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[geno90221]

Yes, there is an asterisk.

No asterisk

 

[dacomeup]

Yes I dont consider him top 5. If we're going by the "bigs" definition both Jokic and Embiid are better.

Man, weren’t you just bragging about your takes on another page?

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Predictions and knowing the game are not even close to being the same thing.

Nah they are. Your prediction is based on what you know and seen.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

No asterisk

Home court advantage is non-existent.

That isn't Raw playoff basketball.

Asterisk.

 

[freeze]

theres a difference between being a laker fan and being an insane kobe fan.

Outside of some memes, I rarely bring Kobe up b.

You're literally riding with a dude that got a Kobe cake for his bday. What part of the game is that?

 

[ballinsam23]

How are Jokic and embiid better than AD?

They're more skilled. Better passers, better rebounders, better in the post. Everything better except defensively.

If they were with Lebron in a Lakers jersey the narrative would be way different. Instant favorites.

 

[206to813]

Kanter is YOLKED

Uh that doesn’t seem like a very smart thing to do

Heat in 5

Spoiler

just kidding. Heat in 7 tho

 

[WASHED KING]

By asterisk we mean a multiplication symbol so...* = x2

 

[antidope]

But what does this even mean? Lot of yall looked dumb as hell re: the process also

If that's the case then I'm all good. Call them out. But it can't just be a you were wrong about the end result so you don't know anything type of deal

 

[bostoiah]

Uh that doesn’t seem like a very smart thing to do

Heat in 5

Spoiler

just kidding. Heat in 7 tho

heat taking the next 2 games.

we byke next year tho

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

They're more skilled. Better passers, better rebounders, better in the post. Everything better except defensively.

If they were with Lebron in a Lakers jersey the narrative would be way different. Instant favorites.

antidope see what I mean?

 

[ballinsam23]

Asterisk based on the situation the league had to go through? Sure.

No homecourt, no travel, no health issues (so far). No team had an extra advantage like usual, so it's still best team wins in the end.

 

[206to813]

No asterisk

No asterisk for me too

Is 2020 different? Hell yea

Same playing field for every team though so there’s no asterisk. I’m not putting an asterisk because it’s different. Still got to win the games, hoop still 10 feet, court still 94 feet, no home court adv for both sides.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

When Kyrie hit that game 7 game winner, they were considering him top 5 players in the league too. Best PG in the game.

If Khris Middleton was the Lakers #2 playing with Lebron and ya'll won the Finals they'd be saying he's better than PG, Kawhi, Tatum. Top 10 players in the league too.

Yea that Kyrie situation didn't play out like that man.

He was never considered top 5 or the best pg.

 

[Zo gif]

I see nobody is working today

 

[addict4sneakers]

AD is doing exactly what he’s supposed to do in the situation he’s in. He’s delivered

 

[206to813]

heat taking the next 2 games.

we byke next year tho

For real u think Heat in 5? Boston has been winning like 90% of the series (my guess)

 

[ballinsam23]

Yea that Kyrie situation didn't play out like that man.

He was never considered top 5 or the best pg.

NTers are prisoners of the moment. Go back 30k pages and you'll see what people were considering Kyrie. Hell there was a 50 page argument on Harden being better than Kobe before that game 7 loss.

 

[WASHED KING]

I see nobody is working today

Teaching on auto-pilot. Office hours open, if the kids have a question they know the Google Meeting code.

 

[yobyellav]

The Finals will be played in the middle of football season. Yes there’s an asterisk, but who cares? Every team and its fans that went into the bubble, wanted that chip. The 4 teams that still have a shot at it don’t give a **** about the circumstances; they just wanna win it all.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

NTers are prisoners of the moment. Go back 30k pages and you'll see what people were considering Kyrie. Hell there was a 50 page argument on Harden being better than Kobe before that game 7 loss.

IIRC, people argued Harden was a better SCORER than Kobe. Not better than Kobe. I

 

[ballinsam23]

Players are playing like its game point of the 2020 All Star game. Competition and testosterone at an all time high. Best team wins still.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

No asterisk for me too

Is 2020 different? Hell yea

Same playing field for every team though so there’s no asterisk. I’m not putting an asterisk because it’s different. Still got to win the games, hoop still 10 feet, court still 94 feet, no home court adv for both sides.

Yea my asterisk is simply noting that 2020 is different.

Which is why there would be an asterisk in a history book.

I am not implying any team has an advantage over any other team.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

And why the Heat/Celtics get all these days off??

 

[yobyellav]

Uh that doesn’t seem like a very smart thing to do

Heat in 5

Spoiler

just kidding. Heat in 7 tho

bruh, I know they aren’t kids so you can’t hit them with no horse playing or running around the pool, but damn. That **** could’ve went wrong in a few different ways.


I feel old telling people they shouldn’t play around the pool.