It's not even an upset if the Spurs win.
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2014 NBA Finals |OT| Some dude guarantees they will win it all.
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Epsilon-delta
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I feel the same. The Spurs are a great team.
Why wouldn't ESPN/ABC want this thing to drag out again? They have exclusive coverage rights. They want this to go to 7 games more than anything else.
And win or lose the story will be the Heat, because LeBron = ratings from both fans and haters.
ESPN isn't salty they are damn smart and #1 for a reason. TV 101
LeBron didn't have a great game but he wasn't awful. He was actually playing really well when the lead just ballooned.
Chalmers has been awful this whole playoffs. Bosh was nowhere to be seen after a great game 2.
I don't know what you guys expect? You want them to roast LeBron for having an average game by his standards? You do realize that even the greats have so so games in the finals. Every game is not some career defining legacy cementing statement.
Hypemaster
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I wept in joy at Kawhi's performance.
I expect Lebron to have murdered the whole team in the locker room.
I expect Lebron to have murdered the whole team in the locker room.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
#fakefans is trending on twitter. I need a hug.
HuskerDutheDu
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Because they leave and try to come back.
Ken Masters
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And this is why the Heat aren't in the Spurs league
Moving splitter to the bench and not have him and Duncan on the court, start Diaw, series is over
Moving splitter to the bench and not have him and Duncan on the court, start Diaw, series is over
Who are you telling this to? I'm not at the arena. That's the whole point. You act like this is the opinion of Heat fans, but not one Heat fan in here would agree with leaving early. What does that tell you? What represents the fan base better, a fraction of the fans who sit in the celebrity seats, or fans of the team you actually can talk to? I know, you've got your preconceived notion of the city, but fans here are no different from fans anywhere else. Shocking, I know. PEACE.
HeavenlyStriker
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pop really need to hound the spurs for always leaving the heat's perimeter shooters wide ass fucking open.
you don't need 3-4 guys packing the lane all the damn time.
and charles barkley doesn't think the spurs could win 1 more game before tonight.
what a fucking tool.
you don't need 3-4 guys packing the lane all the damn time.
and charles barkley doesn't think the spurs could win 1 more game before tonight.
what a fucking tool.
I know that Spurs were favorites going in this year. I meant it in the way that Heat have been the dominant team in the league the last four years, getting to the finals four times and winning two championships.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
whats the point of talking about half way fans?
Anyhow good game from the Spurs, I wonder did Pop game plan for the bench to carry this game?
Anyhow good game from the Spurs, I wonder did Pop game plan for the bench to carry this game?
TheKaeptain
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He doesn't like dumbass questions.
Hypemaster
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Yeah, I could not believe my eyes when I saw Rashard Lewis open for a 3 pointer for the third time, back to back.
ryutaro's mama
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Dude, it's traditional to interview the winning team at the close of a game. You think if the Heat had won, they would have skipped that segment?
LOL. ESPN has coddled Bron Breezy for years. This is salt, bro-mizzle.
And reporters ask so many of them.
Ken Masters
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"Coach Pop, what's your game plan?"
So what if they ask stupid questions? That is their job and its his job, as per NBA rules, to reply to them.
Treating them like shit is being an asshole. Micheal Kay (Yankees play by play and ESPN radio host here in NYC) was furious about it the other day. He treats even people like Dorris Burke like shit because they have a job to do.
If he really has that much of a problem then complain to the league. He seems to get a kick out of putting reporters down. Don't know why more in the media don't call him out for this BS.
Spo gets asked the same questions and he offers a short nice answer. Pop doesn't have to talk down reporters.
MetalFearSolid
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Rashard Lewis no way he can keep up this shooting. One bad game can cost the Heat.
If he shoots like that again, yes. The second half was played truer to the nature of the series than the first half. The first half was some Game1 Indiana bs. LOL. PEACE.
Time to have fun and look back at all the posters that learned nothing from these playoffs and how crazy these series can be:
there was more, I just got bored.
there was more, I just got bored.
ryutaro's mama
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If you notice, I am not on that board as I watch a LOT of basketball and always pegged this to go 7.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
I'm really wondering what Kwahi value will be in the league in 2015?
Battersea Power Station
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That's an oversimplification. In game 2, the Heat tore them up inside the paint because the Spurs didn't defend the lane sufficiently. Even Bosh was scoring from inside. When was the last time that happened?
