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NBA Finals 2017 |OT| Same As It Ever Was
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LegendofDragoonLives
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lmao, the two with the dumbest hot takes available
eBay Huckster
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do you want to remind me what site you're on when you go on these bizarre diatribes about how the internet's lowest common denominators think LCD things, bam bam? nobody on here gives a shit what a random twitter egg with "defend the land" thinks about each team's relative talent level, they care about fellow NBA GAF posters' opinions
(and anecdotally, none of my facebook friends from cleveland - numbering several hundred, since i'm from there and am moving back there in a week - came into this series thinking it would be a cavs win. so this random twitter egg has to be really fuckin' dumb)
Can't stop, won't stop
Follow up: Could 2001 Lakers beat this team?
I say yes
I'm over exaggerating because of how much it gets people pushed to the edge, all their friends are dead
But in reality I still have a lot of faith in him, trust me I've been researching him a shit ton. I know all the potential ways he can become a legitimate bust. But there's no fun in sports being objective all the time, especially as a Lakers fan.
eBay Huckster
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he's making $19.5m in 2017-18, right? think they'd have to move shumpert ($9.6m) and frye ($7.8m) at minimum
i don't think they have the assets to make the pacers say yes
Still think the Spurs are the closest
Kawhi being injured ruined this playoffs for many I think
Spurs vs. Warriors would have been super fun, at the very least not a sweep
They need someone to slow down KD. Problem is there is no player in the league who can do that.
Better option is maybe to go big and see if you can beat the Warriors that way. Again though there are not any players I can think of that can do that. Center is almost a dying position in the league.
Its actually quite simple. The fact that one has to use Efg to justify Curry's empty possesions is telling.
jfoul
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Do you think Bogut would have made a difference for Cleveland in these Finals? It'll be interesting to see what they do with him this offseason.
EDIT: Nvm, already been waived
Just like g state wasn't going to have 3 off games in a row last year
GravityInsanity
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Holy shit haha
How Lebron Was In The Locker Room After Game 2 (2017)
How Lebron Was In The Locker Room After Game 2 (2017)
CassidyIzABeast
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Kyrie having a knee injury is making the rounds. Can't say I'm surprised with Klay putting clamps on them throughout the past 2 games.
BMO = GOAT
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Would explain why he looked like something wasn't right in the first half last night. His facial expression was as if he tweeked something.
PadWarrior
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No worries man just use the ignore feature like I do and you won't see a thing.
Eh no excuses. He's been like this for a good portion of the post season. I said earlier I doubt its anything Klay is doing despite the raving.
Injuries, or no injuries, the cavs weren't going to beat the Warriors this year. Last years Warriors were ridiculous, but this team is on another level.
4/5 games is all it will take. Only thing left to find out is if Cleveland's locker room will have the smell of champagne or not. lol
4/5 games is all it will take. Only thing left to find out is if Cleveland's locker room will have the smell of champagne or not. lol
DerangedHermit
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(These are the dudes who made that anime fights in real life videos, right? They're awesome)
Lionel Richie
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Spurs are the closest.
Yeah, not sure about this. All the overreaction about 1 half of basketball with a healthy Kawhi is getting outta hand.
You're absolutely right. I think they would've beaten the cavs too, even without Parker.
Spurs with a Paul George , and a Chris Paul would be interesting to watch. How's the cap situation with San Antonio?
Lionel Richie
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Not overreacting, I legitimately think the Spurs are a better team than Cleveland. They're the best defense in the league and the Cavs can't guard shit.
true but they're still a better team than the cavs
top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency this season, they're a much more balanced team
Paul George and Chris Paul? Cmon son.
DerangedHermit
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Bad. Pau is going to opt in so that's 16M? for a corpse. Mills, Simmons, Dedmon, Lee? are all free agents. (Think i'm forgetting someone)
Manu might or might not play next season. Parker will play, very likely on bench?, still with a "big" contract.
ryutaro's mama
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If he wants to be on a dynasty, he'd take $32M. If he wants the absolute max he can get, he'd take $35.7M. From the Warriors. (Who else has both the cap space and the basketball situation to entice him away?)
