The thing is that all these hardships were self inflicted. He had a good thing going in Orlando and he screwed it up. They ran an offense that was perfect for him, they had a coach that maximized his talents. Now leaving isn’t a sin, that’s not his mistake. It was his insistence that he become the focal point of the…

I don’t know how fair that is, though. He has a lot of physical ability, but the lack of growth in his offensive game isn’t just a coincidence. Agility and dexterity are hugely important for big men, Howard is losing that agility as he ages but I don’t think he ever had the dexterity. He had enough physical gifts to…

First, the Warriors are the better team against an average NBA team, even if it’s marginally so. The record and final +/- bears this out. (Plus, the Warriors didn’t even try on defense for half of the season, they were so utterly bored).

Judging by his offspring count, I’m sure he’s got broads in Atlanta.

How about we extend this series, end the Raptors-Heat series, and just call it even?

Hot DAMN that was a good game.

Nice. Paul Allen was so sad after this game that he reminded me of the famous “Crying Michael Jordan”.

“Stop! Stop! He’s already dead.” - Malcolm Butler, Super Bowl XLIX

This is not an exaggeration. I saw that game tying hoop last night and changed the channel, never bothering to watch the final possession because I was certain it was going to be a garbage iso play. I checked back during the OT I expected and saw I was correct.

Don’t forget Magic throwing the ball down the court as time runs out in ‘91.

I’d throw Prime Shaq in there too.

Fellow Portland fan here...this feels just as good as watching us melt against the Lakers in 2000.

Agreed. This is the second straight year that the Raptors look completely lost in a playoff series, and it’s only through Indiana and Miami’s mutual incompetence that they’re somehow 2-2 in a second round series.

It seems weird to say that a #2 seed coming off their best season in franchise history needs to…

I respect your fandom. I wish that there were more like you.

Paul Allen looked like they found a dead hooker on his yacht.

As a Portland fan, this was just too much. That first air ball three he shot was just so exciting. It gave me fleeting hope that he wasn’t going to be ready for this game. I was just hoping against all hope that he was back too soon and that we could make this a three game series. I told my roommate before overtime…

Thank you Steph Curry for clearing out the stench from that Raptors-Heat game. You can’t convince me that those two games were the same sport.

I think Paul George legit broke DeRozan, mentally. Seemingly every move he has wouldn’t work against PG and now he looks to have abandoned them all.

We really need to mix up the conferences, it’s embarrassing at this point. It kills me to see so many great teams have to duke it while whoever has LeBron on the East just promenades to the finals each year.

I imagine we've all said something just as silly, but if he spent the time to write an essay about it and decided to post it online, I can't understand how he couldn't step back and just say, "That's me, I was an asshat." Or better yet, nothing at all.