Because the Finals begin tonight, we may as well discuss.
Detroit vs. Pittsburgh
Game 1 is tonight.
In Detroit.
That simple fact makes me believe Detroit will win Game 1 (and the series, due to last year). They are amazing at home, especially in Playoff Conditions. I'm also rooting for them as the Western Team.
Frankly, I'm surprised the Pens made it again. Really, I am.
Anywho, for those 2 or 3 of you that will watch with me, discuss.
I hate the Penguins, so I'm rooting for the Red Wings. I think Detroit will win, as well.
DIE DETROIT RED WINGS DIEEEEEE!!!!!!!
*obviously a Blackhawks fan*
C'MON SID KICK RED WING ASS!!!!!
Ugh, Crosby...
Also, interesting article,
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=424333&navid=DL|NHL|Home
As a Michigander, I'm of course rooting for the Red Wings. :3
TWO IN A ROW BABY, COME ON.
Go Colorado Ava... oh wait :|
Yeah not caring at the moment. I only watch Hockey if I actually go to the game anyways.
Quote from: DOODLEboy99 on May 30, 2009, 05:49:17 PM
As a Michigander, I'm of course rooting for the Red Wings. :3
TWO IN A ROW BABY, COME ON.
*takes our superbowl trophy and six NBA titles and bashes DOODLE over the head with it*
wings in 6. Dats will be back tomorrow.
Ew hockey.
I watched a game yesterday and the needless violence turned me away again.
NHL needs to clean that poop up.
Anyway, it was on the same time as the Cavs v Magic (intercourse you Dwight Howard).
Pittsburgh because its the same city as the Steelers. :)
Quote from: HTA on May 31, 2009, 09:24:16 AM
Ew hockey.
I watched a game yesterday and the needless violence turned me away again.
NHL needs to clean that s*** up.
Anyway, it was on the same time as the Cavs v Magic (f*** you Dwight Howard).
Pittsburgh because its the same city as the Steelers. :)
yea, it's
totally too bad the NBA didn't get it's beloved Kobe vs. PRINCE James like they wanted. [/sarcasm]
The better team won and the usually overrated Lebron couldn't win when he was supposed to. Still a LONG way to go before he's the "air apparent" like he was meant to be.
Um no.
Lebron is the best player in basketball today.
Were he to have a title, he would be nearing MJ status.
The Cavs lost because they can't guard Dwight Howard and because Mike Brown can't run an offense. Big Z is too slow and Ben Wallace is too old.
Lebron averaged 40 points a game, 8 assists, and 8 rebounds.
What do you want him to do, average a triple double for the whole series?
Cavs swept all other teams all season, they need a big man to stop Dwight Howard is all.
Lakers will win.
Quote from: HTA on May 31, 2009, 10:36:57 AM
Um no.
Lebron is the best player in basketball today.
Were he to have a title, he would be nearing MJ status.
The Cavs lost because they can't guard Dwight Howard and because Mike Brown can't run an offense. Big Z is too slow and Ben Wallace is too old.
Lebron averaged 40 points a game, 8 assists, and 8 rebounds.
What do you want him to do, average a triple double for the whole series?
Cavs swept all other teams all season, they need a big man to stop Dwight Howard is all.
Lakers will win.
you know I'm just a disgruntled Bulls fan right? X_X;;
James can't be considered in MJ status until he wills his team to a series win against a team that can actually beat them (something MJ did very well after the first two years of his NBA career).
I got the Magic winning, for the same reason they beat the Cavs. They have that team's number, and nothing is more impactful on a playoff team that a great big man down low (ask Kobe). Although I would not be surprised if the Lakers won, I'm still picking the Magic.
**lol this turned into an NBA thread*
Quote from: HTA on May 31, 2009, 10:36:57 AM
Um no.
Lebron is the best player in basketball today.
Were he to have a title, he would be nearing MJ status.
The Cavs lost because they can't guard Dwight Howard and because Mike Brown can't run an offense. Big Z is too slow and Ben Wallace is too old.
