*** OFFICIAL *** 2017-18 NBA Thread

[hongkonger]

What a fucking embarrassment for the celtics.

[varys]

What a fucking embarrassment for the celtics.

Yea man staying competitive thru 7 games vs the greatest player on earth missing two all stars and being lead by a kid that was playing high school ball 2 yrs ago is so embarassing.

[hongkonger]

What a fucking embarrassment for the celtics.

Yea man staying competitive thru 7 games vs the greatest player on earth missing two all stars and being lead by a kid that was playing high school ball 2 yrs ago is so embarassing.

Home team won every game in the series except this one. Cavs are a one man team. Celtics couldn't hit from 3 all night and refused to find better shots. You're right about the injuries.

[TheXFactor]

LeBron James has won 6 straight Game 7s and moves to 6-2 in Game 7s in his career. This will be his 8th straight NBA Finals appearance.

James will become the 6th player in NBA history to play in 8 straight Finals (joining 5 players from Celtics teams of the 1950s-60s).

Who's the best basketball player in history?

LeBron James or Michael Jordan?

I think LeBron has past Jordan at this stage.

However, Michael Jordan played on a better team (Chicago Bull's).

The Cleveland Cavaliers suck without LeBron.

If Michael Jordan played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, instead of LeBron, they would not be in the finals.

[hongkonger]

LeBron James has won 6 straight Game 7s and moves to 6-2 in Game 7s in his career. This will be his 8th straight NBA Finals appearance.

James will become the 6th player in NBA history to play in 8 straight Finals (joining 5 players from Celtics teams of the 1950s-60s).

Who's the best basketball player in history?

LeBron James or Michael Jordan?

I think LeBron has past Jordan at this stage.

However, Michael Jordan played on a better team (Chicago Bull's).

The Cleveland Cavaliers suck without LeBron.

If Michael Jordan played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, instead of LeBron, they would not be in the finals.

Neither. All of these players were better than both:
Bill Russell
Oscar Robertson
Wilt Chamberlain
Kareem
Magic

[Dan Druff]

I don't think I've ever seen a conference finals game where a single player basically wins all four games for his team.

The Celtics aren't exactly a powerhouse in their current condition, but still, this was a damn impressive feat for Lebron.

Can't imagine he can continue pulling this off against the Rockets or Warriors though.

Speaking of which.... I would be very surprised if the Rockets pull it out. I think their blowing of a 17-point lead and then getting blown out is indicative of what's going to happen next.

[ErickAA]

I don't think I've ever seen a conference finals game where a single player basically wins all four games for his team.

The Celtics aren't exactly a powerhouse in their current condition, but still, this was a damn impressive feat for Lebron.

Can't imagine he can continue pulling this off against the Rockets or Warriors though.

Speaking of which.... I would be very surprised if the Rockets pull it out. I think their blowing of a 17-point lead and then getting blown out is indicative of what's going to happen next.

Guys like tucker and ariza shoot so much better at home though, it is hard to quantify the effects of that. So often in the other games in HOU when it looked like GS was about to go on a run one of those guys would hit a big 3 and shift momentum. Obviously Paul too was pretty instrumental in shifting momentum with big time shots. If HOU role players can keep it close with clutch shooting I think they can win, because GS gets tight and plays poorly at the end in close games.

[Dan Druff]

Rockets are fucked.

Just impossible to beat the Warriors when they are super hot with the 3 ball.

No Chris Paul is obviously a big factor, too.

[ErickAA]

Yeah. If Rockes could have kept it within 8 GS would have probably gotten tight and started playing bad. But they are such good front runners when it is going real well, it is gonna be almost impossible to come back.

Edit: And Rockets just got it back to 8 and GS getting tight. Lets see what happens.

[varys]

Fix was in for game 7. Awful officiating in the dubs favor for the second straight game but itll get overshadowed by the TWENTY FIVE consecutive missed 3s by houston. Holy moly...

[varys]

Who's the best basketball player in history?

LeBron James or Michael Jordan?

I think LeBron has past Jordan at this stage.

However, Michael Jordan played on a better team (Chicago Bull's).

The Cleveland Cavaliers suck without LeBron.

If Michael Jordan played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, instead of LeBron, they would not be in the finals.

Neither. All of these players were better than both:
Bill Russell
Oscar Robertson
Wilt Chamberlain
Kareem
Magic

The ultra liberal doesnt believe in human evolution apparently.

[ErickAA]

Neither. All of these players were better than both:
Bill Russell
Oscar Robertson
Wilt Chamberlain
Kareem
Magic

The ultra liberal doesnt believe in 21st century pharmacology apparently.

[big dick]

LeBron James has won 6 straight Game 7s and moves to 6-2 in Game 7s in his career. This will be his 8th straight NBA Finals appearance.

James will become the 6th player in NBA history to play in 8 straight Finals (joining 5 players from Celtics teams of the 1950s-60s).

Who's the best basketball player in history?

LeBron James or Michael Jordan?

I think LeBron has past Jordan at this stage.

However, Michael Jordan played on a better team (Chicago Bull's).

The Cleveland Cavaliers suck without LeBron.

If Michael Jordan played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, instead of LeBron, they would not be in the finals.

The bulls played vs way better teams in the eastern conference playoffs year in year out

Pistons knicks cavs were all vs good

Jordan was better

[big dick]

Who's the best basketball player in history?

LeBron James or Michael Jordan?

I think LeBron has past Jordan at this stage.

However, Michael Jordan played on a better team (Chicago Bull's).

The Cleveland Cavaliers suck without LeBron.

If Michael Jordan played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, instead of LeBron, they would not be in the finals.

