| While certainly not the worst thing the Heat could do, going after Lowry is not the move to make. They should of tried to recruit him for this season, though I doubt that would of happened. If they even agreed to a trade I don't think Toronto would of done one that didn't involve an extension. Crazier things have happened, tho. And the Raptors are not exactly loyal. @--ALEX-- I heard the hype last season about Herro and that just never made any sense to me. He doesn't play scared and he gets a lot of opportunities playing with Butler. That's really it. All-Star?? Nope, don't see that. Not for the foreseeable future at least. As for the hope that Duncan could become a sure-fire 3 point shooter, yea, I could see that. Not something I think they should of banked on, tho. They should of resigned Crowder and every one else besides Butler, Bam (and Haslem) and maybe Duncan, should of been considered for a trade. But yup, I agree. I think the Heat will look very different next season. Major props to the Nets for coming back with a vengeance. They had no business losing game 3 IMO but props to them for not just shrugging it off. Great win by the Suns. I don't think they beat the Lakers still but they got some good momentum with that one. The Knicks are still the Knicks. (Derrick Rose doing his thing out there tho. It's cool to see it.) And, are the Clippers looking legit again? Lol. They got a lot to prove. |
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| Without AD, I think the Lakers are in serious trouble, even if he's out just one game. He's key to perfecting an already solid laker defense while playing a crucial piece vs. Ayton and receiving Lebron's dimes. I think if AD sits out 1 game, the Suns have a fair shot. They've also learned to defend the paint vs. Schroeder's layups which has severely impaired his value. Clippers have always been legit, it's just Mavericks are shooting like absolute shit. Luka's shoulder discomfort doesn't help but I think it's moreso the Mavs just bricking really hard and looking lost with a frustrated Doncic. Luka Tragic indeed if they lose Gotta give credit to the Hawks where it's due. With Hunter no longer injured, they have so many options for shooting. Trae. JC. Bogdan. Hunter. Gallinari. Huerter. And Capella as an absolute rebounding monster, you have a well-shooting team who is young and full of energy. I anticipate that they can even give the nets a run for their money purely due to their youth and energy. |
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| Being a nets fans for years, the rebuild that our gm did, on top of the stars arriving, has been a surreal experience. The most strange part has been witnessing how quick people turn on you when you become better than them - almost everyone pitied the nets franchise (and fans) after the boston trade. I never heard a single comment, outside of territorial knicks fans, that had anything negative too say about the brooklyn franchise. Now, every single basketball thread spews hatred. And when it comes to fans, theres always some sort of comment about how they don't exist, how they suck, etc. Being a fan of the villain is pretty wild. |
| "I eat beans" - Oda |
| Suns up 30 fucking points on the Lakers! BWAHAHAHAHAA! I thought old man Lebron was "StIlL iN hIs PrImE!" Fact is, Davis had more to do with transforming that Lakers team into a Championship team than anything else. And NO, I'm not a Lebron Hater.....for Fucks sake, I'm a Heat fan that got to enjoy Lebron's TRUE PRIME in the 4 years he was here with my team! But facts are facts....anyone that still believes a guy playing in his 18th season can still preform like it was 10 years ago is crazy. TEAMS win championships....NOT individuals.....NEVER individuals! @aleyas I have no fucking clue why Kawhi would want to stay with a trash ass organization like the Clippers. It doesn't matter who they bring, they will ALWAYS BE LOSERS! And like I said, even if they get by the Mavs, they're NOT winning shit this year. Kawhi (I assume) cares about winning.....and I have no idea why he'd want to stay in the West competing against the BEST teams when he can come to the East, IMMEDIATELY be on a Championship contender and have a much easier path to the Finals. For fucks sake he won a Title in Toronto! The East will ALWAYS be the easier path to the Finals. I'm saying it NOW so you people are not shocked. Kawhi WILL opt out and become a Free Agent this summer! Now, I'm NOT saying he'll be taking his talents to South Beach, but I guarantee you that WHEN he opts out....the Heat will be one of the BIGGEST contenders to land Kawhi. And @ Kwahi.....you know South Florida has some of the BEST Strip Clubs in this country, right? I say that, cuz this motherfucker LIKES strip clubs quite a bit! https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-apparent-kawhi-leonard-strip-club-video-making-rain-dollars-goes-viral/ |
