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Natlanta
Yeah good for the Bucks. As a Hawks fan I was glad that Coach Bud (and Teague) get rings.
Giannis had 50 in the final including something like 17/19 on free throws.
Good stuff.
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DGA35
I'm just glad it was a small market team. I'm sure the tv ratings weren't huge though.
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kovach
I agree, good to see a small market midwest team win. And it is fun to watch some of the more unselfish players these days like Steph Curry. I really didn't know how good KD was until he won the championship with Golden State. He went to a team that was already great and elevated himself even above it.
Similarly, I liked seeing Lebron bring a championship to Cleveland, but can't stand him otherwise. I really hate all the faking injury to get foul shots, they should start calling embellishment and award foul shots to the opposing player. Too many stoppages for foul shots these days to guys jumping into the defense while up in the air or sticking their leg out, etc. The NBA needs to fix that.
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VoodooLounge13
I think a lot of people feel similarly. Ironically basketball is one of only two sports that I can actually watch the whole game and not get bored. The other being soccer.
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DGA35
I was a huge Bulls fan in the late 80s and 90s but I lost interest in the NBA once Jordan retired. Apart from Lebron and Steph and maybe a few others, I wouldn't recognize any of the current NBA players.
I know NBA got more popular in Canada with the Raptors winning the title recently but I can't remember the last time I watched an entire game on tv. Perhaps my interest would have been different in the 90s had their been twitter/instagram etc. and players showing off their fancy cars/jewellery, etc. It's no wonder a lot of NBA players are broke within 10 years of retirement.
Only saw 3 Vancouver Grizzlies games when they were here, 2 w/Jordan and the Bulls and one with the Lakers when they had Shaq/Kobe.
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VoodooLounge13
I think a lot of people feel similarly. Ironically basketball is one of only two sports that I can actually watch the whole game and not get bored. The other being soccer.
I usually just tune into the last half of the fourth quarter for games. The last 6 minutes of the game usually takes half an hour with all the time outs! I personally can't watch soccer, just kicking the ball back and forth to each other with very few shots on goal. A 0-0 tie is not that uncommon! Baseball takes so long, too. Most games seem to take over 3 hours now.
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FancyBluesMan
While the 'purists' were ready to put an asterisk on this year's NBA playoffs because of the number of prominent All-Stars felled by injury, which thereby, in their words, 'diluted the field', I still felt it was going to be incredibly competitive...and was proven correct. What led to this twist? Was it Karma? Destiny? Kismet?
In a day and age where NBA superstars have become mercenary guns-for-hire (who's next...Lillard?), it was so refreshing to see Giannis' loyalty and commitment to the city of Milwaukee...not to mention his epic performance...result in a championship.
And how can you not like the guy? Always accommodating with the fans, approachable with the media, confident in his ability yet humble and grateful for how far he's come since his street-vendor days as a youth in Greece, he's definitely earned the accolades and admiration. There may be some holes in his game but Giannis gives 100% every night, every play.
And then he shows up at Chick-Fil-A the day after Game 6 and orders 50..."not 49, not 51"...chicken nuggets with the championship and MVP trophies at his feet before being surrounded by a throng of adoring fans. Good stuff indeed!
But consider this: had Kevin Durant's toe had been an inch or so behind rather than touching the 3-point line on his game-tying, buzzer-beating shot in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. the Bucks, none of this would have happened. Giannis would not have gotten his title...and we would have been deprived of one of the greatest individual Finals' performances ever.
"Brought on by a simple twist of fate"...