Bucks @ Nets: Game 7 - Sat. June 19 @ 8:30 PM - TNT

[DarkXaero]

Shut up. Just because you're fine with Kyrie getting taken out on a dirty play doesn't mean everyone else has to. Piss off.

I hope Giannis tears his Achilles versus Philadelphia. I don't care. You're gonna get antsy about me saying that too?

No I won't shut up even though you asked so nicely. You sound like a child throwing a tantrum I am not going to get "antsy" about anything you have to say, you are just another name on the internet who can't take defeat so wishes injury on a player. Knowing what KD went through with a bad injury you wish it on someone else grow up!

Go back to the Bucks board and cry about me being mean, idgaf. I hope his leg snaps in two

You need to chill out dude. Saying edgy **** just for the sake of saying it does not make you or this fanbase look any good. It's a bad reflection on all of us, and then you've got other teams' fans lurking here and saying this is the way we act on GB. Wishing injuries on a player (even if you don't mean it) is a low no fan should ever cross.

[Hello Brooklyn]

KD > Giannis

I agree.

So does Giannis

[Claud]

Super bummed. Really thought this was our year man, sigh.

It's a shame we never got to see the big 3 in full force. How many different starting lineups did we use this season? Too many.

Injuries really **** us this season starting with Dinwiddie's ACL, Aldridge's heart issues, to Harden's hammy in game 1 vs. the bucks (Not to mention Kyrie in game 3 )

I'm still processing everything but a few things stood out to me:

1. Joe Harris really let us down. He had key moments in this series where if he just made the shot, the story would have been completely different, but he failed and cracked under pressure. The crazy thing is he had a GREAT regular season + strong playoffs performances up until game 3 in MIL. Kyrie's injury + Harden being hobbled really hurt Joe's game since he relies on the kick out from those guys. That's also where we started going heavy ISO ball the rest of the series since we had no Ky + Harden could not attack the rim as he normally does. Also, I think Joe's horrible game 3 broke him mentally since he bricked everything + similar to game 7, he had a wide open shot in the clutch to win it but came up short again. It sucks since Joe is such a beloved player and fan favorite but as of now his reputation is that he cracks under pressure + he can be picked on defense come playoffs time(Middleton, Holiday, everyone took turns cooking him he was our defensive weakness.) I think we might be better off surrounding the big 3 with a tough vet 3 and D guy that can hit pressure shots. Would not shock me to see Joe relegated to the bench or traded. Super down on him but he has a chance for redemeption next season.

2. Nash's inexperience really came back to haunt us. Not sure why we didn't call a TO in OT when we had 2 to burn. We could have ran a play + give KD and our starters who played heavy minutes some rest. We HAD the game in OT, but we did not capitalize in 4-6 possessions in a row. Super annoyed and frustrated at the coaching staff. Reminded me too much of Mike D'antoni rockets coaching style.. lowkey I don't want D'antoni back next season. Not to mention his lack of trust on the bench guys who could have given us a spark like Clax, TJ, Shamet since Harden and the starters were laboring out there.. he completely mismanged his roster in the clutch.
I doubt we fire Nash, but I hope he grows and improves from this experience because I would not be mad if we replaced him with a more experienced coach.


3. Super proud of our team. Coming into the season SOOO MANY people were doubting KD. Will he be 80% KD or 90%, etc?
He showed everyone he is THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD TODAY. He gave us EVERYTHING last night. Nothing but love and respect for KD. He showed up. Guys like Blake, Brown, Uncle Jeff also showed up every time. Respect. KAI and Harden also did their thing throughout the season and if it wasn't for their injuries we'd be winning the chip this season.

At least going into next season the big 3 will be able to have a full training camp together alongside some other role players like Clax/Shamet/Joe/Alize... Marks needs to completely reshape this roster and we must add a few key vets for next season.

[MrDollarBills]

No I won't shut up even though you asked so nicely. You sound like a child throwing a tantrum I am not going to get "antsy" about anything you have to say, you are just another name on the internet who can't take defeat so wishes injury on a player. Knowing what KD went through with a bad injury you wish it on someone else grow up!

Go back to the Bucks board and cry about me being mean, idgaf. I hope his leg snaps in two

You need to chill out dude. Saying edgy **** just for the sake of saying it does not make you or this fanbase look any good. It's a bad reflection on all of us, and then you've got other teams' fans lurking here and saying this is the way we act on GB. Wishing injuries on a player (even if you don't mean it) is a low no fan should ever cross.

