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Scary moment there when Bosh fell on Duncan's leg.

Make free throws San Antonio. Can't keep missing.

Leonard coming up big in OT.

Two missed FTs screwed the Spurs. Not having Duncan in also did. Ugh.

Get the rebound! Come on...

Take Timmy out the game. He can't shoot FTs. NVM: he's inbounding.

LeBron bricked that first shot so badly. You can't give the Heat second chances though.

5 point game. Heat with no TOs left. No 3 defense here.

LeBron is choking so badly.

Parker with 2 steals and 5 points in the final minute. That is clutch.

Tony Parker takin' over.

Tony Parker!

Bosh flops. What new?

Spurs are really choking here.

LeBron looks so weird without the headband.

And just like that, it's tied.

How the f*** does Mario Chalmers have 20?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 18, 2013 -> 10:02 PM) The Spurs have an answer for every run. And their defensive schemes are incredible. Good coaching and execution can defeat the Heat on any given day. They have so much talent, but it's not utilized properly. Spolestra's nothing more than an average coach.

Timmy's going HAM.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 18, 2013 -> 07:15 PM) I agree, I just with more Android "flagship" models would debut with stock ROM options, without the necessity of hacking/rooting. I hardly trust jailbreaking iOS, or the general hacker community at large, the bigger it gets, the harder it is to trust, because someone sneaking something through the cracks becomes easier and easier the larger the bubble grows. And while I'm not an Android user, I can speak for iOS, and repeat what Android using friends of mine have said, and it's pretty much sums up the whole jailbreak/rooting community for me: It's fun, it gives you more control, but there is an inherent loss of trust AND it's not as stable as stock, and never will be. And I agree with not having to keep stuff on your phone you don't want, I hate that Apple does it, and it baffles me that it's an allowed practice on Android, even with Google's own applications. At least Apple doesn't pretend it's not a walled garden, you know what you're getting. You should have the right to set application defaults AND remove anything you don't want on ANY phone you buy, INCLUDING iOS. You can disable those apps on Android and they won't run (Android 4.0 and above). They'll just stay there frozen. They take up space, but that's all they'll do.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 18, 2013 -> 09:34 PM) Here's a look at my homescreen w/ Nova Prime: You should look into custom icon packs.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 18, 2013 -> 06:34 PM) I like Nova because it's a bit more like stock Android and I can squeeze more s*** onto each screen, plus the subtle things I can customize. I like the regular look of Androids (for now, at least) so I didn't feel like going for a launcher that had a totally different UI or anything. On that note, can someone tell me why I would want to root? I've read LifeHacker's rooting guide and "10 apps that will convince you to root" and I'm still unconvinced. While I love just playing with s*** like I did with my jailbroken iPhone, I like my phone as it is, don't think it's slow, am not angry about the bloatware (I use ATT visual voicemail). I also don't like how it is impossible to hide from the manufacturer that I did the root, which basically means the warranty is voided if I understand it correctly. Is there something I'm missing? You can get by without rooting, but there are some very nice perks that come with custom ROMs and kernels. I don't think I can own a phone that isn't rooted and without a custom ROM, I've just gotten acquainted to too many things from custom ROMs. Examples: 1. Custom quick toggles: Instead of the limited toggles Google includes the quick toggle drawer, I can have toggles that switch on/off GPS without having to go into the settings app. I can toggle sync, auto rotation, WiFi tether, torch, etc as well. You can even create your own custom toggles. 2. Navigation customization: I personally use custom buttons and I assign long-press actions to the navigation buttons as well. For instance, a long press of the home button will kill the current app and a long press of the back button will take you back to the previous app. Speaking of killing apps, that is another perk of custom ROMs. When you swipe the app card away in the multi-tasking pane, the app's process isn't actually killed. So when you really need to hard-kill an app, the only real way to do it is to actually kill the process. You can't do that on a stock device. There are also other cool ways to navigate your Android device. One of them is called PIE and they're basically an array of virtual on-screen buttons that auto-hide. Here's what it looks like. And a good FYI since you own a HTC One. You know that annoying bar with the menu button that pops up on the bottom of the screen for apps that aren't designed for Android 4.0 and above? You can get rid of that if you root and flash a custom kernel that allows you to map the HTC logo to an actual function (such as the menu). I would root and flash a kernel for that alone. 3. System-wide themes: not a huge deal, but there are some nice themes for CM and CM-based ROMs. 4. Custom lock-screen: you can change up the lockscreen wallpaper, change up the text color, display options (such as battery percentage), etc. Not so bad to have. 5. Custom LED notification colors: that notification LED is really useful, but it isn't all that useful if you don't know what apps correspond to what LED color. Well, custom ROMs allow you to change that. You can also set the length and interval of the LED flash. Really useful. 6. More battery life, faster performance: not all custom kernels are good, but the good ones do wonders for battery life and performance. If you know what you're doing, you can undervolt or do custom Hotplugs to take total control of your CPU and maximize battery life. Custom kernels also bring better frequency governors, I/O control, and overclocking, allowing for better performance. 7. Total control of your file system: want to pull an app you bought and back it up? Better root. Want to make a certain app a system app so you can get around MLB.tv blackouts? Better root. Want to uninstall annoying carrier apps forever? Root. 8. Lots of customization options: color of your battery, clock, etc, custom batteries that show percentages, and a bunch of other small things that more or less can help you complete the maximal Android experience. I mean, there's nothing wrong with going stock, especially if you have a Nexus device or any device with stock Android. But you're not getting your entire money's worth until you root.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 18, 2013 -> 06:01 PM) Apex or Nova, I use one of these two on every phone I've owned. It's the one w/ the white buttons on the bottom. EDIT: Nevermind, that was my dad's Nexus 7. I use LauncherPro on mine. Mine has less japanese text on it, and I use the MESSAGES icon in place of the VOICE feature. LauncherPro hasn't been updated in ages.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 17, 2013 -> 10:37 PM) Nova Launcher. Yeeus. I tell all my friends with Android phones to use Nova. It's well worth the 5 bucks to get the pro version too. You can get a transparent app drawer, hide icons you don't want, edit any app's name and icon, get extra transitions, etc. Apex launcher is also pretty good.

Picked up The Last of Us today. When I was checking out, I asked the cashier how the pre-orders were going for the Xbox One and PS4. He said the PS4 had far more pre-orders and that it was at least a 2:1 ratio.