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A40:
Celtics spammed more 3s than any NBA champion in history. The 3pt era might be back folks

I doubt it. They played better defense as well

Roland17:
For someone who now identifies with his Indian origin, Kyrie should know better than to disrespect tradition and culture. The day he returned to Boston and stomped on Lucky, he not only infuriated the fans, he inherited bad luck in games against the Celtics.

Kyrie has continuously tried to push narratives about the Boston with the aim of demarketing and discouraging players, particularly free agents from joining the team but somehow, Holiday and Porz have had nothing but spectacular things to say about the team, fan base and City. The City and fans are clearly in his head. Infact, Holiday raved about the fan base yesterday.

For those who know me, I am a big Kyrie supporter and will always be. I have always argued for him and will continue to but he needs to leave Boston alone.

Kyrie raised points other players have raised, so its not like he said something new. Jrue of course will be very comfortable with Boston, his wifey already helps him there. But Boston will always be uncomfortable for guys like Kyrie, even Jaylen who I think has just learnt not to say much. Both those guys are very cerebral, as in they think a lot, and they already dont fit in much among NBA players. Black folk tend to be easy going, and they will forget all the slights and disrepects that come your way in a city like Boston. Except guys like Kyrie, Jaylen who will just sit down and analyze over and over

And Im not blaming Boston here, it just is what it is. I hope the Jayson/Jalen duo can handle this success as well as they handled the past failures!

PS, we are still waiting for the meerkat reunion, pls dont dissapoint

greypencils:
This could have been Udoka's moment. This should have been if only he had kept that third leg in his pants.

Deep life lessons for the brothers who have ears to hear.

etidy:
At least the Kyrie agenda don die , most skilled player ever where dy average 15 points for finals.

Acrobatics no be skill, the skill is in scoring efficiently with the least amount of effort.

A lot of media content is for clicks. You would be a fool to base your life on online advice without doing your homework first. Shout out to Mase who kept it 100 and gave Kyrie his flowers, but also said the guy has several areas where he is not elite. It is what it is. At this stage of his career, I dont think Kyrie will change those aspects. And he still a good person. But he is not the top PG, top guard, top whatever folks were trying to make him.

A40:
You owe the 'Meerkat' an apology

Congratulations to Horford. He really toiled and I'm sure there was times if he wondered if he would ever win

We still havent seen a meerkat apology. We are waiting o

chic2pimp:
Dallas Mavericks, I know you've got something special for me today.

A spectacular loss?

A40:
Mazulla is basically playing Daryl Moreyball. The difference is he's going to be the one to reap the benefits this year

He tried it last year with the spamming but unluckily for him he ran into the Heat team that went band for band with him

Think about it. Game 7. Celtics shot 9-42 Heat shot 14-28

People can talk about Luka and what Kyrie didn't do till they're blue in the face. All I need to do is look at the Box scores and see that the Celtics are shooting and making double the 3s at a higher efficiency than the Mavericks. It is mathematically impossible to win a playoff series with those odds

Its posible, if you throw away analytics and play traditional high IQ bball. Jaylen and Tatum are rhythm jump shooters. If you play honest defense and tighten rotations and minimize the gimmicks, they wont be shooting like they are in an open gym..

And therein lies the wahala, all these "analysts" hyping Kyrie because of handles, hyping Luka because of box score. Like Mase put it, if you sit down and look at the totality of basketball, both guys really good, all stars even, but all this top 10 guards, best pg ever, all those titles are premature and frankly nonsense. Who here thinks Kyries handles are better than alston rafer? You know how many new york pgs could play that way if it was allowed in the nba in their time? What is the point of Luka dropping bombs on offense and acting like chicken on defense?

A more balanced team like the Wolves, or Nuggets or Thunder, or even Warriors/Lakers would have made this series more interesting.

steady986:
Meanwhile throughout these finals

I dont understand. Is there a video?

A40:
People will over analyze this game again instead of applying Occam's razor.

Another game the Mavs lost by 7 but the Celtics outshot them 17-9 from 3. As anti 3pt spamming as I am even I recognize that is too much a handicap to overcome. The Mavs are essentially starting games down 24pts.

Unless you bring back the hand check rule it's mathematically impossible to win when the other team is making 8 to 10 more 3s per game than you every game.

