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[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

Amazing finals. Loved every second of it. cant wait for the next season. Kawhi green and neal are gonna become so much better, they totally grew up. green going toe to toe in fastbreak situations and winning. The next 3 in the making. parker, duncan and ginobli mustve been so tired from game 6. Shit happens, oh well, they still tha best.

Also, I think some of you guys misunderstand what im saying, i like the heat as a team but i just think lebron gets credit for lots of things he doesnt do. People make the heat all about lebron and i think thats shit. The heat could probably still make the finals without lebron but i dont think the reverse is true. Thats spoelstras defensive scheme out there, thats spoelstras version of small ball out there. Defense won that game so please give credit where its due. Its what kept the series from being a 4-1 spurs blowout victory, not lebron getting triple doubles.  

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The heat could probably still make the finals without lebron

ahahahahahahahah no they wouldn't

[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

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The heat could probably still make the finals without lebron

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ahahahahahahahah no they wouldn't

Can you give a reason or something?

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The heat could probably still make the finals without lebron

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ahahahahahahahah no they wouldn't

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Can you give a reason or something?

wade isn't the same player he used to be. he can't even carry the heat when lebron goes to the bench. he can't even stay healthy.

bosh is a soft. S-O-F-T. wade and bosh alone will not get past the celtics of last year or the pacers this year.

lebron has the highest +/- in the league. the heat are not  a good team when lebron goes to the bench.

the heat without lebron are a 45-50 win team 2nd round team.

the reason the heat work is because of lebrons versatility to score, rebound, pass, and defend.

[chillout]

No one hates da heat fo dat reason


They seem like assholes(besides lebron)

lebron complains after every single play that doesn't go his way

they got all the calls down the stretch-no foul call on manu getting mugged and bosh landing his full body into green as he shot a three?

manu lost the spurs that game though, he made aboue 30 bad plays. not sure why they kept him in


really hope da spurs win tonight

everyone on the heat, except maybe cole, is a conceded asshole. they all are terrible sports and whine after every play. they act like good sports when they win, but are assholes when they lose. not to mention everything that has every come out of lebrons mouth. ie "i dont flop" FUCK THE HEAT AND FUCK ALL HEAT FANS

[bentmode]

Right. The Miami Heat get to the finals without lebron James, arguably the only person in the league who can gaurd positions 1-5. And it was defense that wins the game correct? Humph. I see your point as valid, clearly my eyes decieve me and maybe I should get that LASIK surgery I've always wanted.

GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE WITH THAT.

A gipper size rant coming at y'all tomorrow about the legacy of lebron and something for the haters to think about, the casual fans specifically.

The spurs didn't have enough that's all it came down too. Ginobli had a bad ginobli game, Parker was a shell of himself, Timmy did everything he could barring having a heart attack on the court from giving every ounce of himself to the game, Tiago Neal  and Danny "I CAN'T DRIBBLE A BALL" Green disappeared. The offense looked stagnant and sloppy. Definsively they were giving up too much space to shooters, namely bron, even my girlfriend could plainly see that playing off lebron 8 feet was not working, and just getting plain out hustled. In a game 7 none of the previous 6 matters. It's win or go home. Put up or shut up. Miami did just that. Now I have to give credit where credit is due. Personally I thought kawhi was the best rookie of last season and he is clearly the most improved player. Hes going to be a guy I'm going to love to watch for years to come.


Final note: with 28 seconds left and only up by two in winning time, to create the distance by 2 possessions, lebron makes a 19 footer. That was when the game was over. That was the definition of clutch.  

[Shredsledder]

I was gonna be pissed off if either of those teams won. I dislike both teams to an unhealthy extent. I do like that guy Leonard on the spurs though.

[Beer Keg Peg Leg]

Right. The Miami Heat get to the finals without lebron James, arguably the only person in the league who can gaurd positions 1-5. And it was defense that wins the game correct? Humph. I see your point as valid, clearly my eyes decieve me and maybe I should get that LASIK surgery I've always wanted.

GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE WITH THAT.

A gipper size rant coming at y'all tomorrow about the legacy of lebron and something for the haters to think about, the casual fans specifically.

