2021 NBA Playoffs

[ztejas 43544]

Look, two things can be true. LeBron is obviously overselling it. Draymond is also probably intentionally hitting him in the face there. Whether it's a flagrant or not, whatever.

[Kermit 3158]

Just now, conVINCEd said:

Space Jam part deluxe comes out this summer.

Line up the awards if this last minute is any indication.

[C-Man 27279]

Tons of flopping

[shadow_operative 15932]

these whistles are ridiculous.

[immortal13 4059]

That looked pretty bad

[Sbbruin 21896]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

Look, two things can be true. LeBron is obviously overselling it. Draymond is also probably intentionally hitting him in the face there. Whether it's a flagrant or not, whatever.

That’s the most objective statement I’ve ever seen you make regarding any game involving the Lakers.

[dcar00 14375]

officials are just awful.  just give LeBron the game.  

Davis sold that other "screen" earlier.

[ztejas 43544]

Caruso is such a baller. Almost the anti-aggy aggy. 

[Sbbruin 21896]

LeBron!

[shadow_operative 15932]

man, fuck.

[ztejas 43544]

Just now, Sbbruin said:

That’s the most objective statement I’ve ever seen you make regarding any game involving the Lakers.

Yes well unfortunately I have too much money riding on them.

I also don't like the Warriors. At all. 

[Braff Zacklin 13665]

Got dam, that's a helluva shot.

[ztejas 43544]

I'm gonna miss this cat when he retires. Even though I've spent most years cheering against him. 

[Reynolds Woodcock 4802]

Hell of a shot. 

[dcar00 14375]

that was nuts.

[Zepol87 9191]

Holy shit what a shot

[Patrick Bateman 3933]

Good game.  Lakers vs Phoenix?  That should be interesting with Banana boat buddies matching up.

[Sbbruin 21896]

And we march on.  Lakers, baby.  Lakers.

[Machinator 32099]

Very surprised the Lakers didn't foul.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Braff Zacklin 13665]

First time I've ever felt bad for Steph. Dude absolutely balled out this season.

Hats off to LBJ for that Curry-like 30-footer.

[ztejas 43544]

Fuck the Warriors. That team wasn't doing shit in the playoffs anyway. At least I knew LA was winning this one (although GS made me nervous enough to cost me a few bucks) and have come to terms with LeBron doing LeBron shit. 

[Machinator 32099]

Also, the Lakers don't get anywhere close to winning without Caruso.

[Sbbruin 21896]

Warriors were the hottest team in the West coming in to this.  Great warmup for the championship push.

[ztejas 43544]

Just now, Braff Zacklin said:

First time I've ever felt bad for Steph. Dude absolutely balled out this season.

Hats off to LBJ for that Curry-like 30-footer.

I mean they can still snag the 8 seed. But Utah probably beats them in 5. 

[conVINCEd 21469]

He’s such a cunt.

[Hook1997 5403]

Is Lebron the greatest?  Better question is, is he the biggest flopper cry baby of all time?   One answer is no the other might be yes...

Edited May 20, 2021 by Hook1997

[Machinator 32099]

 

[aggie08 21544]

LAL's defense was terrific, especially the guards staying glued to Steph and the bigs coming up to get the ball out of his hands. Dude was on fire and only found the slightest of airspace to get off 9 threes. 

Not to mention forcing a combined 12 turnovers from Curry and Green.

[Machinator 32099]

This was high-level basketball.

 

[CurlyDumps 4485]

Bummer, I wanted to see the Jazz get rinsed in round 1.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Braff Zacklin 13665]

And does anybody believe that?

[CurlyDumps 4485]

No wonder he made it. He had 2 extra rims to shoot at.

Edited May 20, 2021 by CurlyDumps
*had

[Kermit 3158]

1 minute ago, Machinator said:

 

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

5 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

 

 

 

Edited May 20, 2021 by Grade of D as in David

[Hook1997 5403]

5 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

And does anybody believe that?

He wouldn’t  be so unlikeable if he didn’t try to make himself look better Always!  Rather then  posting his own stats and how good he is not stop, things like saying this, flopping, ect let your game speak for itself.  If you have to try that hard then you know you aren’t MJ, but you try to justify why you are non stop.

Edited May 20, 2021 by Hook1997

[aggie08 21544]

3 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

And does anybody believe that?

I once stupidly defended his cramping theatrics is the great air conditioning crisis of 2014, so those people are out there. Such a heroic shot after Draymond tried to decapitate him!

Dude just made an epic, game-winning shot in Steph's fucking eyeball, and he still has to dress it up.

[aggie08 21544]

Weird how these stats aren't recorded anywhere, regular season or post. They just disappear into the ether. 

[Machinator 32099]

[gsoda3 3283]

what makes the lakers so good is their ability to play smart perimeter defense.  i hate it.

[Sbbruin 21896]

9 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

what makes the lakers so good is their ability to play smart perimeter defense.  i hate it.

