May 16, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Brothahorn said: Being the Goat is based on the whole body of work. Are you seriously denying that LBJ has quit in playoff games/series before? 2009, 2010 ring any bells for starters? There is nothing anyone is going to say to you that is going to make you change your mind, so why would I waste our time? Bottom line, he plays the game a certain way, and that way doesn't meet your approval. We will leave it at that. However, he IS rewriting record books every year. The last two standing might be rings and all time points(though he will likely finish second). At some point we need to give the man his due.
May 16, 20187 yr There is nothing anyone is going to say to you that is going to make you change your mind, so why would I waste our time? Bottom line, he plays the game a certain way, and that way doesn't meet your approval. We will leave it at that. However, he IS rewriting record books every year. The last two standing might be rings and all time points(though he will likely finish second). At some point we need to give the man his due.He is easily the 2nd best to ever play, imo. His Finals run is amazing. But he will never pass Jordan. No matter how many finals he loses. Specifically because he will lay it down at a certain point.
May 16, 20187 yr Lebron's not easily the 2nd best...... Statistically Wilt shits on everybody.... including Jordan, he simply had to play All-Star teams for most of his career. Judging the older players is very difficult for many reasons. KAJ has something to say about it too..... I think saying he's in the top 3 of the modern era is very fair, but all of that probably needs it's own thread.
May 16, 20187 yr 6 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said: Lebron's not easily the 2nd best...... Statistically Wilt shits on everybody.... including Jordan, he simply had to play All-Star teams for most of his career. Judging the older players is very difficult for many reasons. KAJ has something to say about it too..... I think saying he's in the top 3 of the modern era is very fair, but all of that probably needs it's own thread. If rings are the only thing that matters, then Russell shits on everyone. 11 is kind of hard to top.
May 16, 20187 yr LBJ is the only person I can remember in the NBA who can put up 42/10/12 and people will say he quit, or that he "didn't do enough" for the Cavs to win. Anyone else, literally ANYONE else in the league now or in the last 25 years puts up those numbers, and it's an entirely different narrative about the player's effort in the game. We are so used to LBJ being so good, and we know he can play even better, that people criticize a game like last night.
May 16, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, aggie08 said: The Warriors have gotten Kevon Looney (playing big minutes in the WCF), Jordan Bell (was supposed to be in Looney's role before injury), and Patrick McCaw (started playoff games last season) in the last 3 drafts. Not world-beaters, but nice, young, energetic pieces to have on a team that won't have cap room until approximately 2030. There's moves to be made if you're savvy and patient, two words that have never described Cleveland (or LeBron as a GM). Not to mention the many draft successes of the Spurs.
May 17, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, Thatguy said: There is nothing anyone is going to say to you that is going to make you change your mind, so why would I waste our time? Bottom line, he plays the game a certain way, and that way doesn't meet your approval. We will leave it at that. However, he IS rewriting record books every year. The last two standing might be rings and all time points(though he will likely finish second). At some point we need to give the man his due. He gets his due. He's just not the greatest player of all time and he never will be.
May 17, 20187 yr 5 hours ago, Francisco 2.0 said: If rings are the only thing that matters, then Russell shits on everyone. 11 is kind of hard to top. But they're not the only thing that matters.... not sure who would argue such ignorance.
May 17, 20187 yr LBJ is the only person I can remember in the NBA who can put up 42/10/12 and people will say he quit, or that he "didn't do enough" for the Cavs to win. Anyone else, literally ANYONE else in the league now or in the last 25 years puts up those numbers, and it's an entirely different narrative about the player's effort in the game. We are so used to LBJ being so good, and we know he can play even better, that people criticize a game like last night.Because sometimes he acts like a bitch.
May 17, 20187 yr 8 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said: But they're not the only thing that matters.... not sure who would argue such ignorance. Oh there are plenty of them in here that do
May 17, 20187 yr Isn’t it weird how none of the Longhorn fans who go on and on anout how, “KD acts like a bitch” never say the same about LeBron, Russ, Chris Paul, or any of the other dozens of NBA stars who flop, whine, play dirty, get into beef on social media, etc? Like LeBron isn’t over here losing his mind all bug eyed at the ref every time his shot gets blocked? Come on. Edited May 17, 20187 yr by Goo Punch
May 17, 20187 yr 58 minutes ago, Goo Punch said: Isn’t it weird how none of the Longhorn fans who go on and on anout how, “KD acts like a bitch” never say the same about LeBron, Russ, Chris Paul, or any of the other dozens of NBA stars who flop, whine, play dirty, get into beef on social media, etc? Like LeBron isn’t over here losing his mind all bug eyed at the ref every time his shot gets blocked? Come on. 1 hour ago, d2o said: Oh there are plenty of them in here that do They also mis-remember(thank you Roger) Jordan or never watched him play. They remember him as a better shooter than he was. A better defender than he was. A better passer than he was. Jordan is the Paul Bunyan of basketball. The further removed we are from him, the better people feel like he was. There is literally nothing a player can do that will top our memory of Jordan. Nothing. It will simply have to die with old age.
