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NBA 2016-2017 Season |OT| What do the Liberty Bell and Ben Simmons have in Common?
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BlackNMild2k1
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I could only listen, but it sounds like they got out played and Korver was useless.
Kyrie was more or less held back by good D, and Lebron just couldn't carry the team.
Max Barnes beat Lebron in Points, Rebounds, Free Throws and FG%
Oh, and I think Lebron and Kyrie finally got to rest for the last 4 minutes of the game. It was 102 - 85, then garbage time happened to get the score to 97-104.
Crimson_Echidna
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No kidding. Like, I know Playoff!Lebron is a thing, but father time is catching up with him and I know that's got to be frustrating him.
scoobs
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lol how is father time catching up to LeBron exactly? He's averaging 26/8.5/8 this year, just like every other season. His roster just sucks outside of Kyrie and Love. Its the regular season, LeBron couldn't care any less, he knows he's going to the finals regardless of any of these pointless losses in January.
my name is ed
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His senility led him to make the front office resign Tristan Thompson
A sad thing, really
scoobs
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The one argument about "aging" lebron I'll agree with is as time goes on, his inability to make the right front office moves for his team is increasingly worrisome. Hopefully when he retires he doesn't go the MJ route and try to run a team, cuz the money he's commanding for these shitty fucking players on his roster is ridiculous.
Ninja Scooter
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Bron passed MJ in total minutes today. Bill Simmons posted an article about how Year 14 Bron is basically the same player he's been his entire career, which is sort of amazing.
scoobs
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I'm putting my money on the Cavs to repeat either way. GSW are a buncha choke artists. Adding Durant doesn't fix that problem, he choked consistently and repeatedly w/ the Thunder in the playoffs, and LeBron fucking owns KD in head 2 heads.
When your team can't win without you or can't stay healthy long enough, you gotta play more than you would like to.
I still have belief in Curry, he's hit too many crazy clutch shots. Mostly in the regular season, but even so he's really only had two or three mediocre post season series that I remember
Although KD could honestly fuck that up
CassidyIzABeast
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"I collect one paycheck from this," James said of his role with the Cavs. "There's the owner, Griff's (David Griffin) the GM, I'm the player. Screw Charles Barkley."
James put on his baseball cap and offered a parting thought as he prepared to leave the visitor's locker room at the American Airlines Center to head to the airport for a flight back to Cleveland.
"I'm tired of biting my tongue," James said. "There's a new sheriff in town."
well dayum
James put on his baseball cap and offered a parting thought as he prepared to leave the visitor's locker room at the American Airlines Center to head to the airport for a flight back to Cleveland.
"I'm tired of biting my tongue," James said. "There's a new sheriff in town."
well dayum
At least link to the story: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18589897/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-throws-gauntlet-charles-barkley-hater
Going back to that beef too, lol
Lebron comes off as slighted and hurt, not to mention awkward. I mean, there's a new sheriff in town, you hit them with that line? Barkley is a dope, but you can't be out here whining about how he isn't castigated for throwing someone through a glass window. Shaq is somewhere giggling through one of his "snitches get stitches Erneh!"
Going back to that beef too, lol
Lebron comes off as slighted and hurt, not to mention awkward. I mean, there's a new sheriff in town, you hit them with that line? Barkley is a dope, but you can't be out here whining about how he isn't castigated for throwing someone through a glass window. Shaq is somewhere giggling through one of his "snitches get stitches Erneh!"
Andrew Korenchkin
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Go Lakers!
Waiters is ruining the season. I'm going to be disappointed if the heat end up with a shit pick.
it's beautiful
Hyperactivity
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NBA is too fucking savage for me sometimes
Every single player has upped their media game like crazy
Dude, what?
Tristan Thompson is overpaid, yes, but he's also useful in the small role he has, and that's killing a select few teams on the boards. He consistently killed the Hawks, will probably kill the Celtics, will probably kill the raptors if Frye or love don't, and consistently kills the warriors on the offensive boards
When these are your biggest threats for the championship, he's not overpaid. Whenever TT plays against these teams in the playoffs, the money seems to have been worth it.
He's also not a liability against small ball lineups that have become more and more popular.
Yes, no other team takes him for that price, but he's not injury prone and the cavs needed him and he helped them win a championship.
Every single player has upped their media game like crazy
Dude, what?
Tristan Thompson is overpaid, yes, but he's also useful in the small role he has, and that's killing a select few teams on the boards. He consistently killed the Hawks, will probably kill the Celtics, will probably kill the raptors if Frye or love don't, and consistently kills the warriors on the offensive boards
When these are your biggest threats for the championship, he's not overpaid. Whenever TT plays against these teams in the playoffs, the money seems to have been worth it.
