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If the Grizzlies had not run into the warriors earlier, I'm quite certain they'd be in the conference finals now.
And thanks to Dallas for making the warriors path to the finals easier but eliminating the suns.

Roland17:
M. Cuban has to get Doncic another legitimate Star/ Superstar piece, else una go just waste this talent.

Doncic doesn't look like the sentimental nice guy type like Gianni's, he's more like lebron to me. Once free agency comes and Dallas has not sorted out their shit, he will bounce out of town.

And I can't imagine how frenetic a luka free agency will be like. Teams will start courting him 3 years ahead

donlittle25:

The dude is entering another realm mentally

From mavs in 5 to mavs in 6 to mavs in 7

Thanos:
In Adam Silver i trust. He won't let us lose this game.

Abot to troll this MF



You were saying?

Thanos:
Everybody talks tough when they're up.

You frustrated yet?

You thought GSW was Phoenix right?

Skrrrrrrr:
If the Grizzlies had not run into the warriors earlier, I'm quite certain they'd be in the conference finals now.
And thanks to Dallas for making the warriors path to the finals easier but eliminating the suns.

The suns were not good enough when it mattered. No need for all this alaye.

Blueelf:
You frustrated yet?

You thought GSW was Phoenix right?

You guys never learn. In the words of the immortal kobe, is the job done? Calm down and watch history unfold before your eyes. Future generations would be talking about this series centuries from now on . Just watch.

etidy:
Doncic doesn't look like the sentimental nice guy type like Gianni's, he's more like lebron to me. Once free agency comes and Dallas has not sorted out their shit, he will bounce out of town.

And I can't imagine how frenetic a luka free agency will be like. Teams will start courting him 3 years ahead

Like @Donlittle25 said, Cuban nearly did the same thing with Dirk but Dirk is on another level when it came to skill and mentality. Aged 32, he pretty much led a bunch of old guys to a title against the same Heat team that denied him when he was 27 I think. There is a history with Cuban and how he puts together his team. While Luka is just 23, he is not far from 25 and once you hit 25, you heading north oh and time flies. Cuban has to find that 2nd established superstar to come to Dallas.

Thanos:
You guys never learn. In the words of the immortal kobe, is the job done? Calm down and watch history unfold before your eyes. Future generations would be talking about this series centuries from now on . Just watch.

STFU man. Just rest!

Mavs are out in 4 or 5 and you know it

Golden State simply have too much depth. I knew this series was lost after that Game 2 chokejob by the Mavs. If you're the weaker team you absolutely cannot lose such a lead. I would be shocked if this doesn't end in a sweep.

People don't realize how deep this Warriors squad is.

Steph
Klay
Wiggins
Poole

That's 4 guys that can give you 15-40 points any given night. Teams like that are tough to beat especially for a Dallas that has no big that can go in the paint

Reggie Bullock shot 0/10. Maxi Kleber 0/5. The Mavs are a good 3pt shooting team and it's what they do best unfortunately they're facing a team better than them at this plus they cannot rebound

donlittle25:
na so we almost waste dirk. i they wonder if any top free agent they available.

Westbrook dey available

donlittle25:
na so we almost waste dirk. i they wonder if any top free agent they available.

Assinn, Dirk was taking paycuts for years and they kept paying scrubs to come play with him.
I just hope Luka gives them 7 years, if they don't get him the bona-fide wingman, the boy should move

This Miami must be mad

Four points after 10 mins, who does that?

Lol. Which kin series be this

A40:
Lol. Which kin series be this

Both teams are just erratic

Mark Jackson, just made a great point, when the next CBA happens and ownership brings up the case of Simmons and Kyrie (rightfully so), the issue of sitting guys who are willing and ready to play also has to be addressed. Horford, Wall and many others who were willing to play have been deprived of that opportunity because the team wanted to tank for picks

Jesus the rest of the Miami Heats are in single digits apart from Vic Oladipo

Good Lawd!!!

What fuckery!!!

Nothing to see here.

