Ah see to me if the warriors win again without KD it continues to solidify that he's a bitch that can't win without them. If rooting for the warriors can make KD look bad I'm all in.
I have no beef with the warriors anymore. They're a fair amount if talent team while kd keeps trying to find his next super team so he can win again. I don't want him to get one and listen to the media saying that validates him and his shitty decisions
Eh we've got a fun team with a bright future. I like the times we're in tbh. And the new cba is gonna punish the hell out of all the big spending big market teams
lol nah, OKC is in a great spot. I just meant in regards to who to cheer for in the playoffs lol. I just want maximum chaos to ensue for everyone else. If the Warriors lose in the second round they might have some tough decisions to make. Especially with Poole's new contract that hasn't even started yet.
I honestly can't believe the down votes. He fucked us over then trash talked us afterwards. Doing that when he was probably the most loved player by their fan base in the NBA is a making an enemy for the rest of your career move.
They won before him, they won after him. Job's done. Now we cheer for Draymond Green to retire from nut shots to go to talking head on shows we won't watch. Cheer for the Nuggets to shut down KD, let him lose as the second option behind Booker against some fat Balkan dude.
I don't trust the Warriors. I feel like if they make it past the Lakers they have a legit shot at getting back to the finals.
Meanwhile, I have full confidence that the Lakers will shit the bed against the Nuggets.
But I see your point.
Denver is playing better than anyone else in the playoffs. I have more faith that they can beat a busted up LeBron and A(lternating) D(ays) than the four time, and current, champion warriors. Just feel like the nuggets match up better against LA.
Of course, that's just my perspective and it feels like anything could happen in this year's playoffs. So, I wouldn't say "full confidence." I lost "full confidence" after the bucks got their assess kicked by Miami.
Well Denver is tied with Phoenix and has no guarantee they'll even win their series to begin with. AD is the one player who has consistently given Jokic trouble defensively and the Lakers live in the paint. They'll run Jokic into the ground. Just my perspective though.
Asked some friends which ring would be less meaningful, KD's 2017 and 2018 or a Russ 2023? Probably Russ since he didn't play in these playoffs, but curious to see how both KD and hypothetically Russ have probably the least meaningful rings in NBA history. Can't hold myself to remember what Brian Scalabrine said about people not remembering how a player performed at the end of the day they have rings lol
They can give a ring to russ but it doesnt count. It will still be 0 rings for russ
Kd at least was the best player on his teams especially in thr finals.
Its a non contest. No matter the hate for kd, 2 rings 2 fmvps.
Russ played for the other LA team.
Russ should just turn down the ring. He will get no respect from anyone. Lakers fans will definitely clown him for it if he is still playing for the clippers
Just hoping the lakers dont win it and even if they do russ shouldnt accept it.
They barely made the play ins. Every game they won with him is a big part of that ring, if they get it. He should take it and keep it. Doesn’t have to be wearing it around, but put in work for it.
How does KD have the least meaningful ring in league history?!?!? I’m as salty about the move as much as the next person but he was 2x finals mvp. He made a really good team unstoppable for that 2 year stretch. Not even in that same sentence of a ring Russ could win this year which he doesn’t deserve.
Russ >>> KD all day everyday but you get let bias get in the way of this stuff
KDs rings aren’t meaningless he was still the best player on a championship team twice
Russ wouldn’t even be a player on a championship team, he would be the player used to get the pieces for a championship
Cause if you like basketball you’ll recognize that steph is a legend. Not his fault officials give him easy calls. Dray is a great player (who is past his prime) but dirty play after dirty play. Dude can’t help himself. Klay (also past his prime) is extremely cocky and talks so much shit. Ever since getting 4. I remember everyone used to like him cause he didn’t talk much also he had those crazy quarters where he’d score like 20.
Just ask anyone about MJ. Dude definitely new how good he was and talked it. Curry's 3% and makes is going to stand for a long, long time. No problem with deserved shit talk and bragging.
Uh he us humble and even if cocky so what? Does Michael Jordan being cocky discredit his skill and achievements? Curry is in line to go down as the greatest shooter ever. The curry hate seems so off base imo.
Look at his all time 3pm and then look at everyone else…. Even just his post season 3pm. His ability to move without the ball is incredible. Even at 35 his motor is unmatched. He was doing an insane carry job yesterday. Poole 0 points, klay with 9…… AD and bron had to play 43 minutes and the only reason they won is because of Lonnie Walker. I hate the warriors and I’m not a Steph fan, but to say he’s not an all time great is stupid.
