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OkMong
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OkMong
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So WOW! Here are some necessary polls due to recent development: Poll: Can the Warriors overcome the Thunders? Yes (9) No (9) 18 total votes Your vote: Can the Warriors overcome the Thunders? | ||
Jibba
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Scarecrow
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3-6 seeds in the east all tied and Charlotte really not getting the best of it. I can't see them beating miami | ||
NovaTheFeared
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Malinor
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On April 14 2016 12:55 Scarecrow wrote: Thunder got pretty lucky, the depleted Grizz make for such an easy first round. Dallas will give the Spurs a few problems but ultimately lose as usual. The table seems wrong. Dallas should play Oklahoma. The Spurs should be up against the Grizzlies. At least that's what it says on ESPN. Dallas had the Tie-Breaker against the Grizzlies, so they should be 6th. | ||
rabidch
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On April 15 2016 06:10 Malinor wrote: The table seems wrong. Dallas should play Oklahoma. The Spurs should be up against the Grizzlies. At least that's what it says on ESPN. Dallas had the Tie-Breaker against the Grizzlies, so they should be 6th. ^ this is correct from what i have seen | ||
OkMong
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On April 15 2016 06:10 Malinor wrote: The table seems wrong. Dallas should play Oklahoma. The Spurs should be up against the Grizzlies. At least that's what it says on ESPN. Dallas had the Tie-Breaker against the Grizzlies, so they should be 6th. got you fam. thanks | ||
c3rberUs
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andrewlt
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I'd still be scared of the Rockets if I'm the Dubs. Last year, they gave both Steph and Klay concussions and that's without Patrick Beverly. They have Beverly back this year and the Dubs still need to win three rounds after this to get the championship. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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On April 14 2016 12:52 Jibba wrote: Playoff Lebron is pretty terrifying, but as a whole I'm glad we're playing the Cavs instead of Raptors. Andre can actually feast on TT/Mozgov, whereas Toronto's bigs give him fits. KCP on Kyrie should be good too. Morris is going to play his heart out guarding Lebron, but I have a feeling Lebron is still going to drop 40 on us a couple of times. I'm guessing it's a 5 game series, with 3 of the games being close. Lowry's elbow is fucked. | ||
Vindicare605
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Eastern Conference is much harder to call, I can see any of the lower seeded teams except perhaps Indiana stealing a game 1. Any thoughts? Only betting to win. | ||
Jerubaal
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rabidch
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On April 15 2016 22:14 c3rberUs wrote: The Trailblazers got that far up? o.O west is a lot weaker than previous years | ||
Xeris
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c3rberUs
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Yeah. However I was under the impression that the trailblazers were barely sniffing the playoffs then lo and behold they're the 5th seed. Overall, it feels like the east is more balanced as opposed to the top-heavy west. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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On April 16 2016 12:31 Xeris wrote: Praying with all my might for a Detroit upset against the Cavs. I'm so sad that Bosh isn't in this, I think Miami could challenge the Cavs w/ Bosh, that team is sick good. It's super unfortunate that they're essentially wasting a healthy season of Wade by not having Bosh around. =[ did miami/bosh ever officially acknowledge he has a blood clot issues? | ||
Jerubaal
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JimmyJRaynor
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"Bosh has been sidelined since the All-Star break with an undisclosed medical condition." http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15212128/chris-bosh-miami-heat-gives-emotional-address-teammates-ahead-postseason so, no, miami/bosh has not ackowledged its a blood clot. it could be something more complex than a blood clot. it could be a blood clot plus something that makes you more susceptible to them that Bosh is battling. 9+ hours of basketball today | ||
Jerubaal
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ZenithM
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Jerubaal
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Because then they could 4/20 Blaze it. | ||
Jerubaal
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xDaunt
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virpi
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RowdierBob
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Houston is mauling Curry off the ball and wondering why they're getting whistled. They're just a lazy team. | ||
Jerubaal
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....I mean... I hope everyone has fun and stays healthy. | ||
jmbthirteen
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Scarecrow
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On April 17 2016 05:05 Jerubaal wrote: Houston seems like another organization that has done many smart things, but a few missteps/bad luck have hindered them. Well they looked pretty smart making the conference finals (thanks to the clips) but picking up low character/effort guys like Harden/Howard really came back to bite them this season. The coach change did nothing for them either | ||
Xeris
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On April 17 2016 12:25 Scarecrow wrote: Well they looked pretty smart making the conference finals (thanks to the clips) but picking up low character/effort guys like Harden/Howard really came back to bite them this season. The coach change did nothing for them either Of all the stupid people Houston picked up, you cite Harden among them as being part of the problem? How about picking up horrible chemistry/bad attitude players in Josh Smith/Ty Lawson? Bill Simmons always says, a team can have 1 head case, but not 2, and that seems to have been in full effect in Houston. Picking up those 2 guys totally set the tone for a shit season. Harden didn't help by coming into the season out of shape, that's for sure, and Howard has been bad in terms of his attitude this year by all accounts. Houston did a lot of smart things, but their biggest problem, that many people seem to agree with, is that their focus purely on putting together a team that looked good on paper while ignoring things like personality, fit, and chemistry, has been their downfall. They put together a team that just doesn't get along from A to Z it seems like. | ||
Scarecrow
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On April 18 2016 01:40 Xeris wrote: Of all the stupid people Houston picked up, you cite Harden among them as being part of the problem? Yes, I'm aware they went out of their way to surround him with toxicity, but as the face of the team his on-court leadership has been pathetic. To have your superstar MVP candidate, who has previously shown he can defend (2014/15), to give 0 effort on one end of the floor just kills team morale. Not to mention his all-time record in turnovers this season. The team's been a huge disappointment this season and I see Harden's behavior at the core of it. | ||
Jibba
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On April 18 2016 02:10 Scarecrow wrote: Yes, I'm aware they went out of their way to surround him with toxicity, but as the face of the team his on-court leadership has been pathetic. To have your superstar MVP candidate, who has previously shown he can defend (2014/15), to give 0 effort on one end of the floor just kills team morale. Not to mention his all-time record in turnovers this season. The team's been a huge disappointment this season and I see Harden's behavior at the core of it. I agree. I think Josh Smith has actually been pretty decent in Houston and he's never truly been that bad of a locker room presence (I always said Monroe was a bigger problem than Smith on the Pistons), just a dumb player. He didn't look as lackadaisical as Harden last night. The reffing was definitely not fair, but that's not why Houston got smacked around. Trying to rough up Curry was a stupid move. You can play Curry really tough, like the Pistons and C's do, without trying to knock him down. He might be slight but he's not soft. | ||
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Jerubaal
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Djagulingu
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Kraznaya
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On April 18 2016 17:43 Djagulingu wrote: East has a real big chance for a 5 6 7 8 conference semis. Indiana already took home court advantage and Pistons and Celtics were this close. Charlotte needs to Mann Up though. avery bradley is out and you're delusional if you think lebron can lose 4 games in the first round | ||
Djagulingu
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On April 18 2016 17:53 Kraznaya wrote: avery bradley is out and you're delusional if you think lebron can lose 4 games in the first round LeBron won't lose 4 games in the first round, Cavaliers will. Pistons have a real chance in taking down Cavaliers in the first round. 2007 Warriors real. Also, the gap between matchups in the entire conference has never been any smaller. #3 to #6 having the same number of wins in the regular season? I don't remember such a thing in the NBA history. Also, Pistons were up 3-1 against Cavaliers in the regular season. Why not in playoffs? | ||
andrewlt
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I was really hoping for GS to blow out Rockets and Clippers in short series so both get broken up in the offseason. Curry's ankle put a damper on things. Even 1 win might convince Morey to keep that toxic core together. | ||
Jibba
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On April 18 2016 23:17 Djagulingu wrote: LeBron won't lose 4 games in the first round, Cavaliers will. Pistons have a real chance in taking down Cavaliers in the first round. 2007 Warriors real. Also, the gap between matchups in the entire conference has never been any smaller. #3 to #6 having the same number of wins in the regular season? I don't remember such a thing in the NBA history. Also, Pistons were up 3-1 against Cavaliers in the regular season. Why not in playoffs? 1 of the regular season games (the final game) shouldn't count, as both teams were resting most of their starters. We were 2-1 and we play the Cavs well, but Lebron was not at his current level and Love definitely wasn't at the level he was last night. Everyone's really impressed with yesterday's performance (rightfully so), but there's still a pretty real chance we get swept. We shot out of our minds yesterday and it's unlikely to happen again. I also worry that Reggie is going to keep having a bad time, both on offense and defense. Also, Love at the 5 destroyed us and we'll need to come up with a better solution - possibly having Drummond try to punish him more. It's funny - back in the day Chauncey actually used to cover Lebron part of the time. Reggie is definitely not able to hold his ground like Chauncey could. I'll still say 4-1 Cavs. I'm just hoping we can force Lue to play Lebron 40+ mpg, and Kyrie never goes off. | ||
RowdierBob
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xDaunt
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Jerubaal
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On April 19 2016 09:37 RowdierBob wrote: These games demonstrate why signing DeRozan to a max will be brutal for whichever team does it. Building a good team is irrelevant. Just keep the fans somewhat entertained. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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On April 19 2016 09:37 RowdierBob wrote: These games demonstrate why signing DeRozan to a max will be brutal for whichever team does it. In the regular season he relies on chintzy/cheeseball foul calls that don't get made in the post season; he gets flustered out of his comfort zone and his confidence starts to slide. Also when he goes a long time without a nice zen-like free throw routine his decision-making degrades. its a good thing he is not a baseball player because he'd need therapy every time he went 0 for 10. | ||
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Xeris
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c3rberUs
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On April 19 2016 11:50 JimmyJRaynor wrote: I'm going with the Lebron t-shirt theory on what happened to OKC's shooting tonight. I think they wore it in the first game too? T-shirt jerseys are some of the worst uniform ideas ever. | ||
Scarecrow
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On April 19 2016 12:04 Xeris wrote: 7-33, truly a kobe-esque performance Auditioning for LA? | ||
Jibba
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It's just bonkers to me that there's a guy in the league who can bang in the post against Howard/Cousins/Randolph, switch onto guards and stay in front of them, and then orchestrate the offense. And he's a pretty good 3pt shooter. | ||
ghrur
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On April 19 2016 15:54 Jibba wrote: Am I crazy for thinking both Dray and Curry are transcendental players? Obviously there's been other great tandems, but I can't think of any others who redefined the position so much. Maybe Shaq and Penny? It's just bonkers to me that there's a guy in the league who can bang in the post against Howard/Cousins/Randolph, switch onto guards and stay in front of them, and then orchestrate the offense. And he's a pretty good 3pt shooter. I think Curry is transcedental, but I don't think Draymond is. I'd argue Leonard is equal to Draymond if not better. | ||
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Xeris
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On April 20 2016 04:58 andrewlt wrote: Leonard is better than Draymond at what he does, but Draymond does more things. On defense, Leonard is a better defender at 1-3 and probably stretch 4 but Draymond routinely defends 1-5. On offense, Leonard is better at 3-pt shooting and posting up but Draymond can play point forward as well. Kawhi can't guard 5's | ||
Scarecrow
