*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

Warriors @ Kings (game 7).

Fox & Murray have something to prove. Meanwhile, the Splash Bros are hell bent on defending the title.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

I meant to do all this yesterday, but the day got away from me.

Denver looks like the Juggernaut with Jokic & Murray shutting down the Phoenix in game 1.

Heat @ Knicks has all the ammunition and agendas to reignite that classic rivalry from the 90s, complete with Riley scowling from the suite.

Let's get it.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

Sac has a bright future they’ll be back but the NBA needs this storyline for the playoffs considering all the injuries …

Plus we don’t know how many more times we’ll get this matchup as Bron approaches 40

just getting that out ahead of time.

I said the same thing though.

Terrible for Jimmy

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It’s probably the Kings but I don’t love having to play a young athletic fast team who just beat the defending champs.

hopefully somebody other than steph can get going.

When he talks about the warriors d taking a step back from what it was in years past

The back door cuts teams get on us especially.

Coach is the foundation of the effort on that end after all. He has every right to be disappointed

Feigning for one since he caught two bodies last year’s playoffs

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Warriors getting more O Rebs than should be allowed ever yet missing all these FTs.

Kings hanging around while Fox is playing like he’s injured.

Sabonis got some soul searching to do this summer

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He's right behind Mike Brown.


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A writers strike AND Steph-Bron?

But also :((((

At times.

add giannis in there.

Sabonis played this whole series like he ran into Shang Tsung in the parking lot before game 1 but this second half has been...



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theres no splash brothers or big 3.

dude might be playing his best ball the last 2 years.

But somehow, he's gotten even better.

Like something about last year's title led him to unlock another level. Truly remarkable.

But you’re so right. This is stephs show on a new level

You can hear it in the presser afterward too, he knows it.

Those young inexperienced boys took the defending champs 7 games, and
if Fox doesn’t fracture his fingers, who knows how things would have panned out.

But they have a bright future ahead of them, and a core they can build around and grow

Nobody saw these boys coming like this at the beginning of the season

Fox, Sabonis, Murray, Monk

Love Jimmy, but Miami has a depleted, weak bench, plus an old Love and an
old Lowry.

Yeah, Miami is a dog, but the Knicks have dogs and are far, far deeper….
plus they are younger.

and they wont be punished as much for not guarding that 3 point line.

loon actually plays a.d. tough too.

dubs have home court but that game 1 could still be rough coming off back to back 1 day turnarounds.

rolling with dubs in 7.

these other niggas beside steph need to show up tho. cuz the last 2 games were pretty alarming.

The 'wall' around Brunson meant terrible passing angles and he couldn't fade or step under towards the rim. He is going to have to play off the ball a bit and have Grimes/IQ/Hart and Obi attacking.

Obi will have to stay home and crash the boards with Mitch. On the flip, Hart and company will have to get back instead of crashing the offensive glass when Love is on the floor to prevnt those baseball passes.

should provide an added wrinkle to the Knicks offensive half-court sets, especially if he attacks in the mid or low post. Attract some double teams and look to move to ball to open areas on the court similar to how he was in the first half against Cleveland in Game Five before he got hurt.

I wonder if Spo will look to put Bam on him in the mid to low post; that could free up Mitchell Robinson to get offensive rebounds since Bam won't be able to defend Randle and box out Robinson.

I'd love to the refs to call some of the blatant fouls Brunson is getting as dude was working his tail off to get into the paint in the second half. I'm curious how he'll adjust in the half court as I'm not sure if Thibs is capable of running off the ball sets like you described in your response, but I hope I'm proved wrong in that regard.

If you think about it, people talk mad shit about coach Calipari, etc…

But players from Kentucky are so well spoken. AD, Rondo, Booker, Cousins. They hit the
podium and they know how to speak and elaborate.

I love to see that shit.

Fox has all the tools and assets to be the face of the league in the future .

weird take..

and I grew up right across the river from Calipari so this is not a diss on Calipari.

no one is learning proper english from Cal or anyone in fucking Kentucky.. lol

This dude really made a “he speaks so well” reply smh


>no one is learning proper english from Cal or anyone in
>fucking Kentucky.. lol

- Changed the game
- conquered Lebron
- and is in position to possibly win his 5th title..all with the
same team that drafted him with basically the same core players.



Sorry, Vex . Not only is your man not the GOAT, he ain’t even the goat of his
own era.

Steph has been styling on him since forever

Arguably the greatest PG of all time. It's him or Magic. But lol @ Steph being ranked higher than Bron all-time. Only Bron haters (or Dubs Stans) would ever say that. Nobody who objectively has observed and analyzed the sport would ever make such a claim.

and how has Steph been "styling" on LeBron when LeBron has outplayed him in *every series* they've competed in? Lol c'mon bro this is a sad take even for you.

You're making the simple simon mistake of conflating the greatest team w/ the greatest player. Steph has been on the superior team time and time again vs. LeBron. In fact, this will be the 5th time that LeBron's team has been the underdog in the post-season vs. Steph's team. Steph hasn't even been the best player on his own team in some of those series, let alone the best player in the series - which has always been LeBron James.

Steph being as great as he is provides further testimony to how elite the LeBron era has been. Kobe, Duncan, Steph, Kawhi, Giannis, KD etc etc

Did Jordan ever face a dynasty in the Finals as elite as the Duncan/Kawhi/Manu/Parker Spurs or the KD/Steph/Klay/Draymond Dubs?

LeBron has played the better competition, hands down.

Cry about it.

23-4 all time.

mj - 81%
magic - 80%
lebron - 78%
kobe - 77%
kareem - 75%
bird - 72%
shaq/kd - 71%

add to that he hasnt lost a single playoff series in the west since the 2014 season (kerr became coach).

meanwhile you have mvp caliber dudes getting swept and gentleman swept in the 1st and 2nd round.

steph might end up being the post-jordan goat fam.

It's interesting how we're just glossing over the fact that KD was by far the best player on the team during their back-to-back chips. Taking nothing away from Steph - but you can't just gloss that over and act like Steph was the driving force in those two finals. Also, the year Iggy won Finals MVP, Steph underperformed and was actually quite average for a large part of that series.

His shining moment for sure was last year when he had a breakthrough Finals, and let's give him his flowers, but not with the revisionist history here that doesn't contextualize his championships properly.

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you completely dismiss the final results as a metric and whether a players individual success correlated with wins.

thats the most important context of all fam.

and steph is up 3-1 on bron.

and has as many chips as bron in the 'bron era' lol.

this is getting worse for bron the more i think about it and go back and revisit brons career *in context* (as you put it).

this is probably the first year Bron may have more talent around him.

in these debates.

