10. "This Cavs team has zero experience together - they're not ready" In response to Reply # 2
Even if they did magically gel on the fly - there's not enough talent on the floor.
Almost better if they lose early to give Bron a break after 7 years of absurd mileage. He's rebooting to his final act - and it's unlikely that it's with Cleveland.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
29. "he's not getting fried enough for his poor defense..." In response to Reply # 27
but truth be told if the Cavs stopping turning the ball over and hit a few more 3s they're up 2-1. They're just not good enough to jump out on a team and bury them. No super team advantage this year..
58. "LOL. He has a 3.7 DPM. 15.5 overall BPM (cartoonishly high) " In response to Reply # 29
Not only are his defensive stats way, way way better than Harden's, they aren't even close to low. His defense is "fine" at least, and likely far, far better than that.
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truth be told they might be a 7 or 8 seed w/o those trades tho.. Made them better for sure.. just didn't move the needle in terms of winning a ring.... unless we get all those "injuries" again.. lol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <---- 5.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlgiritpmfo
>truth be told they might be a 7 or 8 seed w/o those trades >tho.. Made them better for sure.. just didn't move the needle >in terms of winning a ring....
it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
42. "Honestly I think they jumped gun with trades and should’ve rode it out..." In response to Reply # 32
I feel like before they were better built for the postseason. In the playoffs when the games slow down you need people that can create their own shot and they had people like that with Wade, IT & even Rose to a certain extent. With the current team it’s on Bron yo create for everybody.
34. "I don't think they're getting out of this series TBH" In response to Reply # 26
LeBron has played well (as he always does) - but not perfect - and he kinda has to be perfect for them to win right now.
The team is better than they've showed - but not much better. And it's just too much of an ask to ask these guys (with zero playoff experience) to somehow be poised and dynamic in playoff atmosphere moments with the spotlight right on you. Clarkson and Hood in particular have been playing unbelievably bad (if they could just play average Cavs would be up 2-1).
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
you kinda implied the other day that d wade was supposed to win playoff series with carlos arroyo, mike beasley, and jermaine o'neal's mummified cadaver.
so. you see the conundrum.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
>you kinda implied the other day that d wade was supposed to >win playoff series with carlos arroyo, mike beasley, and >jermaine o'neal's mummified cadaver.
show me where I said that.
All I said was that Wade has never made it out the 2nd round w/ out Shaq or LeBron (and after Shaq left in Miami he was in his prime prior to Bron's arrival).
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
and thinking people, with a rudimentary grasp on nuance and context, understand that while he himself was still performing at a 1st team all nba level, his supporting cast between shaq and lebron wasn't all that great (worst in fact than lebron's current cast)
hence, the conundrum.
>All I said was that Wade has never made it out the 2nd round >w/ out Shaq or LeBron (and after Shaq left in Miami he was in >his prime prior to Bron's arrival).
>It is what it is.
indeed.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
61. "yet here you display no nuance and context" In response to Reply # 49 Sat Apr-21-18 10:55 PM by Vex_id
but are full of excuses. It's always revealing to observe who we make excuses for - versus those for whom we do not tolerate nuanced analysis.
Here - you're making excuses - implying that Wade (in his prime) just 2 years removed from his Finals MVP run with a championship team - had such an incompetent team around him that even in his prime he couldn't make a deep playoff run.
That's rich - considering you've never even acknowledged that LeBron has played with trash teams - yet has always made deep playoff runs. You haven't an ounce of nuance when assessing Bron right now - in his 15th season (after going to 7 straight Finals) - with a team-core that's been together for 2-3 months and a roster that has shapeshifted more in one season than any other roster in the past decade.
Wade in his prime? Didn't have enough around him.
Bron in year 15 w/ the worst complementary team of any superstar in the game? Win or else!
You're not very good at this - but you are smarter than this. At least be intellectually honest and just say: "look - i don't fuck w/ Bron. He gutted my Bulls so many times that I can't think right -- i'm basically Joakim Noah on a keyboard. I was one of those who partied and lusted for D. Rose to dethrone Bron but it didn't happen. I'm bitter AF."