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Jerubaal
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Jibba
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The refs were pretty terrible but in our favor tonight. I guess the $25k fine was worth it. | ||
Jerubaal
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Xeris
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On April 22 2016 04:39 Jerubaal wrote: Yes, Stanley Johnson, Lebron has been pasted by Shawn Marion and Kawhi Leonard, but you, losing 0-2, you're the one who finally got inside his head. ya... lol ;; | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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no... it was Bismack Biyombo. | ||
Jibba
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Jaaaaasper
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Disregard
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Doraemon
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RowdierBob
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On April 22 2016 14:18 Jaaaaasper wrote: Ahahahaha fuck draymond and bogut. Bogut trying to rip Howards arm out of the socket and then Green tackling Beasely after he lost the game. Ahahahahahahahahahahah How those Celtics going? | ||
RowdierBob
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On April 22 2016 15:47 Doraemon wrote: still cant believe how much shit draymond gets away with He's KG-level good at what he does. | ||
Jaaaaasper
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Losing becuase their second best player is out, their third best player is playing hurt, and one of their few outside shooters is somewhere between out and hurt. This shouldn't be surprising. | ||
Masheyoon
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On April 22 2016 13:52 Jibba wrote: Klay Thompson is gifted, but he is a dumb player. Even if that shot had gone in, I'd still argue it was stupid. He was way too far out, isn't Stephen Curry, and had plenty of time on the shot clock. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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On April 23 2016 02:46 Jaaaaasper wrote: Losing becuase their second best player is out, their third best player is playing hurt, and one of their few outside shooters is somewhere between out and hurt. This shouldn't be surprising. give atlanta some credit ? isn't Atlanta almost the exact same team as they were last year except Carroll is in TO? i think Atlanta is a pretty good team. | ||
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Scarecrow
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reaction to hardens go ahead bucket with 2 seconds left. As I said before, he's at the core of the cancer in this squad. Seems like they really hate him and just want the season to be over. Harden calling his teammates out for lack of effort probably doesnt help. | ||
zev318
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xDaunt
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On April 23 2016 08:18 zev318 wrote: what is the point of nba continously pointing out that a foul was or was not called? it doesnt do anyone any good, the losing team still lost. what they should be doing is actually reviewing the calls live, slows the game down? sure, but i'd take that over a statement that pretty much means fuck all We should publicly flog the officials. | ||
Jerubaal
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On April 23 2016 08:18 zev318 wrote: what is the point of nba continously pointing out that a foul was or was not called? it doesnt do anyone any good, the losing team still lost. what they should be doing is actually reviewing the calls live, slows the game down? sure, but i'd take that over a statement that pretty much means fuck all Plz no. I would prefer if the game was officiated relatively evenly over the whole game. Although I wouldn't mind the league saying Ray Allen fouled the shit out of Manu in Game 6. | ||
AgentW
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Doraemon
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On April 23 2016 07:17 Scarecrow wrote: https://vine.co/v/iFVpQMzWBhO reaction to hardens go ahead bucket with 2 seconds left. As I said before, he's at the core of the cancer in this squad. Seems like they really hate him and just want the season to be over. Harden calling his teammates out for lack of effort probably doesnt help. whats there to celebrate. we lost to lillard with less time. we took back the lead in the span of 5 seconds. people wil find a story where there is none. | ||
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Jibba
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On April 23 2016 10:17 AgentW wrote: The near side, right hand sideline of fans in this Pistons' game is like a 6th man. Looked like they interfered with a JR Smith made three a minute ago and then grabbed a ball that was questionably still in play. It's a great subplot. He should be banned from those seats. He's the guy who took a shot after the ball went out of bounds during the season. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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On April 23 2016 08:18 zev318 wrote: what is the point of nba continously pointing out that a foul was or was not called? it doesnt do anyone any good, the losing team still lost. what they should be doing is actually reviewing the calls live, slows the game down? sure, but i'd take that over a statement that pretty much means fuck all in light of the tim donaghy debacle.. the NBA must hang their officials out to dry in order to make it obvious to the public that if any corruption exists it does not go all the way to the top. that is the NBA's motive. | ||
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Scarecrow
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On April 23 2016 10:26 Doraemon wrote: people wil find a story where there is none. You're delusional if you think houston doesnt have massive chemistry issues. A golf clap and blank expressions is not how a team reacts when their playoffs hopes were basically 1 miss away from dead. It was the biggest bucket of their season and they looked like they were watching a golden oldie halftime dance routine. They clearly werent invested in the play/result. It would be a strange set of reactions in a regular season game. | ||
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Jerubaal
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Not a great game by the Spurs, but Leonard has that Jordan-esque turnaround that's a thing of beauty to watch. | ||
Jerubaal
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On April 23 2016 11:55 Jaaaaasper wrote: Never doubt the little guy!!!!!!!!!! You mean like Isaiah Thomas? | ||
ZenithM
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https://vine.co/v/iU7dIE2x90L | ||
c3rberUs
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On April 25 2016 02:00 ZenithM wrote: Marcus Smart's beautiful flopping. https://vine.co/v/iU7dIE2x90L He looked like his puppeteer suddenly pulled him up then set him down. Haha | ||
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Masheyoon
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EDIT: Curry gets re-injured and ... Warriors win by 20+ points. | ||
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andrewlt
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Jerubaal
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On April 25 2016 10:09 andrewlt wrote: The spirit of Jack Haley doesn't like the Dubs breaking his season record. The guy who played the Tin Man? | ||
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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15317976/los-angeles-lakers-byron-scott-another-franchise-worst | ||
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On April 26 2016 00:30 JimmyJRaynor wrote: if any one cares, the lakers fired scott. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15317976/los-angeles-lakers-byron-scott-another-franchise-worst Damnit he was so great for the rest of the league right where he was | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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soft tissue injuries that are not complete tears requiring surgery are a guess on the part of the DRs. strains, sprains, pulls, tendonitis, etc.. its a lot of guess work in the prognosis. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15355497/steph-curry-injury-reshapes-playoff-picture-wins-now-nba http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15355486/stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors-least-2-weeks-sprained-mcl also, in the above article they say he'll be "re evaluated in 2 weeks". That does not mean he'll be back in game-ready-shape in 2 weeks. | ||
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cLutZ
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People hate wearing braces. | ||
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Jerubaal
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I wouldn't mind losing to KD/Donatello if I knew they'd take the ring. | ||
ZenithM
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On April 26 2016 14:05 icystorage wrote: i think we just won the series with the cp3 injury Not really happy it happens that way (if happen it does :D), but I'll take it. | ||
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MassHysteria
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On April 27 2016 04:44 cLutZ wrote: ESPN must be hemmoraging money letting Skip Bayless leave. That program generates more interest than the rest of thier studio shows combined. Skip knows nothing about nothing... he belongs at Fox. you need Don Cherry level game knowledge of 1 specific sport to get paid what they are prolly handing Bayless. On April 27 2016 06:20 xDaunt wrote: Curry's knee sprain doesn't quite look like a disaster for the Warriors anymore. The Warriors won't need him against either the Clippers or the Trailblazers. He should have plenty of time to get reasonably healthy. is it gonna be the Hyperberic Chamber or Prolotherapy or Stem Cell injections... soft tissue injury recovery prognosis is a lot of guess work. Curry can make 1 wrong twist or move and be right back to the state he is in today. let me get out my crystal ball... | ||
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On April 27 2016 07:50 JimmyJRaynor wrote: Skip knows nothing about nothing... he belongs at Fox. you need Don Cherry level game knowledge of 1 specific sport to get paid what they are prolly handing Bayless. Irrelevant. They continue to have Chris Berman. They still have Jemele Hill and Michael Smith with that dumpster fire, they still have Steven A. Smith, who is just a worse version of Skip. They let Dan Lebatard do like 50 shows, all woeful. There are 70 guys they should have let go before Skip if we are doing a "smartness" test, and none of them besides Mickey&Mickey actually drive ratings. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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Michael Landsberg: you're lucky your wife's family owns like 25% of Canada otherwise you'd be out of a job. the way Turner's head snapped back when JV hit his chest i thought he was trying to draw a 2 minute high sticking penalty. | ||
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zev318
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raptors LUL, i honestly feel sad for toronto sports fans who support the teams here. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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Bizmack Biyombo was in the key for like 12 seconds. LOL. the Raptors are getting every call. On April 27 2016 09:15 zev318 wrote: raptors LUL, i honestly feel sad for toronto sports fans who support the teams here. the Toronto Blue Jays are the last Canadian team to win a championship. the Vancouver Grizzlies are in Memphis. Things are OK in TO. | ||
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bad calls happen... they are part of the game, and ya NASA bullshits about stuff and fucks up their budgets every year.. i'm just getting sick of hearing that the earth is flat and that the NBA doesn't want playoff games in canada. the whining in Toronto about the refereeing has got to stop... or at least keep it down to a dull roar. Lowry and JV should try an experiment and try shutting up in game 6. | ||
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Xeris
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It's wild. I know injuries played a role but what the hell. | ||
andrewlt
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Kevin McHale recently said that you have to feed Dwight the ball every now and then to keep him happy. But you can't do it too often because his back is in terrible shape and he can't move his hips well anymore. | ||
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Jerubaal
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JK, idgaf. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15425744/andre-drummond-detroit-pistons-willing-consider-underhand-free-throws-coach-stan-van-gundy-says i hope he tries it and i hope it works | ||
JimmyJRaynor
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Biyombo has mugged 4 guys under the Raptors hoop with no calls. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15430821/los-angeles-lakers-agree-deal-luke-walton-new-head-coach Dwight Howard auditioning for a spot at Center with the Warriors. https://streamable.com/8e6v On April 30 2016 10:36 Xeris wrote: Go pacers... actually dunno, don't really care about the result I think nobody challenges the Cavs, so the east is mad boring if lowry's elbow were ok the raptors could give the cavs a good series. but like i said before the series started and in late march... his elbow is fucked and he can't get in the shooting practice he could in the 1st half of the year. the pacers know lowry's elbow is fucked and they're defending him accordingly... they are playing way off of him and daring him to shoot 3s. | ||
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On April 30 2016 15:29 Xeris wrote: there's a 0% chance the raptors could challenge the cavs regardless of how lowry's elbows are. the raptors may be the worst 56 win team ever. they are the same as any 56 win team in a weak division. when a 56 win team in a weak division has its best player go from 39% to 16% (and they are playing 3 feet off of him).... they are equal to a 45 win team in an ok division... which is why its 3-3. the stuff the raptors did when Lowry was healthy was real... claiming 60 NBA regular season games don't mean anything is BS. i've been saying this for years.. Lowry does not manage his injuries properly through the regular season. | ||