3 of those dudes have more all star appearances than anyone steph played with and love has just as many as klay.

2 of them are top 75 players (while steph played with 0).

and bron didnt have less talent than the spurs and dallas and still lost to them.

in Miami. Really, the last 3 years. Wade unfortunately was hampered with injuries - but he wasn't at all the 2006 D. Wade who had one of the greatest Finals performances of all time. Wade's star had faded so much by 2010 that the Heat barely were in the playoffs and were getting swept as the 8th seed before Bron came in.

But it's simple: take Steph off the Warriors and put him on the 2013/2014 Heat with an injured Wade. Do the Heat even get to the Finals?

Put Steph on the 2016 Cavs and put Bron on the 2016 Warriors. Do the Cavs even make the ECF?

You know the answer. Stop fronting.
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>Put Steph on the 2016 Cavs and put Bron on the 2016 Warriors.
>Do the Cavs even make the ECF?

Bron had Kyrie and Love ( 25/12 allStar), one of the
best defensive players on the planet in Shump and a rebounding
machine in Thompson!

Had Bosh/wade with Heat…superstars at their position that he recruited.

Then he went to the lakers and brought in one of the greatest post
players to ever play and top 75!

Steph has played with basically the same players …who were
all drafted by the Warriors. Steph- Klay- Green

against a Steph team?

They all got it wrong and only the wisdom of allstah got it right?

Or maybe you're just lathered in hate?


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like he wasnt the poster boy of the entire *superteam* debate of that era.

and then they got the nerve to talk about revisionist history lol.

>like he wasnt the poster boy of the entire *superteam* debate
>of that era.
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>and then they got the nerve to talk about revisionist history
>lol.

>like he wasnt the poster boy of the entire *superteam* debate
>of that era.
>and then they got the nerve to talk about revisionist history
>lol.

This actually is a perfect case of revisionist history - that being - that Bron was the "poster boy" or "creator of superteams".

They just spun that narrative because people got mad & sad that he left Cleveland for Miami.

But he did it in part because of the Celtics created a *superteam* fam. They had 4 all-stars 3/4 hall of famers and Bron was riding w/ Mo Williams and Ilgauskas. So in that particular era it was the Celtics who were the "poster boys" of the new superteam. But people also conveniently omit the fact that the Showtime Lakers was a Superteam (with arguably 2 top 5 all time greats!). The Celtics? Superteam. Pistons? Superteam. Bulls? Superteam. Kobe/Shaq Lakers? Superteam. All of those teams were more stacked than the Bron/Wade Heat.

Bron ain't the "poster boy" for the Superteam. No great teams/dynasties ever become that without being super teams, period.


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>>like he wasnt the poster boy of the entire *superteam*
>debate
>>of that era.
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>>and then they got the nerve to talk about revisionist
>history
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>>like he wasnt the poster boy of the entire *superteam*
>debate
>>of that era.
>>and then they got the nerve to talk about revisionist
>history
>>lol.
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>This actually is a perfect case of revisionist history - that
>being - that Bron was the "poster boy" or "creator of
>superteams".
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>They just spun that narrative because people got mad & sad
>that he left Cleveland for Miami.
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>But he did it in part because of the Celtics created a
>*superteam* fam. They had 4 all-stars 3/4 hall of famers and
>Bron was riding w/ Mo Williams and Ilgauskas. So in that
>particular era it was the Celtics who were the "poster boys"
>of the new superteam. But people also conveniently omit the
>fact that the Showtime Lakers was a Superteam (with arguably 2
>top 5 all time greats!). The Celtics? Superteam. Pistons?
>Superteam. Bulls? Superteam. Kobe/Shaq Lakers? Superteam.
>All of those teams were more stacked than the Bron/Wade Heat.

Every team you mentioned were teams that were built by those organizations.

As far as Boston, those stars were aging.


No one was mad Bron left the Cavs. Its just the the alleged best player in the game ran to Miami and...yes...built a super team.

I know you need to shit on Wade to make your point, but there were legit questions if it was even Bron's team.

Bosh was no slouch. And that team was deep. And well coached (too bad Bron can't buy into a system, or he'd have a few more rings in Miami)


You can't compare the Heat to those teams you mentioned. For the right comparison, you have to do a hypothetical.

Like...say...MJ IN HIS PRIME going to Houston and bringing fucking Stockton with him or some shit.

Or Isiah IN HIS PRIME running to team up with Magic.

Etc.


It just isn't the same. Bron started this bullshit AAU era and now all that matters is rings. Just get a ring. No matter how you do it, get a ring. (and he had his eye on this for a while...that Dream Team 2 documentary has him salivating at the idea of teaming up with dudes rather than beating them)


Opened the door for KD to run to GS. Shit is corny, and your boy normalized it.


This where I also remind you of a few facts-


Even at that, the Heatles got upset by Dirk and the corpse of Jason Kidd, got their asses kicked by the Spurs, and were a few bad coaching decisions by Pop away from losing 3 of 4.


You also said somewhere in here that Bron is the most accomplished player of all time.


Not sure why you do that, but this is objectively not true. Like...math still maths. MJ, Kareem, Russel, Kobe, Duncan, Magic, etc all could argue otherwise. And an argument for Steph.


Shiit...look at what Duncan accomplished. With the same organization. With the same system. And no superstar help. And kicked your guy's ass a couple times.


Lebron is one of the greatest players ever...he doesn't need you inventing your own reality to win some agenda in your head.


And guess what? Bron is the best player of his era. But its a lot closer than you'll ever admit.

I can't believe you're still doing this.

There were zero questions of whose team it was in Miami. Bron never will be a Heat lifer like Wade, but nobody in their right mind thought Wade was the guy that made that team go. Like I said, Wade being the guy in Miami led them an 8th seed and swept in the first round - or not even making the playoffs at all in the years prior to Bron's arrival. Then he got injured and was a shell of his former self for the better part of those 4 years when Bron & Wade teamed up. Further facts/evidence substantiating this: Bosh & Wade didn't even make the playoffs the year after LeBron left.

Wade wasn't that guy at that stage of his career.

Also - LeBron wasn't born into a privileged org like Magic, Bird, Kobe, Zeke etc. They didn't have to leave their teams because their org surrounded them with all-time great teams and hall of famers. LeBron didn't have that in Cleveland so he had to chart his own way and trailblaze. But lol at you taking offense to him manifesting his own way and jux'ing league owners to claim his labor rights. Such a weird thing to be mad about.

