**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

[champcruthik]

Diggin' X xxpizzo 's pro-Philly energy. I'm here put the battery in his back. Ben is such a polarizing player. He's probably not truly a 'max player' but he's obviously not 'trash' either. The lack of a jumper is definitely a glaring weakness. I was hoping Simmons could become John Wall as a shooter. Hovering just over 30% from deep. The reluctance to shoot from distance is the problem. Defenses don't respect his jump shot in the least and can sag off him considerably. A lot of it feels mental with Ben. G1 he was lookin' timid and overthinking. G2 and G3, both wins, he's been aggressive and attacking from the opening tip. G4 is a true barometer. If the Sixers can steal both in Brooklyn without Jo, I feel great about the potential Raptors matchup. Otherwise at 2-2, even if we win G5 on our home floor, it's back to Brooklyn for a G6 I'd like to avoid for rest, etc.

 

[Based Jesus]

Ben still had 9 points on 9 shots just a few days ago right? Just checking.

 

[B Sox]

Ben would fit much better with a floor spacing 5 like Porzingis (or even Brook Lopez) than Embiid.

 

[nick.]

No one posted the full Jared Dudley quote with context?

 

[xxpizzo]

Ben still had 9 points on 9 shots just a few days ago right? Just checking.

and he bounced back in game 2 with a triple double doe

just checking right

18-12-10

8-12 FG Efficiency

 

[HIM]

Man, **** Ben Simmons and his attitude.

 

[xxpizzo]

Man, **** Ben Simmons and his attitude.

you another one

let me help you get them likes up

ill be the first

 

[champcruthik]

Man, **** Ben Simmons and his attitude.

You're welcome for Landry Shamet.

 

[Based Jesus]

and he bounced back in game 2 with a triple double doe

just checking right

18-12-10

8-12 FG Efficiency

Just keep this same energy for when Ben inevitably has another game where he scores less than 10 points because his entire game plan revolves around not making a decision until he reaches the paint.

 

[getback]

I feel like Brooklyn will win game 4 but then Philly will close it out in the next 2.

What's up with Barclay? Place is crickets.

 

[B Sox]

No one posted the full Jared Dudley quote with context?

Not shocking. Dudes cherry picked stuff out of Kyrie's quotes all year.

 

[nick.]

What's up with Barclay? Place is crickets.

They don't have fans passionate enough to go to games.

 

[xxpizzo]

Just keep this same energy for when Ben inevitably has another game where he scores less than 10 points because his entire game plan revolves around not making a decision until he reaches the paint.

believe me i already do fam.. buddy HIM already quoted me from game 1.. all sixers fans know my hate for simmons when he dont show up to his potential

simmons was not aggressive game 1 and it showed.. game 2/3 complete different story

aggressive ben is good ben

 

[B Sox]

Nets are in a tough spot in BK. I'm sure there may be a small percentage of frustrated folks that decided to randomly jump ship from the Knicks to the new kids in town, but overall, I'd assume all of the boroughs are pretty much Knicks fans. The actual Nets fans were in Jersey, and they decided to move the team further away from them.

Hard to just randomly create a new basketball team in a city that has one of the oldest franchises in the sport.

 

[champcruthik]

Missed the beer pong discussion yesterday but that brings up good college memories. Broke college kids, we used to scoop a 30 of Natty or Keystone. Along with a handle of Majorska. If you've never heard vodka in a plastic bottle, don't. Won many a pong tourney in my heyday, but I'm beyond washed at 30 now. 10-cup, two racks. My boy would hit cups early and I'd usually close like clockwork, especially down to the three-cup triangle or Power I rack.

 

[xxpizzo]

“No one likes us and we dont care”

 

[equality]

Nets are in a tough spot in BK. I'm sure there may be a small percentage of frustrated folks that decided to randomly jump ship from the Knicks to the new kids in town, but overall, I'd assume all of the boroughs are pretty much Knicks fans. The actual Nets fans were in Jersey, and they decided to move the team further away from them.

Hard to just randomly create a new basketball team in a city that has one of the oldest franchises in the sport.

Can't quite remember, but was it really just Jay-Z's push to get Brooklyn an NBA team that made it all happen?

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Can't quite remember, but was it really just Jay-Z's push to get Brooklyn an NBA team that made it all happen?

Jay ain't have **** to do with that. He was bought in to market the whole thing.

Anyone remember when people literally thought Jay-Z owned the Nets?

 

[lawdog1]

Jay ain't have **** to do with that. He was bought in to market the whole thing.

Anyone remember when people literally thought Jay-Z owned the Nets?

LOL, yes. And he owned like half of one percent of the team or something tiny like that

 

[alchemist iq]

Jay ain't have **** to do with that. He was bought in to market the whole thing.

Anyone remember when people literally thought Jay-Z owned the Nets?

The guy was the perfect “PUPPET” cats fell for the finesse but it was the Russian billionaire knowing it wil take using jay as the face of Brooklyn nets for people embrace the team cause the backlash brooklynites was giving them for building that stadium was strong.

 

[xxpizzo]

LOL, yes. And he owned like half of one percent of the team or something tiny like that

yup shrank from 1.5% to less then 1% which estimated to $350k

lol i seriously thought he had big chunk into it when it first came about

 

[amitt5504]

Not shocking. Dudes cherry picked stuff out of Kyrie's quotes all year.

Kyrie still gone lol

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Clippers get pounded in 4/5 games. Free agents will only remember game 2 tho

Nuggets shot 52% from the field and 3 (15/29) and still lost by 10. Yikes man

You don't love to see it

He’s not talking down on Kerr. Stop.

Maybe he is, maybe he isn't. Either way he gone

Denver is the youngest team in the league right? This season has been wildly successful even if they lose the series

How much lower can we lower the bar?

Ben would fit much better with a floor spacing 5 like Porzingis (or even Brook Lopez) than Embiid.

I was told embiid is a real threat from deep. Something about his pump fake percentage

 

[VARNELL HILL]

LOL, yes. And he owned like half of one percent of the team or something tiny like that

The guy was the perfect “PUPPET” cats fell for the finesse but it was the Russian billionaire knowing it wil take using jay as the face of Brooklyn nets for people embrace the team cause the backlash brooklynites was giving them for building that stadium was strong.

He played that **** up too I remember the line he dropped in a throwaway that said something like "I'm the proud new owner of the Nets". Called himself "the black Branch Rickey" in another song. Rappers' ability to sell ideas to the public is incredible. ****** would legit ARGUE you down when you tried to explain that he owned less than 1% of the team.

"you ****** hatin on jigga man. how many teams you own"

 

[amitt5504]

Speaking on Embiid pump fakes

Still don't know why dudes still bite on it. But apparently you gotta have a reputation as a shooter for that to happen