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2014 NBA Finals: San Antonio vs. Miami

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by J.R., May 31, 2014.

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San Antonio vs. Miami

Poll closed Jun 4, 2014.
  1. Spurs in 4

    1.5%
  2. Spurs in 5

    4.2%
  3. Spurs in 6

    30.5%
  4. Spurs in 7

    33.2%
  5. Heat in 7

    8.0%
  6. Heat in 6

    21.4%
  7. Heat in 5

    1.1%
  8. Heat in 4

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. mfastx

    mfastx Member

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    Don't see anything on his page.
     
  2. A_3PO

    A_3PO Member

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    Fighting words.
     
  3. J.R.

    J.R. Member

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    Durant calling Leonard a Spurs system player

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TigeeDwayne">@TigeeDwayne</a> u trippin bro</p>&mdash; Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/statuses/478354119250284546">June 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TigeeDwayne">@TigeeDwayne</a> no. He doing work like this because of the system. Put Paul George on the spurs what would happen?</p>&mdash; Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/statuses/478354580527263744">June 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TigeeDwayne">@TigeeDwayne</a> exactly</p>&mdash; Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/statuses/478355045168062464">June 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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  4. shastarocket

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  5. RedRedemption

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TigeeDwayne">@TigeeDwayne</a> no. He doing work like this because of the system. Put Paul George on the spurs what would happen?</p>&mdash; Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/statuses/478354580527263744">June 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    Not to diminish Kawhi's talent, but KD is right. Kawhi is looking like a monster because of the system.
    Lol though at the ****ing yes man KD is talking to. Stop being KD's b****.
     
  6. Mr. Space City

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    i mean durant is right but you still do't have to throw shade on kawhi like that
     
  7. Apps

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    This is a crazy statistic. I've always felt that the NBA's biggest weakness is its lack of parity. The fact that the vast majority of championships are held between L.A. and Boston and that it seems so [relatively] easy for championship teams to repeat, sort of cheapens the excitement of the sport. I don't know what the solution is, I just wish there would be one.
     
  8. VanityHalfBlack

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    So the system meaning Pop?
     
  9. RedRedemption

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    It wasn't out of nowhere, he was just responding to someone dissing Paul George. More like sticking up for his homie (if they are friends, of course) or trying to crush the circlejerk.
     
  10. mfastx

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    Yeah he's salty, but he's kinda right. Kawhi played great though.
     
  11. J.R.

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Duncan says this is the sweetest championship. &quot;Whether it be because of the time frame, or my kids to be here for it, it was so special.&quot;</p>&mdash; Dan McCarney (@danmccarneysaen) <a href="https://twitter.com/danmccarneysaen/statuses/478387487854063617">June 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Tiago, Patty &amp; Boris celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Trophy! <a href="http://t.co/U0xIo3Ppl0">pic.twitter.com/U0xIo3Ppl0</a></p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/statuses/478387814506065920">June 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron : &quot;I'd love to say I'm 5-0, but I'm 2-3. But a lot of guys don't even get this opportunity, and I've been blessed to compete for 5.&quot;</p>&mdash; Jason Lieser (@PBPjasonlieser) <a href="https://twitter.com/PBPjasonlieser/statuses/478387868541259776">June 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Tony Parker says this was his favorite championship. &quot;The way we lost last year, it was cruel.&quot;</p>&mdash; Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/statuses/478388075891290113">June 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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  12. RedRedemption

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    Pop, the greatest coach in the history of the NBA. It really isn't fair, he's doing this with some old ass players and some former scrubs like Danny Green and Patty Mills.
     
  13. shastarocket

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  14. Mr. Space City

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    i don't even see why he had to respond.
     
  15. dandorotik

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    Kawhi gets the MVP and championship on Father's Day:

    http://dimemag.com/2014/06/if-spurs-clinch-on-sunday-it-will-be-bittersweet-for-kawhi-leonard/

    By way of Eric Sondheimer of The Los Angeles Times, Mark Leonard — Kawhi’s father — was shot and killed in 2008 at the car wash he owned in Compton, CA. He was 43 years old at the time of the shooting. Six years later, no arrest has been made in connection with the murder. Kawhi was a high schooler at the time. The night after his father’s death, he played for Riverside King despite a heavy heart:

    The 6-foot-7 junior forward managed to score 17 points for King in a 68-60 loss, then broke down and cried in his mother’s arms, releasing all his emotions from learning 24 hours earlier that his father had been shot to death.

    It was a scene with so much sorrow and distress that I turned my head and walked away, not wanting to violate a private moment played out in public near the west tunnel at Pauley.

    A few years after the incident, Kawhi spoke with Jeff Goodman of FOX Sports about his father’s passing:

    “I’m not sure what happened,” Leonard said. “I really don’t know anything other than someone random came to the car wash and shot him.”

    Three years have passed and no one has been arrested in the murder. Frank Salerno of the Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Department told the Los Angeles Times that the case likely will go unsolved because of a lack of cooperation among potential witnesses.

    “I think it’s better for me not knowing who it is,” Leonard said.

    When asked what his father would think about his stellar play at San Diego State, which eventually landed him with the Spurs, Kawhi simply replied, “I think he’d be proud of me.”

    If the Spurs can clinch the title on Sunday, expect the usually stoic Kawhi Leonard to become a bit emotional, and for good reason. It will be a wonderful accomplishment for a player in just his third NBA season, but more importantly, it will be a chance to make his father proud once more
     
  16. hlcc

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    Pop and the players. Duncan+Parker+Manu vs Lance+West+Hibbert
     
  17. khanhdum

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    dynamos and comets?
     
  18. rokit

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    every player is a system player
     
  19. VanityHalfBlack

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    I seriously hope ESPN 30 for 30 do a segment on him. As Barney would put it:

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  20. Mr. Space City

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    mls and wnba sucks.
     

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