Sports fans always think that the last team to make a goal is locked to win it all.
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NBA 2017 Playoffs |OT| WE DID IT
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Sports fans always think that the last team to make a goal is locked to win it all.
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Respect to Kawhi though
MetalFearSolid
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Worried about the Spurs getting motivated after this embarrassment hits them.
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Worried about the Spurs getting motivated after this embarrassment hits them.
Yup.
Respect to Kawhi though
Absolutely. I feel bad for him having to carry LA.
obijkenobi
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Only upside to this is now I know I should just work on my finals. Night everyone!
LegendofDragoonLives
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bbbut they have the best player in the world :SShit wouldn't happen if Duncan was playing.
Starphoenix
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Kawhi will probably get angry, and Parker may try to do something, but I don't trust any other player to step up when it matters.Worried about the Spurs getting motivated after this embarrassment hits them.
Lee and Dedmon. I could see it. If Lee had a rim protecting big behind him, he would be far better in this match-up
The Spurs shooting 3s and letting long rebounds be the name of the game for defensive rebounds (something Beverley is amazing at) is a terrible idea
Pop called two timeouts specially to yell at DLee. This DLee trope that Pop tried to resurrect all year was foolish because either way he's on the Enes Kanter All-Stars when it comes Playoffs time. He's simply too easy to expose and doesn't provide enough on the other end in any capacity. He doesn't have a skill that's worthwhile for the Playoffs to make up for his very real and easy to expose weaknesses.
The Spurs do not have two bigs to play together right now, it has been shown the last two years in embarrassing fashions once they run into real teams. Doesn't mean they have to gun 3s and worry about long rebounds (this is a silly thing to worry about in the grand scheme of things anyway, but that's neither here nor there), but their defense breaks down just as much with two bigs out there. They can't play the pick and roll two on two because they have no big who is up to that task, and so switching is what ends up happening, and then they're screwed. I like Dedmon as a player, but he's not good enough at making decisions to be the answer either. However, even if he wouldn't fix the pick and roll to make it 2-on-2, at least he's a deterrent of sorts.
I think it's a testament to Kawhi's greatness that this team won 60 games
If they held the votes now, I think Leonard gets MVP.
Chuck disrepecting steph. what's new?
There was this other dude who was kind of unguardable Key, Kev, Kevon Furant?
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Man... I don't like this. This is too easy and feels like fool's gold.
Feels like last year's Spurs beatdown of the Thunder. It's too easy for the Spurs to just dismiss mentally.
I want the Spurs to feel like they had legitimate moments where they played well and were still losing
LegendofDragoonLives
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what he say? I love Chuck's shit talking on the Warriors. The entire team hates him as well, just listen to Dramond's response to being compared to himChuck disrepecting steph. what's new?
The Spurs roster is stacked, stop with that nonsense.
They're not playing well right now.
But if we beat SA, we can definitely beat Golden State.
Go on...
metalslimer
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The Spurs roster is stacked, stop with that nonsense.
They're not playing well right now.
But if we beat SA, we can definitely beat Golden State.
I don't see how this follows at all. I mean I think it's possible Houston can play out of their minds and win if the Warriors go cold for a couple of games. Even then, the Warriors defense won't let Houston beat them at the 3 point line.
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I don't see how this follows at all.
don't engage on how good the spurs are
How can you let this happen Spurs? I can't believe they got demolished this bad at the half in a playoff game. Pop gonna roast this squad after this.
Who is gonna roast Pop?
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What I would do to be a fly in the Spurs locker rom
perfectchaos007
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Say what you want about the Spurs, they have the 2nd best record in the NBA. Rockets are just playing out of their mind atm. I can almost guarantee you guys game 2 will be a barn burner
obijkenobi
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Guy Incognito‏ @YoungSpreezy 4m4 minutes ago
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In retrospect, based on this game alone, the Lakers lowest point was betting an entire FA summer on Lamarcus Aldridge.
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In retrospect, based on this game alone, the Lakers lowest point was betting an entire FA summer on Lamarcus Aldridge.
Damn
Jesus Christ. Wtf. So this is how good the rockets are when their 3's are all going in. Damn.
More like don't engage at all.
don't engage on how good the spurs are
More like don't engage at all.
Starphoenix
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Skip BaylessWho is gonna roast Pop?
LegendofDragoonLives
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well duuh lol.. if Rockets win game 2 as well, it's 100% series overSay what you want about the Spurs, they have the 2nd best record in the NBA. Rockets are just playing out of their mind atm. I can almost guarantee you guys game 2 will be a barn burner
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Whoa Aldridge
Dudes a corpse out there
As a Blazer fan, there's a part of me that's happy to be rid of LA. He had his moments for us, but I always thought he was a guy that lacked a solid motor, and he tried to finesse way too much... he just had this way of disappearing... like Tim Duncan, but unlike Timmy.. you didn't look up and see a Double-Double every night like Timmy had.
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As a Blazer fan, there's a part of me that's happy to be rid of LA. He had his moments for us, but I always thought he was a guy that lacked a solid motor, and he tried to finesse way too much... he just had this way of disappearing... like Tim Duncan, but unlike Timmy.. you didn't look up and see a Double-Double every night like Timmy had.
He had that crazy Rockets series, but Portland lost him right as his game style was becoming archaic. It's like with Blake, he's stuck in a limbo, not a stretch 4, not a small ball 5, not a point forward, etc.
Who is gonna roast Pop?
Skip Bayless.
edit: Starphoenix we're thinking the same thing lol.
SerAardvark
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Great start to the half for LMA there, yikes.
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HARDEN KILLING LMA AT THE POST FUCK YES
MetalFearSolid
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Better than the Raptors for sureThe spurs team is beastly. They have Aldridge, Pau, and then reliable David Lee off the bench? That's top 3 in the league.
Zantetsuken
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Admiral and Big Fundamental shaking their heads somewhere.
nogoodnamesleft
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At what point does Danny green get sent to the d league permanently
Go on...
Since this game sucks never forget
On Leonard
With overall skill set, there's no way Kawhi is top 5. He's a role player.
He is a role player. Elite 3/D guy who isn't a bad isolation scorer as well.
On Blake
Blake is a top 10 player, but these random injuries are hurting his value.
On if LMA could drop 35 a game...
He probably could if he were the focal point of the offense like Duncan was.
metalslimer
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Take Aldridge out!
ANd Danny Green has looked like complete trash as well
ANd Danny Green has looked like complete trash as well
Chezzymann
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if we blow a 34 point lead...
Peter Ian Staker
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LMA literally unable to turn the corner.
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