The Heat have a chance for sure.
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:27 (three years ago) link
Lakers winning would be extremely depressing
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:29 (three years ago) link
Honestly after game 4 of the last series I don’t trust any team to beat the lakers ever
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:30 (three years ago) link
the refs will decide who wins
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:30 (three years ago) link
Ugh
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:42 (three years ago) link
bron and brow must be rebuked for uniting upon the lake with no lake
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 October 2020 01:21 (three years ago) link
"frank vogel needs a timeout"
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 October 2020 01:24 (three years ago) link
kentavious avignon-pope
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 October 2020 01:33 (three years ago) link
man that extremely giant finals/youtube ad on center court is very bad
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 October 2020 01:35 (three years ago) link
AD gonna feast this series
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 1 October 2020 01:39 (three years ago) link
i picked lakers in 6
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Thursday, 1 October 2020 01:43 (three years ago) link
i cant remember what i picked
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 October 2020 01:44 (three years ago) link
You let the Lakers knock down open threes this will be over in four
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:02 (three years ago) link
yeah theyre getting some very easy looks
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:03 (three years ago) link
the heat look small out there
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:11 (three years ago) link
did someone grease up the basketball haha
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:12 (three years ago) link
so far doesnt seem good for the heat
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:15 (three years ago) link
i think the lakers will win
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:23 (three years ago) link
yes my earlier prediction is looking spot on
― Clay, Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
heat too small, do not have enough lebron jameses
― Clay, Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:31 (three years ago) link
lebron jameses are not evenly distributed across the league
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:32 (three years ago) link
i think it's a fact to which the league must wake up
― Clay, Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:35 (three years ago) link
will the heat dare to introduce meyers leonard to the game?
― sknybrg, Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:38 (three years ago) link
AD might have no ability to lead a team to this stage on his own without superstar help... but I don't think anyone in the league is more unstoppable or impactful on both ends once they're there than he is. Like Bam was looking like one of if not the best overall player in these Eastern conference playoffs... and AD has effortlessly dominated him while completely locking up half his team on defense.
― Sabre of Paradise (trevor phillips), Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:59 (three years ago) link
lost the game, potentially lost Goran, and you're now a meme:
pic.twitter.com/xREKQ307EH— rebekah entralgo fernández (@rebekahentralgo) October 1, 2020
― frogbs, Thursday, 1 October 2020 03:22 (three years ago) link
it will really suck if this turns out to be a noncompetitive finals
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 1 October 2020 03:24 (three years ago) link
Goran thing totally sucks. Bubble playoffs started off so well...
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 1 October 2020 03:28 (three years ago) link
yikes, this may be a sweep if goran is done
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 1 October 2020 03:54 (three years ago) link
The fact of a first game blowout isn't all that indicative usually. Teams bounce back as a rule. What's much more troubling is the probable loss of Dragic and having Butler hobbled by an ankle injury. At the competitive level of an NBA Finals your starting five can't be half-crippled, especially your one and two options on offense..
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Thursday, 1 October 2020 04:29 (three years ago) link
torn plantar fascia for goran? :(
― Clay, Thursday, 1 October 2020 04:42 (three years ago) link
bam was hurt, too. legit sucks for the heat.
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Thursday, 1 October 2020 04:49 (three years ago) link
Yikes these injuries... Jimmy’s ankle turned and touched the ground no idea how he continued to play.
― Spottie, Thursday, 1 October 2020 06:09 (three years ago) link
welp
The Heat say Goran Dragic (left foot) and Bam Adebayo (MRI revealed a neck strain) are doubtful for Friday's Game 2 of the NBA Finals— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) October 1, 2020
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 October 2020 18:13 (three years ago) link
well that fucking sucks
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 1 October 2020 18:15 (three years ago) link
lEbroN hAd a cAkeWalk fOr This TiTLe
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 1 October 2020 18:18 (three years ago) link
but can he do this in the East?
gee this is kinda reminding me of last year's finals
― frogbs, Thursday, 1 October 2020 18:27 (three years ago) link
gross
― Spottie, Thursday, 1 October 2020 18:51 (three years ago) link
the miami hurt
― bogo jumbo boba (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 1 October 2020 19:15 (three years ago) link
i have never seen alex caruso fully close his mouth
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 3 October 2020 01:49 (three years ago) link
I think this is the first finals game I haven’t watched in like 20+ years
― Spottie, Saturday, 3 October 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
Same.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 3 October 2020 02:32 (three years ago) link
it seems weird to me the game is even going on like there's so much going on and there's also a game???
