2015 NBA Thread: I felt a great disturbance in the trolls, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. (1 Viewer)

[Slapdash]

Seemed a little odd how OKC never fouled to slow it down with only a 4 point deficit.

 

[dickey moe]

Yet you probably hate Lebron.

I love everybody.

 

[Joe T]

Seemed a little odd how OKC never fouled to slow it down with only a 4 point deficit.

Didn't want to cover. Half the team will be in Vegas tomorrow.

 

[Ghost Rider]

4 more wins and the Warriors stamp their mark as the best team ever. 

Steph Curry might be the most exciting basketball player ever. 

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Great game.  Great series.  

 

[Moe.]

Good season from the Thunder. If Durant leaves he's given me countless of hours of entertainment, which is really all you can ask for. I still think it makes a lot of sense to come back to OKC for at least one more year. If he doesn't want to play with Russ (which who knows) he can probably force him out. Or maybe he just wants to go somewhere new, hard to blame a guy for that. 

It was annoying to have to root against the Warriors the last seven games because they're so much fun to watch. Glad I can go back to pulling for them. Hopefully we have seven more good games left. 

 

[fantasycurse42]

"Sir you dialed 911 for this?"

I don't jump on the Tim ball bustin wagon as much as others, but this is quality right here.

 

[ShamrockPride]

From the man himself (on my phone so can't quote)

Twitter

Lil B the BaseD God>@LilBthebasedgod

And they said the curse was not real " The BasedGod" has never lied to me and like he told us.. The Warriors are going to the finals - Lil B

-10 minutes ago

 

[Britney Spears]

Nice to see OKC just give up the last 40 seconds.

Miracles can happen, unless you give up, right?

 

[Moe.]

The rule that allows a player to call timeout to bail himself out while the ball is in play.  Can't do it under FIBA rules.  Much better game when you can't call timeout in the run of play.

Yes, it's much better this way. FIBA games have such a better flow. 

 

[fantasycurse42]

No taking away from this GS team, they're great, as if 73 wins doesn't say it, coming back from 3-1 against a quality OKC team... Really impressive.

 

[timschochet]

4 more wins and the Warriors stamp their mark as the best team ever. 

Steph Curry might be the most exciting basketball player ever. 

I don't believe they're the best team ever. I think the Jordan Bulls or the Shaq Lakers defeat them most of the time, honestly. 

I don't want to denigrate Golden State in any way. But I've always hated this meme that the team with the best overall record is the "best team ever". It's almost never true. 

 

[Capella]

Thread title devoted to Britney 

 

[Abraham]

I don't believe they're the best team ever. I think the Jordan Bulls or the Shaq Lakers defeat them most of the time, honestly. 

I don't want to denigrate Golden State in any way. But I've always hated this meme that the team with the best overall record is the "best team ever". It's almost never true. 

It is fascinating to me that the Shaq Lakers don't get more "greatest of all time" love.  Who on this warriors team would keep him from 40/20 every night?

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Seemed a little odd how OKC never fouled to slow it down with only a 4 point deficit.

That's more of a college tactic.  With only 24 seconds on the shot clock, it's usually a better decision to just play hard on D and hope to force a turnover or a missed shot.

Curry is about a 90% FT and Thompson is like 87% from the line and both are excellent at selling a shooting motion when getting fouled.  Not really worth it to foul either one of those two to stop the clock.  

 

[Zegras11]

No taking away from this GS team, they're great, as if 73 wins doesn't say it, coming back from 3-1 against a quality OKC team... Really impressive.

Thanks Tim

 

[ShamrockPride]

Lil B curse: 5

Kevin Durant: 0

 

[fantasycurse42]

4 more wins and the Warriors stamp their mark as the best team ever. 

Steph Curry might be the most exciting basketball player ever. 

You can argue it, sure... I'd disagree, but I can understand the argument. Still don't think anyone is better than the Jordan/Pippen & co. Bulls.

Klay is MVP as of right now IMO

 

[Joe T]

Good thread tonight boys. Way to bring it for a game 7.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Have we forgotten how lucky GSW was to not have to face SAS?  

 

[AAABatteries]

Should be a great Finals - seems like people are underselling the Cavs.  If Smith and Frye hit their threes I think it will be close. 

 

[Master of Past and Present]

Hated Jordan but seems his Bulls are clearly ahead.  So Warriors had 1 more win in regular season. Ok, big deal, Bulls are going to have a better playoff record and he certainly didn't see his team go down 3-1 with 2 massive blow outs.  Knicks won an OT game and Sonics won 2 but after being down 3-0 so not really worrying.   Counting regular season and playoffs and Bulls ended with 13 loses, Warriors have 14.  

Guess I'm missing why Warriors would be best ever, actually had doubt they would make the finals in this series, wasn't any doubt for the Bulls team as much as I wanted there to be.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Barkley: "OKC played turrible".

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Hated Jordan but seems his Bulls are clearly ahead.  So Warriors had 1 more win in regular season. Ok, big deal, Bulls are going to have a better playoff record and he certainly didn't see his team go down 3-1 with 2 massive blow outs.  Knicks won an OT game and Sonics won 2 but after being down 3-0 so not really worrying.   Counting regular season and playoffs and Bulls ended with 13 loses, Warriors have 14.  

Guess I'm missing why Warriors would be best ever, actually had doubt they would make the finals in this series, wasn't any doubt for the Bulls team as much as I wanted there to be.

Dont think they will be now... falling behind 3-1 dooms the thought.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

That's more of a college tactic.  With only 24 seconds on the shot clock, it's usually a better decision to just play hard on D and hope to force a turnover or a missed shot.

