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Klay Thompson just settling. What is wrong with this guy? Not having an alpha mentality is not good oh. He should be carrying this offense while KD and Steph sit

Klay Thompson completely invisible in this game. This Kyle Anderson boy really doing work

Old school playoff Ginobili

Jisox! Issa Blitzkrieg

Roland17:
Baba,

Steve Kerr the head coach did not have alternatives when the money ball failed so M. Brown is not coaching any differently from S. Kerr. The Warriors want to play small ball, Pop counters by bringing size in Lee, Simmon and keeping LA on the court to build the lead.

The Warriors are turning the ball over because of the length, also they are taking advantage of the match up in size, suddenly no one is playing defense beneath the rim for the Warriors as the Spurs are either keeping Curry trapped with Simmons, or LA on Green.

Still very early though.. The Warriors are too good to be deflated.

Yeah but these were beautifully orchestrated 3's. Crisp ball movement, cutting etc. I can see Zaza setting much better screens to free up Steph so some improvement don dey

Length is an issue but the decision making is even bigger. And with the rebounding same thing. The anticipation was poor from Golden state. Much much better in the 2nd half though

afrodoc2:
Lol that Renato don swindle Bayern. No be only dem get monopoly on 419, you live by the sword you die by the sword ni.
Mehdi Benatia, Douglas Costa and even their Bundesliga transfer record man SQUAD PLAYER Javi Martinez have all been disappointments.
In this particular case if you rob PETER, PAUL will rob you.
As A40 would say "iku o ni pa maga wa o"

Lmaoo bruh. That boy isn't 20 yet. So unless na fake age he use I don't know why the boy is under this kind of pressure. At worst we would resell for the price we got him. But I go still sue for patience

We got €20m for an injury prone 30 year old CB. I'm even suprised Juve decided to extend him so them no maga us. Douglas is also not going for less than €25m

If you wan talk about Javi well we won a treble in his debut season as a key guy in the squad. TREBLE!

We went from trophyless to treble and he's been useful when fit

For una where do we start? Is it Di Maria? Morön Failaini? Adabawole? Luke Shaw? Tell me when to stop

And yeah iku o ni pa maga wa

32pts in the paint. Just destroying Golden State with the size

Lol the Warriors rebounding is pitiful. Gave the Spurs 4 straight attempts

Nice hustle play by Steph. E time that inbound pass pa

Roland17:
I desperately need the Warriors against the Cavs, firstly because I want KD to get his ring, and more importantly because the Spurs would struggle against the Cavs.

Warriors won't beat Cavs if they play this nonsense. Plus these Spurs can definitely beat the Cavs. I want Golden State to win but more importantly I want a team that would beat the Cavs

Warriors down 25. Lewl

Green making terrible decisions with the ball. Terrible! The Spurs straight up outmuscling the Warriors atm

See rubbish Green and Curry are playing oh. Ewooo! This is my fear with Mike Brown. Can he make the offensive adjustments necessary when the 3's aren't falling

SIRcumalot:
so na all black the Celtics wear go wizard house

Isiah say na coincidence.

http://kwese.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19370522/john-wall-washington-wizards-hero-3-rebukes-boston-celtics-funeral-attire

Them be comedians both sets. The people wey suppose dey wear black sef no wear

Bwahahaha. Telemundo analyst is getting all up in his feels because he has been 'outpedanted'

You knew they worked for ESPN but boldly claimed you saw them analyzing on TNT? So you realized humans make errors yet you were cripwalking in your pedantry?
Lewl so it is Chinese, Korean commentary that caused you not to know the difference between ESPN and TNT? Because if not for herd mentality I don't see why you can't tell the difference

Herd mentality is why we have to explain verbatim to rookie that K.D is the difference between last year's OKC and this year's

Save the narrative. Nobody has time for your faux and pseudo intelligent illustrations y long winding megedefegede. A-40 isn't the only one attacking Harden, A-40 is not the one questioning his legacy. Bringing up Westbrook is pointless! His loss was far more respectable. A rookie like you might not appreciate or understand it but I would give you an example. Lebron in 08 vs the Celtics and Lebron in 2010 vs the same Celtics. Both ended in L's but one earned him praise the other not so much

Harden dropped one of the standalone worst and weakest performances ever recorded by a star player in the playoffs. Ever! A performance adjudged even worse than when he broke the playoff T.O record.

