The Slippery Soapbox

[ctaulbee]

Well as I said the whole tide shifted once the Penguins got back on home ice.

They are just dominating the Predators, after two periods the Penguins are up 6-0.

I don't think the Predators have a prayer of coming back in this one.

[bankska22]

Sixers fan!

[alienmem]

Well as I said the whole tide shifted once the Penguins got back on home ice.

They are just dominating the Predators, after two periods the Penguins are up 6-0.

I don't think the Predators have a prayer of coming back in this one.

Think the penguins are gonna wrap it up on the road or will there be a game 7?

Both teams so far have defended home court

[ctaulbee]

Think the penguins are gonna wrap it up on the road or will there be a game 7?

Both teams so far have defended home court

I'd like to see them wrap it up in Nashville but they will probably need a little luck to get that done.

[ctaulbee]

Well the Cavs out played themselves shooting tonight I'll give them that, in fact they performed way above their pay grade LMAO.

The Warriors did what they do consistently from start to end and got their usual game points, wasn't enough this time but that is how it goes.

It will be a different game for the die-hard Cavs fans when they take the floor in Oakland and can't repeat that heroic feat again, truth is they have to do it three more times or lose LMAO.

It was a good game though and Irving had his fifteen minutes of fame for this season at least.

I'm betting they struggle to even break 100 in game 5 with no crowd support, we will see.

[alienmem]

Well the Cavs out played themselves shooting tonight I'll give them that, in fact they performed way above their pay grade LMAO.

The Warriors did what they do consistently from start to end and got their usual game points, wasn't enough this time but that is how it goes.

It will be a different game for the die-hard Cavs fans when they take the floor in Oakland and can't repeat that heroic feat again, truth is they have to do it three more times or lose LMAO.

It was a good game though and Irving had his fifteen minutes of fame for this season at least.

I'm betting they struggle to even break 100 in game 5 with no crowd support, we will see.

I told you Irving was amazing. When the going gets tough he's the go-to man. Even more so than Lebron even though Lebron had a good game.

I'm 100% sure Cleveland will crack 100 in game 5 with Kyrie and Lebron in this shape. The problem is they have to defend like they did yesterday.

You can argue that GS was relaxed but I don't buy into that. Where was Curry? Thompson? Green was there but every time he makes a foul he should get a technical.

And if GS don't win at home game 5, it'll be 3-2 and they go back to Cleveland and the infernal atmosphere...and this is a big if, but if that happens we all know great players are made up for great occasion and in my opinion GS has a great team but only has one true great player...Cleveland has a mediocre team but has two great players.


Let's see. it's getting interesting. Game 5 will be I think the biggest test so far of the season for the Warriors. If they don't win everyone is gonna question them and the 3-1 from last year will put pressure on them.


But as I said. It's all suppositions at this time.

[ctaulbee]

Yankees are playing tonight, I assume everyone is watching...

[alienmem]

Yankees are playing tonight, I assume everyone is watching...

No. No baseball is on tv here where I live. 200 channels and nothing. i do have a Russian tv channel, all in russsian, which is very useful. Tremendously. I have a bunch of those in different languages. All very tremednously important...

[ctaulbee]

It was not much of a game really the Yankees were up 6-0 by end of the 2nd and it finally ended at 12-3, 'twas a slaughter lol.

[alienmem]

It was not much of a game really the Yankees were up 6-0 by end of the 2nd and it finally ended at 12-3, 'twas a slaughter lol.

Slaughters are nice....especially when it's your team doing the butchering!!!! lol

[ctaulbee]

Nadal won the French open, again lol that makes a record ten Roland-Garros wins for the Spaniard.

[topmeasure]

That was an amazing display of master class tennis. At 31 he seems to be playing the best tennis of his career, Federer's 18 grand slams is not out of reach for him at 14.

[ctaulbee]

Well later today April Ross and the AVP New York City Open - Beach Volleyball continues so there is that lol.

Then tonight the Penguins try to close out the Predators in game six, will be tough as they have to play in Nashville again and the Predators will be pissed and focused after that whooping they got in Pittsburgh in game 5.

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[alienmem]

Nadal won the French open, again lol that makes a record ten Roland-Garros wins for the Spaniard.

I saw it. My favorite player is Wawrinka but Nadal is the man on clay. I hope he goes beack to his winning ways because in the last 2,3,4 years he hasn't won anything and many had already given him a death certificate.

In hard courts he's always struggled. Let's see how he fares in Wimbledon and the US Open but I doubt he'll win.

But there's not a clear favorite, e clear guy who dominates every single year now, which is good. It's wide open.

[alienmem]

That was an amazing display of master class tennis. At 31 he seems to be playing the best tennis of his career, Federer's 18 grand slams is not out of reach for him at 14.

He has 15 with this one today bro

[ctaulbee]

My favorite player is Wawrinka...

In hard courts he's always struggled. Let's see how he fares in Wimbledon and the US Open but I doubt he'll win.

