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Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 6:35am On May 09, 2023
SmooshCHN:

I don't think any serious warriors fan would cry about it to be honest.
I knew the Warriors were the deficient team but I expected a better fight. I think that's what will frustrate me if I were a Warriors fan. Even towards the end of the 3rd with the Warriors up 9 I never thought the Lakers were out of it. And even the Warriors did not look capable of putting the Lakers away.
Re: The NBA Begins by Afromentalist: 6:39am On May 09, 2023
Props to Rob Pelinka for patiently and wisely turning this team around.

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Re: The NBA Begins by Honlucas: 6:39am On May 09, 2023
steady986:
Why the argument here? The series is not over grin If you win game 5 at Chase then you can see what will happen in game 6. Don't lose hope. After all LeBron did it in 2016.


Everyone can't be LeBron not even curry😂

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Re: The NBA Begins by Honlucas: 6:41am On May 09, 2023
steady986:
But by and large, this series has been relatively even. The Lakers are 3-1 up but it could easily have been the other way around. Game 1, the Warriors could have won it. It was literally tied with less that 2 minutes to go. Game 2, Warriors blow the Lakers out and the Lakers reciprocate in game 3. Game 4 went right down to the wire and the Warriors could have been the ones smiling at the end. The Lakers have not been the dominant team in this series. They just happened to have won 2 clutch games. That's why I won't sit here and say the series is over.


Change Ur dealer

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Re: The NBA Begins by Kilishihunter: 6:42am On May 09, 2023
A40:
Bookies dey tire to chop people money? Let's see what the odds of who wins the series will be now? Smart people after seeing that odds go don run go chop Sara money (I'm one of them btw)

Euroleague is different beast because you don't really know who is who. Barcelona looking really strong and I thought Madrid were down and out but have tied their series. Anadolu Efes did back to back titles and this year didn't even make playoffs
The few sportsbooks I've checked currently pit the nuggets as number one (lmao) closely followed by the Lakers, maybe it'll change sha by the conclusion of all the semifinal series
Euroleague is truly unpredictable, my werey Barca was also tipped to win the euroleague last year, I don't gamble anymore but I remember suggesting to a friend to pick Barca, in the final 4 against Madrid, clowns I thought would win in four were the ones beaten in four, I just thank God anadolu won to avoid the usual rivalry noise from their fans after they still flogged us in the spanish league finals despite being favourites so I'm not hoping for much again especially if madrid complete their comeback against partizan as we'll face the winner of that tie, Basketball is far more risky to be a seasoned prophet in than soccer
Re: The NBA Begins by Kilishihunter: 6:46am On May 09, 2023
Afromentalist:
Props to Rob Pelinka for patiently and wisely turning this team around.
Really did a fantastic job ngl, imo I don't see either of the suns or nuggets stopping them from making the finals especially if AD is fit and gets more god mode performances than the lackadaisical ones once they complete the job vs the warriors but that's just my prediction as anything can sup
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 6:48am On May 09, 2023
Skrrrrrrr:


And he claims to be a warrior fan.
That's a clear hater right there.
I don't know how hard it is to own your hate grin grin
Like say them go beat am...

Lol. It feels strange to see another Warriors fan with a different view abi. Y'all can't stand a different viewpoint
Re: The NBA Begins by Skrrrrrrr: 6:54am On May 09, 2023
steady986:


Lol. It feels strange to see another Warriors fan with a different view abi. Y'all can't stand a different viewpoint

Lol. No warrior fan starts talking about KD, and trading Klay when you are about losing to the lakers....
I know the character, he was doing the same shit last season.
Re: The NBA Begins by SmooshCHN: 6:54am On May 09, 2023
A40:
I knew the Warriors were the deficient team but I expected a better fight. I think that's what will frustrate me if I were a Warriors fan. Even towards the end of the 3rd with the Warriors up 9 I never thought the Lakers were out of it. And even the Warriors did not look capable of putting the Lakers away.
You see that fake lead they put up before the 4th quarter, I've been there a thousand times. And I know that look fromKlay, Curry and Draymond when they are going to fold. I was why Poole even stepped on court. I'm just pissed I still tuned in to the game when I couldn't sleep.