You call yourself Erudite on a faceless forum but you aren't trying to impress? Confusion na wa

Roland17:
The Predators look really really good, it s not even how they swept us, its how they defeated the Ducks. The biggest difference in this team from last year has been the arrival of PK Suban. When i heard the Canadians were trading him for picks, i was confused because he was the best defense-man in the league last year. The Canadians would definitely be biting their tongue.

They look very tough on defense and then there is the wall of China, the indomitable wall of Berlin in goaltender Pekka Rinee. Rinne's size makes it almost impossible for shots see the back of the net, he is the biggest reason we got swept.

The Penguins looked really good, however, Crosby is quite susceptible to concussions, he is playing broken in my opinion, i am convinced he is nursing an upper body injury. The Predators would definitely win or push this to a 7 depending on how much Crosby plays because he would be tortured on the ice with hits. The Preds play really really hard.

They thought P.K was one of the reasons they couldn't get over the hump. It was actually a straight swap for Shea Weber and I'm guessing they thought he would give them instant success. Turns out they were wrong.

The Preds should get past the Ducks (who have no business being in the WCF anyway as they robbed the Oilers blind)

Pekka has been the best goaltender in the playoffs and he reminds me of Jonathan Quick in 2012 for the Kings. They look like a team of destiny

My confidence in the Pens though stems not just from the goaltending but from the fact that the team is not as reliant on Sidney Crosby as it used to be. Small boys like Sheary, Rust, Guentzel can do damage. Bonino, Hornqvist, Kessel, Hagelin are in the middle and then elite guys like Crosby and Malkin. That depth is loud

My only worry is that facing the Jackets and Caps might have taken too much out of them

Where Roland? Surely you might not be feeling so bad about getting swept by the Predators. That team dey really fear me.

Decale:
I rather shoot the ball and miss. People would know I didn't quit

Forgotten who said that. No be like that hin talk am but una get the idea


Jonathan Hendrick Wall Jnr was 1/9 FG in first half for 3 points, he didn't stop when he went 3/8 in the 3rd quarter. He scored 23 points in the second half and called game. Nobody will remember any other. Wizards was at a disadvantage when he sat.

Westbrook was killing Rockets on court but his team couldn't keep up when he sat. He came back and did his stupid thing: Shooting bricks and turning over the ball. It still doesn't change the fact that He can be clutch which he's shown numerous times or carried the team. He never quit

But Harden 2 nights ago, ehn. That thing will scar him till next season like Warriors 3-1 stunt. Considering he's an MVP leading candidate, he shoulda done better. How can you pass on an open shot? You don't get eliminated like that. He's gotten trolled these past few days than some players' lifetimes. And what's worse, stats still show he was at the same level of damage as his bench who didn't even play at all. It doesn't help his Legacy.

I just hope he redeems his game like Lebron did after 2011 finals. I hope

I have a better one. "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky

Its not about misses alone self. We are talking about a player who couldn't even snag a rebound till midway in the 2nd quarter.

His performance was historically bad. And no objective person would put it in the same bracket with Westbrook's

-28 in an elimination game. Ooooooouuu

Thank God the Wizards didn't pull a Harden and forced a Game 7. Its one thing to have a bad shooting night and its another to absolutely not try to help your team win. Wall was 9/25 but guess who remembers that now? Nobody!!

They need to do much better in Game 7. Its easier to close out on the road with the right amount of focus. The Pens showed that the other night but it remains to be seen if the Wizards can match that

SmooshCHN:
Harden choked yesterday and he accepted it. But saying it like Westbrook would have done better when he didn't even get chance or has been proven to be a Turnover machine in every 4th quarter including last year 3-1 loss to GSW is Wrong. Forget the teammates/bench BS. Harden choked and Westbrook as always proven himself would have as well choked probably. He did even with KD and the so called scrubs.