Neither. All of these players were better than both:
Bill Russell
Oscar Robertson
Wilt Chamberlain
Kareem
Magic

Magic better than mj?

[BCR]

I don’t even know how Houston was that close considering they missed 27 straight 3s or whatever the hell it was. I mean, that game was there to be had even minus Chris Paul if they hit 4/27 during that stretch.

These are some strange ass games. I understand Golden State getting hot and hitting 3s, but the energy difference from first half to second half this series has been amazing. Just every loose ball and rebound to Houston, enter locker room, and it’s like they all shoot heroin and are so much slower. It seems impossible they’d have any conditioning issues with the pace they play, but man, it’s what I’d think if I didn’t know better.

Fucking Warriors. God do I hate these fuckers, particularly Durant, and they’re going to sweep my Cavs by 100 points. When that scrawny bitch Curry flexes I want someone to run out of the crowd and just ballbat him into a coma.


I don’t think I’ll be watching any sports-oriented shows or listening to the radio for about a month.

[varys]

I don’t even know how Houston was that close considering they missed 27 straight 3s or whatever the hell it was. I mean, that game was there to be had even minus Chris Paul if they hit 4/27 during that stretch.

These are some strange ass games. I understand Golden State getting hot and hitting 3s, but the energy difference from first half to second half this series has been amazing. Just every loose ball and rebound to Houston, enter locker room, and it’s like they all shoot heroin and are so much slower. It seems impossible they’d have any conditioning issues with the pace they play, but man, it’s what I’d think if I didn’t know better.

Fucking Warriors. God do I hate these fuckers, particularly Durant, and they’re going to sweep my Cavs by 100 points. When that scrawny bitch Curry flexes I want someone to run out of the crowd and just ballbat him into a coma.


I don’t think I’ll be watching any sports-oriented shows or listening to the radio for about a month.

Yeah this sums up how i feel about golden st. I cannot stand watching curry play well and hope we at least get to see lebron own him a few times in their (max) 5 game series.

[TheXFactor]

Jordan was better

[GambleBotsChafedPenis]

I don’t even know how Houston was that close considering they missed 27 straight 3s or whatever the hell it was. I mean, that game was there to be had even minus Chris Paul if they hit 4/27 during that stretch.

These are some strange ass games. I understand Golden State getting hot and hitting 3s, but the energy difference from first half to second half this series has been amazing. Just every loose ball and rebound to Houston, enter locker room, and it’s like they all shoot heroin and are so much slower. It seems impossible they’d have any conditioning issues with the pace they play, but man, it’s what I’d think if I didn’t know better.

Fucking Warriors. God do I hate these fuckers, particularly Durant, and they’re going to sweep my Cavs by 100 points. When that scrawny bitch Curry flexes I want someone to run out of the crowd and just ballbat him into a coma.


I don’t think I’ll be watching any sports-oriented shows or listening to the radio for about a month.

this pretty much sums it up...if you told me Houston goes 7-44 from 3 for the game I say they lose by 20 minimum...to be within 9 fucking points after a bed shit that enormous is just stunning and makes it hurt a lot more...kinda like the Celtics losing to a love-less Cleveland...

[hongkonger]

Neither. All of these players were better than both:
Bill Russell
Oscar Robertson
Wilt Chamberlain
Kareem
Magic

Magic better than mj?

Absolutely. He went to 9 finals in 12 years and won 5. 3 losses to he Bird Celtics and 1 loss to the Isiah Pistons. Career cut short by AIDS, he could have played another 6-10 years like Kareem did and would have more titles than Jordan. Wouldn't catch up to Russell though, nobody ever will.

[BCR]

Magic better than mj?

Absolutely. He went to 9 finals in 12 years and won 5. 3 losses to he Bird Celtics and 1 loss to the Isiah Pistons. Career cut short by AIDS, he could have played another 6-10 years like Kareem did and would have more titles than Jordan. Wouldn't catch up to Russell though, nobody ever will.

I mean, he was drafted by a playoff team who happened to have KAJ and the #1 pick. When he was a rookie, KAJ was the damn MVP. Magic was great. I still remember watching that finals on tape delay. He was a great facilitator and could play all 5 positions. Was great early, but he was on a ready made team. Then in his third year, amazingly as defending champs, they get the #1 pick again from my idiot Cavs and draft Worthy, who is himself a top 25 all-time player. No one has ever had a more charmed career trajectory than Magic up until the AIDS. He was a true point guard on amazingly talent-laden teams. Drafted on to very good team with a top 5 all timer already on the squad and then adds another HOF player very early in his career. He was an amazing player, but he wasn’t better than Jordan or Lebron. He just wasn’t close to the athlete those guys are, and that era was defined by players who didn’t take care of themselves and did cocaine and partied all night. If he didn’t get AIDS, I think he would have surpassed KAJ, and been top 3. As such, he’s like 5 or 6 if we’re being real.


Both those Lakers and Celtics dynasties were kind of built through hinky circumstances. The Lakers has Jabbar and two first overall picks that led to the Stepien rule to prevent idiot owners from trading away all their picks to smarter teams, and Bird got drafted as a JR sixth overall, went back to college, and then on to Boston when he would have been 1b in that draft with Magic. They then passed the Bird rule so teams couldn’t draft guys still in college. Then amazingly after his rookie year and winning 61 games, the Celtics has the #1 pick also. They trade it for Parrish and draft McHale 3rd, so from his second season on, Bird had a totally stacked team, all because already great teams got first overall picks from idiot franchises. Only a few teams made any money and fleeced all the poor bad owners. So you have to look at both those dynasties a little sideways. Amazing good fortune for Bird and Magic. Not anything close to the careers of Jordan or Lebron who started with absolute shit playing next to them.