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    Has The Long NBA Break Led Some To Lose Interest In The Finals? Was It Too Long?

    Losing the spark and interest of many who are forgetting about it. A lot were in the rhythm and now are now caught up in other things like Baseball, Summer weather, Bachelorette etc. I know I have lost interest and I will probably not watch it unless I bet.

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    Is that you in your avatar

    You fairy

    loser

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    Quote Originally Posted by PseudoSharp View Post
    Is that you in your avatar

    You fairy

    loser
    4 posts and he has seafraud pegged

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    Quote Originally Posted by PseudoSharp View Post
    Is that you in your avatar

    You fairy

    loser
    nice ghost account

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    Spark will be back as soon as game 1 tips off.

    Girlfriend works at a restaurant and people were calling trying to reserve a bar seat

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    Yes it was too long but nobody lost interest

    One of the greatest players of all time (top 3 for sure) VS one of the greatest teams of all time (top 10, maybe top 5)

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    No loss of interest. But i did realize how much i love playoff basketball during the break.

    Sucked not seeing a game for a week

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    I think it was a good rest for everyone involved including fans… Seaweed you're very good looking guy

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    You guys are novice. Let me enlighten yall some. Phillipino hoops starts in a few hours. And if that isn't enough for u then Greece hoops comes up. And if your thirst isn't quenched, then play some French baskets.

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    I lost interest. To make up for it NBA should schedule double header finals. An early afternoon game followed by a night game the same day.

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    I guess it is all about the tv ad revenue and the programming. But, sooner or later I would have had to make the transition to baseball.
    All jokes aside, I don't think either team will shoot well.

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    The NBA season is still going?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by byronbb View Post
    The NBA season is still going?!
    yes

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    Cut it down to 4 days in between series and we are 👌

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    If it was a less appealing matchup maybe. But given all the lively debate about who will win this series, I would say no.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shady610 View Post
    No loss of interest. But i did realize how much i love playoff basketball during the break.

    Sucked not seeing a game for a week
    IMO the playoffs havent even started yet.

    This is only playoff series that you have 2 legit title contenders..

    we have pretty much known it would be these 2 teams since the season started.

    Its just taken forever for this matchup to get here.

    But i agree with OP it just doesnt feel like basketball weather outside i have kinda gotten into the swing of summer and baseball

    Basketball should start its playoffs in February IMO

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    I feel like this is one of the more exciting matchups we have seen in a long time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post
    IMO the playoffs havent even started yet.

    This is only playoff series that you have 2 legit title contenders..

    we have pretty much known it would be these 2 teams since the season started.

    Its just taken forever for this matchup to get here.

    But i agree with OP it just doesnt feel like basketball weather outside i have kinda gotten into the swing of summer and baseball

    Basketball should start its playoffs in February IMO

    I agree with you 100%! Baseball should be done in September - get hockey done in March - there is no reason to have any basketball past April 15 - Oh, and then the insanity of having football in cold climates in January. Football needs to be done in November!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seaweed View Post
    Losing the spark and interest of many who are forgetting about it. A lot were in the rhythm and now are now caught up in other things like Baseball, Summer weather, Bachelorette etc. I know I have lost interest and I will probably not watch it unless I bet.
    the Finals of what..? hockey?

    lol.. no, all the the LeBron fans are still there..as well as all the haters..

    what can you do..? they had to pick a TV schedule.. and they just assumed
    that the Conf. Finals would go 7 games.. or at least one of them..

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    can't believe still 2 days to wait. League just making sure Lebron and Klay can get healthy hence the reason the date wasn't moved up. Hopefully this never happens again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuckyOne View Post
    I agree with you 100%! Baseball should be done in September - get hockey done in March - there is no reason to have any basketball past April 15 - Oh, and then the insanity of having football in cold climates in January. Football needs to be done in November!
    Football done in November?Might as well start the season in july and let them play in 100 degrees. You're an idiot. Football is a winter sport.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MoMoneyMoVaughn View Post
    I feel like this is one of the more exciting matchups we have seen in a long time.
    in the words of the late Terrell Owens

    get your popcorn ready

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    They will say " the games were close, the series wasnt".

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    it is finally here

    Feels like no hoops for months

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    it is finally here

    Feels like no hoops for months
    It seriously does. I have futures bets open but I might actually sit this game 1 out and just WATCH the game tonight to see how it shapes up.

    When's the last time you actually sat on the sidelines for a BIG game and didn't bet? It almost seems silly to me...

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    Quote Originally Posted by DOM_Toretto View Post
    When's the last time you actually sat on the sidelines for a BIG game and didn't bet? It almost seems silly to me...
    Dom, I do it all the time. Sometimes games are worth watching just for the love of the game.

    As an NCAA hoops guy, you know that sometimes the best plays are the ones with the fewest number of prying eyes. With all the attention and money coming in, I find big games are often not worth betting on. I feel as if I am forcing action sometimes when I do.

    I find that you have more edge betting Arkansas Little Rock @ Troy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post
    in the words of the late Terrell Owens

    get your popcorn ready
    now you think Terrell is dead

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    Lost interest and moved on to MLB a looong time ago.
    NBA Playoffs this year has been terrible with all the sweeps and short series. I usually try to watch every game, I don't even bother with it this year, and I'm a huge NBA guy, so there's that.

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    I agree with school easy nba playoffs have been terrible and nba right now in general is terrible compared to the 90s I mean Let's face it this cavs team would be a 6 th seed in the 90s,but god damn look at there opponents round one celtics were terrible wouldn't even be in the playoffs if the east was any good round two a banged up bulls team round 3an overrated hawks team that one 60 games lol because they beat all the bad teams that hawks team in the 90s wouldn't even have sniffed the playoffs. The hawks tea of mookie belay lock, steve smith,dikembe,barely sniffed the playoffs in the 90s that team would beat this years 60 win team see my point.

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