Super team with one legged harden and no Kyrie, right? Shit, I thought you had shit for brains when you posted on the Knicks fan originated "nets won the ship" thread and didn't think you realized the irony of gloating on it, but now I truly know you are a fucking moron.
Brutal look for them here gloating. We all spent 2 years hoping to sign Durant. He’s had an epic performance and now Knick fans gloat?
I’m a Knick fan, but there is no fanbase that thinks they are more relevant than they are than Knick fans.
Gloating? We'd have to win something first. I just think it's hilarious. All that money. All that sell out. All that building a Super Team. All that bandwagoning. All that reffing. All that straightup Bullshit.
Super team with one legged harden and no Kyrie, right? Shit, I thought you had shit for brains when you posted on the Knicks fan originated "nets won the ship" thread and didn't think you realized the irony of gloating on it, but now I truly know you are a fucking moron.
To see them lose! But KD is incredible, feel bad for him that he decided to be friends with Kyrie irving and James harden. I will say it again irving and harden and the 2 most unlikeable players in the nba, I couldn’t be happier that those 2 lost.
Super team with one legged harden and no Kyrie, right? Shit, I thought you had shit for brains when you posted on the Knicks fan originated "nets won the ship" thread and didn't think you realized the irony of gloating on it, but now I truly know you are a fucking moron.
Pfffft. What? Weirdo.
what's confusing you dipshit? You need shit spelled out for you?
RE: and wait Knicks fans arent supposed to be happy
I don’t care about the Nets. Why should I? Because of the 2004 playoff series? The Knick fans obsession with the Nets has always been weird to me. I like Durant (and so do you), you begged he would sign with the Knicks for 18 months. We all did.
Super team with one legged harden and no Kyrie, right? Shit, I thought you had shit for brains when you posted on the Knicks fan originated "nets won the ship" thread and didn't think you realized the irony of gloating on it, but now I truly know you are a fucking moron.
Pfffft. What? Weirdo.
what's confusing you dipshit? You need shit spelled out for you?
Yeah, apparently. You sound mad. Wah.
RE: RE: and wait Knicks fans arent supposed to be happy
I don’t care about the Nets. Why should I? Because of the 2004 playoff series? The Knick fans obsession with the Nets has always been weird to me. I like Durant (and so do you), you begged he would sign with the Knicks for 18 months. We all did.
so because we wanted him we cant root against him? they are rivals of course i want them to lose..
Super team with one legged harden and no Kyrie, right? Shit, I thought you had shit for brains when you posted on the Knicks fan originated "nets won the ship" thread and didn't think you realized the irony of gloating on it, but now I truly know you are a fucking moron.
Pfffft. What? Weirdo.
what's confusing you dipshit? You need shit spelled out for you?
Yeah, apparently. You sound mad. Wah.
I barely give a shit about the NBA lol but Knicks fans are such pathetic little bitches that I sure as shit became glad tonight they'll continue to be a garbage franchise for the next 25 years or my life, just as they have been for the last 25 years.
I'm barely a nets "fan" but you pathetic losers def turned me into a Knicks hater
to get their jollies! Now that’s the laugher! If Harden and Ky don’t get injured this series would have been over before 7. Come on, Knicks fans are so bitter they have to stoop to, we’ll Knicks fan behavior!
Are bashing us knicks fans for being elated right now. I just took a shot of 1942 because I was so happy. Aren’t we all celebrating Eagles and Cowboys losing?
to get their jollies! Now that’s the laugher! If Harden and Ky don’t get injured this series would have been over before 7. Come on, Knicks fans are so bitter they have to stoop to, we’ll Knicks fan behavior!
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
to get their jollies! Now that’s the laugher! If Harden and Ky don’t get injured this series would have been over before 7. Come on, Knicks fans are so bitter they have to stoop to, we’ll Knicks fan behavior!
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
Nothing like Knicks fans trolling Nets fans on an Giants Fan board! That’s laughable. Good luck next year.
Nothing new. Kyrie’s arrogance, plus Harden and Griffin flat out quitting on their previous teams, made it easier for me. Not the most likable group.
Exactly! These super teams are not good for the NBA. I look at it this way,with Kylie being out it evened the playing field. No other team had 3 superstars either.
It's tough to lose like that. And we've all been there. But I simply can't stand that brand of team building. And now the Nets players are complaining about injuries in the post game press conference. A completely unlikable, disingenuous, soft, and manufactured "team" who, regardless of my Fandom, I'd root to lose all day, every day. Garbage.
Harden and Kyrie dont get hurt they cakewalk to the finals
True.
No question. And they win this series in 5 with all 3 healthy. And im a Knicks fan. If the 3 of them had been healthy and completely choked I could understand the reason for shit talking. But Kyrie got injured, Harden got Injured and I give him a ton of credit for putting his career and health on the line to tough it out for his teammates, and Durant played his ass off averaging 48+ minutes the last 3 games and nearly carried them to the finish line. He made almost every clutch basket you could ask him to make, he just clearly ran outta gas in the final OT.
I’m not saying shit because a year from now If they’re all healthy they’re winning the title easily. And anyone talking shit about them right now will likely be the same people saying their title “doesn’t count” then because they “cheated” by teaming up.
Also, I hate to say this, but The Nets as an organization didn’t get here by accident— they were the team that these dudes decided to play for in part because they’ve had a history of smart moves that reflected well on them as an organization. The Knicks front office (again, the team I’m a fan of) have done every possible thing to fuck up and make themselves look bad the past 20 years (up until this year) and that’s why, despite being a NY-based team with the best arena and fans in basketball, barely anyone good has wanted to actually come here.
I’m extremely happy though that we’ve put ourselves in a better position this year with a better culture and a better front office. It’s also a lot more fun to root for a team like the Knicks were this year— a scrappy blue collar bunch that far exceeded expectations. I’m staying quiet on this Nets loss because I’m hopeful the Knicks have done enough attract some free agents of their own and I’m way more confident this front office will push the right buttons than I ever have been.
Let’s hope the next few years our biggest wins as Knicks fans include the Knicks actually winning, NOT just the Nets blowing it in the finals or something.
Had a good season and terrible playoffs...and the Jets were favored to win it all and then lost....we wouldn't be happy??? Since when can't you root against the other team in your town?
Every Knick fan, including me knows the nets are better and would have won without injuries. We also know they will be favortes next year. The Knicks have been dumped on for a decade. We get it.
If you don't expect us to take any satisfaction in this superteam losing ...then I don't know what to tell you. Happy they lost.
Wasn't there a BBI post recently claiming the Nets
saying that as a Knicks fan, this is silly. 53 and 52 minutes - especially with Harden coming off that injury - is insane.
Can't recall watching a game where everyone's feet looked so heavy as everyone on the court's did last night in overtime. Things work out slightly different and that Durant turnaround at the end of regulation is remembered forever.
But if the Knicks are in this series, they don’t win a game with two of their three too players not playing or playing hurt. And KD stood up to carry his team. Our best didn’t against Atlanta.
I am not a fan of the super team concept, but that is the NBA today.
Super team with one legged harden and no Kyrie, right? Shit, I thought you had shit for brains when you posted on the Knicks fan originated "nets won the ship" thread and didn't think you realized the irony of gloating on it, but now I truly know you are a fucking moron.
Pfffft. What? Weirdo.
what's confusing you dipshit? You need shit spelled out for you?
