Series Thread: 2023 NBA Finals: Heat vs. Nuggets

[thunderc]

Save your sorrow for the starving children in Africa. Don't know what you're beef is but you and I are both midwesterners that should be on the same page. You're trying to fit in with surroundings so I get it...

I'm sure you're also looking forward to the new Foo Fighters album set to release this week.

You are a strange dude, carry on

 

[msgkings322]

You can cry more when Jokic gets a ring.

The Nuggets getting a ring won't make you any less of a douchebag, in fact it will likely make you more of one. You have zero to do with it. It doesn't have any effect on who you are as a sad individual.

 

[msgkings322]

There are no bears in basketball.

This guy disagrees

 

[Heatles84]

I believe he said he has a pet cat that he likes...

Holy shit. Even I wouldn't go there.

 

[HurricaneDij39]

The Nuggets getting a ring won't make you any less of a douchebag, in fact it will likely make you more of one. You have zero to do with it. It doesn't have any effect on who you are as a sad individual.

And the Warriors winning four titles doesn't make you any less of a frontrunner.

 

[avalon2423]

I know All Time, the Lakers/Celtics rivalry is one of the longest and best, but over the last, lets say 15years, wouldnt you say the Celtics biggest rivalry is with the Heat? (This question serves no purpose, just thinking out loud) lol

 

[trojanfan12]

And the Warriors winning four titles doesn't make you any less of a frontrunner.

You probably should not use words that you clearly don't understand the meaning of.

I'm not going to try to stop you, because of the entertainment value...

but you should.

 

[Black Adam]

You probably should not use words that you clearly don't understand the meaning of.

I'm not going to try to stop you, because of the entertainment value...

but you should.

It's like a car wreck. You can't take your eyes off of it...

 

[Duffman]

 

[trojanfan12]

I know All Time, the Lakers/Celtics rivalry is one of the longest and best, but over the last, lets say 15years, wouldnt you say the Celtics biggest rivalry is with the Heat? (This question serves no purpose, just thinking out loud) lol

I was thinking about that some too.

The Lakers are definitely the Celtics biggest rivals overall.

The Sixers are their biggest EC rival.

But, Heat/Celtics is definitely becoming a rivalry, if it isn't one already.

 

[Black Adam]

And the Warriors winning four titles doesn't make you any less of a frontrunner.

If a team wins multiple times it makes the FAN of said team a "bandwagoner"...

Interesting logic...

 

[trojanfan12]

People doing that are looking at seeding and not the actual team they beat.

For example, yes...the Lakers were the #7 seed, but that was due to injuries and the roster construction before the trade deadline.

The Lakers team that the Nuggets beat had the 2nd best record in the league after the trade deadline.

So, not a typical #7 seed.

 

[trojanfan12]

If a team wins multiple times it makes the FAN of said team a "bandwagoner"...

Interesting logic...

I'm sure if the Nuggets manage to get more than 1 title, @HurricaneDij39 will start to refer to himself as a bandwagoner. lol

 

[Pastafazul]

Yeah, I think you are wrong here.

They might try it, but I expect Denver to take advantage.

Jokic doesn’t take most of his touches in the low post and he is absolutely a go with the flow guy.

If Gordon has a major mismatch, I do expect Denver to exploit it in a way that will still allow their best players to be involved.

Post ISO’s for Gordon aren’t going to happen, but they probably will involve Gordon in more actions that will expose the defender on him.

Leave Herro/Strus on KCP. It is the best option.

Ohh my God. It’s textbook t lance

If any you been around long enough you would think Mr. Howell was reincarnated

 

[SpringStein]

His point was he was fine putting Herro on Gordon because he wanted Gordon to shoot more, but if you put Herro on Gordon on defense that also means you put Gordon on Herro for Defense and so that’s a net positive for Denver.

Ah, as you know, I can be an idiot!

And right here I proved my point by quoting the wrong post!

 

[HurricaneDij39]

You are a strange dude, carry on

Nuggets will be fortunate to get a title in before the Thunder come to prominence.

Not even joking. Sam Presti is a God of a GM.

 

[msgkings322]

People doing that are looking at seeding and not the actual team they beat.

For example, yes...the Lakers were the #7 seed, but that was due to injuries and the roster construction before the trade deadline.

The Lakers team that the Nuggets beat had the 2nd best record in the league after the trade deadline.

So, not a typical #7 seed.

All of the seeding this year was sort of meaningless, with the parity. And in the West especially seeds 3-8 had basically the same record.

 

[msgkings322]

Nuggets will be fortunate to get a title in before the Thunder come to prominence.

Not even joking. Sam Presti is a God of a GM.

He's set things up, but we can't crown him until it pays off.

 

[tlance]

I never said a word about people picking Milwaukee, New York, or Boston in the first 3 series

Over picks?

No.

But you cried over a lot of stuff that could be construed as “disrespectful” to the Heat.

You even got mad at me because I said I thought the Celtics role players were better.

 

[tlance]

No, it's not because he's a Heat fan or anything.

No, actually it isn’t because he is a Heat fan.

It is because most of the time he is a reasonable person and people here respect his opinions.