NBA: Playoffs thread..

[LkrFan]

Paul Pierce's size 15 left some deep seeded anger within the Kang's balloon knot:

[LkrFan]

This team beat the team (2008 Sp*rs) who never repeated, but mopped the floor with Bron's ing ass in 2007:

/The End

[AlexJones]

Sharp money is on Houston.

[Clipper Nation]

Damn.

This is why you've got to stop listening to clowns like Skip and Stephen A, tbh. They spew so much that they forget the Hot Takes they were saying yesterday.

[Clipper Nation]

This team beat the team (2008 Sp*rs) who never repeated, but mopped the floor with Bron's ing ass in 2007:

/The End

Take Kobe off that team and MVPau leads them to a threepeat.

[LkrFan]

This is why you've got to stop listening to clowns like Skip and Stephen A, tbh. They spew so much that they forget the Hot Takes they were saying yesterday.

tru dat

[LkrFan]

Take Kobe off that team and MVPau leads them to a threepeat.

[endrity]

This team beat the team (2008 Sp*rs) who never repeated, but mopped the floor with Bron's ing ass in 2007:

/The End

Pau took a much worse team to the playoffs back to back in 06 and 07. Yeah, that team would have been an alright, average team in the NBA

[LkrFan]

Pau took a much worse team to the playoffs back to back in 06 and 07. Yeah, that team would have been an alright, average team in the NBA

Pau was 0-12 until Kobe held his hand

[endrity]

Pau was 0-12 until Kobe held his hand

Yep, but he was in the playoffs, in the West, in the mid-00s, with even a worse cast than that of the 2008-10 Laers. Nothing at all like the "worst team in the NBA" that you alluded too.

[daslicer]

This team beat the team (2008 Sp*rs) who never repeated, but mopped the floor with Bron's ing ass in 2007:

/The End

Dude you are going crazy. It's obvious you are somewhat worried about the possibility of Lebron winning another le if he lucks out by facing the Rockets. I think the Warriors will win tonight but you will be on pins and needles during the whole entire game tonight.

[LkrFan]

Dude you are going crazy. It's obvious you are somewhat worried about the possibility of Lebron winning another le if he lucks out by facing the Rockets. I think the Warriors will win tonight but you will be on pins and needles during the whole entire game tonight.

- no. This is a Spurs board. I care if the Spurs win.

If LBJ wins again, I hope it's with the LakersPERID.

[daslicer]

- no. This is a Spurs board. I care if the Spurs win.

If LBJ wins again, I hope it's with the LakersPERID.

You care if Lebron wins it's very obvious considering you are also a Kobe that doesn't like how Lebron is ranked ahead of Kobe.

[LkrFan]

You care if Lebron wins it's very obvious considering you are also a Kobe that doesn't like how Lebron is ranked ahead of Kobe.

No. Blame your fellow farmers. I tell you what, if you farm hands stop bringing up Kobe, I'll stop clowning your Kang. Deal?

[daslicer]

No. Blame your fellow farmers. I tell you what, if you farm hands stop bringing up Kobe, I'll stop clowning your Kang. Deal?

TBH I'm not even a Lebron supporter. I don't believe he's the GOAT and find the hype nauseating. It's why if comes down to a Warriors-Lebron finals that I won't watch it which is what I also did last year. Both are hateable en ies in my own eyes.

[Killakobe81]

More special, imo, because of the level of compe ion he faced compared to 2007. Remember in the 2007 playoffs the Cavaliers didn't play a team with a winning record until the ECF. The Wizards and Nets teams they beat in the first two rounds each went 41-41 and the Wizards were without Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler. This postseason LeBron went up against teams with 48, 59 and 56 wins and the Cavaliers only had HC in the first round against Indiana. So he was facing a higher caliber of compe ion than he did in 2007.

The other thing is that, say what you want about the overall talent level of the 2007 team, but it was more of a cohesive unit than this year's Cavs. Most of the principal role players on the '07 team- Larry Hughes, Donyell Marshall, Damon Jones, Eric Snow, Varejao- had been together since at least the beginning of the 2005-06 season. Whereas this year's team is barely recognizable even from the beginning of the season because of all the personnel moves. It's much more of a haphazard, thrown-together unit than the '07 team was, with a much shorter time playing together- a few months as opposed to two years.

You are,the Cavs expert buy as a neutral party I disagree.
2007 was special (unless he rings or pushes it to 6 or 7)
Because how freaking young he was in 2007. Back then his 3pt jumpshot was almost non existent his post footwork was atrocious and over reliant on crab dribbles ...but despite all that he was an amazing force of speed and strength mixed with an alteady high hoops IQ plus though aging he had to beat a experienced Pistons team.
This version of Lebron is stronger not as quick but a better post player, finisher (not dunker), shooter etc.
So to me reaching the Finals that early was more impressive plus to me his coach and csst was more limited offensively ...better defense but worse offense.

[Kyle Orton]

To be fair to MVPau, he had game 3 wrapped up in 06 til Dirk sent it to ot tbqh

[DAF86]

They didn't.

The were reports all that offseason long that Magic was already set on Lonzo. That's basically why the Celtics were cool with trading down 2 spots. 'Cause they knew the Lakers wouldn't take Tatum.

Do you have a link to any other type of information?

[endrity]

To be fair to MVPau, he had game 3 wrapped up in 06 til Dirk sent it to ot tbqh

Great memory there.

[LkrFan]

[baseline bum]

This team beat the team (2008 Sp*rs) who never repeated, but mopped the floor with Bron's ing ass in 2007:

/The End

Yeah Gasol/Odom/Bynum was a frontline.

[LkrFan]

Yeah Gasol/Odom/Bynum was a frontline.

Careers A.K. (after Kobe):

Gasol - treading water
Bynum - on a milk carton
Odom -

I'm just saying

[endrity]

Look man, it's good to be a fan and all, but at this point trying to include Kobe in a conversation where he has no role at all seems incredibly desperate.

And oh by the way, Gasol was an All-Star starter after he left the Lakers. The other two pretty much stopped playing basketball all together so there isn't much to talk about.

[spurraider21]

Yeah Gasol/Odom/Bynum was a frontline.

9 years later ariza is still starting on a championship caliber team

[Clipper Nation]

Careers A.K. (after Kobe):

Gasol - treading water
Bynum - on a milk carton
Odom -

I'm just saying

Career A.P. (after Pau):

- 21-61, no playoffs
- 17-65, no playoffs, retires
- Lakers improve by 9 wins the following year without him