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The Smails Kid
2018-05-27 11:27:46 PM  
28 votes:

bigpeeler: Don't forget those well paid zebras.


Well we outed the crybaby New Englander in the boobies
 
bainsguy
2018-05-27 11:28:07 PM  
17 votes:

bigpeeler: Don't forget those well paid zebras.


HAHA OH MAN BECAUSE THE REFEREES ARE ALWAYS PAID AMIRITE

I'm sure it had nothing to do with Boston's 18% 3 point shooting and 34% overall shooting.
 
Gangster of Boats
2018-05-28 3:17:04 AM  
16 votes:

Khellendros: Maybe you should drive: Khellendros: Oh look, we're one game away from an entirely surprising, new, and interesting finals.

Fark the NBA.  How people can remain interested in this repeatfest is beyond me.

It would be nice if there were a way a person could avoid watching NBA playoff basketball.

I was a fan.  Watched for years.  I'm a fan complaining about how shiatty the recent competitive balance is.

This is crap.  It's been SLIGHTLY closer this year than the last two, but still stupidly broken.  The absurdity of how this is not only ok, but actively encouraged in the NBA is painful.


Did you feel this way in the 80's when it was the Lakers and Celtics almost every year?  Or in the 90's when it was the Bulls vs. whatever sacrificial lamb came out of the West?  Or the 2000's when it was either the Lakers or Spurs kicking the crap out whoever came out of the East?  I'm not sure the competitive balance was ever the way you seem to remember, at least not for very long.  There have always been extended periods with one or two dominant teams, going back to the 60's Celtics.

And what do you suggest the league do about it now?
 
Maybe you should drive [TotalFark]
2018-05-28 1:37:55 AM  
13 votes:
I just don't like bandwagon fans.  Here in Northern California, I don't think I knew a single Warriors fan 5 years ago.  You had a few straggling Kings fans from their heyday, but mostly nobody cared about the NBA.  Now, everyone acts like their lives depend on the Warriors.

The Celtics, Rockets, and Cavs?  Those teams have fan bases who have been with them through thick and thin.  Going into the semi-finals, I really only wanted to see the Warriors go down.

I've heard "Warrior fans" tell me several times how much they can't stand Lebron because he's so full of himself.  They have no idea that Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain also thought a lot of themselves.  Because they should.  Because they were awesome.  But they have no frame of reference because they are new to watching basketball.  So they seem to think Lebron is the first basketball player to have a lot of confidence in himself.

I really hope the Warriors lose tomorrow.
 
Maybe you should drive [TotalFark]
2018-05-28 3:22:35 AM  
8 votes:

Khellendros: Maybe you should drive: Khellendros: Oh look, we're one game away from an entirely surprising, new, and interesting finals.

Fark the NBA.  How people can remain interested in this repeatfest is beyond me.

It would be nice if there were a way a person could avoid watching NBA playoff basketball.

I was a fan.  Watched for years.  I'm a fan complaining about how shiatty the recent competitive balance is.

This is crap.  It's been SLIGHTLY closer this year than the last two, but still stupidly broken.  The absurdity of how this is not only ok, but actively encouraged in the NBA is painful.


Sorry, I'm not trying to be a dick, but I still don't understand what you're going on about.  Competitive balance?  Has there been an era in NBA history where the majority of championships weren't won by a couple teams?  The Celtics/Lakers rivalry of the 80's is what made me a fan, and what really brought the NBA to the forefront.  It's not exactly new to have a few teams with a majority of the league talent.  If you think it's new you haven't been paying attention.
 
Alkoholiker
2018-05-28 6:16:29 AM  
8 votes:

Trocadero: As a Lakers fan, I'm highly disappointed, b/c it's painfully obvious LeBron would be farking retarded to leave the dumpster fire of putrid mediocrity in the East. If he came to the Lakers, which is the only farking "strategy" the front office farking has these days, he's going to have to go through Oakland and Houston? fark that.