| You know what I wanna say a thing or two... You people remember how on GAME fucking ONE Bam and Dargic went down for the Heat in the NBA Finals? Where was our sympathy? Bam and Dragic had been playing amazing during last year's Finals run....and in less than one game BOTH went down and drastically CHANGED the entire series. "Doesn't matter, you would've lost anyways" everyone says. Well, we'll never know, right? Especially given the fact that Butler was the REAL MVP of that series keeping the Heat alive and somehow willing us to two wins when we probably should've been swept! But whatever....enjoy the OFF SEASON Lakers....This shit is over if Davis doesn't come back. It's probably OVER no matter what. And I sure as fuck will not share ANY sympathy or give excuses.....Lebron is the BEST Player in the world, right? Welp....getting blown the fuck out by 30 fucking points doesn't seem like it. |
| Dame was unreal. I couldn't believe what I was watching. He would've won if it was 1v5 but 1v9 was just impossible. Lakers in a do or die in their next game. --ALEX-- said: Why the hell would we go after Lowry who is like 40 fucking years old....that would be insanely dumb. If I hear the Heat are going after Lowry, that means we can't get anyone better, and that's a BAD sign. My eyes are SET on Kawhi....it's just that simple. I still believe the Mavs will beat the Clippers, and even if they don't they'll probably lose in the next round....they are CLEARLY not a team that can win it all. And I don't think Kawhi will re-sign for another 2 years with a team that can't even get out of the first round in an absolutely LOADED Western Conference. The better move is to come to the East where the path to the finals is a lot easier. And Miami is still a GREAT NBA Market....that's why we've been able to sign so many BIG names within Pat's tenure with the team. Jimmy wanted Lowry during the trade deadline and Miami was on Lowry's list. They both want to play with each other. Miami wasn't even Wade and Lebron's first choice. They were suppose to join Chicago but they fucked up not trading Deng to open space for Bosh. If Kawhi turned down the Lakers offer to join Lebron and AD, I doubt he'd joined Miami. I don't think winning a championship is Kawhi's top priority at this stage of his career, he probably just want live close to his family. Also, PG has been better this season than Jimmy who looked washed in the Bucks series. Heat's the only team that got swept this year, and it happened in the 1st round too. |
Squirtroll said: If Kawhi turned down the Lakers offer to join Lebron and AD, I doubt he'd joined Miami. I don't think winning a championship is Kawhi's top priority at this stage of his career, he probably just want live close to his family. Also, PG has been better this season than Jimmy who looked washed in the Bucks series. Heat's the only team that got swept this year, and it happened in the 1st round too. I'm pretty sure Kawhi had ZERO intentions on playing with Lebron my dude. Why would Kawhi want to be in the backseat to Lebron? Especially since Kawhi rose to stardom from the 2014 Finals where he severely out played Lebron? Something tells me they don't like each other, and that's the main reason he didn't go to the Lakers. I'm not gonna defend the Heat's abysmal playoff performance this year. But YEAH....I can see Pat luring in Kawhi. Let's see...since Pat got with the Miami Heat organization: Pre 1996 (Before Pat) the Heat were one of the WORST NBA franchises around....in their first 7 seasons they had ONE winning season and zero Playoff success....furthermore they had three seasons where they lost 50 or more games! After 1996 (Since Pat came to the Heat) they've been able to get some of the BIGGEST names: Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway, Shaq, Lebron, Bosh, Butler....all through trades or Free Agency. They have 6 NBA Eastern Conference Championships, and of course the only thing that really matters 3 NBA Titles. You know....people don't stop and realize how extremely difficult it is to win ONE championship. Look at the Rich history of the NBA....do you know aside from the Lakers and Celtics and Bulls Dynaties....that only 5 Franchises have 3 or more titles? Warriors, Spurs, Sixers, Pistons, and Heat. That's almost 75 YEARS of NBA History....that's more than the NFL Super Bowls! So, YEAH, I have a HIGH degree confidence that Pat can continue getting his magic done. |
| WOOOWWW DAME! Dame scored 55 points shooting over %70, had 10 assists (to only 1 turnover) and LOST???? I would watch this game on replay right now but that is heartbreaking. Just saw his 55 pts highlight. Unbelievable. Just danng. I expected him to go off after only scoring 10 points last time but he went berserk! He didn't get the W but this is one for the books nonetheless.  |
Krul_LurkJun 1, 2021 11:44 PM
