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Really excited for these finals

CuntWaffle
CuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,499
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This will be the first Finals where I'm 100% Lebron. I was a hater until what he did in the finals last year. Hated him when he went to Miami and he was talking shit when the only "accomplishment" he had was getting clown shoed by the Spurs in his only finals appearance. He lost to Dwight Howard one year for Christ's sake.

Now that he has HIS team it's fun watching him every night be the floor general that he is. I love seeing him chew out his own guys constantly on the floor when the fuck up. You can see how much winning really means to him. He doesn't talk anymore he just plays and he fucking destroys teams by himself.

This is a big finals for him. If he wins he is breathing down Jordan's neck and if he loses then he will have a lot of catching up to do. I also fucking hate what the Warriors have done to basketball. It's not fun watching a team just chuck up deep 3s all the time. Durant is good but he is a huge pussy and I hope Lebron crushes his ring chasing dreams into oblivion.

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  • Gladstone
    Gladstone Member Posts: 16,419
    I am of the same mind. He won me over after last year. Incredible. If he beats this GSW team he passes Jordan. Words I never thought I'd say.

    Go Cavs.
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,674 Founders Club
    I'm just glad Boston finally realized they need to get rid of IT
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  • CuntWaffle
    CuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,499
    PurpleThrobber said:

    So you all hate basketball where the players actually pass the ball to one another?

    GSW 30 assists per game

    CLE 22.6

    Chinteresting logic.

    And Cleveland jacks threes at a higher rate that Golden State as well. (40.2% of possessions- second in the NBA of possession vs. 36% for GSW sixth in the NBA).

    Yea but still
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  • Kaepsknee
    Kaepsknee Member Posts: 14,913
    Golden State despite shooting a lot of 3's moves the ball around as good as any team ever. They are a clinic on Offense and they have a top 3 defense as well.

    The NBA has changed dramatically in that every team shoots more 3's than the team that shot the most 10 years ago. Even back to 10 years ago, teams drafted the best athletes hoping they could teach them skills.

    Now the smart teams draft the most skilled players with the athleticism to make it,

    LeBron proved that you can never count him out and Lue schemed to take Thompson and Curry out of the series in the 2nd half of it last year. While Thompson has more or less taken himself out of the playoffs offensively, Cleveland won't be able to do that this year with Durant out there.

    If LeBron can pull this one out, He nudges up right beside Jordan as the GOAT.

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  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    NOC.
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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    Can't we just be happy that the 50 week off-season is almost over?
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  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    TierbsHsotBoobs said:

    Can't we just be happy that the 50 week off-season is almost over?

    It never began... GSW will run a train on the Cavs.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,715 Founders Club
    The Cavs are the best under dog ever. Golden State is going for their third* straight title. The Cavs know if they lose that's how it will be written.

    I don't have much use for we would have won bullshit. YOU BLEW A 3-1 LEAD YOU FUCKING IDIOTS.

    The Warriors' owner is talking shit. Green is talking about destroying the Cavs.

    Golden State will win the first game by 30 then lose 4 straight as Durrant chokes again against James.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    RaceBannon said:

    The Cavs are the best under dog ever. Golden State is going for their third* straight title. The Cavs know if they lose that's how it will be written.

    I don't have much use for we would have won bullshit. YOU BLEW A 3-1 LEAD YOU FUCKING IDIOTS.

    The Warriors' owner is talking shit. Green is talking about destroying the Cavs.

    Golden State will win the first game by 30 then lose 4 straight as Durrant chokes again against James.

    disagree
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  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    RaceBannon said:

    dnc said:

    RaceBannon said:

    The Cavs are the best under dog ever. Golden State is going for their third* straight title. The Cavs know if they lose that's how it will be written.

    I don't have much use for we would have won bullshit. YOU BLEW A 3-1 LEAD YOU FUCKING IDIOTS.

    The Warriors' owner is talking shit. Green is talking about destroying the Cavs.

