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[MORTALCOIL]

I just read about it, he isn't just talking about seeding the top 16 from both conferences as a whole, as he said that would mean more travel, i.e this year golden state would have played Boston in the first round.Rather having each conference seed 1-8 by record rather than having division champs seeding higher.

Probably means they'd have to go back to the 2-3-2 format.

[Dave D]

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13020515/kyrie-irving-cleveland-cavaliers-fractures-kneecap-season-ending-surgery

Breaking News,  *****Cavs say Kyrie will miss 3-4 months with fractured left kneecap. What a brutal break for Kyrie and the franchise
 4min ago



he better come thru or all the greatness talk needs to stop

That's not fair, the Cavs weren't winning the series with a healthy Kyrie. Lebron is an all timer just not the GOAT.

[King Shizzo]

It would, but like the comissioner said, it would mean too much travel, the man has a point.

I'm tired of excuses like that. They are mega millionaires playing for a billion dollar league. The spike in interest, and potential revenue increase would outweigh players crying over flights from LA to New York.

I'm sure they could figure something out.

[Nails]

That's not fair, the Cavs weren't winning the series with a healthy Kyrie. Lebron is an all timer just not the GOAT.

and not to mention shitty coaches as well


mike brown
Erik Spoelstra
David Blatt

[Dave D]

and not to mention shitty coaches as well


mike brown
Erik Spoelstra
David Blatt

I dont know how that slipped my mind. 

I think Brown was the worst,  I can't understand how he convinced the Lakers to hire him got fired and still came back to Cleveland. ...

[Ronnie Rep]

and not to mention shitty coaches as well


mike brown
Erik Spoelstra
David Blatt

Spoelstra is not a shitty coach.

[Earl1972]

yep 44 and when the game was close with a few minutes to go and into overtime he pulled a Houdini and vanished. Remember it's not how you start but how you finish.

even jordan admits he missed more game winning shots than he made

his 44 points got them to OT, that team is in the lottery without him and that's a fact not an opinion

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[Earl1972]

Yep because it was Phil playing out of his mind hitting 3's from all over.  It was Phil jumping over everyone and hitting jump shots from anywhere.  Or do you want to give credit to superstars like Wentworth or Longley?

well you want to give all the credit to bosh and wade while lebron was winning the mvp's, so according to you it had to be phil since jordan didn't win without him since lebron didn't win a title without those guys

i'm just trying to use your "logic"

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[Earl1972]

Lol.

Can you please just admit that Lebron did what he often does, play great and then disappear at crunch time.  He is the anti-Michael Jordan. 

And please stop bringing up Phil Jackson because he doesn't have shit to do with your boy.

yep lebron sucks because he scored 44 instead of 45

you're right he is the anti michael jordan, he didn't have an all star team and the best coach ever handed to him, he worked for everything he has all by himself

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[King Shizzo]

yep lebron sucks because he scored 44 instead of 45

you're right he is the anti michael jordan, he didn't have an all star team and the best coach ever handed to him, he worked for everything he has all by himself

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Ummm......Lebron didn't win shit until he surrounded himself with all-stars. I could have coached those Heat teams to the Finals.

[Earl1972]

Ummm......Lebron didn't win shit until he surrounded himself with all-stars. I could have coached those Heat teams to the Finals.

he won the east with nobody on his team in 07, a 22 year old prodigy way ahead of his time

lebron had no more all stars on his team than jordan, magic, larry or almost any other super star you can think of

it's just "cool" to hate him

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[King Shizzo]

he won the east with nobody on his team in 07, a 22 year old prodigy way ahead of his time

lebron had no more all stars on his team than jordan, magic, larry or almost any other super star you can think of

it's just "cool" to hate him

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Jordan had Pippen and that was it for the first three titles. If anything, that proves that one guy can't win it all by himself.

Lebron had Wade, Bosh, and Ray Allen (which was part of his own big 3 in Boston)

Ray Allen had to take a lesser role off of the bench with the Heat. He still could have easily averaged 20pts per game as a starter on another team.

