The Official 2012 NBA Finals Thread: MIA vs. OKC

[D-Dogg]

Happy that the king finally got his ring

Exactly this. But totally opposite.

Hate "the king." Hate "the chosen one."

Can't fathom checking ESPN for months lest I get the ******* afterspray from their foaming, DT'ing and all around ******* of LeBron from here to eternity. May he never win another ring.

Ugh. ESPN's prodigy fell into a title. Mayans, why didn't you end the world LAST YEAR???

 

[D-Dogg]

LeBron who is finally the King of the NBA.

Uhm, no.

Ef that. He's king of ESPN. He's MVP of the NBA for a bit. His team will not repeat...no chance. Wade is dying as we watch, and they now have the weight of defending champion to carry. No effing way.

Freaking Thunder choked. They won't again.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Exactly this. But totally opposite.

Hate "the king." Hate "the chosen one."

Can't fathom checking ESPN for months lest I get the ******* afterspray from their foaming, DT'ing and all around ******* of LeBron from here to eternity. May he never win another ring.

Ugh. ESPN's prodigy fell into a title. Mayans, why didn't you end the world LAST YEAR???

"fell into a title"... LOL. Haters gonna hate.

I suppose his triple double was too boring again for you tonight. 29 ppg, 11 rebounds, 7 assists... from the most boring player in the NBA.

it's just comical that you LOVE Kobe, who's probably the most selfish player in the game (but an incredible one at that) and HATE the guy who's probably the best team player this sports has seen since Magic. Now, that's not to say he's Magic, but Bron is pretty much always thinking team first before me first. That's how the game should be played.

get ready to hate basketball for a long time, because deep down, you know this is just the beginning of his run. and you're gonna loathe every second of it... and i love that.

and i won 250 bucks tonight... stupid bitter Laker fans, making incredibly stupid "LeBron will NEVER win a title" bets. i love them so.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Uhm, no.

Ef that. He's king of ESPN.

um, when you're the NBA MVP, the Finals MVP and the world champion... yeah, you're king of the league. For how long? who knows, but to say he's not right now is as ridiculously stupid as trying to argue Magic Johnson wasn't a PG.

He's MVP of the NBA for a bit. His team will not repeat...no chance. Wade is dying as we watch, and they now have the weight of defending champion to carry. No effing way.

lol... you didn't think they'd even get past the Celtics or the Bulls last year and you didn't think he'd win a title this. "No effing way" apparently means WAY when you say it.

Freaking Thunder choked. They won't again.

you lose 4-1, losing 4 straight and you didn't choke. You lost to the better team.

good lord man... you just can't give credit where credit's due after the guy put up one of the best seasons and post-seasons in NBA history? that's sad man. i understand you hate the guy, but come on. have a little perspective.

 

[D-Dogg]

"fell into a title"... LOL. Haters gonna hate.

I suppose his triple double was too boring again for you tonight. 29 ppg, 11 rebounds, 7 assists... from the most boring player in the NBA.

Is that a triple double? I fail to see the triple of the doubles there. Chosen one is all over your face, bro. Wipe it off and talk to me later after ESPN is done waxing on and off and on and off and repeat ad nauseousness.

it's just comical that you LOVE Kobe, who's probably the most selfish player in the game (but an incredible one at that) and HATE the guy who's probably the best team player this sports has seen since Magic. Now, that's not to say he's Magic, but Bron is pretty much always thinking team first before me first. That's how the game should be played.

oh for efs sake, really. Wow. Sad, bro. Very sad. Enjoy the very short ride of the self proclaimed chosen one. Team player? LOL. whatever dude.

get ready to hate basketball for a long time, because deep down, you know this is just the beginning of his run. and you're gonna loathe every second of it... and i love that.

Uhm, no. The run is pretty much done. Wade is busted and you can already see it. Where will LeBronze latch his wagon next to get a ring? San Antone? The Lakers? He rode Wade to the end. He finally got some help and won a ring. I doubt he will care a whit from here on out whether he wins another.

and i won 250 bucks tonight... stupid bitter Laker fans, making incredibly stupid "LeBron will NEVER win a title" bets. i love them so.

Meh, good for you. LeBron SHOULD have never won a title because he's a coat-tail douche. Enjoy your $250 of poison money.

 

[D-Dogg]

um, when you're the NBA MVP, the Finals MVP and the world champion... yeah, you're king of the league. For how long? who knows, but to say he's not right now is as ridiculously stupid as trying to argue Magic Johnson wasn't a PG.

