>"It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience." - Julius Caesar
Knicks will win a playoff game this season
Ben Simmons is the ASSIST GOD
>>69292624
More like getting the 8th seed and a 1st round exit
>>69292625
I was a little disappointed in his game vs the celtics but he shows a lot of promise
DURANT IS A PUSSY ASS BITCH
This story of betrayal will be etched into stone for years to come.
>>69292658
They might squeeze in one home game win in round 1 before D Rose's knees reach nuclear meltdown and the fuel rod leak kills everyone in Madison Square Garden
HAHAHA TIME FOR LEBRON GOAT AND CAVS REPEAT
>NBA Finals MVP: 2011
>NBA Most Valuable Player: 2007
>13× NBA All-Star: 2002–2012, 2014–2015
>12× All-NBA Team: 2001–2012
>RANKED 6TH IN ALL-TIME SCORING
>Ranked 2ND in all-time NBA Finals free throw percentage
>82 consecutive free throws made (the third-longest streak of all-time)
>One of FOUR (4) players with an NBA Playoff career average of 25 ppg and 10 rpg (25.3 ppg, 10.0 rpg through 2016 postseason)
>One of seven members of the 50–40–90 club: 2007
>Holds the record for most free-throws made in a single playoff season with 205 free-throws made: 2006
>Dallas Mavericks all-time statistical leader in games, points, rebounds, field goals, three-point field goals and free throws
Literally LITERALLY Top 10 player in NBA History
">b-but you need to play defense and offensE to be Top 10"
>RANKED 8TH IN ALL TIME DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
>One of TWO (2) players with 150 three-pointers and 100 blocks in a single season: 2001
>One of THREE (3) players to surpass the mark of 1,000 in both three-pointers and blocks for the career
>One of TEN (10) players to surpass the marks of 25,000 in points and 10,000 in rebounds for the career
Guess what fagfuck
>Better blocker than Lebron
>better defensive rebounder than Lebron
If you are trying to be a casual piece of shit by saying Dirk doesnt belong Top 10 because no defense then I guess you better cut Kobe, Lebron, and Jordan out because they were worse defenders than Dirk.
Now get on your knees and Apologize. Right Now.
Based Fucking Dirk
Most Loyal
Most Clutch
Most Lovable
Also reminder Lebron to the Heat was mote of a bitch move than Durant to the Warriors. Deal with it.
guys wade started following a cavs-related account on twitter
>>69293177
>That Roman numeral 4
Am I missing something?
>>69293133
Hopefully he snaps out of his double vision and can see the basket now
>>69292579
>Wiggins
>TT
>not good
>Nash
>not insta lock hof
Silly casual
>>69293209
>>69293209
Stop sucking dirk's
dick
FUCK STEPH CURRY
FUCK STEPH CURRY
>>69293209
damn ur really trying to overtake chips4lyfe as the shittiest trip now that he's gone?
>>69293209
66-76 playoff record
Lost in first round when mvp and one seed
Lost in first round of playoffs 8 years
Lel
>>69293289
>>69293318
Did chips4lyfe post literal facts and make casuals mad at the truth too?
>>69293321
Lebron couldnt win a ring being the only superstar on a team
Dirk Did.
Dirk > Lebron
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 38m38 minutes ago
Sources on @TheVertical: Free agent Dwyane Wade and Denver officials just completed a 2.5 hour meeting in New York.
The heat aren't even good. Just pay the man.
OKC should trade for Bledsoe. Bledsoe + Westbrook would be the Kobe back court. The spirit power of their father's GOATness would help them beat the Warriors and restore order to the universe.
>>69293222
its acceptable to use it like that as well. IV is "normal" but IIII was used even by romans regularly.
Fuck kd. It sucks that he left us but going to the warriors is what really fucking rustled my jimmies.
What is funny though is since he left instead of burning jerseys people here have been leaving their jerseys at KDs doorstep at his downtown apartment and homeless people run up and take them so now theres a shit ton of homeless people near downtown okc wearing kd jerseys
>>69293373
>dirk>lebron
>dirk better defender than Jordan
Please let this be a joke
>>69293373
>>69293373
>>69293345
>>69293289
>>69293209
its amazing how one tripfag has managed to make the most likable player in NBA history unlikable
>>69293397
Can you use VIIII instead of IX?
>>69293414
why link two of my posts when shit talking a tripfag????????????????????
>>69293397
Thank you Mr. Roman(ia)
Guys, I don't like all the arguing about Lebron. How about we limit the discussion to people who know what it's like to watch good basketball. Please only post ITT if your team won the NBA Finals most recently. Thanks!
>>69293433
>disliking Dirk because of some idiot
why?