Finally, the guys you listed about being allegedly more accomplished than LeBron? You're citing team accomplishments. I'm talking about individual accomplishments. LeBron holds essentially the lion-share of individual stat dominance throughout his career - both in the regular and post-season. So yes, he is the most accomplished individual player the game has ever seen.

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pre-Miami.

Kyrie injured first game of finals one year
Love injured early in the playoffs

and AD is good.. when healthy, and you poo poo his last chip due to the bubble

Are you really going to ignore Iggy and KD in 2 of Stephs chips?

or at least lost to teams he shouldnt have or lost worse than he should have.

he lost to a dallas team with jason terry as the 2nd best player (and averaged more points than lebron in the series!).

he got gentleman swept by an old ass spurs team he beat a year before. and almost lost to them the year before if it werent for a miracle ray allen 3 and tim duncan just running out of legs and missing layups in the final game.

this debate is making me remember some of lebrons colossal post season failures. they kinda got buried under all of the hero worship of the last few seasons and i forgot about them.

Not like this fam.

Yea - Bron's loss to Dallas was a blemish - but let's not act like Dirk and that team were trash. That was a very, very good team that swept Kobe and destroyed the stacked Thunder in 5 games. But yea Bron didn't play up to his standard in year 1 in Miami where there was a clear power dynamic at play w/ him and Wade (despite Lebron dominating the EC playoffs and routing MVP Rose and the top seeded Bulls).

After that Dallas series? All LeBron did was reel off the arguably the most accomplished individual dominance of a decade-long run the game has ever seen - going to the Finals every year regardless of who is on his team, becoming the only player in nba history to win 3 'chips w/ 3 diff. teams while being Finals MVPs on all those teams.

But ironically, you're criticizing that but failing to acknowledge that Steph had *multiple* bad Finals performances and was only the best player in the Finals in *1* of those series.

How many times has Lebron James been - unequivocally - the best player in the Finals - win or lose?

It ain't even close fam. Steph's not in Bron's class.

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how you just ignore the '...or at least lost to teams he shouldnt have or lost worse than he should have.'

lebron only winning 1 game in a finals is losing worse than he should have even if you thought the spurs were the better team.

btw thats something steph never did. he got 2 games off toronto with no kd except for 10 minutes 1 game, and came down to the wire in game 6 with klay missing the entire 4th.

and acting like the Warriors weren't a stacked dynasty to where Steph wasn't even the best player on the team (let alone the best player in the Finals) for the lion-share of his Finals appearances.

This "Steph is the GOAT post-Jordan" take won't age well fam. But hey, at least you got all-stah to back you up.

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And Steph definitely gave an all-time Game 7 performance. The game and the story of the pep talk before is going to go down as stuff of legend.

I don't mind this Kings team. They'll be really tough in the future. Mike Brown is a G. Fox has seemingly figured things out. Sabonis' stock is down, but the other younger players are looking strong.

Happy we're moving on with the play-offs. And happy that I can stop rooting for the Lakers, which made me soul itch. It's sort of a trip that the Warriors have played them in the play-offs for like 30 years. Regardless, this is definitely the least hate-able version of the Lakers in quite a while. Though I must say that this year's version of LeBron is my least favorite. Faux basketball sage, aspiring mogul LeBron is unbelievably corny, if still highly skilled on the court. I do like that he told Elon to fuck off.

Hoping we take the series. Part of me thinks it doesn't really matter, since whoever wins is likely going to be bounced by the Nuggets. They look REALLY good. But I'll enjoy the ride until it's over. It's not like we really have much to prove anymore.

Lol y’all really wilding today.
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I think its been a while since Bron had roll players this good and it bothers people to see him NOT have to do all the heavy lifting.

I also love how some of these cats are like "Bron's legacy is one the line!" at age 38, after accomplishing more individual dominance than any player in NBA history.

After all of that - his legacy is on the line in year 20 lmao.

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yet somehow they keep trying to diminish his legacy

kd is team hopping on squads with elite talent on the top shelf and his recent record is:
- lost in the 1st round in the only sweep last playoffs
- complete team collapse mid season this year
- about to get put out the 2nd round this year
- still hasnt made it out the 2nd round post-gs

giannis bought himself some leeway with a title but he has some massive flameouts in the postseason too (prolly the reason he didnt win 3 straight mvps).

late career steph is dominating series and carrying a team of inconsistent role players to higher ground. more than anyone else in the league mentioned among the 'best players in the league'...steph gives his team the best chance of actually winning when it matters most.

Also , we need to stop the Kyrie is most skilled pg ever blah blah blah

There isn’t a single thing Kyrie does better than Steph . Not one . Gimme Steph’s dribble and bag all day over Kyries And 1 bullshit



>kd is team hopping on squads with elite talent on the top
>shelf and his recent record is:
>- lost in the 1st round in the only sweep last playoffs
>- complete team collapse mid season this year
>- about to get put out the 2nd round this year
>- still hasnt made it out the 2nd round post-gs
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>giannis bought himself some leeway with a title but he has
>some massive flameouts in the postseason too (prolly the
>reason he didnt win 3 straight mvps).
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>late career steph is dominating series and carrying a team of
>inconsistent role players to higher ground. more than anyone
>else in the league mentioned among the 'best players in the
>league'...steph gives his team the best chance of actually
>winning when it matters most.

and only 3 overall with 2 being 3rd team.

your game is just more flashy fam lol.

Giannis lost Middleton last year, and nearly took the Bucks to the championship
by himself.


And then this year he got injured and missed 3 of the 5 games against the
Heat.

Stop it.

What were the Warriors, when Stef was without Klay…any WCF appearances…
Any first place finishes or best records….

Naw, they were trash.

Middleton missed a chunk of this season… and the Bucks stayed rolling

Warriors were ass for most of the season, and shit on the road, and they were
taken to 7 games by a team that was a bottom dweller last season.

Giannis was the best player of the regular season with the best team
of the regular season.

Let’s keep things in perspective now.

I love Steph, but he ain’t up for MVP…because he didn’t have that kind
of season.

how did those games turn out?

do those games not count?

oddly enough the only bucks win this series was the 1 giannis didnt play in.

It's whatever he wants it to be.

He also calls the finals a "chip", so...

with no adams/clark, an injured ja, and a complete dillon brooks no show.

good luck to any team depending on a.d. to show up (and stay healthy) every game.

what a silly take that would be.

