NFT: Bucks vs. Suns NBA Finals

Feels like this ends in Milwaukee. & if so, good for the Bucks. Giannis is a likable dude.

In comment 15307398 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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Feels like this ends in Milwaukee. & if so, good for the Bucks. Giannis is a likable dude.

I really hope Giannis becomes the new face of the NBA after LeBron. Such an easy guy to root for. The Bucks are a great example of how to build a contender in the NBA without the need to *hope* for a super team.

to name more than 1 or 2 players in the last 20 years that were dirtier than Chris Paul.

He's a scumbag on the court. All the way back to Wake Forest. He's a big fan of punching guys in the balls intentionally on the court.

He's a great player but the guy hasn't won a damn thing at any level and is a Grade A scumbag on the court. He's enjoyable to watch but I find it very hard to root for a guy who is as big of a douchebag as he is.

The praise of him as a leader is a bit much too. I've heard him called the greatest leader in NBA history in the last few weeks. The guy hasn't won anything!

Paul isn't a saint, but he's not Bruce Bowen either. I don't mind either team winning because it'd be cool to see either Paul or Giannis get a ring.

he played 6/7 years for a terrible franchise, left to the Clippers after getting his trade to the Lakers blocked (everyone else gets a super team and that’s fine I guess) and got hurt a lot which kinda defined him for a while.

Yeah he’s had some low moments but it happens a lot in the league. Draymond was the king of that for a while and that’s not why I don’t like him - his mouth is.

You don’t have to like Chris Paul but you keep asking why people do and that’s why I do. I suspect others like watching him play and feel the moments of dirty playing don’t define him.

Ohh and he’s been great off the court especially his philanthropy.

Maybe it's because like Mook, to me he's always been a petulant going back to Wake Forest, and his teams have had a tendency to crash out of playoffs going back to Wake.

But he has done a remarkable job this year with Phoenix (and at his age), taking a team of pieces and making them a cohesive unit. I consider this close to the job Jason Kidd did when he first came over to the Nets and transformed the franchise.

At the same time, this Point God stuff is just nonsense. He's not Isaiah Thomas.

like both the Bucks and the Suns.

I saw Adele in the stands last night & thought, 'Adele is into the NBA?'

I just read that she's dating Rich Paul, LBJ's agent so now that makes sense.

In comment 15307553 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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I saw Adele in the stands last night & thought, 'Adele is into the NBA?' I just read that she's dating Rich Paul, LBJ's agent so now that makes sense.

She’s really making the rounds. She’s also rumored to be dating some British rapper named Skepta

the end of Stockton-Malone and the Jazz. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that the Suns were making a run, so I looked in, starting with the semi's. I can't watch a lot of basketball, for me, it's too streaky, and individual scoring plays don't mean anything until the end of a game. So I've been recording and watching the highlights only, which is an option. Today I just decided to go to the end of game 5 and watch the last few minutes, even though that takes about 20 minutes. When I stopped FF, I was at 9 seconds left, Sun's down 4. I watched the finish. That was enough :) Hopefully, they'll come back and win the last 2.

in either Games 4 or 5 when the game was close. You can't try that tactic with two minutes or less, because it's 1 shot and the ball, but you could still do that sometime between six and two minutes remaining in the 4th quarter...

Really happy to see him on the cusp of becoming a true legend of the sport. Still blows my mind how good he looks after that nasty injury.

Pulling for the Suns tonight but all the momentum is with the Bucks in this one, it would be a real surprise if Phoenix can get this one.

In comment 15309085 Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy said:

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Really happy to see him on the cusp of becoming a true legend of the sport. Still blows my mind how good he looks after that nasty injury. Pulling for the Suns tonight but all the momentum is with the Bucks in this one, it would be a real surprise if Phoenix can get this one.

I think it ends tonight. And if it does, Giannis wins MVP. I just hope I can catch the ending live. With the exception of Game 3 & Game 5, I've DVRed the second half because these start times are brutal AF for those of us on the East Coast.

love that he’s not really in that star player bubble. I feel like I haven’t seen it since Dirk.

In comment 15309092 UConn4523 said:

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love that he’s not really in that star player bubble. I feel like I haven’t seen it since Dirk.

I saw a clip on Twitter this past weekend of a young girl who had done drawings of Giannis. She showed them to him & he was so moved, he left the dais & went over to hug her & take photos with her. He comes across as a really good dude. And his story...well, it's UFB. It's Hakeem like, though I don't know if The Dream grew up as impoverished as Giannis.

His father owned a construction business IIRC

Suns in deep trouble right now. Booker better have a 45+ point game left in him.

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This time the Bucks had a big 1st quarter lead and lost the lead

favor the Suns tonight. Hmmm.

This Finals is like two and a half weeks long already.

in the 2nd quarter

Nobody else on the Bucks is making a shot

Here we go…

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is absolute trash. Unmitigated unbelievable horrific watery maggot-riddled dumpster meat trash.

In comment 15309233 bceagle05 said:

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Having a legendary type of game

for a guy who’s the ninth or tenth best player on the court at all times.

One low point was letting crazy eyes killah Portis get away lol

Chris Paul is not.

Scumbag loser.

with one of the greatest clinching games ever regardless of sport. May be the greatest, I can't think of a better one off the top of my head at least.

in a physical game, shocker

Speaking of Frazier, those top PG lists need more Clyde and less CP3.

but their defense is legit - Giannis, Holiday, Middleton and Tucker are all terrific on that end of the floor.

In comment 15309242 MookGiants said:

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Chris Paul is not. Scumbag loser.

Mook man what did Chris Paul do in like an NC- Wake game 15 years ago? Spit on you or something?

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The only thing close was Magic vs the Sixers in '80 playing center with Kareem out as a rookie. I'll put this one right there maybe just a bit better because he was absolutely a force every inch of the court.

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Four straight after the 0-2 deficit

to go with his two MVPs and Defensive POTY award. If it’s true that other stars in the league don’t see him as an equal, well, he just told them where to stick it.

Legend.

do they resign Chris Paul??

How do they add more pieces??

And congrats to Giannis, never thought he could take over a playoff game without a consistent jump shot and he did exactly that tonight

Brooklyn fans, Atlanta fans, and Phoenix fans were all mocking his free throws, and he shot 17-19 from the line in the clincher

But is there a more boring and shitty broadcasting trio than Jackson, Grundle and Breen? Just awful.

I like Breen a lot with Clyde bc Walt is the absolute best.

But JVG and Jackson are corn riddled shit.

This is the best Disney can do? Garbage.

They've been up there for 3 years and finally got it done. Giannis took it to a whole different level in the finals baseline to baseline like I've never seen before.

He got it done as the star almost by force of will in small-market Milwaukee, and got help from some pretty good sidekicks in Middleton and Holiday

to take the microphone. What a difference a year makes.

in the playoffs since Shaq

Legend.

make one of the best playoff performances ever.

still want to demand a trade, Dame? Go win in Portland.