F this. I'm rooting for LeBron. Cav's teammate flubs game away thinking it was tied

Another apologist for billionaire sport team owners wrote:

genuine question wrote:

Is the reason the rest of his team are so bad because LeBron is sucking all the money from their salary cap?

Has he prioritised financial gain over championship glory?

Owners of professional sport teams have thoroughly brainwashed many. Owners have established salary caps to protect themselves. Fans blame star high paid athletes for taking a high percentage of so-called salary cap. You are a stooge for falling for trap established by team owners. Star athletes are not to blame for taking high salaries. Blame owners.

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If LeBron's true market value was his $35 million salary, do you really think they'd be giving clowns like JR smith $15 million on the market?

LeBron's salary is artificially kept low due to the cap, clearly illustrated by the owners willingness to throw 15-20 mill at very marginal players.

LeBron would make$70 million at least if there was no cap. He's already taking a pay cut for the benefit of the league's average players.

Another apologist for billionaire sport team owners wrote:

genuine question wrote:

Is the reason the rest of his team are so bad because LeBron is sucking all the money from their salary cap?

Has he prioritised financial gain over championship glory?

Owners of professional sport teams have thoroughly brainwashed many. Owners have established salary caps to protect themselves. Fans blame star high paid athletes for taking a high percentage of so-called salary cap. You are a stooge for falling for trap established by team owners. Star athletes are not to blame for taking high salaries. Blame owners.

I'm not American and don't really follow the NBA so I'm pretty sure I haven't been brainwashed or stooged considering I have very little interest in the sport itself let alone the external/administrative stuff.

I was vaguely aware of the existence of a salary cap and figured LeBron would be on a truckload of cash so I thought I'd ask the question.

Thanks to those who answered.

genuine question wrote:

Another apologist for billionaire sport team owners wrote:

Owners of professional sport teams have thoroughly brainwashed many. Owners have established salary caps to protect themselves. Fans blame star high paid athletes for taking a high percentage of so-called salary cap. You are a stooge for falling for trap established by team owners. Star athletes are not to blame for taking high salaries. Blame owners.

I'm not American and don't really follow the NBA so I'm pretty sure I haven't been brainwashed or stooged considering I have very little interest in the sport itself let alone the external/administrative stuff.

I was vaguely aware of the existence of a salary cap and figured LeBron would be on a truckload of cash so I thought I'd ask the question.

Thanks to those who answered.

Yeah basically the top tier stars are affected the most by the cap. the cap per player is around $35 million.....

With no cap, Lebron might get $50 mill and JR Smith $8-10 mill.

Since LeBron is capped at $35 mill, that $15 mill the owners saved usually gets gobbled up in bidding wars for middle tier players. this creates a large tier of slightly above average players making about 70% of what LeBron makes and they aren't even 10% as valuable.

Kevin Durant is one of the few superstars to take a significant pay hit for the good of the team. He makes about $25 mill.

Dubs better get their s*it together or Bron Bron is gonna actually win another title.

Stop blaming the wrong guy. George Hill was the one who missed the free throw.

But if he makes it then GSW, down by 1, just likely score in the last 4.7s, and there's no need for OT. Same result.

Mr slick hair the chief game fixer now that the little runt reti wrote:

trash refs wrote:

trash referring in 4th quarter not to mention OT

NBA is a complete sham

The nba is a joke. Every game is turned into a circus. Replay review has been turned into another tool to change calls and manipulate the outcomes of games. I quit watching a few years ago but unfortunately was at my parents tonight and had to sit through that garbage.

Lebron is silly good though.

This game was completely rigged. Here is a series of events late in the 4th quarter

Foul called on cavs for clean strip

Foul not called on warriors for hammering Lebron causing turnover

Foul called on cavs on Durant blow by. Replay showed not even a touch foul

Then that ridiculous change of a charge call to a block.

It’s like watching professional wrestling.

Looks like somebody flubbed the title of this thread.

Is A Lot More wrote:

I don't consider the Warriors "hateable." Seriously ,they're not hateable.

I hate them.

Kerr, Curry, Klay are fine.

Fans - Lots of fair weather fans who weren't around pre-2015. They couldn't even sell out a game 1 championship last night. Probably not enough entertainment for them with their "Dubs" favored by +710.

Durant - These playoffs he's kind of turned into a B. I don't know if the Rockets got under his skin but Durant took on the heel/villain role. Plus he's really been whining excessively (more so than your typical NBA player) to the refs lately.

