I think Kenny Smith made a great point about how the rockets used up a ton of energy just to get back into the game and looked exhausted in the fourth. 2

Dude is a miserable human being. Pretty much embodies all of the negativity and toxicity of online conversation. 4

Im not, but people arent trying to celebrate me lol 0

Ton of people are killing him right now. People pointing out the doubles are explaining the most likely reason for his struggles not saying he shouldnt get any shit. 2

Iggy was insane on defense at the end of that game. Simultaneously clamped both Westbrook and KD. 1

Warriors, the league and KD are all way more interesting if KD leaves. 3

Steph is also the greatest big man shooter of all time. 6

If I were rooting for the bucks I would think that the Bucks are due for a win in Toronto and the raptors sneakily have a lot of pressure to win this next game or else they basically blew a golden opportunity. 1

I know this seems to be what we think about every player entering the league, but he honestly seems like a great kid who as an incredibly mature and refreshing perspective on what it means to be a part of a team. I honestly dont think he would have fit w 2

Klay has always been salty but this isnt that bad. Dont know hes gonna sleep knowing he lost you as a fan. 1

Is this your First Take audition? 3

Lol he probably should have shot more. 2

No, he was just desperate to close out on one of the greatest shooters ever and overplayed it. 1

True Shooting percentage paints an entirely different picture. Plus steph is 9th all time in ppg in the finals so he cant be too bad. 9

I saw lebron score 8 pts in a finals game when the other team only had one all star and his team had 3. 4

oops, should have said front office executives 6

Bum only avg 31 ppg in the finals against the best defensive team with half his team banged up. 1

Ring is a ring man. People will always find a way to talk shit. People on twitter roast Jordan constantly for "playing against plumbers" and hes the GOAT. Nobody can take away this ring for the Raptors. This team was incredible and they earned it. 1

AI himself said steph is better lol. Such a weird angle to take. 1

Shit like this makes me glad people are gonna attach an asterisk to your ring, even though I dont agree with it. 4

KD didnt play in that game 6 and they still lost at home. 1

Im saying their teams were equal in that game and steph outplayed him when it mattered most. 1

Kawhi vs lebron in the east would have been so dope if Lebron was still on the cavs 3

I think they would. If anything Lebron being there would make them even more desperate to improve their team. 2

Hes still only 30, but passing magic was always gonna be pretty damn hard to pull off. Hell if he won this year and got finals mvp I would still not put him ahead of magic. Love steph tho. 2

There is no asterisk but dont play dumb and act like the injuries were equal. 1

* KD needed them to even be a part of a dynasty * GSW won more rings WITHOUT KD than he did without them * Dynasty was sustainable because they had a lot of great players not just one. * Led a team to 73 wins and to the finals back to back years before K 1

Bro im on reddit at this hour, you think im here for relevant discussion? 1

Its adorable that you go to a sub of a sport that you look down on to talk shit when nobody even gives a shit about what you think. 10

Power resides where men believe it resides. Its a trick. A shadow on the wall. 2

Deron Williams with the Nets -1

Back to back MVP and led a revolutionary offense at the time while being one of the most efficient shooters in history. Its not like he gets an unbelievable amount of attention nowadays anyway. 2

China is fucked up. Nba should call them out and live with the consequences. But when are we gonna hold ourselves accountable? We buy products produced by them purely for saving money, how is that better at this point? If everyone is actually serious ab 4

Feel like they are getting away with it because the nba is taking all the heat but what they did is way worse. Adam silver atleast came out and said he won’t censor nba employees but espn is going full censorship. 5

They dont need to tank, they need to fill out the roster with some decent 2 way role players not G-leaguers. 1

Pathetic (principal skinner voice) -Harden 4

Embiids defense is so much better that I would still take him. 5

Dude Embiid has played one game this season lol. You seriously comparing numbers this early into the year? Trae Young is the GOAT by that logic. 6

Yup KAT has played a whopping 3 games. 1

Sir this is a wendys 5

People are talking shit about Steph and I get it but Steve Kerr and Bob Myers deserve a shit ton of blame for this roster and the way they are playing. 1

Kobe did what Kawhi is doing on offense now with higher volume. Kobe also played his prime when the league had much less spacing and the pace was slower. 1

I think youre uneducated and misinformed on this topic and you spoke. 1

He seriously needs to step up his agression as a scorer. I get he doesnt have a shot but he should still be able to average close to 20 ppg with the tools he has right now. 1

MVPs because its purely a individual achievment. You have players like Billups and Iggy with a ring and a finals mvp but the list of players who have won back to back MVPs is truly great. 1

Dont know why Kings would do this 1

Total good faith trade offer right here.... 1

Draymond is super hateable but my mom who works a retail job once saw him and his girl at her store and he couldnt have been nicer and took a picture with her, gave her a hug and everything. I can never totally hate on him because of that. 7

