| exciting first fourth of the season tbh |
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| My OKC fucking sucks dick, it's such a shame seeing this team that has a lot of talent fail miserably like this. |
milosh_ said: My OKC fucking sucks dick, it's such a shame seeing this team that has a lot of talent fail miserably like this. If only OKC had Harden, Durant, and Westbrook. Now THAT would be a good team. They'll be decent once they figure out how to get consistent performances and effort, but there's no chance they make noise in the playoffs if they make it. go celts |
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| I think the problem with OKC is that the team doesn't have jack shit for a bench. If they do have a worthwhile bench, we haven't seen it yet. If OKC's reserves really are worthless, then the front office is to blame for not thinking to sign quality back-up players that would complement their new superstar trio. If the OKC bench is actually good, then the blame falls on Billy Donovan for inflating the minutes of his starters and not giving his back-ups opportunities to shine. Either way, it's kinda obvious as to why KD left in the first place. |
| Damn, another ugly W for us although I'll take any kind of W at this point. Our shooters have been terrible holy shit, Adams is hands down carrying this team. |
| What the hell is up with Michael Beasley? This guy has been known his entire career as a mediocre journeyman. He really didn't leave much of an impression on any teams as a young player. And yet, right now Beasley is the second best player on the Knicks. He dropped 30 points on the Thunder yesterday and he dropped another 30 on the Rockets a few weeks ago. He's been embarrasing defenders left and right with his crossovers and pull-up jumpers. Either Beasley has somehow made a comeback season after being washed-up or he's always had this kind of talent and no one really noticed. No matter how Beasley's incredible 2018 season happened, I know for sure who has my vote for this year's All-Star lineup. Keep up the good work, my man. |
| Boston got a game-winning dunk. Don't see that everyday. |
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| Everyone is sleeping on my Toronto Raptors lately. 2nd in the east and 1st in most stats since November 25. |
isekai said: tulongest said: Everyone is sleeping on my Toronto Raptors lately. 2nd in the east and 1st in most stats since November 25. the Raptors are always playing great in the regular season but come playoff time they choke They're not playing much iso ball anymore so that's something different from years past. We'll see what happens. DD can shoot the 3 now! |
| Off-topic but this keeps bothering me so I must mention it. Why do people keep insisting that losing in the first round of the playoffs is a better result than losing in the Finals? They both have the same end result but there is nothing to validate the former whereas the latter suggests the team is close to achieving the 'chip. Excluded whether the team is rebuilding/contending. Anyone care to elaborate on this? Also CAVS v GSW will be a juicy showdown. No Curry/Isaiah for either side, will be an interesting affair :) EDIT: Man, I can't believe the Cavs somehow made it close despite shooting 30%, I predict a finals sweep going by current form. |
FireEmblemIke24Dec 25, 2017 2:54 PM
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FireEmblemIke24 said: Why do people keep insisting that losing in the first round of the playoffs is a better result than losing in the Finals? They both have the same end result but there is nothing to validate the former whereas the latter suggests the team is close to achieving the 'chip. I agree with you 100 percent but I would like to know who exactly said that "losing in first round > losing in Finals". |
FireEmblemIke24 said: Off-topic but this keeps bothering me so I must mention it. Why do people keep insisting that losing in the first round of the playoffs is a better result than losing in the Finals? They both have the same end result but there is nothing to validate the former whereas the latter suggests the team is close to achieving the 'chip. Excluded whether the team is rebuilding/contending. Yeah getting eliminated in the first round mean you are probably some middle of the road team like the Pistons and Grizzlies have been. Not shit enough to get good picks and rebuild but respectable enough to present something to the fans. Not a real good place to be. But if your post was more directed towards people clowning on bron bron cuz he is 3/8 in the finals then yeah. He is expected to rise up and perform on the highest stage like an ATG should. Not have such a horrendous finals record. 2011 was winnable. That series where Love and Kyrie was out? Winnable. He had a 2-1 lead going into a home game. The most recent finals? Winnable if he actually focuses on defense and not stat padding. One must also take into consideration how easy it has been to get into the finals via east. What credible teams have been in the east? Washed up Celtics? 2014 Hawks? Pacers? Craptors featuring the trash bros? So it really just comes down to context. |
