All_$tar1997
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It went from no excuses to boring 
Not a C’s fan btw, but I was rooting for them in the finals.
Not a C’s fan btw, but I was rooting for them in the finals.
The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Night
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Sixers the only ones that really took a L
antidope
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This is crazy what happened to this man's jumper
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The salty Laker fans are finally filing in to air their grievances.
You really hate to see it
You really hate to see it
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Hate to nit pick but the presentation really made me feel like grandpa Simpson this season
They really killed any sort of atmosphere for the biggest showcase for the league and you wouldn't know the stakes at a glance. Felt like Friday night NBA broadcasts for regular season game 15 with the B-team commentators.
The start of the pre-games was extra trash showing us terrible takes from a chemistry-less crew of SAS, Malika, Wilbon, Bob Myers and *insert random player/CAA client* instead of the player intros and finals pageantry that actually makes it feel different and special.
No Finals branding/logos on court or the baseline either, besides YoutubeTV and Michelob Ultra because we obviously wouldn't know who the leagues partners are from the 20000 ads uring the game
, or visible on the sleeves either. Only on the back of the jerseys.I felt like Kendrick on Euphoria because I hated everything about the ESPN broadcasts nightly
. The word has become overused like crazy but they really took a sledgehammer to the whole 'aura' and allure of the Finals this year. Did not feel like an event at all
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This doesn't even include all of this year's playoff stats, one of my favorite graphics in a minute:
Home grown talent winning a championship >
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League/ESPN deadass did a better job with the IST than they did with the Finals man
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The salty Laker fans are finally filing in to air their grievances.
You really hate to see it
That one dude wrote straight up manifestos about the history of the city of Boston in response to...18 > 12. Couldn't be me
akajae
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I mean the Lakers turned those guys into a championship lol just like Brown and Tatum’s 1 championship
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That one dude wrote straight up manifestos about the history of the city of Boston in response to...18 > 12. Couldn't be me
You responded to me with some dumb *** **** which seems to be a recurring thing amongst y'all Klan and I'm writing a manifesto (which clearly you don't understand the meaning of). Enjoy the celebration, hopefully won't be another 16 years until the next one for you.
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elpablo21
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Not even a nitpick tbhHate to nit pick but the presentation really made me feel like grandpa Simpson this season
They really killed any sort of atmosphere for the biggest showcase for the league and you wouldn't know the stakes at a glance. Felt like Friday night NBA broadcasts for regular season game 15 with the B-team commentators.
The start of the pre-games was extra trash showing us terrible takes from a chemistry-less crew of SAS, Malika, Wilbon, Bob Myers and *insert random player/CAA client* instead of the player intros and finals pageantry that actually makes it feel different and special.
No Finals branding/logos on court or the baseline either, besides YoutubeTV and Michelob Ultra because we obviously wouldn't know who the leagues partners are from the 20000 ads uring the game
I felt like Kendrick on Euphoria because I hated everything about the ESPN broadcasts nightly
That's what makes the event feel special. The set up is important. Every other sport and broadcast gets this except ESPN these days with the NBA coverageHell ESPN wasn't even this bad themselves a few years ago
They had the whole Spike Lee intros with the
Terence Blanchard doing the music a couple years ago. They at least tried to make it feel special with that.Now we get SAS and Mike Wilbon rambling like it's NBA Wednesday for 30 seconds before we go to commercial and another 30 seconds and back to a commercial
We get those goofy *** courts for the In Season tournament which made players slip but the Finals logos are bad because of "safety"
Idc idc idc
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Mike Finley should be banned from the locker room for snatching that beer out of Luka’s hand after the win against the Wolves.
Let J Kidd take that responsibility, not Mike Finley’s ring searching bench riding ***.
Let J Kidd take that responsibility, not Mike Finley’s ring searching bench riding ***.
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I do agree on this. The Finals presentation needs a major overhaul.Hate to nit pick but the presentation really made me feel like grandpa Simpson this season
They really killed any sort of atmosphere for the biggest showcase for the league and you wouldn't know the stakes at a glance. Felt like Friday night NBA broadcasts for regular season game 15 with the B-team commentators.
The start of the pre-games was extra trash showing us terrible takes from a chemistry-less crew of SAS, Malika, Wilbon, Bob Myers and *insert random player/CAA client* instead of the player intros and finals pageantry that actually makes it feel different and special.
No Finals branding/logos on court or the baseline either, besides YoutubeTV and Michelob Ultra because we obviously wouldn't know who the leagues partners are from the 20000 ads uring the game
I felt like Kendrick on Euphoria because I hated everything about the ESPN broadcasts nightly
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espn just feeding what the majority want...hot takes and tom foolishness. audience don't care for the few guys they have that actually break down the game like legler
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We got Bron/AD and a ring off that. If ya'll become dynasty then ya'll can talk.
Until then let's be humble
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We got Bron/AD and a ring off that. If ya'll become dynasty then ya'll can talk.
Until then let's be humble
The bubble gum filled ring from the COVID cup? The IST win was more impressive.
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Oh we discrediting rings again after the Celtics went through a tissue paper eastern conference
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Gotta find some good clothing merch for this title. Any good website/brand recs?
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They messed up with no Horf.
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