What's worse if you hit those 3s it opens up whatever inside game you're trying to play and you expend less energy playing catch up.

Taking 25 threes when your opponent is taking 46 (2nd in finals history) is coaching malpractice.

Pundits and talking heads will come and play Monday morning Quarterback again when the problem is glaring and obvious. Wetin Luka wan play again wey pass wetin e play today.

The Heat beat the Celtics last season by beating them at their game. The only game they won this year same thing. Cavs did same thing in Game 2. Thinking you will beat a team taking combined 50 more 3s than you is insanity.

When you get tired, you resort to 3s

Roland17:
Omo JB haunted Doncic all night. He searched him out and ate him. The same way Doncic was searching out Gobert, so did JB search Doncic. As hard as Doncic tried to hide, man found him.

You must play defense!

I was annoyed when I saw Wolves deferring to Doncic and Irving. You should never be concerned when you see either of those guys defending you. And as you wear them out, it will reflect in their offense

steady986:
Westbrook was on a contract now. We felt that 46m was worth a gamble for a former MVP

Then yall proceeded to whine all season. WB is very laid back, he even forgave Durant. But he seems to still be holding a grudge against you. I heard he liked the tweet that announced the Hurley fail. You guys turned a good man into a monster

steady986:
The moment you accept that 70m is an enormous amount of money to offer anyone in any circumstance, you'd better understand this whole situation. Has Hurley touched 70m in his entire life? And it's not like he was asked to leave UConn to come to the Pistons or some poverty franchise. It's the Lakers we're talking about.

70m is a lot of money to offer a first time head coach. Him rejecting that offer was purely for basketball reasons. Why do you think college coaches like the great John Wooden with 10 NCAA championships and Mike Krzyzewski with 5 NCAA championships never coached in the NBA? Do you think it's because they were never sought after or they weren't offered enough money? None of that. Those guys found their niche in the collegiate level and they built their legacies there. Dan Hurley clearly wants to follow that path.

You listen to all these daily sport shows and everybody is spilling the same thing saying it's because of money. Is there an amount of money that cannot be turned down? Sure. But you would be more willing to part with such money if it were a Steve Kerr or a Spoelstra, not Dan Hurley who has never coached a single NBA game. You might think the Lakers have become a laughing stock after this incident but they would have become a bigger laughing stock if they offered say 15m per year and he turned out to be a disaster.

No problems here, what you are saying sounds reasonable as a GM. You definitely dont want to overpay. Then we remember your westbrook saga and we have to laugh at you anyways

steady986:
Bro, he might have won the shiniest things in college, but it's still college. Let's not get ahead of ourselves here If you're suggesting to make a first time NBA coach straight out of college the highest paid coach in the league, then you better wake up. Kerr, Popp and Spo make 17.5, 16 and 15 respectively. You're suggesting he gets paid similar amounts?

When the rumors of $100m were flying around last week, I just laughed it off as ridiculous and I knew it wasn't going to happen. I think that $70m was the right offer and I'm glad the Lakers didn't bulge.

And you can take this to the bank, he's not getting offered anything near the 70m Lakers offered him

Lets step back and think about this. First, kudos to Lakers front office for trying to make a big move. The problem with big bold moves is that if you fail you fail bad. So its not all bad. What then is the problem here?

You have Hurley who rebuilt a Division 1 program, got everyone to buy into his culture, won back to back championships and is now considered a godfather other programs are trying to steal. He has players returning, excellent recruiting prospects, has the support of fan base and university, and strong family network. And he is about to get paid big because uconn does not want to lose him. The future is bright!

steady986 , you as a Lakers GM, you want this man to leave all of that, leave family support, to come to LA, coach a team that has one almost retired superstar, has been swept multiple times in the playoffs, has bad habits and does not play hard until it has to, and fires coaches every 2-3 years. Did I mention how injury prone the franchise players are? Please tell me, what do you offer this man to sweeten his mind to make the jump from certain greatness to probable failure? Are you going to offer him less than he stands to make where he is, or will you offer him more to make the risk worth it?

Now you know why Lakers deserve to be called block heads here. If you are going to go big and bold, go big and bold all the way. Dont go out recruiting talent like a lion, and when its time to pay up, you pay like bingo wey dey waka street!

etidy:
I think they shouldn't have let it leak that he was their primary target , same way they did with reddick, now they look like fools.