I would pay good money to see you call Bricktop a dipshit to his face. You’d shit all over yourself, kiss his ass and beg him not to decapitate you.
that knicks fans are the same breed as jets fans. not all of them, but 90% of them. insecurity to the highest degree. quite sad.
i was rooting for the knicks against the hawks. why? because they aren't rivals and I like Thibs.
tough loss last night, once kyrie and Harden were down the likelihood of winning the series was quite low... but they still could have won. healthy they walk to a ring, but ifs and buts mean nothing in sports.
they need to learn to trust more people- which is on the coaching staff. Nash deserves blame for not getting shamet and Claxton involved more, or some sort of rotation to at least spell guys and maybe shake it up.
harris was awful why cant shamet get some of his minutes?
I'll pull for a bucks/suns finals with Brook getting a ring. amazing game for him last night must have been satisfying taking down the Nets- he was a big time difference maker.
Might be the super team of dysfunctional people.
All 3 are incredible talented and the window is next year or bust as all 3 become FA's but mentally they are a disaster.
As non-nets fan it's fun to watch them blow up and I think all NBA fans outside of Nets fans wanted to see them lose.
It will be interesting to see what you get next year out of the big 3?
Super motivated and all 3 play 82 games or this dysfunction/injuries we saw this year?
that knicks fans are the same breed as jets fans. not all of them, but 90% of them. insecurity to the highest degree. quite sad.
i was rooting for the knicks against the hawks. why? because they aren't rivals and I like Thibs.
tough loss last night, once kyrie and Harden were down the likelihood of winning the series was quite low... but they still could have won. healthy they walk to a ring, but ifs and buts mean nothing in sports.
they need to learn to trust more people- which is on the coaching staff. Nash deserves blame for not getting shamet and Claxton involved more, or some sort of rotation to at least spell guys and maybe shake it up.
harris was awful why cant shamet get some of his minutes?
I'll pull for a bucks/suns finals with Brook getting a ring. amazing game for him last night must have been satisfying taking down the Nets- he was a big time difference maker.
Nash not trying someone (ANYONE) in place of Joe Harris for 10-20 minutes at some point during that game is indefensible imo. When Bruce Brown was on Middleton he missed shots, when Middleton got Harris switched on him they scored every time. Try Shamet. Try Mike James. Try going bigger with Claxton or Jeff Green (which would have allowed them to play KD on Middleton). Try Tyler Johnson. Joe Harris for 47m of 3 for 9 from 3 and getting targeted on D is not defensible. In the 2 games prior Joe was 2/11 from 3 and in game 6 in particular he was a -25. How Nash didn't have a plan B ready to go is mind boggling.
he should have also gotten KD a few minutes of rest in the 2nd half but that's more understandable (though not as understandable as it was in G5 when they were playing from behind).
honestly as a net fan KD and Harden both earned a ton of respect in my book. Bruce Brown, Blake Griffin, Jeff Green too. Those guys all put everything out there and gave us a few of the best games in the NBA in a while. That was an all time game 7 after an all time game 5. Kind of mind boggling to me that any NBA fan could watch those games and not enjoy the level of basketball played in the games themselves (especially KD and Giannis) but I guess 20+ years of bitterness and incompetence will cause different people to act different ways.
btw the hardest part of that game for me was watching Lopez make so many plays against us. he was a big difference maker. Swap him and Harris and Nets win in 5 or 6 even without Kyrie. In fact swap Harris for just about everyone including Connaughton and they win yesterday.
Might be the super team of dysfunctional people.
All 3 are incredible talented and the window is next year or bust as all 3 become FA's but mentally they are a disaster.
As non-nets fan it's fun to watch them blow up and I think all NBA fans outside of Nets fans wanted to see them lose.
It will be interesting to see what you get next year out of the big 3?
Super motivated and all 3 play 82 games or this dysfunction/injuries we saw this year?
blow up?
KD turned in an all time performance.
Kyrie got undercut (after making a basket) and his ankle went 45 degrees the wrong way.
Harden played almost 150 minutes in the last 3 games without being able to run.
injuries happen. this year they happened to a lot of players. Or did Kawhi, Cp3, Ad, Embid, all blow up too?
That’s what fans do with teams they loathe..As a kid, I hated the Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers and delighted in their losses, albeit the Yanks rarely lost then.
Since the inception of the AFL in 1960, I’ve disliked the Titans/Jets except for a brief period when the Tuna coached there.
I loathe the Islanders, my son loves them, as I am a Rangers fan. I’m hoping they get eliminated..
It’s nothing PERSONAL, just “SPORTS PERSONAL” and I revel in losses for certain teams. Very few fans that I know feel like most of us do..
So yes, I am delighted..
And Fu*k the injuries excuse. ALWAYS part of the game.
That’s why generally speakingthe healthiest teams win titles..If we can’t point to injuries as an excuse for some of our pathetic seasons, than neither can “you” for other teams, imv
RE: And Fu*k the injuries excuse. ALWAYS part of the game.
That’s why generally speakingthe healthiest teams win titles..If we can’t point to injuries as an excuse for some of our pathetic seasons, than neither can “you” for other teams, imv
Injuries aren’t an excuse, they are a reason. Why is this always conflated?
An excuse is saying “I played poorly because I didn’t get enough sleep lastnight”.
That’s why generally speakingthe healthiest teams win titles..If we can’t point to injuries as an excuse for some of our pathetic seasons, than neither can “you” for other teams, imv
Injuries aren’t an excuse, they are a reason. Why is this always conflated?
An excuse is saying “I played poorly because I didn’t get enough sleep lastnight”.
Sure, I agree, but someone said above that without the injuries, it would have been a cakewalk to the finals. That’s an excuse to me. Yes, it’s part reason, but they don’t have to be mutually exclusive..Semantics, imo
Look up and down the injuries of the playoff teams. Plenty of teams lost some of their best players. It’s not just the Nets. Some of them overcame the injuries and some didn’t. The Clippers lost far and away their best player and went on to beat the number 1 seed without him. Nobody is gonna feel bad for the Nets. The team they had out there was probably still the most talented team left in the playoffs, even without Kyrie.
“No one cares about the Nets!”, but can’t stop whining when they win or gloating when they lose.
And “super team” doesn’t apply when one is out and the other playing on one leg. But don’t worry, you can continue to gloat about your first round exit.
RE: Some Knick fans looking like total douchebags.
“No one cares about the Nets!”, but can’t stop whining when they win or gloating when they lose.
And “super team” doesn’t apply when one is out and the other playing on one leg. But don’t worry, you can continue to gloat about your first round exit.
come on it is all in good fun, any sane person knows nets win this serie sin 5 if the Nets are healthy..
it is not to be malicous, you arent happy when the eagles or cowboys lose?
I don't think anyone cares about people rooting for whoever they want
there are always 2 teams and some root for or against one or the other.
I do think there's a difference between those that can root against a team and maintain some level of reality and those who need to create some alternate reality where the nets "blew up" or "imploded" or lost because they were "dysfunctional". KD played like the hall of famer he is and the team around him just didn't play good enough (while the Bucks supporting cast did).
I can generally root against the Cowboys and at the same time understand that their season changed when Dak's foot almost snapped off. I also don't particularly revel in injuries even if it's a team I loathe but I suppose that's a personal decision.
I guess this is what happens to the fans of a team that has the most losses and lowest winning percentage in the past 20 years. Congrats Knicks fans, on avoiding more bitterness and jealousy?
There is reality
There is the fact they should have overcome and still won.
Had they played and coached well they should have. They didn’t. It sucks
Talking about injuries isn’t an excuse it’s reality.
