Shaq's move was not unprecedented. Moses Malone signed with Philly in the early 80's while he was on top of his game. Kareem forced his way onto the Lakers. Barkley forced his way out of Philly. Perhaps the pioneer of modern free agency is Tom Chambers when he left Seattle for Phoenix.

 

It's certainly much more common now, no doubt about that

Shaq's move was not unprecedented. Moses Malone signed with Philly in the early 80's while he was on top of his game. Kareem forced his way onto the Lakers. Barkley forced his way out of Philly. Perhaps the pioneer of modern free agency is Tom Chambers when he left Seattle for Phoenix.

 

It's certainly much more common now, no doubt about that

 

Your last line is my point... Yes, it happened in the olden days, but now it's almost the norm.  It's almost strange, now, for a Kevin Durant or LeBron, the first time, to opt to stay, when the prospect of putting together the Super Team is ubiquitous these days...

Part of this is due to the stability of teams and dynasties of the 80s and 90s eras.....

 

We'll written, clvlndr.

I don't think star player movement is any more common now. Bird, Magic, and Jordan never left, but neither did Duncan, Robinson, Kobe, Pierce, Nowitzki, or Wade (basically). It's certainly notable that the best player (Lebron) moved. But as pointed out previously, so did Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabar, and Robertson.

 

Edit: and really, the "stability" of the Lakers and Celtics wouldn't have been possible without Parish, Walton, and Dennis Johnson moving to the Celtics, and Abdul-Jabbar moving to the Lakers. The Bulls were the only team that really had their top 2 together for the long haul, and even Pippen eventually left while he still had gas in the tank.

For all the gripes about a perceived lack of parity in today's NBA, especially from former NBA players, looking at the actual facts is enlightening.  Between 2006 and 2016, seven different teams won the NBA championship (Mia, SAS, Bos, LAL, Mia, GSW, Cle).  Between 1980 and 2005, seven teams won the NBA championship (LAL, Phi, Bos, Det, Chi, Hou, SAS).

 

Double counted Miami, but I get your point.  That being said.  There really is no NBA middle class.  I can tell you right now who has a shot at a title next year and its very limited.  The ONLY other intrigue is will young teams take another stride towards greatness?  LIke Minnesota, Philly, Boston, Detroit.  And a stride in this day and age's NBA is, can you steal a game or two in a playoff series from one of the big dogs.

For all the gripes about a perceived lack of parity in today's NBA, especially from former NBA players, looking at the actual facts is enlightening.  Between 2006 and 2016, seven different teams won the NBA championship (Mia, SAS, Bos, LAL, Mia, GSW, Cle).  Between 1980 and 2005, seven teams won the NBA championship (LAL, Phi, Bos, Det, Chi, Hou, SAS).

 

Part of this is due to the stability of teams and dynasties of the 80s and 90s eras.  With the exception of Philly's 1 title in 1983, all of those teams listed during 1980-2005 won more than one title, with LA, Boston and Chicago, especially Chicago, having dynasties -- LA had both Showtime in the 80s and Kobe/Shaq during the 2000s.  But realize that, until O'Neal left Orlando to join Kobe, superstars rarely left teams during that era and, when they did, it was only Michael Jordan: leaving the Bulls dynasty at the end of his career futilely trying to recapture his glory days with the sorry Wizards. Now with the salary cap and free agency going berserk, superstars are moving every off season -- as we painfully know here in Cleveland in 2010, but as we happily know in 2014, when a certain local megastar boomeranged.  The 1st "Super-friends" team was the Boston "Big 3" in 2007-08, where 3 superstars were put together on a team that won it all its 1st season... Hence we now have a bizarre form a parity has been created...

 

As for Durant to Golden State, I know everybody here is upset and feels the Cavs are major underdogs to repeat.  I'm not one of them.  GSW was (and I emphasize past tense for a reason) a unique and special phenomena because they drafted a couple guys: Steph and Klay, who developed over the course of years from promising draftees to superstar shooters.  Then they peopled the team with a number of misfits: like Draymond Green, who was viewed at the draft as a "tweener" who just didn't have the size of a 4 or the speed of a 3 to be successful: Dude was earning $700K until last year's title.  Harrison Barnes was an underachiever since UNC, allegedly.  Andre Iguodala was an athletic hard worker who couldn't shoot; Shaun Livingston, the injury comeback success story, and NBA vagabond Mo Speights, a poor defending big who can fill it up from outside, both did time here during the dark days in between LeBrons... and  etc., etc... But Steve Kerr, building on Mark Jackson's model, developed this wacko, selfless, passing, 3-point shooting gunslinger team from the 2-developed star guards and a bunch of role players who neatly fit in...

