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Playing together on the same team? I don't know. What would the rest of their supporting cast be like?
2017 NBA FINALS THREAD. PART III
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I remember A LOT about those Laker teams so I knew for a fact he was on the team. I also knew he didn't play. I knew I wasn't tripping
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Who said thatI want to see these hot takes over the next few days.
Let Steph shoot.
The lights would be too bright for beta max
Draymond shouldn't talk to KD like that.
Steph and KD aren't better than Kawhi.
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Klay don't even need to stay 5 years. He'll be a 4 time champion on a dynastic team as a major piece. He'll be a HOFer by the time his contract is up in 2019.
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Make it happen Mychal!
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I want to see these hot takes over the next few days.
Braun gonna end up on The Warriors & S. Curry goin to Cleveland...to pair up with D. Rose.
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Klay might be a better player than Draymond, but Draymond is more important to the team.
The Warriors just need a 3D player to fill Klay's role because Steph and KD can carry the scoring load.
The Warriors just need a 3D player to fill Klay's role because Steph and KD can carry the scoring load.
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Boozer, Kidd, James, D Will, Michael Redd, D Wade, Kobe, Howard, Paul, Bosh, Tayshaun Prince, Melo.
I don't know man but definitely not wildin. Bron in 08 was no where near the player that he is now. Kobe and Wade were solid. Howard was better. The big question is would they be able to stop the Warriors from raining 3's down on them? Would the 08 team try and play big with Howard, Bosh, and Boozer or would they be too slow in guarding KD and Green out by the 3 point line?
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this is all a rinse and repeat, some new team will rise in the next 5 years to take the helm as the best...GSW can't be this good forever
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Dubs gonna lose the finals and I wouldn't even be surprised if they dropped game 1.
Their top players wouldn't be anything on any other team and certainly not even considered top tier players in league with Kawhi, or Lebron(exception KD) It's a huge cheerleader effect going on. The thing that's more pressing is the fact that because they play "great team ball" they don't need an alpha or leader.
Which is wrong, you need a guaranteed player that no matter what happens, the offense will be led by them. The dubs don't have that and even have a player that was that or vying for that that ran to their team, with all other presumed "leaders of the team" in the pitch room convincing him to sign.
That's just not a great look at all. Seems it's hurt Thompson the most, clearly the weakest of the bunch mentally.
The main thing that will shoot this team in the foot is that they like to play hot potato by riding whoever gets the hottest and basically whoever scores the most points will be the one with the ball in their hands(word to Iggy 2 years ago)
some hot takes
- In Game 1 Steph will in fact try to redeem himself by doing at least 3-4 behind the back passes to erase the stupidest play in finals history and will fail
- Steph will go hard(and fail) at trying to force things against Kyrie. I even predict he will try to call for a switch with Kyrie, much like Kyrie did to him. I also expect zero mid range jumpers from steph although the entire wing will be open for him to shoot. It's 40-50 footers or bust
-KD will be all in his feelings during the first press conference of game 1(even if they win the game)
- With each victory including the 3rd one and even after they win the chip Bron gonna downplay the Cavs and say the dubs "are just an unbelievable ball club and we're extremely proud and lucky that our ball club is in this position. We were complete underdogs coming into the series against such a juggernaut etc."
-Ayesha will either make 2 posts or one long one. The first topic will be about how the reffing has been exceptional during the finals. The other one will be about how her and her family were seated for a game in cleveland with a great sense of urgency and courtesy
Bay area resident here so I can't wait to trash talk on my feed with friends.
the Dubs really need to trademark the phrase "What a time to be alive." I wonder how many sports fans came out of a coma shocked that a team in the finals lost after being up 3-1 and then that SAME team added KD only to lose again. Won't even bring up 73-9, not worth it.
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I agree. Plus Delly was a lot better then the current version of D Will that we are getting.
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But that's why no matter how top heavy the warriors, cavs, heatles era, etc. are, you have to be able to get a mike miller, battier, Ian Clark, Javale McGhee, those buy low guys matter and can swing a series either way.
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What would your gameplan be moving forward if you were Coach Lue?
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Ya on the same team.
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LeBron needs moar halp
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The thought of McGee getting a ring before Wall, Beal etc 
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38 year old Sixth Man LeBron will have Anthony Davis and Giannis on his team whatever that team may be and they'll win a few more chips for him.
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KD as a free agent was well within his rights to go to any team he chose, and he went to the one he thought he had the best chance to win a title.
Contrary to what some of y'all believe "super teams" isn't a recent phenomenon.
The NBA's history has been predicated on super teams from Russell's Celtics, the Showtime Lakers, Bird's Celtics, MJ's Bulls, Kobe and Shaq, the Heatles, and now these Warriors.
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Can't magically teach people to not lose their assignments, but I would stop playing fast for sure. It's crazy to try and keep pace with the Warriors
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lol when steph was the best player on the team he wasn't even the Finals MVP that year!
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None of those other minor things matter one bit: Cavs losing Delly, gaining Korver, etc. There is only one difference between the 2015-16 versions of Cavaliers and Warriors, and the 2016-17 versions of Cavaliers and Warriors that matters and we all know what it is.
Oh yeah, and Delly was actually pretty trash last season. He was better the season before, when he was accused of being dirty and played like his life depended on it, and prevented Stephen Curry from winning the Finals MVP.
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This is hilarious
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I agree I think TT needs to come off the bench. The warriors are trapping on any screen he sets and playing off him so they aren't getting spacing. Add in the fact that he doesn't get back well in transition. Almost think you need to roll out a team of shump, Jefferson, bron, love, Kyrie but that team isn't going to cut it either.
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In 5-7 years we would be right back to where we are now.
Unless in this start over hypothetical the players union just lays down and rolls over for "fairness".
Also the whole if teams choose right is more critical than you think
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