2013 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs (2) vs Miami Heat (1)

I think it is established in this thread that NovU is a dumbass and deserves to be put into the Camel Clutch. Break his back, make him humble!

No. That's what fa...scists do.

#NoHomo

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#notcool delete that out ur vocab.

The Bulls rosters of MJ's early years were mediocre at best. They just did a great job of adding piece by piece to build around MJ who stood by his team...

#realtalk #truewinner #lebronwillneverknowthatfeeling #quitter

i know the league is different now. i did not mean its different now cause of superteams i mean its different now as big name free agents are much more willing to relocate. it was not very often you saw an all star player switch teams in the prime of his career. its kind of expected now

But it's not anymore. It wasn't even really much of an idea until the late 1980s because it required compensation and arbitration which is why Wilt, Kareem, etc. all forced their way out through trades. (And Hakeem and others attempted it.)

What changed were the two late-90's CBAs where Jordan, Ewing and others wanted to settle the score with the owners. Magic for example had signed a $25 million over 25 years contract. Jordan signed a $6.3 million over SEVEN YEARS rookie deal and he had the amazing ability (for the time) to renegotiate after five years during which he signed a MEGA DEAL (one of the largest ever if not the largest ever per year) for $25 million over EIGHT YEARS.

When they redid the CBA in 1995 after that lockout the caps on salary were essentially gone which is why Jordan made $30+ million a year from 96-98 even though the salary cap was only $23-27 million. This is also what allowed Shaq to make MORE despite bolting for the Lakers. (And Juwan Howard to amass the GDP of a small island nation.)

They "fixed" this as part of the compromise in 1999 which is why the only other MAJOR free agent signing since then was Hill and McGrady to Orlando as sign-and-trades. The same thing that got Bosh and LeBron to Miami. The difference is that Bosh and LeBron took pay cuts.

Seriously, what other big free agents have their been? Amare? I don't think Nash, Arenas and Billups really count. Ben Wallace to the Bulls? Rashard Lewis to Orlando? Joe Johnson to the Hawks? Despite all the speculation over the various years Duncan stayed put, KG stayed put, Kobe stayed put, Kidd stayed put, Webber stayed put, Paul Pierce stayed put, etc.

The one thing you can say about the Miami Three is that they might have seen the greater restrictions coming with the next CBA, since there were more after 2005, that's why they signed three year deals back in 2007. Melo signed the fourth year and that's why he desperately needed the trade to maintain his salary. It's why the Lakers (and everyone else) worked so hard to get Paul and Dwight through trades because they have to give up $30 million to go play somewhere else.

You're talking about an era (1996-2006) that's basically over now. We're now in a era where teams will willingly deal not just decent players but superstars (Harden) to escape the luxury tax.

I like the part where the Heat trio were smart enough to make teaming up work while clusterfucks like Deron, Dwight, Carmelo, and Paul are just idiots.

LoL @ Kobe/Lakers fans. They're the ones that are most enraged.

I like the part where the Heat trio were smart enough to make teaming up work while clusterfucks like Deron, Dwight, Carmelo, and Paul are just idiots.

Brooklyn also fucked up when Dwight panic opted in. They could have had Lopez, Dwight and Deron. But when Dwight was off the market as a FA they had to convince Deron to come back (before Cuban blew him off for Shark Tank), thus dumping draft picks and cap space for All-Stars Gerald Wallace and Joe Johnson. Now they get to pay a billion dollars a year in luxury tax and watch Dwight take less to be James Harden's sidekick.

Then again, they do have the best PG of all time as their coach now so maybe they're the real winners.

(I assume Dwight wouldn't commit to anything and was trying to say yes to everyone in private, you know like he's done publicly, and so Deron got impatient since he'd have to stay if Dwight suddenly decided something different, which made the Nets even more impatient.)

LoL @ Kobe/Lakers fans. They're the ones that are most enraged.

And that's why you guys are such dumbasses compared to other teams. You can discuss X team with any other fan without having to hear "lol Laker fans mad". I'm not even mad, the Lakers have nothing to do with the discussion?

#lol#I#got#told!

Now I remember why I don't post as often...some of the biggest dumbasses are "regulars".

