6/9/2018 1:34:20 PM

Kd had 1 assist combined in games 1 and 2 of the Houston series. That's versatility.

6/9/2018 2:44:19 PM

KD may be a more versatile scorer, but Lebron is a way more versatile excuse-maker and at finding ways to lose NBA titles.

6/9/2018 3:59:26 PM

KD passes the ball about as well as Kobe....i.e. when it’s a last resort and he can’t get off a shot. He might go down as one of the greatest scorers in the history of the game and he can get rebounds because he’s tall as fuck...but he has about as much versatility as Shaq. That’s why he’ll never go down as an all time great.

This playoffs will probably be remembered for Lebron putting on one of the greatest shows ever and running out of gas against a vastly superior team.

6/9/2018 4:21:59 PM

that’s definitely how people who love basketball will remember them

greatest playoff performance I’ve ever seen

6/9/2018 4:26:04 PM

Remember it however you guys want. It’s sad that it’s come to this, so I’ll let you two enjoy going shopping for jersies together.

6/9/2018 4:29:39 PM

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"jersies"

6/9/2018 4:35:26 PM

Shit, I’ve been spelling it wrong this whole time, haven’t I?

6/9/2018 4:36:56 PM

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"is it better to go 3-0 with only 3 Finals appearances or 3-6 with 9 Finals appearances?"

according to Jordan fans, not even making the conference finals in 95 is better than making the NBA Finals and losing to Houston

6/9/2018 5:23:20 PM

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"Not giving validity to his injury, just saying that it is completely legit not to disclose that while you still have games to play."

I don't think hiding it is lame. That is smart if you're going to play through it. I think it's lame as fuck to come out to the post-series press conference in a cast and be like "MY HAND IS BROKE BUT IT'S TOTALLY NOT AN EXCUSE FOR LOSING".

6/9/2018 8:12:11 PM

^^^ Jesus Christ... I thought you were joking this whole time.

^ That’s Lebron. Not his best trait...but when you’re under the microscope like he is, I don’t crucify his excuse making.

6/9/2018 10:22:44 PM

thought this was neat

https://m.imgur.com/a/RJVBpXz

6/9/2018 10:39:33 PM

I honestly don’t think he was using that as an excuse, as I figure that he knew the outcome of that series before it started

they for damn sure didn’t lose because of him

6/9/2018 10:39:49 PM

One of the dumbest sports things are the people that think it’s better to be like KD(3-0) vs LeBron or Montana(4-0) v Brady, saying being undefeated is somehow better in relation to championships. Not even making it has to be worse than making it and losing. It’s such dumb logic.

6/9/2018 10:42:42 PM

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"greatest playoff performance I’ve ever seen"

Until that whiteboard got the better of him.

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"I figure that he knew the outcome of that series before it started "

That's not how competing works, and I can't imagine that's how LeBron works. If JR didn't JR we might be in a different place now.

[Edited on June 9, 2018 at 10:50 PM. Reason : You don't immediately strap on that cast for the postgame without optics in mine.]

6/9/2018 10:45:09 PM

KD isn’t 3-0 against Lebron. He never claimed to be the best player or made bold proclamations about his career like Lebron did. He’s a great player and he’s playing better than Lebron right know and had the rings and award to show it. Only Lebron apologists continue to claim he’s the GOAT and better than Jordan. It’s pathetic.

6/9/2018 10:59:38 PM

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"He never claimed to be the best player "

It sure does seem to bother you when the best player admits that he's the best player. And Lebron has never said he's the best player of all time, he's just pointed out the fact that he has been the best player in the league for quite some time.

6/9/2018 11:04:03 PM

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"Until that whiteboard got the better of him."

it’s almost as if there were multiple rounds before that happened, and he still had good games after that

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"That's not how competing works, and I can't imagine that's how LeBron works. If JR didn't JR we might be in a different place now."

4 > 1, and that’s just starters

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"KD isn’t 3-0 against Lebron. "

way to completely miss the point that was being made

[Edited on June 9, 2018 at 11:41 PM. Reason : .]

