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NBA Playoffs |OT| AKA Derrick Rose's family time
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my name is ed
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Can someone explain 'stealing home court advantage?' I hear that whenever a lower seeded teams wins the 1st game away like when OKC won the first game but theyre still scheduled to play four games at oracle?
LyleLanley
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It means they now have the home-court advantage since they only need to win their home games.
If they win the home games after winning game one they knock out the Warriors. It's easier to win with the home crowd behind you.
battousai11
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I agree with this; I'm glad they're looking more like it.
If you're talking about Curry, he usually has a towel on his head when he's on the bench, win or lose. If you're not talking about Curry, then I would guess it's because they want to hide the pained look in their faces.
sf2fanatic
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For being a rugby player Adams sure does get pushed around a lot.
I don't know if getting kicked in the groin counts as getting pushed around a lot.
Expecting GSW to win the next 3 straight with a). Westbrook playing out of his mind and b). a potential Green suspension looming is tough. Maybe 7, but they've been severely outplayed 2 of 3 games.
p.s. how does Green not get suspended for that? It looks incredibly bad on video and Silver can't just look the other way because he's a star. My guess is a fine and 1 game suspension.
Latvian Hitman
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If Green doesn't play in Game 4, the Thunder will score 130+ again. His versatility on defense is what allows them to go with their small lineups and get away with it. They'd be better off going a game without Klay than they would without Green.
my name is ed
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Might be LeBron v OKC round 2. Not the finals I was expecting, but it'll be amusing
He's such a flopper tbh
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He's such a flopper tbh
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Face it Tiger..
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Its simple. If you are a GS fan it was not intentional.
it's such a controlled movement! lol
PadWarrior
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I wonder if dray isn't suspended should iggy start instead of Barnes at sf?
Basileus777
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You mean start Ezeli and Iggy and bring Barnes off the bench? All of those guys would need to play more minutes, especially since the Thunder are almost certain to crack out that Durant/Ibaka small lineup again.
Skiptastic
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Did Lebron get fined for flopping on this? Because he totally should have.
I didn't watch game 2. Can't believe he went back to the scene of the crime. Hope he misses the next game.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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He won't be but yeah, typical LeClown being LeClown.
Such a phony.
The ref should be fined too for being a fucking idiot.
Face it Tiger..
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I think he should. Even if Draymond isn't suspended it would be nice to start Iggy and play him a bit more.
It's a tough decision though because the bench instantly becomes worse and Barnes may play even worse when he's not surrounded by the other starters.
Jack The Nipper
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so many of them were acting like gs cant lose when they were winning and people are easily swayed I guess. So many 4 0's for miami as well.
The thing is, the mental game is strong when you aren't jordan you mentally can be put out of any game.
GS and steph has often not lost their confidence. But when your at the YMCA it's a different story. Good defense makes a good offense and in this case they played GS very well, got in their heads etc
I think all of you calling that a for nut shot may not be right. Its really hard to tell if he did it on purpose, guys really do kick out when going for rebounds, yeah I know rebounds... but hell, only Green and whoever he told really knows if he did it
The thing is, the mental game is strong when you aren't jordan you mentally can be put out of any game.
GS and steph has often not lost their confidence. But when your at the YMCA it's a different story. Good defense makes a good offense and in this case they played GS very well, got in their heads etc
I think all of you calling that a for nut shot may not be right. Its really hard to tell if he did it on purpose, guys really do kick out when going for rebounds, yeah I know rebounds... but hell, only Green and whoever he told really knows if he did it
Of course not. Why would NBA fine their star? They wouldn't of course.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Not one person on the Inside the NBA crew thought it was intentional, but they're just GS homers anyways so who cares. They're not the experts on human behavior that we have on twitter and this thread.
PadWarrior
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Yea thats a valid concern. This being a do or die game now I think Kerr needs to shake something up.
Scott Foster also, who watched the replay multiple times and actually has a bad history with Golden State.
I personally have no idea tbh. I could see it going either way.
Be honest. In watching it - and given his foul history - do you believe it was unintentional?
LyleLanley
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Anytime someone asks me why I hate LBJ, I will just send them that flopping clip. So f'ing lame. What was great, though, was the press conference after when a reporter asked him about flopping. LBJ then tried to act the tough guy "I COULD SAY SOMETHING BUT I WON'T. I WON'T SAY NOTHING." /LAUGHS WITH BIGGEST CLOWN OF ALL TIME, JR SMITH.
And I'm at a loss as to how anyone could watch Green's kick and say that was an accident. It just looks intentional, and I was even more convinced by how he reacted and what he said after the game. He said he didn't even know he hit him. YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA YOU JUST KICKED A PERSON IN THE BALLS?
NBA won't do anything with GSW because I feel like they want a GSW/LBJ rematch in the finals.
And I'm at a loss as to how anyone could watch Green's kick and say that was an accident. It just looks intentional, and I was even more convinced by how he reacted and what he said after the game. He said he didn't even know he hit him. YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA YOU JUST KICKED A PERSON IN THE BALLS?
NBA won't do anything with GSW because I feel like they want a GSW/LBJ rematch in the finals.
Bam Bam Baklava
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I don't know, that's the point. I know that I've seen players flail like they got shot after a foul constantly. I know that Scott Foster and former players like Kenny, Shaq, and Chuck didn't think it was intentional despite seeing it.
Foster said it, not me.Fellas,
Once again, I have no idea but would not see any injustice in a suspension.
PadWarrior
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If it was Livingston Foster would have thrown him out lol
Did you watch that finals? LeBron dominated Durant up and down the court in that series, when they were widely considered the two best players in the game.
As someone who has both gotten hit in the balls and has done it many times on a basketball court, it's always been either a an elevated knee when a guy is jumping or a hand/elbow when a guy is raising his arms up. That kick was bizarre, especially when he was pretty much stationary at the time.
Perhaps it was just an exaggerated movement to draw the foul, in which case I would say don't do that and you won't kick a guy in the junk.
I think he should be suspended, but I won't be very torn up if he's not. Either way game 4 is going to be awesome.
I will say I am really enjoying the start of the Warriors heel turn in the eyes of the public. It was going to happen eventually like it does to every great team.
Its crazy there's no video on it. He elbowed the guy and stared him down afterwards. Its the play where Adams went down. Once can be a mistake but two games in a row?
CreeperBlocks
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PadWarrior
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Oh snap here we go
Jack The Nipper
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where is the video of the first nut kick?
also, this does happen a lot but there probably isnt video of it specifically out there
also, this does happen a lot but there probably isnt video of it specifically out there
It's one of those things where it looked really obvious when it happened...but the more you watch it the more obvious it looks.
They should just watch game tape of Green. If he routinely kicks his leg out straight ahead, then no suspension. There are so many guys in the league who flail like they've been shot, trying to draw the foul, but I can't remember ever seeing a "flail" that looks so much like a blatant kick in the balls.
CreeperBlocks
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I think biyombo will still start. But if JV is playing tonight he will have limited minutes.
Face it Tiger..
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That's a good call. As someone who has played and plays a ton of ball, nut shots happen a lot. But not really like this. It's usually a knee of an elevating player or the hands/elbow of a guy on the ground.
LyleLanley
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I'm not sure routinely kicking your league out because you try to draw bogus foul calls is a good enough reason to not get suspended for kicking a guy in the goods.
I too hate Lyndon B Johnson
Face it Tiger..
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a lot of those talking heads have the media paying into their wallets
and the media wants GSW in the finals.
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