Unto next round abeg. I still have Wizards they'll match up the Cavs better than that noise making Celtics

Every NBA player has choked at one point or another going by your definition

Even the Durant wey dey Golden State don choke vs same Golden State. Harden dropped 12 turnovers and shot 2/11 vs that same Golden State

Only one team can win it all but a player can lose and you wouldn't question their commitment to win.

If the Wizards lose their series to the Celtics nobody would say John Wall didn't do his bit. Even Westbrook did his bit whether una admit am or not nobody is calling Westbrook a quitter

James Harden on the other hand or should I say James Soften is going -28 and fouling out with his team almost 40 pts down?

Iyaato wa ejo

The megedefegede never stops y'all.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/james-hardens-disappearing-act-has-everyone-including-popovich-baffled/

https://www.si.com/nba/2017/05/12/james-harden-houston-rockets-meltdown-nba-playoffs-spurs

No be A-40 write am

People are questioning Harden's legacy. You think they are unaware of his 24.5 ppg and 10asts? Neutrals and even Rockets fans are pointing out that Harden quit on his team but Jimi Solanke is here telling us stories that touch.

When we say Harden was carried in the OKC series it was not for show. They were game (s) he was outscored by a member his bench

In an elimination game James Harden was -28 on the floor but Telemundo analyst is talking about Sweet Lou and asking Jamb Question

I am saying do not lump Westbrook's performance to the national disgrace we witnessed two nights ago

Lmaoo. Mr I saw JVG and Mark Jackson on TNT please take several seats. To watch and analyze basketball is not by force. Reddit ko Hobbit ni

Abajo e dey call Nene Brazilian McGee.

Baba kan cast ara e sha

Context will always be lost on Bebeto. I showed a clear instance of where star power crushed both coaching and system to show that 'System' cannot be the only argument to be used to posit a reason as to why a team can win and lose a series.

Erin ke ke l'agbole Baba Suwe. Chale went on to bring up James beating the Cavs on his own, ignoring the fact that James had a running mate Kyrie Irving who outplayed the other team's best player from Games 5 to 7 even dropping the title winning shot. The year Lebron actually went on his OWN he lost

Omo to si apa e ni iya e ma gbe. So when someone is talking about bench carrying a player who shot for 10 PTS made just 2 Field Goals with 6 Turnovers, you know they don't know what the are talking about.

Nobody failed to give Harden credit when they beat OKC. Harden has been getting props steady! What was said was that the Bench performed! OKC's bench did not perform!

In this series the Rockets bench didn't perform but Harden was arguably WORSE. Fans criticizing aren't blind! If Harden played well and the Rockets lost he would still get due plaudits. Forget your Telemundo yarns

Na kuku for Telemundo you dey watch JVG and Mark Jackson dey analyze

Chale Sit down and Be Humble

Decale:
Rockets bench has the stats to back it up.

OKC couldn't stop Lou, Gordon and Nene. Spurs did. That's all

Lmao. No mind Telemundo analyst. Where were the likes of Dejounte Murray and Jonathan Simmons in the Grizzlies series? And from Games 1 to 5?

I bet the Spurs don't tally -58 in a series when Kawhi sits.

In an elimination game the best player does not wait till the 2nd quarter to take his first shot, When the supposed bench you know would still be on the bench.

It is such Telemundo analysis that would make someone claim they saw Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy analyze on TNT. But overskill will always kill ninja

Who is talking about MVP matter when voting don close a month ago. More verbose megedefegede. And rookie thinks I lost argument. Hahahaha. Delusion odikwa dangerous oo. Like Ronaldo playing then awarding himself Balon D'or.

When we told boy scout not to expect Harden to be carried in another series. They were telling us tales by moonlight. Even with a good bench we still have to explain to the rookie that the star has to perform at a certain level?

We told rookie too that it is typical for star player to want to take over in the 4th especially when the team cannot hold on to leads when he sits. Because when it goes south it is still ominiknowest people like him that would ask Paul George why he allowed C.J Miles take that shot

Why was Harden the master facilitator not facilitating and making others look good like you claimed? If system was all that mattered then how did OKC with just K.D easily beat an arguably stronger Spurs team with this same Billy D as coach?

