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DeimosRising posted:Ricky's 6'4 and has longish arms so I don't think there's much size difference either, unless he really is 6'7 now which I doubt. The questions are really if his shot works or can be fixed, and can he learn a half court offense and translate his passing to it. If both are affirmatives, he's got a shot at being a cross between old Jason Kidd and young Jason Kidd. If both are negatives his ceiling is pre injury Livingston, a guy who is a nice bench piece but shouldn't be starting. If he can shoot but not run a set, he's Breweresque, I guess, but I'm thinking more Kerry Kittles or Kevin Martin. If he can run a set but not shoot he's a less athletic rubio. Pre injury Livingston? Or do you mean post?
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DeimosRising posted:Pre. Pre injury he basically only had skills in transition, couldn't shoot but could pass and score on the move. All his old I get that Young Livingston wasn't a smooth half court operator and wasn't the greatest finisher, but correct me if I'm wrong....wasn't his handle waaaay better than Ball's?
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Jun 4, 2017 01:14
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IcePhoenix posted:Three fuckin days between games at the same site it may as well be Yeah this is pretty bullshit and it's obvious the NBA and the NHL are colluding to avoid tv overlap loving butt holes, I wanna go to the bar and watch both on one tab.
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Jun 4, 2017 09:50
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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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Jun 5, 2017 06:03
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Papercut posted:Why would he see it that way after winning Finals MVP and beating a team that is absolutely better than they were there year before when they beat the team he joined? He will justifiably see himself as leading this team over the hump. This guy gets it
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Jun 5, 2017 08:59
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Carlosologist posted:i think the world somehow managed to underrate the Warriors, given that 3-1 and Steph going ghost are still relatively fresh in mind It's weird as heck. Do people forget steph was hurt as hell last year and it took an injury to Bogut and a Draymond suspension for Warriors=Shook to happen? Genuinely curious.
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Jun 5, 2017 19:41
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Yeah there's no way Curry said "I'm back" because he's an athlete hyped out of his own mind to play and try and make history. No player would ever overestimate their own health, especially not after a sprain that takes a pretty long time to heal but might feel okay for stretches.
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Jun 5, 2017 20:25
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SpiritOfSanDimas posted:True, I miss the Heat. They even had perfect supervillain colors and black mask Lebron looked sick The heat were cool and good and the warriors are perhaps cooler and gooder.
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Jun 5, 2017 20:28
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Lebron owns, KD owns, Steph owns, the Miami teams owned and the Warriors own. It owned that the Cavs won last year and it owns that he warriors are gonna go 16-0 this year. A Bunch o fat internet dudes who maybe get a run in once a week at the gym calling KD a bitch will never not be funny.
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Jun 5, 2017 22:25
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EvanTH posted:he was extremely deceptive with his best friend russell, and basketball is about friendship first and foremost. if he'd done it in some way that hadn't made westbrook hate him it'd be more okay They stopped being friends after Russ went 7/21 in game 7 last year
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Jun 5, 2017 23:43
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FuzzySkinner posted:Eh. Playing with Russ sucks loving rear end
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Jun 6, 2017 00:22
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Ghost Dog posted:ok. so would lebron if he signed minimum on the warriors after the 1st season with the cavs. i believe he had an opt out after 1st or 2nd year? either way, calling it "the best move for his career" would be incredibly disingenuous. saying it like that implies his career was going downhill cause of the team he was on and thats demonstrably false. if lebron had been playing for a few years for a team that was frustratingly close and couldn't quite put together the proper moves to geth them over the hump and then did this, yeah (he did this but also got paid and went to a no income tax state with his banana boat buds and hell, it was good!) btw never forget KD's team traded away harden because the cheapass rightwing thief owners didn't wanna pay a bit of luxury tax, then one killed himself, and they never hired a coach that could reign in Russ' bad tendencies and turn him into an all world winner, why would KD want to peace out after they blew a 3-1 series lead, especially when it's such a cool city to live in?
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Jun 6, 2017 00:35
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It's really good to watch the warriors play, you should feel good about watching them. It's okay to hope their owner suffers a heart attack loving the Larry Obrien trophy tho
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Jun 6, 2017 00:52
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EvanTH posted:KD isn't a heel he's Roman Reigns not understanding why he's getting booed all the time Roman Reigns is a heel you silly boy, he's a heel to people who smarmy smarks who take wrestling way too seriously
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Jun 6, 2017 01:38
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Metapod posted:Wtf is this revisionist history Niwrad posted:Trading James Harden because they didn't want to pay the luxury tax. They decided what was more important. No, you see this wasn't extremely bad and one of the worst moves in NBA history because...
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Jun 6, 2017 01:42
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It was extremely bad then and it's only gotten worse over time and it's easily the worst deal in NBA history in retrospect.
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Jun 6, 2017 01:46
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Probably the unprotected pick the celts will use on fultz and the Barkley trade but I'm watching hockey now and don't wanna think of 7 more
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Jun 6, 2017 01:48
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Niwrad posted:A team with Westbrook, Harden, and Durant would probably be able to sustain success. Really weird that the thieving OKC owner guys didn't want to pay the luxury tax Rip Aubrey
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Jun 6, 2017 03:18
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Tae posted:The hindsight part is that they could've kept both harden and ibaka if they stretch or amnesty perkins I forgot about this and I'm doing a lol
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Jun 6, 2017 03:22
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Lmao players are so much better now than back in the 80s, if only because of diet and exercise and training and *cough* performance enhancers that it wouldn't even be a contest. Tough guys from the 80s would be big pussies if somehow magically transported to today.
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Jun 7, 2017 19:45
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Bashez posted:The worst part about the Warriors going 16-0 is everyone is going to forget they beat up on literally 3 injured teams before facing a team with a < 3 SRS and think they're good. Just like how everyone discounts the Cavs' epic comeback win last year because steph and bogut were hurt and draymond was suspended oh that's right no one in Cleveland or anywhere gives a flying gently caress *flashes ring*
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Spring Break My Heart posted:why would you discount for draymond being justifiably suspended for something he did in the series I'm not discounting, that's the whole point. Everyone is hurt or hurting or whatever at his stage. And you play what's in front of you.
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Jun 8, 2017 05:14
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RaySmuckles posted:therefore, to the vast majority of the world, kevin durant will most likely live on as a vital piece to one of the, if not the, greatest teams of all time. He was the vital piece of what's probably the greatest team of all time. That is independent of whatever weak rear end take you throw out because you're butthurt he left fashion show ballhog Russ Blame the nbapa and the league for loving up the revenue calcs and allowing this to happen if you wanna get mad. Lebron didn't win anything without his banana boat buddies or a playing for a team that had a ton of #1 picks. Who cares, Lebron is incredible.
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Jun 8, 2017 05:22
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RaySmuckles posted:i'm only butthurt that he ruined the west. you know, the good part of basketball. Today's game was extremely good and competitive and pushed KD to play his absolute best. Not seeing an issue here. Sounds like you're butthurt and caremad.
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Jun 8, 2017 05:28
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EvanTH posted:You keep going out of your way to insult Westbrook and it's super weird Russ is a fraud
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Jun 9, 2017 06:06
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Durant is Finals MVP, Bitch-rear end Russ is a mark-rear end trick at home on the couch. I hope Durant does an instagram where he sings "Now I do what I want" while holding the Larry O'Brien lmao
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RaySmuckles posted:gently caress kevin durant. 
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