Jordan4life_2007 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 And for those that like to mock me- "Kyrie and Love have never been to the playoffs", "The Cavs will struggle in year one", "Cleveland won't be good enough defensively". GMAB. They have LeBron. LeBron is 4 wins away from basketball immortality (and he knows it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 26, 2015 -> 09:29 PM) And for those that like to mock me- "Kyrie and Love have never been to the playoffs", "The Cavs will struggle in year one", "Cleveland won't be good enough defensively". GMAB. They have LeBron. LeBron is 4 wins away from basketball immortality (and he knows it). He's about to go 2 for 6 in the Finals. Please tell me more about basketball immortality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ May 26, 2015 -> 10:10 PM) He's about to go 2 for 6 in the Finals. Please tell me more about basketball immortality. Ah yes nothing like reading J4L posts about sniffing Lebron's nutcheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 LeBron is four wins from locking in a top five spot and four losses from locking himself out of a top five spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 So does David Blatt get to keep his job now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:08 AM) LeBron is four wins from locking in a top five spot and four losses from locking himself out of a top five spot. To carry that Cavs team to the finals is incredible but would anyone argue that this maybe the worst Eastern Conference playoffs ever? The past decade plus has been bad but this season has been the worst I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (Brian @ May 27, 2015 -> 12:16 PM) To carry that Cavs team to the finals is incredible but would anyone argue that this maybe the worst Eastern Conference playoffs ever? The past decade plus has been bad but this season has been the worst I can remember. Nah. Definitely not worse than that stretch of Eastern teams from the early 2000s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 It's a shame for Atlanta they peaked when they did back in December / January. It really gave the other teams 3-4 months to work out their weaknesses, and then with Carroll not at 100% and Korver going down, they never really had a chance. I suppose a lot of the time it does come down to getting hot at the right time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 One of the more interesting things I have seen debated is that the Jordan vs LeBron debate has been being framed wrongly. The focus has been primarily on who each guy had on their team. Change the focus to who each guy has beaten on in the playoffs. Look at how many Hall of Famers and top 50 all time players Michael Jordan beat on the way to his 6 titles. How many future HOFers do you think LeBron has beaten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2015 -> 09:10 AM) One of the more interesting things I have seen debated is that the Jordan vs LeBron debate has been being framed wrongly. The focus has been primarily on who each guy had on their team. Change the focus to who each guy has beaten on in the playoffs. Look at how many Hall of Famers and top 50 all time players Michael Jordan beat on the way to his 6 titles. How many future HOFers do you think LeBron has beaten? Are we talking title runs only, I assume? Duncan, Parker, Ginobli, Pierce, Garnett, Allen, Melo, Durant and possibly Westbrook all come to mind. Gasol and Steph Curry could be added to that list this year depending on how things play out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogua Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 27, 2015 -> 09:25 AM) Are we talking title runs only, I assume? Duncan, Parker, Ginobli, Pierce, Garnett, Allen, Melo, Durant and possibly Westbrook all come to mind. Gasol and Steph Curry could be added to that list this year depending on how things play out. Although Durant, Westbrook, Parker, and Melo were the only ones close to their peak at time. Even then Westbrook and Durant were in their very early 20s I think. You could throw Harden in there as well since he was on that okc team, although not nearly as good as he is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Travis Hines @TravisHines21 23m23 minutes ago After speaking to multiple sources, it’s clear there’s growing a sentiment that the Bulls/Thibs situation will reach a conclusion this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxsoxsoxsox Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2015 -> 11:20 AM) Travis Hines @TravisHines21 23m23 minutes ago After speaking to multiple sources, it’s clear there’s growing a sentiment that the Bulls/Thibs situation will reach a conclusion this week. so he gone and hoiberg coming as expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 26, 2015 -> 09:43 PM) Atlanta was one of the elite/efficient offenses in the league. Cleveland's D has just swallowed them whole for the most part. Thompson/Shumpert in the starting lineup has improved their defense tremendously. Cleveland played well but Atlanta also played about as poorly as possible. Their shooting was atrocious, I don't know how many wide open looks they missed. Korver was off all playoffs, Teague missed about half of his layups, and they never seemed to look in cohesion all playoffs long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ May 27, 2015 -> 12:37 PM) so he gone and hoiberg coming as expected? This is what Woj said this morning. Thibs may sit out the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxsoxsoxsox Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 27, 2015 -> 12:16 PM) This is what Woj said this morning. Thibs may sit out the year. too bad thought he'd fit nicely with the Pelicans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:45 PM) too bad thought he'd fit nicely with the Pelicans Woj said there's no reason for him to take just any job. Wait for the right opportunity. He's not a real young guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 27, 2015 -> 09:25 AM) Are we talking title runs only, I assume? Duncan, Parker, Ginobli, Pierce, Garnett, Allen, Melo, Durant and possibly Westbrook all come to mind. Gasol and Steph Curry could be added to that list this year depending on how things play out. Dirk too. At best though, how many of those would land in the top 50? Duncan, Dirk, Garnett. That's probably it right? Durant maybe, but not yet, and who knows how that foot will hold up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 27, 2015 -> 02:47 PM) Dirk too. At best though, how many of those would land in the top 50? Duncan, Dirk, Garnett. That's probably it right? Durant maybe, but not yet, and who knows how that foot will hold up. He lost to Dirk. He's trumped Duncan/Parker/Manu 1-3. The Celtics trio he was 1-2 against. He beat Durant-Westbrook-Harden (who was nothing like the current Harden). Didn't beat Rose or Gasol in a title year (unless he wins this year). Beat Melo. So Melo, Durant, Westbrook, Harden. Rose and Gasol if he wins this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ May 27, 2015 -> 08:12 AM) Nah. Definitely not worse than that stretch of Eastern teams from the early 2000s. '99 to '03 was easily the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 The fun part is ISU being held hostage until the Bulls make a move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Hope you guys like Royce White, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 An NBA big shot who I know and trust just told me a coach is getting fired in next couple days, and nobody sees it coming. -Sheridan If it's Budenholzer like I'm thinking, Bulls better have that s*** on speed dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogua Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 27, 2015 -> 10:54 PM) An NBA big shot who I know and trust just told me a coach is getting fired in next couple days, and nobody sees it coming. -Sheridan If it's Budenholzer like I'm thinking, Bulls better have that s*** on speed dial. There's no way it's him. How would that make any sense? He has only been there for two years and he won 60 games with an ECF appearance in year two. I hope you're right though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 QUOTE (Boogua @ May 27, 2015 -> 10:59 PM) There's no way it's him. How would that make any sense? He has only been there for two years and he won 60 games with an ECF appearance in year two. I hope you're right though. New owners want their own guy. Certainly would not be the first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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