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| @Jfuji 2011 was a clear choke, even the most biased fan would admit that. 2015 was winnable? I see you're argument there but when your next two best players on the court are Dellavedova and Mozgov, there is little you can get out of them. The "next man step up" mentality almost worked but warriors sheer talent bested them. The most recent finals winnable, surely you're joking? The Cavs had an atrocious transition defense ranking last in that department, among other things as well. Their defense is broken from sub-par defenders in Love, Irving and the King of Coasting himself. If they got John Wall and the Wizards earlier, they may have been knocked out exploiting that gaping hole in their defense. Blame the NBA for the shit Eastern Conference, we should move on to a 1-16 seeding system but mah geography issues will be ever present. It doesn't help that the shitty eastern teams play each other more than twice which makes no sense. Scrap divisional conferences and move to a 58 game season format. The games will have more importance and increased rest will result in higher performances. |
All credit goes to Sacred. |
JFuji said: FireEmblemIke24 said: Off-topic but this keeps bothering me so I must mention it. Why do people keep insisting that losing in the first round of the playoffs is a better result than losing in the Finals? They both have the same end result but there is nothing to validate the former whereas the latter suggests the team is close to achieving the 'chip. Excluded whether the team is rebuilding/contending. Yeah getting eliminated in the first round mean you are probably some middle of the road team like the Pistons and Grizzlies have been. Not shit enough to get good picks and rebuild but respectable enough to present something to the fans. Not a real good place to be. But if your post was more directed towards people clowning on bron bron cuz he is 3/8 in the finals then yeah. He is expected to rise up and perform on the highest stage like an ATG should. Not have such a horrendous finals record. 2011 was winnable. That series where Love and Kyrie was out? Winnable. He had a 2-1 lead going into a home game. The most recent finals? Winnable if he actually focuses on defense and not stat padding. One must also take into consideration how easy it has been to get into the finals via east. What credible teams have been in the east? Washed up Celtics? 2014 Hawks? Pacers? Craptors featuring the trash bros? So it really just comes down to context. Okay, Skip. |
FireEmblemIke24 said: @Jfuji 2011 was a clear choke, even the most biased fan would admit that. 2015 was winnable? I see you're argument there but when your next two best players on the court are Dellavedova and Mozgov, there is little you can get out of them. The "next man step up" mentality almost worked but warriors sheer talent bested them. The most recent finals winnable, surely you're joking? The Cavs had an atrocious transition defense ranking last in that department, among other things as well. Their defense is broken from sub-par defenders in Love, Irving and the King of Coasting himself. If they got John Wall and the Wizards earlier, they may have been knocked out exploiting that gaping hole in their defense. Blame the NBA for the shit Eastern Conference, we should move on to a 1-16 seeding system but mah geography issues will be ever present. It doesn't help that the shitty eastern teams play each other more than twice which makes no sense. Scrap divisional conferences and move to a 58 game season format. The games will have more importance and increased rest will result in higher performances. Well basically I was just trying to say that losing in the first round is definitely not better. However, getting to the finals from the east and losing isn't a great feat either. As far as the most recent finals goes? Yeah Kevin Love didn't shoot well. But at the same time you gotta admit KD LIT Lebron James up all series long. Didn't he shoot like 60% from the field or something? We may have to agree to disagree on that. Though I think 07 and 15' are excusable now that I think about it more. I might perhaps just be a hater. But let's be honest. He has been rather fortunate. Playing in the east. Bailed out by Ray Allen. The league even stepped in and did things like suspend Draymond and veto the Chris Paul trade. And even with all that, things happen like him getting locked down by 6 foot guards Barea/Terry and an out of shape Boris Diaw. I just find it interesting. But yeah it'd be nice if they changed the playoff bracket system. I'd even settle if they just shuffled around teams and made Houston, New Orleans and Memphis eastern conference teams. |
