Game Thread: NBA FINALS!!! SA vs MIA

[bksballer89]

yeah and I guess doctors know nothing,.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

There is no such thing as a front running SPURS fans.


We have had about ten total fans in the 8 years I have been posting.

 

[Flauge]

bk.. quit arguing with morons. dude had cramps. he couldn't play. it's that simple.

I honestly think the heat need to look into going to a lineup without a true PG and let wade/LeBron run the point. I also don't want to hear this would tire them out. all chalmers and cole do is dribble the ball to half court and then immediately pass to LeBron or Wade 90% of the time anyways.

Wade/Lebron/Battier/Lewis/Bosh is how I would start games for Miami. This is a nightmare for the Spurs to match up with.. cant hide parker on D with that.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

Another question?

Why do teams raise banners on opening night vs a private ceremony?

Isn't it because so "we" fans can be there to celebrate it with them?

The players would prefer to not do it right before the game.
It becomes a distraction.

Raising it on opening night is a business decision made by every sports franchise. It drums up excitement for the upcoming season and helps with ticket sales.

Fans can talk about their teams and their players or decisions being made 'for the fans' -- Bottom line is -- the NBA is a business, just like every other sports franchise, and every decision made is done so with the idea of making more money.

The only "fans" the owner of the team cares about, are the fans who show up and pay good money for tickets and overpriced food and beverage. That goes for EVERY team, not just the Heat.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

Funny thing is most of these guys are.frontrunners. If miami win g2, 95% of the LeBron haters will go hide under a rock again just as they did after miami won g2 of the ecf

What is there to 'hide from'?

 

[bksballer89]

There is no such thing as a front running SPURS fans.


We have had about ten total fans in the 8 years I have been posting.

Wasn't talking about Spurs fans Horns. I'm talking about those guys who show up on the threads after a Heat L and hate on LBJ after L but magically disappear when the Heat win a game

 

[bksballer89]

bk.. quit arguing with morons. dude had cramps. he couldn't play. it's that simple.

I honestly think the heat need to look into going to a lineup without a true PG and let wade/LeBron run the point. I also don't want to hear this would tire them out. all chalmers and cole do is dribble the ball to half court and then immediately pass to LeBron or Wade 90% of the time anyways.

Wade/Lebron/Battier/Lewis/Bosh is how I would start games for Miami. This is a nightmare for the Spurs to match up with.. cant hide parker on D with that.

I like Cole defense on Parker last night. I think both guys will play better in game 2.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Yeah, he was back in crunch time...

The difference is he got treated at half, enough time to recover.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

Originally you stated there were 2 reasons you hated him. 1) He left his hometown for a better situation. 2) The decision.
So you're removing reason #1 now, then?

Why would I remove it? Are you saying Lebron didn't go on National TV to basically tell his hometown he was checking out, because he had to team up with two of the best players in the NBA at the time to chase a NBA championship?

If that didn't happen -- then yes, I will remove my first comment. Since I didn't watch "the decision" -- maybe I misunderstood what they were doing during that hour long "special"?!?

If you think "The Decision".. from the initial idea, to the negotiation, to the production was the doings of LeBron James than you are very naive, IMO.

Or are you asking if I'm serious about millions of dollars being taken from Disney and handed to the Boys and Girls club because of the decision? Yes, I'm serious. ESPN stood to gain millions of dollars when the news of LeBron broke. People all over the world were going to tune in for that news. The Decision forced ESPN to give the money that they were going to make anyway to a charity.

So you believe Lebron had no say so in how his announcement to where he was going to sign would be handled? Interesting. I'd think he could have just said -- no thanks, that is over the top and pretentious. No one needs an hour long special to say they are signing elsewhere in Free Agency, when you can send out a tweet or post on one of the other social media sites and accomplish the exact same outcome, without looking like a giant douche bag.

In regards to the money -- if Lebron wanted to give the boys and girls club 2 million dollars -- he could tell one of his dozens of sponsors to make a donation or he could sign over a couple game checks. It is that simple. The money being donated had no effect on his decision to hold a 1 hour special.

 

[Flauge]

the people who say they don't like LeBron over the decision are being somewhat disingenuous IMHO. because had LeBron had the decision and chose Cleveland... no one would have cared. he would have been loved. still wouldn't be a champion.. but would have been loved. so the problem isn't he had the decision.. the problem is you didn't like the decision he made. why someone doesn't like it? I don't know. everyone is different. some fans don't like the idea of a player (or players) basically throwing the power structure on its back and making their own super team. okay. but quit hiding behind the decision as the reason.. if he chose Cleveland.. you would have no problem with what he did.

 

[hockey878]

There is no such thing as a front running SPURS fans.


