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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

GOAT?

MJ: 6 finals, 6 championships, 6 finals MVP awards.

Bill Russell: his accolades are off the charts.

Kareem, Magic, LBJ, Oscar, Bird ?, Wilt, etc follow...

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Three Game 5s set for Wednesday postponed after Bucks' decision to not take floor

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor for Game 5 of their first round playoff series against the Orlando Magic promoted the NBA to postpone all three games scheduled for Wednesday.

The NBA said the three Game 5s (Bucks-Magic, Houston Rockets-Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers-Portland Trail Blazers) would be rescheduled.

"We’re tired of the killings and the injustice," Bucks guard George Hill told ESPN’s Marc Spears, in explaining his team’s decision.

More here:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29747523/three-game-5s-set-wednesday-postponed-bucks-decision-boycott

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ORIGINAL: Pauldiercks1

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Three Game 5s set for Wednesday postponed after Bucks' decision to not take floor

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor for Game 5 of their first round playoff series against the Orlando Magic promoted the NBA to postpone all three games scheduled for Wednesday.

The NBA said the three Game 5s (Bucks-Magic, Houston Rockets-Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers-Portland Trail Blazers) would be rescheduled.

"We’re tired of the killings and the injustice," Bucks guard George Hill told ESPN’s Marc Spears, in explaining his team’s decision.

More here:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29747523/three-game-5s-set-wednesday-postponed-bucks-decision-boycott

Maybe bad timing to decide to stop playing IDK. From the reports I have seen it looks like the shooting may be somewhat justified. Just a bad dude, doing a bad thing, at a bad time.
Also unfortunately I don't think the news media want the real truth to come out. For the news media it's often more about political posturing than truly caring about social justice.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Pauldiercks1

quote:

ORIGINAL: David Levine

Three Game 5s set for Wednesday postponed after Bucks' decision to not take floor

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor for Game 5 of their first round playoff series against the Orlando Magic promoted the NBA to postpone all three games scheduled for Wednesday.

The NBA said the three Game 5s (Bucks-Magic, Houston Rockets-Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers-Portland Trail Blazers) would be rescheduled.

"We’re tired of the killings and the injustice," Bucks guard George Hill told ESPN’s Marc Spears, in explaining his team’s decision.

More here:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29747523/three-game-5s-set-wednesday-postponed-bucks-decision-boycott

Maybe bad timing to decide to stop playing IDK. From the reports I have seen it looks like the shooting may be somewhat justified. Just a bad dude, doing a bad thing, at a bad time.
Also unfortunately I don't think the news media want the real truth to come out. For the news media it's often more about political posturing than truly caring about social justice.

If it was an isolated case, I could see that. But just being another in a seemingly endless string of events, I can appreciate what the players did.

And even though it looks like games will start up again, props to LeBron, Kawhi and the Lakers and Clippers organization for speaking up and voting to just end the season. From a basketball standpoint, probably the two teams with the most to lose.

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

GOAT?

MJ: 6 finals, 6 championships, 6 finals MVP awards.

Bill Russell: his accolades are off the charts.

Kareem, Magic, LBJ, Oscar, Bird ?, Wilt, etc follow...

Like I said people will always argue it. They ignore how many times Jordan lost in the first round. I think losing in the finals is a better accomplishment than losing in the first round. I'm funny like that. How many titles a player wins depends on how good the teams he played on were. It really doesn't matter how many titles a player wins for greatest of all time. Etc....... you can't prove the GOAT, but LeBron gets one with the Lakers that will make 3 teams he led to the title. 4 titles Most likely 4 finals MVPs. He should have had another finals MVP on the losing team, but he was robbed of that one. Was it given to Iguodala? I don't recall for sure. He took a Cavs team that had no chance and beat the greatest regular season team ever the Golden State Warriors.
Go LeBron Greatest of all Time.
Russell played on teams that were so stacked there was no chance of them losing. It was like pros playing amateurs.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

GOAT?

MJ: 6 finals, 6 championships, 6 finals MVP awards.

Bill Russell: his accolades are off the charts.

Kareem, Magic, LBJ, Oscar, Bird ?, Wilt, etc follow...

Like I said people will always argue it. They ignore how many times Jordan lost in the first round. I think losing in the finals is a better accomplishment than losing in the first round. I'm funny like that. How many titles a player wins depends on how good the teams he played on were. It really doesn't matter how many titles a player wins for greatest of all time. Etc....... you can't prove the GOAT, but LeBron gets one with the Lakers that will make 3 teams he led to the title. 4 titles Most likely 4 finals MVPs. He should have had another finals MVP on the losing team, but he was robbed of that one. Was it given to Iguodala? I don't recall for sure. He took a Cavs team that had no chance and beat the greatest regular season team ever the Golden State Warriors.
Go LeBron Greatest of all Time.
Russell played on teams that were so stacked there was no chance of them losing. It was like pros playing amateurs.