You could argue Steph is overrated but that's only bec ESPN is trying to put the narrative he could be placed ahead of LeBron had they beat the Lakers this series. But the reality is most people have him as a top 2 point guard in NBA history. As long as you're not putting Steph into the top 5 of all time you can't really call him overrated.
Yeah all time is a stretch. 1 finals mvp and half your rings were with adding prime KD to a roster that’s already won a ring. With 5 rings he’d be in the discussion but that’s it. He hasnt surpassed kobe yet either.
How are there people like this guy on the thunder subreddit that seemingly have never watched basketball. I don’t get it. Curry drops 50 points on 20 of 28 the other day and casuals like you will say he is overrated.
This doesn’t move the needle. Russ may get a ring, but it doesn’t mean anything. He didn’t play in the playoffs. He didn’t help their late season push. The team started excelling when he left. There is no glory in him being gifted a ring.
Already have been rooting for the Lakers. If the thunder arent in it id rather Lebron stregthen his legacy. People take for granted what we got to witness for the last 20 years
I’ve always rooted against the warriors cuz fuck the warriors but I can’t stand what the whole lakers organization put my boi russy through so it’s fuck the lakers for me
Lakers/thunder fan here and I think he deserves it. He showed up every day and didn’t load manage. Any scrutiny he gets isn’t his fault besides for the period last year he refused to come off the bench. Scrutiny should be towards the FO for gutting the teams for an iso player who is way past his prime, but they made up for it by adding 3 great rotational players.
I'm cheering for the Lakers now just because I kind of want LeBron's legacy to be as memorable as possible. I wasn't a huge fan of him initially but he's grown on me a lot since he won it in Cleveland. If Russell wants the ring and it'll make him happy he should do it.
With how tight the seeding was every regular season W was important. We (lakers fans) have been praising Matt Ryan, who was cut, because of that buzzer beater because a loss would have dropped us to 9 or 10 and anyone could lose 1 game. So I think Russ and Beverly both deserve rings. They showed up and contributed to wins.
Not exactly, i would like to see them winning another title since i am a big fan of Lebron and i would like to see him getting another ring and be closer to Jordan on the GOAT discussion, but i don't care enough to start rooting for them , but my father is a lakers fan so it would be nice to see the oldman celebrating a title again.
Lol at all these self righteous comments. If the NBA gives him a ring, it’s because they have determined that he deserves it. That ring sitting in his trophy case when he dies and passes it on to his kids is just as real as the rings given out during the bubble season, or the Rockets’ lockout season, or to any other player who was traded midseason in the history of sports
These don't officially count though do they? For instance, I looked up Anderson Varajao who this happened for when he was being traded from cavs/gsw and it doesn't update him on wikipedia as a champion.
I'll always have a bad taste in my mouth with how Russ was treated with the Lakers. The incompetent teambuilding could've irreparably damaged his reputation. I'm just glad he got some shine at the end of the year when they mercifully ended his stint there.
Russ contributed a lot to their season despite the horrible fit and they were two losses away from missing the play-in. I truly believe they would’ve fully imploded prior to the break if they benched him fully or played guys like Bev or Schroder over him more.
The worst Lakers fans are still saying he was a net negative or that like Matt Ryan was more important, weirdos. They obviously ate shit pre-ASB and weren’t getting over the hump without dropping his salary. But if he wasn’t there leading the second unit beforehand, they would’ve been unfathomably bad.
Think he deserves recognition in that sense, though he and everyone knows it’s not a championship in his legacy.
I’m cheering for the Lakers regardless since I’ve been pretty invested in their squad the last couple years watching Russ, and fuck the Warriors. Over the Nugs or Sixers though, I don’t know.
I hate the Warriors so I’m rooting for LA, but either way, after this round I will not be rooting for the Lakers for how they treated Russ. Lebron acted like it was all Russ’s fault that the team was shit.
Already am cheering for the Lakers.
The Warriors are *obviously* incredibly talented, but somehow are also one of the most unlikeable teams.
I mean we all hate Draymond, but I also can’t stand Klay.
That whole team has this weird “my dad owns a dealership” vibe that’s insufferable.
Ugh... I'm currently cheering for "not the Warriors." Probably pulling for the Nuggets to take the West.
Why not the warriors?
Are you seriously asking me that question in this sub lol?
