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Official NBA 16-17' Season Thread
- Thread starter trikx_insane
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What are you talking about. The cavs are 19-0 in the first 2 rounds since Lebron came back, it is 100% realistic this trend will continue. Furthermore, my point of the Celtics not being out of their series was just bolstered by their shellacking of the bulls last night. I honestly have no idea what your point is based off of but calling those predictions "hilarious" is humorous in it's own right
i'm saying saying the celtics are done is no less realistic than the bucks at least giving a challenge to the cavs (you said overmatched as if it'll be some sort of a sweeping series) and somehow predict houston/SA wouldn't be competitive either.
and bulls winning game 3 doesn't change the 0-2 statistic you ignored while somehow throwing back "but lebron's perfect in the second round!'
edit: oh you also assumed the raptors were done simply by losing game 3 (although I would favor this outcome, it's still strange to jump this far ahead for the bucks while simultaneously saying if the same thing is said about the celtics, you're an idiot)
and bulls winning game 3 doesn't change the 0-2 statistic you ignored while somehow throwing back "but lebron's perfect in the second round!'
edit: oh you also assumed the raptors were done simply by losing game 3 (although I would favor this outcome, it's still strange to jump this far ahead for the bucks while simultaneously saying if the same thing is said about the celtics, you're an idiot)
You are viewing these series through a vacuum. The bucks are a young roster with almost no playoff experience outside of Delly (?) and you expect them to be competitive with a LeBron lead Cavs team that has been to the finals the previous two years. They are talented and young and are taking advantage of a Raptors team lacking in chemistry and cohesiveness. Also the Bulls did not win game 3 so i'm not sure what you mean.
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What a fucking game. Spurs got fucked by that one possession where the shot clock didn't reset but overall great execution by both teams. Also Kawhi is a bad dude.
Edit: What a dagger by Curry
Edit: What a dagger by Curry
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Why the hell Zaza Pachulia is a starter over JaVale McGee? McGee is a fucking juggernaut.
playoffs are fun
Watching Fizdale lead his team is exactly why I was sad to see him leave Miami but was happy and proud at the same time. Has the grizz ballin against the Spurs of all teams even with KL playing scary good.
Well time to go back and forth between 2k17 and the pacers getting eliminated, fun times.
Well time to go back and forth between 2k17 and the pacers getting eliminated, fun times.
godamnit bulls
So will Westbrook opt out at the end of next season so he can get that max with any other team besides the warriors/cavs or will he stay cause he doesnt wanna deal w/ the hate KD got
actually nvm, read it wrong - you said opt out at end of next season
Take everything you thought you knew, crumple it up, throw it in the trashcan, and set it on fire. Behold the Celtics and the Bulls, a series between a one seed and an eight in which neither team can win on their home floor, not playing any point guards is a reasonable adjustment, and Paul Zipser and Terry Rozier are difference-makers.
This is a series where one can say with a straight face that an injury to Rajon Rondo changed its entire complexion. It’s a series where Gerald Green can start a must-win game. If we are living in basketball’s age of reason, this series has been a satire worthy of Swift. At the very least, it merited a profane Kevin Garnett testimonial delivered to the Celtics before Game 3.
The first two paragraphs explain my feelings on the bulls/Celtics series.
http://www.sbnation.com/a/celtics-bulls-nba-playoffs-upset-jimmy-butler-sunday-shootaround
This is a series where one can say with a straight face that an injury to Rajon Rondo changed its entire complexion. It’s a series where Gerald Green can start a must-win game. If we are living in basketball’s age of reason, this series has been a satire worthy of Swift. At the very least, it merited a profane Kevin Garnett testimonial delivered to the Celtics before Game 3.
The first two paragraphs explain my feelings on the bulls/Celtics series.
http://www.sbnation.com/a/celtics-bulls-nba-playoffs-upset-jimmy-butler-sunday-shootaround
KD only got the hate 'cause he left to join a team that was up 3-1 in the Finals, so unless he joins a team that was a finalist the season prior, I doubt he'd get the same treatment.
Could potentially have 5 Game 7's in round 1.. that'd be sick. We've had 3 Game 7's in Round 1 the past 2 postseasons combined.
Late call, but it's ok
Now watch me whip. Now watch me Nene
Now watch me whip. Now watch me Nene
just remember who praised the jazz before the season even started
<------ this guy
<------ this guy
Iso Joe delivers. Always.