The NBA Thread

[Inqui]

I'm happy for LeBron and that block will be one for the ages, but I still feel kinda sick about Cleveland getting a championship. Fantastic game though, great game from Kyrie in particular.

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

Lol. "Greatest team ever" my butt

[Cville-Raven]

Incredible choke job by GS

[Steve0x]

MALDITA SEA

[Deflated Football]

19 minutes ago, BmoreBird22 said:

And there's a triple double for LeBron

He should be thankful for Kyrie with all those turnovers he had 

[Inqui]

I was rooting for the Warriors, but this is pretty good.

[52520Andrew]

Kyrie was great tonight, beat Draymond Green for most of his shots and then Curry for the most important one of all.

[Steve0x]

1 minute ago, Inqui said:

I was rooting for the Warriors, but this is pretty good.

And he didn't deflate the basketball unlike Brady did to get in that super bowl? Remember the Ravens lost by 4 points in that playoff game. I even bet Brady deflate that ball in that game too!

[JO_75]

Well then..... 

[Steve0x]

55 minutes ago, JO_75 said:

Well then..... 

Ill be dead by then

[BmoreBird22]

3 hours ago, Deflated Football said:

He should be thankful for Kyrie with all those turnovers he had 

He had 5, which yeah isn't great, but he led the team in minutes, points, and assists and came in second in rebounds. He also handles the ball more than anyone on that team, so turnovers are more likely. Plus, I think three were in the first quarter, so he cleaned it up.

But let's be real- he carried that team.

Edited June 20, 2016 by BmoreBird22

[Crimson Raven]

Cleveland should never be allowed to even touch a championship. That city is going to have a big head.

[usmccharles]

Lets not forget that Love showed up in a big way, finally pulled down some boards and he played incredible defense on that last possession to make Steph force up a insane shot. 

I was worried about Cleveland, it seemed they weren't running any plays with any type of urgency and just playing iso for a little bit.  GS seemed to get away from their great ball movement which became costly, it was a great game over all. 

I was in LA over the weekend and I got in so many debates about Steph Vs Lebron and I just don't get it.  There is literally nothing I see that would make me take Steph to start a team, or even to win one game over LeBron, are people just in love with him because he is the new 'big name?"  Don't get me wrong, the guy is the best 3 point shooter we have seen (I think he needs to do it longer though) and has great ball control, plays on a team that is great at creating shots for him by spreading the floor, but I still cant even put him in LeBron's league: Talk to me when you have done it 10+ years. 

[rmw10]

I can't say I understand the full game of basketball as I never really watch it, but I can't help but believe that LeBron's block was the defining moment of the game.  If he doesn't hustle back and make that play, and Iguodala hits the layup, you're probably looking at a different outcome.

[ALI624]

LeBron's block reminded me of Tashaun Price's block on Reggie Miller during the Detroit Pistons championship run.

[Steve0x]

That should be called on Goaltending

[rmw10]

4 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

That should be called on Goaltending

I'm not even a basketball fan, but that ball was still on it's way up.  It hadn't peaked yet.  Good, clean block.

[TurkishRaven]

Good series I was happy for lebron. Even though I don't like him, I hate GSW and their media presence. I was sick of hearing about their dads their wifes their friends how great they are and all that nonsense. 

[usmccharles]

17 hours ago, rmw10 said:

I can't say I understand the full game of basketball as I never really watch it, but I can't help but believe that LeBron's block was the defining moment of the game.  If he doesn't hustle back and make that play, and Iguodala hits the layup, you're probably looking at a different outcome.

That used to be LeBrons signature thing to do, he stopped chasing players down from behind as much as he used to it.  Incredible hustle. 

17 hours ago, Steve0x said:

That should be called on Goaltending

That wasn't even close to goaltending....

 

[Deflated Football]

If LeBron signs with the Lakers, I'll have no choice but to like him. 

[Steve0x]

Worst NBA finals ever! hands down!

[52520Andrew]

Rose to the Knicks in trade

[Kinda_Dante]

39 minutes ago, 52520Andrew said:

Rose to the Knicks in trade

It's a bit of a gamble from both sides, but I guess the Bulls figured it's better to get something from him rather than him just leaving after next season.

[Steve0x]

I think Warriors were screwed from the league. Remember the suspension in game 5? 