I am sure Lebron is itching to come out there and get criticized by Lavar Ball. Seriously fark the lakers.
 
watching the trump bubble grow
2018-05-28 12:31:00 AM  
7 votes:
God I have enjoyed watched LeBron grow as an athlete and person.  Tonight he is wearing a hat that says "there is no magic pill"  which is a clear reference to the "red pill" talk that lunatics like Alex Jones and other assorted racists use to lure young people to hateful ideology.  I love LeBron James.
 
Maybe you should drive [TotalFark]
2018-05-28 1:43:07 AM  
7 votes:

Khellendros: Oh look, we're one game away from an entirely surprising, new, and interesting finals.

Fark the NBA.  How people can remain interested in this repeatfest is beyond me.


It would be nice if there were a way a person could avoid watching NBA playoff basketball.
 
Likwit
2018-05-28 3:07:00 AM  
7 votes:

watching the trump bubble grow: God I have enjoyed watched LeBron grow as an athlete and person.  Tonight he is wearing a hat that says "there is no magic pill"  which is a clear reference to the "red pill" talk that lunatics like Alex Jones and other assorted racists use to lure young people to hateful ideology.  I love LeBron James.


That seems like quite a leap...
 
Naido [TotalFark]
2018-05-28 3:55:04 AM  
7 votes:

Maybe you should drive: Khellendros: Maybe you should drive: Khellendros: Oh look, we're one game away from an entirely surprising, new, and interesting finals.

Fark the NBA.  How people can remain interested in this repeatfest is beyond me.

It would be nice if there were a way a person could avoid watching NBA playoff basketball.

I was a fan.  Watched for years.  I'm a fan complaining about how shiatty the recent competitive balance is.

This is crap.  It's been SLIGHTLY closer this year than the last two, but still stupidly broken.  The absurdity of how this is not only ok, but actively encouraged in the NBA is painful.

Sorry, I'm not trying to be a dick, but I still don't understand what you're going on about.  Competitive balance?  Has there been an era in NBA history where the majority of championships weren't won by a couple teams?  The Celtics/Lakers rivalry of the 80's is what made me a fan, and what really brought the NBA to the forefront.  It's not exactly new to have a few teams with a majority of the league talent.  If you think it's new you haven't been paying attention.


And it's not as if the Warriors are some long-time dynasty like the Lakers or Celtics.  Not long ago it was laughable that the forlorn Golden State franchise would ever get a whiff of a title.  And, um, Cleveland?  Oklahoma City almost got a freaking title and probably would've in a year or two if they hadn't traded Harden.  And sports leagues sure are designed to help mid-market teams like San Antonio.  And Dallas.  And Miami.  Yes, once teams get the combination of luck, organizational skill and learning to fight/pace themselves through the playoffs, they tend to hang on for a year or three while another team figures it out.  Boston, Philly, Houston, even Minnesota or New Orleans are one piece and/or some experience from being next.  This is how it works and it works better than when 80% of the teams were a bunch of cokeheads barely trying while LA and Boston horded titles.  Anyone who's really watching the NBA right now and doesn't like it just doesn't like basketball, which is fine
 
Trocadero
2018-05-27 11:31:29 PM  
5 votes:
As a Lakers fan, I'm highly disappointed, b/c it's painfully obvious LeBron would be farking retarded to leave the dumpster fire of putrid mediocrity in the East. If he came to the Lakers, which is the only farking "strategy" the front office farking has these days, he's going to have to go through Oakland and Houston? fark that.
 
bainsguy
2018-05-27 11:32:55 PM  
4 votes:

Trocadero: As a Lakers fan, I'm highly disappointed, b/c it's painfully obvious LeBron would be farking retarded to leave the dumpster fire of putrid mediocrity in the East. If he came to the Lakers, which is the only farking "strategy" the front office farking has these days, he's going to have to go through Oakland and Houston? fark that.


yeah, anyone that thinks Lebron would move to the West when he has made the Finals at will from the East for 8 years running is a goddamn moron
 
bglove25
2018-05-28 7:31:33 AM  
4 votes:

watching the trump bubble grow: watching the trump bubble grow: God I have enjoyed watched LeBron grow as an athlete and person.  Tonight he is wearing a hat that says "there is no magic pill"  which is a clear reference to the "red pill" talk that lunatics like Alex Jones and other assorted racists use to lure young people to hateful ideology.  I love LeBron James.

