Giannis/Kawhi make it w/out superstars in 2019, just like AI/Kidd/LBJ/D12 from 01-09'

[3ball]

He's just setting records

Why do you value the guy who played longer more than who was better when they played?

Ur a dumbass.. really, really dumb.. probably got horrible scores on SAT or GRE, GMAT and the like.. no way you got into college.. impossible..

[RRR3]

3ball your name came up a lot here:

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=467610




Thoughts?

[3ball]

3ball your name came up a lot here:

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=467610




Thoughts?

my thoughts are that fans and media are THAT dumb about basketball that I have to come on here and vent

I'm tired of hearing highly-paid media professionals call it wrong - i.e. they say usage means a player dominates the ball - that's literally junior high level dumbness from well-educated people

usage doesn't measure ball-domination AT ALL - time of possession is the ball-domination stat that reveals EVERYTHING - their analysis would be infinitely better if they used this stat.. and it's a stat on NBA.com, so the NBA is tracking it - it's a legit stat.. and that's just one example

[bigkingsfan]

3 HOF swept the 53-win Portland team (that was injured), while Kyrie swept the 48-win pacers

Points out Portland missing their third best player, but not Pacers their best.

[3ball]

3ball, no matter how much bias clouds your judgement and level of rational thinking, we both know that no LeBron team is going 6-0 in the playoffs or [COLOR="Navy"]SWEEPING the conference finals without him[/COLOR] This playoff run has put an emphatic end to any comparisons of LeBron joining the Heat/Cavs and Durant joining the Warriors

Do your best to wiggle your way out of it, but the evidence is simply too overwhelming

Portland was supposed to lose in the 1st Round to Westbrook and had no business in the WCF - a lot of guys would've swept them, yet ur lauding Curry for beating them with 2 HOF teammates?.. The Pacers won nearly the same as Portland and Kyrie swept them with no HOF teammates..

You guys continue to keep your head in the sand despite the evidence of Lebron's missed playoffs...

You don't seem to understand that similar to other ball-dominators like Westbrook and Harden, lebron's teams play bad basketball.... people simply ignored it because he had super-teams that were winning the LEast every year

But his Cavs would've lost to Durant in 17' and 18' even if you ADDED another all-star.. they just play bad basketball with or without him because he turns everyone into spot-up shooters - it's a shit brand where role players struggle

So you can't compare bad basketball to dynasty teams that move the ball and play great basketball with or without their star.. because they move the ball instead of having 1 guy dribble it all the time

You guys have knowledge deficits about the game, so ur mostly wrong on your predictions and have to change your tune all the time.. it's pathetic, yet ur going to come on here and lecture a guy who is nearly always right and predicted so many things.. look at my damn screen name - I knew the game would devolve into a 3-pt contest..

[SouBeachTalents]

Points out Portland missing their third best player, but not Pacers their best.

You made him delete and edit his post

[3ball]

You made him delete and edit his post

Portland was supposed to lose in the 1st Round to Westbrook and had no business in the WCF - a lot of guys would've swept them, yet ur lauding Curry for beating them with 2 HOF teammates?.. The Pacers won nearly the same as Portland and Kyrie swept them with no HOF teammates..

Now continue ducking the post and giving curry undue props - ur a media follower, no opinion of your own

You don't seem to understand that similar to other ball-dominators like Westbrook and Harden, lebron's teams play bad basketball.... people simply ignored it because he had super-teams that were winning the LEast every year

But his Cavs would've lost to Durant in 17' and 18' even if you ADDED another all-star.. they just play bad basketball with or without him because he turns everyone into spot-up shooters - it's a shit brand where role players struggle

So you can't compare bad basketball to dynasty teams that move the ball and play great basketball with or without their star.. because they move the ball instead of having 1 guy dribble all the time

You guys have knowledge deficits about the game, so ur mostly wrong on your predictions and have to change your tune all the time.. it's pathetic, yet ur going to come on here and lecture a guy who is nearly always right and predicted so many things.. look at my damn screen name - I knew the game would devolve into a 3-pt contest..

[SouBeachTalents]

Portland was supposed to lose in the 1st Round to Westbrook and had no business in the WCF - a lot of guys would've swept them, yet ur lauding Curry for beating them with 2 HOF teammates?.. The Pacers won nearly the same as Portland and Kyrie swept them with no HOF teammates..

Now continue ducking the post and giving curry undue props - ur a media follower, no opinion of your own

Undue props? No matter your opinion of their opponent, in the last 6 games he's

Closed out the Rockets in Game 5
Dropped 33 in the 2nd half to beat Houston
Scored 35+ on insane efficiency every game while sweeping the conference finals

You're just shook he's on the verge of a 3peat and winning his 4th title in 5 years

[3ball]

Undue props? No matter your opinion of their opponent, in the last 6 games he's

Closed out the Rockets in Game 5
Dropped 33 in the 2nd half to beat Houston
Scored 35+ on insane efficiency every game while sweeping the conference finals

You're just shook he's on the verge of a 3peat and winning his 4th title in 5 years

Do you want to compare supporting cast and Finals comp between MJ and Curry?

