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[Fjordson]

If you guys think the Warriors could beat the Spurs without Curry you're delusional. Thunder could probably beat them without Curry.

I don't think anyone thinks that. Warriors won't even beat the Clippers without Curry.

eh, the Heat have dealt with losing all star starter Chris Bosh again this season and have done fine by all standards. The Bulls were a terrific team when Jordan left for that brief period before coming back for the second 3 peat.

Good teams are still good teams even if one of their top guys is absent. And Houston has been a flaming pile of crap all season and barely made the playoffs so for the warriors to have lost to them at all is some shameful shit. The problem the warriors have is that they're a pedestrian team as soon as Steph isn't around which doesn't speak well about how that team is built. As a counterpoint, i can imagine the Spurs losing a starter and still doing just fine.

Bosh is great, but 2016 Bosh pales in comparison to Curry.

The Spurs are definitely built differently with not having to rely on one player, but kinda like Bosh, no one on the Spurs is on Curry's level. When you have a generational talent like Curry it's probably hard not to build around him specifically.

 

[thehypocrite]

It's a phantom injury because you don't know about it?

No. The phantom aspect it's the evasiveness with which the team and player are going about it. It's the ankle? Fatigue? The Foot? It's a sprain? Swelling? Torn? By that I meant us not having a clear idea about what it's affecting him.

 

[nillah]

Could see Durant going to DC with the addition of coach brooks. Paired up with Wall and trade Beal for Howard plus a 2nd round pick and you have a championship team

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

This got lost in all the Playoff posting last night; but it's looking more and more like Intentional Hacking is going to be banned come the off-season.

 

[Line_HTX]

Good. It's already beyond out of control when people decide to foul BEFORE the ball gets inbounded.

 

[thefatness16]

Could see Durant going to DC with the addition of coach brooks. Paired up with Wall and trade Beal for Howard plus a 2nd round pick and you have a championship team

It doesn't look like Durant wants to be back in Washinton.

Friends say Durant isn't keen on returning to his hometown. Durant's inner circle has tightened considerably in recent years and he isn't interested in dealing with distant friends and family members.

Durant's lone visit to Washington this season was stressful, according to sources.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

It would be nice if Green got kneed in the gut for that cowardly wrestling move. That could've easily resulted in a serious injury.

lol

 

[LyleLanley]

Could see Durant going to DC with the addition of coach brooks. Paired up with Wall and trade Beal for Howard plus a 2nd round pick and you have a championship team

I saw someone mention this on Twitter yesterday, if Durant really wanted to play for Brooks he'd still be in OKC.

 

[Frenden]

I saw someone mention this on Twitter yesterday, if Durant really wanted to play for Brooks he'd still be in OKC.

Yeah. I don't see a scenario where KD and Westbrook aren't consulted before Brooks was fired. If KD wanted Brooks, Brooks would still be in OKC.

 

[nillah]

A lot of these players don't speak ^... balls in Durant's court and off court drama aside that DC team would be killer...

Tonight I got Delly scoring two baby hooks tonight and a LeBron game winner

 

[hbkdx12]

So the NBA went on record to say that Harden's game winning shot shouldn't have counted due to his initiated contact on Iggy

Why is the officiating in the NBA so ridiculously inconsistent? Everyone saw the contact. Even if you couldn't assess that it was an offensive foul in the moment, why not take a minute to use your fancy replay center in secaucus to determine the right call? Especially with the game coming down to the very last second?

I'm not trying to act like GSW was robbed because they played like shit and they had plenty of opportunities in the 4th for the game to not even be that close but it's just like damn man, get the calls right.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

So the NBA went on record to say that Harden's game winning shot shouldn't have counted due to his initiated contact on Iggy

Why is the officiating in the NBA so ridiculously inconsistent? Everyone saw the contact. Even if you couldn't assess that it was an offensive foul in the moment, why not take a minute to use your fancy replay center in secaucus to determine the right call? Especially with the game coming down to the very last second?

I'm not trying to act like GSW was robbed because they played like shit and they had plenty of opportunities in the 4th for the game to not even be that close but it's just like damn man, get the calls right.

The game is difficult to officiate at full speed. That and officials sometimes need to be arbitrary depending on the flow of the game. If they call everything straight down the center the same way they'd probably foul out half the team on some nights.

 

[Liquidsnake]

So the NBA went on record to say that Harden's game winning shot shouldn't have counted due to his initiated contact on Iggy

Why is the officiating in the NBA so ridiculously inconsistent? Everyone saw the contact. Even if you couldn't assess that it was an offensive foul in the moment, why not take a minute to use your fancy replay center in secaucus to determine the right call? Especially with the game coming down to the very last second?

I'm not trying to act like GSW was robbed because they played like shit and they had plenty of opportunities in the 4th for the game to not even be that close but it's just like damn man, get the calls right.

At least they admit it, a David Stern NBA would never admit to anything.

 

[Line_HTX]

I will not defend Harden, but I will say that Derpmond screwed it up by bouncing the ball out of bounds off his foot.

 

[Gully State]

Sucks for Dray that he choked but hey...he's made so many clutch plays for us over the years that he still comes out on the overwhelming positive...

 

[George Claw M.D.]

I will not defend Harden, but I will say that Derpmond screwed it up by bouncing the ball out of bounds off his foot.

Eh. Not gonna blame the loss on any single play. Even if he gathered it cleanly, there's still only 2 seconds on the clock with him outside the 3 line. Can't be mad about a fumble when dude busts his ass night-in and night-out. Same with Harden's push off. GSW played like garbage most of the game. No one has a right to complain about that single play costing them the game. Not that I've seen any of the Warriors make excuses.