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| One of the craziest playoff nights in a while |
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| Trailblazers vs Nuggets was probably best game of this season, it was crazy as hell Meanwhile Suns were smashing Lakers and LeGoat quit without staying like a true leader and fighting till the end. Please suns just 1 more game, we don't want another LeFinal appearance |
| Lol Knicks. Soooooo Imagine being the Knicks....you've been a trash ass team for so long your fans start acting like ONE playoff win was the accomplishment of the decade! Maybe because it was....the Knicks had not won a single playoff game in 8 years! They started chanting "We want Brooklyn" after winning game 2....it was fucking hilarious. Oh and tonight, as the Knicks saw their season come to an end....Spike Lee literally left with 3 minutes left to go. Motherfucker...do you know what being a TRUE fan is? That means you stay to the bitter end....you take the loss and you leave when the clock reads triple zero. You don't run away like a little bitch! Good riddance to the Knicks....as a Heat fan, I will ALWAYS rejoice in their failings, even if my team didn't do shit either. |
| Only two first round series left. Things already not looking too good for the Lakers. It's early but I think the Suns got this one. LOL @ the Knicks. |
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| Lol I think Booker just called game lol |
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| Dame ain't NEVER gonna win in Portland....he just can't do it all. And since Portland is NOT a good NBA Market....no one wants to go there. Oh well. As for the Lakers vs Suns series....I don't want to get of myself because I've seen a lot of crazier things happen in the Playoffs....but to say the least....I am VERY excited about what I'm seeing so far! |
| BWAHAHAHAHA!!! Get fucked Lakers! Good fucking riddance. As for the Suns....amazing job by them, I'd definitely give them a good chance to get to the Finals. Hell....I'll give EVERYONE in the West a good chance to the Finals....they're all THAT good. I think tomorrow the Mavs move on and we'll have Jazz vs. Mavs and Suns vs. Nuggets. I'd LOVE to see Jazz vs. Suns because both those franchises have had soooo much heart break in their history, they've had GREAT teams only to come up empty. The Jazz easily had the GREATEST team to never win a championship from the 90s....unfortunately for them, the other team had Jordan. The Suns had those GREAT teams with Nash and Prime Stoudamire that could put up soooo many points and run teams outta the gym, but could never put it together for a Championship run. And BTW....I think the Champion WILL be from the West....they're the real deal, the East is still a joke. |
| Oh and I'm lowkey rooting for CP3 to get that ring. Dude has had an amazing NBA career, was on some BAD teams early in his career, and now towards the end he's bounced around quite a few teams, but look at the job he did for OKC last year. And now look at the job he's done in Phoenix....people were saying he should be the MVP....and while I don't agree with that....I certainly DO agree he should be recognized. If he got a ring....dude cements his NBA Legacy....he could retire on top if he really wanted, but I'm sure no matter what, he's gonna keep playing. |
| Both finalist from last year got eliminated in the 1st round. They just aren't as good without the help of Mickey Mouse. Squirtroll said: @JFuji Injury. I don't think the Lakers would've made it out of the 1st round if they lost their 2nd best player. Is @JFuji still alive? Told you Lakers are also a 1st round exit if they lost their 2nd best player. They're lucky he got to play 4 games or else it would've been a sweep 🤣 Lebron just look defeated since he found out AD was out in g5. |
| Injuries this injuries that. I'm just fucking glad Chris Paul has a chance of winning a ring still. Kuzma is selling way too much lmao. Prayers for AD for a fast recovery in the next season |
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| Now with LA gone, Nets/Bucks might as well just be the finals lol. Who ever wins that series is probably gonna win it all tbh. |
Squirtroll said: Both finalist from last year got eliminated in the 1st round. They just aren't as good without the help of Mickey Mouse. I'm not taking anything away from last year. Regardless of the fact that the teams did not have to travel and didn't have to win on real "road games" all teams had an equal shot, and in the end we got the result that we did. Trust me, I still wonder what could've happened if Bam and Dragic didn't go down with injuries in game 1 of the Finals....given how insane Butler ended up playing. But that's in the past. I give ZERO excuses for the Heat....they played horrible, and deserved the outcome they got. As for the Lakers....EVERYONE will give them the excuse that Davis got injured, so there's that. And they were UP 2-1 earlier. Still...they have the BEST basketball player on the planet, and couldn't get it done. I'm fucking laughing my ass off with people saying that the Lakers should trade to get Dame to the Lakers. It's fucking ridiculous because Dame signed a SUPERMAX Extension back in 2019 that will keep him with the Blazers for the next 5 seasons. And why the hell would the Blazers trade him? And what the fuck could the Lakers offer them? People legitimately don't think about this stuff. |