There is no way to keep it a secret in LA. I think Borrego is a better fit anyways, I dont like coming from college to a large market like LA. They may not have the patience it takes to let a college coach build the program.

steady986:
What are you even saying? $70m 6yr contract is a low ball offer? Even if it would have made him the 5th highest paid coach in the league? I don't think money was the issue in all this. Hurley didn't want to take on the challenge, moreso because he was a king in college basketball and had the opportunity of doing a 3-peat. And who knows, UConn would probably table a better offer than the 6yr $32m they gave him.

He will get paid more where he is. He said the nice honorable and classy things you say when you decline a job offer, but in the next paragraph the money issue was brought up. If you already know this guy would get a big check staying at college, why would you go after him and not offer him more? E no make sense.

etidy:
I think they shouldn't have let it leak that he was their primary target , same way they did with reddick, now they look like fools.

The real issue was the low ball offer. Same mistake with Ty Lue. It explains why it took Hurley this long to respond. Probably liked the opportunity, but could not get past the disrespect. As much as you want to think Lebron had a hand in all this, I think its the opposite. I dont think Lakers front office listen to any players. I wonder who they go after now

You cant get past how bad Kyrie and Luka's defense is. It didnt bite them vs Timberwolves because that was an inexperienced team playing on raw talent. I saw Minnessota bigs taking 3s when mismatched with guards! The foolishness of bball analytics cost them. If you have a mismatch, you exploit it, make the defense work, not take a statistically better 3. What does statistically even mean, lol

The celtcis are more balanced, more experienced. They arent going to panic when they see Luke or Kyrie guarding them. If Im the celtics, I would bother Luka all 48 minutes, leave it to Kyrie and the rest of the team to try to beat us for 48 minutes. Unless Mavs start playing good D, gon be a short series!

Ochyes:
1. Stay silent. Not everything needs to be said.
Silence is better than unnecessary drama.

2. If you find someone smarter than you, work with them, don't compete. Competition is a weakness.

3. The family you create is more important than the family you come from.

4. Your current job doesn't care about you. They only pay you enough to kill your dreams.

5. Free yourself from society's advice, most of them have no idea of what they're doing.

6. Influence: Most people drift through life. They have no purpose, no direction, and zero intent. Learn their needs. Lead them.

7. You are what you think, what you eat, what you read, the visuals/audio materials you consume and those you associate with.

8. It's better to have 1 friend who's;

Happy for you
Supports your win
Encourage your dreams
Than a bunch of acquittances who are

Lazy
Self-centered
Jealous of your success

9. You'll be 10x happier if you forgive your parents and stop blaming them.

10. No one will ever come save you. Your life is 100% your responsibility.

11.Your inner circle should be more focused on money, success, and starting a family.

12.You don't need 100 self-help books. All you need is actions and self-discipline.

Believe in your heart and soul that you are capable of big things in your life.

The only thing that is standing in your way is yourself.

Remove your glass ceiling.

Wait till you are 55 to find half of the above is wrong

Roland17:
Fear don catch Doncic, he is now settling for the pass and the Celtics are closing on the attempts. We will protect the rim every time and force your other players to make shots

Is this where you profess your heretofore forbidden love for mr meerkat? Or are Boston fans still playing hard to get

A40:
Shipping out AD means the Lakers have slam the door shut on any type of contention. You will never be able to cobble up anything in a trade to get AD short of Luka, Jokic and Giannis to a lesser extent

Hurley is definitely a much better option and ruins things for us that were hoping to see a circus show next season

We wanted to see some shits and giggles but apparently the Lakers might be a serious team next season. Still think the age factor of Lebron and the fact that they might not be as lucky with injuries this season as they were last season means they ultimately fail

Indeed, I dont see them being as injury free in the upcoming year. But I dont agree on AD's value. Take a look at that team again, they are stacked. Hachimura, Reaves, Russell, Gabe those guys are guaranteed to make noise if used properly. Trade AD and deepen the bench + picks, a win for the 2 trading teams imo. At this point, Lebron is more reliable and less injury prone than AD, a shameful thing to say, but it is what it is

Roland17:
The pursuit of Hurley by the Lakers is a clear message to Ajala and Clutch that they are moving on. For those who don’t follow college basketball, Hurley is as tough as they come.

