Re: 2017/18 NBA Season Thread

[aualum06]

Yep day day runs his mouth to much as well

[I.B. Fine]

Yes I feel dirty hoping Boston wins. I have no respect for lebron. He spends most of the game in tears looking at the officials. Shut up and play man, same goes for harden.

and Draymond

If he gets this team to the finals, without Love in this game, it will be one spectacular accomplishment,


He's one assist away from another triple double, despite how crappy they shot in the first half.

[kingstonlake]

and Draymond

If he gets this team to the finals, without Love in this game, will be one spectacular accomplishment,

Dude, Boston is without their best player

[kingstonlake]

It'll be a pleasure watching James lose another finals

[WhiteBoyHatcher]

Cleveland is without Love.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Nice power move by LeBron of course it helps that he gets 4 steps on every drive if he wants it

[Dr. Strangelove]

Cleveland is without Love.

Even with Love there ain't much there in Cleveland

[WhiteBoyHatcher]

I mean I wanted Boston to win because I'm sick of the Cavs and Lebron but both of these teams are pretty garbage. It's Lebron and sometimes Love and a bunch of scrubs vs. a Boston team that isn't quite ready yet and with some parts.

[steveschneider]

Going off the stat sheet if his teammates weren’t shooting so poorly Lebron would easily have the triple double. Probably would put up 15 assist. What an epic performance.

[I.B. Fine]

If he gets this team to the finals, without Love in this game, will be one spectacular accomplishment,

Dude, Boston is without their best player

Who? Kyrie? Heyward? Boston is a very good team without them, they should be a beast next year. (If Kyrie can stay healthy)
Cleveland is pretty much Lebron and the Pips, team totally changed with the mid-season trade.

[Guest]

Ty Lue is the greatest coach evah!!

[kingstonlake]

Meh. James has built a career on a horrifically bad Eastern conference.

[steveschneider]

Ty Lue > Brad Stevens

[steveschneider]

Ty Lue has a better win percentage in the playoffs, more finals appearances and a championship ring.

[kingstonlake]

Is Doris Burke gonna cry?

[WhiteBoyHatcher]

Take a deep breath everyone. Kingston and steve both. Jeez. There is no daunting team in the east and there hasn't been for a long time, true. Lebron is great and has had a great performance in these playoffs and taken a team of scrubs to the finals. I don't really think winning this game or "getting" to the finals says a whole lot for Lebron or his legacy.

If he beats Golden State, sure. Dude is about to go 2-5 in the finals. He's the most physically talented player to ever play. Let's stop short of calling him Jouwanna Mann because he beat Al Horford, rookie Jayson Tatum and the Celtics juggernaut.

[I.B. Fine]

Lighten up, Doris.

[Other Teams Pursuing That]

King

[Tim Wakefield]

Found myself rooting for Cleveland and not just because of my bet. LeBron is awesome. Boston was as bad of a conference finals opponent I've seen though

[steveschneider]

Hey maybe the east is weaker. I tend to agree. Either way what Lebron did was incredible. Has a garbage team and took them this far. His fade away three pointers he was hitting in game six were off the charts. To win game 7 on the road against a team that has held home court this far is pretty good. Pretty pretty good.

[I.B. Fine]

8 years a row in the finals, even in a shitty division, is still impressive, especially when you consider the quality of some of his teams.

[WhiteBoyHatcher]

I'm not going to try to discredit Bron. I'm just saying tap the brakes a little that beating this Celtics team is some sort of great accomplishment.

I don't think anyone with any sort of objective opinion would argue that James is probably the most physically talented player to ever play the game. Great great player. Not so great teams. Complicated legacy that is still being written.

I get a little sick of the rush to anoint in the social media age.

[kingstonlake]

I agree his supporting cast is suspect but let's not forget the role he plays in that equation.

[I.B. Fine]

I agree his supporting cast is suspect but let's not forget the role he plays in that equation.

Can't disagree.

[DWags]

I don’t know. 8 finals in a row. I mean call it a coincidence or whatever but there he is. 8

[Other Teams Pursuing That]

Complicated legacy? Come on.

[WhiteBoyHatcher]

Well I'm not going to get into an argument where you say old guy is old, because I'm not that old. I'm just a little bit older than you and I saw some things that you didn't, and in 10 years you're going to be telling 20 year olds that this amazing guy with a receding hairline who was 2-5 or 2-6 in the NBA finals was the best player ever and they're going to be all like yeah fuck that you're old and bitter and Zion Williamson averages a quadruple double and has triple the Instagram followers that Lebron ever had.

[Rocinante]

Jordan bruh.

[DWags]

WBH, the problem with these discussions is somebody has to be “the best” and it makes everybody incredulous about who we think is that guy. But greatness is fucking greatness and some guys have it. LeBron has greatness. Jordan did. Oscar Robertson Kobe they all have greatness. Who cares where they’re ranked amongst themselves. We are witness to this greatness. Enjoy it.

[Other Teams Pursuing That]

Wags nailed it

[The Pantry]

Warriors in 6

[steveschneider]

Regarding the receding hairline, kudos to Lebron for letting it go naturally. And let’s never forget MJ made the dome popular. And Kareem was the first! Screw Larry Bird and his curly mullet and screw dr j with that thick 70s fro. Kareem, MJ and Lebron bald brothers for life.

[WhiteBoyHatcher]

WBH, the problem with these discussions is somebody has to be “the best” and it makes everybody incredulous about who we think is that guy.  But greatness is fucking greatness and some guys have it.  LeBron has greatness.  Jordan did. Oscar Robertson Kobe they all have greatness.  Who cares where they’re ranked amongst themselves. We are witness to this greatness. Enjoy it.

I don't disagree with any of it. I'm not the guy making the proclamations, I'm the guy saying not so fast because I am incredulous at others making the proclamations. I'm so sick of the goat acronym.

[steveschneider]

All I did was declare Ty > Brad. I have the stats to back it up.

[Death Roe]

Celtics blowout incoming

Call me the next Skip Bayless or Stephen A Smith.

[I.B. Fine]

Regarding the receding hairline, kudos to Lebron for letting it go naturally. And let’s never forget MJ made the dome popular. And Kareem was the first! Screw Larry Bird and his curly mullet and screw dr j with that thick 70s fro. Kareem, MJ and Lebron bald brothers for life.

Don't you see the hair transplant scars on LeBron? Long scars across the back of his head where they harvested. 
Unfortunately looks like the plugs didn't take very well.
Oh well, I guess money can't buy everything

[WhiteBoyHatcher]

Can't see how Houston +6.5 isn't the play, cp or no CP. Iggy is out again.

[Guest]

Can't see how Houston +6.5 isn't the play, cp or no CP. Iggy is out again.

Never bet against the FGOAT.




;-)

[WhiteBoyHatcher]

F?

[steveschneider]

I didn’t notice it. Does look like he may have a light layer of hair plugging going on but he has thinness on top, a widows peak and the start of a bald circle back there.

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