>>69293433
>I hate a player because of posters on a cliptographical sketch pad
Go back to /asp/ already and go back to your WWE containment threads
>>69293454
meant to link>>69293433
fag fuck off i am not a trip
>>69293209
If anything we should laugh at Cuban for wasting most of Dirk's career having him play on shit teams while taking hometown discounts. He's the main reason why Dirk doesn't have three or four rings by now.
>>69293373
Lol Dirks greatest nemesis was the first round
Can't be > than a three time finals mvp when you have a losing record in playoffs
>>69293497
dirk is amazing
deal with it or kill yourself
>>69293209
>7' tall
>less than 8 rebounds per game
>less than 1 block per game
Laughinggirls.exe
>>69293509
if anything we should be laughing at dirk. he stuck with an owner who isn't willing to overpay a little. it doesn't help is a fucking idiot for falling for the discount meme
>>69293530
add Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Galloway as well lads
>>69293509
Dirk couldn't even beat tha 8th seed his mvp year with the one seed
I'm sorry but you can't say a guy who has lost in the first round 8 times could have one 3/4 championships with help when they can't even get out of the first round
>>69293433
No I live in Dallas, the shitty fans here have already done that
>Dirk "Choker" "One meme ring" Nowitzki
>GOAT
Holy shit, do people actually think this?
>>69293556
>>69293560
kill yourself faggot
no shitty fans in dallas but you
>>69293587
dirkcucks will never learn
How do you lose in the 1st round 8 times and have a losing record in the playoffs of 66-78?
Hell lebron got to the finals with the cavs and never lost in the first round
>>69293587
No just this guy
>>69293599
Dallas' fan base is disgusting sorry
>>69293620
duncan lost as the first seed to the based grizz
>>69293620
Well yeah he played in an easy conference. If dirk played in the East he would have 8 rings by now
>>69293599
>>69293658
wtf????
this tripfag is taking things a little too far, but seriously you are the problem with this fanbase
KILL YOURSELF
dirk is the best thing to happen to dallas sports in the past twenty years
>>69293688
You know you still have to beat the other conference to win the finals right
>>69293755
>>69293756
Lebron could literally not beat Based Dirk in the Finals
Dirk > Lebron
FACT
>>69293755
I'm not a Mavs fan and never was, but every other faggot that jumped on the bandwagon spouted the same things as him. Dallas is full of fair weather fans
>>69293781
>>69293825
Dirk can't beat Baron Davis or Stephen Jackson in a playoff series.
>>69293854
>>69293847
>longest sellout streak in the nba
>nothing but first round exits and one missed playoffs in the past five years
>fairweather
mate i think you might need to look up the definition of "fairweather"
>>69293854
>t. god awful earring
>>69293825
Even if that were true, it doesn't change the fact that Dirk is barely a top 5 PF pham
Does this Dirk fag not have a job? He's on here posting every time I check
>>69293889
>>69293907
who cares?
>this thread
>>69293933
Dirk doesnt follow traditional player roles. So saying he isnt the best at a certain poaition doesnt matter because He is still Top 10 nba player all time and that is what matters.
Dirk completely unique and created the greatest shot of all time and is now perfecting the sky hook in the offseason, and if he does that he will be playing until he is 50
>>69293978
go ahead
>>69292625
>Ben Simmons
>Already got injured in a game
Short lived hyped, he seems like a coolbro though
Do you think Dirk would be liked less if he was black? Do you think fans cling to him because he's a white player they can admire?
>>69294020
>barely top 5 PF
>still top 10 player
Listen to yourself
>>69293755
Dirk is no doubt a memeable player. I bet he browses /nba/ too. He seems like the type of guy who would eat icecream and browse 4chan in his offseason time
>>69294108
>overall stats are bound to positions
His stats and acconplishments put him Top 10 stop being so mad at the truth
>>69293854
You know what, I never got my chance to ask a german what they think of Dirk Nowitzki. The next person with a german flag who posts here is getting asked
Wade just signed with the Bulls.
Do Mavs stand chance? Deron/Wes/Barnes/Dirk/Bogut isnt that bad of a starting 5.
Also is Ray Allen the biggest cuck in the nba? Solely coming back to hook up with potential contenders to ring hunt like a pussy.
>>69294158
He ring hunts because he's not that good of a player.
>>69294020
Charles Barkley wasn't a traditional power forward either but he's still top 3
>>69294151
germans like him duh
>>69294123
nah he is a goof but not degenerate enough for a place like this
>>69294158
5th-6th is their ceiling I think, unless everything goes wrong with memphis/okc and they exceed expectations they could maybe wind up 4th and lose to the warriors superfagtream in the second round
>>69294158
Hello mate. Do you remember me canada? I am the frenchie hawks fan ;)
>>69294212
Thats what Im saying. Dirk isn't a traditional PF or SF or SG and he is Top 10.