Lakers just knocked off the #2 seed in 6. That's a huge statement fam. You need a timeout lol


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my reply was pretty specific to the amount of games in his prediction.

for somebody who keeps bringing up context...you seem to ignore it a lot lol.

He wasn’t on the floor as much against sac cuz they’re so small

Lakers ain’t that. We’ll need him

kuminga didnt get much tick because he played like doo doo when kerr put him in earlier in the series...even in a win. he is a good on the ball defender but doesnt do anything else well. hes a horrible rebounder, horrible screener, subpar help defender, bad decision maker with the ball, and an ok cutter to the rim every now and then. its just hard for kerr to trust him with a lot of time in such high stakes games.

its pretty amazing steph still continues to win while having to babysit these immature/erratic young players who he cant even count on to merely not be self destructive from game to game.

imagine having to win a 7 series dogfight with poole throwing childish temper tantrums and tripping on his own feet...and kuminga sulking about playing time...with both of them being putrid in the minutes they play but still thinking theyre entitled to star treatment.

and this toxic tirade everyone's on pontificating about this series won't define either of them in their totality - but sure - it will be a nice accompanying fixture to their glittery resumes.

But I know how badly some want to act like it's "all on the line!" in this upcoming battle, which will be fun AF no doubt.

But these are both made men, period.

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Neither of their legacies are going to be hurt losing to the other, or to anyone else in these play offs, should either or both teams not win it all.

However, I will say either of their legacies will be strengthened by winning a championship. But not at the expense of the other.

i made the prediction up top somewhere but it was buried in the reply.

so i wanted to make it front and center.

me and vex bout to go hard on this shit.

i didnt even root that hard for the dubs during the kd years because i thought that team was unfair and i would feel like a frontrunner throwing it in everyones face.

shiiit but these last 2 years?

im this nigga right here:
https://twitter.com/Dubs408/status/1652783838635114496

and yeah, ole boy was hype.. I was crying when I seen dude scream after that basket.

whether politics or sports, it is what it is lol.

>im this nigga right here:
>https://twitter.com/Dubs408/status/1652783838635114496

saw that and was dying lmao

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I think this Lakers team is capable- but AD needs to be consistent and show ip on both sides, every game.

Nobody on the team is consistent game to game so far, and that’s a concern.

What I will say is, someone tends to show up big every game, we just don’t know who.

One game it’s D Lo, another it’s Reaves, or Rui.

I think that’s a dangerous proposition, because it can be feast or famine with that.
This Warriors team has it’s own problems though.

I think this series comes down to which is greater and more consistent:

AD’d defense, or Steph’s offense.

I also think the Cali travel schedule benefits Bron a great deal, given his age.

But GS’ ability to still get white hot at a moment’s notice is still something to be feared.

If AD shows up on both ends, every game though?

Lakers in 7, and yeah, there’s a bit of homer bias there.

we have the ability to slow it down an grind out old school wins, and I think that’s what we’ll have to do.

I mean, anything can happen of course - but given Brons age and mileage and the big question marks around the Warriors this offseason…it’s entirely possible we never get to see these two match up again.

So, while I’m obviously rooting for one side, I’m going to enjoy the shit out of this. It’s going to be a dogfight.

I don’t LOVE the fact AD is going to have to be on the same court as Dray, if I’m being honest. I also have huge concerns over the supporting cast and their inconsistencies. Having to rely on Rui, AR, or/and DLo to win a playoff game isn’t exactly a relaxing thought. But I think Vando/Dennis will be able to chase Steph around as much as anyone can and at least pester him a bit.

My emotion-free take is the Warriors SHOULD win this one, especially with home court. But I’m hoping for something special.

Sac pushed them to the limits but you could tell they lacked that game 7 experience.

The legacies are solidified. But being able to say “I got you last” is what competitors live for

Edit: you need to have more faith in our “others”. They are going to get up for this big time

Do I worry their inexperience will show? Yes.

Do I think they CAN have one of "those" moments and close out a big playoff game? Also yes.

Anthony Davis, if motivated, could be a significant enough mismatch to impact the series as much as Steph could on the other end

…year or two. So they’ll be on the same court at the same time during a play off game.

Dude says nothing and just balls


Big Game James!

Fock Cs

Tatum
Hortford
Brown


Ate all them niggas up!!!

James gobbled them dudes

that being said, both teams are ass.

Lol that giant flopping free throw merchant can’t even stay healthy for the playoffs

Best ability is availability


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flopping free throw merchant was more than enough clues to help you figure it out,

but you never said who people think he's better than.

>but you never said who people think he's better than.


if you hit "reply with quote" its there

like clockwork.

Every season bro

KD looks OLD ..or is Gordon just that good of a defender?

Denver is just looking too good right now.

have you never seen the Dubs abuse the Nuggets? edit: also, aren't you a Warriors fan? shame. i hope this is just you hedging or doing that shit fans do where they say their team won't win with the hopes it's like a reverse jinx or whatever.

like, i get it but acting like it's a foregone conclusion is crazy and that's even if the Lakers win that series as well.

>have you never seen the Dubs abuse the Nuggets?

This right season, right now, it’s different.

>like, i get it but acting like it's a foregone conclusion is
>crazy and that's even if the Lakers win that series as well.
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If the Warriors beat the Lakers and then go on to beats the Nuggets, I will be very, very, VERY happy. I’m sure as shit not counting on it tho.

assuming they beat the Lakers, i think they'll do what they always do and that's smoke Denver's boots.

at minimum, i hope you're not basing that take on THIS game. Denver did not play well, and they were helped A LOT by the Suns outside of Booker missing damn near everything. Suns got good looks all night and bricked damn near all of em.

Game 2 showed they can win ugly too. Which is important.

but outside of that...i like how dubs match up with them.

I’ve been in a reflective mood with these Dubs and thinking about it all over the last decade.
Gone back and rewatched that series against Denver. My favorite part is the HOLY SHIt in the announcers voice as curry heats up in the third q


Man I miss the third quarter nuclear bombs we used to give out

Probably gonna ask for a trade to Denver this summer.


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weird seeing him such a clear second fiddle.
like i know he doesn't make a big deal about who's team it is..
but on this team...it's like he's just there but not THERE...

But narratives change fast.

I think these finals will be more competitive than we think. I thought the chip was going to be decided by the ECF but now? Wide open. This should be fun.

Derpy derp derp, derpy derp

https://youtu.be/YN1hL9cn7s0

..Muppet slander will not be tolerated.

