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[mjp2417]

MJ joining the 86 Celtics after playing with Dave Corizine, Charles Oakely, Orlando Wooldrich and Kyle Macy would be like the same shit as KD leaving Westbrook and Co...

I obviously meant the 90's Bulls teams

 

[megalowho]

Hottake are bad in general but yes it's worse by people who don't watch nba but watch first take and undisputed for their source of basketball

I only watch Nate Duncan's Twitter NBA Show and Desus & Mero for my fire NBA takes

 

[yuraya]

I missed the first half but man, WTF happened here? Like how is this acceptable?

Irving can't guard KD. Whether he runs out of the way or not it wouldn't have mattered really. When they are running with the ball like that you need to foul them much earlier. Kinda like the Jazz did but it didn't make a difference in the long run in that series anyway.

 

[BassForever]

Hottake are bad in general but yes it's worse by people who don't watch nba but watch first take and undisputed for their source of basketball

Spicy hot take here

Get your spicy hot take here

 

[Gully State]

I missed the first half but man, WTF happened here? Like how is this acceptable?

Steph's gravity because 3>2....

 

[DataStream]

Individual players aside, its fairly obvious that gsw is a more disciplined team than last year. That is reflected in their assist and TO rates throughout these playoffs in addition to a smothering D. Would they be setup to sweep the playoffs without KD? Probably not.

Would they still end up being the dominant team? I have not seen any argument that indicates otherwise.

 

[Tom Penny]

Except the fact that MJ and KD are apples/oranges in comparison. You're talking about the greatest to ever play basketball. Come on.

You're correct. Comparing their competitiveness is apples to oranges.

 

[BadAss2961]

I missed the first half but man, WTF happened here? Like how is this acceptable?

Terrified of the transition 3 and ended up leaving the lane wide open.

 

[beat]

Kevin Durant just shot himself in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about basketball culture (I'm an expert), [...].

Holy hell, we're just a month and change shy of the TENTH ANNIVERSARY of that post.

 

[GraveRobberX]

I only watch Nate Duncan's Twitter NBA Show and Desus & Mero for my fire NBA takes

"Suck my dick from the Back!"

The Melo and Lala experience Desus and Mero go after nurtures my soul

 

[Gorillaz]

I only watch Nate Duncan's Twitter NBA Show and Desus & Mero for my fire NBA takes

Spicy hot take here

Get your spicy hot take here

I just realized I gave a hottake about hottakes

shit maybe I can intern for colin cowherd

 

[neptunes]

Irving can't guard KD. Whether he runs out of the way or not it wouldn't have mattered really. When they are running with the ball like that you need to foul them much earlier. Kinda like the Jazz did but it didn't make a difference in the long run in that series anyway.

Huh?

 

[Surfinn]

You're correct. Comparing their competitiveness is apples to oranges.

I mean if you had comparable players to begin with, we might have a more relevant conversation. Know what I mean?

MJ is.. MJ

 

[LyleLanley]

KD isn't a Big Baller.

 

[MegaManTrigger]

Yeah KD moved out from getting dunked on by Bron'

Now the reverse happens, no call out

People have agendas that they want to see fulfillment out of, but when it doesn't happen the saltiness comes out and bitch is the go to for Best-GAF as its trigger

Also lol @ Mr. Flat Earther Kyrie juking himself out of the play

It's not that, it's the fact that Curry has 3 guys on him (because they thought the transition 3 was coming) when KD is more of a threat to score than he is.

 

[Gorillaz]

KD isn't a Big Baller.

Does this make KD a fraud

 

[BlazinSkatinAxel]

But they would. Harrison Barnes got a max deal based on this.

He also became Max Barnes. Had Max played for the Warriors they'd won and Durant would have stayed in OKC.

 

[LyleLanley]

Does this make KD a fraud

Have to assume so.

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

LolBron

 

[Cracklox]

Irving can't guard KD. Whether he runs out of the way or not it wouldn't have mattered really. When they are running with the ball like that you need to foul them much earlier. Kinda like the Jazz did but it didn't make a difference in the long run in that series anyway.

Someones gotta try stop the ball in transition yo

 

[Mory Dunz]

Top 10 Anime Battles

be humble?

 

[The One and Done™]

Someones gotta try stop the ball in transition yo

His only real options was to foul there. KD still would have gotten 2 out of tho.

 

[VeeP]

Does this make KD a fraud

Lonzo gonna join the Warriors in a few years, he gonna make everyone big ballers.

 

[yuraya]

Huh?

Did you watch the Jazz series? They started fouling the warriors every time they were in transition during game 2 iirc. It worked in slowing them down during stretches but it didn't matter in the long run because jazz offense had nothing. Cavs need to do the same in those situations. Why give them a free dunk when you can make them take it out of bounds?

