Around the NBA II

[mkwest]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/743493225948790788[/tweet]

[Akklaim1]

About time Dub nation tastes the humble pie.

On a negative note, we're no longer the last team to beat the Warriors in the playoffs, LOL.

[mttwlsn16]

Cavs! Bron! Kyrie! Hell, even Love played well tonight.

Thank you Cleveland

[mkwest]

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[tweet]https://twitter.com/JCrossover/status/744722305755013132[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/whynot_22/status/744725490708078594[/tweet]

[QRich3]

heh gotta love that epic meltdown, some humble pie being served around.

I dislike Lebron's personality as much as the next man, but gotta respect the man's drive and talent, and the balls it took to abandon what was looking like a historic team to bring success to his home city. What he just did is legendary and it deserves recognition.

Now let's hope this doesn't lead to stupid super-friends takes with our team trying to trade young stars for the whole 2003 draft.

[nickhx2]

i literally yelled at least twice "I'M NOT EVEN A LEBRON FAN/I DON'T EVEN LIKE LEBRON" but i wanted them to win so bad

only wish he finished that dunk at the end though. and now i wish for him to find a way to play for LAC alongside his best bro chris paul

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Great game last night. I was rooting for Cleveland and I'm glad they finally won a championship. In the last 2 minutes it was anyone's game. I expected Curry to hit a 3 down the stretch and I didn't expect Kyrie to hit his. Great game, just sad that the NBA season is now over.

[Ranma]

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[Ranma]

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[Quake Griffin]

So happy for LeBron, my favorite athlete.
Happy the GSW fans had to hold an L in choking fashion.

And inspired for our Clips to make some quality moves this offseason and get there next year.

[og15]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/744913193269600256[/tweet]

Bucks should never have gotten Greg Monroe in the first place. It's always funny when team makes those moves that everyone is just thinking "this is not going to work", and they still do it, and months later they are trying to get out of it.

Monroe has a similar issue to Kanter. They can score and rebound, but their mobility and defense just make it hard for teams to justify playing them big minutes. Their talent gets them sign to starter level contracts, but role wise on a good team it's hard for them to be more than a third big.

A guy like Monroe needs to play on a team next to a very specific type of complimentary big man. He clogs the lane, so he needs someone who can both space the floor and then also protect the rim to make up for his lack of ability there.

[Ranma]

Let's also not forget his meltdown when the Knicks drafted Kristaps Porzingis 4th overall in the 2015 draft. The hiring of this loudmouth lacking in intelligence was the symbolic turning point that signaled ESPN's fall from grace.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r06rvgRLSw[/youtube]


Bonus: Bayless getting schooled.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkpcKvxK7tg[/youtube]

[Ranma]

Should we give Nowitzki a call, if for nothing else, to troll Mark Cuban and Chandler Parsons?

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[Ranma]

Bucks should never have gotten Greg Monroe in the first place. It's always funny when team makes those moves that everyone is just thinking "this is not going to work", and they still do it, and months later they are trying to get out of it.

Monroe has a similar issue to Kanter. They can score and rebound, but their mobility and defense just make it hard for teams to justify playing them big minutes. Their talent gets them sign to starter level contracts, but role wise on a good team it's hard for them to be more than a third big.

A guy like Monroe needs to play on a team next to a very specific type of complimentary big man. He clogs the lane, so he needs someone who can both space the floor and then also protect the rim to make up for his lack of ability there.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/FlyByKnite/status/745375873193259009[/tweet]

[Ranma]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/745392364164886528[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/FlyByKnite/status/745388309124288517[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/FlyByKnite/status/745389517654286336[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/StokedSilly/status/745469793864581121[/tweet]

[Ranma]

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[Don Tommy]

Greg Monroe to the Rockets in a sign and trade for Dwight Howard?

[Ranma]

Greg Monroe to the Rockets in a sign and trade for Dwight Howard?

Not a bad idea, but Howard would need to be convinced to go to Milwaukee as an UFA, which I find doubtful.

[og15]

Yea, don't know how Milwaukee will convince Dwight, but Dwight has said he wants to go somewhere where he will be more involved. He's not necessarily looking to just hop on a good team and basically be a role player. Makes one wonder what team that could be. What about Dwight going to Indiana and pairing up with Paul George? That would be interesting. Anyways...we'll see where he goes, everything is coming pretty soon.

[Ranma]

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