Series Thread: 1) Golden State Warriors vs. 8) Los Angeles Clippers

[Montalban]

Really?

He was standing in front of a clothing store that he owned when he was killed. The very fact that he owned legitimate business and has been a role model to kids is all the proof I need.

Abosolutely no reason to blaspheme him.

In fact, in spite of his prior mistakes, I would be willing to bet that Nipsy accomplished more good for others in his short life than you will in your much longer one.

So this just came out of the blue? I don't think so. This was more likely the result of something he's involved in.

As for the "legitimate business" comment, so did Al Capone and Meyer Lansky.

 

[Montalban]

No he's fantastic as a defensive player, probably the fastest hands on the team. But yes he does help spark the second team offense a bit when he's not missing wide open jumpers and FTs as he sometimes does. His best O is in transition. Not like Lou though, who can score at will.

I'll say he was a fantastic defender but, like everyone else, age and injury have slowed him down some. Those two boldeds aside, I agree wholeheartedly that sparking the transition offense is his biggest offensive strength. It gets the team fired up and often leads to them scoring in bunches like the 14-0 run last night.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Yes. What do you not understand about these facts. He created a fake social media account to defend himself. And how many times has he been T'd up in the last 2 years because he lost him temper?

More than Whiteside

As far as social media?
Who really knows ( or cares)?
Maybe he was just trolling.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Of course it was a fluke then GS comes out and shoots 60% and doesn't miss. They have too much talent to lose this series, it should have been a sweep like I called. The talent disparity in this matchup is HUGE.

But if KD were to have off games like he did the first two in this series it wouldn't go so well against better teams. I mean the Clippers are an 8 seed lol.

KD will be fine.

 

[Montalban]

No but they do call others names and get angry like you did.

Nothing said on this site could ever raise me to the level of "mad". Now watching a Warriors game.....that's quite another story.

 

[Wamu]

More than Whiteside

As far as social media?
Who really knows ( or cares)?
Maybe he was just trolling.

Too funny you're defending KD for his social media blunder.

 

[Montalban]

Really?

He was standing in front of a clothing store that he owned when he was killed. The very fact that he owned legitimate business and has been a role model to kids is all the proof I need.

Abosolutely no reason to blaspheme him.

In fact, in spite of his prior mistakes, I would be willing to bet that Nipsy accomplished more good for others in his short life than you will in your much longer one.

Yep. A good reason why NBA players are not honoring me with silly basketball shoes.

 

[dtgold88]

You sure?

Looks to me like your aim was to continue the argument or start a new a new one.

Nope. Same. You said I moved the GPs. I pointed out where you moved them. as is often the case, you don't want to man up and admit it.

same old, same old.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Too funny you're defending KD for his social media blunder.

Not defending.
Just not assuming.
I said I personally thought it was stupid.

 

[msgkings322]

I'll say he was a fantastic defender but, like everyone else, age and injury have slowed him down some. Those two boldeds aside, I agree wholeheartedly that sparking the transition offense is his biggest offensive strength. It gets the team fired up and often leads to them scoring in bunches like the 14-0 run last night.

Yeah well you say a lot of things...

 

[dtgold88]

Why not?

MJ got most calls in his favor. LeBron too. Along with many other stars in the league today. Harden, Embiid, etc.

Curry does not.

You will not find another superstar in the last 30 years who gets less respect from officials. Cheap fouls against and noncalls for in big playoff games.

Dude has literally had like 5 or 6 touch fouls called against him in the last 2 games. At least 3 were horrific calls.

That does not happen to any other superstar player. Usually superstars have to earn the fouls they get.

Often if you breathe on that waif you will be called for it. Look at him closely and he'll fall down on his 3 point attempt, and often get the call.

 

[msgkings322]

Often if you breathe on that waif you will be called for it. Look at him closely and he'll fall down on his 3 point attempt, and often get the call.

Nope. Not like Harden

 

[dtgold88]

Cavs were more injured in 2015, that's true. But many (most?) Cavs fans like to pooh pooh the Warriors injuries in 2016. They were real. Bogut, Draymond essentially injured for game 5, Curry at 70% or so, those were real things and the Ws lost in 7 by one possession. Do the Cavs win if the Ws are all healthty? We'll never know but I think not.

Either way, the ring is legit, the Cavs won it fair and square and it counts for all time and they came back from down 3-1 and they deserve all the credit there is to give. And I'm happy for Cleveland and LeBron that they did. It's easy to say that after winning the next 3 of course LOL, but it's true.

I know for me I only pooh pooh the injuries compared to the Cavs injuries the previous season. and at the time then we heard part of the game (which is true, but doesn't make them real).

Curry - banged up but played every game
Green - missed 1 game because he kept hitting guys in the nads
Bogut - missed 2... when he played he went for about 10 minutes/game and had a negative plus/minus if memory serves

Love - missed every game
Kyrie - missed 5 of 6

Really no comparison, but as you said each title legit. Shit happens.

 

[dtgold88]

Nope. Not like Harden

with the return of Bogut cannot imagine anyone sets more illegal screens than GS.

 

[tlance]

So this just came out of the blue? I don't think so. This was more likely the result of something he's involved in.

As for the "legitimate business" comment, so did Al Capone and Meyer Lansky.

Your insinuations are completely unfounded.

You are assuming a man must have been involved in criminal activity because he was murdered. Fact is, he worked with gang members. There are plenty of altruistic things that could have gotten him killed. And you assuming the worst is foul.

If the murder victim were some famous white dude, you would be singing a totally different tune. And we all know it.

 

[msgkings322]

Didn't even get to watch but a couple minutes of this blowout, looks like nothing much to see. Power was out most of the day, internet still down ffs

It doesn't get more Ohio

 

[tlance]

Nope. Same. You said I moved the GPs. I pointed out where you moved them. as is often the case, you don't want to man up and admit it.

same old, same old.

You mean based on your interpretation of my 5 word post?

Got it.

 

[dtgold88]

You mean based on your interpretation of my 5 word post?

Got it.

Thought you were done, but no.....based on you moving the goalposts. 2 times, in fact.

 

[dtgold88]

It doesn't get more Ohio

Beats hurricanes and earthquakes. So we've got that going for us.

 

[msgkings322]

Yep..just takes everything too personally. Someone who knows him well needed to tell him before he chose to go to GS the backlash he'd face and maybe think long and hard about that move (and perhaps someone did).

Sure but in the end it was easily the right move for him.