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QUOTE (WilliamTell @ May 19, 2015 -> 07:59 PM) That'll make them forget about Kevin Love. Wiggins alone should've done that. Was really hoping the Sixers won it. Would've been interesting to see if they went BPA or need.

Wolves win the lottery. Anthony Towns, Wiggins and Lavine will be disgusting in three years.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ May 17, 2015 -> 01:44 PM) I don't understand your confusion. It means exactly what it sounds like. Even if the Cubs do develop the game's best offense and get some pitching, that doesn't mean they'll win a title. The Tigers have had arguably the game's best offense and one of the best starting rotations for years and they still haven't won a title. In baseball this is even more true because of the randomness like you said. In the NBA if you have the best team you're likely to win it all, in baseball that isn't true. When I said "the Cubs are coming" that didn't mean I think they're about to win the next 5 World Series titles. I mean that they are going to be a force, soon, for the foreseeable future. It's about consistently getting to the playoffs. That's what they're trying to build. And unless you're just an insecure/jealous/hater, you should be able to see it as well.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 17, 2015 -> 01:32 PM) I hold faith that your MLB prognostications are no better then your NBA ones. Yeah, and you thought the Bulls would beat the Cavs. #bequiet.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ May 17, 2015 -> 01:23 PM) Even if that does happen there's no guarantee of playoff success, and the bigger the hype the more fun it is when they fail (2003 and 2008 were quite fun to watch). What does this even mean? I keep hearing this and still don't get it. There's no "guarantees" in team sports unless you have LeBron James. In baseball, you build a team that can more times than not successfully survive the 162-game blob that is the MLB season. After that what happens, happens. Look at all those Braves teams. On paper, they should've won 5 or 6 World Series. Baseball is random as all hell. Get to the playoffs enough times and more times than not you'll be rewarded.

Amazing to me that even post-2005 so many Sox fans are awkward 13-year old girl insecure when it comes to the cubs. Face it, people. The Cubs are coming. They'll have the best offense in the game by 2017. And they have the system/resources to get the pitching they need.

Oh, and for the "nobody can hit a mid-range shot" and "guys just chuck threes now" crowd.. The 5 remaining teams in this year's playoffs just happen to be the top 5 teams in 3 point makes this year. Suck on that Phil and Charles. It's a new game/age/era. If you don't like it, you can always youtube 1994 nba.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 16, 2015 -> 01:36 AM) They'll do to the Cavs what the Spurs did to them(LeBron) last year. Wont be a series. It won't be anything close to that bad, imo. The Spurs played at a level in games 3, 4 and 5 that we've never seen before. Last year's Heat was made up of LeBron and a lot of old/crusty vets. In Mozgov, Thompson, Smith, Shumpert and hopefully a healthy Kyrie, there's plenty of youth/athleticism to go around. With a healthy Love, i'd say their chances would be a legit 50%. As it stands now, it's probably like 35-40% unless LeBron goes witness mode.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ May 14, 2015 -> 10:33 PM) So you're saying LeBron went off this series? He carried his team, nobody but LeBron showed up? You LeStans are a joke, if LeBron's team wins, hey he did all the work, no one contributed. His team loses, it's everyone else's fault! Post his FG% and TO rate and I dare you tell me he wasn't subpar. No, LeBron didn't go off like LeBron normally goes off. Jimmy Butler is one of the elite, 1 on 1 defenders in the game and he had the 2014 DPOY covering his ass when he got beat. LeBron went off when he had to and facilitated when he had to.