The amount he's likely to sacrifice this summer really isn't that much in the grand scheme of things. It's not even comparable to normal people's lives just by dividing the numbers involved by a thousand. At a certain income level, ten percent more makes a huge difference. At a 1%er level, giving up ten percent for one year is probably not a big deal.
And again, both by percentage and by absolute value, David West gave up more money to come to the Warriors than Durant is likely to sacrifice to this coming off-season.
A Paul/Pau team is what dream about. Lol
But, just saw the post of Pau opting in. Crazy contract they gave him.
Wonder what the Heat are planning. Tank? try to add pieces in hope they can land a star this year, and another one in two years. Right now we can't compete with the 2nd tier teams in the east let alone think about making it out of the east, and competing with the Warriors.
PadWarrior
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Pau is coming back? I really thought be would have left.
mashoutposse
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5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.
Curry's line for the third quarter: 12 points on 50% shooting, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, +11 (highest +/- of any player in the quarter).
SO he missed half his shots? Scrub who shrinks in the moment!
ryutaro's mama
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You are the first person I have seen like him.
mashoutposse
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Stabby McSter
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well, the game was competitive for a lot more quarters than last game
finowns
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Really? I find that hard to believe. He's more reasonable than most of the crazies. Not that this is a good measurement..
What the fuck
finowns
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Who knew Chris Broussard was so controversial. ^ This guy is SHOCKED
ryutaro's mama
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He's a LeBron shill. He was horrible during the Heat years.
LeBron is the only great two way player on the Cavs and the warriors have 3. The warriors have the league's best defender in Draymond and the Cavs have a bunch of offensive minded players the suck at defending. Last year it took a miracle for the Cavs to beat them, I just dont see it happening with KD on the floor now
finowns
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I'm not really familiar with him but he pops up on youtube on undisputed and I usually click it. SKKKKIPPPPPPPPPP!
I actually know a lot of people who like him. Dude give's real solid reasoning for everything unlike Skip Bayless and those other clowns. At least in recent years.
RBelong2Us
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7% increase from game 2 last year
-tetsuo-
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Yea it took me like 3 replies to be done with that dude lol
I've completely flipped on Ball before watching him a lot more.
His shot release is fast enough, infinite range, great shooter. Everyone wants him to be a primary ballhandler, but he's too slow for his size to be reliable. He also sucked in the PNR and in other situations. He'll be one of the best 3 point shooters in the league though. Him with the Sixers is a match made in heaven. The Sixers pass a shit ton so he can still get assists, he doesn't need to be the primary ballhandler with Simmons around, and a lot of his defensive woes (which are overstated IMO) can be hidden with the Sixers have a guy like Covington and McConnell around to cover the best guard.
Honestly, I don't see the Lakers not taking Jackson since he and Ingram together is a nasty defense all of a sudden. I could also see them drafting Fox too, since Russell can play the 2. That backcourt would improve dramatically as well.
I still don't like the Lakers next year unless they make a trade, but
Zubaz
Randle
Ingram
Jackson
Russel
Is not a horrible starting 5.
His shot release is fast enough, infinite range, great shooter. Everyone wants him to be a primary ballhandler, but he's too slow for his size to be reliable. He also sucked in the PNR and in other situations. He'll be one of the best 3 point shooters in the league though. Him with the Sixers is a match made in heaven. The Sixers pass a shit ton so he can still get assists, he doesn't need to be the primary ballhandler with Simmons around, and a lot of his defensive woes (which are overstated IMO) can be hidden with the Sixers have a guy like Covington and McConnell around to cover the best guard.
Honestly, I don't see the Lakers not taking Jackson since he and Ingram together is a nasty defense all of a sudden. I could also see them drafting Fox too, since Russell can play the 2. That backcourt would improve dramatically as well.
I still don't like the Lakers next year unless they make a trade, but
Zubaz
Randle
Ingram
Jackson
Russel
Is not a horrible starting 5.
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