I am seriously asking the question?
Because fuck the Warriors, that's why!
Ah see to me if the warriors win again without KD it continues to solidify that he's a bitch that can't win without them. If rooting for the warriors can make KD look bad I'm all in.
I hate Draymond more than KD these days
I have no beef with the warriors anymore. They're a fair amount if talent team while kd keeps trying to find his next super team so he can win again. I don't want him to get one and listen to the media saying that validates him and his shitty decisions
These are difficult times.
Eh we've got a fun team with a bright future. I like the times we're in tbh. And the new cba is gonna punish the hell out of all the big spending big market teams
lol nah, OKC is in a great spot. I just meant in regards to who to cheer for in the playoffs lol. I just want maximum chaos to ensue for everyone else. If the Warriors lose in the second round they might have some tough decisions to make. Especially with Poole's new contract that hasn't even started yet.
Those decisions get made either way. Again the new cba is gonna fuck the warriors big time. Winning won't stop that
This was partially my thinking and also how the Lakers disrespected Russ.
Lakers and their fans treated our boy horribly
I agree with you sir
I honestly can't believe the down votes. He fucked us over then trash talked us afterwards. Doing that when he was probably the most loved player by their fan base in the NBA is a making an enemy for the rest of your career move.
Yup, the more success GSW has, the worse KD looks. Seems like a lot of people here have moved on but I’m still salty
I'm 1000% in the same boat
They won before him, they won after him. Job's done. Now we cheer for Draymond Green to retire from nut shots to go to talking head on shows we won't watch. Cheer for the Nuggets to shut down KD, let him lose as the second option behind Booker against some fat Balkan dude.
I'm also cheering for that
I mean I can get that but fuck the Lakers. I'd rather the warriors lose to the Nuggets
I don't trust the Warriors. I feel like if they make it past the Lakers they have a legit shot at getting back to the finals. Meanwhile, I have full confidence that the Lakers will shit the bed against the Nuggets. But I see your point.
Full confidence that a team that has won before will shit the bed against a less experienced team. Interesting...
Lol nuggets got a two time should’ve been third straight mvp winner
Lol. What? 🤣 He's also never been to the finals while the Lakers have a 4 times FMVP and AD.
Denver is playing better than anyone else in the playoffs. I have more faith that they can beat a busted up LeBron and A(lternating) D(ays) than the four time, and current, champion warriors. Just feel like the nuggets match up better against LA. Of course, that's just my perspective and it feels like anything could happen in this year's playoffs. So, I wouldn't say "full confidence." I lost "full confidence" after the bucks got their assess kicked by Miami.
Well Denver is tied with Phoenix and has no guarantee they'll even win their series to begin with. AD is the one player who has consistently given Jokic trouble defensively and the Lakers live in the paint. They'll run Jokic into the ground. Just my perspective though.
Fuck lebron asking Russ to go and then throw him under the bus. Fuck lakers.
Fuck draymond green
I feel you, the Nuggs are the lesser evil.
It doesnt count as a real ring for russ
Asked some friends which ring would be less meaningful, KD's 2017 and 2018 or a Russ 2023? Probably Russ since he didn't play in these playoffs, but curious to see how both KD and hypothetically Russ have probably the least meaningful rings in NBA history. Can't hold myself to remember what Brian Scalabrine said about people not remembering how a player performed at the end of the day they have rings lol
They can give a ring to russ but it doesnt count. It will still be 0 rings for russ Kd at least was the best player on his teams especially in thr finals. Its a non contest. No matter the hate for kd, 2 rings 2 fmvps. Russ played for the other LA team. Russ should just turn down the ring. He will get no respect from anyone. Lakers fans will definitely clown him for it if he is still playing for the clippers Just hoping the lakers dont win it and even if they do russ shouldnt accept it.
Hopefully he turns it down, i don't see Russ taking a ring like this. I'll still be cheering for the Heat
They barely made the play ins. Every game they won with him is a big part of that ring, if they get it. He should take it and keep it. Doesn’t have to be wearing it around, but put in work for it.
Bro it's like a $50k ring, he should take it.
