..Again, my bad for slacking last week.





*skatin' the rings of saturn*


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

Haynes confirmed that LeBron and the front office wanted Demar first (before exploring Russ deal), but the FO did not want to give Demar a 3 year deal (to open up space in 2023) - and thus they pivoted to Russ.

FO can't spin this one away.

>Haynes confirmed that LeBron and the front office wanted
>Demar first (before exploring Russ deal), but the FO did not
>want to give Demar a 3 year deal (to open up space in 2023) -
>and thus they pivoted to Russ.
>
>FO can't spin this one away.

How would that have worked? Demar was free agent, Russ was a trade

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

>How would that have worked? Demar was free agent, Russ was a
>trade

Not privy to the inside baseball on that - but apparently it was going to be a sign-and-trade. Haynes has reported on this and has been consistent about the Derozan deal being essentially done - except for the FO not wanting to commit to 3+ with Demar (which doesn't make any sense to me).

https://sports.yahoo.com/demar-derozan-opens-up-about-free-agency-move-i-felt-like-going-to-the-lakers-was-a-done-deal-180945526.html

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

Not convinced Pop would have given up DD for KCP and Kuzma to the Lakers but who knows.

If this is accurate- the FO is just so fucking dumb. But also there’s no way DD has an MVP level year on this Lakers squad.

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incredible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUjgBT355Sc


now approaching Kareem...


>..Again, my bad for slacking last week.
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>
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>*skatin' the rings of saturn*
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>..and miles to go before i sleep...

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the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

..this small ball line up ain't it.

They let Porzingis wreak havoc and blew a 16 pt lead against a team without Beal or Kuzma. Meanwhile, Howard was a healthy scratch.

Good grief © Charlie Brown.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


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

>..this small ball line up ain't it.
>
>They let Porzingis wreak havoc and blew a 16 pt lead against a
>team without Beal or Kuzma. Meanwhile, Howard was a healthy
>scratch.

I hate when he tries to do that small ball shit, its good offensively because it creates mismatches for Bron but we get destroyed defensively and on the boards.

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

>Meanwhile, Howard was a healthy
>scratch.

and even more perplexing with no deandre jordan.

dwight is damn near a saint for just taking it in stride all year.

earlier this season when he had Ariza guarding Joker for a significant stretch, with a straight face.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

His rotations are always so puzzling. Can’t imagine he’s here next year.

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LeBron SURELY isn't the only one who deserve blame. Outside of other players (Russ of course, etc) Vogel has been a disaster this year too..
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlgiritpmfo

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Beating Jokic and 'em with no Jarrett Allen available was no joke. That is one dude on that team that does not matchup well with the Cavs, and he's a problem in the passing game because his big ass can just one hand "Kevin Love" it to the open man.

Lauri Markkanen had a very respectable game against Denver.
Darius Garland is putting up LeBron "standard" numbers (he averages over 20 points and 10 assists for I don't know how many games since coming back into the lineup).

You might laugh but the Pistons are a HORRID matchup for the Cavs. Their big game is mid, but they have wings that can shoot and they move well without the ball. The Kryptonite of this team, who can not defend the 3 very well or at all.

Good on JBB bringing back Cedi for that one. He and Kevin Love know their roles. Just gotta execute.

Dean Wade is likely going to be out for a long while, maybe the rest of the season.

Lauri Markkanen was huge in this game as well. Dagger 3 just when the Cavs needed to keep the Pistons' 3 point shooters at bay.

Cade pissed off a lot of bettors with that garbage time (and I mean 2 seconds on the clock 3).


Toronto is on the Cavs' asses for that 6-slot. These wins really count now.

For the first time since LeBron left (both in 2010 and 2018), the Cavs will not have a losing season, now that they have crossed into 41 wins.

Good news.

Yes, I'm mad. Let's move on.

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6-22 tonight, and then tries to start a fight with Gobert AFTER the final buzzer.

And now Payne is in Louisville, nobody in the locker room to just body this dude.

Damn I miss Mase.

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to still watch the Knicks play this season. Too much stress and aggravation for me to stomach the heartache.

Outside of Randle stinking it up, I'm reading on social media the Thibs pulled Quickley and Toppin in the middle of a fourth quarter rally to sub in Randle and Fournier. I'm also reading that the Jazz stomped the Knicks' ears together as soon as those substitutions were made.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

Quick did a football pass to Obi for an easy dunk, cuts the Jazz lead to 5...there was about 5 minutes left in the game. Second unit had battled and cut the lead down. Numbskull subs in Juls and Fournier. Jazz immediately go on a 15-2 run. Ballgame.

