The Official 2019 NBA Finals Thread (1 Viewer)

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Strenuus said:
My bad. Dame got us there.

Our coach is awful and holds us back.
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Ok so let me get this straight. We have one all-nba player. A collection of forwards that maybe have borderline starter type talent at their best, we literally get excited when one of them hits enough wide open shots to get to 15 points in a night, a “good” SG, two injured centers.
But Its all Stotts holding them back... I have my issues with Stotts but still not buying that you put Pop on the bench and they sniff a ring...
 
brooklynballer said:
And we have Zach Collins who is arguably just as good as Ibaka and Nurk who is probably better than Gasol at this stage of his career. Even with Nurk, Blazers get swept by Warriors. The Raptors have a defensive system that they execute flawlessly ... the Blazer’s have, well, whatever you want to call Stott’s “defence”. Are you actually watching how hard they play on D? That’s a direct reflection of their coach. And, coincidentally, so is Portland’s defence.
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Nurk played vs Golden state?
 
If only Chief and Harkless can dribble and make shots consistently, we could probably playing in the Finals instead of the Warriors.
 
For those keeping score at home-
Portland beats OKC cuz Westbrook isn’t a winner and Paul George was hurt
Portland beat Denver because of lucky shots
GS beat Portland because of coaching and GS defense and offense both are amazing
Toronto is beating GS because of coaching and great defense and offense but now GS doesn’t have great offense or defense
Nick Nurse has somehow turned Kawhi, Ibaka, Gasol into great defenders
Kerr can’t figure out how to run an offense
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
I dont get why a bunch of Blazer fans are so happy that Toronto is winning this... By extension Portland got swept by GS. So all this proves is the Blazers are a long ways away from winning anything... It might also mean KD stays in GS which means basically portlands shot of getting out of the west basically doesnt exist.
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What happens this series is irrelevant. Golden State beating Toronto doesn't make Portland amy better than they are.
 
calvin natt said:
For those keeping score at home-
Portland beats OKC cuz Westbrook isn’t a winner and Paul George was hurt
Portland beat Denver because of lucky shots
GS beat Portland because of coaching and GS defense and offense both are amazing
Toronto is beating GS because of coaching and great defense and offense but now GS doesn’t have great offense or defense
Nick Nurse has somehow turned Kawhi, Ibaka, Gasol into great defenders
Kerr can’t figure out how to run an offense
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:smiley-pat::smiley-pat::smiley-pat::smiley-pat::smiley-pat:
 
kjironman1 said:
What this years playoffs had shown in a very obvious fashion is that Regular season basketball and Playoff basketball are two very different things. It also really doesn't matter how healthy they start the playoffs out. Seems like the level and intensity of play goes so far up that every player gets at least some kind of nagging injury and even the very best players are going down. Yes having a good season and getting HCA makes things easier. But to win a championship it takes health and luck. A whole lotta both.
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This is a key point.
The way the Blazers play is good for the regular season. However, I don't believe they have been disciplined enough in the playoffs the last 5-6 years.
 
BonesJones said:
What happens this series is irrelevant. Golden State beating Toronto doesn't make Portland amy better than they are.
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Sure I can buy that its irrelevant. Yet their are threads pointing to this series saying its very relevant to the Blazers and what they should do. There are numerous posts saying this series proves how bad Stotts is. Seems like it’s relevant when its convenient...
 
All this series proves is injuries and fatigue are getting the best of the Warriors. It doesn't prove Stotts is a bad coach or that the Blazers aren't good enough.
 
Chris Craig said:
All this series proves is injuries and fatigue are getting the best of the Warriors. It doesn't prove Stotts is a bad coach or that the Blazers aren't good enough.
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No, this series doesn't prove that Stotts is a bad coach. His defensive strategy in Game 1 of the WCF already proved that.
 
Raptors are not an okay team. They are excellent. They have had one of the most difficult routes to the Finals recently, have faced many adversities on their path and to be in a position they are in now is super impressive.
 
How many people were giving the Raptors a chance to win a game in these finals?
Defense travels well. The Warriors are struggling to score more than 110 points.
 
tester551 said:
This is a key point.
The way the Blazers play is good for the regular season. However, I don't believe they have been disciplined enough in the playoffs the last 5-6 years.
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Dude?
They nearly swept OKC in the first round.
Then they went against a higher seed and not only won but won twice on the road without their starting center and a hobbled backup center. The second win was a deciding game 7 on their court.
So now making the conference finals isn't disciplined?