Not worried about this series with or without Curry, but god I hope he's okay after some rest and doesn't have a lingering issue.

 

[Fjordson]

The game is difficult to officiate at full speed. That and officials sometimes need to be arbitrary depending on the flow of the game. If they call everything straight down the center the same way they'd probably foul out half the team on some nights.

This is basically why I stopped complaining about refs years ago. It's futile in the end. Until we have robots or some super computer AI in the future to replace human refs there's always gonna be missed calls.

Even as a Warriors fan, I ain't even mad at the Harden push off. Shit happens.

 

[Gully State]

Eh. Not gonna blame the loss on any single play. Even if he gathered it cleanly, there's still only 2 seconds on the clock with him outside the 3 line. Can't be mad about a fumble when dude busts his ass night-in and night-out. Same with Harden's push off. GSW played like garbage most of the game. No one has a right to complain about that single play costing them the game. Not that I've seen any of the Warriors make excuses.

Not worried about this series with or without Curry, but god I hope he's okay after some rest and doesn't have a lingering issue.

What's even crazier is that the play was drawn up to get Speights a game winning jumper (which was there- you could see Terry switched onto Speights at the wing)..

This is basically why I stopped complaining about refs years ago. It's futile in the end. Until we have robots or some super computer AI in the future to replace human refs there's always gonna be missed calls.

Even as a Warriors fan, I ain't even mad at the Harden push off. Shit happens.

Pretty much this..Rockets played with more urgency and deserved the W. I wasn't mad at Jordan for pushing Bryon Russell, which was way more egregious.

 

[BlackGhost]

Stanley "in Lebrons head"

Edit: look at all that smoke still in the arena, smh Detroit.

 

[Cooter]

So the NBA went on record to say that Harden's game winning shot shouldn't have counted due to his initiated contact on Iggy

Why is the officiating in the NBA so ridiculously inconsistent? Everyone saw the contact. Even if you couldn't assess that it was an offensive foul in the moment, why not take a minute to use your fancy replay center in secaucus to determine the right call? Especially with the game coming down to the very last second?

I'm not trying to act like GSW was robbed because they played like shit and they had plenty of opportunities in the 4th for the game to not even be that close but it's just like damn man, get the calls right.

Of course not. It was a blatant push off. His arm was totally flexed and exerting force.

 

[Line_HTX]

Oh my God, people are still criticizing the Rockets bench for not celebrating Harden's shot with 2.7 seconds left...

They are all fucking stupid for wanting a jubilant reaction with that much time left on the clock. Fucking cretins do not care what the Warriors are more than capable of doing in 2.7 seconds.

 

[Arkos]

Dat Love fadeaway tho

 

[PadWarrior]

Curry says he expects to play Sunday

 

[shanafan]

"Hack a Dre" time.

 

[LyleLanley]

Great defense there...

 

[LyleLanley]

Double digits in the first quarter. Progress!

 

[Servbot24]

I hope the Pistons get at least one game, just because they've been hanging so close.

 

[panthapanda]

We cold tonight

 

[LyleLanley]

Give Jerebko a max.

 

[Chase17]

Flagrant 2, probably warrants a suspension for the rest of the series.

Common foul is probably the right call.

 

[LyleLanley]

Seeing R.J. Hunter just makes me miss Prince even more.

 

[Gigglepoo]

Isn't LeBron embarrassed falling over so easily?

 

[johancruijff]

Jerebko behind the back to rozier who scores a three unbalanced

is this real life?

 

[MetalFearSolid]

lol Drummond scoring in own net.

 

[LyleLanley]

First it was Kelly ruining our chance at Love and now it's Jerebko with Horford.

 

[Blablurn]

i always believed in love

 

[BlackGhost]

Lmao Stan

 

[shanafan]

Lebron pushes off on Steve Blake right in front of a ref. No call.

 

[spyder_ur]

I thought all the Celts fans here told me Rozier sucks and can't shoot and is a bust?

Nice to see them make some shots.

 

[WoodWERD]

Terrible tangent, but how can you (Van Gundy) be an NBA coach and be so fat? You're in the gym all day every day with access to some of the best fitness experts in the world. Smh

 

[Silkworm]

Hopefully Celtics can have a big 3rd quarter to make the 4th quarter less of an adventure. After a strong 1st quarter, they kind of regressed in the 2nd quarter. Ah well, at least the Celtics have a double digit lead at the half.

edit: Also, come on Detroit! A win is still within your grasp.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Come on Pistons. Make this series interesting..
oh fuck off JR.

 

[Sandfox]

That Pistons fan snatched the ball up quick lol.

 

[Starphoenix]

The Cavs with LeBron are so much more unlikeable than the Heat with LeBron. Wade > Kyrie, Bosh > Love, Allen = J.R.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Terrible tangent, but how can you (Van Gundy) be an NBA coach and be so fat? You're in the gym all day every day with access to some of the best fitness experts in the world. Smh

Show me a coach that has better handles than SVG in the NBA.

 

[Truelize]

I would take Steve Kerr or Byron Scott against Stan Van Gundy when it comes to handles.

Haha

SVG looks good though.

 

[Bubble Metropolis]

Reggie Jackson ballin like he's Austin Rivers out here the past two possessions.

 

[UnObtainium17]

Damn Reggie why would you wear Kyrie IIs whne you playing the Cavs.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

holy shit.

Kyrie dagger.

 

[Doc Holliday]

This got lost in all the Playoff posting last night; but it's looking more and more like Intentional Hacking is going to be banned come the off-season.

Hacking fouls suck, but banning it is basically rewarding players for sucking at free throws.