Xeris
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On May 01 2016 00:15 JimmyJRaynor wrote: they are the same as any 56 win team in a weak division. when a 56 win team in a weak division has its best player go from 39% to 16% (and they are playing 3 feet off of him).... they are equal to a 45 win team in an ok division... which is why its 3-3. the stuff the raptors did when Lowry was healthy was real... claiming 60 NBA regular season games don't mean anything is BS. i've been saying this for years.. Lowry does not manage his injuries properly through the regular season. Hawks won 60 games last year and they should've lost to the Wizards (would have lost if Wall didn't break his hand and miss 3 games); Raptors were highly touted last year and flopped hard... and 56 wins this year and have flopped hard. Regular season play doesn't always translate well to the playoffs. It's not like their team is vastly different this year than it was last year, and they were overrated last year. They outperformed even harder in the regular season, but they're still equally overrated. | ||
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Part of this is effort, but the Spurs got rolling because the Thunder's PnR defense is an abomination. How are you gonna go under when Leonard/Green get the ball? | ||
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On May 01 2016 08:50 Xeris wrote:\Raptors were highly touted last year and flopped hard... and 56 wins this year and have flopped hard. Regular season play doesn't always translate well to the playoffs. highly rated? lol by whom ? morons? i said it all year long ... they were a slightly above average team last year. lowry plays with small injuries he should rest and recover from. they pile up. and then he can't play like he should in the playoffs. the raptors were a sub .500 team the last 50 games of the regular season playing in a worse division than the division they played in this year. so i have no idea where you get this 'highly rated' stuff from. he has been shooting less than 20% from 3 point range for months and the Pacers are playing 3 feet off of him. He is missing wide open 3s that he hit with ease against Brooklyn with 2 guys draped all over him when he was healthy. the difference between Lowry against Brooklyn ( where they guarded against the 3 and he shot 40%) and Lowry today is that he is not healthy.,, it has nothing to do with this being hte playoffs.. .he has been shooting like shit for months. | ||
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http://espn.go.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0518176921415065235-4 "ESPN sources say that one of the factors that ramped up the tension between the teams stems from Miami complaints to the highest levels of the league office after Game 4 about what the Heat deemed to be favorable officiating for Jeremy Lin and Kemba Walker." 6th time in history a playoff team has lead by 33 or more at half time and Pop's Spurs have 2 of the 6. LOL. | ||
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On May 01 2016 12:06 Masheyoon wrote: Am I missing something? I haven't been following the NBA that closely as of late so perhaps I'm misinformed, but is there a particular reason as to why the Spurs dominated as much as they did? Is an OKC player injured? Lost in the Warriors' domination this season was the fact that the Spurs were also a historically great team - with one of the best defenses of all time and more depth on offense than the Warriors (not more skill, just more depth). This OKC team has regressed under Donovan. Waiters is an okay 4th option, but Ibaka is worse than he was a few years ago and their defense is worse than it was under Brooks. That said, it's still just 1 game. Anything can happen when you've got 2 of the top 5 players in the league + injury luck. But it doesn't help that Pop is the best coach in the league and Donovan is probably bottom 5. | ||
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On May 01 2016 12:06 Masheyoon wrote: Am I missing something? I haven't been following the NBA that closely as of late so perhaps I'm misinformed, but is there a particular reason as to why the Spurs dominated as much as they did? Is an OKC player injured? Spurs are a 70-win team, easy, if the Warriors didn't exist this year. Nobody else in the league was close to 60. The last time they played, OKC also got blown in games 1-2 on the Spurs' home floor. | ||
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its worse than i've ever seen it... his dominant dribbling hand has become his left tonight. every successful shot he has taken tonight has been a layup. he can't shoot at all now. the Pacers are messing up covering and reading Lowry because they're assuming his right hand is his dominant dribbling hand and tonight its not. pretty hilarious. that shove by George on Carroll into the stands was total BS and could've lead to a brutal injury. George is a fuck-face. | ||
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On May 02 2016 06:03 Jerubaal wrote: I find the Warriors without Curry a kind of bland. Nobody? | ||
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The only thing that's really missing is Curry's beautiful finish. Otherwise, the Warriors looked pretty much like they always do: tons of ball movement on offense and a smothering defense. | ||
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On May 02 2016 13:47 Jerubaal wrote: I meant my Curry/bland pun. Not enough coffee in me to see it on a Sunday. | ||
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On May 03 2016 06:28 cLutZ wrote: Durant should definitely leave the West. The trouble is, there aren't many legit landing spots for him. The only one that interests me is Indiana to team up with George. Chicago and Washington are in flames, Toronto is a clownshow, Miami is inches from death by injury, and Boston is the most overrated roster in league history. trade him for kevin love! | ||
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Uhhg. Make the East even more boring. Lebron already has the record for most finals appearances made without facing a legitimate contender. Why must we make that worse? | ||
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On May 03 2016 09:50 Jerubaal wrote: How is PG + another star necessarily better than KD + Westbrook? Because of the relative scarcity of what PG vs Westbrook does. There are 15 or so guards that can bring the ball past half court and be D-And-3 to complement PG+ Durant. There are like 3 wings that can go both ways like Paul George and they all are max players, and there aren't any reasonable half measures at that position. Basically: George+Durant+Hill> Westbrook+Durant+Waiters (basically all you can get at the wing). | ||
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Its something I'd have to really think about how much I like it. One thing I don't like is that PG isnt quite the shooter Durant is, which takes away slightly from one of Westbrook's greatest strengths: Driving to the hoop. In many ways Durant is probably the best possible compliment for Westbrook. | ||
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On May 03 2016 09:50 Jerubaal wrote: How is PG + another star necessarily better than KD + Westbrook? OKC's a contender... so I didn't say they'd be better. Spurs got robbed and the official should be fired. He's either paid off or blind. | ||
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either way .. Skip called it. what a genius. | ||
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On May 03 2016 05:19 Jerubaal wrote: To return to the Draymond Green question for a second, much is made of his versatility, but he is the proverbial jack of all trades, master of none. I'm just not convinced by this "oh he can guard 1-5" argument if he can't guard most of the positions at an elite level. Sadly, there doesn't seem like there's going to be someone to accurately test him. We probably won't get to see him against Durant or Westbrook. Leonard and Aldridge will play hot potato and Lebron is going to defer. He plays 3-5 at an elite level, and 1-2 well enough to switch for 10 seconds, which is about all you can ask for a "big". | ||
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On May 03 2016 13:09 cLutZ wrote: Oh my. The TNT crew is going insane about this inbounds foul. It actually was probably also a flagrant 1, unnecessary elbow near the face. Dion Waiters is just a huge idiot. That and the pass were terrible. That said, I think the counter argument that Ginobli stepped out of bounds first is correct. That was an immediate violation that didn't get called. Also, someone else pointed out when Adams went out of bounds on the contest, a Spurs fan was actually holding on to him so he couldn't get back in. Big, big no no. That fan needs to be banned. So much worse than purple shirt guy. | ||
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And Dion Waiters MVP. | ||
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On May 03 2016 13:09 cLutZ wrote: Oh my. The TNT crew is going insane about this inbounds foul. It actually was probably also a flagrant 1, unnecessary elbow near the face. I'd swallow my whistle too since I don't know if that's a regular offensive foul or a technical. Better to miss a call than not know the rules. It seems nobody knows the correct rule to be applied. | ||
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On May 03 2016 15:31 andrewlt wrote: I'd swallow my whistle too since I don't know if that's a regular offensive foul or a technical. Better to miss a call than not know the rules. It seems nobody knows the correct rule to be applied. It's a technical on Ginobli first, then an offensive foul on Waiters. Ken Mauer admitted it should've been an offensive foul on Waiters. I'm not sure if he looked close enough to see Ginobli's violation. He said that they just didn't see it. | ||
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http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/15447349/top-25-unfulfilled-potential-reality-falls-spectacularly-short-expectations | ||
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On May 03 2016 15:33 Jibba wrote: It's a technical on Ginobli first, then an offensive foul on Waiters. Ken Mauer admitted it should've been an offensive foul on Waiters. I'm not sure if he looked close enough to see Ginobli's violation. He said that they just didn't see it. Its hard to see Ginobili's violation. I've watched it a few times and only if you know it happens can you see it. Waiters' nonsense is...hilarious? Also, I also love the people who say Durant was fouled on the pass. I mean, if it was a real pass maybe, but that was a loose ball. | ||
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Ray Allen probably sent Waiters a tip prior to the game. | ||
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On May 04 2016 09:25 JimmyJRaynor wrote: we have a titanic defensive struggle of mammoth proportions.... or 2 point guards who can't hit the side of a barn door. lowry's got his elbow as an excuse, what's dragic's? | ||
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Dragic is now 9-17. he doesn't need an excuse. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15454490/nba-lists-five-incorrect-non-calls-final-seconds-oklahoma-city-thunder-san-antonio-spurs-game-2 what if 1 referee is being influenced by a betting syndicate to favour the Spurs... and another referee is being influenced by a different betting syndicate for to favour OKC? you get 5 "referee errors" in 5 seconds | ||
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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15455429/nba-players-union-wants-meet-miami-heat-chris-bosh-situation i hope Bosh can get himself in game shape ASAP. | ||
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/heat-star-forward-bosh-ruled-2016-playoffs/ the ESPN version of this article has at least 1 fact incorrect so i posted this one. | ||
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On May 05 2016 03:31 andrewlt wrote: He really should retire. What he has is life threatening. Spoelstra was playing in the game where Hank Gathers died. Gathers was not showing up for his heart DR appointments and not taking his perscribed heart medication. I wonder if Bosh wants to ignore expert medical advice. we don't know if its life threatening because no information on Bosh's health problem has been released. | ||
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On May 03 2016 04:19 Jerubaal wrote: I could see Durant and Westbrook going to the Lakers. lol Lakers aren't getting big name free agents till they stop sucking. Just being a big name franchise/ big city doesn't do much for you, just ask the Nets or Knicks last year. | ||
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Realistically, they are several years away. They need a sophomore jump from Russel, get Simmons or Ingrahm, and lurk for a 2 way wing or big if they want to assemble a competitive team. | ||
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I don't know why people think Derozan is that great. We have 1 camp of people who think he is as good as Vince and in another camp we have people who think he should be coming off the bench. He is a somewhat above average player; no idea why people need to go to such extremes when judging the guy. Looks like Frank Vogel is gone. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15468298/frank-vogel-just-latest-coach-grow-stale-larry-bird-world | ||
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Also Wade is ridiculous these playoffs | ||
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JV 7/9 needs more plays drawn up for him... lowry/derozan are just awful | ||
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On May 06 2016 11:40 zev318 wrote: great signing carroll i believe in Masai... | ||
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he went 2.5 games in the previous series with 1 successful jump shot in 20 attempts. he kept his percentage "up" via layups. | ||
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Also, Waiters with the bank contested 18 footer. This guy could be a perennial All-Star if he was sane. | ||
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https://vine.co/v/iQhZYWAUzMq/card?api=1 | ||
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If they go out with a couple more games like that, I think Durant might call it quits on OKC. | ||