Yup this exactly it. Those injuries have killed those games from an intrigue POV. 5

Giannis, Luka and Harden have the best case 1

Dude clearly isnt healthy. People make jokes about the load management stuff but he clearly has something going on because he hasnt looked right. 15

Or Raptors lol 3

Ty lue literally admitted their main strategy was trapping swarming steph because they knew if he got going they were unbeatable. KD went iso most of the time -1

Warriors would win. People conveniently forget that even with lebron I. God mode the cavs wouldn’t have won in 2016 without kyrie playing out of his mind aswell. It’s a team sport. They swept that team with KD they’d probably win in 5-6 without hi 1

I mean the system is built to max his individual performance and have everyone else stand around so you cant blame anyone else for being able to step up when they have been glorified mannequins the whole game. 2

Hes been streaky since college. 3

Iverson felt more authentic than Russ. Russ the type of dude who likes to show off how much he doesnt care what people think when he actually cares more than anyone. 0

I think its been established that it was Harden. 0

Celtics although it wouldnt be a good deal for the spurs either. 1

He probably has the highest usage rate of a player in their second season also, that probably explains it. 4

Overatted scrub who helped beat your team 3 times in the finals. Id be mad too lol. 6

Yeah but they have a younger core audience than other leagues so I feel they could be more vulnerable to the switch to streaming. 1

I think its more that by being on the same team theyll steal votes from each other and lessen each others overall case. 5

I posted something about him being an MVP candidate and the mods deleted it in like 10 mins lol 1

I feel like they are equally impactful at this point. 5

Nobody says its 2018 that tarnished his legacy, hes had plenty of other choke jobs that have given him a reputation for flaming out in big games/situations. 1

Steph has a history of hurting his ankles on plays when he comes down off shots so he purposely lands on his backside to avoid this. Embiid does the same in the paint. Harden is clearly doing this for fouls because it tracks with every other part of his 0

He tries to draw calls. I dont know how you can deny that is a big part of his game at this point. Even when hes not getting calls defenders are afraid to be aggressive at all because they know hell pull some bullshit if they do. 1

Twitter is king of running jokes into the ground lol. Same memes/gifs being used over and over. 1

JR smith. Dude just annoys me and is lowkey a dirty player. 1

Per 36 numbers for the season: Harden: 37/7/6 2

In the playoffs hes still the guy Id pick first until hes shown he doesnt have it anymore. 2

Ratings are cyclical and a down year or two isnt that insane (see NFL a few years ago). 1

Throw in jj...is this bob myers account? 3

Not in the league anymore but I always hated Jr smith. Dude was a dirty player, acted like he was from the hood when he was raised in the suburbs and was the center of corny ass “henny” memes for years. 1

Draymond greens a role player until we have to talk about how unfair those warriors teams were, then hes a legit all star level player. Gotta love that logic. -1

Weird choice of words 2

You really almost said WHERE IS JA!?!? SOMEONE FIND HIM SO I CAN MAKE SENSE OF ALL THIS! 1

durant 1

Durant in a vaccum bit probably Duncan if I want a foundational piece for a title 1

Lebron has the advantage of playing and being at the peak of his stardom today. People are often prisoners of the moment so that’s a huge advantage for lebrons side of the GOAT “debate” because everything he does is current and all over social medi 4

Lebrons invested in that as well and has the benefit of being an active player in the league. Recency bias is a huge advantage for Lebron in this debate, there is no way around it. 4

This has to be satire... 6

God the season really needs to start again 1

Huh? There were huge Ferguson protests when sports were going on. 1

Nfl has a precedent of giving a second chance to some pretty shitty people so I think a suspension and some honest reform work should be an appropriate outcome. 2

You got to be fucking kidding me with this shit.... 3

Are we sure Quinn Snyders good? (Bill Simmons voice) 1

Is this a Chernobyl reference or do I just watch too much HBO? 1

Through 3 quarters 1

Yeah Klays record of 14 3s is getting broken soon. 400 3s on 45% shooting is going to take a special player to repeat tho. 1

I mean him playing as terribly as he did is the only reason the game was that close. Westbrook and Covington saved his ass by keeping the Rockets in control and then he finally showed up and made a play after playing like dog shit all night. 1

Lakers in 5 or 6. Davis is going to go Monstars on them. 1

I dont see alot of people going crazy about Lebron or Kawhis bubble stats tbh. 1

Probably not the greatest timing for this post after that laker game... 1

Kuzma isnt even as good as Norman Powell. 1

Dirk lost as the 1 seed to an 8 seed and got to keep his MVP so Giannis isnt losing his. 2

