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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. Tfor3

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    Back story?
     
  2. Tfor3

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    Fixed

    I hate the worriers but let's be real here.
     
  3. yoeddy

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    No question that the best team is usually the healthiest one...
     
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    At the end of the day, no one gives you discounts or credit for other teams players being injured when you lose. So why give it when you win?
    Do people talk about Paul being injured last year for us? no. they talk about 0-27 from 3s.
    Do people talk about kyrie / love being injured? no.

    Lucky bounces (re: kawhi's shot against philly), injuries in your favor are all part of the championship run.

    Toronto won the finals. how doesn't really matter. Had they lost, people would say oh they couldn't even beat the warriors without KD..but now that they won people want to say oh it's because KD was out. can't have it both ways.

    Also ironic that Kawhi's team benefited from the injuries when the warriors injured him a few years back (one could argue the spurs should have won that series). Karma finds its way.
     
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  5. J.R.

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  6. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    What was weird is the extent to which he did some of these off the dribble and truly creating his own shot in game 6. Was a beast.
     
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    Dude, with all due respect, what you say is not a "fact." In grammar, you should have said, "Toronto would not have beaten GS with a healthy Durant." It is called "counter'factual" statement. And counter-factual is just that, the opposite of factual. If it did not happen that way, it is not a fact. It is just a counter-factual speculation.

    I am tired of injury excuses. The Warriors won multiple championships beating teams with injuries. I have no sympathy for them losing with injuries this year. And Rockets fans keep saying we would have beaten them with a healthy CP3 is tiring too. Chris Paul was injured (which was not totally surprising), and we did not beat them. Move on. The injury excuses, just like moral victories, are just fans comforting themselves. No one else gives a damn.
     
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    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    Curry always gets exposed when he doesn't have all-star teammates to help prop him up.

    I look forward to being more exposed starting next season.

    Congrats to the Raptors. Great coaching, great GM moves, and a 7 man rotation that had playmakers, defense and shooting. And good mental toughness.
     
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    Don’t forget Norman Powell...didn’t score much in the Finals, but was good on defense and did well to keep his end up in the Raptors system. Was +32 in the series in only about 10 minutes per game. 8 man rotation...
     
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    LOL Probably nothing but...

     
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    For those of you crying that JLin does not deserve to pretend that he is a champion, here is proof that he did something. Boy was doing his best to play a psychologist and keep his bro calm.

    Relax JLin haters, don't care for JLin just found this humourous.
     
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    Lin was also playing cheerleader. Did you not see him cheer for every made basket. He probably did more cheering than some of the Raptor's cheerleaders.
     
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    Wtf with Lin and Gasol?? And Danny Green, too?
     
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    It was funnier when they were the CRAPtors.
     
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    Lebron tried, superstars dun go to the other Conference that often.
     

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