On to game 5

#GREENRUNSDEEP
#CELTICPRIDE

Khanben:
Mark Jackson, just made a great point, when the next CBA happens and ownership brings up the case of Simmons and Kyrie (rightfully so), the issue of sitting guys who are willing and ready to play also has to be addressed. Horford, Wall and many others who were willing to play have been deprived of that opportunity because the team wanted to tank for picks

They're getting paid regardless. There's a difference

A40:
They're getting paid regardless. There's a difference

So just because they are getting paid, the team has the right to just derail their career because they want to tank.
Professional sports is just like any other profession, this archaic attitude that it is a privilege is laughable.
Just as no one expects any top Professional in any field to just down tools and not work for any reason and still expect to get paid, also no one expects a professional to accept becoming redundant because they are getting paid, but somehow when it comes to athletes, people have that inexcusable cop-out "they are getting paid ", so what?
You cannot make rules for them and not for me, if you don't want to play a guy, either trade him, or agree to a buyout.
If the league will insist on earn as you play as they should, then it has to be bilateral.

A40:
Lol. Which kin series be this

E better pass WCF, we go manage am like dat abeg.

Where are the dodos annointing Luka as the next Lebron, best player left in the playoffs, etc Lol

birdman:
E better pass WCF, we go manage am like dat abeg.

Where are the dodos annointing Luka as the next Lebron, best player left in the playoffs, etc Lol

I have a question, does losing a series mean a player on the losing side cannot be the best player?

birdman:
E better pass WCF, we go manage am like dat abeg.

Where are the dodos annointing Luka as the next Lebron, best player left in the playoffs, etc Lol

I have found the Western bracket far more entertaining

Luka beat a 64 win team. To put in perspective Lebron beat just 1 50+ win team from 2003-2010

A40:
I have found the Western bracket far more entertaining

Luka beat a 64 win team. To put in perspective Lebron beat just 1 50+ win team from 2003-2010

For you though... The spike in ratings from this season's playoff is attributed to the games in the Eastern conference.

birdman:
E better pass WCF, we go manage am like dat abeg.

Where are the dodos annointing Luka as the next Lebron, best player left in the playoffs, etc Lol

I have allowed you breath for a while now. If Tatum takes the Celtics past the Heat and into the Finals, I will be expecting your regular scheduled apology to him for the DISRESPECTFUL BLASPHEMY championed by you on this thread. This time it must be in 2000 words or more..no excuses

Khanben:
So just because they are getting paid, the team has the right to just derail their career because they want to tank.
Professional sports is just like any other profession, this archaic attitude that it is a privilege is laughable.
Just as no one expects any top Professional in any field to just down tools and not work for any reason and still expect to get paid, also no one expects a professional to accept becoming redundant because they are getting paid, but somehow when it comes to athletes, people have that inexcusable cop-out "they are getting paid ", so what?
You cannot make rules for them and not for me, if you don't want to play a guy, either trade him, or agree to a buyout.
If the league will insist on earn as you play as they should, then it has to be bilateral.

False equivalence. In the real world if your employer is paying you and you don't have to show up at work are they really derailing your career? I'm sure everyone here would gladly take $28m to not show up at work. Plus if you don't show up at that work doesn't that leave you time to do other stuff?

These guys are simply far too well compensated for you to bandy that line. Who is going to agree to a buyout for a John Wall or Al Horford? What was their market and who agrees on terms? Did you see any team hustling for John Wall?

Khanben:
I have a question, does losing a series mean a player on the losing side cannot be the best player?

If you mean Luca, then he has not been the best player in the western conference finals.
He only leads in points and is -20 in this series. Steph tops him in assist, rebounds, Fg%, 3pt%, and is +19.

Roland17:
For you though... The spike in ratings from this season's playoff is attributed to the games in the Eastern conference.

I meant the Western Finals. I don't want to believe you're that much of a homer to believe the Eastern games have been better

Plus the Warriors and Grizzlies has the highest rating thus far in the playoffs

A40:
I meant the Western Finals. I don't want to believe you're that much of a homer to believe the Eastern games have been better

Plus the Warriors and Grizzlies has the highest rating thus far in the playoffs

Oh I get you now. For me though, the EC games have been better, more thrilling and competitive, maybe because I am a Celtic but that seems to be what I have been seeing overall. I guess overall this year's playoff must have NBA executives proud and happy for the future of the league.