We have had about ten total fans in the 8 years I have been posting.

Don't think hes talking about you.


He's referring to the legion of people who have nothing to do but hate lebron

 

[podsox]

the people who say they don't like LeBron over the decision are being somewhat disingenuous IMHO. because had LeBron had the decision and chose Cleveland... no one would have cared. he would have been loved. still wouldn't be a champion.. but would have been loved. so the problem isn't he had the decision.. the problem is you didn't like the decision he made. why someone doesn't like it? I don't know. everyone is different. some fans don't like the idea of a player (or players) basically throwing the power structure on its back and making their own super team. okay. but quit hiding behind the decision as the reason.. if he chose Cleveland.. you would have no problem with what he did.

ill admit I don't like LeBron. I haven't liked him since the dancing bs in Cleveland and checking out in his final playoff game in cleveland against boston in the 4th. the bs during the decision just added to the fire. ill admit he has matured and is by far the best player in the league. he just isn't likeable. he is a drama king. the comments today just add to it. say u don't care what other people think. good. leave it at that. don't bring in this "easy target" sympathy garbage.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

the people who say they don't like LeBron over the decision are being somewhat disingenuous IMHO. because had LeBron had the decision and chose Cleveland... no one would have cared. he would have been loved. still wouldn't be a champion.. but would have been loved. so the problem isn't he had the decision.. the problem is you didn't like the decision he made. why someone doesn't like it? I don't know. everyone is different. some fans don't like the idea of a player (or players) basically throwing the power structure on its back and making their own super team. okay. but quit hiding behind the decision as the reason.. if he chose Cleveland.. you would have no problem with what he did.

I can say, personally, I couldn't care less who he chose. He could have chosen Cleveland, Miami or anyone else and it wouldn't change the fact that holding a 1 hour special made him look like a pretentious douche bag who just wanted his ego stroked.

Name me one other athlete, in ANY sport, that has held a 1 hour special to announce what he was doing as a Free Agent?

The fact, after talking about how he was going to give his hometown team a NBA championship and then jumping ship on national tv, just makes him look even more foolish and unlikable.

 

[bksballer89]

ill admit I don't like LeBron. I haven't liked him since the dancing bs in Cleveland and checking out in his final playoff game in cleveland against boston in the 4th. the bs during the decision just added to the fire. ill admit he has matured and is by far the best player in the league. he just isn't likeable. he is a drama king. the comments today just add to it. say u don't care what other people think. good. leave it at that. don't bring in this "easy target" sympathy garbage.

Was he lying about being an easy target? What other player in the 4 major sports is consistently criticized for being the best in the world? Tony Romo gets criticized a lot but he sucks so it's different

 

[Black Adam]

CL: "I'm qualified to comment on the subject because I have the same body type, DNA, and play with the same or more energy than LeBron James". "I'm also way smarter than the Heat training staff".

sorry, but i DO have some insight on the matter, twit...unlike YOU...

bet YOU sucked so bad you couldn't even be a waterboy...

 

[podsox]

Was he lying about being an easy target? What other player in the 4 major sports is consistently criticized for being the best in the world? Tony Romo gets criticized a lot but he sucks so it's different

he is an easy target but he shouldn't say it. it comes off as whiney imo.

 

[Black Adam]

Note to tourists, if a place advertises itself as world famous...locals don't eat there

lol, and then there were the bat droves...

trust me, i remember San Antonio fondly...

 

[Black Adam]

Arrogant motherfuckers hold a Championship celebration before their first practice. And it wasn't the team, it was Lebron, D-Wade and Bosh.

A few months later when they're struggling?

"Why is all the attention on us?" - D-Wade

absolutely incredible.

God's honest TRUTH...

 

[Black Adam]

Most NBA sports threads with actual content became obsolete because Laker fans all of the sudden 'hated' how James left the Cavs ( like they really gave a fuck).

It had nothing to do with the Heat becoming the talk/powerhouse of the league while at the same time dethroning the Lakers from it.

guess SOMEONE will buy this some day...

course it doesn't explain how fans of OTHER teams can't stand them either...

"it's just jealousy, plain and simple"-TurnUpTheHeat

 

[Jims_Doors]

ill admit I don't like LeBron. I haven't liked him since the dancing bs in Cleveland and checking out in his final playoff game in cleveland against boston in the 4th. the bs during the decision just added to the fire. ill admit he has matured and is by far the best player in the league. he just isn't likeable. he is a drama king. the comments today just add to it. say u don't care what other people think. good. leave it at that. don't bring in this "easy target" sympathy garbage.

He scored 10pts in the 4th of that game. Went 3-5 and 2-2 from the line.

How is that "checking out?"