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the AntiPusher said:
Darth, I don't know if you ever played street ball (basketball on the concrete or asphalt) which I did as a teenager. Street ball rules are there are no rules. Fouls are rarely called and the only thing that wasn't allowed was traveling which they do not call consistently in the NBA. You either win or sit around for hours waiting to get another opportunity to play. There are the older or senior ball players ( late teen to late 20s players) that come in all shape and sizes. If you 5'10 you were expected to be able to guard a guy 6'4 but slim. The chunky guys guard the big wide bodies and the little quick players always guard their counterparts. There's always a guy built like Zbo aka Zach Randolph who couldn't jump, could take the hard foul but was totally unstoppable because that type of player could always put the ball in the basket. Then it was always a guy that we would call, "that dude". This was the player that no one could guard. The player was lighting quick fast, had a quick jumper and had the best handles you have ever seen. All you could do is designate one or two guys to go give him a hard foul and hope that it would rattle "that dude". If you couldn't guard that dude, the older guys would yell at you and tell someone else to guard that dude. When you are on the same team with that dude, you learn how to set great picks for him and learn how to roll to the basket because that dude would always find a way to get the ball to the open player. This player could break the defense down and you would be totally embarrassed if you missed a wide open shot if you received a pass from that kind of player. Kryie Is That Dude!
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I wouldn't call it street ball but I played a lot up through high school and even on the playground the rules are similar, no fouls and pretty much no traveling unless it's so bad that even the NBA refs would call it.

But no we didn't have big time players haha. What I like about Kyrie is he has tons of flash but it's smooth and he doesn't overuse it like say Rafer Alston, Jayson Williams and others who often brought out the "And One" stuff. Kyrie is obviously much better than those guys and when he does bust out a crazy move good things usually happen unlike the aforementioned players. It's incredible how good he is at finishing in the paint because he isn't an explosive athlete and at his height most guys have to be able to jump out of the gym to be so good in the paint.
 
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The score is 25 to 12..its over all ready ..i am turning to the animal channel ..it's more competitive
 
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Good start for Cleveland, hope they don't blow it like game 3. LeBron looks way more engaged so it's probably not happening for the annoying ass leprechauns tonight
 
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Murat Baslamisli said:
Well, who you got for the finals? I do not care too much about who wins it but I want to see a game 7.
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The Dubs in 5 or less..this time it's personal..

God Bless Isaiah Thomas..I think Danny Ainge isn't gonna give him a max 179 mil plus ..that's too bad but way too much for a 5'8 player
 
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I got Warriors in 6 but this one feels like it can go either way. GSW has HCA and a big four vs. Cleveland's big 3. But Cleveland has size and the best player in the world and Love and Irving are red hot right now too.
 
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I still haven't gotten over the choke of last year. I really hope GSW come out guns blazing and win the tie to get revenge for that. That game 7 was one of the worst games of Basketball I have ever watched
 
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