    Golden State will win the first game by 30 then lose 4 straight as Durrant chokes again against James.

    disagree
    I see your disagree and raise you a disagree you idiot
    Christ.
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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,098
    edited May 2017
    RaceBannon said:

    The Cavs are the best under dog ever. Golden State is going for their third* straight title. The Cavs know if they lose that's how it will be written.

    I don't have much use for we would have won bullshit. YOU BLEW A 3-1 LEAD YOU FUCKING IDIOTS.

    The Warriors' owner is talking shit. Green is talking about destroying the Cavs.

    Golden State will win the first game by 30 then lose 4 straight as Durrant chokes again against James.

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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,098
    I don't know a single person that is a basketball purist that doesn't love watching Golden State play ...

    They move the ball consistently ...

    Their off the ball movement is spectacular ...

    They routinely show that they play for each other and put team accomplishments above individual stats ...

    As Pop said after the Western Finals, what the Warriors don't get credit for is how good defensively they are ... when they lock in defensively and mirror that with their elite offensive game it's as pure of basketball as you get ...

    If you want to get critical with the way the Warriors play it's that every once in a while they (Curry in particular) will take some 3's that in an ideal world aren't the best of shots ... but it's part of their game and nobody looks sideways about it ...

    Forget any BS reason as to why KD went to the Warriors and particularly the narrative about chasing a ring ... he went to GS because of the unselfishness and team atmosphere that is inline with how he views the game (go listen/read any interview before/during the season) and the antithesis of what OKC was ...

    GS pissed away the Finals last year and they know it ... the Cavs to me look like a Sark type team in that they are great front runners but sometimes can get a little ragged when they get punched in the mouth. GS is by far the better defensive team. The only thing that the Cavs do better defensively than GS is play more physical (helped them big time last year in the Finals) ... I suspect that this will be in an issue in this year's Finals. GS has multiple people that can at least compete against LBJ ... which is a huge aspect to slowing down the Cavs from just getting whatever they want when teams can't.

    I'd be very surprised if the Warriors didn't win this series in at most 5 games.
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  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    Basketball is fucking boring when does football start?
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  • CuntWaffle
    CuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,499
    edited May 2017
    Tequilla said:

    I don't know a single person that is a basketball purist that doesn't love watching Golden State play ...

    They move the ball consistently ...

    Their off the ball movement is spectacular ...

    They routinely show that they play for each other and put team accomplishments above individual stats ...

    As Pop said after the Western Finals, what the Warriors don't get credit for is how good defensively they are ... when they lock in defensively and mirror that with their elite offensive game it's as pure of basketball as you get ...

    If you want to get critical with the way the Warriors play it's that every once in a while they (Curry in particular) will take some 3's that in an ideal world aren't the best of shots ... but it's part of their game and nobody looks sideways about it ...

    Forget any BS reason as to why KD went to the Warriors and particularly the narrative about chasing a ring ... he went to GS because of the unselfishness and team atmosphere that is inline with how he views the game (go listen/read any interview before/during the season) and the antithesis of what OKC was ...

    GS pissed away the Finals last year and they know it ... the Cavs to me look like a Sark type team in that they are great front runners but sometimes can get a little ragged when they get punched in the mouth. GS is by far the better defensive team. The only thing that the Cavs do better defensively than GS is play more physical (helped them big time last year in the Finals) ... I suspect that this will be in an issue in this year's Finals. GS has multiple people that can at least compete against LBJ ... which is a huge aspect to slowing down the Cavs from just getting whatever they want when teams can't.

    I'd be very surprised if the Warriors didn't win this series in at most 5 games.

    Tldr
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,015
    RoadDawg55 said:

    Shove your "purist" bullshit up your cunt Tequilla.

    Except his points are absolutely correct. I'd say Dubs in 6 but wouldn't be surprised at all with either a sweep or 5 game series.

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  • ThomasFremont
    ThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    LeBron chased a ring, KD chased a ring. They're both good players irregardless.

    Save the sanctimonious right vs wrong crap for church.
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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    edited May 2017
    Tequilla said:

    I don't know a single person that is a basketball purist that doesn't love watching Golden State play ...

