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Post by rock on May 19, 2023 10:58:45 GMT -5
Crazy no one mentioned espns awful commentary
JVG and mark jackson were nothing short of embarrassing, ignorant and just painfully frustrating to listen to.
There is no way you can convince me they weren’t rooting for the lakers.
Jamal gets hit in the face…
“No he didn’t”
-mark jackson
Wtf was that?
Every call against the lakers they whined about. Everything was about what the lakers did right or wrong. Or what they can do to win.
It’s unreal. It’s supposed to be unbiased.
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Post by JB on May 19, 2023 11:05:30 GMT -5
out of morbid curiosity, I just watched latest three clips on ESPN concerning the WCF.
the first clip consisted mainly of Lowe and Perkins engaging in an impassioned plea as to why the Lakers Disney Hotel championship should "count". why this is a topic of conversation in the year of our lord 2023, I have no idea.
second clip was Windy and his podcast. they were so depressed discussing their beloved Lakers you would think a colleague had died.
third clip was long time Nugget supporter Jalen Rose who did the impossible and actually gave Murray, Joker and the Nuggets credit for the G2 win. I'm sure he was reprimanded off camera.
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Post by ChuckTaylor on May 19, 2023 11:13:05 GMT -5
Crazy no one mentioned espns awful commentary JVG and mark jackson were nothing short of embarrassing, ignorant and just painfully frustrating to listen to. There is no way you can convince me they weren’t rooting for the lakers. Jamal gets hit in the face… “No he didn’t” -mark jackson Wtf was that? Every call against the lakers they whined about. Everything was about what the lakers did right or wrong. Or what they can do to win. It’s unreal. It’s supposed to be unbiased. Gawd awful... #1 in the West, strangle hold on a finals appearance, and they still know squat about the team or their stars. The most homer national broadcast I may have ever had the displeasure of suffering through. (Bad enough ignoring Mal got hit in the face, but they went on and on and on 'joking' about it. It stated to feel weird... very wtf?) |
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Post by scooter on May 19, 2023 11:16:58 GMT -5
out of morbid curiosity, I just watched latest three clips on ESPN concerning the WCF. the first clip consisted mainly of Lowe and Perkins engaging in an impassioned plea as to why the Lakers Disney Hotel championship should "count". why this is a topic of conversation in the year of our lord 2023, I have no idea. second clip was Windy and his podcast. they were so depressed discussing their beloved Lakers you would think a colleague had died. third clip was long time Nugget supporter Jalen Rose who did the impossible and actually gave Murray, Joker and the Nuggets credit for the G2 win. I'm sure he was reprimanded off camera. We live in the United States, where nearly everything in our culture is heavily influenced by corporate profits. The NBA re-invented itself — and became a profit behemoth — around “Be Like Mike” culture and marketing. The Nuggets have never had any version of “Mike” and in the NBA caste system, they are at the bottom, and it is what it is. Even Jokic’s greatness will not change that, because he’s not a “Like Mike” type of player or personality or image or driver of profits. |
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Post by GBG on May 19, 2023 11:17:32 GMT -5
The whining by JVG and Jackson about the F1 call which was obvious as Murray’s face was swiped backward by an elbow/biceps was insufferable. Later they whined that a play should have been an F1 on the Nuggets but was a no-call. Then they “admitted” that neither play should have been an F1. When in actuality the officiating got both plays right, and one of them was an F1.
Embarrassing.
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Post by rock on May 19, 2023 11:32:55 GMT -5
I don’t get what mark jackson has against us. He was clearly rooting for LA.
He played in denver for a year and we made him look good in that playoff series when he coached the warriors.
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Post by Ring on May 19, 2023 11:34:09 GMT -5
The whining by JVG and Jackson about the F1 call which was obvious as Murray’s face was swiped backward by an elbow/biceps was insufferable. Later they whined that a play should have been an F1 on the Nuggets but was a no-call. Then they “admitted” that neither play should have been an F1. When in actuality the officiating got both plays right, and one of them was an F1. Embarrassing. Yeah I genuinely was contemplated turning the volume off yesterday and syncing the game with the DNVR watch along feed but it was too much work. JVG and Jackson are so tough to listen to. Just painful. |
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Post by scooter on May 19, 2023 11:46:39 GMT -5
A very few thoughts from my perch in the cheap seats at Ball Arena:
— the crowd was a little late arriving due to the 6:30 start on a weekday
— the series of ticky-tack calls in favor of the Lakers right from the start annoyed the hell out of me, and made me look bad after I defended refs not only here, but to my son in the car on the way to the game.
— while early foul trouble interrupted the Nuggets usual “rotations”, they did a good job of keeping their composure even though they were not playing very well.
— can someone get ahold of Wizards’ management and “have a word” about gifting Hachimura to the Lakers for nothing more than a bouquet of flowers? WTF??? Reeves has also been fantastic, but at least some other team didn’t send him to the Lakers in a gift basket. This series would be one-sided in favor of the Nuggets if not for the late season gift of Hachimura to the Lakers. I’m not claiming that he’s going to be this guy next season and beyond, but he’s been doing this the entire postseason, not just against the Nuggets. Imagine the score of these games if the Nuggets instead of the Lakers had picked him up in February for 2nd round picks and he was playing like this for the Nuggets instead. f***ing Wizards.
