NBA Thread

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Are you saying he's on the gas?

[Emperor Smeat]

Lebron broke Jordan's record for most playoff points in NBA history.

In terms of comparisons, Lebron needed 32 more playoff games in order to break the record.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

:(

Well, at least the C's have number one choice. Whenever LeBron slows down the C's will be there. Strong team and great season.

[Clerk]

lmao remember after the celtics beat the wizards? yes the wizards lol. and they were chanting "We want Cleveland" lol are you sure?? anyway celtics if you were smart draft ball, monk, or fox. and in other news the king of akron will be once again an nba champion, destroy kd, and embarrass the warriors. biblical huehuehue

[Ruien]

Cs won't ever win a title with Thomas as their primary player. Really should trade him if possible but I doubt he has a lot of demand. Sure you will beat the good teams but you can't hide him defensively once you go against Golden State, Cavs, Spurs, Rockets, or any other legit title contending team.

Also, draft another guard will be terrible if you keep Thomas. LeBron has the ability to destroy any guard at will. Look at what happened to Derrick Rose.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

lmao remember after the celtics beat the wizards? yes the wizards lol. and they were chanting "We want Cleveland" lol are you sure?? anyway celtics if you were smart draft ball, monk, or fox. and in other news the king of akron will be once again an nba champion, destroy kd, and embarrass the warriors. biblical huehuehue

About to be 2-0 Clerk. Only TR-NAC The Magnificent may huehuehue.

[Emperor Smeat]

Warriors have the weirdest record going on right now and all because of a meme from a toaster.

29-1 in last 30 games and the only loss was due to Klay Thompson having the night off.

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2017/5/22/15679008/warriors-klay-thompson-toaster-streak-is-real

[Ruien]

If Warriors sweep the playoffs are they considered the best team ever in a single year? Only debatable thing is they would have lost game 1 to the Spurs is Leonard does not go down.

[Evil Vito]

The outcome of this season was determined last July. I've never seen a season in any sport be this much of a formality.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Warriors have stolen a road win in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAFinals?src=hash">#NBAFinals</a>. Get your free <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DoritosLocosTacos?src=hash">#DoritosLocosTacos</a> on 6/13 from 2-6 p.m. Terms: <a href="https://t.co/PbAPBObPHa">https://t.co/PbAPBObPHa</a> <a href="https://t.co/FszYcpMGSY">pic.twitter.com/FszYcpMGSY</a></p>&mdash; Taco Bell (@tacobell) <a href="https://twitter.com/tacobell/status/872661409938653184">June 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[road doggy dogg]

The Cavs should recruit Westbrook this offseason for next year's finals. Only way to up the stakes is to include KD/Westbrook feud obvs

[Clerk]

The King of Akron will do it..... AGAIN!!!

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The quest is over. <a href="https://t.co/mlnVEsIQRV">pic.twitter.com/mlnVEsIQRV</a></p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/874472984899092480">June 13, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[owenbrown]

the early front runner for the 2017 Droford™ Sports Forum Dunce award goes to Clerk

[Evil Vito]

Cavs come up short again next year and LeBron decides to sign with Golden State for 2018. Everyone takes pay cuts to make it happen. 98-0. League implodes.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

the early front runner for the 2017 Droford™ Sports Forum Dunce award goes to Clerk

Shit it'll be close Ronic Vs. Clerk.

[Clerk]

if you dont think the nba is rigged. explain what just happened. nobody can beat the king of akron fair

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The better team lost in fluke last year and added one more player because the Cavs were too loaded themselves. Thus the better team actually won.

[McLegend]

Yeah bitches

[Tom Guycott]

The better team lost in fluke last year and added one more player because the Cavs were too loaded themselves. Thus the better team actually won.

I still am curious how this year would have shaken out had Durant kept his ass in OKC and that organization picked up the piece of the puzzle they needed to do away with The Warriors- which if you remember, already wasn't exactly a cakewalk for GS.

Given how the post season ended, I'm pretty sure my Cavs would have still shit the bed and that Kev would still have gotten his ring... but how much better overall would the sport be if the former Sonics got there instead of being yet another Cavs/Warriors finals that everyone pretty much wrote off as a foregone conclusion since about March?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Steal a team from loyal fans and win a championship. Sounds like the Browns/Ravens.

