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About LinkBacksI thought it was going back to OKC for the 5th game. The 2-3-2 format is dumb as fuck. The 5th game is almost always a pivotal game. The first game, the fifth and the last all should be home for the team for the best record.
I thought it was going back to OKC for the 5th game. The 2-3-2 format is dumb as fuck. The 5th game is almost always a pivotal game. The first game, the fifth and the last all should be home for the team for the best record.
"Not the victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory."
Yup. Dumb as fuck. I have never once heard anybody say they prefer this format, including NBA people and television broadcasters. Not sure why it still happens.Originally Posted by Americas Team
I am of two minds regarding the finals: I'm glad to see LeBron win one, if only to quiet those who doubt his greatness; but I'm really, really hoping that the Thunder do not become a one-and-done historical footnote, like so many other great up-and-coming teams that were later ravaged by injuries and free agency and cocaine (I'm looking at you, '86 Rockets) and beer (I'm looking at you, Shawn Kemp).
So, here's to a rematch next year.
I liked this Deadspin article:
http://deadspin.com/5920502/lebron-j...ion-cocksucker
"Not the victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory."
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Yeah, the redemption narrative is grotesque, and the world would truly be a better place if Stuart Scott were to disappear from it completely (I could write a dissertation on why and how hard Stuart Scott sucks), but I seriously, seriously don't give a fuck if LeBron is an asshole in person or not. Really, thats what this is about? Whether or not LeBron is a jerk? This guy admits that he's carped about LeBron sucking for the last five years because he was piling on, and it was easy, and LeBron deserved it -- he never actually doubted that LeBron was great. Bullshit.
Seriously, fuck this guy. If he's not interested in sports (and he's clearly not), he should take his talents to Us Weekly ... or even Deadspin.
Why shouldn't we care if sports guys are dicks? Aren't they like America's #1 role models? (not that that's a great thing)
PS Lebron's a dick
Because I don't care if my cable guy is a dick when he's not fixing my cable. And no, they are not role models. And yes, I no have doubt that LeBron is a colossal asshole. So is probably every single player in the NBA. But I give less than a fuck.
This would be my twitter-friendly response: I watch basketball because I like basketball. If I wanted to watch overwrought drama between a bunch of oversized, testosterone riddled, black rapists, I'd watch Oz.
Really? Because I hate when people are dicks even if they are good at what they do. I've definitely stopped going to places where the employees are dicks.
Also, there are plenty of athletes that are not dick bags.
"Not the victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory."
I said I don't care if the cable guy is a dick when he's not fixing my cable. You know what he's doing when he's not fixing my cable? Neither do I. And thats the way it should be with athletes -- when they're not on the court, its none of my business.
(Of course I would care if my cable guy was a dick while fixing my cable)
And I'm not sure how you know which athletes are or are not dicks. From the news? I'm not sure how one can really know whether or not a professional athlete is or is not an asshole -- its all filtered through the media. The limited personal exposure I've had to elite athletes (I've shared the court with a number of NBA and NFL players who went to University of Michigan and Michigan State) tells me that most of them are, at least, very, very pleased with themselves.
Also, do you watch Woody Allen movies? How could you -- he's a monster. [insert yawn]
bao's a dick.
j/k
If a public figure is a jerk it affects if I like them. I don't pay to watch Mel Gibson movies. Of course this causes some hypocrisy because yes I love Woody Allen movies. But in general I do care and don't think that makes me a pedestrian fool or something.
LeBron may be a dick, I don't know. He just seems like a highly branded athlete who is uncomfortable in his own skin and comes across as a politician too much.
Guys like Scott Raab and Skip Bayless are bigger dicks.
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please define "highly branded"
Part of why I like certain teams is because of who the players are as people. Ricky Rubio, for example is a joy filled tiny cutie. If I don't like the athlete, I don't enjoy their success. I can't remove the person from their personality. It's not like I'm watching NBA Jam. It's hard to root for a guy who seems like a real piece of human shit, I don't think that's weird at all.
derrick rose is the nicest basketball player ever.
edit: or used to be. i think maybe after sitting the entire season he's gotten cranky
I think it's impossible to be one of the greatest at something, especially something as macho as a competitive sport, and not be totally and completely full of yourself. Even a great champion like Pete Samprass, who in his day was considered to be Mr. Nice Guy, would only talk about how he screwed up, and not how his opponent did well, when he would occasionally lose a match(and now we find out Pete is a terrible tipper, like Tiger. Total dick move that says a lot about a person.). I think you need that edge of knowing you're the shit in order to be the best. Jordan has it, and thus, not only is he a dick, but he has driven 2 franchises into the ground as an executive, thinking he knows best due to his inherent superior awesomeness. LeBron is a narcissistic, self-absorbed twat, but how else could he turn out? He has been in the collective sports consciousness since he was a pre-teen, being told he was the second coming of Christ, basketball stylee. He's still in his 20's!
In conclusion, LeBron is a transcendent player, who is hard to root for for the exact reasons that help make him a great player. I just hope a team, whether it's the Thunder or someone else, can rise to prevent the Heat from winning a slew of titles. Fuck the Heat. Bunch'a dicks if you ask me.
I understand the rationale of wanting to have Chalmers/Battier/Miller/Jones take the shots for Miami, but I'll never understand why the Thunder allowed so many uncontested 3s.
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what i'll never understand is how fisher didn't get a charge called on lebron. or why durant decided that the second time he was going to dribble behind his back in transition he wasn't going to get the ball stolen again.
Did anyone listen to Colin Cowherd this morning? He said a couple times that the Brookland Nets might get Dwight Howard!
everyone knows he'll end up in washington
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