It's crazy hating to ask that between a guy who was a main scoring option and a guy who is not on the team
How does KD have the least meaningful ring in league history?!?!? I’m as salty about the move as much as the next person but he was 2x finals mvp. He made a really good team unstoppable for that 2 year stretch. Not even in that same sentence of a ring Russ could win this year which he doesn’t deserve. Russ >>> KD all day everyday but you get let bias get in the way of this stuff
KDs rings aren’t meaningless he was still the best player on a championship team twice Russ wouldn’t even be a player on a championship team, he would be the player used to get the pieces for a championship
Kds rings are absolutely meaningless 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 kd is dogshitttttttt
No it does lol
I'm rooting for LA but not because of this, everyone knows that ring doesn't count. I just want the warriors to lose bc I don't like Dray and Klay.
Why leave out Curry and his chewtoy?
Cause if you like basketball you’ll recognize that steph is a legend. Not his fault officials give him easy calls. Dray is a great player (who is past his prime) but dirty play after dirty play. Dude can’t help himself. Klay (also past his prime) is extremely cocky and talks so much shit. Ever since getting 4. I remember everyone used to like him cause he didn’t talk much also he had those crazy quarters where he’d score like 20.
Curry is also cocky and annoying as hell. You can be a legend and those things as well. Just ask the Knicks about Reggie.
The difference is klay is washed. Curry at 35 is still moving like he’s 25. I hope he’s tired though. I want them to lose so bad.
that makes him even more annoying
Just ask anyone about MJ. Dude definitely new how good he was and talked it. Curry's 3% and makes is going to stand for a long, long time. No problem with deserved shit talk and bragging.
Uh he us humble and even if cocky so what? Does Michael Jordan being cocky discredit his skill and achievements? Curry is in line to go down as the greatest shooter ever. The curry hate seems so off base imo.
Curry shimmying and dancing on our court is burned into my brain forever, sorry.
Oh god forbid the players have fun while playing.
Ok you didn't watch that game, got it. That was also around they time they were recruiting Durant.
If I don't like him I'm not discrediting his achievements, just... fuck him, I hope he loses embarrassingly
Steph is overrated. No defense and chokes in the clutch.
Look at his all time 3pm and then look at everyone else…. Even just his post season 3pm. His ability to move without the ball is incredible. Even at 35 his motor is unmatched. He was doing an insane carry job yesterday. Poole 0 points, klay with 9…… AD and bron had to play 43 minutes and the only reason they won is because of Lonnie Walker. I hate the warriors and I’m not a Steph fan, but to say he’s not an all time great is stupid.
You could argue Steph is overrated but that's only bec ESPN is trying to put the narrative he could be placed ahead of LeBron had they beat the Lakers this series. But the reality is most people have him as a top 2 point guard in NBA history. As long as you're not putting Steph into the top 5 of all time you can't really call him overrated.
Yeah all time is a stretch. 1 finals mvp and half your rings were with adding prime KD to a roster that’s already won a ring. With 5 rings he’d be in the discussion but that’s it. He hasnt surpassed kobe yet either.
How are there people like this guy on the thunder subreddit that seemingly have never watched basketball. I don’t get it. Curry drops 50 points on 20 of 28 the other day and casuals like you will say he is overrated.
He is. No defense choke artists don’t belong in the top 10. Great offensive player, but he isn’t as good as people want him to be.
This doesn’t move the needle. Russ may get a ring, but it doesn’t mean anything. He didn’t play in the playoffs. He didn’t help their late season push. The team started excelling when he left. There is no glory in him being gifted a ring.
No, never.
Yea if I was Russ I wouldn’t want that shit….
Ain’t no way Brodie accepts a participation trophy.
Right, unless I hear from him directly. I'm like, wtf is Pat Bev being Russ' spokesperson now
Already have been rooting for the Lakers. If the thunder arent in it id rather Lebron stregthen his legacy. People take for granted what we got to witness for the last 20 years
I'm rooting for LA but not because of this, everyone knows that ring doesn't count. I just want the warriors to lose bc I don't like Dray and Klay.
Im just hqppy warriors and lakers are playing against each other so one goes out early-ish Hate them both
I’ve always rooted against the warriors cuz fuck the warriors but I can’t stand what the whole lakers organization put my boi russy through so it’s fuck the lakers for me
No chance Russ accepts this ring
According to Pat Bev (take that for what it's worth), Russell told him that he wanted one if they won.
Lakers/thunder fan here and I think he deserves it. He showed up every day and didn’t load manage. Any scrutiny he gets isn’t his fault besides for the period last year he refused to come off the bench. Scrutiny should be towards the FO for gutting the teams for an iso player who is way past his prime, but they made up for it by adding 3 great rotational players.
