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KarnBarlow:
I'm glad AD is starting to get the respect he deserves. I guess so far the move has worked out after all, wouldn't you say?

KarnBarlow:
What are the rockets without harden? What are the lakers without LeBron? Objectively...

KarnBarlow:
You lot are going to make me hate this kid aren't you?

birdman:
what double standard. i explained it to you based on tmac/yao. i watched those rockets games. Battier has little offensive skills, which is why he plays hard defense. Its also why he is left open...teams would rather Battier beat them than Tmac. If Harden had those wide open 3s, dem for don ban 3s by now

So im telling u facts, not opinion

birdman:
stop eeet. shane battier makes so many 3s because he is always wide open. In Houston, he fed off double teams on tmac and yao ming. On the heat, the same thing happened.

He made those 3s because of Lebron, not the the other way around. stop twisting stats to support your hatred

obainojazz:
Egbon I no run..
I believe the top five favorites then were;
Barcelona
Manchester United
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
I'll pick Chelsea over Inter milan sef as they got to a final not too long before then.. Plus their squad was good then.

KarnBarlow:
At the time they were formed it was because they were better than everyone else and it wasnt even close, especially in the east. It was unprecedented in recent times. Literally won a championship the season they came together.

KarnBarlow:
In a team sport the best team is always going to beat the best player. Which collective you beat them with doesn't matter as long as you beat them. Whats even worse is i truly believe OKC could've beaten the warriors i mean seriously, if they didnt choke that 3-1 lead we would be having an entirely different discussion right now. But naah KD said screw trying to beat them, I can only imagine how brodie felt. They really had them.

KarnBarlow:
I dont blame the warriors for going after KD and i have said that many times before. But do you know what it means for someone to beat you to a pulp and then extend a hand to you which you accept? what does that say about your pride? And again its always harder, no matter how talented to build a new championship team, he didnt build a new one he just added to one. If lebron was playing on semi pro KD was playing on amateur difficulty. Many really felt he was going home to the wizards with wall and beal, similar to what LeBron did, how dope would that have been? Heck the spurs were an option, but why the warriors? why does it have to be the team he just lost to?

KarnBarlow:
Holyfield and Holmes didnt make it fair in the first place, why should you be thinking of parity? Mind you holmes and holyfield in this case were terrorizing wilder and aj as well and you lot got your revenge. Certainly beats you joining holyfield and holmes to help them beat up the other guys especially if it means ruining any chance of the others taking them down.

KarnBarlow:
Harden has brodie, lets see what he does with him. Paul George has literally done that twice now. Derozan i read wants out of SA. They actually have that luxury and no one will bash them for it thanks to the decision.

KarnBarlow:
LOL and Allens teammates still havent forgiven him, they still dont speak to him because of how sacrilegious they felt it was . People call Jesus the original snake. But heres the thing though, Ray Allen was an old man and certainly not at the peak of his powers. If we can forgive guys like malone barkley and even shaq for their shameless ring chasing towards the end of their career we can forgive Ray allen.

MercylessMercy:
Klopp just stole Takumi Minamino for £7.25million.

Freshprince91:
Just because him dribble their expensive 75million defender like small pikin . The same person wey dem talk say never chop dribble in 20 matches but we know say him dey always point fingers like Sanwo olu inside photo and run away from skillful opponents.

KarnBarlow:
Whether the players are in your draft class or not it doesn't make a difference, in the end the goal is to build a good competitive team.

KarnBarlow:
And the celtics had four all star caliber players going against teams that mostly had one. Did they stack their decks significantly then? was it fair then?

KarnBarlow:
Any move that guarantees a competitive team is taking the easier route in a sense because it makes things easier for you. If your front office draft or trade for a player that improves the team things become easier for you. Just so happens LeBron ushered a new era where players can take their destiny into their own hands and not have to wait for incompetent front offices and end up like the barkleys and iversons. However its one thing to build a team with the essence of beating your rivals and its another thing to just team up with them, wheres the competition there? who do you have to beat then? And then theres the moral aspect you speak of which also matters, even in sports, that code of ethics exists.

