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If the Pacers get Aaron Gordon and make a run in the playoffs next season, the Magic should be forced to disband the franchise.

So is there any way Steph can salvage his Finals MVP bid after his awful Game 3, or does KD have it locked up? Only intrigue left in this series, unfortunately.

Muggsy Bogues never once goaltended a shot. Definitive proof basketball was better back when he played.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT

Yes. It’s also watered down because the players currently being selected for the Hall of Fame didn’t smoke cigarettes and do coke in the locker room at halftime.

Lol at the claim that Klay isn’t a surefire hall of famer. He’s probably the second best shooter of all time.

That is just my opinion, you can’t say it is wrong,,

Warriors would run the plumbers and accountants on the 80s Celtics off the court. Magic would have to learn to dribble with his left hand before the 80s Lakers had a chance.

NBA refusing to smooth the cap when it spiked in the summer of 2016 was a big mistake. KD on the Warriors is unfair.

Lebron’s teammates this season are maybe the worst group of players I’ve ever seen in the Finals.

JR Smith has been playing in the NBA for 15 years and makes a play like that at the end of the game. What a dumbass. And yet none of that would’ve happened if George Hill (11 year vet, career 80% FT shooter) made one free throw. These bums just wasted a 50 point Finals game from Lebron. Wild.

You should give Brad Stevens a call and let him know, I’m sure that’s just never occurred to him!

If the fix was really in for Golden State, I think the league just lost itself money. Who cares about a fourth straight matchup between Cleveland and Golden State? It’s honestly got boring to watch Lebron carry his absolutely pathetic teammates and the Warriors play KD-centric iso ball. Everyone will try to act like the Cavs have a chance if the series goes longer than 5 games, but we all already know what the outcome is going to be in the end. Yawn. Warriors-Celtics or Rockets-Cavs would have been much more entertaining series.

I was so pumped beforehand, but... Watching those back-to-back Game 7s actually sucked. 69 missed threes between the Celtics and the Rockets, when both were at home — yuck. Pretty massive choke job by both teams.

Tatum is gonna be a special player.

Oh you don’t have to convince me how much of a freak Lebron is. I bought into the “Lebron isn’t a winner” argument for a while, but that went out the window when he beat that Warriors team after being down 3-1. Honestly though, what he’s been doing over the course of the playoffs this year might be even more impressive. To be this dominant at the age of 33, with the amount of minutes he’s played in his career, is absolutely mind boggling. As for Kobe, I don’t think he comes anywhere close to Lebron.

I’m agnostic on the MJ/Lebron debate because I never really watched MJ play. I think there are good arguments on both sides, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s those two, then everyone else.

I don’t see how he’s any lower than the second best player of all time.

I don’t see any issues for the Celtics keeping all three of Tatum, Brown, and Hayward. If anything, having those three players is exactly what you want in the NBA today. Three guys that can all handle the ball and create their own shot, and can guard 1-4 switching everything on defense. Then you add in a top 5 scorer in the league in Kyrie and a stud defensive center that can guard on the perimeter and does all the little things in Horford, and the Celtics have pretty much the ideal starting 5. I also think they’re going to keep Rozier and let Smart go. Rozier has been playing at a really high level, and will be maybe the best backup guard in the league when Kyrie comes back. Smart is going to be up for a big contract this summer, and I just don’t think it’s worth it for the Celts to pay him. He’s great defensively and makes hustle plays, but I think he can be a real bonehead at times, and hurts on them offense. Rozier is better all around and is on a cheaper/longer contract than Smart.

Warriors were the ones playing iso ball tonight. KD is playing like he did in OKC, and Curry doesn’t look right.

I love that Chuck called sweep 2 days ago and is now saying the Rockets can beat the Warriors. Way to cover all your bases Chuck.

Don’t think it was really a bad move to fire Casey. I still don’t know why he won COTY, 59 wins in the weak East with an established all star backcourt and a lot of other talent really wasn’t that impressive. I think D’Antoni, Stevens, Pop, Brown, Snyder, or even McMillan all deserved it more than him. The Raptors have been a decent regular season team, but underachieved in the playoffs when it really matters for a number of years now. Getting swept by that weak Cavs team when this supposed to be “their year” was unacceptable. On the other hand, I do think a lot of it falls on Lowry and especially DeRozan for being mentally weak and just rolling over for Lebron, but in the end the buck is going to stop with the coach.

Probably just felt bad for DeRozan and wanted to put him out of his misery. Merciful.

You’re right, losing 47 games in his first season was a genius strategy to get Duncan 😂 But in all seriousness, I agree, he does deserve credit for getting those players. He and the front office have put together the right staff to identify and develop players like Manu, Parker, and Kawhi. Stevens will need to do the same thing to achieve the success Pop has had.

On the other hand, Pop has had two all-time greats in Robinson and Duncan his entire career, along with another potential Hall of Famer in the post-Duncan era in Leonard. What Stevens has been able to achieve up to this point with far less talent has been arguably as impressive as what Pop achieved in his first five years in the league. But agree that he needs to get a couple rings first — little doubt those will come eventually though.