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Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1305 on: May 15, 2021, 03:16:52 PM »

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Lakers are better off as the 7th or 8th seed.  Certainly don't want to risk losing a 1 and done game, but they won't lose to the Suns or Jazz, whereas the Nuggets and Clippers could beat them (and the Clippers may be favored especially if Lebron and AD are still hampered some). 
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Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1306 on: May 15, 2021, 03:26:53 PM »

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Lakers dodging a bullet with the Clippers. They prob won't see them until the WCF, and that is if the Clippers beat both the Mavs and Jazz.

Sadly, I think LeBron is gonna cruise to another title this year as a 6th or 7th seed. Denver is a bad matchup for Lakers with Murray out, followed by the Suns or Blazers who would have trouble stopping a fully healthy AD and LBJ.

Lakers aren’t even the favorites to win. Nets are and for good reason. I’d be surprised if the Lakers make it out of the West. Every round is going to be a challenge. They have a worse roster than last year and their two best players are banged up. I see a Clippers Nets final with Brooklyn winning. Unfortunately...
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Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1307 on: May 15, 2021, 03:28:39 PM »

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Lakers dodging a bullet with the Clippers. They prob won't see them until the WCF, and that is if the Clippers beat both the Mavs and Jazz.

Sadly, I think LeBron is gonna cruise to another title this year as a 6th or 7th seed. Denver is a bad matchup for Lakers with Murray out, followed by the Suns or Blazers who would have trouble stopping a fully healthy AD and LBJ.
Portland holds the tie breaker so Lakers most likely finish 7th.  Having to win a play-in game and then 4 series on the road is not an easy path.   

Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1308 on: May 15, 2021, 03:42:41 PM »

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Both Pacers and Hornets lost... Toomorow the final beetwin Wizzards and Charlotte. I suppose we have to face Wizzards on the first match and Pacers if we loose... Not that good, but we are still favorite.

Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1309 on: May 15, 2021, 03:47:42 PM »

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Lakers dodging a bullet with the Clippers. They prob won't see them until the WCF, and that is if the Clippers beat both the Mavs and Jazz.

Sadly, I think LeBron is gonna cruise to another title this year as a 6th or 7th seed. Denver is a bad matchup for Lakers with Murray out, followed by the Suns or Blazers who would have trouble stopping a fully healthy AD and LBJ.
Portland holds the tie breaker so Lakers most likely finish 7th.  Having to win a play-in game and then 4 series on the road is not an easy path.

They hold the tiebreaker but if Portland loses to Denver while Lakers win-out, they get #6 seed. And it doesn't seem like a cakewalk for Portland for that game.

Tho I do hope the Lakers play in the play-in rounds.


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Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1310 on: May 15, 2021, 03:58:07 PM »

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Lakers dodging a bullet with the Clippers. They prob won't see them until the WCF, and that is if the Clippers beat both the Mavs and Jazz.

Sadly, I think LeBron is gonna cruise to another title this year as a 6th or 7th seed. Denver is a bad matchup for Lakers with Murray out, followed by the Suns or Blazers who would have trouble stopping a fully healthy AD and LBJ.
Portland holds the tie breaker so Lakers most likely finish 7th.  Having to win a play-in game and then 4 series on the road is not an easy path.

They hold the tiebreaker but if Portland loses to Denver while Lakers win-out, they get #6 seed. And it doesn't seem like a cakewalk for Portland for that game.

Tho I do hope the Lakers play in the play-in rounds.

denver probably loses to portland otherwise they likely play the lakers

Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1311 on: May 15, 2021, 05:30:14 PM »

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Lakers dodging a bullet with the Clippers. They prob won't see them until the WCF, and that is if the Clippers beat both the Mavs and Jazz.

Sadly, I think LeBron is gonna cruise to another title this year as a 6th or 7th seed. Denver is a bad matchup for Lakers with Murray out, followed by the Suns or Blazers who would have trouble stopping a fully healthy AD and LBJ.
Portland holds the tie breaker so Lakers most likely finish 7th.  Having to win a play-in game and then 4 series on the road is not an easy path.

They hold the tiebreaker but if Portland loses to Denver while Lakers win-out, they get #6 seed. And it doesn't seem like a cakewalk for Portland for that game.

Tho I do hope the Lakers play in the play-in rounds.

denver probably loses to portland otherwise they likely play the lakers
Jokic better wake up with the sniffles and have to sit out against Portland.  Denver absolutely doesn't want to face the Lakers and the Clippers in the 1st two rounds even with home court. 

Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1312 on: May 17, 2021, 02:36:24 PM »

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Broadcaster Marv Albert retiring after NBA Eastern Conference finals

NEW YORK -- From Michael Jordan soaring through the air to Willis Reed simply walking onto the court, Marv Albert supplied the sound that went with the sights.

