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Westbrick 6-of-19 in a Game 7.

Is the Chef about to start cooking?

Speights. Anu ofia

9pt game. 4th quarter

Loool Warriors in beast mode rn. I wonder why that Ibaka foul on a Steph trey wasn't called

Mizzzbeee:
Be calm 24mins left

I'm calm. That last Curry bucket was a thing of beauty
Going by how well OKC have played they would be upset they are only up by 6

birdman:
There are lots of cavs fans that are not that bball savvy. all they know is curry can shoot 3s. OKC is playing fundamentally good bball.

sall good tho. we agree to disagree. shebi na game dey shele now now. make we see wetin warriors fit do once you kill those easy transition baskets.

Well that and they are a tougher matchup for Golden State than any other team out West. I had known that before the playoffs even started

So far the Warriors came out flat. Not playing at all like a home team in a Game 7 or maybe they don't know home teams can also lose. Also the Thunder are shooting lights out. Don't know if the Warriors can win if OKC maintains this clip

birdman:
interesting point in ur other post - it does appear Klay is the better shooter. Under pressure and great D klay appears to be more consistent. and i suspect he can hit those parking lot 3s curry is know for too, he just happens to be a more mellow guy

Some said its Harden. What say you?

airmark:
God almighty please let my enemies crumble before me and let them have no option than to announce my greatness to the world.

The same A40 that labeled hummels inferior later posted his unveiling with picture, struggling hard to make sense for once. God is great !!!

Eat your heart out Apoche cra cra.

That was a post made when a Hummels led defense was battling relegation and it was highly accurate at the time that is why he didn't make any UEFA or FIFA list. Bilewu

Mizzzbeee:
WHERE MY PEOPLE AT SmooshCHN A40 Eruditor They ddn't believe us Lolawilliams called it joke of the century.. BIRDMAN TROLLED ALL DAY.. THE INTERNET KILLED US ALL DAY... EVEN INSULTED OUR MVP GAME 7 BABY PUT Some RESPEK ON THAT NAME KLAY Thompson and the warriors

I told them Klay Thompson was the best Shooting Guard in the game. They were arguing with me. That guy has not unlocked his potential and reached his prime yet. He is all mellow and laidback. If he played with the aggro all these other guys did he would be a top 5, top 3 player in the league. He and Durant are the smoothest scorers I have seen in a while


Talking about tonight its in the Warriors hands. Provided they are not overconfident its just so hard to see them drop this game at home knowing what's at stake. With the crowd and the fact that the home game usually lets role players like Bogut, Speights, Ezeli, Barnes and others flourish its hard to see beyond a Warriors win and I look forward to more wailing from Cavs fans who know OKC would have been the easier matchup

Jesuu. So with all of the tiki taka gizmo formations that Pep bombarded us with ashey he did not watch any tape to uncover the simple fact that that moraphucka Oblak cannot dive to his left hand side to save his father's life. Wayo Allah Mueller so na the keeper wey you no fit score be this?

Ahh e dey pain me ga ga ooh

Boa-TANK made history over the weekend. First black ninja to ever captain the German National Team. Hitler must be rolling in his grave

Ter Stegen. ROTFLOOOOL. Let us all hope and pray nothing ever happens to Neuer

I have to also talk about that jersey. I hate to sound fetish but is it too late for Adidas to provide another kit? Cos Germany cannot beat Togo with that butt-ugly God forsaken jersey

omotayos01:
I don't know why bayern should extend the contract of a fringe player who is on 8m pay a year. That does not make sense

Kalle is right even though the way he goes about it is not proper but sometimes to get things done, you have to go the hard way expecially when a club is ready to buy him which is a gain for bayern.

As raumdeuter said, there must be a reason why some of these coach he play under bench him. If you look at the world Cup, gotze was a starter before he was relegated to the bench.

I know you like gotze but since he join bayern, he has not make some meaningful impact hence guardiola even prefer coman to him in a big match.

Since he has rejected the offer from liverpool, bayern should just sell him to any club because keeping him for a year in which is contract will not be renewed thereby allowing him to go for a free plus 8m pay while sitting on the bench is a lost to us.

