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06-11-2012 , 10:29 PM

#226

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I'm probably just annoyed that the team that should have won didn't even make it out of the second round and the other best team didn't make the finals. But you could argue that exact thing also happened in 2007.

Other than the Suns' bizarre run (helped by a down year and rungood against the Spurs coupled with the Roy injury which crippled the Blazers) I didn't find 2010 to be a very satisfying season. And aside from the final two minutes of game seven the entire finals sucked.

not to hijack, but the 2010 Suns were actually really really good, the run was only bizarre because we didn't expect it at the start of the season

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06-11-2012 , 10:47 PM

#227

VincentVega

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ya amare beasted those playoffs. The team played really really well.

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06-11-2012 , 11:16 PM

#228

locknopair

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i gotta say i was rooting for the celtics to win the series but then part of me wanted the heat to win game 7 just so there would be an epic finals.... this is gonna be good

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06-11-2012 , 11:24 PM

#229

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I agree with Geoff. LeBron can, and probably will, GOAT all over the finals but I doubt it'll be enough to matter unless Wade steps it up and starts playing a lot better than he did in the ECF's.

There's only two scenarios where I see the Thunder losing.

A) LeBron avg 40/15/10
B) The pressure of being in the finals for the first time is too much for the young Thunder and they choke under the pressure.

Forgot about the future Finals MVP. The BOSTRICH is here to dominate. Waids will take a step back in the aids department.

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06-11-2012 , 11:34 PM

#230

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not to hijack, but the 2010 Suns were actually really really good, the run was only bizarre because we didn't expect it at the start of the season

It's possible I underestimate them somewhat. It did end up being my favorite Suns team ever. The whole three season arc of miss playoffs / two wins from the finals and HCA / miss playoffs is pretty weird though, albeit there are reasons for it.

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06-11-2012 , 11:38 PM

#231

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I'm going to laugh so hard when Bosh outplays Wade in the finals and dominates g7 for the Heat rang while LeBron sucks in the 4th. I think that's my optimal outcome outside the Heat losing on a LeBron clank g7 in terms of lolz.

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06-11-2012 , 11:46 PM

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yea, 2008-09 started as a disaster with Terry Porter, just a bad fit, then Amare got hurt a couple games after Gentry took over

then of course Amare was gone after the 2009-10 season, along with some pieces of the beast bench

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06-11-2012 , 11:51 PM

#233

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You forgot about the Shaq "experiment", although to be fair I don't really blame him for that missed playoff. It was Porter, Amare's freak injury, and being in an insanely competitive conference.

As my favorite team it beat out a lot of solid candidates, including two WC finalists KJ/Chambers teams, the finals team vs. the Bulls, and the earlier Nash ones.

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06-11-2012 , 11:51 PM

#234

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I think I can sign off on this.

Would make the "Like a Bawwsh" meme have renewed and stronger meaning.

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06-11-2012 , 11:56 PM

#235

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Wow, I think 2p2 would gain a record number of comments in one second in SE if that happened.

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06-11-2012 , 11:56 PM

#236

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not to hijack, but the 2010 Suns were actually really really good, the run was only bizarre because we didn't expect it at the start of the season

Yeah, they were legitimately really good. Dragic + Nash at PG, Amare, Lou Amundson, Jared Dudley... just a whole bunch of fantastic role players, and just enough sheer talent.

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06-12-2012 , 12:02 AM

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Gentry did actually use Shaq well when he took over, but yea, still better without.

I was really young during the Barkley days, but I became a basketball/Suns fan the year they blew the 3-1 lead to the Rockets (was the '95 home series). I don't know much about the team that lost to the Rockets the previous year or the finals team.

In the Nash era my favorite teams were probably 05-06 and 09-10. Probably because the expectations were so much lower than in 06-07 and maybe even 04-05 as the season went on.

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06-12-2012 , 12:29 AM

#238

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I was really young during the Barkley days, but I became a basketball/Suns fan the year they blew the 3-1 lead to the Rockets (was the '95 home series). I don't know much about the team that lost to the Rockets the previous year or the finals team.

Then consider yourself lucky that you didn't remember 1990, when they were the best team in the league and choked to the Blazers. That team was also probably better than the finals team w/Barkley.

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In the Nash era my favorite teams were probably 05-06

NEVER FORGET

Tim Thomas for the tie

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06-12-2012 , 12:35 AM

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what would you guys think the % chance that someone other than durant/lebron wins finals mvp is

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06-12-2012 , 12:36 AM

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06-12-2012 , 12:50 AM

#241

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Could see Westbrook winning it with Labron guarding Durant.

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06-12-2012 , 01:11 AM

#242

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It's gonna be BOSH I'm telling yall

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06-12-2012 , 01:27 AM

#243

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wade could steal the mvp because of the kobe bryant rule

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06-12-2012 , 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by El Rata

anything more than 9% and there's free money to be made on pinny then

Player	Odds	Win%
Chris Bosh	36.46	2.74%
Dwayne Wade	16.49	6.06%
James Harden	24.69	4.05%
Kevin Durant	1.826	54.76%
LeBron James	2.75	36.36%
Russell Westbrook	11.48	8.71%
Field	95.31	1.05%

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06-12-2012 , 01:59 AM

#245

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what would you guys think the % chance that someone other than durant/lebron wins finals mvp is

I'd say about 10%.

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It's gonna be BOSH I'm telling yall

Bosh is quite possible. So is Westbrook. Outside chance of Harden too. If Dwyane finds a cure for his WAIDS then he is possible too.

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06-12-2012 , 02:11 AM

#246

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Any chance OKC plays zone?

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06-12-2012 , 02:26 AM

#247

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lol why is Durant so much more than LBJ

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06-12-2012 , 02:26 AM

#248

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I guess it makes sense at the series price.

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06-12-2012 , 02:33 AM

#249

ChristopherEucken1

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didnt know its 2-3-2, wouldve voted heat in 5 then

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06-12-2012 , 02:39 AM

#250

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I guess it makes sense at the series price.

right exactly. Cuz OKC is favored to win.

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