    They move the ball consistently ...

    Their off the ball movement is spectacular ...

    They routinely show that they play for each other and put team accomplishments above individual stats ...

    As Pop said after the Western Finals, what the Warriors don't get credit for is how good defensively they are ... when they lock in defensively and mirror that with their elite offensive game it's as pure of basketball as you get ...

    If you want to get critical with the way the Warriors play it's that every once in a while they (Curry in particular) will take some 3's that in an ideal world aren't the best of shots ... but it's part of their game and nobody looks sideways about it ...

    Forget any BS reason as to why KD went to the Warriors and particularly the narrative about chasing a ring ... he went to GS because of the unselfishness and team atmosphere that is inline with how he views the game (go listen/read any interview before/during the season) and the antithesis of what OKC was ...

    GS pissed away the Finals last year and they know it ... the Cavs to me look like a Sark type team in that they are great front runners but sometimes can get a little ragged when they get punched in the mouth. GS is by far the better defensive team. The only thing that the Cavs do better defensively than GS is play more physical (helped them big time last year in the Finals) ... I suspect that this will be in an issue in this year's Finals. GS has multiple people that can at least compete against LBJ ... which is a huge aspect to slowing down the Cavs from just getting whatever they want when teams can't.

    I'd be very surprised if the Warriors didn't win this series in at most 5 games.

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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    allpurpleallgold said:

    ThomasFremont said:

    LeBron chased a ring, KD chased a ring. They're both good players irregardless.

    Save the sanctimonious right vs wrong crap for church.

    Lebron, Wade and Bosh made their own team and that team didn't win until Lebron embraced being the man. Golden State already won a championship and then won 73 games. Durant's a dick rider.
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  • ThomasFremont
    ThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    allpurpleallgold said:

    ThomasFremont said:

    LeBron chased a ring, KD chased a ring. They're both good players irregardless.

    Save the sanctimonious right vs wrong crap for church.

    Lebron, Wade and Bosh made their own team and that team didn't win until Lebron embraced being the man. Golden State already won a championship and then won 73 games. Durant's a dick rider.
    If are bashing dick riders, I am OUT.

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  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    BRB JO.
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  • RavennaDawg
    RavennaDawg Member Posts: 846
    ThomasFremont said:

    LeBron chased a ring, KD chased a ring. They're both good players irregardless.

    Save the sanctimonious right vs wrong crap for church.

    Everybody chases a ring. It's just that for some players, chasing a ring means staying put.

    Except for Westbrook. He chases stats.
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  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    What's actually hilarious is if Westbrook didn't make sure to average a triple double the same guys ripping him for doing it would now be ripping him for not doing it. Saw the same shit with Kobe. He scored like 60 points in 3 quarters once and took himself out of the game, everyone crushed him. Then weeks later he scores 81 and everyone crushed him.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    allpurpleallgold said:

    What's actually hilarious is if Westbrook didn't make sure to average a triple double the same guys ripping him for doing it would now be ripping him for not doing it. Saw the same shit with Kobe. He scored like 60 points in 3 quarters once and took himself out of the game, everyone crushed him. Then weeks later he scores 81 and everyone crushed him.

    It's a little different since Kobe has a hand full of jewelry. He never had to choose between stats or rings, he could chase both.

    When Westbrook resigned in OKC he chose chasing stats over chasing a ring. That's not necessarily all bad, there's a pro loyalty part of me that respects it when a star resigns with the team who drafted him, even if they aren't a winner. But in this case especially Westbrook clearly wanted the chance to not just stay put but rack up stats.

    Mission accomplished.
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  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    That would be great except when Kobe scored 81 he had 3 rings and was getting crushed for not winning without Shaq.

    I don't know how you can know what Westbrook was thinking. He also took the deal that guaranteed the most money now and increased his future earning potential. There's something else you can crush him for.

    Also I crushed Durant for not winning it last year and I'll crush him for winning it this year. We all do it.
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