>>69294148
>Dirk is top 10 all-time
I'll give him top 20 because he has a ring. But there many deserving players that have accomplished as much as Dirk, but with more rings.
>>69294213
Kevin Durant picks the Raiders when he plays Tecmo Bowl.
>>69294260
Top 15 desu
Also you're a huge faggot if you dislike Dirk
>>69294148
Out of curiosity, let's see your top 10
>>69293688
>muh weak conference
Losing to the Pistons team that beat the Lakers or to the Big 3 Celtics is less laughable than losing to the Baron Davis led Warriors, the Hornets and the Nuggets, not even mentioning getting swept by the Thunder.
>>69294158
Mavs are going to be better defensively this year than they were last year. Barnes and Bogut now have chances to thrive.
This isn't a championship team.
52-30 and 5th seed is their ceiling tbqh
>>69294368
>Barnes
lol
>>69294310
Id have to prepare it, and im not sure how this general would take it probably Everyones mind will be blown due to revelation or something
>>69294301
You're probably mistaking me for some casual idiot who hates Dirk. I'm fine with him, and even rooted for him in his '11 chip run.
There are just more deserving players who crack top 15. Dirk is a solid top 20.
Imagine telling a Thunder fan when they were up 3-1 vs the Warriors in the WCF that they'd not only lose the series but also Durant.
>>69294478
I'd imagine it would be funny as hell when they find out it's true.
>>69294456
Where would you rank Kevin Garnett?
>>69294478
>Thunder Fan: "Good joke xdxdxdxd you can't fool me lelelel we gon' win da chip."
>>69292625
The next LeCramp
>>69294549
ahead of dirk. only thing dirk is better at is 3s
I woke up this morning and thought kd going to the warriors was just a nightmare
>PG: D Rose
>SG: D Wade
>SF: Carl Melo
>PF: Porzingoat
>C: J Noah
Name a better starting 5. I fucking dare you to name a better one. Protip: You can't
>>69294549
Not sure. He was a beast in his own right, winning an MVP and DPOY, as well as a ring.
Probably top 20 as well.
>>69294620
Kidd
Pipe
Melo
Amare
Chandler
>>69294620
>Rose
>Noah
I know your post is sarcasm / bait but how are there still people who think Rose and Noah are any good? Especially Noah, he's straight dogshit and the only thing he's famous for is annually getting cucked by Lebron.
>>69294158
Still pissy about Ray Ray for going to the Heat.Guess he couldn't deal with Rondo and also how Avery Bradley was getting his minutes because he couldn't play D
Lakers?
>>69294623
>>69294602
Well I respectfully disagree. So lets agree to disagree.
in other news I am axtually super excited for Andrew Bogut. Previous 1st overall pick, Can pass really well, Tall. The Mavs really thrived off of great passing and pick and rolls for their 2011 championshil run and Bogut fills both of those roles. Im not sure how physical he is and would like for someone to fill me in
https://youtu.be/_91Y0LVXRBo.
>>69294790
You'll be first round fodder per usual, dirk will retire with 9 first round exits, which is probably record for any mvp winner
>>69294852
k
>>69294852
dirk rocks you don't
>>69293209
Underrated post
>>69294662
Lmao
>>69294620
Westbrook
Oladipo
Kanter
Adams
DURANT
Would have been best starting 5 in basketball
D-Wade is leaving. God I wish it could be Cleveland, but the money won't work. Prepare Miami, he's gone. #DWade #DwayneWade #FreeAgency
— Josh Cohen- ESPN WPB (@JoshCohenRadio) July 6, 2016
>>69295274
#HEGONE
OOOOOHHHHH FUCK
>>69295352
This can't be true. Fuck! No! We were finally getting a good team together. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>69295274
>Not being Loyal to the only team you've played on for 13 years
Why is loyalty and hard work so hard to come by? Durant, Lebron, Wade.
Sad.
>>69295352
I'm ok with this actually. Kobr's favorite son gets to play with Kobr's lightskin son.
>>69295471
>>69295274
Also foeget everything I said about OKC not being a dumpster fire post Durant
69295471
>>69293557
SG and C are weak but otherwise surprisingly impressive
>>69294310
top 10 active
LeGoat
D'angelo Russell
Mike Conley
Evan Turner
Jared Sullenger
Kosta Koufus
Greg Oden
thats all i can think of
>>69295221
>durant
>on the best starting five in basketball at any team
kek hes shit
>>69293557
Why does no one mention how fucking stupid the name Hernangomez is?
