why isn't it thursday this sucks
― dellevadova depression beard (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 01:29 (nine years ago) link
my work schedule lines up very nicely with the finals schedule, the basketball gods smile down on me
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 01:43 (nine years ago) link
Bless
― Spottie, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 01:57 (nine years ago) link
I think I voted gsw in 6 because it just seems like the most statistically likely outcome but I forgot to post my pick so I'm not sure. I know I think Lebron will straight up win one game with a berserk stat line but then...I can't figure how they win another game so I guess I should have voted gsw in 5!
― juice college (agent hibachi), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 13:37 (nine years ago) link
I remembered the broken ac game the other day and the firestorm of media dumbness that followed
― juice college (agent hibachi), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 13:38 (nine years ago) link
Dubs 5 dont remember if i actually voted so here's my vote thx
― head clowning instructor (art), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 14:13 (nine years ago) link
that said i dont care who wins. my great grandpa played ball on a team in some shithole cleveland area berg in the 20s as like a 6' center so i feel like i have a spiritual connect to the cavs but ultimately i just want a decent series
― head clowning instructor (art), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 14:16 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGQID66agH4
my ability to forgive steph for being the biggest dork in the world is limitless
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 15:15 (nine years ago) link
wow
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 15:25 (nine years ago) link
Steph is pure
― 龜, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 15:28 (nine years ago) link
Steph was born Akron IIRC.
― Falconetti Pot (Leee), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 15:48 (nine years ago) link
ha what him and bron thats crazy
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 15:53 (nine years ago) link
steph's 27, he seems so much younger
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 15:55 (nine years ago) link
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/12993098/nba-35-year-war-3-pointer
honestly a little surprised pop hates the 3 so much
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:12 (nine years ago) link
omg the nba wld be so terrible w/o the three, every game wld be like 86-82
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:25 (nine years ago) link
well played at the pace it's currently played at, yes. back in the 80s they used to push the ball every possession so it was watchable
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:29 (nine years ago) link
in the 80s they had the 3pt shot
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:30 (nine years ago) link
yeah but it was rarely used
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:35 (nine years ago) link
relatively speaking
it mattered tho obvs not nearly to the extent that it does now, anyway the league has changed so much since then, if u took away the three from todays nba it wld look nothing like the pre 3pt shot nba
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link
midrange j wld prob be the most important shot in the game
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:38 (nine years ago) link
yeah and my point was that this is mainly due to the slow pace of play of the current NBA! xp
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:38 (nine years ago) link
anyway i didn't know about pitino's history as an early 3-point evangelist, good article
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
naw the slow pace is an effect of the changes not a cause, defense is just like one million times better m/l to break it down
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
i mean u cld run the ball up and down the court but if the defense is still getting back and clogging up the lane its not gonna change anything
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:41 (nine years ago) link
Under Popovich, the Spurs have taken 1,000 more corner 3s than any other franchise since the NBA began tracking the shot in 1997 (9,282) and they are the only team to convert over 40 percent of them over that time.
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
"Today, there's too much emphasis on the 3-point shot," says Riley, the Heat president. "Erik [Spoelstra] and I talk about this all the time, because my style of basketball is '3 yards and a cloud of dust.' That's how I was raised. That's how I was coached. I'm not really part of this craziness. Just layups and 3s. The whole midrange is dying. This is all borne out of what people call analytics."
if riley didn't have the good fortune of being the GM of a franchise in a destination city, he'd be out of the league by now
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link
tbf it hasnt stopped riley from hiring coaches who use the three/analytics, i mean that rant is m/l what pop said too
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:11 (nine years ago) link
tho of course rileys true inexcusable regressiveness is his hatered for forign players
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:12 (nine years ago) link
being old-school in another sport would mean actively working against something like the three, being old-school in basketball means grumbling and accepting it.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
― k3vin k., Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:04 PM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark
this is not exactly "fortune"
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:33 (nine years ago) link
I think I voted gsw in 6 because it just seems like the most statistically likely outcome
Yeah. When a team wins a series 4-2, it means they won twice as many games as the other team, so it isn't like this is some crazy hedging to think it might happen.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:37 (nine years ago) link
sixth game is on the road for gs something worth considering
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:37 (nine years ago) link
i mean u cn have a very close six game series and u cn have a not that close six game series, if ur thinking this series is a blowout better of voting for one of the true blowout scenarios, voting for six is basically saying i think it will be at least a lil close
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:40 (nine years ago) link
i don't think the warriors are going to have a particularly hard time winning in cleveland
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:42 (nine years ago) link
its just a factor is alls im saying
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:43 (nine years ago) link
they clinched in the grindhouse
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 3 June 2015 18:06 (nine years ago) link
omg i know its possible to clinch on the road its just somewhat less likely
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 18:09 (nine years ago) link
reasonable course of action:
Ethan J. Skolnick @EthanJSkolnick Steph Curry's big plans for today: "I'm gonna get a haircut."
― dellevadova depression beard (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 19:43 (nine years ago) link
after watching that davidson video I'm considering rooting for the cavs
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 19:46 (nine years ago) link
Whoa poly
― Spottie, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 19:57 (nine years ago) link
hes on record as saying it was one of the coolest things hes ever done B-) http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/sports/basketball/stephen-curry-gave-davidson-good-publicity-and-a-bad-rap.html
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 19:58 (nine years ago) link
I like that he's a dork.
― Spottie, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 19:59 (nine years ago) link
steph is pure
― 龜, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 19:59 (nine years ago) link
he had never had a thought that was mean or low
― Clay, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 20:02 (nine years ago) link
He threw his mouth guard that one time.
― Spottie, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 20:03 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGnmva7VIAAUaXc.jpg
he made it to the final boss
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:22 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L37akjnYUzY
― like a giraffe of nah (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 4 June 2015 15:11 (nine years ago) link
how has this not started yet
― ciderpress, Thursday, 4 June 2015 15:15 (nine years ago) link
basketball tonight!!
― k3vin k., Thursday, 4 June 2015 15:46 (nine years ago) link