Author Topic: NBA Playoffs 2019 (Read 2158 times)

corbe · « **on:** May 06, 2019, 08:13:57 pm »

Why I Like the Rockets

By Kris Takahashi on Apr 30, 2019, 1:45am PDT

Tim Warner/Getty Images

Someday, someone is going to beat the Warriors 4 out of 7 games. It could be a team from the East. It could be the result of injury, free agency, or any of the other thousands of vagaries that fell empires and dynasties alike. But to me, this is the most fascinating series, because of how the franchises operate and one fundamental difference:

The Rockets view basketball as a game. The Warriors view it as a sport.

A game is played to win, leveraging every tactic to gain whatever advantage necessary. It's an intellectual exercise, a puzzle to be solved. It doesn't adhere to any kind of mandate that it be entertaining or fun. In fact, it may even find "fun" to be a market inefficiency, a needless obstruction in the path of the ultimate goal. A game is played to win.

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https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2019/4/30/18523690/why-i-like-the-rockets

corbe · « **Reply #1 on:** May 06, 2019, 08:20:30 pm »

The above was written by a Warriors Fan.

corbe · « **Reply #2 on:** May 07, 2019, 04:14:04 am »

EdJames · « **Reply #3 on:** May 07, 2019, 05:29:10 pm »

@corbe

Best 2 out of 3 now for your Rockets.

Momentum has swung to Houston, leave the worrying to the Worriers!!

EdJames · « **Reply #4 on:** May 09, 2019, 12:25:01 am »

@corbe

Time for your Rockets to keep the momentum going later tonight.... Steal one in the Worriers' "Town!"

corbe · « **Reply #5 on:** May 09, 2019, 12:43:01 am »

We beat them twice there during this regular season, but their up to it. It will be a hard fought Game! @EdJames

EdJames · « **Reply #6 on:** May 09, 2019, 01:42:43 am »

Quote from: corbe on May 09, 2019, 12:43:01 am

We beat them twice there during this regular season, but their up to it. It will be a hard fought Game! @EdJames

I'll be flipping back and forth between it and the Sharks-Avalanche game!!

@corbe

corbe · « **Reply #7 on:** May 09, 2019, 02:09:07 am »

Took Boston off the list (early), their season is over.

dfwgator · « **Reply #8 on:** May 09, 2019, 02:10:37 am »

Quote from: corbe on May 09, 2019, 02:09:07 am

Took Boston off the list (early), their season is over.

No Championship Slam for Boston.

corbe · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2019, 02:12:53 am »

It would be an interesting Finals if the top two MVP players were up against each other (Harden and the Greek Freak).

Maj. Bill Martin · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2019, 05:50:40 pm »

I can't stand GSW.

That being said...I can stand Harden even less. And even after the injury to Durant, I'd still make GSW the favorites. I'd really prefer to see something like Denver-Milwaukee, though.

EdJames · « **Reply #11 on:** May 09, 2019, 09:02:31 pm »

@corbe

Time to even it out again at home. Then deal with Game 7 when it comes along.

corbe · « **Reply #12 on:** May 09, 2019, 10:24:40 pm »

We've done it before but the last time we lost to them in Houston (their only win against the Rockets this year) Durant was out. I'm really nervous about this game tomorrow night, but keeping the faith. @EdJames

goatprairie · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2019, 03:01:03 pm »

Quote from: corbe on May 06, 2019, 08:20:30 pm

The above was written by a Warriors Fan.

Of all the teams in the NBA I hate the Warriors the most. They're excellent ballplayers, but a number of them are jerks or showoffs.
For instance, Draymond Green is basically a thug who kicks people in their testicles.
Curry is a showoff who shakes his rearend at opposing teams after making a basket. If he did that in the old days, his career would have been pretty brief, because they didn't tolerate showoffs then like they do now. Somebody would have drilled him into the basket supports a few times until he got the message.
I used to like Durant, but he showed himself to be a coward when OKC couldn't beat GS. Mostly because they couldn't stop choking.
And I now intensely dislike Steve Kerr for his virtue-signaling statements concerning Republicans.
Plenty of good reasons to despise GS and hope they all fall into the ocean when the big earthquake occurs again.