Lebron averaged 40 points a game, 8 assists, and 8 rebounds.
What do you want him to do, average a triple double for the whole series?
Cavs swept all other teams all season, they need a big man to stop Dwight Howard is all.
Lakers will win.
Cavs lost because they have one good player, while the Magic is good as a team. All the Magic has to do is guard Lebron, and they win.
Quote from: Nayrman on May 31, 2009, 09:28:16 AM
yea, it's totally too bad the NBA didn't get it's beloved Kobe vs. PRINCE James like they wanted. [/sarcasm]
The better team won and the usually overrated Lebron couldn't win when he was supposed to. Still a LONG way to go before he's the "air apparent" like he was meant to be.
First of all I do agree its too bad we didn't get to see Kobe vs. Lebron in the finals......that would have been amazing.
And Lebron isn't overrated......you can't expect him to single handily defeat a good team like the Magic. Even MJ had support players like Pipin, while all Lebron has is the mediocre Mo Williams and Delonte West.
Lebron had 35 or more points in every game except game 6.......not much more he could do.
Quote from: HTA on May 31, 2009, 09:24:16 AM
Ew hockey.
I watched a game yesterday and the needless violence turned me away again.
NHL needs to clean that s*** up.
Anyway, it was on the same time as the Cavs v Magic (f*** you Dwight Howard).
Pittsburgh because its the same city as the Steelers. :)
Hockey is an amazingly clean game when people don't get pissy. I'm not sure what you watched, but any violence is controlled.
Quote from: Echo on May 31, 2009, 11:52:48 AM
First of all I do agree its too bad we didn't get to see Kobe vs. Lebron in the finals......that would have been amazing.
And Lebron isn't overrated......you can't expect him to single handily defeat a good team like the Magic. Even MJ had support players like Pipin, while all Lebron has is the mediocre Mo Williams and Delonte West.
Lebron had 35 or more points in every game except game 6.......not much more he could do.
Lebron got intercourse ed like the town whore. When the world is watching you like they are, they expect perfection. Unfortunately, they forget to tell you perfection isn't enough.
Cavs supporting cast isn't terrible (I'm from the Cleveland area btw, whole family worships Lebron up there D:) but they pale in comparison to the shooters of Orlando I will admit.
Cavs dominate in paint primarily, and Williams has been sucking majorly the entire post season.
I'm not saying Cavs should have won, but Brown deserves more heat than Lebron does.
Also, to get on the topic of hockey, intercourse yeah Detroit won first game again.
I love how last year, Everyone was rooting for Pitts, only for The Red wings to kill them.
The funnier part is how they are doing this again this year. Are people that dumb?
Quote from: Nitro64DD on May 31, 2009, 03:04:00 PM
I love how last year, Everyone was rooting for Pitts, only for The Red wings to kill them.
The funnier part is how they are doing this again this year. Are people that dumb?
Yes, because EVERYONE HAS TO ROOT FOR THE FAVORITES REGARDLESS.
Someone apparently missed the point of sports altogether if that was supposed to be about. X_X;;
Quote from: Nitro64DD on May 31, 2009, 03:04:00 PM
I love how last year, Everyone was rooting for Pitts, only for The Red wings to kill them.
The funnier part is how they are doing this again this year. Are people that dumb?
if anything, Detroit should be even more favored than last year.
The NHL is a clean league. Little to no drug presence, the players aren't generally dicks off the ice (there are only a few players who actually are. Pronger, one of the game's top 5 vagina cleaning devicebags, is a funny guy off the ice).
Basketball is incredibly boring to watch imo. They go down one end, score a basket, or it's blocked. The other team gets the ball, goes down the other end, scores a basket, or it's blocked. It's not like picks happen that terribly often.
Quote from: Nayrman on May 31, 2009, 03:09:32 PM
Yes, because EVERYONE HAS TO ROOT FOR THE FAVORITES REGARDLESS.
Yeah, I'm not going to cheer for Toronto, kthx
Crosby is a sexy bish and penguins are awesome, soooo..