LOL


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

You're cutting my balls off here!

That most Lakers fans aren’t anywhere near convinced is coming

Your “trash talk on a sports message board” gimmick fucking sucks

You should log off and do a refresh

i wonder if it occurred to him when he went back into the locker room.

20 minutes a night. He's been playing the same mpg that he was playing 7 years ago. Its absurd. His body ain't holding up.

Let him transition to backup

Obviously, the Suns aren't gonna do that. CP3 is probably going to try to Payton his way to a ring at some point - but he's making about 62 mil over the next 2 years, and then he'll be 40.

wtf?

I been saying Boston/Denver finals since the playoffs started. Denver, much like Monte Ellis, have it all (c). They got two stars who can go the fuck off (Jamal had a rough game last night but he's back), a couple of individual players who are just difficult to guard in MPJ and Gordon, role players, long defenders....they are the most complete team remaining, IMHO (followed closely by Boston)

I have to see it before I believe it.

Celtics are the other top seed and they just lost home court.

Things change fast but if you were offered odds on the chip right now yes Denver would be in the lead

I don’t think so..

But yes - the Suns were probably the pre-playoff favorites to get out of the West. If the Nuggets handle them they way they have been, then I'm not sure the Lakers or Warriors will give them more of a problem. Maybe, but...I dunno

just means both teams took care of business first round.

and while both the Lakers and the Dubs needed 6 and 7 games they beat higher seeds.

I think vet leadership makes both teams more dangerous than Phoenix.

While I have little faith in Phoenix game 3 will tell a lot. If the Suns can hold their own on home court I think they can grab a game in Denver.

They almost got one last night. CP3 tho.. he knows how to spoil a good thing in the playoffs.

Denver got it going a little bit in the 4th and everybody knows the Suns got absolutely no depth. But I don't think Denver looks unbeatable or even like a shoe-in to the finals.

It is weird to see KD so off though

this dude taps out every fucking year

shit. That said...amazing bag fumble by Boston. If Embiid is out, you have to win that game...full stop.

mostly because they had a few days rest and the warriors will be coming out of a tough high pace series into their 3rd game with 1 day rest in between.

still got dubs in 7 obviously. they got 2 road wins last series and all they need is 1 this series with home court advantage (if they lose 1 game at home).

i know you dont just wanna give games away...but depending on the severity of jimmys ankle sprain...might wanna give him essentially a full week rest so he can come back as close to 100% in miami. already getting the away split helps a lot.

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1653190056306266112

the dick riding is crazy.

Lol

>Lol
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That's a pretty diverse set of skills from Draymond.

Salute to him.

and Draymond played like shit

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1653431517186514945?t=S5Ivwv9IhLJLu34KO68J3Q&s=19

This made my morning.

The fact that we demolished this particular group of knuckleheads and malcontents makes the win so much more satisfying.

The fact that we beat those fools with a 40 piece, after Pokeabear's comments, and now he's basically exiled from the team though?

It's the gift that keeps on giving.

I know he's an FA so it's just a matter of not resigning him, but the fact that they shut the door this quickly, this early?

HOLD THAT, FUCKING BUM (c) Klay

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That whole squad can kick rocks until there's a large scale cultural change as far as I'm concerned

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FvIz6gaWAAoCaSM?format=jpg&name=large

shanghai sharks might be the funniest nba twitter meme going right now.

that's just a screenshot of a phone receiving a call from China. 😆

along with draymond saying konnichiwa to that crowd in japan (kinda racist to conflate the two but whatever lol)

https://twitter.com/JefferyxBball/status/1653438650783354880

Pretty interesting franchise.

*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

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Not a guy who plays D but can't shoot. Also, not a guy who can't shoot but takes 15 shots a game. No thank you.

lmao! for one, I don't Bron works like that. and 3, just no.

>https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1653431517186514945?t=S5Ivwv9IhLJLu34KO68J3Q&s=19


its almost like they're punishing him for bringing guns to the locker room or taking them to the strip club...

he talked alot of shit and played poorly, thats it

this generation's Rueben "Kobe Stopper" Patterson

Because it does seem wildly unprofessional to say that about one of your players, and it also seems like a very strange thing to editorialize.

Dillon's a clown, but he didn't do anything illegal. As funny as I think this is...that's a big red flag for Memphis if they actually came out and said that.

>Because it does seem wildly unprofessional to say that about
>one of your players, and it also seems like a very strange
>thing to editorialize.
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>Dillon's a clown, but he didn't do anything illegal. As funny
>as I think this is...that's a big red flag for Memphis if they
>actually came out and said that.

and try to destroy them everytime he plays them.

https://vlipsy.com/vlip/the-big-lebowski-sometimes-the-bar-eats-you-kpQ0vYaR

and the highest non-finals abc ratings ever.

https://www.nba.com/news/warriors-kings-game-7-most-watched-1st-round-game-in-24-years

this warriors/lakers series might have higher ratings than the finals if we end up with something like denver vs boston.

adam silver needs to do everything in his power to make sure steph gets to the finals.

this series.

you know dude is gonna be 'all in the video' during those games at the crypto.

so, in the Suns' off-season.

they dont have 3 guards capable of starting and playing 35 min if needed

and now theyre cooked

Miami just out-working them.

If they lose this game this will be one of the worst Knicks L's ever.

Miami has a c+ center, two old ass all stars and a bunch of g leaguers and they
are handling the Knicks.

they aren't giving us any games, even with Jimmy out.

feels like dude never has a big scoring game when they need him to pick up the slack with jimmy out.

but will clear 30 when the heat are already coasting to a win.

That blew the game in a way

heat…wow huge miss call

And Struss getting hurt saved the Knicks.


If he can’t go next game, and with Jimmy hurt I don’t think they come overcome that.
Struss clearly doesn’t look right.

Reminds me of the chip game when they lost their stars to serious injuries

doesn't bode well when Jimmy comes back in Game 3.

😂

The Bulls and Kings.

Lebron looks old as shit ..lazy ass set shoots with no lift


Get that old ass nigga off the wood

wtf happened to these niggas?

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Its either that or he got his ring and his coasting from here on out

Could go either way with him lol

Wiggins has been one of the most consistent players in the POs

18/6. 47 pct from the field during the playoffs..and that’s after missing 2 months of
BB

First half : 9/3 ..on pace with his usual stat line

This … is not the best version that Wiggins can be

He was nuking guys last year as our slasher. And playing lockdown d

with a ring ..and this dude missed 2 months of ball…and came back and has been solid.