The spurs didn't have enough that's all it came down too. Ginobli had a bad ginobli game, Parker was a shell of himself, Timmy did everything he could barring having a heart attack on the court from giving every ounce of himself to the game, Tiago Neal  and Danny "I CAN'T DRIBBLE A BALL" Green disappeared. The offense looked stagnant and sloppy. Definsively they were giving up too much space to shooters, namely bron, even my girlfriend could plainly see that playing off lebron 8 feet was not working, and just getting plain out hustled. In a game 7 none of the previous 6 matters. It's win or go home. Put up or shut up. Miami did just that. Now I have to give credit where credit is due. Personally I thought kawhi was the best rookie of last season and he is clearly the most improved player. Hes going to be a guy I'm going to love to watch for years to come.


Final note: with 28 seconds left and only up by two in winning time, to create the distance by 2 possessions, lebron makes a 19 footer. That was when the game was over. That was the definition of clutch. 

omg gonna be hitting f5 on this thread all day tomorrow, how am i gonna sleep tonight???

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I'm sure that wont keep you up all night but weeping Into your bootleg David Robinson jersey while watching the 99 finals on VHS should do the trick.

Don't catch feelings its only sports.

[Beer Keg Peg Leg]

Easy to say for a Clippers fan. Never tasted any joy in your franchise's entire history and so you have become emotionally numb. You are some kind of abstraction. Only an entity. Something illusory. And though they you can hide your cold gaze, and I can can shake your hand and feel flesh gripping mine, and maybe I can even sense your lifestyle is comparable to mine, you are simply not there.

[GarglesCmen]

I legitimately feel bad for Timmy. Missing on a crucial shot. A signature shot that he has made a thousands of times in practices and games. Wow. Danny Green post-game was pretty depressing, also. Would have loved to see them win so my Dad would be happy.

[Beeda Weeda]

very good series, everything you could want from both teams, could have gone either way.

[Monty Burns]

fuck...

[Lance]

Awesome series, one of the best in many years. Lebron played a good game.  this one stings a little more cause theres not the "theres always next year" mentality, SA's old and the west is strong and only going to get stronger, took them 6 years to get back to the big show, hoping it doesn't take another 6....

[Big Skatefase]

LOL

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Manu Ginobli for Finals MVP?

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holy fuck, i haven't seen such terrible ball handling in the finals all my life.

why did Pops keep him in the game? why the hell was Green still in the game too? these guys played like absolute shit.

and did y'all notice how happy Poppovich was for them? dude was smilin as he group hugged Spoelstra and a few other coaches. he was handin out wet kisses to Wade and Lebron. such fuckin bullshit.

Game 7 was an inside job. Stern must have gotten to Popovich somehow while he was in the Spurs' locker room before the game spreading butter on Manu ginobli's fingertips.

[BallDontLie]

Pretty sure he wants to retire and coach Argentina's national team. So I hear.

[The Human Condom]

The Onion is killing it pretty hard:

"Heat Fans Wake Up To Learn Team Won Game 7"
http://www.theonion.com/articles/heat-fans-wake-up-to-learn-team-won-game-7,32910/

"Heat Franchise Laughs In Nation's Stupid Fucking Faces For 10 Minutes"
http://www.theonion.com/articles/heat-franchise-laughs-in-nations-stupid-fucking-fa,32907/

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holy fuck, i haven't seen such terrible ball handling in the finals all my life.

why did Pops keep him in the game? why the hell was Green still in the game too? these guys played like absolute shit.

and did y'all notice how happy Poppovich was for them? dude was smilin as he group hugged Spoelstra and a few other coaches. he was handin out wet kisses to Wade and Lebron. such fuckin bullshit.

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Game 7 was an inside job. Stern must have gotten to Popovich somehow while he was in the Spurs' locker room before the game spreading butter on Manu ginobli's fingertips.

my thoughts exactly

[GarglesCmen]

something always has to happen to Bosh, cant stop laughing hahaha

[foureyedjim]

hahaha that title man
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[Monty Burns]

Alot of people say Spurs are too old , yet their favorit teams didnt make it to game 7 in the finals . As close as some of the finals games were I wouldnt say age had much stock in it , Spurs were so close

So when is this trade draft thingy coming up ? Spurs should have some money free , I wonder whats gonna go down or if they kinda wanna keep the same team going , its such a tight good team now . best team and heart in the NBA

[Big Skatefase]

hahaha that title man
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bosh is one funny dude.

[doomstation55]

"Ain't that right bubba?"

[The Human Condom]

Fuckin' Turd-Man
This isn't right.  Not right at all.

