Re: 2018 NBA Finals
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:58 pm
This...this is great. 
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I think you just have to say "best in their era" and leave it at that.Split T wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 4:02 pmFor sure, I think for guys like me who weren't alive in the Russell/Wilt era it's really hard to grasp what those guys did. 50 points a game is so unrealistic in today's game that we don't know how to process it. We just have to say, "different era, the game was different back then." Which is a true statement but it just essentially ignores/discredits the accomplishment. What's the equivalent in today's game? I have no idea. So the best I can say is Wilt and Russell were the best of their era, but they're impossible to compare to modern NBA players.
In his heyday Wilt was facing the Celtics in the Eastern Division Finals, he only played against them in the Finals in 1964 with San Francisco in a series they lost in 5 games (29.2 pts, 27.6 reb, 2.4 ast) and in 1969 with Los Angeles in a series they lost in 7 games (11.7 pts, 25.0 reb, 3.0 ast) when West was MVP.
Honestly, I don't hate him. He gets on my nerves sometimes, but I actually was irked that Cleveland didn't win in regulation.
I fully understand you. He totally gets on my nerves, he is either pouting o parading all the time, but is truly awesome to see his playoffs run, and I was surprisingly rooting for him to pull off the upset after an undeniable surprisingly close game one. It was out of respect I think.
This is where the Pistons would have run him into a Rick Mahorn pick.specialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:43 pmI can’t stand watching the Warriors. Every time Curry celebrates before the ball even goes in I am hoping someone undercuts him on his next shot or gives him a nice forearm shiver to teach him a lesson.
There’s no chance he would survive in that era. Little disrespectful shit would get his ass kicked the first time he tried any of that nonsenseThe Bobster wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:11 pmspecialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:43 pmI can’t stand watching the Warriors. Every time Curry celebrates before the ball even goes in I am hoping someone undercuts him on his next shot or gives him a nice forearm shiver to teach him a lesson.
This is where the Pistons would have run him into a Rick Mahorn pick.
specialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:21 pmThere’s no chance he would survive in that era. Little disrespectful s*** would get his ass kicked the first time he tried any of that nonsenseThe Bobster wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:11 pmspecialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:43 pmI can’t stand watching the Warriors. Every time Curry celebrates before the ball even goes in I am hoping someone undercuts him on his next shot or gives him a nice forearm shiver to teach him a lesson.
This is where the Pistons would have run him into a Rick Mahorn pick.
yeah. I thought the Cavs made a mistake changing up their game plan. Let the Warriors go one on one through Durant. Instead, they opened up the Warriors passing and movement offense, and there's no stopping them when they get hot.
They'd just go to the FT line over and over and all the Cavs would foul out. Do you guys really want 80's pistons, 90's Knicks basketball to return? The NBA is much better off without thug playJustWinBaby wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:10 pmspecialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:21 pmThere’s no chance he would survive in that era. Little disrespectful s*** would get his ass kicked the first time he tried any of that nonsenseThe Bobster wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:11 pmspecialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:43 pmI can’t stand watching the Warriors. Every time Curry celebrates before the ball even goes in I am hoping someone undercuts him on his next shot or gives him a nice forearm shiver to teach him a lesson.
This is where the Pistons would have run him into a Rick Mahorn pick.
Ain't that the truth. I wonder how tough guy green would have liked being put into the 2nd row by Charles Oakley. I imagine he wouldn't ventured outside with Charles. Thompson and Durant are not much better. Quite frankly if I were Cleveland I would literally turn the rest of this series into a street fight. All the great teams of the past had thugs that took care of business. That is what is needed for these Warriors, probably the only way you beat them. They have the talent and the refs on their side. I would like to see how some of them handle some real rough stuff. That is why I wanted the Rockets to beat them so bad, their attitude. While I have never been a CP3 fan I loved it when he gave that Curry's shimmie move right back at him.
Go Cav's
I want them to knock Steph out of the game, yes. He’d come back the next game and wouldn’t do that shit again.Split T wrote: ↑Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:40 amThey'd just go to the FT line over and over and all the Cavs would foul out. Do you guys really want 80's pistons, 90's Knicks basketball to return? The NBA is much better off without thug playJustWinBaby wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:10 pmspecialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:21 pmThere’s no chance he would survive in that era. Little disrespectful s*** would get his ass kicked the first time he tried any of that nonsenseThe Bobster wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:11 pmspecialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:43 pmI can’t stand watching the Warriors. Every time Curry celebrates before the ball even goes in I am hoping someone undercuts him on his next shot or gives him a nice forearm shiver to teach him a lesson.
This is where the Pistons would have run him into a Rick Mahorn pick.
Ain't that the truth. I wonder how tough guy green would have liked being put into the 2nd row by Charles Oakley. I imagine he wouldn't ventured outside with Charles. Thompson and Durant are not much better. Quite frankly if I were Cleveland I would literally turn the rest of this series into a street fight. All the great teams of the past had thugs that took care of business. That is what is needed for these Warriors, probably the only way you beat them. They have the talent and the refs on their side. I would like to see how some of them handle some real rough stuff. That is why I wanted the Rockets to beat them so bad, their attitude. While I have never been a CP3 fan I loved it when he gave that Curry's shimmie move right back at him.
Go Cav's
Totally agree with this. When they play through Durant, the whole team stands around as he goes one-on-one. Cavs should just leave Durant open and let him score 40.