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Mavs or Celtics in the Finals

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by SportsWorld, May 30, 2024.

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Who are you rooting for in the Finals?

  1. Celtics

    36 vote(s)
    72.0%
  2. Mavericks

    14 vote(s)
    28.0%
  1. Icehouse

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    How is he a liability? He's going to pull those bigs out of the paint.
     
  2. Scarface281

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    He's old and slow now. Dallas will be going lob city on him and tire his ass out
     
  3. daywalker02

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    Kyrie going back to Boston and Porzingis going to Dallas......
     
  4. lakersuck2

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    He's BBQ chicken in the pick and roll. They're gonna pick him apart. Also it doesn't really matter if he pulls out the bigs because Boston only wants to shoot 3s anyway.
     
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  5. LosPollosHermanos

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    exactly, it makes me cringe when people act that way
     
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  7. sirjesse

    sirjesse The Udoker has spoken!
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  8. clos4life

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    https://www.ajc.org/news/deconstructing-nba-star-kyrie-irvings-antisemitic-uproar

    This article will explain it for even the most dense of naysayers. If after reading it you still think Kyrie didn't know what he was saying or his lack of remorse, then perhaps you sympathize with the same views, like Kyrie, Alex Jones and the director of the film Kyrie promoted.

    Here is an excerpt: AJC CEO Ted Deutch added, “After his non-apology yesterday, Kyrie had the chance to clear the air with a simple yes or no question: “do you have any antisemitic beliefs?” Kyrie refused to say no. This is an incredibly telling statement, and it's incredibly disappointing.”
     
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  9. Scarface281

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    Okay so Kyrie is antisemitic and people denying his views are racist. Let's leave it at that then since you know Kyrie's ancestral history
     
  10. clos4life

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    Kyrie himself refuses to deny it. Per the article: AJC CEO Ted Deutch added, “After his non-apology yesterday, Kyrie had the chance to clear the air with a simple yes or no question: “do you have any antisemitic beliefs?” Kyrie refused to say no. This is an incredibly telling statement, and it's incredibly disappointing.”

    And your wording regarding his ancestral history is very reminiscent of Kyrie's as well. Interesting.
     
  11. Scarface281

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    You haven't proved anything Kyrie did as antisemitic. Which part of the documentary was antisemitic? Your link doesn't even prove that. What's interesting is how racist you and others saying the same thing are being but don't realize it.
     
  12. ElPigto

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    It has nothing to do with inferiotiy sirs. It has everything to do with rivalries. We hate the Rangers, Cowboys, and Mavericks. We will always dislike them. As an extension, we hate their City as well.

    **** Boston, but go Celtics.
     
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  13. clos4life

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    Exactly, as I suspected. Let me ask you straight out: Are you antisemitic? Kyrie can't answer that question even after many previous questionable words and actions.

    I in the other hand can. No, I believe in the Holocaust and believe Jews are proven historically to have come from Israel. There, easy as pie.

    What about you? Are you antisemitic? Simple yes or no answer will suffice. It's more than Kyrie did.
     
  14. Scarface281

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    Why are you asking me if Im antisemitic? Because I think Kyrie isnt? Because I think parts of history we have been lied to? Why do you want me to answer your question when you couldn't answer mine first?

    I'll ask you another question, are you racist? Why do you think Blacks, who have stronger roots to thos area than ashkanazi jewish people, could not have Jewish ancestry?
     
  15. clos4life

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    Yeah, as I suspected.
     
  16. Scarface281

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    Lmao you are the one who avoided first dude. I'll answer once you answer the question I asked first. Guarantee you didn't even watch the documentary. Just taking that article and headlines at their word.
     
  17. clos4life

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    Here, per the article you deny:

    "Unpacking the antisemitism
    Secret societies are often a dog whistle for the antisemitic trope of Jewish control. Jones’ claims that they rule the world behind the scenes draw from longstanding conspiracies and accusations that Jews are part of a secret cabal that controls the global world order. Read more about this antisemitic trope of Jewish control in AJC’s Translate Hate glossary of antisemitic terms.

    Meanwhile, the book and film spotlighted by Irving echoed a long-standing antisemitic trope common among Black supremacists that claims “white” Jews are “not the real Jews.” Instead, these Black supremacists allege without evidence that Jews are imposters who have stolen the identity and “birthright” of Black people as the true chosen people of God.

    According to this conspiracy theory, the descendants of the twelve Hebrew tribes of Israel settled across Africa after the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel and were eventually sold into slavery during the Atlantic slave trade.

    Elements of Black supremacy can be found within Louis Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam and factions of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement. The latter inspired a violent rampage at a Jersey City, New Jersey, kosher supermarket in 2019 that took three lives. Read more about the antisemitic trope of “not the real Jews” in AJC’s Translate Hate glossary of antisemitic terms.

    Furthermore, regarding the book’s labeling of the Holocaust as one of the five major falsehoods, denying the systematic destruction and genocide of the Jewish people or denying the scope of the brutalities committed by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Holocaust is antisemitic. Read more about the antisemitic trope of Holocaust denial in AJC’s Translate Hate glossary of antisemitic terms."

    I've answered your question. How about you? Can you answer mine?
     
  18. Scarface281

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    And just like I thought, all you did was post part of the article which doesn't go in depth at all. What about the Holocaust was said to be a falsehood? All the links in the article link back to the same publication the article came from, and they are all very generic, super basic, and short info pages from their perspective. Very credible.
     
  19. clos4life

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    Yeah, you know what, don't worry about it, you don't have to answer a simple yes or no question. You've made very clear where you stand. Keep on doing you.
     
  20. solid

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    I dislike both teams, but I like watching Luka play. He plays with a lot of heart, fire. Mad skills. Kyrie is a nut. I can't root for Boston. Just can't do it. I will hold my nose and go with the Texas team.
     

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