Ok, so it's an attack on b.s. diet pills, but I'm still using that phrase next time someone says red pill to me


See this. This is called projection. Please, stop it. Let us just enjoy  how good LeBron is without your mental hangups.
 
skinink [OhFark]
2018-05-28 7:56:12 AM  
4 votes:
I've never understood the band wagon fans complaints, for example Warriors fans. Does it really need to be stated that the more success a team has, the more attention it attracts? I live in Boston, and in the 90s I think there were as many Dallas Cowboys fans in Boston as there were Pats fans.
 
jake_lex
2018-05-28 12:44:19 AM  
3 votes:

watching the trump bubble grow: God I have enjoyed watched LeBron grow as an athlete and person.  Tonight he is wearing a hat that says "there is no magic pill"  which is a clear reference to the "red pill" talk that lunatics like Alex Jones and other assorted racists use to lure young people to hateful ideology.  I love LeBron James.


I love that the "red pill" thing alt-right Nazi scumbags use was delivered by a black man in the movie, and created by two trans women.
 
FlyPanAm
2018-05-28 12:19:15 PM  
3 votes:

Naido: Maybe you should drive: Khellendros: Maybe you should drive: Khellendros: Oh look, we're one game away from an entirely surprising, new, and interesting finals.

Fark the NBA.  How people can remain interested in this repeatfest is beyond me.

It would be nice if there were a way a person could avoid watching NBA playoff basketball.

I was a fan.  Watched for years.  I'm a fan complaining about how shiatty the recent competitive balance is.

This is crap.  It's been SLIGHTLY closer this year than the last two, but still stupidly broken.  The absurdity of how this is not only ok, but actively encouraged in the NBA is painful.

Sorry, I'm not trying to be a dick, but I still don't understand what you're going on about.  Competitive balance?  Has there been an era in NBA history where the majority of championships weren't won by a couple teams?  The Celtics/Lakers rivalry of the 80's is what made me a fan, and what really brought the NBA to the forefront.  It's not exactly new to have a few teams with a majority of the league talent.  If you think it's new you haven't been paying attention.

And it's not as if the Warriors are some long-time dynasty like the Lakers or Celtics.  Not long ago it was laughable that the forlorn Golden State franchise would ever get a whiff of a title.  And, um, Cleveland?  Oklahoma City almost got a freaking title and probably would've in a year or two if they hadn't traded Harden.  And sports leagues sure are designed to help mid-market teams like San Antonio.  And Dallas.  And Miami.  Yes, once teams get the combination of luck, organizational skill and learning to fight/pace themselves through the playoffs, they tend to hang on for a year or three while another team figures it out.  Boston, Philly, Houston, even Minnesota or New Orleans are one piece and/or some experience from being next.  This is how it works and it works better than when 80% of the teams were a bunch of cokeheads barely trying while LA and Boston horded titles.  Anyo ...


The Cavs nearly lost to the PACERS. The 1 seed in the East got swept.  The Sixers got to the 2nd round after nobody even had them making the playoffs this year.  The Celtics almost got bumped off in the 1st round by the Bucks.  The Pelicans as a 6 seed lost their 2nd best player and made it to the 2nd round.  Both Conference Finals are going 7 games. My only real disappointment this post season are the Igoudala and Paul injuries.  I'm with you man, if you can't find joy in this post-season you don't like Basketball.
 