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On May 07 2016 17:20 Jibba wrote: I know Westbrook's made strides, but this is another one of those classic OKC games. Durant gets 18 shots off on 56% shooting, Westbrook gets 31 shots off on 32% shooting. If they go out with a couple more games like that, I think Durant might call it quits on OKC. Man it's actually kind of sad watching Durant play sometimes. I don't know if he needs to ask for the ball more or if Westbrook is just that ball dominant but man Durant was on fire, Westbrook was not...Durant asks for the ball multiple times throughout that game and Westbrook doesn't pass at all. There were several times where Durant just hung his head down as he ran back to defense after Westbrook did Westbrook things. | ||
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But it wasn't just with Durant. Ibaka was on fire too. There's just no reason for Russ to ever take 10 3 pointers. He's a flat out bad 3 point shooter. It's like Josh Smith. | ||
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http://newsok.com/article/5496719 Good article about badbrook. No way Durant's staying on this team if russ continues to play Harden defence and josh smith offence | ||
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On May 09 2016 09:15 Disregard wrote: I don't know why the fuck would the front office fire Joerger, what a joke. It looks like he wanted out, so the FO let him go to pursue other opportunities. | ||
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Seems like vs. the Hawks, the latter happens a lot more. | ||
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edit: well he didn't two much with the last two iso's but at least he didn't dribble it off his foot like demar... would it really kill them to pass it and try to find some better looks? | ||
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For instance, I don't know thier cap situation, but the Pelicans are run by blindfolded baboons and are desperate to make the playoffs. | ||
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Seriously though, who scores 17 points in a single OT? | ||
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Also, that ref needs to swallow his second tech. Your sense of being embarrassed because a player is hounding you for missing a call (by the way, why can't players eject refs if this is going to happen?) does not exceed the integrity of the game, or a person being concussion free. | ||
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On May 10 2016 15:28 lxginverse wrote: damn my blazers, almost there Oh dear. Should we tell him? | ||
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Considering the NBA allows monitoring of instant replays, I'd argue their officials are worse than FIFA officials. | ||
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On May 10 2016 16:21 icystorage wrote: if you remove lebron and curry from their teams, who wins GSW vs Cavs? GS easily... | ||
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Basketball rules are complex though. I can't compare since I don't know football rules aside from the really obvious ones. There are many violations to keep track of e.g. 8sec, 5sec, 3sec rules, fouls that can go 50/50 like charge/blocking, determining jumpballs in a mess of bodies, determining if the shooter's foot is beyond the 3 point line etc. | ||
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On May 10 2016 16:21 icystorage wrote: if you remove lebron and curry from their teams, who wins GSW vs Cavs? GSW. Which isn't some major Lebron compliment, its just that the Cavs are a poorly constructed team without him. Like the Clippers without CP3 or the 2009 Magic without Dwight. | ||
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X-rays on Carroll's wrist were negative. http://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2016/05/11/demarre-carroll-leaves-game-apparent-leg-injury/ if Carroll can't play these next 2 games i think Miami wins the series in 7. not many people know this but Lebron majored in epistemology back in grade school. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15510999/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-valuable-nba-mvp-award-open-interpretation | ||
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On May 12 2016 13:54 JimmyJRaynor wrote: is any team in the NBA .500 or better in their combined record against Cleveland , OKC, Spurs and Cavs ? The Warriors. | ||
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The #1 reason the rockets sucked this season. | ||
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On May 12 2016 17:09 Scarecrow wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VYdhYUS56c The #1 reason the rockets sucked this season. LOL never knew he is that lazy !!!! HAHAHAH | ||
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Carroll listed as questionable after an MRI on his wrist comes back with nothing. If Carroll does not play Wade will shred the Raptors defense. No idea what that Carroll hater guy in this thread is watching. Carroll is the best defender the Raptors have. | ||
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Best interview ever. | ||
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On May 13 2016 10:01 Scarecrow wrote: Pop: "As soon as we substituted it went to crap" Best interview ever. Hahaha I love how Doris knew instantly to close the interview on those wise words. | ||
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On May 13 2016 06:28 Jerubaal wrote: Well Thunder have been the Spurs killers the last few years. Sadly, all their winning seems to be doing is depriving us of good series. Actually only in 2012 no? Last time they met in the playoffs Spurs beat them on route to the finals in 2014. | ||
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edit: how the hell are they still more desperate than us? | ||
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On May 13 2016 10:37 Dante08 wrote: Actually only in 2012 no? Last time they met in the playoffs Spurs beat them on route to the finals in 2014. Okc wasn't exactly in peak form that year. | ||
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On April 30 2016 15:29 Xeris wrote:the raptors may be the worst 56 win team ever. the Spurs are the worst 67 win team ever. | ||
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On May 13 2016 11:56 JimmyJRaynor wrote: the Spurs are the worst 67 win team ever. 2007 dallas mavs | ||
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it was sarcasm about the "worst 56 win team ever" comment,... they won their 7th playoff game while their best player has a golf ball growing out of his right elbow, their starting centre is gone and they lost their starting small forward in the 3rd quarter of the game. | ||
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On May 13 2016 18:28 ZenithM wrote: The Warriors didn't look invincible against the Blazers (with Curry at less than 100% of course). I think OKC has a decent shot at the title. Or they get to the Finals and not show up again like in 2012. | ||
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On May 13 2016 18:28 ZenithM wrote: The Warriors didn't look invincible against the Blazers (with Curry at less than 100% of course). I think OKC has a decent shot at the title. The Blazers really brought it in that series. Lillard looked like Curry at times. The shots that the Blazers were dropping were ridiculous. | ||
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On May 14 2016 01:28 xDaunt wrote: The Blazers really brought it in that series. Lillard looked like Curry at times. The shots that the Blazers were dropping were ridiculous. I wasn't really surprised as a Blazers fan. If you watched them all year, you know that's their game. I even thought they would win one more :D. | ||
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Love these breakdowns. Adams was even more impactful than I thought, and not punishing Kanter's defence harder really hurt cause he's pretty elite at the other end. | ||
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On May 14 2016 04:11 Jerubaal wrote: Does Durant stay in OKC now and subsequently never win a title? He'll resign for 1 year with a player option. The cap goes up too much in the next year. (Plus, Westbrook's contract would end at the same time.) It's all about the leverage. | ||
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i wonder if Wade woke up to snowflakes streaming past his hotel window? Edit: Hail This Afternoon... Last Time There Was A Party In Toronto no, rasslin' fans.. Wrestlemania at the Skydome doesn't count. | ||
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lets see how well the Raptors can defend with Carroll on the bench. | ||
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its May 15th, scarf, toque and winter coat weather in TO! | ||
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On May 16 2016 12:41 Jerubaal wrote: That was one of the most bizarre series I have ever watched. There didn't seem to be any continuity one game to the next. you make a good point here. one team was struggling to find its identity....it was grade 9 all over again. Miami's major components all know who they are as playoff performers. On the Raptors side.. Casey, Lowry, JV, Derozen , even Masai Ujiri (remember his FUCK Brooklyn comment?)....they're all like that grade 9 kid going to a high school that none of his old public school pals are attending. The only Raptor on the whole frickin' roster, coaching staff, and executive board who i'd describe as "mature as a playoff performer" would be Demarre Carroll. The Raptors are about as consistent as your typical 14 year old male. | ||
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On May 16 2016 16:03 icystorage wrote: a coworker of mine wants to bet cavs vs raps. he wins if cavs sweep the raps otherwise I win. i havent agreed to it yet What do you get by winning and what does he get by winning? | ||
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On May 16 2016 17:43 icystorage wrote: money If it's lower than 2:1, go for it. | ||
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JV out of game 1 and doubtful for game 2. | ||
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really seemed like rebounding made a huge difference too. oh and if anyone is blaming this on a missed traveling call? pls this is NBA | ||
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..... GG | ||
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On May 17 2016 12:43 Masheyoon wrote: Durant and Westbrook shot under 35% ..... and they still won. ..... GG Adams+Ibaka+Kanter had 35pts, 29reb and shot 50%. A lot of production to make up for Durant going 10-30 for sure. | ||
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Yes. I watch games on delay sometimes. | ||
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On May 17 2016 12:38 Looms wrote: oh and if anyone is blaming this on a missed traveling call? pls this is NBA Agreed. This game was Adams destroying the Dubs inside. That was impressive. I can't believe he's only 22. Presti gets a lot of shit, but man can he draft. | ||
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On May 17 2016 12:38 Looms wrote: oh and if anyone is blaming this on a missed traveling call? pls this is NBA They miss a lot of drive travels, but this was blatant as it gets, in the open court. Last 3 away wins for OKC they've got last minute help from the refs Agreed on Adams being a beast. He's been invaluable for OKC in the last 6 games | ||
MassHysteria
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If there is a PG that can outplay/outwork Curry right now it's gotta be Westbrook. I was excited for this series before the start and even more excited after the first game. | ||
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On May 17 2016 13:14 Disregard wrote: Not going to watch this series but what happened to the Dubs in the fourth? Their offense went to shit. Not going to lie, the thunder played pretty damn good defense on Curry for the most part in the second half...they didn't let them get any free points off turnovers or second chance points. All of their points came from contested shots. Also, Green and Curry were pretty careless with the ball in the 4th...lots of turnovers from those two. | ||
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On May 17 2016 14:10 Jaaaaasper wrote: Yeah those Westbrook and Harden guys suck. If only OKC still had Harden, which is impossible considering his paycheck. Instead they get the GOAT named Dion Waiters. Although not being too harsh on Dion, he had shown some good play the in the playoff so far. | ||
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On May 17 2016 15:14 imBLIND wrote: Not going to lie, the thunder played pretty damn good defense on Curry for the most part in the second half...they didn't let them get any free points off turnovers or second chance points. All of their points came from contested shots. Also, Green and Curry were pretty careless with the ball in the 4th...lots of turnovers from those two. Green was egregious at times. But, really the turnovers the Warriors this game is what they did last year, and eliminating them was the majority of them going from NBA champs to mega-elite-73-win-team. So no panic button yet. On May 17 2016 15:19 Disregard wrote: If only OKC still had Harden, which is impossible considering his paycheck. Instead they get the GOAT named Dion Waiters. Although not being too harsh on Dion, he had shown some good play the in the playoff so far. Actually, its easily possible with his paycheck, which is ~ the same as that of Enes Kanter. Its not insane to think they could be running out: Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Ibaka, Adams as a unit. | ||
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On May 17 2016 15:45 cLutZ wrote: Green was egregious at times. But, really the turnovers the Warriors this game is what they did last year, and eliminating them was the majority of them going from NBA champs to mega-elite-73-win-team. So no panic button yet. Actually, its easily possible with his paycheck, which is ~ the same as that of Enes Kanter. Its not insane to think they could be running out: Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Ibaka, Adams as a unit. Agreed. I would note, however, that it seems like Curry and Klay got a little tired/winded from going so hard in the first half that they didn't have the energy to run their offense in the 4th. Curry especially seemed like he was just walking everywhere and not fighting to get open. I also think that this thunder team is better without harden...Waiters actually plays defense, unlike Harden. Having Kanter, Adams, and Harden in a single lineup might prove to be a defensive liablity against the Warrior's small ball lineup. | ||
