NBA Finals Thread

Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:38 pm

If we sign LeBron James I wont even follow Basketball much. I am into Baseball anyway which is the best Sport by a mile right now. In Baseball the replay system is perfect, UMPS cant cheat like the REFS can in Basketball and Football, Baseball players don't protest and bring Politics into everything either like the other 2 sports. That is getting real old. You guys can have at it and carry the torch for me rooting for that selfish choker :roflmao:. Signing LeBron will make most Lakers fans want to celebrate in the streets but in reality he will be 34 and even with him we cant beat the Warriors or Rockets so why do it? Our time isn't now, we have had this much patience watching Bad Basketball for the past 5 seasons so why not be patient for 2 or 3 more years and roll with the Roster we have now and just add a 28 yr old Paul George? In 3 years LeBron will be done and so will the Warriors. In 3 years we will be Very Good to Great with still a young core + a 30 yr PaulG - 30 isn't old. If we sign LeBron and lose Randle because of it, that will be huge blunder, JMO. If we can sign LeBron and PG + Re-sign Randle and keep Ingram, Kuzma, and Lonzo then signing LeBron makes sense - that is the only way I am buying LeBron coming in and will be on that bandwagon. The Salary Cap wont allow that right?

-With LeBron we will finish 3rd in the West and get bounced in Round 2 if we don't have both Randle and PaulG as well (is that really what we want for a quick fun fix?). LeBron only has 2, maybe 3 great years left at most.
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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Fri Jun 08, 2018 2:48 am

3Peatkb24 wrote:If we sign LeBron James I wont even follow Basketball much. I am into Baseball anyway which is the best Sport by a mile right now. In Baseball the replay system is perfect, UMPS cant cheat like the REFS can in Basketball and Football, Baseball players don't protest and bring Politics into everything either like the other 2 sports. That is getting real old. You guys can have at it and carry the torch for me rooting for that selfish choker :roflmao:. Signing LeBron will make most Lakers fans want to celebrate in the streets but in reality he will be 34 and even with him we cant beat the Warriors or Rockets so why do it? Our time isn't now, we have had this much patience watching Bad Basketball for the past 5 seasons so why not be patient for 2 or 3 more years and roll with the Roster we have now and just add a 28 yr old Paul George? In 3 years LeBron will be done and so will the Warriors. In 3 years we will be Very Good to Great with still a young core + a 30 yr PaulG - 30 isn't old. If we sign LeBron and lose Randle because of it, that will be huge blunder, JMO. If we can sign LeBron and PG + Re-sign Randle and keep Ingram, Kuzma, and Lonzo then signing LeBron makes sense - that is the only way I am buying LeBron coming in and will be on that bandwagon. The Salary Cap wont allow that right?

-With LeBron we will finish 3rd in the West and get bounced in Round 2 if we don't have both Randle and PaulG as well (is that really what we want for a quick fun fix?). LeBron only has 2, maybe 3 great years left at most.


To follow this up and I will keep it short but I think Sports and Politics should be kept separate. That is just me and my opinion. Baseball does a great job of doing that, Football and Basketball not so much. There is a time and a place to protest inequality and the NFL field/pre game stuff in Basketball isn't the place IMO. By the way I have nothing against Pro Basketball and Football players protesting but do it on a different venue. I watch sports to get away from the real world/enjoy myself, watch the pre game and post game stuff to get away from the real world. Anymore when I watch Football and Basketball there is always someone that brings up Politics. I don't want to hear that while watching sports, wrong venue. Eagles refused to go to the Whitehouse, that is fine with me as everyone has the freedom to do what they want, but the Astros went out of respect for the country not who's running it. Anyway that just adds to why I like Baseball better, that and the UMPS cant really cheat on Out and Safe plays now since replay got put in a few years ago. REFS in Football and Basketball can cheat for teams pretty easily unfortunately. I still love Football/Colts and Basketball/Lakers but to me Baseball is now #1. Go Cubs.
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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:10 pm

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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby lakerevolution » Sat Jun 09, 2018 9:30 am

Bay Area fans are enjoying this title but meh it's not too impressive. I mean, all the Warriors had to do was show up. LeBron just lost his fire after seeing that his team was no match for all the weapons on the other side. Larry Nance Jr. had a nice showing, though -- did you see that play where he stole the ball from Curry and shoved him to the ground? Yes, the Warriors will be just as powerful next season - but the LeBron Era is effectively at its end. The only way he gets back to another Final and wins another one is to join a loaded team. If we were in the East I'd say bring him on, but to let LeBron come to the West without some all-stars shifting over to the East would be bad for the NBA. It appears as if the Celtics are in perfect position to get back to the Finals, and at full strength they will be a challenge to either the Warriors or the Rockets.