[Will Easley]

Clippers to get Doc Rivers pending league-approval sometime this week. His son Austin Rivers (currently playing for the hornets Pelicans) tweeted "Let the West coast battles begin dad!" if yall were looking for some kind of confirmation.

Report: Clippers land Rivers as coach

Posted Jun 23, 2013 9:06 PM - Updated Jun 23, 2013 11:01 PM
BOSTON (AP) -- Doc Rivers will be the next coach of the Los Angeles Clippers if the NBA approves the rare but not unprecedented trade of an active coach, a Boston Celtics official told The Associated Press on Sunday night.

The deal would bring Boston a first-round draft pick in 2015, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it is pending a trade call with the NBA office. Rivers, who had three years and $21 million left on his contract with the Celtics, must also reach an agreement on a new deal with the Clippers.
Celtics spokesman Jeff Twiss said the team had no announcement.
The tentative agreement on Sunday wraps up weeks of haggling over the deal and frees Rivers from presiding over the dismantling of the team that won the franchise's record 17th NBA title in 2008.
The Celtics and Clippers have also discussed sending Kevin Garnett to Los Angeles in a package with Rivers for draft choices, center DeAndre Jordan and point guard Eric Bledsoe. But NBA commissioner David Stern nixed those talks this week, saying teams aren't allowed to trade active players for a coach.
A deal for Garnett could still happen, but the teams would have to convince the league that it was a separate deal. The 37-year-old big man has a no-trade clause in the contract that will pay him 23.5 million over the next two years, but it is believed he would waive it to be reunited with Rivers on the West Coast. He has also discussed retiring.
Boston could also cut ties with Paul Pierce, the longest-tenured member of the team, who is due to earn $15.3 million next season; he could be bought out for $5 million. Pierce will be 36 by the 2013-14 opener and showed signs of slowing down this season, when he averaged the fewest minutes per game in his career.
Rivers took over the Celtics in 2004 in the midst of the longest title drought in franchise history and - with thanks to the "Big Three" of Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen - guided them to the 2008 NBA title. They returned to the NBA Finals two years later, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games.
But the Celtics have regressed steadily since then, twice failing to get past the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference playoffs. This year they finished third in the Atlantic Division - they had won it five straight times - and lost to the New York Knicks in the first round.
That convinced many that it was time to rebuild - a process Rivers was reluctant to supervise. If the Celtics unload Garnett and Pierce, that would leave them with point guard Rajon Rondo as their only established star.
Rivers had the second-longest tenure of any NBA coach to San Antonio's Gregg Popovich, compiling a 416-305 record in Boston that was the third-most wins in franchise history behind Red Auerbach (795) and Tommy Heinsohn (427). He also spent four-plus seasons with the Orlando Magic and is 587-473 in all.
Trades for coaches have occurred about a half-dozen times in NBA history, most recently in 2007 when the Heat received compensation for allowing Stan Van Gundy to go to the Orlando Magic.
In 1983, the Chicago Bulls sent a second-round draft pick to Atlanta as compensation for coach Kevin Loughery. The Hawks used that pick to take Glenn "Doc" Rivers.

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So when is this trade draft thingy coming up ? Spurs should have some money free , I wonder whats gonna go down or if they kinda wanna keep the same team going , its such a tight good team now . best team and heart in the NBA

So European.

[Donkey Lips]

They've been talking about sending Rivers to LA for weeks, originally packaged with KG and a wink-wink Paul Pierce buyout deal. It can't happen because they aren't allowed to trade a coach with a player in a single deal. The league will probably block any attempt to trade KG after the fact because they'll see it as connected. They'll get Doc, and as a Celtics fan, I'm stoked for him. He did a lot for the C's and I hope he does well out in LA.

Hopefully we can rebuild and have some sort of a team going by 2015.

[Makaveli]

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So when is this trade draft thingy coming up ? Spurs should have some money free , I wonder whats gonna go down or if they kinda wanna keep the same team going , its such a tight good team now . best team and heart in the NBA

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So European.

as a life long spurs fan, this was probably pretty much it on their legendary run. ginobili is done, even if he doesn't retire, the dude is straight washed-up. they'll be good next year, shit they might make another run. they'll be contenders until duncan retires, and definitely in the mix if they retain pop, parker, and leonard.

spurs alwasy draft well, but their picks, unlike leonard, are usually investments. parker took a minute to shine, and playrs like de colo and tiago have a lot of learning left. also, i'm pretty dummed on tiago right now.