Would you rather have Russ with Steph's shooting or Steph with Russ' athleticism
Holy fuck that dirk trip is awful. I usually don't even bother filtering but jesus christ
>>69295923
Russ. Steph is a bitch, Russ is alpha as fuck.
>>69295923
They sorta cancel each other
Hear me out, if you give steph westbrooks athleticism, steph doesnt have to excel at his strongpoint ie shooting, so it functionally dissipates
Same with vice versa, russell wouldnt have to utilize his athleticism if he could shoot like curry, t. lebron
>>69295974
Yeah dirk is good because hes not obnoxious in telling everyone hes good all the time, and generally the fans arent llike that either. This guy ruined dirk for me
like the main reason i hate curry and kobe is because of the fans ive encountered
>>69295923
If Westbrook could consistently hit his 3s he would be the best player in the world
>>69296085
pound for pound*
>>69293209
dirk won on his own terms. nigga won against LeBron and the Heatles.
he never even had to record a statline after 2011 passed. he's HoF for sure and a living legend. He gets his dick sucked every night by dallas sluts
based dirk, you are too good for this league
>>69296010
But Curry is a bitch with glass knees. Westgod takes games over, even with bad shooting.
>Chicago cancelled their meeting with Wade
IT'S HAPPENING
>>69296061
>I hate players and teams because of their fans
>actually scratch that, I hate them because of A SINGLE FAGGOT ON THE INTERNET
This is the ultimate retard mentality that's endemic in /sp/.
>>69296143
I agree mostly but at the same time westgod had a gruesome injury too not too long ago
Is the current Knicks roster a threst to Cleavland?
>>69296211
They aren't even a threat to the Craptors much less Cleveland.
Which player has the best looking sneakers? New Kobr's look pretty dope
>>69296167
I wouldn't say its retard mentality as much as its personal experience bias. I cant help the fact that when i think of dirk from now on i will be like "oh i think hes good but i dont wanna associate with that faggot from /nba/," I dont think theres anything "retarded" about simple association
say you love drinking tequila then one time you get sick from it and associate it when that time going forward, thats the same thing. Food with food poisoning etc, its implicit association bias from personal experience. Not retarded
You faggot
>>69296189
Came back strong as hell and hasn't been hurt since. Curry had an injury during the playoffs.
I just passed by Kawhi while going I to a pizza hut. I was on my phone, so I accidentally bumped into him. I apologized and we both went on our separate ways.
charles barkley btfo durant hahahhahahahah
>>69296244
This is objectively false though
>>69296300
No, it's more like liking a movie and then finding out some stupid neckbeard likes it too and suddenly you pretend to hate it.
I hate Cowboys fans like you wouldn't believe but that doesn't make me admire some of their players any less.
>>69296211
regular season yeah they'll get hot and win 1 or 2
post season no
>>69296211
Kek, not even close. The Knicks will be fucked when Rose, Noah, and Melo all go down with knee injuries at the same time. They have like 4 good knees in their entire starting lineup.
>>69296431
I see your point but i think the similar analogy would be you like some actor in a movie then finding out some faggot neckbeard likes that actor, the movie is neither here nor there but that specific actor is shit because faggots like him
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2650244-reggie-miller-kevin-durant-traded-a-sacred-legacy-for-cheap-jewelry
People always ask, "What made you stay in Indiana for all those years?"
>This is the best way I can answer that question: Your checkout teller at the grocery store, the attendant at the gas station, the ushers, the waiters, the waitresses—all these fans laughed and cheered with me, and they cried with me after the losses to Shaq, MJ and the Knicks.
>We were in it together.
>I could not look at those fans had I gone somewhere else. I could not win a championship in Miami like LeBron, popping bubbly and all that, knowing there's a group in Indiana that stayed with me when I wasn't able to win a title. I couldn't turn my back on that fanbase and say, "Yay, I got a ring!"
>But to me, a king should never leave his kingdom.
when reggie miller doesnt want to trade places with you, you know you fucked up.
>>69293177
>that fake Datejust
Wewlad
>Nene agrees to one-year, $2.9 million deal with Rockets.