[Earl1972]

Jordan had Pippen and that was it for the first three titles. If anything, that proves that one guy can't win it all by himself.

Lebron had Wade, Bosh, and Ray Allen (which was part of his own big 3 in Boston)

horace grant was a beast and the competiton in the early 90's was weak as fuck

name all the stars on that suns and trail blazers team

the lakers team was older and didn't have kareem

bosh is not a super star and neither is late 30's ray allen

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[King Shizzo]

horace grant was a beast and the competiton in the early 90's was weak as fuck

name all the stars on that suns and trail blazers team

the lakers team was older and didn't have kareem

bosh is not a super star and neither is late 30's ray allen

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Back then they played a man's game. They had enforcers and they made you pay for going in the paint. Imagine Lebron driving against the Bad Boy Pistons or the Knicks of the early to mid 90's. Lebron would get closelined, and be out for the year.

I have never seen a guy get so many patty cake calls, especially when he nearly charges on every drive.

[MORTALCOIL]

Back then they played a man's game. They had enforcers and they made you pay for going in the paint. Imagine Lebron driving against the Bad Boy Pistons or the Knicks of the early to mid 90's. Lebron would get closelined, and be out for the year.

I have never seen a guy get so many patty cake calls, especially when he nearly charges on every drive.

Actually LeBron could have done fairly well. I don't like the guy but he's a freak physically. One of the reasons the NBA got pussified is because the Pistons handed Jordan's ass and then the Lakers to them. The 92 Knicks know a lot about patty cake calls. Jordan had the refs doing a nurse's job. Taylor made league to sell t-shirts and sneakers. MJ is the GOAT but part of it is because they changed the rules in order for it to happen.

[herefortheglitter]

he won the east with nobody on his team in 07, a 22 year old prodigy way ahead of his time

lebron had no more all stars on his team than jordan, magic, larry or almost any other super star you can think of

it's just "cool" to hate him

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He also got swept that year in the finals.

[Earl1972]

He also got swept that year in the finals.

they got swept by an amazing team, a 5 time champion

name the 2nd best player on that cavs team

would you respect him more if they lost to the pistons in the east finals?  the pistons had 4 all stars

i shouldn't even say "they" because it was lebron and a bunch of borderline nba players

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[Earl1972]

lebron james = the only player in nba history that has to win multiple titles with nobodies to become the best ever

why not be grateful for being a witness instead? 

you guys want to nitpick every little thing go right ahead, i cannot sanction buffoonery

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[BDsauce]

Warriors in 4 

LeBron is the Kevin Levrone of the NBA...

[Hulkotron]

wait.  So now the commissioner is saying they may change the seeding and do a 1-16 format.  If that is the case the Cavs will never make it to the finals.

I'm pretty sure he said they will definitely not be doing that.

...it just doesn't seem like a good idea at the moment

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13015262/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-little-chance-banning-hack-shaq

[Hulkotron]

lol @ dicks-for-brains "Earl" comparing Horace Grant to Chris Bosh and Kevin Love

[King Shizzo]

lol @ dicks-for-brains "Earl" comparing Horace Grant to Chris Bosh and Kevin Love

Horace Grant was more like a Noah. Defense and rebounds, not for his offense.

[Nails]

Spoelstra is not a shitty coach.

How they do this year ?

[Dave D]

Horace Grant was more like a Noah. Defense and rebounds, not for his offense.

Horace Grant was more like Otis Thorpe. He wasnt an NBA all time great but a very good player nonetheless.

[Pray_4_War]

Horace Grant was more like Otis Thorpe. He wasnt an NBA all time great but a very good player nonetheless.

Agree 100%.

Even Rodman was a role player.  He was a defense and rebounding specialist.  I love him and I think hes a deserving hall of famer, but you can't compare his skill set to Bosh or Kevin Love.