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NerfHerderEX said: Oh my god the Hawks won two games in a row for the first time this season. They need to stop this foolishness at once and go back to tanking Bulls won 2 in a row Mavs won 2 in a row Hawks won 2 in a row All sub .500 teams beating playoff teams lmao. On another note, Northwest division is the hottest this season. |
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| Holy shit, seems like my OKC finally figured it out and they've been killing it |
milosh_ said: Holy shit, seems like my OKC finally figured it out and they've been killing it The Big 3 are doing things now and it feels good. |
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| I learned two things tonight: 1. Marcus Smart needs an oscar 2. Houston has a problem |
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| Curry for MVP. Str8 BALLIN |
| why the fuck are the lakers so bad!!! you guys dont even have your pick!! stop hogging the top 3 draft pick spot!! |
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-STARBOY- said: Curry for MVP. Str8 BALLIN he doesnt need a fucking third one. |
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| Blake Griffin fucks his knees, comes back, then gets elbowed in the head. It seems like he cant stay healthy damn. |
| i like avocados on toast |
They way he is playing makes him top 3 candidate imo,only problem is Harden is ballin even more and he deserves one aswell. I don't care if he needs a third one or not,numbers are there,top seed and the team plays WAY better when he is on the court,valid points don't you think? |
| curry's been playing out of his mind after coming back from the injury but too bad he re-injured himself again at this point i'd be content with him not having brittle ankles again |
-STARBOY- said: GS has a 10-3 record without him the last 13 games. They are doing fine without him.They way he is playing makes him top 3 candidate imo,only problem is Harden is ballin even more and he deserves one aswell. I don't care if he needs a third one or not,numbers are there,top seed and the team plays WAY better when he is on the court,valid points don't you think? Surprised Miami is top 4 in the east, only 1 game behind Cleveland. No all stars. Team has been fun to watch again. |
| Lou Will is going off for the clippers. Clippers still trash tho. 9th seed? |
| i like avocados on toast |
even when steph and clay are meh they're still killing the raptors, got damn. |
| Jesus.. This season has sure as shit been hectic so far, huh? It's been one over-the-top beef after another. First, there was the issue between LeBron and Kyrie; even an outsider can tell there's no love lost between those two. Then, there was the rivalry between Embiid and Drummond. It didn't really go anywhere but it was pretty intense for a while. Two days ago, we had the scuffle between the Rockets and the Clippers. The fight was definitely a result of years-long bad blood and I'm positive that CP3 leaving for Houston didn't help the matter either. And now, just a few hours ago, there was an intense confrontation between Minnesota and Orlando. Aaron Affalo was put in a headlock by some Wolves player and it looked to me like a fight was going to start. Say whatever you want about the NBA but it's definitely not boring. |
6Man said: https://twitter.com/ClevisMurray/status/956239454846574593 If this is true..... The entire Cavs team just collectively imploded. LOL! The Lebron lottery has officially begun. And you know what? I'd HAPPILY Accept Lebron's return to South Beach if he wanted.... |
| Burn it down. To the ground. |
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| I never thought that I could hate Isaiah Thomas more than last year. I was so wrong... I hate this midget POS so much. Get this cancer off my team using the nearest Brinks truck to get him the hell to basketball Siberia ASAP. And if the Cavs panic and trade the BKN pick for some shitty rental (aka the Clips' spare parts), I will rage so hard... |
dankzelJan 30, 2018 7:43 AM
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| Oh my god. Kevin Love just fractured his left hand and is out 6-8 weeks... This what I get for posting for the first time in months in the NBA thread. Never again... |
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| What the fuck. Blake Griffin For Avery Bradley and Tobias Harris? fukkkk |
| i like avocados on toast |
| WTF Cavs lol. I understand losing thw game to a very good rocket's team. But not like this and in your own court. |
| sic mundus |
Rastafa21 said: WTF Cavs lol. I understand losing thw game to a very good rocket's team. But not like this and in your own court. The Cavs are done man. |
| i like avocados on toast |
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