I don't really care that Knicks and Bucks fans are angry to be honest, I intentionally said it to trigger these same lurking fans watching our board who laugh and make jokes about Kyrie being hurt on their own boards (I'm serious, go check out their threads...you had Knick fans clowning when Kyrie got hurt, making jokes about Harden's hamstring, now all of a sudden these dickheads have a moral compass ). It worked, and now they're furious over it. What's the problem? I think it's hilarious ngl

And dude, they talk down on us Net fans all the time regardless. I read what they say on the GB and their own boards. They talk trash about us non stop. One day you're going to realize that tip toeing and being polite to these pompous ass holes isn't going to make a difference one way or another. Who cares what they think.

Of course I don't mean any of that stuff, I know Giannis' dumb ass didn't mean to hurt Kyrie intentionally. Doesn't mean that I can't use that to piss off people taking delight in our misfortune. Believe me, I got a good laugh out of how angry and upset Bucks and Knicks fans are over what I said. I didn't go to their boards to say anything, I said it here, and they're all now on their own boards and the GB besides themselves. Good.

And this is a website where dudes regularly express racism, misogyny, and homophobia with impunity. I remember that there was a dude on the GB literally calling for Jews to be exterminated. Compared to that crap, I don't think it's low at all, regardless if I mean it or not. "Wishing" injury on a player...who cares. Nothing I say will impact Giannis' life. You think these same Bucks fans you're worried about who want to make blanket generalizations about us based off of stuff I've said really feel bad about what Giannis did to Kyrie unintentionally or not? They don't. They are all happy that things played out this way. They don't feel bad. And neither should you.

[GHOSTofSIKMA]

the series was very IikeIy to go 2-2 whether kyrie went down or not. im not sure repIacing his minutes with more defense and running his offense thru durant didnt actuaIIy do you favors in this series. heaIthy harden obviousIy is a different story.

[therealbig3]

the series was very IikeIy to go 2-2 whether kyrie went down or not. im not sure repIacing his minutes with more defense and running his offense thru durant didnt actuaIIy do you favors in this series. heaIthy harden obviousIy is a different story.

But Kyrie was actually playing really good defense in this series and our offense clearly suffered after he went down, as it put a ton of pressure on KD, who’s not a great volume on ball playmaker, and a hobbled Harden, who wasn’t effective at all.

Also, assuming a 2-2 series is a stretch, as it was a 4 point game before half time when Kyrie got hurt, IIRC. Which basically means it was anyone’s game.

This just seems like rationalizing away why the absence of a great player didn’t actually matter, when it really did make a huge difference and there’s no way to avoid that in any sort of legit post-mortem analysis of the series.

[Tha King]

the series was very IikeIy to go 2-2 whether kyrie went down or not. im not sure repIacing his minutes with more defense and running his offense thru durant didnt actuaIIy do you favors in this series. heaIthy harden obviousIy is a different story.

The Nets were down only two in the first half prior to Kyrie going down in a game where they had a double digit lead at one point. And the Bucks were really fortunate the series was even 2-1 at that point. Also not sure why you mention defense when Kyrie's defense was giving Holiday and Middleton nightmares - if anything, losing Ky hurt the Nets defensively.

Objectively looking at how things played out, a fully healthy Kyrie would have been a quick series even w/o Harden.

[GHOSTofSIKMA]

soIid points on kyries defense. just throwing it out there from a bucks fans perspective. i thought the series was over when he went down and it wasnt thanks to durants extra usage and efficiency with it........but to the other point.....we were Ieading game 4 in our home gym with the crowd roaring after a 14-2 run to take back the sIow start. we'd aIready proven we couId win the game before. your boards narrative that the series was going to be some cakewaIk if kyrie doesnt go down had aIready been erased. of course we couId have Iost that game......but at home with the Iead and momentum any metric says the bucks winning game 4 was by far the most IikeIy outcome.

[DarkXaero]

Go back to the Bucks board and cry about me being mean, idgaf. I hope his leg snaps in two

You need to chill out dude. Saying edgy **** just for the sake of saying it does not make you or this fanbase look any good. It's a bad reflection on all of us, and then you've got other teams' fans lurking here and saying this is the way we act on GB. Wishing injuries on a player (even if you don't mean it) is a low no fan should ever cross.