It’s drifting towards jets/eagles hybrid fan base -
RE: And Fu*k the injuries excuse. ALWAYS part of the game.
That’s why generally speakingthe healthiest teams win titles..If we can’t point to injuries as an excuse for some of our pathetic seasons, than neither can “you” for other teams, imv
Yeah, and if LeBron and AD don't get hurt the Lakers would be on they're way to repeating just about now.
Was Kyrie actually hurt, or did he just not feel like playing?
Watching the nets lose last night was th best Father’s Day gift that I could ever ask for. I am elated to see the big 3 get knocked out. I am a big Knicks fan, season tickets for the past 14 years. I don’t think there is anything wrong with rooting against another team that is part of sports. My friends have tormented me for years about the Knicks, al part of being a fan. Harden any Kyrie are two of the top 5 most unlikeable players in the nba, it makes it so sweet to see them get knocked out. I will root for the same result next year, but I know if they stay healthy nets should win the championship easily. Also I anticipate they will add a few more vet ring chasers
It's tough to lose like that. And we've all been there. But I simply can't stand that brand of team building. And now the Nets players are complaining about injuries in the post game press conference. A completely unlikable, disingenuous, soft, and manufactured "team" who, regardless of my Fandom, I'd root to lose all day, every day. Garbage.
If KD and Kylie had signed with the Knicks, you’d be licking their balls.
It's tough to lose like that. And we've all been there. But I simply can't stand that brand of team building. And now the Nets players are complaining about injuries in the post game press conference. A completely unlikable, disingenuous, soft, and manufactured "team" who, regardless of my Fandom, I'd root to lose all day, every day. Garbage.
If KD and Kylie had signed with the Knicks, you’d be licking their balls.
Wrong. As I stated above.
I'll leave the ball licking to you.
So many tears.
RE: Was Kyrie actually hurt, or did he just not feel like playing?
Kyrie was legit hurt. He had a bad lateral ankle sprain. It's likely that he would have been unavailable for the rest of the playoffs had the Nets advanced
With a 2nd round exit to show for it. That window sure does close fast. The clock, it is a tickin. Maybe they can trade a couple of picks for Doncic. Maybe convince Steph to ask out and send them a couple of 2nds. Maybe THAT will do it?
Nah, prolly not.
I actually think Brooklyn cruises to the title next year
if they stay healthy. But the $64,000 question is, do they stay healthy? Durant, as great as he is, is playing on borrowed time with an Achilles tear on his injury history. Harden started to break down this year for the first time in his career, but I think he's the best bet to stay healthy for a full season. And Kyrie is always hurt.
That's the difference between this Nets "superteam" and the Lebron-Wade-Bosh Miami team and the Curry-Klay-Draymond-Durant Warriors. They had no injury issues when put together (Klay was pretty much never hurt before his two knee injuries recently)
Not nearly as sad a a person signing a contract and then basically doing every thing g they can to sabotage their employer and fellow workers to get out of their responsibilities.
Only Lebron getting bounced is a better story.
Anyone who doesn't get why non Net fans are so happy is a moron
RE: I actually think Brooklyn cruises to the title next year
if they stay healthy. But the $64,000 question is, do they stay healthy? Durant, as great as he is, is playing on borrowed time with an Achilles tear on his injury history. Harden started to break down this year for the first time in his career, but I think he's the best bet to stay healthy for a full season. And Kyrie is always hurt.
That's the difference between this Nets "superteam" and the Lebron-Wade-Bosh Miami team and the Curry-Klay-Draymond-Durant Warriors. They had no injury issues when put together (Klay was pretty much never hurt before his two knee injuries recently)
I think if Irving doesn't go down in this series, the Nets win in 6 tops. And if all three were 100%, Nets cruise to a title. But that's life.
RE: RE: I actually think Brooklyn cruises to the title next year
if they stay healthy. But the $64,000 question is, do they stay healthy? Durant, as great as he is, is playing on borrowed time with an Achilles tear on his injury history. Harden started to break down this year for the first time in his career, but I think he's the best bet to stay healthy for a full season. And Kyrie is always hurt.
That's the difference between this Nets "superteam" and the Lebron-Wade-Bosh Miami team and the Curry-Klay-Draymond-Durant Warriors. They had no injury issues when put together (Klay was pretty much never hurt before his two knee injuries recently)
I think if Irving doesn't go down in this series, the Nets win in 6 tops. And if all three were 100%, Nets cruise to a title. But that's life.
I also think their title window is one year (next year). After that, the injury history of KD and Kyrie becomes too much. Plus, after next season, they all have contract options to stay or leave
Even if the team wins a championship or two, it's hard to keep everyone happy. Egos get in the way, injuries, guys start to take a step back, ready for something new, etc.
Even if the team wins a championship or two, it's hard to keep everyone happy. Egos get in the way, injuries, guys start to take a step back, ready for something new, etc.
Good points all around. Remember when LBJ talked about the Heatles winning 8 titles? Haha. They got 2 & should have only had 1 (Damn you Ray Allen.)
It’s sports relax these aren’t real life decision making situations, we are taking about sports. Why am I a child for wanting teams I don’t like to lose. It’s not like I hope people at rival firms of mine fail at their jobs. I simply enjoy watching sports teams that I don’t like lose.
of other NY teams that you don't root for is immature. Like or hate whatever teams you want, including NY teams. The taunting is juvenile. Just my opinion. Carry on.
RE: Taunting fellow Giants fans because they are fans
of other NY teams that you don't root for is immature. Like or hate whatever teams you want, including NY teams. The taunting is juvenile. Just my opinion. Carry on.
Almost all of the taunting of a fan base I see on this thread is Nets fans taunting Knicks fans. I’m sure I missed some but I don’t see a bunch of Knicks fans taunting Nets fans. I see Knicks fans taunting the Nets, not the fans. Nets fans are the ones that brought fan bases into this.
Most Nets fans on here are cool. It’s not their fault that the team they cheer for put together one of the least likeable cast of characters in sports. Maybe ever. And they shouldn’t take it personally when people express this sentiment. They’d all agree with us if this was the Lakers or Heat or Celtics that put that team together.
Growing up in NJ I’ve known plenty of Nets fans - they are great fans. I’d be happy for all of them if/when the Nets break through and win it all. Rooting against the favorite is just part of sports - I know it well as a Yankees fan. We’re not talking about life and death issues here.
of other NY teams that you don't root for is immature. Like or hate whatever teams you want, including NY teams. The taunting is juvenile. Just my opinion. Carry on.
Almost all of the taunting of a fan base I see on this thread is Nets fans taunting Knicks fans. I’m sure I missed some but I don’t see a bunch of Knicks fans taunting Nets fans. I see Knicks fans taunting the Nets, not the fans. Nets fans are the ones that brought fan bases into this.
Most Nets fans on here are cool. It’s not their fault that the team they cheer for put together one of the least likeable cast of characters in sports. Maybe ever. And they shouldn’t take it personally when people express this sentiment. They’d all agree with us if this was the Lakers or Heat or Celtics that put that team together.
Exactly right. We're not taunting the fans. We're taunting the team. They could wear any jersey and I'd give them hell for shitting the bed.
So many feelings and sensitivity. It's sports. Talking shit in sports is fun. As long as you don't take it personally, which is painfully obvious that's what's happening here. And I'M the one who needs to grow up? Please...
Some of you guys are getting way too worked up over
a little ball breaking. Much respect to anyone who's stuck with the Nets rather than jump on one of the super team bandwagons.
