6. "yea it's really crystal clear." In response to Reply # 4
They are so balanced and each of their 4 superstars complement the other exceptionally well. The difference in talent between them and everyone (including Houston) is glaring.
11. "yea this isn't fun for anyone except GS fans." In response to Reply # 10
it needs to get to the point where people stop acting like nothing matters but ring counts. Context matters. I think KD is enjoying playing in this system (of course) - but deep down I think he realizes that he has a lot more he wants to prove than simply joining a title team where a ring is guaranteed.
12. "Keep telling yourself that." In response to Reply # 11
>I think KD is enjoying playing in this system (of course) - >but deep down I think he realizes that he has a lot more he wants >to prove than simply joining a title team where a ring is >guaranteed.
23. "This is what would change my mind about KD:" In response to Reply # 21
He leaves GS and joins a team with two other top 5 draft picks, one being a former finals MVP. Then after he wins a title or two there he goes back to OKC to play with two other top 5 NBA picks, one being a former #1 overall draft pick. Once he wins a title there, I will stop hating him, because obviously he did things the respectably hard way.
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-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.
26. "he seemed to get plenty of credit in okc" In response to Reply # 21 Wed May-16-18 09:19 PM by Reeq
while people shitted on russ as the weak link in the duo.
not bowing down to kd for going to an already great perennial rival (and title holder) after the winningest season in nba history isnt exactly irrational hate.
28. "Have you seen internet comments about him? People that hate him" In response to Reply # 26
act like he took their jobs away and banged their gf's. People here have made countless posts about Russ being better than him. A consensus on him by many here coming out of UT that his upside was Rashard Lewis.
27. "I think very highly of KD as a talent." In response to Reply # 21 Wed May-16-18 09:20 PM by Vex_id
He's the most gifted scorer in the game and we've never seen anything like him in terms of being a 7-foot sharp-shooter w/ quickness and the ability to blow by you off the dribble. He's Dirk 2.0.
But unfortunately for him - I think his free-agent decision will be a permanent stain on his legacy. He played on a great team in OKC and - had Klay Thompson not had the game of his life - they would've beaten GS in 2016 and advanced to their 2nd NBA Finals in the KD/Westbrook era. He was right there - at the cusp - and then leaves to join the arch rival that just beat him?
He's KD. He can beat GS w/ the right pieces - he's that good. The move to GS was like seeing a revolutionary army battle to the brink against an imperialist force and then come *so* close - but ultimately just throw in the white flag because it's easier to join the imperial empire.
If he stayed in OKC - they would've beat GS last year (with Steph's body breaking down). The other move that would've had immense potential for him would be to have gone back home to DC. That team would've won the east this year and that alone would've done more for his legacy (lifting the Wizards out of mediocrity to win the East) than winning the title with the Empire that invaded his village and burned his comrades at the stake.
60. "I’m with you. Fuck KD" In response to Reply # 27
>He's the most gifted scorer in the game and we've never seen >anything like him in terms of being a 7-foot sharp-shooter w/ >quickness and the ability to blow by you off the dribble. >He's Dirk 2.0. > >But unfortunately for him - I think his free-agent decision >will be a permanent stain on his legacy. He played on a great >team in OKC and - had Klay Thompson not had the game of his >life - they would've beaten GS in 2016 and advanced to their >2nd NBA Finals in the KD/Westbrook era. He was right there - >at the cusp - and then leaves to join the arch rival that just >beat him? > >He's KD. He can beat GS w/ the right pieces - he's that good. > The move to GS was like seeing a revolutionary army battle to >the brink against an imperialist force and then come *so* >close - but ultimately just throw in the white flag because >it's easier to join the imperial empire. > >If he stayed in OKC - they would've beat GS last year (with >Steph's body breaking down). The other move that would've had >immense potential for him would be to have gone back home to >DC. That team would've won the east this year and that alone >would've done more for his legacy (lifting the Wizards out of >mediocrity to win the East) than winning the title with the >Empire that invaded his village and burned his comrades at the >stake. > > > >-->
-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.
20. "you watched the one guy on one team win 6 titles in 6 consec *full* seas..." In response to Reply # 10
but this shit isnt fair?
the 2001 lakers literally *swept* the West on their way to what is still the most recent 3 peat in nba history, but somehow this is dominance never-before-seen?
40. "no one believes them but yes, post-truthism is here" In response to Reply # 37
>Dudes in here are on their Trump shit. Just continue >to act like the lies are true and people will beleive >them.
and they can be tricked into admitting it. thats really the only reason i engage...its funny to watch them kill their own arguments if you poke them with a stick enough.
8. "very similar 1st quarter to what happened in game 1" In response to Reply # 0
Rockets came out w/ great energy - but in game 1 they couldn't sustain it and looked worn out as the game went on - whereas Warriors looked fresh throughout.
Good 1Q by Houston - but they seemed to exert an awful lot of energy to build up a small 5-point lead, whereas GS doesn't even seem to have broken a sweat yet.
just seems to be like two thoroughbreds where they start out even - but ultimately the thoroughbred w/ the superior horsepower outpaces the other one as the race matures.
19. "they can win win if they keep getting to commit fouls with impunity" In response to Reply # 16
Harden and Paul push off on virtually every play, it takes the blatant kind at the end of the half to actually get called, it's disgraceful. There were also a couple of loose balls where the refs immediately went Houston's way like they were obvious calls.
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74. "lulz. you were expecting to hear paulie walnuts' voice." In response to Reply # 73
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51. "Draymond Green needs to be suspended or " In response to Reply # 0
punched in the face for those bitch assed shoves that the refs are letting him getaway with. How can he just push people making no effort to get the ball of any basketball play and the officials do nothing? Game one in the first minute of the game then tonight on Ariza...GTFOHWTBS son.
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