Who ever thinks #Kevin is a coward for leaving #YourStupid...Media has FOOLED you for decades..they have made you believe that the best players and smartest are champions....if you didnt win a ring you're legacy is incomplete. #CBarkley #Ewing #Cwebb #A.I #ReggieM etc cant be the best of the best because they didnt win a ring BUT no one has EVER mentioned the (Business of Basketball) only 5 % of sports owners wanna win CHAMPIONSHIPS and will SPEND the money to do so. #Lakers #GS #spurs #Dallas #Miami #NYK then u have the (Lets just make the playoffs group) then u have the #donaldsterling mindsets..those are teams that make money no matter what because its a sports citynow #Philly has become the new #Clips get rid of any player that shows signs of Maxing Out theres a reason the same teams are shitty every year and they feed you that (Rebuilding BULL SHIT) they bank ticket sells on one player...SO how the hell is a players legacy Defined if the ppl who are making the decision AINT about winning BUT money...either win 10 rings and make (500 million) or NO rings and make (2 billion)??any player thats drafted to any team other then the ones i named YOU LEGACY is fucked...#Lebron realized after #DanGilbert bought that team for 500 million he wasnt spending any extra to put REAL (not old has beens)players around him to win SO he bounced to a owner who would spend to win..NOW the media forced kevin to leave YES FORCED if he stayed and didnt win KNOWING they wasnt signing one free agent this summer to help them win then (he aint a GREAT) if he leaves to chase a ring then (Hes a coward) if he went to a bad team then (hes chasing money) he went into free agency with one foot on a banana pill and the other in a grave #NoGreatChoice CAVS won the chip this year #GS reloaded #NYK loaded up and who have the CAVS actually went after?? they havent signed one big free agent outside #LarryHughes05.i see why coaches get FIRED so much BECAUSE #GM'sgivetheyasses magicbeansforplayas
>>69296446
>They have like 4 good knees in their entire starting lineup
My sides
>>69296421
>>69296211
>aging ballhog Melo who can't even get the Knicks to the playoffs IN THE EAST
>Derrick Rose with exploding knees who hasn't been relevant in years
>Noah who plays like literal shit and is only known for the amount of kek he produces everytime Lebron cucks him out of the playoffs
>thinking this shithouse is somehow a threat to the defending champion who just came back to beat a 73 win powerhouse in the finals
Top jej. Your only legit player is Porzingis and he would still be the 3rd best player on the Cavs at absolute best.
>DAILY REMINDER THAT IF YOU RAG ON THE WINDIANS AND CLOWNS NOT TO ROOT FOR THE CAVS >CINCINNATI PLS GO
>DAILY REMINDER THAT IF YOU RAG ON THE WINDIANS AND CLOWNS NOT TO ROOT FOR THE CAVS >CINCINNATI PLS GO
>DAILY REMINDER THAT IF YOU RAG ON THE WINDIANS AND CLOWNS NOT TO ROOT FOR THE CAVS >CINCINNATI PLS GO
>DAILY REMINDER THAT IF YOU RAG ON THE WINDIANS AND CLOWNS NOT TO ROOT FOR THE CAVS >CINCINNATI PLS GO
>DAILY REMINDER THAT IF YOU RAG ON THE WINDIANS AND CLOWNS NOT TO ROOT FOR THE CAVS >CINCINNATI PLS GO
>>69296650
>those are teams that make money no matter what because its a sports citynow #Philly has become the new #Clips get rid of any player that shows signs of Maxing Out
Mcw was fucking garbage and Jah can't play defense, but sure, lets go with this
Yo this nigga Christian Wood been playing good ik it's summer league but he had 20 pts on July 4 and dropped 19 pts last night. You guys see him becoming a good NBA player? Not a superstar or star but you know.
>>69296726
>tfw Browns, Reds and Cavs fan
>>69296725
It absolutely blows my mind that the Knicks are still trying the same old gimmicks to build their team all these years later. It's like the only thing they know how to do is sign old, washed up, injury riddled vets to terrible contracts. How the fuck have they not learned their lesson by now? The should have traded Melo for young guys and picks and re-built around Porzingis.
Ray Allen would be a walking W if he comes back and wins a championship. Not with the Warriors tho
>>69296650
>#Lakers #GS #spurs #Dallas #Miami #NYK
C-Celtics?
B-Bulls?
>>69296845
Holmes, Noel and Embiid do his job and do it better, but I think he would be good to trade to the raptors or a team in need of young big men. He can be a homeless man's tyson chander if he works on his defense.
Reggie Miller:
"It was the fight to put Indiana on the map that, in my mind, is my greatest accomplishment"
>>69296975
bulls owner is cheap as fuck
>>69296725
>Melo
>ball hog
Confirmed for not watching the Knicks at all.
The roster hasn't even been nba caliber the last two seasons. There is no way you can make those baseless assumptions or blame Melo in anyway, he is still a top tier scorer
>>69296845
Dude has eternal Pippen face
>>69296899
I think they're trying to win while Melo is still good, and if it doesn't work then you can blow it up and rebuild around Porzingis. It's not like he's THAT good yet, anyways
>>69296650
The only way Durant could redeem himself would be to do the thing Lebron did, return to OKC 4 years later and win them a ship. But Lebron was a northeast Ohio native who just returned to his home state while there is nothing tying Durant to Oklahoma, so I doubt he will do it.