Cheese, a large part of what I hate about him is the entire KING JAMES and CHOSEN ONE ********. So no, he's not the king of the NBA. He's just another player. I never would say Kobe was king of the league. That's just stupid. I freaking HATE the king james ********. I hate it to death. No, he's not. he's a champion, an MVP, and so be it. He doesn't run a ****ing thing. Not one ****ing thing. He is not a king. He is chosen by nobody, for nothing. He's a coddled basketball player who sold out his home state in a made for BSPN spectacle..he is not "the chosen one'' unless the choosing was for "who is the biggest douchebag from ohio?"

lol... you didn't think they'd even get past the Celtics or the Bulls last year and you didn't think he'd win a title this. "No effing way" apparently means WAY when you say it.

LOL, he barely did. And the only reason the asshat played in the finals this year is because Rose got injured and put out of the playoffs. The end.

you lose 4-1, losing 4 straight and you didn't choke. You lost to the better team.

They choked all over the place. You know it. everyone knows it. Jeez. Go buy a jersey with Gee! You guys will look dapper.

good lord man... you just can't give credit where credit's due after the guy put up one of the best seasons and post-seasons in NBA history? that's sad man. i understand you hate the guy, but come on. have a little perspective.

**** Lebron. There's your perspective. **** him and his cream team. I hate the guy, and I give two ***** as to how he won his only ring of his career. He'll be a dust mite in the history book. Whoopdee doo. ESPN legend, and that's it.

 

[slinslin]

Cheese, a large part of what I hate about him is the entire KING JAMES and CHOSEN ONE ********. So no, he's not the king of the NBA. He's just another player. I never would say Kobe was king of the league. That's just stupid. I freaking HATE the king james ********. I hate it to death. No, he's not. he's a champion, an MVP, and so be it. He doesn't run a ****ing thing. Not one ****ing thing. He is not a king. He is chosen by nobody, for nothing. He's a coddled basketball player who sold out his home state in a made for BSPN spectacle..he is not "the chosen one'' unless the choosing was for "who is the biggest douchebag from ohio?"

You are just butthurt that the King >>>>>>>>>>> Kobe and that the King despite his individual talent is a great teamplayer unlike KoMe Jordan impersonator.

The King should hire Magic as his jester it would be fitting hierarchy.

 

[Gee!]

LBJ just won his first championship a year younger than Michael Jordan did.. Get used to this LBJ being crowned King..

 

[D-Dogg]

You are just butthurt that the King >>>>>>>>>>> Kobe and that the King despite his individual talent is a great teamplayer unlike KoMe Jordan impersonator.

The King should hire Magic as his jester it would be fitting hierarchy.

You are the world's jester. It is quite fitting.

 

[Dback Jon]

It is funny listening to a Lakers/Kobe fan complain about LeBron getting overpimped...

 

[chickenhead]

Hey, I was psyched when "the shot that saved Cleveland" went in. That was 3 years ago. He won his first title last night and a year before Jordan, but I feel like I've been force fed the hype that comes after a title for almost a decade. But hoenstly, I'm almost glad that the "no rings" portion of the debate is over, because I'm sick of hearing about it--and want to get back to the real villain: Sarver.

I do find myself being much more envious of the Thunder fans than the Heat fans, Sonics angst notwithstanding. I'd just rather have that roster to cheer for.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Is that a triple double? I fail to see the triple of the doubles there. Chosen one is all over your face, bro.

LOL... those were his numbers for the entire series Donald. He had 26, 13 and 11 last night. That's a triple double.

oh for efs sake, really. Wow. Sad, bro. Very sad. Enjoy the very short ride of the self proclaimed chosen one. Team player? LOL. whatever dude.

LOL again... are you really going to try to make the argument that a guy who averages 7 dimes a game ISN'T a team player? that's ridiculous.

Uhm, no. The run is pretty much done. Wade is busted and you can already see it. Where will LeBronze latch his wagon next to get a ring? San Antone? The Lakers? He rode Wade to the end.

which is Donald? Is Wade busted or LeBron ride his coattails. It's kind of stupid to say someone rode something that was busted to a title. Dude carried that team with a busted Wade and without Bosh for a healthy chunk of the playoffs. He rode Wade to the end? Funny... you mean like Kobe rode his stable of footers to the end as he tried to shoot them out of a game 7 going 6-24? That's riding people's jock. Not putting up a triple double and having the best finals anyone's seen in a decade.