 

... Now the Warriors have brought in a future HOFer in Durant who is a ball-dominant guy and, obviously, a great shooter, but who also can hurt his teams when he goes cold and over-handles the ball.  KD is not a misfit who couldn't fit in; he's always been the center of attention.  He is also not a prototype Golden State, pass-first, run-and-gunner... Now also comes slow-moving, spot-up shooter in David West who is old now but demands attention.  On top of that, despite their gaudy 73-win regular season, we have the Cavs which flipped the script on them; came back from the brink and beat down their so-called "Lineup of Death" with a harassing defense that mostly stayed Big with quick, spot-on guard play that totally flummoxed the Splash Brothers.  The fact that GSW couldn't close the deal on the title after 73-wins, the unanimous MVP while kicking the Cavs' asses all over the floor from Game 4 in last year's finals through the regular season up until Game 3 in this year's finals, has thrown the Warriors into doubt, scratching their collective heads searching for answers, with Steve Kerr returning to the drawing board trying to make all the pieces work.

 

Meanwhile LeBron, in that spectacular, unprecedented finals comeback 3-weeks ago which, by the way, erased 52 years of Cleveland sports title misery, just moved into legendary status, while his Tonto (aka Kyrie Irving) stole the spotlight from MVP Curry while thoroughly kicking his a$$ in the process.  Point being that GSW just had it's ego popped while suddenly adopting title-chasing KD, a top 5 player who likely demands teams play to his system rather than subordinating to theirs...

 

... good luck with that against our brimming-with-confidence Cavs.

 

 

 

 

Im actually NOT as a afraid.  Durant takes the ball out of Steph and Klays hands...who are THE reason they were so lethal and unstoppable last year.  They are certainly favorites to win it all, but they just blew up a near perfect team.  Think about it, they were probably a shot or two away (or a nut punch) from capping off the greatest season in NBA history.  That's all gone.  They have to re-invent how they do their business now.  The role players cut to the basket, made amazing passes, knew where the shooters were on the floor.  Now you have one of the best iso guys in the league on your team.  I think they will see some of the same pains that the Heat did when the big 3 went there.  They will not be winning as much as they did last year

 

With GS cutting into their bench so deeply, I don't see how Curry and Thompson's minutes don't go up drastically. Didn't Steph average something like 28min last year?

 

Curry averaged 34 minutes during the regular season, I believe.

^Hopeful like Believeland points out, that the Warriors potentially have some chemistry issues a la LeBron's first year in Miami.  There's still only one ball on the court, but the Dubs will have some serious 3 point fire power now.  Will KD be ok as a catch-and-shoot guy rather than hero ball with him and Westbrook?  He'll get a lot of open looks with their spacing on offense.  He's also a vastly improved defender and can guard multiple positions.  Never know what will happen, but that starting 5 looks insane.  They have lost nearly all of their other players, though.

Double counted Miami, but I get your point.  That being said.  There really is no NBA middle class.  I can tell you right now who has a shot at a title next year and its very limited.  The ONLY other intrigue is will young teams take another stride towards greatness?  LIke Minnesota, Philly, Boston, Detroit.  And a stride in this day and age's NBA is, can you steal a game or two in a playoff series from one of the big dogs.

 

I agree. Looking at a larger span of time, it appears that the NBA has parody because of the number of different teams who have won titles. But on a year-to-year basis, there is no other major professional sports league where at the beginning of the season so few teams truly have a shot a winning it all.

That's part of the nature of the game. Perhaps no "team sport" is more dominated by individual talent. LeBron, for instance, adds 20 wins to just about any team he gets put on.

That's part of the nature of the game. Perhaps no "team sport" is more dominated by individual talent. LeBron, for instance, adds 20 wins to just about any team he gets put on.