I played against this Warrior team yesterday in 2K16. Got blown out like it was my first time ever playing lol
>>69296899
I think they're retarded enough to think they're getting the 2010 MVP version of Rose and not the literal who with bum knees. That fucker is the RG3 of basketball I swear.
Do the Sixers get 30 wins or more this year?
With Rajon Rondo and Jimmy Butler how far can the bulls go
>>69296507
B T F O
Based Chuck too.
"I was disappointed. I was disappointed like I was disappointed when LeBron went to Miami," Barkley said on ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike on Wednesday. "Kevin is a terrific player, he's a good kid. But just disappointed with the fact that he weakened another team and he's gonna kind of gravy train on a terrific Warriors team. Just disappointed from a competitive standpoint. Because just like it meant more to LeBron to win one in Cleveland, it would mean more to Kevin to win one in Oklahoma than it would be in Golden State."
"We develop this thing where you keep telling these guys, 'Hey man, if you don't win a championship you're a bum.' I don't feel like a bum," he said. "I'm pretty sure Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone and John Stockton -- we think we're pretty damn good. We could have played with some of those other guys and kind of cheated our way to a championship. But there is this thing that started with this new generation where these guys feel so much pressure. Everybody wants to win.
"I'm a big Chris Paul fan. I'm sure Chris Paul wants to win a championship. And he could, when his contract is up, go join one of these super teams and get a championship. But it won't be the same as leading your team where you're the bus driver instead of the bus rider."
"We're gonna have guys on bad teams making $25 million a year. And we're going to have three or four competitive teams," Barkley said. "That's the negative of LeBron going to Miami, KD going to Golden State.
>>69297428
>"First of all the fans love their teams, they love sports. But they're not going to go see Sacramento, Indiana, Miami, these bad teams where guys are making 10, 20, 30 million dollars a year and they don't have a chance to compete. I mean, that's where we're going. We're going to kill the golden goose. Everybody's going to be making a lot of money, but other than five teams we're going to be putting a shabby product out there. That's what's going to kill the NBA in the next few years in my opinion."
Who agrees Karl Malone is a better power forward than Tim Duncan, but just without the rings.
Malone is second on all-time scoring list with 36,928. Duncan is ay 14th with 26,496. Would Malone have had the same rings or more with Spurs?
>>69296899
You obviously haven't been paying attention at all if you think the Knicks contacts are bad.
It's amazing Phil pulled off what he did. And if Rose doesn't work oUT they won resign him next year and get cp3 or WB instead
>>69296507
Reggie Miller pretty much became a honorary midwesterner even though he was from California. Durant is just a faggot.
>>69297428
fucking based
>>69297500
Malone is without any doubt better on a individual level. But Timmy was still a better defender while Malone was a scoring machine in the lowpost.
>>69297200
I remember the Lakers in NBA 03 Live, Kobe, Shaq, Payton and Karl Malone all with 90+ ratings, it was tough to beat them.
>>69297671
This is exactly the proof that this shit works in videogames but not in real life. Bogut is a worse player than Durant but he fills the Warriors needs much better than yet another volume shooter.
People are thinking Miami Heat but this will really be more like the 2003 and 2012 Lakers, they will choke hard.
>>69296507
I agree but at the same time in lebrons defense he did get one in cleveland and thats the one people will remember, barring more in the future. and the other ones will just be padded on. Some guys need it for confidence
>>69297494
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16825851/charles-barkley-thinks-stars-kevin-durant-cheating-get-title
C H E A T E R
>>69297974
>don't want to be a villain
>actually set up the meeting in the first place
>actually went through with it
>didn't even do a sign and trade so OKC didn't get burned with nothing in return
FUCK KEVIN DURANT
>>69296852
Why resd
>https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/750753848440999936
>After one playoff game, Durant was at his locker reading tweets (as he would after most games). One from Skip Bayless really irked him.
11:10 AM - 6 Jul 2016
Skip really is a legend
>>69297974
>even Durant himself knows deep down that he's a traitor and a cuck
>>69297974
I think the whole thing is going to overwhelm him
he may get his ring but the stress is going to be an incredible drain. He'll probably act nonchalant but players and fans all over the league are going to get in his head and he will probably hear the word 'bitch' thrown at him about 100 times more than he is used to.
>>69298157
Why not Resd?
>>69297974
>The Warriors were struck by one thing early: Durant, quite clearly, was quite concerned with the PR hit he would likely take by leaving the Thunder
>their sense, from there until the end, was that he wanted to join the Warriors but didn't have the stomach to go through with it
modern NBA, everyone
>>69297863
Dude this, they're shooters and in the long run, shooters get cold. You need above average role players with minimal egos. t. cavs bench and TT, the real reason this cavs team struggled was because Love was mentally fragile hasn't adapted well to a place with expectations. Kyrie on the other hand bailed out LeBron and caused speculation to the 2015 title.
