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Cool Buff Man posted:In my opinion, it's better to go down in the playoffs looking like you're trying too hard instead of looking like a lazy doofus Totally agree, I was in camp Westbrook in the first round. OKC's only hope is if he balls out, so he should ball out. EvanTH posted:I mean, the restrictions did seem a bit aggressive, here's for all 3p era playoff games ever: I dunno, eye test on this but I don't think the Spurs really defended the 3 any better than normal. I thought they defended the P&R much better and Houston couldn't get anything going inside. They got some looks, but when you rely so heavily on the 3 you'll have games like this. I do think Spurs defense did a great job, but I think they just executed on the typical "Don't give driving lanes, defend the P&R, and keep your switches tight". I'm not sure this was an achilles heel type moment vs just a really well executed defense.
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The Spurs basically forced the Rockets to hit wide open mid range shots and the Rockets weren't willing.
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Oh also people are saying Harden might have had a concussion but I'm pretty sure one of the concussion protocols is "Looks Like James Harden Out There" so who can say.
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Tae posted:Because a player knows more than doctors, of course. Especially concussions. Ok I guess I should have qualified that with a "for what it's worth" or something since this, plus even if he knows he was concussed he's not going to admit it Tae posted:The Spurs basically forced the Rockets to hit wide open mid range shots and the Rockets weren't willing. I was pulling my hair out watching them pass on open corner threes for... reasons? Then having to jack a 30 footer from the wing as the shot clock expired
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I think Harden has some type of personality disorder that causes him to react to stress in ways that are self-sabotaging.
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Lockback posted:Totally agree, I was in camp Westbrook in the first round. OKC's only hope is if he balls out, so he should ball out. I uh I kinda agree. I might actually rewatch some of the game because I really don't think my explanation covers the whole of it either. The Rockets looked like they expected to lose something was real weird
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Cool Buff Man posted:In my opinion, it's better to go down in the playoffs looking like you're trying too hard instead of looking like a lazy doofus In my opinion this is a fact
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May 12, 2017 16:58
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Yeah if you watch LeBron play ever and don't say that's the best basketball player alive then I don't know what to tell you.
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May 12, 2017 17:24
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May 12, 2017 17:27
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we all just watched James Harden throw a game, and i'll never be convinced otherwise because it's Fun
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Bigass Moth posted:Yeah if you watch LeBron play ever and don't say that's the best basketball player alive then I don't know what to tell you. He is and I love him and want to hug and kiss him, but that also doesn't mean he should be MVP this year. Because he shouldn't be. Russ is the GOAT Jota fucked around with this message at 17:56 on May 12, 2017 |
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How much arguing about MVPs would go away if they just called it "Best Player Award" and we didn't have to endure endless semantic arguments about what "valuable" means. Also if they're gonna award it after the playoffs it should include playoffs OR they should make a separate Playoffs MVP award.
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May 12, 2017 17:57
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russ is the mvp pick for 9 year olds. Twipple Dubbles, wow!!!!
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zoux posted:How much arguing about MVPs would go away if they just called it "Best Player Award" and we didn't have to endure endless semantic arguments about what "valuable" means. Congrats, you have just described why the NBA Awards Show is now a real thing.
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Brolander posted:russ is the mvp pick for 9 year olds. Twipple Dubbles, wow!!!! I'm sorry that you are a joyless autist who can't enjoy a guy hate loving rims and the NBA for an entire season and having a better season than your favorite player. And yes my monitor is on!!!
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Wilbur Swain posted:I think Harden has some type of personality disorder that causes him to react to stress in ways that are self-sabotaging. What a surprisingly goony trait. I won't be reading too much into this loss wrt the Rockets' future. LMA showed up for 1 of his 2 good games he has each playoffs. The Spurs basically burned a wildcard. Harden played atypically, but the whole Rockets crew could barely hit anything, and as mentioned, refused to shoot open mid-rangers.
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zoux posted:How much arguing about MVPs would go away if they just called it "Best Player Award" and we didn't have to endure endless semantic arguments about what "valuable" means. Wouldn't Playoffs MVP be identical to Finals MVP? I don't see that award going to anyone who got knocked out in the conference finals, much less the 2nd round.