Where do these kind of comments come from?
 
So the question remains. Do we see Durant in a close out game.
If this is a "calf strain" i would think yes.
If they don't play Durant then there is a bigger problem. You would think he would at least give it a go if this is a muscle strain.
 
kjironman1 said:
So the question remains. Do we see Durant in a close out game.
If this is a "calf strain" i would think yes.
If they don't play Durant then there is a bigger problem. You would think he would at least give it a go if this is a muscle strain.
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I think it would be hilarious if GS still wins this series.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Sure I can buy that its irrelevant. Yet their are threads pointing to this series saying its very relevant to the Blazers and what they should do. There are numerous posts saying this series proves how bad Stotts is. Seems like it’s relevant when its convenient...
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Youre the one saying that if the Raptors win it shows that the Blazers are a long way off, so we should root for the Warriors...

The Blazers are a long way off. Thats the case no matter who wins. However, it is interesting how the Blazers got swept by a team thats going to lose to Toronto in 5 after I had multiple people trying to claim we wouldve made it out of the East.
 
kjironman1 said:
Dude?
They nearly swept OKC in the first round.
Then they went against a higher seed and not only won but won twice on the road without their starting center and a hobbled backup center. The second win was a deciding game 7 on their court.
So now making the conference finals isn't disciplined?

Where do these kind of comments come from?
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1 year excuses the last 6?

They overcame their style of play with talent this year. Dont let that make you think being in the bottom 5 in assists every year is conducive to post-season success. Our "flow" offense is stagnant as fuck.
 
OneSport3 said:
No, this series doesn't prove that Stotts is a bad coach. His defensive strategy in Game 1 of the WCF already proved that.
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Yeah if people want proof I can point to at least 10 different things that I've pointed to for years and became even more obvious during their run.
 
BonesJones said:
Youre the one saying that if the Raptors win it shows that the Blazers are a long way off, so we should root for the Warriors...

The Blazers are a long way off. Thats the case no matter who wins. However, it is interesting how the Blazers got swept by a team thats going to lose to Toronto in 5 after I had multiple people trying to claim we wouldve made it out of the East.
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Ok well when people say this proves how bad NO / Stotts are as long as you’re consistent with telling them this series is irrelevant then Im ok with your argument. If not its just picking and choosing whats relevant to fit what we want.
 
BonesJones said:
The Blazers are a long way off. Thats the case no matter who wins.
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The part about the Blazers being a ways off i agree with. They need a reliable 3 and D wing and they need to be healthy.

It's the "LONG" way off part i just don't understand?
 
BonesJones said:
Yeah if people want proof I can point to at least 10 different things that I've pointed to for years and became even more obvious during their run.
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And we can all point to about 20 different things that we have all pointed to for years to cancel out your 10 things. But honestly does it have to happen on every thread and in every conversation you have on the board?
 
kjironman1 said:
And we can all point to about 20 different things that we have all pointed to for years to cancel out your 10 things. But honestly does it have to happen on every thread and in every conversation you have on the board?
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Maybe not, if people didnt consistantly defend him and make silly excuses for him. That's a common theme in this.

And no, you cant point out anything that cancels out what I have to say. You can stretch and reach and think you are, thats fine. Nobody has effectively done so.
 
kjironman1 said:
The part about the Blazers being a ways off i agree with. They need a reliable 3 and D wing and they need to be healthy.

It's the "LONG" way off part i just don't understand?
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They're not a Top 5 contender in the league, so yeah.
 
BonesJones said:
1 year excuses the last 6?
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Oh Fucking please.....

Who in their right mind thought this team was a championship contender all of the last 6 years.

Enjoy your day Bones. It's painfully obvious the only thing you can do to make yourself feel more validated is to pick apart another persons/teams success. In this case you are picking apart my favorite team and it's players/coach.

I'm a Blazer fan. You want to bash my favorite team and the success it has achieved then have at it. I would rather spend my time on another forum that doesn't have a kid with thousands and thousands of negative comments about my team.

You see how this works. You are not doing this forum any favors at all.
 
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