Game Thread 2017 NBA Championship - Cavs vs Warriors

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HCP said:
What are you talking about. You are going to see a series with some of the best players in the game and arguably the best player to ever play it battle it out. Are you a fan of the game of basketball? How could you NOT give a fuck about future hall of famers meeting up in the finals?
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Not surprised. All the hate Kobe gets around here. Love him or hate him, it was beautiful watching him play ball.
 
HCP said:
What are you talking about. You are going to see a series with some of the best players in the game and arguably the best player to ever play it battle it out. Are you a fan of the game of basketball? How could you NOT give a fuck about future hall of famers meeting up in the finals?
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I am a fan of the Blazers. I just don't care to watch these same two teams 'duke it out' for another year. Didn't watch last year and won't watch this year. Not interested.
 
HCP said:
What are you talking about. You are going to see a series with some of the best players in the game and arguably the best player to ever play it battle it out. Are you a fan of the game of basketball? How could you NOT give a fuck about future hall of famers meeting up in the finals?
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Because some great things get boring after awhile. People get bored of the same shit. The NBA in general is boring because everyone knew these two teams would play in the Finals. Also, Draymond is a disgrace to the game and nobody wants to watch his antics. Who gives a fuck about the outcome? I'll probably watch a little bit. Even if I watched a lot, I still wouldn't really give a fuck.
 
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tlongII said:
The Big Red Machine.
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crandc said:
The Big Red Machine won two World Series, after losing to the upstart "hairs" from Oakland.
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Wait, this guy won two World Series??

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I'm going to watch the playoffs but it won't have the same import for me... the same matchup third time around. I get that it's about personalities and brands. Its about exposure and selling shoes. And that's what draws the big buckle in. And if you live by everything the NBA sells, yeah that's great. But to me it just gets bombastic and old after a while. Even the Pats and Yankees fuck up sometimes on the way to the Finals.
 
Some great points being made about this upcoming series! The biggest is that this is the first time in history that the same two teams will have met for 3 consecutive years!! Celtics and Lakers great teams never did that.

It's also the SEVENTH consecutive NBA Finals for the chump named Lebron James! : )

I hope it goes 7 games again. Then, I don't care the outcome. Just fun to watch good basketball.
I just watched replay of last years game 7 finish. Kyrie shot, and Lebron block won the game/series!!

Question: Will you root for Durant and the Warriors to prevail? I have a tough time rooting for the rich getting richer concept.
Not that Cav's are poor. I get it.
 
Harry's Raincoat said:
Some great points being made about this upcoming series! The biggest is that this is the first time in history that the same two teams will have met for 3 consecutive years!! Celtics and Lakers great teams never did that.

It's also the SEVENTH consecutive NBA Finals for the chump named Lebron James! : )

I hope it goes 7 games again. Then, I don't care the outcome. Just fun to watch good basketball.
I just watched replay of last years game 7 finish. Kyrie shot, and Lebron block won the game/series!!

Question: Will you root for Durant and the Warriors to prevail? I have a tough time rooting for the rich getting richer concept.
Not that Cav's are poor. I get it.
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I can root for Channing Frye....I just have a hard time rooting for Lebron...I watched those finals replays and thought Lebron's crying on the floor looked so staged ....he stood up and talked like he was recording an infomercial.......I just don't have a dog in this fight...will watch the series though as a fan of the game..just not invested in the outcome very much...I always rooted for the Jazz against the Bulls when the Blazers were out of the playoffs....I do not like Draymond Green either....tough to pick.
 
I think I've made it pretty obvious who I am rooting for
 
Let's face it, I'm not going to be happy with an NBA finals series until the Blazer are in it. That said, this should be an entertaining matchup with some high caliber basketball. I'll be watching. After all, it's a long time until fall camp.
 
TBpup said:
It's ridiculous how long in between the Conf Finals and the Finals. Total loss of any momentum they did have.
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The schedule for the start of the finals was set at the beginning of the playoffs and had to allow for each of the preliminary rounds to go seven games. The Cavs and Warriors slicing through the competition with only one loss between them resulted in this long break. I guess the only question is why the NBA is rigid on the starting date for the finals. My guess would be advertising sales.
 
I would love to see the look on KD's face when he loses after the amazing season they had (again!). Really just goes to show how hard it is to win it all. OKC will dye laughing. Nothing against him just hate the "let's make a super team" philosophy......unless it's us doing it.
 
The team that won the lottery 3 times in 4 years, and then signed LBJ because he happened to be born in the state.
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the team whose star was injured for a year, and signed for way below his value, then had the cap increase more than it ever has (by a lot), and signed Durant.

So, lucky-ass team from the East vs. lucky-ass team in the West.
 
TBpup said:
It's ridiculous how long in between the Conf Finals and the Finals. Total loss of any momentum they did have.
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Is it ridiculous when there's a week or two off before the Super Bowl?
 
KingSpeed said:
Is it ridiculous when there's a week or two off before the Super Bowl?
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Yes, the 2 week break is nothing but commercials and talking heads. In football, one week is standard between games. In NBA, 2 days. This is absurd. There have been front page stories every day in SF Chronicle with no news.

On a more serious note, the home of LeBron James in LA was defaced with racist graffiti. Making America great again, the KKK way.
 
KingSpeed said:
Is it ridiculous when there's a week or two off before the Super Bowl?
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1 week is normal since that is what happens every week. Two weeks is ridiculous and loses the momentum of the playoffs.
 
KingSpeed said:
Is it ridiculous when there's a week or two off before the Super Bowl?
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TBpup said:
1 week is normal since that is what happens every week. Two weeks is ridiculous and loses the momentum of the playoffs.
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2 weeks is not abnormal either, since every team gets a bye week at some point during the season. It's not as though teams' records are harmed by their bye weeks, so while the "playoffs" may lose momentum, I would posit that the teams themselves benefit rather than suffer.
 
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