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Durant would have to change conferences for that to happen.

am i the only one who watched game 6 of the 1998 finals? or game 7 of the Indiana/Bulls series that year?

the only time an ESPN personality got at Skip was Jalen Rose. He has not been on First Take since. ESPN is that petty that they will encourage its guys to go at someone leaving.

The 2008/2009 Cavs had a higher ELO rating than the 96/97 Jazz.There are many more messes in that ranking too but maybe you should scrutinize the data more the get back to me. The Jazz were not a great team, they just hung around until the rest if the west got old.

how can you take out the Sixers? Especially the championship team that won 67 65 games and only lost one game in the postseason? Thats crazy. They also got in epic battled with both the Lakers and Celtics. I only took the Rockets out because they were not an all time great team. Those early 80s Sixers teams could have won 3 or 4 titles The Sixers>Pistons in the 1980s. I didnt include the 60s because the Celtics were the great team, but the 67 Sixers were also an all time team and were a legit rival to the them. WHo was the 90s Bulls big rival?

The Jazz were not a great team. Stockton and Malone went to the finals after all the really strong Western Conference teams got old and disbanded. They got to the finals because they lasted the longest. The Rockets would have gave the Bulls a matchup nightmare, but when I say great I mean in the all time realm. The Rockets have never been in that convo. The Bulls are the only team we remember from the 1990s. Look at the 80s, Celtics, Lakers, and Sixers. 70s had the Knicks and Celtics teams.

so Jordan was on a stacked team, while Lebron has won without being on a stacked team. It most other conversations, the guy who did it on a underdog is usually seen as better. im not knocking Jordan at all. If anything, I am using conventional sport fan narratives. I think I read Lebron has only been favored in 2 of his 7 finals matchups in his career. I dont think Lebron is better than Jordan but im also not going to dismiss it out of hand like many people will. Just the "Jordan is 6-0 in finals" talking point is completely devoid of context. The Bulls were the ONLY great team in the 1990s. Thats not hyperbole or dissing them, its just the real.

Jordan also never faced a finals opponent that was favored against him. Never won a team that won 73 games.

Lebron is only behind Kareem and Mike. Top 3 player ever. And he could pass those two. (harder with Kareem) The story will be about Steph and Klay going cold, but Kerr needs to be held accountable. Why was Ezeli playing in the 4th quarter? He was a cancer out there.

nah, Barnes will get a max deal this summer and be the new Trevor Ariza. Ezeli, idk. I know he near 7 feet but he has no hands and the game is not played in a way that favors bigs who cant even catch lobs.

he has lost so much money this postseason.

same

we can start by banning assault weapons. There is no reason why an person should have an assault weapon in our country. Just none.

on point. Especially since its gay people now.

they would need Kyrie not to play, tbf Brian Windhorst said that Warrior players are shooting 78% when guarded by Kyrie through games 1 and 2.

this is all pretty accurate LMAO

to the bold, um they have this series. LOL And one of the Cavs losses at home was by 40 points to this Golden State team. The Warriors defense has been smothering this series, so maybe thats why the Cavs are shooting poorly from 3.

so, wishful thinking? Curry and Thompson have not been great this series. (well Curry was last night but only played 24 minutes) The role players will regress but Curry and Thompson can still get better. But like I said before, defense travels. That always happens. If you can defend, you can win anywhere. Im not saying the Cavs will get swept, but you have not made a case for why they wont other than "its Lebron." While ignoring that Lebron is 32 and this team does not match up well at all with the Warriors. And the Warriors are an All Time Great team.

a bit of revisionism tho. The Spurs dared him to take jumpers and he did not start hitting them until the 4th quarter of game 6. The only year his jumper was good was his last year in Miami. he has 2 rings, they would have zero. Lebron won.

its crazy that almost 2 years ago, no one would dare say Draymond Green is better than Kevin Love. Now we dont even have that conversation because Draymond is better.

can you explain how they will force a game 6 other than the cliche'd comment you made? they dont play defense. I expect the Warriors role players to regress, but Curry and Thompson will do more. Also, defense travels and its not like the Warriors are beating up the Cavs physically.

Why are we so quick to write legacies for people that are still playing?He is the best player on one of the best teams ever. His presence on the court is allowing the role players to thrive. If they lose in embarrassing fashion, CP3 for Kyrie will happen.

why is it okay when front office people do this but not players?

Nick Anderson was a headcase after the 1995 Finals. He was no long excellent or terrific. Horace Grant was missed 20 games that year and had a down year. He was a good power forward, but not where he was a year prior. And they played in a terrible division.

how would they defend the 3?