[Evil Vito]

https://i.imgur.com/jd7DmCI.png

[Clerk]

who wioll the king of akron get? PG 13 or JimmyBucketz

[Emperor Smeat]

Hawks and Hornets had some fun recently with ESPN's trade machine and potential NBA deals involving puppies, rights to future tweets, and Instagram post.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">bruh. same.</p>&mdash; Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) <a href="https://twitter.com/hornets/status/877212677403267073">June 20, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">the trade machine says this works so u should definitely do it <a href="https://t.co/GHCxCk0qAP">pic.twitter.com/GHCxCk0qAP</a></p>&mdash; LA Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href="https://twitter.com/LAClippers/status/877217103438163969">June 20, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You drive a hard bargain, Hornets. You're lucky the trade machine still accepts. Deal! <a href="https://t.co/7Jl7unR0oI">pic.twitter.com/7Jl7unR0oI</a></p>&mdash; Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) <a href="https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/877229896988327938">June 20, 2017</a></blockquote>
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http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/story/_/page/170620QTP_HawksHornetsTwitter/atlanta-hawks-charlotte-hornets-jokingly-complete-social-media-trade-twitter


Edit: Turns out they actually made a trade after joking about fake trades. Hornets get Dwight Howard and 2017 1st Round pick while Hawks get Miles Plumlee, Marco Belinelli and 2017 2nd Round pick.

[road doggy dogg]

I wish I cared about/followed basketball more. NBA seems like such a fun league to be a fan of, relative to say, the NFL

[Ruien]

Butler telling th4 Cavs to shove it and he wants to be a Bull. Fuck ya.

[Droford]

Anyone care about the 3 on 3 league that's starting this weekend?

[Ruien]

Ya. Seems like it will be fun to.watch. Probably will forget about it though.

[Droford]

How about the G League

[Clerk]

Butler telling th4 Cavs to shove it and he wants to be a Bull. Fuck ya.

now he a twolf bitch huehuehue

[Ruien]

Lebron' s magic is fading. He use to be able to get whoever he wanted to want to play with him. Even Paul George is like, meh nah bro.

[Clerk]

Lebron' s magic is fading. He use to be able to get whoever he wanted to want to play with him. Even Paul George is like, meh nah bro.

lol cmon now be serious everyone wants to play with the goat the king of akron

[Ruien]

Butler and George have/we're out spoken about telling Cleveland to fuck off.

[Emperor Smeat]

Besides Cavs having no real leverage for trades/deals, nobody big is going to go there unless its guaranteed Lebron stays after next season.

George didn't want to take a big pay cut while Butler didn't want to be stuck on another terrible team after next season once Lebron and pals bolt.

[ClockShot]

Good fuckin' riddance, Phil Jackson.

You're a NBA coaching legend. But you sure as hell can't run a team.

[Evil Vito]

Firing him months after picking up his two-year contract option.
Firing him days after allowing him to draft Frank Ntilikina instead of Dennis Smith specifically because Frank plays the triangle.

Only the Knicks.

[Emperor Smeat]

Thunder just got Paul George in a deal with Indy.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just to confirm it all: It's Paul George for Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo. No picks.</p>&mdash; Royce Young (@royceyoung) <a href="https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/880969148192481281">July 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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If that was the best Indy could get, clear sign George is bolting to LA after next season. Also them joining Chicago in coming out the worst for their superstar deals.

[Ruien]

Butler has 2 years left though

[RP]

I want to die right now.

Also, Oladipo is still owed 84 million for the next 4 years. Probably the worst contract in the nba right now.

I really just want to die.

[Emperor Smeat]

Apparently this was supposedly the offer the Pacers rejected on draft night for Paul George from the Cs. This was when it was well known George wanted to bolt to LA:
#Celtics offered #Pacers 3 1st Rd picks (not #Nets/#Lakers) picks, Crowder, another starter for George on draft night
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Celtics offer on draft night for Paul George, per league source, was 3 first-round picks (not the Nets pick next... <a href="https://t.co/ItE6PTulen">https://t.co/ItE6PTulen</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/880972844296945664">July 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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And supposedly the offer from last season's trade deadline by the Cs. This was before George's agent revealed the desire to bolt to LA after next season:
Celtics trade offer for Paul George back at trade deadline, per league source: Brooklyn pick (wound up being No. 1) and 3 other first-rounders.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Celtics trade offer for Paul George back at trade deadline, per league source: Brooklyn pick (wound up being No.... <a href="https://t.co/WuhaULgSt4">https://t.co/WuhaULgSt4</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/880972408584159232">July 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Ruien]

Lol wtf.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to ESPN's NBA show tonight, Pacers mentality for making the George trade was:
* No trade to Cavs or Cs unless they could get something bigger than a king's ransom.
* Didn't want him to stay in the East.
* Willing to trade him to any West team not named the Lakers.

Reason they didn't take the Lakers' earlier deal was because they didn't want to make George happy after he tanked his trade value for the team. Same with Cavs and Cs that a Lakers deal only happens if the Lakers would give up a lot more to get him.

Also reported had the Pacers waited a bit till after the Cs got Hayward, they were set to get as a minimum 1 1st Round pick, Marcus Smart, Jae Crowder, and Avery Bradley from the Cs.

[Ruien]

God damn. Tank your franchise because you want to be an asshole.

[Bad News Gertner]

Woooo, Jazz got Ricky Rubio for nothing. Hayward ain't going anywhere.

[Ruien]

Lol. Hayward is already gone. He will be playing in green this year.