6/9/2018 11:40:18 PM

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"it’s almost as if there were multiple rounds before that happened"

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"un·til ??n'til/Submit preposition & conjunction up to (the point in time or the event mentioned). "the kidnappers have given us until October 11th to deliver the documents" synonyms: (up) till, to, up to, through (to), up until, as late as More"

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"he still had good games after that "

agreed. his performance in those games was [only] good.

6/9/2018 11:50:34 PM

he had an all-time great playoffs and his injury did nothing to take away from that

it’s not like his game fell off of the face of the earth

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"agreed. his performance in those games was [only] good."

[Edited on June 9, 2018 at 11:58 PM. Reason : way to align yourself with that other person who has no idea what he’s talking about ]

6/9/2018 11:56:16 PM

He did have a fantastic playoffs, until he made that stupid decision. He was the only reason that team was there (like many of his finals before), and he does that. So dumb. But yeah, incredible playoffs before that for sure.

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"way to align yourself with that other person who has no idea what he’s talking about ]"

lol dude it was your own word: good. yes, it was good. it was not great. i think we're all in agreement there.

6/10/2018 12:01:59 AM

did I say only?

seriously, why this? why do you feel the need to do this?

6/10/2018 12:11:21 AM

^^ you’re basically arguing with someone who’s the equivalent of a Trump supporter. Facts don’t matter and there’s nothing you can ever say to get him to see the truth.

[Edited on June 10, 2018 at 12:23 AM. Reason : ONE title for The Land]

6/10/2018 12:11:58 AM

do you not understand basic math?

6/10/2018 12:13:31 AM

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"did I say only?"

You said he had a great playoffs, and post whiteboard punching, "still had good games after that", tempering "great" to "good". Seems pretty silly to get hung up on my usage of "only".

[Edited on June 10, 2018 at 12:16 AM. Reason : there's no need to get so emotional. he had a great playoffs. then he did something stupid. he was good after that]

6/10/2018 12:15:33 AM

he had an all-time great playoffs regardless of any injury sustained after Game 1

I realize that you’re a charter member of the, “I Don’t Read Too Good” Club, but come on, man

his playoff resume gets zero demerit based on injury. it will always be an all-time great playoffs.

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"He was the only reason that team was there (like many of his finals before)"

how many?

6/10/2018 12:33:01 AM

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"I realize that you’re a charter member of the, “I Don’t Read Too Good” Club"

Cool insult.

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"his playoff resume gets zero demerit based on injury. "

You keep saying "injury" glossing over the fact that the dude punched a whiteboard after game 1, injuring himself, and effectively giving his team 0 chance to win the series. He definitely gets a demerit for that action. I guess since you "love" the dude you can't be objective when it comes to him, but history won't have that problem.

6/10/2018 12:50:18 AM

you’re still having issues with reading, but check out his stats in games 2-4 and make the argument that that’s why the Cavs lost the series

here’s a hint: they had no chance of winning the series regardless of any injury to his hand

[Edited on June 10, 2018 at 1:06 AM. Reason : why can’t you handle nuance when it comes to the word, “good”. can’t hold your hand for every post]

6/10/2018 12:58:50 AM

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"they had no chance of winning the series regardless of any injury to his hand"

So no demerit for the best player in the league who dragged his team to the finals, injuring himself after game 1 by punching a whiteboard in frustration, because they had no chance to win anyway. Great argument.

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"I realize that you have issues with reading"

Great insult too!

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"why can’t you handle nuance when it comes to the word, “good”."

lol good is not great. this ain't a game of nuance man.

6/10/2018 1:07:57 AM

do you think that the Cavs lost the series because Lebron James hurt his hand?

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"lol good is not great. this ain't a game of nuance man."

how would you feel if the word “very” was in front of that “good”?

sometimes that very is implied


[Edited on June 10, 2018 at 1:14 AM. Reason : .]

6/10/2018 1:12:14 AM

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"do you think that the Cavs lost the series because Lebron James hurt his hand?"

I think he lessened his team's chances of winning by punching a whiteboard. i'd like to hear someone argue otherwise.

[Edited on June 10, 2018 at 1:18 AM. Reason : the odds were clearly low, but not 0% as you're depicting [after the fact.]]