Or his impact will be making Lebron vanish in the 4th..
Including the people in 400? Why does anyone care about the fans? Serious question. What's with insecurity?
Hey Heat fans, any of you give a shit about any other fan base out there? No.
The only fans we ever have beef with is NY fans,and that's because there are so many of them living down here. But we don't care if they show up to MSG or not. Y'all need to worry about us and worry about what our team keeps doing to your team. Because none of you can out on a jersey to change that outcome. PEACE.
ryutaro's mama
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aronnov reborn
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It is and they interviewed them after game 1 no?
You think they purposely didn't because they at a personal level are mad? Think about what you are saying here. They love to build athletes up and then cover them as they fall down (if they fall down). Its all and only about the ratings for them. They aren't protecting Lebron. If Miami loses this series, they will spend a week talking about how it hurts his legacy, what he should do next, and how he isn't Jordan.
Spurs might have declined the interview or their players went into the locker room. I don't know. You got guys complaining reporters ask dumb questions and now you are accusing ESPN as if its some single person who got salty and refused to interview. Cmon man that's just stupid.
BTW not only did they interview the Spurs after game 1 they also had some 1 on 1 interview with Parker for the lead up to game 2.
LOL what? Where were you after game 2?
Not in the same league when they are in the finals and beat the Spurs last finals?
WHAT?
Battersea Power Station
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friskykillface
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It's crazy how huge he's been, everyone assumed he was just joining to ride the bench for a ring
He's stepped up but it can't last forever
Man if the spurs didn't choke in game 2, whoa
Yeah they play great team ball.
So the Heat.
I don't understand the notion that the Spurs are some sort of honorable team playing the right way. I mean they have beautiful ball movement but at their best that is what Miami is too. Miami isn't good when they revert back to iso ball like they did tonight.
Both teams are models for efficiency and passing the ball to the open guy. Spurs also flop, foul, and complain.
HI. BILLY MAYS HERE
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Lebron could have used some
Tonight
Tonight
ryutaro's mama
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Coming from a Bulls fan, I can say without bias and completely objectively that Miami has the worst fans in the NBA.
Got him on my 2K MyTeam. Can't make a three pointer worth shit.
You can do this after game4 too. People act like this isn't the closest series in forever. Last year went 7 games with every game close. This game was a 25pt blowout, but everyone was still nervous until the last 3 minutes. This is a long series. Heat fans only felt relief after game2, not elation. Now it's another 2 days of avoiding radio and this thread, before a nerve racking game4. This is why I wanted OKC. I'm sure we're going to win this, but playing the Thunder would've been easier than this. PEACE.
Ken Masters
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Diaw at PF, Duncan at C, Heat don't matchup to that. Spurs always with a 7fter on the court with the post presence and rebounding
arglebargle
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i decided to look this up on basketball reference. in 2007 against the spurs he scored 25 twice, but no more than that. in 2011 against the mavs his highest scoring game was 24. 2012 against the thunder he had three games of 29+. spurs last year he had three games of 29+.
People notice good and bad fans during live sporting events. Heat fans have sucked in the Lebron era. Don't remember them being this bad when it was Shaq or Wade but maybe they were. It is what it is.
Speaking of dogshit :lol at those reporters so far. These guys are worse than gaming reporters and it is the NBA Finals.
In my defense, showing up for 1 game out of 3 doesn't make Kawhi a star. I'll happily eat crow if he goes on to win FMVP.
Based on?
Crowd noise? Attendance? You talking out of your ass?
I'm gonna just put people on ignore who say dumb shit like this based on zero knowledge. Check the facts about the Heat crowd in the regular and post seasons. This is one of the arenas teams hate the most. It's not because we're the worst fans. Saying that is fucking ignorant. PEACE.
Rashard Lewis has barely played all season and isn't being asked to do much on offense out side of spot up 3 point shooter.
Its not that shocking. Its exactly why they have guys like these. They can't afford any other young players with the money tied up in the big 3.
Particle Physicist
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Wow, guys, way be sore winners.
I was being sarcastic.
I was just having a bit of fun after the silliness that took place after the Spurs lost the last game. Doom and gloom posters have been out in full force after almost every big game these playoffs.
Which I get, most have done it, me included. Just thought it would be fun to look at.
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