Will Toronto winning have the biggest asterisk of all time?

[RobParks2M]

Curry had his first game resembling what Bron had to do against him in terms of carrying a load. He put up 47 points and still lost significantly. It is kinda crazy though cuz even with Clay and Durant out they are still lowkey stacked with Cousins, Green, and the old fellas Iggy + Bogut

[exxtracool]

Don’t see how it’s the raps fault that certain gsw players have an injured vagina...

It’s a physical sport, if your players are too pussy to keep playing it doesn’t count as a strike against the other team.

If the raps win it will be an underdog nba story, something I think the league really needs at this point.

Stop being salty.

[lsiberian]

Do they go down 3-1 and lose when KD comes back?

[DrumsNotDead]

Don’t see how it’s the raps fault that certain gsw players have an injured vagina...

It’s a physical sport, if your players are too pussy to keep playing it doesn’t count as a strike against the other team.

If the raps win it will be an underdog nba story, something I think the league really needs at this point.

Stop being salty.

The raptors had home court and now have the best player in the series. They have been favored to win multiple if not all the games thus far. They are not the underdog whatsoever. They were a first seed last year who added one of the best players in the world. Nobody blames Toronto, but they are playing a hurt team which lessens their accomplishments in many people's eyes. Who are you to call some professional athlete a vagina? KD has a leg injury and cannot play. He's a pussy that his calf is hurt and he's not medically cleared to play? Guess that makes Kawhi a huge pussy for sitting out on his team an entire year with an injury no doctor could find and then demanding a trade..... Not a single person has ever said it's Toronto's fault that GS is hurt, just that they are benefiting from it. That's life, but we're allowed to call it out because we know it's impacted the series. I support the Raptors, but the warriors are now the underdogs. I'm not a warriors fan whatsoever, but if someone is hurt and it changes the game it's worth noting. It's not just some no call here or there that I'm arguing.

If you had to beat a team would you rather have their best player playing or out? You'd rather have them out, because it's easier. Or if you answered that you'd rather have them play, it's because you know it's meaningless otherwise and you want a true test to see who is best.

If you were trying to determine who was faster between two people you'd have a race. If on race day one person couldn't run, sure the other person is faster, but everyone knows that one dude couldn't go. Maybe that's just fate/timing, but we still don't know who's actually faster and the title would mean less. This is just how life works. When the obstacles in your way become cleared through external factors you didn't control you will undoubtedly face criticism when others have had to manually overcome the same obstacles. It's not a rich kid's fault he's rich, but people will still point out his life has been made easier through none of his own actions.

In any event it would be cool to see the series go 7 games to add to the drama, but if KD doesn't play again at all and the raptors blow the 2-1 lead it's a massive failure.

[RamRod2334]

LOL at anyone making excuses for the fuking GSW's.

That team is like a 9 year old got on NBA 2k19 and turned every starter on the roster up to a 99 overall....So what Klay is hurt and so is KD...God forbid you can't steamroll the rest of the league with a team nearly on par with an Olympic Dream Team.

Poor babies.


Soft (and fake) fan base, soft players, soft league

The warriors style of play coupled with the pussified free agency trend of superstars chasing easy rings (see KD and cousins) has the entire league rooting against you.

[YesWayNoWeigh]

Don’t see how it’s the raps fault that certain gsw players have an injured vagina...

It’s a physical sport, if your players are too pussy to keep playing it doesn’t count as a strike against the other team.

If the raps win it will be an underdog nba story, something I think the league really needs at this point.

Stop being salty.

didnt say it’s their fault. Not really an underdog story with gsw missing their best player and another all star

[RamRod2334]

Honestly ... no...

Look what Warriors have:

2x Unanimous MVP, best shooter of all time - Stephen Curry
All-Star Center, avged 25 points 13 board during its prime - Demarcus Cousins.
DPOY, All-Star Foward, versatile 2 way player, triple double machine- Draymond Green.
2015 FMVP, All-NBA defensive first team, all star - Andre Iguodala.
2005 first round number 1 draft pick, blocks leader, All-NBA Center - Andrew Bogut.

b.b..b.b...b.b...but it's not fair! we need 4 bonafide all stars in our starting lineup with andre igoudala who is still capable of having huge games to compete against Kawhi!!!!

[YoungMetro24]

An NBA finals not won by Lebron & GSW is a massive win for America. Go TOR go.

lol

[exxtracool]

didnt say it’s their fault. Not really an underdog story with gsw missing their best player and another all star

if you’re saying that a raps win is illegitimate because the other teams players don’t want to play... then you are faulting them.

By that logic I could claim an “asterisk” on almost every championship team... brb oh the best player wasn’t feeling well in game 7.. brb this team had a harder path to the finals.. brb brb.

Plus it’s not like they are down two players for the whole series due to an acl tear or some ****. Durant has a strained right calf lmao.. and your boy Thompson has vaginal tightness..

Of the two teams, Toronto had a much more difficult previous series, so if any players should be out injured it should be on the raps.



Tldr if your players are too soft to keep playing, you don’t discount the other teams W. sorry.


End of the day.. if the raps take the series it will be a team that literally no one pegged to win it all taking home a win against what people consider to be the modern equivalent of the 96 bulls. Good game.

[ghostfacedup]

b.b..b.b...b.b...but it's not fair! we need 4 bonafide all stars in our starting lineup with andre igoudala who is still capable of having huge games to compete against Kawhi!!!!

it's more about scoring and Defense/movement. Those guys aren't two way players. Raptors had all starters shoot over 50% and all good defenders. Really well built, deep team. Got to give the Raptors credit.

[skinnyfat88]

Not like they made any underhanded plays that caused these injuries.
Besides, going through Philly and Milwaukee was no joke.