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guys, I have a sneaking suspicion that LeBron is going to run the Warriors off the court in the Finals
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The Warriors ain't making the finals.
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Lockback posted:Wouldn't Playoffs MVP be identical to Finals MVP? I don't see that award going to anyone who got knocked out in the conference finals, much less the 2nd round. Probably in practice but you have to make allowances for Jerry West-like circumstances
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Shrimp or Shrimps posted:What a surprisingly goony trait. Not shooting open mid range shots is a specific, intentional feature of their offense. Also I hope the spurs win the next series on the back of some horrifically ill-advised shot and pass attempts by Steph. Please oh please.
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Tae posted:The Warriors ain't making the finals. Did they lose the keys to the team plane?
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Papercut posted:Not shooting open mid range shots is a specific, intentional feature of their offense. Live and die by the gameplan, I guess.
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Jota posted:I'm sorry that you are a joyless autist who can't enjoy a guy hate loving rims and the NBA for an entire season and having a better season than your favorite player. he belongs in the XFL version of the NBA
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BobHoward posted:as a Warriors fan I am resigned to someone overpaying Clark, and it might not even be an overpay. There's Harrison Barnes type potential for him to be good on a team that can give him more PT. He's bad
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Tae posted:The Warriors ain't making the finals.
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May 12, 2017 18:42
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Shrimp or Shrimps posted:Live and die by the gameplan, I guess. Yeah I mean, you can't just tell your guys to start doing something drastically different from what you've coached all year when you're halfway through an elimination game.
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Spurs beating the Cavs in the Finals would be kinda funny.
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Lockback posted:Spurs beating the Cavs in the Finals would be kinda funny. This is the ideal outcome of this year's playoffs.
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Lockback posted:Spurs beating the Cavs in the Finals would be kinda funny. Been there, done that. 
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RCarr posted:This is the ideal outcome of this year's playoffs. I mean, 3 Alpha Championship rings would be ideal, but at this point yeah.
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Lockback posted:Spurs beating the Cavs in the Finals would be kinda funny. e:wow i'm dumb, uhhhhh replace "cavs" w/ "lebron"? Coaaab fucked around with this message at 18:59 on May 12, 2017 |
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warcrimes posted:He's bad Seriously. There's potential that he could be a backup off the bench somewhere else and get a couple more shots per game. That's about it.
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After some sober reflection time, I have determined that the Rockets didn't shoot enough threes. 9 2-point field goals was far too many. Fun season 
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i just hope the series is good 1) just making the wcf is good for the spurs. successful season  2) taking 1-2 games off the warriors would be great. over achieved  3) pushing it to 7 would be epic; the playoff series we've wanted for like 3 years. just about perfect  4) i have no words for beating the warriors because i can't imagine it right now. i love the spurs and think they're awesome, but the warriors this year are just one of the best basketball teams i have ever seen or heard of. but if the spurs do win…               
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AggressivelyStupid posted:I never said they were a bad team, don't claim goalposts and then move the goalposts lmbo One of those teams won the series and two of them won the finals the next year, both of the finals winning teams went on to later beat the team that crushed them in a finals rematch. One game means nothing. They played really super bad in a whole mess of ways. That's not proof that their whole season was a lie and they can never win and their style is a "gimmick". If you want to play tea leaf reader with tiny samples, a blowout loss like that in the finals increases your odds of returning and beating the team that beat you, since it happens so rarely. The only two teams to ever be so terribly savaged in the Finals both won the next year. It gives you power.
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zoux posted:How much arguing about MVPs would go away if they just called it "Best Player Award" and we didn't have to endure endless semantic arguments about what "valuable" means. I really don't see how "best" is that much less ambiguous than "valuable". Maybe the semantics would be a little different since "valuable" is loaded in a very specific way, but there's still a heck of a lot of room to argue there IMO. I don't think there will ever be one perfect way to award MVP or whatever you want to call it. Personally I enjoy there being some room for debate. At the end of the day the NBA is also entertainment so I like having things like excitement, entertainment-factor, conversation-worthiness, and yes even dumbass narrative playing a factor in who gets the award.
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