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Re: The NBA Begins by larride(m): 7:04am On May 09, 2023
steady986:
But by and large, this series has been relatively even. The Lakers are 3-1 up but it could easily have been the other way around. Game 1, the Warriors could have won it. It was literally tied with less that 2 minutes to go. Game 2, Warriors blow the Lakers out and the Lakers reciprocate in game 3. Game 4 went right down to the wire and the Warriors could have been the ones smiling at the end. The Lakers have not been the dominant team in this series. They just happened to have won 2 clutch games. That's why I won't sit here and say the series is over.

The series is over boss. At worst Lakers win in 6.
Re: The NBA Begins by Skrrrrrrr: 7:09am On May 09, 2023
Another thing I don't understand, is why Kuminga isn't getting any game time.
Or because Poole earns that much, Kerr gotta play him, as a justification?
Re: The NBA Begins by Honlucas: 7:28am On May 09, 2023
Watching Lakers play I don't see the need of having a girlfriend..

LAKERS is my everything, my soul.

I bleed purple and gold

💜🧡

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Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 7:56am On May 09, 2023
Honlucas:
Watching Lakers play I don't see the need of having a girlfriend..

LAKERS is my everything, my soul.

I bleed purple and gold

💜🧡

You squirt purple and gold grin
Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 9:07am On May 09, 2023
SmooshCHN:

And where did this same Draymond get the Warriors to this season? Him focus to dey d1ckride Bron for podcast. I don't even see the need for his defence when he's proven to be a bad teammate and an offensive liability. He hasn't done much for the team in a while. GPII's defence is what brought the win last season and I can argue we'd have lost if we faced the Lakers that season.
Imagine the best defender after Draymond is Gary Payton. That's laughable.
Trade Poole for a decent defensive big and get PJ Tucker in there to check those splash girls abeg. It can't be more simpler than that.

Okay bro

I think I understand where you're coming from

Yes, GPIi was immense for us after that trade. However, you can't jettison the fact that draymond's defense has been solid too

The fact is just the same way curry can't do it all alone on offense, Draymond can't do it all alone on defense

Yes, I support the PJ Tucker trade and a solid defensive big that can play that guard position. I would've said trade Poole for Buddy hield but that one go tough. They may want Klay Thompson in that trade too

And yes, I still maintain that Klay Thompson should be traded. You can agree with me that in all games this season (regular season and playoff), we can count how many good games we had on the palm of our fingers. That's how bad Klay has been after been off the game for 2 yrs and now already in his 30s.....

It's a hard pill to swallow but Klay has to go too

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Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 9:08am On May 09, 2023
Skrrrrrrr:
Another thing I don't understand, is why Kuminga isn't getting any game time.
Or because Poole earns that much, Kerr gotta play him, as a justification?

We can agree on this

This issue has gotten many coaches fired. I dare say many championship coaches have been fired for less offenses. I'm not saying Kerr should be fired but it seems he needs to be micro-managed going forward
Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 9:09am On May 09, 2023
larride:


The series is over boss. At worst Lakers win in 6.

Gbam

Forget any fairy-tale

I don't see the warriors coming back from this

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Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 9:11am On May 09, 2023
steady986:


Lol. It feels strange to see another Warriors fan with a different view abi. Y'all can't stand a different viewpoint

My brother, you see why I said Warriors fans are very sentimental and blindly loyal. They don't like saying or hearing the truth about the current state of the GSW team

How am I a hater? I warned them before the playoffs, I warned them after the Kings series

Na them Sabi sha

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Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 9:13am On May 09, 2023
Skrrrrrrr:


Lol. No warrior fan starts talking about KD, and trading Klay when you are about losing to the lakers....
I know the character, he was doing the same shit last season.

We needed KD to get those chips

No way Harrison Barnes or fanboy Draymond was stopping lebron in those 2 finals

90% of the guys here agrees...abi abeg I lie?

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Re: The NBA Begins by FBS: 11:39am On May 09, 2023
Lonnie Walker IV.

Give the man his flowers.

