NBA Thread 2020-21

[PGsHeroes32]

AD playing more like a top 250 NBA player

[MuggsyB]

Two MU players representing!!  Wes nails a triple.

[PGsHeroes32]

Brutal qtr for Warriors

MU level of TO's. That lead to easy buckets.

And inexplicably throwing that schlub Wiggins on LeBron.

[MuggsyB]

They better overturn that "charge" on Juan vs  LeFlop.  Garbage call.  GSW is just too small in this match-up.

[MuggsyB]

Curry is beyond belief. 

[JWags85]

Lebron is the second best player of all time but he's an absolute embarrassment with this crap.  What an absolute loser

[MuggsyB]

Lebron is the second best player of all time but he's an absolute embarrassment with this crap.  What an absolute loser

That was absolutely pathetic. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Wes was just 1/4 but he was a total difference maker and +17 in maybe 15 minutes. What a half for him.

[MuggsyB]

What a shame.  Pope walked before that deep 3 by LeBron.  The fact that this guy is still acting like he was shot is truly pathetic.  JWags is exactly right what a total loser and embarrassment. 

[JWags85]

Lmao blatant travel ignored before the kickout for the winning 3.  Lakers got EVERY call the last 6 minutes.  Welp. No way the Lakers were gonna miss the playoffs.  Let's go CP3

[MuggsyB]

Wes was just 1/4 but he was a total difference maker and +17 in maybe 15 minutes. What a half for him.

Big contribution by Wes.

[MuggsyB]

Lmao blatant travel ignored before the kickout for the winning 3.  Lakers got EVERY call the last 6 minutes.  Welp. No way the Lakers were gonna miss the playoffs.  Let's go CP3

I thought it was just me, but I agree with every single word you have written.  I thought that was a clear walk and there were a number of other questionable calls that were pro Lakers down the stretch.  Very unfortunate because Curry is just electric.  Must see TV.

[MU82]

If only LeBron wasn't such a loser.

I mean, all the guy ever has done is lose.

That long 3 by the loser only went in cuz Adam Silver had the air conditioning turned on high right before that moment.

[Jockey]

Lebron is the second best player of all time but he's an absolute embarrassment with this crap.  What an absolute loser

BLM steal your Scoop password?

[MUfan12]

And ignoring Kerr trying to call a timeout at the end was the cherry on top. Farcical officiating down the stretch.

Also I really, really hate that Wes plays for them. That flop on the screen Dray set was total horseshit.

[MuggsyB]

If only LeBron wasn't such a loser.

I mean, all the guy ever has done is lose.

That long 3 by the loser only went in cuz Adam Silver had the air conditioning turned on high right before that moment.

JWags wrote he is the 2nd best player ever.  That doesn't change the fact that LeBron was fake writhing in pain as if Andre the Giant picked him up like a toddler and slammed him to the ground.  Pathetic and embarrassing behavior.

[JWags85]

If only LeBron wasn't such a loser.

I mean, all the guy ever has done is lose.

That long 3 by the loser only went in cuz Adam Silver had the air conditioning turned on high right before that moment.

You can be an incredible player who makes incredible plays and still be a loser. His post game interview was a joke too.  The defending champs with two top 5 players snuck by Curry and role players and Lebron is acting like he's blinded like Samson only getting through by sheer force of will.

And if you don't think the Lakers got a favorable whistle down the stretch, you're a Lebron or Lakers fan, period. Juan would have gotten called for a charge on a play that Lebron literally jumped into him if not for a challenge. And that was just the start.  I'm honestly STUNNED Draymond wasn't called for a flagrant

[MuggsyB]

You can be an incredible player who makes incredible plays and still be a loser. His post game interview was a joke too.  The defending champs with two top 5 players snuck by Curry and role players and Lebron is acting like he's blinded like Samson only getting through by sheer force of will.

And if you don't think the Lakers got a favorable whistle down the stretch, you're a Lebron or Lakers fan, period. Juan would have gotten called for a charge on a play that Lebron literally jumped into him if not for a challenge. And that was just the start.  I'm honestly STUNNED Draymond wasn't called for a flagrant

I missed his interview....details??  Let me guess did he say he couldn't see or needed smelling salts??

[JWags85]

I missed his interview....details??  Let me guess did he say he couldn't see or needed smelling salts??