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On May 17 2016 16:12 imBLIND wrote: Agreed. I would note, however, that it seems like Curry and Klay got a little tired/winded from going so hard in the first half that they didn't have the energy to run their offense in the 4th. Curry especially seemed like he was just walking everywhere and not fighting to get open. I also think that this thunder team is better without harden...Waiters actually plays defense, unlike Harden. Having Kanter, Adams, and Harden in a single lineup might prove to be a defensive liablity against the Warrior's small ball lineup. I'd wager with Harden its impossible to get Kanter Basically, long term they used Hardens cap space and assets they probably would use elsewhere to get Kanter. Also, its hard to know what Harden looks like as a player with 2 other perimeter scorers. Its not like he lacks the lateral speed to play good defense, and his playoffs pre-Miami was actually serviceable. He just doesn't do it now, which is partially understandable when you look at his usage and minutes. | ||
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Should have attained virgin blood for this... HamalaHamalaHamala. lottery time. | ||
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HALLELUJAAAHHH. | ||
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With that type of mentality, they won't win. They're also not as good of a team. They do have the 9th pick in the draft which is a pretty good piece, and they can build on their success this year, so that bodes well for the future. I REALLY want them to beat the Cavs, but it just won't happen T_T | ||
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On May 18 2016 09:29 MassHysteria wrote: That was excruciating. Lakers keep the #2 pick though. HALLELUJAAAHHH. This. Lakers getting a top 3 pick again is the only bright side of my day (and possibly might make me watch an entire laker game since the 09-10 season) | ||
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the west is .516 against the east. the new champ was in Cleveland last night i think the guy who broke Mike Tyson's undefeated streak was from Cleveland as well. | ||
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On May 19 2016 10:19 Scarecrow wrote: there were 4 elite teams, 3 were in the west. .516 comes from the east having less shit teams, but the cavs still don't have any real competition the exact comment was "the east blows". you can twist it , spin it, spend 5 paragraphs explaining it. you can twist perception... reality won't budge. | ||
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Toronto is often viewed as "not really a 56 win team". However, in the West they'd be a 52 win team. And, their record against GSW, Spurs, Cavs, and OKC was 4-5 during the regular season. How many teams outside of the "elite 4" compiled a record this good? The West is slightly better than the East as indicated by the 260 games played between the 2 conferences. If Toronto were in the West their record would be slightly worse as I've indicated. Can we get that guy in here who thinks the last 240 innings Marco Estrada has pitched is a small sample size and so it doesn't count? Last year a 53 win team in the East took a 67 win team in the West to 6 games. Another indicator the 2 conferences are somewhat competitive. Had a 53 win team in the West swept a 67 win team in the East.. well then we can have a discussion about how much the East "blows". | ||
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There is one team in the East (Cleveland) that could beat any of the final four in the West. The Clippers (if healthy) would have given the Cavs a better series than any of these teams (even if ATL, Miami, Tor were healthy). | ||
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both Toronto and the Clippers are not healthy so you're just making stuff up. Toronto is 4-0 versus the Clippers in the last 2 years and a +57 in those 4 games. There is not much data to go on. But what we do have indicates the Raptors are better than the Clippers. | ||
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the Raptors played most of the season without Valenciunas and Carroll and got 56 wins with either 2 or 3 of their starters able to play. Now we have a 56 win team playing without its starting centre coming from the weakest division in the league going against a 57 win team coming out of a division with 1 team below .500. Once we adjust both teams win totals to the strength of schedule the Cavs are substantially better than the Raptors. Unless Valencuinas returns and has a big impact this looks like a 4 or 5 game series to me. A healthy JV that plays well during the entire series means we have a somewhat competitive 6 game series in favour of the Cavs. As long as you adjust a team's win totals according to the strength of its schedule the screaming emotional hyperbole doesn't add up to much. | ||
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Cavs have 17 consecutive playoff wins vs their conference loool | ||
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Also KD showing his class | ||
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On May 20 2016 13:16 cLutZ wrote: Being pissed and cussing out trash teammates is tradition.. I had no idea. Sounds like standard toxic moba behavior. Cussing out opponents but not teammates is the standard in Aus, with Korea being even more mannered. Sorry about the name-calling, had a shit day | ||
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On May 20 2016 13:26 Scarecrow wrote: I had no idea. Sounds like standard toxic moba behavior. Cussing out opponents but not teammates is the standard in Aus, with Korea being even more mannered. Sorry about the name-calling, had a shit day Which is why its nuts to call it "standard toxic moba behavior" its just normal behavior in a competitive environment. Physically its probably even more likely and healthy in online games because exercise and hitting a guy or the like actually burns off a lot of the stress. That's why you gotta do pushups or jumping jacks between games. | ||
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but i told you so. On May 20 2016 11:59 Scarecrow wrote: and the East continues to blow... Cavs have 17 consecutive playoff wins vs their conference loool well so much for that. if the Raptors were healthy this would be a 6 game series...as i said before. however, they've got a lot of injuries and will end up playing 15 games in 30 days. i guess that 17-13 record against the west actually.. you know.. meant something. i guess the 1-1 record against the spurs and thunder.. and the 2-1 record against the cavs.. meant something. and i guess the game the Raptors played against the Warriors in the middle of their season opening winning streak actually. you know.. meant something. | ||
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On May 22 2016 11:59 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i'm not the type of guy to say "i told you so" .. but i told you so. well so much for that. if the Raptors were healthy this would be a 6 game series...as i said before. however, they've got a lot of injuries and will end up playing 15 games in 30 days. My money is on 4-1 considering the context. At the end of the day Cleveland will problem solve for the next game and take the next 2. The level of intensity they have to bring for each game is insane. If the Raps do pull it off that would be awesome but I dono, seems difficult still. Would be great it they competed though. Just leaving Jurrasic Park, was intense fun. A healthy JV is pretty needed, he was the only one doing his reputation a favor in the earlier rounds even if he is a bit of a tree on Defense. As it is now the rotation is to lean. | ||
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On May 22 2016 12:17 RowdierBob wrote: Cleveland just didn't try. I'll buy into this as a series if the Raps win game 4. ya, good point man. the Cavs want to risk injuries and give themselves some extra home game revenue reductio ad absurdum. On May 22 2016 12:04 Rebs wrote: My money is on 4-1 considering the context. At the end of the day Cleveland will problem solve for the next game and take the next 2. The level of intensity they have to bring for each game is insane. If they do pull it off that would be awesome but I dono seems difficult still. Would be great it they competed though. Just leaving Jurrasic Park, was intense fun. A healthy JV is pretty needed, he was the only one doing his reputation a favour in the earlier rounds even if he is a bit of a tree on Defense. As it is now the rotation is to lean. Carroll messed up his shooting elbow and didn't play the last 8 minutes. if he is injured the Raptors are in even more trouble than they are right now. If Carroll is healthy i'm going to Jurassic/Maple Leaf Square on Monday night. | ||
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On May 22 2016 12:31 JimmyJRaynor wrote: ya, good point man. the Cavs want to risk injuries and give themselves some extra home game revenue reductio ad absurdum. Carroll messed up his shooting elbow and didn't play the last 8 minutes. if he is injured the Raptors are in even more trouble than they are right now. If Carroll is healthy i'm going to Jurassic/Maple Leaf Square on Monday night. I mean I'll still go. I live downtown and this is a once in a lifetime thing regardless of the result (i.e first ever finals games at home) | ||
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On May 22 2016 11:59 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i'm not the type of guy to say "i told you so" .. but i told you so. well so much for that. if the Raptors were healthy this would be a 6 game series...as i said before. however, they've got a lot of injuries and will end up playing 15 games in 30 days. i guess that 17-13 record against the west actually.. you know.. meant something. i guess the 1-1 record against the spurs and thunder.. and the 2-1 record against the cavs.. meant something. and i guess the game the Raptors played against the Warriors in the middle of their season opening winning streak actually. you know.. meant something. Pretty desperate to take a single, meaningless win as proof you're right about an entire conference. The cavs shooting/intensity was due to fall off a cliff at some point, and this game mean very little for them relative to Toronto. This is a team that was moments away from losing to Indy in the first round and put themselves in a 15 game/30 day hole. The score would be the same right now even if they were 100% healthy and rested. | ||
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On May 22 2016 13:05 Scarecrow wrote: Pretty desperate to take a single, meaningless win as proof you're right. The cavs shooting/intensity was due to fall off a cliff at some point, and this game mean very little for them relative to Toronto. This is a team that was moments away from losing to Indy in the first round and put themselves in a 15 game/30 day hole. The score would be the same right now even if they were 100% healthy and rested. sry guy. JV is better than Biyombo and his presence changes the game. Your comment verges on ridiculous. Better, properly rested players create better results. as i said, this is a 6 game series with a healthy team. Claiming Biyombo and JV are the same is false. Claiming any other #3 on the raptors can do what Carroll can do is false. its 9 wins. i'm not the one who said they'd get swept with a completely healthy, rested team. i'm not the one who said they were the worst 56 win team in the history of the league. i'm not the one who said lowry's diminished performance was due to choking. like i said several times they're a 56 win team coming out of weak division and their playoff results are congruent with their regular season performance. in a theoretical "average division" the Raptors are a 52 win team and they're playing exactly like a 52 win team. On May 22 2016 13:05 Scarecrow wrote: Pretty desperate to take a single, meaningless win as proof you're right. pretty desperate to claim my 6 game series prediction is way, way off when its at least a 5 game series. | ||
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On May 22 2016 13:09 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i'm not the one who said they'd get swept with a completely healthy, rested team. i'm not the one who said they were the worst 56 win team in the history of the league. i'm not the one who said lowry's diminished performance was due to choking. pretty desperate to claim my 6 game series prediction is way, way off Good luck finding a quote where I said any of these things. Many people here agreed with the 'east blows' comment, which is contextually dependent and highly subjective. I could make a very solid argument that Philly doesn't 'blow' but it all depends on context and perspective. You have one very literal perspective and continually ridicule anyone else as living in a dream land. Feel free to keep peddling out this record between the conferences as irrefutable proof but no-one here was ever arguing that the east sucked during the regular season. However the conference is less top-heavy and continues to offer Lebron very little resistance, which is how I originally interpreted the 'blows' comment. | ||
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The Cavs just didn't show up with the required intensity today. They took the Raps too lightly and paid for it. If the Raps take game 4 I'll happily admit I was wrong but this felt like a token win against a superior team. | ||
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On May 23 2016 09:35 cLutZ wrote: Welp, Scott Foster should never ref another NBA game ever, and doubly so for Golden State. No shit. | ||
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If that doesn't get at least a one game suspension, hooly shit | ||
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He's unacceptably bad. Can't see, obvious biases, hotheaded. What does he bring to the table? On May 23 2016 09:53 Jibba wrote: I like Draymond but I think that's a suspension. That was dirty. 99999999 Games if I was Silver. Nutshots are unacceptable. On May 23 2016 10:01 xDaunt wrote: I'm pretty sure that Harrison Barnes has played himself into a smaller contract this year. If only the NBA worked that way... He is 1 of 2 young free agents that might actually move teams. | ||
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Dray's so full of shit. Deserved a flagrant 2 and a suspension. | ||
