NBA Playoff Megathread

[Tequilla]

What’s your point Baldwin?

I said that Toronto has nobody to slow LBJ down ... that’s pretty obvious after 2 games.

The litmus test was that the depth of Toronto (their strength) needed to outplay the Cavs depth that largely disappeared against Indiana.

Kudos to the Cavs depth and role players for stepping up big and FUCK OFF to Toronto for folding up their tent at the first sign of adversity in this series. That team needs to be blown up after they get swept again

 

[allpurpleallgold]

I’m officially on the Celtics bandwagon. I really like the Sixers and would love to see what they can do vs Lebron and Golden State but I still found myself fist pumping and yelling “SCARY TERRY!” during the game.

 

[CuntWaffle]

Took Butler to 2 national championship games and possibly taking a team without its 2 best players to the finals. Brad Stevens what the fucking fuck.

 

[Tequilla]

Ben Simmons needs to learn how to shoot ... Stevens has literally game planned him out of the series

 

[dnc]

Ben Simmons needs to learn how to shoot ... Stevens has literally game planned him out of the series

https://twitter.com/NickAndOne_/status/992241540440514562

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

LeBron as a Cav has beaten Toronto 28 of 29 times. If you thought Toronto had a prayer in this series you are a full retard LeBron hater.

Even if he's not the GOAT he is still the second best player in a league that's been around for 72 years.

 

[WilburHooksHands]

LeBron as a Cav has beaten Toronto 28 of 29 times. If you thought Toronto had a prayer in this series you are a full retard LeBron hater.

I'm just hoping nobody gets to make a similar post about the Rockets.

 

[RaceBannon]

Ben Simmons needs to learn how to shoot ... Stevens has literally game planned him out of the series

https://twitter.com/NickAndOne_/status/992241540440514562

Welcome to the spotlight, Ben

 

[Gladstone]

http://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/992194425009750016

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

LeBron as a Cav has beaten Toronto 28 of 29 times. If you thought Toronto had a prayer in this series you are a full retard LeBron hater.

I'm just hoping nobody gets to make a similar post about the Rockets.

D'Antoni doesn't change his system for the playoffs and refuses to adjust during games. Rockets are going to get curb stomped by the Dubs after they spend 6-7 games struggling past Utah.

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

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[Gladstone]

oh boy mark jackson and loudmouth

*mute button*

 

[allpurpleallgold]

The series doesn’t start until the road team wins a game.

 

[Gladstone]

HOU with 40 1Q points.

 

[allpurpleallgold]

LeBron as a Cav has beaten Toronto 28 of 29 times. If you thought Toronto had a prayer in this series you are a full retard LeBron hater.

I'm just hoping nobody gets to make a similar post about the Rockets.

D'Antoni doesn't change his system for the playoffs and refuses to adjust during games. Rockets are going to get curb stomped by the Dubs after they spend 6-7 games struggling past Utah.

Bump.

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

LeBron as a Cav has beaten Toronto 28 of 29 times. If you thought Toronto had a prayer in this series you are a full retard LeBron hater.

I'm just hoping nobody gets to make a similar post about the Rockets.

D'Antoni doesn't change his system for the playoffs and refuses to adjust during games. Rockets are going to get curb stomped by the Dubs after they spend 6-7 games struggling past Utah.

Bump.

Dubs in 5. They're bored.

 

[WilburHooksHands]

http://twitter.com/vernonmaxwell11/status/992619769428955136?s=21

 

[Tequilla]

Disappointing effort by the Warriors tonight

 

[ThomasFremont]

I’m officially on the Celtics bandwagon. I really like the Sixers and would love to see what they can do vs Lebron and Golden State but I still found myself fist pumping and yelling “SCARY TERRY!” during the game.

Same. Boston convinced me with the win last night,

 

[Doogles]

Lot of short memory millennial slobber in this thread.

Lebron ditched Cleveland because he couldn't win same as Durant ditching OKC. I don't really care about either of those moves bc modern NBA free agency is what it is but if you are going to hate on the one move and not the other then you're either just a Lebron poofer or a Durant salad tosser.

Lebron is probably the greatest athlete to ever play basketball. Jordan is the GOAT basketball player until further notice.

is this a troll? @dnc you upvoted this? edit: chinned? whoosh?

2007-2008 miami had the worst record in the NBA at 15-67, wade missing the final 21 games
2008-2009 miami finished 43-39, a 7 seed that got blasted in round 1 by the hawks
2009-2010 miami finished 45-37, a 6 seed, lost 1-4 to Boston in the 1st round

We are comparing this to the '16 GSW team that went 73-9 and was a Green ballpunch away from winning a title? The team that blew a 3-1 lead with home court in the finals?

How about the '15 GSW team that won the title.

Is everyone taking stupid pills?

Nah, I'm saying it's the same type of move and if you are making excuses and justifying why one is different than the other it's at best technicalities. Building a superteam vs. joining a superteam isn't much different once the results are in.

The fact is that he couldn't win where he was so he decided it was better to be with them than against them.

Like, jesus, I don't have a problem calling Lebron one of the greatest but there's a whole host of asterisks on trying to call him THE GOAT. I don't understand how unless you missed decades of basketball before he was playing you can think he's the undisputed BEST. Best athlete, sure, accomplished the most? No fucking way.

His coming from down 3-1 against the 73 win defending champs to win the championship is probably the greatest achievement in basketball.

It completely ruins the he left Cleveland because he couldn't win it the narrative. He came back and did against the best team in NBA history.