Playing tons of mins and playing both sides of the ball

Last season he didn’t miss two months of ball and has to immediately rush back and
play close to 40 mins a game

I’m a warrior fan, idiot.

Lol. All of this is so rich coming from the clown of this board

wiggins has looked out of sorts for the last 3 games.

no way you could actually watch the last game especially and say wiggins has been playing well.

whatever hes averaging...he should be averaging more.

as hell

He is 15/4 right now in this game shooting 47 pct

Stan even said how steady Wiggins has been since has been
back.. he was steady in the sac series…and he is Steady now…

And again he missed 2 months of ball

But I guess you know more than Stan

lakers fans wont admit it.

but one thing steve kerr never has to worry about this series is getting outcoached lol.

Kerr is without a doubt a huge advantage here. Of course.

Ham has had growing pains, and has made a lot of mistakes - but ultimately, this team has played hard for him all year - even pre trades, even with all the losing. Him having that trust is incredible. He’s making less mistakes, adjusting when need be, and in general seems to be trending toward a good coach.

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>..and miles to go before i sleep...

Let’s hope that continues

interesting strategy closing off the paint from drives and faceguarding their runners

No message

I’m sure he’s slightly motivated vs his old team

This isn’t a surprise

He’s not like this every game

But he’s like this enough that he needs to be respected

One of my concerns is that nobody is really “on” on an every game basis (apart from AD on D) but it can work to our advantage in that someone usually shows up big each game. We just don’t know who until it happens.

But D Lo is one of those guys often enough

this.

i always have felt that they play games in their series where if they win or lose it's okay cuz the whole point was to analyze the other team then figure out how to destroy them the rest of the way.

also Ham is actually playing Troy Brown i expect that to stop after game 2 or 3

get this dude the fuck outta here Ham please

28/19/5 / 3 blocks..

Wilt Davis…one of the greatest bigs to play the game and he was a 6’4 guard
in HS…

Looney and Draymond are going to have their hands full.

Draymond not being able free flow and being forced to focus more on defense is hurting
what GS likes to do ..He has 4 fouls and it is affecting his game .. you don’t see
him initiating the offense as much in this game

AD is doing it all!

this series?

to get AD in foul trouble or something/figure out a way to get easier 2 point buckets.

you gotta be insanely hot to beat a team from the 3 only.

you cant have 2 non offensive threats out there w/ our defense

but warriors couldn’t hit shots

Damn what was that 3 straight offensive boards?

But he ain’t been solid? Smh

DLo air balling corner 3s lol jeezus



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9/23. And Missing FTs

Curry was kneeled over too

they played better each round in the playoffs last year by reigning him in.

He's a typical young phenom who doesn't know his limitations. His swagger is based more on hubris than experience.

That's fine... if he played on Detroit or OKC.

But on a team with legit championship aspirations, his mental lapses on defense, the tasteless shot selection, and his lack of consistency are potentially damning to GS's playoff chances.

https://twitter.com/GoIdenState/status/1653488783109640204

Shit got scary, but this is a good win.

Fatigue from coming off a 7 game series, and playing too much Looney and Green at the
same time..their lineup in the 4th quarter got them back in it and should be their main
line up for most of the series.

Warriors in 7.

Lebron is old and it is showing. He can’t go for a whole game strong and he can’t shoot…

Lakers will need monster games from AD every game…

Why aren’t you flapping your gums?

I’m here. Lakers got the W. Congrats, but almost blew it to a team that just came
off a long 7 game series.

Warriors in 7..

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even with less rest.

Steve Kerr's first comment: i thought we were the fresher team at the end of the game

I wouldn’t say they were fresh..there is a difference. I’m talking the whole
game

Thomason 9-25
Curry 10-24

On fresh bodies and rest they don’t miss like that ..those shots weren’t sharp or
strong to me…they had more urgency in the 4th quarter to get back in it….

but they weren’t sharp at all

A truly fresh and well rested warriors team would have won this game.

meanwhile curry, klay, poole, and especially wiggins were flying around at the end of the game.

they had more “energy” at the end because they were in desperation mode.

Bron and AD definitely logged long minutes and got a little complacent once up 12.

Lakers are going to have to step it up from here.

were sure to lose, it was this one.

but this was a very winnable game and the warriors actually looked like the fresher team down the stretch.

Lebron AND AD, barring a miracle just gonna get worse playing those kinda minutes. they played to exhaustion tonight, and because of the Lakers make-up, they'll have to play that way every game.

and, as they almost always do, i expect to the Dubs to make the necessary adjustments.

like, outside of good 3 point shooting from klay, poole and steph, the warriors didn't seem to play that well in my book and they still coulda won the game.

jesus. that's crazy.

and we lived through it. now they should know what feels like. i expect a win in game 2 as well

waaaay less Troy Brown, more Rui and Gabriel, maybe give Beasley some early tick to see if he got anything

Thompson shooting 36%

And curry shooting 41 % will not repeat itself….and going more with the lineup
they had in the 4th quarter will be implemented.

I expect the warriors to come out strong and fierce with a strong ass win.

that desperate flurry late in the 4th is not sustainable all game for the Warriors either.

The Lakers continue to get it done with defense.

AD with a monster game to set the tone of the series.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

like, if there's anyone who knows he can be a doofus? i do.

but, he scored 21 with zero turnovers. if he doesn't? warriors have zero chance to win.

he missed an open shot. it happens. was it deep? sure. have i seen him bang hella 3s that deep before? yep.

blame him when he plays like shit. tonight he was good.

the blame should be on kerr for letting steph take the ball up on that last possession to get doubled, or on steph himself for keeping it too long so that they could double vs. passing it, moving and getting it back, cuz once the double came? poole really don't have no choice but to shoot it.

too soon and too far.


