NBA Western/Eastern Conference Finals Thread
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Pretty bummed that OKC blew it. GSW probably rolls in game 7 at home. Now I'll be stuck rooting for the Cavs. Ugh.
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Wow. What an amazing and gritty win for the champs. Curry still doesn't look like he's 100%, but he left everything on the floor. Klay was the best player on the floor and had a dominant performance. I loooooooved the way that Russell Westbrook basically blew the game for them by hogging the ball and chucking up bad shots. Durant also had a very poor shooting night. Excellent.
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Klay's 11 3s:
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The Thunder made three 3-pointers (9 points).
The Warriors made 21 (63 points).
The Warriors made 21 (63 points).
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As much as I want OKC to win the series, simply to create a new team from the West, I hate Westbrook. He's an amazing talent but a little slimeball when they interview him. He was asked about Curry's defense after GSW won game 5 and he literally started laughing into the mic for several seconds and acting like a child. Tremendous talent with a level of ego that falls into disrespectful.
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I agree about Westbrook. He's the Kobe of point guards. He is very talented, but IMHO he holds back his team a little bit with his selfish play and a lot with his ego.AmareIsGod wrote:As much as I want OKC to win the series, simply to create a new team from the West, I hate Westbrook. He's an amazing talent but a little slimeball when they interview him. He was asked about Curry's defense after GSW won game 5 and he literally started laughing into the mic for several seconds and acting like a child. Tremendous talent with a level of ego that falls into disrespectful.
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I also don't like Westbrook but I seriously doubt he's holding okc back.
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Well, the same way Kobe held the Lakers back to win five titles. I wish somebody would hold the Suns back that way.
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He brings a lot of things to the table, but he also takes a lot of things off it.
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Westbrook is freaking amazing. End of story. I don't subscribe to every Bill Simmons theory, but he's pretty on point with his "90/10" assessment of Westbrook. People love to focus on the 10% (the things he takes off the table) with Westbrook without properly appreciating the 90% (what he bring to the table).
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He is 90% asshole. So I focus on that. He does donate his outfits to charity but I'm not sure how practical that is considering what he wears. Starving supermodels maybe?Shabazz wrote:Westbrook is freaking amazing. End of story. I don't subscribe to every Bill Simmons theory, but he's pretty on point with his "90/10" assessment of Westbrook. People love to focus on the 10% (the things he takes off the table) with Westbrook without properly appreciating the 90% (what he bring to the table).
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I'm just talking about between the lines.carey wrote:He is 90% asshole. So I focus on that. He does donate his outfits to charity but I'm not sure how practical that is considering what he wears. Starving supermodels maybe?Shabazz wrote:Westbrook is freaking amazing. End of story. I don't subscribe to every Bill Simmons theory, but he's pretty on point with his "90/10" assessment of Westbrook. People love to focus on the 10% (the things he takes off the table) with Westbrook without properly appreciating the 90% (what he bring to the table).
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I don't know if you have noticed from my previous posts around here, but I have an extremely hard time separating the athlete from the person (the art from the artist if you will.)Shabazz wrote: I'm just talking about between the lines.
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Agree. Westbrook is a great player. However, he's an asshole. Always has been. It makes it hard, in turn, for me to root for him and the teams he plays for.carey wrote:I don't know if you have noticed from my previous posts around here, but I have an extremely hard time separating the athlete from the person (the art from the artist if you will.)Shabazz wrote: I'm just talking about between the lines.
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I had my doubts the Dubs could do it, but not enough to bet any money that they couldn't, if you know what I mean.
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Warriors win it with only 20 2 point fg's made and only 5 ft's made. 45 points inside the line and 51 outside. Holy cow.
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Seriously though it's hard to watch the game and not seriously consider drafting Buddy Hield. You absolutely would have to move Knight but having a shooter of Hield and Booker's caliber on the roster with a defensive PG in Bledsoe could transform this team. We absolutely would need to do something about the PF position and with Chriss likely gone now before #13... I'd say Deyonta Davis or Ellenson. What could we realistically get for Knight? Maybe a Knight/Tucker/Future 1st trade.
Bledsoe/?
Booker/Hield
Warren/Bembry
Ellenson/(Qi or Maker)
Len/Chandler
Still a lot of question marks there but could be a positive step forward in clearing the roster of superfluous players.
Bledsoe/?
Booker/Hield
Warren/Bembry
Ellenson/(Qi or Maker)
Len/Chandler
Still a lot of question marks there but could be a positive step forward in clearing the roster of superfluous players.
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