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