McBride got 3 minutes of playing time, was plus 6. Never got back in the game and Mitchell ends up with 36.

Part of me wants us to win, but part of me wants the rest of the season to be this so Dolan will pull the trigger and get this bum out of the Garden.

I like our roster (even Juls) but I hate our coach. We aren't championship caliber, but we can grow into a conference finals type team and with the right coach, the final piece, whomever that may be, will WANT to play for NY. Who would come and play for this dipshit now after what he did to Kemba?

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We good!

That boy is a beast, and should be the number 1 draft pick. He scored 12 straight
down the stretch, and just bullied inside and out.

ALL HAIL THE KING of LOSING: LEBRON
Bulls | Bears | White Sox | Yankees | Notre Dame | Illinois | Chelsea | Real Madrid

Indeed--3/4 for 8 pts in 3 minutes (garbage time, but still..and against the best in the west)

Just wish Billy would include him in the rotation a bit more.

that was insane.

Year 19.

That shit was a regular ass dunk "on" a guy who.... stood still.

But even in those circumstances, Anthony Edwards has him beat by a lot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fzBaYgDLPI

Of course, he started the year by abusing BI:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxWioQtlbN0

Then there's this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEUm0LgJuzg

All of which are better and more vicious than what Lebron did to Love.

There's a ridiculous amount of hype over this dunk, so I thought it was something special.

But it was just a regular ol dunk with a guy who just tried to take a charge.

There are plenty of plays over the years I can use as examples, I’ll chill though.

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"The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in." - James Baldwin

Probably.

I think that Bron dunk gets remembered more than the ones you cited because of the context.

Year 19. Head was at rim-level. He Chambers'd him at 37. Never been seen/done before from a guy that age.

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>Probably.

Sure, if you’re a Lebron Stan with zero objectivity.

Even you had to do a lot of gymnastics to make it sound even remotely impressive.

There was nothing remotely noteworthy about it.

>There was nothing remotely noteworthy about it.

LOL this is such a miserable take. Enjoy though.

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Over what is, i objectively, a plain old dunk where one of the NBA’s worst defending big men stood still?

Not being absurdly excited and impressed by a mundane dunk is miserable?

No, if anything, you- a genuine Stan if ever there were one, be honest here- are overcompensating like a motherfucker, magnifying this into something that it objectively isn’t.

I get it though, get your silver linings where you can. Don’t let ojective reality cloud your fantasy view of things.

You didn't think LeBron in year 19 - a game after surpassing Malone to become #2 all time - dunking on a guy with his head *at* rim-level - in Cleveland in what was one of his last appearances there of his career - wasn't noteworthy at all?

Like, nothing to see here at all - nothing objectively cool about it.

In contrast, Malone was running on fumes at this stage of his career - as was virtually everyone else at this stage of their career.

LeBron? He's dunking on guys with his head at rim-level.

but yea - "objectively" nothing remarkable about it. lol.

Just enjoy the game - it's a sport. You're getting bent out of shape about a historic moment. No need to get big sad about it.
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Stop

He stood still and Bron charged into him.

The dunk isn't anymore OMG HOLY SHIT because of his age.

Your choice of words illustrates that you know this.

I said it wasn't *noteworthy*.

I didn't say it wasn't "cool"

Do you think everything "cool" is also "noteworthy"?

Noteworthy is his overall performance at this age, but that dunk in particular isn't a standout by any stretch.

And nobody is "bent out of shape" or "big sad" about anything, Stanley.

I just have eyes that aren't clouded by fanatic hero worship.

It was, objectively, a generic dunk in front of- not on, stop being ridiculous- a trash defender who didn't even try to make a play on the ball.

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You: this was amazing! He dunked on him and got really high!

Me: the defender stood still while he charged into him, and it was a pretty mundane dunk.

You: you’re right, it sucked.

wat

Lmao

What’s it like to be a caricature of a sports fan?
It’s not enough for you to lick the man’s asshole everytime he breaks a sweat
You need everyone else to do it too

and that it was "objectively" nothing special; not even worthy of commentary.

Essentially everyone (save for LeBron haters) disagree with you.

Of course they aren't being "objective" either, right?

Keep stanning for your team, giving us miserable human takes, and above everything else - get a genuine hug from somebody you love. You need that.

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-I didn't walk back a thing.