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On May 22 2016 13:09 JimmyJRaynor wrote: 232-218 says it all. you can dream up some imaginary world where 450 games don't matter. the faery world my 8 year old niece dreams about is probably more real. sry guy. JV is better than Biyombo and his presence changes the game. Your comment verges on ridiculous. Better, properly rested players create better results. as i said, this is a 6 game series with a healthy team. Claiming Biyombo and JV are the same is false. Claiming any other #3 on the raptors can do what Carroll can do is false. its 9 wins. i'm not the one who said they'd get swept with a completely healthy, rested team. i'm not the one who said they were the worst 56 win team in the history of the league. i'm not the one who said lowry's diminished performance was due to choking. like i said several times they're a 56 win team coming out of weak division and their playoff results are congruent with their regular season performance. in a theoretical "average division" the Raptors are a 52 win team and they're playing exactly like a 52 win team. pretty desperate to claim my 6 game series prediction is way, way off when its at least a 5 game series. You're the biggest homer, it's so annoying to read your comments, lol. The Raptors are still overrated. They won a game, Cavs played badly. Anything's possible, and I'm rooting for the Raps I'm this series because I HATE the Cavs, but even if they win, my opinion won't change, and I'd still think they're going to get crushed in the finals. More than likely, they're gonna lose 1-4, but I'm hoping they win. But seriously, you're such a homer... go to /r/raptors or something. | ||
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On May 23 2016 13:27 Xeris wrote: You're the biggest homer, it's so annoying to read your comments, lol. The Raptors are still overrated. They won a game, Cavs played badly. Anything's possible, and I'm rooting for the Raps I'm this series because I HATE the Cavs, but even if they win, my opinion won't change, and I'd still think they're going to get crushed in the finals. More than likely, they're gonna lose 1-4, but I'm hoping they win. But seriously, you're such a homer... go to /r/raptors or something. To be fair, last year he was pretty adamant with everyone that the Raptors were overrated and would get exposed in the playoffs. | ||
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On May 23 2016 13:05 Scarecrow wrote: "Just following through on the shot" Dray's so full of shit. Deserved a flagrant 2 and a suspension. There is no level of flagrant appropriate for what he did. There are UFC matches that end after less. | ||
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On May 23 2016 14:42 Jibba wrote: To be fair, last year he was pretty adamant with everyone that the Raptors were overrated and would get exposed in the playoffs. true, in the last 51 games of the regular season the raptors were 25-26 last year and Lowry was playing hurt. all i've said is.. they're a 56 win team on a weak schedule. Adjusting their wins to the strength of their schedule they are a 52 win team. And in these playoffs they're playing exactly like a 52 win team. Cleveland is a 57 win team on a much stronger schedule and therefore they are a better team than Toronto. no idea how any of this makes me a "homer". when you adjust Miami and Indiana's win totals to the strength of their schedules they are slightly lower than the adjusted Raptors 52 win total. It should be no surprise to any one that both series were 7 gamers. Detroit and Atlanta had worse records than Toronto ; surprise, surprise Toronto has won more games off of Cleveland than they managed. in all 3 playoff rounds Toronto's results are congruent with their past performance. no idea how any of this makes me a "homer". People like to pretend that certain aspects of reality are meaningless. This is false: Everything Matters. On a less serious note... here is the last time i could find where a team played 15 games in 30 days.. this is another example of truth being more ironic than fiction... | ||
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On May 23 2016 13:34 Doraemon wrote: green better get suspended for that crap, absolutely intentional according to the league office: intent is unknowable. | ||
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On May 23 2016 14:42 Jibba wrote: To be fair, last year he was pretty adamant with everyone that the Raptors were overrated and would get exposed in the playoffs. I mean... I can be a Lakers homer and still think they suck... | ||
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On May 24 2016 05:42 Xeris wrote: I mean... I can be a Lakers homer and still think they suck... That is pretty contradictory. | ||
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i was not a "homer" when i said the raptors were a slightly above average team last year. i provided an accurate assessment of their play. | ||
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On May 24 2016 02:53 JimmyJRaynor wrote: according to the league office: intent is unknowable. He doesn't even make any claims on whether judgment of intent has ever influenced any decisions. It's just one former employee's opinion about intent and one reporter's hilariously poor extrapolation. | ||
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"They asked me what happened and I explained what happened and they told me it was a unanimous decision that I did it with intent, even though I didn't look," Jones said Dahntay Jones told ESPN he was interviewed by the league office before they announced his suspension ESPN McMenamin http://espn.go.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0526421633796152936-4 its the news feed thing on the right side. | ||
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Now I know how it feels to cheer for the dark side. I think the thunder have this though. The warriors look out of puff. | ||
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On May 24 2016 08:41 icystorage wrote: NBA really doesnt want a 73-9 team NOT win the title. I dunno man, if Draymond is gonna stick in the game to just go 1-9 4 turnovers again maybe it would be better for them if he was suspended lol | ||
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On May 24 2016 09:13 DystopiaX wrote: I dunno man, if Draymond is gonna stick in the game to just go 1-9 4 turnovers again maybe it would be better for them if he was suspended lol Yeah... The Thunder have gotta be so fired up too. This next game is gonna be crazy no matter what happens. | ||
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Casey should not have said a word publicly and let his boss deal with it. | ||
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cleveland went 37 minutes between defensive fouls. | ||
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On May 24 2016 08:18 NovaTheFeared wrote: Woj reporting no suspension for Draymond. And people wonder why some think the league is rigged. This is absolute horse shit. Fuck Golden State and the nba both. | ||
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pure unadulterated bullshit. | ||
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i'm really fucking impressed by this guy. its impossible to go to the rim that often and be that aggressive and have zero free throws. its almost comical. when is the last time a team went the first half without a free throw? this is almost as good as 15 games in 30 days. | ||
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i can't believe they gave lebron the foul on that... but whatever. | ||
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its a nice job by Lue to get him off the court. | ||
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It'll be interesting to see how Toronto re-adjusts to that. Thompson has just been getting eaten alive by Biyombo. it was a good adjustment by Lue to get him the fuck out of the game. | ||
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On May 24 2016 11:59 RowdierBob wrote: I was wrong about the Raps. Well done to them. Haha, credit to you... | ||
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On May 24 2016 11:42 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i would never put Tristan Thompson back into this game the rest of the game. he is useless and BB is eating him up. its a nice job by Lue to get him off the court. Yeah but it's an easy decision and it's the only real mismatch he had to worry about. On another note I see Channing Fry getting some serious minutes next game, again, obvious. Cavs lose some D but not much. | ||
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but "Hey... Hey Stephen A... fuck you ." https://vine.co/v/i01KIDTAIjv | ||
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On February 27 2016 10:27 JimmyJRaynor wrote: if the Maple Leafs need someone to clear the front of the net they should just borrow biyombo off the Raptors. i'm surprised he didn't get a flagrant for the forearm shiver he used to set a "screen". On January 23 2016 11:05 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i can't block shots in my dreams the way Bismack Biyombo does in reality. my jump shot is better than his though. | ||
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i've been saying for months Biz is a monster shot blocker and an all around amazing athlete. | ||
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On May 25 2016 08:59 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i've been saying for months Biz is a monster shot blocker and an all around amazing athlete. Is there really a need to credit yourself on every prediction/insight that pans out? Noone cares. Just say biz has been good all season. Meanwhile the thunder look unstoppable | ||
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OKC in the bonus with 3:27 left though. | ||
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On May 25 2016 10:16 Scarecrow wrote: Is there really a need to credit yourself on every prediction/insight that pans out? Noone cares. Just say biz has been good all season. speak for yourself. i care about the reliability of people's predictions.. the more reliable.. the more i listen. also... its part of the fun. The Overwatch Commercial count is at 2 for me edit: 3 LOL Adams is grimacing on the bench with an ice pack on his right ankle ... the same leg he was favouring. | ||
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Roberson hitting his 3s last game was more wtf | ||
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Spurs have lost like 3 championships off of 3 shots. | ||
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On May 25 2016 10:51 Scarecrow wrote: Considering the amount of raptors posts you make I'd be surprised if you weren't right occasionally. Sure, I listen to reliable posters, just not posters that persist in broadcasting their reliability. Besides, knowing that Biyombo was a great shot blocker/athlete a few months ago is hardly an insight worth boasting about. boasting? source? you're full of shit. respond by PM if you want to continue. you are lowering the signal to noise ratio of the thread 8 Overwatch Ads so far on Canada's TSN feed. i wonder if Michael Jordan, the other '96 Bulls and guys like Barkley are enjoying this? http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14391158/chicago-bulls-72-win-team-kill-golden-state-warriors-charles-barkley-says | ||
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the old timers were saying you need to bully Curry with a bigger guy on him and it looks like that is what happening. | ||
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On May 25 2016 11:30 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i wonder if Adams is playing at less than 90% though. the old timers were saying you need to bully Curry with a bigger guy on him and it looks like that is what happening. that's not just whats happening though, curry is missing FTs and open 3s too which is extremely uncharacteristic and have nothing to do with bigger dudes bothering his shot edit- also the warriors making retarded turnovers like just throwing it to the other team or out of bounds | ||
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usually when ur elbow swells up its the bursa sack. messed up tendons and ligaments don't swell up much in your elbow. | ||
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On May 25 2016 11:43 DystopiaX wrote: thompson tryna solo carry now hes not trying... hes doing it. | ||
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He can't do it alone. Someone else on the Warriors needs to start hitting shots. | ||
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On May 25 2016 12:28 Scarecrow wrote: NBA did OKC a favour not suspending Draymond the warriors have been shit collectively, doubt playing ezeli/speights/bogut more minutes would have helped at all. | ||
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On May 25 2016 12:21 JimmyJRaynor wrote: if OKC knocks off GSW they'll have blown through 2 teams with 140 regular season wins; it must be a record; i wonder who holds that record now. I mean if they win the title it would be the most impressive post season in NBA history. | ||
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On May 25 2016 12:25 Dante08 wrote: Wow who would have predicted Thunder to beat Spurs 4-2 and take a 3-1 lead against Warriors start of the playoffs OKC was +1400 to win the NBA championship. so $100 on OKC got you $1400 | ||
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On May 25 2016 12:10 xDaunt wrote: He can't do it alone. Someone else on the Warriors needs to start hitting shots. I just said he was solo carrying, I didnt say he was going to carry them to the win. No way you beat OKC with Curry getting shut down that hard. | ||
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On May 25 2016 12:28 Scarecrow wrote: NBA did OKC a favour not suspending Draymond Draymond suddenly turned in a weak-link for the Warriors. I wonder if it'll come out he's been injured during the series. But, more on point, OKC is probably the current favorite to win the Title. Though OKC vs Cleveland would be a very different series, as Cleveland can suddenly play Big. | ||
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On May 25 2016 14:42 Djagulingu wrote: I've never taken Durant as a guy who would get 3 blocks and 4 steals, against a team with 73 regular season wins. Durant has been great on defense, especially on Curry. Occasionally he bites badly, but he recovers well enough and when he can keep Steph in front of him, Steph does not get an open shot. Westbrook on the other hand... Westbrook might be a worse defender than Curry. Not Harden bad though. | ||
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On May 25 2016 14:03 Rebs wrote: I just said he was solo carrying, I didnt say he was going to carry them to the win. No way you beat OKC with Curry getting shut down that hard. With draymond playing like shit too. If your two most important players are playing like garbage you're not gonna win a series against a team like OKC | ||