Reddick was never in the running. I dont believe it for one second. No GM in their right mind will make that Steve Nash mistake again. Lakers understand the media, they just throwing names out to soften up the coach they really want. Thats why I can believe it Hurley.

Its time to get a solid, grounded basketball coach and get back to fundamentals. This team can win a ring, in fact could have won one this year, but there needs to be some discipline. AD needs to be told to step up. And Lebron needs to be told to back off. A PF in his 20th year should never be the primary ball handler. It didnt work for MJ on the Wizards, and it definitely wont work in todays fast paced NBA.

They may have to ship out AD, even Lebron as well if the math makes sense.

donlittle25:


Why me as example na?

abeg no vex, my eye jus red dat day, I say make I spray bullet small, na im some people collect strays How will you say MJ is not generational talent, Curry is not generational talent...tufia! Na jazz? lol

steady986:
When you understand what generational talent means, then you can fully understand the argument. You're basing your argument off their body of work There are so many all time greats I didn't put in that list of generational talent for a reason. When Steph was coming into the league, did you feel like he was one of a kind and was going to tear the league apart? Absolutely not.

Also, there are folks who say Kareem is the GOAT. Bird as well. Same with Russell. Does it mean all those guys are generation talents. If so, then every member of the top 75 would be a generational talent.

In that case, donlittle25 is a generation talent as well. I know he hasnt won any rings and is like $500million poorer than he should be, but talent na talent .

steady986:
Make your argument let's hear

No need. if the NBA goat, and the most uncanny 3pt shooter ever are not generational talents, your definition of generational talent is wrong.

See, when you construct your argument, always look at the conclusions in isolation to see if they make sense. Because sometimes you can get lost in your logic and mix in half truths. (This happens to Khanben a lot too. Sorry bro, I had to send you a stray bullet, just because ) Your assignment now is to walk back your logic to see what half truth or emotional truth you imbibed that led you down this dark path You better thank me, dem for rob you

larride:
Anywhere they are cooking Lebron, you will always be there.

guy man na chef, any time e see ingredient from akron, na so e dey beat chest

steady986:
Curry and MJ are great players but they aren't generational talents. Obviously they are very skilled players but their mentality and hard work made them who they are. Heck, if they were generational talents why weren't they drafted number one? Who passes up on a generational talent at no. 1? I'm not saying that you have to be drafted no. 1 if you are a generational talent, or all no. 1s are generational talents. No. Take KD for instance. I think he's a generational talent. But the guy who was drafted no.1 in his draft class turned out to be a bust. It can happen.

You have confused yourself. Take a deep breath bro, slow down.

donlittle25:
How can you say MJ isn't a generational talent?

who said it

A40:
Hope he's learned his lesson. I saw how he quickly ran in the tunnel after the loss. You have to learn to win and lose with grace that's when things will fall in place for you

Exactly. If he had been more graceful, it would have been easy after the loss to walk up to the opposing team, shake hands, gist, go your way. Even MJ as intense as he was, e get boundary where you show respect

A40:
He was real disrespectful to Jokic. Completely soured on them and started rooting on their downfall after that.

A couple more playoff losses will certainly humble them and him some more cos I believe they will fall short next season again

In this league you can't skip steps. You have to go through that heartbreak, you can't escape it unless you're Magic and Duncan

Roland17:
Absolutely. They have too many players on their roster that can’t create shots for themselves. Also, ANT man looked horrible throughout this series.

Antman showboating during the last seconds of the elimination game against the Nuggets really rubbed me off the wrong way. He also made it worse calling out Kyrie during this series but couldn’t match his words as Kyrie smoked him.

Hopefully, this experience will help him learn to keep his head down.

He is young. Lebron used to do some foolish things, took some spectacular playoff defeats to humble him. I think the young man will be more composed going forward lol

donlittle25:
I they check here first before I check Google for scores.

I no wan get heart attack

stop making noise aabeg, sit down!

I will wait till q4 to call this one a wrap

I have enjoyed watching the wolves this playoffs. Glad to see another game. Mr meerkat can wait