 

That's true. It will never happen, but I sometimes wonder if things would be more competitive and interesting if the NBA contracted significantly.

Maybe.  It has expanded significantly since the 80's.  Plus 7 teams, I believe (Charlotte, Orlando, Toronto, Memphis, New Orleans, Miami, Minny).  I may be missing one or two "new" teams (Brooklyn, OKC don't count since they relocated).  Plus an increase in roster size from 12 to 15 means that one could argue that the talent is diluted.  Not sure if I buy that because I strongly believe the talent has gotten better in the NBA and every other major sport (baseball may be an exception), regardless of what the stars from yesteryear claim.

 

Regardless, I don't see the Cavs and GSW as any more dominant or superior than LAL and the Celts were in the mid-80's.  Those were super teams with multiple all-stars on their rosters.  The least competitive era was probably during the Bulls' run in the 90's.

Regardless, I don't see the Cavs and GSW as any more dominant or superior than LAL and the Celts were in the mid-80's.  Those were super teams with multiple all-stars on their rosters.  The least competitive era was probably during the Bulls' run in the 90's.

 

Oh for sure. Whenever the NBA has had parity (not parody like I said earlier ;) ) in recent years, it seems to be only been amongst the top 4-5 teams, at most.

^But how is that different from the past.  The only difference I see is that the top teams are not monopolized by the larger markets.  SAS's ability to break that trend, along with the emergence of the global market, has allowed smaller market teams to successfully build a winner.

Add Mo Speights to the growing list of GSW signing Durant casualties.  He is signing with LAC

So...

 

Add: Durant, West, Pachulia (LOL)

Subtract: Bogut, Barnes, Barbosa, Rush, Luke Walton, Speights, Ezeli

 

Not sure if Varejao has anything left in the tank or if he will remain there.

 

They better hope Ian Clarke and James Michael Macadoo can be good 7and 8 guys.

Like I said, they will add some more ring chasers at the vet minimum.  You can bank on that.  It's the chemistry, not so much the depth, I would be concerned about.  That said, their depth was second to none.

 

 

Regardless, I don't see the Cavs and GSW as any more dominant or superior than LAL and the Celts were in the mid-80's.  Those were super teams with multiple all-stars on their rosters.  The least competitive era was probably during the Bulls' run in the 90's.

 

I agree with your last sentence entirely.  Over the years, I have debated this point with my non-Cleveland friends who presume that I'm just pumping up LeBron by downgrading MJ and his 6-ring, 2 three-peat heroics.  Jordan deserves every plaudit possible as, perhaps, the best NBA player ever, but clearly the comp was down during Mike's big runs because it was sandwiched in between the Lakers/Showtime, Bird-Celtics and Bad-Boys Pistons era of the late 80s and the Kobe/Shaq Lakers and Tim Duncan SAS era of the early 2000s -- remember that it took MJ 7 seasons before his first title in 1991 and Jordan's teams couldn't get by Detroit until the '91 playoffs when Isiah Thomas was injured and the Pistons were in decline.  The Rockets (who won 2 titles during Mike's "retirement" to play baseball), the Ewing Knicks, the Reggie Miller Pacers and Stockton/Malone Jazz were nice teams, but not on the level of those aforementioned in the 80s and 2000s. 

 

And I believe the gauntlet LeBron has had to face to earn his rings was tougher than what the Bulls faced during their incredible 90s run; but that's just me.  Btw, in that 90s era group, I specifically didn't include in that group that Rick Adelman coached Portland team that the Bulls whipped in the finals as it was peopled by a bunch of underachieving individualists, save Clyde Drexler who, happily, escaped to Houston and his old UH mate Hakeem Olajuwon and won the 2 titles -- I also feel Adelman didn't do his best coaching work either given the natural talent on that team... I'll bet if, somehow, we could cross eras, a solid LeBron team would make short work of those Trail Blazers as well.

The Celtics had to part ways with Sullinger to make room for Horford.  Sullinger has signed a one year deal with Toronto.  Good signing for the Raptors and good opportunity for Sully to improve his stock ahead of next summer.

Draymond Green arrested for assault in Michigan.  No word yet on which body part of the victim was assaulted....

^I gotta admit that was the first thing I thought of! 

