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The Suns got lucky

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by atam, Jul 1, 2021.

  1. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Meh, I don't see the point of diminishing what the Suns have done. It was a bonkers season on the heels of a bonkers, late-running season.
    If people don't want to respect it, that's up to them. But you can't blame any team that just beats the opponents as they come. That's what the Suns have done, way ahead of schedule. And I think a lot of folks underrate their non-CP3 roster and their actual fundamental skills. I find them fun to watch.
     
  2. bmelo

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    You gotta decide bro because one time you say Curry is no mvp and was carried by KD and other time you say Curry led team was great enough without KD that Harden could come up short(with healthy team)
     
  3. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    Ah that's why I said first ring. Because you're right. :cool:
     
  4. MettaWorldPete

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    I’m not really on board with the idea of an asterisk title, even last season. But we can still acknowledge that while every title run involves luck, this year for the Suns is pretty extreme. Super happy for CP3 regardless.
     
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  5. juanm34

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    I wish we were the ones having such luck……
     
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  6. ShutURBiG!

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    I feel the exact same way. Hopefully it happens this decade for us.
     
  7. J.R.

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    This.

    Wish the Rockets took advantage of some hobbled, injured teams. :oops:

     
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  8. daywalker02

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    Barkley didn't have the luck.
     
  9. daywalker02

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    Luck went to some of the drafts.
     
  10. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    All teams played the same amount of games and of all the players prone to injuries CP3 is the master. The Warriors got lucky beating injured teams all the way to a ring multiple times.

    Don't be salty.
     
  11. Easy

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    That's funny. :D

    In the same vein, the Rockets' championship in 1995 was tainted because of Nick Anderson's muscle twits shooting FTs.
     
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  12. JW86

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    Rockets fans talking about asterisks is really odd…in general it’s bullshit, but knowing people discredit our championships due to not facing Seattle in 94 and Barkley injured in both years I think as well as not facing MJ, that you better think twice before you open this can of worms.
     
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    Never worried about MJ.

    That's the reverse, @Clutch
    MJ got lucky he avoided the Rockets.

    But I agree with the sentiment. Suns didn't get lucky, they earned it.
     
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  14. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    Real Rockets fans respect the game of basketball

    when you see these threads, you just look at the join date. that's your answer.
    @Os Trigonum
     
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  15. HookemHorns1250

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    Don’t. You play who you play and a championship is a championship.

    As a Rockets fan, you’d think you’d know this considering the amount of “You won when Jordan was retired, it doesn’t count.”
     
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    I guess it is karma for all the time CP3 has missed.
     
  17. DreamShook

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    To win a chip you have to be both lucky and good.
     
  18. Pringles

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    Warriors got lucky in 2018 with CP3's hammy. It happens. It's life. World moves on.
     
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  19. TEXNIFICENT

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    Sorry bro you got the wrong guy. I think Curry is an all time great and the best shooter this game has seen. I'd take Curry over CP3 any day. KD is the most unique scorer in history and Klay is one of the best shooters ever. Curry should have gotten Finals MVP when they first won it over Iggy but that's just me. So I'm not the guy who bashes Curry at all. Respect his game and that team. And again, they beat Harden and the Rockets because they were just better, it happens. Sometimes the team your playing against is just an all-time great bunch. Harden has to own the San Antonio debacle but I don't think the Rockets ever had more talent than the Warriors thus it was always going to be an uphill climb. A team led by prime Curry, Klay, Draymond & Durant would walk through these playoffs with ease.
     
  20. gifford1967

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    Asterisks talk is for losers.
     
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