[RP]

Hayward is going to Miami and getting brown skinned bitches all over his britches

[Evil Vito]

Paul Milsap 3 years, $90 million.

Kyle Lowry 3 years, $100 million.

Nosebleed seats are gonna cost $1,000 a game at this point.

[ClockShot]

Since when did the NBA become the MLB?

[Ruien]

The day Mike Conley received like 180 million.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Since when did the NBA become the MLB?

2014. When they got a 24 billion dollar TV deal.

[Emperor Smeat]

Danny Ainge managed to snag Gordon Hayward from the Jazz and Heat.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

South Boston is probably celebrating on the street for the Celtics now have a great white hope.

Too bad for Ainge's son he'll probably lose that Utah election now.

Woooooo Celtics!

[Bad News Gertner]

Hope he dies in a car accident

[Emperor Smeat]

Hayward's deal with the Cs ended up being 4 years, $128 million.

[Ruien]

Hell ya. In 2 years the Celtics win the East.

[Bad News Gertner]

That's insane money for a #2

[Ruien]

Really? Do you see what everyone else is receiving?

[Evil Vito]

The Heat are retiring Chris Bosh's number.

lol

[Bad News Gertner]

Really? Do you see what everyone else is receiving?

Yeah and it's insane lol

[Bad News Gertner]

Can't wait for Betrayward's first game back in Utah

[owenbrown]

Can't wait for Betrayward's first game back in Utah

I tried to look that up for you but apparently the schedules aren't out yet :-\

[Bad News Gertner]

I'm going to fly to Utah and kick him in the balls

[owenbrown]

Gonna be kinda hard to do that if he's in Boston until you know when they play the Jazz this upcoming season

[Bad News Gertner]

I'll wait

[owenbrown]

ok

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

C's trade away Avery Bradley for a Forward?

[DaveWadding]

Boston got the shitty Morris Twin. Way to gooooooo.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Add him to the list of Dom Dimaggio, Jeremy Giambi and various others. Boston has a history with getting the worst brother.

[Evil Vito]

James Harden's new contract will pay him $241 per second.

[Ruien]

Lol.

[Emperor Smeat]

Kyrie Irving wants out of Cleveland and implied Lebron as a big reason why.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kyrie Irving requests a trade from Cavs, sources told ESPN. LeBron James was blindsided and is disappointed: <a href="https://t.co/54afvYge9V">https://t.co/54afvYge9V</a></p>&mdash; Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN/status/888484430410428416">July 21, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Supposedly he hated being over-shadowed when Lebron returned from Miami and everything always being about Lebron whenever he'd get asked questions. Thought he would be treated on equal status with Lebron or would be groomed by Lebron to be the next mega star but neither happened.

Also probably realized how much of a dump the Cavs will be once Lebron left and didn't want to deal with the mess while Lebron got to have success elsewhere.

[Ruien]

Hahahahahahaha. Want to become a heel again? Chase of the other superstar on the team and then leave the following year. Will be hilarious if that happens.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to ESPN's Stephen A Smith, Irving believes Lebron was the one to leak his trade request to the media which caused another wedge to happen between the two.

According to my sources, they believe LeBron James had everything to do with news getting out that Kyrie Irving wants to be traded, because Kyrie Irving and his representation and others met with the Cavaliers a couple weeks ago, and not a word got out until recently. They believe that LeBron James got word of it and was put off by it and leaked it. I’m not going to accuse LeBron of such a thing. I don’t know that to be true at all. But I know that’s what Kyrie Irving believes.

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/7/23/16017712/kyrie-irving-lebron-james-trade-request-leaked-cavaliers

[Ruien]

Lol. God I hope Boston wins the East this year.

At least LeBron gives the media drama to talk about during boring periods like now. If he was only as good as Paul George he would be called the TO of basketball.

[ClockShot]

LeBron has his new tag team partner in case Kyrie Irving gets traded.

Derrick Rose signs for $2.1 mil.

Hope Cleveland has better luck than the Knicks had with him. As awkward as that sounds.

[Ruien]

Haha. Rose might be able to be a backup and stay healthy. No way he can be a starter and play the entire season.

He also may get home sick again and randomly leave for a few days.

[RaginRonic]

Here's hoping a Raptors player drops LeBron on his fuckin' head on the Air Canada Centre court and ends his season early, due to a severe concussion, so no one talks about LeBron anymore.

Get that goof out the fuckin' NBA. =P

[Bad News Gertner]

God damn right

[owenbrown]

I'll wait

Jazz play the Celtics in Boston on December 15th and in Utah on March 28th, 2018

[Anthony Hopkins]

Jazz play the Celtics in Boston on December 15th and in Utah on March 28th, 2018

You are a grown man, show some dignity.

[Clerk]

Fuck Kyrie backstabbin' bitch aint shit without the King of Akron lebron james.