It’s what will carry them as far as they go.

[conVINCEd 21469]

21 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

I once stupidly defended his cramping theatrics is the great air conditioning crisis of 2014, so those people are out there. Such a heroic shot after Draymond tried to decapitate him!

Dude just made an epic, game-winning shot in Steph's fucking eyeball, and he still has to dress it up.

Well said.

[ztejas 43544]

30 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

I once stupidly defended his cramping theatrics is the great air conditioning crisis of 2014, so those people are out there. Such a heroic shot after Draymond tried to decapitate him!

Dude just made an epic, game-winning shot in Steph's fucking eyeball, and he still has to dress it up.

He and Durant are both such weirdos for being the 2 greatest players of a generation of basketball. Just alarming insecurity at times from both of them. 

Steph is the only one of them that seems like just kind of a cool dude and he's still kind of annoying at times with the on-court preening. 

I mean Magic and Bird were both so fucking cool on and off the court. MJ was just the biggest baddest motherfucker ever even though he was a total asshole. Shaq was always funny and pretty cool even though he wasn't without his own drama. Timmy never caused a fuss. Even Kobe - who was easy to hate for various reasons - was way fucking cooler than Bron or KD. 

Maybe it's just a social media/era thing or maybe I'm just cherrypicking. Bill Walton was a weirdo I guess. The early 2000s featured a lot of criminally insane players. 

[ztejas 43544]

3 hours ago, ztejas said:

I like how they say "they HAVE to keep LeBron under 30 minutes tonight" to set up some stupid talking point about how incredible he is when he winds up playing 38 minutes in a close win. 

Damn. I was 3 mins off. To ESPN's credit I haven't seen them play it up yet.

[Thatguy 8878]

7 hours ago, ztejas said:

He and Durant are both such weirdos for being the 2 greatest players of a generation of basketball. Just alarming insecurity at times from both of them. 

Steph is the only one of them that seems like just kind of a cool dude and he's still kind of annoying at times with the on-court preening. 

I mean Magic and Bird were both so fucking cool on and off the court. MJ was just the biggest baddest motherfucker ever even though he was a total asshole. Shaq was always funny and pretty cool even though he wasn't without his own drama. Timmy never caused a fuss. Even Kobe - who was easy to hate for various reasons - was way fucking cooler than Bron or KD. 

Maybe it's just a social media/era thing or maybe I'm just cherrypicking. Bill Walton was a weirdo I guess. The early 2000s featured a lot of criminally insane players. 

  It's this. Hindsight being 20/20 all these guys were assholes if you talk to people on the ground level. Shaq probably would be the only one. Jordan was an asshole of epic proportions when you just scrape under the surface. In just about every way possible. To everybody.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[HookEm 2468]

Jordan was an asshole but he was also cool af. His whole persona was cool. LeBron’s persona is crybaby.

Many of the biggest stars in the NBA right now aren’t that likable. LeBron = crybaby, Durant = snake, Kyrie = flat earther, Kawhi = Judas, Giannis = foreign, AD = boring, Harden = annoying, PG3 = playoff P, Westbrook = stat chaser, CP3 = asshole, Gobert = pandemic starter

IMO, the coolest guys in the NBA are Dame, Tatum, Curry, Luka, Zion. Maybe throw Jimmy Butler in there too. Klay when he’s healthy.

[conVINCEd 21469]

6 minutes ago, HookEm said:

Jordan was an asshole but he was also cool af. His whole persona was cool. LeBron’s persona is crybaby.

Many of the biggest stars in the NBA right now aren’t that likable. LeBron = crybaby, Durant = snake, Kyrie = flat earther, Kawhi = Judas, Giannis = foreign, AD = boring, Harden = annoying, PG3 = playoff P, Westbrook = stat chaser, CP3 = asshole, Gobert = pandemic starter

IMO, the coolest guys in the NBA are Dame, Tatum, Curry, Luka, Zion. Maybe throw Jimmy Butler in there too. Klay when he’s healthy.

I have come to appreciate Jimmy Butler over the last few years, but that motherfucker is crazy.  99% of the time he channels the crazy in a positive way, but if you asked me which current NBA star is most likely to stab a teammate, my answer would be Butler.

[Vic Mackey 47159]

Jordan was an asshole but he was also cool af. His whole persona was cool. LeBron’s persona is crybaby.

Many of the biggest stars in the NBA right now aren’t that likable. LeBron = crybaby, Durant = snake, Kyrie = flat earther, Kawhi = Judas, Giannis = foreign, AD = boring, Harden = annoying, PG3 = playoff P, Westbrook = stat chaser, CP3 = asshole, Gobert = pandemic starter

IMO, the coolest guys in the NBA are Dame, Tatum, Curry, Luka, Zion. Maybe throw Jimmy Butler in there too. Klay when he’s healthy.

So Giannis isn't likable because he's foreign? Yet you name Luka, who is also foreign and also whines constantly.