Big Daddy J
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It's time for the NBA Playoffs to start.....and the match-ups are set!!!
In the Eastern Conference we have:
#1 Boston Celtics vs. #8 Atlanta Hawks
#2 Detroit Pistons vs. #7 Phiadelphia 76ers
#3 Orlando Magic vs. #6 Toronto Raptors
#4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. # 5 Washington Wizards
And in the Western Conference we have:
#1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. #8 Denver Nuggets
#2 New Orleans Hornets vs. #7 Dallas Mavericks
#3 San Antonio Spurs vs. #6 Phoenix Suns
#4 Utah Jazz vs. #5 Houston Rockets
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Cravey
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My hatred for the Lakers is exceeded only slightly by my distain for Utah, so go Lakers..
New Orleans - San Antonio is the best second round match-up. Oh, and don't be so quick to pre-ordain an LA / Boston finals.. New Orleans will have something to say about that..
In the East, I swear to God Detroit is going to put me to sleep. LeBron and my boy Boobie Gibson have the Star Power the network execs want if Boston doesn't wake up and start playing up to their capabilities.
Read here first - New Orleans / Boston Finals with New Orleans giving the Gulf Coast a nice post-Katrina present.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 10:46:24 AM
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Big Daddy J
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On 5/5/2008 10:46:24 AM, Cravey wrote:
My hatred for the Lakers is exceeded only slightly by my distain for Utah, so go Lakers..
New Orleans - San Antonio is the best second round match-up. Oh, and don't be so quick to pre-ordain an LA / Boston finals.. New Orleans will have something to say about that..
In the East, I swear to God Detroit is going to put me to sleep. LeBron and my boy Boobie Gibson have the Star Power the network execs want if Boston doesn't wake up and start playing up to their capabilities.
Read here first - New Orleans / Boston Finals with New Orleans giving the Gulf Coast a nice post-Katrina present.
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Oh yeah! Even though the media would love the Lakers/Celtics match up, there are too many teams that could break up that party!
Other than that last game, Boston did not look anywhere near as dominant as might have been expected.
But I don't see the other Eastern teams really stopping them......well, maybe the Cavs, but they won't be a suprise team this year.
And New Orleans beat the Spurs handily in their first game, which I loved, since I'm not a big Spurs fan. Although any of the remaining teams in the West could make a run. 
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Posted: 5/5/2008 11:46:10 AM
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Muyo365
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Man if the Hawks would have been Boston, it would have been a bogger choke then the Mets last year.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 12:44:42 PM
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Shaun_Blaze
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On 5/5/2008 12:44:42 PM, Muyo365 wrote:
Man if the Hawks would have been Boston, it would have been a bogger choke then the Mets last year.
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We were talking down here that the fact that the Hawks won TWO games was possibly the biggest upset in NBA history.
....It was a TOTAL choke that the Celtics let this thing go to seven games.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 1:27:39 PM
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Muyo365
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On 5/5/2008 1:27:39 PM, Shaun_Blaze wrote:
We were talking down here that the fact that the Hawks won TWO games was possibly the biggest upset in NBA history.
....It was a TOTAL choke that the Celtics let this thing go to seven games.
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I can imagine the frenzy that whipped around Atanta when they won a couple of games. I bet it was like the Falcons making the Playoff.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 1:37:21 PM
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Cravey
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On 5/5/2008 1:37:21 PM, Muyo365 wrote:
I can imagine the frenzy that whipped around Atanta when they won a couple of games. I bet it was like the Falcons making the Playoff.
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Too bad that frenzy didn't extend to the actual arena for Game 3 in Atlanta, which didn't even sell out.
I love Atlanta but that is one seriously fickle sports town. Win and they'll eventually support you - lose or just be average and you'll play in front of thousands of empty seats.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 1:57:37 PM
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Shaun_Blaze
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On 5/5/2008 1:37:21 PM, Muyo365 wrote:
I can imagine the frenzy that whipped around Atanta when they won a couple of games. I bet it was like the Falcons making the Playoff.
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Actually, the only real frenzy was INSIDE Phillips Arena.
The rest of the city was still in cautious disbelieif.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 2:00:06 PM
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On 5/5/2008 1:57:37 PM, Cravey wrote:
Too bad that frenzy didn't extend to the actual arena for Game 3 in Atlanta, which didn't even sell out.
I love Atlanta but that is one seriously fickle sports town. Win and they'll eventually support you - lose or just be average and you'll play in front of thousands of empty seats.
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On of the guys in our department gave his Game 3 tickets away because of something goofy. I think he also had tickets to Seinfeld or something.
lol
Yeah, this IS an interesting sports town.
Coming from Cleveland were we will jump in front of a train for our Browns or Cavs, it's been quite the adjustment for me.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 2:01:36 PM
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Cravey
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On 5/5/2008 2:01:36 PM, Shaun_Blaze wrote:
On of the guys in our department gave his Game 3 tickets away because of something goofy. I think he also had tickets to Seinfeld or something.
lol
Yeah, this IS an interesting sports town.
