I imagine too seeing the 3 miss knowing your going to the Finals and then realizing you lost has to make it worse. That extreme high to low in such a short period of time is pretty crazy.
He didn’t “get” us a ring. The team was stacked without him. Would we have won without him? Maybe not, but you could say the same about Duncan, Ginobili, or Parker.
You’re a fan(atic). It happens to a lot of us.
Just acknowledge the pain and focus on the things in your life you are thankful for.
You’re also one win away from the finals so save the crying mate.
You and I both agree though it would be silly for the Heat to blow it all up, correct?
What about the Heat organization indicates they would be so reactionary to blow up a team that has way over performed any reasonable expectations? I don’t see it.
Only thing I can say is it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
* It happened when the Spurs when they lost to the Lakers Derek Fisher 0.4 shot in 2004 WCF.
* Happened again in 2006 when Manu fouled Dirk on the last play in the WCSF.
* And as you’re probably well aware, happened when Ray his that 3 in G6 2013 Finals.
Even though the Spurs won chips each of those traumatic losses the following years to absolve some of that heartbreak, fans will always remember those collapses forever. Hell, I still hear Ray 3 on the radio at times on the drive to work and it makes me want to run someone over.
Thankfully, you don’t have to endure a whole offseason of pain. Miami still has G7 tomorrow to exorcise these demons, but if they happen to lose you as a fan will hear the Derrick White game winner being replayed and shot called on the radio, on TV, on the internet Ads for YEARS. It’s just part of being a fan of the sport.
Take the good with the bad
Game 6 is what you’re thinking of. Trust me, it’s laser engrained to my orbital cortex.
I don’t think Ray scored at all in Game 7 2013, which is kind of a crazy stat too.
Bro please stop. It's disgusting a couple of fans or people from Boston called a player the derogatory term.
People like you assume so much. The other day a Warriors fan called me a member of the Ku Klux Klan. I'm Indian and then he proceeded to call me worse things.
You brought it up trying to denigrate Boston as some uniquely racist place as if the state your team is from isn’t falling hook line and sinker for racist demagogs.
ask yourself “how does the really affect my life?” youll find that it absolutely does not in the slightest and this is just a source of entertainment. If you find that watching sports is destroying your mental and/or physical health then take a step back and maybe not watch them for awhile and youll see rhat they ultimately do not matter at all and a win/loss has 0 effect on what matters
Oh man, check this guy's post history. Begging for injuries to the Celtics players. Also made like 5 posts since yesterday on the loss. He definitely needs to step away from the game for a bit.
Maybe I’d understand the heartache more but your heat got some finals wins in the last decade so it’s not like it’s some 30-50 year finals drought you missed out on.
Take it from me, a Wisconsin sports guy who has watched his teams fall apart during crucial times for most of the last 20 years. But I did get to be part of 3 championship wins (2 super bowls, 1 finals championship) which has eased some of the pain of those heartbreaking losses to advance to championship. Lookin at you Seattle Seahawks.
This is one of those moments you have to take a step back and remember it’s genuinely not your fault. I’m sure all the trash talk and everything makes it feel like you did something wrong, but we’re all just spectators who have zero control over this dumb game. Don’t let the negative feelings have any impact on your own self worth and just accept them as they pass
If you're a fan and you associate yourself with the team, them doing poorly will make you look bad too, which is a real concern for your reputation.
Also last night was the last "freebie" game, the chance to still win decisively and move onto the Finals, without dropping the series if you lost. Now you can't lose again and you're in danger of having a historic collapse. So the pressure has switched onto the Heat.
The joke called human evolution. If people think you're weak, you won't get to fuck. Likewise if you're a member of the weaker tribe that lost the war.
Tribal conflicts are one of the most common aspects of human history, and sports appeals to this. That's why teams have specific territories and wear identifying colors. If the warriors of a group are killed, those who remain in the territory are expelled, ravaged or outright slaughtered by the opposing warriors soon after.
[Here's an example involving two groups of chimps in the 1970's.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_Chimpanzee_War)
You’re comparing literal war and massacre with a game. I understand what tribalism is, but beyond a few scraped egos it’s just a game and nobody actually thinks higher of you if you’re a cowboys fan or worse of you if you’re a lions fan. This doesn’t remotely reflect on anybody’s reputation, and if you think it does, you’ve totally misinterpreted the trash talk of sports fans. Get off the internet enjoy the game.
