NBA Season 2016/17
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So the eventual NBA finalists Golden State and the Cavs have breezed through unbeaten and are waiting on their respective opponents for the conference finals.
Spurs v Rockets is awesome, SA in front by a game, but no Parker for the first time since the 1800s, and Leonard hurt at the end of the last. Both teams have nicked one the road. Patty Mills now a starter, and drained 20 yesterday.
The Celtics and the Wizards are winning at home, so Boston also up 3-2.
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What about the block by Manu. Harden made a great move to get what looked an open shot, but the old man came up with the block.
Very risky play by Manu, but he had a big time game with Parker out and Leonard not 100%.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 2016/17:
What about the block by Manu. Harden made a great move to get what looked an open shot, but the old man came up with the block.
Very risky play by Manu, but he had a big time game with Parker out and Leonard not 100%.
More amazing is that Manu wasnt called for a foul for looking at Harden ....
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Leanard out for this morning. Surely the Spurs can't win without both him and Parker? Patty mills to score 35 and have the Aus media coming in their pants.
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season 2016/17:
Leanard out for this morning. Surely the Spurs can't win without both him and Parker? Patty mills to score 35 and have the Aus media coming in their pants.
They will play hard and save Leonard for a possible game 7 in SA
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bloody good first half!
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Harden has shat the bed.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback Manu is in his head!
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season 2016/17:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback Manu is in his head!
Spurs just arent letting him get those cheap fouls and he has gone to pieces. I dont like his play style, so I am very pleased.
Made the MVP narrative change as well.. SPurs winning without Kawhai, Harden folding.. and Westbrook rolled in first round. -
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in NBA Season 2016/17:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season 2016/17:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback Manu is in his head!
Made the MVP narrative change as well.. SPurs winning without Kawhai, Harden folding.. and Westbrook rolled in first round.
MVP award is a regular season award only, playoffs have no bearing, but yes perhaps what it does is highlight the lack of importance of the award, or at least how they seem to judge it by giving it to the biggest regular season stat monster.
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Great to see LA come up with a big game, away from home, best player out and he goes for a big double double. He's been criticised of having a bit of a soft underbelly when the pressure hits the fan, but he was huge today.
Rockets really missed Nene. A hardened vet who when they play their small ball is a genuine scoring threat, excellent defender and genuine tough guy.
Harden had a shocker. Spurs did a great job and didn't give away any cheap fouls that he often draws. Like Baron I'm not a fan either when he does all that crap. He's excellent when just going to the basket but all that holding the ball up high and drawing ridiculous fouls that are bail outs for plainly bad offence.
Mike D'Antoni has had a frustrating year and that frustration shows during games.
I'm sick of Mark Jackson commentating as well. But Unlike rugby where I just mute, I'm a big fan of Van Gundy commentating. It would be great if we had Van Gundy Breen and Reggie Miller for the Warriors and Spurs series.
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season 2016/17:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in NBA Season 2016/17:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season 2016/17:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback Manu is in his head!
Made the MVP narrative change as well.. SPurs winning without Kawhai, Harden folding.. and Westbrook rolled in first round.
MVP award is a regular season award only, playoffs have no bearing, but yes perhaps what it does is highlight the lack of importance of the award, or at least how they seem to judge it by giving it to the biggest regular season stat monster.
I'd much rather be finals MVP
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Filthy dirty cheating Golden State fluffybunnies
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Future NBA Champs, Boston Celtics, have won the NBA lottery draft. LA Lakers have the second pick.
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No Leonard today, so this game is pretty much over already.
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@Sneakdefreak said in NBA Season 2016/17:
Future NBA Champs, Boston Celtics, have won the NBA lottery draft. LA Lakers have the second pick.
Looks like LA will probably take Lonzo Ball (I can't see Boston taking him, Thomas is their PG so the kid from Washington is a SG and makes more sense), I don't know if Russell will be shipped on or if he can play as a shooting guard instead, or some sort of hybrid backcourt like GS
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If the Lakers take Lonzo it will come with some requirements that Lavar shuts the fuck up.
