Spurs will be number 2 seed; If the clips are healthy they will lose to them; Clips own them right now...
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that dude stays talking about dumb shit; shit has me dying
I'm be 100%, I feel dude don't be talking crazy as much as y'all makes it out to be, but that 4 days rant got him as the laughing stock of the NBA threads.
The thing with KD and averaging around 17-20...I understood that as him 'meaning the shots the Harrison Barnes took should be for KD, basically don't change anything...Let KD fit in vs take over...
That's was my reasoning for thinking they would tie or break their win record from last year.
That mofo is ignorant; and that rant was one of many rants; the KD thing didnt make any sense; what about the leg cramp rant; what about the officials rant; what about the rant he had with @Spectrum about Bird and LBJ; this dude is crazy; and there is more.....
Steph plays defense similar to Kobe, he likes to play the passing lane and trap, this works when he is playing off the main guard espeically one who cannot attack the rim.
Basically the Warriors play sort of a zone where they like to either pack the paint vs bigger teams or play the perimeter vs outside shooting teams, the problems the have is when they face teams that can do both forcing them to more man on man.
As good as Curry is playing the passing lanes, trapping and playing off the defender, he is not as good defending one on one especially vs bigger guards and those who can dribble penetrate.
You can't say just shut up and play shit the officiating and league office making themselves apart of a series.. You want folk to stfu then let both teams play straight up.. No whistling making shit one sided and obvious
But I get it if your a fan of either team it's bullshit on one end and its stfu and play on the other lol
that's all I'm saying
as a Knick fan truly I don't care about these other teams.
and I understand as a NBA fan its frustrating
but also as a seasoned NBA fan
its ALWAYS BEEN like this so even complaining about it a year after the fact, 5 years 10 years 20 years to me is just a waste.
The refs screw over EVERYONE at his point.
every franchise got a a story
I never think we will EVER have Jordan Rules again...
but the league will always be messed up.
It is what it is and the players and the coaches aint innocent either.
Now if you want to have a SERIOUS talk about the "rogue official" his allegations and Stern's handling of all that?
PEDs in the league
and Jordan's off the court gambling?
Now OK THAT is a valid conversation to have.
They used Klay but the Cavs love to pick and roll and finding match ups to their favor, at the end of the game the put Durant on Irving only to get burned by a running hook, then he blew past Curry forcing the Warriors to collapse the paint and he beats them by passing to a cutting James, next time they place Thompson on him, he gets picked, allowing Irving a free shot at the rim with only Curry there to guard (no resistance what so ever), next they take Curry out the game replacing him with Livingston put Klay on Irving and Irving beats him with a very difficult shot.
Even though he made the shot, out of all the trips down the court in the last two mins, this was the best defense forcing the most difficult shot.
Forward to 7:28 and see for yourself.
At the end of the day.... Uncle Drew is a tough cover, he's ass wants to go to the goal
will you stop feeding into him please
Most super stars are hard to guard, but what I was trying to show is how Thompson played him better and how the Cavs were able to still exploit Curry even when they placed Thompson on him, and this being the logic of them taking Curry out the game even with Thompson guarding Irving.
I dont think the Lakers franchise has ever been screwed by the refs
ok then
what about by the Commissioner's Office?
I agree with you they dont serve any purpose.
But no mistakes were made though. They called it right.
but the league just reported they got the Durant call and lebron hanging on the rim call wrong.
I feel that the James hanging on the rim was a make up for the bullshit wink tech, and the incidental contact was a 50-50 call that if the Cavs were not in the penalty, it would have been called 90% of the time.
ok then
what about by the Commissioner's Office?
point....This is what I'm talking about...i want all of you bball heads to see this..first it couldn't have been a make up call because the call wasn't called!!!!so what the fuck was made up???? 2nd Jefferson clearly pushed KD however slightly u want to call it, it still was a push; the nba clearly stated the rule and what it should have been; it was not incidental contact but yet you come out of hiding to lie for your team
Except that we know the game.
Refs dont call the 4th quarter like they do the 1st quarter.
They not about to let a game be decided by an incidental tangling of the feet.
Thats the way it is and the way its always been in NBA ball.
The refs also fucked up by calling a tech on Jefferson, when they fuck up they usually make up for it afterwards.
Durant knew what the deal was thats why he said what he said.
Everybody knows what the deal is including the NBA; it wasnt incidental and he was clearly pushed; there were alot of bullshit calls in this game; the refs in the NBA needs to be upgrade period; but thats not why GS lost; and like @playahaitian said most franchises have been screwed in one way or another from the refs....
This is what I'm talking about...i want all of you bball heads to see this..first it couldn't have been a make up call because the call wasn't called!!!!so what the fuck was made up???? 2nd Jefferson clearly pushed KD however slightly u want to call it, it still was a push; the nba clearly stated the rule and what it should have been; it was not incidental contact but yet you come out of hiding to lie for your team
Im not sure what it is you dont understand.
They called a BS tech on Jefferson. They knew it was BS when they called it. So to make up for it, the next that they "should" call, they just swallow their wistle.
Jefferson didnt push KD. He did step on his foot by accident. Not all incidental contact is considered a foul. Also it happened so quickly that the refs couldnt be sure exactly what happened. In crunchtime, to win the game, you dont call fouls you are NOT sure of.
Its really simple man...
The BS tech on Jefferson wasnt made up because the league didnt call the foul on Jefferson nor the tech on LBJ; so what are you talking about??? and again before the bs tech on Jefferson, they were alot of bs calls on GS; alot of bs calls on Green; they were bs calls thru out the game on both teams; more on GS but thats how it goes; The league, not me, said the calls should have been made; I said it wasnt incidental; KD was clearly pushed and he didnt fall on his own period; whether Jefferson meant to get his feet tangled up or not, he did; and that was another foul period; and again I have said this over and over; I will say it again; none of this would have mattered if GS didnt turn the ball over; they have no one to blame but themselves.......