I don't really care that Knicks and Bucks fans are angry to be honest, I intentionally said it to trigger these same lurking fans watching our board who laugh and make jokes about Kyrie being hurt on their own boards (I'm serious, go check out their threads...you had Knick fans clowning when Kyrie got hurt, making jokes about Harden's hamstring, now all of a sudden these dickheads have a moral compass ). It worked, and now they're furious over it. What's the problem? I think it's hilarious ngl

And dude, they talk down on us Net fans all the time regardless. I read what they say on the GB and their own boards. They talk trash about us non stop. One day you're going to realize that tip toeing and being polite to these pompous ass holes isn't going to make a difference one way or another. Who cares what they think.

Of course I don't mean any of that stuff, I know Giannis' dumb ass didn't mean to hurt Kyrie intentionally. Doesn't mean that I can't use that to piss off people taking delight in our misfortune. Believe me, I got a good laugh out of how angry and upset Bucks and Knicks fans are over what I said. I didn't go to their boards to say anything, I said it here, and they're all now on their own boards and the GB besides themselves. Good.

And this is a website where dudes regularly express racism, misogyny, and homophobia with impunity. I remember that there was a dude on the GB literally calling for Jews to be exterminated. Compared to that crap, I don't think it's low at all, regardless if I mean it or not. "Wishing" injury on a player...who cares. Nothing I say will impact Giannis' life. You think these same Bucks fans you're worried about who want to make blanket generalizations about us based off of stuff I've said really feel bad about what Giannis did to Kyrie unintentionally or not? They don't. They are all happy that things played out this way. They don't feel bad. And neither should you.

I get that, the other fanbases are garbage and full of hypocrites (Celtics and Knicks fans acting holier than thou is hilariously ironic). But we still should be better than them and not stoop to their level. There are other ways to counter the trolls who are celebrating our misfortune.

[DarkXaero]

soIid points on kyries defense. just throwing it out there from a bucks fans perspective. i thought the series was over when he went down and it wasnt thanks to durants extra usage and efficiency with it........but to the other point.....we were Ieading game 4 in our home gym with the crowd roaring after a 14-2 run to take back the sIow start. we'd aIready proven we couId win the game before. your boards narrative that the series was going to be some cakewaIk if kyrie doesnt go down had aIready been erased. of course at home with the Iead and momentum any metric says were the favorite in that game at that point.

There was an entire half of basketball left to be played, and you guys weren't even up double digits. It's ridiculously dumb to think that the game would have gone Bucks way just because they were up at the time and on a run. Nets were up double digits at one point in that half too, it doesn't mean that we declare the game over at that point.

[Big Dog Yank]

The irony of Brook Lopez beating you guys...

Yeah it's hilarious. Go KYS.

Whoa...cool it, man. It's a frickin' basketball game.

Was coming here to wish you guys well and congratulate you on a hard-fought series, but I see emotions are still running high for some.

[GHOSTofSIKMA]

soIid points on kyries defense. just throwing it out there from a bucks fans perspective. i thought the series was over when he went down and it wasnt thanks to durants extra usage and efficiency with it........but to the other point.....we were Ieading game 4 in our home gym with the crowd roaring after a 14-2 run to take back the sIow start. we'd aIready proven we couId win the game before. your boards narrative that the series was going to be some cakewaIk if kyrie doesnt go down had aIready been erased. of course at home with the Iead and momentum any metric says were the favorite in that game at that point.

There was an entire half of basketball left to be played, and you guys weren't even up double digits. It's ridiculously dumb to think that the game would have gone Bucks way just because they were up at the time and on a run. Nets were up double digits at one point in that half too, it doesn't mean that we declare the game over at that point.

the moment he hit that Iayup we were up 4 at home with a 66.2% win probabiIty. of course we stiII couId have Iost but whats incredibIy dumb is to cIaim that a more IikeIy outcome was that you wouId have won that game. we were the 2-1 favs for game 4 at that moment. not trying to create drama so pIease remember aII im suggesting is that the narrative that kyrie going down kept this series from being a cakewaIk is simpIy bar room taIk. thats the onIy point.