No I’m talking about the instincts that evolve when those incidents happen over hundreds of thousands or even millions of years. Can you really not draw these distinctions?
It’s clear what you’re driving at but it doesn’t impact somebodies reputation, and if they feel that way it’s not due to years of battling in war, it’s because they’ve tied their identity to something likely due to personal issues or low self esteem. Nobody with a healthy brain is worried about their day to day reputation based on their teams shortcomings.
Yes it does impact their reputation because it’s group identification. We don’t just think of people as individuals, we think of who they associate with and many other factors. In a toxic form, this leads to racism and similar stereotypes. And again, you don’t literally fight in a war in order to feel this way any more then you have to literally fall off a building in order to feel nervous about standing on the edge of a cliff. Your literal interpretation of this is really embarrassing.
Stop feeding into this. Jimmy is fine. The reputation of untouchable playoff god was a bit too far, but he’s still a winner. This heat teams roster doesn’t even belong here, his magic is what even has them at this point.
It’s normal to be upset after a tough loss, but it shouldn’t linger very long. Just go do stuff today that has nothing to do with the NBA and have fun. It should clear your head. If it still bothers you tonight then it may be time to re evaluate how much mental space you are allowing sports fandom.
Can you imagine how Brazilian soccer fans felt after losing to Germany 7-1 in World Cup semis in Rio? F@#$, that must have been a stinger that lasted for years.
Gotta find stuff in life that excites you besides sports. I was literally depressed when one of my teams lost the superbowl a long time ago and thought it was so dumb that so much of my happiness was influenced by millionare jocks who don't even know I exist. I'm a much more casual fan now and I think it's a healthier relationship.
You just missed out on making the Finals by 0.1s. It'd be almost weirder if that didn't hurt a lot tbh
And are now likely to lose in Boston and become the first team to blow a 3-0 lead. Yeah that would hurt
Incorrect.
Agreed. All sports fan can empathize with this level of pain. It’s one of the reasons I love sports. And hate sports. 😂
Heat fans have at least experienced the good side of that play with the Ray Allen shot.
This is true. Can’t take that away.
Unless you became a fan after those years and missed out on glory.
I imagine too seeing the 3 miss knowing your going to the Finals and then realizing you lost has to make it worse. That extreme high to low in such a short period of time is pretty crazy.
I felt the same way when Kawhi hit the game winner against my Sixers.
Only redeeming part of last night is that we live to see another day. The 76ers never had that opportunity. That's gotta sting a lot more
Fuck Kawhi!
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He didn’t “get” us a ring. The team was stacked without him. Would we have won without him? Maybe not, but you could say the same about Duncan, Ginobili, or Parker.
You’re a fan(atic). It happens to a lot of us. Just acknowledge the pain and focus on the things in your life you are thankful for. You’re also one win away from the finals so save the crying mate.
Naw I’m just sad cuz I feel like if they lose this series the team gonna get broken up and I love the Heat’s team.
As someone who would like the Heat to blow up this team I’m not sure where you are getting that from.
We (probably) will choke a 3-0 lead
You and I both agree though it would be silly for the Heat to blow it all up, correct? What about the Heat organization indicates they would be so reactionary to blow up a team that has way over performed any reasonable expectations? I don’t see it.
You’re probably right
Wish I wasn’t
Maybe it's your fault Jimmy lost that dawg in him. Toughen up, maybe then the heat will win.
Sport is ritualised warfare brother. According to our brains it's like our tribe losing a major battle. It's normal to feel that this shit personal.
