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Apparently on the Huddle if Kemba Walker puts up that shooting percentage he's terrible but if LeBron does it he's the greatest ever.

Can you save this and copy it the next time we all get bent out of shape over MKG?

JR Smith is on the roster. That's his job.

Depending on how the promising trajectory of Wiggins career turns out we could be looking at one of the worst trades in awhile. This is especially plausible since both TT and Love are going to want a lot of money. You'd be hard pressed to choose Love over him right now.

"Al potentially on the decline" is the understatement of the century, but I'm with you. I'm not sure if there is a "one move fixes all" solution available, but I just want to see them do something. Going into next season just relying on health and individual improvement alone is not solving any of the real issues holding the team back. Unfortunately, Cho will probably continue to be way too conservative and trade the pick for Arron Afflalo or something.

Quit hating...

It's almost like Kyrie and Love don't make that much difference and never got their teams anywhere close to the playoffs or something...but no, that would hurt the narrative. Also, this was a classic example of why traditionally (and I emphasize traditionally here, because GSW could very well change that) teams that rely on jump shooting lose in the playoffs. We saw it happen to the Hawks in a big way and tonight it happened to the Warriors. Tough to get a handle on this series. On the one hand, each team is an OT away from taking control of the series (especially Cleveland) but each is also an OT away from being in a 2-0 deficit. You LeBron fanboys continue to be insufferable and ruin it for those of us just trying to appreciate LeBron for being LeBron and not worrying about First Take-esque debates.

Well, yes. That's a major part of it. Look at this post. You sound like St. Louis Cardinals fan, and no one likes St. Louis Cardinals fan. You want to still play the beaten down underdog role but you're 67-15, have the MVP, and are the only team left in the playoffs that hasn't been decimated by injuries (we will find out years from now that Steve Kerr made a pact with the devil or something to keep the Warriors of all teams healthy in the playoffs.) It's a historically great team. So great in fact, it's made LeBron the underdog. LeBron is in his 30s with double digit seasons of NBA service. For all we know this is Cleveland's last chance at a championship. With Curry in Oakland until 2017, conventional wisdom says the Warriors will be in the hunt until at least that time. And then there's the bandwagon, which I've harped on enough on here, but that happens to every good team. It's especially annoying when it's in your backyard and is going to make us look like idiots when Curry doesn't walk through that door in 2017. Worse though, is the "I don't like the NBA but I like Steph Curry" folks. I suppose that's great for the league, but it just perpetuates that "wrong" bandwagon mentality. Hopefully this covers most of the bases.

After living through the 2010 season what a sweet, sweet day this is. The Carolina Panthers officially have a franchise QB. Awesome.

Will be worth every penny (assuming 20 million a year if we don't bid against ourselves a la Hurney.)

That's...the joke...

Since there's two games today, how about that Messi goal? He's decent at football...

​This is so weird... So used to losing all the good talent once it's developed. Was half-expecting to open this thread to see something like Barca buying back Sanchez...

You bring up a good point that helps explain why these playoffs have been so...boring. 1. Obviously, the competition just hasn't been there. We have had a total of two game 7s in the entire playoffs and four sweeps. No East series made it to a game 7. Eight times this year teams got 3-0 leads effectively ending the series before it could really get started. 2. Injuries: CP3, Wall, Conley, Love, Gasol, Irving, Matthews, Howard, Parsons. Then Carroll and Korver. All if those injuries were to significant players on their teams and completely changed the outlook for a majority of teams in the tournament. I'd throw in KD and Paul George and Chris Bosh and MKG as surely their teams could have made it if not for their untimely injuries. 3. No villains. Let's face it, it was fun having the Heat and LeBron play the heel for the last four years, but this year there wasn't a team that you could really loathe enough to openly root against. The Rockets ruined the game with Hack-a-Jordan, but then the Clippers, another unlikable bunch, collapsed and along the way deprived us of what would have been a much more fun Spurs - Warriors or Clips - Warriors series. LeBron is still LeBron but being in Cleveland with the underdog role has brought folks back into his corner. Then there's the Warriors whose only crime, much like the Seahawks is now EVVVVERYBODY likes them. Ultimately we got the best matchup possible but as Batman alluded to a shorthanded Cleveland team could meet the same fate as that Heat team last season, out manned and over matched against the better team.

Could you be any more hyperbolic? I like LeBron James. I appreciate his style of play. I love what he's done for this generation of the NBA. But I hate the thought process of LeBron James fanboys. Because of statements like this^. He has a whopping TWO championships. He's in his twelfth season. If he can't beat the Warriors, how much does he have left for the prime of his career? He will be in the Hall of Fame and all that good stuff, but the idea that he's some unparalleled talent we will never see again is just a bit of a stretch.

Lol is this serious? And the LeBron/Magic comp refers to their playing style. LeBron has always been more of a fan of getting his teammates involved and running the show (one of his early pitfalls, we wanted him to be more of the "assassin" takeover type, which he discovered in Miami.) Magic pioneered the "point forward." Lebron has added the athleticism. Again, the closest we have ever seen to another MJ in terms of style is Kobe Bryant, but folks just HAVE to believe that what they are watching right now is the greatest thing ever.

Magic Johnson his rookie year in 1980. Magic has always been the more appropriate comp for LeBron, not MJ.

I would guess they let him walk and try to get Frank at 15. They had Payne to fill that void but made a very good deal with Minnesota at the deadline.

The Hornets' best asset going forward in free agency is the sheer futility of the Eastern conference. The Hawks are here because they are the only team in the East that actually played like a team this season. The Cavs are here because they have LeBron James. Get a player down the road that can actually make a difference and we have as good a shot as any going forward.

They should ban the guy who first brought Luck's name up in the thread...

Tempting, but if you take Watt over Cam the Panthers essentially become what the Texans are now: dominant defense with no QB stuck in mediocrity because of Brees in New Orleans and Ryan in Atlanta who would far outperform whatever we managed to pick off the scrap heap. The defense would be too good to tank for Luck or RG3 the next year but maybe we pick Tannehill which then leaves another generational talent Kuechly on the board. There's still an element of need when it comes to BPA so I doubt DG would have passed him up. If Hurney saw the talent was there I'm sure DG would have as well.

I see gettlemanjack found the basketball forum...

There's one!

Atlanta has to be the winningest team to never be taken seriously as a title contender. Anyone picking them in this series?

Wow. I completely forgot about this one!