| & just like that, Harden finally have his 1st ring. |
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| LA actually eliminated, big congratulations to the Suns for saving NBA from another Lakers final. Also congrats to Nuggets and big thanks for giving us very awesome playoff series agains't the Trailblazers |
| Mavs blew it I think.... But what an absolutely insane series. It would be fitting if the Mavs win game 7 tho....if only because I don't think the road team has ever won every single game in a 7 game series in the NBA. Absolutely bananas. |
| All I gotta say is homecourt disadvantage for the Mavs vs Clips |
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Squirtroll said: First Round Predictions: 76ers/Wizards - 76ers easy. Nets/Celtics - Nets in 4. Bucks/Heat - Bucks in 6. Heat are not surprising anyone this time and I like Jrue on Jimmy. Knicks/Hawks - Close series that could go either way. Hawks in 6 or 7. Jazz/Grizzlies - Jazz easy. Suns/Lakers - With Lebron not 100%, I'll take the Suns in 7. People are going to know Mikal and Cam after this series. Nuggets/Blazers - Could go either way. Maybe the Blazers in 7. Clippers/Mavericks - Clips easy. 2nd round predictions: Sixers/Hawks - Sixers Nets/Bucks - These to me are the two best teams left right now. Taking Bucks in an upset. Jazz/Clips or Mavs - Jazz Suns/Denver - Suns. Jokic is bbq chicken defending the pnr. |
| Second Round predictions: Sixers/Hawks - Sixers in 5 The Hawks have a style that can cause the Sixers problems, tho. Could be fun. Nets/Bucks - Nets in 5 The Nets are low key coasting right now and if they really wanted to could of swept every series on their way to the Finals. Why does it seem like so many players are scared of greatness? Idk. Suns/Nuggets - Suns in 6 Jazz in 5 if Mavs, Jazz in 7 if Clippers |
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| pray for the mavs to knock off the clips tomorrow!! |
| Well, Luka tried. The Mavericks got some work to do in the off-season. Luka been ready. |
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| Well, grats to the Clips for actually winning a home game when they absolutely needed to. I still think this was more of the Mavs BLOWING this series more than the Clips winning it. And how about them Hawks?! Great win for them! As I said before....I think we'll see a Jazz vs Suns WCF and the winner is most likely your Champion. I don't trust anyone in the East and part of me wants to really see the Jazz or Suns win it all....if only because they are considered "Low Market teams" and I like rooting for the little guys. |
| I really thought Nets-Bucks was going to be competitive. Either the Nets are just too OP even without Harden or the Bucks just looked great in the 1st round because their opponent were actually a super trash team that just went by last year's reputation. I got fooled for sure. |
Krul_Lurk said: Second Round predictions: Nets/Bucks - Nets in 5 The Nets are low key coasting right now and if they really wanted to could of swept every series on their way to the Finals. I called it. Besides that one lost against the Celtics that I think they could of avoided if they played with a little more urgency, the Nets are on a absolute tear right now. Durant is locked in as he's done before and so is Kyrie, who I think took some steps as a leader this season as weird as that may sound. They are executing at a really high level right now, showing a lot of discipline. Major props to them for that. |
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| Sorry but I'm NOT convinced by the Nets. I'm more convinced that the East is just THAT weak. Or whatever, I could be wrong....we'll see. |
--ALEX-- said: Sorry but I'm NOT convinced by the Nets. I'm more convinced that the East is just THAT weak. Or whatever, I could be wrong....we'll see. What's there that's not convincing about them? Also I disagree with the East being weak, if anything when Lebron was rolling into finals every year, that's when it was weak af |
| The East is weaker then the West as usual but I wonder, could any of the top teams in the West do what the Nets are currently doing? I doubt it. It's still early and there's questions about how the Nets could answer if shots aren't falling (Durant would probably just drop 40+ if they ever need it not to mention Kyrie is capable of that feat as well) but with that said, I think they should easily be the favorites to win the title. Shout out to Blake too. He gives the Nets another dimension that was much needed. The West has a few teams that could give the Nets some different looks but that's about it, IMO. |
