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[butthead aka 216]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

Such a shame Timmy is going to retire without his 5th deserved ring that was stolen from him.

Thunder is way better than overrated Miami.

They were just immature when they played Miami because it was their first time getting to the Finals. I don't see Miami winning again if they play them again unless a similar situation occurs like last year where the stars and planets were aligned for Ray Allen to hit that miracle shot. Lucky shots like that do not happen EVERY single time.

Kevin Durant is humble, not arrogant and very talented. He is a GREAT role model for young boys especially young African American boys.

spurs had their chance and they blew it. all they had to do was make foul shots and they choked. plus if ya wanna talk about lucky shots, parker had a lucky one to end game 1.

thats the reason they got ray allen, to knock down 3s. lebron hit a gigantic 3 pointer right before that too. the spurs dared lebron to take jumpers and he obliged by turnin the weakest part of his game for years into a strength. it was a chess game that had no moves left and lebron rose to the occasion


a lot of ppl think durant is a little fake. with all the tats he has and stuff but not on his arms or whatever. i disagree and love durant but lebron is incredibly humble and a great role model as well.

id be really excited to see a thunder vs heat finals again

[Soulflower]

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

spurs had their chance and they blew it. all they had to do was make foul shots and they choked. plus if ya wanna talk about lucky shots, parker had a lucky one to end game 1.

thats the reason they got ray allen, to knock down 3s. lebron hit a gigantic 3 pointer right before that too. the spurs dared lebron to take jumpers and he obliged by turnin the weakest part of his game for years into a strength. it was a chess game that had no moves left and lebron rose to the occasion


a lot of ppl think durant is a little fake. with all the tats he has and stuff but not on his arms or whatever. i disagree and love durant but lebron is incredibly humble and a great role model as well.

id be really excited to see a thunder vs heat finals again

There were two fouls that the ref did not call.

If the refs are not calling fouls then there is but so much you can do.


The point is Miami played HORRIBLE game 6, period. Lebron did not raise to anything in game 6. He choked like he always does.

They know they won that championship by the hair on their heads. They are NOT the best team in the league and they were not better than the Spurs in my opinion.


Lebron is the complete opposite of humble. He is very immature and he has made a ton of insulting remarks. I do not think as a "personality" he is a good role model. Boys should not think it is cool to make fun of players injuries or to throw tantrums when you do not get your way.

I always hear Kevin spoken highly of. I have meant people who know him personally. He is from my area. He seems like a really down to earth young man that has a big future ahead of him in the NBA.

[butthead aka 216]

There were two fouls that the ref did not call.

both ticky tack fouls that were good no-calls given the situation

The point is Miami played HORRIBLE game 6, period. Lebron did not raise to anything in game 6. He choked like he always does.

well, except that miami won. so i guess they choked themselves to a win? i agree it wasnt his best performance which is funny cause here was his line for the night

L. James 32 Pts, 10 Reb, 11 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Lebron is the complete opposite of humble. He is very immature and he has made a ton of insulting remarks. I do not think as a "personality" he is a good role model. Boys should not think it is cool to make fun of players injuries or to throw tantrums when you do not get your way.

that is pretty much all untrue. hes one of the most humble superstars you will ever find and a terrific teammate. every kid could look up to a guy like that because hes extremely humble and selfless.

[Soulflower]

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

both ticky tack fouls that were good no-calls given the situation

Chris Bosh fouled Green when he went to shoot the three and Ray Allen clearly fouled Manu when he drove to the basket. The ball fell out his hands. Green was hit in the face.

Those were fouls that SHOULD have been called... period.

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

well, except that miami won. so i guess they choked themselves to a win? i agree it wasnt his best performance which is funny cause here was his line for the night

L. James 32 Pts, 10 Reb, 11 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Well I think the circumstances are important more than the fact that they won. Now if you gave a statistic that said Miami won by 20 pts, 10 pts, 5 pts etc then yea maybe they deserved it because that showed that they played better and showed up.