I like Poole, but it was an illogical shot, especially since they had the momentum.
There were 8 seconds on the clock when he took that shot.

they were down by 3 and needed a 3 to tie. he got a wide open look at a 3.

steph is doubled, klay is tightly guarded. he's WIDE open. that's not a bad shot for him he's WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE open.

and he actually took it with 10 seconds but if you're that open and you have his 3 point making ability? you shoot that. saw some people saying take a dribble closer but it looked like a dribble in would have given Vanderbilt a GOOD chance to block it.

it's not even bad he shot it with TEN seconds actually because if you miss there's still time left in the game to find another way (which they almost got by forcing a jumpball on the the Schroeder rebound) vs. passing up a wide open look to....i guess find steph or klay to shoot one at the buzzer IF you can find them and they can get a shot off, and if they miss the game is DEFINITELY over?

nah, poole just taking heat cuz he's boneheaded AT TIMES and he missed. if he makes it everyone is on his dick (for tonight).

not sure who dude is in the bottom box but he got it right:

https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1653627637594746881

were on their heels. They were collapsing and the Warriors were surging. They
had all the momentum…Warriors were on 14-0 run in that quarter!
The last what 3 mins of the 4th was all Warriors. They outsourced the
lakers in the 4th

All Poole had to do was dribble in some, and it would have still been a 3 pt
shot. He took a desperation shot with 10 seconds left, meaning he had more
time to get a better 3pt shot. And the fact he had a defender flying in on him, a
pump fake, dribble in some, and he would have had a clear, uncontested 3 pt shot.

Like the announcers stated and the TNT crew it was a TERRIBLE shot …terrible shot.
That is why people are furious with him.

Look at that shot. 10 seconds on the clock. That was a bad shot all the way around

https://youtu.be/KNIpnypf0jE


He gets the pass and just chucks it.. he didn’t process anything, just threw it up as if
1 second is left on the clock.

but a lot of them go in.. lol.

sure he could've stood 1-3ft closer to arc, but maybe that causes..bron? to close out earlier to contest.

steph was completely draped, that was their best option--im not mad at it either looking at the replay again

but forget all that.. you don't know who tyrese haliburton is?!

player, which I was gonna put in the post but it was late at night and I was lazy.

but now its a horrible shot because he missed.. lol.

>but forget all that.. you don't know who tyrese haliburton
>is?!

Idc if that nigga had 50 points that is not your shot to shoot

If it was gonna be someone else then the Warriors fucked that up and Poole shouldn't be getting lambasted for someone else's fuck up.

where was Klay? Hiding in the corner..

not once, and he launched quite a few

make him get the ball as far away from the basket as possible, double him, etc. even if it means somebody else gets loose.

and be physical as fuck with him. chip/re-route him on his cuts. have guys throw their butts into his legs when hes standing around. just make it as dirty as possible for him so his mind is never settled.

i could be wrong. but from what i've seen of a.d...if he doesnt get comfortable and catch a rhythm early...it can fuck with his confidence/focus and affect his effort for the rest of the game.

and judging by tonight...i dont think the lakers can win without monstrous a.d. games. even as good as their d is (pause).

i think the warriors hit on something with that zone in the 4th too. i saw a.d. settle for a 3 and deep 2 at the top of the key off that. and missed both.

This is where the Warriors will have issues because like Chuck said,Looney and
Draymond don’t have the foot speed to stay with him, and leaving Dray on
AD is just going to get him in foul trouble.

Wiggins has the athleticism and speed, but doesn’t have the height, and you need
him on Lebron.

They would probably be better off going zone, because the lakers aren’t a great
shooting team…keep him out of the paint and just force everything outside…
force the lakers to play from the outside

If Curry and Thompson weren’t off on their shots, Warriors win this game easily.
They both shot like shit.

Warriors don’t have a single person who can guard AD…throw a Zone at his ass is
the best way to contain him in my opinion

to get in the paint.

gives the dubs more opportunities to poke the ball loose like they did with tatum and brown in the finals last year.

in the post-season.

Their record against everyone else?

44-18.

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and last in 3pt %.

That's wild. If/when he starts to shoot the ball better from 3 - Lakers really go on a roll with the kind of defense and multi-faceted offense they're featuring right now.

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and you are still dangling from his gonads, and he has always been a shit
3pt shooter. 34 pct for his career.

Lebron is second fiddle on this squad….and it is clear as day.

You are posting obscure ass stats that no one cares about.

Bottom line, he was 9/24 and had the most turnovers on the team.


You’re the weirdest ass Stan on earth

and he's 38 with 20 years of mileage - not sure why you'd think this was a realistic possibility of happening.

>That's wild. If/when he starts to shoot the ball better from
>3 - Lakers really go on a roll with the kind of defense and
>multi-faceted offense they're featuring right now.

and usually a jumper is the last thing to go when one ages up - so I don't think it's crazy to think that LeBron can and will shoot the 3 ball better. He certainly can't shoot much worse than he's presently shooting.

Let's see what happens - but my bet is that he starts to shoot the 3 more efficiently as these playoffs continue.


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He has been absolutely monstrous on D early on in these playoffs. First outplayed the DPOY in the last series and let everyone know that he has a defensive gear that can go places nobody else in the league can.

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Warriors look tiny all a sudden and unless they get AD in foul trouble early its going to be a long series (actually short) for the Dubs.

when the Lakers started pulling away.

This Laker team is a bad matchup. AD owned the paint until late in the 4th qtr.

Lakers playing volleyball with the Dubs floaters.

I know they are all about the 3 ball but if you don’t drive and get some fouls its going to be a quick series.

Will be interesting seeing what adjustments are made for game 2.

they could muster to deal with the Warriors, and they only won by a few points?

Lebron is old and AD’s body holding up to bang every game is highly questionable.

Steph and Klay were just off….coming off that 7 game series.

I like the dubs for their endurance, constant movement, and being the faster team.

Lakers are going to have to play at a high energetic level every game…

For the warriors this is their everyday play…

Lakers ain’t going to be able to keep up with that all series…like Sactown( due to their
youth)

Warriors in 7

okay..

Bron is old, we know this.. AD didn’t even break a sweat.

The difference is the Lakers have scrappy role players.

Lakers in 6.

this isn't 2017 anymore.

all these dudes got that old man soreness to deal with.

they stole game 1.

Get back to LA and hold home court

then log 40 minutes to steal game 5 or come home and win game 6.

“They don’t stop moving. It’s going to be a track meet”

https://youtu.be/Spw_HdXYnxM

Lakers ain’t keeping up with that for 7 games

We saw a young Sactown get drained out in the end.

Warriors live that shit

Lakers were dead in the water in that 4th quarter from all that moving..

14-0 run by the warriors means the Lakers were dead as shit…

Warriors in 7

Dubs need to worry about is Schroeder, Reeves and Vanderbilt and DRuss.

and you said it right.. that YOUNG Sac team. They had the energy and young legs, but they lack experience and played scared in game 7.

Won’t be a game 7 if the Dubs don’t play D.

Remember, this Dub team plays well AT HOME and gave up a game already.

what does it matter. If you’re wrong, you’ll just ignore it talk shit about the next round.

that’s a scary stat.