When the supposed star of the team is dropping 2/11 with 6 turnovers or shooting 3/17 from the field. Is it now the bench mob that would bail Harden out in another series? That's not HOW IT WORKS MATE

Who would watch that shower of shyte served by Harden yesterday and still talk about Westbrook, MDA and other Telemundo related yarns. People hailing Westbrook and hailed Lebron despite losing to Golden State in 15 are not fools. You can't put that rubbish Harden served yesterday and try to garnish it. Kolewerk

If Harden didn't play it would have even been better

Na the curse of Lil B the Based god dey worry Harden. Jokes apart

Harden in Game 6 had more turnovers (6) and fouls (6) (mark of the beast things) than shots made (2) but rookie dey bring up Lou Williams, Athreeza, D'Antoni bench and other secondary megedefegede.

Ariwo ko ni music oo

A40:
That is down to a lot of factors including opposition strength. Not just the mythical 'system' you keep repeating ad nauseum. In the event his numbers drop against teams like the Spurs and Golden State I would like to see your explanation

Systematical Telemundo. Our resident illusionista wants to make people believe we didn't anticipate a drop in production from the role players once the competition got stiffer

raumdeuter:
I will be dissapointed if Dortmund fires Tuchel because he will simply go to Barca. But at this moment, things arent looking good for them

That Dortmund front office are an unreasonable bunch. Everybody from the President to the chief scout are against Tuchel. Favre is a solid replacement tbh so I doubt they would struggle too much

Hahahaha when Telemundo people don confuse. They start regurgitating what we told them eons ago. Premium verbose megedefegede

The same coach internationally panned for his lack of defense our in house Telemundoist told us had conjured a system to stop Westbrook. we told him a certain player was pivotal to that and the ineptitude of his teammates made it easier he argued and pulled a strawman. Oya where was the system in this series? Salvador is now telling us D'Antoni has always been a one trick pony. Confusion na wa. Hehehe

Telemundoist expects role players to carry James Harden over the course of TWO playoff series. Someone tell this rookie that is not how it works.

Lmao e say na prove point. Oturukpeke. What system was Portugal running when they beat France without Cristiano Ronaldo their god? Rookie can't kuku tell difference between one off event and long term absence

Hehehe Ileke ti ja ba yi oo

What is this rumor I'm hearing about Renato? Abi e fake age true true? Because for me that is the only acceptable rationale.

raumdeuter:
Thanks for the memories those were men. Those were the Bayern Munich called the La Bestia Negra the black beast, FC Hollywood

A team full of eccentric characters. Oliver Kahn, Lotthar Mathaus, Bixente Lizarazu, Jens Jeremies, Steffan Effenberg, Mario Basler, Osei Kuffuor
That was the mentality and character that made Real Madrid of those days fear us.
My best Bayern game vs a 2-1 win vs Madrid in the 2002 quarter final. With Zidane Figo and co. Madrid scored first and Effenberg took charge of the game moved to the forward missed a penalty, he later equalized and set up Pizzaro for the winner

I miss that team. This was the picture from that game. The 2 beasts

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/25/b9/f2/25b9f2e433dba140277c91e1b1d51187.jpg
Those were men, they don't make men like that again. in the current team Vidal, Neuer and Lewandoski are the ones with that old school alpha male mentality.

The 4-2 and 4-1 second group stage beatdown of Madrid in 2000 takes the cake for me. How that team didn't win the CL that year is a mystery

FastShipping:
Is there any crops of midfielders currently playing in Europe that is half what Stefan Effenberg was at Bayern Munchen? Effenberg was a monster of a midfielder. He played central midfield like a quarter back. The mad tiger was a delight to watch. No midfielder like this anymore. Only Fabregas comes close but not as good.


My favorite midfielder/quarter back of all time....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxDdeHYR4A4

Effe! Dude was a beast. I also really liked Mehmet Schöll and the don Giovane Elber. That Bayern team was really unlucky not to win multiple CLs

Javi shoulda been the new Effenberg but thanks to injuries and Pep that is a pipedream