prerecorded finals
― ciderpress, Thursday, 7 June 2018 12:45 (six years ago) link
when time becomes a loop
― gritty tigger reboot (agent hibachi), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:30 (six years ago) link
few dynasties lol this is a sport where the Celtics won 11 straight the lakers won five in a decade only really interrupted by a Celtics mini dynasty the bulls won 3+3 with a little break that barely counts the spurs dominated nearly an entirely decade and now the warriors will have won 3 out of 4 and only lost the one due to a superhuman effort from the 1 or 2 player of all time
― gritty tigger reboot (agent hibachi), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link
^high praise for Kyrie
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:57 (six years ago) link
Lol
― gritty tigger reboot (agent hibachi), Thursday, 7 June 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
ToTN alert
"Tonight will be tough," said James, who scored 33 and rolled his right ankle in the first half. "Tomorrow I'll replay some plays and some moments and things of that nature.
still mad that it's not our board description
― ciderpress, Thursday, 7 June 2018 17:30 (six years ago) link
anyone else notice lebron switching out from guarding KD pretty much the whole 4th? seemed like a few time a warrior player would just kinda run by kd and not even bother to actually screen and they would still switch anyway.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, 7 June 2018 17:49 (six years ago) link
teams switch with almost no provocation these days i dont quite understand it, maybe its just for simplicities sake
― sprout god (lag∞n), Thursday, 7 June 2018 17:58 (six years ago) link
yeah i don’t really get it either
― k3vin k., Thursday, 7 June 2018 18:08 (six years ago) link
feel like it makes sense if you have a super switchy team a la the dubs or even the rockets, but the cavs....
― k3vin k., Thursday, 7 June 2018 18:09 (six years ago) link
seemed like a few time a warrior player would just kinda run by kd and not even bother to actually screen and they would still switch anyway.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, June 7, 2018 1:49 PM (twenty-four minutes ago) Bookmark
this happened in the rockets series too and i didn't get it. just like, completely perfunctory screens to trigger switches. players on both teams just like... openly going thru the motions as fi there's no choice in the matter?
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 7 June 2018 18:14 (six years ago) link
I'm sure they're coached to just switch and conserve energy
― k3vin k., Thursday, 7 June 2018 18:19 (six years ago) link
cavs are definitely coached to switch everything because they're not capable of doing anything more nuanced.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 7 June 2018 18:31 (six years ago) link
the warriors did this in game 1 and it turned into curry guarding lbj on like 75% of the plays. games 2-3 dray and kd have been fighting through it and it looks pretty effortless. also kd picking up bron at 3/4 court every once in a while is smart, making him work the whole game.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, 7 June 2018 18:33 (six years ago) link
haaa
"Obviously we haven't had many playmakers throughout the course of the season. We had some early on, but we made the trades..." pic.twitter.com/vHMGh4WyI3— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 7, 2018
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, 7 June 2018 18:48 (six years ago) link
given all the advances in NBA defenses over last 10 yrs or so, it is befuddling that they'd just roll over to what the offense wants to do so often
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 7 June 2018 20:20 (six years ago) link
maybe that's what the defense wants to do!
― k3vin k., Thursday, 7 June 2018 20:22 (six years ago) link
yeah I guess I'd like to hear from coaches on why it's preferable to alternatives. Gotta think there'll be a sea change on that part of defense philosophy.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 7 June 2018 20:26 (six years ago) link
few dynasties lol this is a sport where the Celtics won 11
Are you 90?
The comparison I made, the Patriots, have been the favorite to win the Super Bowl in 12 of the past 16 seasons. That’s stupid.
― Allen (etaeoe), Thursday, 7 June 2018 23:45 (six years ago) link
They've only been pre-season favorites 8 times since 2001.
https://www.betlabssports.com/blog/preseason-super-bowl-odds-accurate/
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 7 June 2018 23:49 (six years ago) link
LOL, OK. Only 8.
― Allen (etaeoe), Thursday, 7 June 2018 23:55 (six years ago) link
And I’ll never apologize for my takes. I’ll take them to the grave.
― Allen (etaeoe), Thursday, 7 June 2018 23:56 (six years ago) link
haha come on buddy the pats/spurs parallels are pretty undeniable, take your lumps like a man
― k3vin k., Friday, 8 June 2018 02:37 (six years ago) link
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23707867/klay-thompson-glue-holds-golden-state-warriors-together-nba-finals
damn I kinda love klay
― k3vin k., Friday, 8 June 2018 15:53 (six years ago) link
klay is the good warrior this isn't new
― ciderpress, Friday, 8 June 2018 15:59 (six years ago) link
Klay is a legend
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 8 June 2018 16:57 (six years ago) link
yup
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 8 June 2018 17:43 (six years ago) link
his performance in game 6 of the houston series was magical. even beyond his shooting he seemed to be lifting the collective spirits of the whole team by just being bouncy and positive. truly a dude living his best life.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 8 June 2018 17:58 (six years ago) link
yeah def he was fired up makin stuff happen
― sprout god (lag∞n), Friday, 8 June 2018 17:59 (six years ago) link
i have become a basketball accelerationist and now want the dubs to win tonight
― ciderpress, Friday, 8 June 2018 19:42 (six years ago) link
lol same
― k3vin k., Friday, 8 June 2018 19:44 (six years ago) link
Welcome to the fold
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 8 June 2018 19:55 (six years ago) link
According to NBA.com/Stats, James has had 26 possessions with Curry as his primary defender in the first three games of the Finals, almost nine per game. These possessions have come primarily toward the end of games, when James methodically slows the offense, points at Curry’s man, and calls for a screen, at which point the Warriors’ switching defense demands Curry switch onto James. In the 26 times this has happened,James has zero points. He’s taken five shots, missing all five, and he’s never been fouled in the act of shooting. This from a player averaging 37.7 points in the Finals—but, apparently, zero against Golden State’s worst defender.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 8 June 2018 20:26 (six years ago) link
worst defender? c'mon
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 8 June 2018 20:27 (six years ago) link
in their starting lineup yeah
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 8 June 2018 20:30 (six years ago) link
yeah but when Curry is on him the help defence has really had his back on those plays .
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 June 2018 20:30 (six years ago) link
that's exactly what the article points out
i'll take him over mcgee lol
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 8 June 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
fair, i meant to say the hamptons 5 or w/e since their starting lineup is different every other game or so.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 8 June 2018 20:38 (six years ago) link
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie)
yeah i didn't read it
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 June 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
lol
― sprout god (lag∞n), Friday, 8 June 2018 20:47 (six years ago) link
whatever dude whatever
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 8 June 2018 21:01 (six years ago) link
― ciderpress, Friday, June 8, 2018 2:42 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is the correct stance
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Friday, 8 June 2018 21:54 (six years ago) link
Otm let's get this over and seee how the landscape changes for next year
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 June 2018 22:02 (six years ago) link
actually it is not imo
― marcos, Friday, 8 June 2018 22:02 (six years ago) link
Is too
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 8 June 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
let's push it to seven games baby
― marcos, Friday, 8 June 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
When would game 7 be anyway, August?
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 June 2018 22:04 (six years ago) link
Yeah it’s a wrap. pic.twitter.com/TQKizA9e4S— Leon (@chanelilys) June 7, 2018
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 8 June 2018 22:41 (six years ago) link