Nba 2014

[L1tTleD1fferent]

We have an owner in DC that WON'T do that...many owners in the NBA don't do that...Gilbert did, to accommodate LeBron and to keep Love and Thompson, who at times isn’t worth his money. The owner did his part to get a championship, to me, that’s "Good" ownership.

You say yourself one reason he did it was "to accommodate Lebron...(some more words that don't matter) who (more needless words) isn't worth his money." (Gilbert's or Lebron's)

That's bad ownership.

 

[L1tTleD1fferent]

It's certainly a fact. If you win the championship you've earned the right to say you had the best season and were the best team. The Warriors lost fewer games than anyone else in the league, so they certainly didn't lose enough.

Had the best season? Sure, but much of it could have been (& in this case was) luck.

Warriors may not have "lost enough", but blame it on what I've come to call "the TIE Rule": Timing Is Everything.

 

[toubab]

I'd say it's reasonable to assume the reason the Warriors signed Durant is because they thought they needed help to beat the Cavaliers.

 

[GimpyIntellect]

I'd say it's reasonable to assume the reason the Warriors signed Durant is because they thought they needed help to beat the Cavaliers.

Even if they beat Cleveland, they would have signed Kevin Durant.

He's Kevin Durant.

Any team would want him.

 

[toubab]

Even if they beat Cleveland, they would have signed Kevin Durant.

He's Kevin Durant.

Any team would want him.

Maybe. There was certainly more reason to sign him after Cleveland beat them in their home building in game seven of the finals.

 

[GimpyIntellect]

Maybe. There was certainly more reason to sign him after Cleveland beat them in their home building in game seven of the finals.

Well, yeah, but they were apparently on each other's radar long before the finals even started.

It'll be interesting to see if this team can be beat somehow.

It's going to take a team with a lot of inside toughness that overwhelms them.

On a different note, whatever happened to Smooth? Is he still in mourning after Lebron won it all?

 

[toubab]

Well, yeah, but they were apparently on each other's radar long before the finals even started.

It'll be interesting to see if this team can be beat somehow.

It's going to take a team with a lot of inside toughness that overwhelms them.

On a different note, whatever happened to Smooth? Is he still in mourning after Lebron won it all?

I don't think the Warriors are going to be invincible by any means. There's only one basketball.

Smoove dropped out of sight. Must be on a long bender because LeBron got another ring.

 

[GimpyIntellect]

I don't think the Warriors are going to be invincible by any means. There's only one basketball.

Smoove dropped out of sight. Must be on a long bender because LeBron got another ring.

I don't think they'll be invincible either, but who can beat them? The West got weaker with Durant changing teams. OKC woulld have had the best chance, but those days are gone, the Spurs are over the hill, the Clippers always choke, I'm just not sure anyone can compete with them.

 

[L1tTleD1fferent]

I'd say it's reasonable to assume the reason the Warriors signed Durant is because they thought they needed help to beat the Cavaliers.

Unless I have it wrong, the reverse happened the prior season, & neither team had KD then.

 

[toubab]

Unless I have it wrong, the reverse happened the prior season, & neither team had KD then.

Unless I have it wrong, the Cavs didn't have Love and Irving last year.

 

[L1tTleD1fferent]

Unless I have it wrong, the Cavs didn't have Love and Irving last year.

Unless I have it wrong, they had Lebron for many years before he went to Florida (where my Grandpa went when he retired), & (IMO) were an actual team then... No title, but plenty of love for each other & from fans.

 

[toubab]

Unless I have it wrong, they had Lebron for many years before he went to Florida (where my Grandpa went when he retired), & (IMO) were an actual team then... No title, but plenty of love for each other & from fans.

Look, basketball is a team sport, obviously. When LeBron left Cleveland for Miami he went to a better team, and he won a couple of rings as a result. The surprising thing to me is that he's been able to win another ring so soon after returning to Cleveland. I can only attribute it to the fact Cleveland ownership and management have assembled a fine team in the last couple of years to go with the returned LeBron. Irving and Love, who we've discussed, and Thompson, who we haven't, are all excellent, critical pieces of the puzzle it took to make up a championship team. Irving is a great scorer. Love is a great defensive rebounder. Thompson is a great offensive rebounder. Put all the pieces together and you have a great team.

