NBA Finals 2014 Thread

[sevin0seven]

Happy the Spurs won . It's also cool that it's a repeat of last year's finals. New rivalry created?

not really, more like "how to whoop the heat so bad it hurts..for dummies" created. all jokes aside, the spurs showed the world how team basketball should be played. beautiful. congrats to the spurs!

[Luke]

all jokes aside, the spurs showed the world how team basketball should be played.

Well said 707, well said.

Pop & co. handed out beat downs, as a team.

[MyNameIsVince]

Happy the Spurs won . It's also cool that it's a repeat of last year's finals. New rivalry created?

not really, more like "how to whoop the heat so bad it hurts..for dummies" created. all jokes aside, the spurs showed the world how team basketball should be played. beautiful. congrats to the spurs!

I doubt it will be. Miami vs Indiana was SUPPOSED to be the hot new rivalry, but Indiana forgot how to play like an elite basketball team sometime earlier this year and seeing them in the playoffs....well......turns out the bad play may not have been a fluke. They're gonna be worse next year unless they start moving people, pronto.

Miami is.....well shit I don't know what will happen with them. It's basically the Big Three and a mish mash of castoffs and rejects. I mean, how the hell do you manage to get Greg "my knees haven't enabled me to play an NBA game since 2009" Oden, Chris "not the rapper Birdman" Andersen, Rashard "I haven't been relevant since Orlando" Lewis, Ray "I only exist to shoot the random 3 in a corner and that's it" Allen, and Shane "future sportscaster" Battier on the same roster as Lebron, Wade, and Chris Boshasaurus? Oh and don't forget Norris "I'm younger than the Kidd N Play hairstyle I rock on my head" Cole.

[Luke]

Shane "future sportscaster" Battier

Related:

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-bas ... -in-game-5

Shane is an inspiration in my eyes. He doesn't get "the shot" (although he should), never complains about it. He is the quintessential "teammate" by the very definition of the word.

He's not a "yes man" yet he is humble and compliant without hesitation. He could change the team, but at the same time places the team before himself.

[aaron]

Shane "future sportscaster" Battier

Related:

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-bas ... -in-game-5

Shane is an inspiration in my eyes. He doesn't get "the shot" (although he should), never complains about it. He is the quintessential "teammate" by the very definition of the word.

He's not a "yes man" yet he is humble and compliant without hesitation. He could change the team, but at the same time places the team before himself.

shane battier is my favorite player on the heat. i'm not a huge heat fan.

[JoeAwesome]

Shane Battier is my favorite "present" player. Here's the reason I bought his jersey:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magaz ... d=all&_r=0

[ZeroAX]

Miami is.....well shit I don't know what will happen with them. It's basically the Big Three and a mish mash of castoffs and rejects. I mean, how the hell do you manage to get Greg "my knees haven't enabled me to play an NBA game since 2009" Oden, Chris "not the rapper Birdman" Andersen, Rashard "I haven't been relevant since Orlando" Lewis, Ray "I only exist to shoot the random 3 in a corner and that's it" Allen, and Shane "future sportscaster" Battier on the same roster as Lebron, Wade, and Chris Boshasaurus? Oh and don't forget Norris "I'm younger than the Kidd N Play hairstyle I rock on my head" Cole.

Lots of nicknames in the NBA

[Luke]

Shane Battier is my favorite "present" player. Here's the reason I bought his jersey:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magaz ... d=all&_r=0

Thank you for sharing this astonishing article.

Shane always seeks the next challenge, although he already could call it quits. I had no idea he went to MIT's Sloan school of management, which in itself is an achievement.

And at Duke, he embodied what a student athlete is/was.