***NBA 2018 Finals v2: Rigged/ Friendly Refereeing Edition

[iGnP]

Bosh was a 14 point and 7 board guy in the Yoffs in Miami

he still gave them >48% shooting (>40% from 3) in roughly 80 playoff games with the Heat. It's not his fault he was relegated to the third option

 

[HunterSdVa29]

well ya you can't have 3 high usage guys on one team, that's not how it works

Whether it's Ray in Bos, Bosh in MIA, or Harden in OKC....somebody is gonna take a hit

Bosh didn't magically get worse, you can argue Love has gotten older and was statpadding on a shitty team, but I don't think Bosh falls into that category. He just didn't have to do the same shit obviously w/ Wade and Lebron, both of which need the ball in their hands to be optimally effective.

 

[Chris Kyle is a liar]

So you think Steph is a top 10 player all time and he's playing with a better player....

Can anybody else actually make the same claim?

Maybe Kobe and Shaq in the 3rd title? Magic and Kareem?

I never said KD was better, I said he was more talented.

 

[PolishHeadlock]

I never said KD was better, I said he was more talented.

Point still stands

 

[HunterSdVa29]

also, while i value Dirk's ring likely more than anyone here, don't sleep on that 94 season by Hakeem

winning DPOTY, MVP, and FMVP as the lone AS (drexler didn't come till the second year) is about as ridiculously dominant as ONE player can be

 

[Chris Kyle is a liar]

Point still stands

Jordans bulls had a better roster
2016 Cavs
2017 Cavs
2000-2004 Lakers
Showtime Lakers
80's Celtics
2008 Celtics
2007-2003-2013-2014 Spurs

All those teams had better rosters than the 2018 warriors. I'll admit that none of those teams had anyone as disruptive as Steph, but plenty had a great one two punch like these warriors.

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

well ya you can't have 3 high usage guys on one team, that's not how it works

Whether it's Ray in Bos, Bosh in MIA, or Harden in OKC....somebody is gonna take a hit

Bosh didn't magically get worse, you can argue Love has gotten older and was statpadding on a shitty team, but I don't think Bosh falls into that category. He just didn't have to do the same shit obviously w/ Wade and Lebron, both of which need the ball in their hands to be optimally effective.

No doubt he needed to defer, both because Wad/Bern need the ball, but also because they're both better than him. But he was definitely a bit of a stat padder in Toronto as well.

Also, the Bern forced him into a stretch 4 position narrative (which I know you didn't specifically state here) is pretty overblown considering Bosh didn't start shooting a ton of 3's until the last year Bern was there (less than 1/gm the first couple years) and he was always a mid-range jump shooter, just a more ball dominant one in Toronto.

 

[PolishHeadlock]

also, while i value Dirk's ring likely more than anyone here, don't sleep on that 94 season by Hakeem

winning DPOTY, MVP, and FMVP as i believe the lone AS (drexler didn't come till the second year) is about as ridiculously dominant as ONE player can be

And he still didn't win a title.

Which is why titles are a bad metric for determining the GOAT.

 

[PolishHeadlock]

Jordans bulls had a better roster
2016 Cavs
2017 Cavs
2000-2004 Lakers
Showtime Lakers
80's Celtics
2008 Celtics
2007-2003-2013-2014 Spurs

All those teams had better rosters than the 2018 warriors. I'll admit that none of those teams had anyone as disruptive as Steph, but plenty had a great one two punch like these warriors.

Lol

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

Jordans bulls had a better roster
2016 Cavs
2017 Cavs
2000-2004 Lakers
Showtime Lakers
80's Celtics
2008 Celtics
2007-2003-2013-2014 Spurs

All those teams had better rosters than the 2018 warriors. I'll admit that none of those teams had anyone as disruptive as Steph, but plenty had a great one two punch like these warriors.

Lol, never change man.

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

And he still didn't win a title.

Which is why titles are a bad metric for determining the GOAT.

Yes he did.

 

[HunterSdVa29]

And he still didn't win a title.

Which is why titles are a bad metric for determining the GOAT.

wait what?

he won FMVP, he obviously won the title that year

Jordan won MVP and DPOTY in the same year (88) and didn't win the title, only other player to win both same season

 

[PolishHeadlock]

Yes he did.

I just embarrassed myself lol. Time to bow out

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

I just embarrassed myself lol. Time to bow out

Lol, no worries. God knows I hit post before double checking my aging memory all the time too.

 

[ShadowRun]

CAVS need to come out like 80's Pistons vs Jordan, foul, body check and knock Curry around a lot. It will be harder since touch fouls is a thing and more calls but got to get down and dirty. Get some slobs off the bench and wreck that weak fool.

 

[Substance Abuse]

Love was 1-4 with 0 rebounds in a 4th quarter that got down to a 7 point game before GSW went off. Not exactly showing up either.

Hill picked up his 4th foul well into the 3rd quarter and still played 34 minutes. Foul trouble is why he only took 1 shot in 16 second half minutes?

They played well in short spurts and were their usual can selves otherwise. Hell, you posted this mid-game:

I was drunk midgame!!!

LMAO

 

[Gervais]

I would be amazed if lebron dont join rockets. Only team with ready made players who can compete with warriors

 

[Luminaire]

CAVS need to come out like 80's Pistons vs Jordan, foul, body check and knock Curry around a lot. It will be harder since touch fouls is a thing and more calls but got to get down and dirty. Get some slobs off the bench and wreck that weak fool.

Oh yea? That’s the approach huh?

I don’t think you’ve thought this through (at all)

 

[echohead]

CAVS need to come out like 80's Pistons vs Jordan, foul, body check and knock Curry around a lot. It will be harder since touch fouls is a thing and more calls but got to get down and dirty. Get some slobs off the bench and wreck that weak fool.

Because if they cannot beat them with the FT lead surely they will win putting the likes of Curry (.921%), Durant (.889%), and Thompson (.837%) at the strip and make them earn those points.

 

[ShadowRun]

Oh yea? That’s the approach huh?

I don’t think you’ve thought this through (at all)

Yea silly me, it only worked against the best player of all time. I was wrong to thing it would be effective now. Thank you Mr.Lumin