But even you guys have to admit the Nets becoming the new super team and being crowned champions before the playoffs started invites a healthy measure of derision. Not directed at you guys, at the media and some of the Nets themselves
The Nets have a couple really unlikeable guys. I can't say it isn't pretty satisfying to see Kyrie's team lose. Yeah I know he was really hurt. But fuck him anyway. Durant's an all-time great and played like it. Still not a huge fan.
I'm a Yankee fan, which means I rooted for the likes of Clemens, A-Rod, and several others who were jerks. I never stopped rooting for the Yankees, but had no problem with fans who were happy to see the Yanks lose bc they didn't like those guys.
Not nearly as sad a a person signing a contract and then basically doing every thing g they can to sabotage their employer and fellow workers to get out of their responsibilities.
Only Lebron getting bounced is a better story.
Anyone who doesn't get why non Net fans are so happy is a moron
Knick fans starting threads that both mock the Nets for their free ride to championship and mock them for losing is absolutely embarrassing and cringeworthy to witness.
It's tough to lose like that. And we've all been there. But I simply can't stand that brand of team building. And now the Nets players are complaining about injuries in the post game press conference. A completely unlikable, disingenuous, soft, and manufactured "team" who, regardless of my Fandom, I'd root to lose all day, every day. Garbage.
If KD and Kylie had signed with the Knicks, you’d be licking their balls.
Wrong. As I stated above.
I'll leave the ball licking to you.
So many tears.
You are totally full of shit, a brick ton of shit. I remember the FA threads, and there wasn’t a single Knicks fan saying they wouldn’t take Kyrie if it meant getting KD. But hey, you’ve got another 4th place finish and first round exit staring at you next year, enjoy.
to hate. Kyrie and Harden are arguably two of the top 5 most unlikable players in the nba if not all of sports, and Durant does himself no favors with his Twitter bitchiness and of course joining a team coming off a 73 win season. Players earn the right to go wherever they want, I get that, but you’re not winning anybody ever by joining the best team ever followed by another almost guaranteed winner (even before Harden).Also, everyone saying that they were injured and they would have won with everyone healthy-of course they would have! But that is the main thing everyone said was wrong with this Frankenstein of a roster to begin with-they will never stay healthy, and they didn’t all season basically. It’s part of how you build a team, not “this one doesn’t count because we would have won if healthy” bs.
They represent everything almost everyone hates about the NBA-super team, the “load management” crap. Maybe next year they can play more than 10 games together? Don’t get your hopes up. Hopefully this season puts a damper on the “super team” era and we actually have teams that build their roster not with the goal of just attracting cherry pickers.
I didn’t mind the New Jersey Nets at all-I rooted for the Jason Kidd editions when they didn’t affect the Knicks. But the whole “Brook-lyn” thing is insufferable. It’s so phony. It’s a bunch of people saying “hey there’s a playoff game might as well go” instead of “I HAVE to be at this game ive waited 40 years for this!” It’s definitely Miami Heat esque.
And don’t forget Diva time when they basically got Atkinson fired before they hired Nash. Is there any doubt these crybabies would never play for someone like Thibs? If you’re not a longtime Net fan or a soulless bandwagon jumper, you are enjoying the fact that this team lost for so many reasons.
This was a wasted year for Nets. They went all in with the Harden trade, basically mortgaging their future for tjis year. Still shocked they included Jarrett Allen in that trade. Pressure was on to win int all this year, and to come up short of at least getting to the Conference Finals was a terrible loss
So many salty tears. So slippery. So many emotions and feelings. Wah. Good lord.
pretty sure that emotions peaked with your opening post, which was quite emotional, salty, childish (maybe even toddlerish)... maybe in your head though it was something else though
At the end of the day, they lost the series because of injuries to Irving and Harden. It's not like the team did not function well when those 3 were on the floor - just the opposite.
Injuries have defined pretty much the entire post-season this year. Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Harden, Irving, Conley and to lesser degrees Doncic, Embiid and LeBron (coming off his ankle injury).
I think this will further entrench load management during the regular season, which is frankly necessary given the way these guys play today.
So many salty tears. So slippery. So many emotions and feelings. Wah. Good lord.
pretty sure that emotions peaked with your opening post, which was quite emotional, salty, childish (maybe even toddlerish)... maybe in your head though it was something else though
Not my fault a super team shit itself. I think it's hilarious. All the hype. Right down the tubes.
RE: I don't think this changes things for the Nets
At the end of the day, they lost the series because of injuries to Irving and Harden. It's not like the team did not function well when those 3 were on the floor - just the opposite.
Injuries have defined pretty much the entire post-season this year. Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Harden, Irving, Conley and to lesser degrees Doncic, Embiid and LeBron (coming off his ankle injury).
I think this will further entrench load management during the regular season, which is frankly necessary given the way these guys play today.
You can add Jamal Murray to the list of casualties.
RE: I don't think this changes things for the Nets
At the end of the day, they lost the series because of injuries to Irving and Harden. It's not like the team did not function well when those 3 were on the floor - just the opposite.
Injuries have defined pretty much the entire post-season this year. Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Harden, Irving, Conley and to lesser degrees Doncic, Embiid and LeBron (coming off his ankle injury).
I think this will further entrench load management during the regular season, which is frankly necessary given the way these guys play today.
The problem with the injuries this year has been exacerbated by playing so late last year and so many games bunched up which led to less time to recuperate.
The problem with the Nets is that they lost a year and accomplished NOTHING in this year. While "nothing has changed" this year for them was a disaster.
mentioned that even with 2 decades of ineptitude, even with the Nets constructing a Super Team, even with both teams sitting home right now, that the Knicks still have more titles than the Nets? And way more Championship series appearances?
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
all those Knick fans tripping over themselves to root for the Sixers against the Hawks and then potentially the Nets. How’d that work out? I thought the Sixers were a lock to beat the hated Hawks?
Also, regarding the “rivalry” argument. The Sixers are a Knicks rival too. I got so much shit when I admitted in a thread a few months ago that I’d root for the Nets over the Sixers. I’m really indifferent on the Nets.
Look at it this way: Sixer fans = Eagles fans; Nets fans = a good amount of Giant fans.
mentioned that even with 2 decades of ineptitude, even with the Nets constructing a Super Team, even with both teams sitting home right now, that the Knicks still have more titles than the Nets? And way more Championship series appearances?
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
In the last 20 years the Nets won 4 division titles and 2 conference titles (w/ Kidd) and in total made the playoffs 12x. 7 of those 12 years advancing past first round. They aren't the Spurs and they have never had a big fanbase but they also haven't been a joke in a long time.
Also any history of the franchise should probably include the fact that w/ Dr. J they won 2 ABA championships but then had to literally sell as part of the NBA merger, which basically ruined the 80's. Not to mention the tragedy with Petrovic that ruined most of the 90's.
I'm not trying argue the historical franchise relevance of Knicks vs. Nets and I don't think any Net fans have in this thread or others - beyond defending the fact that Nets fans can exist and don't need live in a state of loathing because 3 super stars wanted to play here (2 of whom were free agents well within their rights and could have chosen the Knicks if they desired). I mean for all the crap Kyrie takes he's one of the few players who actually went out of his way to sign with the team he grew up following.
i am sorry if offended any Nets fan, it was all in good fun, this is what it is supposed to be, hrll yeah i am happy the znets lost, i am not going to apoloigize for it..
i am sorry if offended any Nets fan, it was all in good fun, this is what it is supposed to be, hrll yeah i am happy the znets lost, i am not going to apoloigize for it..