How do you make 21 3 pointers and lose at home?

Play some defense?

>that’s a scary stat.
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>How do you make 21 3 pointers and lose at home?
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>Play some defense?

Exactly.




*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

Felt like the Lakers were swatting anything inside the arc

I know these Dubs are insane and they are never out of it but if they don’t play defense they need to be ridiculously from 3.

A Bron team where Bron isn’t the best player is a scary thing. Those trades are paying off lovely.

We had some games with insane blocks numbers, with AD leading the charge.

pure shooter but it doesn’t seen right.. lol.

he better get his ass back on D tho after getting his shit blocked instead of pouting.

ability you have to stay somewhat honest and not just run at him because he is an elite ballhandler and finisher and he can get by you and finish at the rim

taunting people lol

seriously some of the worst analysis this season has come from stephen jackson, gilbert arenas, paul pierce, kevin garnett, etc. just no understanding of how the modern nba game is being played or why it evolved to be that way.

theyre also starting to become like grumpy 'old media' ex players shaq, chuck, etc...where a lot of their takes are them just tryna prop up their generation as better basketball players than the current generation.

like one of the most idiotic takes ive heard all year was gilbert arenas saying players arent in good shape like they were in his era because the guards dont run as much distance. because they shoot more 3s and dont drive to the rim as much. nevermind all the off the ball movement, multiple actions each possession instead of straight iso ball, increased pace, increased possessions, etc...then also having to play defense against all that, cover the entire court starting 10 feet above the 3 point line, etc.

just imagine watching todays game and coming to the conclusion that the players are in worse shape and dont run as much. that should get you banned from all platforms lol.

https://twitter.com/AshNicoleMoss/status/1653253878811439109

she might be one of the most level headed and insightful people discussing sports right now. clearly above everyone else on that show and makes them look dumb on a regular basis.

i know b marsh isnt an ex nba player. but his takes on all sports are pretty stupid. dude would argue with ochocinco about shit and not even have basic information down (like he didnt know nba contracts were guaranteed lol).

i used to like a lot of these content outlets but as time goes on...theyre getting pretty bad lol.

>dude would argue with ochocinco
>about shit and not even have basic information down (like he
>didnt know nba contracts were guaranteed lol).

exactly

Most teams don’t run half court offenses. They play 4 and 5 and out, where it’s
catch and shoot. GS are an exception to that play because of Steve Kerr, and how
he played in the Bulls and Spurs offense.

Go watch old pistons video under Larry Brown, and look at the constant motion of that
offense or Reggie Miller with Indiana. Teams don’t move like that. Hell, go watch old
footage of the Spurs and watch how many sets they ran, because Pop wasn’t with that
iso stuff

Also, players are in worse physical shape than ever before. ESPN already did a story on this.
The reason why? They play/played too much ball , and basketball is all they play. They
don’t do any cross training or other sports to help to regenerate soft tissue and bones.
They do the same repetitive motion, and have been doing it since grade schools because
of this new AAU ball era.

By the time some of these players turn 21-22, they have the bodies of a 30 year old,
because they have been overtraining and over playing since they were kids….see
Lonzo and Lamelo Ball.

And don’t get me started on most of these players stupidly wearing low top
sneakers, and watching star players constantly roll their ankles because of it.

So there is some truth to what they are stating

who never played the game.

>who never played the game.
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theyre too afraid to offer honest critique because theyre scared of hurting the feelings of guys that they're still friends with in the league



edit ie Jay Williams during the Kyrie BK nets saga

>who never played the game.
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everyone has their favorites or personal bias against certain players or teams

maybe Jay William’s opinion is how he actually feels?

I don’t know a single person who thinks those two offer level headed analysis


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>maybe Jay William’s opinion is how he actually feels?

That’s why they took him off first take and gave him a radio show bc his idiocy was astounding

changed the outcome of the MVP vote

LOL

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1653758911722426368

Hopefully they’re done with that thing tonight.

thats some shit you test out in some meaningless games during the season.

Almost as distracting as when Fox or someone had the “puck tracker” during NHL games.

Also update: I don’t think it’s the last we’ll see it tonight. My brother is there and he confirmed it’s still floating around lol.

yes, for long time OKSports people this is a 180. didn't like him playing in Miami.

after 2016 he can do what he wants because jabronis went Game Genie to deny him.

I have my deep, deep criticism of dude including going to the LAKERS

but the Lakers know what their bread and butter is: elite player, elite BIG player

through my lifetime:

Magic x Kareem
Kobe x Shaq
Kobe x Pau (he ain't Shaq but he was very very good)
LeBron x AD

surround those guys with real talent. they win titles

the Warriors became "The Team In The Way" and that drives the hate
for Steph as much as Braymond at this point

there is no answer for AD.
Vando and Dennis (apology given) are a problem.

I expect the Warriors to ease off that 3-point shooting and leverage Poo-ney, Donkey, and Steph inside more with some zone defense that forces the Lakers to actually shoot

but AD fucks them up in ways that they can't counter. He ain't prime Shaq. But in today's NBA, he is DIFFERENT

Warriors had a 3-point game to DIE for, went 14-0 with ref help and still lost with LeBron turning in a "washed king" performance

this supporting cast the best LeBron support in a minute on both sides of the ball

this is a philosophical battle.

my hate for Steph is solidified but his greatness has affected the league in the most pernicious ways. even on their own team (hello Shaqtin A. Poole)

the Kangz came close (I think Mike Brown sold in game 7 with all that Huerter and Sabonis BS)

but the Lakers are different man.

Pelinka committed highway robbery, I hate that they keep getting away with this BS

but it's jihad.

Binky, PBS Logo, Donkeylips gotta hold these Ls

best coach in the NBA and it's not even close, he does the most with less

salute to Brunson (but also fuck you) for shooting the Knicks out of a certain 0-2 Ether game

no Jimmy and the Heat still made it a problem for New York
(side note: the Knicks offiially on The List but it's a Wesley Snipes New Jack City moment for me. they were my hope in the 90s, I went to their practices at College of Charleston as a yout, allat).

this guy gets the best out of his team, with all the bullshit.

Knicks gonna have to WORK in ways that my team could not muster.

Miami Heat, you know what it is, but I give you the credit

I give the Knicks the credit too, particularly Basketball Redman (Brunson)

but it's still Fuck You until REAP

>best coach in the NBA and it's not even close, he does the
>most with less

For me he still has to do some without LeBron, Wade and Bosh on his team

what a curb stomping


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