Warriors on the other hand, young talents all trying to prove themselves for future max contracts in potentially other places. The gravy train has to stop at some point, they cant afford to pay all these guys what theyre worth, not to mention the KD addition, like "oh we'll get another superstar that will fix us." I see a choke, and i see spurs being on the beneficial end of that transaction
is there a youtube channel to watch all the new rookies in the summer league?
>>69298175
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>>69298175
>playoff game
>reading tweets
This is why Durant is a beta and doesn't have the will to win a championship as a leader, instead of doing dark on social media he fucking NEEDS to know what people are thinking about him 24/7
He's got zero self esteem and is a pussy.
>>69298280
TT was overpaid last year but it doesn't even feel bad after seeing all these shitters getting ridiculous contracts this year.
>>69298280
I think the Harden/Westbrook/Durant dynamic is a forebearer of this
people called the Thunder retarded for trading Harden and on the surface it certainly was, but when you wrap that much money in players with the same role(high volume scorer) your roster is always one injury away from becoming incredibly unbalanced.
so right now they're easy championship favorite, but what happens if Green goes down? How exactly do they intend to play?
>>69293209
Anons got a ban for jailfu rolling last night while this faggot shits up every thread with spambait.
Why are you guys mad that KD went to the warriors?
It's not like they're going to be really good. I mean, they will be on the offensive end (maybe), but on the defensive end, they're still small as fuck.
>>69298504
He was just ahead of the pack. Plus LeBron saw potential in him. Reminds me so much of Rodman, good D and insane rebounding. Dunking every now and then
>>69297416
nowhere without more outside shooting
>>69298532
t. Bogut in the finals
>>69298559
I wonder if Thunder players will be able to get in his head
he's an incredibly sensitive and insecure guy and they probably know many of his emotional weaknesses, but will anybody be bold enough to actually attack any of them?
>>69298557
its nba related posting, although i hate him too
though i prefer him to curryspammer
>>69298532
Also the thing with Harden back then, he choked big time in the 2012 finals and OKC seriously lacked defense. Harden was almost as bad on D as he is now. Ibaka was the obvious choice for the one to keep from a GM Coach's perspective.
>yfw KD tried to pull a DJ but he forgot that rule existed and fucked up
remember when faggot KD sent out butthurt kawhi tweets? Lol KD will never have a finals MVP
>>69298712
>you da real mvp
>>69298712
Name starts with K and ends with obe.
>>69298736
Yeah and Ibaka has had a nice career desu, meanwhile I think they're happy with it considering Harden's laughing stock of a career since he left. Like great you're a scorer who gets punked in the finals literally every year. t. Clippers whole team
>>69298751
Nothing changed but the length of the moratorium.
>>69298532
Literally who on that team can stop Lebron? I remember in game 2 in the finals this year, Bogut was absolutely dominating the paint, he had like 4 blocks in the first quarter alone, nobody could score on him. That was also the game when the Cavs got completely BTFO.
So who do they replace him with? Fucking Zaza Pachulia and David West? Jesus Christ.
>>69297515
>assuming top tier free agents (CP, WB) will willingly join the Knicks
This is exactly my point. How the fuck are the Knicks still relying on this as a strategy to build a team? It's this same shit every single summer, and it literally never works out. You'll just end up signing more over the hill, injured vets like you always do.
Rose is fine cause he only has one year left, but that Noah contract is god awful. Between Amare, Marbury, and Francis, it blows my mind that the Knicks apparently haven't learned anything from their mistakes over the last decade plus.
>>69298785
"system player"
maybe kd's arms are long enough to catch a pass like this
>tfw qt girl way taller than me at gym with qt long super toned athletic legs
sweatyman.jpg
>>69298975
screenie the tweets i wanna see durant pussy ass
>Source: Minnesota Timberwolves and Brandon Rush agree to a one-year, $3.5 million deal.
>>69298923
Honestly in retrospect the best thing the Knicks ever did was when Dantoni tried to experiment with running the offense through Lin, people saw it as a meme gimmick at the time but it was their best option until all those vets got buttmad and forced him out.
>>69298915
I wonder if they're hoping to recruit Larry Sanders
because right now the ring chasers they are picking don't make much sense
i totally didnu nuffin! look at me i look like an honest individual with thug teeth!
>>69299282
Wrong thread pussyboi
>>69299256
If you think about it, in a way by taking a paycut to play a bitch bench role, you're buying a ring
so pathetic
>>69298923
You act like this was the same front office that made those moves.