It's no contest

Curry is just a poster-boy for today's watered down star (watered down in every way - skills are just gimmicky open threes, personality is politically-correct/please everyone blandness,:etc, etc)

What else can you expect from pampered athletes kids... I'm glad lebron punked him in the 16' Finals.. MJ would've made him cry

And btw, they don't beat Houston without durant - GSW got lucky that durant got hurt so they could run different shit that the rockets hadn't seen/figured out yet

But regardless, the league is weak.. that's the only reason the Warriors are going to five Finals

[highwhey]

why couldn't giannis "make it" it last year, or the year before that? oh right, Lebron!

[3ball]

why couldn't giannis "make it" it last year, or the year before that? oh right, Lebron!

Lebron couldn't make it in 09/10 with regular casts like Giannis has now, so he teamed up with superstars to ensure Finals runs from 11-18'

Lebron had superstar teammates in recent years and Giannis didn't/doesn't

That's the whole point

Now that lebron's colluding is gone, Giannis or Kawhi will make the Finals with regular casts, like lebron failed to do in 09/10

Ultimately, Lebron made the Finals with a weak team only once in 07' when everyone else was doing it (Dwight, Kidd, AI).. but even though a strong cast wasn't needed to make the Finals, he failed in 09/10, and stacked the deck from 11-18' to ensure Finals runs.. he's a bitch, basically

[StrongLurk]

Lebron couldn't make it in 09/10 with regular casts like Giannis has now, so he teamed up with superstars to ensure Finals runs from 11-18'

Lebron had superstar teammates in recent years and Giannis didn't/doesn't

That's the whole point

Now that lebron's colluding is gone, Giannis or Kawhi will make the Finals with regular casts, like lebron failed to do in 09/10

Ultimately, Lebron made the Finals with a weak team only once in 07' when everyone else was doing it (Dwight, Kidd, AI).. but even though a strong cast wasn't needed to make the Finals, he failed in 09/10, and stacked the deck from 11-18' to ensure Finals runs.. he's a bitch, basically

The 09 Magic and the 10 Celtics would beat both the Raptors and the Bucks of this year. So your whole point is moot. And 09/10 Lebron is >>> Giannis and Kawhi this year.

[3ball]

[COLOR="DarkRed"]The 09 Magic and the 10 Celtics would beat both the Raptors and the Bucks[/COLOR] of this year. So your whole point is moot. And 09/10 Lebron is >>> Giannis and Kawhi this year.

No they wouldn't

There's no basis for that - Boston and Orlando were both underdogs and not expected to win the 09/10 East, while the Bucks are favored this year

And 09' Orlando was missing their all-star starting PG, but still beat Lebron

You forget that the Cavs were huge favorites to beat Orlando and Boston..... and the championship - they were favored over Kobe's Lakers to win the ring in both 09 and 10'

So there's no excuse for those losses... they were catastrophic upsets at the time, which is why lebron left

And both Kawhi/Giannis don't play lebron-ball - their time of possession is only 4.5 minutes in these playoffs compared to 9 minutes for lebron in 18' Playoffs... so their teams are better than lebron's teams
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[SouBeachTalents]

No they wouldn't

There's no basis for that - Orlando was missing their all-star starting PG

and still beat Lebron

You forget that the Cavs were huge favorites to beat Orlando and Boston..... and the championship - they were favored over Kobe's Lakers to win the ring in both 09 and 10'

So there's no excuse for those losses...

And both Kawhi/Giannis don't play lebron-ball - their time of possession is only 4.5 minutes in these playoffs compared to 9 minutes for lebron in 18' Playoffs... so their teams are better than lebron's teams

2010 Celtics would

[StrongLurk]

No they wouldn't

There's no basis for that - Orlando was missing their all-star starting PG

and still beat Lebron

You forget that the Cavs were huge favorites to beat Orlando and Boston..... and the championship - they were favored over Kobe's Lakers to win the ring in both 09 and 10'

So there's no excuse for those losses...

And both Kawhi/Giannis don't play lebron-ball - their time of possession is only 4.5 minutes in these playoffs compared to 9 minutes for lebron in 18' Playoffs... so their teams are better than lebron's teams

Sorry, the 09/10 Cavs would ALSO beat the Bucks/Raptors this year solely due to Lebron's greatness. I didn't mention that because it's self-evident.

Not sure why you are talking about the Cavs being voted favorites by the media...and at the same time criticizing the media for saying Lebron is the second best or maybe best player of all time. Why do you believe the media in once instance but not the other?

Why do you spew autistic non-sense 24/7 on this board? Do you actually have a compelling reason?