They're not even supposed to be here. I like this Warriors team as well. Just don't see how you beat them in a seven game series.What a great game. I love the Blazers - they are so fun and are giving zero fucks.
Yup exactlyAnd to think if Scott Foster wasn't the most inhuman piece of trash to ever don a referee uniform; we might not have seen this.
Insanely it is a record for one player in any OT, regular season also.New NBA record, 17 points in a playoff OT.
You really want to die on this hill? I mean, its Scott Foster - most NBA watchers agree this guy sucks. Just because the game went Golden State's way does not change the fact that it was a bad call for a ref to toss a guy who is, by all accounts, a solid NBA citizen and someone who had never before been ejected, from a playoff game.And to think if Scott Foster wasn't the most inhuman piece of trash to ever don a referee uniform; we might not have seen this.
I don't think he's arguing with any of this.You really want to die on this hill? I mean, its Scott Foster - most NBA watchers agree this guy sucks. Just because the game went Golden State's way does not change the fact that it was a bad call for a ref to toss a guy who is, by all accounts, a solid NBA citizen and someone who had never before been ejected, from a playoff game.
Wait, I must have missed this. You think Livingston shouldn't have been ejected? Seriously?You really want to die on this hill? I mean, its Scott Foster - most NBA watchers agree this guy sucks. Just because the game went Golden State's way does not change the fact that it was a bad call for a ref to toss a guy who is, by all accounts, a solid NBA citizen and someone who had never before been ejected, from a playoff game.
I don't think any player should be ejected from a playoff game barring a physical altercation or verbal abuse that goes above and beyond the normal complaints that follow any foul or missed foul call. From where I sat, Livingston wasn't bitching any more than your typical complainant.Wait, I must have missed this. You think Livingston shouldn't have been ejected? Seriously?
He chased a ref down cursing him out and the first thing the ref saw when he turned around was Livingston in his face cursing him some more.
I'll always some love for Livingston because he started with my clipps but come on. He acted like a complete asshole, I don't give a shit what his reputation, that doesn't give you a free pass to act like a child.
If I were a Warrior fan I'd have been thrilled that Foster tossed Livingston so get Curry and his ridiculous minute restriction on the floor as much as possible. It probably won them the game with this ejection.Finally, my view is likely colored, to some degree, by my affinity for the Warriors. I suspect that both you and Kliq, as Warriors detractors, have the opposite dynamic informing your view of things. As such, I will leave it alone and we can simply agree to disagree.
I see. I saw it differently. Genuinely shocked it was Livingston acting that way. But to each their own.I don't think any player should be ejected from a playoff game barring a physical altercation or verbal abuse that goes above and beyond the normal complaints that follow any foul or missed foul call. From where I sat, Livingston wasn't bitching any more than your typical complainant.
Also, we are talking about Scott Foster here. If this were virtually any other ref than him I might reconsider my view but the guy is generally regarded as the worst official in the NBA.
Finally, my view is likely colored, to some degree, by my affinity for the Warriors. I suspect that both you and Kliq, as Warriors detractors, have the opposite dynamic informing your view of things. As such, I will leave it alone and we can simply agree to disagree.
Are you counting out the thunder when the series is 2-2?!I'm still trying to process Lillard and McCollum going 18 for 53. Curry is a great player and was going up against a team that doesn't defend the backcourt all that well. It was a virtuoso performance by a guy who has been putting them up at an incredible rate. The Spurs/Warriors series has the makings of an all-time great one. I really hope it doesn't disappoint and turn into a bunch of low scoring slug fests.
An alternate perspective on this has a team with the pupu platter of Plumlee, Aminu and Harkless as a STARTING FRONTCOURT managing to hang with the team that just put up the best regular season record of all time, because of a superb offensive backcourt and coaching.Nice job by the blazers, btw. 2 games in the series up 16 or more in the 1st and fail to win the game. That team is a mixed bag of crap. and for all the love Dame gets, deservedly so, he has a tendency to be a one trick pony and take some really dumb ass shots throughout the game.
I agree with this view. Stotts is one of the best coaches in the NBA for a lot of the same reasons that Stevens gets love - they get more from the whole than the sum of their parts. Plumlee and Aminu are bench players and Harkless may not even be a rotation player on a real contender. Lillard is an elite offensive talent and McCollum really made a leap this year. 18-53 happens because they really are the only option that Portland has.An alternate perspective on this has a team with the pupu platter of Plumlee, Aminu and Harkless as a STARTING FRONTCOURT managing to hang with the team that just put up the best regular season record of all time, because of a superb offensive backcourt and coaching.
Looks like it to me. Only 2 rebounds in 20 minutes tonight. He has deferred scoring to the younger guys but rebounds shouldn't be an issue.Is Duncan finally done?
Aminu is one of the most underrated players in the entire NBA. He is absolutely a starting 4 in this league today now that he's established himself as an effective 3-point shooter. He's always been a great 3/4 matchup defender against opponents stars and now he's a threat offensively as well. I wanted the Celtics to sign him so badly last summer.I agree with this view. Stotts is one of the best coaches in the NBA for a lot of the same reasons that Stevens gets love - they get more from the whole than the sum of their parts. Plumlee and Aminu are bench players and Harkless may not even be a rotation player on a real contender. Lillard is an elite offensive talent and McCollum really made a leap this year. 18-53 happens because they really are the only option that Portland has.
Our Blazer fan friends here should feel good - if they somehow lure KD up to Rip City or simply restock the roster this offseason, they are going to be a contender very soon.