The NBA is a joke

[craigehlo]

Warriors fans don't even really exist. They're just laker fans who switched sides. I couldn't care less what they do or don't love. I call a spade a spade.

Warriors fans don't exist? WTF was this:

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I disagree with this.

True Warriors fans are in the top 3 in the league. They've been through some shit and still cheer for their team. It's inevitable that people will hop on the bandwagon of a championship team.

Do the real Warriors fans chant BORING?

 

[BonesJones]

because we foolishly think we'll get our Daniel Bryan moment, and win a title..only to have the team break down and be dismantled.

God I hope I'm a fan of a team that wins a title soon. 39 going on 40 years is enough.

And before anyone talks about how the Warriors went 40 years between titles, I'd like to point out all of the championships San Francisco sports teams won since 1975 vs all the championships Portland sports teams have won since 1977.

Hint: the bay area has won more.

We need a baseball and NHL team

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

The refs are terrible! The NBA is rigged! The small market team is getting hosed! The superstars get all the calls! The fix is in!

See ya in the game thread Saturday guys! Good night.

 

[THE HCP]

It all boils down to talent. We have two caliber starters going against this Warrior team.

What this guy said.

 

[ripcityboy]

The NBA is about TV ratings, big star marketability and selling shoes. In that order..... If your interested in a basketball game where the natural order of David vs Goliath makes things more equal, I suggest you try college basketball. But I don't blame you for finding it as boring as hell. When people starts to buy jerseys as much for the team name as the player things might change. Athletes who want to win a ring so they take less and join a contender. Whoop-de-doo..... you just joined a exclusive club!

I will always prefer soccer, baseball and pro football. At least in those sports team dynamics means something. Not just a shelter for individual accomplishment.

 

[SIeepwalker]

I felt like we were called on a lot of offensive fouls when the defender was in the restricted area, and called on a lot of fouls where we went straight up, and that really pissed me off.
But I've seen someone say it this thread that we lost because we couldn't make a shot in the 4th, and that's unfortunately also true.

 

[BBert]

Post of the year. That's me, about to fall flat on my back. Again.

 

[BBert]

Blaming refs is what opposing fanbases LOVE.

I know we enjoyed ClutchFans threads during that series blaming the refs.

It all boils down to talent. We have two caliber starters going against this Warrior team.

I have no delusion that the Blazers are better than the Warriors. But in this game they were. They fought harder and shot better and earned a chance to win or lose fair and square. But the refs didn't call the game fair and square, especially where Green was concerned.

The way I see it, NBA officials don't "referee" games, they "manage" them for entertainment purposes. All too often they over manage them to the point that one team gets taken out of their game. That happened again last night. It's a shame.

 

[HailBlazers]

It's always a dead giveaway they blew a call when they don't show the replay.

 

[Denny Crane]

The problem wasn't just defense. The problem was that we could not score in the 4th quarter. We just stopped making shots.

There's nothing the "NBA" can do about it if you make shots.

This was on us.

I thought we got plenty of good looks in Q4.

 

[Denny Crane]

What this guy said.

Boooooo.

 

[crandc]

You said the team needs more talent and more scorers. I agree. So maybe the Blazers' problem is lack of scorers/talent and not some vast conspiracy?

Like it or not the Warriors are NBA Champions and will be until someone unseats them. They will get every benefit of the doubt.

The Blazers have done way way more than expected of them. It does not take a conspiracy to say they are just overmatched.

 

[B-Roy]

You said the team needs more talent and more scorers. I agree. So maybe the Blazers' problem is lack of scorers/talent and not some vast conspiracy?

Like it or not the Warriors are NBA Champions and will be until someone unseats them. They will get every benefit of the doubt.

The Blazers have done way way more than expected of them. It does not take a conspiracy to say they are just overmatched.

This x 100.

Love this team to death but the Warriors are clearly more talented.

 

[BBert]

I don't think there's an actual conspiracy to preordain and ensure certain match-ups. Just referees giving preferential treatment to certain players, and over managing the ebb and flow of games for the enjoyment of the home crowd and to maintain the TV audience.

 

[BBert]

This x 100.

Love this team to death but the Warriors are clearly more talented.

Yes the Warriors are more talented. And more experienced. Last night however the Blazers were outplaying them, so the officials stepped in and evened out the game; the more talented team stepped up their game; and that's all she wrote. I cannot prove nor disprove my opinion of last night's game management, but it is how I interpret what I observed.

I feel pretty good about our chances to steal a game or two, so I'm not giving up. And neither will the Blazers.

 

[Natebishop3]

You said the team needs more talent and more scorers. I agree. So maybe the Blazers' problem is lack of scorers/talent and not some vast conspiracy?

Like it or not the Warriors are NBA Champions and will be until someone unseats them. They will get every benefit of the doubt.

The Blazers have done way way more than expected of them. It does not take a conspiracy to say they are just overmatched.

Do you really not see a huge discrepancy in how the game is called?

Yes, the Warriors are clearly the better team.