NBA moves 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte over North Carolina's controversial HB2 "bathroom bill":

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/17120170/nba-moving-all-star-game-charlotte-north-carolina-bill

I'm going to stop referring to this as the bathroom bill. It is so much more than that

I'm going to stop referring to this as the bathroom bill. It is so much more than that

 

It is so much more than that and the tragedy of the situation is the law was passed because Charlotte tried to pass their own inclusionary law, and by doing so cost themselves the NBA All Star game.

I like what the NBA is doing here, but if it plays out like I think it might (New Orleans gets it for 2017 and Charlotte somehow "earns" it back in 2019), it could mean an even longer wait for the game to return to Cleveland.

 

Not sure how New Orleans jumped in and became the front-runner to fill in for 2017, but I don't think that's right. The Western Conference has hosted it much more frequently than the Eastern Conference in the past decade or so, and this would be the 3rd time in roughly the same span that New Orleans has hosted.

NBA moves 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte over North Carolina's controversial HB2 "bathroom bill":

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/17120170/nba-moving-all-star-game-charlotte-north-carolina-bill

 

Good for the NBA!  Screw North Carolina with it's right-wing, knuckle-dragging pols.

Should the Celtics consider free agent J.R. Smith?

 

Chris Forsberg

ESPN Staff Writer

 

When asked last week what areas his team might target while finalizing roster construction, Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens said, "Shooting is always going to be a priority."

 

The bad news for Boston: The remaining free-agent crop is thin on proven shooters. But there is one particularly polarizing name available: J.R. Smith.

 

ESPN Insider's Kevin Pelton recently ranked Smith the No. 1 remaining free agentInsider and, while addressing his market, wrote: "The question is whether Smith can find a suitor to force the Cavaliers to pay him what he wants. He doesn't really make a lot of sense for any of the teams with significant cap space remaining, though if the Boston Celtics renounce the rights to Tyler Zeller they could offer Smith a one-year deal worth nearly $12 million to supply shooting they need."

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4723639/should-the-celtics-consider-free-agent-j-r-smith

I like what the NBA is doing here, but if it plays out like I think it might (New Orleans gets it for 2017 and Charlotte somehow "earns" it back in 2019), it could mean an even longer wait for the game to return to Cleveland.

 

Not sure how New Orleans jumped in and became the front-runner to fill in for 2017, but I don't think that's right. The Western Conference has hosted it much more frequently than the Eastern Conference in the past decade or so, and this would be the 3rd time in roughly the same span that New Orleans has hosted.

 

I'm sure the NBA players and brass love partying in New Orleans.  Cleveland should have passed open container laws and put a big casino in the flats 20 years ago and we'd be in the same position!

Yet another Draymond / male genitalia front page story....

The "Trust-the-Process" GM who led the Philadelphia 76ers to historically bad records was fired at the end of the previous season.  Then the 76ers caught break by getting the #1 overall pick and drafting Ben Simmons.  I'll bet the new 76ers GM thought his team needed that break.  I'll bet he also thought his team didn't need this break!

 

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17680022/philadelphia-76ers-forward-ben-simmons-fractures-bone-foot

Warriors lost by 20 to the Lakers. T H E  L A K E R S. Second time they've lost by at least 20 in 6 games and they struggled to beat the Pelicans. I just see the Spurs beating this team in the playoffs.

I know right! Too early to tell if this is just a new team trying to build chemistry (much like the Cavs pre JR Smith and Shumpert trade and again pre David Blatt firing), or is this the final product. I'm sure they'll tighten things up somewhat by playoffs however.

I know right! Too early to tell if this is just a new team trying to build chemistry (much like the Cavs pre JR Smith and Shumpert trade and again pre David Blatt firing), or is this the final product. I'm sure they'll tighten things up somewhat by playoffs however.

They have 70+ games to figure it out.  They'll make the playoffs.

Larry Legend

 

i always appreciate a good warriors trolling:

 

 

‘Jeopardy’ champion makes fun of Warriors blowing NBA Finals lead

 

BY BRETT BODNER, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Thursday, January 26, 2017, 2:48 PM

 

Loren Lee Chen has trolled the Golden State Warriors in final "Jeopardy" the last two nights on the show.  He’ll take biggest sports collapses for $200.