Well, I'm sure you have an endless supply of opinions, and more importantly will beat them to death to prove you are right in something that has no right or wrong answer.

So.... suck it weirdo. I got my guys and am done playing.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

B-ball is hard to watch. Mostly consists of players jacking up three point attempts or drives to the basket that result in some bogus call. Then sometimes there is 15-30 seconds of players jawing with the refs, and sometimes there is a review... only to be told after a minute+ the play is not reviewable.

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ORIGINAL: ronhextall

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

B-ball is hard to watch. Mostly consists of players jacking up three point attempts or drives to the basket that result in some bogus call. Then sometimes there is 15-30 seconds of players jawing with the refs, and sometimes there is a review... only to be told after a minute+ the play is not reviewable.

I keep thinking one of these years a post player will rediscover the sky hook. Somebody tall should be able to practice that to the point of it being damn near automatic.

Someday we will see it. Nobody will be ready for it and nobody will have the personnel to control it. Curry pulled the game way out and someday somebody will pull it back in.

I do agree on timeouts, the last 3 or 4 minutes of college and pro basketball is damn near unwatchable with all the timeouts. Makes baseball seem like it is moving at the speed of light.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Crazy:

Ballislife.com@Ballislife

“I’ve never missed a playoff game in my career. The best thing you can do for your teammates is be available.”

LeBron has played in 51 of the last 57 #NBAFinals games! 55 total!

He has also played in a record 260 Playoff games, the equivalent to 3.2 regular NBA seasons.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Woj:

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is stepping down, sources told ESPN.

In the aftermath of Houston's elimination from the NBA's restart in Orlando, Florida, Morey approached owner Tilman Fertitta with the idea of leaving the job, and the sides quietly worked through an exit agreement to conclude his 13 seasons running the franchise's basketball operations, sources said.

So now Morey, Rosas, McNair and D’Antoni all gone from Houston. Crazy. I guess Tilman Fertitta's money problems are as bad as it sounds.

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ORIGINAL: Elliot

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Woj:

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is stepping down, sources told ESPN.

In the aftermath of Houston's elimination from the NBA's restart in Orlando, Florida, Morey approached owner Tilman Fertitta with the idea of leaving the job, and the sides quietly worked through an exit agreement to conclude his 13 seasons running the franchise's basketball operations, sources said.

So now Morey, Rosas, McNair and D’Antoni all gone from Houston. Crazy. I guess Tilman Fertitta's money problems are as bad as it sounds.

If you're enumerating the things "gone" from the Rockets, you should probably include future #1 draft picks too.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Elliot

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Woj:

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is stepping down, sources told ESPN.

In the aftermath of Houston's elimination from the NBA's restart in Orlando, Florida, Morey approached owner Tilman Fertitta with the idea of leaving the job, and the sides quietly worked through an exit agreement to conclude his 13 seasons running the franchise's basketball operations, sources said.

So now Morey, Rosas, McNair and D’Antoni all gone from Houston. Crazy. I guess Tilman Fertitta's money problems are as bad as it sounds.

If you're enumerating the things "gone" from the Rockets, you should probably include future #1 draft picks too.

2020 first round draft pick to Denver
Houston's 2020 1st round pick to Denver [Atlanta-Denver-Houston-Minnesota, 2/5/2020]

2021 first round draft pick to Oklahoma City (swap, Oklahoma City or Miami incoming)
Oklahoma City will receive the two most favorable of its 2021 1st round pick, Miami's 2021 1st round pick and Houston's 2021 1st round pick protected for selections 1-4 and Houston will receive the least favorable of the three (via Miami to Phoenix to Philadelphia to L.A. Clippers to Oklahoma City; via Oklahoma City's right to swap Oklahoma City or Miami for Houston) (if the Houston pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyable, then Houston's obligation to Oklahoma City will be extinguished) [Miami-New Orleans-Phoenix, 2/19/2015; Philadelphia-Phoenix, 6/21/2018; L.A. Clippers-Philadelphia, 2/6/2019; L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019; Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019]

2024 first round draft pick to Oklahoma City
Houston's 2024 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-4; if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Houston will instead convey its 2024 2nd round pick and 2025 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019]

2025 first round draft pick to Oklahoma City (swap, Oklahoma City incoming)
Oklahoma City has the right to swap its 2025 1st round pick for Houston's 2025 1st round pick protected for selections 1-10 or the L.A. Clippers' 2025 1st round pick (if the Houston pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyable, then Houston's obligation to Oklahoma City will be extinguished) [L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019; Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019]

2026 first round draft pick to Oklahoma City
Houston's 2026 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-4; if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Houston will instead convey its 2026 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019]