[Hello Brooklyn]

Go back to the Bucks board and cry about me being mean, idgaf. I hope his leg snaps in two

You need to chill out dude. Saying edgy **** just for the sake of saying it does not make you or this fanbase look any good. It's a bad reflection on all of us, and then you've got other teams' fans lurking here and saying this is the way we act on GB. Wishing injuries on a player (even if you don't mean it) is a low no fan should ever cross.

I don't really care that Knicks and Bucks fans are angry to be honest, I intentionally said it to trigger these same lurking fans watching our board who laugh and make jokes about Kyrie being hurt on their own boards (I'm serious, go check out their threads...you had Knick fans clowning when Kyrie got hurt, making jokes about Harden's hamstring, now all of a sudden these dickheads have a moral compass ). It worked, and now they're furious over it. What's the problem? I think it's hilarious ngl

And dude, they talk down on us Net fans all the time regardless. I read what they say on the GB and their own boards. They talk trash about us non stop. One day you're going to realize that tip toeing and being polite to these pompous ass holes isn't going to make a difference one way or another. Who cares what they think.

Of course I don't mean any of that stuff, I know Giannis' dumb ass didn't mean to hurt Kyrie intentionally. Doesn't mean that I can't use that to piss off people taking delight in our misfortune. Believe me, I got a good laugh out of how angry and upset Bucks and Knicks fans are over what I said. I didn't go to their boards to say anything, I said it here, and they're all now on their own boards and the GB besides themselves. Good.

And this is a website where dudes regularly express racism, misogyny, and homophobia with impunity. I remember that there was a dude on the GB literally calling for Jews to be exterminated. Compared to that crap, I don't think it's low at all, regardless if I mean it or not. "Wishing" injury on a player...who cares. Nothing I say will impact Giannis' life. You think these same Bucks fans you're worried about who want to make blanket generalizations about us based off of stuff I've said really feel bad about what Giannis did to Kyrie unintentionally or not? They don't. They are all happy that things played out this way. They don't feel bad. And neither should you.

I think youre going too far with some of this stuff man. Making us all look bad.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

[DarkXaero]

The more I think about it, the better I think it is that we lost last night. Now I don't want anyone here to misunderstand me, it still **** sucks that we got injuries in 1 playoffs round that ruined our season. But when you look at the reality of things in light of those injuries, we would have been delaying the inevitable at a very high cost potentially. Harden said after the game last night that he essentially has a grade 2 hamstring strain. Kyrie was at the game last night and he could barely walk properly (there's a clip floating around on twitter of him walking around).

So even if we got through this game 7 and made it to conference finals, we would have this version of Harden playing on grade 2 hamstring strain, and Kyrie being rushed back from what looks like at least a grade 2 ankle sprain. And then you add KD who was at risk for injury with all the heavy minutes and responsibilities on him. It could have been a recipe for disaster in the conference finals where those injuries/situation could get much worse long term, and you still lose in the end. So in that sense, it's better that we lose now and get it over with, without any further injuries. Our season was over the moment Harden pulled his hamstring in game 1, and then Kyrie landing on Giannis foot, we just didn't fully grasp it in that moment. I'm still deeply upset over the injuries, and there's no question that we still lost a very valuable year of our title window. But losing last night in light of the injury situation, it's not that bad.

[FlipFlopShot]

KD!!!!!! Went out like a champ!

Blake Griffin really turned a new leaf.

Been busy off the boards for while.

[ajones9219]

big yikes to this thread

[HardenGoat]

The more I think about it, the better I think it is that we lost last night. Now I don't want anyone here to misunderstand me, it still **** sucks that we got injuries in 1 playoffs round that ruined our season. But when you look at the reality of things in light of those injuries, we would have been delaying the inevitable at a very high cost potentially. Harden said after the game last night that he essentially has a grade 2 hamstring strain. Kyrie was at the game last night and he could barely walk properly (there's a clip floating around on twitter of him walking around).

So even if we got through this game 7 and made it to conference finals, we would have this version of Harden playing on grade 2 hamstring strain, and Kyrie being rushed back from what looks like at least a grade 2 ankle sprain. And then you add KD who was at risk for injury with all the heavy minutes and responsibilities on him. It could have been a recipe for disaster in the conference finals where those injuries/situation could get much worse long term, and you still lose in the end. So in that sense, it's better that we lose now and get it over with, without any further injuries. Our season was over the moment Harden pulled his hamstring in game 1, and then Kyrie landing on Giannis foot, we just didn't fully grasp it in that moment. I'm still deeply upset over the injuries, and there's no question that we still lost a very valuable year of our title window. But losing last night in light of the injury situation, it's not that bad.

