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NBA 2021-22: Ben Simmons and Kyrie Walk Into A Bar While Talking About The Lakers
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Where the F is Scott "The Extender" Foster?
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I got that part right at least.
Midnight Oil was great and mercifully I didn't see one second of the game. Heard the last 5+ minutes on the radio in the car.
Congrats to GS. Can't win turning the ball over 22 times that's for shit sure.
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Clear as day they're going to need to figure this out.
Golden State exposed their lack of ball handlers and once they figure that out it was kind of over.
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Dang it, I missed the game. I usually like to watch the last game of the season. Oh well. So, the Warriors keep their dynasty going.
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this ends all debate about Steph and his place in the pantheon of NBA all time greats.
it also ends talk about Steve Kerr. i questioned his substitution patterns early - but jeez, the job he did holding this team together - and the buttons he pressed in the last 3 games, like putting Otto Porter into the starting lineup,? guy's got 9 rings. 5 as a player, 4 as a coach. he's in rarified air now.
and to think that this squad is going to add an influx of young talent .
warriors play the game the way it's supposed to be. they have unselfish stars - the ball has energy and pings all over the court - and they guard the crap out of you. if you turn the ball over against them? forget it - they're going to kill you in transition.
their organization is also incredibly first class in everything they do - at least in my experience and interaction with them. couldn't be happier for them.
and hey, that's a wrap - and time for the first real NBA offseason since 2019. and thank god for that in so many different ways.
draft next week - lackluster free agency begins end of the month. get that stove warming up.
your next nba basketball will be in the preseason in tokyo.
it also ends talk about Steve Kerr. i questioned his substitution patterns early - but jeez, the job he did holding this team together - and the buttons he pressed in the last 3 games, like putting Otto Porter into the starting lineup,? guy's got 9 rings. 5 as a player, 4 as a coach. he's in rarified air now.
and to think that this squad is going to add an influx of young talent .
warriors play the game the way it's supposed to be. they have unselfish stars - the ball has energy and pings all over the court - and they guard the crap out of you. if you turn the ball over against them? forget it - they're going to kill you in transition.
their organization is also incredibly first class in everything they do - at least in my experience and interaction with them. couldn't be happier for them.
and hey, that's a wrap - and time for the first real NBA offseason since 2019. and thank god for that in so many different ways.
draft next week - lackluster free agency begins end of the month. get that stove warming up.
your next nba basketball will be in the preseason in tokyo.
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Thinking about this... I think Tatum (and Brown) heard the talk about his lack of scoring game 1 and he started forcing things vs just keeping the ball moving - and that led to the massive amounts of turnovers.
It's always been Boston's Achilles heel - falling back into hero ball and forcing things vs just moving the ball and letting the action zone to you.
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There was debate about Steph?
For all the Reggie Millers and Ray Allens of history playing sort of the second-fiddle to all time greats, at minimum he is the best version of them. At minimum.
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part of the debate about anyone these days is that there's too many damn hours to fill on these sports networks. it's like politics, but without worrying about life and death.
the 3-1 defeat followed by the two titles with KD kind of led to this narrative that Steph was just below the upper echelon of stars and wasn't on that upper upper level - that top 10 to 15 players of all time level.
He's on that level.
Aside from his all around greatness as a player - there are very few people who legitimately changed the way basketball is played. Steph Curry is on that list.
Mikan. Kareem. Jordan. Steph. And to be honest? 1/2 on that list are probably George Mikan and Steph Curry - in whichever order you'd like.
the 3-1 defeat followed by the two titles with KD kind of led to this narrative that Steph was just below the upper echelon of stars and wasn't on that upper upper level - that top 10 to 15 players of all time level.
He's on that level.
Aside from his all around greatness as a player - there are very few people who legitimately changed the way basketball is played. Steph Curry is on that list.
Mikan. Kareem. Jordan. Steph. And to be honest? 1/2 on that list are probably George Mikan and Steph Curry - in whichever order you'd like.
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C's will be fine - just need to find a point guard.
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Bucks in 6 next year. LFG!
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First round against Brooklyn?
LuckyNumber7
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Hey now. Wilt Chamberlain literally rewrote the rules of the game after he discovered all the cheat codes. If that’s not changing the game then what is!?
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I think it's hilarious that Brooklyn is already rated so high in Vegas for next year. Team hasn't gotten past the 2nd round both years they were expected to win it all.
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20,000 women can't be wrong.
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Scoring champion!
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Wow, since 2011, an NBA Finals has featured Steph and/or Lebron 11 out of 12 seasons.
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Wilt was dominant, no doubt.
Changing the game is different than just being dominant. Wilt didn't really change the way the game was played. If anything people were critical of how he played - saying that you couldn't win that way and pointing to Russell as proof.
Before George Mikan the lane was half the size as it is now. They literally changed the court design because of him.
Dunking was outlawed in college for a number of years and eventually the mandatory freshman red shirt year was down away with because of Kareem.
Jordan's influence is more off the court in how a superstar player is marketed, but there was a clear shift towards finding players that fit his mold afterwards.
You could make an argument for Patrick Ewing - as the draft lottery was put in place due to his college dominance.
And you have Steph - who has had an undeniable impact on how the game is played from the NBA on down to grassroots. LeBron is a greater all time player than Steph - but LeBron didn't change the way the game is played (probably because nobody can copy his physical dominance, similar to a Wilt or Shaq)
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I feel like what you’re describing is perfectly valid for Wilt, too though. Mikan widened the lane once - Chamberlain widened it a second time. Chamberlain also basically established the modern free throw protocol, and took away offensive goaltending. Perhaps you can argue he didn’t change the way the game was played because only he was dominating the avenues he changed, but he changed the course of history with rule changes that blocked people from following in his dominant footsteps.
P.S. some kids had Chuck E. Cheese’s growing up, but we had Wilt Chamberlain’s. I only know of this man’s dominance thanks to that place. Best mozzarella sticks ever.
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All fair points with no debate from me
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Even the best mozzarella sticks point?
iron yuppie
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It would be too funny if when Simmons finally suits up for the Nets, neither Kyrie nor KD are there anymore.
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I don't think KD is going to ask out.
Kyrie? Man fuck that guy who cares. Let him join the Lakers. Nobody else wants that clown so they deserve each other.
Kyrie? Man fuck that guy who cares. Let him join the Lakers. Nobody else wants that clown so they deserve each other.
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https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1541551184372170752?t=m-xrJzrH01Qs-EeVZI931w&s=19
Translation: Kyrie realized nobody else wanted his bum ass so he opted in because his only other option was to take the veteran's minimum, but the PR mouthpiece known as Shams is going to make it seem as if he had a lot of options.
Translation: Kyrie realized nobody else wanted his bum ass so he opted in because his only other option was to take the veteran's minimum, but the PR mouthpiece known as Shams is going to make it seem as if he had a lot of options.
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JR Smith names Matthew Dellavedova the greatest competitor he's seen
All this talk about Steph Curry joining the game's upper echelon of best players, MJ vs Lebron, are we just going to ignore Delly? The MOST competitive player JR Smith has EVER seen.
All this talk about Steph Curry joining the game's upper echelon of best players, MJ vs Lebron, are we just going to ignore Delly? The MOST competitive player JR Smith has EVER seen.
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