The NBA Thread

[Inqui]

14 hours ago, usmccharles said:

I find it funny how out of 2 nba final series,  we have seen 2 good games from steph... 

I think he had a really underrated impact on the first two games of this series, but otherwise I agree he's been mostly AFK. I'm not sure why he's been so quiet.

[usmccharles]

50 minutes ago, Inqui said:

I think he had a really underrated impact on the first two games of this series, but otherwise I agree he's been mostly AFK. I'm not sure why he's been so quiet.

Well a shooter like that will always have an impact, you have to take in account his whereabouts all the time. 

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

That was one of the worst first quarters of basketball I've ever seen for the Warriors

[Deflated Football]

Warriors should be embarrassed after being up 3-1. I can't stand LeBron. 

[BmoreBird22]

I'm glad to see the Warriors lose and go to game seven. I'm not a fan of Curry, really, and I think he's massively overrated and a product of a great team around him.

[ravefan52]

Wow such a great series with so many storylines. I'm not really a Cavs fan, but it's hard not to love and respect Lebron's game and I can't stand the Warriors. Watching Curry, his wife and Draymond all have complete mental breakdowns has been hilarious to watch. Can't wait for game 7.

[Steve0x]

I want to see the Cleveland curse to continue.  

[Inqui]

1 hour ago, ravefan52 said:

Wow such a great series with so many storylines. I'm not really a Cavs fan, but it's hard not to love and respect Lebron's game and I can't stand the Warriors. Watching Curry, his wife and Draymond all have complete mental breakdowns has been hilarious to watch. Can't wait for game 7.

I've come to really like LeBron and I think he'll go down as one of the all-time greats, but at the same time I want Cleveland to keep losing. Quite the dilemma, but I'm still in on the Warriors.

I really like what Draymond does as a player (at least in part because I think he shows the role a guy like our own Aaron Gordon can fill), but it's a shame he's such a cheap shot merchant and seems to run his mouth unnecessarily.

[usmccharles]

2 hours ago, Inqui said:

I've come to really like LeBron and I think he'll go down as one of the all-time greats, but at the same time I want Cleveland to keep losing. Quite the dilemma, but I'm still in on the Warriors.

I really like what Draymond does as a player (at least in part because I think he shows the role a guy like our own Aaron Gordon can fill), but it's a shame he's such a cheap shot merchant and seems to run his mouth unnecessarily.

Its insane how much hate he gets.  If he had to retire now, he would still be considered one of the greats.  He has outperformed Steph on basically every level....still gets hate. 

[Deflated Football]

If LeBron quit flopping and crying for calls, I would respect him. 

[BmoreBird22]

I really hate the attitude that Steve Kerr had about Steph Curry.

I understand it's the playoffs and they've really had some loosely officiated games, but to sit there amd act like Steph should be immune to calls because he was the regular season MVP is ridiculous. He will have zero shot at winning Finals MVP, so regular season means nothing here. 

[berad]

52 minutes ago, BmoreBird22 said:

I really hate the attitude that Steve Kerr had about Steph Curry.

I understand it's the playoffs and they've really had some loosely officiated games, but to sit there amd act like Steph should be immune to calls because he was the regular season MVP is ridiculous. He will have zero shot at winning Finals MVP, so regular season means nothing here. 

Yeah name dropping 'the league MVP' multiple times seems like his coach thinks he is immune to foul calls.

[BmoreBird22]

6 minutes ago, berad said:

Yeah name dropping 'the league MVP' multiple times seems like his coach thinks he is immune to foul calls.

I'll admit this game seemed more tightly called than the last few, probably because of Draymond Green's antics, but seriously? No one cares that he was MVP, which I'd argue he didn't even deserve.

[usmccharles]

43 minutes ago, BmoreBird22 said:

I'll admit this game seemed more tightly called than the last few, probably because of Draymond Green's antics, but seriously? No one cares that he was MVP, which I'd argue he didn't even deserve.

He didn't,  I agree.   

They need to have the same group of officials through the entire series to keep the calls more consistent.   

[BmoreBird22]

26 minutes ago, usmccharles said:

He didn't,  I agree.   

They need to have the same group of officials through the entire series to keep the calls more consistent.   

I didn't watch too much of the NBA regular season (I never do outside of the Wizards, really), so I bought into the narrative that Steph was the best player in the NBA, but he's not even in the top three defensive players for his team, he only gets steals because he takes huge gambles jumping passing lanes, and he jacked up the most three pointers in NBA history by like 400 attempts, so of course he made the most in NBA history. Not to mention that he plays on a team that has incredible shooters throughout the entire lineup, so he gets so much space to work with. Like, cool, you can hit a wide open 40 ft three pointer. It's impressive distance, unimpressive defense and I'd expect you to make it since you probably shoot it like 500 times a day during practice.

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

7 hours ago, usmccharles said:

Its insane how much hate he gets.  If he had to retire now, he would still be considered one of the greats.  He has outperformed Steph on basically every level....still gets hate. 

Oh I hate Lebron. I will acknowledge he's great. I hate what he did to the city of Cleveland and how he went about it. Sure, he's back now but holy crap that was beyond cruel. 

 

I think the Warriors still got it. But if the Warriors lose, this should be the most embarrassing finals loss in NBA history. 

 

Both of these teams would get slaughtered by the Showtime lakers. 

[BmoreBird22]

If the Warriors win, I just don't wanna hear anything about this impacting LeBron's legacy. He was the MVP of the Finals (should have been, at least) last year and definitely should be this year. He's putting that team on his back.