 

The Golden State Warriors became a running joke last summer after they missed an opportunity to repeat as champions after squandering a 3-1 series lead to the Cavaliers.  In case you forgot about this, current two-time “Jeopardy!” champion Loren Lee Chen is here to remind you.

 

Chen made reference to the Warriors collapse by wagering $301 in his final “Jeopardy!” Tuesday night and followed it up with $739 on Wednesday, a nod at the team’s record last season.

 

The NBA podcaster from West Newton, Mass. was asked on Twitter if he was taking a shot at Golden State and he responded sarcastically.  “As I said yesterday, 3 and 1 are some good numbers. Don’t you just feel invincible after seeing the numbers 3 and 1?” Chen tweeted.

 

MORE: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/jeopardy-champion-fun-warriors-blowing-nba-final-lead-article-1.2956499

"The Sacramento Kings stunningly changed course Sunday night and agreed to trade DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans just two weeks after publicly proclaiming that the All-Star center was off the market, according to league sources."

 

"Sources told ESPN that while Sunday's All-Star Game in New Orleans was playing out, the Kings and Pelicans came to terms on a trade that will send DeMarcus Cousins and swingman Omri Casspi to the All-Star hosts in exchange for Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a 2017 first-round pick and a 2017 second-rounder."

 

FROM:  http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18722737/sacramento-kings-agree-deal-demarcus-cousins-new-orleans-pelicans

 

ALSO:  http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2017/2/19/14666466/demarcus-cousins-trade-pelicans-kings-nba

Let the rebuild of the LA Lakers begin...

 

http://www.nba.com/article/2017/02/21/lakers-fire-mitch-kupchak-name-magic-johnson-president-basketball-ops

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2694203-lakers-name-magic-johnson-president-of-basketball-operations-fire-mitch-kupchak

 

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-magic-johnson-20170221-story.html

Let the rebuild of the LA Lakers begin...

 

http://www.nba.com/article/2017/02/21/lakers-fire-mitch-kupchak-name-magic-johnson-president-basketball-ops

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2694203-lakers-name-magic-johnson-president-of-basketball-operations-fire-mitch-kupchak

 

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-magic-johnson-20170221-story.html

 

Phil Jackson Part II?

I think the league should start giving a separate award for MVP and MOP (Most Outstanding Player).  LeBron should probably win MVP each year even if there is some other player, like Harden or Westbrook, have more outstanding individual seasons.  MOP should also be open to anyone, regardless of team record.  MVP's almost always come from one of the top 5 teams.

I think the league should start giving a separate award for MVP and MOP (Most Outstanding Player).  LeBron should probably win MVP each year even if there is some other player, like Harden or Westbrook, have more outstanding individual seasons.  MOP should also be open to anyone, regardless of team record.  MVP's almost always come from one of the top 5 teams.

 

Agree.  100% and those awards are not really arguable at this point.  It would be Lebron and Westbrook.  Westbrook could get MVP if he would be able to lead his team to anything meaningful, however.  He is about as valuable as Lebron is to the Cavs. WithoutWestbrook, i think OKC would be the worst team in the league.  He currently has them in the playoffs

Let the rebuild of the LA Lakers begin...

 

http://www.nba.com/article/2017/02/21/lakers-fire-mitch-kupchak-name-magic-johnson-president-basketball-ops

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2694203-lakers-name-magic-johnson-president-of-basketball-operations-fire-mitch-kupchak

 

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-magic-johnson-20170221-story.html

 

Phil Jackson Part II?

 

I may be alone on this, but i consider Phil to be one of the most overrated NBA minds in the history of the game.  He won all 11 of his titles on the coattails of Jordan and Kobe/Shaq and then Veteran Kobe.  Now he is in a leadership role and his franchise is crumbling beneath him.  Interesting he never saught out a coaching job where he had to "build something" and take on a new challenge (a la Terry Francona with the indians).  Maybe he did that in his first job with the Bulls...but ever since 1993 or whenever the Bulls won their first title...you really havent seen any seen anything special.  Like Popovich, for example...he built a monster in SA.  When guys like Duncan and Robinson get old and eventually retire, he gets a new group of guys to buy into his program and become incredible team players and then eventually excel individually. 

Let the rebuild of the LA Lakers begin...