Rose> Irving

[RP]

FUCK THAT MOTHERFUCKER

[Evil Vito]

Lebron suspended 25 games for drugs (https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/898636794492723200)

Holy shit

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cavs and Celtics on verge of a deal: Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and 2018 Nets pick unprotected, sources say</p>&mdash; Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN/status/900135004868665349">August 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[ClockShot]

Should have been a 1-for-1 swap if you ask me.

I think Danny Ainge gave up too much.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Yeah they gave up too much but if LeBron is out next year the Cavs needed something more.

[Emperor Smeat]

Should have been a 1-for-1 swap if you ask me.

I think Danny Ainge gave up too much.

Would have been impossible because of Kyrie's salary I think. Cavs wanted either Brooklyn pick, Tatum, or Brown in any deal for Kyrie. Cs felt Tatum and Brown were more valuable than the Brooklyn pick since they also have another 1-2 potentially high picks for next year's draft

[Ruien]

Boston getting swept by Golden State this year. Congratw.

[Ruien]

So Boston may or may not win the East this year but is there any team honestly competing with then the following season? And beyond. They have such a legit young team with more young 1st founders coming.

[Emperor Smeat]

Cavs-Cs agree on a revised trade for Kyrie Irving.

Cavs get:
Isiah Thomas
Jae Crowder
Ante Zizic
2018 1st Rd Pick (Nets)
2020 2nd Rd Pick (Heat)

Cs get:
Kyrie Irving


Cavs tried to demand one of Cs top young players or another 1st Rd pick due to Thomas' health status but got rejected on both by the Cs so had to settle for the 2nd Rd pick to avoid the deadline for the deal.

[ClockShot]

Houston Rockets have been sold to Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta for a record $2.2 billion dollars.

His claim to fame is he is the owner of Landry's Inc.

[ClockShot]

It's over. IT'S FINALLY OVER!

THE KNICKS TRADED CARMELO ANTHONY!

Sent him to Oklahoma City for a couple players and a draft pick.

This:

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[Triple A]

good... finally

[RP]

Sent him to OKC for a sandwich, a side order of fries and large coke.

[Triple A]

whatever... dead weight.........

[Emperor Smeat]

NBA changing their draft lottery system starting in 2019 with the biggest change being punishing teams who blatantly tank to try to get the #1 pick. Instead of the worst team getting 25% of all lotto balls, they will only get 14% which is the same amount the 2nd and 3rd worst teams will get.

Also increasing the amount of spots per lotto pick from 3 to 4 as another way to persuade against blatant tanking.

The three teams with the worst records will share a 14 percent chance of getting the No. 1 overall pick, a change from the descending percentages of 25, 19.9, and 15.6 in the current system. Four teams -- increased from three -- will become part of the lottery draw, which means the No. 1 lottery seed could drop no further than fifth, No. 2 could drop no further than sixth, No. 3 no further than seventh, and No. 4 no further than eighth.

[Bad News Gertner]

Hahahaha hey Hayward.

Killlll yourself!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

You're not even from Utah. Or are you? Either way. Fuck off.

[Sepholio]

Wonder how Kyrie is feeling about that move to Boston now.

[Ruien]

Seeing as he was almost sent to the Suns probably pretty good.

[RP]

The Indiana Pacers will shock the world and piss there fan base off by not tanking and going 44-38 and losing in the 1st round to the Bucks.

[Bad News Gertner]

You're not even from Utah. Or are you? Either way. Fuck off.

Too bad for Betrayward

[Ruien]

The Indiana Pacers will shock the world and piss there fan base off by not tanking and going 44-38 and losing in the 1st round to the Bucks.

Bulls already prevented this by filling out the roster with everyone who should be in the G league plus Robin Lopez.

[Clerk]

The king of akron spoiled kyries return to the land haha

[poopfromweiner dude]

it was biblical #

[RP]

PACEEEEEEEEEEEE SHOWWWWWWWWWWWW

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Indiana Pacers Played at League’s Fastest Pace Since 2008 <a href="https://t.co/Feikqc6JAi">https://t.co/Feikqc6JAi</a></p>&mdash; Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/GrantAfseth/status/921140306124316672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

C's re-set with two wins in a row.

[Bad News Gertner]

Hope Hayward breaks his other leg

[Shisen Kopf]

Lol hand soccer

[owenbrown]

what kind of hand soccer?

[Shisen Kopf]

Don't remember

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

14 in a row. Golden State with the epic fail.

[Emperor Smeat]

:D Cs

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sweet motherfucking 16.

[Clerk]

Sweet motherfucking 16.

Just know we beat you without Isiah Thomas. We'll end the streak just like we did when we made you 0-1 booyah! The King of Akron

[DaveWadding]

Isiah Thomas is a loser and I think he is a boozer.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Just know we beat you without Isiah Thomas. We'll end the streak just like we did when we made you 0-1 booyah! The King of Akron

How about your Browns being 0 and 10? :lol:

[Shisen Kopf]

I thought about watching an NBA game the other day.

