Saturday, May 30, 2009

Game 6 Over/Under

My friends and I just finished up playing a coupe hours of pickup ball this afternoon. Not surprisingly, Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals was a major topic of discussion. Over the course of our time we worked out some over/unders for tonight's game in Orlando. Feel free to throw in your own and/or chime in on these in the comments.

Free Throws Attempted by LeBron: 25 (Over)

Offensive Fouls by Dwight Howard: 2 (I'd like to push here but I'll take the over)

Offensive fouls on LeBron: 1 (There's no way I can take the over here...push)

Bad/rushed shots by Mo Williams: 6 (Over)

Bad/rushed shots by Rafer Alston: 6 (Over)

Number of times LeBron flops after minimal contact whilst on offense: 5 (OVER)

Number of times Dwight Howard flops after minimal contact whilst on offense: 3 (Under)

Flops by Anderson Varejao: We couldn't find a high enough number

Camera shots of a sweaty and exasperated Stan Van Gundy: Again, we couldn't come up with a high enough number

Number of times I scream at the TV: 10 (Under...I hope)

Number of beers I consume: 12 (OVER)

That's it. Enjoy the game. I think I speak for all of us here at Gheorghe (and if I don't then anyone I'm not speaking for has no soul and is a complete and total starfucker) when I say, let's go Magic!
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16 comments:

  1. Mark8:17 PM, May 30, 2009

    Yeah...I'm not really excited about tonight's game either.

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  2. rob8:18 PM, May 30, 2009

    i'll take the under on bronbron's free throws. and i want to see a game 7.

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  3. T.J.8:25 PM, May 30, 2009

    102-101, several superb performances (one out of nowhere), one terrible call that could alter outcome, and after all that...a Game 7.

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  4. Greg8:29 PM, May 30, 2009

    THERE WILL BE NO GAME SEVEN!!!!

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  5. rob8:34 PM, May 30, 2009

    greg, emphatically. i like it.

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  6. rob8:35 PM, May 30, 2009

    magician fans, make the case for me that orlando can beat the lakers. i want to believe, i really do.

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  7. rob9:02 PM, May 30, 2009

    i like delonte west's game.

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  8. rob9:06 PM, May 30, 2009

    that's why you follow your shot, gentlemen.

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  9. rob9:39 PM, May 30, 2009

    the cavs are getting completely outworked and outhustled. they should be embarrassed.

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  10. rob10:34 PM, May 30, 2009

    kobe vs. dwight's gonna require a rewrite of a whole lotta commercials.

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  11. T.J.10:56 PM, May 30, 2009

    OK, I'm intrigued. Magic/Lakers...not sure many saw this coming (except Mark and Greg of course).

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  12. T.J.10:57 PM, May 30, 2009

    The Hedo puppet will be a fun addition to that Nike ad.

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  13. Shlara11:09 PM, May 30, 2009

    The Cavs should be embarassed...that was pathetic

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  14. Mark12:43 AM, May 31, 2009

    I'll have some more coherent thoughts tomorrow but here's a basic idea of the thoughts running through my head right now:

    - I love seeing LeBron settle for jumpers as an opponent. He's not a great shooter and him shooting a long 2 (which he does a ton) is pretty much a best case scenario when he has the ball.

    - Dwight Howard announced himself as one of the NBA's elite tonight. This was the equivalent of LeBron's 48 against Detroit.

    - I never, ever thought Mickael Pietrus woudl be this kind of impact player for Orlando. He's the the biggest x-factor in these playoffs...by a wide margin.

    - LeBron's been billed as a great defensive player in the past year or so. I'm not buying it. Sure, he's great in the weakside defender/free safety role. However, he misses a ton of assignments in man coverage and, in my opinion, just takes some possessions off on D.

    - I'd like to say I saw this coming but that's just a lie. I was ready to quit on the season when Jameer went down. Even after the Rafer trade (and the subsequent success) I had serious doubts. Quite a moment for a franchise that has endured some seriously lean times over the last 10+ years.

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  15. Mark12:44 AM, May 31, 2009

    Also...I am not a proficient gambler...clearly.

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  16. Mark1:24 AM, May 31, 2009

    The 23rd inning? Really?

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