On the final 3, "I saw 3 rims and just aimed at the middle one".  Also said he may need to wear an eyepatch.  And no, the latter wasn't said with a joking chuckle

[MuggsyB]

On the final 3, "I saw 3 rims and just aimed at the middle one".  Also said he may need to wear an eyepatch.  And no, the latter wasn't said with a joking chuckle

Omg.  Wasn't that taken from Rocky III when Stallone said "I see three of him"? 

[BM1090]

I'm incredibly biased towards GS so it's nice to see that all neutral observers also thought the officiating was crap.

[Jockey]

I'm incredibly biased towards GS so it's nice to see that all neutral observers also thought the officiating was crap.

I'm biased to GS as well and I didn't think the officiating was bad. Not perfect, but not terrible.

If you pay attention on this board, we see the same LeBron hate every year.

It's a frickin' joke that people watching on TV think they know whether LeBron was hurt or not.

[wadesworld]

I'm biased to GS as well and I didn't think the officiating was bad. Not perfect, but not terrible.

If you pay attention on this board, we see the same LeBron hate every year.

It's a frickin' joke that people watching on TV think they know whether LeBron was hurt or not.

I mean. He took 3 shots while he was apparently blind. He went 3-3 on them. That's some pretty incredible luck if that's the case. Especially considering he was 6-16 from the field before having his eyes gauged out.

[wadesworld]

I totally believe he'll need double surgery to replace his eyeballs. First ever person to get a new eyeball and be able to see with it. And that'll be done by the weekend.

Anybody questioning that didn't see the blatant and vicious elbow to the chin Juan gave him on the charge that got over called. I mean, LBJ was showing the refs what happened and it was clear as day he was exactly right.

(I love that even though they have it slowed down and zoomed in and Juan's elbow never came close to LBJ's chin, Breen can't say "he didn't get elbowed." It has to be "I didn't see anything from that angle.")

[MU82]

He took 3 shots while he was apparently blind. He went 3-3 on them.

Actually, badly missed a FT ... though that isn't all that unusual for him. It reflects poorly on such a great player that he was never able to really improve his FT shooting.

I love that even though they have it slowed down and zoomed in and Juan's elbow never came close to LBJ's chin, Breen can't say "he didn't get elbowed." It has to be "I didn't see anything from that angle.")

The refs didn't call the elbow. Van Gundy and Jackson said it wasn't an elbow. Breen said on the one angle they showed he couldn't tell. A one-man conspiracy!

Omg.  Wasn't that taken from Rocky III when Stallone said "I see three of him"? 

Ron Santo is one of the first athletes who played a major sport despite having diabetes -- at least one of the first who publicly said so. But he kept it a secret most of his career because he feared getting cut. He said that when he'd be low on sugar, he'd sometimes have badly blurred vision. During one of those spells, he hit a homer. "I saw three baseballs coming to the plate, and I just hit the one in the middle."

Also said he may need to wear an eyepatch.  And no, the latter wasn't said with a joking chuckle

He did say something about being "like a pirate." Avast ye swabs!

You can be an incredible player who makes incredible plays and still be a loser.

Wags, you can call him anything you want. Free country, and all that. But personally, I don't think "loser" is the word I'd choose for one of the winningest players in basketball history. He's also a billionaire who has given tens of millions of dollars to charitable causes. I wish Marquette and the other teams and athletes I actually root for "lost" like he has.

And if you don't think the Lakers got a favorable whistle down the stretch, you're a Lebron or Lakers fan, period. Juan would have gotten called for a charge on a play that Lebron literally jumped into him if not for a challenge. And that was just the start.  I'm honestly STUNNED Draymond wasn't called for a flagrant

I love watching great athletes in any sport, and I appreciate LeBron's place in history, but I wouldn't say I'm a "fan." And I'm definitely not a Lakers fan. But I can tell that you dislike LeBron a ton.

As I watched the game live, I did not think the officiating down the stretch was egregiously one-sided.

I think a very good case could have been made for that being a flagrant on Green. He made no play on the ball whatsoever, and his arms and hands definitely came downward and struck an opponent hard in the face. But I ultimately agree with Javie, Van Gundy, Jackson -- and you -- that it was just a regular foul.

BTW, I liked after the game that LeBron and Draymond hugged and chatted briefly. Two warriors and two winners saying, "Great game, see you next time."

And I do think Green is a winner, even though he often acts like a dope and even though his antics probably cost the Warriors the 2016 NBA championship.