By the way, we need another attacker probably a world class. Robbery cannot be rely upon and ba costa, coman is still young and cannot b relied upon in a big match.

Kalle should take several seats and let Goetze wind down his contract. It is a matter of principle. We cannot just sell him to any club because he is still under contract. Our refusal to extend him means he calls dibs on that. It is easier to threaten a player with multiple years left on his contract with bench than one that has just one more year left to run on his deal

He cannot suddenly show faux concern about his playing time now after watching him get mismanaged all this time.

When you talk of meaningful impact is it not someone you start that you will talk about making meaningful impact? He has averaged 12 goals per season that one is not impact? 8 goals in the Champions League? That is not impact? O ga ooh

Loew has never benched Goetze to the degree Pep did. And at key moments he still went back to Goetze like in the World Cup Final. Since the last World Cup Mueller has been the only one to outscore him so he is an integral part of the National team. This is not the same as Pep who almost ALWAYS benches Goetze or brings him in the 89th minute of a first leg match

If he does not want to extend Goetze its no qualms at all. He has said he wants to honor his contract. They should leave him in peace. On the flipside if he wanted to leave and we wanted to keep him I am sure this same Kalle will want to hold on to him. We did it with Ballack after all

birdman:
may the best team win. i am not so invested in an LBJ ring that I want them to play a weaker team. If you play the best team possible and you dont win, guess what, you are NOT the best. Shikena.

I think the warrior love is clouding many people's judgement - OKC is by far the stronger playoff team. They have multiple ways to beat you. Take away transition bball from Warriors and they look like any other team

Loool hmm cool story bro. Every Cavs fan are rooting hard for OKC. They know they don't want no parts of the Warriors. I knew this would be the toughest possible matchup for the Warriors after their regular season game in OKC. However OKC don't match up well with Cleveland. I told you Westbrick was going to show up and he did.

Lool if you think the Warriors won a chip of transition basketball alone then I don't know what else to say

SIRcumalot:
you've got to give me the 2014 finals where the spurs blew them out of the building.

Givenchy. Spurs with arugbos like Duncan and Ginobili handed a younger James, Wade and Bosh a Gentleman's sweep and you say make I give you 2014

Who is this unfortunate son of Jezebel and what is your mission? Identify yourself before I throw you off the roof

SIRcumalot:
they will remember the final records and not the final conferences sometimes I wonder myself how strong was the east in Jordan's time? as it always been this weak ?
from what I know a Celtics and Detroit became too old the Riley's Knicks for awhile shaq and Penny in Orlando and Miller's pacer. none of them lasted very long,maybe the west as always been this crazy.
I think one thing to consider when it comes to LeBron his he has gone into this finals as the underdog three times out of six.

It produced two Championship teams. What is pertinent to note is M.J was 6-0 so nothing to compare really

Nope he only went in as the underdog twice in 07 and last year

Mizzzbeee:
so okc has been gracious and humble?? Westbrook is one corky fellow... Ever watched any of his interviews? Curry beating his chest has a meaning he has been doing that since college so what is your problem Westbrook shows nasty emotions and taunts on the court, LBJ does that too... CURRY shouting Am back is hell necessary... Birdman You done fall my hand with this your talk can you point to one thing the warriors do, that no other player or team does WESTBROOK HUMBLE MY ASS MTCHEWW

That I'm back rant people don't even know the origin. There were Blazers fans that made a shirt with Curry's fall and subsequent injury in the Rockets game who were seated in the stands

birdman:
okc deserves to go ahead and they are a better matchup. this cavs team will maul the warriors. okc has a backcourt that cannot only score, but can get physical. plus durant and westbrook are due one ring i think. did i mention they (westbrook and durant) are also humble, not dancing and beating their chest after every play. or chewing their mouth guard like its gum

Lmaooo just wait till Westbrick shows up. Better matchup my a$$

This Cavs team cannot beat Golden State.

