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NBA Finals 2016 |OT| - The King demands seconds. The Chef delivers.

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Lee Chaolan

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SlackAdjuster said:
LEBRON WALKED DOWN AND FUCKED 'EM ALLLLLLLLL!

I was fortunate enough to find a pair of tickets to the watch party at The Q tonight, and to be down there with my daughter and then outside downtown afterwards...man, it was everything I ever dreamed of. And I think we behaved ourselves for the most part. I saw a cop car all fucked up but other than that all I saw was pretty minor stuff. It was mostly people of all ages, colors, creeds, whatever happy as fuck and celebrating with each other and feeling that weight lift up off of all of our backs. I gotta be honest, the last 2 minutes of the game were so surreal, it truly did feel like a dream, like I felt out of body or some shit lol.

Thank you, LeBron! Thank you Kyrie!

Goodnight Cleveland!

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Champs, man!

So my sister went to the Q party too, couldn't believe that she said they didn't do anything on the court. No cheerleaders, scream team or all, since the Republican Convention coming.

That sucks, but still must have been hyped to be there!
 
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SlackAdjuster said:
LEBRON WALKED DOWN AND FUCKED 'EM ALLLLLLLLL!

I was fortunate enough to find a pair of tickets to the watch party at The Q tonight, and to be down there with my daughter and then outside downtown afterwards...man, it was everything I ever dreamed of. And I think we behaved ourselves for the most part. I saw a cop car all fucked up but other than that all I saw was pretty minor stuff. It was mostly people of all ages, colors, creeds, whatever happy as fuck and celebrating with each other and feeling that weight lift up off of all of our backs. I gotta be honest, the last 2 minutes of the game were so surreal, it truly did feel like a dream, like I felt out of body or some shit lol.

Thank you, LeBron! Thank you Kyrie!

Goodnight Cleveland!

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Better behaved than Oracle. Some dude pushed another dude over a railing and now he's in critical condition.

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area...-finals-fan-hospitalized-after-fall-from-deck

A fan was pushed over a second deck railing during a fight with another fan at the end of Sunday's Warriors-Cavaliers game at Oracle Arena, police said.
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the_batman said:
there's a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XhYcZkQEvg



you mean except the spurs. we got tim duncan and it was pretty much smooth sailing from there.
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not so fast, my friend.

the Spurs would have never landed Tim Duncan if David Robinson wasn't injured the year before, creating the awful record that put SAS in position to get Timmy. Not that the Spurs wouldn't have been good...but yea. Let's keep that in perspective. Most teams don't get the whole "our best player is injured for the year" scenario.

Strictly speaking, I guess you could say the Cavs got this in a round-about way when LBJ left. Creating an awful record that led to the drafting of Kyrie Irving. But then we just traded for like half the starting roster so we're not a "rebuilding through the draft" team either.

WoodWERD said:
I guess you guys missed the part where he said "I'm home" multiple times after the game. I don't think he's going anywhere.
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No reason for him to go anywhere. What player doesn't want the opportunity to defend their Championship? He's the leader of the team. It'd be almost unthinkable for him to leave now. Later? Maybe. Now? Of course not.
 
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WoodWERD said:
I guess you guys missed the part where he said "I'm home" multiple times after the game. I don't think he's going anywhere.
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To be accurate, Lebron was a little confused on The Bay geography. His new "home" is the South Bay where he'll be moving. I heard he bought a place in Sunnyvale.
 
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ryutaro's mama said:
Naw. I kinda want to go it hard mode with the Lakers...draft and build, watch these new Lakers grow and hopefully gel. The days of a quick fix mega trade died with Dr. Buss.
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Yo, you have money, and people want to play there. Fucking use that.

We've done well, Exum, Hayward, Favors, Gobert, Hood, Burks. That's very good for a team that doesn't attract FA's and without a transcendent player. And we haven't even made the playoffs.

Do not fucking do it the 'hard' way, if you don't have too.
 
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Conflict NZ

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The trade I've been thinking about is:

Lakers: Kevin Love, Future Cavs #1, Future Knicks #1
Knicks: Lakers 2016 #2 Pick
Cavaliers: Carmelo Anthony

Lakers pursued Love before the Cleveland trade, wouldn't be shocked if it happened again. They also need some talent to convince free agents to sign, plus Love is still fairly young, and being a top 2 option again should allow him to play at an elite level again.

