mikal
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Bleh. Live in a small market your whole life and then get back to me.
I will agree though that the Nets have had a long rebuild.
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Bleh. Live in a small market your whole life and then get back to me.
I will agree though that the Nets have had a long rebuild.
It's not Brooklyn's fault that Miami didn't want to trade Tyler Hero for James Harden.
Well to be fair that 2013 playoff run wasn't the first time fans have allowed to cheer and be happy at any level in 15 months.
Heck - I was taken aback by how energetic and rowdy a 25% capacity Capital One Arena was for the play in game. So every arena is seeing energized fan bases right now.
But the Garden is just different. And I'm not saying this as a New Yorker - it's the whole design of the building. The acoustics in that place are phenomenal - and not just for a concert. The crowd noise just radiates off that roof. The theater lighting that they started is now standard practice around the NBA. And the floor being 5 stories above ground level, which makes the place literally jump when it gets buzzing, is totally unique to the Garden.
Just an amazing venue.
Nobody had any idea at that time that the Knicks were going to be good, but I keep convincing myself every day that this team could have been a contender with this version of Harden as PG. Imagine the upgrade from what they currently have. They were obviously right not to trade for him at the time, but damn, it makes you wonder.
Welp - would Harden have been okay taking on a lesser scoring role if he wasn't next to KD and Kyrie? You never know, but probably not.
You're probably right. Hard to know if Randle take the leap with another ball dominant player. But damn, I've dreamed about it.
Addressing their PG issue is the team's biggest challenge in the offseason, and I don't see any great options that still allow them to have max cap space for the following offseason. Rose and co. have done a great job so far, but this coming offseason will be critical for them.
I hear you. But this is really the first time any big name goes to Brooklyn. I could see this being different with the Knicks.
As an aside, I find it hilarious that the Nets put together this fantastic team, and the only thing people in NYC talk about these days is the Knicks. I expect it to change if the Nets make it to the finals, but still. Pretty funny.
The most amazing thing in the NBA today is that the clear title favorite, a true superteam is playing in the largest market in the country... and absolutely nobody cares.
Boston fan for the win
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Hewson
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Meh, 'twas an empty water bottle.
Idiot has been arrested.
I say the spitter takes the cake.
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And speaking of idiots. The guy who as an adult thought the world was flat, and decided to stoke racial flames in an attempt to deflect the narrative of folks booing him here because he reneged on his promise to re-sign, was a class act on his way off the court last night...
https://twitter.com/NBCSCeltics/status/1399190411630026754
https://twitter.com/NBCSCeltics/status/1399190411630026754
Kyrie is a dope.
As are the talking heads who are equating Kyrie stomping on Lucky with a bottle being thrown at someone.
Honestly - shit needs to stop. Dox the shit out of every one of these idiots. Don't just arrest them. Don't just ban them. Put their name and picture everywhere. Let them report to work on Monday and explain why they felt the need to throw a bottle/popcorn/spit at a professional athlete.
As are the talking heads who are equating Kyrie stomping on Lucky with a bottle being thrown at someone.
Honestly - shit needs to stop. Dox the shit out of every one of these idiots. Don't just arrest them. Don't just ban them. Put their name and picture everywhere. Let them report to work on Monday and explain why they felt the need to throw a bottle/popcorn/spit at a professional athlete.
LuckyNumber7
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Kyrie stomping on me would not be very nice
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Hewson
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Headache makes an appearance on the floor in DC.
Man Philly ain't winning shit unless Ben Simmons learns how to shoot free throws sometime in the next week
Please... I can jump higher than that
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Hewson
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How does Embiid fall on his tailbone and hurt his knee?
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Hewson
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That guy had hops...in the beers he drank.
As good as Philly gas been this year? Man they're still dealing with the same two issues they've always dealt with - Simmons can't shoot and Embiid can't stay healthy.
We'll see what happens Wednesday. Part of me thinks Philly just held Embiid out because they have a 3-0 lead and the Zards stink so why risk anything. But with his history it's hard to get confident that he'll be able to stay healthy through the entire playoff
We, as s society, should have given more thought to the idea of slowly weening ourselves back to normal. We clearly can't handle it all coming at once.
Alas - as I said before, this guy's name should be plastered all over the place. Dox the shit out of him, and let him explain his actions to his employer.
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Hewson
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Yep.
The Kyrie bottle thrower heads to court today. Charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, carries a maximum 10 year sentence.
Clearly not going to get convicted on such a serious charge (as I noted earlier, you can clearly tell in the slo-mo of the video that the bottle was empty, would not have caused any serious harm had it connected with another empty object, Kyrie's head), likely pleas down to something involving probation and a fine, has been banned from the Garden.
Needs to be made an example of as does the Redenbacher tosser, the second spitter and look at me I can touch the backboard guy,
mikal
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Yeah I could be way off here but all along I've really felt that the Bucks/Nets series will be for a trip to the Finals. I just haven't been believing in the Sixers this year.
Well the Bucks have their own "can we even play this guy for large swaths of the 4th quarter because he's such a terrible free throw shooter" issue, but I don't think it's as extreme with Giannis as it is with Simmons.
I've wondered all year if the Bucks were playing possum after the past two flame outs. They may we'll have been.
I've wondered all year if the Bucks were playing possum after the past two flame outs. They may we'll have been.
mikal
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Yeah Giannis definitely scares me with the free throw shooting. Hoping they can just get the ball in Holiday or Middleton's hands in the 4th quarter as much as possible.
The Donte injury really hurts and I've really set myself to believe that they will fall to Brooklyn in 6 or 7 games, but if somehow they do get past that series, then I think they can beat any other team in both conferences.
There's always hope that Kyrie just stops showing up for a few weeks without giving a reason as to why. Wouldn't be the first time...
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Plus I have a similar confidence level with Durant making it all the way through uninjured as with Embiid.
LuckyNumber7
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I just saw this controversial Kyrie stomp.
I don’t like Kyrie but I’m sorry, who the fuck cares about this? Why is this a big deal?
I don’t like Kyrie but I’m sorry, who the fuck cares about this? Why is this a big deal?
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Hewson
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Its a culmination of things, not just the stomp in and of itself.
LuckyNumber7
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I mean he is a lame person but I would totally just roll my eyes at you the idea of stomping on the court that everyone’s feet run across daily as “disrespectful.” He’s a moron, that’s the best he’s got.
phanan
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Doesn’t matter anyway. The series is over tonight.