[JmanTheJuiceman]

LOL at anyone making excuses for the fuking GSW's.

That team is like a 9 year old got on NBA 2k19 and turned every starter on the roster up to a 99 overall....So what Klay is hurt and so is KD...God forbid you can't steamroll the rest of the league with a team nearly on par with an Olympic Dream Team.

Poor babies.


Soft (and fake) fan base, soft players, soft league

The warriors style of play coupled with the pussified free agency trend of superstars chasing easy rings (see KD and cousins) has the entire league rooting against you.

Seriously.


**** golden state. They ruined the NBA.

[lsiberian]

Seriously.


**** golden state. They ruined the NBA.

Yeah what Durant did was terrible for the league.

[wickedman]

No one respects the Warriors.

[Lunatic]

No one respects the Warriors.

I do.

[ghostfacedup]

No one respects the Warriors.

Go back and watch the end of game 5 and Game 6 vs Houston this year. Have fun.

[EthanHun]

Do they go down 3-1 and lose when KD comes back?

There are 2 scripts the NBA will be pushing-

Underdog Raptors Win
or
Down 3-1 KD comes back ReverseSweep 4-3 KD goes down as MVP. Warriors remain superteam.

I'm going with the Raptors underdog script as the most likely outcome. Obviously NBA is scripted. Luckly we have NHL right now or sports would be straight up trash. Basketball is a meh sport. It ranks up there with women sports....

[Jadedfadedisbae]

2 All stars currently playing on Golden State vs 2 on Toronto

No.

[ghostfacedup]

2 All stars currently playing on Golden State vs 2 on Toronto

No.

Lol, that is Kellerman/talking head logic though. Basketball doesn't work like that. The Sixers with their 4 all stars and Reddick would be GOAT if this logic worked. It's more about how the pieces come together, the system they are based in, how the skillsets complement each other, and the depth/supporting cast.

Definitely no asterisk though, that's ridiculous for any championship...war of attrition.

[MikeLowrrrey]

Toronto winning sucks, these injuries sucks.

I want the Warriors at full power. Curry, Klay, Durant, Green, and Cousins. The more championships they win the faster people will realize the NBA needs an overhaul.

Worst yet, I don't want bandwagoners bragging about how Curry and Green did it themselves.

2 All stars currently playing on Golden State vs 2 on Toronto

No.

Curry is a Superstar for 1. Secondly, Green, Iguodola, Livingston, and Cousins are all-stars.

So no, it's not 2v2, more like 5v1. Leonard will still have to carry this team

[2010JW]

Honestly i'd love to see the Warriors win this one so Durant's legacy is tarnished.. dude ruined the NBA and made a bitch move, **** him and his achievements srs

But if the Raps win, ****in lol at wanting an asterisk placed there. They want it more

[DassItMan]

Americans carry so much hate for us Canadian brahs that they think a Toronto sports team winning a non-international competition is somehow an insult.

Meanwhile, I don't see Canadians complaining about hockey being stripped away from them, with it being the one thing Canada gave to the world, but no America gotta have everything. 24 teams to 7. All about murica.

[SompletelyCober]

Americans carry so much hate for us Canadian brahs that they think a Toronto sports team winning a non-international competition is somehow an insult.

Meanwhile, I don't see Canadians complaining about hockey being stripped away from them, with it being the one thing Canada gave to the world, but no America gotta have everything. 24 teams to 7. All about murica.

A Canadian invented basketball.

[DrumsNotDead]

Americans carry so much hate for us Canadian brahs that they think a Toronto sports team winning a non-international competition is somehow an insult.

Meanwhile, I don't see Canadians complaining about hockey being stripped away from them, with it being the one thing Canada gave to the world, but no America gotta have everything. 24 teams to 7. All about murica.

Have genuinely not heard a single basketball fan hate on Toronto for not being a US team. People aren't all rooting for them, but the overwhelming majority of BB fans don't care about them being located in Canada whatsoever.

[anonymous]

no. the 99 spurs have the biggest asterisk and always will

close second are the 1994 rockets and a somewhat more distant 3rd are the 1995 rockets

[AriGhold]

Americans carry so much hate for us Canadian brahs that they think a Toronto sports team winning a non-international competition is somehow an insult.

Meanwhile, I don't see Canadians complaining about hockey being stripped away from them, with it being the one thing Canada gave to the world, but no America gotta have everything. 24 teams to 7. All about murica.

Most don’t. It’s just that the most opinionated share those opinions. I’d say most of America is backing the raps.

[Orlando1234977]

If a player not showing up is an asterisk then half the league has an asterisk due to le4-7

We all have asterisks.

[rattler280]

https://www.cp24.com/mobile/video?clipId=1694482

The majority in every state other than California, Nevada, and Hawaii are cheering for the Raptors.

[lsiberian]

There are 2 scripts the NBA will be pushing-

Underdog Raptors Win
or
Down 3-1 KD comes back ReverseSweep 4-3 KD goes down as MVP. Warriors remain superteam.

I'm going with the Raptors underdog script as the most likely outcome. Obviously NBA is scripted. Luckly we have NHL right now or sports would be straight up trash. Basketball is a meh sport. It ranks up there with women sports....

Why would you reply in a thread about a sport you find meh? I'm not surprised an Alabama Grad would find Basketball to be meh. It's not like Bama is know for Basketball. My undergrad school didn't even have football and the Spurs are the pro team closest to where I grew up so of course I'd love basketball.

[DrumsNotDead]

no. the 99 spurs have the biggest asterisk and always will

close second are the 1994 rockets and a somewhat more distant 3rd are the 1995 rockets

Because it was the shortened season lockout year? Didn't that impact all the teams? Not even trying to argue, just not sure if I'm missing something.