OT: The Other Sports Thread VIII - NBA Finals: Raptors vs Warriors

[Adriatic]

You know what's funny, the people that thought Warriors were better off and played better without KD . Warriors are now 1-2 in finals without KD. With him in the lineup they still havent lost a playoff series.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Lil Freddy deserves more love. He turned the fourth quarter around

 

[Runner77]

Those of you who followed the team year-round, how much credit goes to Nick Nurse?

 

[groovejuice]

So

I look at my tsn app, 19 seconds remaining. I won’t have time won’t I? At least I’ll catch the post game celebrations. Meh, let’s try

Find a stream, open it. 15 ****ing minutes it took for the game to end

Then something that made me appreciate hockey even more: the white commish, hands over the trophy to the white owner, who seems to hang on to that trophy way too long while his black athlete - who did all the work just patiently wait. Not good optics

Seriously tho: the coming handing over the trophy to the ****ing owner? That’s ****ed up

I'm pretty sure the owner is presented the Trophy in the NFL, and unless I'm mistaken, MLB as well.

 

[EveryDay]

Kawhi has been good, clearly you don't watch much basketball

Sure kid.... he was truly bad in this game whatever you think.

 

[Gravity]

I think Kyle Lowry should have won finals MVP. Kawhi should win playoffs MVP.

 

[Guns n Roses]

and she has this long drawn out way trying to ask a question

Token old hagg, every sport has at least 1

 

[GoodKiwi]

I think Kyle Lowry should have won finals MVP. Kawhi should win playoffs MVP.

There's no such thing as playoffs MVP award in the NBA.

 

[Draft]

How awkward and embarrassing is it to hand the trophy to the owners, the GM, the coach...... and THEN the players!?! The optics are terrible and frankly embarrassing for a league that struggles with racial and class tensions.

 

[Guns n Roses]

Sure kid.... he was truly bad in this game whatever you think.

Double and triple coverage on him... just him being there opens up shooting lanes for the other guys.

 

[GoodKiwi]

Those of you who followed the team year-round, how much credit goes to Nick Nurse?

A LOT. As opposed to Casey, Nurse can actually make in-game adjustments.

 

[Gravity]

There's no such thing as playoffs MVP award in the NBA.

Ohh, odd.

 

[Deluded Puck]

So

I look at my tsn app, 19 seconds remaining. I won’t have time won’t I? At least I’ll catch the post game celebrations. Meh, let’s try

Find a stream, open it. 15 ****ing minutes it took for the game to end

Then something that made me appreciate hockey even more: the white commish, hands over the trophy to the white owner, who seems to hang on to that trophy way too long while his black athlete - who did all the work just patiently wait. Not good optics

Seriously tho: the coming handing over the trophy to the ****ing owner? That’s ****ed up

The NFL is the absolute worst for it. Hockey and Soccer seem to. Realise it’s the players that won it!

 

[MasterDecoy]

I'm pretty sure the owner is presented the Trophy in the NFL, and unless I'm mistaken, MLB as well.

And that’s why I said it made me appreciate the nhl even more. And how about that Stanley cup eh?

Come to think of it, don’t think I’ve ever seen an mlb or nfl championship handover....

Hell, this might the first time I see a non nhl trophy handover. I usually leave before that happens

Edit: other than World Cup of coursw

 

[Adriatic]

What i like about Raptors winning is the fact that they did it the hard way, without the help of free agency and having to deal with a lot players bolting. They built everything through good drafting and trades.

 

[JianYang]

Props to van vleet as well. So many clutch moments particularly since the latter part of the Milwaukee series.

 

[GoodKiwi]

Ohh, odd.

It sure is if you're primarily an NHL fan, because the NHL is the only one of the four major sports leagues that gives out an individual award based on the entire body of the playoffs.

 

[holy]

How awkward and embarrassing is it to hand the trophy to the owners, the GM, the coach...... and THEN the players!?! The optics are terrible and frankly embarrassing for a league that struggles with racial and class tensions.

Plenty of racial and class tensions on this side of the sports universe as well.

 

[Runner77]

Is this for real? WTH.

 

[Gravity]

Great two days with Blues winning Stanley Cup and Raptors winning NBA title.

 

[Miller Time]

What i like about Raptors winning is the fact that they did it the hard way, without the help of free agency and having to deal with a lot players bolting. They built everything through good drafting and trades.

This...
Amazing what can happen with leadership committed to excellence & not hiding behind excuses.

We can only hope our ownership is paying attention

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Sure kid.... he was truly bad in this game whatever you think.

more proof you have never watched the game before

 

[GoodKiwi]

Is this for real? WTH.

The have been rumblings of this before. I wouldn't rule this possibility out completely, although we'll see if winning a championship has any effect on it going forward.

 

[Runner77]

Lots of Rap fans complaining that the owner was first to touch the trophy and how it should have been handed to the players, first.

 

[MasterDecoy]

It sure is if you're primarily an NHL fan, because the NHL is the only one of the four major sports leagues that gives out an individual award based on the entire body of the playoffs.

And I wonder how much this affects our perception of playoffs. The way we see it as an entirely different season