67. "a conundrum, wrapped in a quandary, inside a dilemma." In response to Reply # 40
>you kinda implied the other day that d wade was supposed to >win playoff series with carlos arroyo, mike beasley, and >jermaine o'neal's mummified cadaver.
not just the other day, dude been saying that nonsense for years.
44. "You’ve set the bar so low" In response to Reply # 34 Sat Apr-21-18 02:53 PM by Stadiq
He legit might trip on it.
The cavs roster is not nearly as bad as you make it, plus dudes were straight partying off the midseason moves.
You cant claim goat or top 2-3 or whatever you claim, and not expect him to make it out of this awful, and injured, conference.
It just cant be both ways if youre being real.
Look, your boy is top 10 easy, 7 probably, but if he cant get out of the east, let alone round 1, he should get fried.
Now, hes not alone. Lue should get fried too, but Bron is not immune.
Only teams in the east cavs should have been worried about were a healthy celtics (thats dead) and a grown up raptors (pretty clear thats never going to happen those dudes shrink in the spotlight)
The second Ky went down it should have been a wrap.
47. "So Melo was supposed to win with JR" In response to Reply # 0
But Bron gets excuses for Jr plus a whOle lot of better players.
What kinda bizarro world is this.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
65. "Lmao. These niggas don't even care no more." In response to Reply # 64
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
83. "Of course not.2013 Jr shot 30% from the field against indy in" In response to Reply # 69
The playoffs.
Bron already getting more than thatt.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
86. "he should. he's the GOAT (allegedly)" In response to Reply # 85
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
59. "The similarities b/w him and Bron are > Kobe/Jordan" In response to Reply # 52
>i could watch an hour long compilation of him just finding >the right man at the right time. > >if bron gets sent home...i aint even tuning into the east >unless maybe if simmons is still out there.
Because it ain't just shot form.
It's how both guys make really, really good decisions with the ball.
(Gotta remember, though: Lebron was in his 3rd season at this point, was already a legit superstar)
Bron was more active overall, and a much better scorer.
Simmons a better rebounder. And might be as good a passer (which is really quite scary)
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60. "Patrick Patterson sucks, why is he playing so much?" In response to Reply # 0 Sat Apr-21-18 10:46 PM by DJR
The would be help defenders are completely glued to their man when he touches the ball on the perimeter....and he just keeps doing the “take 1 dribble that nobody reacts to and throw the ball right to them” thing.
89. "I’m not saying he isn’t " In response to Reply # 84
But great players can overcome bad coaching imo
Great coaches can put average players in position to overachieve.
But when you have great players...they make shit happen regardless.
I just don’t think Russ should be let off the hook by blaming the coach. For all his triple doubles, he makes poor decisions in big spots and controls the ball so much he minimizes his teammates.
90. "Russ assisted Steve 225 times in the regular season..." In response to Reply # 89
the leading assist duo in the league. Carmelo set a career mark for most 3 pointers made, this season. PG had his best 3 point shooting season of his career. All these things happened WHILE Russ averaged a triple double for the season. He's definitely not a perfect player, but all the misinformation and trash narratives people parrot is dumb.
...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft
97. "All you’ve got is 3 pointers made?" In response to Reply # 96
If you get to use that one mark for your proof that Russ doesn’t minimize his teammates then I’ll just add in that Melo scored about 7 points per game less and PG scored about 2 points per game less.
Stats are frivolous. Watch the games. Russ will never win shit because of the way he plays.
Of course their 3s went up. All they do is stand outside and wait to see if Russ passes them the ball.
77. "I honestly don't think he's leaving, man..." In response to Reply # 73
whether they win this series or not. That's just my opinion from everything I've seen and he's said. He and Russ have a good chemistry and seen to really like one another on and off the court. Of course, if he does leave, someone will up this reply and I'll look like a jackass.
...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft
Of course, if he does leave, someone will up this >reply and I'll look like a jackass.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
87. "in a 4 game series" In response to Reply # 82
its one of those weird stats that sounds great, but when you break it down it disqualifies alot of players/situations.
If it was most assists in any 4 game stretch of the playoffs, it would be a more telling stat.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
88. "he's great when he's allowed to do what he's best at." In response to Reply # 75
i'm happy for him.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
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