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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby KobeMVP888 » Sat Jun 09, 2018 1:28 pm

lakerevolution wrote:Bay Area fans are enjoying this title but meh it's not too impressive. I mean, all the Warriors had to do was show up. LeBron just lost his fire after seeing that his team was no match for all the weapons on the other side. Larry Nance Jr. had a nice showing, though -- did you see that play where he stole the ball from Curry and shoved him to the ground? Yes, the Warriors will be just as powerful next season - but the LeBron Era is effectively at its end. The only way he gets back to another Final and wins another one is to join a loaded team. If we were in the East I'd say bring him on, but to let LeBron come to the West without some all-stars shifting over to the East would be bad for the NBA. It appears as if the Celtics are in perfect position to get back to the Finals, and at full strength they will be a challenge to either the Warriors or the Rockets.

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The only way he gets back to another Final and wins another one is to join a loaded team.

What the hell do you think he's going to do? Philly, Boston or Houston. Watch.
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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:14 pm

KobeMVP888 wrote:
lakerevolution wrote:Bay Area fans are enjoying this title but meh it's not too impressive. I mean, all the Warriors had to do was show up. LeBron just lost his fire after seeing that his team was no match for all the weapons on the other side. Larry Nance Jr. had a nice showing, though -- did you see that play where he stole the ball from Curry and shoved him to the ground? Yes, the Warriors will be just as powerful next season - but the LeBron Era is effectively at its end. The only way he gets back to another Final and wins another one is to join a loaded team. If we were in the East I'd say bring him on, but to let LeBron come to the West without some all-stars shifting over to the East would be bad for the NBA. It appears as if the Celtics are in perfect position to get back to the Finals, and at full strength they will be a challenge to either the Warriors or the Rockets.

Let the Off-Season begin!!


The only way he gets back to another Final and wins another one is to join a loaded team.

What the hell do you think he's going to do? Philly, Boston or Houston. Watch.


I bet it's Houston. Not sure how Houston will pull it off yet and be able to keep their other Stars but I can see them doing it somehow. Houston was real close to beating the Warriors this season.
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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:11 pm

Here's an all-time team put together that could whip the Warriors. Greatest team of all-time is:
Smush Parker
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Devin Ebanks
Adam Morrison
Kwame Brown
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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby lakerevolution » Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:23 pm

3Peatkb24 wrote:Here's an all-time team put together that could whip the Warriors. Greatest team of all-time is:
Smush Parker
Andrew Goudelock
Devin Ebanks
Adam Morrison
Kwame Brown
-Now we are talking True Dynasty here baby! :kingclaphands: Thank you everybody, Thank you very much!


Adam Morrison's 70's porn moustache ALONE could block every 3-point attempt by KD, Steph and Klay.
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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:29 pm

lakerevolution wrote:
3Peatkb24 wrote:Here's an all-time team put together that could whip the Warriors. Greatest team of all-time is:
Smush Parker
Andrew Goudelock
Devin Ebanks
Adam Morrison
Kwame Brown
-Now we are talking True Dynasty here baby! :kingclaphands: Thank you everybody, Thank you very much!


Adam Morrison's 70's porn moustache ALONE could block every 3-point attempt by KD, Steph and Klay.


He could be the guy we put up as a wallpaper poster on Staples Center with the Porn Stache! Oh Yeah :waaaaa:
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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:10 pm

-On a serious side and you guys may hate me for saying this because I don't have Kobe, Shaq, or Wilt in this. My new NBA Mt Rushmore is:
Jordan
Magic
Kareem
LeBron
-I have taken into consideration every ERA of play including Wilt and Russell's play - I have no live eye test for them but have seen film on them. Based on ERA's played in, Winning, Accolades won like League MVP's and Finals MVP's, Pure dominance, Eye test from the 80's and on, etc. I just think these 4 belong. I have 2 Lakers in it and 2 non Lakers in it so I am not a biased dick. I am not a hater in the sense of ranking a player lower than they should be and just keep it real - that is just how I roll. I absolutely hate Jordan and LeBron but I have to go by what I have seen and believe.

