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Started by Mike Tyson, Nov 24, 2014, in Sports Add to Reading List

  1. J.T.
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    May 4, 2016
    Portland lost all composure in the fourth, which is strange.

    The Warriors stringing together runs, but Portland was able to respond for the most part.

    Also, I love to watch Shaun Livingston play after all he's been through.
     
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  2. J.T.
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    The Heat are the founders of small ball IMO, that's why it works so well. Spolestra doesn't get enough credit for that.

    He won two championships with Lebron playing pf/center in the playoffs and now he has the team in the thick of the EC playoffs with the same strategy.
     
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  3. Kon
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    Kon

    May 4, 2016
    Warriors stepped up their D when they needed it, that's what the elite teams do.

    Very impressive performance by them, h--- of a game overall. Although I really can't afford it I may try to find a way to go to game 3 or 4.
     
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  4. J.T.
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    The Heat would be a serious threat with Bosh against the Cavs.

    Bosh and Whiteside were terrible on the floor together, but if Bosh was healthy, Spolestra could rotate Whiteside at the 5 position while still using a small lineup.
     
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  5. Fitzy
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    Fitzy BeliGOAT

    May 4, 2016
    All these teams are crazy lucky that the refs screwed the Celtics though.
     
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  6. Kon
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    Kon

    May 4, 2016
    Also Blazers messed up pulling Lillard early in the 4th. I know that's his usual rest time but he was hot and they don't play again till Saturday. You got a chance to beat the champs at home and really make this a series, no reason at all to pull him in that spot especially with the time off they have ahead.

    That turned the momentum and Portland never got it back.
     
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  7. IZZO
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    May 4, 2016
    Man Draymond Green is a beast
     
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  8. Jakey
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    Jakey You Reckon

    May 4, 2016
    I would not want to risk playing Bosh if I were the Miami Heat, I know he wants to play but every doctor is saying no, who is to blame for the worst case scenario. He really needs to think for himself and his family.
     
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  9. Poohdini
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    Yeah can't really go wrong picking them, their home court is just as good if not better than GS so I definitely wouldn't be surprised to see them in the finals again.
    Their whole team changed when they made that move. I always kinda hated on Spo because of our rivalry but he's one of the best.
     
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  10. Big Mitch
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    Big Mitch You never made me ran once

    May 4, 2016
    Sending a game to OT on a half court buzzer beater and then getting handled in OT is the most Raptors thing to do lol
     
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  11. Mike Tyson
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    Mike Tyson big cuntry's alias

    May 4, 2016
    tfw nearly half of lowry's points came in the last second of regulation.
     
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  12. Poohdini
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    Poohdini MVP MVP

    May 4, 2016
    Maybe he's in Space Jam 2 and the Monstars already took his powers?
     
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  13. Kon
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    Kon

    May 4, 2016
    Lol went to check out blazers/warriors tickets and saw this message...

    Moda Center is located in Portland, OR. Sales to this event will be restricted to residents of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Residency will be based on credit card billing address. Orders by residents outside of these areas will be canceled without notice and refunds given.
    There is an four (4) ticket limit per household.



    They're trying to limit Warriors fans from getting tickets I assume, haven't seen them do this before for Blazers games although I think the Seahawks did something similar not too long ago. Doubt it helps much though, the Warriors games I've gone to in Portland have all had a ton of Warriors fans there. Also prices are pretty similar on stubhub right now so fans from the bay area can easily just go there.
     
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  14. TimmyT
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    TimmyT Self-Taught

    May 4, 2016
    Chris Bosh is officially out for the remainder of the playoffs
     
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  15. Kon
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    These NBA playoffs have been embarrassingly bad this year.

    Everyone's just waiting on one series lol, and the rest of the series are either complete trash or irrelevant since everyone knows which teams have an actual shot to win it all and which don't.

    Hawks down 36 at the half lol.
     
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  16. Poohdini
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    @Fitzy blaming you and the Celtics for this boring a--- CLE-ATL series. Don't think Boston would win but they could have won a game or 2 and at least made the series funner to watch.

    TOR and ATL gotta be the worst-best teams I've seen in a long time.
     
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  17. TimmyT
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    TimmyT Self-Taught

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    Cavs broke the record for most 3 pointers made in a game
     
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  18. CavalierTD
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    CavalierTD The Pride of Pittsburgh

    May 4, 2016
    f--- Charles Barkley. He really just honestly said on Inside the NBA the Hawks need to "take out" one of the Cavs players to make a statement. Injuries are a sad part of the game, let alone take someone out because you can't compete. Love's season ended like that last year, and a scrub on the Pistons team tried to break Love's arm a couple weeks ago. That's such a deplorable statement, what if the person who happens to get "taken out" is Kyrie, or Love again, maybe even LeBron? Dude is human. s--- even if Thompson was injured that would seriously hurt the Cavs. Charles Barkley is a no championship winning dickhead. & I understand playing hard and giving tough fouls. But there's a difference between playing with hustle and "taking someone out"
     
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  19. Poohdini
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    What did he say exactly? I know Chuck is old school but don't think he'd say anything like that.
     
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  20. CavalierTD
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    CavalierTD The Pride of Pittsburgh

    May 4, 2016
    He kinda backed off his statement a bit after I posted that lol. But he initially said they need to "take someone out" then Shaq & the rest of the crew asked if he meant rough someone up or literally take them out, & he kept saying "take them out" ik he's old school and I respect that. Just seemed like he went a bit overboard
     
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