"cool" and "noteworthy" are two different things> I never said it wasn't "cool". I said it wasn't noteworthy.

you switched up the verbiage there, not me, and there's a reason for that.

-After that nonsense, you're now running to an appeal to popularity to justify what is objectively a bad take, as though a lot of people believing something makes it true.

There's a long ass list of things a lot of people believe, that don't stand up to the facts. And the fact here is, that was a regular ass dunk on a terrible defender who didn't make an effort to actually stop the play. The fact "essentially everyone" made a big deal out of it doesn't change that fact. It's not like we've never seen pretty much that exact same dunk a hundred times from Lebron.

By your argument, everything that a lot of people believe, must be true, by virtue of a lot of people believing in it. nearly everyone in the history of the world believes in a god of some sort, I suppose you believe that bullshit too.

So not only did you need to use different verbiage than I did to make your "point", you had to use what is, yet again, an objectively poor argument to get there.

-How am I "stanning for my team"? They're terrible and I've been consistent in wanting a serious overhaul. That is, objectively, the opposite of stanning

-get a genuine hug from somebody you love. You need that.

-That last line of yours is some bitch shit to say. Basically, you're doing everything someone does when they don't have much of an argument. It's funny because my son was hugging my shoulder and giving me a "thousand kisses" as he calls it, while I was reading that trash.

Nothing screams sycophant like having to resort to the idea that anyone who isn't over the top impressed by something mundane, must be miserable.

Which is fine, since I'm fine. But what really makes you a genuine piece of shit for that is, you don't really know whether that's true or not.

Because someone who is that "miserable", and in that much in need of affection, saying shit like that would make it that much worse. I do genuinely deal with rather severe depression and anxiety, stemming from diagnosed PTSD and other shit I won't bother telling your bitch ass about.

Fortunately for me, I have a handle on that shit- and no, not getting super duper excited over a Lebron dunk and engaging in a disagreeable discussion with a POS like you doesn't somehow mean that I don't.

Because a punk ass stan spewing bad opinions on the internet doesn't impact my emotions, Real-world things do, but not you.

But for someone who doesn't have a handle on it, or who actually places stock in things anonymous cowards like you say online, yeah, shit like that definitely makes it a lot worse.

So it says a lot about you that you need to stoop to that level just because someone isn't losing their mind over a fucking DUNK the way you are.

It's funny though. Trash like you always say shit like that, as though you got off a sick burn, bro, but you're just showcasing what a pile of human shit you are.

Congrats. I'm sure you'll have more opportunity to show exactly the sort of trash you are, and I'll be happy to point it out.

and I'm serious about that.

But note: you're the one throwing around insults left and right, name-calling like a child, and throwing a temper tantrum in here.

That says a lot more about you than anyone else.

It's great that you've got a handle on things. Many are going through a tough time right now - but that still doesn't excuse you from lashing out recklessly on the internet simply because somebody enjoyed watching an *objectively remarkable* basketball play.

You gonna roast Vince Carter next for considering this LeBron dunk to be dunk-of-the-year quality?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHgM6_CQW0s

But go ahead and have another name-calling outburst if it makes you feel better. We all need to vent sometimes.
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>and I'm serious about that.

Please. Your sincerity is feigned. Go fuck yourself with it

Hopefully the smiley face helps you understand that I'm not angry or lashing out- I'm laughing at you for being such a goddamned caricature.

>But note: you're the one throwing around insults left and
>right, name-calling like a child, and throwing a temper
>tantrum in here.

...no. I'm responding to the "hug" bullshit you said, and it's absolutely warranted. And it's hardly a "temper tantrum" to call your bitch ass out for doing bitch ass shit.

The difference here is, I'm overt with my shit. I don't do this mealy-mouthed fuckshit you do with that whole "you need a hug" bit.

You're trash for saying shit like that- and you don't get to claim the high ground just because I called your punk ass out for it.

Trash like you knows *exactly* what you're doing when you say that shit- and

You can pretend you have the high ground because I called you out for the piece of shit you are- but that's all it is, pretend. The facts don't agree with you.



>That says a lot more about you than anyone else.

A thousand laughing emojis to this nonsense.

>It's great that you've got a handle on things. Many are going
>through a tough time right now - but that still doesn't excuse
>you from lashing out recklessly on the internet simply because
>somebody enjoyed watching an *objectively remarkable*
>basketball play.

lmao nope, literally the opposite happened here. But again, you're a particular brand of trash, and gaslighting seems like your stock in trade when you get called out for it. "but you called me a name!" doesn't give you the high road, and it doesn't magically alter the course of events.

