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D24OHA

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I want Warriors/Cavs Part 5... Kenny Atkinson's New Warriors vs the rejuvenated real thing...

Ha


Draymond will fallback into old ways and find ways to kick/ punch mfkrs in the nuts, T's all the time and then Playoff Jimmy will revert to his old ways and give a great 4-17 for 11 pts performance just when the Warriors need him most.

Steph can't carry that team anymore
 

Beeiii

Defending NBA Champions
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Tough loss for the home team.... live by the 3, die by the 3 ....10-40 is not gonna cut it. But also, being down by 3 with 40 secs left, was not the time to force a 3. They passed up 3 or 4 different 2 pt opportunities.....to force up some 3s. Then it was 20 secs left with Banchero at the line to make it a 5pt lead.....

Gotta keep your cool in the stretch, get the 2 and lockdown defense and if necessary send someone to the line for 2 high pressure FTs..... I'd rather be down 1 with 20 seconds left than down 5.

Nonetheless,

STILL THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE!!

Let's Go CAVS!!
You going to be ok @D24OHA :confused::confused::confused:..it was only Orlando( they are very good)
I know you have not felt a loss since the Celtics.....but don't let it get you down old chum...
it will not "really" hurt until the Celtics break you in half during the Playoffs.

Keep ya head up @D24OHA!!! Because we sniper ready!!!
 

Costanza

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Man wtf is wrong with people :smh: :lol:

Beyond GAY

This generation
Don't put that on a whole generation. That is one fanbase in particular.

I'm gonna keep it real, I have to take back what I said.

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? - Matthew 7:3

I was in an Uber last night and they played Lady by Kenny Rogers.



I had never heard it before but it brought back memories.



But, still, I must say this is a million times higher quality than the LeBron song or the original Kenny Rogers version and is one of the top sports-related songs of all-time.
 

D24OHA

Rising Star
BGOL Investor
You going to be ok @D24OHA :confused::confused::confused:..it was only Orlando( they are very good)
I know you have not felt a loss since the Celtics.....but don't let it get you down old chum...
it will not "really" hurt until the Celtics break you in half during the Playoffs.

Keep ya head up @D24OHA!!! Because we sniper ready!!!

Aye y'all gotta worry about how many more 35+ point games Pritchard has in him when JB and Tatum start feeling the pressure and fold like Origami.......
 

Costanza

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Ha


Draymond will fallback into old ways and find ways to kick/ punch mfkrs in the nuts, T's all the time and then Playoff Jimmy will revert to his old ways and give a great 4-17 for 11 pts performance just when the Warriors need him most.

Steph can't carry that team anymore

So you're saying Warriors are going to lose in what round?

This is an accountability post for future reference.
 

KingTaharqa

Greatest Of All Time
BGOL Investor
If Cleveland and OKC is the Finals matchup, LeBron's offseason and the upcoming free agent market will get 20 times more engagement in this thread DURING THE FINALS. You can't fake being a draw in this sport.
 

KingTaharqa

Greatest Of All Time
BGOL Investor
Oh, I was just saying IF the Warriors faced the Cavs in a Finals series......

As far as the West goes..... I'm not too too familiar, but as the playoffs gets closer I'll make a real prediction if you really want me to

You don't have to worry bout facing the Dubs in the Finals. They're not good enough to come out the West. It's either gonna be OKC or the Lakers.
 

Duece

Rising Star
BGOL Investor
The league can’t sell us anything, the public decides on who they like watching play. The league didn’t sell us Steph, Steph starting making crazy 3’s which drew fans and public interest.

You can’t manufacture a connection to people and a connection to people is what OKC and Cleveland don’t have. If I knew how to make people connect to them I’d sell that information to the NBA! :lol:

Jayson Tatum’s a multiple year All-Star, Olympic gold medalist… even though he didn’t play :lol:defending NBA champion who wants to be the face of the league.

He’s recently complained about not getting the respect or recognition that he deserves for what he’s accomplished.

The NBA has been trying to sell him to us for years and do you know why he feels the way that he feels?

Because people/fans don’t have a connection to him so no one cares.

He’s a good player but most fans aren’t checking to see what Tatum’s doing or watch him play, he’s not must see tv.

This league was tape on 1980, the public didn't all of a sudden decide to start watching that shit.

It took marketing, it took people to sell the league.
 

KingTaharqa

Greatest Of All Time
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This league was tape on 1980, the public didn't all of a sudden decide to start watching that shit.

It took marketing, it took people to sell the league.