6/10/2018 1:17:27 AM

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"I think he lessened his team's chances of winning by punching a whiteboard."

how?

6/10/2018 1:22:01 AM

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"how?"

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"by punching a whiteboard"

6/10/2018 1:23:09 AM

make a statistical argument of how that injury cost his team the title

also, argue this point you made earlier:

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"He was the only reason that team was there (like many of his finals before)"

6/10/2018 1:28:08 AM

I only dance for the ladies, man.

6/10/2018 1:30:08 AM

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6/10/2018 2:18:38 AM

Myles Garrett with the real talk

6/14/2018 8:19:59 PM

I’m always 100% ok with an athlete leveraging their value in order to succeed at the highest level

especially when people are way too focused on rings

[Edited on June 15, 2018 at 12:14 AM. Reason : .]

6/15/2018 12:10:54 AM

Anything new on #lebronwatch?

He obviously does not like Houston. LA tho... Place your bets!

[Edited on June 15, 2018 at 3:36 AM. Reason : ^ what people, exactly? "Highest Level"=Chasing rings. Rings=Legacy]

[Edited on June 15, 2018 at 3:45 AM. Reason : ^^ more like "Myles Garrett with the jelly talk"]

6/15/2018 3:33:23 AM

if you think lack of parity is a good thing

6/15/2018 8:53:18 AM

Kawhi demanding a trade is almost as shocking as the Cavs getting swept

6/15/2018 8:12:00 PM

So, who is LA willing to give up in return for Leonard? Almost certainly will have to part with multiple good young players and a draft pick or 2. Ball? Ingram? Kuzma?

6/15/2018 10:26:21 PM

none of them are good enough to not be tradeable for Kawhi. It's not like they're Embiid.

6/15/2018 11:42:19 PM

I know that, I'm saying it will probably take 2 of them + picks to get him.

Also LA needs to get this shit done before free agency if they want to build an instant super team with him + James and George.

6/15/2018 11:46:45 PM

JJ Hickson arrested and charged with armed robbery.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23821199/ex-nba-player-jj-hickson-charged-robbery

6/18/2018 1:12:21 PM

Lebron is the only guy you don't trade for Kawhi.

He's in a group with KD/Harden/Paul/Westbrook/Davis that you do anything to get on your team. And he's only 26. Maybe you don't give up an Embiid/Giannis/Porzingis for him because they are a few years younger and have "unicorn status"...but even that's debatable.

He's the one guy that can really throw the Lebron-free agency for a loop. Lebron should not consider LA...but if they can get Kawhi, then he should immediately pack his bags for Tinsel Town.

6/18/2018 1:55:29 PM

http://deadsp.in/g6l8ODN

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"NBA Auctions Off What J.R. Smith Wore When He Lost What Was Left Of His Dignity"

6/19/2018 9:15:44 AM

^^if I'm any team other than the Lakers, I wouldn't throw much at all at the Spurs for what's going to be a rental for a year.

That said, I think the Lakers will have to part with some pretty good pieces to get him, because Pop isn't going to just give him away (especially to a conference rival like the Lakers.). If somebody like Boston makes a halfway decent offer for him, I'd expect the Spurs to send him East rather than ship him to the Lakers.

Also, I really think there LeBron free agency is overblown this time around. It really seems like it's gonna be between the Lakers and the Cavs. Philadelphia is just a horrible fit for LeBron and teams like Houston and Boston and other playoff teams would have to completely gut their teams to sign him.

I could see LeBron signing with the Lakers even if they don't get PG (a definite possibility) and then LA just using the rest of their cap space on one year deals rather than trading away their young players to get Leonard, then just signing him next year when he's a free agent. Clearly not ideal from LBJ's perspective, but it's still probably better than the best team Cleveland can put together.

6/19/2018 11:51:42 AM

Michael Jordan continuing to show everyone else how not to run a franchise.

Congratulations on adding one of the worst contracts in the NBA!

6/20/2018 11:10:50 AM

Holy shit a couple of yall are insufferable.

6/20/2018 12:38:53 PM