Knicks have been desperate for a pick and Melo must be frustrated being in the losing situation. Plus Cleveland gives Melo the best chance to get to the finals and get a ring. This definitely helps the Knicks rebuild.

Cavs need a Small Ball 4 that can defend and Melo is perfect in that role, giving up a likely low future first and Kevin Love is a steal for what Melo would bring to the team.
 
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jman2050 said:
It's funny that OKC choking actually helps Lebron's legacy even more now. If Cleveland had beaten OKC in the Finals the offseason would have been nothing but "Yeah he won but he didn't have to face the Warriors to do it!" Well maybe not in Cleveland, just winning a championship is enough no matter who it was against.
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I think choking is too harsh of a word when one dude makes every shot possible. He hit 11 threes if I remember correctly. Really hard to overcome that.
 
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ryutaro's mama

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Nelo Ice said:
I hope Ingram and Rusell pan out. Doesn't seem like Clarkson or Randle will be key pieces though.
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We will be hot trash for a long while, mang. You think we are even the 9th best team in the West in say, 2 year's time? We aren't better than UTH, SAC, MIN, NO, PHX, etc. and those are bottom tier, on the outside looking in teams.

We are waaaaaaay off, Nelo. Sorry.
 
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warriors definitely inflated their win total with a soft ass western conference this year

they'd be a 58 win team if the yesteryear west was around
 
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Nelo Ice

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ryutaro's mama said:
We will be hot trash for a long while, mang. You think we are even the 9th best team in the West in say, 2 year's time? We aren't better than SAC, MIN, NO, PHX, etc. and those are bottom tier, on the outside looking in teams.

We are waaaaaaay off, Nelo. Sorry.
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I know but damnit one of our draft picks has to pay off :(. At this point I just hope were good enough where we won't risk losing a high lottery pick but show enough hope that that we have something to look forward to while losing a late lottery pick.
 
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Lee Chaolan said:
Champs, man!

So my sister went to the Q party too, couldn't believe that she said they didn't do anything on the court. No cheerleaders, scream team or all, since the Republican Convention coming.

That sucks, but still must have been hyped to be there!
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Yeah, from what I understand the RNC had the place rented out as of Saturday and they didnt even have to allow a watch party there, they had already took out two seat sections and erected a stage in the stands, sort of. No court or anything, only people I saw on the floor all night was security so I think maybe they weren't allowed or something. It was kind of weird but the atmosphere was still great!

You can see the empty floor and stage here on the other side (not my pic)
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Dreams-Visions

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Conflict NZ said:
The trade I've been thinking about is:

Lakers: Kevin Love, Future Cavs #1, Future Knicks #1
Knicks: Lakers 2016 #2 Pick
Cavaliers: Carmelo Anthony

Lakers pursued Love before the Cleveland trade, wouldn't be shocked if it happened again. They also need some talent to convince free agents to sign, plus Love is still fairly young, and being a top 2 option again should allow him to play at an elite level again.

Knicks have been desperate for a pick and Melo must be frustrated being in the losing situation. Plus Cleveland gives Melo the best chance to get to the finals and get a ring. This definitely helps the Knicks rebuild.

Cavs need a Small Ball 4 that can defend and Melo is perfect in that role, giving up a likely low future first and Kevin Love is a steal for what Melo would bring to the team.
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If this works in the trade machine...

I'm okay with this. :)

PrankT said:
Didn't Lebron just show you that anything is possible?
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A fair point. Considering how much money he's going to have by the end of his career, maybe he could take out a loan and build the franchise himself.
 
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Does anyone know where I can find a collection of professional pics from tonight's game? ESPN used to have sometimes 100s of pics for any and every game, even for regular season games in any sport and I dont see that anymore or I can't seem to find it.
 
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Conflict NZ said:
The trade I've been thinking about is:

Lakers: Kevin Love, Future Cavs #1, Future Knicks #1
Knicks: Lakers 2016 #2 Pick
Cavaliers: Carmelo Anthony

Lakers pursued Love before the Cleveland trade, wouldn't be shocked if it happened again. They also need some talent to convince free agents to sign, plus Love is still fairly young, and being a top 2 option again should allow him to play at an elite level again.