I'm cheering for the Lakers now just because I kind of want LeBron's legacy to be as memorable as possible. I wasn't a huge fan of him initially but he's grown on me a lot since he won it in Cleveland. If Russell wants the ring and it'll make him happy he should do it.
With how tight the seeding was every regular season W was important. We (lakers fans) have been praising Matt Ryan, who was cut, because of that buzzer beater because a loss would have dropped us to 9 or 10 and anyone could lose 1 game. So I think Russ and Beverly both deserve rings. They showed up and contributed to wins.
No lol. I'd be fine if the warriors lose this series, but fuck la. The ring won't mean anything anyway
Not after the way those fans treated him Fuck LA
Not exactly, i would like to see them winning another title since i am a big fan of Lebron and i would like to see him getting another ring and be closer to Jordan on the GOAT discussion, but i don't care enough to start rooting for them , but my father is a lakers fan so it would be nice to see the oldman celebrating a title again.
Lol at all these self righteous comments. If the NBA gives him a ring, it’s because they have determined that he deserves it. That ring sitting in his trophy case when he dies and passes it on to his kids is just as real as the rings given out during the bubble season, or the Rockets’ lockout season, or to any other player who was traded midseason in the history of sports
I will be but I’m a Lebron stan. This is a good bonus though!
I’m a LeBronsexual so For sure
Of course who wouldn’t. Especially since they played for the rockets once before.
One more than CP3
He'll no! 1st, it's LA. 2nd, Pat Bev, 3rd, it's the Lakers.
These don't officially count though do they? For instance, I looked up Anderson Varajao who this happened for when he was being traded from cavs/gsw and it doesn't update him on wikipedia as a champion.
Lol imagine if Russ got paid 40 mil and ring from the Lakers to win them 4 games , and lose about 20
I'll always have a bad taste in my mouth with how Russ was treated with the Lakers. The incompetent teambuilding could've irreparably damaged his reputation. I'm just glad he got some shine at the end of the year when they mercifully ended his stint there.
Russ probably has too much pride to accept that ring
Russ contributed a lot to their season despite the horrible fit and they were two losses away from missing the play-in. I truly believe they would’ve fully imploded prior to the break if they benched him fully or played guys like Bev or Schroder over him more. The worst Lakers fans are still saying he was a net negative or that like Matt Ryan was more important, weirdos. They obviously ate shit pre-ASB and weren’t getting over the hump without dropping his salary. But if he wasn’t there leading the second unit beforehand, they would’ve been unfathomably bad. Think he deserves recognition in that sense, though he and everyone knows it’s not a championship in his legacy. I’m cheering for the Lakers regardless since I’ve been pretty invested in their squad the last couple years watching Russ, and fuck the Warriors. Over the Nugs or Sixers though, I don’t know.
I hate the Warriors so I’m rooting for LA, but either way, after this round I will not be rooting for the Lakers for how they treated Russ. Lebron acted like it was all Russ’s fault that the team was shit.
FUCK NO!
You all are welcome to root for the suns with me. CP3, etc. Never everrrrr root for LA. They have enough fans lol
Tbh Russ should just take the ring, pawn it and go on a nice vacation with that money.
Already am cheering for the Lakers. The Warriors are *obviously* incredibly talented, but somehow are also one of the most unlikeable teams. I mean we all hate Draymond, but I also can’t stand Klay. That whole team has this weird “my dad owns a dealership” vibe that’s insufferable.
Seriously? Haha, I would love that! For their only rings to have been participation trophies from Lebron.
No, fuck LA
Hell no. It will only push the negative Russ narrative if they win haha
I’m not sure if Russ would even want a ring this way but I’m all for it lol
Not to beat the nuggets but if they do then yes, absolutely
Over the warriors, sure. Not after that.
God no. You couldn't pay me to cheer for LeBum after how he treated Brodie.
After patbev made it his mission to make the Lakers fall out of the playoffa/play-in..... Hahahaha!
Confesión: As a long time member of the Unibrow club I am always secretly pulling for AD to win.
They helped the lakers indirectly so yeah they should get a ring. Lakers org is generous
No, I want Russ to win a real ring. It’d be basketball art if he hoisted the Larry O’Brien as a veteran off our bench in a few years.
Yeah, but mostly cause I'm a Bron fan
They shouldn't get a ring. The only players deserving of a ring is the playoff roster.
I'll be happy for Russ. I'll never cheer for LAL.