― Clay, Saturday, 3 October 2020 02:39 (three years ago) link
i've got it on but just in the background, this is 100% a lakers sweep unfortunately
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 3 October 2020 02:44 (three years ago) link
i think the one thing i can't really deal with is that dwight is going to get a ring
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 3 October 2020 02:45 (three years ago) link
unreal display by Davis
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 3 October 2020 02:45 (three years ago) link
500 year old udonis is yelling at the heat; what exactly are they supposed to do my man?
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 3 October 2020 02:54 (three years ago) link
pray away anthony davis
― lag∞n, Saturday, 3 October 2020 02:55 (three years ago) link
pixr1lal v por, lakers in 5lac v dal, clips in 5den v uta, nugs in 4hou v okc, thunders in 7
mil v orl, bux in 4tor v bk, raps in 5bos v phi, celts in 5ind v mia, mia in 6
r2lal v okc, lakers in 6lac v den, clips in 7
mil v mia, heats in 7tor v bos, raps in 6
r3lal v lac, lakers in 7tor v mia, raps in 7
finalslal v tor, lakers in 6AD FMVP
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Saturday, August 15, 2020 6:39 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink
i didnt get all these right, but that last one is lookn good
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Saturday, 3 October 2020 02:56 (three years ago) link
lol davs wouldve busted haslems ass mb he couldve tried giving him a speech
― lag∞n, Saturday, 3 October 2020 02:57 (three years ago) link
i do think the east has 4 teams that could take this team down next year with some modest offseason moves, not sure about the west or whats going on with the clipper ships
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 13 October 2020 21:37 (three years ago) link
pic.twitter.com/r9uXcOXcmj— pickuphoop (@pickuphoop) October 12, 2020
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 22:09 (three years ago) link
those heat teams would destroy this lakers team... better/younger lebron, bosh in his prime is a good match up on AD, wade, much better role players. after the first two games davis’ contribution was mostly on defense, he didn’t have a dominant offensive series. the idea that you need 1 player to guard him or you will lose isn’t really borne out by this series to say nothing of the rest of his career. and even with AD on the floor, the heat had a stretch of games putting up offensive ratings thar would’ve rated above the no 1 offense in the league. both those heat and cavs teams had floor stretching bigs the lack of which hurt the heat once the lakers realized they could just leave davis in the paint all game (in game 3 they put him on olynyk and the heat shredded them). lebron and AD are a great pair of players, the current league could not overcomethat, but bron’s previous title teams had legit big 3s and better role players, particularly shooters, than this lakers team.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 13 October 2020 22:43 (three years ago) link
i think olynk should have played in game 6. and herro should have played even more, when the lakers were packing the paint the heat needed a second ball handler when jimmys drive and kick game got shut down
iirc the heats roster for the 13/14 season was pretty av
― micah, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 00:27 (three years ago) link
i def feel like this lakers team would get its ass kicked in a 7 game series by either of the three previous lebron title teams
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
herro had an awful series sadly... agree w/ you about olynyk. spo prob went w/ too much of bam -- i understand why but he played like butt for most of the series and no olynyk out there allowed davis to sit in the paint for 40 mins per game
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 14 October 2020 02:38 (three years ago) link
I had a challopeno popper about Duncan Robinson being a better long term piece than Herro, I might dust that off next year
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 02:42 (three years ago) link
i mean really there were no adjustments in game 6 that would have covered for butler and the heat expending absolutely everything they had to win game 5.
