NBA Season 2014-15

[wco81]

Bennet is a bust.

[Inuyasha]

WCF really good. If Howard gets healthy it'll be a war.

[Inuyasha]

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Houston is coming back to Oakland tied 2-2. Book it.

[DivotMaker]

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Houston is coming back to Oakland tied 2-2. Book it.

Warriors will sweep. Houston has no answers and play REALLY stupid playground basketball. Defense wins championships and the Rockets can't spell defense, much less play defense....

[wco81]

Well Harden so far isn't shooting those difficult step-back jumpers with a hand in his face.

So they only score 37 points in the first half.

But he can't be expected to shoulder the whole scoring load, even though he has done it most of the season.

[DivotMaker]

Embarrassing half for H-town. Could not have gone more wrong and Howard has 3 fouls already with 0 points from the bench. Game. Set. Match.

[Inuyasha]

damn i was so wrong. I thought after that game 2 Houston would come out gang busters and win at least game 3. Game was over in the 2nd qtr.

I've not seen Houston much except for the last 3 games vs the clippers and the WFC games. How in the world did the Clippers lose to this team. I agree about the playground ball comment. It's even worse than that. They're shooting 3's when they got they should be driving to the basket to get back in the game. You're not going to win a 3 pointer battle w/ the Warriors.

D Howard's FT shooting is really embarssing. Is this guy that bad you cant even coach him in practice to hit FTs?

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If Lebron gets back to the finals that's 5 years in a row! How impressive would that be. I will root hard for the Warriors finally if they face LeBron.

[pk500]

Sadly, the NBA Finals is looking to be a dismal affair. The Conference Finals are all but over -- uncompetitive. And the Finals will be more of the same. Golden State will beat Cleveland in five.

There's no way Cleveland can play such archaic basketball -- endless isolation plays for LeBron -- and beat the pick-and-pop, fluid Warriors. Not a chance, especially with an absent Love and an aching Kyrie. Cleveland has no other offensive choice due to its injuries, but the Warriors will shred the Cavs.

[greggsand]

Sadly, the NBA Finals is looking to be a dismal affair. The Conference Finals are all but over -- uncompetitive. And the Finals will be more of the same. Golden State will beat Cleveland in five.

There's no way Cleveland can play such archaic basketball -- endless isolation plays for LeBron -- and beat the pick-and-pop, fluid Warriors. Not a chance, especially with an absent Love and an aching Kyrie. Cleveland has no other offensive choice due to its injuries, but the Warriors will shred the Cavs.

I agree with all that, BUT!!! I'd argue IF LeBron lifts this team of nobody's to beat Golden State, I'd be will to claim him greatest of all time. 5 straight finals appearances with this last one completely on his back?!? It would be one for the ages at the very least. It's him & a bunch of trivia questions (assuming Irving doesn't come back).

[dbdynsty25]

Sadly, the NBA Finals is looking to be a dismal affair. The Conference Finals are all but over -- uncompetitive. And the Finals will be more of the same. Golden State will beat Cleveland in five.

There's no way Cleveland can play such archaic basketball -- endless isolation plays for LeBron -- and beat the pick-and-pop, fluid Warriors. Not a chance, especially with an absent Love and an aching Kyrie. Cleveland has no other offensive choice due to its injuries, but the Warriors will shred the Cavs.

I agree with all that, BUT!!! I'd argue IF LeBron lifts this team of nobody's to beat Golden State, I'd be will to claim him greatest of all time. 5 straight finals appearances with this last one completely on his back?!? It would be one for the ages at the very least. It's him & a bunch of trivia questions (assuming Irving doesn't come back).

Whoa whoa whoa. LOL, lets not get carried away now. He'd be top 5, sure, but basketball is a lot different now and if you don't think Jordan would have lead 10 teams to finals appearances w/ the offensive bias these days (hand checking, p***y fouls, etc.), you're crazy. LeBron is benefiting from playing in a great era for him...he's a great player no doubt, but greatest of all time? Sh*t, he'll only have three titles! The run has been great, but also when the eastern conference is atrocious. If he was in the west and he did that, it might be an argument but come on...the East is absolute horse sh*t.

[pk500]

Agree with DB on all fronts. Bird, Magic, Jordan, Kobe, Wilt, the Big O -- all better than LeBron right now.

[Rodster]

Is Kobe really better than Bron Bron even at this point in his career? LeBron is like the Floyd Mayweather of the NBA. The best this era/generation but I can't give him the G.O.A.T. title. Too many great players in the past. Hell, Billy Ocean/Patrick Ewing was a monster and also lifted the Knicks to title contenders throughout his career.

[pk500]

Is Kobe really better than Bron Bron even at this point in his career?

Of course not. Kobe is all but shot now. But over the duration of his career, Kobe is better. More points, rings. Let's compare again when LeBron is in his late 30s.