He finally got some help and won a ring. I doubt he will care a whit from here on out whether he wins another.

Meh, good for you. LeBron SHOULD have never won a title because he's a coat-tail douche. Enjoy your $250 of poison money.

you're so cute when you're angry. your posts are gonna be awesome for the next couple years when LeBron keeps winning and the Lakers keep imploding.

 

[desertdawg]

I am so sick of Steven A and Skip Bayless, they are acting like they were part of the Finals on ESPN right now....soooo direspectful. They didn't help or hurt the Finals, but they are hurting my ears right now. Stupid talk and it's live. No more First Take for me ever again, respect to the Heat, new Champs and all but these guys act like they are th the reason teams win/lose.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

Good outcome - with any luck Aubrey McClendon ends up in prison or worse yet for him - the poor house

BTW - the LeBron hate is funny - especially from lakers fans

I really didn't want to like the guy - in a bryce harper kind of way ..... 16 years old on the cover of SI, paid beyond the limits, etc

Then I started to actually watch him .... wow, this kid actually plays defense? - not pretend defense, flashy defense or look at me defense - but real, to life, legit defense?

Hey, this guy also has good court vision and likes passing? - he takes enjoyment out of his teamates getting theirs?

Athletic marvel as advertised?

Yeah - guy has an all around game that is fantastic, plays it the right way and is constantly working on his game and improving ..... he's still young but has already had some transcendent performances and by all accounts is absolutely loved by his teamates

The fun note this year was that he wasn't "tough" ... when people start questioning his physical toughness you know they are grasping at straws

Now that he's shown it all in the finals then the well starts to run dry on the hate wagon ... it turns either into fiction or stupidity

give the guy his credit ... I couldn't watch more than a minute of this mess of a finals, but look forward to the olympics

 

[desertdawg]

Mark Cuban is shredding Bayless right now.

 

[Suns_fan69]

This season was an incredibly impressive performance by LeBron who is finally the King of the NBA. Most hyped player EVER coming out high school has just gotten his first ring and i'm pretty it ain't gonna be his last. He's now got the confidence of a champion and i think that spell doom for the rest of the league. Especially because you know players are gonna keep trying to gravy-train on the LeBron express.

he's got a loooooooooooooooooong way to go to truly be considered one of the greats but he just won his first title the year before Jordan won his. My guess? He never matches Michael's 6, but probably ends up with at least 4, to go along with some crazy number like 6 MVPs.

The guy is just an absolute monster in every way shape or form. Best defensive player in the game and best overall offensive player in the game. If he ever really develops a true low post game like Michael/Kobe did, he'll be completely unstoppable.

What impressed me most is the maturity he's shown this series. I was a bit of a Bron hater but i've come around on him based on his no nonsense, workmanlike effort this finals. He had his game face on from tip off and never took it off until it was in the bag. Kudos.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

Which is great for Bayless

I'm of the mind that he doesn't exist ... i don't care what he does, what he says, how smarmy he looks, if I agree with his stance, if I disagree with his stance .... he simply just doesn't exist ..... any program that he pops up on gets immediately moved, any discussion of what he says I exit from, any article that opines on him is put down

I don't want to catch the social diseases that come from diddling around with an attention ***** of that magnitude ....... just filthy stuff festering in there

 

[Russ Smith]

I thought the bogus flagrant foul on Derek Fisher when Lebron lowered his shoulder on him was a major turning point. OKC was struggling, but still hanging around. After that call the game was blown wide open. Heat went on an 11-0 run after the flagrant call and it was over. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=320621014&period=3

I find it amazing that the NBA allows such incredibly physical play to the detriment of OKC's game. And yet Lebron gets the ticky tack falls in his favor all night long and a flagrant in his favor when someone tries to stand his ground against him. Just amazing, but of course this is the BSNBA as us Suns fans are well aware.

It was a terrible call but IMHO the game ended when down 5 with the ball Durant turned it over in transition trying to be cute with the ball, Chalmers picks him and hits a 3, then Battier hits a 3, game to 11, game over.

I can't recall seeing a game turn that quickly either, OKC started jacking up shots(Westbrook took a bunch of quick ones) and it got ugly.

Durant is a great scorer and he rebounded last night but he REALLY has to get tougher and play better defense.

