Cavs v Warriors (Around the NBA Finals)

Sark · Post #8621 » by **Sark** » Sun May 24, 2015 8:05 am

92Knicksfan93 wrote:My All-Time Top 10 NBA Players:
1-Michael Jordan (Still the standard bearer for all SG/SFs, 6 rings, #1 all-time in MVP Shares).
2-LeBron James (He's the new standard bearer for Point-Forwards, plus he's #1 in MVP Shares among active players, and #2 all-time only behind Michael Jordan).
3-Bill Russell (No Big Man who came after him has been able to knock him off)
4-Hakeem Olajuwon (He won with Kenny Smith and Clyde Drexler...Duncan won with Robinson, Manu, Parker, and Kawhi).
5-Kobe Bryant (Ever since he came to the NBA, his highlights have your conjure up images of Michael Jordan, he's the better shooter, Jordan was the better athlete, and Jordan never lost in the Finals, he's got 5 rings and was the best SG/SF of his generation).
6-Magic Johnson (LeBron eclipsed him as greatest point forward).
7-Shaq O'Neal (from 2000-2006 5 NBA Finals appearances, 4 NBA Titles, 3 NBA Finals MVPS)
8- Kareem Abdul Jabbar (#3 All-Time in MVPShares).
9-Larry Bird (keeping this seat warm for Kevin Durant).
10-Tim Duncan (He played with David Robinson, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, and Kawhi Leonard on his title runs. If not for that he'd rank higher).

LMAO at a top 10 without Wilt Chamberlain

Post #8622 » by **GONYK** » Sun May 24, 2015 8:43 am

gavran wrote:
knicks94 wrote:The Rockets could be the first team in NBA history to come back from an 0-3 deficit.

Yeah, they seem like they are on the path to do it.

Getting smacked around in game 3 makes it seem like they are on the path to win 4 in a row?

gavran · Post #8623 » by **gavran** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:21 am

GONYK wrote:
gavran wrote:
knicks94 wrote:The Rockets could be the first team in NBA history to come back from an 0-3 deficit.

Yeah, they seem like they are on the path to do it.

Getting smacked around in game 3 makes it seem like they are on the path to win 4 in a row?

Broken sarcasm detector, I guess.

KnickswiththeKnack · Post #8624 » by **KnickswiththeKnack** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:24 am

Can the Rockets & Hawks just forfeit the rest of the series & can we bump the start of the Finals to next week please? Thx.

MaseInYourFace · Post #8625 » by **MaseInYourFace** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:28 am

Anyone else feel like these playoffs are "weak" and watered down? I think GS is gonna stroll to a title. The worst thing as a Knicks fan besides seeing a Curry and Kerr led team dominate is I can't help but feel our timing is off yet once again. By the time Knicks are good again the rest of the league will be stronger again and they'll have missed their window with a prime Melo. Sigh

KnickswiththeKnack · Post #8626 » by **KnickswiththeKnack** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:53 am

MaseInYourFace wrote:Anyone else feel like these playoffs are "weak" and watered down? I think GS is gonna stroll to a title. The worst thing as a Knicks fan besides seeing a Curry and Kerr led team dominate is I can't help but feel our timing is off yet once again. By the time Knicks are good again the rest of the league will be stronger again and they'll have missed their window with a prime Melo. Sigh

I agree these playoffs are pretty boring, definitely the least exciting in the past 4-5 years.

I don't agree about the timing part. I don't think you can predict league movements like that. At the end of the last playoffs, I wouldn't have predicted GS & CLE in this year's finals, but there were some off-season shakeups, which I think will be the case this year. The league is pretty wide open IMO, and teams & free agents in the West would be foolish not to gamble to try and take advantage.

My point is, you never know what can happen in an off-season, or even during the course of a season.

Johnny Hoops · Post #8627 » by **Johnny Hoops** » Sun May 24, 2015 1:39 pm

I don't see anybody strolling thru or over the Cavs right now - everything is fitting very nicely with them right now.

Sprewell4Three · Post #8628 » by **Sprewell4Three** » Sun May 24, 2015 2:51 pm

If it's boring why do you continue to watch. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be saying that if the Knicks were playing.

Sprewell4Three · Post #8629 » by **Sprewell4Three** » Sun May 24, 2015 2:55 pm

Johnny Hoops wrote:I don't see anybody strolling thru or over the Cavs right now - everything is fitting very nicely with them right now.

They need Kyrie Irving healthy. If they don't have him healthy, I expect them to lose in 5

Sprewell4Three · Post #8630 » by **Sprewell4Three** » Sun May 24, 2015 2:59 pm

MaseInYourFace wrote:Anyone else feel like these playoffs are "weak" and watered down? I think GS is gonna stroll to a title. The worst thing as a Knicks fan besides seeing a Curry and Kerr led team dominate is I can't help but feel our timing is off yet once again. By the time Knicks are good again the rest of the league will be stronger again and they'll have missed their window with a prime Melo. Sigh

Let's keep it 100% if the knicks were up 3-0 and had one more game left to get into the finals, you wouldn't ever say these playoffs are weak and watered down. The excitement in here would be through the roof. We would be chastising people if they said that our team is only getting by because the league is so weak and watered down. Give credit where it's due. GSW has been close to a dominant team this season.