Go Pittsburgh. :3
Ouch, Detroit has a 2-0 lead.
Quote from: JNFS2014 on May 31, 2009, 08:41:19 PM
Ouch, Detroit has a 2-0 lead.
What do you mean "ouch?"
To quote Mack: FUCK YEAH DETROIT
The series might be a sweep, which is no fun.
Quote from: JNFS2014 on May 31, 2009, 08:57:56 PM
The series might be a sweep, which is no fun.
I know. A sweep would mean that Detroit couldn't close out at home. They should throw game 4 and destroy them in game 5.
Quote from: GreatGonzales106 on May 31, 2009, 08:52:56 PM
What do you mean "ouch?"
To quote Mack: f*** YEAH DETROIT
Oh you're good.
Quote from: Jono2 on May 31, 2009, 04:53:30 PM
if anything, Detroit should be even more favored than last year.
The NHL is a clean league. Little to no drug presence, the players aren't generally d*cks off the ice (there are only a few players who actually are. Pronger, one of the game's top 5 d**chebags, is a funny guy off the ice).
Basketball is incredibly boring to watch imo. They go down one end, score a basket, or it's blocked. The other team gets the ball, goes down the other end, scores a basket, or it's blocked. It's not like picks happen that terribly often.
Hockey-
lol we're skating
HIT THE PUCK WILDLY
oh its not even remotely where we wanted it
OH WELL LETS FIGHT OVER IT
SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT
HIT SOMEONE INTO THE WALL FOR NO REASON
oh he blocked it
down to the other end lol
Because hockey is a deeper sport. :P
Quote from: HTA on June 01, 2009, 01:36:14 PM
Hockey-
lol we're skating
HIT THE PUCK WILDLY
oh its not even remotely where we wanted it
OH WELL LETS FIGHT OVER IT
SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT
HIT SOMEONE INTO THE WALL FOR NO REASON
oh he blocked it
down to the other end lol
Because hockey is a deeper sport. :P
Deeper than Basketball. =3
Quote from: HTA on June 01, 2009, 01:36:14 PM
Hockey-
lol we're skating
HIT THE PUCK WILDLY
oh its not even remotely where we wanted it
OH WELL LETS FIGHT OVER IT
SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT
HIT SOMEONE INTO THE WALL FOR NO REASON
oh he blocked it
down to the other end lol
Because hockey is a deeper sport. :P
Different teams have different strategies. Teams in the west are almost always more defensive than teams in the east (the blackhawks being an example of an eastern west conference team, the devils being the opposite). Teams in the east rise and fall quickly, have their day, then leave. Teams in the west build from the ground up and create long lasting powerful forces.
Detroit is a puck possession team. The Ducks are also this, but to a lesser extent, and have less depth of talent. They are a much rougher team, but in the end only stayed in the series because of how good Hiller was. The Ducks were the only other team that had a chance at the cup this year.
Pittsburgh sandbagged for 5 years to take top draft picks. Although it's a really shameful way to build a team, they have received success from it, obviously. It has also lead to disarray, however, evident in their unstable coaching jobs and their near playoff miss.
Simply watching one game of good (note: not Blows) hockey shows that the game has far more depth. -_-
teams that hit the puck wildly are teams that get raped. Good teams try to set up shots. You can only hit someone who has the puck, or just got rid of it. Some of the saves are amazing.
The complexity of basketball compared to hockey is NASCAR compared to F1. In the end, yes, the same thing is happening, but Hockey is a much more complex game.
^^^Is all I have to say.
Detroit gets two cracks at the cup now.
Oh, and might I add, the last period was like a concert. Sweet Caroline and Rock and Roll All "Nite" were both drowned out by the fans singing.
Detroit is going to win, Penguins choked last year, and they're doing it again.
Quote from: George Carlin on June 06, 2009, 08:06:22 PM
Detroit is going to win, Penguins choked last year, and they're doing it again.
Malkin was sick all last year's playoffs.
Still, I find it funny how Crosby has as many goals this series as Fleury's ass.