[pk500]

Is Kobe really better than Bron Bron even at this point in his career? LeBron is like the Floyd Mayweather of the NBA. The best this era/generation but I can't give him the G.O.A.T. title. Too many great players in the past. Hell, Billy Ocean/Patrick Ewing was a monster and also lifted the Knicks to title contenders throughout his career.

Ewing wasn't even the best center of his era. The Dream. End of story.

[wco81]

Which one comes across as most likable?

MJ, Kobe or LBJ?

LBJ had a really bad moment, the whole taking my talents to South Beach thing, but he apologized.

He doesn't seem as much of an asshole as the other two.

[Inuyasha]

Likable : MJ/ Kobe / Lebron in that order. Lot of people hated Kobe too but with age a lot of haters have come to respect him.

Lot of people dislike Lebron because he's so full of himself. Like the post game interview last night, he basically blamed his teammates for getting hurt and how he had to carry the team. He's only 30 and the guy is starting to look like he's 43. I guess it's all the pressure he puts on himself to prove the 'haters' wrong on twitter.

[wco81]

MJ punched his own teammate.

Kobe raped and is still full of himself.

LeBron expressed some contrition for the South Beach thing and returning to Cleveland is a continuation of contrition right?

Likable is probably not the right word.

How about least despicable?

[Inuyasha]

Mj punched his teammates in practice when they were slacking. I have no problem w that. When those guys talk about it they describe as positive not negative. To show how competitive Jordan was.

Rape not in same level as competitiveness.

Lebron ppl just done like. I liked the Miami thing. Great to see the best wanting to play together. I think ppl are just sick of lebron since he so self centered.

[bdunn13]

I was able to score 6th row behind the Hawk's bench seats for the game last Wed. As a Hawks fan it was an amazing experience. The lighting in Philips is great (I had only been there once before and had nose bleeds). I didn't think the Hawks had much of a chance in the series due to many reason. I will be pulling for Golden State in the Finals (one of my favorite teams growing up).

I want to take my son there next year and get good seats. He is 7 and is just getting into watching sports with me. He is as bummed as me about Korver going down.

[greggsand]

Sadly, the NBA Finals is looking to be a dismal affair. The Conference Finals are all but over -- uncompetitive. And the Finals will be more of the same. Golden State will beat Cleveland in five.

There's no way Cleveland can play such archaic basketball -- endless isolation plays for LeBron -- and beat the pick-and-pop, fluid Warriors. Not a chance, especially with an absent Love and an aching Kyrie. Cleveland has no other offensive choice due to its injuries, but the Warriors will shred the Cavs.

I agree with all that, BUT!!! I'd argue IF LeBron lifts this team of nobody's to beat Golden State, I'd be will to claim him greatest of all time. 5 straight finals appearances with this last one completely on his back?!? It would be one for the ages at the very least. It's him & a bunch of trivia questions (assuming Irving doesn't come back).

Sorry everyone. I was in "hot sports take" mode last night.

[Inuyasha]

Warriors! I'm sure WCO81 is crying right now. Last time they were in the finals wco was just ending his tour of duty in Vietnam. f'n long time.....but not as long as the Cubs

[DivotMaker]

Warriors! I'm sure WCO81 is crying right now. Last time they were in the finals wco was just ending his tour of duty in Vietnam. f'n long time.....but not as long as the Cubs

Congrats to the Warriors, they were the better team and should have swept the series. James Harden was AWFUL tonight. Worst game of this year and likely the worst of his career. 12 TO's by the end of Q3 a new NBA Playoff record. Freaking awful time to pull such a piss poor night. End of the day, Rockets need to learn how to play defense or get players who do. Defense wins championships. Always has, always will.

[Rodster]

Warriors! I'm sure WCO81 is crying right now. Last time they were in the finals wco was just ending his tour of duty in Vietnam. f'n long time.....but not as long as the Cubs

Congrats to the Warriors, they were the better team and should have swept the series. James Harden was AWFUL tonight. Worst game of this year and likely the worst of his career. 12 TO's by the end of Q3 a new NBA Playoff record. Freaking awful time to pull such a piss poor night. End of the day, Rockets need to learn how to play defense or get players who do. Defense wins championships. Always has, always will.

Both Harden and Howard strike me as selfish, me first and not team players. But boy would I love to have Harden in a Heat uniform.

[pk500]

Both Harden and Howard strike me as selfish, me first and not team players. But boy would I love to have Harden in a Heat uniform.

Disagree 100 percent about Harden. He must take a ton of shots to carry Houston. He's about the only offensive weapon on the team.

You nailed the bull's eye with Howard. A petulant child. Neck-and-neck with Carmelo Anthony as the most overrated player in the NBA.

[Inuyasha]

Lebron single handedly beating the Warriors. Kerr how about a double team.