Yankeeknickfan · Post #8631 » by **Yankeeknickfan** » Sun May 24, 2015 3:31 pm

Sprewell4Three wrote:If it's boring why do you continue to watch. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be saying that if the Knicks were playing.

If it were the Knicks, I wouldn't care if we won every game by 50+ en route to a u drafted playoffs. I just want us to win. I don't care if the games are close.

Post #8632 » by **Capn'O** » Sun May 24, 2015 5:29 pm

Sprewell4Three wrote:
MaseInYourFace wrote:Anyone else feel like these playoffs are "weak" and watered down? I think GS is gonna stroll to a title. The worst thing as a Knicks fan besides seeing a Curry and Kerr led team dominate is I can't help but feel our timing is off yet once again. By the time Knicks are good again the rest of the league will be stronger again and they'll have missed their window with a prime Melo. Sigh

Let's keep it 100% if the knicks were up 3-0 and had one more game left to get into the finals, you wouldn't ever say these playoffs are weak and watered down. The excitement in here would be through the roof. We would be chastising people if they said that our team is only getting by because the league is so weak and watered down. Give credit where it's due. GSW has been close to a dominant team this season.

Of course we would enjoy Knick beatdowns. We're Knick fans. When we watch other games, good basketball is a priority. Since Spurs/Clips the games have mostly sucked. It doesn't mean bad teams are playing them.

ibraheim718 · Post #8633 » by **ibraheim718** » Sun May 24, 2015 6:14 pm

Goran Dragic feels strongly that the Miami Heat must play faster and has been assured that is a key part of the team's plan moving forward, according to a source.

Wade's knees are rolling over in their graves.

god shammgod · Post #8634 » by **god shammgod** » Sun May 24, 2015 6:20 pm

they need to stop phil from using twitter the same way they did to jr

[tweet]https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/602537337566961666[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/602537833543430146[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/602538621338570752[/tweet]

Rasho Brezec · Post #8635 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Sun May 24, 2015 6:25 pm

Dolan **** up again, should've just hired Barkley for a third of the price. It's like listening to that fat clown.

ibraheim718 · Post #8636 » by **ibraheim718** » Sun May 24, 2015 6:32 pm

god shammgod wrote:they need to stop phil from using twitter the same way they did to jr

[tweet]https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/602537337566961666[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/602537833543430146[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/602538621338570752[/tweet]

I don't know... the first two are pretty accurate. You don't run an offense to get a 3 pt shot unless you need one. And penetration breaks down offenses (good sign for a Mudiay drafting if you want to believe what Phil says).

The second one essentially saying the roles those guys had to play in NY weren't good roles for them. He dealt them to teams where they could assume that role and that's kind of the start of building a reserve of good will with other teams and players.

The third one needs further translating. :lol:

Post #8637 » by **Thugger HBC** » Sun May 24, 2015 6:38 pm

Phil might as well say he doesnt like threes, yet had several great shooters from three under his coaching. he is making it seem like these teams are just running up court just to jack threes. none of the team in the playoffs currently do that, they all feature penetration, every single one. As far as point #2...feel free to find Pablo's comfort zone on another team.

ibraheim718 · Post #8638 » by **ibraheim718** » Sun May 24, 2015 6:46 pm

Thugger HBC wrote:Phil might as well say he doesnt like threes, yet had several great shooters from three under his coaching. he is making it seem like these teams are just running up court just to jack threes. none of the team in the playoffs currently do that, they all feature penetration, every single one. As far as point #2...feel free to find Pablo's comfort zone on another team.

Right here..

Post #8639 » by **Thugger HBC** » Sun May 24, 2015 6:48 pm

ibraheim718 wrote:
Thugger HBC wrote:Phil might as well say he doesnt like threes, yet had several great shooters from three under his coaching. he is making it seem like these teams are just running up court just to jack threes. none of the team in the playoffs currently do that, they all feature penetration, every single one. As far as point #2...feel free to find Pablo's comfort zone on another team.

Right here..

I meant Calderon. :lol:

ibraheim718 · Post #8640 » by **ibraheim718** » Sun May 24, 2015 6:52 pm

Thugger HBC wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
Thugger HBC wrote:Phil might as well say he doesnt like threes, yet had several great shooters from three under his coaching. he is making it seem like these teams are just running up court just to jack threes. none of the team in the playoffs currently do that, they all feature penetration, every single one. As far as point #2...feel free to find Pablo's comfort zone on another team.

Right here..

I meant Calderon.

Oh my bad.. right here.