Yes, we should have made shots in the 4th quarter

Where I disagree is that we have NO shot at beating this team if the refs aren't going to call it both ways. We could have been up 20 points in the third (when we WERE making shots) if the refs weren't keeping them in it. We can't beat this team AND the refs. We're simply not good enough.

 

[riverman]

We have no rim protection, turned the ball over on multiple blown plays and bricked bunny shots at the rim....like I said before...CJ and Mason couldn't throw a basketball in a swimming pool when it counted tonight...that's not on the refs.....I got over worrying about how a game is reffed decades ago..you need to put the ball in the hoop to win and our players stunk up the offense at the end. Calls or no calls...we bounce back pretty well after these type losses though...the Warriors haven't lost much at home for the last couple seasons...are folks really that shocked?

 

[Natebishop3]

We have no rim protection, turned the ball over on multiple blown plays and bricked bunny shots at the rim....like I said before...CJ and Mason couldn't throw a basketball in a swimming pool when it counted tonight...that's not on the refs.....I got over worrying about how a game is reffed decades ago..you need to put the ball in the hoop to win and our players stunk up the offense at the end. Calls or no calls...we bounce back pretty well after these type losses though...the Warriors haven't lost much at home for the last couple seasons...are folks really that shocked?

Again, that was in the 4th quarter. I'm talking about before that, when Dame was lighting it up and we were making shots. We could have run away from them, but it was during that third quarter that they made a ton of questionable calls and kept the Warriors in it.

 

[Denny Crane]

From what I saw, the Warriors basically exposed Plumlee and Davis as not good enough. Plums had TWO shots blocked on plays he was going to the rim. That's terrible. He can't score unless he gets the ball within a foot of the basket.

Davis is a PF, not a C.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Why do we keep coming back to a game we know we can't win? They won't LET us win.

It is valiant to embrace the struggle, even in the face of certain defeat.

Just as a reminder, exactly 1 team since 1980 has won a championship with what is now a bottom 15 media market except those teams that had Duncan or James. (btw, that 1 team had league darlings Shaq and Wade).

So, we don't have a player considered one of the best all-time, and we're not in a top15 media market. We're not winning a championship, maybe ever! Try to embrace the struggle, see how far we can get.

 

[BBert]

We have no rim protection, turned the ball over on multiple blown plays and bricked bunny shots at the rim....like I said before...CJ and Mason couldn't throw a basketball in a swimming pool when it counted tonight...that's not on the refs.....

I'm pretty sure no one denies these things and no one is going to deny the Blazers didn't play a perfect game. No team does. Some of us believe we didn't have an even playing field during certain stretches of the game, and we wish that weren't the case. Our chances of beating the Warriors are very thin even on an even playing field. Take that away and even on our best night, which we were having last night for most of the game, we have no shot at all. It's frustrating; so we vent.

 

[BBert]

It is valiant to embrace the struggle, even in the face of certain defeat.

Just as a reminder, exactly 1 team since 1980 has won a championship with what is now a bottom 15 media market except those teams that had Duncan or James. (btw, that 1 team had league darlings Shaq and Wade).

So, we don't have a player considered one of the best all-time, and we're not in a top15 media market. We're not winning a championship, maybe ever! Try to embrace the struggle, see how far we can get.

Hear, hear!

The alternative is shear madness!

 

[BigGameDamian]

More proof was handed out today. I wouldn't be surprised if KD to GSW was in the works for quite some time now. The other teams that got meeting had no chance from the beginning. It's all in design similar to the WWE. What a price of shit league! I won't even be mad if CJ decides to leave at the end of his contact to a more attractive location. Or anyone else for that matter. Go ahead PA move the team to Seattle!

 

[Chris Craig]

The refs kept them in that game. Yes, they blew us out of the water in the 4th, but during the third quarter when we were making shots, they were calling fouls almost every time down the floor. That foul on Plumlee where he went straight up and Green just bowled him over, that was bullshit. I've never seen so many reversed calls in another team's favor. Well I have.... they were also wearing yellow, interesting enough.

We need more talent. We need more scorers. Dame can't carry this team all the time, but we can't beat the Warriors AND the refs. They waited until Golden State was pulling away and then they started evening up the foul numbers. It's a joke. The league is a joke. They want their Warriors/Spurs series and we don't stand a chance.

Well you are about to see more reversed calls in the warriors favor

 

[Chris Craig]

because we foolishly think we'll get our Daniel Bryan moment, and win a title..only to have the team break down and be dismantled.

God I hope I'm a fan of a team that wins a title soon. 39 going on 40 years is enough.

And before anyone talks about how the Warriors went 40 years between titles, I'd like to point out all of the championships San Francisco sports teams won since 1975 vs all the championships Portland sports teams have won since 1977.

Hint: the bay area has won more.

If only the NBA were as fake as the WWE...oh wait it is

 

[Chris Craig]

Adam Silver walks into a bar....

 

[Natebishop3]

Nice bump lol

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Talking of jokes: remember when you said _I_ was having a meltdown?

 

[Natebishop3]

Talking of jokes: remember when you said _I_ was having a meltdown?

You were. And if we had signed Parsons, you would have.

Do I need to bump your threads from last summer?