Is it just me, or has this whole Finals series felt like regular season games?

[CleveTown™]

I don't know what it is, but it doesnt even feel like Im watching a Finals....and no it's not because Boston is sweeping them.

[Alex_Murphy]

Kkk let us down.

[CleveTown™]

Kkk let us down.

no emotion from either team, either. What a lackluster finals this has been.

[Alex_Murphy]

Kkk let us down.

no emotion from either team, either. What a lackluster finals this has been.

Ummm Boston is pretty dialed in you dumbass….

[elartman1973]

Haven't watched any games to be honest.
I'm in bed well before halftime and busy with other stuff

[CleveTown™]

Haven't watched any games to be honest.
I'm in bed well before halftime and busy with other stuff

you arent missing anything

[kobeunderbite]

Yes, and outside of Knicks 76ers the entire playoffs has been awful

[AtiliusRegulus]

Western conference semis had more drama. It is what it is. Reminds me of the 1996 bulls Sonic’s finals where it was a forgone conclusion.

[zombiesonics]

Yes, and outside of Knicks 76ers the entire playoffs has been awful

The entire Western Conference playoffs were better than Knicks Sixers

[Bush4Ever.]

That's what happens when my team is SO good it rends the game of basketball completely noncompetitive.

This playoff had plenty of exciting moments and great games.

It's just that one team (my team), is so much better than the competition it just strips the game of any tension or excitement. In order to have tension, there needs to be a real possibility either team can lose.

[zombiesonics]

That's what happens when my team is SO good it rends the game of basketball completely noncompetitive.

This playoff had plenty of exciting moments and great games.

It's just that one team (my team), is so much better than the competition it just strips the game of any tension or excitement. In order to have tension, there needs to be a real possibility either team can lose.

As much as I hate to see this bitch ass Celtics team win, I’ll give them credit where it’s due. Everybody said that they had the easiest road to the Finals ever, then they folded the Mavericks dicks into a knot after everyone picked them to win.

Turns out the Celtics are really just that good.

[Bush4Ever.]

As much as I hate to see this bitch ass Celtics team win, I’ll give them credit where it’s due. Everybody said that they had the easiest road to the Finals ever, then they folded the Mavericks dicks into a knot after everyone picked them to win.

Turns out the Celtics are really just that good.

I tried to tell people the Celtics are simply a GOAT-tier team playing in a relatively easy circumstance. People act like that combination is impossible, and it's not. That was most of Magic's career, and Lebron's Heat career to a slightly lesser extent.

The Celtics won virtually the same percentage of games against the West this year as the East (77 vs 78 in RS), and had a *higher* net rating against the West than East (14 vs. 10 in RS).

It's too bad there isn't a second great team to challenge them so we can see just what the ceiling is. Four or five teams clumping into a "very good" category behind them means the league is in good shape, but it doesn't make for an exciting series in the 1 v 1 situation in the Finals.

[PhutureDynasty]

That's what happens when my team is SO good it rends the game of basketball completely noncompetitive.

This playoff had plenty of exciting moments and great games.

It's just that one team (my team), is so much better than the competition it just strips the game of any tension or excitement. In order to have tension, there needs to be a real possibility either team can lose.

As much as I hate to see this bitch ass Celtics team win, I’ll give them credit where it’s due. Everybody said that they had the easiest road to the Finals ever, then they folded the Mavericks dicks into a knot after everyone picked them to win.

Turns out the Celtics are really just that good.

Are you saying everyone picked Dallas or Boston?

[Bush4Ever.]

On RealGM, I think like 40 percent picked Dallas, which blew my mind, since it's usually a way more grounded board than most I've seen on the internet.

[zombiesonics]

That's what happens when my team is SO good it rends the game of basketball completely noncompetitive.

This playoff had plenty of exciting moments and great games.

It's just that one team (my team), is so much better than the competition it just strips the game of any tension or excitement. In order to have tension, there needs to be a real possibility either team can lose.

As much as I hate to see this bitch ass Celtics team win, I’ll give them credit where it’s due. Everybody said that they had the easiest road to the Finals ever, then they folded the Mavericks dicks into a knot after everyone picked them to win.

Turns out the Celtics are really just that good.

Are you saying everyone picked Dallas or Boston?

Dallas. Everyone was riding their dick and calling Kyrie and Luka were the GOAT duo of all-time.

[kobeunderbite]

[elartman1973]

Yes, and outside of Knicks 76ers the entire playoffs has been awful

Magic and cavs was solid...over your head obviously

[elartman1973]

That's what happens when my team is SO good it rends the game of basketball completely noncompetitive.

This playoff had plenty of exciting moments and great games.

It's just that one team (my team), is so much better than the competition it just strips the game of any tension or excitement. In order to have tension, there needs to be a real possibility either team can lose.

As much as I hate to see this bitch ass Celtics team win, I’ll give them credit where it’s due. Everybody said that they had the easiest road to the Finals ever, then they folded the Mavericks dicks into a knot after everyone picked them to win.

Turns out the Celtics are really just that good.

They did have the easiest road. Ever best player on opposing team was injured. Including luka

[PhutureDynasty]

As much as I hate to see this bitch ass Celtics team win, I’ll give them credit where it’s due. Everybody said that they had the easiest road to the Finals ever, then they folded the Mavericks dicks into a knot after everyone picked them to win.

Turns out the Celtics are really just that good.

Are you saying everyone picked Dallas or Boston?

Dallas. Everyone was riding their dick and calling Kyrie and Luka were the GOAT duo of all-time.

I thought Boston would win but I expected a closer series than this.

Ultimately, this Boston team feels inevitable. The regular season already showed us how good they are and now they're capping it off with a dominant playoff run.

Sure, they didn't play the greatest playoff teams and for the most part injuries were in Boston's favor, but that's part of the game.

[thedangerouskitchen]

That's what happens when my team is SO good it rends the game of basketball completely noncompetitive.

There is no denying Boston had a historically weak run TO the Finals (maybe the weakest run ever, when you factor in the injuries to the opponents' best player/s, combined with the overall level of talent of the 3 EC opponents), and for that reason ALONE the Celtics can never be considered a GOAT tier team UNLESS they beat another GOAT tier team in the Finals (like Magic and the Lakers did in the 80's)... and clearly these Mavs are nowhere even remotely close to that level.

If we were to create a Tier list:

GOAT tier Champion
Elite tier Champion
Average Champion

... the Celtics would rank somewhere between Average and Elite.

That's keeping it real... sorry bushy.