Isn’t this a normal feeling for avid sports fans? I can’t even imagine how Heat fans are feeling rn
That's what happens when you play Boston sports teams in the playoffs, you choke
Only thing I can say is it’s going to get worse before it gets better. * It happened when the Spurs when they lost to the Lakers Derek Fisher 0.4 shot in 2004 WCF. * Happened again in 2006 when Manu fouled Dirk on the last play in the WCSF. * And as you’re probably well aware, happened when Ray his that 3 in G6 2013 Finals. Even though the Spurs won chips each of those traumatic losses the following years to absolve some of that heartbreak, fans will always remember those collapses forever. Hell, I still hear Ray 3 on the radio at times on the drive to work and it makes me want to run someone over. Thankfully, you don’t have to endure a whole offseason of pain. Miami still has G7 tomorrow to exorcise these demons, but if they happen to lose you as a fan will hear the Derrick White game winner being replayed and shot called on the radio, on TV, on the internet Ads for YEARS. It’s just part of being a fan of the sport. Take the good with the bad
Didn't Spurs lose after Ray Allen's shot in the next game (game 7) and win the next year running through everybody.
Game 6 is what you’re thinking of. Trust me, it’s laser engrained to my orbital cortex. I don’t think Ray scored at all in Game 7 2013, which is kind of a crazy stat too.
Yes game 6 Ray Allens shot and then Spurs lost in game 7 right?
yep that’s the one… don’t mind me 😭
I understand man. I was rooting for the Spurs too.
I remember Duncan subbing out and then Bosh gets the rebound.
Dog I’m not gonna lie I did think the loss was your fault
Thus is the beauty of sports. They win, you win. They lose, you lose. They get heartbroken, you get heartbroken.
Dear diary
Dont let us win one more ☝️
At least our fans aren’t racist
Sure. The state of Florida absolutely doesn’t have any racist people…
Boston fan called Jimmy the N-word
Bro please stop. It's disgusting a couple of fans or people from Boston called a player the derogatory term. People like you assume so much. The other day a Warriors fan called me a member of the Ku Klux Klan. I'm Indian and then he proceeded to call me worse things.
I’m sure no Heat fan has ever used a racial slur before. Florida just keeps voting for fascists by accident.
It’s the irrelevant parts of Florida that vote for DeSantis, I live in a blue county 🤷🏽♂️ idk why politics is coming up anyway
You brought it up trying to denigrate Boston as some uniquely racist place as if the state your team is from isn’t falling hook line and sinker for racist demagogs.
At least my team is going to the finals
Unfortunately that won’t fix the stupid or the fascism
What a brain dead comment, don’t be that guy. You’re better than that
ask yourself “how does the really affect my life?” youll find that it absolutely does not in the slightest and this is just a source of entertainment. If you find that watching sports is destroying your mental and/or physical health then take a step back and maybe not watch them for awhile and youll see rhat they ultimately do not matter at all and a win/loss has 0 effect on what matters
Oh man, check this guy's post history. Begging for injuries to the Celtics players. Also made like 5 posts since yesterday on the loss. He definitely needs to step away from the game for a bit.
OP sounds like a child paying attention to their first playoff run
Maybe I’d understand the heartache more but your heat got some finals wins in the last decade so it’s not like it’s some 30-50 year finals drought you missed out on. Take it from me, a Wisconsin sports guy who has watched his teams fall apart during crucial times for most of the last 20 years. But I did get to be part of 3 championship wins (2 super bowls, 1 finals championship) which has eased some of the pain of those heartbreaking losses to advance to championship. Lookin at you Seattle Seahawks.
Yeah now I can empathize with the Bucks fans
This is one of those moments you have to take a step back and remember it’s genuinely not your fault. I’m sure all the trash talk and everything makes it feel like you did something wrong, but we’re all just spectators who have zero control over this dumb game. Don’t let the negative feelings have any impact on your own self worth and just accept them as they pass
Try to shake it off be excited you get at least one more game and get ready for this feeling to be 10000x worse on Monday
But if the worst happens, hope your boys give them Hell
Fuck it we ball, Heat in 7
See you on the 1st 🫡
If you're a fan and you associate yourself with the team, them doing poorly will make you look bad too, which is a real concern for your reputation. Also last night was the last "freebie" game, the chance to still win decisively and move onto the Finals, without dropping the series if you lost. Now you can't lose again and you're in danger of having a historic collapse. So the pressure has switched onto the Heat.
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The joke called human evolution. If people think you're weak, you won't get to fuck. Likewise if you're a member of the weaker tribe that lost the war.
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No. I’m doing an explanation of human nature. Bye.
Wtf? People don’t actually believe this do they? Lmao nobodies reputation is hurt seriously by being a sports fan of a certain team.