You are also are a moron if you think the Noah contract is bad. The Knicks are rebuilding but they still need to field a full roster, they did the best they could do with the availability on the market.
All their vets conracts are short term and can continue to build their young talent if the old guys don't work out. They just brought up two top tier euro players along side KP. Plus they stole huge Barain contracts for Jennings and Lance, these players want to play in NY
The Knicks future is really looking bright
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>>69299282
lol fucking thug had a gun, seeing all my black friends on fb up in arms about this even tho they're all upper middle class and would never even be in that situation in the first place
>>69299393
it kind of makes sense if you're a guy like Larry Sanders who has struggled and been out of the league and needs to rebuild his rep
if you're David West it's actually kind of pathetic
>>69299418
Noah is so shit he should be actually paying the Knicks to play instead of other way around. I mean he's not even average or a glorified role player, he's fucking garbage.
>>69295352
>mfw the Kobe and sons meme just got real
>>69297974
>didn't want to be seen as a villain
Too late for that
He's going to choke so hard in the playoffs even harder than when he was up 3-1
>mfw warriors somehow lose this season and David West will have sacrificed tens of millions the last few years for nothing
AHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH
>>69294620
PG: Curry
SG: K Thompson
SF: Durant
PF: D Green
C: Pachulia
>>69299656
this
this is what i want, and to the spurs for good measure. Then epic cavs spurs rematch from 4-0 and lebron sweeps for ultimate poetic justice
>>69299589
You are retarsed if it actually think that. He had a severe injury during his worst season. Other than that he's one of the best defenders in the league.
You clearly have bias here. You're not worth arguing with if you're just going to spout nonsense
>Joakim no body left Noah
>Derrick no knees Rose
>Brandon no knees Jennings
>Knick fans somehow think getting all of these players was good
>>69299817
>retarsed
Don't @ me ever again
>>69299817
not that guy but lebron does cuck noah on an annual basis, noah has faded in the last couple years. he wasnt even starting was he?
>big men are so overpriced that everybody who is 6'11"+ and can chew gum and walk at the same time has been snapped up
>Johnny O'Bryant might be the best big left on the market
>>69299647
>game 6
>4 points in the 4th quarter
>1 out of 7 shooting
>the shitty of Kevin Durant
>>69299923
I'm wearing rubber gloves swipe texting while at work.
>>69299418
>You act like this was the same front office that made those moves.
That makes it even worse! They brought in Phil and he's making the same fucking mistakes Isiah was making. It's hilarious that Knicks fans are actually buying into this.
If you think a 4 year $72M contract for a 31 year old center that has missed a fuck ton of games the last couple years is a good contract, I don't know what to tell you. It's even worse that you think the Knicks are trying to rebuild and they have a bright future. These are not rebuild moves they're making. Who exactly is their future outside of Porzingis? Melo, Rose, and Noah are all clearly on a fast decline.
>>69299817
>muh injury excuse
So you're actually arguing that wasting 75 million on a player whose body was fucked by injuries is a wise move?
>>69299965
>3-16 in his career head to head against lebron
this should be good
>>69296446
>They have like 4 good knees in their entire starting lineup
Kek, so true.
>>69300014
>>69299871
This desu. Why do people discount durability and the ability to stay healthy and thinks it's somehow separate from other skills?
>>69296845
Fuck that scrub nigga
>>69300106
the Warriors built their team gambling on players with durability issues
>Chicago ditches their homeboy Rose
>Miami spits in Wade's face with a shitty contract
>Durant gives 9 years of losing to Duncan, Lebron, Curry
MUH LOYALTY
>>69300182
Tell the Knicks to go ahead and sign Greg Oden I hear he's available too.
>>69299418
>Hernangomez and Kuzminskas are top tier euro players
Hahahahaha. The good Hernangomez is in Denver -- you know, the team that actually has all the top tier Euro players.
>People doubting Phil
>not recognizing the brilliant moves he's been making salary wise
Why is /nba/ so dimwitted?
sucks that Durant left and he's kind of a bitch but 2bh some fans are incredibly hypocritical
Thunder fans turned their backs on Sefolosha and routinely and vulgarly mock Singler even though the both of them were never anything less than model professionals while in OKC.
of course that shit happens everywhere, but the point stands.
>>69300182
Steph is the only liability in that department. Klay and Draymond have played a lot of games healthy.
>banking your team success on injury prone players
Teams should know better.
>>69296726
>tfw Cavs fan but don't have to root for the Browns
>tfw Bengals win it all this year
Stay mad Cleveshit.
>>69300106
>>69300096
>>69300014
>>69300012
>>69299589
They have all of their picks too. If it Doesnt work out due to injurits they will be a lottery team and can get rid of every old player besides noah
They have a win win situation thanks to Phil
