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E2M2 posted:https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/871563697738612737 https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/871565022752784384 I didn't realize LeBron even drank alcohol. The way he treats his body, I'd assume he doesn't drink.
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E2M2 posted:https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/871563697738612737 Lol at this.
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Rabid Snake posted:https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/871565022752784384 One of my all time favorite LeBron moments was when he smoked a cigar at his first Heat Championship parade and a concerned poster thought it might hurt his chances of winning the next season.
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BWV posted:I'm torn. I had a big soft spot for the Warriors before this year. Curry has always been an extraordinarily fun player to watch and it was great to see him overcome the injury history to ascend to another level; they play a good brand of basketball that delivers a big ol gently caress you to the worst parts of the Old NBA; they were a testament to good team building and the idea that you didn't have to tank your way into becoming a championship squad. Once they hit the 73-win mark, it was kind of hard to resist the urge to root for someone to knock them off, but that was more of a desire to see affirmation that nobody is invulnerable (and there was the Light Years Ahead/Valley tech bro stuff that helped tun them into heels). But the basketball itself was always extremely good, and the knowledge that a team playing by the same rules as everyone else was able to piece together this beautiful high-functioning machine was awe-inspiring even if you rooted for it to come apart. The Durant signing just completely tips the balance in terms of making things marginally suspenseful. Now, there's no real mystery of "can they pull it off?" — when the inevitable happens and they win a series, well, of course they did. They took the best team of all time and added the second best player in the league. The basketball is still very good, but the upgrade in the product on the court doesn't come close to making up for all the narrative downgrades
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The NBA would be more compelling if the East was worth a drat to watch, because as much as they are dominant, The Cavs dominate their conference way more. You can imagine the Jazz/Spurs beating the Warriors, but no one remotely is close to the Cavs in the East. As it is, you have one team that's expected to win and one team that will win but will not give a gently caress in the regular season because the regular season doesn't matter to them. The closest team to "beating" the Cavs is if Fultz is the Tim Duncan of rookies and they sign Hayward and then trade all their remaining picks for Butler.
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The Duggler posted:They ruined basketball
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I decided I don't care about parity because my team will still be terrible
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I mean that's the problem no one addresses: Parity doesn't prevent stupid gms from continuing to do stupid things.
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xbilkis posted:I had a big soft spot for the Warriors before this year. Curry has always been an extraordinarily fun player to watch and it was great to see him overcome the injury history to ascend to another level; they play a good brand of basketball that delivers a big ol gently caress you to the worst parts of the Old NBA; they were a testament to good team building and the idea that you didn't have to tank your way into becoming a championship squad. But Curry was a 7th pick and Klay was 11th? Anyways the Spurs prove your point better than the Warriors do. Away all Goats fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Jun 5, 2017 |
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I don't blame the Dubs for signing KD, and they clearly deserve the rings and they are very fun to watch even if I'm cheering for Lebron, but unless he goes and wins another ring with a different team, we should all make fun of KD for the rest of his career because he jumped from a top 5 team with another top 5 player to The Best Regular Season Team In History Ever and based on how they were playing without him, the dubs probably could have won this ring without him. bitchmade like no one ever before
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Away all Goats posted:But Curry was a 7th pick and Klay was 11th? Anyways the Spurs prove your point better than the Warriors do. That's more a team being normally bad instead of the extreme bottoming out people tend to advocate for now IMO The NBA is more fun when you can convince yourself a guy who isn't universally hailed as a generational talent might still be the guy who carries your team to a title. Having the best team in the league anchored by the 7th, 11th and 35th pick makes that easier
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Lessail posted:where all y'all gently caress parity posters at now What do you want the NBA to do? Abolish free agency?
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E2M2 posted:https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/871563697738612737 Best clip of the series yet, good poo poo LeBron I love it.
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The cavs will still win, they just have to wait until the warriors stop lucking into jumpshots
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Still right here watching one of the best teams of all time if not the best. I'm cool with it.
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DC Murderverse posted:I don't blame the Dubs for signing KD, and they clearly deserve the rings and they are very fun to watch even if I'm cheering for Lebron, but unless he goes and wins another ring with a different team, we should all make fun of KD for the rest of his career because he jumped from a top 5 team with another top 5 player to The Best Regular Season Team In History Ever and based on how they were playing without him, the dubs probably could have won this ring without him. bitchmade like no one ever before He's by far the best player on that team.
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Ghost Dog posted:the warriors are on year 3 of huge rest minutes for their stars cause they only have to play 2-3 quarters. they dont give a poo poo about the regular season either Jesus that is ridiculous.
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DC Murderverse posted:I don't blame the Dubs for signing KD, and they clearly deserve the rings and they are very fun to watch even if I'm cheering for Lebron, but unless he goes and wins another ring with a different team, we should all make fun of KD for the rest of his career because he jumped from a top 5 team with another top 5 player to The Best Regular Season Team In History Ever and based on how they were playing without him, the dubs probably could have won this ring without him. bitchmade like no one ever before I'm sure OKC's offensive sets that consist of 'watch russ pound the rock for the shot clock' was super appealing to KD.
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E2M2 posted:Was that a reference about that guy saying Warriors were lucky Cavs shot 36% or whatever? Increasing your sample size by one doesn't change much.