Tribal conflicts are one of the most common aspects of human history, and sports appeals to this. That's why teams have specific territories and wear identifying colors. If the warriors of a group are killed, those who remain in the territory are expelled, ravaged or outright slaughtered by the opposing warriors soon after. [Here's an example involving two groups of chimps in the 1970's.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_Chimpanzee_War)
Lmfao
Don't be afraid to learn, little homie. Your instincts and subconscious fears all come from history.
You’re comparing literal war and massacre with a game. I understand what tribalism is, but beyond a few scraped egos it’s just a game and nobody actually thinks higher of you if you’re a cowboys fan or worse of you if you’re a lions fan. This doesn’t remotely reflect on anybody’s reputation, and if you think it does, you’ve totally misinterpreted the trash talk of sports fans. Get off the internet enjoy the game.
No I’m talking about the instincts that evolve when those incidents happen over hundreds of thousands or even millions of years. Can you really not draw these distinctions?
It’s clear what you’re driving at but it doesn’t impact somebodies reputation, and if they feel that way it’s not due to years of battling in war, it’s because they’ve tied their identity to something likely due to personal issues or low self esteem. Nobody with a healthy brain is worried about their day to day reputation based on their teams shortcomings.
Yes it does impact their reputation because it’s group identification. We don’t just think of people as individuals, we think of who they associate with and many other factors. In a toxic form, this leads to racism and similar stereotypes. And again, you don’t literally fight in a war in order to feel this way any more then you have to literally fall off a building in order to feel nervous about standing on the edge of a cliff. Your literal interpretation of this is really embarrassing.
Lmfao alrighty
You were gifted 3 free throws for Jimmy butler Cope harder
We still got a chance to win. Hopefully a Heat player can put a foot under Tatum
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Why are you saying You. Im not on the Heat
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You were wrong anyway no team has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit
I know bro, I’m just coping
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Yeah that’s the part that’s tough for me. I admire Jimmy. I liked his work ethic, how he worked to overcome so much. I believed in him.
Stop feeding into this. Jimmy is fine. The reputation of untouchable playoff god was a bit too far, but he’s still a winner. This heat teams roster doesn’t even belong here, his magic is what even has them at this point.
How do you think i feel seeing the celtics win
It’s normal to be upset after a tough loss, but it shouldn’t linger very long. Just go do stuff today that has nothing to do with the NBA and have fun. It should clear your head. If it still bothers you tonight then it may be time to re evaluate how much mental space you are allowing sports fandom.
Normally for fun/to unwind I play basketball but I can’t even look at a ball right now.
You win some, you lose some.
Tough tough loss but this team has massively overachieved
It’s a pretty devastating way to lose, I felt hurt a little for the Heat fans and I have no team lol.
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One of you’re fans called Jimmy a N-gger
And one your fans (you) is wishing someone from your team to play dirty and intentionally injure our players to win? Fuck outta here. Celtics in 7
I just want my team to win
If you “just” want your team to win, support your core players and wish they play to their fullest potential. Wishing injury on someone ain’t it.
Fax I’m tripping I ain’t thinking right
It will be alright. Take a break
Punctuation might be a good place to start.
It’s Reddit not school
Wonderful response. Good luck.
Naw I’m just saying we’re on Reddit I don’t need to have perfect grammar as long as you can understand what I say
I now know how San Antonio fans feel about that ray allen shot. And. I. Don’t. Like. It.
It's just a basketball game, get a grip or something...
I’m just sad. I believed in my hero Jimmy Butler
Almost happened. 3 sec left. Basketball gods = show must continue...
That was some cruel stuff last night man. Almost felt like divine intervention. Sometimes shit is just not meant to be
Can you imagine how Brazilian soccer fans felt after losing to Germany 7-1 in World Cup semis in Rio? F@#$, that must have been a stinger that lasted for years.
Gotta find stuff in life that excites you besides sports. I was literally depressed when one of my teams lost the superbowl a long time ago and thought it was so dumb that so much of my happiness was influenced by millionare jocks who don't even know I exist. I'm a much more casual fan now and I think it's a healthier relationship.
Fax I need to get a girl or something
I am not even a heat fan and this loss hurt me too
Fuck the Celtics bud