Albert has called numerous sports during a Hall of Fame career that spans nearly 60 years, though he is mostly linked to basketball.

"There is no voice more closely associated with NBA basketball than Marv Albert's," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement released Monday by Turner Sports. Albert plans to retire after calling the NBA's Eastern Conference finals, ending a career that began on the radio in 1963.

Albert will call the series for TNT. He has been with Turner for 22 years, 19 as an NBA play-by-play announcer.

"My 55 years of broadcasting the NBA has just flown by and I've been fortunate to work with so many wonderful and talented people," Albert said. "Now, I'll have the opportunity to hone my gardening skills and work on my ballroom dancing."

Albert, known for his signature "Yes!" call, turns 80 next month. He has covered everything from football and boxing to hockey, baseball and tennis.

But his voice is known to most through basketball, having called 13 NBA Finals and 25 All-Star Games for NBC and Turner, along with the Dream Team's romp to the gold medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Silver said his earliest memories of basketball were listening to Albert call New York Knicks games. Many fans who came to the game during Jordan's run to six championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s heard the same voice first.

"From his remarkable run as play-by-play announcer for the Knicks to his prominent national roles calling our marquee games on NBC and Turner Sports, Marv has been the soundtrack for basketball fans for nearly 60 years," Silver said.

Albert became the voice of the New York Rangers in 1965 and the Knicks two years later. He was on the radio call in 1970 when the Knicks won their first championship, a memorable moment in NBA history after an injured Reed emerged from the locker room moments before Game 7 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden.

"And here comes Willis, and the crowd is going wild!" Albert said. He began doing Knicks games on TV for MSG Network in 1986 until he and the organization parted in 2004 over disagreements with his salary and style.

Albert was also fired by NBC in 1997 after pleading guilty to assault in a lurid sex case, when a longtime lover accused him of biting her on the back more than a dozen times and forcing her to have oral sex.

Albert called eight Super Bowls and eight Stanley Cup Finals

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31460819/broadcaster-marv-albert-retiring-nba-eastern-conference-finals
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Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1313 on: May 17, 2021, 10:01:48 PM »

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Broadcaster Marv Albert retiring after NBA Eastern Conference finals

NEW YORK -- From Michael Jordan soaring through the air to Willis Reed simply walking onto the court, Marv Albert supplied the sound that went with the sights.

Albert has called numerous sports during a Hall of Fame career that spans nearly 60 years, though he is mostly linked to basketball.

"There is no voice more closely associated with NBA basketball than Marv Albert's," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement released Monday by Turner Sports. Albert plans to retire after calling the NBA's Eastern Conference finals, ending a career that began on the radio in 1963.

Albert will call the series for TNT. He has been with Turner for 22 years, 19 as an NBA play-by-play announcer.

"My 55 years of broadcasting the NBA has just flown by and I've been fortunate to work with so many wonderful and talented people," Albert said. "Now, I'll have the opportunity to hone my gardening skills and work on my ballroom dancing."

Albert, known for his signature "Yes!" call, turns 80 next month. He has covered everything from football and boxing to hockey, baseball and tennis.

But his voice is known to most through basketball, having called 13 NBA Finals and 25 All-Star Games for NBC and Turner, along with the Dream Team's romp to the gold medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Silver said his earliest memories of basketball were listening to Albert call New York Knicks games. Many fans who came to the game during Jordan's run to six championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s heard the same voice first.

"From his remarkable run as play-by-play announcer for the Knicks to his prominent national roles calling our marquee games on NBC and Turner Sports, Marv has been the soundtrack for basketball fans for nearly 60 years," Silver said.

Albert became the voice of the New York Rangers in 1965 and the Knicks two years later. He was on the radio call in 1970 when the Knicks won their first championship, a memorable moment in NBA history after an injured Reed emerged from the locker room moments before Game 7 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden.

"And here comes Willis, and the crowd is going wild!" Albert said. He began doing Knicks games on TV for MSG Network in 1986 until he and the organization parted in 2004 over disagreements with his salary and style.

Albert was also fired by NBC in 1997 after pleading guilty to assault in a lurid sex case, when a longtime lover accused him of biting her on the back more than a dozen times and forcing her to have oral sex.

Albert called eight Super Bowls and eight Stanley Cup Finals

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31460819/broadcaster-marv-albert-retiring-nba-eastern-conference-finals
Thank god! Glad to not have to hear him and his ever-increasing confusion.
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Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1314 on: May 18, 2021, 11:33:24 AM »

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Broadcaster Marv Albert retiring after NBA Eastern Conference finals

NEW YORK -- From Michael Jordan soaring through the air to Willis Reed simply walking onto the court, Marv Albert supplied the sound that went with the sights.