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On May 25 2016 16:57 Jibba wrote: I take back every bad thing I've said about Donovan. I've never seen the Thunder's constant switching hold up so well. Durant has been great on defense, especially on Curry. Occasionally he bites badly, but he recovers well enough and when he can keep Steph in front of him, Steph does not get an open shot. Westbrook on the other hand... Westbrook might be a worse defender than Curry. Not Harden bad though. Westbrook is tiring Curry at the other end :D. The best defense is to be a relentless athletic monster, as Coach Sun Tzu once said. | ||
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When Westbrook is on Curry, it's basically an open shot. He's just not making them. When the Warriors run a PnR, it's actually worse for Curry because KD/Adams are playing him better than Westbrook. | ||
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Poll: Can the Warriors overcome the Thunders? Yes (9) No (9) 18 total votes Your vote: Can the Warriors overcome the Thunders? | ||
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On May 25 2016 22:16 Jibba wrote: Curry doesn't guard Westbrook 90% of the time. They hide him on Roberson. When Westbrook is on Curry, it's basically an open shot. He's just not making them. When the Warriors run a PnR, it's actually worse for Curry because KD/Adams are playing him better than Westbrook. No. They do not hide him on Roberson. Curry is, all season and in the previous series, a phenomenal defender. Westbrook's OR significantly drops on 1v1s vs. Curry. Curry just ends up on Roberson or Foye or Waiters because the Thunders run a lot of switches for Westbrook, who they want to get Green or Barnes, against whom Westbrook gets his J and attack easily. The Warriors primary problem is that Curry is really struggling against the overly aggressive physical play that the Thunders are putting on him. Whereas Curry used to thread through staggered screens by Bogut/Green and Barnes, in all games this series, he barely gets out of the first screen without being bodies and he is practically pinned before he even reaches the second screen (in last nights game, Foye and Roberson were taking turns clotheslining him and grabbing him out of that second screen). IIRC, this is exactly what Agent Zero said opponents should do against Curry. Stop/slow him down through screens such that he never touches the ball or even when he gets it, he barely has the energy to launch. This lengthens the Warriors possession and reduces their total possession all game to <100. So that, along with low percentage in FG, and TOs left and right, equals this series. To add to that, Barnes, Thomson and especially Green are terrible this series. On the other side of the equation, KD is a monster this playoffs. Adams and Kanter are emerging at just the right time, crushing the boards against the Warriors smallball, and Ibaka has morphed into a 3 and D version 2.0, being the defensive anchor to the Thunders lengthy version of smallball, and hitting his 3s. Most importantly, Westbrook has really matured. Gone are the 30ft 18seconds-left-in-the-shootclock trigger happy Westbrook. No longer does he aimlessly dribble the shotclock away only to brick the most inexplicable choice of shots. He is now involving others, gives Durant room to dominate the game as well, and is more purposeful with every possession. | ||
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On May 26 2016 00:21 OkMong wrote: The Warriors primary problem is that Curry is really struggling against the overly aggressive physical play that the Thunders are putting on him. Whereas Curry used to thread through staggered screens by Bogut/Green and Barnes, in all games this series, he barely gets out of the first screen without being bodies and he is practically pinned before he even reaches the second screen styles make fights if this is indeed what is happening and OKC creates the formula for beating GSW you have to think next year will be a long one for the current champs. Durant with the most repeated, most awesome-est, biggest bullshit sports quote ever : "It Comes DOwn To Who Wants It More" http://www.tsn.ca/nba/video/durant-it-comes-down-to-who-wants-it-more~876933 LOL | ||
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On May 25 2016 11:37 DystopiaX wrote: that's not just whats happening though, curry is missing FTs and open 3s too which is extremely uncharacteristic and have nothing to do with bigger dudes bothering his shot edit- also the warriors making retarded turnovers like just throwing it to the other team or out of bounds Curry is 12/15 in FT the last 2 games. he'd have to hit 1.5 more FTs to be on his career #s. Curry's missing FTs indicate nothing. | ||
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On May 26 2016 00:48 JimmyJRaynor wrote: styles make fights if this is indeed what is happening and OKC creates the formula for beating GSW you have to think next year will be a long one for the current champs. Durant with the most repeated, most awesome-est, biggest bullshit sports quote ever : "It Comes DOwn To Who Wants It More" http://www.tsn.ca/nba/video/durant-it-comes-down-to-who-wants-it-more~876933 LOL See. I don't think this series has any indications for the Warriors next year (aside from that they might once again run into OKC in the playoffs, or a retooled Spurs that does similar things). One reason the Warriors managed to go 73-9, even with everyone poo-pooing them is because when their offense is working it requires no energy for them. Driving and kicking is tiring, posting up is tiring, playing swarm defense like the 96 Bulls or 2012 Heat is tiring. Pick plays with Draymond/Steph at the 3 point line are not tiring (they are tiring to defend) and Klay is very efficient with his pathing so he can be open and rested. Plus, they get to play only 30 mins in many games because 3 pointers create blowouts so fast. | ||
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Barnes is going to look for an increase this year and Curry will have a gigantic increase after that. Luckily for them, Thompson and Green are locked up for another few years. | ||
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draymond green regularly has involuntary leg movements for example. | ||
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On May 26 2016 11:02 JimmyJRaynor wrote: according to the league office intent is unknowable draymond green regularly has involuntary leg movements for example. I mean if it wasn't a one time thing I'd give him a lot less benefit of the doubt | ||
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On May 26 2016 15:21 Jibba wrote: These conference finals have been so shitty. game 4 of the Cavs//Raptors series was pretty good. but , ya, over all .. its been very bad. Why The Raptors Fall To Pieces early in his career Lowry had a reputation as a petulant quitter. Working very very hard as long as things were basically going his way. A few things go wrong, he flies off the handle and starts to pout. this has gone away in low presssure situations... but now... in high pressure situations the real Kyle comes through. also, Derozan is not good enough to create stuff all alone so when Lowry goes sideways.. it all goes sideways. that's my spit-ball/brainstorm explanation as to what might by happening when the Raptors go down by 10 and a few close calls don't go his way. the personality of a team is reflected in the personality of its leader. Lowry just throws up his hands and says "fuck this shit". | ||
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On May 27 2016 12:47 Scarecrow wrote: Draymond's lucky he didn't get a second technical for taunting he can kill someone and not get suspended "everyone does it" "he's just passionate" | ||
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On May 27 2016 12:37 cLutZ wrote: The warriors though. Why at they so sloppy? They've been sloppy for 3-4 years. It's a TO prone team that's probably a bit too confident in their shot so they have lapses and Curry bails them out. I can't think of a previous championship team like them. They seem more complacent than most. Also, I know reddit is filled with idiots but this "Westbrook shut down Curry" thing is driving me nuts. I literally went back on stats.NBA.com to watch their matchup in the series. He's still a bad defender! They both are! | ||
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On May 27 2016 16:05 Jibba wrote: They've been sloppy for 3-4 years. It's a TO prone team that's probably a bit too confident in their shot so they have lapses and Curry bails them out. I can't think of a previous championship team like them. They seem more complacent than most. Also, I know reddit is filled with idiots but this "Westbrook shut down Curry" thing is driving me nuts. I literally went back on stats.NBA.com to watch their matchup in the series. He's still a bad defender! They both are! yeah. though i think westbrook is better than curry because he at least has the physical skills to defend well, he just gambles a lot and doesn't play smart defense. On May 26 2016 23:55 Jerubaal wrote: IDK, I must be a demigod son of Nemesis because I love to see the mighty fall. im the same way, if i dont have a team in the running I just cheer for whoever's less popular. | ||
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On May 28 2016 01:04 dmnum wrote: OKC(and other teams that play GSW) should just put an enforcer in to level Green whenever he pulls his flailing bullshit. If the refs won't do anything about it the players should. One thing I don't really get about the flailing: its an explanation, not an excuse, right? You don't want players flailing, its unnecessary, causes injuries (to eyes often), and it makes the refs' (who already are in the shithouse with the fans) jobs much harder. | ||
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On May 28 2016 01:41 cLutZ wrote: One thing I don't really get about the flailing: its an explanation, not an excuse, right? You don't want players flailing, its unnecessary, causes injuries (to eyes often), and it makes the refs' (who already are in the shithouse with the fans) jobs much harder. I'm not sure I understood your post. | ||
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Even if Draymond stops flailing into the legs and nuts of OKC players, the league should look to eliminate flailing as a tactic. Plus that he does it even when not injuring people doesn't mean its "Just Draymond being Draymond" it means he is always doing illegal things and gets away with it. | ||
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On May 28 2016 02:23 cLutZ wrote: Even if Draymond stops flailing into the legs and nuts of OKC players, the league should look to eliminate flailing as a tactic. Plus that he does it even when not injuring people doesn't mean its "Just Draymond being Draymond" it means he is always doing illegal things and gets away with it. Yes, I agree with you. Green is a dirty player, but he plays for the Warriors and is crucial to them so the league excuses his behavior. I'm not sure him getting slammed by a Perkins-type of player would make him stop pulling his bullshit, but at least it would make the issue harder to ignore for the refs. | ||
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On May 27 2016 06:47 Jerubaal wrote: Houston to hire Mike D'Antoni. Good match. Harden's not playing defense anyway. Might as well go all in on offense. | ||
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On May 28 2016 01:41 cLutZ wrote: One thing I don't really get about the flailing: its an explanation, not an excuse, right? You don't want players flailing, its unnecessary, causes injuries (to eyes often), and it makes the refs' (who already are in the shithouse with the fans) jobs much harder. I agree. They should really look at this... it's one thing to say that in the heat of the moment, when there's contact, a person may flail a bit... but at this point it's really obvious that Draymond is just doing it on purpose and using the "it's just incidental" as an excuse. | ||
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On May 28 2016 03:46 Xeris wrote: I agree. They should really look at this... it's one thing to say that in the heat of the moment, when there's contact, a person may flail a bit... but at this point it's really obvious that Draymond is just doing it on purpose and using the "it's just incidental" as an excuse. Here is a pretty easy solution (obviously not for this year) that wouldn't slow down the game: There is just an eye-in-the-sky type of ref at each game (or in a central office) that watches the games, and if he thinks he sees a flop he rewinds the game and makes sure. Then he just pages it into the refs and on the next stoppage a tech is given to the flopper, or guy who tripped another guy on a fast break, etc. The refs don't review, they just obey. Tech, 1 shot, move on. Obviously 2 techs is still an ejection. And lets say a guy flopped successfully and tricked the refs, you don't even need to take back the foul shots, or rescind the fouls, you kind of say "Well, was it worth it fella?" Its amazing something like this is not already in the game because it really helps the refs. Aside from them being slower and older than the players, the intentional deception that players engage is one of the hardest parts of the job. Plus fans hate it, and it causes unnecessary dangerous situations (for both the flopper and floppee). 3 Birds, 1 stone. | ||
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NBA needs to at least tell him he's going to sit next time he does it. Inadvertent or not. | ||
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On May 28 2016 08:46 RowdierBob wrote: Yeah even as a dubs fan Green is getting out of control with his leg flailing after shots. NBA needs to at least tell him he's going to sit next time he does it. Inadvertent or not. He wouldn't believe it because NBA wouldn't mean it. | ||
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On May 29 2016 11:44 DystopiaX wrote: interesting that they called a charge there. Usually if it's close and it's passed away they won't call it. I still remember a bullshit Ginobili play where it got called (the refs really wanted OKC to win that series) | ||
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On May 29 2016 11:55 DystopiaX wrote: it's also really annoying that TNT refuses to show replays of any close, possibly controversial foul call. totally coincidental >.> | ||
