Series Thread: WC semifinals: #6 Golden State Warriors vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers

[fightinfunbags]

Sounds like you before Embiid got his MVP

Nah. Nothing about race in there.

 

[msgkings322]

Nah. Nothing about race in there.

Yet the whining tone is identical

 

[fightinfunbags]

Yet the whining tone is identical

Man, I wish I could get to the level of that whine. Dude invoked Satan.

 

[msgkings322]

Man, I wish I could get to the level of that whine. Dude invoked Satan.

Selling yourself short like you did Embiid and the MVP voters

 

[fightinfunbags]

Selling yourself short like you did Embiid and the MVP voters

Well, thank you.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

They are definitely better than their record suggests. As are the Lakers.

Does that mean they are some great team?

No.

But they were correctly one of the top 6-7 teams in terms of odds to win a title.

In other words, they are not “rancid”

Your Wolves own that distinction.

1. Not a wolves fan

2. Ironicially the wolves with bitch boy KAT project to a 44-38 record

hahahhaa

 

[tlance]

1. Not a wolves fan

2. Ironicially the wolves with bitch boy KAT project to a 44-38 record

hahahhaa

And?

What would the Warriors have been if their roster was healthy all season?

They aren’t elite this year, but they are every bit as good as anybody in the West who has a better record outside of possibly Denver or a healthy Phoenix.

In other words, you are wrong. They aren’t a mediocre team.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

And?

What would the Warriors have been if their roster was healthy all season?

They aren’t elite this year, but they are every bit as good as anybody in the West who has a better record outside of possibly Denver or a healthy Phoenix.

In other words, you are wrong. They aren’t a mediocre team.

So basically subjectivity is all you got, got it

 

[tlance]

So basically subjectivity is all you got, got it

Well no…

They won the championship last year and a playoff series this year.

Mediocre teams don’t do that.

 

[shopson67]

Lakers transition defense will be really tested by the Nuggets. They’re a really good transition team. Lakers need to get to the line and win the pace game. If they slow it down and run an efficient half court offensive game against some suspect defensive pieces (Murray, Jokic and maybe Porter depending upon his matchup). Putting the ball in the basket allows to set the defense. Lakers can’t let the Nuggets packing it in lull them into shooting deep jumpers. They can’t shoot efficiently. That’s a ton of misses that become transition the other way. Lakers have to play complimentary basketball with offense setting up their defense and Vice versa.

In other words, more of the same for the Lakers.

 

[shopson67]

Dubbs fans are down bad haha

From fans of the team overspending to levels that caused rule changes and have been the closest thing to a dynasty in recent times, perfect.

 

[msgkings322]

From fans of the team overspending to levels that caused rule changes and have been the closest thing to a dynasty in recent times, perfect.

"closest thing"? Bruh that's the thing

 

[shopson67]

"closest thing"? Bruh that's the thing

1 out of the last 4 (now 5) tempers that a bit.

Man, weird to look at the coaches involved in the last 4 and see 5 fired coaches, including the winning coaches of 3 of the 4 (Udoka, Bud, Nurse, Monte, and Vogel). Only Spo and Kerr have survived...

 

[msgkings322]

1 out of the last 4 (now 5) tempers that a bit.

Man, weird to look at the coaches involved in the last 4 and see 5 fired coaches, including the winning coaches of 3 of the 4 (Udoka, Bud, Nurse, Monte, and Vogel). Only Spo and Kerr have survived...

Holy shit if winning 4 championships in 8 years plus 2 more finals appearances in that time isn't a dynasty then the word has no meaning. It's probably ending now, but that's the very definition of the term.

 

[shopson67]

Holy shit if winning 4 championships in 8 years plus 2 more finals appearances in that time isn't a dynasty then the word has no meaning. It's probably ending now, but that's the very definition of the term.

That's my point, that it has passed.

 

[msgkings322]

That's my point, that it has passed.

Well that is looking like it's probably true, but you said this run was the "closest thing" to a dynasty. So I corrected you.

 

[shopson67]

Well that is looking like it's probably true, but you said this run was the "closest thing" to a dynasty. So I corrected you.

It hasn't been a dynasty for the past 4 years is my point. Two year absence from the playoffs altogether was the endpoint.

 

[msgkings322]

It hasn't been a dynasty for the past 4 years is my point. Two year absence from the playoffs altogether was the endpoint.

And your point is stupid. They just won a title last year with the same core, that's beyond obviously part of the dynasty. You know you don't have to double down every time you misspeak.

 

[trojanfan12]

And your point is stupid. They just won a title last year with the same core, that's beyond obviously part of the dynasty. You know you don't have to double down every time you misspeak.

Imo, the dynasty ends when the main core shows it is no longer a viable contender or the core is broken up.

They just won the title last year and are likely a tweak or 2 from contending again.

It's getting close, but they're not over yet.

 

[shopson67]

Imo, the dynasty ends when the main core shows it is no longer a viable contender or the core is broken up.

They just won the title last year and are likely a tweak or 2 from contending again.

It's getting close, but they're not over yet.

It's just sports talk fodder anyway.