It wasnt personal
On a quick browse none of your posts were remotely offensive. Anyone can root for whatever outcome they want, that's sports.
Jmo but the offensive thing is when people post stuff that's just provably false in the name of whatever their narrative (you didn't do that, many others did). Kind of like how non-Giant fans argued Eli Manning was a bad QB for basically his whole career and that the NYG won SB's despite him. Those types of arguments are just so intellectually malnourished.
all those Knick fans tripping over themselves to root for the Sixers against the Hawks and then potentially the Nets. How’d that work out? I thought the Sixers were a lock to beat the hated Hawks?
Also, regarding the “rivalry” argument. The Sixers are a Knicks rival too. I got so much shit when I admitted in a thread a few months ago that I’d root for the Nets over the Sixers. I’m really indifferent on the Nets.
Look at it this way: Sixer fans = Eagles fans; Nets fans = a good amount of Giant fans.
Any Knicks fans rooting for the Sixers were buttheads
mentioned that even with 2 decades of ineptitude, even with the Nets constructing a Super Team, even with both teams sitting home right now, that the Knicks still have more titles than the Nets? And way more Championship series appearances?
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
Actually, the Nets and Knicks have the exact same amount of Titles and Championship appearances since the Nets have joined the NBA.
RE: RE: I don't think this changes things for the Nets
At the end of the day, they lost the series because of injuries to Irving and Harden. It's not like the team did not function well when those 3 were on the floor - just the opposite.
Injuries have defined pretty much the entire post-season this year. Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Harden, Irving, Conley and to lesser degrees Doncic, Embiid and LeBron (coming off his ankle injury).
I think this will further entrench load management during the regular season, which is frankly necessary given the way these guys play today.
The problem with the injuries this year has been exacerbated by playing so late last year and so many games bunched up which led to less time to recuperate.
The problem with the Nets is that they lost a year and accomplished NOTHING in this year. While "nothing has changed" this year for them was a disaster.
I agree but this was really just bad luck, not an indication that the execution or the idea itself was flawed. Still, they likely only have a 2-3 year window for this group to play at peak level.
mentioned that even with 2 decades of ineptitude, even with the Nets constructing a Super Team, even with both teams sitting home right now, that the Knicks still have more titles than the Nets? And way more Championship series appearances?
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
Actually, the Nets and Knicks have the exact same amount of Titles and Championship appearances since the Nets have joined the NBA.
Also, can point out that the Knicks' last league championship was a NBA title in 73.the Nets' last league title was an ABA title in 74.
But if you want to limit it to NBA titles, it's 0-0 since the the Nets joined.
RE: I don't think this changes things for the Nets
At the end of the day, they lost the series because of injuries to Irving and Harden. It's not like the team did not function well when those 3 were on the floor - just the opposite.
Injuries have defined pretty much the entire post-season this year. Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Harden, Irving, Conley and to lesser degrees Doncic, Embiid and LeBron (coming off his ankle injury).
I think this will further entrench load management during the regular season, which is frankly necessary given the way these guys play today.
Exactly. And as an NBA fan I’d much rather these guys be on the court in June, than February.
mentioned that even with 2 decades of ineptitude, even with the Nets constructing a Super Team, even with both teams sitting home right now, that the Knicks still have more titles than the Nets? And way more Championship series appearances?
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
Hate to say it but the Nets were the last team to win a league title in New York. Actually the last 2 — ‘74 and ‘76 they were the “New York Nets” when they won the ABA title. And before anyone says the ABA doesn’t count or something, those final 3 years before the merger the ABA was actually winning more of the interleague games than the NBA. They weren’t just comparable in talent, they were arguably better by the time the 2 merged.
mentioned that even with 2 decades of ineptitude, even with the Nets constructing a Super Team, even with both teams sitting home right now, that the Knicks still have more titles than the Nets? And way more Championship series appearances?
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
Hate to say it but the Nets were the last team to win a league title in New York. Actually the last 2 — ‘74 and ‘76 they were the “New York Nets” when they won the ABA title. And before anyone says the ABA doesn’t count or something, those final 3 years before the merger the ABA was actually winning more of the interleague games than the NBA. They weren’t just comparable in talent, they were arguably better by the time the 2 merged.
The event that torpedoed the Nets' entry into the NBA was being forced to pay the NBA $3.2 million to join the league, plus $4.8 million to the Knicks for invading their territory. That $8 million would be $37.8 million today. To get the cash, the Nets had to sell Doctor J to to Philly. Then when the team moved from Long Island to New Jersey after the '76 season, the Nets had to pay the Knicks another $4 million. So $8.8 million ($41.6 today) to the Knicks within 12 months. I wasn't even alive yet, but that pisses me off.
I’m a Knick fan, but there is no fanbase that thinks they are more relevant than they are than Knick fans.
Agreed
I’m a Knick fan, but there is no fanbase that thinks they are more relevant than they are than Knick fans.
Gloating? We'd have to win something first. I just think it's hilarious. All that money. All that sell out. All that building a Super Team. All that bandwagoning. All that reffing. All that straightup Bullshit.
Pfffft. What? Weirdo.
True.
Sorry. Yes. NBA Champion Nets.
Well yeah. But if Durant didn't have a bald spot, he wouldn't be creating a Keeps account tomorrow morning.
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Super team with one legged harden and no Kyrie, right? Shit, I thought you had shit for brains when you posted on the Knicks fan originated "nets won the ship" thread and didn't think you realized the irony of gloating on it, but now I truly know you are a fucking moron.
Pfffft. What? Weirdo.
I don’t care about the Nets. Why should I? Because of the 2004 playoff series? The Knick fans obsession with the Nets has always been weird to me. I like Durant (and so do you), you begged he would sign with the Knicks for 18 months. We all did.
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Super team with one legged harden and no Kyrie, right? Shit, I thought you had shit for brains when you posted on the Knicks fan originated "nets won the ship" thread and didn't think you realized the irony of gloating on it, but now I truly know you are a fucking moron.
Pfffft. What? Weirdo.
what's confusing you dipshit? You need shit spelled out for you?
Yeah, apparently. You sound mad. Wah.
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the Nets lost? what?
I don’t care about the Nets. Why should I? Because of the 2004 playoff series? The Knick fans obsession with the Nets has always been weird to me. I like Durant (and so do you), you begged he would sign with the Knicks for 18 months. We all did.
so because we wanted him we cant root against him? they are rivals of course i want them to lose..
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Super team with one legged harden and no Kyrie, right? Shit, I thought you had shit for brains when you posted on the Knicks fan originated "nets won the ship" thread and didn't think you realized the irony of gloating on it, but now I truly know you are a fucking moron.
Pfffft. What? Weirdo.
what's confusing you dipshit? You need shit spelled out for you?
Yeah, apparently. You sound mad. Wah.
I'm barely a nets "fan" but you pathetic losers def turned me into a Knicks hater
I'd say we're actually quite happy ;P
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I'd say we're actually quite happy ;P
Exxxxxxxxxxxxxactly.
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If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
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to get their jollies! Now that’s the laugher! If Harden and Ky don’t get injured this series would have been over before 7. Come on, Knicks fans are so bitter they have to stoop to, we’ll Knicks fan behavior!
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
Nothing like Knicks fans trolling Nets fans on an Giants Fan board! That’s laughable. Good luck next year.
