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marlon80

Today marks the day when Lebron finally gets that ring! As a fan you can't be happier! Maybe this will kick start more rings to come.
334 Days ago

rauldebesa446

the thunder dont have role players stepping up like a fourth guy to help the big 3 miami had battier in game 2 and chalmers in game 4 and haslem is getting double digit rebounds all of the games thats why the heat are winning the series
335 Days ago

rauldebesa446

they beat up lebron and wade down there in the paint and dont call fouls there are bad calls for both teams and okc has to live with it and move on
335 Days ago

kingbowserco

all the okc fans crying about the refs...what about the series with the spurs? i would have loved to see van gundy do that series..
335 Days ago

hoffdawg78

It takes a TEAM to win a championship not an individual. Why is this fact missed a lot of the time?? Kobe did not win 5 rings on his own. He had Shaq for 3 of them and then Gasol, Odom and Artest. Lets not forget Fisher's numerous big shots in championship series. Jordan had Pippen, Grant and good roles players for the first three, then add Rodman for the next three. Bottom line is it takes a TEAM to win!!!
335 Days ago

coltrane40

Abbott, I don't necessarily disagree with anything you mention in this short piece, but "crampology" and "Fisheritis"? Come on, can't you write your few lines without have to draw attention to yourself and your lame catch phrases? Stop being so clever. You're a journalist, not an ET hack.
335 Days ago

Mowno

I don't get why Thunder doesn't take advantage of LBJ's only weakness. Take off his headband.
335 Days ago

Mick_heat

It seems like the HATERS show up the day after the game. Don't hate the Heat, We came to play 7 games. We were not told that James Harden will go M.I.A (missing in action). Did the refs make Harden shoot 2/10 in 2 games? OK led 94-92 with 3 minutes to go. No ref bad call in those 3 minutes but plenty of OKC poor decisions, bad defense (not forcing a drive on cramped Lebron James and letting him drain a 3 pointer) and stupid mistakes (Westbrook on Chalmers). STOP HATING, START CHEERING. Long live the KIng. KIng James.
335 Days ago

frankdanktank

Terriblely officiated. But heat still deserved the win regardless. They are just the better team and they just played better. Westbrook is elite.
335 Days ago

EmmVeeThree

I was reading the more popular ESPN articles most of the day and wondering where all the "blame the refs" trolls were hiding out. I see they all came here.
335 Days ago

Ramon51051

To all the Heat whiners out there that have nothing good to say about the better team, but rather about how the only way the Heat can win is because of the refs: I hope you get explosive diarrhea. And if you want to quit watching the NBA cause of "bad" officiating, please, just do it. The NBA needs less whiners.
335 Days ago

Evers3258

go milk a cow farm boy
335 Days ago

DarkDarkKnight

Luigi > Super Mario
335 Days ago

Mick_heat

Harden = Antawn Jamison OKC support players = Cleveland support players when James was there
335 Days ago

x2MASx

OKC = 3 stars plus support players Cleveland = James and support players
335 Days ago

eastie Rich

Ouch.
335 Days ago

nurho2

The Heat fans will never see the difference in the officiating. Me being a fan of neither team just want to see a game that is determined by the players and not the calls. The way the game is officiated changes how the Thunder can play Defense, so they look like they aren't playing good D. The Heat on the other hand KNOW they can get away with some hacking (especially Chalmers, Wade, and Battier) ... so they are playing WAY more aggressive because their whistles are slower. The officiating gives the freight trains (LBJ & Wade) the edge over any D because they will get a foul called if you get close to them on a drive, but OKC on the other hand has to get hammered for a foul ... yes they are missing calls, but the impact of how they are calling is a huge issue ... this series would probably have been an OKC sweep of the Heat had the calls been close to equal!!
335 Days ago

EmmVeeThree

Did the refs make Harden shoot 2/10 in 2 games? Did they force OKC's foul shooting to drop 8%? Did they force Westbrook to make that boneheaded foul on Chalmers? Complaining about officiating is the last recourse of the pathetic and/or stupid.
335 Days ago

Mick_heat

Did it occur to you that Miami is the simply better team? Heat support player show up when needed. Battier and now Chalmers and Cole. Harden the big three of OKC with only 8 points is the 3rd best scorer in game 4 for OKC. That is not enough. Harden want a max contract but he played like Antawn Jemison. OKC support cast is on par with Cleveland support cast.
335 Days ago

Mick_heat

OKC led 94-92 with 2 minutes to play. Tell me of any bad ref call in the last 2 minutes versus so many OKC blunders in the last 2 minutes. OKC screwed up down the strech that is why they lost the game. Miami is the best team because they can close games have a supporting cast that actually shows up and they got the MVP. What do u have to say about OKC play for the last 2 minutes?
335 Days ago

eastie Rich

It's so much easier being the better team when the refs side with you well over 50% of the time. Last night it seemed like there were three non calls against Miami for every one they called against OKC. Way, way, too hard to watch.
335 Days ago

eastie Rich

Nice evenly called game, refs. So glad I took the time to watch it. F****, what a joke.
335 Days ago

Ramon51051

you're right. you should just stop watching the NBA all together. we dont need more whiners.
335 Days ago

Seat42F

Are the calls questionable. Absolutely...But at some point, just like an ump with a bad strike zone in baseball, you got to move on and start swinging at that pitch that's a ball but ump keeps calling a strike. Westbrook would have to be murdered to get a call in the paint. Everyone but Westbrook seems to know that. Stop complaining and play ball. OKC just needs to assume they are NEVER going to get calls and play that way.
335 Days ago

TheoThomas

Just out of curiosity, has anyone interpreted "home court advantage" as getting referee calls. As in you are supposed to have questionable calls go your way. I've always thought that, so I never am too surprised that it is what it is.
335 Days ago

nurho2

You are so true BUT it should be that way ... the teams should be treated fairly!!
335 Days ago