Official 2010 NBA Playoffs Discussion

I dont fault him for the dunk, extending his knee, it happens, I doubt he was aiming at his groin.

What I was pissed at was him taunting Bosh when he was keeled over in pain...you just kneed him in the balls, shut your mouth and get back on defense.

Pretty much exactly my thoughts.

Taunting Bosh was especially ridiculous considering how much better Bosh has been than any of the big 3 so far this year....

Somehow Lawerence Frank has lost his job.

I was hoping they would keep him until they broke the record, so that way a different Coach isn't the "Coach who's Team started the Season worse than any other ever."

At least make sense in your quips. Who cares who was having the better year, or who wasnt...Bosh got dunked on, then kicked in the balls, which is part of the game he just should have ran down the court and yelled

Nah I'm good.

If Iverson agrees to Philly's proposed one-year, non-guaranteed contract, he could be back in time to play Denver and Detroit back-to-back at home on Monday and Wednesday.

Obviously, the 76ers are not sacrificing for the greater good, but are taking a minimal risk with Iverson to fill the void left by a broken jaw to Lou Williams. From what I understand, they could release Iverson without any difficulty upon Williams' return if they wanted.

Iverson would essentially be playing for his job up to and after that point in time. I don't think his pride would allow him to exit the league twice in one season, and I believe Philly would extend his contract in January (which would only cost them $650k) for the rest of the season and go from there.

If the 76ers make the playoffs and are competitive in a first round loss, I think he stays.

If the 76ers miss the playoffs by a small margin but start to click with Iverson in the lineup toward the end of the season, I still think he stays.

I don't think Philly would toss him aside unless they were to finish 10 or more games under .500 this season, especially if his arrival boosts attendance/ticket and merchandise sales.

Unless he's willing to change the way he plays, his days of contributing are over.

It is pretty much over at this point for guys like Shaq and Iverson unless they want to take the good with the bad. Iverson has a lot of miles on those legs and not only is he not as effective playing the number 1 option as he once was, he appears to get hurt often while being depended on for that much production.

If he won't come off the bench after joining a team mid season, the only team who wants him and is willing to try and save his exit from the league, then he should go home, retire, and never self promote again. If he wants to go out with a high scoring average, preserving the end of his career as close to his prime as he can, I can respect that. But, he also needs to accept that it's not going to preserve his fame and appreciation. The test of time involves people wanting to give you that praise, because they feel you should be reminded and want to show you appreciation. If you self promote, people are not going to want to do that.

I don't care if he's a Hall of Famer, if he can't comprehend that he's not what he was 5-10 years ago, then he's showing a lot of consistencies to the person that was labeled selfish and a bad teammate while in his prime. One of the greatest guards to ever play, no doubt, but nobody remembers Michael Ray Richardson for his potential (more talent than Michael Jordan), they remember him for the way he left.

Just like Reggie Miller, just like David Robinson, just like John Stockton... the game is passing him by. Those guys are still preserved in our memories as they should be. Guys like Gary Payton, people don't even remember that he has a championship with Miami, because he accepted a lesser role, as he should have. I remember Reggie Miller the right way, ditto on David Robinson and Stockton. I remember Payton as arguably the best overall point guard of the 90's and best defensive point guard I've ever seen... not Chauncey Billup's blowing him by in the 2004 Finals in that awkward number 20 Lakers jersey. Because Payton knew what was up... and that was that he was lucky to be in the league. That's why it was great to see him hit those two big shots in Miami's championship clinching games.

What you do in your prime is what stands the test of time, but how you go out can change how we cherish that. Just look at Hulk Hogan....

I must say; Ray Allen is in total beast mode tonight.