[Requiem]

FIRE CHUCK PAGANO

[SammyG]

Wow, I see TPWW is really holding down their hoops game here.

[Bad News Gertner]

Jazz are 27-5 since January 22nd. What a turnaround! They aren't just beating teams, they are destroying teams left and right.

[Jean Paul]

Go Cavaliers!!!! Be the Champion of 2018

[Jean Paul]

Cavaliers will defeat Pacers in the 1st round of Playoffs 2018

[RP]

The Indiana Pacers will shock the world and piss there fan base off by not tanking and going 44-38 and losing in the 1st round to the Bucks.

THis was shockingly close. :lol:

[DaveWadding]

Good for Indiana giving Oladipo all the run he needs.

[Bad News Gertner]

Jazz vs OKC should be a great series. Pretty much every series in the West is going to be fun as hell.

[Ruien]

OKC may lose 1 game.

[Bad News Gertner]

Jazz in 6

[RP]

BOOOOOOM BABY!

Oladipo the GOAT

[Ruien]

Easy win for the Thunder.

[Bad News Gertner]

Jazz in 6

[owenbrown]

I know it's not gonna happen... but I will laugh my ass off if the Pacers sweep or even beat the Cavs

[Luigi]

I know it's not gonna happen... but I will laugh my ass off if the Pacers sweep or even beat the Cavs

Do you believe that laughing at the misfortunes of another person or team is more revealing of their lack of character or more revealing of your lack of character? Why cheer the downfall of anyone? Seems extremely petty.

[Bad News Gertner]

That'd be like laughing at Gordon Hayward for breaking his leg.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Hahahaha hey Hayward.

Killlll yourself!

I know that you know that you said this. Still quoting because fuck you.

[Bad News Gertner]

My account must have been hacked.

[Bad News Gertner]

I hope he breaks his other leg rehabbing

[Ruien]

Gertner is just mad that his team will lose in 5. Leave him be.

[Simple Fan]

Really hate how long it takes to do a NBA series. NHL first round seems to be flying by compared to it.

[Bad News Gertner]

Jazz in 6 baby. Jazz are better this year than they were last year. Hayward was holding them back.

[Simple Fan]

I knew Donovan Mitchell was good but I didn't expect him to be what he has in the NBA thus early. Some of the best dunks I've seen came from him in college. Jazz seem to have a good core and could be really contenders in years to come.

Blazers are my NBA team and its not looking good for them right now. Down 2-0 to New Orleans and next two are in NOLA.

[Bad News Gertner]

I knew Mitchell was going to be one of the best rookies before the start of the year, but I had no idea he'd be carrying the team. Favors, Ingles, Gobert, Rubio and Mitchell play extremely well as a unit. Best defence in the league and they move the ball very well.

[Bad News Gertner]

Spida fucking Mitchell baby! Jazz in 6 all day!

[Black Widow]

I hate the NBA too many crybabies now!

[RP]

Indiana wins 3 and 4. They're just the better team. I dont think Dipo will have 3 fouls in the first half again. If so, a federal investigation needs to be launched.

[RP]

Dipo line tonight will be 38/9/7/5

[Ruien]

Lol no. He may get 25.

[Ruien]

Indy lost again.

[Ruien]

Olipedo giving his best OKC performance right now.

[RP]

Indy lost again.

This guy right here.

[Ruien]

Hell ya. Go Indy.

[Bad News Gertner]

Jazz in 6 mother fucker!

[RP]

Pacer 3-1 after tonight. Come at me.

[RP]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Bad News Gertner]

Yeahhhh! Jazz in 6 baby!

[Bad News Gertner]

Gertner is just mad that his team will lose in 5. Leave him be.

Jazz in 6

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They just showed Drew Bledsoe on the jumbo-tron. &quot;Hey Boston, it's the real Drew Bledsoe&quot; as he held up his Pats jersey. Maybe the loudest it's been all night.</p>&mdash; Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamHimmelsbach/status/990412305577005056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2018</a></blockquote>
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:lol: crowd's been taunting Bucks' Eric Bledsoe the whole game and got Drew to show up as part of a gag.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

did they mean the real bledsoe? eric isn't drew.

[Bad News Gertner]

Rockets ain't shit! Jazz in 6!

Much better team without Hayward. Little bitch milking an injury so he doesn't have to play in any high pressure situations.

[McLegend]

Sit the fuck down Kevin Hart.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The System is Down.

[McLegend]

It’s the process, bro.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Oops. The term is processing system and picked the wrong one.

[Ruien]

What? It's called the process.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

whatever they lost. fuck you

[Ruien]

:rofl:

[Tom Guycott]

I'm conflicted. As a Cavs fan, I'm obviously in the tank, and would love to see another banner hung.

