#focus#mustwin#playoffs#drama? : 2013 NBA playoffs

i really liked the wade-odom-butler team but i found them to be kinda unlikable in the wade/shaq years and then they were just totally dreadful and unwatchable from about the season after they won it all up until the superteam

i root for the heat because everyone wanted them to fail, it's convenient for me that they happened to end up on the heat

the heat being the big 3

are you team-agnostic in all the other sports you follow

the nba is a unique sport i think... there are certain teams with enough history that it would be a bit weird if you were from that city but didn't root for that team (boston, chicago etc) but otherwise because of the lack of parity it can be a pretty fruitless existence. i couldn't imagine "rooting" for the wizards or the bucks or whatever.

which is why i advocate rooting for teams that are fun or interesting or whatever the case may be. every other sport is a different story though.

no i strictly root for hometown teams in other sports. again, the big 3 ending up in miami happened to be convenient.

of course once it becomes clear that the dolphins or the marlins or whatever are going to openly suck i'll pull for some teams when the playoffs come, but that's a different thing.

and with that i'm off to see kanye west perform at an adult swim event, enjoy the second half everyone

well i don't think anybody itt is arguing that you can't root for other teams besides your home team, we're just saying it's weird for ppl not to have a default team to always stan for regardless of circumstances

eh in basketball i prefer to pleased aesthetically

like nobody is saying clay can't root for the grizz because he's a blazers fan, or that i can't appreciate the heat aesthetically because i'm a sixers fan

yeah I def float around on the ether looking for a mistress 2nd team to cling to

/i root for the heat because everyone wanted them to fail, it's convenient for me that they happened to end up on the heat/

no u do not get to pretend the heat are some sort of anti heroes just cause they fucked up their marketing

rose-butler-deng-boozer-noah should be a pretty good starting 5 next year, looking forward to it. assuming rose is still rose and deng isn't dead.

why do people still try to foul lebron when he's by the rim

u ppl make me sick
spurs fan 4 life all other teams can gargle hydrochloric acid for all i care

lol we were all talking abt the bulls like they were dead and now theyre ahead

the nba is a unique sport i think... there are certain teams with enough history that it would be a bit weird if you were from that city but didn't root for that team (boston, chicago etc) but otherwise because of the lack of parity it can be a pretty fruitless existence. i couldn't imagine "rooting" for the wizards or the bucks or whatever.

which is why i advocate rooting for teams that are fun or interesting or whatever the case may be. every other sport is a different story though.

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:25 PM (16 minutes ago)

yeah agreed i think it's fine just as long as you're not obnoxious about it, like you and i obviously are very big fans of the NBA, i don't think anyone would deny that, we spend probably too much time and money watching games etc, so i think it's legitimate to root "for good basketball" and ave favorite teams that are fun or serve an idealogical purpose that can change every once in a while

matt i would assume is the same way, idk how he became a nuggs fan but i think he would consider himself a "nuggs fan" even tho it probably wasn't always that way

dont talk to Jordan he's watching kanye on adult swim

u ppl make me sick
spurs fan 4 life all other teams can gargle hydrochloric acid for all i care

― one if by lamp, two if by deeznuts (m bison), Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:44 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

we'll see how you hold out after tim duncan drowns in a swimming pool and manu rides his vespa into a brick wall

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2632191/chalmersoops.gif

lol

the spurs over the last few years have been a solid second favorite of mine both in terms of pleasure and ideology. i think they're a legit fun team to watch but also in terms of ideology i think it's lame how they still have the "boring" label of a decade ago because it's clear people don't watch the games so i root for them because of that. also i like the euro drive and kick style of play so i like to see them succeed because of that, and also i like the pop/manu strategy/on-court analytics so i also root for that to succeed

whoa haslem's jersey magically was fixed

anyway not sure why ya'll are so mad about this

try to understand, i do want you as a fan

i think "boring" re: spurs has been refashioned to sort of a sarcastic "man, it's pretty boring how pop keeps banging out 50+ win seasons without a significant free agent add or lottery pick ... same old spurs right?" as opposed to "what a boring style of play"

is timmy still the face of the franchise or has it shifted to parker? casual fan still thinks timmy i'm sure...

timmy still the anchor of the defense though the offense runs through parker night in and night out

i think "boring" re: spurs has been refashioned to sort of a sarcastic "man, it's pretty boring how pop keeps banging out 50+ win seasons without a significant free agent add or lottery pick ... same old spurs right?" as opposed to "what a boring style of play"

is timmy still the face of the franchise or has it shifted to parker? casual fan still thinks timmy i'm sure...

― drew holidaze (livethedream), Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:03 PM (15 minutes ago)

it depends who you talk to - casual fans definitely think the spurs are old, slow, and defensive-minded

wtf since when can norris cole dunk

such a good thing that Lebron told everyone he doesn't flop only a couple of days ago.

http://www.sportsgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lebron-flop-2.gif

haha

true k3vin i guess i was drawing a broader comparison between casual and non-casual fans

two different connotations of "boring"

rip bulls no one can say u didnt have the gumption

let's see another team get offed tonight

otm

on to the next one

wade tried to bust a written on sager, way to clown yourself dwyane

sonned by a cyclops in a plaid suit beef

prince's jumper form is gross

let's see another team get offed tonight

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:51 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yes please let Durant get some rest and let's put down Fisher for good measure

Btw I love when network dudes clearly didn't get to their twitter names before squatters looking at u "@heymartysnider"

haha man all the basketball people in my twitter hate perk so much im starting to feel bad for him

Brian Phillips ‏@runofplay 6m
His whole attitude is like, "It's not me! It's only the hams I'm made of that are violent!"

Brian Phillips ‏@runofplay 9m
My God, Zach Randolph in person. He's like a happy monster made out of violent hams.

Taco Trey Kerby ‏@treykerby 53s
Maybe the reason Serge Ibaka never played in the Olympics is because Spain's coach always saw Marc dominating him in practice.

ha burn

dying @ violent hams

imagine a world where nick collison could figure out how not to foul

Why is Russell in a luxury box? Is his knee contagious?

yeah its really weird

All the reaction shots of depressed Russ are like the Inverse of all the shots of smug Elway every time Peyton completed a pass