And for the record, I still don't think the Cavs can win it all without Love. But if they do. You all better stay off the internet and hide in your houses.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ May 14, 2015 -> 10:18 PM) So what, nobody knew who was Patty Mills before last year's Finals. My point is they produced when their numbers were called. Give some credit to LBJ's teammates, you know, MJ also got help from teammates, it's ok to admit it. These guys were nobodies before they hooked up with LeBron. You haters are hilarious. You hate on LeBron for having two 'superstars' in Miami even though Wade was hurt every other week and Bosh was soft and inconsistent. Now you want to hype up roleplayers that were either crap or nobody knew about a year ago.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ May 14, 2015 -> 10:07 PM) Your definition of dynasty is unimpressed, especially since it spans over 16 years and Duncan is the only holdover on that team. I don't want to pull out the numbers for you again, but the Bulls were much more DOMINANT in the RS and PO than the Spurs during their "dynasties". They probably won't win 6 of 8, but I don't think 6 of 10 is unreasonable (assuming Jordan would still take 2 years off). And I wasn't using rings as an argument in between Lebron and MJ, but you're suggesting one more ring would put Lebron over MJ. The whole argument itself is just plain silly. In a watered down by 6-team expansion in 8 years, busted ass league that had yet to experience the international boom of the 2000's.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ May 14, 2015 -> 09:58 PM) You're not even trying anymore, lol. This isn't the same Cavs team as last year's lottery team, they added KLove, Mozgov, Shump, JR Smith, Dellavedova. The only starters from last year are Irving and TT, two very talented young players. Stop acting as if it's the same team with only LeBron and KLove added on. Love is not in he picture. Smith and Shumpert were rotting away in NY. Nobody knew who Mozgov and Dellwhatever his name was this time last year.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ May 14, 2015 -> 09:52 PM) Yep, winning 6 championships instead of 5 over the course of 16 years would make them the greatest dynasty ever, just like Lebron winning 3 'ships instead of 2 would make him the greatest player ever. The margin within your rankings must be reallllly tight. The Bulls wouldn't have won 6 in 8 in the 2000's western conference. And MJ was the consensus GOAT before he even tied Magic in the ring department. Let alone Kareem and the 'great' Bill Russell.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ May 14, 2015 -> 09:42 PM) Well, at least we didn't lose to LeBron as much we lost to the Cavs role players. The Bulls on paper were the deeper team but goddam they destroyed the Bulls, outplayed and outhustled them. LeBron had an off series, shot miserably and turned it over a ton, KI was for the most part a cripple, no KLove a JR Smith out two games and still they got humiliated. Way to show up for Thibs. They have to fire Thibs, Bulls have zero excuses for not beating Cleveland. He can take Hinrich with him wherever he ends up. No, they lost to LeBron.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 14, 2015 -> 09:38 PM) J4L, 3 rings isn't gonna bump Jordan from his throne. If LeBron takes a lottery team the year before with no Love to a title then, yes, i think it would. When LeBron leaves your team, you go from contenders to lottery. When LeBron joins your team, you go from lottery to contenders.

The Cavs winning it this year would be less shocking than the Heat winning it all in 2006. Go back and look at that Heat roster and tell me you're impressed.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ May 14, 2015 -> 09:36 PM) Just like how he said 3 weeks ago Spurs were greatest dynasty of all time. His hyperboles are getting lazier and lazier, he isn't even trying anymore. lol. don't get mad at me. And I said IF they won it this year they would be. Not that they were. Try again.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 14, 2015 -> 09:32 PM) I don't. GS will get them though. I defend you all the time here but God this is dumb. Won't matter as they won't beat the Warriors anyways. If Cleveland's roleplayers continue to perform as they have, they can beat anybody.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ May 14, 2015 -> 09:29 PM) LOL. I wouldn't be quite so rude about it, but yeah. Bye Thibs and hopefully at least 1/2 of the team. Keep Butler/Niko. Trade the rest for as many draft picks as possible. The Bulls are still behind the f***ing times. It's pathetic.

It's official: the Bulls are the 90's Jazz, Pacers and Knicks. They will NEVER, EVER beat LeBron James when it matters. LeBron is eight wins away from bumping MJ from his GOAT throne.

Damn@Horford.

QUOTE (Boogua @ May 13, 2015 -> 08:32 PM) Carmelo tends to do just fine. Jordan was also clearly more athletic than James Harden is. I don't think there's anyway that Jordan scores less now than he did in his time. You can argue that it would be equal with the defensive schemes of today offsetting the fact that things got easier for perimeter players post 2004, but I don't see anyway that it's worse. 37 ppg or 35 ppg on 54% shooting would never happen today. Pace alone wouldn't allow it. Volume scoring for individual players has been on the decline for years now. Strongside floods (thanks to thibs) along with better rotations, help and recovery, etc. don't allow for one guy to average those type of numbers. Kevin Durant is just as good a ball-handler, a better shooter and damn near 7 feet and he couldn't put up those kinda numbers.

QUOTE (Boogua @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:58 PM) I wasn't disputing that the NBA as a whole is more athletic. The importance and overall difference of the athleticism is what is overblown. The Spurs won the championship with one good athlete on their team last year. How many players on Golden State are amazing athletes? I wasn't talking about championships. No, you don't need 8 elite athletes to win a title. I was referring to individual scoring prowess.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:50 PM) Fair enough, but no one can hit a midrange jumper, despite all that lateral quickness. Chris Paul says hello. Advanced stats have proven that the most efficient scoring areas on the floor are at the rim and the 3 pointer (particularly corner threes). Today's game is for the most part predicated on keeping the floor spread. Can't do that if you're shooting 18 foot 2 pointers.