“all teams’ fortunes rise and fall over time”

It’s funny, I kept hearing the announcers talk about it, or see people like Burneko tweet about it, and it just confused me. Paul or Harden pnr’s, or they just stand there and dribble until they found a weak spot. There was a little more activity, but it really looked like the Rockets offense to me. I think the…

I’m not sure why, but I bet Dell Curry would always ask Steph questions in that loud “check-out-my-precocious-kid” way. Like, “Oh, what were you saying, Steph? You like Wagner better than Chopin? Video games are dumb?”

I think I’m finally recognizing that sports blogs are all about drawing aggressive reactions and perpetuating water-cooler myths and stereotypes now, and no longer the intimate source for intelligent, informed discourse on the sports world I once kn... Was it all a dream?

“Time for some hype music!” *Joy Division blares loudly* “DAMMIT, DRAYMOND!”

“As well as Houston played, the Warriors seemed affected by the team boredom that occasionally showed up in the regular season”

Fuck this take. This is the fucking Western Conference finals and that’s a lazy as shit take. 

How are the Rockets “desperate”? Because they lost game 1, and there’s a built-up narrative about the unbeatability of the Warriors? Everyone wants to talk about how shit “resets” in the post-season, but it’s worth remembering that the Rockets won their season series with the Warriors 2-1. They are far from…

I’m curious to see how far this analysis can be taken.

Calling a very good team recovering after a listless Game 1 desperate is some creative narrative control.   

I assumed nothing would please me more than the Rockets being crushed, but a loss by Deadspin is now #1, just for calling it after one and hedging after two. It’s almost as all this crap we type on the internet is a total waste of time, yet only a few get paid to do it. Food for thought, really.

‘As well as Houston played, the Warriors seemed affected by the team boredom that occasionally showed up in the regular season.’

Eric Gordon making Burneko look like a pear-shaped Bill Simmons.

Well they got away from the feed Capela mentality and finally played their game. Pass, pass, pick and roll, make your three pointers. Great Rockets basketball.

This is such a ridiculously bad take. The Rockets played like this for much of the regular season also. And in what world would the Warriors be “bored” about the opportunity to essentially end the series?

This is a fair point.

Technically, he only failed once. No telling how many times he tried it.

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“Horton, Here’s a Poo!”

It’s truly concerning when “being a scientist” is considered an ideology.

I could argue Durant kept the game close, and If Klay doesnt break free In the second half they lose. No team expects to stop durant, you have to stop the other guys from contributing. Rockets did it well first half as did the warriors. Second Half rockets didnt react well and let Guys who they shouldnt have get going…