 

[L1tTleD1fferent]

Look, basketball is a team sport, obviously. When LeBron left Cleveland for Miami he went to a better team, and he won a couple of rings as a result. The surprising thing to me is that he's been able to win another ring so soon after returning to Cleveland. I can only attribute it to the fact Cleveland ownership and management have assembled a fine team in the last couple of years to go with the returned LeBron. Irving and Love, who we've discussed, and Thompson, who we haven't, are all excellent, critical pieces of the puzzle it took to make up a championship team. Irving is a great scorer. Love is a great defensive rebounder. Thompson is a great offensive rebounder. Put all the pieces together and you have a great team.

I agree, but especially with the things I've boldfaced... It surprises me that my area channels & other press, closer than so many others to the team, seem to focus insurmountably on Lebron & not the other individual members or the team as a whole.

He left Cleveland for Miami, & won a ring (I only recall one) down there. Cleveland won 0 (again, that I recall) while he was gone, but I can say for sure he & the Heat didn't win it every season he was down there. He came back, the team wins the ring, & every press I watch or read discusses Lebron &/or how Cavs couldn't win one without him.

The proverbial record books show that to be true, but also that he won 1 but far from all when he was without them &/or a certain level of talent surrounding him.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Had the best season? Sure, but much of it could have been (& in this case was) luck.

Warriors may not have "lost enough", but blame it on what I've come to call "the TIE Rule": Timing Is Everything.

Luck had nothing to do with it. I apologize, I thought you entered this conversation with a basic understanding of how sports work.

 

[L1tTleD1fferent]

Luck had nothing to do with it. I apologize, I thought you entered this conversation with a basic understanding of how sports work.

More than basic.... But I also understand talent & the fact some players are believed to have a ton that really have none.

Luck played a major part... And I don't mean the QB.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

More than basic.... But I also understand talent & the fact some players are believed to have a ton that really have none.

Luck played a major part... And I don't mean the QB.

So what you're saying is that the people in the NBA who make their living at evaluating talent are all bad at their job.

Please explain how luck played a part.

 

[L1tTleD1fferent]

So what you're saying is that the people in the NBA who make their living at evaluating talent are all bad at their job.

Please explain how luck played a part.

I needn't explain something so easily self-explanatory.

Also, never said anyone was bad at jobs, or that the "ton-none" mistake-makers were workers for teams as opposed to mere fans.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

I needn't explain something so easily self-explanatory.

Also, never said anyone was bad at jobs, or that the "ton-none" mistake-makers were workers for teams as opposed to mere fans.

You shouldn't have such a hard time explaining something so easy to explain.

You said exactly that.

 

[L1tTleD1fferent]

You shouldn't have such a hard time explaining something so easy to explain.

You said exactly that.

It is equally easy to comprehend, needing no explanation.

I said no such thing.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

It is equally easy to comprehend, needing no explanation.

I said no such thing.

Explain it me anyway.

I quoted you saying exactly that.

 

[L1tTleD1fferent]

Explain it me anyway.

I quoted you saying exactly that.

Make a decision: Should I explain "it" or "me" (missing a preposition)?

You couldn't have without editing the quote to make it say something I never typed.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

More than basic.... But I also understand talent & the fact some players are believed to have a ton that really have none.

Luck played a major part... And I don't mean the QB.

Make a decision: Should I explain "it" or "me" (missing a preposition)?

You couldn't have without editing the quote to make it say something I never typed.

You should probably explain both.

Your direct quote saying it is in bold.

 

[L1tTleD1fferent]

You should probably explain both.

Your direct quote saying it is in bold.

It says some hold one but are thought to hold the other. I still maintain (& you proved it yourself) that I never ascribed the incorrect belief to fans, or people in the business, or only one & not the other.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

It says some hold one but are thought to hold the other. I still maintain (& you proved it yourself) that I never ascribed the incorrect belief to fans, or people in the business, or only one & not the other.

No, you're still in the wrong.
So who is it directed to?

 

[L1tTleD1fferent]

No, you're still in the wrong.
So who is it directed to?

Can't be still what I never was.

It's directed at anyone who wishes to read it... You want the word "ascribed", & I'd say it's either if not both. (Don't ask me who I was referring to now after multiple posts claiming I was surely meaning one group specifically, which you now see in your own quote of my post is not the case now or ever.)