He honestly probably will get a lot of time on him. Danny Green too and maybe LeBron at the end of games.

But they don't really have somebody that can easily handle him.

Let harden And westbrook operate on the perimeter. Lakers will have to clog up the paint

There aren’t too many dudes that can handle him.

Who cares? I am sure they will throw lots of different players at him but as long as they keep the others from going off this should be a quick series IMO.

Interesting. Hoping to copy Kerr's success?

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Basically a 2 team race at this point. Winner of Clips/Lakers takes it all and the Lakers have a huge advantage there with AD.

LMAO Stephen A threw a bitch fit and called it white privilege.

Man - I'll argue every time against the 'the NBA sucks crowd...'

But then there's shit like this:



Flop, dueling flops, flop, brick.

That's with one minute left in a deciding game 7. And EVERYONE is just trying to get to the line instead of trying to actually play basketball.

Just wow.

I didn't realize Nash was a player development coach with GSW. Definitely trying to replicate Kerr's success.

Yeah it was bad and I commented at the time that alot of flopping was happening. Glad the refs didn't reward them for that bs.

Yeah. I was complaining in here about it.

There are better games out there. Yeah. Barf.

Chris Paul's probably the easiest guy in the league to root against (non-Lebron division).

And Harden's only a little bit behind him.

Paul is the spiritual successor to Dwyane Wade and I couldn't stand that guy. That final they won (against Dallas?) with him just mindlessly bombing into the lane and waiting for the officials to bail him out (which they did) set basketball back 5 years.

And of course, guys like that are never willing to die by the sword. They expect every whistle and then bitch like schoolgirls if they don't get it or if a foul is called against them.

I cannot stand Chris Paul. The playoffs are better without him. Fortunately he's rarely in them for very long so it works out alright.

76ers hiring Lue

Hardin is worse IMO. That bullshit kickout thing he does makes my brain hurt. I spent a pile of time as a kid getting my lower body right on jump shots, which includes eliminating that very thing. It’s remarkable how much that little kick ****s your shot. I get that I’m not him - he’s ****ing remarkable. But he’s plenty willing to actively **** up his shot in order to maybe catch a tony bit of contact so he can flail and fall down.

And that’s before him just pounding the **** out of the ball so he can wait until the defender lays down for a nap so he can go by him.

Hardins the better player. Paul is the better watch IMO.

Yeah, that was a bad sequence.

They're both awful to watch. Hardin just doesn't seem to be such a crybaby bitch when he doesn't get the call (or when he's lobbying for one).

Maybe it's just the beard...

It's because it is rewarded by the refs. You probably didn't see the Marcus Smart flop (which was also rewarded until a challenge) the other day but behold:

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As I've maintained, the ability to sell the refs on calls has become an important skill in this league. Watch a Rockets game or a Celtics game and you'll see a lot of the offense is designed to try to get to the line even on jump shots.

Steve Nash getting hired to be the first scapegoat for Durant and Kyrie when things go wrong there.

Adopting the Eurotrash/Soccerization style of ball is the worst thing to happen to the NBA.

The Soccerification of the NBA continues.

And seriously - these games look like McDonalds All-American high school all-star games.

Shit, they look stranger than that.

All the crap on their jerseys that make them look out of balance and nothing like an NBA jersey, the empty stands.

I could be watching euro-league games and it wouldn't be much different.

The weird schedule/start times have something to do with ratings being down but man, the cognitive dissonance watching these games is just remarkable. It does not 'look' like an NBA game and that absolutely impacts the viewing experience.

This season just cannot end quickly enough.

LMAO That is pretty good and funny. But this has been going on for years. I can't remember but I thought they had a flop rule.

God I still hate that ****ing guy.

Dude is one of the best at it though.

What a no look pass by Kemba to probably seal the game and season for the Raptors

That was ****ing slick by Walker. Didn't matter though God ****ing Damn.

LMAO OR NOT

What a shot

The exact opposite of last night's games.

LMAOLMAOLMAO

Tacko Fall posts +/- average of -17280 per 48 minutes in game 3

My exact comment to my buddy. Far better basketball than that garbage OKC HOU game

Denver looks way better than I imagined.

BOS/TOR are just better teams probably although HOU/OKC were choking the entire game.

That was some cold blooded shit from OG.

Kawhi is too good for this team.

There's been a ton of incredible play, if you've paid attention at all. Why would anyone want that to end?

Yea, I don't blame the players for playing to win and taking full advantage of what the refs will give them.

I blame the league.

If it was up to me, they would review fouls during the next commercial break. If it was a clear flop, reverse the call during the timeout. If it was particularly egregious, like pretending to be hit in the face with no contact, award a technical.

