NBA Finals Thread

[Grin&MartyBarret]

 
This is funny.

You seem fun.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Patty Mills.  Old, fat, washed up Boris Diaw.  Bellineli.   Danny Green.  The Spurs seem to win these acquisitions more than any team in sports save for maybe the A's.   They really are remarkable.

 

[Grin&MartyBarret]

Patty Mills.  Old, fat, washed up Boris Diaw.  Bellineli.   Danny Green.  The Spurs seem to win these acquisitions more than any team in sports save for maybe the A's.   They really are remarkable.

Yep. I'm really happy to see this core get another. Best run organization in the league, and up there with any organization in pro sports.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Good on ya, mate!

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

This is fucking surgical

 

[riboflav]

You seem fun.

 
Just don't make shit up, yo. He's not being triple teamed and you're astute enough to know it. That's all.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

So Pop and Duncan hang it up after this, right?

 

[riboflav]

Oh Pop. BB's an a-hole, however.

 

[rembrat]

That's the play you run at the start of a quarter? Neat.

 

[Grin&MartyBarret]

 
Just don't make shit up, yo. He's not being triple teamed and you're astute enough to know it. That's all.

Right. We must be watching two different games then. In the game you're watching, are the Spurs defenders not sagging off of Miami's "shooters" as soon as James penetrates?

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

 
Just don't make shit up, yo. He's not being triple teamed and you're astute enough to know it. That's all.

 
Though G&MB is right in that the Spurs are keying on him on defense.  He cannot win the game/series by himself.

 

[riboflav]

Right. We must be watching two different games then. In the game you're watching, are the Spurs defenders not sagging off of Miami's "shooters" as soon as James penetrates?

 
In the game I'm watching James is not trying to drive, no rip throughs, nothing. He deserves to be called out for the last 24 minutes. Don't worry he's still talented.

 

[rembrat]

How is that a foul on Leonard? Refball.

 

[riboflav]

 
Though G&MB is right in that the Spurs are keying on him on defense.  He cannot win the game/series by himself.

 
Ok. I agree they are "keying on him."

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

 
In the game I'm watching James is not trying to drive, no rip throughs, nothing. He deserves to be called out for the last 24 minutes. Don't worry he's still talented.

 He has 27 points on 8-17 shooting.  And the Spurs are defending him pretty tightly.  What am I missing here?

 

[scottyno]

mark jackson just called michael beasley "an absolute scorer and terror on the offensive end"
 
no wonder he got canned

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

mark jackson just called michael beasley "an absolute scorer and terror on the offensive end"
 
no wonder he got canned

Well there were a couple of games during Beasley's time in Phoenix where he torched the Warriors.  It was about the only time Beasley torched anyone while a Sun though...

 

[riboflav]

Nice contest, James.

 

[scottyno]

spurs have responded to every heat run pretty much this entire series, it's amazing

 

[Grin&MartyBarret]

 
In the game I'm watching James is not trying to drive, no rip throughs, nothing. He deserves to be called out for the last 24 minutes. Don't worry he's still talented.

If only the world were a nuanced place where LeBron could simultaneously deserve criticism and rightly be defended.

 

[ifmanis5]

Spo's reaction to that :lol:

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

I know he is hurt and he is declining but if anyone deserves criticism, its Wade.  What a big nothing from him today.

 

[scottyno]

41-11 bench points. Even if the Big 3 remain, Miami has a lot of work to do.

If they don't opt out I don't see how they get better unless they find a miracle in the draft

 

[LoneWarrior1]

Kawhi Leonard is what Danny Ainge thought Jeff Green was going to give the Celtics, right? 

 

[rembrat]

Is James tired or disinterested? He's not getting back on either side of the ball.

 

[Grin&MartyBarret]

This offseason is going to be crazy.

 

[scottyno]

Why is Chris Andersen in this game?

same reason beasley is, everyone on the heat not named lebron and bosh sucks pretty much equally right now so why not

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Michael Beasley is a garbage player for garbage time.    

 

[riboflav]

I know he is hurt and he is declining but if anyone deserves criticism, its Wade.  What a big nothing from him today.

 
I agree. He has been atrocious. I thought maybe we'd see something out of him  with three days between games, but no.

 

[riboflav]

Is James tired or disinterested? He's not getting back on either side of the ball.

 
I noticed that too. He didn't get back on D and didn't get up the on O in the subsequent possession. 

 

[jon abbey]

LeBron walking back on defense. He's quit.

 
Congrats on the title, dude. 
 
People say funny things about LeBron. Dude has been the best player in the league, head and shoulders above, for something like 6-7 years now at least. 6 of the best 7 players in this series are on the Spurs, it's not a big surprise they're dominating like this. Keep on hating, though.

 

[jon abbey]

 
I noticed that too. He didn't get back on D and didn't get up the on O in the subsequent possession. 

 
Yeah, it's almost like he's exhausted from having to guard Parker at one end and be a one man offense on the other:
 
Big Three Minutes Since 2010-11 Player Minutes
 
LeBron James 14,756
Chris Bosh 12,459
Dwyane Wade 11,787
Tony Parker 10,796
Tim Duncan 10,156
Manu Ginobili 7,820

 

[riboflav]

Adam Morrison.

 

[jon abbey]

Also, he sat less than a minute this entire game until just now.

 

[rembrat]

Hey, JA, these Spurs aren't boring!

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Wadey Sizemore.

 

[jon abbey]

Kevin Pelton ‏@kpelton  21m
Per @bball_ref, the largest margin in an NBA Finals is +63 (BOS-STL 1965). Spurs currently +72: http://bit.ly/1lqWyeD

 

[jon abbey]

Actually, I haven't been "hating" on him. He's their only good player. Nice try, buddy.

 
I wasn't talking to you, sorry for combining those comments.

 

[MJM2344]

Is this the first rest for LeBron? 
 
EDIT: NVM, yup.  

 

[NWsoxophile]

I was lucky to see the Spurs live a couple times in the course of this playoff run. Really a privilege. They were jaw dropping. Absolutely great team basketball.

 

[Nomar813]

I think Parker has made up for his rough start.

 

[LuckyBen]

Is James tired or disinterested? He's not getting back on either side of the ball.

Most likely a phantom arm injury

 

[jon abbey]

Is this the first rest for LeBron? 
 
EDIT: NVM, yup.  

 
He sat a few seconds near the end of the 2nd. 

 

[Grin&MartyBarret]

Next season needs to be LeBron's minor league baseball year. The Browns need a replacement for Gordon. . .

 

[scottyno]

Is this the first rest for LeBron? 
 
EDIT: NVM, yup.  

14 seconds at the end of the first, other than that yeah

 

[jon abbey]

Hey, JA, these Spurs aren't boring!

 
They are a fantastic team who I will never find enjoyable to watch, sorry. 

 

[riboflav]

Actually, I haven't been "hating" on him. He's their only good player. Nice try, buddy.

 
It's like some people can't even tell the truth. He did quit and it's ok to admit it. He's still good.

 

[riboflav]

 
They are a fantastic team who I will never find enjoyable to watch, sorry. 

 
Seriously? Do you understand the complexity of the motion they run?

 

[jon abbey]

 
It's like some people can't even tell the truth. He did quit and it's ok to admit it. He's still good.

 
Or even he isn't capable of beating a team this good singlehandedly. 

 

[ifmanis5]

Fuck Shane Battier the flopping Duke dickhole.