But for the good of the sport of basketball, I seriously hope that both they and Golden State take a dive, and we get a Rockets/Celtics finals, wherein both teams somehow lose the finals and we have the first ever co-champions. It'll give folks something to talk about and give opportunity for everyone stop sucking off James and/or Curry for awhile.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jayson Tatum has 312 points in the playoffs, the fourth-most by any rookie EVER<br><br>Only Kareem, Alvan Adams, and Elgin Baylor scored more! <a href="https://t.co/SYvhS268E4">pic.twitter.com/SYvhS268E4</a></p>&mdash; SB Nation (@SBNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/999486206273503232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Kind of crazy how drastically different things could have been had Ainge kept the #1 pick in the last draft. Cs originally prized Markelle Fultz as their choice but suddenly got cold feet right before the draft and did the deal knowing the Lakers were not nabbing Tatum. Still risked 76ers nabbing Tatum but instead 76ers stuck with nabbing Fultz at #1.

[Ruien]

How many points does he need to be #1 in points by a rookie?

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jayson Tatum passed Magic and Wilt tonight, and now has the 4th-most points by a rookie in NBA playoff history. <a href="https://t.co/ipj3vwKixa">pic.twitter.com/ipj3vwKixa</a></p>&mdash; NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/999480183894790144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Needs 40 to tie and 41 to break it.

[Droford]

Celtics vs Rockets finals would be a breath of fresh air

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Game 7. The Rookies and Average Al have performed above and beyond. Let's go Celtics.

[Evil Vito]

I’ve never seen a team as inept at shooting 3’s as the Celtics have been in this game. What a joke.

[Tom Guycott]

And the mixed feelings continue. Go Cavs. :|

[Emperor Smeat]

I’ve never seen a team as inept at shooting 3’s as the Celtics have been in this game. What a joke.

Cavs were not that much better for 3s but they could live with those misses since they had Lebron.

Cs just pushed their home luck way too much in these playoffs especially against Lebron and it came back to bite them tonight. Even worse is they gave him another accolade for experts to cream about for his career since he broke the Cs playoff streak when they go up 2-0 in a series.

[xrodmuc316]

LeBron wins game 7's. Boston is gonna be scary for a lot of years to come, but The King is The King for a reason.

[Tom Guycott]

Also, had an inkling to look at the history of the Finals matchups. Forgot Detroit was a decent enough team to win a championship a few years ago. I only ever think of the Detroit Bad Boys era when I think of them not being a scrub squad.

[Emperor Smeat]

Seems the Rockets wanted to one up the Cs with terrible 3 point shooting in a Game 7 during these playoffs. Rockets missed a ton more 3s in a row than the Cs did last night.

[Evil Vito]

lol this league is so fucking rigged

shits as predetermined as WWE

[Tom Guycott]

Predetermined?

You got an all-star team out West. You got a one-man show with bit players occasionally assed to step up in the East (deja-vu all over again). Everyone else is playing catch-up.

The number of disproportonate calls for star players doesn't excuse shit play. The wins and losses for most of the individual playoff games this year have been one-sided trouncings to the loser. A few bad whistles doesn't do that as much as one team taking a nap when they can't afford to.

[Emperor Smeat]

Based on Wikipedia, only other time a team from the West managed to go to 4 NBA Finals in a row was the 80s Lakers (81/82-84/85). Bunch of 3x in a row but never a 5x in a row.

Happened 4 times in the East with Lebron owning 2 of those streaks and Cs owning the other two.

[Evil Vito]

Predetermined?

You got an all-star team out West. You got a one-man show with bit players occasionally assed to step up in the East (deja-vu all over again). Everyone else is playing catch-up.

The number of disproportonate calls for star players doesn't excuse shit play. The wins and losses for most of the individual playoff games this year have been one-sided trouncings to the loser. A few bad whistles doesn't do that as much as one team taking a nap when they can't afford to.

I've never seen shooting performances as bad as what the Celtics and Rockets did, nevermind them both doing that in Game 7 at home.

It's almost as if they were throwing the game away because Warriors/Cavs IV was always going to happen.

[xrodmuc316]

JR Smith is a fucking dumbass

[Emperor Smeat]

NBA's commish recently teased the league might consider the idea of having a hard salary cap in the future in order to have better league parity and also implied at not wanting another Cavs-Warriors IV NBA Finals series scenario to happen again.

Right now its a soft cap but with a stricter luxury tax than in MLB since its around $1 in tax for every $1 over the cap limit.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23664308/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-touch-philadelphia-76ers-regarding-bryan-colangelo

[owenbrown]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cavs/Warriors is going to be the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBAFinals</a> for the rest of eternity, so we can preview many years of the matchup in advance<br><br>(Video via <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BleacherReport</a>)<a href="https://t.co/89EBSf5Y3y">pic.twitter.com/89EBSf5Y3y</a></p>&mdash; NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/NOTSportsCenter/status/1002296317052375042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Tom Guycott]

NBA's commish recently teased the league might consider the idea of having a hard salary cap in the future in order to have better league parity and also implied at not wanting another Cavs-Warriors IV NBA Finals series scenario to happen again.

