percentage) (1) Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division (2) Head-to-head won-lost percentage (3) Division won-lost percentage (4) Conference won-lost percentage (5) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, own conference (6) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, other conference (7) Net Points, all games Playoff Tie-Break Procedures Teams 1 to 4 in each conference are the three division winners and the team with the next best regular-season record, with the seeding of these four teams determined by regular-season record. The playoffs seedings of Teams 5 to 8 are based upon regular-season record. Ties are broken pursuant to the rules set forth below. Ties for playoff positions (including division winners) will be broken utilizing the criteria set forth in subparagraph a. below (in the case of ties involving two teams) and subparagraph b. below (in the case of ties involving more than two teams), and the guidelines set forth in subparagraph c. below. a. Two Teams Tied b. More Than Two Teams Tied (1) Better winning percentage in games against each other . (1) Better winning percentage in all games among the tied teams. (2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if tied teams are in same division). (2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if all tied teams are in the same division). (3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference. (3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference. (4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position). (4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position). (5) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in opposite conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position). (5) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents ("point differential"). (6) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents ("point differential"). I forgot to bold the other one, We play Atlanta if they have the same record. No. Orlando would play Boston if Atlanta and Boston finished tied. The very first tiebreaker is division winner vs. non division winner. It's a stupid rule but it is the rule for this year. Boston would get the 3rd seed if they finished in a tie because they won their division and Atlanta didn't.

quote: Originally posted by onedollerbills: quote: Originally posted by You're Fat, Pat!: quote: Originally posted by onedollerbills: quote: Originally posted by ButterMilkPancakes: ATL and BOS tied at 49-29 _____________________________________________ ATL: vs. Toronto @ Washington @ Milwaukee vs. Cleveland Season record: 52-30 #4 seed _____________________________________________ BOS: vs. Wizards @ Milwaukee @ Chicago vs. Milwaukee Season record: 52-30 #3 seed (wins the tiebreaker against ATL) Expect Boston in the 2nd round... Atlanta has the tiebreaker over boston. Nope. TIEBREAKER BASIS: (-) Tie breaker not needed (better overall winning percentage) (1) Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division (2) Head-to-head won-lost percentage (3) Division won-lost percentage (4) Conference won-lost percentage (5) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, own conference (6) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, other conference (7) Net Points, all games Playoff Tie-Break Procedures Teams 1 to 4 in each conference are the three division winners and the team with the next best regular-season record, with the seeding of these four teams determined by regular-season record. The playoffs seedings of Teams 5 to 8 are based upon regular-season record. Ties are broken pursuant to the rules set forth below. Ties for playoff positions (including division winners) will be broken utilizing the criteria set forth in subparagraph a. below (in the case of ties involving two teams) and subparagraph b. below (in the case of ties involving more than two teams), and the guidelines set forth in subparagraph c. below. a. Two Teams Tied b. More Than Two Teams Tied (1) Better winning percentage in games against each other . (1) Better winning percentage in all games among the tied teams. (2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if tied teams are in same division). (2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if all tied teams are in the same division). (3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference. (3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference. (4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position). (4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position). (5) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in opposite conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position). (5) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents ("point differential"). (6) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents ("point differential"). LOL you just proved him right. Boston is going to win their division. Atlanta is not. Thanks for playing.

quote: Originally posted by anish_vince: quote: Originally posted by barnettej:Charlotte will be in 8th place Toronto will be in 7th.... Book it. Raptors next three games... Cavs Atlanta Boston ... u still think raps will get 7th seed? Add to that the fact that Bosh went down just 2 minutes into the game tonight. He took and inadvertent elbow from Jamison and went down. Really didn't look good. He was bleeding, taken back to the locker room, and now he's on his way to the Cleveland Clinic. They don't know what he hurt yet but that is not going to help them pass Charlotte.

quote: Originally posted by LinkZ2009: quote: Originally posted by Tough Break There: Still not sure why they are struggling so much. Defense? Yeah seriously...not that hard to see, even by just looking at the numbers. Toronto is easily one of the worst defensive teams in the league. They give up almost 106 PPG. That's insanely horrible. The 2nd highest PPG allowed of the remaining Eastern Conference playoff teams is Atlanta, who gives up 97 a game. That's almost a 10 PPG gap. Wow.

Yeah it isn't the Magic organization that y'all should be mad at. It's sports venues in general. The amount of money that it costs the average fan to attend a game is off the charts. A good friend of mine has season tickets to the Cavs. His seats are 5 rows behind the bench. He pays $6,500 per seat. That's absolutely out of control. He's paying $13,000 a year for 2 seats to 82 games. That doesn't even include playoffs, where the prices skyrocket to almost double for playoff games. I'm barely making that kind of paper every year. Good lord. To me, $3,000 for a season ticket that close is an absolute steal. In comparison to some of the other big name teams that have been mentioned, even $4,800 really isn't all that bad by comparison. Of course, for the average fan all these prices still suck because a lot of the best fans can't even afford to go to a game. By the time you buy tickets for you/friends/family, pay for gas to get to the arena, pay like 20 bucks to park, pay something like 8 bucks for a beer...well, that's a really costly trip for 2 1/2 hours of entertainment that you could literally get for free at your house. Of course the experience at the arena is unmatched, but in the grand scheme of things a lot of people are spending their hard earned money to watch a game. It's pretty crazy when you think about it.

Bogut done for the year, per ESPN (if you couldn't already guess that from the video): http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5053689 quote: Bogut suffered a dislocated right elbow, sprained wrist and broken right hand after an awkward fall in a victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, the team announced late Saturday.

quote: Originally posted by Malachi: quote: Originally posted by GhostAnime:I like this guy. He's one of us. I'm a basketball fan first, Cavs fan second. I'm 29 and have been a Cavs fan since I was a kid. I had to put up with getting bounced from the playoffs by MJ back in the day, to the 17 win season prior to drafting James. I'm not here to argue with you guys. I just wanna talk basketball and the Cavs forum is just unbearable. We sound like exactly the same person...it's funny because I don't post here much, either, but when I do it's just to talk basketball. There are less than a handful of knowledgeable, respectful Cavs fans that post here. The others are those who jumped on the bandwagon after LBJ arrived or blatant trolling homers who only come on here after a Magic loss and just start ripping on the Magic like they get off by pissing off the Magic fans on this board. It gets so old. Obviously some teams match up with the Cavs/Magic better than others, but it seems to be pretty imminent that it will be Cleveland/Orlando in the ECF this year and it could easily go either way. As far as the Dwight thing goes, he really is his own worst enemy. He is easily the best big in the league when his mind is in it. It just seems like he lets himself get so bothered over the dumbest **** and, in turn, it really affects his play. He didn't go 2/11 from the line because he's a 20% FT shooter. He went 2/11 because he let things bother him. Fans are part of the game. Fouls are part of the game. Tactics are part of the game. If FT shooting is your biggest weakness you can be **** well sure that your *** is going to be put on the line more often than not. Focus on your FTs and give them a reason to not hack you. Problem solved.

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