[Inqui]

6 hours ago, Kinda_Dante said:

It's a bit of a gamble from both sides, but I guess the Bulls figured it's better to get something from him rather than him just leaving after next season.

If the Knicks add Howard in FA, that'll be a lot of talent, a lot of egos and a lot of injuries all on the court together. Insanely high risk but insanely high reward (not that we've seen MVP Rose for a while. sadly), which could be a lot of fun on NBA League Pass if nothing else. But I don't think Rose and Butler were compatible on a roster and the Bulls had to unload one of them to go all in on building around the other. If I'm the Bulls I know who I'd rather have, but the question was always what they'd be happy to get in return for Rose.

[Inqui]

And tomorrow it's onto the draft. Found this mock draft on Twitter that about sums up every team's big boards:

 

With all that said, I want my Magic to draft Deyonta Davis out of Michigan State or Jakob Poeltl out of Utah. A lot of mocks seem to have us taking Skal Labissiere, which kinda worries me. The potential is there, but I'm always worried about people who look amazing at shooting a basketball in an empty gym but look inconsistent or even lost at times on game day. And he's built like me, so how he'd match up with NBA bigs is a huge concern. But then, I was wrong about Porzingod so maybe I'm wrong about Skal.

[usmccharles]

On ‎6‎/‎21‎/‎2016 at 10:13 PM, Steve0x said:

Worst NBA finals ever! hands down!

You have possibly the best offensive team in NBA history going for the best season of all time against LeBron back  in Cleveland trying to bring a trophy to that city which they haven't had in over 50 years....and we get a game 7?  Im ok with it. more than ok. 

5 hours ago, Inqui said:

If the Knicks add Howard in FA, that'll be a lot of talent, a lot of egos and a lot of injuries all on the court together. Insanely high risk but insanely high reward (not that we've seen MVP Rose for a while. sadly), which could be a lot of fun on NBA League Pass if nothing else. But I don't think Rose and Butler were compatible on a roster and the Bulls had to unload one of them to go all in on building around the other. If I'm the Bulls I know who I'd rather have, but the question was always what they'd be happy to get in return for Rose.

Mello, Howard, and Rose could be a very entertaining team to watch, not counting the guy they just drafted, not going to even try to spell it.  Also, I wonder if Dirk will actually leave the Mavs, I didn't watch any of his games so I don't know how effective he is these days. 

[Inqui]

31 minutes ago, usmccharles said:

You have possibly the best offensive team in NBA history going for the best season of all time against LeBron back  in Cleveland trying to bring a trophy to that city which they haven't had in over 50 years....and we get a game 7?  Im ok with it. more than ok. 

Mello, Howard, and Rose could be a very entertaining team to watch, not counting the guy they just drafted, not going to even try to spell it.  Also, I wonder if Dirk will actually leave the Mavs, I didn't watch any of his games so I don't know how effective he is these days. 

Kristaps Porzingis. Granted I don't get too involved in the NBA draft process so it's not as much of a point of pride for me, but boy was I wrong about him.

Even if Howard joins I don't think the Knicks will work as well as advertised, but if nothing else it'll be fun to follow. As far as big-market teams go I actually quite like the Knicks, so I'd easily prefer to see them do well over the Celtics, Heat and especially the Lakers.

[usmccharles]

38 minutes ago, Inqui said:

Kristaps Porzingis. Granted I don't get too involved in the NBA draft process so it's not as much of a point of pride for me, but boy was I wrong about him.

Even if Howard joins I don't think the Knicks will work as well as advertised, but if nothing else it'll be fun to follow. As far as big-market teams go I actually quite like the Knicks, so I'd easily prefer to see them do well over the Celtics, Heat and especially the Lakers.

Things have never really worked for Howard or Mello, so maybe mixing them together with Rose and Porzingis could do some good, most likely not, but like you said, I bet it would be fun to watch. 

Ya know, LeBron gets so much hate that is unfair and gets compared to Kobe and Michael too much when he isn't that type of player, If people are going to compare him to anything he needs to be compared to Magic.  That being said, I would love to see a mix of Lebron, Mello, and Kryrie, or some mixture closed to that, with LeBrons skill of distributing it would be a blast to watch. 

[52520Andrew]

OKC moves Ibaka to Orlando. Seems like a pretty steep price the Magic paid however although I don't know these guys half as well as I am sure @Inqui does