But there's not a clear favorite, a clear guy who dominates every single year now, which is good. It's wide open.

I watched the semi with Wawrinka, he played well in that one to edge out Murray but it went 5 long sets, three of them went to 7 and that I think took a lot out of him.

I agree it's always better when there are a lot of great players and no dominate ones lol.

[alienmem]

My favorite player is Wawrinka...

In hard courts he's always struggled. Let's see how he fares in Wimbledon and the US Open but I doubt he'll win.

But there's not a clear favorite, a clear guy who dominates every single year now, which is good. It's wide open.

I watched the semi with Wawrinka, he played well in that one to edge out Murray but it went 5 long sets, three of them went to 7 and that I think took a lot out of him.

I agree it's always better when there are a lot of great players and no dominate ones lol.

Yeah but the way Nadal was playing this French Open I doubt even Wawrinka without fatigue would've won. Look at every single game he played. It was like 6-1 6-1 6-1 with every single opponent, be it the least ranked to the highest ranked.

I don't really like Nadal that much. He usually is a deffensive player and I don't like that but the guy is good on clay.

[alienmem]

So guys. Game 5 today. I admit. I don't like Lebron. He's a great player and all, but just because they're comparing him with HIS AIRNESS ( has to be all caps. he's more than royalty) it just rubs me off in the wrong spot.

That being said I will root for The Cavs today because, well, let's face it, Kyrie Irving is like a Mini Jordan. He's spectacular!!

Now without being partial, I really think Cleveland will take game 5. I dunno. I think Kyrie and Lebron are gonna make super games and the Warrios can't stop those 2. They can't! Nobody can. The Warriors have a better team and I think It'll be close but Cleveland has heart man...they leave everything on the floor.

What do you guys think? Chouette's opinion is what I most look forward to, since her analysis' are always spot on. Thank you mon cheri.

[ctaulbee]

I think they get decimated in Game 5 and end up wishing they had not even bothered to try back in Cleveland, then at least the nightmare would be over already, lmao. They have near zero chance of winning three out of three which is what they have to do, so game 5 really means nothing whether they win or not.

End of the day no one remembers what the series looked like 4-0 or 4-3, stats don't matter either the only thing that matters is who won and that will be the Warriors, no way they lose the next three games.

BTW if KI and LJ were that good they would not have been down 3-0 to begin with, just stating the obvious.

[ctaulbee]

In my opinion neither Kyrie nor Lebron measures up to the "Great One" if you could merge them together then you would be a little closer.

I say that as Kyrie scores like Jordan when he is on his game but he's not as consistent as Jordan also Kyrie does not pull down balls like Jordan did nor does he rack up assists.

While Lebron can pull down the rebounds and put up the assists, he can't shoot and steal at the same time like Jordan did.

Jordan was the guy who could get 10+ rebounds on either end of the floor, 12+ assists on any given night, at least a steal or two and put 60 points on the board if you did not double him all the time and probably still score 40 if you did.

Nether one of those two can do all that, not every game like the "Great One" did.

[alienmem]

I think they get decimated in Game 5 and end up wishing they had not even bothered to try back in Cleveland, then at least the nightmare would be over already, lmao. They have near zero chance of winning three out of three which is what they have to do, so game 5 really means nothing whether they win or not.

End of the day no one remembers what the series looked like 4-0 or 4-3, stats don't matter either the only thing that matters is who won and that will be the Warriors, no way they lose the next three games.

BTW if KI and LJ were that good they would not have been down 3-0 to begin with, just stating the obvious.

I think you're being a little demannding on those players man. Irving and James are just two players. The rest of the team is average( to not say mediocre). And GS has one of the best teams( not individualities but teams) ever.

What do you mean by decimated? 10 points? 20 points? more?

I think it's ll be really close...really close..It's do or die game. But let's wait and see. I'm not a fan of either team. I'm a Bulls fan but I just love watching irving play.

The guy invents shots..

[ctaulbee]

That being said I will root for The Cavs today because, well, let's face it, Kyrie Irving is like a Mini Jordan. He's spectacular!!

I must have missed all his amazing plays in game 5, as I don't recall any "Jordan like" playing mini or otherwise, the guy looked pretty average to me.

He may have a showboat night here and there or a one-off shot that looks cool from time to time but he is not consistent enough in my opinion to be compared to the great one as that kind of playing is more dependent on luck than it is on skill.

[alienmem]

He played injured and still scored  like 26 points. First the knee, then the back. He was practically in a wheelchair and he still scored 26.

[ctaulbee]

He is practically a joke is what he is... I love how fans always make excuses for their favorites though.

Since you brought it up though, I wonder what was wrong with him in the first three losses... lmao

[ctaulbee]

NHRA Mello Yello Series powers into Bristol Dragway this weekend

The ground-shaking sounds of 10,000-horsepower machines will again take over at picturesque Bristol Dragway as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns for the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 16-18.