2016-2017 NBA Discussion Thread

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

Someone please do this to Pachulia

 

[SlenderChef]

Well this game is over, onto game 5 we go.

 

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

THE NUT PUNCH HEARD ROUND THE WORLD. THE CAVS ARE NOW WOKE. CAVS IN 7

 

[FireZ]

Dont ever piss a LBJ team off...whos gonna shit their pants when it goes 3-2 on monday

 

[SlenderChef]

@I Bleed Duke Blue You have lost your mind if you think the Cavs are going to win this series. That's just me being honest.

 

[SlenderChef]

@FireZ I honestly think GSW closes it out in game five.

 

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

@I Bleed Duke Blue You have lost your mind if you think the Cavs are going to win this series. That's just me being honest.

I think it'll end in 5 honestly but the Warriors are idiots for repeating last yrs mistakes and pissing the Cavaliers off for no reason. Another nut punch + kick gonna fuel the Cavs like last year.

 

[FireZ]

Hopefully scumbag Pachulia gets the suspension. He's had a career history of being dirty

has to be a 1 game suspension for sure id think

 

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

I will name my firstborn Lebron if they win this series.

 

I will name my firstborn Lebron if they win this series.

Same.

 

[SlenderChef]

If they come back is Lebron the GOAT? Yes or no

 

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

Same.

I'm seriously about to name the new pupper Kyrie.

 

[Heads447]

This game is rigged.

 

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

This game is rigged.

I've thought for a long time the NBA might be rigged, but usually just get called a conspiracy theorist. Even though we literally had a guy admit to rigging games (Tim Donaghy)

 

If they come back is Lebron the GOAT? Yes or no

Yes.

 

NBA rigged for sure lol especially if it goes to game 7. Too much money to be made.

 

[SlenderChef]

@BartonsVodka
How do you give it to him, MJ was still 6-0 in the finals and MJ never went to a game 7. That's just a few basic facts.

 

[uJesternWind]

@BartonsVodka
How do you give it to him, MJ was still 6-0 in the finals and MJ never went to a game 7. That's just a few basic facts.

Quoting the fact that MJ is 6-0 and Lebron is 3-4 (3-5) as an argument for MJ is ridiculous. Do you seriously think MJ intentionally didn't make it to the finals he knew he would lose?

 

[SlenderChef]

He appeared in 6 finals and won 6 rings, that is a very valid argument I could spew more facts if you'd like but I didn't hear one valid argument from you for LBJ @uJesternWind

 

[uJesternWind]

He appeared in 6 finals and won 6 rings, that is a very valid argument I could spew more facts if you'd like but I didn't hear one valid argument from you for LBJ @uJesternWind

No matter which way you spin it anyone could spew any number of "very valid arguments" for one way or the other - e.g. Jordan lost 7 times in the playoffs before even sniffing the finals (making the finals 'only' 6/13 tries), whereas Lebron has made it to the finals 8 times out of 12 playoff appearances.

For the record, I don't think I'm informed enough to have a solid opinion either way. However, I do think that using raw numbers when it comes to championships/finals appearances as you're doing is very flimsy to compare ability without looking at the context, like individual playoff performances, or narrative i.e. KD joining a 73-win team to form this Warriors team that Lebron is against. Like, would you put Dahntay Jones (1-0 Finals record) ahead of Karl Malone (0-3 finals record)?