 

[Lionel Richie]

For Curry to be Peyton; Seth would need to beat LBJ in multiple finals.

Depending on how many he could end up being Ben Roethlisberger instead, this is getting kind of dangerous.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Beautiful mind. That needs to be shopped onto

 

[Cracklox]

His only real options was to foul there. KD still would have gotten 2 out of tho.

Probably, but still not how you teach transition defense. Someone gotta take ball, and KD just waltzed 70 feet all the way to the rim, uncontested.

Watching back though, both Bron and Kyrie were both worried about a Steph transition 3 from the wing. There was a ball fake there, but Kyrie can't bite on that at half court

 

[Kickz]

Not very competitive in the second half which was kind of disappointing.
Hopefully we get closer games going forward.

Lonzo gonna join the Warriors in a few years, he gonna make everyone big ballers.

He might as well considering most Lakers fans already have =p

 

[darkwing-buck]

holy shit didn't know KD scored 38 with 0 turnovers

 

[Shamrock7r]

Klay Thompson has turned into Danny Green

 

[alr1ght]

Klay Thompson has turned into Danny Green

Cavs Danny Green

 

[Mrbob]

Does this make KD a fraud

Such a fraud I think he should be traded to the Bulls as punishment.

 

[darkwing-buck]

 

[Surfinn]

holy shit didn't know KD scored 38 with 0 turnovers

But anyone in his position would have done 38 points/zero TO..

Oh and 8 assists

Anyone

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

But anyone in his position would have done 38 points/zero TO..

Oh and 8 assists

Anyone

Everyone but Lebron "Better than Jordan" James could do it.

 

[Kickz]

Everyone but Lebron "Better than Jordan" James could do it.

Good point, perhaps LeBron can join him next season since he is a Free Agent

 

[hbkdx12]

But anyone in his position would have done 38 points/zero TO..

Oh and 8 assists

Anyone

Yep anyone

 

[Tommy DJ]

holy shit didn't know KD scored 38 with 0 turnovers

In a way it isn't too surprising. The Cavs aren't a well disciplined defensive team and Golden State has like a billion different offensive threats that complete erase leads like they were nothing.

Durant already scores with relative ease and its even easier for him since the Cavs are so busy trying to play the 3>2 game with the Warriors. With Tristan Thompson being practically invisible, they've got zero transition defense.

KD had a better performance tonight than what I've seen MJ do in the finals.

Better than MJ averaging over 40 against the Suns?

 

[The One and Done™]

Good point, perhaps LeBron can join him next season since he is a Free Agent

KD had a better performance tonight than what I've seen MJ do in the finals.

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

My good friend reminded me that the Cavs are 0-5 when Mike Brown Coaches a Final game.

Steve Kerr's master plan continues.

 

[v0yce]

its better than seeing people who dont even watch nba and just come to see the finals with no knowledge about basketball.

I appreciate you helping out the guys with no knowledge by posting half a dozen times that 4 is almost a full starting lineup of 5. That's very helpful for guys new to the sport.

 

[maxxpower]

I still can't believe how much Klay has sucked these playoffs. If it wasn't for Durant the Warriors would have lost today.

 

[mjp2417]

KD had a better performance tonight than what I've seen MJ do in the finals.

Yikes.

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

I still can't believe how much Klay has sucked these playoffs. If it wasn't for Durant the Warriors would have lost today.

Don't disrespect a man's defense bro.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I still can't believe how much Klay has sucked these playoffs. If it wasn't for Durant the Warriors would have lost today.

He's their fourth best player. Most teams would kill to have their fourth best player be a 3/D guy like Danny Green, only bigger and stronger and with the ability to occasionally drop 50 or 60. You can afford to have your fourth best player be slumping.

 

[Tommy DJ]

I still can't believe how much Klay has sucked these playoffs. If it wasn't for Durant the Warriors would have lost today.

He honestly doesn't need to do anything and he knows. They can't completely ignore him, since he can randomly drop 30, which wrecks havoc with the Cavs defense because you definitely don't want to risk that occurring.

So all he has to do is spread the ball around, create space and play some defense.

 

[Cracklox]

Having a damn near 7 foot dude who can do this is kinda cheating. R Jeff almost ended up in the front row

 

[maxxpower]

Don't disrespect a man's defense bro.

McCaw has played great defense too and has been hotter from beyond the arc. There's no reason for Klay to not be putting up +16 points a game. He averaged more during the regular season.

 

[TuXx]

KD had a better performance tonight than what I've seen MJ do in the finals.

Must've been tough considering how phenomenal Cleveland's defense is...

 

[Exploratory]

Good god just read all the posts in this thread. Eww some of y'all either don't have eyes or don't understand basketball at all.

People saying Curry riding KD do you realize KD got like 4 wide open dunk because the Cavs throw half their roster at Curry in transition?

I mean do you know ball or what?