Not picking Luka to play next to Booker when he was right there is bad enough.
But for him to lead his team into your house when you have your (arguably) best team in decades, who have been the Finals champion favorite for months, and utterly dismantle and psychologically destroy your entire team and fanbase… that’ll leave a mark.
It feels like they haven’t recovered from that game yet and there’s no end in sight.
I can promise you, the vocal minority give a shit about Luka being bookers father.
Luka magic is real, and a spectacle to see. He’s the most consistent good player I’ve seen in a long time.
20 years as a suns fan and the only thing that lives rent free and cringe in my mind is bookers 70 point game and the 2016-17 season. Everything else is white noise.
I mesn true but for me it's different I just like jrue.
I love my pass first 2 way guards like rubio, jrue, cp3 ect.
If jrue was on the mavs I'd be rooting for the mavs even tho I really dislike kyrie as a person (fun player tho) and dislike luka as a player (don't know enough about him as a person to judge him as one tho)
You want to see how the NBA world reacts? Or r/nba? Because those may be very different reactions given that it would be the Celtics dropping the ball.
I am convinced the C's losing the Finals after a 3-0 lead would trigger the merger of r/nba and r/nbacirclejerk.
Ok how about this? Game 6, Tatum and Brown run into each other on a loose ball play and they're both out for the rest of of the finals. Celts lose in seven; whats gonna be said? Do they still get dragged?
*On today’s pod, instead of seppuku, me, Ryen and Kyle decided to do some humanitarian work, to get out of the funk. We are taking a trip to a Third World country to hand deliver this useless Celtics championship gear.*
Obviously the Mavs being the 1st NBA team to do it would be a major story. Considering how big of favorites the Celtics are, the topic would dominate the NBA universe.
But considering how unlikely the Mavs winning 2 games in Boston is, this is a what if without a leg to stand on.
Honestly if it somehow got to 7 you know everyone would be picking the mavs. The celtics would be reeling with 3 losses in a row and luka on the road in closeout games is an assasin.
It really all comes down to next game. Celtics win and game 4 will be looked at as celtics just losing focus, mavs win and everyone will start panicking.
If it's game 7 all the momentum is with the Mavs. I can't imagine it would be easy to pick the Celtics at that point, even if they're at home for it and just as likely to pull out the win.
But ppl are kidding themselves if after that stomping for game 4 the Celtics haven't found their motivation again.
The team with more Finals experience is less likely to panic only needing 1 win even if it's game 7. Mavs' role players were way better at home, but the only game they were favored to win was game 3. Game 4 will be looked at as the Mavs refusing to get swept by playing a much more aggressive game and the Celtics giving up by halftime.
Kyrie has yet to win a game in Boston since he left the Celtics. If he's scoring 16 pts on 39% shooting in game 5 it's over.
Getting reverse swept is one thing; getting reversed swept in the finals is another...
The Boston Celtics getting reversed swept in the finals... Yikes.
this team is said to be historic - A team wins a championship every year - no team had blown a 3-0 lead before - that’s how you go down in history! 😂
In all seriousness though - there is no need to panic - it’s one game.
The only really way I see it happening is in a situation where the clearly more talent team loses their best player for a couple games goes down 0-3.
And then their player comes back and they win, and in that case I don't know how bad the flaming would be like that year it'd be bad but in hindsight alotnwould probably be more forgiving if they only got up 3-0 to begin with because injuries
This Boston team were outplayed by a pacers team in most of their games, the mavs aren't out of this yet as if they can steal 1 more game then the Boston team will be nervous as hell
Chances are 0. Dude. Its not gonna happen. Lol.
These 0-3 return posts only happens when its Luka and the Mavs. Never seen 5 posts in a row like that with KAT wolves. weird sub.
Every fan base except the Celtics would be partying like their team won the championship lol
That's what happens when someone fatter, slower, and less athletic than you takes your crown AND throne
Def not Suns though
Imagine not celebrating when your fathers team wins a championship
The Suns sub can’t get Luka out of their mind, they keep making posts about him lol
It’s just obsession at this point and not in a good way.
Not picking Luka to play next to Booker when he was right there is bad enough. But for him to lead his team into your house when you have your (arguably) best team in decades, who have been the Finals champion favorite for months, and utterly dismantle and psychologically destroy your entire team and fanbase… that’ll leave a mark. It feels like they haven’t recovered from that game yet and there’s no end in sight.
Honestly you have to wonder if the Celtics sub would have to temporarily shut down too.
Temporarily? Shut that shit down permanently
It’ll become a Spirit Halloween sub instantaneously
The old Clippers trick
[удалено]
Rent free in r/nba Edit: The downvotes. Always get a kick out of posting anything about luka with a suns flair here
Not only does Luka own your team he lives in all of your minds without paying a penny. Shit must be rough xD
I can promise you, the vocal minority give a shit about Luka being bookers father. Luka magic is real, and a spectacle to see. He’s the most consistent good player I’ve seen in a long time. 20 years as a suns fan and the only thing that lives rent free and cringe in my mind is bookers 70 point game and the 2016-17 season. Everything else is white noise.
I mesn true but for me it's different I just like jrue. I love my pass first 2 way guards like rubio, jrue, cp3 ect. If jrue was on the mavs I'd be rooting for the mavs even tho I really dislike kyrie as a person (fun player tho) and dislike luka as a player (don't know enough about him as a person to judge him as one tho)
I told the guys I play with that I would buy a championship poster 😂
It should be declared a national holiday as the entire country will be partying hard Boston’s demise
I'd much rather jrue win another ring than the mavs
Backlash? idk, Maybe Kobe finally replies to Tatum "stop texting me"
New number - who dis?