IAmRight [TotalFark]
2018-05-28 2:23:43 PM  
3 votes:

grumpyguru: Maybe you should drive: I just don't like bandwagon fans.  Here in Northern California, I don't think I knew a single Warriors fan 5 years ago.  You had a few straggling Kings fans from their heyday, but mostly nobody cared about the NBA.  Now, everyone acts like their lives depend on the Warriors.

The Celtics, Rockets, and Cavs?  Those teams have fan bases who have been with them through thick and thin.  Going into the semi-finals, I really only wanted to see the Warriors go down.

I've heard "Warrior fans" tell me several times how much they can't stand Lebron because he's so full of himself.  They have no idea that Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain also thought a lot of themselves.  Because they should.  Because they were awesome.  But they have no frame of reference because they are new to watching basketball.  So they seem to think Lebron is the first basketball player to have a lot of confidence in himself.

I really hope the Warriors lose tomorrow.

Oh my God so much this. If I had money I'd give you tf for life for this post


My general rule is that I don't hate fans celebrating their team's success. I hate the f*cking douchebags who go on and on about how THEY won the RIGHT way.

Like, it's not enough to win, but you also have to say that all the other teams that won don't count because they did it a different way. FOH
 
Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste
2018-05-27 11:52:57 PM  
2 votes:
To be fair, Boston was missing their two best players. I still don't think they're that great, but still.
 
OhioUGrad
2018-05-28 7:42:29 AM  
2 votes:

Maybe you should drive: I've heard "Warrior fans" tell me several times how much they can't stand Lebron because he's so full of himself.


That's also how you know they don't watch Warrior's games. Curry is an egotistical cry baby and don't even get me started on Draymon "Likes their Crotch" Green.
 
Nana's Vibrator
2018-05-28 7:42:54 AM  
2 votes:
Even by our standards, this thread is a potato farm.  May God have mercy on us all.
 
The Drawing Board
2018-05-28 1:40:32 PM  
2 votes:
ESPN and others calling this his greatest feat have short memories.

Lebron pushing the 2007-2008 Celtics to seven games and his game seven performance that series was far more impressive to me than him beating the 2017-2018 Celtics led by Al Horford and a bunch of kids with high ceilings.
 
TheSlothAlive
2018-05-28 3:26:44 PM  
2 votes:

bigpeeler: Don't forget those well paid zebras.


Yeah, those refs were closing out hard on Boston's 3 point shots, really getting a hand in the shooter's face and let's not even get into that rim defense. I couldn't count how many rejections the boys in strips served up.

/Rozier went 2-14 and 0-10 on threes, many of those were open shots
//Smart went 1-10 and 0-4 on threes but he does contribute in other ways
///Tatum was amazing so it's was wise of the Celtics to give him minimal touches after that vicious dunk and follow up 3 in the 4th
 
Tumbleweed_TX
2018-05-28 12:03:29 AM  
1 vote:
insert gif of Gomer Pyle going SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE.
 
monkeypapa
2018-05-28 12:18:08 AM  
1 vote:
I can't wait for a finals of 48 minutes of Lebron iso, Harden iso, Lebron iso, Harden iso .....
 
watching the trump bubble grow
2018-05-28 12:51:36 AM  
1 vote:

watching the trump bubble grow: jake_lex: watching the trump bubble grow: God I have enjoyed watched LeBron grow as an athlete and person.  Tonight he is wearing a hat that says "there is no magic pill"  which is a clear reference to the "red pill" talk that lunatics like Alex Jones and other assorted racists use to lure young people to hateful ideology.  I love LeBron James.

I love that the "red pill" thing alt-right Nazi scumbags use was delivered by a black man in the movie, and created by two trans women.

RIGHT


when is the next Wachowski movie, I loved cloud atlas
 
Khellendros
2018-05-28 1:39:18 AM  
1 vote:
Oh look, we're one game away from an entirely surprising, new, and interesting finals.

