The Spurs were like the Blues Brothers on a mission from God in 2014
We were like the Blues Brothers on a mission from God that next season to get back to the finals and make right by that loss. And so once we got to the finals and matched up with Miami again, the rest was history.
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The U.S. government should use being a hockey fan as an interrogation technique for terrorists
The United States government should make one of their new enhanced interrogation techniques for terrorists. Just make the terrorists become a hockey fan. Watch three overtimes. And then have to watch playoff games until their team loses in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Stanley Cup is the best trophy in all of sports
The Stanley Cup itself is the best trophy in all of sports. I think we can all agree on that.
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LeBron James is a murderer and a scary dude on the basketball court
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The Ray Allen Game 6 shot in 2013 was the worst loss of my entire life
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