it's funny to talk about herro as if there is any sort of established baseline for him...he's really young and has had a lot of peaks and valleys in performance already. i don't think we have any idea what he is beyond an intriguing talent who has had a few flashes.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 02:53 (three years ago) link
well duncan robinson is 26 and herro is 20
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 14 October 2020 03:03 (three years ago) link
when you talk about huge beneficiaries of the bubble, robinson and herro go to the top of the list for me as rookies who got to play four playoff series w/o having to ever handle the ball or shoot in front of a road playoff crowd.
that having been said i thought both played above expectations... robinson held up far better than most ppl thought and was basically the second best player for them in the finals which is pretty crazy and explains why they lost but he also had a few huge games and wasn't overwhelmed physically in a series w/ a bunch of grown ass dudes, which was my major concern. herro was a borderline revelation, the stuff he was doing as a ball handler, finishing at the rim, passing out of the pick and roll... we did not see any of that in the regular season. he was having big problems finishing over anyone and then in the bubble was like dropping and 1 mixtape lay ups on anthony davis and jayson tatum. to me the question is how much further he can push it, dan le batard said on zach lowe's pod a little bit ago that the heat think he can be better than devin booker. personally i see him as more of a supercharged lou williams type, a second unit monster who can singlehandedly win games but w/ the added benefit of having a modern killer three point/step back arsenal in his game. there's a pretty decent gap between sixth man of the year and devin booker so we'll see which end he lands closer to
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 14 October 2020 03:10 (three years ago) link
yeah i mean you are saying things that basically make sense but i just need another season of herro before i'm ready to even suggest what he actually is. has to be one of the most unique rookie seasons ever.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 03:21 (three years ago) link
you are saying things that basically make sense
this is the promise i make to this board ever day
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 14 October 2020 03:57 (three years ago) link
nba talking heads - keep making sense
― cointelamateur (m bison), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 03:59 (three years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 05:26 (three years ago) link
i really dont buy any speculation that herro might be a 6th man. he will get starter level contract offers and he will be a starter.
― micah, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 05:41 (three years ago) link
i just realized that demarcus cousins is gonna get a ring
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 17:36 (three years ago) link
do they give those to people who have played 0 minutes for the franchise
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 17:44 (three years ago) link
iirc if youre not on the playoff roster the active players vote whether to give u a share of the playoff bonus/a ring
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link
boogie will almost certainly get the nod, if just to keep AD happy.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 18:07 (three years ago) link
ok
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 18:09 (three years ago) link
i dont think he'll get one.
― Spottie, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 18:47 (three years ago) link
really sad career trajectory for that dude.
yeah never really had a chance to establish himself outside the Bad Franchise
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 18:50 (three years ago) link
we never got to see what he and brow woulda looked like in the playoffs. they were just figuring it out when he blew his achilles.
― Spottie, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 18:51 (three years ago) link
i think he gets one but doesn't wear it out
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 19:09 (three years ago) link
https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-lakers-championship-will-have-an-asterisk-pat-riley-takes-dig-at-lebron-james-and-co-after-historic-bubble-title/guess we need to go through the rosters and injury status of every nba finals matchup
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 25 October 2020 17:27 (three years ago) link
there should be a one to four asterisks rating on each championship
― lag∞n, Monday, October 12, 2020 1:24 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
keep coming back to this
― lag∞n, Sunday, 25 October 2020 17:54 (three years ago) link
It could be like those internet polls where anyone can vote as many times as they like.
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Sunday, 25 October 2020 17:57 (three years ago) link
2011-2016 had minimal asterisks but they've been increasing since
― ciderpress, Sunday, 25 October 2020 18:05 (three years ago) link
all human life since the invention of agriculture should have several asterisks
― Clay, Sunday, 25 October 2020 20:58 (three years ago) link
(shrugs) yeah, but it was invented independently at several different times in different places, so what can you do?
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Sunday, 25 October 2020 21:01 (three years ago) link
pat riley is such a baby
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 25 October 2020 21:32 (three years ago) link
it was just recently that i heard how riley became head coach of the lakers, what a weird story
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 25 October 2020 23:37 (three years ago) link