[BmoreBird22]

I also agree with Le'Veon Bell on this-

Aeysha Curry says the NBA is rigged because the Cavaliers came back and destroyed the Warriors to even the series and go to game seven.

Was it rigged when the Warriors beat OKC down 3-1?

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

If the Warriors win the finals the MVP should be Klay. Not because overall performance during the finals but he's been their best player throughout the series easily.

 

Im sorry. I don't buy into the "Curry is better than Kobe in his prime, and is the next Jordan" hype. Curry has been pretty bad these past two finals performances. Come a big game, Kobe and Jordan always showed up. 

[52520Andrew]

15 hours ago, LosT_in_TranSlatioN said:

Oh I hate Lebron. I will acknowledge he's great. I hate what he did to the city of Cleveland and how he went about it. Sure, he's back now but holy crap that was beyond cruel. 

 

I think the Warriors still got it. But if the Warriors lose, this should be the most embarrassing finals loss in NBA history. 

 

Both of these teams would get slaughtered by the Showtime lakers. 

Not a Lebron fan either. Great player but the decision wasn't something I was a fan of and as much as Curry is the overrated by the media, Lebron was for quite a long time. Not nearly as bad as it used to be but I that hype was crazy.

Yeah hard for me to see the Warriors losing this at home. Will be curious to see how Curry plays, this is as big as it gets and the greats always show up to the big games.

Yeah I think the best team of all time talks can be put to rest regarding these Warriors. Sure they have 73 wins but the 96 Bulls only went to game 6 once and that was the finals.

[DomMcRaven]

As much as I hate the Heat fa........I mean Cavs fans, the Warriors' are even more annoying. Given how much the media hypes up this Warriors team to be as good or better than the '96 Bulls and how this series is going 7 games after GS was up 3-1, it will be the biggest chokejob in NBA history IMO. It'll be beautiful to watch. 

[Deflated Football]

10 hours ago, LosT_in_TranSlatioN said:

If the Warriors win the finals the MVP should be Klay. Not because overall performance during the finals but he's been their best player throughout the series easily.

 

Im sorry. I don't buy into the "Curry is better than Kobe in his prime, and is the next Jordan" hype. Curry has been pretty bad these past two finals performances. Come a big game, Kobe and Jordan always showed up. 

I feel the same way about LeBron. Wouldn't doubt it if he disappears tomorrow evening. 

[BmoreBird22]

12 hours ago, LosT_in_TranSlatioN said:

If the Warriors win the finals the MVP should be Klay. Not because overall performance during the finals but he's been their best player throughout the series easily.

 

Im sorry. I don't buy into the "Curry is better than Kobe in his prime, and is the next Jordan" hype. Curry has been pretty bad these past two finals performances. Come a big game, Kobe and Jordan always showed up. 

LeBron should win MVP, hands down

[BmoreBird22]

1 hour ago, Deflated Football said:

I feel the same way about LeBron. Wouldn't doubt it if he disappears tomorrow evening. 

You know he has the highest points average in an elimination game in NBA history, right?

He's also got the highest points in average in game sevens and shoots at a higher percentage than Jordan did.

He also pulls down an average of 10 rebounds in elimination games, something Jordan didn't do.

[balfan23]

1 hour ago, BmoreBird22 said:

You know he has the highest points average in an elimination game in NBA history, right?

He's also got the highest points in average in game sevens and shoots at a higher percentage than Jordan did.

He also pulls down an average of 10 rebounds in elimination games, something Jordan didn't do.

I'm kinda rooting for LeBron here. I understand the irritation with him when he did the whole "takin his talents to South Beach show", but I only blame him then for how he handled it and not what he did. I certainly didn't want to see the Heat win their first year with LeBron, but after they paid their dues to some degree, I was fine with him getting a championship. 

I just feel like too many people get caught up in the whole "he's not as good as Michael" ... or Magic .. or whoever ... and seem to just want to forget that he's been the best player in the game for nearly a decade. So many seem ready to latch hold of the next big thing (aka Curry) and just dismiss LeBron. I won't mind seeing LeBron remind everyone that he's still worth talking about. 

 

[BmoreBird22]

1 hour ago, balfan23 said:

I'm kinda rooting for LeBron here. I understand the irritation with him when he did the whole "takin his talents to South Beach show", but I only blame him then for how he handled it and not what he did. I certainly didn't want to see the Heat win their first year with LeBron, but after they paid their dues to some degree, I was fine with him getting a championship. 

I just feel like too many people get caught up in the whole "he's not as good as Michael" ... or Magic .. or whoever ... and seem to just want to forget that he's been the best player in the game for nearly a decade. So many seem ready to latch hold of the next big thing (aka Curry) and just dismiss LeBron. I won't mind seeing LeBron remind everyone that he's still worth talking about. 

I think LeBron will go down as one of the best players in NBA history. He has carried no name teams and done well when given other quality players.

I think my biggest gripe is people want to knock LeBron for needing Wade and Bosh, but Jordan needed Grant, Pippen, and Rodman and Curry hs Thompson, Green, Iggy, etc.

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

Draymond... No he's going to be MVP 

[BmoreBird22]

On 6/18/2016 at 2:36 PM, Deflated Football said:

I feel the same way about LeBron. Wouldn't doubt it if he disappears tomorrow evening. 

And there's a triple double for LeBron

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

Cavs gonna win and bron gonna get the MVP 

[allblackraven]

I'm so glad Cleveland beat cocky Warriors.