He's also not a liability against small ball lineups that have become more and more popular.
Yes, no other team takes him for that price, but he's not injury prone and the cavs needed him and he helped them win a championship.
LegendofDragoonLives
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TT is a huge reason Cavs beat the Warriors last season though. Dude is one dimensional, but he was huge in series that mattered.
Bron Bron going in is hilarious, curious to see if Barkley laughs it off or attacks him again. Probably should be rooting for the non winning jump shooting team with a ring big guy, they're not as mean as Bron when you give them shit.
Bron Bron going in is hilarious, curious to see if Barkley laughs it off or attacks him again. Probably should be rooting for the non winning jump shooting team with a ring big guy, they're not as mean as Bron when you give them shit.
Lionel Richie
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I'm a pretty consistent Lebron hater but in this case he's 100% right. Fuck Charles Barkley.
On the other hand, not sure bringing up stuff that happened over 20 years ago is a good thing lol.
On the other hand, not sure bringing up stuff that happened over 20 years ago is a good thing lol.
Hyperactivity
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Tbh, Barkley is stupid af alot of the time, but when he's stupid everyone calls him out on it, and he also admits if he's wrong a decent amount of the time (see him on Harden, or Hinkie).
When Shaq, Kenny, or hell, even Ernie, are wrong (see Shaq on Embiid, or Shaq and Kenny on Harden), they're incredibly stubborn about it. Everyone knows Barkley doesn't watch most games, but Kenny and Shaq aren't much better. Plus, Barkley always has the greatest of the greatest moments for inside the NBA, especially when he rips into a team (for a fair reason).
In any case, Inside the NBA is more entertaining than anything else
Yup. Call him overpaid, and maybe he only really matters for that specific matchup, but that signing was worth it for the cavs
When Shaq, Kenny, or hell, even Ernie, are wrong (see Shaq on Embiid, or Shaq and Kenny on Harden), they're incredibly stubborn about it. Everyone knows Barkley doesn't watch most games, but Kenny and Shaq aren't much better. Plus, Barkley always has the greatest of the greatest moments for inside the NBA, especially when he rips into a team (for a fair reason).
In any case, Inside the NBA is more entertaining than anything else
TT is a huge reason Cavs beat the Warriors last season though. Dude is one dimensional, but he was huge in series that mattered.
Bron Bron going in is hilarious, curious to see if Barkley laughs it off or attacks him again. Probably should be rooting for the non winning jump shooting team with a ring big guy, they're not as mean as Bron when you give them shit.
Yup. Call him overpaid, and maybe he only really matters for that specific matchup, but that signing was worth it for the cavs
Owns KD, huh? Let me take a look at the numbers in the 2012 finals:
30.6 PPG / 54.8% FG / 39.4% 3P% / 6 REB / 2.2 AST / 1.4 STL / 1.0 BLK
Looks like Durant did his regular self to me. The problem with that team was inexperience and Westbrook/Harden not showing up.
Ninja Scooter
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This is the effect of the Skips and Chucks of the world emboldening people to make non sensical proclamations that don't jive with the actual facts.
Normally I would be perfectly OK with Lebron going in on Charles, but Lebron didn't even criticize the message, just went after him personally like it has anything to do with this team and this season.
Shit like this is why Lebron is so fucking petty and should stop elevating other people's hot takes. Makes him look stupid as fuck. Disrespecting his legacy, man shut the fuck up. Lebitch knows more than anyone else his play on the court will do all the talking more than responding to a hot take.
Shit like this is why Lebron is so fucking petty and should stop elevating other people's hot takes. Makes him look stupid as fuck. Disrespecting his legacy, man shut the fuck up. Lebitch knows more than anyone else his play on the court will do all the talking more than responding to a hot take.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
You forgetting Lil B tho...
best sport
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Goddamn.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Lebron's the only guy older than 30 on that list, with Lowry and Matthews right at 30.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Ninja Scooter
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Lou to the Cavs for a 2021 unprotected first round pick. Do it Mitch.
Randolph Freelander
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Stephenson is being called in to keep LeBron cool in a potential finals match-up with San Antonio.
CopperPuppy
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Always seems like there's so much pageantry to everything the Cavs do. At least in terms of their media coverage. You hear about everything like it's the next chapter in an ongoing drama rather than normal team operations.
Randolph Freelander
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Cheaper than air conditioning.
Ninja Scooter
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TIL that Kobe has an uncle who played ball whose name is Chubby Cox.
Hyperactivity
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Mario Chalmers to join the Cavs so that Lebron gets his favorite stress ball back, given all the current turmoil
MetalFearSolid
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Raptors have no answer for Jrue Holiday