Albert has called numerous sports during a Hall of Fame career that spans nearly 60 years, though he is mostly linked to basketball.

"There is no voice more closely associated with NBA basketball than Marv Albert's," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement released Monday by Turner Sports. Albert plans to retire after calling the NBA's Eastern Conference finals, ending a career that began on the radio in 1963.

Albert will call the series for TNT. He has been with Turner for 22 years, 19 as an NBA play-by-play announcer.

"My 55 years of broadcasting the NBA has just flown by and I've been fortunate to work with so many wonderful and talented people," Albert said. "Now, I'll have the opportunity to hone my gardening skills and work on my ballroom dancing."

Albert, known for his signature "Yes!" call, turns 80 next month. He has covered everything from football and boxing to hockey, baseball and tennis.

But his voice is known to most through basketball, having called 13 NBA Finals and 25 All-Star Games for NBC and Turner, along with the Dream Team's romp to the gold medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Silver said his earliest memories of basketball were listening to Albert call New York Knicks games. Many fans who came to the game during Jordan's run to six championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s heard the same voice first.

"From his remarkable run as play-by-play announcer for the Knicks to his prominent national roles calling our marquee games on NBC and Turner Sports, Marv has been the soundtrack for basketball fans for nearly 60 years," Silver said.

Albert became the voice of the New York Rangers in 1965 and the Knicks two years later. He was on the radio call in 1970 when the Knicks won their first championship, a memorable moment in NBA history after an injured Reed emerged from the locker room moments before Game 7 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden.

"And here comes Willis, and the crowd is going wild!" Albert said. He began doing Knicks games on TV for MSG Network in 1986 until he and the organization parted in 2004 over disagreements with his salary and style.

Albert was also fired by NBC in 1997 after pleading guilty to assault in a lurid sex case, when a longtime lover accused him of biting her on the back more than a dozen times and forcing her to have oral sex.

Albert called eight Super Bowls and eight Stanley Cup Finals

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31460819/broadcaster-marv-albert-retiring-nba-eastern-conference-finals
Thank god! Glad to not have to hear him and his ever-increasing confusion.

Yeah, he's one of the best of all time.  No doubt.  But he's really been slipping lately. 


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Re: NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread
« Reply #1315 on: May 19, 2021, 01:17:37 AM »

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Broadcaster Marv Albert retiring after NBA Eastern Conference finals

NEW YORK -- From Michael Jordan soaring through the air to Willis Reed simply walking onto the court, Marv Albert supplied the sound that went with the sights.

Albert has called numerous sports during a Hall of Fame career that spans nearly 60 years, though he is mostly linked to basketball.

"There is no voice more closely associated with NBA basketball than Marv Albert's," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement released Monday by Turner Sports. Albert plans to retire after calling the NBA's Eastern Conference finals, ending a career that began on the radio in 1963.

Albert will call the series for TNT. He has been with Turner for 22 years, 19 as an NBA play-by-play announcer.

"My 55 years of broadcasting the NBA has just flown by and I've been fortunate to work with so many wonderful and talented people," Albert said. "Now, I'll have the opportunity to hone my gardening skills and work on my ballroom dancing."

Albert, known for his signature "Yes!" call, turns 80 next month. He has covered everything from football and boxing to hockey, baseball and tennis.

But his voice is known to most through basketball, having called 13 NBA Finals and 25 All-Star Games for NBC and Turner, along with the Dream Team's romp to the gold medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Silver said his earliest memories of basketball were listening to Albert call New York Knicks games. Many fans who came to the game during Jordan's run to six championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s heard the same voice first.

"From his remarkable run as play-by-play announcer for the Knicks to his prominent national roles calling our marquee games on NBC and Turner Sports, Marv has been the soundtrack for basketball fans for nearly 60 years," Silver said.

Albert became the voice of the New York Rangers in 1965 and the Knicks two years later. He was on the radio call in 1970 when the Knicks won their first championship, a memorable moment in NBA history after an injured Reed emerged from the locker room moments before Game 7 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden.

"And here comes Willis, and the crowd is going wild!" Albert said. He began doing Knicks games on TV for MSG Network in 1986 until he and the organization parted in 2004 over disagreements with his salary and style.

Albert was also fired by NBC in 1997 after pleading guilty to assault in a lurid sex case, when a longtime lover accused him of biting her on the back more than a dozen times and forcing her to have oral sex.

Albert called eight Super Bowls and eight Stanley Cup Finals

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31460819/broadcaster-marv-albert-retiring-nba-eastern-conference-finals
Thank god! Glad to not have to hear him and his ever-increasing confusion.

Yeah, he's one of the best of all time.  No doubt.  But he's really been slipping lately.
Yeah, it's just sad. So many good memories of him calling games and having them pushed away with modern-Marv is not fun
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