This league sucks!

This might be the 3rd consecutive matchup of the two same franchises....yeah,that's exciting.

This league sucks!

This might be the 3rd consecutive matchup of the two same franchises....yeah,that's exciting.

I dont' know man. everyone knew the finals participants back in Oct. for sure. But not sure if the league sucks.

Fourth consecutive. Golden State won the first and third, LeBron won the second.

Imagine the awful things people would say about the NHL if they had the same Final four years in a row and teams dismantled their lineups because they had to draft fourth.

"The entire season was a foregone conclusion, but I don't think that's an indictment of the product."

Fourth consecutive. Golden State won the first and third, LeBron won the second.

Imagine the awful things people would say about the NHL if they had the same Final four years in a row and teams dismantled their lineups because they had to draft fourth.

I thought you hated college basketball.

This is how the NBA has always been.

As a kid,I knew it was a big deal when the Bears went against a powerhouse like the Cowboys and the Vikings but even then,the NFL had a number of very good teams that took turns having great seasons.

This NBA thing is bullshit.

This playoffs has been far more entertaining than last year's from a storyline perspective, even if the competitiveness still left something to be desired in a number of games/series.

Last year's playoffs was the absolute worst. Everyone tried to justify it by swearing up and down that the finals was going to be what everyone wanted and it would be great goshdarnit, even though anyone with any sense should have easily foreseen Golden State cruising.

This year at least there were series I actually wanted to see. Hell even some of the series that were uncompetitive were still at least entertaining for storyline reasons; I thought it was hilarious seeing New Orleans sweep Portland and Cleveland treat the new and improved Raptors like the same old ones. I'd also say it was nowhere near as inevitable that Golden State and Cleveland would wind up in the finals as it was the last 2 years. It's a pity Golden State looks to be benefiting from yet another injury to a key player, as tomorrow's game would otherwise be the biggest since Cleveland-Golden State game 7 in 2016.

This is how the NBA has always been.

This must've been what it was like to be a non Bulls fan in '96.

Even when the NBA was an afterthought of sports (i.e., the Bill Russell Celtics), they never had the same two teams play four years in a row. This is a new level of top-heaviness.

i was thinking about this the other day. Is it still the same NBA that manages games w/ the refs? Or is it better disguised these days where it doesn't seem so apparent as in the past.

Even when the NBA was an afterthought of sports (i.e., the Bill Russell Celtics), they never had the same two teams play four years in a row. This is a new level of top-heaviness.

No. Non bulls fans back then loved the bulls. they were not just America's team but the EArth's team.

Was there an overwhelming social/political responsibility to trumpet one's love of the NBA in the '80s? I guess that's a sticking point: we're all under a lot of pressure to demonstrate how much we like the NBA, but the product...kinda sucks.

Tell that to the Pacers, Knicks and Jazz fans.

Was there an overwhelming social/political responsibility to trumpet one's love of the NBA in the '80s? I guess that's a sticking point: we're all under a lot of pressure to demonstrate how much we like the NBA, but the product...kinda sucks.

Yeah that's a bad take HY.

What?

I think you're speaking of the NHL.