-I look at these 4 players and their resume's and to me they just stand out above the rest.
#1 Jordan - 6 Championships, 6-0 in the Finals, 6 Finals MVP's, 5 League MVP's, 10 Time Scoring Champ, 9 Time 1st Team All-Defense. He was the best player in the 90's.

#2 Magic - 5 Championships, 5-4 in the Finals so he was there 9 times, 3 Finals MVP's, 3 League MVP's, 4 Time Assist Champion. He won Finals MVP as a Rookie without Kareem playing with a game of 42/15/7 to close out a stacked Philly team who had Doc, Dawkins, Cheeks, and Toney in Philly. No Rookie in the league has done anything like that still today. He also is the NBA All-time Leader in Assist average per season with 11.2. He was the best player in the 80's and greatest leader I have ever seen in the NBA. 6'9 Point Guards don't grow on trees!

#3 Kareem - 6 Championships, 6-4 in the Finals so he was there 10 times, 2 Finals MVP's, 6 League MVP's, 2 Time Scoring Champ, 5 Time 1st Team All-Defense, 1 Time Rebounding Champion. He is the All-time Leading Scorer in NBA history as well with 38,387 Points. He was the best player in the 70's.

#4 LeBron - 3 Championships, 3-6 in the Finals so he has been there 9 times, 3 Finals MVP's, 4 League MVP's, 1 Time Scoring Champ, 5 Time 1st Team All-Defense. IMO is the Greatest Athlete that has ever played in the NBA at 6'8 250 pounds. He has been the best player over the last decade.

-These are my four faces of All-Time. Bill Russell won 11 Championships but 8 of those were won by only winning 2 series. In his ERA they didn't even have a Finals MVP award until his last season. His Championships don't hold as much stock as the 80's/90's/and now ERA do. JMO. LeBron can never be the GOAT because his Finals record is 3-6, he could even win 2 more Championships and I still wouldn't put him above Jordan but he belongs in the Top 4 based on all factors.

-Everyone in here, feel free to give me your Mt Rushmore's so we can discuss.
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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby lakerevolution » Sun Jun 10, 2018 11:04 am

If Bill Russell was the overwhelming driving force behind all his titles, then he can be on Rushmore in place of LeBron . . but he was surrounded by so much talent and a league that had much less competition from a logistics standpoint than any player after him faced. Bill could still be on Rushmore but not in the top 4 all-time, if you get what I mean. LeBron's move to Miami looks better now, considering his years spent trying to drag a city like Cleveland into relevance. I don't know. I honestly think Kobe's just glad to be in the conversation, and he knows that real basketball purists consider him one of the greatest to ever step on the court. KD took a dig at LeBron recenrtly, saying that if he had to choose two teammates to play with they would be Mike and Kobe. LeBron has certainly taken the "most hated" mantle from the Mamba . . and besides, we can't put LeBron in any all-time category until he's played his last game.

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Re: NBA Finals Thread

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Sun Jun 10, 2018 11:32 am

lakerevolution wrote:If Bill Russell was the overwhelming driving force behind all his titles, then he can be on Rushmore in place of LeBron . . but he was surrounded by so much talent and a league that had much less competition from a logistics standpoint than any player after him faced. Bill could still be on Rushmore but not in the top 4 all-time, if you get what I mean. LeBron's move to Miami looks better now, considering his years spent trying to drag a city like Cleveland into relevance. I don't know. I honestly think Kobe's just glad to be in the conversation, and he knows that real basketball purists consider him one of the greatest to ever step on the court. KD took a dig at LeBron recenrtly, saying that if he had to choose two teammates to play with they would be Mike and Kobe. LeBron has certainly taken the "most hated" mantle from the Mamba . . and besides, we can't put LeBron in any all-time category until he's played his last game.

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Great and fair Post. These discussions will go on forever. I didn't like the way LeBron went to Miami either. I lost a lot of respect for him when he made that move, that is when I started to hate him. He was already being compared to Jordan and Magic and then he left Cleveland high and dry. Having said that I cant deny he is a freak of nature either. He did win one in Cleveland when he came back much like Peyton did in Indianapolis. In little small market cities like ours that is priceless.
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