Coming from Cleveland were we will jump in front of a train for our Browns or Cavs, it's been quite the adjustment for me.
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Southern cities are pretty fickle with professional sports. That the NHL even has a team in Atlanta speaks to a fatal flaw in their marketing department.
As you've seen, Southern cities will jump in front of that same train for college sports, except for the extra large cities, i.e.: Miami, Atlanta, Houston. I'll bet Georgia Tech hasn't sold out a football game since Notre Dame visited back when.
I'll bet Florida hasn't NOT sold out a game since before either of us were born.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 2:05:54 PM
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Shaun_Blaze
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On 5/5/2008 2:05:54 PM, Cravey wrote:
Southern cities are pretty fickle with professional sports. That the NHL even has a team in Atlanta speaks to a fatal flaw in their marketing department.
As you've seen, Southern cities will jump in front of that same train for college sports, except for the extra large cities, i.e.: Miami, Atlanta, Houston. I'll bet Georgia Tech hasn't sold out a football game since Notre Dame visited back when.
I'll bet Florida hasn't NOT sold out a game since before either of us were born.
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Tech MAY have sold out one of the Tech vs. UGA games.
.....largely because of the UGA fans.
lol
But yup! I clearly see the validity of your statements.
I find it pretty odd how people identify you by the college sports team that you support down here.
"OH, don't pay her no mind, she's a USC fan -- bless her heart." lol
And by USC, I mean South Carolina. hahahahaha
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Posted: 5/5/2008 2:10:08 PM
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Cravey
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On 5/5/2008 2:10:08 PM, Shaun_Blaze wrote:
Tech MAY have sold out one of the Tech vs. UGA games.
.....largely because of the UGA fans.
lol
But yup! I clearly see the validity of your statements.
I find it pretty odd how people identify you by the college sports team that you support down here.
"OH, don't pay her no mind, she's a USC fan -- bless her heart." lol
And by USC, I mean South Carolina. hahahahaha
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Yea, and it gets PERSONAL as in people won't attend funerals or weddings because of college ties. It almost gets silly:
Florida vs Florida St.
Alabama vs. Auburn.
Miami vs. Parole Board
Texas vs. Texas eATMe
LSU vs. civilized behavior
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Posted: 5/5/2008 2:19:27 PM
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Muyo365
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On 5/5/2008 1:57:37 PM, Cravey wrote:
I love Atlanta but that is one seriously fickle sports town. Win and they'll eventually support you - lose or just be average and you'll play in front of thousands of empty seats.
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I blame the Braves for that. I mean they get in the Playoffs for 14 straight season and only have 1 championship title to show for it. It gets to the point that fans don't show up to playoff games until the National League Championship Series and even then the seats are empty. Now the Hawks, Thrashers, and Falcons have to suffer for it.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 2:32:43 PM
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Muyo365
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On 5/5/2008 2:10:08 PM, Shaun_Blaze wrote:
And by USC, I mean South Carolina. hahahahaha
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The only USC that the south really cares about.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 2:34:15 PM
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Cravey
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On 5/5/2008 2:32:43 PM, Muyo365 wrote:
I blame the Braves for that. I mean they get in the Playoffs for 14 straight season and only have 1 championship title to show for it. It gets to the point that fans don't show up to playoff games until the National League Championship Series and even then the seats are empty. Now the Hawks, Thrashers, and Falcons have to suffer for it.
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I think some of it is because loyalty is reserved for college athletics. NFL teams need a regional draw in the South but if you're asking thousands of upper-middle class people in.. say.. Athens to spend $$$ to see UGA / Tennessee on Saturday, then turn around and pay $$$ to see Atlanta / Kansas City on Sunday, they're simply not going to do it. The Carolina Panthers are a tough sell - they're lucky Tar Heel football is in the crapper right now. Competing with Clemson & USC for $$$ is tough enough.
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Posted: 5/5/2008 2:47:48 PM
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Muyo365
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Nobody watches Clemson. Hell the students can't even give those tickets away.
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Posted: 5/6/2008 9:40:30 AM
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Cravey
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On 5/6/2008 9:40:30 AM, Muyo365 wrote:
Nobody watches Clemson. Hell the students can't even give those tickets away.
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Uhh.. not sure where you read that... from the Clemson Athletic Dept..
9/2 - Florida Atlantic 78,693
9/23 - North Carolina 81,886
9/30 - Louisiana Tech 81,564
10/21 - Georgia Tech 82,630
11/4 - Maryland 80,556
11/11 - N.C. State 81,785
11/25 - South Carolina 83,428
Total 570,542
Average 81,506
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Posted: 5/6/2008 10:02:56 AM
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Shaun_Blaze
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On 5/6/2008 9:40:30 AM, Muyo365 wrote:
Nobody watches Clemson. Hell the students can't even give those tickets away.
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I don't know about that. when Clemson played georgia Tech AT Georgia Tech, there were AT LEAST 20,000 Clemson fans there.
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Posted: 5/6/2008 12:23:19 PM
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