The key to the game again was Brooks is afraid to put Durant on a scorer so he tries to hide him first on Chalmers then on Battier. That forces Harden to play LeBron which we saw all series does NOT work. Harden gets worn down, Lebron blows by and then dishes for 3's. Durant sags off his man all the time so they both hit dagger 3's. He was actually guarding Miller on several of those 3's too. The way he defends you're better off putting him on a guy like LeBron where sagging is the right defense, against better shooters he's a huge liability on D.

There were a bunch of missed calls as 95 pointed out, the obvious offensive interference on Wade, the goaltend by LeBron, and the lowered shoulder by LeBron you pointed out they actually could have called that a charge he just lowered the boom on Fisher, no way it's a flagrant.

But clearly Miami was the better team last night OKC just lost their composure.

I think they'll be back they're too talented not to, hopefully Westbrook will learn from and hopefully Durant watches some tape and sees how soft he played.

 

[desertdawg]

Which is great for Bayless

I'm of the mind that he doesn't exist ... i don't care what he does, what he says, how smarmy he looks, if I agree with his stance, if I disagree with his stance .... he simply just doesn't exist ..... any program that he pops up on gets immediately moved, any discussion of what he says I exit from, any article that opines on him is put down

I don't want to catch the social diseases that come from diddling around with an attention ***** of that magnitude ....... just filthy stuff festering in there

Fo sho, good way to kick it homie, I don't like it when people play on my phone but I like to keep it real. How's life over on the Sea forum? I gotta go over there and give some aloha before the football starts.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

pretty mellow .... OTA & Mini-camps in the books ... now it's the long wait to until training camp

little bit of QB talk, little bit of brian banks talk, some sonics talk and of course some excitement for week 1 down here

definitely should swing by again when things get going in august .... don't be a stranger

 

[desertdawg]

pretty mellow .... OTA & Mini-camps in the books ... now it's the long wait to until training camp

little bit of QB talk, little bit of brian banks talk, some sonics talk and of course some excitement for week 1 down here

definitely should swing by again when things get going in august .... don't be a stranger

Yamon

 

[slinslin]

Lebron gets more undeserved criticism than any other athlete.

They bash him for choking, yet Kobe de facto shoots a lot lower percentage in cruchtime situations.
They bash him for going down without a fight against Dallas, yet Kobe embarassed himself just as much or worse in the playoffs before.

I wonder how Donald felt when his superhero Magic Johnson called him a top 10 ever player already yesterday.

Step aside legends, Lebron James will overtake you all sooner or later.

 

[slinslin]

Hope the King can work on his game so he is not so boring anymore.

Sickest player on the break, flashiest passer after Nash, top defensive player, best athlete in the league, best ingame dunker... he is so freaking boring!

 

[Gee!]

This season was an incredibly impressive performance by LeBron who is finally the King of the NBA. Most hyped player EVER coming out high school has just gotten his first ring and i'm pretty it ain't gonna be his last. He's now got the confidence of a champion and i think that spell doom for the rest of the league. Especially because you know players are gonna keep trying to gravy-train on the LeBron express.

he's got a loooooooooooooooooong way to go to truly be considered one of the greats but he just won his first title the year before Jordan won his. My guess? He never matches Michael's 6, but probably ends up with at least 4, to go along with some crazy number like 6 MVPs.

The guy is just an absolute monster in every way shape or form. Best defensive player in the game and best overall offensive player in the game. If he ever really develops a true low post game like Michael/Kobe did, he'll be completely unstoppable.

Cheesy has finally seen the light.. This is what I have been talking about for years.. And what makes it even more better is that all the Lakers fans cant stand that LeBron is getting over the same way the Lakers have been for decades.. Lakers have been poching great players since I can remember.. And they are pissed that these three men decided to form this team.. Lakers fans are mad because they have been riding the golden goose of gifts from Stern for far too long and its over now..

All hail the King! Greatest player in the NBA today..

 

[desertdawg]

Lebron gets more undeserved criticism than any other athlete.

They bash him for choking, yet Kobe de facto shoots a lot lower percentage in cruchtime situations.
They bash him for going down without a fight against Dallas, yet Kobe embarassed himself just as much or worse in the playoffs before.

I wonder how Donald felt when his superhero Magic Johnson called him a top 10 ever player already yesterday.

Step aside legends, Lebron James will overtake you all sooner or later.

I wonder how you will feel when Magic tells you he puts himself above the chosen one in that top ten list. I got Baby Bro Bron in the the top 10 too, but you holding on to all this luda is beyond me. There is sooo many >Lebrons right now, 5 off the top of my head. You probably got it right though, best players ever are Lebron and Lopez.