2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

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What's gonna happen?

Warriors in 4
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5%
Warriors in 5
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29%
Warriors in 6
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10%
Warriors in 7
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Spurs in 4 (you must have clicked the wrong option)
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Spurs in 5 (you must be drunk)
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Spurs in 6 (you must be a Spurs fan)
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Spurs in 7 (sure was unlucky for both steph and kd to go down)
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10%
Harden's bad, but only real '00s kids remember the OG Flopper, Ginobili
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No votes
10 years from now, all of Durant's rings have asterisks on them
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10%
RINGS ERNEH
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14%
The winner of this series will be the first team to 4 wins.
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5%
 
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Sauru on Tue May 16, 2017 2:50 pm

remember kids. setting a hard pick is dirty as fuck but trying to break a leg is A-OK


i find it funny when people try to defend zaza as people have been talking about his bullshit for years but suddenly he finds himself on the golden boy squad and he gets a pass?
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Andrew on Tue May 16, 2017 3:20 pm

That's something Popovich pointed out as well. He's gone beyond physical on more than one notable occasion.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Kenny on Tue May 16, 2017 3:57 pm

I know if I were coaching the Spurs, I'd be like "you know, Golden State is a jump-shooting team, and pay back is a bitch. That's all I'm saying."

But Pop and the Spurs have more class than I do.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Stress Fracture on Tue May 16, 2017 5:46 pm

Sauru wrote:remember kids. setting a hard pick is dirty as fuck but trying to break a leg is A-OK


i find it funny when people try to defend zaza as people have been talking about his bullshit for years but suddenly he finds himself on the golden boy squad and he gets a pass?


Nut kicking is also okay.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Sauru on Wed May 17, 2017 11:07 am

Stress Fracture wrote:
Sauru wrote:remember kids. setting a hard pick is dirty as fuck but trying to break a leg is A-OK


i find it funny when people try to defend zaza as people have been talking about his bullshit for years but suddenly he finds himself on the golden boy squad and he gets a pass?


Nut kicking is also okay.



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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Andrew on Wed May 17, 2017 11:28 am

Draymond Green has defended Zaza Pachulia, insisting that he isn't dirty. And as we all know, we can all trust Draymond on that one.

Even Bruce Bowen has come out and called it a dirty play. When the guy who made a career of impersonating Liu Kang and targeting ankles calls something dirty, it's probably dirty.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Sauru on Wed May 17, 2017 11:34 am

i find it funny how its even a question. if this was clay i would write it off. steph or kd? i would write it off but its fucking zaza.

"I know he’s not like the greatest basketball player of all-time so maybe he feel like he’s got to, like, do that."
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Andrew on Wed May 17, 2017 11:47 am

Not surprisingly, the Warriors are blowing out the Spurs without Kawhi. And of course, the league has said they won't investigate the incident. Way to go, Adam Silver. Way to go.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Sauru on Wed May 17, 2017 11:56 am

Andrew wrote:Not surprisingly, the Warriors are blowing out the Spurs without Kawhi. And of course, the league has said they won't investigate the incident. Way to go, Adam Silver. Way to go.



they only investigate if it means the series will go longer
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Andrew on Wed May 17, 2017 12:01 pm

See, now I hope Kawhi gets the MVP.

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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Lean on Wed May 17, 2017 12:18 pm

It's painful to watch the Spurs struggle, now that Kawhi is out. Dang it I was rooting for them in the West.

Andrew wrote:See, now I hope Kawhi gets the MVP.

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I can imagine Leonard saying that with a straight face.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Andrew on Wed May 17, 2017 12:20 pm

In all honesty, Kawhi probably wouldn't ever say that. Pop might. :lol:
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby bowdown on Sun May 21, 2017 1:44 pm

Lamarcus Aldridge has been a big embarrassment.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby NovU on Sun May 21, 2017 7:13 pm

David Lee also out though it would little matter or mattered.

No-Kawhi is too big it seems.

Is this team better prepared for the Cavs than last year and overall better team? Last year's GSW won 73 games but they now have KD.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Andrew on Sun May 21, 2017 9:13 pm

The addition of KD has certainly given them more firepower, more than most defenses can be expected to counteract and contain.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Sauru on Sun May 21, 2017 11:10 pm

bowdown wrote:Lamarcus Aldridge has been a big embarrassment.


i will trade you for horford
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby air gordon on Tue May 23, 2017 1:23 am

Andrew wrote:The addition of KD has certainly given them more firepower, more than most defenses can be expected to counteract and contain.

i dont think it gets mentioned here- the defense he brings has been excellent. i would say the death lineup defense with him there at the 4 is better than last years
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby [Q] on Tue May 23, 2017 1:26 am

Now the big What If for the series will be if Kahwi doesn't get hurt and they don't blow that huge lead. Do the warriors wind up losing the series?
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Andrew on Tue May 23, 2017 2:44 am

air gordon wrote:
Andrew wrote:The addition of KD has certainly given them more firepower, more than most defenses can be expected to counteract and contain.

i dont think it gets mentioned here- the defense he brings has been excellent. i would say the death lineup defense with him there at the 4 is better than last years


Would it be fair to call him an underrated defender? With his length, I remember him bothering Kobe in some of their clashes some years back.

[Q] wrote:Now the big What If for the series will be if Kahwi doesn't get hurt and they don't blow that huge lead. Do the warriors wind up losing the series?


It's not a given, but I imagine it would be more competitive at the very least.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Sauru on Tue May 23, 2017 9:25 am

[Q] wrote:Now the big What If for the series will be if Kahwi doesn't get hurt and they don't blow that huge lead. Do the warriors wind up losing the series?


no way. its a much better series but the warriors just have too much and getting beat in game 1 would have actually helped them as they have not been pushed at all until that point. as much as having pop helps in the end the warriors just have too much talent
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby air gordon on Tue May 23, 2017 10:03 am

Andrew
Almost cliche to say but "playoff" KD is normally great on defense. I'll let the masses decide if he's underrated or not. Maybe it falls under the radar because of the GSW offense but GSW overall is a pretty darn good defensive team
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Andrew on Tue May 23, 2017 12:27 pm

I suppose the flashiness and glamour of offense always overshadows defense. With a player like KD, you tend to focus on the scoring outbursts.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby NovU on Wed May 24, 2017 12:38 am

A lot of us were thinking this could be the best series of this year's playoffs. Turns out to be the worst. :shake:
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Andrew on Wed May 24, 2017 12:44 am

Might've been a little better, if not for Zaza.
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Re: 2017 Conference Finals: 1 GS vs. 2 SA

Postby Jackal on Wed May 24, 2017 7:07 am

Man, what a waste of a series. That first game was so satisfying till Kawhi went down the second time.

That Spurs front line of Gasol/Aldridge is painful to watch after years of witnessing the greatness that is Tim Duncan. He should've just laced it up for a game.
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