The commissioner is Michael Jordan's old video guy. He was literally born a year before he was. Do you really believe he wants fans to see the present day NBA as better than the era that established him and he got his start in? I don't.
 

REDLINE

Rising Star
BGOL Investor
This league was tape on 1980, the public didn't all of a sudden decide to start watching that shit.

It took marketing, it took people to sell the league.
You’re right, but you should’ve seen where it came from before that.

2E0NNDH.jpg



:lol:
 

TIMEISMONEY

Rising Star
BGOL Investor
I'm gonna keep it real, I have to take back what I said.

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? - Matthew 7:3

I was in an Uber last night and they played Lady by Kenny Rogers.



I had never heard it before but it brought back memories.



But, still, I must say this is a million times higher quality than the LeBron song or the original Kenny Rogers version and is one of the top sports-related songs of all-time.

The station is on some beyond gay moments sometimes

But those songs are parody songs
 

Costanza

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Oh, I was just saying IF the Warriors faced the Cavs in a Finals series......

As far as the West goes..... I'm not too too familiar, but as the playoffs gets closer I'll make a real prediction if you really want me to

I think it will be more fun if everybody goes on the record with predictions. I definitely intend to.
 

KingTaharqa

Greatest Of All Time
BGOL Investor
The Sixers and Heat are two of the worst teams in the NBA. But because the administrators of this board are white racists that don't love basketball, but hate LeBron James, their "fans" are allowed to troll and trash talk the Lakers who are a top 4 team in their conference with 0 pushback. In the NFL, fans of bottom feeders like the Jets and the Panthers aren't allowed to troll and trash talk winning teams and players. This atmosphere is allowed because it allows "fans" to continue keeping the past propped up and lying for how good past players like Mike and Kobe were.
 

Duece

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BGOL Investor
You’re right, but you should’ve seen where it came from before that.

2E0NNDH.jpg



:lol:

I know you're trolling

but let me use this example, Formula One has taken the sports world and pop culture by storm, yet its product can be WILDLY inconsistent. One week you can have a classic race, the next you'll have a procession. A team can get dominant and literally make the sport unwatchable. Its substantially less popular US counterpart, IndyCar is considered to have better on-track action by casual viewers, yet these motherfuckers have packaged the shit and sold it to the world and are making more money than ever.

If they can do that

The NBA can convince you to watch Cleveland/Oklahoma City.

Unless the NBA is fine with its fanbase being full of grown men having hoop-dream pity parties and groupies sitting courtside in tight jeans and heels hoping to snag a sucker and a bag and being fodder for gossip blogs.
 

REDLINE

Rising Star
BGOL Investor
I know you're trolling

but let me use this example, Formula One has taken the sports world and pop culture by storm, yet its product can be WILDLY inconsistent. One week you can have a classic race, the next you'll have a procession. A team can get dominant and literally make the sport unwatchable. Its substantially less popular US counterpart, IndyCar is considered to have better on-track action by casual viewers, yet these motherfuckers have packaged the shit and sold it to the world and are making more money than ever.

If they can do that

The NBA can convince you to watch Cleveland/Oklahoma City.

Unless the NBA is fine with its fanbase being full of grown men having hoop-dream pity parties and groupies sitting courtside in tight jeans and heels hoping to snag a sucker and a bag and being fodder for gossip blogs.
Learn the difference between trolling and joking, I’m joking. With joking we all have fun, trolling is an insult.

We’re speaking about today’s NBA and the NBA being able to market OKC vs Cleveland. You took us back 45 to prove your point which to me, was a bit much.

So I took it further back.

If the league knew how to market OKC vs Cleveland or any non-superstar game, then viewership ratings wouldn’t be down.
 

KingTaharqa

Greatest Of All Time
BGOL Investor
Bill Russell fans don't root for the Celtics to lose.
Wilt Chamberlain fans don't root for the Sixers to lose.
Magic Johnson fans don't root for the Lakers to lose.
Michael Jordan fans don't root for the Bulls to lose.
LeBron James fans don't root for the Cavs to lose.

But Kobe Bryant fans have spent 7 years rooting for the Lakers to lose. :lol: Our board admin is a Kobe stan and uses alt logins to pretend he's fans of opposing teams rooting against the Lakers. When it's simply one deceptive insecure person invested in the team Kobe gave his life to failing at all costs. It's difficult for the game to grow in this type of environment. The bball discussions we had here 10 years ago were waaaaay better and more focused on the sport. Now it's just troll tweets and nigga jokes led by Kobe stans. The real basketball fans are not gonna forget who tried to ruin the integrity of the sport tho.
 
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