Honest Question: If you're not a fan of GSW or Cleveland, what's the point of the upcoming season?

76ciology · Post #21 » by **76ciology** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:05 pm

Simmons, Saric, Embiid, Okafor and Noel.

ciregno · Post #22 » by **ciregno** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:09 pm

I don't wish this on any body, but injuries do happen. It's a long season. Also, upsets happen too.

pantalones · Post #23 » by **pantalones** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:14 pm

ooptolebron wrote:If you weren't a fan of the Bulls was there a point of watching ball in the 90s? If you weren't a fan of the Celtics or Lakers was there a point of watching ball in the 70s/80s?

How about the Spurs/Lakers in the 2000s?

There has been 6 different teams in the Finals in the past 6 years: Gstate, Cleveland, Miami, Spurs, Thunder, Mavs.

The Warriors are not a 100% lock to make the Finals for two reasons.

1. The Spurs and Clippers.

2. Injuries (both KD and Curry are prone to serious feet, ankle, or knee issues) and chemistry.

That's a little disingenuous, since 6 of those teams featured Lebron James.

pantalones · Post #24 » by **pantalones** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:15 pm

HeatedEnd wrote:"Happiness is a function of expectations"

So fully expecting that no other team except GSW and the Cavs will be in the finals makes you happy. Set your expectations low, I guess. Fair enough. lol

pantalones · Post #25 » by **pantalones** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:18 pm

ciregno wrote:I don't wish this on any body, but injuries do happen. It's a long season. Also, upsets happen too.

In the NBA? I can guarantee you baring an injury that in 10 months GSW and Cleveland will be in the finals.

Post #26 » by **bondom34** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:19 pm

I'm not renewing LP, and probably will watch a little less and more football. But I look forward to seeing Westbrook and the growth of the young guys on OKC (Payne, Oladipo, Adams, Kanter, Sabonis, Roberson). Still a solid young core to enjoy.

jswede · Post #27 » by **jswede** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:22 pm

bmurph128 wrote:When LeBron left Cleveland the first time and we drafted Kyrie, I watched to watch him play.

I imagine fans of other teams will feel the same. The Raptors never really had a chance to beat the Cavs last year...but for Raptors fans that was the most exciting basketball season they've ever had. It's not always about the end result...the journey can be very enjoyable too.

Most NBA stars grow into themselves. When Curry and Kawhi first came into the league, how many people really thought they'd be top 5 players? Not many.

Wouldn't you want to watch to see if you have the next Steph Curry or Kawhi on your team? (in terms of development)

Me too. I renewed my nba game pass subscription for each of those 4 years. I do the same w the browns and they haven't been in contention forever. It's about setting improvement and looking forward to the future.

nbafan38 · Post #28 » by **nbafan38** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:28 pm

pantalones wrote:
ciregno wrote:I don't wish this on any body, but injuries do happen. It's a long season. Also, upsets happen too.

In the NBA? I can guarantee you baring an injury that in 10 months GSW and Cleveland will be in the finals.

I wouldn't say it's out of the realm of possibility that the spurs or possibly even clippers beat the warriors. It's very very unlikely but I think a WCF with either of those teams vs the warriors would draw some attention

pantalones · Post #29 » by **pantalones** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:30 pm

bondom34 wrote:I'm not renewing LP, and probably will watch a little less and more football. But I look forward to seeing Westbrook and the growth of the young guys on OKC (Payne, Oladipo, Adams, Kanter, Sabonis, Roberson). Still a solid young core to enjoy.

But when a blatant call goes against them when they face a superstar team, and it will; what will you say then? The WWE with a ball only gets away with this because we allow them to.

pantalones · Post #30 » by **pantalones** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:31 pm

jswede wrote:
bmurph128 wrote:When LeBron left Cleveland the first time and we drafted Kyrie, I watched to watch him play.

I imagine fans of other teams will feel the same. The Raptors never really had a chance to beat the Cavs last year...but for Raptors fans that was the most exciting basketball season they've ever had. It's not always about the end result...the journey can be very enjoyable too.

Most NBA stars grow into themselves. When Curry and Kawhi first came into the league, how many people really thought they'd be top 5 players? Not many.

Wouldn't you want to watch to see if you have the next Steph Curry or Kawhi on your team? (in terms of development)

Me too. I renewed my nba game pass subscription for each of those 4 years. I do the same w the browns and they haven't been in contention forever. It's about setting improvement and looking forward to the future.