Bruh im not talking to you about the league office. Im talking to you about the refs.
They called a BS tech on Jefferson so they "owed" the Cavs a call.
Now if you wanna tell me that Jefferson purposely stepped on Durant's foot, that just tells me you completely full of shit. Because how could you possibly know something like that??? And why would Jefferson take that kind of risk??? Have you ever played the game? Is stepping on people's feet a defensive trick you ever heard of?
The league cant come out publicly and say that the game is officiated differently throughout the game.
So they give us a PC report thats means absolutely nothing.
But it was all good a few years back when it helped the Warriors win a championship, when complaining about blown calls was officially called crying.
Kevin Durant: I would’ve made final shot if Richard Jefferson didn’t trip me
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By Dan FeldmanDec 27, 2016, 4:30 PM EST
With the Warriors trailing the Cavaliers by one in the final seconds of theirChristmas thriller, Richard Jeffersontripped Kevin Durant to nearly (but not quite) ice the game. The NBA acknowledged Jefferson should have been called for a foul, but we’re left to wonder what would’ve happened.
Durant isn’t curious. He knows.
Durant, via Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated:
“I would’ve made that shot if he didn’t trip me up,” Durant told The Undefeated. “But they ain’t calling it on him at their crib. It’s not his fault. It’s not the refs fault, either.”
Of course Durant thinks that. The only surprise is him saying so publicly. That’s a pretty big repudiation of Cleveland’s win.
I’m not quite as certain. It’s difficult for even elite scorers like Durant when there’s so little time left and the defense knows your deadline to shoot.
But I do believe Durant would have made both free throws if Jefferson’s foul had been called.
Thats easy for him to say, but look at the facts Durant missed all of his shots in the last 9 mins, has a history of bricking important shots in big games, and was running away from the rim with three secs on the clock. Now perhaps he could have made an amazing shot, he does have the skills, but to say he definatly would have made it under those circumstances is defiantly reaching.Kevin Durant: I would’ve made final shot if Richard Jefferson didn’t trip me
Jason Miller/Getty Images
By Dan FeldmanDec 27, 2016, 4:30 PM EST
With the Warriors trailing the Cavaliers by one in the final seconds of theirChristmas thriller, Richard Jeffersontripped Kevin Durant to nearly (but not quite) ice the game. The NBA acknowledged Jefferson should have been called for a foul, but we’re left to wonder what would’ve happened.
Durant isn’t curious. He knows.
Durant, via Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated:
“I would’ve made that shot if he didn’t trip me up,” Durant told The Undefeated. “But they ain’t calling it on him at their crib. It’s not his fault. It’s not the refs fault, either.”
Of course Durant thinks that. The only surprise is him saying so publicly. That’s a pretty big repudiation of Cleveland’s win.
I’m not quite as certain. It’s difficult for even elite scorers like Durant when there’s so little time left and the defense knows your deadline to shoot.
But I do believe Durant would have made both free throws if Jefferson’s foul had been called.
There is a difference between a blown call, which is the refs fucking up, and the refs deciding to swallow their wistles and letting the guys play at the end of games.
Like the MJ pushoff play. You never gonna call offensive foul on a game winning shot.
Are you ok seriously; they say reading is fundamental for a reason; thats because one is suppose to read and comprehend, not react; now if you reread what I posted, Im clearly saying Jefferson pushed KD; that is not incidental contact; I clearly state also that whether he meant to get his feet tangled or not, that was a foul as well; I clearly state that; so again instead of trying to debate/argue, understand what a poster is saying first; Now back to the refs; the tech on Jefferson was "owed" to the cavs from what?? it would have had to been a previous bs play that occurred on GS right???? And all this convo, from my part, started because @RoadRage said this:
he was responding to @playahaitian saying the league issued statements saying that those 2 things should have been called; now please tell me what RR is talking about; It cant be a 50-50 call if the league says its a foul; and if LBJ is a make up call to RJ; well didnt you just say RJ was a make up call to something else
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I agree.. But they are complaining more for the refs swallowing their whistles than them actually fucking up.
so the league says it was a blown call but you are saying it wasnt??
you are saying because the refs swallowed their whistles that it wasnt a blown call??? ok...........you are the same dude that went on a 3 day rant because the refs swallowed their whistles
3 days....
Are you ok seriously; they say reading is fundamental for a reason; thats because one is suppose to read and comprehend, not react; now if you reread what I posted, Im clearly saying Jefferson pushed KD; that is not incidental contact; I clearly state also that whether he meant to get his feet tangled or not, that was a foul as well; I clearly state that; so again instead of trying to debate/argue, understand what a poster is saying first; Now back to the refs; the tech on Jefferson was "owed" to the cavs from what?? it would have had to been a previous bs play that occurred on GS right???? And all this convo, from my part, started because @RoadRage said this:
he was responding to @playahaitian saying the league issued statements saying that those 2 things should have been called; now please tell me what RR is talking about; It cant be a 50-50 call if the league says its a foul; and if LBJ is a make up call to RJ; well didnt you just say RJ was a make up call to something else
LMAO! Dude you writing about comprehending but you are the one struggling with it...
1st. Jefferson didnt push Durant. Durant himself has said that Jefferson tripped him when he described the play. NOT that he pushed him. There was no push. You are making shit up as you go along. Please stop.
2nd. Jefferson should NOT have been given a tech earlier in the game. Knowing that, they will be lenient with the Cavs the next time they should call a tech. So they didnt call it on James when he hung on the rim.
so the league says it was a blown call but you are saying it wasnt??
How long have you been watching the NBA man?
Serious question.