It is in the best interest of we LeBron haters for Golden State to keep the whole thing bouncing

SIRcumalot:
who do you think as been the best player in this warriors-OKC series so far?

Kevin Durant

The Raptors are fighting hard but e just be like say this one pass their power

Eruditor:
Personally, I think Kyrie is a better 1 on 1 player than Westbrook. It is harder for Westbrook to beat Curry with skill or trickery because that is not his forté. West will rather blow past you and fly in the air. He is more comfortable when taller players mark him because that's when his skill works best.

Klay could barely mark him yesterday.

Kyrie has much better handles. You have to admire Westbrook's explosion and sheer force. His problem is inefficiency and a playing style that quite frankly I don't see ageing well

A guy like Livingston should be doing much better defending of Westbrook tbh whenever he is slotted into the lineup, The Warriors need to put their best players off KD and Westbrook to avoid foul trouble

Eruditor:
3 of 9 from the field and 7 turnovers when Curry was guarding you, Russ. I'd be laughing it off, too lol



I have said it for the bulk of the WCFs the refs have given useless fouls and each time lopsided to favor the home team. All the 30+ and 40 points KD and Russell have been getting always constitute of 10-17 FTs per game. It is ridiculous.

I implore Curry and Klay to keep driving to the paint early in the game to get KD and Adams into foul trouble. After that, the game is done.

It shows that Russ relies more on his athleticism than his brains. That he was completely oblivious of the fact that he was shooting at 32% while being guarded by Steph Curry so far this series is exactly why I don't want Westbrick to face the Cavs because their probability of losing is higher than Golden State's.

I am quite confused as to why Steph is not finishing better at the rim

Skywalker5:
KD,haba.and I thought u were quiet.you fall my hand.I love Curry''s response.so humble.

Quiet ke. Baba no quiet again ooh. You didn't see the Mavs series

raumdeuter:
I am not faulting Gotze for it and he is within his rights. He signed a 4yrs contract and Bayern have no right to tell him NOT to fulfill the 4yrs he signed

There was no reason to sign Gotze on an extension since he never really convinced fully at anytime here due to injuries and benching

If he is offered an extension say to 2021 and he still sucks then we have to carry his 8M a yr salary for the next 5yrss

Unlike Javi who was the main man behind our CL win, Thiago I dont like him but it seemed some people in bayern like him and believed in him. Before he came to Bayern Juup, Kalle etc were gushing over him

They realized something is going on with Gotze thats making him not liked by both Low and Pep plus Carlo.

Carlo doesnt have any plan for him other than to give him Rode type minutes.

Bayern wants him to leave and if Gotze leave, he would be doing Bayern a favor. He doesnt have to and I am neutral on this.

He can stay and sit it out and do a Lewandoski earn his salary and walk out next season on a free

Exactly my stance!

We have offered extensions to injured players in the past. From a purely performance perspective Only Mueller, Lewandowski and maybe Robben have scored more goals since Goetze arrived. I even saw on Twitter Goetze's stats adjusted per 90 mins in his first season and to even my suprise they were better than Douglas Costa's

Now if he were offered an extension he would most likely sit up. This is not Klose that was gaining weight while under Bayern payroll. His work ethic has been good and his issues are more lack of confidence and under-utilization. His case is no different than Thiago who was clearly extended to satisfy Pep.

Loew has no issues with Goetze, purely Pep. Even Carlo's convo has not been substantiated.

The extension would have put us at a much better negotiating position. Its bad enough that we didn't extend him but Kalle's utterances were unacceptable IMO

GBR1:
I watched Rummenigge speaking recently regards Gotze and i wasn't too impressed by what he said. He was quite harsh on Gotze and it was as clear as it got that you guys have no need for him. I don't know how long this has been the status quo but that speech could have made it seem like that all along. But i think i understand why he reacted that way; Gotze has the better cards to play and this is much going his way

It's a win win scenario for him like stated unless he fails to revive his career at some other club. You guys have a great squad( this even without Gotze) so losing him even on a free is not that much of a blow.