But that's my point, in the NBA, it never comes (unless you somehow land a marketable superstar).

Post #31 » by **Duffman100** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:31 pm

Is GS probably going to win the title? Maybe. Is Cleveland? Maybe. Remember when the Lakers formed the Payton, Kobe, Malone, Shaq team and people said it was going to be a **** show. Then the Pistons won.

You never know.

Rapcity_11 · Post #32 » by **Rapcity_11** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:32 pm

If the only reason you watch a sport is because your team might win, then I suggest you find a different sport to watch.

pantalones · Post #33 » by **pantalones** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:32 pm

nbafan38 wrote:
pantalones wrote:
ciregno wrote:I don't wish this on any body, but injuries do happen. It's a long season. Also, upsets happen too.

In the NBA? I can guarantee you baring an injury that in 10 months GSW and Cleveland will be in the finals.

I wouldn't say it's out of the realm of possibility that the spurs or possibly even clippers beat the warriors. It's very very unlikely but I think a WCF with either of those teams vs the warriors would draw some attention

Oh, I agree, the WWE with a ball may even allow it to go seven, but we all know that GSW will prevail; Durant and Curry; marketable superstars.

nbafan38 · Post #34 » by **nbafan38** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:32 pm

Duffman100 wrote:Is GS probably going to win the title? Maybe. Is Cleveland? Maybe. Remember when the Lakers formed the Payton, Kobe, Malone, Shaq team and people said it was going to be a **** show. Then the Pistons won.

You never know.

That's a little different because in this case both of these teams are already proven teams that have won the last 2 championships.

Post #35 » by **bondom34** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:33 pm

pantalones wrote:
bondom34 wrote:I'm not renewing LP, and probably will watch a little less and more football. But I look forward to seeing Westbrook and the growth of the young guys on OKC (Payne, Oladipo, Adams, Kanter, Sabonis, Roberson). Still a solid young core to enjoy.

But when a blatant call goes against them when they face a superstar team, and it will; what will you say then? The WWE with a ball only gets away with this because we allow them to.

Meh, whatever, they're not winning a title anyway.

I'll probably lose some interest once they're out of the postseason, or in the finals.

pantalones · Post #36 » by **pantalones** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:34 pm

Rapcity_11 wrote:If the only reason you watch a sport is because your team might win, then I suggest you find a different sport to watch.

I already mentioned that my interest has significantly waned due to superstar calls and non calls, but you're missing my point. It's not that a team won't win this season, it's that unless a team gets a bonafide superstar, they will NEVER win; ever.

pantalones · Post #37 » by **pantalones** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:35 pm

bondom34 wrote:
pantalones wrote:
bondom34 wrote:I'm not renewing LP, and probably will watch a little less and more football. But I look forward to seeing Westbrook and the growth of the young guys on OKC (Payne, Oladipo, Adams, Kanter, Sabonis, Roberson). Still a solid young core to enjoy.

But when a blatant call goes against them when they face a superstar team, and it will; what will you say then? The WWE with a ball only gets away with this because we allow them to.

Meh, whatever, they're not winning a title anyway.

I'll probably lose some interest once they're out of the postseason, or in the finals.

You're making my point for me. They do it because we, the fans that pay their salaries, allow them to do it. It's on us.

MalVicious · Post #38 » by **MalVicious** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:36 pm

As a Knicks fan, I really wanna see how Porzingis progresses and I gotta admit its gonna be exciting as **** to watch the Knicks roster out on the floor

Post #39 » by **Duffman100** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:37 pm

nbafan38 wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:Is GS probably going to win the title? Maybe. Is Cleveland? Maybe. Remember when the Lakers formed the Payton, Kobe, Malone, Shaq team and people said it was going to be a **** show. Then the Pistons won.

You never know.

That's a little different because in this case both of these teams are already proven teams that have won the last 2 championships.

The Lakers won 3 titles in a row from 2000-2002.

Post #40 » by **bondom34** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:38 pm

pantalones wrote:
bondom34 wrote:
pantalones wrote:
But when a blatant call goes against them when they face a superstar team, and it will; what will you say then? The WWE with a ball only gets away with this because we allow them to.

Meh, whatever, they're not winning a title anyway.

I'll probably lose some interest once they're out of the postseason, or in the finals.

You're making my point for me. They do it because we, the fans that pay their salaries, allow them to do it. It's on us.

I already said I'm not getting LP. I'll watch what is on national TV, luckily for me OKC has a bunch of games.