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[EC Finals] (3)Milwaukee vs. (5)Atlanta

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by J.R., Jun 20, 2021.

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Bucks vs. Hawks

Poll closed Jun 24, 2021.
  1. Bucks in 4

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  2. Bucks in 5

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  3. Bucks in 6

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  4. Bucks in 7

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  5. Hawks in 7

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  6. Hawks in 6

    31.0%
  7. Hawks in 5

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  8. Hawks in 4

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  1. hakeem94

    hakeem94 Member

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    actually the real fans already knew whod be in the finals and got it all wrong...lolololol
     
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  2. hakeem94

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    thank you, i guess tucker is a plus defender but still you can hide players on him defensively...i have a feeling bucks would be better offensively by a lot by playing someone else without losing much on defense
     
  3. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    100%, the problem is casual fans are worth a lot of $$$
    So many player-only NBA fans
     
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  4. J.R.

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    Who do you think pays him this summer?
    Guessing he signs in Brooklyn. Maybe Filthadelphia.
     
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  5. Easy

    Easy Boban Only Fan
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    Well, to be fair, they were wrong because they could not predict injuries. Everybody thought the Finals would be Lakers and Nets. It could still be if not for the injuries.

    Some people lament about the injuries. I for one think that losing those star players is a blessing in disguise. Now we see how fun it is without those superteams dominating the landscape.
     
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    i beg to disagree, its more like now we see how its fun without refs deciding the winner

    even at the apex of the latest superteam they would have FAILED HEAVILY if not for the refs saving them, meaning the PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS WERE MISGUIDED(at least as per quality or beatability of the teams)

    lebrons superteam was beaten in 2011 by dallas and almost beaten by celtics, then spurs beat him again couple of years later and almost beat him a year earlier
    also remmeber how lakers superteam failed in 2012

    all in all, superteams domination is more media narrative and refs produced thing than the reality of situation
     
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  8. Rocket River

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    Refs helped Golden State alot. . . as well as injuries
    NARRATIVE runs sports . .. the NBA in PArticular

    Rocket River
     
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    Goodness gracious hes such a fraud....fools gold personified...that's what I would be saying if he weren't a rockets legend
     
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    I don't totally disagree with you. But saying that the results are determined by refs is a bit overboard. If you really believe that, then you shouldn't even watch the game. What's the point?

    Superteams can of course be beaten. It's called upsets. Just not very likely.

    Anyway, my point was that the domination of superteams is not good for real fans who don't want narrative driven sports. We all know that blowout games are boring because the result is certain long before the game is over. Same with superteams except that the blowout is not a game but a season.
     
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    Lopez is a goofball.
     
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    Snicker
     
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    A Suns/Hawks finals isn’t sexy for the casuals but damn will it be great to see a winner that doesn’t have Curry, LeBron, or Kawhi on it.
     
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    technical. unsportsmanlike. and frankly quite dangerous
     
  16. hakeem94

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    yes, it undermines the integrity of the game!
     
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  17. J.R.

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    I guess by “letter of the law” they should call it but otherwise WGAS.

     
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    For whatever reason, just cant get onboard with the Bucks.

    Suns / Hawks Finals baby!
     
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    Or his Charging and running over people

    If you going to call Luka and Trae jumping sideways or backwards into defenders next year
    They d*mn well better call this run over people "offense" Giannis uses.


    Rocket River
    I suspect the Hawks will be Scott Fostered at some point
     
  20. Os Trigonum

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    Hardenesque
     

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