"Attention whore LeBron". I thought I would move past that...but anyway. LeBron doesn't need any attention, he already has more than enough with the 2 trophies he won a week ago.

Yeah, and Kobe Bryant has accomplished so much over his NBA career that he really doesn't need to accomplish any more and will obviously retire this off-season.

And that's why you guys are such dumbasses compared to other teams. You can discuss X team with any other fan without having to hear "lol Laker fans mad".

#lol#I#got#told!

Discussion? You? You did? Perhaps *dicussion of hastags, way to initiate one btw.

I don't mind occasional fun pokes here and there, but after all these provocations(not just u) here, it's funny how you are the one playing a victim card and now I'm all acting out.

"Attention whore LeBron". I thought I would move past that...but anyway. LeBron doesn't need any attention, he already has more than enough with the 2 trophies he won a week ago.

Yeah, and Kobe Bryant has accomplished so much over his NBA career that he really doesn't need to accomplish any more and will obviously retire this off-season.

i think the biggest problem with miami fans is they were not there 4 years ago. all of a sudden everyone has a new heat hat and runs around saying shit like "its about time we got good" and "no one in the league gonna stop us now". everyone was a damn magic fan then boom, who the fuck are the magic?

i think the biggest problem with miami fans is they were not there 4 years ago. all of a sudden everyone has a new heat hat and runs around saying shit like "its about time we got good" and "no one in the league gonna stop us now". everyone was a damn magic fan then boom, who the fuck are the magic?

Sounds about right...

Discussion? You? You did? Perhaps *dicussion of hastags, way to initiate one btw.

I don't mind occasional fun pokes here and there, but after all these provocations(not just u) here, it's funny how you are the one playing a victim card and now I'm all acting out.

There is no discussing with you guys, I know every response I'm going to get thrown to my head anyways.

"The way Lebron left Cleveland was terrible."
"Lol you mad, he can go where he wants. Hater."

"Some of you guys' fans popped out of nowhere, bandwagonning is awesome and all but see faults in your team."
"Lol fuck u bro, Heat NATION!!"

"Your best player is too busy crowning himself the best player and going hate on this hate on that and that makes him unlikable."
"Pff stupid Kobe fan."

So yeah, go fuck yourself with the victim shit. I don't play that card anymore & when I used to it was against people who had half a brain..not some dickrider.

There is no discussing with you guys, I know every response I'm going to get thrown to my head anyways.

Well, thanks for trying jackass. Those were nice hashtag discussion while it lasted.

LOL OMG YOU ARE SO CREATIV I NEVER DONEZ HERD THAT ONE B4 #burn

I hate Jackoff (see I can wordplay names too, this is the cool way to do it right?) for making me open threads with recent posts by MyWRASSLER but then again how can you stay mad with a name like that and anticipate seeing MyWRASSLER's adventures in the ring (forum).

So, what up folks? Was the forum down for the last 4 days? I couldn't get in.

Anyway, how is this thread still going on? I think the NBA Random Discussion thread needs some boosting.

JackJack, good for you. #chill

Anyway, how is this thread still going on?

It wasn't until you bumped it for no reason.

Damn grave diggers.

So, what up folks? Was the forum down for the last 4 days? I couldn't get in.

Anyway, how is this thread still going on? I think the NBA Random Discussion thread needs some boosting.

JackJack, good for you. #chill

Four days later, "is thread still going on, seriously?" is your awareness that horrible?

Well then, we might as well do something useful with the thread now, shall we? Like celebrating the victory again.

Well then, we might as well do something useful with the thread now, shall we? Like celebrating the victory again.

Sure, why not...

not gonna lie i rather celebrate the heat victory than the hawks one. you son of a bitch phazon

I rooted for the Blackhawks only because of a lot of their players are from Canada.

I rooted for the Blackhawks only because of a lot of their players are from Canada.

Huh? More than half the league is from Canada...literally.

Definitely.

Didn't count heads but Toews, Keith, Seabrook, these three are likable Canadian ones from the Blackhawks. And I'm sure there are at least 10 or more others on the team.

I'm sure Bruins and other teams Hawks faced have a lot too but I guess it's due to familiarity with Blackhawks roster bit more than other.