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This year’s NBA Playoffs have been rife with medical atrocities, most of which have effected players. Now, one of the league’s best basketball minds and most prominent voices is lost to health complications.
Indiana Pacers hall of fame shooting guard Reggie Miller had words of comfort for his former coach.
Warning to the rest of the NBA, especially the Miami Heat: If history can be used as a guide, Derrick Rose is going to be a much better shooter when/if he returns during the playoffs.
Yes, that is a big “if.” Rose is expected to sit again tonight for Game 3.
But when he returns, he should return a better shooter. That’s what happens when hard-working, coachable players have to rehab from leg or knee injuries. All they can do is practice their shot, and the thousands of repetitions – when done the right way – usually pay off with better accuracy numbers.
Joakim Noah argues with referee Scott Foster.
Aside from the overarching story being that the Miami Heat decisively won Game 2 against the Chicago Bulls to even the series 1 – 1, there has been plenty of media attention brought to the fourth quarter. Particularly, as things were spiraling out of control for the Bulls, when All-Star center Joakim Noah was ejected from the game.
As he was being escorted from the court to the locker room, a woman in the crowd took it upon herself to extend a hand…with a finger, thrusting the rude gesture—not just at Noah—in his face.
While some may argue that she has a right to freedom of speech and self-expression, Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert strongly disagrees.
While it is probably best that Hibbert refrain from following fans to their jobs, he does make a solid point.
Fans, although passionate, need to demonstrate a level of self-restraint no different than that which is expected of the players themselves. Such actions from fans can become very ugly. Fortunately for the fan (who has now been identified), Noah is as professional as he is passionate. His composure may have spared us another “Malice at the Palace” type brawl.
The fan’s daughter has since addressed the media.
“She’s embarrassed [referring to her mother], but she is being a good sport. She was having fun just like any other fan. All she has to say is that people need to get a life.”
Her response may be rather immature and definitely short-sighted, as she clearly did not take into account the potential negative consequences of her actions.
Additionally, as Miami forward Shane Battier said regarding her actions and the impact they could have on young viewers, “It’s a family show still. It’s still a family show.”
That’s right. NBA basketball is a family friendly show.
Let’s keep it PG, America.
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Moving past the obvious in Miami’s Game 2 triumph
How do you push past the obvious insight about Miami’s all-around 115-78 beatdown of Chicago in Wednesday night’s Game 2? What can you say besides the Heat shooting 60 percent to 35.5 percent for the Bulls? Let’s break down the major things that changed on both sides that helped lead to such a different result in Miami’s favor:
Miami’s Big Three was way more efficient in Game 2, perhaps with more determination and urgency in their games. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh scored five more points in Game 2 than they did in Game 1 (28-23) despite taking five fewer shots. LeBron James is going to be the best player in the world every time he plays, but his two All-Star sidekicks will be key against a normally good Chicago defense.
Can we settle on this factoid after the first 4 days of the second round of the NBA Playoffs? The Golden State Warrors are now America’s team — unless, of course, you live in San Antonio and spend your days sticking needles into Joey Crawford voodoo dolls. Or you are Spike Lee.