Fark the NBA.  How people can remain interested in this repeatfest is beyond me.
 
ghostfacekillahrabbit
2018-05-28 6:44:02 AM  
1 vote:

Trocadero: As a Lakers fan, I'm highly disappointed, b/c it's painfully obvious LeBron would be farking retarded to leave the dumpster fire of putrid mediocrity in the East. If he came to the Lakers, which is the only farking "strategy" the front office farking has these days, he's going to have to go through Oakland and Houston? fark that.


Yeah that's the ticket. That's the reason LeBron won't sign with the Lakers. It has nothing to do with the Lakers' horsheshiat roster .
 
FriarReb98 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2018-05-28 7:08:46 AM  
1 vote:

Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste: To be fair, Boston was missing their two best players. I still don't think they're that great, but still.


Missing their two best players and had their worst night of the playoffs on the last night of the playoffs. I'd be shocked-if they stay intact-and don't make it at least this far next year.
 
OtherLittleGuy [BareFark]
2018-05-28 3:34:44 PM  
1 vote:

Khellendros: Oh look, we're one game away from an entirely surprising, new, and interesting finals.

Fark the NBA.  How people can remain interested in this repeatfest is beyond me.


"Oh, God, not another Yankees-Dodgers World Series", said no one in the 50s.
 
smd31
2018-05-28 4:39:04 PM  
1 vote:

bainsguy: bigpeeler: Don't forget those well paid zebras.

HAHA OH MAN BECAUSE THE REFEREES ARE ALWAYS PAID AMIRITE

I'm sure it had nothing to do with Boston's 18% 3 point shooting and 34% overall shooting.


As someone that doesn't watch the NBA that much, I actually watched most of that game last night (was rooting for the Celtics).  The Celtics took horrible shots all night, especially in the 2nd and 4th quarters (if I remember correctly).  They were doing well when they were going into the paint all night so what do they do?  Lob 3 pointers when there's plenty of time to work the ball around.

/meh
 
OtherLittleGuy [BareFark]
2018-05-28 4:56:01 PM  
1 vote:

bainsguy: bigpeeler: Don't forget those well paid zebras.

HAHA OH MAN BECAUSE THE REFEREES ARE ALWAYS PAID AMIRITE

I'm sure it had nothing to do with Boston's 18% 3 point shooting and 34% overall shooting.


Yeah, that doesn't quite translate into the Celtics getting into foul trouble in five minutes for breathing King James's air....
 
mjbok
2018-05-28 5:15:24 PM  
1 vote:
I'm constantly amazing that sportcasters are actually able to enunciate with Bron Bron's cock so deep in their throat.  Every single thing he does is the most amazing, bestest thing evar.  He is, with out a doubt, one of the best ever, but if he makes a shot it is amazing, no matter what that shot is.

The funniest thing I heard was "he never gives up.  He always gives a 100% and plays a full game."  Apparently they don't remember his last stint with the Cavs.
 
IAmRight [TotalFark]
2018-05-29 9:28:40 AM  
1 vote:

FLMountainMan: The East is so shiatty.  LeBron just heroically beat a bunch of 19 year olds.  The Cavs are going to lose to the Warriors while we all get to hear how Christlike Bronbron is.   At least if the Rockets won we'd have had something different.


"The East is so sh*tty" is the common refrain from basically anyone that hates LeBron. After all, how could they be any good if they can't beat him?

Also, the 73-win Warriors weren't really very good, and neither were the Spurs or Thunder.

You know what teams were great? The New York Patrick Ewing's, a one-man team that never won a title and never would have, even if the Bulls didn't exist.

The Reggie Miller Pacers, even though by every system that rates teams historically, the 2012-14 version that LeBron took out was better than the version Jordan beat.

Hell, even the 2007 Pistons LeBron beat were better than any Pistons team Jordan beat.
 
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