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HoloisHolo said: --ALEX-- said: Sorry but I'm NOT convinced by the Nets. I'm more convinced that the East is just THAT weak. Or whatever, I could be wrong....we'll see. What's there that's not convincing about them? Also I disagree with the East being weak, if anything when Lebron was rolling into finals every year, that's when it was weak af Oh I fully agree about the Lebron years. And I'm including MY Heat teams in there. Every year we only had ONE real competitive series....sometimes not even that. For the most part, the East has been the inferior conference for the better part of the last 20 years now. I don't trust the Nets because I've NEVER been a fan of teams that put up big scoring numbers like the way they're doing. It reminds me of many teams before them that can run other teams out of the gym, but the second they meet up with a REAL team that has a decent or good defense, they don't know what to do. I look at the Jazz and Suns and I feel that they are both FAR superior than the Nets because I like their defenses. Never forget that DEFENSE wins championships, not offense. If anything the Heat got as far as they did last year thanks to their defense....their offense was never anything to write about. I definitely can see the Nets in the Finals....of course. But I can also see the Suns or Jazz ultimately beating them in 6 or so games. |
| So happy that Jokic won MVP, very well deserved award , Steph was awesome whole season too but Jokers dominance was undeniable from the beggining. |
--ALEX-- said: HoloisHolo said: What's there that's not convincing about them? Also I disagree with the East being weak, if anything when Lebron was rolling into finals every year, that's when it was weak af Oh I fully agree about the Lebron years. And I'm including MY Heat teams in there. Every year we only had ONE real competitive series....sometimes not even that. For the most part, the East has been the inferior conference for the better part of the last 20 years now. I don't trust the Nets because I've NEVER been a fan of teams that put up big scoring numbers like the way they're doing. It reminds me of many teams before them that can run other teams out of the gym, but the second they meet up with a REAL team that has a decent or good defense, they don't know what to do. I look at the Jazz and Suns and I feel that they are both FAR superior than the Nets because I like their defenses. Never forget that DEFENSE wins championships, not offense. If anything the Heat got as far as they did last year thanks to their defense....their offense was never anything to write about. I definitely can see the Nets in the Finals....of course. But I can also see the Suns or Jazz ultimately beating them in 6 or so games. Alright I got you, yes they are weak on defense I agree, but with the big 3 and they have secondary scoring, that to me is good enough. I liked the Jazz at first, but I'm not so sure now. I know it's just game 1, but even the Grizzlies series was closer than it should've been for 1 v 8 matchup despite it being 5 games. Leaning towards the Suns now to come out of the west. The East hasn't been overall strong since the days of the Bulls |
--ALEX-- said: I don't trust the Nets because I've NEVER been a fan of teams that put up big scoring numbers like the way they're doing. It reminds me of many teams before them that can run other teams out of the gym, but the second they meet up with a REAL team that has a decent or good defense, they don't know what to do. I see what you mean. I agree that a good defense can go a lot further than a good offense. The Nets are lacking on defense but I think they've shown that they have the focus offensively to make up for that. Relying so much on offense like they do is a very high risk but I think Durant and Kyrie can pull it off. I definitely see what you mean tho. |
Krul_LurkJun 10, 2021 6:48 PM
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| Series tied. Great team defense on KD, he looked frustrated. Giannis undercutting Kyrie might've just won them this series. Guessing Kyrie would miss at least a week. Harden needs to come back next game or they'd be in serious trouble. In another injury news, Danny Green is going to miss 2-3 weeks. It's not really that big of deal against the Hawks but he's crucial against the Bucks/Nets. Krul_Lurk said: LolKrul_Lurk said: Second Round predictions: Nets/Bucks - Nets in 5 The Nets are low key coasting right now and if they really wanted to could of swept every series on their way to the Finals. I called it. |
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