Knicks have been desperate for a pick and Melo must be frustrated being in the losing situation. Plus Cleveland gives Melo the best chance to get to the finals and get a ring. This definitely helps the Knicks rebuild.

Cavs need a Small Ball 4 that can defend and Melo is perfect in that role, giving up a likely low future first and Kevin Love is a steal for what Melo would bring to the team.
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lol it isnt 2009 anymore, carmelo sucks today
 
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Mix Master

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bron seemed composed last night, but Game 6 at Boston is one of the coldest times I've seen bron. Dude looked like a serial killer out there, straight ice in his veins.
 
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Conflict NZ

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Dreams-Visions said:
If this works in the trade machine...

I'm okay with this. :)



A fair point. Considering how much money he's going to have by the end of his career, maybe he could take out a loan and build the franchise himself.
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You guys are at the point where you could do what the early 2000 lakers did with a bright young guard and one of the all time dominant players in Lebron (though Lebron is a bit older than Shaq was at that point). Just need to sort out the right pieces now like we did back then.
 
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Conflict NZ

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Red Blaster said:
lol it isnt 2009 anymore, carmelo sucks today
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Melo definitely doesn't suck, he has no talent around him so the entire defense focuses on him and he still put up over 20ppg. He would be an amazing fit in the cavs system and without having to shoulder the entire offensive load he could play his game, which suits Lebron more than Kevin Love's does. He also had one of his best defensive years last season.
 
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Sandfox

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Conflict NZ said:
The trade I've been thinking about is:

Lakers: Kevin Love, Future Cavs #1, Future Knicks #1
Knicks: Lakers 2016 #2 Pick
Cavaliers: Carmelo Anthony

Lakers pursued Love before the Cleveland trade, wouldn't be shocked if it happened again. They also need some talent to convince free agents to sign, plus Love is still fairly young, and being a top 2 option again should allow him to play at an elite level again.

Knicks have been desperate for a pick and Melo must be frustrated being in the losing situation. Plus Cleveland gives Melo the best chance to get to the finals and get a ring. This definitely helps the Knicks rebuild.

Cavs need a Small Ball 4 that can defend and Melo is perfect in that role, giving up a likely low future first and Kevin Love is a steal for what Melo would bring to the team.
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That's not really good value for the Lakers and Melo is getting up there in age.
 
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pislit said:
Kevin Love dancing to the tune of Championship Defense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FlgjWJfLjQ
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Honestly, I didn't think he could move his feet that fast. That man wanted a ring and didn't want to be the reason CLE didn't get one.

I mean if he can keep working on getting better conditioned, he could be a monster and make Tristan Thompson look redundant (and tradeable). The primary reason he's a defensive liability is because he's slow. I'd like to see a more fit KLove.

FZZ said:
Btw this picture is officially one of the most legendary pictures in all of NBA history



We are all witnesses
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now my desktop background. looks kinda weird in 21:9. Hopefully there's a wider version of it somewhere.
 
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DietRob

i've been begging for over 5 years.
FZZ said:
Btw this picture is officially one of the most legendary pictures in all of NBA history



We are all witnesses
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A cropped version of this has been my phone wallpaper since the night the pic was taken. Iconic.
 
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Conflict NZ

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Sandfox said:
That's not really good value for the Lakers and Melo is getting up there in age.
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Proven talent, especially of Kevin Love's level (admittedly pre-cavs) is worth more than a pick. Especially when the only good Number 2 picks in the last 20 years have been Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge. Looking at the list of #2 picks I don't even know half of them and the rest have been busts.
 
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LyleLanley said:
Yeah but his team is the Knicks...
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That is a failure of the front office, not him. Let him fade from the #1 threat to a #2 (or 3 if we talkin CLE) and he instantly gains so much value. Him with Lebron would be so potent. The blueprint is there showing how he would function as a complementary player in 2012 olympics. Phil's has to be hoping Porzingis has an Anthony Davis-esque leap cause right now both Melo and KP's time is being wasted with the likes of Calderon, Afflalo, and Vujacic as starters on an NBA team.
 
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