DCPatriot · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2019, 04:32:15 pm »

Watching that game the other night, Stephen Curry had to be on a quaalude. Or...the game is fixed.

All this hand-wringing about Durant going down? If the real Stephan Curry shows up, no way it goes seven.

I'm saying that a team's play is modified to complement the super-star's talent. ....like Lebron (heh-heh)

corbe · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2019, 04:36:12 pm »

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The Warriors are 26-1 in the last 27 games they have played without Kevin Durant, but with Steph Curry in the lineup.

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mountaineer · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2019, 05:10:30 pm »

I wonder whether Boston would have done infinitely better without Irving.

goatprairie · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2019, 06:02:29 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on May 10, 2019, 05:10:30 pm

I wonder whether Boston would have done infinitely better without Irving.

Irving is an excellent player, but he's best as a number two option rather than the Big Star. Like what he was in Cleveland with James. The Batman and Robin comparison as many have made.
My feeling is that unless Irving can accept a lesser role than Superstar Who Can Do Whatever He Wants, the Celts should get rid of him. It looks like he'll probably sign with somebody else anyway.
Hayward, who is a much better all-around player than Irving, has accepted his role off the bench. I don't think Irving can do that. His ego is much too large not to be the alpha male. It's why he left Cleveland.
Tatum and Brown are the futures of that team. Smart is a good young player too.
The Celtics still are a very good team with some excellent young talent. It's not like they're Chicago or Cleveland.
A few right moves could put them back into contention.

corbe · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2019, 08:58:26 pm »

The Last Waltz?

â€œThe Warriors' quest for a third straight title has felt more like a chore than a celebration. With KD, Klay and others possibly gone this summer, the Dubs are preparing for the end of their run atop the NBA.

BY Ric Bucher

At the start of the season, the Warriors dismissed any suggestion that their pursuit of a third consecutive championship would end the way it did for the 1998 Chicago Bullsâ€”with a championship parade quickly followed by the departure of the stars who made it possible.

Now? They're just hoping to get a parade.

"We all know it could possibly be it," backup guard Shaun Livingston said. "As an option. We're aware of it. The main goal is just winning. Period. For all of us. That's really what it's all about. And everything else will take care of itself."

Winning didn't seem to be a prerequisite to keeping the team intact in September. Another title, even for much of the season, was considered a foregone conclusion. So was keeping their championship core. "I'm perfectly content here," said All-Star guard Klay Thompson, a pending free agent, to NBC Bay Area.

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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2835322-the-last-waltz

EdJames · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2019, 11:02:46 pm »

Quote from: corbe on May 09, 2019, 10:24:40 pm

We've done it before but the last time we lost to them in Houston (their only win against the Rockets this year) Durant was out. I'm really nervous about this game tomorrow night, but keeping the faith. @EdJames

@corbe

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corbe · « **Reply #20 on:** May 10, 2019, 11:12:36 pm »

I was scared to click on the Video @EdJames (IE11 makes it like potluck) I thought you might give me that Harden Chock City with the Spurs 2 years ago.

corbe · « **Reply #21 on:** May 11, 2019, 03:47:56 am »

I am DONE.

DCPatriot · « **Reply #22 on:** May 11, 2019, 10:00:31 am »

Quote from: corbe on May 11, 2019, 03:47:56 am

I am DONE.

The Warriors were a reigning dynasty BEFORE Durant. Told you that Curry would revert back to 'Superman'.

mountaineer · « **Reply #23 on:** May 11, 2019, 02:20:34 pm »

Quote from: DCPatriot on May 11, 2019, 10:00:31 am

The Warriors were a reigning dynasty BEFORE Durant. Told you that Curry would revert back to 'Superman'.

I was beginning to wonder whether that Curry ever would show up. Looks like he rose to the occasion.

corbe · « **Reply #24 on:** May 11, 2019, 02:23:27 pm »

Never thought I'd say this @DCPatriot 'You were right'!

Poll

Who will win it all this year?

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