I was disappointed. Not just because I like Goetze as a player but because of his behavior all through this. Very few players today would behave with the dignity Goetze has shown. If he wants him off that bad he should just terminate his contract and stop this eye service talk about playing time.

We have a deep squad and I still look around Europe and find it hard to see any player that can significantly improve us in attack without dropping upwards of 40-45m euros. Lets wait till the Euros, best case scenario he shines and a suitable club comes for him. If not he stays put and winds his deal down. There would be lots of clubs queuing to get Goetze on a free

raumdeuter:
A40

This is my theory on the Gotze issue. Our FO has decided to take a L on the Gotze issue as a transfer that wont work but wanted to know the opinion of Carlo first. Ancelotti has said he doesnt see him playing more time than he did under Guardiola.

Our FO wanted to sell him abroad to Liverpool because they were going to pay more. Liverpool was willing to pay 30M before Europa final and later upped it to 35M after Europa finals when they were desperate

Gotze has 2 clubs interested Dortmund and Liverpool. He knew going to Liverpool who arent assured of playing in Europe next season or even in the near future. Liverpool looks like a dead end club now

Dortmund isnt willing to pay more than 15-20M on Gotze since they can talk him into sitting out his last yr and come on a free

Gotze waited for the Europa final to see if Liverpool woud sneak into Europe but they failed. He knew Liverpool doesnt have the type of money to attract elite players and also they arent going to attract players based on playing in Europe

Dortmund on the other hand is playing CL and are more attractive for him but Dortmund is lowballing and Watzke has said he can wait for Gotze next season to run out his contract and move on a free

Bauyern wants more money from Gotze which Liverpool is going to pay but Gotze isnt willing

Kalle Rummenigge gave that interview to threaten him that he would rot on the bench

What I think would happen is that Bayern after long would accept a low-ball offer from Dortmund say like 15M

Because we still plan on signing at least one mega player so refusing lets say 15-20M for Gotze plus his 8M a year salary means we are losing effectively 23-28M next season which could have gone towards a new start attacker

Even after Euro given his experience at Bayern I believe he wont want to go to a club he isnt assured is starting

We have to look at it from the Goetze angle too. As a player and as a person. I am of the opinion that provided Carlo did not demand an outright sale of Goetze then what would it have cost the FO to give him an extension? Goetze has never whined or complained about his lack of playing time. He has always kept a positive mien and carried himself with dignity. I feel he has earned the right to decide where he wants to go and it is disrespectful of Kalle to try and shove a move down his throat.

Now if I am Goetze there really isn't any incentive for me to leave Bayern to a club where I don't want to go just to satisfy Kalle. I could wind down my contract, get a fat sign-on bonus at a potential new club, And sit on the bench and still earn my 10m Euros salary. That is the price Kalle has to pay for not doing the needful much earlier. He gave Thiago and Javi contract extensions. Thiago has not been exceptional but still got 2 years extra, maybe to keep Pep happy (obviously that didn't work)

Threatening Goetze with bench was what really ticked me off. He that is down need not fear a fall. At this point I won't even accept any offer and insist on winding down my contract. If Goetze had a 2 year or 3 year deal left the threat of rotting on the bench would stick.


Looking at the timeline of all the events I am wondering why he was not moved at the start of the season. If he wanted to wait to evaluate Goetze's progress then he should have considered that Goetze started the season very well and was unfortunate to suffer a long term injury. Giving him even a 1 year deal would have been a sign of good faith

I don't think Goetze has at any point demanded to be a starter, I am sure he is not delusional to that extent. Just give him a fair shot and if not at least let him leave on his terms, he has earned that right

raumdeuter:
A40

This is my theory on the Gotze issue. Our FO has decided to take a L on the Gotze issue as a transfer that wont work but wanted to know the opinion of Carlo first. Ancelotti has said he doesnt see him playing more time than he did under Guardiola.