KarnBarlow:
Again, I like this analogy a lot because it brings the two scenarios into perspective.

You and other kids keep getting beat up by a group of bullies, you have two options. You can either team up with your mates and beat up the bullies which you are more than capable of albeit a little harder or you join the bullies and start beating up on your mates. Really you have one option, the second option is no option at all and you must consider the mentality of anyone who even considers this let alone actually go along with this.

KarnBarlow:
All shooters add pretty much similar value, they shoot give or take 40% from deep. We've seen teams surrounded by shooters bomb horribly. They are a factor but not significant enough in the grand scheme of things to be considered an x factor. Wade bron and bosh, it was a great team. Every other name you throw in there makes it seem like hyperbole.

KarnBarlow:
Exactly, being in the same draft doesn't make you an unstoppable force so it shouldn't be a point of contention. I've seen lottery picks end up on the same team in a draft so this is the first i'm hearing of the prove you're the best in your draft argument and i dont see how 7 years later being in the same team prevents that. Was there really a question as to who the best player on that draft was? was there when they were on the same team? is there any doubt now?

KarnBarlow:
On what merit? on what merit were they beating you? they too stacked the deck so you do the same. Is it not better to stack the deck and beat them rather than join them and stack their deck even more? Talk about merit or lack thereof.

KarnBarlow:
LMAO Kyle korver is an all time great shooter, didnt pan out well did he? But is there any team that doesnt have shooters? these are role players man not the nucleus. These are steve kerrs and robert horrys. i dont see how they are to tilt the balance overwhelmingly in one teams favor.

KarnBarlow:
I've never gotten this lottery pick argument, so if KD teams up with Al horford and joakim Noah hes not competitive? I get wade and bosh are obviously better but whats the emphasis on the lottery pick part?

Also, part of competition is to want to say you beat the team that beat you. KD can't ever say that now can he?

KarnBarlow:
And you people just keep missing the point.

airmark:
I listed about 70% of players right there, yet you called the team teenage. You are a clown.

Ansu Fanti is better than all Bayern wingers today. He was even prefered to Dembele by most of Barca fans before he got injured.

chic2pimp:
Nah He always seem to have the kind of games whenever Joel is out. Methinks It's all in His head. Once He figures it out mentally, I'll be here to tell you "I told you so".

chic2pimp:
If Ben Simmons plays like this every night, look out the rest of the NBA. Dude looked like Mini Giannis out there tonight. He played extremely aggresive like someone lit a fire in His belly. Tbf to Him, His Defence has been stellar this season(DPOY Level) He just needs His offence to catch up to His defence. Once it does, He'll be a perenial MVP candidate.

raumdeuter:
I told you folks that COnte is a useless coach, crashing in groups to the likes of Galatasaray and now this Inter Second team


When you see the teamsheet that Cuntay lost to at home, shame o cash you. Ansu Fati, Carlos Perez, Carlos Alena, Moussa Wague, Todibo, Neto

I told you he is useless

benji93:
That's the narrative some guys around here would like to tell, just to undermine the achievement of the GSW. Some fail to understand that in life, some pieces just fit in. They are not necessarily great pieces individually. Steve Kerr' s record at the moment is a little disappointing I must admit. It kind of looks like he's just learning how to coach .It's hard to tell if he is the right man for this moments. I mean, is he a man that can lead a team devoid of true all-stars to a considerable number of wins? While some managers are well suited to lead a team of stars, they may just fall short when you hand them a mediocre team. Perhaps, he keeps tinkering, based on the idea that we have all resigned to the fate of a lost season. Perhaps he just want's higher draft picks . The number of wins is very suspicious, I swear.

LordAzubuike:
Too many "upsets" today .. I won't really call them upsets sha coz a smart punter would have benefitted heavily. The odds can be deceiving atimes.

steady986:
Lol. We don't mind, as long as he wins finals MVP and the ring