Exactly! These super teams are not good for the NBA. I look at it this way,with Kylie being out it evened the playing field. No other team had 3 superstars either.
Only for Nets fans.
Wah.
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Just embarrassing.
Only for Nets fans.
Wah.
Just whoever started the thread.
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Harden and Kyrie dont get hurt they cakewalk to the finals
True.
No question. And they win this series in 5 with all 3 healthy. And im a Knicks fan. If the 3 of them had been healthy and completely choked I could understand the reason for shit talking. But Kyrie got injured, Harden got Injured and I give him a ton of credit for putting his career and health on the line to tough it out for his teammates, and Durant played his ass off averaging 48+ minutes the last 3 games and nearly carried them to the finish line. He made almost every clutch basket you could ask him to make, he just clearly ran outta gas in the final OT.
I’m not saying shit because a year from now If they’re all healthy they’re winning the title easily. And anyone talking shit about them right now will likely be the same people saying their title “doesn’t count” then because they “cheated” by teaming up.
Also, I hate to say this, but The Nets as an organization didn’t get here by accident— they were the team that these dudes decided to play for in part because they’ve had a history of smart moves that reflected well on them as an organization. The Knicks front office (again, the team I’m a fan of) have done every possible thing to fuck up and make themselves look bad the past 20 years (up until this year) and that’s why, despite being a NY-based team with the best arena and fans in basketball, barely anyone good has wanted to actually come here.
I’m extremely happy though that we’ve put ourselves in a better position this year with a better culture and a better front office. It’s also a lot more fun to root for a team like the Knicks were this year— a scrappy blue collar bunch that far exceeded expectations. I’m staying quiet on this Nets loss because I’m hopeful the Knicks have done enough attract some free agents of their own and I’m way more confident this front office will push the right buttons than I ever have been.
Let’s hope the next few years our biggest wins as Knicks fans include the Knicks actually winning, NOT just the Nets blowing it in the finals or something.
Actually don’t mind Harden.
But fuck the Nets!
Every Knick fan, including me knows the nets are better and would have won without injuries. We also know they will be favortes next year. The Knicks have been dumped on for a decade. We get it.
If you don't expect us to take any satisfaction in this superteam losing ...then I don't know what to tell you. Happy they lost.
LOL
Can't recall watching a game where everyone's feet looked so heavy as everyone on the court's did last night in overtime. Things work out slightly different and that Durant turnaround at the end of regulation is remembered forever.
I am not a fan of the super team concept, but that is the NBA today.
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Super team with one legged harden and no Kyrie, right? Shit, I thought you had shit for brains when you posted on the Knicks fan originated "nets won the ship" thread and didn't think you realized the irony of gloating on it, but now I truly know you are a fucking moron.
Pfffft. What? Weirdo.
what's confusing you dipshit? You need shit spelled out for you?
I would pay good money to see you call Bricktop a dipshit to his face. You’d shit all over yourself, kiss his ass and beg him not to decapitate you.
i was rooting for the knicks against the hawks. why? because they aren't rivals and I like Thibs.
tough loss last night, once kyrie and Harden were down the likelihood of winning the series was quite low... but they still could have won. healthy they walk to a ring, but ifs and buts mean nothing in sports.
they need to learn to trust more people- which is on the coaching staff. Nash deserves blame for not getting shamet and Claxton involved more, or some sort of rotation to at least spell guys and maybe shake it up.
harris was awful why cant shamet get some of his minutes?
I'll pull for a bucks/suns finals with Brook getting a ring. amazing game for him last night must have been satisfying taking down the Nets- he was a big time difference maker.
All 3 are incredible talented and the window is next year or bust as all 3 become FA's but mentally they are a disaster.
As non-nets fan it's fun to watch them blow up and I think all NBA fans outside of Nets fans wanted to see them lose.
It will be interesting to see what you get next year out of the big 3?
Super motivated and all 3 play 82 games or this dysfunction/injuries we saw this year?
i was rooting for the knicks against the hawks. why? because they aren't rivals and I like Thibs.
tough loss last night, once kyrie and Harden were down the likelihood of winning the series was quite low... but they still could have won. healthy they walk to a ring, but ifs and buts mean nothing in sports.
they need to learn to trust more people- which is on the coaching staff. Nash deserves blame for not getting shamet and Claxton involved more, or some sort of rotation to at least spell guys and maybe shake it up.
harris was awful why cant shamet get some of his minutes?
I'll pull for a bucks/suns finals with Brook getting a ring. amazing game for him last night must have been satisfying taking down the Nets- he was a big time difference maker.
Nash not trying someone (ANYONE) in place of Joe Harris for 10-20 minutes at some point during that game is indefensible imo. When Bruce Brown was on Middleton he missed shots, when Middleton got Harris switched on him they scored every time. Try Shamet. Try Mike James. Try going bigger with Claxton or Jeff Green (which would have allowed them to play KD on Middleton). Try Tyler Johnson. Joe Harris for 47m of 3 for 9 from 3 and getting targeted on D is not defensible. In the 2 games prior Joe was 2/11 from 3 and in game 6 in particular he was a -25. How Nash didn't have a plan B ready to go is mind boggling.
he should have also gotten KD a few minutes of rest in the 2nd half but that's more understandable (though not as understandable as it was in G5 when they were playing from behind).
honestly as a net fan KD and Harden both earned a ton of respect in my book. Bruce Brown, Blake Griffin, Jeff Green too. Those guys all put everything out there and gave us a few of the best games in the NBA in a while. That was an all time game 7 after an all time game 5. Kind of mind boggling to me that any NBA fan could watch those games and not enjoy the level of basketball played in the games themselves (especially KD and Giannis) but I guess 20+ years of bitterness and incompetence will cause different people to act different ways.
btw the hardest part of that game for me was watching Lopez make so many plays against us. he was a big difference maker. Swap him and Harris and Nets win in 5 or 6 even without Kyrie. In fact swap Harris for just about everyone including Connaughton and they win yesterday.
All 3 are incredible talented and the window is next year or bust as all 3 become FA's but mentally they are a disaster.
As non-nets fan it's fun to watch them blow up and I think all NBA fans outside of Nets fans wanted to see them lose.
It will be interesting to see what you get next year out of the big 3?
Super motivated and all 3 play 82 games or this dysfunction/injuries we saw this year?
blow up?
KD turned in an all time performance.
Kyrie got undercut (after making a basket) and his ankle went 45 degrees the wrong way.
Harden played almost 150 minutes in the last 3 games without being able to run.
injuries happen. this year they happened to a lot of players. Or did Kawhi, Cp3, Ad, Embid, all blow up too?
Since the inception of the AFL in 1960, I’ve disliked the Titans/Jets except for a brief period when the Tuna coached there.
I loathe the Islanders, my son loves them, as I am a Rangers fan. I’m hoping they get eliminated..
It’s nothing PERSONAL, just “SPORTS PERSONAL” and I revel in losses for certain teams. Very few fans that I know feel like most of us do..
So yes, I am delighted..
Injuries aren’t an excuse, they are a reason. Why is this always conflated?
An excuse is saying “I played poorly because I didn’t get enough sleep lastnight”.
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That’s why generally speakingthe healthiest teams win titles..If we can’t point to injuries as an excuse for some of our pathetic seasons, than neither can “you” for other teams, imv
Injuries aren’t an excuse, they are a reason. Why is this always conflated?
An excuse is saying “I played poorly because I didn’t get enough sleep lastnight”.
