I lost all respect for Durant and Cousins leaving for GS. Those mid market teams need players like that and those teams make the NBA otherwise it's a boring circle jerk of 5 large metro teams. I enjoyed watching GS before they joined and didn't come off as arrogant.
Well that’s better put. The nba has changed ever since Lebron Décides to Go to miam in 2010 to Make super teams and play with his friend ...this is the evolution Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yeah he pretty much ruined it with that big 3 and the entire dumb show they put on to announce it. The Boston-LA rivalry the NBA recreated not long before that was pretty annoying too. Boston, NY, and LA make the 3 big markets that always get attention no matter how crappy they are and the other 2 of the 5 seem to rotate in cities that should have more consistent powerhouses (SF, Chicago, Houston, Miami). You can probably tell, but I'm a fan of a mid-market team and losing a superstar is pretty frustrating (Orlando).
I understand ; I don’t see kD being back but if he gets back for game 5 could be at least competitive because those warriors are out of gas. Regarding mid market it would be nice to see them rise but the NBA is such a business that none of those guys want to stay in the small teams except (so far) giannis, lillard and voila...Orlando has kept some good young talent but not enough so far... The warriors could be back next year , never know curry (31) , green and Thomson 28 could be a good nucleus to get free agent again who knows... if Durant comes back it’s another story but if he doesn’t I still see them a top 5 team. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
They played like the warriors when healthy do: no panicking, move the ball, find the open man. GSW has 1 chance to come back it’s KD Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
You can tell how serious a team is when everyone shoots 90%+ Free throws in enemy territory during the Finals, when they shot 60-80% all season.
Go Raptors. Sick of GSW winning. Kawhi is a superstar plays the game the right way and deserves another ring. I was praying for this series to go 7 games, TOR may close it in 5 if they keep balling like games 3 and 4.
GS hopeful KD returns for game 5. That's what they said about.....game 1, game 2, game 3, game 4......next it will be "GS hopeful KD ready for start of season in Oct". He's not coming back this year.
Yes likely not, I don’t think Toronto would be up 3-1 against a healthy Golden State team Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Says the rest of the world Yes, I would confidently say that Toronto has zero chance of winning (and it ain't over yet) if Durant was playing and Klay as well.
It would be nice to have a thrilling game where at least the outcome is decided on the last possession, feels like GSW is out of gas mid 3rd quarter. Curry can’t do it alone, cousins shouldn’t be playing , klay is not healthy enough to play 40mins and draymond can’t shoot. They need a miracle to turn this one around. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
im sticking with my pick! now its gsw in 7 but i really hope im wrong. would love for raps to get title. better get it done in tor on monday
So what do all those Raptors fans do in Oakland after the game? Wait around to get jumped? Maybe that’s why they’re all grouped together safely and patiently waiting for GSW fans to clear out.
I agree: the area outside Oracle is rough; this was okay since the crowd has changed but 10 years ago them supporting the raps inside the arena would not have been cool. I think it’s nice to see raps fan visiting however it would also be nice to be in Europe where fans are separated in a section to themselves : in Europe its more than a business and entertainment ; there is true passion behind a team; I didn’t attend those finals but 4 years ago when I did I was next to a guy cheering for Lebron the all game and that was pretty annoying. I don’t think opposite fans travel as much to cheer on their teams in the USA but if that trend was to emerge I think some fights could breakout. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
KD cleared to practice, cleared for game 5!!!!!!!??????? Now will he be 50% Or 75?% I still think the series is goat now but if he is not too Rusty; this is a game changer: no lore trapping steph, and all of a sudden 3-1 could be changed. But... we shall see!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
wow. he couldve just sat out, watched them lose, them return w max contract and be the savior for next season. now hes got some heavy lifting to do. i still say gsw will win. i remember kevin mchale saying back in celtics dynasty when they were down 3-1 in finals to houston, 'they better knock us out now or we will come right back'. of course, celts won. mon should be awesome.
I don’t think he should have sat; kD is a baller he wants to play, he has the money those games matter. Regular seasons doesn’t. I think gsw was exhausted, banged up& after game 4 had lost their swag they had regained in game 2. If kD is back they are getting some of it back, aside arguably the best player on earth. It might not be enough as they are still banged up but one game At the time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
theyre all ballers but imagine tearing achillies right before new contract? theyre also business men. and divas too so coming back too soon, playing poorly, and losing then falls on his reputation. regardless, this series is now very interesting to watch
All but Lebron who makes countless excuses. If we lose to TOR I’m okay with it bc their team is nice minus Drake... Lebron? Not so Much Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