Draymond - It's probably his team role of the bad boy, but he's still a complete ass. Even old-school bad bay pest Charles Barkley said Green is annoying & he wants to punch Draymond in the face. The thing that's really annoying with Green is he whines after EVERY foul. Even ones which were clearly his fault. Plus he's like a teenage cheerleader at times. I mean who does things like this?!?

Fixed for ratings wrote:

Stop blaming the wrong guy. George Hill was the one who missed the free throw.

But if he makes it then GSW, down by 1, just likely score in the last 4.7s, and there's no need for OT. Same result.

Give me a break. Missed free throws happen. There is no excuse for not understanding the situation. That was one of the all time worst blunders.

But seriously Lebron's facial expressions are just cringey. He is awkward and low IQ and just seems like a megalomaniac.

MJ was the godlike GOAT but he was smooth and had swagger, confident not cocky.

Stephanie Curry is also very feminine. I can't watch the NBA. It's like which team do I hate less?

LOL @ Draymond Dancing wrote:

He is awkward and low IQ

I wouldn't consider LeBron low IQ. A lot has come to light lately of his amazing memory. In the past he's been faulted for overthinking. An analytical mind. Supposedly he reads all the time too, especially before games. This article says he reads so much to block out his furiously churning brain.

Durant has been pissy ever since he had to start wearing a little girls backpack to get endorsement money. Then came the burner social-media accounts and the cry baby shoe inserts. For a great player everyone seemed to like, he sure thinks he's tortured.

Cleveland also got burned by Thompson hooking up with a Kardashian. Never a good situation. Has made lesser men turn...well...

Is this letsbasketball?

If not, then let's ask:

1. How fast can LeBron run a mile?

2. How fast can LeBron run a 5k?

If he runs a mile slower than 4:30, or a 5k slower than 16 minutes, then LetsRunners can all agree that LeBron is not a true man. After all, all that running during a basketball game is the only thing that should matter to LetsRunners, who could care less about which way the ball bounces.

trash refs wrote:

trash referring in 4th quarter not to mention OT

NBA is a complete sham

these are some of the most competitive athletes on earth. watch how fired up they get. they aren't throwing games, they're trying to win

if the nba is rigged, the players aren't doing it.

come on

I know a marijuana-induced brain fart when I see one. J.R. Smith was probably playing stoned. I'd put money on it. But he made a good rebound in the first place. The refs reversing Durant's charge to a blocking foul on LeBron was an equally egregious mistake.

Is A Lot More wrote:

I don't consider the Warriors "hateable." Seriously ,they're not hateable.

Great argument, you've now won me over to root for the warriors, thanks for the insight!

this is pretty spot on, especially about the fans. i was definitely rooting for the Warriors, but their fans are the biggest bunch of bandwagoners ever. where were they during the mullins years?

anyone else get bored watching Lebron go one-one-on every single play? no wonder he scored 50. his teammates never get a chance to develop because its all lebron. thats the difference between him and MJ. jordan demanded more and made all his teammates better. gimme a break about jordan having more help. did anyone ever watch Luc Longley or bill cartwright or will perdue for petes sake? they were horrible!

spotonanalysis wrote:

anyone else get bored watching Lebron go one-one-on every single play? no wonder he scored 50. his teammates never get a chance to develop because its all lebron. thats the difference between him and MJ. jordan demanded more and made all his teammates better. gimme a break about jordan having more help. did anyone ever watch Luc Longley or bill cartwright or will perdue for petes sake? they were horrible!

This is all nonsense. It's sad that people are so invested in the stupid MJ/LeBron debate that they can't appreciate how spectacular James is playing.

Tim Donahy wrote:

This game was completely rigged. Here is a series of events late in the 4th quarter

Foul called on cavs for clean strip

Foul not called on warriors for hammering Lebron causing turnover

Foul called on cavs on Durant blow by. Replay showed not even a touch foul

Then that ridiculous change of a charge call to a block.

It’s like watching professional wrestling.

Uh oh, looks like Tim Tim is an athletic supporter for Bron Bron.

I do think it's ridiculous that there are different rules for the last 2 minutes as opposed to the rest of the game. Either review every call or don't review anything. The changed charge to block call was the craziest thing I've ever seen in basketball (even though they did eventually make the correct call it should have stood as a charge).

Aside from that, an individual will never beat a team - Mark My Words