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I don't know why you guys waste time with that guy. He thinks absolutely every modern basketball player is automatically better than everyone in year's past...AUTOMATICALLY.

He thinks Harrison Barnes is better than Michael Jordan. You tell him Klay Thompson single-handedly carried GSW in game 6 of the Western Conference Finals when he could not miss any crazy 3-point shot he took down the line, he'll call you a Steph Curry hater.

Don't bother. It's just

nineiron wrote: ↑here are all the other players in the nba i'd rather have on the raps over lebron:

- curry
- durant
- westbrook
- kyrie
- lillard
- towns
- paul george

probably throw wiggins in there too just cuz

But out of those guys, who can pretty much guarantee or give you the absolute best chance at a finals appearance?

It would be lebron or curry. Lebron for his physical size and play. Curry for his potent scoring ability.

Those other guys are good but can't carry the team there.

Tdotmale wrote: ↑But out of those guys, who can pretty much guarantee or give you the absolute best chance at a finals appearance?

It would be lebron or curry. Lebron for his physical size and play. Curry for his potent scoring ability.

Those other guys are good but can't carry the team there.

like i said, you add any of the guys above to the raptors and they make it to the finals in the east.

Kyrie has a reputation of being a bad defender. Notice how Lowry and DeRozan were able to break out of their slump
when Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love were guarding them.

Right now, overall, Kyrie is only about in the same ballpark as current Kyle Lowry but Kyrie has more upside potential because
he is a lot younger than Lowry despite not being as good defensively.

LeBron James is a very good defender.

LeBron also picks his spots offensively so his shot selection and FG% are a lot more efficient.
However, LePass has a tendency to overpass the ball when he senses his team is losing by too large of a margin.
He will sometimes refuse to shoot the difficult jump shots if he cannot drive in for a layup. Instead, he will defer and try to set
up a teammate rather than be the one to attempt all the critical shots.

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nineiron wrote: ↑like i said, you add any of the guys above to the raptors and they make it to the finals in the east.

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I doubt adding towns, Kyrie or Wiggins to the current raptors team will instantly give them a finals appearance. You're going to put in Kyrie while there's Lowry and Derozan who takes up much of the shot attempts?

How is Wiggins who is unproven with no playoff experience going to take them to the finals? Same for towns??

so lebron leaves Miami and they still finish 3rd in the conference? AND without Bosh.

there's a reason why lebron won't go to the West. he wants to guarantee himself a finals appearance. too bad he'll probably retire like 2/12 in the finals. or even worse, if Durant comes to the East, lebron may never see a finals appearance again

TheRealVinsanity wrote: ↑Neither Curry and Thompson have scored more than 10 points and they are still dominating.. crazy

that's cuz the Cavs suck - putting their trust in a fraud "king"

The game would have been closer if Kyrie did not put up a DeFrozen-like statline.
LeBron James almost had a triple double and scored at a higher percentage. Quadruple the rebounds, and more than double the assists Kyrie had.

nineiron wrote: ↑that's cuz the Cavs suck - putting their trust in a fraud "king"

TheRealVinsanity wrote: ↑Neither Curry and Thompson have scored more than 10 points and they are still dominating.. crazy

lebron's tat. chosen to go 2/7 in nba finals. what an unbelievable dbag.

The Cavs did not call for a play UNTIL Shumpert hit that corner 3. That was about 4-5 mins left in the 1st.

This is pretty much the story of the night. They looked like they were playing pick up ball while the Warriors ran their offensive schemes to perfection.

Kevin Love has gone AWOL yet again and played like a shooting guard. I'm aware this guy's had a history of having a bad back so he's modified his game away from the paint, but geez, I'm sure Dan Gilbert is scratching his head right now.

This might as well be the Cavs' logo for next season:

nineiron wrote: ↑that's cuz the Cavs suck - putting their trust in a fraud "king"

Do u seriously hate Lebron?

If the Cavs lose, it's because of Lebron and no one else but if the Cavs win, it's only because of everyone else but Lebron. Hater's logic?

Btw I'm happy the Warriors won. Lol

bobbings wrote: ↑Do u seriously hate Lebron?

If the Cavs lose, it's because of Lebron and no one else but if the Cavs win, it's only because of everyone else but Lebron. Hater's logic?

Btw I'm happy the Warriors won. Lol

When you call yourself the "king" and the "chosen one" - I think you've already set yourself up for accountability

nineiron wrote: ↑When you call yourself the "king" and the "chosen one" - I think you've already set yourself up for accountability

Did he come up with the nicknames or was it given to him by everyone else and he just took it? I'm not even sure how that started.

XFactor11 wrote: ↑The game would have been closer if Kyrie did not put up a DeFrozen-like statline.
LeBron James almost had a triple double and scored at a higher percentage. Quadruple the rebounds, and more than double the assists Kyrie had.

Kyrie scored 3 more points yet played 3 less minutes than lebron.

"Quadruple the rebounds"? So he had 9 more rebounds? Isn't that expected considering the position he plays?

"Double the assists"? So he had 4 more assists? Probably because Kyrie scored when lebron passed him the ball

The game would have been closer if the "king" wasn't a fraud

Lebrons fg% is going to be high because most of his points are in the paint - after he's pushed the defender with his shoulder or forearm. His game is one dimensional and the Warriors know it. He won't get away with all those offensive fouls much longer

I love how lebron brings the ball up holds it, tries to make a move but realizes he has none, and dishes it out only to leave the pass receiver with 3 secs to shoot. Must be frustrating playing with such a one dimensional, low basketball IQ having hack

bobbings wrote: ↑Did he come up with the nicknames or was it given to him by everyone else and he just took it? I'm not even sure how that started.

Are you asking if someone else tattooed "chosen one" on his back for him? Lmfao

I'm pretty sure he's the first one to call himself "king James"

Brookside05 wrote: ↑The Cavs did not call for a play UNTIL Shumpert hit that corner 3. That was about 4-5 mins left in the 1st.

This is pretty much the story of the night. They looked like they were playing pick up ball while the Warriors ran their offensive schemes to perfection.

Kevin Love has gone AWOL yet again and played like a shooting guard. I'm aware this guy's had a history of having a bad back so he's modified his game away from the paint, but geez, I'm sure Dan Gilbert is scratching his head right now.

This might as well be the Cavs' logo for next season:

Sounds like you're blaming the cavs coaching. Do you know who chose the new coach? Take a guess. Lmao