**2014 Official NBA Playoffs Thread**

[-King-]

Round 1:

EAST:

#8 Hawks @ #1 Pacers
#7 Bobcats @ #2 Heat
#6 Nets @ #3 Raptors
#5 Wizards @ #4 Bulls

WEST:
#8 Mavericks @ #1 Spurs
#7 Grizzlies @ #2 Thunder
#6 Warriors @ #3 Clippers
#5 Blazers @ #4 Rockets

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I am sorry that you are butt hurt over the truth. Lebron legendary player but not GOAT.

If the only measurement for GOAT is what that player's team did in the NBA Finals, then you're quite right, Jordan can't be surpassed by LeBron or anybody else right now (well other than by Bill Russell and other greats with 6+ titles, but we won't get into that). But it's not and you're just trolling without any context.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I am sorry that you are butt hurt over the truth. Lebron legendary player but not GOAT.

One has to wonder if LeBron had been on teams as deep as Jordan if they would be saying stuff like what you said.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Rudy lost the toss

****, I hate this city.

Honk honk mother****er

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by tredadda

Again Jordan's teams were far deeper than these Heat teams. Those Bulls teams had very few weaknesses.

They also had the better overall player.

They were deep enough to win 2 NBA Championships in a row. Seriously when the players conspire together to build their own super team there is no excuses when they lose.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

Just please stop comparing LeBron to Jordan. LeBron is a gun for hire and he'll prove it when he walks away from the heat.

And yet, ironically, those comparisons continue to be made by those who are worried that Jordan's legacy will be damaged by the threat of LeBron.

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by New World Order

I understand where you're coming from, but I keep hearing about Dwayne Wade. Dwayne Wade played well in game 3 yet they still were blown out. What happened there?

Well for one their defensive strategy in every game was flat out garbage. They collapsed needlessly because they didn't trust their own players to be able to stop whoever it was driving. Obviously teams have done it. They should have looked at the Houston games to see what they could have done.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by tredadda

One has to wonder if LeBron had been on teams as deep as Jordan if they would be saying stuff like what you said.

Let's not act as if LeBron walked into a losing situation. The Heat were a playoff team in 2009, and then added him and Bosh. While it sucks that his talents dropped off, hey, that's what you get for trying to orchestrate your own super team. The team LeBron started out with was plenty deep.

And let's not overstate how good Jordan's supporting cast was. They were excellent, but hardly your traditional "Big 3." Let's not forget that a big chunk of their team makeup was around solid but unspectacular players like Paxson, Cartwright, Kerr, Wennington, and Longley.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

MJ elevated the play of his teammates.

LeBron does not.

"Take my lead" lol...how'd that work out for you, king?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by tredadda

One has to wonder if LeBron had been on teams as deep as Jordan if they would be saying stuff like what you said.

Or if LeBron was on those Bulls teams and Jordan was on these lesser Heat teams, what would the narrative be?

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

If the only measurement for GOAT is what that player's team did in the NBA Finals, then you're quite right, Jordan can't be surpassed by LeBron or anybody else right now (well other than by Bill Russell and other greats with 6+ titles, but we won't get into that). But it's not and you're just trolling without any context.

It is not the only measurement but it is one of the deciding factor. And I think it is hilarious you think I am trolling. I am not. I have said repeateadly that Lebron is a legendary player, a Top 10 player in NBA history, a geniune nice guy and a great role model. Kind of like Peyton Manning. What is wrong with that?

I don't get it you act like I am shitting on him just because I said he is not as good as the greatest bb player in the history of the game.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

MJ elevated the play of his teammates.

LeBron does not.

"Take my lead" lol...how'd that work out for you, king?

LeBron doesn't elevate the play of his teammates?

Oh man, the trolls dropping in here get dumber and dumber.

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Let's not act as if LeBron walked into a losing situation. The Heat were a playoff team in 2009, and then added him and Bosh. While it sucks that his talents dropped off, hey, that's what you get for trying to orchestrate your own super team. The team LeBron started out with was plenty deep.

And let's not overstate how good Jordan's supporting cast was. They were excellent, but hardly your traditional "Big 3." Let's not forget that a big chunk of their team makeup was around solid but unspectacular players like Paxson, Cartwright, Kerr, Wennington, and Longley.

You just said the magic word. Solid. No one on that Heat team besides LeBron is solid.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

For those here who seem to struggle with this comparison and never watched MJ....

@JohnLewisTweets: For us old people who remember, this is how good Jordan was: http://t.co/Ysic7mrDv9

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

They also had the better overall player.

They were deep enough to win 2 NBA Championships in a row. Seriously when the players conspire together to build their own super team there is no excuses when they lose.

For the exception this Spurs team the Bulls also played much better teams then the Heat.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

And yet, ironically, those comparisons continue to be made by those who are worried that Jordan's legacy will be damaged by the threat of LeBron.

it wont anymore, its over! losing 3 of 5. Regardless of anything. No matter how anyone tries to spin it, its not going to happen! We are going to hear alot of talk about this on every ****ing sports channel there and it starts tomorrow.