Sure, I agree, but someone said above that without the injuries, it would have been a cakewalk to the finals. That’s an excuse to me. Yes, it’s part reason, but they don’t have to be mutually exclusive..Semantics, imo
And every year when the silly debate comes up in February if teams should be sitting stars and monitoring their minutes, the answer is of course yes.
And “super team” doesn’t apply when one is out and the other playing on one leg. But don’t worry, you can continue to gloat about your first round exit.
And “super team” doesn’t apply when one is out and the other playing on one leg. But don’t worry, you can continue to gloat about your first round exit.
come on it is all in good fun, any sane person knows nets win this serie sin 5 if the Nets are healthy..
it is not to be malicous, you arent happy when the eagles or cowboys lose?
I do think there's a difference between those that can root against a team and maintain some level of reality and those who need to create some alternate reality where the nets "blew up" or "imploded" or lost because they were "dysfunctional". KD played like the hall of famer he is and the team around him just didn't play good enough (while the Bucks supporting cast did).
I can generally root against the Cowboys and at the same time understand that their season changed when Dak's foot almost snapped off. I also don't particularly revel in injuries even if it's a team I loathe but I suppose that's a personal decision.
A big FU to Kyrie as well! Love it.
Pot calling the kettle black.
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from grown men.
Pot calling the kettle black.
Pfffft. Ooooook.
There is the fact they should have overcome and still won.
Had they played and coached well they should have. They didn’t. It sucks
Talking about injuries isn’t an excuse it’s reality.
It’s drifting towards jets/eagles hybrid fan base -
Yeah, and if LeBron and AD don't get hurt the Lakers would be on they're way to repeating just about now.
If KD and Kylie had signed with the Knicks, you’d be licking their balls.
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It's tough to lose like that. And we've all been there. But I simply can't stand that brand of team building. And now the Nets players are complaining about injuries in the post game press conference. A completely unlikable, disingenuous, soft, and manufactured "team" who, regardless of my Fandom, I'd root to lose all day, every day. Garbage.
If KD and Kylie had signed with the Knicks, you’d be licking their balls.
Wrong. As I stated above.
I'll leave the ball licking to you.
So many tears.
Kyrie was legit hurt. He had a bad lateral ankle sprain. It's likely that he would have been unavailable for the rest of the playoffs had the Nets advanced
Nah, prolly not.
That's the difference between this Nets "superteam" and the Lebron-Wade-Bosh Miami team and the Curry-Klay-Draymond-Durant Warriors. They had no injury issues when put together (Klay was pretty much never hurt before his two knee injuries recently)
Not nearly as sad a a person signing a contract and then basically doing every thing g they can to sabotage their employer and fellow workers to get out of their responsibilities.
Only Lebron getting bounced is a better story.
Anyone who doesn't get why non Net fans are so happy is a moron
That's the difference between this Nets "superteam" and the Lebron-Wade-Bosh Miami team and the Curry-Klay-Draymond-Durant Warriors. They had no injury issues when put together (Klay was pretty much never hurt before his two knee injuries recently)
I think if Irving doesn't go down in this series, the Nets win in 6 tops. And if all three were 100%, Nets cruise to a title. But that's life.
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if they stay healthy. But the $64,000 question is, do they stay healthy? Durant, as great as he is, is playing on borrowed time with an Achilles tear on his injury history. Harden started to break down this year for the first time in his career, but I think he's the best bet to stay healthy for a full season. And Kyrie is always hurt.
That's the difference between this Nets "superteam" and the Lebron-Wade-Bosh Miami team and the Curry-Klay-Draymond-Durant Warriors. They had no injury issues when put together (Klay was pretty much never hurt before his two knee injuries recently)
I think if Irving doesn't go down in this series, the Nets win in 6 tops. And if all three were 100%, Nets cruise to a title. But that's life.
I also think their title window is one year (next year). After that, the injury history of KD and Kyrie becomes too much. Plus, after next season, they all have contract options to stay or leave
Good points all around. Remember when LBJ talked about the Heatles winning 8 titles? Haha. They got 2 & should have only had 1 (Damn you Ray Allen.)
Huh?
So as a Rangers fan you aren't allowed to hate the Islanders? Or as a Knicks fan you aren't allowed to hate the Nets? Weird take.
Almost all of the taunting of a fan base I see on this thread is Nets fans taunting Knicks fans. I’m sure I missed some but I don’t see a bunch of Knicks fans taunting Nets fans. I see Knicks fans taunting the Nets, not the fans. Nets fans are the ones that brought fan bases into this.
Most Nets fans on here are cool. It’s not their fault that the team they cheer for put together one of the least likeable cast of characters in sports. Maybe ever. And they shouldn’t take it personally when people express this sentiment. They’d all agree with us if this was the Lakers or Heat or Celtics that put that team together.
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of other NY teams that you don't root for is immature. Like or hate whatever teams you want, including NY teams. The taunting is juvenile. Just my opinion. Carry on.
Almost all of the taunting of a fan base I see on this thread is Nets fans taunting Knicks fans. I’m sure I missed some but I don’t see a bunch of Knicks fans taunting Nets fans. I see Knicks fans taunting the Nets, not the fans. Nets fans are the ones that brought fan bases into this.
Most Nets fans on here are cool. It’s not their fault that the team they cheer for put together one of the least likeable cast of characters in sports. Maybe ever. And they shouldn’t take it personally when people express this sentiment. They’d all agree with us if this was the Lakers or Heat or Celtics that put that team together.
Exactly right. We're not taunting the fans. We're taunting the team. They could wear any jersey and I'd give them hell for shitting the bed.
So many feelings and sensitivity. It's sports. Talking shit in sports is fun. As long as you don't take it personally, which is painfully obvious that's what's happening here. And I'M the one who needs to grow up? Please...
But even you guys have to admit the Nets becoming the new super team and being crowned champions before the playoffs started invites a healthy measure of derision. Not directed at you guys, at the media and some of the Nets themselves
The Nets have a couple really unlikeable guys. I can't say it isn't pretty satisfying to see Kyrie's team lose. Yeah I know he was really hurt. But fuck him anyway. Durant's an all-time great and played like it. Still not a huge fan.
I'm a Yankee fan, which means I rooted for the likes of Clemens, A-Rod, and several others who were jerks. I never stopped rooting for the Yankees, but had no problem with fans who were happy to see the Yanks lose bc they didn't like those guys.
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Just embarrassing.
Not nearly as sad a a person signing a contract and then basically doing every thing g they can to sabotage their employer and fellow workers to get out of their responsibilities.
Only Lebron getting bounced is a better story.
Anyone who doesn't get why non Net fans are so happy is a moron
Knick fans starting threads that both mock the Nets for their free ride to championship and mock them for losing is absolutely embarrassing and cringeworthy to witness.
- a Knicks fan
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It's tough to lose like that. And we've all been there. But I simply can't stand that brand of team building. And now the Nets players are complaining about injuries in the post game press conference. A completely unlikable, disingenuous, soft, and manufactured "team" who, regardless of my Fandom, I'd root to lose all day, every day. Garbage.
If KD and Kylie had signed with the Knicks, you’d be licking their balls.
Wrong. As I stated above.
I'll leave the ball licking to you.
So many tears.
You are totally full of shit, a brick ton of shit. I remember the FA threads, and there wasn’t a single Knicks fan saying they wouldn’t take Kyrie if it meant getting KD. But hey, you’ve got another 4th place finish and first round exit staring at you next year, enjoy.
