A40:

The koko is the Rockets proved they were beatable. They didn't pull it off but any team that can push you to 7 games and be leading you by double digits at halftime can definitely beat you.


That's neither here nor there

The Heat had better depth and for that era the Heat had far and away the best roster in the league


Na wa oh. You people act like Phil Jackson never lost a series. Wasn't he coach when Dallas swept them? Didn't he lose to Detroit with Kobe, Shaq, Payton and Malone


The first finals LeBron was passive and terrible. He was the 3rd best scorer on his team and did not play even passable defense on Jason Terry

The last Finals Wade struggled but the entire team lacked the will to play defense. And trust me the rest of the league were not sympathizing with a team that had Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen as secondary options

LeNomad displayed some of the most fantastic statpaddin you will ever see in that 2014 Finals as well. Almost 40% of his buckets came with the Heat down by 15 points or more

I think between Games 3-5 he scored 51 points with the Heat down by 15 or more

donlittle25:
omo he hot o, and I been they contemplate make I stay Lagos for one more week. Thank God say I japa. See the killing yesterday, I no believe am at all.

A40:
Ohh you been dey around?

Your timing na God save you bro. All these killings dey go normal. Only say social media dey carry am now

donlittle25:
Bruh I been they around o. Something just they tell me make I Comot na him I Carry my pangolo.

I see young guys when this protest start they yarn rubbish say them no be their papa. The last generation na coward. Them no go gree. Na their papa spoil this country. I just they look them.

This country has a way of breaking your spirit and soul. It's what was done to our parents. I am sure they can see that now. Some of them after that shoot out I am sure have started processing visa to leave. The little democracy we they enjoy, our parents went through hell for us to get it.

Naija has a way of breaking your spirit and will, and what happened broke a lot of will. It was sad to see

nairamaniac:

The warriors at their best just seems unbeatable. And if they were to be beaten, the other team needed to be twice as good as they usually are.

nairamaniac:

I agree, heat had a far deeper roster thru those years.

nairamaniac:

Phil Jackson and the Lakers did above expectations by winning 2 years straight championships.
That laker team wasn't star studded.
The Lakers team that added Payton and Malone had less chemistry/fire than before their arrivals.

All the same, Dynasties don't last Forever.

A40:
Lmaoooo lucky you.

I don't think the older generation did enough to fix things, the way they met Nigeria is not how they are leaving it for us. Especially anyone upwards of 60. That is the bitter truth. They did not do a good job

No country can defeat a people ready to fight. The worst case scenario is that it becomes a wasteland. The truth is for a revolution to succeed there has to be sufficient people willing to die. Without that no revolution can happen. What has happened thus far is not enough to break the will of people that were originally dead set on fighting and are aware of the consequences

More importantly there is need for the revolution to be mental. It doesn't have to be violent. But without the revolution happening mentally you're just going to the streets to waste your time

steady986:

It's just the first of a three peat. You heard it here first.

A40:
Lmaoooo lucky you.

I don't think the older generation did enough to fix things, the way they met Nigeria is not how they are leaving it for us. Especially anyone upwards of 60. That is the bitter truth. They did not do a good job

No country can defeat a people ready to fight. The worst case scenario is that it becomes a wasteland. The truth is for a revolution to succeed there has to be sufficient people willing to die. Without that no revolution can happen. What has happened thus far is not enough to break the will of people that were originally dead set on fighting and are aware of the consequences

More importantly there is need for the revolution to be mental. It doesn't have to be violent. But without the revolution happening mentally you're just going to the streets to waste your time

birdman:


I beg to disagree Baba - taking out the IBB/Abacha combo and moving to an OBJ democracy was not a small feat for that generation. Even driving past SSS HQ back then, you couldn't even look at the building, that was the level of fear. Back then even big men were not exempt - if you were non-military, anything can happen.

Today's youths have cell phones, which allowed them to communicate and we can see whats happening real time. By the time govt realized what was happening, it was too late to stop them. Back then, communication was via newspapers and TV, which govt could clamp down on, then use divide and conquer to tribalize everything.

Internet has also been huge - now youth can see what obtains in other countries. Even when you try to go to fellow African nations and you see how they treat your passport, you return home with even more anger. Back then, most of us didnt really know how far behind we were.

The biggest one that no one is talking about is the covid lockdown. It had the same effect in the states - restricting movement for that long allowed people time to stop being distracted and focus

If there were cell phones at the june 12 riots, things woulda been different, most likely Nigeria would not exist.

steady986:

Being a coward that's alive is better than being dead.