You can pretend that I said what I said over a disagreement over a dunk- but this shit is a written record, and that's not at all what happened. This is an objective, verifiable fact.


>You gonna roast Vince Carter next for considering this LeBron
>dunk to be dunk-of-the-year quality?
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHgM6_CQW0s

...no. Because I doubt he'd take the piece of shit tact you took if I disagreed with him. And if he did, then yeah, I'd call him out too.

I won't dignify your trash again though. I've seen your true colors a few times now, and I see you for what you are- and you are beneath me and my time.

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that's just how he plays "defense" at the rim at this point. LOL

Yes, I'm mad. Let's move on.

Jays | Cavs | Eagles | Sabres | Tarheels

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He didnt even dunk on him. Love tried to take the charge and Bron jumped over his leg.

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"The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in." - James Baldwin

He got dunked on, and it was impressive. Not dunk of the year, but a 37 year with his head at the rim is spectacular.

The shots he hit at the end of the game were better than the dunk tho.

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else lol

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

y'all binge-watching skip bayless still?

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"The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in." - James Baldwin

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That picture of him skying above K Love is the new lock screen / background for millions of kids across america today lol

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

Is truly nuts.

Whatever you think of the dunk itself...there are a bunch of dudes who came into the league AFTER Bron who are still playing that are shells of their former selves...and he's still doing THIS.

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(still one of my all-time favorite posts on this site)

They always got these little arguments and back and forth either on the court or on the bench , Royce O’Neale and Conley gotta be the constant mediators

There is no way this Utah team goes far with this core group

Edit had no idea Rudy gay was still in the league



>..Again, my bad for slacking last week.
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>*skatin' the rings of saturn*
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>..and miles to go before i sleep...

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1506057367733080072

steve nash 'remains optimistic' he will play this season lol.

nets management done had nash looking crazy this entire year. dude need to 'no comment' everything from here on out.

They're not one size fits all, and will impact everyone differently, but that shit can linger like a motherfucker.

Everyone is probably better off if Ben just takes the rest of the season to heal as much as possible.

Just like before he was injured and they were top of the East.

Nets are 6-1 in their last 7 (including signature wins over Sixers/Jazz), and would be 7-0 without a buzzer-beater loss to the Mavs.

They've got elite role players stepping up big. KD is back to being KD, which means Nets can beat anyone - with or without Ben Simmons.

But if/when Ben actually plays and Kyrie can actually play full-time? Yikes. Scary Hours get even scarier IMO.

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teams will send another defender at KD and make him give up the ball and force someone else to beat them

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

with Kyrie & Harden both being injured.

I ain't counting this team out.

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and I dont trust Nash in a 7 game series vs Spolestra, Budenholzer or even Doc Rivers


>But if/when Ben actually plays and Kyrie can actually play
>full-time? Yikes. Scary Hours get even scarier IMO.
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that's next season.

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

I’m sure even that has run its course
Bout to get Sean Marks fiyah’d
He’s part owner? Does he fire himself?
So many questions…but I’d rather Little Ben just went away

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If you can't understand it without an explanation

you can't understand it with an explanation

your team crumbles the second embiid comes off the floor


>I’m sure even that has run its course
>Bout to get Sean Marks fiyah’d
>He’s part owner? Does he fire himself?
>So many questions…but I’d rather Little Ben just went away
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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

I expect some sort of grievance to be filed by BKN
There were leaks about Little Ben filing a grievance to recoup money he forfeited by quitting
I expect BKN has some grounds to at least file a motion or two
...and I ASSume they're going to be mad AF when they don't win a chip... again...
We traded a dude with a herniated disc
...and there were implications of tampering...
I'm not 'worried' about our bench
I just want Little Ben to go away.

Weird reply a day after we beat a full strength Heat #1 seed without Harden and Jo...?

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If you can't understand it without an explanation

you can't understand it with an explanation

>Weird reply a day after we beat a full strength Heat #1 seed
>without Harden and Jo...?

I missed that game , I was referring to the Toronto loss

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the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

They play well, or something fun happens.

I mean, they'll probably lose the play in game (honestly a game vs NOP especially if AD is back will be fun, I hope) but every 5 games or so I get a glimmer of hope that not ALL is lost in this year.

Honestly the coolest thing has been seeing Lebron breaking records wearing a Laker jersey.

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