They represent everything almost everyone hates about the NBA-super team, the “load management” crap. Maybe next year they can play more than 10 games together? Don’t get your hopes up. Hopefully this season puts a damper on the “super team” era and we actually have teams that build their roster not with the goal of just attracting cherry pickers.
I didn’t mind the New Jersey Nets at all-I rooted for the Jason Kidd editions when they didn’t affect the Knicks. But the whole “Brook-lyn” thing is insufferable. It’s so phony. It’s a bunch of people saying “hey there’s a playoff game might as well go” instead of “I HAVE to be at this game ive waited 40 years for this!” It’s definitely Miami Heat esque.
And don’t forget Diva time when they basically got Atkinson fired before they hired Nash. Is there any doubt these crybabies would never play for someone like Thibs? If you’re not a longtime Net fan or a soulless bandwagon jumper, you are enjoying the fact that this team lost for so many reasons.
pretty sure that emotions peaked with your opening post, which was quite emotional, salty, childish (maybe even toddlerish)... maybe in your head though it was something else though
Injuries have defined pretty much the entire post-season this year. Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Harden, Irving, Conley and to lesser degrees Doncic, Embiid and LeBron (coming off his ankle injury).
I think this will further entrench load management during the regular season, which is frankly necessary given the way these guys play today.
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So many salty tears. So slippery. So many emotions and feelings. Wah. Good lord.
pretty sure that emotions peaked with your opening post, which was quite emotional, salty, childish (maybe even toddlerish)... maybe in your head though it was something else though
Not my fault a super team shit itself. I think it's hilarious. All the hype. Right down the tubes.
Injuries have defined pretty much the entire post-season this year. Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Harden, Irving, Conley and to lesser degrees Doncic, Embiid and LeBron (coming off his ankle injury).
I think this will further entrench load management during the regular season, which is frankly necessary given the way these guys play today.
You can add Jamal Murray to the list of casualties.
Injuries have defined pretty much the entire post-season this year. Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Harden, Irving, Conley and to lesser degrees Doncic, Embiid and LeBron (coming off his ankle injury).
I think this will further entrench load management during the regular season, which is frankly necessary given the way these guys play today.
The problem with the injuries this year has been exacerbated by playing so late last year and so many games bunched up which led to less time to recuperate.
The problem with the Nets is that they lost a year and accomplished NOTHING in this year. While "nothing has changed" this year for them was a disaster.
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
Also, regarding the “rivalry” argument. The Sixers are a Knicks rival too. I got so much shit when I admitted in a thread a few months ago that I’d root for the Nets over the Sixers. I’m really indifferent on the Nets.
Look at it this way: Sixer fans = Eagles fans; Nets fans = a good amount of Giant fans.
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
In the last 20 years the Nets won 4 division titles and 2 conference titles (w/ Kidd) and in total made the playoffs 12x. 7 of those 12 years advancing past first round. They aren't the Spurs and they have never had a big fanbase but they also haven't been a joke in a long time.
Also any history of the franchise should probably include the fact that w/ Dr. J they won 2 ABA championships but then had to literally sell as part of the NBA merger, which basically ruined the 80's. Not to mention the tragedy with Petrovic that ruined most of the 90's.
I'm not trying argue the historical franchise relevance of Knicks vs. Nets and I don't think any Net fans have in this thread or others - beyond defending the fact that Nets fans can exist and don't need live in a state of loathing because 3 super stars wanted to play here (2 of whom were free agents well within their rights and could have chosen the Knicks if they desired). I mean for all the crap Kyrie takes he's one of the few players who actually went out of his way to sign with the team he grew up following.
It wasnt personal
It wasnt personal
On a quick browse none of your posts were remotely offensive. Anyone can root for whatever outcome they want, that's sports.
Jmo but the offensive thing is when people post stuff that's just provably false in the name of whatever their narrative (you didn't do that, many others did). Kind of like how non-Giant fans argued Eli Manning was a bad QB for basically his whole career and that the NYG won SB's despite him. Those types of arguments are just so intellectually malnourished.
Also, regarding the “rivalry” argument. The Sixers are a Knicks rival too. I got so much shit when I admitted in a thread a few months ago that I’d root for the Nets over the Sixers. I’m really indifferent on the Nets.
Look at it this way: Sixer fans = Eagles fans; Nets fans = a good amount of Giant fans.
Any Knicks fans rooting for the Sixers were buttheads
Go Suns or Bucks
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
Actually, the Nets and Knicks have the exact same amount of Titles and Championship appearances since the Nets have joined the NBA.
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At the end of the day, they lost the series because of injuries to Irving and Harden. It's not like the team did not function well when those 3 were on the floor - just the opposite.
Injuries have defined pretty much the entire post-season this year. Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Harden, Irving, Conley and to lesser degrees Doncic, Embiid and LeBron (coming off his ankle injury).
I think this will further entrench load management during the regular season, which is frankly necessary given the way these guys play today.
The problem with the injuries this year has been exacerbated by playing so late last year and so many games bunched up which led to less time to recuperate.
The problem with the Nets is that they lost a year and accomplished NOTHING in this year. While "nothing has changed" this year for them was a disaster.
I agree but this was really just bad luck, not an indication that the execution or the idea itself was flawed. Still, they likely only have a 2-3 year window for this group to play at peak level.
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mentioned that even with 2 decades of ineptitude, even with the Nets constructing a Super Team, even with both teams sitting home right now, that the Knicks still have more titles than the Nets? And way more Championship series appearances?
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
Actually, the Nets and Knicks have the exact same amount of Titles and Championship appearances since the Nets have joined the NBA.
Also, can point out that the Knicks' last league championship was a NBA title in 73.the Nets' last league title was an ABA title in 74.
But if you want to limit it to NBA titles, it's 0-0 since the the Nets joined.
Injuries have defined pretty much the entire post-season this year. Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Harden, Irving, Conley and to lesser degrees Doncic, Embiid and LeBron (coming off his ankle injury).
I think this will further entrench load management during the regular season, which is frankly necessary given the way these guys play today.
Exactly. And as an NBA fan I’d much rather these guys be on the court in June, than February.
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
Hate to say it but the Nets were the last team to win a league title in New York. Actually the last 2 — ‘74 and ‘76 they were the “New York Nets” when they won the ABA title. And before anyone says the ABA doesn’t count or something, those final 3 years before the merger the ABA was actually winning more of the interleague games than the NBA. They weren’t just comparable in talent, they were arguably better by the time the 2 merged.
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mentioned that even with 2 decades of ineptitude, even with the Nets constructing a Super Team, even with both teams sitting home right now, that the Knicks still have more titles than the Nets? And way more Championship series appearances?
Some of the responses here make it seem like the Nets have actually ever had a taste of success.
Hate to say it but the Nets were the last team to win a league title in New York. Actually the last 2 — ‘74 and ‘76 they were the “New York Nets” when they won the ABA title. And before anyone says the ABA doesn’t count or something, those final 3 years before the merger the ABA was actually winning more of the interleague games than the NBA. They weren’t just comparable in talent, they were arguably better by the time the 2 merged.
The event that torpedoed the Nets' entry into the NBA was being forced to pay the NBA $3.2 million to join the league, plus $4.8 million to the Knicks for invading their territory. That $8 million would be $37.8 million today. To get the cash, the Nets had to sell Doctor J to to Philly. Then when the team moved from Long Island to New Jersey after the '76 season, the Nets had to pay the Knicks another $4 million. So $8.8 million ($41.6 today) to the Knicks within 12 months. I wasn't even alive yet, but that pisses me off.