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DC Murderverse posted:I don't blame the Dubs for signing KD, and they clearly deserve the rings and they are very fun to watch even if I'm cheering for Lebron, but unless he goes and wins another ring with a different team, we should all make fun of KD for the rest of his career because he jumped from a top 5 team with another top 5 player to The Best Regular Season Team In History Ever and based on how they were playing without him, the dubs probably could have won this ring without him. bitchmade like no one ever before It's pretty staggering the level of bitchmade really. Related, but I feel there isn't enough discussion about Kevin Durants balding head and its weird rear end shape.  my guys head looks like the back of a camel accurate model from 2k12:  Is Kevin Durant a Kappa??? Does he store water on the top of that weird rear end dome?? LeBron should bow to him before game3 and see if he bows back.
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Panzeh posted:I'm sure OKC's offensive sets that consist of 'watch russ pound the rock for the shot clock' was super appealing to KD. People just bring up OKC because they really could have beaten the Warriors last year. It's not like KD was leaving the 2010 Cavs. I'm sure most NBA fans wouldn't have cared if KD left OKC. But him joining the Warriors completely fucks everything up, playoffs wise. Like if KD joined the Spurs last summer that team would probably be just as dominant as the Warriors are now, but with less complaining from everyone.
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Lockback posted:I mean, if you are saying would I trust you more or a proffesional scout more, I'd probably say a pro scout, if we're having the "appeal to authority" discussion. But mostly its: I wouldn't call him future Kyle Korver if I wasn't giving him his credit for his three point shot. The problem is that is all he has that's compatible with the NBA is that jumper. I mean if looking at stats is appealing to authority now then I don't even know what to say. His pick and roll numbers are bad. He has very few drives to the baskets. We have no official measurements on him, but he never demonstrated athleticism outside of the fast breaks, and struggled against athletic players (athletic for college, even, not just future pros). To Libertine: what are these stats that you have that no one else does that say he should be drafted? The other top prospects are all college freshmen as well, so I don't get why being 19 is an excuse for Ball, and it's much easier for me to tell you the story of how most of them earn minutes once the rookie honeymoon wears off (I do think Ball has a higher floor than De'Aron Fox but I also do not think he should be drafted top 5 either).
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I wouldn't mind the Warriors winning except that the coward Kevin Durant backstabbed Russell Westbrook and now I want Durant to never experience success ever again
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E2M2 posted:https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/871563697738612737 loving lol that you think this is "shook"
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Paul Zuvella posted:loving lol that you think this is "shook" That video made me like LeBron even more.
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Dutchy posted:What do you want the NBA to do? Abolish free agency? Nobody seems to say that. It's all about creating more and more convoluted and strange rules that never work. The rules are so complicated now that very few understand them in totality. WhyteRyce posted:So does Igoudala win MVP again this Finals? Through two games it appears KD has the advantage. code:
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E2M2 posted:Was that a reference about that guy saying Warriors were lucky Cavs shot 36% or whatever? Is there something confusing about that? Had the Cavs shot closer to their average the first game it would have been way more competitive. It was in response to people posting about GSW defense, which people tend to give way more credit than due in some cases in general. The Cavs can score against good defenses and at a relatively efficient clip. Their defense really is that bad and GSW offense that good though. I wouldn't attribute GSW success on that end to luck (but if the Cavs won a game where GSW shot 35% I would attribute the Cavs win to 'luck' in the sense that it isn't likely to happen again). I do attribute a team 10+ percentage points off of their normal shooting percentage to 'luck' or sample size or whatever you want to call it. Really a controversial stance, wonder what posters in this thread will choose to be thin skinned baby bitch retards about next.
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Dutchy posted:What do you want the NBA to do? Abolish free agency? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uC1SFmyAPo
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Memnaelar posted:Does anyone outside the Bay Area (and, well, maybe Miami) actually think this is good and fun to watch? It was okay. It'd be kind of interesting if GSW scored 150+ points in G3 or G4. Maybe go for that playoff record and score 160. Ghost Dog posted:the warriors are on year 3 of huge rest minutes for their stars cause they only have to play 2-3 quarters. they dont give a poo poo about the regular season either They could go 80-2 next year maybe. Artic Puma posted:Kerr is back coaching tonight. Mike Brown was supposed to go 16-0. 
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DC Murderverse posted:I don't blame the Dubs for signing KD, and they clearly deserve the rings and they are very fun to watch even if I'm cheering for Lebron, but unless he goes and wins another ring with a different team, we should all make fun of KD for the rest of his career because he jumped from a top 5 team with another top 5 player to The Best Regular Season Team In History Ever and based on how they were playing without him, the dubs probably could have won this ring without him. bitchmade like no one ever before [Really dumbass voice] I should just keep playing with Russ, or I guess maybe I should sign with a team that sucks rear end
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milk milk lemonade posted:Is there something confusing about that? Had the Cavs shot closer to their average the first game it would have been way more competitive. It was in response to people posting about GSW defense, which people tend to give way more credit than due in some cases in general. It's not luck when it's good defense.
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AggressivelyStupid posted:It's pretty staggering the level of bitchmade really. his skull formed around his headphones
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