**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

[B Sox]

Kyrie still gone lol

 

[krazy88s]

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.

Last night it was a pretty good crowd especially early on. But Sixers would quickly end whatever run they had. It was never closer than 10 point game.

 

[MVP]

Celtics fans going to call Kyrie all kinds of nonsense when he gets up outta there.

 

[krazy88s]

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.

yup, gonna be tough sledding. only been there for what? 6 years or so?

 

[nick.]

Embiid shot just above league average from deep his first 31 games then fell off a cliff in years 2 & 3. Coaches gotta bench/fine players who bite on his pump fakes beyond the arc cause he's not a threat.

 

[B Sox]

Celtics fans going to call Kyrie all kinds of nonsense when he gets up outta there.

Should I call him a coward if he decides to leave?

 

[alchemist iq]

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. *****s would legit ARGUE you down when you tried to explain that he owned less than 1% of the team.

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

Word lol cats stay be in-denial Jay sold his 1.5% stake back to organization anyway. Dude knew he was doing it as a poker move to sell concert tickets and keep playing his new records on hot97, the guy is washed but his ability to market himself was genius.

“Jay independent he stay getting bread, y’all still hopping the turnstiles which ya broke asz”-random street cat

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Embiid shot just above league average from deep his first 31 games then fell off a cliff in years 2 & 3. Coaches gotta bench/fine players who bite on his pump fakes beyond the arc cause he's not a threat.

Even the year he shot well was hella inflated. He hit 15/30 thru November then fell off a cliff

 

[xxpizzo]

Embiid shot just above league average from deep his first 31 games then fell off a cliff in years 2 & 3. Coaches gotta bench/fine players who bite on his pump fakes beyond the arc cause he's not a threat.

pretty interesting #s for time being.. better win % when he takes less then 3 3s a game

 

[MVP]

Should I call him a coward if he decides to leave?

You'll probably use another word in private but do as you wish.

 

[addict4sneakers]

30% from 3 is acceptable for Joel.

 

[B Sox]

You'll probably use another word in private but do as you wish.

And what word would that be?

 

[buc em]

Embiid shot just above league average from deep his first 31 games then fell off a cliff in years 2 & 3. Coaches gotta bench/fine players who bite on his pump fakes beyond the arc cause he's not a threat.

The thing is he’s just super inconsistent with it. There’s games where he’ll knock down most of his threes then there’s games where he misses all of them. So it’s hard to just leave him completely open especially when his midrange is money.

 

[Clyde Frog]

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.

Our choice of cheap plastic bottle of vodka was Burnett’s lol. Haven’t played beer pong in forever, that **** was fun back in the day. Only time we play it now is if we’re tailgating and drinking all day for a game or concert or something.

 

[amitt5504]

30% from 3 is acceptable for Joel.

It's Simmons inability to shoot that makes dudes think it should be higher. I dont mind the trailer 3 from the top if Ben is in the post but thats about it

 

[100027]

Popov or Rubinoff

 

[B Sox]

Rikaloff, Zelko, & Sir Robert Burnetts

 

[nick.]

pretty interesting #s for time being.. better win % when he takes less then 3 3s a game

I don't think it's a coincidence at all.

He's as unstoppable as anyone in the paint. Any shot he takes from outside of it is a win for the defense.

 

[clyde the glide]

Burnett's always led to some shenanigans

 

[addict4sneakers]

It's Simmons inability to shoot that makes dudes think it should be higher. I dont mind the trailer 3 from the top if Ben is in the post but thats about it

When your game is as diverse as Joel’s, you just need to make one 3 a game to keep the defense honest. It’s not like he’s T Ferg and that’s all of his offense is made up of

 

[HIM]

You're welcome for Landry Shamet.

Don’t know anyone by that name

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Lee’s in peak playoff form tbh

 

[nick.]

Lee’s in peak playoff form tbh

He's activated

 

[xxpizzo]

I don't think it's a coincidence at all.

He's as unstoppable as anyone in the paint. Any shot he takes from outside of it is a win for the defense.

totally agree. game 1 had me so pissed after his 5 3s in the first 1q for no reason.. like you said win for defense and looked what happen.. got out scored 31-22 game 1 in the 1st qrt

he started the game so dominate in the paint to getting fouls called smh

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

30% from 3 is acceptable for Joel.