However, I think it questionable the circumstances that allowed them to win during that game.

How does a team lose in 5 seconds when they are up by 5 points???

Then two fouls were clearly ignored and not called.

That seems shady to me.

I think NBA purposely did that to push a game 7.

That is why I do not watch the NBA anymore. I really hope the Miami do not win this year because they should not have won last year and they are just overrated.

They won because of circumstances not necessarily because they were the better team.

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

that is pretty much all untrue. hes one of the most humble superstars you will ever find and a terrific teammate. every kid could look up to a guy like that because hes extremely humble and selfless.

I do not think someone who makes fun of another players fatal injury is a good role model
I do not think someone who bashes the middle class just because they lost is a good role model
I do not think that someone who throws a tantrum when they get called for a foul or when they lose is a good role model
I don't think someone who obviously is self centered and only cares about a championship and not their teammates is a good role model
I don't think someone who bashes Michael Jordan for no reason is a good role model


How is that teaching children about sportsmanship and character?
You think Lebron is a better role model than Kevin Durant?

Definitely not.

[YorkeDaddy]

It must be sad being so pitiful that you blame the refs when your team gets outplayed when it counts and loses the finals. I mean damn that's as pathetic as it gets.

[Soulflower]

I am not blaming anybody. I am just trying to figure out why the refs did not call those two fouls

The NBA violates their own rules when it benefits them lol

Whats the point in watching if they are going to violate their own rules?

It is not real basketball...

[butthead aka 216]

whose fatal injury did he make fun of?? lebron doesnt throw tantrums more than any other nba player. theres a reason guys like ray allen and shane battier come to play at miami - cause lebrons a great teammate. theres no other guy in teh league who ppl wanna play with. so thats totally false. and he hasnt bashed jordan for no reason either. i think youre hater shades are causin you to stretch the truth a little bit here. i know that we tend to forget that celebs are still real ppl but cmon.... he dealt with soooo much ridiculous, over the top hate and criticism his first yr with miami. for him to make a little half comment in anger after just losin the finals about the middle class is pretty ridiculous to hold against him.

considering the hate, pressure, criticism he's received and combined with the absolutely unprecedented hype he had since high school, its amazin to me that ppl like you would be willin to point to such small, petty comments as a reason to hate on the man.


that was a foul on allen on ginobili but youre makin it out to be like it was a concerted effort to not make that call. the reality is that things happen super fast and those calls are missed all the time. the fact is that no ref wants to blow the whistle in that situation regardless of the teams in the event that they would make the wrong call. it has always happens and will always happen in the future. refs swallow their whistles at the end of games and everyone knows that.

bosh's was a little closer but probably a foul too. again, same situation. very close to call in tha tmoment and refs swallow whistles at the end of big games and thats not ever changin.

your spurs choked, not miami. if ginobili woulda hit a foul shot, they woulda won. if leonard woulda hit one they woulda won. if they had grabbed that last rebound in game they win. they just didnt get it done and miami did

[Soulflower]

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

whose fatal injury did he make fun of??

Him and Wade were publicly making fun of Dirk's injury the first year they became the brought team.

Dirk called Lebron ignorant

and then Lebron apologized...smh

This was all over espn, how did you miss it?

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

lebron doesnt throw tantrums more than any other nba player.

Oh yes he does.

When he gets called for a foul he acts like the whole world is coming to an end.

How dare the NBA call a foul on King James lol

He is so arrogant.

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

theres a reason guys like ray allen and shane battier come to play at miami - cause lebrons a great teammate.

Ray Allen went over there because he wanted a ring before he retires and Battier went over there for a ring.

TRUST and believe they did not go over because Lebron is such a great teammate.

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

theres no other guy in teh league who ppl wanna play with.

I would go over there to if I knew they were making bad calls for them to win, thats a guarantee shoe in

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

so thats totally false. and he hasnt bashed jordan for no reason either.