— Rocky hit his half court shot.
— Jamal Murray is that guy. Sure he wasn’t playing that well the first 3 quarters, but there are a very limited number of players in the NBA who are capable of taking over conference finals games in the 4th quarter.
— I was surprised that KCP wasn’t on the court to close the game at the very end. It seemed to me one would want his experience, especially after the Nuggets were protecting a lead.
On to game 3. I feel very good about the Nuggets ability to win at least one game in LA.
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Post by mmh on May 19, 2023 12:17:13 GMT -5
KCP was wearing an compression back brace after he took a shot from AD in the 3rd quarter. He may have tightened up and Brown was owning so I think Malone held him out as a precaution.
Officiating was decent. LA is going to need 4 games reffed like Game 6 against the Kings in ‘99 for them to come back.
All the heads are saying well it’s an odd game so AD will dominate again. Bullshit. He dominated after extra rest, not every other game. He gets no extra rest this whole series. Today is a travel day for both teams.
Hachimura played great but missed the only shot a real of consequence he took (corner three down 4). I have no problem letting him shoot.
If anyone on this board ever says s**t again about Murray, it should be an auto ban. He has been bashed mercilessly by some here (you know who you are) and he has now won three games in these playoffs. I am not sure why people expect him to average 30 on 70% shooting while playing AS quality defense and never turn the ball over. Maybe just a bit unrealistic to expect the second option to be better than basically every other team’s first option.
He was the best player for many games against the Wolves and battled Durant to a stalemate. He has been the best Nugget through two games of the f***ing WCF and won game 2 by himself. Knocking him shows you either have no knowledge of the sport or you have irrational dislike of him for some other reason. What that might be I can only speculate.
Edited to add- And while some of us have taken to naming the greatest Nuggets ever, leaving Melo off that list is just biased. I haven’t lived in Denver in 13 years but I had season tickets for 9, including the doldrums after Dikembe.
I sat and paid money for whole seasons of trash. I was at the draft party when we took Skita and Nene instead of Amare. I would get given 100 level tickets as soon as I got off the second escalator because nobody was at the game. Like nobody.
Melo saved this franchise. AI doesn’t come here without Melo. He never missed the playoffs and made Denver care at all about basketball. His biggest crime was being a kid and drafted between LeBron and Wade.
His departure wasn’t storybook. But he was here a lot of years and made Denver relevant as the #1 option and All Star. Even biased lists of best Nuggets ever shouldnt get passed 5 before Melo is mentioned. /rant
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Post by funky on May 19, 2023 12:45:34 GMT -5
Jokic was better than Jamal in game 1.
And Mark Jackson is a racist scumbage.
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Post by scooter on May 19, 2023 13:38:13 GMT -5
The whining by JVG and Jackson about the F1 call which was obvious as Murray’s face was swiped backward by an elbow/biceps was insufferable. I had a very clear view of it as I was on that end of the court and directly in line with Murray’s path to the basket. It was obvious from the angle Russell took — directly toward Murray, not toward the space between Murray and the basket — that he intended to take Murray out regardless of whether Russell had any real chance of a play on the ball. |
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Post by bignuggets on May 19, 2023 14:18:31 GMT -5
Weird cuz Van Gundy was giving props to Jokić all game 1 and then the commentators like flipped last night.
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Post by duh88 on May 19, 2023 17:28:44 GMT -5
No joke - my wife turned to me in the 2nd quarter and said “why are we watching the lakers broadcast?”
Had to explain to her many things at that point
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Post by duh88 on May 19, 2023 17:29:36 GMT -5
“ Jamal Murray is that guy. Sure he wasn’t playing that well the first 3 quarters, but there are a very limited number of players in the NBA who are capable of taking over conference finals games in the 4th quarter.” - scooter
+1 !!!
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Post by JB on May 19, 2023 17:44:00 GMT -5
No joke - my wife turned to me in the 2nd quarter and said “why are we watching the lakers broadcast?” Had to explain to her many things at that point I wish ESPN would just let Breen broadcast with his Knicks broadcasting partner Walt Frasier. it's not like dumb & dumber are more entertaining or more knowledgeable than Clyde. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2023 18:24:36 GMT -5
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Post by jimijam28 on May 19, 2023 18:27:36 GMT -5
Tnt > ESPN crew
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Post by Tymes Rhymes on May 19, 2023 19:24:28 GMT -5
^ Definitely. I wish TNT had the WCF this year.
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Post by duh88 on May 19, 2023 21:56:32 GMT -5
No joke - my wife turned to me in the 2nd quarter and said “why are we watching the lakers broadcast?” Had to explain to her many things at that point I wish ESPN would just let Breen broadcast with his Knicks broadcasting partner Walt Frasier. it's not like dumb & dumber are more entertaining or more knowledgeable than Clyde. Brother - the knicks broadcast is the BEST |
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Post by scooter on May 19, 2023 22:43:35 GMT -5
I wish ESPN would just let Breen broadcast with his Knicks broadcasting partner Walt Frasier. it's not like dumb & dumber are more entertaining or more knowledgeable than Clyde. Brother - the knicks broadcast is the BEST Love Walt Frazier. Can’t stand Mark Jackson. |
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