mrKnickShot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:nobody is getting passed Miami - 2nd round exit

it is what it is

Stop being so negative

Not negative. Im a realist and understand context.

And, I'm ok with it

You are here at UK - where everyone is a self-declared realist

Everyone has a right to make any declaration they want - this is america.

I guess you shouldn't declare that you are carrying explosives

huh? I never said you violated the law

crzymdups wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:nobody is getting passed Miami - 2nd round exit

it is what it is

good thing we sacrificed out future to go all in the next two-three years then?!

i don't understand the mentality that this team is built to win now, but hey not win that much. if that's the case, i'd rather be building for three-four years from now with gallo, wilson and lin.

Gallo, Wilson and Lin - we all blindly love our yoots

We are an excellent team, we are built to be very strong this season. Unfortunately, there is Miami blocking everyone - just like chicago blocked the knicks of the 90's every season. So, should we be stupid and not try to win now since miami is so good? Or should we be like the 90's knicks and give it a shot?

mrKnickShot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:nobody is getting passed Miami - 2nd round exit

it is what it is

Stop being so negative

Not negative. Im a realist and understand context.

And, I'm ok with it

so this guy walks into a bar with a good buzz going on and see's a sloppy-drunk fat chick and a smokin hot babe.

Good luck with the drunk fat chick dude, i'll be chatting up the hot babe.

Should we just hand over the trophy to Miami for the next 3 years?

mrKnickShot wrote:

Absolutely not!! Its my prediction.

As I just said in another post to dispute a claim that we should not build for now since we can't beat Miami anyway:

We need to try just like the knicks did with the bulls in the 90's. Who knows, upsets happen and maybe that can be us. You never know - we gotta try.

That's right. I think Martin's in the bathroom - now's your chance to go to talk to that hot babe at the bar! (although I think fishmike's advice would be to stick with the drunk BBW).

crzymdups wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:nobody is getting passed Miami - 2nd round exit

it is what it is

good thing we sacrificed out future to go all in the next two-three years then?!

i don't understand the mentality that this team is built to win now, but hey not win that much. if that's the case, i'd rather be building for three-four years from now with gallo, wilson and lin.

You forgot Moz!

Will people keep singing this song when Gallo's out of the league, Wilson's MVP in Turkey and Lin's playing on one leg in benefit tournaments with Yao Ming?

Sure they will. Because it's based on "realism."

Our "future". Our "potential". Always three to four years out. Always young. Sing with me: "There's always tomorrow..."

...since the 1986 Playoffs only 21 other times has someone scored 40 or more points with their team facing elimination. Anthony just turned in No. 22. The rest of the list reads like something off a discussion about the top 50 players of all time: Dwyane Wade (twice); Dirk Nowitzki; Paul Pierce; Chauncey Billups; Shaquille O’Neal; Allen Iverson (twice); Ray Allen; Tracy McGrady; Reggie Miller; Anfernee Hardaway (twice); Hakeem Olajuwon; Clyde Drexler; Charles Barkley; Michael Jordan (twice); Patrick Ewing; and Sleepy Floyd.

In other words, if you’re going to consistently rip him for only getting out of the first round once, you need to acknowledge when he does produce some history on the opposite end.

2009 NBA PLAYOFFS, GAME 4 OF THE CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS VS. DALLAS
41 points, 11 rebounds, 5 steals, Dallas wins 119-117

2009 NBA PLAYOFFS, GAME 1 OF THE CONFERENCE FINALS VS. THE LAKERS
14-for-20, four three-pointers, 39 points, Lakers win 105-103
This was perhaps his most memorable showdown with his good friend, Kobe Bryant. The two defended each other for much of the second half, including a few post battles that were more back-and-forth than Mayweather and Cotto. Bryant said after the game: “It was a lot of fun, he’s a bull down there. I am a little out of my weight class, but I’ll give it my best shot.”

2010 NBA PLAYOFFS, GAME 1 OF THE FIRST ROUND VS. UTAH
18-for-25, 42 points, Denver wins 126-113

2012 NBA PLAYOFFS, GAME 4 OF THE FIRST ROUND VS. MIAMI
15-for-29, 41 points, New York wins 89-87

2011 NBA PLAYOFFS, GAME 2 OF THE FIRST ROUND VS. BOSTON
42 points, 17 rebounds, six assists, Boston wins 96-93.
He had 17 rebounds barely a minute into the fourth quarter, and somehow found the time to dish out six assists even as he was carrying an offense so thoroughly that afterwards, he laid out in the trainer’s room with multiple hands working to break down the aches in his legs.

I know, I know. If he wasn't so fat and unmotivated, his legs wouldn't have cramped up.

Thread-related input: Carmelo gets us to the second round.