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Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 12:49pm On May 09, 2023
Some folk in here, when Lakers were down double digits, they had already typed all kinds of abuse for Lebron. Already happy to see Lakers lose this game. Then Mr young legs, Lonnie the Walker comes in, and Lakers take a win from what should have been defeat.

The same guys, quickly erase their abuse, and start typing how they knew Lakers would win this. How they are so sad Warriors never had any chance. In the same game where Curry is dropping 4pt plays? We see you. We hope you slept well though, not too many nightmares as LeKing was all smiles after that win grin grin grin

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Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 12:50pm On May 09, 2023
How I wan take enter gym dis morning tongue
Re: The NBA Begins by Afromentalist: 3:07pm On May 09, 2023
birdman:
Some folk in here, when Lakers were down double digits, they had already typed all kinds of abuse for Lebron. Already happy to see Lakers lose this game. Then Mr young legs, Lonnie the Walker comes in, and Lakers take a win from what should have been defeat.

The same guys, quickly erase their abuse, and start typing how they knew Lakers would win this. How they are so sad Warriors never had any chance. In the same game where Curry is dropping 4pt plays? We see you. We hope you slept well though, not too many nightmares as LeKing was all smiles after that win grin grin grin
Facts!
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 3:11pm On May 09, 2023
birdman:
How I wan take enter gym dis morning tongue

Make I no hear with humility or underdog from your mouth angry
Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 3:26pm On May 09, 2023
Roland17:


Make I no hear with humility or underdog from your mouth angry

every underdoggy has his day. 2day na my day abeg
Re: The NBA Begins by darkelf: 5:26pm On May 09, 2023
Afromentalist:

Facts!

Loll I don't fall into this category

Y'all know how ove consistently pointed out the weakness in the GSW team since playoffs

All my posts have been public

I don't know ow how to be sentimental

Lakers have a 0.1% chance of hocking on a 3-1 lead

Lebron has never choked like that and will never

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Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 6:37pm On May 09, 2023
A40:
Lol. Una don start this bookmaker nonsense again. How many times do we tell you that Vegas sets these odds so gullible marks like you can l'arimo

Some of us actually saw both teams face off during the season and we know the bookies are as fugazi as they come.

The size advantage of the Lakers will be crucial here. Unless Steph can replicate that Game 7 4x in this series I don't see a realistic path to victory for the Warriors. The Lakers are so deep now that Lebron can be the second or 3rd best player and the Lakers still win these games.

I don't mind being wrong but I'm just a realist. Lakers in 6


I'm convinced these niggas is mentally ill. Poosies with no conviction in their hearts for their favorite player dey try drop subliminals. Pitiful

Unlike you cowards I easily picked the Lakers to win even before tipoff of this series. While vajayjays were playing both sides and being scared. Dropping placebo analysis

If you weasels had any scruples you would applaud my foresight

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Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 6:43pm On May 09, 2023
SmooshCHN:
You see that fake lead they put up before the 4th quarter, I've been there a thousand times. And I know that look fromKlay, Curry and Draymond when they are going to fold. I was why Poole even stepped on court. I'm just pissed I still tuned in to the game when I couldn't sleep.
See you cannot be more than what you are. The problem with these Warriors is they don't have a reliable 3 level scorer. Turns out Lakers could even bring one from their bench while their starting PG played like dirt

You will beat many jump shooting teams like you easily because you're the best at it e.g Sacramento but the Lakers are the perfect storm for the kind of team that can beat the Warriors. Couple that with the fact that the past 2 games the 3 ball has not been falling for the Warriors I didn't think they had enough paths to victory compared to the Lakers which was why I had picked them from jump street

Watch the games, no matter the lead you know in your heart of hearts the Lakers can reel them back in anytime
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 6:57pm On May 09, 2023
Kilishihunter:

