DasJazz
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Exactly!
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Isaiah 1:13
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You must’ve missed the sequence where Griffin did the kamakaze base stealing dive 3 feet for the ball at Portis’ feet at which point psycho Portis jumped on top of Griffin hands scratching and clawing for the ball. Griffin protected the ball flailing sharp elbows like it was his baby boy. It was some UFC $hit for sure, and still surprised Griffin didn’t come off the floor swinging as Portis inadvertently tagged him in the grill a few times during the scrum.
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Isaiah 1:13
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Just curious as to why the shade at Durant when Lebron, DWade, and Juwan Howard introduced the maneuver to Miami in 2012. Durant’s move to GS was only in response to LBJ’s second run at player orchestrated dynasty building for the Cleveland reunion tour.
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When Lebron joined the Heat, the Heat were a middle of the road playoff team With an aging star.
When durant joined the Warriors, they were coming off a season where they set a new league record for all time wins in a season and lost in a finals where Cleveland made a ridiculous comeback. Golden State literally could’ve rolled their exact same lineup and cruised to another finals and probable victory. Instead, They added the league’s best offensive player.
Although both cases are similar, it’s the nuance that makes Durant’s actions worse.
Not to mention what dog **** characters Kyrie and Harden are. It’s hard to imagine constructing a more dislikable core of a team.
Isaiah 1:13
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Regarding Durant and the Warriors, it was more a case of “if you can’t beat em, join em”. Still, it was all above board, I mean it was never a case of Durant quitting on OKC in order to facilitate a deal with GS. And, to Lebron’s credit, he’s managed his contracts up front and has never sabotaged a team either, though some might argue that his player collusion tactics led to an environment of superstar pampering in the NBA where top players can now extort existing teams by way of non-contractual compliance. A good example of that was the mutiny in Houston following Harden’s lead.
My point though was more about the evolution of the “Superstar League” whereby high profile players collude and conspire to win rings, which to my understanding is only allowed in the NBA and originated with Lebron and his informal position as head of player personnel on the Cleveland reunion tour. I’d argue that Lebron, not KD opened the floodgates historically speaking. I think the ridiculous stockpiling of talent in Brooklyn through the influence of Kyrie and KD is the contemporary extension of what Cleveland let Lebron get away with in order to woo him back to the fold. And I’m pretty sure that Ms Buss gave Lebron a similar proposal to come to LA.
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I don’t know about Lebron opening the floodgates. But I do know that KD has given up trying to build anything on his own. His career essentially ended when he left OKC and joined the already historically good Warriors. Now he’s created arguably the most talented team in history, the Nets.
If they remain healthy, they’re likely to win several championships.
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Very true. One that was so blatant as shown on replay was when Lopez made a lay in that Durant slapped him against his forearm then fell to the floor. Pathetic officiating.
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And Blake and DJ. They’re one DeMarcus Cousins away from being the most disliked team in sports history (if they aren’t already).
Honestly, sports are becoming kinda boring to me. Maybe I’m just getting old? But the lack of parity is making things boring.
Alabama, Clemson, and Ohio St in college football.
Tom Brady in NFL.
Lebron, Steph, Durant in the NBA.
Yawn
JazzyBelle
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Not to me. Dallas a one man team with role players and Clippers have two. I know PG been playoff P for awhile but that can change always and Clippers will get every single whistle. Much rather play Mavs.