 

http://www.nba.com/article/2017/02/21/lakers-fire-mitch-kupchak-name-magic-johnson-president-basketball-ops

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2694203-lakers-name-magic-johnson-president-of-basketball-operations-fire-mitch-kupchak

 

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-magic-johnson-20170221-story.html

 

Phil Jackson Part II?

 

I may be alone on this, but i consider Phil to be one of the most overrated NBA minds in the history of the game.  He won all 11 of his titles on the coattails of Jordan and Kobe/Shaq and then Veteran Kobe.  Now he is in a leadership role and his franchise is crumbling beneath him.  Interesting he never saught out a coaching job where he had to "build something" and take on a new challenge (a la Terry Francona with the indians).  Maybe he did that in his first job with the Bulls...but ever since 1993 or whenever the Bulls won their first title...you really havent seen any seen anything special.  Like Popovich, for example...he built a monster in SA.  When guys like Duncan and Robinson get old and eventually retire, he gets a new group of guys to buy into his program and become incredible team players and then eventually excel individually. 

 

Yeah, I agree with you. I'm talking about Phil as the Knicks GM not as the coach of the Lakers. I think Magic will find it much harder than it looks.

the no music/video/entertainment first half experiment at msg did not go over well with players or fans:

 

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/03/06/knicks-warriors-no-music/

I just heard an interview with media sensation/terrible shoe designer LaVar Ball.

 

The dude is hilarious. And sharp. He just totally skewered Doug Gottlieb who attempted a hardball interview. 

Harden had an all time great flake out last night.

 

So WCF is  SA vs GSW, Pop vs Mike Brown (again)....

Harden had an all time great flake out last night.

 

So WCF is  SA vs GSW, Pop vs Mike Brown (again)....

 

hard to imagine this series being anything less than 6 because of the coaching alone.  Brown hasnt had to make a single strategic move really because the talent gap was so wide.  Im interested to see what Pop is going to do, but he should be able to harness Durant as well as any team assuming Kawhi is healthy. Then they have bigs in Gasol and Aldridge that i dont think GS can match up with. 

Harden had an all time great flake out last night.

 

This isn't the first time Harden completely disappeared in a playoff closeout game.  He had a similar game 3 years ago when Golden State came back from a deficit to beat Houston and Harden had something like 14 turnovers.  This from a guy who was the 2nd-rated MVP vote-getter ahead of LeBron, which once again exemplifies that the MVP should include the much more important playoffs as opposed to just the regular season... I have no sympathy for Harden.  This is the same guy who took off after his rookie season in OKC with budding powerhouse featuring him, Durant and Westbrook because he wanted to be The Man on his own team... Well, he is The Man now in Houston, but like a good ship's captain, he once again has gone down with the ship.

 

Yesterday was totally embarrassing for Houston, who went down to an old San Antonio team sans its superstar in Leonard and it's former All Star starting point guard in Parker.  Mike Dantoni seemed completely clueless in piloting this team as well.  The Rockets played with no discipline and totally quit.  This was much more than the Spurs' excellent pick 'n roll defense.

^If it included the playoffs, then it wouldn't be the Regular Season MVP.  There is the All-Star Game MVP, the Regular Season MVP,  and the NBA Finals MVP.  All separate awards.  But I get what you are saying.  I've suggested adding a new award for either Most Outstanding Player or Offensive Player of the Year, or both.  We already have a Defensive Player of the Year award.  These awards would allow individual accomplishments (ie Westbrook averaging a triple double) to be the main concern, whereas MVP could focus exclusively on who actually is "most valuable" to his team.

are we just going to studiously ignore that the gsw comeback in game one vs the spurs was....formidable?

 

i didnt see the second half, but i sure wish i had.

 

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/san-antonio-spurs/post/_/id/1672/after-kawhi-leonard-limps-off-spurs-fall-to-epic-comeback-in-golden-state

are we just going to studiously ignore that the gsw comeback in game one vs the spurs was....formidable?

 

i didnt see the second half, but i sure wish i had.

 

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/san-antonio-spurs/post/_/id/1672/after-kawhi-leonard-limps-off-spurs-fall-to-epic-comeback-in-golden-state

 

Giant Asterisk.  They, once again, are the beneficiaries of good fortune.  No way they finish that off if they dont roll Kawhis ankle