Right now its a soft cap but with a stricter luxury tax than in MLB since its around $1 in tax for every $1 over the cap limit.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23664308/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-touch-philadelphia-76ers-regarding-bryan-colangelo

Somehow, I feel like this is more because of the teams (or rather, the markets) involved rather than the happenstance itself. These aren't exactly two bandwagon teams. Golden State is one of four Cali teams - and they're not even the "premier" one - and had to claw themselves back to relevance even AFTER the Clippers did. And Cleveland has been a perpetual joke in pro sports for the better part of the last half century, so there is actually a generational gap where having something in contention is a relatively new experience.

If this were, say, the fourth year in a row of Lakers vs Knicks, or if Chicago did four in a row in their prime against the same Western team (I dunno, say San Antonio), I think the fans would still be a bit fatigued, but the NBA would be creaming themselves at the mere thought of all the ad revenue and ticket sales.

[Ruien]

Would love a hard cap. Hate when only 2or 3 teams are actual contenders.

[Emperor Smeat]

In a move that is very likely going to backfire badly, NBA's ref union is going to start live tweeting their reaction to calls during games with tonight's Warriors-Cavs Game 3 as the start of this plan.

NBA referees will take to Twitter during Game 3 of the Finals on Wednesday night to engage fans in real time and plan to address specific plays and interpret rules.

The discussion is being facilitated by the National Basketball Referees Association and will be done from its Twitter account, @OfficialNBARefs. The referees will take questions using the hashtag #RefWatchParty. There will be a team of referees answering the questions, but they will not be identified individually.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23716637/nba-referees-engage-fans-real-twitter-game-3-finals-discuss-plays-interpret-rules

[Evil Vito]

Would love a hard cap. Hate when only 2or 3 teams are actual contenders.

NBA has been unwatchable for years as a result

[Emperor Smeat]

Even though they've been warned several times and punished before, NBA pretty much giving their blessing for the Lakers to do whatever they want this offseason to become great again. Probably don't want to do anything that could hurt Lebron's chances of going there nor hurt him from forming another super team in LA.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Adam Silver says he is not paying closer attention to the Lakers free agency dealings given their tampering problems this season. Says they violated the rules, paid the price and “we’ve moved on.”</p>&mdash; Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) <a href="https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/1011392511128977408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[DaveWadding]

Fuck LeBron.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bit surprised he actually went to the West since staying in the East was the reason why his Finals streak has lasted as long as it did.

Also adds more fuel to the view of him just being a ring chaser since he bolted from the Cavs the first time when they were no longer in position to be a Finals power, did the same with the Heat after a few years, and now the Cavs again.

[Black Widow]

Fuck LeBron.

"So it won't surprise me when Lebron abandons this place again" - Elias

[RP]

"So it won't surprise me when Lebron abandons this place again" - Elias

True, but obvious also. Dude was carrying a bag of dead corpses to the NBA Finals.

[xrodmuc316]

Bit surprised he actually went to the West since staying in the East was the reason why his Finals streak has lasted as long as it did.

Also adds more fuel to the view of him just being a ring chaser since he bolted from the Cavs the first time when they were no longer in position to be a Finals power, did the same with the Heat after a few years, and now the Cavs again.

This is different, at least right now. Him signing with the Lakers as their roster is now has zero shot of even getting to another finals. Houston, Philly, or Boston were the only teams he could have joined via trade or signing that would have had a better shot at beating the Warriors then the Cavs.
When Chris Paul stayed in Houston and Paul George in OKC, and since LeBron opted out his only choice would have been Philly if he was chasing rings.

Going to L.A. with their current roster seems more like his retirement tour while he focuses on other things than basketball.

[RaginRonic]

Golden State just took the narrative right back by signing DeMarcus Cousins to a single-year, $5.3 Million deal.

Now the whole Starting 5 for GS is it's own All-Star squad.

=P

[xrodmuc316]

Golden State just took the narrative right back by signing DeMarcus Cousins to a single-year, $5.3 Million deal.

Now the whole Starting 5 for GS is it's own All-Star squad.

=P

I love it, they even dominate LeBron in Free Agency 😁

[Evil Vito]

LOL @ the NBA season being over on July 2nd

What a terrible league

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Celtics Vs. Warriors with the Warriors winning in 5/6.

[Bad News Gertner]

Jazz still got this

[RP]

Pacers basically traded Lance for Tyreke and Doug McBuckets.

I'm ok with this.

[RP]

I think Indiana is the 3rd best team in the East atm. Raptors have not done shit but fire the coach that got them to 1st place last season.

[Sepholio]

Celtics Vs. Warriors with the Warriors winning in 5/6.

Probably the right teams, although I wouldn't count out the Sixers over the Celtics now that they are a bit more seasoned.

But 4-0 straight sweep all day. Unless the Warriors go to sleep for a game just to make it interesting.