Skrrrrrrr:
If you mean Luca, then he has not been the best player in the western conference finals.
He only leads in points and is -20 in this series. Steph tops him in assist, rebounds, Fg%, 3pt%, and is +19.

1- Basketball is the game of Hot tajes so I’ll oblige. Only during Luka’s rookie season was Steph above him in anything, since then, Luka has shown, and proven to be the better player. This is not a knock-on Steph, it’s just the reality. When Steph was asked to do more with less, just this last season, he put up otherworldly numbers only to be bounced in the play-in. The exact same situation Luka is in now, only that the baby Goat against all odds, managed to drag this sorry ass excuse for a team to the WCF.
2- Ya'll need to stop with the Jayson Tatum over hype. This man was drafted into one of the best-run organizations. Has been coached by some of the league's brightest minds, and has a team that is expected to make a run at the championship every year since he got to the league. Yet nothing to show for it. I put it to you that if JT had been drafted by a Cleveland, Kings, hell, even my Mavs, my man would be another Bradley Beal. A decent player putting numbers on a below-average team whose yearly target is to make the playoffs and get bounced in the first round. The kid is a star but is too inconsistent now to be called a superstar.
3- If you are a gambling man, few websites have the Mavs winning these series at +63 points. You are all about to witness the start of the greatest basketball story ever told. MAVS IN 7!!!!!

A40:
False equivalence. In the real world if your employer is paying you and you don't have to show up at work are they really derailing your career? I'm sure everyone here would gladly take $28m to not show up at work. Plus if you don't show up at that work doesn't that leave you time to do other stuff?

These guys are simply far too well compensated for you to bandy that line. Who is going to agree to a buyout for a John Wall or Al Horford? What was their market and who agrees on terms? Did you see any team hustling for John Wall?

There goes that phrase they are well compensated. They are compensated because they are the product and they drive revenue.
As Shaq put it, for anyone who is giving me a 200mil contract that person is making 10x more from me.
I don't hear anyone giving the excuse that even though Simmons did not play, the sixers ownership never lost a dime due to his refusal to play.

Thanos:
1- Basketball is the game of Hot tajes so I’ll oblige. Only during Luka’s rookie season was Steph above him in anything, since then, Luka has shown, and proven to be the better player. This is not a knock-on Steph, it’s just the reality. When Steph was asked to do more with less, just this last season, he put up otherworldly numbers only to be bounced in the play-in. The exact same situation Luka is in now, only that the baby Goat against all odds, managed to drag this sorry ass excuse for a team to the WCF.
2- Ya'll need to stop with the Jayson Tatum over hype. This man was drafted into one of the best-run organizations. Has been coached by some of the league's brightest minds, and has a team that is expected to make a run at the championship every year since he got to the league. Yet nothing to show for it. I put it to you that if JT had been drafted by a Cleveland, Kings, hell, even my Mavs, my man would be another Bradley Beal. A decent player putting numbers on a below-average team whose yearly target is to make the playoffs and get bounced in the first round. The kid is a star but is too inconsistent now to be called a superstar.
3- If you are a gambling man, few websites have the Mavs winning these series at +63 points. You are all about to witness the start of the greatest basketball story ever told. MAVS IN 7!!!!!

Thank you, sometimes when I hear people talk, I wonder if they are watching tennis or golf.
This is a team sport, and they is nothing no one player can do if the other team is way better.
MJ has the highest points scored in a nba playoffs game at 63pts, but you know what, he not only lost that game, he was swept in that series. I watched KG go 3 straight years in his prime without making the playoffs, was that because he was not one of the best 5 players in basketball or because his team was just crap.
You swap Luka with Steph for both teams and the Mavs would have a worse chance of winning 1 game, than they have now.

PS: Steph team last year was not worse than this Mavs team and they couldn't even make the playoffs