Billups because as soon as he left the Pistons they fell apart and he made the Nuggets finals contenders instantly. Guy was the consummate floor general. 1

They played like they were coming off a 3 peat and they could turn it on and off whenever. Hell, thats the way were talking too. 1

Its the Lakers title to lose but Miami can matchup with them the best out of the remaining teams. 1

Is Dame folding his clothes? 1

Miami probably matches up with the Lakers the best of the remaining teams 1

Man that was so lopsided against Denver. Lebron gets an and one twice on offensive fouls. 0

That changed after Rockets almost lost in 7 to Lu Dort lol 2

Posts like these make me hate myself for being on reddit 0

Even Lakers fans are roasting Kuz dude, he deserves it. 0

Boy wtf is this? 28

0-27 is an all time choke, holy shit that was bad and the game wasnt even close down the stretch as Steph and KD had them comfortably in the lead. 12

Jesus fucking christ 1

I think spacing is so good nowadays that its easy to bail out bad offense by kicking it out to an open shooter. 0

Dude is probably a 12 year old, who cares? 3

Seems overly calculated but I get it since hes had the spotlight on him since his teens. Im not a fan of his public persona, but its not that big of a deal. Some of his diehard fans make people dislike him more than he himself does. 1

Nope 2

02 Nets, 01 Sixers, 07 Cavs, 2018 Cavs, 1999 Knicks 1

AD should because hes the mismatch that is destroying the Heats defense. Its hard to argue with Lebrons numbers but he seemed to rack up a ton of stats tonight after the Lakers were already comfortably in the lead that AD gave them. -4

huh? -2

You okay dude? 2

As hated as they are, Celtics are one of the most iconic franchises in all of sports so their best players will always sell. 1

Just when I thought reddit couldnt get any nerdier... 5

I agree, I just hate the hypocrisy. And yeah to be fair this goes both ways (Warriors fans cant hate on this ring and celebrate there 2015 one like nothing happened). 0

The word "if" is very important to my post dude. Re-read it. I dont think either title deserves one but a fanbase that wouldnt stop complaining about 2015 outright dismissing the same situation when its in there favor is bullshit and I dont care how muc -1

I agree, but keep it consistent is what im saying. You cant punish one team and give another team a pass for the same scenario. 0

Iversons game 1 is still the best to me. A little guy like him dropping 48 on the road against a team that was undefeated going into the finals with two legends and actually getting the W against them. 4

But then he wouldnt be "just a kid from akron" #jamesgang #washedking #sheesh #maninthearena 5

Imagine if Kawhi had Jimmys persona lol. 1

Bastard Son so that makes him Jimmy Snow. 2

Mj wouldnt be able to score against physical beasts like Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson. He just built the same not different... s/ 2

If Giannis goes to the Warriors thats not a scare thats a fucking deadly heart attack. 2

Warriors trading for Myles Turner makes a lot of sense if they can make it happen. 1

Bro this whole meme has been so corny and has made me realize social media is really run by 15 year olds. 3

Pfizer P is fucking brilliant lol 3

The data is undeniable. Stay woke. 1

Yeah lakers acted as if it were a preseason game. 1

Stream via Hulu on my smart tv 1

Uhhh all of those dudes you mentioned almost always played with stacked teams lol. 1

That’s not really true. Hardens hate comes largely from his foul hunting, arguable travel step back and effort off the ball. Westbrook gets shit for his shot selection and his recklessness. 1

Such a large sample size..... 1

Harden, Luka and Trae would be broke 3

Everybody’s calling luka out of shape right now so I don’t even know what you’re talking about. 8

Russ is an American and Luka isnt. Clearly the media is anti american 3

Another 12 year old has discovered reddit 1

“Clearly ducking that smoke, no cap”-12 year old on nba twitter 2

For completely unknown schools? Like Kemba did it with UConn, but carrying a team like Davidson to the elite elite and then living up to the hype in the Nba is insane 8

Klay and cj :( 1

Better coaching and having more shooters around him helps, but he’s also just more locked in. 4

Does he? Finals ratings were dog shit even with him in it last season. 1

Yeah and that’s not a good thing. 1

Bro the standings are so jam packed you can’t go off record this early. This is just BS narrative building. 1

Embiid? Kawhi (betters stats than Lebron, almost as good team record). 1

This sub loves passive agressively kicking players when they are down. 1

This reads like someone who couldn’t wait to trash Steph for his horrible game but had to half ass it because of his clutch shots to help them win lol 17

Huh? People hate when Chris Paul flops lol 0

Then fine the refs lol. Something has to be done about this bullshit and its not even meant to be a harden hate post. Its ruining so many games because the game just turns into a flop/flail off and no one is allowed to play real defense anymore because 0

Next 4 years are still mine damnit!!! 1