NBA Playoffs 2012 Running thread

LeBron haters don't even realize that they will be silenced forever after what happens tonight.
They will simply transfer their rage to another player.

 

Nope. They'll just blame it on the refs.

 

If the Heat can clinch the series (I think they will) who is next for their rage (best player who is a vet to not have a ring), Carmelo? Howard?

 

I think Howard is a good guess.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/06/19/2856255/two-more-wins-and-lebron-haters.html

The LeBron James Haters Association would like to announce it is disbanding. There will be a going-out-of-business sale on old cardboard signs that no longer are usable, the ones that read “LeChoke!” and reference fourth-quarter failures. One stubborn outpost of the group remains, but that Cleveland chapter has seen such a sharp drop in members and enthusiasm that it no longer can afford rent for meeting space and will be merging with the Flat Earth Society.

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For LeBron and the Miami Heat, two summers ago and the national animus it caused are fading by degrees, replaced not just by a success that is vindicating the whole idea of the Big 3, but by a work ethic and businesslike humility that are making life a lot harder for the straggling, stubborn haters who remain.

This Heat team has earned your admiration. This is more than an easy team to appreciate; it has become an easy team to like. And all of that starts with James, who has evolved and seen his reputation follow.

 

It won't be Durant. The perception (who the hell really knows what he is like, he is really quiet) is that he is a good dude.

It has to be someone perceived to be an asshole, Howard fits.

 

Makes them no different from any other team jumping on the cable/satellite bandwagon.

 

I was a lebron hater. But I've been impressed by him in this series. He's been, surprisingly, humble. And he doesn't seem to pound his chest and get all harass when he does something.

DWade on the other hand - as someone else said, his shots all end with a basket, a foul or a whiny complaint seeking a foul. I've lost much respect for him.

 

What a horseshit call on Dwyane Wade for his third foul.

 

Wade just got hosed on his third. But the game is slipping away hard for OKC

 

Thunder down motherfuckers!!!

 

That was also the perception of Lebron back in 2007 when he had his first Finals appearance. Don't fool yourself, the Durant lovefest could dry up in an instant.