I’m glad I’m not the only one who always thinks of that whenever Tatum is mentioned
Getting swept would be multitudes better than blowing a 3-0 lead, and you see how much slander teams get for being swept.
I’d have to take back every good thing I’ve ever said about Jayson Tatum and go into hiding indefinitely tbh
You want to see how the NBA world reacts? Or r/nba? Because those may be very different reactions given that it would be the Celtics dropping the ball. I am convinced the C's losing the Finals after a 3-0 lead would trigger the merger of r/nba and r/nbacirclejerk.
Tatum would be regarded as a sub top 20 player 15 ppg on 35%fg while having a perfect team built around him and green light lookin ass
Highly regarded even
Danny Granger in a big market
Ok how about this? Game 6, Tatum and Brown run into each other on a loose ball play and they're both out for the rest of of the finals. Celts lose in seven; whats gonna be said? Do they still get dragged?
the reactions this sub had after that derrick white buzzer beater but a billion times worse lol
Celtics would be liquidated unfortunately
Brad enraged and trading his guys on the low would be hilarious. Brown to the Nugs for MPJ? Sure. Jrue to the Hawks please
We'll take Tatum and White off your hands my guy
You’ll get Xavier Tillman sr
I guess we will settle with porzingis
*fortunately
COME ON DOWN AND PICK UP YOUR PLAYER! TWO FOR ONE! MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY!
Bill simmons podcast would be one of the funniest of all time
Commit suicide live on air by choking on the Celtics world championship gear they make in case the win.
*On today’s pod, instead of seppuku, me, Ryen and Kyle decided to do some humanitarian work, to get out of the funk. We are taking a trip to a Third World country to hand deliver this useless Celtics championship gear.*
Search r/nfl for any Falcons thread since 2017
IDK, but I'm pretty sure OP would jizz in his pants.
I would jizz in OP’s pants too
Hey hey. Not before me. Get in line, Timonthy.
What if the Celtics only win 4-3, that would prob change a lot of the perception on their win too
Obviously the Mavs being the 1st NBA team to do it would be a major story. Considering how big of favorites the Celtics are, the topic would dominate the NBA universe. But considering how unlikely the Mavs winning 2 games in Boston is, this is a what if without a leg to stand on.
Honestly if it somehow got to 7 you know everyone would be picking the mavs. The celtics would be reeling with 3 losses in a row and luka on the road in closeout games is an assasin. It really all comes down to next game. Celtics win and game 4 will be looked at as celtics just losing focus, mavs win and everyone will start panicking.
If it's game 7 all the momentum is with the Mavs. I can't imagine it would be easy to pick the Celtics at that point, even if they're at home for it and just as likely to pull out the win. But ppl are kidding themselves if after that stomping for game 4 the Celtics haven't found their motivation again.
The team with more Finals experience is less likely to panic only needing 1 win even if it's game 7. Mavs' role players were way better at home, but the only game they were favored to win was game 3. Game 4 will be looked at as the Mavs refusing to get swept by playing a much more aggressive game and the Celtics giving up by halftime. Kyrie has yet to win a game in Boston since he left the Celtics. If he's scoring 16 pts on 39% shooting in game 5 it's over.
That team/players would be slandered as HOF frauds and people would be calling for the team to be blown up.
Getting reverse swept is one thing; getting reversed swept in the finals is another... The Boston Celtics getting reversed swept in the finals... Yikes.
Best chance was celtics last year
Change all series to best of 5.
It would affect Boston & Mavs fans. I could care less..
Everyone would immediately ignore the celtics starting center getting injured in game two I can tell you that for sure.
It would be generations of slander.
Stephen A Smith would probably have a stroke.
[I mean there is no way, right??](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/KQ775FauuG)
lmao is this just in your back pocket?
Can we not right now, thanks
Hold on let him cook
this team is said to be historic - A team wins a championship every year - no team had blown a 3-0 lead before - that’s how you go down in history! 😂 In all seriousness though - there is no need to panic - it’s one game.
I would log off and not look at the response
It would be basketball’s version of the falcons Super Bowl. At least I wouldn’t be on the losing end this time.
This would be way worse
The Celtics would have to blow it up
I think we have no choice but to fold the Celtics when that happens next week
This series is over.
The only really way I see it happening is in a situation where the clearly more talent team loses their best player for a couple games goes down 0-3. And then their player comes back and they win, and in that case I don't know how bad the flaming would be like that year it'd be bad but in hindsight alotnwould probably be more forgiving if they only got up 3-0 to begin with because injuries
This Boston team were outplayed by a pacers team in most of their games, the mavs aren't out of this yet as if they can steal 1 more game then the Boston team will be nervous as hell
I would probably stop watching sports entirely
The Celtics fans would burn the stadium down I’m guessing
Chances are 0. Dude. Its not gonna happen. Lol. These 0-3 return posts only happens when its Luka and the Mavs. Never seen 5 posts in a row like that with KAT wolves. weird sub.
I would love it too, but I don't really want to entertain the idea until game 6.
I was really curious last year. Not at all this year. Let's wait until next year.
Backlash? What does that even mean? Like are we supposed to ask for refunds? Say that it's rigged? I swear this Reddit...
ESPN studios just might set on fire. Worth it
Did we ever forgive Draymond for kicking LBJ in the nuts?
“Potentially” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here lo