[Official] [Serious] Do you respect the NBA Bubble Championship?

[BigShotBob]

Let's make this official

Say why or why not

[Spurs m8]

It's hard to be official when bronies have 50 alts on this forum lol

[2much_knowledge]

I don't. If my favorite team would've go on to win its first ever ring, that would not be the year i would want that to happen

Short season, no hostile crowds

[John8204]

Yes...winning a title on a neutral court is fine in my eyes. In the early years you didn't have many teams, then you had a huge roster during the ABA era...80's were mostly fine but from 1990-2006 that was the shady officiating era. So when you ask me what value I place on a season where you had no fans and everyone had to play on a level playing field....how outraged can you really get about that?

[warriorfan]

no they were exhibition games

[1987_Lakers]

Yes, bubble made it harder for the Lakers. They had the best record in the Western conference. Which meant the bubble took away home court advantage. Avery Bradley who was a key contributor to the Lakers during the season also opted out. Despite that, the Lakers against all odds still won.

It was well chronicled by players how hard the bubble was mentally for them. People say there wasn't any pressure, but that didn't stop the Clippers from blowing a 3-1 lead and Paul George bricking every shot when the lights got too big.

[Kblaze8855]

Go back and read the game threads. The idea that was was happening didn’t count was manufactured after the fact largely due to who won.

You can’t compete for the 1986 title in any other year. Titles are just winning the situation you’re in. The comparisons are just for fun but have no real meaning. It’s a count of how many times you won the situation.

It obviously counts. The banner hangs. The rings were issued. All the complaining in the world won’t take the accomplishment off anyones resume.

Its ultimately just noise made by a small section of histories fans and the people of the future won’t care any more than they care World Series and nfl championships were won by random teams of nobodies with dozens of superstars drafted into World War Two. The Steelers and Eagles literally combined into the “Steagles” because neither team had enough of a roster to play games.

List of nfl champions still counts the Bears from that season and it’s still said they won 8. Not 7 and a weird season one.

Not one speck of this bullshit matters in the end.

[SouBeachTalents]

Yes, bubble made it harder for the Lakers. They had the best record in the Western conference. Which meant the bubble took away home court advantage. Avery Bradley who was a key contributor to the Lakers during the season also opted out. Despite that, the Lakers against all odds still won.

It was well chronicled by players how hard the bubble was mentally for them. People say there wasn't any pressure, but that didn't stop the Clippers from blowing a 3-1 lead and Paul George bricking every shot when the lights got too big.

Yeah, the greatest counter to the bubble had no pressure is the two biggest title contenders (besides the Lakers), the Bucks & Clippers, both completely imploded in the playoffs, with the reigning MVP & FMVP both underperforming for their standards, and the latter having literally one of the worst Game 7's ever.

[SouBeachTalents]

Go back and read the game threads. The idea that was was happening didn’t count was manufactured after the fact largely due to who won.

You can’t compete for the 1986 title in any other year. Titles are just winning the situation you’re in. The comparisons are just for fun but have no real meaning. It’s a count of how many times you won the situation.

It obviously counts. The banner hangs. The rings were issued. All the complaining in the world won’t take the accomplishment off anyones resume.

Its ultimately just noise made by a small section of histories fans and the people of the future won’t care any more than they care World Series and nfl championships were won by random teams of nobodies with dozens of superstars drafted into World War Two. The Steelers and Eagles literally combined into the “Steagles” because neither team had enough of a roster to play games.

List of nfl champions still counts the Bears from that season and it’s still said they won 8. Not 7 and a weird season one.

Not one speck of this bullshit matters in the end.

You brought this up in another thread on this topic, but the fact that there were no fluky winners in any sport that year, LeBron in basketball, Brady in football, Alabama in college football, the Lightning in hockey, the Dodgers in baseball really puts a huge dent in asterisk talks.

[kawhileonard2]

No because things happened in it that would never happen on a regular court in front of fans. Guys scored 50 multiple times in a series when they never did any other time.

[SouBeachTalents]

No because things happened in it that would never happen on a regular court in front of fans. Guys scored 50 multiple times in a series when they never did any other time.

Kawhi's never scored 50 in any setting. He's never even cracked 45

[1987_Lakers]

No because things happened in it that would never happen on a regular court in front of fans. Guys scored 50 multiple times in a series when they never did any other time.

I guess that means Kawhi choking in the bubble was even more embarrassing.

[kawhileonard2]

Kawhi's never scored 50 in any setting. He's never even cracked 45

Kawhi beat the Curry and Durant Warriors. Lebron could never get a game off of them.

[1987_Lakers]

Kawhi beat the Curry and Durant Warriors. Lebron could never get a game off of them.

lol

[kawhileonard2]

I guess that means Kawhi choking in the bubble was even more embarrassing.

No Lebron not making play in with peak Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard is.

https://www.basketball-reference.com...ason_odds.html (Lakers 1st)
https://www.basketball-reference.com...ason_odds.html (Lakers 2nd)