****OFFICIAL 2013 NBA PLAYOFFS THREAD****

[-King-]

2012-2013 NBA Champions:

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

I can agree with this. It is much easier to be a choker in basketball than football. No doubt.

And I've seen LeBron choke before. The Dallas series was an embarrassment to his brand.

I just want to know how all of these pro-Kobe/anti-LeBron (and that is 100% of what it is) can call LeBron a choker and act like Kobe is great because he's clutch

Kobe Bryant has never been clutch. Ever.

naw never

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by milkman

Do not agree.

The teams that played in the Jordan era were all flawed teams.

you're looking at the 98 Bulls on paper

Jordan won that Finals BY HIMSELF

Pippen couldn't move. His back was shot. Rodman was hurt.

Read: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/199...IBRY_000017085

[-King-]

Kobe has 5 finals games in his career with less than 20 points. (Injured in one of them) He's played 36 Finals games.

LeBron has 7 games with less than 20 points . He has played 20 Finals games.

Such a superstar

[O.city]

For 3 of his titles, Kobe had Shaq, who is probably a top 10 player in the history of the NBA. It's tough to say he was the best player on that team.

The others, like some have already said, had Pau who was pretty essential.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

you're looking at the 98 Bulls on paper

Jordan won that Finals BY HIMSELF

Pippen couldn't move. His back was shot. Rodman was hurt.

Read: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/199...IBRY_000017085

I'm looking at the Jazz, who were Stockton, Malone and a bunch of limited role players.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

naw never

ok show me 5 more and then I'll show you 5 with LeBron

and then we'll do 5 and 5 again

deal?

[-King-]

Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

ok show me 5 more and then I'll show you 5 with LeBron

and then we'll do 5 and 5 again

deal?

In the Finals? I'll take that

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by -King-

Kobe has 5 finals games in his career with less than 20 points. (Injured in one of them) He's played 36 Finals games.

LeBron has 7 games with less than 20 points . He has played 20 Finals games.

Such a superstar

dude

wtf are you doing right now?

you're so ****ing stupid it scares me

WE AREN'T TALKING ABOUT POINTS.

Ok fine. Tell me.

How many shots has Kobe averaged per game in these Finals compared to LeBron?

GO GO GO GO GO GO

****ing idiot

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by -King-

In the Finals? I'll take that

she me 5 Kobe Bryant FINALS moments where everyone was just like 'oh god CLUTCH'

do
not
exist

[KC_Connection]

Some seem to have forgotten that Miami still has home advantage here. They got it back on Thursday and gave a predictably poor effort to follow it up tonight when they didn't absolutely need a win any longer.

In their minds, this series is likely right where they want it. In reality, it may not be (as the Spurs are an excellent team who could pull a road upset off), but they are going to have the advantage in the next two games. This is something Miami is quite capable of doing.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Branden Albert's Huge Balls

I remember all those 3-point 4th quarters from Jordan and Bird and Kobe and Dirk for sure!

Get off Dirk's nuts. Where was he in 2006 when his Mavericks who were clearly a more talented team than the Heat blew a 2-0 lead? Jason Terry was the leading scorer on Dallas most of those games. Dirk was anything but clutch. Like Lebron or hate him, he is far and away a better player than Dirk could ever hope to be.

[Hootie]

you mean when 91% hasn't missed a free throw in the postseason Dirk went to the line for 2 to tie it up and go to OT and he bricks the 2nd one and then Miami rattles off 4 straight to win the title?

yeah

clutch

or the time he accepted his MVP after being eliminated by the 8th seed in the playoffs?

yep

[KC native]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Some seem to have forgotten that Miami still has home advantage here. They got it back on Thursday and gave a predictably poor effort to follow it up tonight when they didn't absolutely need a win any longer.

In their minds, this series is likely right where they want it. In reality, it may not be (as the Spurs are an excellent team who could pull a road upset off), but they are going to have the advantage in the next two games. This is something Miami is quite capable of doing.

Spurs just need one and miami fans are pussies.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by KC native

miami fans are pussies.

this is true

[KC native]

Originally Posted by tredadda

Get off Dirk's nuts. Where was he in 2006 when his Mavericks who were clearly a more talented team than the Heat blew a 2-0 lead? Jason Terry was the leading scorer on Dallas most of those games. Dirk was anything but clutch. Like Lebron or hate him, he is far and away a better player than Dirk could ever hope to be.

If you lived in DFW, you would come across a lot more people who are the same way about Dirk. It's weird.