The few sportsbooks I've checked currently pit the nuggets as number one (lmao) closely followed by the Lakers, maybe it'll change sha by the conclusion of all the semifinal series
Euroleague is truly unpredictable, my werey Barca was also tipped to win the euroleague last year, I don't gamble anymore but I remember suggesting to a friend to pick Barca, in the final 4 against Madrid, clowns I thought would win in four were the ones beaten in four, I just thank God anadolu won to avoid the usual rivalry noise from their fans after they still flogged us in the spanish league finals despite being favourites so I'm not hoping for much again especially if madrid complete their comeback against partizan as we'll face the winner of that tie, Basketball is far more risky to be a seasoned prophet in than soccer
Anybody still using sports books to decide their bets at this point is a m0ron and deserves all his money took. Unless they are factoring AD or Lebron potentially getting hurt the Lakers are easily the best and most loaded team left

If you want to watch unpredictable talk about Euroleague. That's why I enjoy it so much. I pick player props if at all I want to bet not outright winners. Picking outright winner in Euroleague is just stupid. You go lose money tire

I think Barcelona have a mental block against Madrid. Una get inbuilt fear for those guys. That's the only explanation. I do believe their squad is slightly better on paper but your guys matchup well with them. The way and manner of your losses though tell me it's mostly mental almost like they don't believe they can beat these guys
Re: The NBA Begins by darkelf: 7:12pm On May 09, 2023
A40:




I'm convinced these niggas is mentally ill. Poosies with no conviction in their hearts for their favorite player dey try drop subliminals. Pitiful

Unlike you cowards I easily picked the Lakers to win even before tipoff of this series. While vajayjays were playing both sides and being scared. Dropping placebo analysis

If you weasels had any scruples you would applaud my foresight

Loll

My fellow GSW fans are going to be salty asf for what you just dropped
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 7:24pm On May 09, 2023
darkelf:


Loll

My fellow GSW fans are going to be salty asf for what you just dropped

Naah you would be shocked it's phony Lakers Bronsexuals that would be triggered. As a fan there's nothing wrong in being bullish and defiant about your team's chances even though you know they would likely lose. That's the fun of fandom.

What's pitiful is when you lack conviction and choose cowardice the entire time then when your team wins you want to troll the guy that despite his beef for your player, predicted you would win anyway while you were too much poosie to do so

What's even funny is the series is going exactly as I called it. The Lakers are winning games without Bron even being the best player in Laker uniform. Will these weasels give me credit? Noooo. They would rather throw subs like heauxs

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Re: The NBA Begins by SmooshCHN: 7:52pm On May 09, 2023
Blueelf:


Okay bro

I think I understand where you're coming from

Yes, GPIi was immense for us after that trade. However, you can't jettison the fact that draymond's defense has been solid too

The fact is just the same way curry can't do it all alone on offense, Draymond can't do it all alone on defense

Yes, I support the PJ Tucker trade and a solid defensive big that can play that guard position. I would've said trade Poole for Buddy hield but that one go tough. They may want Klay Thompson in that trade too

And yes, I still maintain that Klay Thompson should be traded. You can agree with me that in all games this season (regular season and playoff), we can count how many good games we had on the palm of our fingers. That's how bad Klay has been after been off the game for 2 yrs and now already in his 30s.....

It's a hard pill to swallow but Klay has to go too
You are knocking Klay for what you praise Draymond for. I'm not convinced Draymond hasn't been trash for 2 season. Even crazy is the fact that he wasn't injured. Klay and Draymond has been decent. Like I said before, part of why Curry is so dangerous is because you also have to keep an eye on Klay Thompson who equally hasn't been a bad defender.
That trade needs to be done and done without emotions. If Klay goes, I bet there are teams that'll take him before Draymond. May be that's me exaggerating but Draymond has not been impressive of late.
Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 8:08pm On May 09, 2023
SmooshCHN:
You are knocking Klay for what you praise Draymond for. I'm not convinced Draymond hasn't been trash for 2 season. Even crazy is the fact that he wasn't injured. Klay and Draymond has been decent. Like I said before, part of why Curry is so dangerous is because you also have to keep an eye on Klay Thompson who equally hasn't been a bad defender.
That trade needs to be done and done without emotions. If Klay goes, I bet there are teams that'll take him before Draymond. May be that's me exaggerating but Draymond has not been impressive of late.

Please I have a quetion?

Could we trade OG anunoby for Klay?

If you had the power to make that decision, will you be willing to make that trade?

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