Our FO wanted to sell him abroad to Liverpool because they were going to pay more. Liverpool was willing to pay 30M before Europa final and later upped it to 35M after Europa finals when they were desperate

Gotze has 2 clubs interested Dortmund and Liverpool. He knew going to Liverpool who arent assured of playing in Europe next season or even in the near future. Liverpool looks like a dead end club now

Dortmund isnt willing to pay more than 15-20M on Gotze since they can talk him into sitting out his last yr and come on a free

Gotze waited for the Europa final to see if Liverpool woud sneak into Europe but they failed. He knew Liverpool doesnt have the type of money to attract elite players and also they arent going to attract players based on playing in Europe

Dortmund on the other hand is playing CL and are more attractive for him but Dortmund is lowballing and Watzke has said he can wait for Gotze next season to run out his contract and move on a free

Bauyern wants more money from Gotze which Liverpool is going to pay but Gotze isnt willing

Kalle Rummenigge gave that interview to threaten him that he would rot on the bench

What I think would happen is that Bayern after long would accept a low-ball offer from Dortmund say like 15M

Because we still plan on signing at least one mega player so refusing lets say 15-20M for Gotze plus his 8M a year salary means we are losing effectively 23-28M next season which could have gone towards a new start attacker

Even after Euro given his experience at Bayern I believe he wont want to go to a club he isnt assured is starting

I go give my own side of the situation I dey come

GBR1:
I feel sorry for Gotze but i can't really blame Bayern for this. Some times these things don't just work out as expected.

He should move on but he's smart to have rejected Liverpool though. I think he's hoping to put up a good performance at the Euros so he can get better offers. He's doing the right thing.

I blame Rummenigge wholeheartedly for this scenario. By default he should have extended Goetze the same time he extended Thiago. We extended players who had been injured for almost 50% of their stay or more (Thiago, Javi) but did not think it fit to extend a 24 year old German International. Worse we have had a similar situation with Kroos who refused to extend because we didn't give a suitable offer.

He should have sold him prior to this season or extended him. With multiple years left on Goetze's contract a good showing at the Euros would have meant any club wanting his services would have needed to cough out upwards of €40m.

I don't see the use of threatening a player on the last year of his deal with bench when he has absolutely nothing to lose

Where is that ninja that said Curry cannot guard Westbrook

That Bini boy has been powerless to stop Durant so far.

OKC didn't play their best yet they could have stolen this game. That missed 3 by Durant late and two key defensive plays by Curry.

If the Warriors want to steal Game 6. Chef and Klay need to cook early. Chasing an elimination game early on the road is a recipe for blowouts

120-111

What a game.

We want Game 7 bitte. Even if you hate the Warriors you gotta admit this is a sweet series. Even the blowouts were interesting

That Curry block on Durant braaaah

That bucket by Iggy very timely. Plenty time left

Bogut and Thompson really holding it down for the Warriors
OKC hanging in there. They want to close this tonight boy

lolawilliams:
Deandre over KD!!!! Nba is bleeped up. Meanwhile congrats to king james on his 10th nba all first team, im not even biased here and haters are always going to hate. Think about it, this is being named one of the 5 best players in your sport for at
least the 10th time... and he's not even done. If Curry's threes aren't falling, can he play every position, rebound, and pass better than any point guard? The guy isn't Michael jordan or Magic Johnson, he's a freak mix of both

Loool at DeAndre making All NBA First Team. Based on what criteria? Its quite a bad joke

Stop this LeBron can play every position myth and urban legend

raumdeuter:
Gotze refused to take Liverpools offer

Kalle told him he would likely spend the season on the bench

If I were Goetze I will stay put. I am very disappointed with the way Kalle has treated that boy. The boy that was benched for 2 seasons you are still threatening him with bench. I don't think he cares at this point. They should just let him see out his contract

Rummenigge dropped the ball by not giving him an extension. If he shone at the Euros we would have gotten a solid offer for a player that would still have 2 or 3 years left on the contract. Now he could opt not to extend and go on a free at 25. He would probably get a massive signing bonus too and doesn't have to worry about being left out of any major competition for the national team

This is even worse than with Kroos because Goetze expressed his willingness to stay. We would be losing two of the best players their age group for a combined 25million Euros. We just bought an unproven Renato for 35m to put things in perspective