Which star are you rooting for get their first championship?

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Who are you rooting for to get their first championship?

Indiana-Tyrese Haliburton
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18%
Minnesota-Anthony Edwards
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26%
New York-Jalen Brunson
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36%
Oklahoma City-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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21%
 
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Which star are you rooting for get their first championship? 

Post#1 » by ChicagoSportsFan21 » Sun May 18, 2025 9:54 pm

Which star are you rooting for to get their first championship if you aren’t a fan of any of these teams?

Indiana-Tyrese Haliburton
Minnesota-Anthony Edwards
New York-Jalen Brunson
Oklahoma City-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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Post#2 » by Ducklett » Sun May 18, 2025 9:57 pm

Minnesota has nothing going for it as a city from a meta sense, so it would be awesome for those people to get a W.
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Post#3 » by Impuniti » Sun May 18, 2025 9:58 pm

JB seems like a genuinely good dude.
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Post#4 » by Raps in 4 » Sun May 18, 2025 9:59 pm

I like all the remaining teams.

OKC: I like SGA because he's Canadian. I like that they're a young team built through the draft. I like that they're a tiny market.

Indy: I'd love for Siakam to win another title. Hali has really grown on me in these playoffs. They have multiple Canadians on the roster as well. They're a really fun team to watch. And they're another small market team.

Minny: I like Ant as a player and a personality. I'm happy that Randle has played well in these playoffs. I also like that they're another undesirable market.

NYK: I categorically don't like New York sports because of division rivalries, but I don't have an issue with any players on their roster (and I would love to see OG win a title, and not as a spectator this time).
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Post#5 » by Optms » Sun May 18, 2025 10:01 pm

Brunson
ANT/Randle
Shai
Hali
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Post#6 » by BadWolf » Sun May 18, 2025 10:02 pm

Ducklett wrote:Minnesota has nothing going for it as a city from a meta sense, so it would be awesome for those people to get a W.


Just like Oklahoma and Indianapolis, right?
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Post#7 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun May 18, 2025 10:02 pm

Has to be New York
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Post#8 » by funkatron101 » Sun May 18, 2025 10:03 pm

Ducklett wrote:Minnesota has nothing going for it as a city from a meta sense, so it would be awesome for those people to get a W.

Minnesota is a state.
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Post#9 » by tsherkin » Sun May 18, 2025 10:05 pm

I think of those remaining, I'm rooting for Brunson. Would love for Hali to get one also, though.
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Post#10 » by MrGoat » Sun May 18, 2025 10:11 pm

Haliburton, because it's the one the league would like the least
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Post#11 » by Baz » Sun May 18, 2025 10:11 pm

Ant. He's a great kid
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Post#12 » by NotaHypeJob » Sun May 18, 2025 10:14 pm

BadWolf wrote:
Ducklett wrote:Minnesota has nothing going for it as a city from a meta sense, so it would be awesome for those people to get a W.


Just like Oklahoma and Indianapolis, right?

For real, Minneapolis is 10x better than either of those cities. Better women, food, nature, everything
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Post#13 » by Castle Black » Sun May 18, 2025 10:16 pm

SGA is winning it. That's all that matters.
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Post#14 » by Yoshun » Sun May 18, 2025 10:17 pm

The Knicks are the local team for me so I'm pulling for Brunson.

It's kind of fun to get new teams in the mix every year though.
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Post#15 » by MrGoat » Sun May 18, 2025 10:17 pm

Ducklett wrote:Minnesota has nothing going for it as a city from a meta sense, so it would be awesome for those people to get a W.

You've obviously never been to Minneapolis. You don't even have to worry about the cold weather there because of their skyway system, it's actually a pretty neat city
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Post#16 » by Blazing_royale » Sun May 18, 2025 10:19 pm

SGA. Canada represent!!
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Post#17 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Sun May 18, 2025 10:21 pm

I like them all. I don't think I even rank it. Lots of new blood going to the finals.
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Post#18 » by ImmortalD24 » Sun May 18, 2025 10:23 pm

I'm fine with all except what the Haliburton.. Indiana fans are despicable as we've seen after the Buckets/ Pacers series.
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Post#19 » by Johnny Tomala » Sun May 18, 2025 10:23 pm

Minnesota.
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Post#20 » by Chuck Everett » Sun May 18, 2025 10:26 pm

I want my hometown (NYC) to get a ring, but goddamn are Knicks fans making this hard with their obnoxiousness. The schadenfreude almost wants them to make it to Game 7 in either round and then lose. Still, I'd like to see the Knicks win because all the KAT slander would stop once and for all. I feel the same for Julius Randle/Rudy Gobert (yes, I am partial to the bigs).

It would be awesome for Indiana to join San Antonio and Denver as the third ABA team to win a ring as well (only the Nets would be without). As for OKC, they built their team with excellent scouting and savvy trades. Great organization.

I wanted Curry/Butler/Draymond and Lebron out as soon as possible. Other than that, I had no one else to root against.
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