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On May 29 2016 12:37 dmnum wrote: Also it's regular season 4th quarter OKC can't call this anything but a choke, like 3 turnovers in a row for OKC and before that a really rushed shot from Durant. | ||
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On May 29 2016 12:38 DystopiaX wrote: can't call this anything but a choke, like 3 turnovers in a row for OKC and before that a really rushed shot from Durant. Make that 4 | ||
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On May 29 2016 12:39 Scarecrow wrote: GS forced the choke hitting 8 3s this quarter and Iggy's had some huge plays at both ends, Curry finishing that shot off the glass after getting slapped on the wrist too eh forcing the choke is strong think about how many GSW points came off OKC turnovers and how many of those turnovers weren't forced at all. OKC essentially hasn't shot at all in the last 2 minutes or so | ||
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The Warriors certainly played well but Durant and Westbrook were absolute trash tonight. I mean, 20-58 FG, 1-13 3PT... | ||
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Durant and WB just couldn't trust their team mates down stretch. Game 7 will be huge. I wouldn't write off OKC. | ||
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On May 29 2016 13:09 RowdierBob wrote: Warriors took 44 threes O_O. Durant and WB just couldn't trust their team mates down stretch. Game 7 will be huge. I wouldn't write off OKC. a bunch of those TOs were on them, it's not even their teammates. | ||
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cLutZ
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On May 29 2016 13:11 DystopiaX wrote: a bunch of those TOs were on them, it's not even their teammates. Got to say, this is 100% true, except for Green's 6th foul (no call) that caused WB to dribble off his foot (initially called OKC ball, changed to GSW ball). Like, what kind of review is that? Gahh the NBA just upsets you with their half measures. There was another, nearly the same situation, but under the basket, at ~ the 3:30 mark (which also would have fouled out Green I think) but the Refs called it OKC ball (it wasn't) because the swat by Green clearly caused the out of bounds. | ||
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Scarecrow
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DystopiaX
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On May 29 2016 13:29 Scarecrow wrote: They should just add a doc rule change that allows the refs to give possession to the team that touched it last if the replay shows a clear foul or allow reviews to just call fouls even if nothing was called on the floor. Seeing a foul in a replay and not being able to call it is dumb. | ||
cLutZ
United States19551 Posts
On May 29 2016 13:28 RowdierBob wrote: Dude, they could have called a lot of fouls on both teams that game. It was very physical. Adams should get called way more than he does when crashing the O boards. Thats not my complaint. My complaint is that refs (at least seem) to me to not call fouls on iffy plays, if they can legit give the other team the ball on an out of bounds. So they do that A LOT late in games. Then they review it, and the reason the ball goes out is obviously a foul but the fouler gets the ball on review because only one of two (both obvious on review) things is review-able. But, yes OKC deserve to lose, these things just make me discombobulated. | ||
RowdierBob
Australia12660 Posts
On May 29 2016 13:39 cLutZ wrote: Thats not my complaint. My complaint is that refs (at least seem) to me to not call fouls on iffy plays, if they can legit give the other team the ball on an out of bounds. So they do that A LOT late in games. Then they review it, and the reason the ball goes out is obviously a foul but the fouler gets the ball on review because only one of two (both obvious on review) things is review-able. But, yes OKC deserve to lose, these things just make me discombobulated. I see your point, but games will just get way too bogged down if we start reviewing fouls in the last two mins of games. Dudes will be flailing every play and it'll take an hour to finish. | ||
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cLutZ
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On May 29 2016 13:42 RowdierBob wrote: I see your point, but games will just get way too bogged down if we start reviewing fouls in the last two mins of games. Dudes will be flailing every play and it'll take an hour to finish. I mean, that's why flopping should be a tech. But idk how it changes things to call a foul if refs see it during a review they are already doing. In fact, the super slow motion out of bounds views are more iffy that the random fouls I see. | ||
zeo
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A game 7 is always hype! | ||
ZenithM
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I'll be fine either way, the Finals will be great. Edit: Durant was chucking hard too. Westbrook is generally a huge chucker but I really thought KD was more level-headed. I think he was trying to take over and... couldn't. You ain't Kobe babyyyy. | ||
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Xeris
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ZenithM
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The only efficient stuff I see from him is when he gets to catch&shoot, he's still deadly doing that. Oh and don't get me started on the random transition threes he takes. It works like 1 out of 5 times | ||
Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On May 30 2016 03:49 Lebesgue wrote: Last two games were terrible by Durant. He kept being selfish and forcing shots from bad positions. Sure he has been. But for all the Kobe lovers in this thread don't act like he's never done the EXACT same thing. Durant has a better fg% and PPG than Kobe in the postseason. It's easy to remember all Bryant's makes but his ball-hogging late in games reminds me of what the OKC stars are doing in the last two. If you combine Kobe's 4th quarters from the '09 and '10 finals he's actually under 30% shooting (22-74). He did take over games, just usually not in a good way. | ||
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Lebesgue
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On May 30 2016 08:40 Scarecrow wrote: Sure he has been. But for all the Kobe lovers in this thread don't act like he's never done the EXACT same thing. Durant has a better fg% and PPG than Kobe in the postseason. It's easy to remember all Bryant's makes but his ball-hogging late in games reminds me of what the OKC stars are doing in the last two. If you combine Kobe's 4th quarters from the '09 and '10 finals he's actually under 30% shooting (22-74). He did take over games, just usually not in a good way. I'm not Kobe lover, that's for sure.I am just surprised how Durant has been playing last two games. I just really hoped that OKC can get to finals. But now I doubt this will happen. And I am really sore from game 6. The way OKC (i.e., Durant and Westbrook) was playing, especially the 4th quarter was really frustrating... | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On May 30 2016 04:01 Xeris wrote: More telling is that Durant can't just take over the game by himself like Kobe can. He shouldn't try to be that kind of player I disagree with this entirely. Durant was outstanding the first time they made the finals, while Westbrook and Harden both shat the bed. We've seen Kobe have worse series/playoffs than Durant has this year. By every measure, Kobe's 03-04 campaign was worse than Durant's 15-16 and his finals were notoriously bad. Sure, Kobe was great the years prior but again Durant was great in the finals too. If the Thunder had faced teams as bad as the Nets/76ers/Pacers, I'm sure they would've won. People have a lot of recency bias because of what Kobe did 07-10, but keep in mind Durant's 07-10 hasn't happened yet. I don't know why it's in his head and if he knows he off, I agree that he should scale back the shots. But I watched all his attempts and I think of the ridiculous 19 first half shots, only 4 of them were bad shots. The rest are ones you probably want him taking. The second half is when he really hit the chucker mode. | ||
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Jibba
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Also, looks like the NBA has pulled Scott Foster off the game tonight. Thank god. I wonder why they haven't fired him yet, unless they're worried about the other skeletons he'll reveal. | ||
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OkMong
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OkMong
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On May 31 2016 09:42 xDaunt wrote: Curry is long overdue to come out and drop the hammer. I think he does it tonight. Ah, the good ole gamblers fallacy | ||
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Scarecrow
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Should be a flagrant one on Green. That's not a basketball play | ||
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DystopiaX
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On May 31 2016 11:48 Jaaaaasper wrote: I geuss #Durant2boston is back on the menu boys doubt it. I think other than taking a huge paycut and going to GSW/CLE/SAS okc still offers him the best chance at a ring and can offer the most money. | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On May 31 2016 11:56 Scarecrow wrote: Boston with durant would be an instant contender, they've got a lot of assets in terms of picks too not as good as OKC though. | ||
Scarecrow
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It's in the east, and I would put a Durant boston on the same level with their defence | ||
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cLutZ
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Also, Isaih Thomas isn't a real second option, probably not a third option on an elite team. But, the threes are happening. So its all | ||
Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On May 31 2016 12:05 blobrus wrote: Hard to take the result seriously if GSW wins, it's been very clear which team the league wanted from the beginning. You've gotta be kidding me. The worst call of the series was still that WB travel (fair enough - besides Draymond lol). It's been bad both ways and OKC was lucky to get past the spurs, also due to officiating. Curry clearly got hacked by Roberson on his game sealing floater last game too. No call. OKC also choked away game 6 while Klay went nuts. The NBA had nothing to do with that | ||
Jaaaaasper
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Lol saying IT isn't even a third option on a good team, smh | ||
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Taf the Ghost
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On May 31 2016 12:15 Scarecrow wrote: I know Dray should've been suspended, but did that really change the series? He was awful in game 4 anyway, which they lost. They actually had a better chance had he been ejected from the game. Apparently he put in one of the all-time worst Plus-Minus scores in NBA history. And he should have been suspended for the next game. It'll be interesting to see if the take down of Adams gets upgraded on review, meaning he would be suspended for Game 1 if GSW holds on. | ||
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Jibba
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On May 31 2016 12:09 Scarecrow wrote: You've gotta be kidding me. The worst call of the series was still that WB travel (fair enough - besides Draymond lol). It's been bad both ways and OKC was lucky to get past the spurs, also due to officiating. Curry clearly got hacked by Roberson on his game sealing floater last game too. No call. OKC also choked away game 6 while Klay went nuts. The NBA had nothing to do with that OKC fans act like the Spurs series didn't happen. Sometimes you get calls slanted your way, sometimes you don't. I thought G7 was called excellently. | ||
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RowdierBob
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* Spurs would beat OKC 4-1 * Toronto wouldn't win a game vs Cleveland. * OKC was all but home after going 3-1 up. Anyone want me to put the mockers on Cleveland/GSW for the finals? :D | ||
Ethelis
United States2394 Posts
On May 31 2016 13:33 RowdierBob wrote: To summarize my playoff performance: * Spurs would beat OKC 4-1 * Toronto wouldn't win a game vs Cleveland. * OKC was all but home after going 3-1 up. Anyone want me to put the mockers on Cleveland/GSW for the finals? :D Someone is gonna reverse sweep? xD | ||
Jibba
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KAT is the best | ||
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icystorage
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FUTUUUUUUUUREEE | ||
Taf the Ghost
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On May 31 2016 13:28 andrewlt wrote: Anderson Varejao is getting his ring. I think he's guaranteed to get one. Correct. He played for both Cleveland & Golden State this year. So he's getting a Ring. Whether people would "count" it if Cleveland wins, is a wholly different discussion. | ||
Djagulingu
Germany3605 Posts
On May 31 2016 12:15 Scarecrow wrote: I know Dray should've been suspended, but did that really change the series? He was awful in game 4 anyway, which they lost. Yes, yes and yes, Dray not getting suspended really changed the series. Very very dramatically. Not because Dray contributed massively but because Adam Silver and the NBA openly declared that they wanted GSW to win no matter what the fuck happens. On May 31 2016 12:38 Jibba wrote: OKC fans act like the Spurs series didn't happen. The only reason why Spurs series "happened" is because NBA thought Spurs would be too hard for their golden team to take. | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
I wish these eps were longer | ||
Jerubaal
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I just watched the Kobe retirement video "It's not going to be D'Angelo, he sends inappropriate ravens." Lmao.. | ||
Masheyoon
United States781 Posts
On May 31 2016 20:37 Djagulingu wrote: Yes, yes and yes, Dray not getting suspended really changed the series. Very very dramatically. Not because Dray contributed massively but because Adam Silver and the NBA openly declared that they wanted GSW to win no matter what the fuck happens. The only reason why Spurs series "happened" is because NBA thought Spurs would be too hard for their golden team to take. It happened because Popovich didn't know how to counter Donovan's Adams + Kanter adjustment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw8x3H7hUyE). | ||
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