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2019 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by J.R., May 25, 2019.

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Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors

Poll closed May 30, 2019.
  1. Warriors in 4

    8.9%
  2. Warriors in 5

    28.3%
  3. Warriors in 6

    25.6%
  4. Warriors in 7

    3.3%
  5. Raptors in 7

    24.4%
  6. Raptors in 6

    8.3%
  7. Raptors in 5

    0.6%
  8. Raptors in 4

    0.6%
  1. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost not wrong
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    Lolololololololol eff the warriors
     
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  2. HP3

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    Idk, I think we could take them haha. I think if we could take on GS with Durant and play it that close than I think we could take the Raptors, thats just me though haha, I am admittedly a bit of a homer though. :D
     
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  3. Zboy

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    KD was getting his ass handed to him every year before coming to the Warriors.

    What makes the Warriors good is their overall talent. They overwhelm you with talent.

    On equal footing, Kawhi is just as good or better than Durant because he can dominate on both ends of the floor.
     
  4. rpr52121

    rpr52121 Sober Fan
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    If the Raptors win Game 5, this Finals would have many similarities to the Pistons ending the Lakers run.
     
  5. amaru

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    It’s hurts to know we had Nurse in the fold and ended up with D’Antoni. Watching all that coaching talent flourish elsewhere smh.
     
  6. amaru

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    Lol I feel you.
     
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  7. mike2k132

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    Lol kd is better u talking bout what 4 years ago kd game lol....bro thate old hat. This kd would destroy kwahi like every other player.
     
  8. Zboy

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    lol smh lol wak wakka wakka lol lulz har har
     
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  9. LabMouse

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    This game changes lots of things. We have to rerank the player from LeBron James, Curry, Lowry and more.
     
  10. bullman0036

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    Come on guys just admit it - we wouldn’t beat this raptors team even if we are in the finals

    Perimeter wise we are probably on par but dudes like Ibaka and Siakam kill us. Capela couldn’t even match Gasol. It’s gonna be ugly just watching Harden taking 3s after 3s.
     
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  11. DonnyMost

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    LeBron was getting his ass handed to him every year before he went to Miami. Doesn't mean he wasn't the best.
     
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  12. Downtown Sniper

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    Ok, people seem to have a hard time understanding this fact.

    I'm not basing Kawhi is better than Harden based on the Raptors being up 3-1.

    I'm basing Kawhi being better than Harden on... literally exactly what I said.

    He is dominating defensively.

    He is dominating offensively.

    He is not shying away from the bright lights when they're at their brightest.

    I've been a stout defender of Harden's defense constantly.

    I've been an avid supporter of Harden constantly, although I do see his flaws.

    Do I wish I could say Harden excels when the bright lights are turned on and focused on him? You bet your ass I wish I could say that.

    To this day, unfortunately I can't. Unfortunately, you can about Kawhi. Thus, why in my opinion he is better. Again, let me reiterate, my thought process is not based on Toronto being ahead of the Warriors. Goodness gracious there's so many butthurts in here for no reason whatsoever.

    You don't personally win anything if Harden is better than Kawhi.

    You don't personally win anything if Kawhi is better than Harden.

    No need to defend and b**** about it to the grave
     
  13. J.R.

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    We can Le$ and his obsession with the old Steve Nash teams that never win sh*t for leaving us with this head coach.

    We don’t lose that series if Nurse was the head coach.
     
  15. DonnyMost

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    How awful would it have been to finally break through the warriors and then lose the freaking raptors?
     
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  16. BigTex

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    Damn there are a ton of Raptors fans celebrating in Oracle

    Could be the final game ever played there :D
     
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  17. rpr52121

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    The Rockets haven't trusted first time coaches since Rudy. I know they gave Bickerstaff run when they fired McHale, but he was the guy that time because they had to have someone.
     
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  18. roslolian

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    Not really, Raptors beat a GSW team without KD, without Klay and without Cousins. If GSW had everyone playing like the Raps they would have won 3-1 or 4-0, thats the impact of 5 freaking all stars on your team.

    I mean much props for Raptors for winning but its not a shame the Rox lose every time because they have 1 all star vs 4-5 allstars for the past 4 years. GSW is like Moby Dick and the Rox are poor Ahab who keeps trying but keeps failing. Raps are like the plastic trash that ended up killing the whale in the end.
     
  19. Downtown Sniper

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    What does the Finals MVP at 22 mean?
    Also, if the bolded was anywhere close to being true. We wouldn't be having this discussion with him being a member of the Warriors.
     
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    We can blame Les Alexander for this.
     

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