May 17, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, Thatguy said: They also mis-remember(thank you Roger) Jordan or never watched him play. They remember him as a better shooter than he was. A better defender than he was. A better passer than he was. Jordan is the Paul Bunyan of basketball. The further removed we are from him, the better people feel like he was. There is literally nothing a player can do that will top our memory of Jordan. Nothing. It will simply have to die with old age. Correct. Also, MJ was great when many of us were in that 12-22 age range. Nothing tops the memories of our heroes from that time. Same with 70s kids and Muhammad Ali. I suspect kids now will grow up and swear that no one could ever be better than Lebron when they get to their 40s
May 17, 20187 yr 13 minutes ago, d2o said: Correct. Also, MJ was great when many of us were in that 12-22 age range. Nothing tops the memories of our heroes from that time. Same with 70s kids and Muhammad Ali. I suspect kids now will grow up and swear that no one could ever be better than Lebron when they get to their 40s Agreed. However, with youtube there is no excuse not to go back and watch some complete Bulls games. Our memories are clouded with the greatest plays over the man's career. It all looks very different when you actually go back and watch full games.
May 20, 20187 yr Is Korver really that bad of a defender that they shouldn't try starting him with this lineup? He's gotta be a bigger net positive than JR. I guess you potentially lose JR for good if you don't start him. Edited May 20, 20187 yr by aggie08
May 20, 20187 yr yeah i'd rather have korver out there than jr too. i wonder if they're just too worried about having korver and love on the court at the same time?
May 20, 20187 yr What is this fucking coverage? Rozier fouls Lebron and they don't even tell me how many fouls that is on Rozier. I get a sililoquey from Jeff Van Gundy about some pointless bullshit but no actual info about the game. I see ESPN is as bad as ever.
May 20, 20187 yr nice block by lebron. followed by a horrible take by jr, 1 foot inside the arc with like 20 seconds left on the shot clock.
May 20, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said: 9 minutes ago, Machinator said: This is pretty good offense from both teams. You mean from Cleveland. There was good back and forth when I made that comment 10 minutes ago.
May 20, 20187 yr Blowout.... Looks like the young Celtics really struggle on the road.... Cavs look good at home.
May 20, 20187 yr Shitty response by Boston with a chance bury to this series. Now the only question is will game 5 be 2-2 or 3-1.
May 20, 20187 yr On 5/17/2018 at 5:15 AM, Thatguy said: They also mis-remember(thank you Roger) Jordan or never watched him play. They remember him as a better shooter than he was. A better defender than he was. A better passer than he was. Jordan is the Paul Bunyan of basketball. The further removed we are from him, the better people feel like he was. There is literally nothing a player can do that will top our memory of Jordan. Nothing. It will simply have to die with old age. Jordan was an exceptional on ball defender. No need to suggest otherwise.
May 20, 20187 yr Well so much for watching a good game tonight. These playoffs have been way too many blowouts
May 20, 20187 yr 8 minutes ago, Llogg said: Jordan was an exceptional on ball defender. No need to suggest otherwise. The Lebron James ball lickers always try minimize how good Jordan was. Just ignore their stupidity
May 20, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, immortal13 said: Well so much for watching a good game tonight. These playoffs have been way too many blowouts The Celtics play is ensuring an early bedtime due to the amount of Jameson I'm drinking
May 20, 20187 yr Cavs are somewhat sloppy right now, but the way the Celtics are shooting, it doesn't really matter.
May 20, 20187 yr 7 minutes ago, Machinator said: This explanation by Steve Javie is absolute horseshit. What happened? I stopped watching
May 20, 20187 yr Just now, immortal13 said: What happened? I stopped watching Basically said that the reason JR Smith didn't get a flagrant two in Game 2 was that Al Horford didn't land badly or get hurt. In other words, they were assessing the result, rather than the act of the foul.
May 20, 20187 yr 20 minutes ago, Machinator said: Basically said that the reason JR Smith didn't get a flagrant two in Game 2 was that Al Horford didn't land badly or get hurt. In other words, they were assessing the result, rather than the act of the foul. Oh ok, I stopped watching before he g9t interviewed. I totally agree with you. Waiting to see if the player was injured to assess the foul is ridiculous. Horford could've broken something on that play...easily
May 20, 20187 yr 10 minutes ago, aggie08 said: Rodney Hood getting a DNP in a 30 point blowout is quite humorous. Hood hasn't looked this bad since the Bismarck.
May 20, 20187 yr I'm not a gambler and I dont even know what the line was for this game but it was one of the safest bets in sports history
May 20, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, immortal13 said: Well so much for watching a good game tonight. These playoffs have been way too many blowouts it blows. we have to go back to Milwaukee/Boston round 1 to get anything good. Hopefully GS/Houston does something tomorrow.
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