After finding out Harden has a grade 2 hamstring this is my take as well. Iam perplexed he even played on it to begin with. As great as Durant is he needed help, and we just didn’t have it this year. Trying to win with the cards we got dealt and playing him continuous minutes is scary. Harden was not going to get better if anything he would get worse. He has a 6 week injury and then a minutes restriction, grade 2 injuries are tears that affect half the muscle. We need a healthy Harden to win the chip and that wasn’t going to happen this year.

[MrDollarBills]

the series was very IikeIy to go 2-2 whether kyrie went down or not. im not sure repIacing his minutes with more defense and running his offense thru durant didnt actuaIIy do you favors in this series. heaIthy harden obviousIy is a different story.

I highly doubt that. You guys were up 4 in the 2nd when Kyrie got injured in game 4.

Not having that second scorer that can handle and create absolutely killed us. There is no way that Irving's injury can be spun as anything but a death blow for the Nets.

[MrDollarBills]

The irony of Brook Lopez beating you guys...

Yeah it's hilarious. Go KYS.

Whoa...cool it, man. It's a frickin' basketball game.

Was coming here to wish you guys well and congratulate you on a hard-fought series, but I see emotions are still running high for some.

People come here to talk **** to us after a loss. What do you expect, for me to say "aw shucks haha you sure got us with that one"?

This entire series you've had clowns coming on here trying to kick us while we were down after Kyrie got hurt. Of course I'm going to fight fire with fire.

[MrDollarBills]

You need to chill out dude. Saying edgy **** just for the sake of saying it does not make you or this fanbase look any good. It's a bad reflection on all of us, and then you've got other teams' fans lurking here and saying this is the way we act on GB. Wishing injuries on a player (even if you don't mean it) is a low no fan should ever cross.

I don't really care that Knicks and Bucks fans are angry to be honest, I intentionally said it to trigger these same lurking fans watching our board who laugh and make jokes about Kyrie being hurt on their own boards (I'm serious, go check out their threads...you had Knick fans clowning when Kyrie got hurt, making jokes about Harden's hamstring, now all of a sudden these dickheads have a moral compass ). It worked, and now they're furious over it. What's the problem? I think it's hilarious ngl

And dude, they talk down on us Net fans all the time regardless. I read what they say on the GB and their own boards. They talk trash about us non stop. One day you're going to realize that tip toeing and being polite to these pompous ass holes isn't going to make a difference one way or another. Who cares what they think.

Of course I don't mean any of that stuff, I know Giannis' dumb ass didn't mean to hurt Kyrie intentionally. Doesn't mean that I can't use that to piss off people taking delight in our misfortune. Believe me, I got a good laugh out of how angry and upset Bucks and Knicks fans are over what I said. I didn't go to their boards to say anything, I said it here, and they're all now on their own boards and the GB besides themselves. Good.

And this is a website where dudes regularly express racism, misogyny, and homophobia with impunity. I remember that there was a dude on the GB literally calling for Jews to be exterminated. Compared to that crap, I don't think it's low at all, regardless if I mean it or not. "Wishing" injury on a player...who cares. Nothing I say will impact Giannis' life. You think these same Bucks fans you're worried about who want to make blanket generalizations about us based off of stuff I've said really feel bad about what Giannis did to Kyrie unintentionally or not? They don't. They are all happy that things played out this way. They don't feel bad. And neither should you.

I think youre going too far with some of this stuff man. Making us all look bad.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The worst saying and mindset in the world is two wrongs don't make a right. All it does is allow the other side to get away with wronging you.

Why the hell do we always have to turn the other cheek? I absolutely hate that crap. These same fans you're worried about and what they think about are GLAD that Kyrie got hurt, Harden had to play on one leg, etc. You think they didn't enjoy that?

This is why they feel bold enough to come on here and talk trash and drop their corny little gifs because they think we'll just sit here and take their abuse. Hell no. I didn't go too far, I hit them where it hurts and had them so mad they had to have multiple page discussions about it on their own boards. **** em dude. I'm glad they got upset.