I'm legitimately curious to see the outrage if the Warriors blow out the Cavs. I'll be mad as hell, but I wonder if Silver gets worried.
I feel like we've been robbed of gold.
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NBA 2017 Playoffs |OT| WE DID IT
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LeBron James
I'm sure you could explain why. Floor is yours.
LyleLanley
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If Brown doesn't start the next game Ainge and Brad better get fired.
I hope someone got fired for that blunder.
LyleLanley
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Let me ask you a question. Why would a grown man whose shirt says "Genius at Work" spend all of his time watching a children's cartoon show?
johancruijff
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couldn't watch the game yesterday night
but from what i'm reading this sums it up
but from what i'm reading this sums it up
I've heard Nate on podcasts discussing it and he flat out admitted he would pick the Cavs to win.
Models can have flaws that even their creators are aware of.
Hyperactivity
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Kevin Love has not
Lost a playoff series
Lost an American eastern conference playoff game
Lost a western conference playoff game
Lost a playoff series
Lost an American eastern conference playoff game
Lost a western conference playoff game
couldn't watch the game yesterday night
but from what i'm reading this sums it up
Yes/No. They got clowned, but they also had plenty of great opportunities and just missed their looks. Looked like they were still shadowboxing the Bullets from a couple nights before at times.
friskykillface
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Horford still shook from getting swept by LeBron numerous times.
Celtics should have signed Biyombo the god to make LeBron shook
Celtics missed so much wide open 3's, my god if the Warriors got those looks, welp
I wasn't paying real close attention but from what I saw it looked like Love had a good game and aside from that it was LeBron just smashing the Celtics by himself. He looked annoyed that the Celtics were even trying to stop him.
whoa. GOAT?
BlackNMild2k1
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Is there a way to combine these two pics?
I think that would perfectly sum up last nights game.
LeBron Wade Bosh
LeBron Love Kyrie
Tell me the closest teams to their talent levels he's faced. Geriatric Celtics that made him super friend it?
The Pacers in 2013 and 2014 felt like a legitimate threat. The talent between the two teams didn't match up 1-1, but Roy Hibbert's verticality and PG's uncanny ability to score off broken plays were scary as hell.
Just keep Zaza away from him and the cavs are chipping again.
johancruijff
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but but but it's the other way around
why trade now if the gap with the cavs it's this big
Dreams-Visions
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Just going to keep this running:
LeBron James last 12 playoff games:
41-16-7
41-8-11
27-11-11
31-6-13
25-10-7
41-13-12
33-10-4
35-10-4
39-6-4
35-8-7
35-9-6
38-9-7
That's the opposite of what they should do with GS and Cavs current window.
Cornbread78
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Follow up to the pre-game image yesterday:
That's about how the game went for the Celts...
That's about how the game went for the Celts...
Lionel Richie
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Agreed. Not to take anything away from Lebron, but the best team he faced in the East during this run was probably the Rose-led Bulls which were always worn down by the time the playoffs came around.
When you combine that with him being the best player in the world playing in teams filled with high end talent, it's hard to imagine any other scenario.
where's the gif/streamable of this moment?
MugiwaraCole
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I said this exact same thing last season, but don't let Lebron beat this Warriors squad for a chip. Boy. I will completely ignore MJ in the GOAT discussion from there on out.
There will only be one king.
There will only be one king.
MugiwaraCole
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Don't even get why that's impressive. He's shy of a triple double in most of these, and everyone knows the triple double is an arbitrary stat that doesn't actually mean anything.
I'm kind of stunned by how adamant Celtics fans are about keeping IT. Is it a loyalty thing? Boston's ceiling is only so high with his as their best player and they can only have so many max contacts. Why not sell high? As a Pacers fan, I hope they max with out. Seems like something Dolan would do.
I think he definitely cracks top 5 if he takes down this Warriors team in the finals.
I'd have him jumping Larry and Shaq, but Jordan, Wilt, Magic, Kareem... I'd still have to think about it.
To be in that company is obviously amazing, though. There's not much separating each of them.
MugiwaraCole
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Cracks top 5 what? Lebron's already top 3, and he's not 3.
naww
needs more rings. and I don't doubt he'll get them. but right now he's not there yet.
Monochromaticx
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This LeBron guy is pretty good
MugiwaraCole
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he's top 5.
MugiwaraCole
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Anyone still seriously wondering who's better, Lebron or Kobe, is a moron.
True Savior
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Right now it's Lebron, Kobe and Olynyk. The trifecta of post-Jordan.
LyleLanley
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LeBron is far and away better than Kobe. Unless all you care about is rings. In which case, where the fuck is Russell on your list?
Duxxy3
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Maybe I'm just a mean person, but I'm not remotely loyal to IT. I don't know what his value on the market would be. I wouldn't be opposed to trading him. They're loaded at guard and IT will probably get in the way of Fultz' progress.
Jaylen Brown has shown a lot of promise. He looked very good last night. I think he's the real deal.
It would be a soft reset. The Celtics likely wouldn't compete next year. But they would compete every year after that as Brown and Fultz get better.
to me it's all about balance. wilt makes it on, despite his lack of rings, because of how insane his individual stats are. russell is a bit lower because, despite his # of rings, his team was OP for the time and his individual stats just aren't there compared to the rest of the players in my top 10 (russell is top 10 for sure). not about to put robert horry in the top 50 just because he has 7 rings.
it's all totally subjective anyways, especially when you start comparing eras. i know people already saying lebron is goat and jordan wouldn't survive in today's game, and that wilt would get dominated (which is horse shit). I think I lean more towards giving respect to the older generation of players.
Yep he is but Kobe also played against double amount of 50 win teams in the playoffs than LeBron but who cares about cake walking to Finals every year. It's an incredible accomplishment.
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This is silly
Randolph Freelander
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I don't want to see any top 5s or top 10s that don't include Nick Young.
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