i3allistic
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LeBron gonna retire as a Cav, he need to have people forget he dip the first time...protect his image and his brand ...it all about himself
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BadAss2961
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He's more ambitious than that. He's still chasing Jordan.
GS taking over the league for a couple years at his expense will change perception quick. While LeBron will always have that championship, it'll be old news.
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BlackGhost
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Lebrong wouldn't leave this face twice.
What if he does stop becleving?
Cornbread78
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I don't know why everyone is acting all surprised about GS, the season was already decided before the tip-off of game 1 this year.
We are all Lebron fans against the GS Frontrunners...
We are all Lebron fans against the GS Frontrunners...
LyleLanley
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panthapanda
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Still not a LeBron fan.
I want to see a Cinderella story. Some unknown mother fucker rises to the occasion and helps their team knock out GS. David vs Goliath type shit.
LyleLanley
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The Jazz led by future Celtic Gordon Hayward.
Did you miss last years finals? Cleveland down 3-1 to the best regular season team of all time was exactly that story. Cavs were the overwhelming under-dogs, especially going into the last 3 games when down 3-1.
RandomSeed
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Damn, wish the Grizzlies v Spurs game was on TNT. The last game was so good.
BadAss2961
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Heh, speak for yourself. He started this mess. I can't wait to see GS crush him.
Some think KD may take a $3-4 million paycut to help keep the bench stocked, but that's it.
Curry will get that new designated veteran max and with how underpaid he's been I can't imagine he'd take less. And I think the Warriors actively want to offer that to him to show that they don't want him to leave (they can offer him $85 million more than any other team). With Bird rights Curry won't be as tough to sign, though.
panthapanda
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It's still LeBron. Anything is possible with LeBron. I don't really give "best regular season team" much weight either. Plus all the other shenanigans that happened during that series.
I want to see Full Strength GS go against the Bulls or something and freaking MCW just decide "I'm god now" lol
The NBA 7 game series playoff format makes it near impossible for random medicore/bad teams to wind up in the finals let alone conference finals.
If GSW wasn't here we'd all be rooting against LeBron for the same reason. There's almost always a front-runner.
Personally I'm rooting for GSW because my team is out and now I'm just looking for entertaining basketball.
Is LeBron chasing Jordan? LeBron will overtake Jordan in career points in the next few years. He'll be close if not ahead in win shares. What could LeBron chase exactly? Two three-peats?
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Round 1 was always gonna suck. It's round 2 where shit starts to get interesting after the field has been culled.
Plus the teams playing the big dogs already have a playoff series they won under their belt which helps confidence.
Plus the teams playing the big dogs already have a playoff series they won under their belt which helps confidence.
is this a serious question
That was a pretty good read. Makes it hard for me not to like the guy.
Seriously. Lebrons been to 6th straight Finals (soon to be 7) and people are complaining about the Dubs ruining competition? Warriors won 23 games in 2011-12 FFS. They are the gold standard for turning a team around and becoming competitive.
Superstar Horford was a free agent signing.
The only year since 2009 Lebron hasn't led a team to the finals was 2010. He literally has had complete domination of the entire Eastern Conference for nearly a decade. That is pretty fucking crazy when you stop to think about it.
I mean we didn't even get that with MJ in the 90's. I mean the MJ Bulls lost the ECF to Pistons in 1990. They didn't make the finals in 94 or 95 (MJ was off the team in 94 but was on the team in 95 when they lost to Orlando).
Has anything like this even happened this many years in a row like this since the Bill Russell Celtics?
I mean we didn't even get that with MJ in the 90's. I mean the MJ Bulls lost the ECF to Pistons in 1990. They didn't make the finals in 94 or 95 (MJ was off the team in 94 but was on the team in 95 when they lost to Orlando).
Has anything like this even happened this many years in a row like this since the Bill Russell Celtics?
That's a common misconception.
Vault Dweller 111
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I would take the home grown Jazz roster over the home grown Celtics roster.
I like the Wizards, Bucks, and Raptors rosters more too.
I like the Wizards, Bucks, and Raptors rosters more too.
He met with multiple teams and got super star money. The fact he hasn't lived up to the hype doesn't change him being a super star signing.
Eh Jazz aren't as home grown either. They didn't really make the leap till this year after signing George Hill (and Boris Diaw to a lesser extent). They were a lottery team pre-George Hill.
I wouldn't call a team home grown if one of the 3 best players was acquired already at their peak in a trade/free agency signing. Pre-KD Warriors were home grown as their 3 best players were all drafted (Curry, Klay, & Dray).
This is debatable.
He was courted by teams and given superstar money, there is nothing to debate lol.
Some would argue otherwise
Vault Dweller 111
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Oh come on. One year rental George Hill makes it not home grown?
Hayward and Gobert were drafted, that should be enough. Big Free agents don't come to Utah. It's basically impossible for us not to have a home grown team.
They would not be in the playoffs this year without George Hill I think.
Ninja Scooter
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The Magic Johnson led Lakers went to the Finals 9 times from 1980 to 1990 and won 5 championships.
Kobe's Lakers from 2000 to 2010 went to 7 Finals and won 5.
Vault Dweller 111
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😂😂😂😂😂
They missed by one game last year and Hayward took the all star leap this year and Gobert became a top 2 center and the best defensive player in the league.
Hill was injured for half the year dude!
The team of Curry's ankles, KD's calf, Draymond's technicals, and Thompson getting his powers stolen by aliens.
Cornbread78
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True, I still do not like Lebron and this is all his fault for being a little bit(h to start things off...
With that being said, I am not looking forward to watching Durant hoisting a trophy he didn't have to work for. What a bit(h move to win a championship.
#Iwouldcheerifitwasmyteambutfu(kthemforbeingbit(hes
TheLaughingStock
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Regardless of what happens, I hope Kyrie destroys Curry again.
Looking at the all-tmie 3-point leader chart... Curry is most likely going to be #4 by end of next year (unless Korver stays ahead of him, he's up by 132 right now).
Everyone else in the top 10 was in the league at least twice as long as Curry except for Korver who is 2 years shy of that
Everyone else in the top 10 was in the league at least twice as long as Curry except for Korver who is 2 years shy of that
rokkerkory
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A healthy Warriors vs healthy Cav please for the finals. And no BAD officiating either. Officiating last year kinda ruined everything for me.
Lionel Richie
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He will never ever catch Jordan. Jordan came along in the right time and won 2 perfect three-peats that were interrupted by a personal decision that had nothing to do with his ability to play the sport. That's legendary, he won 6 titles and you'll always know it could have been 8 in a row but he was so OP he didn't give a fuck. Nobody is ever catching that fairy tale shit. Kobe didn't do it, Lebron is not doing it, nobody will ever be Jordan. I wish he would just give it up, it would make watching him much more enjoyable.
The only current athlete in team sports you can compare to Jordan is Tom Brady. Everyone else needs to let go.
Vault Dweller 111
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I've seen a few talking heads and stories regarding his game time management towards the end of the season.
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