Curry is about a 90% FT and Thompson is like 87% from the line and both are excellent at selling a shooting motion when getting fouled.  Not really worth it to foul either one of those two to stop the clock.  

They were doing a good job until the Ibaka foul on the three, that pretty clearly put it away. After Durant missed the next shot (to his credit, he went quick), you could see that the team had checked out. Maybe Donovan saw that and didn't want to prolong it. Closing a 7 point gap in a minute with Curry shooting a lot of FT's seems near-impossible. It's already near-impossible against a good, Curry-less NBA team.

 

[Frostillicus]

He used to be an unstoppable scoring machine.  Now, not so much.

Ok, he doesn't suck, but not the player he was.

Nailed it.

 

[Short Corner]

Seemed a little odd how OKC never fouled to slow it down with only a 4 point deficit.

Ibaka did

 

[Good Posting Judge]

A great series has been in the can for like 20 minutes and (probably) another great series is going to start in three days, and people still want to have the dumb Best of All Time arguments. Seriously considering quitting this thread for like the fourth time.

 

[AAABatteries]

Guess I'm missing why Warriors would be best ever, actually had doubt they would make the finals in this series, wasn't any doubt for the Bulls team as much as I wanted there to be.

Best record ever and a presumptuous 2nd straight title puts you in the conversation at a minimum.  I'd still favor the Bulls but I'm biased towards Jordan.  

 

[AAABatteries]

A great series has been in the can for like 20 minutes and (probably) another great series is going to start in three days, and people still want to have the dumb Best of All Time arguments. Seriously considering quitting this thread for like the fourth time.

Your face is dumb 

 

[Short Corner]

Yes, it's much better this way. FIBA games have such a better flow. 

NBA should also borrow 14 second resets and clear path=flagrant from them. 

 

[fantasycurse42]

Put me in the camp that says this series wasn't that great. Sure, it went 7 games, but a few of them weren't competitive at all, and none of them went down to the buzzer.

 

[Moe.]

NBA should also borrow 14 second resets and clear path=flagrant from them. 

Which way do you go on goaltending? 

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

A great series has been in the can for like 20 minutes and (probably) another great series is going to start in three days, and people still want to have the dumb Best of All Time arguments. Seriously considering quitting this thread for like the fourth time.

Job openings like replacing Skip Bayless's chair on "First Take" don't happen often, but it still doesn't excuse all the people auditioning for that job in here.

 

[Ghost Rider]

You can argue it, sure... I'd disagree, but I can understand the argument. Still don't think anyone is better than the Jordan/Pippen & co. Bulls.

I think the Warriors get bonus points because they are doing this with the added pressure of being the defending champs, a pressure the Bulls did not have in 1995-1996. 

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Put me in the camp that says this series wasn't that great. Sure, it went 7 games, but a few of them weren't competitive at all, and none of them went down to the buzzer.

Still way better than the ECF.

At least if Finals games are blowouts we'll get to see the epic Varejao/Mozgov matchup.

 

[Short Corner]

Which way do you go on goaltending? 

I'm good either way. Didn't happen as often as you would think. 

 

[No. 16]

WE BELIEVE!

DUBS ALL DAY!!!

 

[Abraham]

I think the Warriors get bonus points because they are doing this with the added pressure of being the defending champs, a pressure the Bulls did not have in 1995-1996. 

Fair point.  The Bulls get bonus points for having Michael ####### Jordan. 

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Daywslker still at his dvr convinced the Thunder still have a shot. 

Every pre-season prediction comes true, Warriors/Cavs final. 

 

[GOB]

Surprised Durant not getting a blow right now.

You know else got a blow during halftime?

She left pissed because I wanted to get back to the game.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Job openings like replacing Skip Bayless's chair on "First Take" don't happen often, but it still doesn't excuse all the people auditioning for that job in here.

BTW how do I block the ESPN twitter feed on the right column? Do I need to stop using ESPN to look at box scores? His Twitter takes are uncut lava-poop.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

How about Kerr's legacy as a coach?  After GSW wins the title in the next 11-20 days, Kerr will be averaging 70 wins per season, broken the wins record for a season, and have more rings than Lenny Wilkens, Jack Ramsay, Larry Brown, and Bill Sharman.  The only active coach with more rings would be Popovich.  

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Westbrook's texting during the press conference.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

BTW how do I block the ESPN twitter feed on the right column? Do I need to stop using ESPN to look at box scores? His Twitter takes are uncut lava-poop.

This is an excellent question and I too an interested in the answer. 

 

[Good Posting Judge]

"INCOMING! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN!"

Stephen A Smith ‏@stephenasmith  53m53 minutes ago

Bogus call vs Ibaka right there. You don't make that call in this situation, giving Steph 3 pts. Very weak

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Tommy Gunz now on Durant to Lakers watch. Please start a blog and pm me the link, TIA

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Westbrook's texting during the press conference.

It was throwing Durant off, too.  Looked like he was trying to read Westbrook's phone and answer inane reporter questions at the same time.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Tommy Gunz now on Dirant to Lakers watch. Please start a blog and pm me the link, TIA

I think the only way he was gonna jump ship is if this season was just a complete tire-fire. Out in 7 to GS in the WCF is good enough for him to come back I think.

I think it's OKC then a biiiiiiig gap, then Miami and San Antonio, then another pretty big gap, then Golden State, and then all of the scrubby bottom-feeding teams.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I think the only way he was gonna jump ship is if this season was just a complete tire-fire. Out in 7 to GS in the WCF is good enough for him to come back I think.

I think it's OKC then a biiiiiiig gap, then Miami and San Antonio, then another pretty big gap, then Golden State, and then all of the scrubby bottom-feeding teams.

He's going to the Lakers, guy.