If I was going to run to be commissioner, my platform is eliminating the clear flops. (Subtle flops would still happen, but you have to live with that)

When he decides to take over he sure is.

Damn LeBron posterized that bitch Westbrook

LMAO LeBron and Davis just talking amongst the two of them while the other 3 dip shits stand in a line.

How did LeBron manage to find such a collection of idiots outside of AD to fill out this roster?

Houston can easily win this series.

Lebron needs moar HOFers

Giannis is gone.

0 pts in the 4th. 2 fouls.

Lebron is a Scottie Pippen. He needs his MJ

I see LameBron has now entered choke mode.

This is the end for him, finally.

I hope the Chinese ruin his life.

Hopefully to Toronto.

Hopefully he puts on his big boy pants and stays with the Bucks.

He looked in the mirror to find one idiot.

But you were spot on when you said that the Rockets would be a problem for the Lakers. I still think the Lakers win because no team chokes on prosperity like Harden's Rockets. Far different from Olajuwon's.

LeBron may have the highest basketball IQ of any player ever.

I’d say that’s mostly because Harden is one of the greatest playoff chokers of all time. That fact is the Lakers’ best chance in this series.

I've been impressed with Harden's effort lately. He's been playing good D. I feel like that's kind of uncharacteristic for him.

I doubt that. And even if he does, he's still a real world idiot.

Yep. Harden = CHOKE

Yep. Good D in BIG moments. Very uncharacteristic for him.

**** that.

He needs to maximized his earning potential in a large market, which isn't going to happen in Milwaukee.

I think the Bucks can go 250 million for 5. He won't be standing in the soup kitchen line anytime soon if he stays.

That's not the point, at all.

If Giannis goes to Golden State or the Knicks or any other large market team, he's going to sign massive endorsement deals that wouldn't otherwise be available if he stays in a small market like Milwaukee.

Being from around KC I'm always going to root for the small market teams to keep their home grown stars for stars to not form super teams via FA.

Also LBJ was doing ok in Cleveland which is about half the size of Milwaukee. Favre and Rodgers also found their way on TV in spite of being from the cheese state.

It boils down to what his priorities are.

His priorities should be to earn as much money as possible, today, because tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

I'll leave determining his priorities to him, but I know what I would like to see.

Yeah, me, too.

Make as much money as possible because it could all come to a crashing halt tomorrow.

Yeah, just like Mahomes in KC.

Unless you're his agent or financial advisor, I don't see why you would really give a shit about whether Giannis makes 30 million in endorsements instead of 50 million. As a fan of the league, I want to see a competitive league with a lot of parity among all teams big and small. Not just a bunch of farm teams for the Lakers, Knicks, Celtics, and Warriors.

It's completely different.

NBA games don't draw in excess of 20 million people per game. Mahomes will be transcendent for the next 10-15 years while Giannis will likely begin his slide in the next 5-7 years.

Take the money while you can...

I'm all for athletes, regardless of their city or team, to earn as much money as possible because their careers can come to an end in a flash.

And the Knicks haven't been relevant nearly 25 years, so if you want a competitive league, then New York would be an ideal destination for him.

Nobody goes to the Knicks lol.

Exactly!

LMAO

Well I guess it is time for the Knicks to be competitive again lol.

Boston looks ROUGH.

Love this Toronto team and, of course, nick nurse.

They were a twat hair away from being down 3-0, and now the series is tied and look in control of the series. Crazy.

The Raptors completely outplayed them that game. Wouldn't have even been as close as it was without Boston getting more calls from the refs. Now it gets really interesting in a Bo3 series.

Then apparently you haven't spent a lot of time watching LeBron play this sport. He's a basketball genius.


One day that may not be the case. He just has to come through one time and it could open the floodgates. It might as well happen against this weak Lakers team.

Rumors in the bubble have been that Miami and Toronto are the frontrunners right now for Giannis (if and when he does go). He's not going to Dolan and his joke Knicks.

How the hell can Paul George be that good and perform that horribly?

This is some bad basketball tonight

Defense has been incredible.

Rough weekend for the top stars. Both LeBron and Kawhi get 0 points in the 4th quarter of winnable games, and Giannis seems to have one foot out the door of Milwaukee. If he doesn't play tonight it's clear why.

I'd be shocked if he didn't play.

Hopefully complete the sweep today.

Ankle finally gave out after carrying his worthless teammates.

:cuss:Lot's of fake fans in the stands today and none of them are wearing masks!!:banghead:

Pulling for the Bucks now, I want as much hoops as possible for this last week before football is back.

Plus the Bucks "others" may step up their game with Giannis out. It will be interesting to see if he comes back if they win this one.

Did he aggravate it on a play or something? Was watching Djokovic get defaulted from the US Open.