A40:
Omo. I told everyone I knew after seeing what happened in Orile to stay in for the curfew especially for day 1 because anybody they caught that first day go too suffer. Even I didn't anticipate the murderous plans this government had

SmooshCHN:
Back to Basketball. Omo, say what you want. LeBron lived up to the hype.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nC9z57MuaI

Roland17:


Truth is, no one remotely questions the fact that he has lived up to the hype. Some people have selective interpretations when they read about him, especially his supporters. The bulk of the argument surrounding LeBuM today is where he stands on the list of All Timers list from 3rd to 6th.

benji93:
Why you dey look for trouble, en?

A40:
I disagree. A healthy Chris Paul would have led the Rockets past Golden State in 2018. The Warriors were down at halftime in Game 7 by double digits and if they had any player with any kind of midrange game they beat the Warriors

It took a CP3 injury and Rockets missing 27 consecutive missed 3's for Golden State to advance. They were not unbeatable. The Rockets completely shat the bed in the second half. James Harden choked shooting 12/29


That team was supposed to win a 4peat. Have you forgotten what they said at their unveiling? There was a palpable fear that we were seeing a dynasty that had never existed in league history.
It was easy and it was a question of how many rings they would win not if they would make 4 Finals. You had Wade, Bosh, Battier on defense, Mike Miller off the bench then they added Ray Allen, added Rashad Lewis and other role players. That team was super loaded and the league should never have stood a chance



The Heat's strengths obviously LeNomad was their best player but they had a strong bench, they also had a historically great defense. I still maintain that that Heat team should have won 3 or 4 rings in a row

Roland17:


Truth is, no one remotely questions the fact that he has lived up to the hype. Some people have selective interpretations when they read about him, especially his supporters. The bulk of the argument surrounding LeBuM today is where he stands on the list of All Timers list from 3rd to 6th.

SmooshCHN:
You might be up to something. Care to expatiate?

Roland17:


Truth is, no one remotely questions the fact that he has lived up to the hype. Some people have selective interpretations when they read about him, especially his supporters. The bulk of the argument surrounding LeBuM today is where he stands on the list of All Timers list from 3rd to 6th.

A40:

I don't believe they were unbeatable but that's just me. I saw a team that was dragged to 7 games and a half time deficit by James Harden and CP3 (who missed the final two games) I struggle to believe that there is no team in the history of basketball that would have beaten them if the Rockets were able to do that. I'm sorry I don't buy it




But don't bring in the Phil Jackson factor like he was an unbeatable coach. He lost series as the favorites especially with the Lakers

The addition of Payton and Malone or lack of chemistry were not a factor for me. That team ran through the West. The truth is Kobe played poorly and Phil Jackson did not adjust or have any answers for Larry Brown's defense and coaching after winning Game 1

aliondo:

benji93:
This hypothetical sutuation is quite interesting. Back in 2018 It would have been hard to argue against it. But fast forward to their loss to the same golden state side the year after, I cannot but look back and say that, they would have found a way to bottle it even with Chris Paul. Unless ofcourse you wanna argue that GSW's system without KD was just better at beating the Rockets.

donlittle25:
Bro what i saw in the first 12 days made me believe but in the last 2 days, it damaged my spirit not going to lie. That was too much, worse is everyone denying it.

SmooshCHN:
I knew shit was about to go down when they mentioned come guys came to remove cameras. I just didn't think the government would commit such atrocity in 2020. It's crazy.

birdman:


I beg to disagree Baba - taking out the IBB/Abacha combo and moving to an OBJ democracy was not a small feat for that generation. Even driving past SSS HQ back then, you couldn't even look at the building, that was the level of fear. Back then even big men were not exempt - if you were non-military, anything can happen.

birdman:

Today's youths have cell phones, which allowed them to communicate and we can see whats happening real time. By the time govt realized what was happening, it was too late to stop them. Back then, communication was via newspapers and TV, which govt could clamp down on, then use divide and conquer to tribalize everything.

birdman:

Internet has also been huge - now youth can see what obtains in other countries. Even when you try to go to fellow African nations and you see how they treat your passport, you return home with even more anger. Back then, most of us didnt really know how far behind we were.

The biggest one that no one is talking about is the covid lockdown. It had the same effect in the states - restricting movement for that long allowed people time to stop being distracted and focus

If there were cell phones at the june 12 riots, things woulda been different, most likely Nigeria would not exist.

A40:
Lmaoooo lucky you.

More importantly there is need for the revolution to be mental. It doesn't have to be violent. But without the revolution happening mentally you're just going to the streets to waste your time

A40:
https://twitter.com/OlayinkaLere/status/1319988081638998019?s=19

Lol Soldiers telling people to loot peacefully

Fire fire in our country country give me plenty water make I quench the fire