Joined: 31 Aug 2012 Posts: 7849 Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 7:39 am Post subject:
I am far from a LeBron fan but am appreciating the high level he is playing at, amazing to see him play great game in and game out he is having an amazing playoffs so far
Joined: 04 May 2017 Posts: 3078 Location: The Left Coast
Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 9:34 am Post subject:
numero-ocho wrote:
Mamba Mentality wrote:
Any team not named Warriors or Cavs. I was born and raised and still live in the Bay Area and these fans are phony. A good 80% of them don't know what Run TMC was. All ex-Laker and ex-King fans from the past. But that's how the Bay has always been, wave riding. So phony.
Forget about the fans. It's the teams that count and if another Warriors/Cavs series could equal the intensity of last year's Finals I'm all for that.
I just don't want the road to get there to be as easy as they're making it look right now.
Sure I get that. But the way fans in LA feel about the Clippers is the way I feel about the Warriors. It's different for me personally because I live here and hate to see their team succeed.
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Rooting for Rockets, Spurs, or Wizards. I was rooting for the Jazz. I always like D'Antoni, Kawhi is one of my favorite players (and the Spurs always succeed in making superstars, not buying them), and it would be awesome to see an underdog like the Wizards make it all the way to the finals.
Not diggin' the Warriors and I never liked Lebron and whatever team he's with.
Joined: 17 Sep 2008 Posts: 21075 Location: In a white room, with black curtains near the station
Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 8:24 am Post subject:
First and foremost: No celtics title.
Second: Spurs imagine themselves a bigger dynasty than the Lakers, so I'd like to see them lose too.
Cavs: As long as the Celtics are alive I cheer for the Cavs to be there to stop them. If that means a Cavs title so be it.
GSW: Same as above if the Cavs falter. Call it double insurance against a Celtics title.
And to the OP's question:
Houston: Never liked Harden's floppy artes, he's an evil mage with ref mind control.
Other than that, I'd like to see Lou Williams rewarded, I don't mind the rest of the team and I've long forgiven MDA by now...
The biggest deciding factor for me though is I enjoy seeing Houston do well as soon as D12 leaves the team, and Atlanta flop in the playoffs with that franchise killer on their roster.
hate boston... duh
hate LeBron/cavs... because I'm a kobe jocker
dislike the clippers because... they cover the Laker banners... and have Doc & PP/celtic scum on board.
residual hate for the rockets due to the whole Dwight Howard crud and McHale being there... yes they are gone but still...
Respect for the Spurs as they always battled the Lakers with respect
repect the Warriors as they beat the Cavs... have Laker ties with West, Thompson
Wish Lou Will the best, he was a professional during his time here, and from all accounts a great mentor for the young guys. However I don't really have any sort of "attachment" to him, he's just another player to me. I am rooting for Pau though, but it's very hard for me to root for the Spurs
The choices are Haren&Pringles, Wizards, Buck Foston, Princess James of Lebroning, DNP-Old, and Bandwagoners I mean Warriors. I guess there's a reason I haven't been watching hoops like before. It's like deciding which type of STD's you want.
I'm actually rooting for Lou Williams. Unfortunately he's been sucky this playoffs. I see a very tentative player. _________________ The road back to the top...
LOL...same old D'Antoni. He just got schooled by Pop.
Was saying all season while he did a good job during the RS let's see what happens in the playoffs.
Against a beaten up injured Spurs team the Rockets lose in 6. Not surprised. The love affair for some for DAntoni will cloud their ability to see how his teams always fail in the playoffs. He has never shown he is at the elite standard as a coach despite having great offense from some of his teams in the regular season.
They also forget two years ago Harden was a MVP level player that led his team to the WCF. Not like MDA tuned water into oil here. Harden was already a great player. The Rockets already had made a run in the past with him.
The suns with prime Nash, Amare, Marion etc were a great group that with a better coach would have won a ring. Playoffs are a different animal.
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Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 90306 Location: Formerly Known As 24
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 10:21 pm Post subject:
Pop is a witch. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
I'm actually rooting for Lou Williams. Unfortunately he's been sucky this playoffs. I see a very tentative player.
If you revisit his history with Atlanta and Toronto, you'd realize this outcome was pretty much inevitable. He's never performed well in the playoffs. Part of it had to do with the refs and opponents not falling for his flailing shtick on offense. The other part had to do with his non-existent defense. I have nothing against Lou the person, but Lou the player frustrated me to no end. This was already discussed to death in the defensive rankings thread, so no need to talk about it further.
I'm actually rooting for Lou Williams. Unfortunately he's been sucky this playoffs. I see a very tentative player.
If you revisit his history with Atlanta and Toronto, you'd realize this outcome was pretty much inevitable. He's never performed well in the playoffs. Part of it had to do with the refs and opponents not falling for his flailing shtick on offense. The other part had to do with his non-existent defense. I have nothing against Lou the person, but Lou the player frustrated me to no end. This was already discussed to death in the defensive rankings thread, so no need to talk about it further.
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