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

[bksballer89]

Let's see how they do on the road...

And you should also remember this since you be repping the Heat AND Nets.

I never went this hard for the nets even when they were good to the point i act like they're my team......

Matte of fact the year that they had their best chance at a title, i was rooting for the bucks.

Quit with the lieS

 

[shopson67]

And I think if all Lakers fans are truly honest, the WCF is probably the ceiling for them this year.

I think the Warriors are a tougher matchup than Denver. Lakers split the season series with Denver, and all of those games came before the trades (one of the two losses was without both James and AD).

 

[DJ]

I never went this hard for the nets even when they were good to the point i act like they're my team......

Matte of fact the year that they had their best chance at a title, i was rooting for the bucks.

Quit with the lieS

The 2 biggest teams you root for on here are the Heat and Nets.

#facts

 

[bksballer89]

The 2 biggest teams you root for on here are the Heat and Nets.

#facts

And i never claimed to be a nets fans nor do i watch their games. I have constantly said i support them but never said im a fan of them because im not

 

[DJ]

And i never claimed to be a nets fans nor do i watch their games. I have constantly said i support them but never said im a fan of them because im not

Ok.

LOL

 

[DJ]

Looking forward to this tonight....

 

[Batman]

This is one of those series where an injury may detemine the outcome.
Hope it doesn't happen, but most of the best players in this match-up are getting up there in age with lotsa miles on those bodies.

Both coaches need to limit minutes on the older guys or they'll be suffering in games 4 thru 7.

Age & Games Played:

Stephen-----------35---1023
Klay----------------33----868(around 200 games missed for injuries)
Draymond--------33----909
AD-----------------30----705( around 200 games missed for injuries)
LeBron------------38---1693

 

[shopson67]

Do the Lakers put Vando on Curry?

 

[CitySushi]

Do the Lakers put Vando on Curry?

I think they probably use Rui and Schroeder on him. That would be my initial guess.

 

[shopson67]

I think they probably use Rui and Schroeder on him. That would be my initial guess.

Rui on Curry? Hell no. Vando and Schroder, sure.

 

[msgkings322]

Turns out these teams did meet in the playoffs before, in 1991 Run TMC vs Magic's last dance

 

[Shanemansj13]

You held serve at home and let's not forget you are really a pacers fan

Yeah, it's like when a kid is growing up and likes a specific team bc of a certain player or team colors.

I liked the Titans and Packers growing up bc of Eddie George and Brett Favre. Sometimes you go through phases but I was always a Browns fan. Hurricane just stuck with that team bc the Nuggets colors looked cool

 

[msgkings322]

The lane was wide open in the Kings series for the most part, Curry got a lot of his 50 finishing inside. Lakers won't be like that, Warriors will have to win from the outside, if the shots fall they should prevail. AD will probably go ham and win a game, maybe Klay will too. Feels like 7 for sure.

 

[CitySushi]

Yeah, it's like when a kid is growing up and likes a specific team bc of a certain player or team colors.

I liked the Titans and Packers growing up bc of Eddie George and Brett Favre. Sometimes you go through phases but I was always a Browns fan. Hurricane just stuck with that team bc the Nuggets colors looked cool

I'm loyal to the soil. Always been a Warriors, Giants and Niners fan.

But I was always a massive Dirk Nowitzki fan. I was always a fan of bigs who could shoot from the outside and there was none better than him.

 

[msgkings322]

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[msgkings322]

I'm loyal to the soil. Always been a Warriors, Giants and Niners fan.

But I was always a massive Dirk Nowitzki fan. I was always a fan of bigs who could shoot from the outside and there was none better than him.

Kevin Love?

 

[CitySushi]

Kevin Love?

T-Wolves Kevin Love. When the Warriors had the chance to get him for Klay, I was definitely intrigued.

Cliff Robinson. Rasheed Wallace. I was probably the number 1 fan on the Troy Murphy bandwagon for a time, lol. Just always thought bigs who could shoot were good for the game.

 

[msgkings322]

T-Wolves Kevin Love. When the Warriors had the chance to get him for Klay, I was definitely intrigued.

Cliff Robinson. Rasheed Wallace. I was probably the number 1 fan on the Troy Murphy bandwagon for a time, lol. Just always thought bigs who could shoot were good for the game.

Jokic then

 

[CitySushi]

Jokic then

Yeah definitely a fan of Jokic.

But the game has evolved so the novelty of the shooting big isn't the same anymore. Back then there were probably just a dozen guys or so taller than 6'10" who were allowed to shoot 3's. Now, everyone is shooting them. Just look at Brook Lopez. He averaged 0.0 3PTA per game in his first 5 seasons, 1 of which was his lone all-star appearance. Now he's up to nearly 5 a game with a high of being 6.3 per game.

The shift has taken away some of my appreciation for the shooting big for sure.

 

[msgkings322]

Yeah definitely a fan of Jokic.

But the game has evolved so the novelty of the shooting big isn't the same anymore. Back then there were probably just a dozen guys or so taller than 6'10" who were allowed to shoot 3's. Now, everyone is shooting them. Just look at Brook Lopez. He averaged 0.0 3PTA per game in his first 5 seasons, 1 of which was his lone all-star appearance. Now he's up to nearly 5 a game with a high of being 6.3 per game.

The shift has taken away some of my appreciation for the shooting big for sure.

Curry's fault, everyone gotta shoot 3s lol

Barkley was practically asking Jokic to marry him last night, he's in love so hard