Doesn't matter either way. The Warriors have ruined the NBA. No one can play with them. If they put in the effort they could go undefeated. Seriously. People give Lebron shit for trying to form super teams yet everyone jumps on the Warriors bandwagon as they form a Beyond Plus Ultra team. Unless you try to form a super team elsewhere you have zero shot. And even if you do, you still only have like 1/10 shot AT BEST.

[DaveWadding]

SUNS SIGN DEVIN BOOKER TO A 5 YEAR, 158 MILLION DOLLAR MAX CONTRACT

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[xrodmuc316]

Probably the right teams, although I wouldn't count out the Sixers over the Celtics now that they are a bit more seasoned.

But 4-0 straight sweep all day. Unless the Warriors go to sleep for a game just to make it interesting.

Doesn't matter either way. The Warriors have ruined the NBA. No one can play with them. If they put in the effort they could go undefeated. Seriously. People give Lebron shit for trying to form super teams yet everyone jumps on the Warriors bandwagon as they form a Beyond Plus Ultra team. Unless you try to form a super team elsewhere you have zero shot. And even if you do, you still only have like 1/10 shot AT BEST.

LeBron went to L.A. for the lifestyle. A super team they are not. Minus LeBron, Cavs are a lot better than the Lakers.

He gave up trying to beat the Warriors after the last 2 finals. Without a shot at winning, he choose to live in L.A. for family and business purposes. His championship days are over.

Nobody is beating the Warriors as long as they keep that team together. Houston had a shot, but they lost a starter in Ariza to the Suns, and while they lost a starter, Golden State added a 2 time First Team All Pro.

Assuming Cousins comes back healthy, while not QUITE as nuts as adding an M.V.P. to a 73 win team, adding a 2 time all pro to a 2 time defending championship team with 4 other all star starters, 2 of which are M.V.P.s, and a bench with another 2 former all stars AND a finals M.V.P. is pretty darn close to the most absurd thing in NBA history.

Hence why LeBron would rather stop beating his head against the wall trying to beat them, and instead wants to build his media empire in L.A.

It is more likely that the Browns WIN the Super Bowl than it is the Warriors not winning the title again.

[Tom Guycott]

Probably the right teams, although I wouldn't count out the Sixers over the Celtics now that they are a bit more seasoned.

But 4-0 straight sweep all day. Unless the Warriors go to sleep for a game just to make it interesting.

Doesn't matter either way. The Warriors have ruined the NBA. No one can play with them. If they put in the effort they could go undefeated. Seriously. People give Lebron shit for trying to form super teams yet everyone jumps on the Warriors bandwagon as they form a Beyond Plus Ultra team. Unless you try to form a super team elsewhere you have zero shot. And even if you do, you still only have like 1/10 shot AT BEST.

"... and then you add Kurt Angle to the mix? <s>You</s> the chances of winning DRASTIC go down!"

As a long-suffering Cavs fan, I am fine with the slide back to mediocrity. Once again, this is an organization that has brought it upon themselves. Both times, LeBron bolted because they refused to actually go get other better players so that he doesn't have to carry the team by himself year after year after year. Hell, this season, the Cavaliers were barely expected to make the playoffs, let alone last all the way to another matchup with Golden State in the finals.

This, as opposed to Durant abandoning OKC to join the team he almost beat and an organization that was poised and willing to make some offseason moves that following year to become the "Warrior killers" that they were expected to become.

I'm fine with James going to LA. They actually acted like they want him. Cleveland can sit back, relax, and enjoy the time away from the spotlight and expectations of being "good", and living on that Goodyear sponsorship money that will soon have every team switching to those ugly t-shirt jerseys that have more rooms for corporate logos on them.

[ClockShot]

Cavs fire Tye Lue after an 0-6 start to the season.

Gee, I wonder why? :roll:

[Bad News Gertner]

My Jazz are probably winning it this year.

[Droford]

Golden State almost scored 100 in the first half tonight..

NBA is getting stupid

[ClockShot]

Jimmy Butler and his big mouth got their wish.

Timberwolves trade him and Justin Patton to Philly for Robert Covington, Dario Saric, Jerryd Bayless, and a 2020 second round pic.

[WrestleRacer91]

Even though the Chicago Bulls haven't been good or even decent in years, I'm a die-hard Bulls fan. Anybody else like the Bulls?

[Evil Vito]

The NBA continues to be rigged. News at 11.

[RaginRonic]

GO RAPTORS GO! CANADA FINALLLLLLY WITH A BIG 4 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE 1993'S BLUE JAYS!!!! OH MUTHAFUCKIN' HELL YEAHHHHH!!!!!! =D =D =D =D =D =D

[Bad News Gertner]

And a warm congratulations to the St.Louis Blues

[Tom Guycott]

And a warm congratulations to the St.Louis Blues

I've binged too much Urinating Tree recently, and totally read that as "CONGLATURATIONS" and took 100% of your statement in sarcasm.