They asked MJ what he would have done differently to block a shot that Lebron made and MJ explained what he would have done. He said he would have forced Lebron to drive with his left hand since that was his weaker side.


In a interview, a reporter told Lebron what MJ had said and for some odd reason Lebron took offense to it and shaded him. He said he was good with his left hand and the way you drive to the basket does not make you more a less a player. THEN he had the audacity to say that no offense to Jordan but Bill Russell has the most rings and blah blah blah blah... he was cleary shading Michael Jordan because of his innocent comment.

I personally thought it was disrespectful because MJ was not shading him at all. A reporter asked him how he would have defended Lebron and he just answered the question.

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

i think youre hater shades are causin you to stretch the truth a little bit here. i know that we tend to forget that celebs are still real ppl but cmon.... he dealt with soooo much ridiculous, over the top hate and criticism his first yr with miami.

I am not a hater.

I just think he has done and said some questionable things.

The criticism he received his first year on Miami was deserved in my opinion. I think he could have left Cleveland in a better way than he did. It seemed really arrogant.

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

for him to make a little half comment in anger after just losin the finals about the middle class is pretty ridiculous to hold against him.

I don't think it is ridiculous because we are the middle class. HIS FANS are the middle class. The majority of the people that show up at the NBA games and support the NBA ARE the middle class.

You do not make comments like that and not expect for people to feel a certain way.

He is very arrogant and not likable.

I was shocked when he said that. I did not think he would stoop THAT low.

Just total disrespect

You can not make comments like that and expect for people to like you

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

considering the hate, pressure, criticism he's received and combined with the absolutely unprecedented hype he had since high school, its amazin to me that ppl like you would be willin to point to such small, petty comments as a reason to hate on the man.

They are not small petty comments if I am giving you reasons for why most do not like him. They obviously are not small if his antics have turned people off from him.

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

that was a foul on allen on ginobili but youre makin it out to be like it was a concerted effort to not make that call. the reality is that things happen super fast and those calls are missed all the time.

They replayed it though and the commentators even said it should have been called.

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

the fact is that no ref wants to blow the whistle in that situation regardless of the teams in the event that they would make the wrong call. it has always happens and will always happen in the future. refs swallow their whistles at the end of games and everyone knows that.

I think they purposely did it to push a game 7

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

bosh's was a little closer but probably a foul too. again, same situation. very close to call in tha tmoment and refs swallow whistles at the end of big games and thats not ever changin.

Little close? He smacked Green in the face lol and when a foul is on a three pointer shot that is a automatic call

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

your spurs choked, not miami.

How can you choke when you are up by 5 points in less than 5 seconds? lol


The NBA rigged that game lol

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

if ginobili woulda hit a foul shot, they woulda won. if leonard woulda hit one they woulda won. if they had grabbed that last rebound in game they win. they just didnt get it done and miami did

You're right but it still does not change the fact that 2 fouls were not called and you and me both know that makes a difference.

[YorkeDaddy]

The number of dumb things said in the above post is probably some sort of world record.

You can dislike LeBron all you want, but stop acting like he's definitively unlikable. His popularity has increased tremendously since that first year at Miami. Everyone in the NBA respects him as a player and a man (besides the outliers like Dirk clearly) and you should too.

[butthead aka 216]

How can you choke when you are up by 5 points in less than 5 seconds? lol


The NBA rigged that game lol

ummmm... by losing... thats pretty much the definition of choking is it not??


i obviously wont change your mind but i just find fans like you to be head scratchin but lebrons response to jordan that you just posted wasnt even rude. like at all.


and dirks cough wasnt a 'fatal injury'. like i said earlier ppl like you reeeeally reach and stretch to find things to hate on.


ray and battier went to miami cause lebron is one of a kind - a superstar scorer who gets his team mates consistent easy looks. he is the ultimate team player, im not willin to even take any other statement into consideration about that