2016 NBA Finals
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Sorry to rain on the parade, but don't celebrate just yet. There's still 4 minutes left in the game.
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What if Green gets 2 more technicals and gets suspended?
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Not that that's a bad things, but if I went 38-11-8, I think I would be too.
EDIT - 41-11-8
There has been nothing in this series to suggest he's going to have an amazing game. It's possible he'll have a good shooting game and score points, but his defense has been suspect at best, he's not passing the ball well and his ability to get to the rim has been spotty.
He may shoot well and score points, but I don't see him having a great game aside from that.
And that's the ballgame.
My dream would be for the Cavs to put Lebron on Curry right away, and Curry just gets shut down in the first quarter. I'm getting such a kick out of seeing Lebron dominate Curry.
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This is the best basketball game I've ever seen. And Lebron has had the best performance I've ever seen.
He really has. There's been no question who the best player in this series has been. Heck, Klay Thompson has easily been the Warriors best player in the playoffs.
Also...after getting wrongfully snubbed last year for Finals MVP, does LeBron James win this year, regardless of which team wins championship?
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If he doesn't it will be a tragedy.
Da Prophet
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Come on, Cavs losing game 7 by a point after a Curry 3 at the buzzer is really what we all want to see.
Edit: Ayesha Curry went off on twitter. She has a better chance at hitting a shot than Harrison Barnes.
Edit: Ayesha Curry went off on twitter. She has a better chance at hitting a shot than Harrison Barnes.
I only want the Cavs to win because I'm so sick and tired of stupid people criticizing LeBron because of titles. It is literally the most intellectually lazy argument in sports and the only people who make it are people who simply dislike LeBron (or love Jordan) and have no other real argument. It's the stupidest thing in sports, so if LeBron can get another one, it'll help make that go away.
With that said, if I HAD to place money on Game 7, I'd put it on the Warriors. Beating them three times is hard enough, without having two of them being in Golden State. I also think someone from the Warriors supporting cast will finally step up and play well, which will take pressure off Thompson/Curry.
In my mind, for the Cavs to win, it'll come down to two things. 1) Will JR Smith show up. 2) Will Irving be able to score. If those two things happen, then the Cavs will have a great chance.
With that said, if I HAD to place money on Game 7, I'd put it on the Warriors. Beating them three times is hard enough, without having two of them being in Golden State. I also think someone from the Warriors supporting cast will finally step up and play well, which will take pressure off Thompson/Curry.
In my mind, for the Cavs to win, it'll come down to two things. 1) Will JR Smith show up. 2) Will Irving be able to score. If those two things happen, then the Cavs will have a great chance.
My gut also says Warriors win on Sunday. I hate it, but that's what my gut says.
However, if the Cavs win, I won't be shocked. The way the game looked at its conclusion tonight... it was like the end of a Harlem Globetrotter's game. The Globetrotters laugh and hi-5 and have fun, the Washington Generals sit on the sidelines, pouting, their faces saying, "I'm starting to think these guys are unbeatable."
However, if the Cavs win, I won't be shocked. The way the game looked at its conclusion tonight... it was like the end of a Harlem Globetrotter's game. The Globetrotters laugh and hi-5 and have fun, the Washington Generals sit on the sidelines, pouting, their faces saying, "I'm starting to think these guys are unbeatable."
Poop Master Flex
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All I wanted was a series and now it's really looking interesting. I hate the Cavs being a Bulls fan and them being paired up often (which in turn means they are better and I don't like it) but if they pull this off that will be one of the sweetest things I'll ever see in basketball, not only beating a team that went 73-9 but winning 3 in a row after being down 3-1 will be such a sight to see.
I posted during a different game that not only am I a Bulls fan but Shaun Livingston is a local guy and Steve Kerr is my all time favorite player. So I'd be happy for the Warriors if the won again. I pretty much felt like the series was over at that point.
That being said I wouldn't be mad if the Cavs won. I'm not an actual fan of either team. And as you mentioned coming back from being down 3-1 would be pretty neat to see.
Fire Marshall Bill
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I agree with some of your premise. Kyrie scoring is huge. Le don is going to score unless he decides to fold. Unlikely. It's game 7. Also, I'd put the game on the Warriors since they're at home.
I could go on, but my biggest argument is that James vs Jordan depends on this win. You act like the people you hate who base greatness off championships (who I hate as well). One championship rarely does a difference make.
You and I have always disagreed upon Lebron James, but unless you're trolling again and I'm missing it, you're being lazy as hell saying people don't have another argument for Jordan.
Sorry if this got off track. Other issues are a factor.
Cavs in 7, not backing down from that. Going to be so tough for Cavs to beat Dubs 3 times in a row but Lebron is just doing Lebron things and if Irving has a decent game then they should be alright. Love couldn't have a worse game than he did today so atleast you can count on some more production from him.
I didn't get to see the whole game, maybe like a half combined, but it looked like Cavs were getting just the most ridiculous calls. Nothing i would like more than Curry getting fouled out, if all 6 fouls were actually there. Warriors have every right to complain from what I saw.
I didn't get to see the whole game, maybe like a half combined, but it looked like Cavs were getting just the most ridiculous calls. Nothing i would like more than Curry getting fouled out, if all 6 fouls were actually there. Warriors have every right to complain from what I saw.
Da Prophet
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Kevin Love once again proving that he's not worth the money he's getting paid.
So much money and he spent a bunch of minutes sitting on the bench.
So much money and he spent a bunch of minutes sitting on the bench.
Lebron James has shown why he was the chosen one. Back to back 40+ point performances in the Finals. I love it. I hope he goes to Golden State with the same drive and focus and wins and I think he will.
On a side note; why in the hell doesn't Kerr play Speights? He's instant offense off the bench and he's not a bad defender either. History has shown him to be a major x-factor in games in the past. You think Barnes is screwing the Warriors? I think Kerr is.
Also, I don't understand all the love that the Warriors get. They are a traditionally bad team. They take the worst possible shots and make some of the stupidest non forced errors I've ever seen for a championship team. The only reason that they've been successful is because they can make bad shots. Now, that somebody is finally playing defense on them, they're not making those bad shots. A few days ago there was this ridiculous debate on ESPN about today's Warriors beating the showtime Lakers. Bullshit. They wouldn't even have a chance. Nobody would've stopped Abdul-Jabbar and Curry would've been easily out matched by Magic. Also, they would've been way to physical for the Warriors.
On a side note; why in the hell doesn't Kerr play Speights? He's instant offense off the bench and he's not a bad defender either. History has shown him to be a major x-factor in games in the past. You think Barnes is screwing the Warriors? I think Kerr is.
Also, I don't understand all the love that the Warriors get. They are a traditionally bad team. They take the worst possible shots and make some of the stupidest non forced errors I've ever seen for a championship team. The only reason that they've been successful is because they can make bad shots. Now, that somebody is finally playing defense on them, they're not making those bad shots. A few days ago there was this ridiculous debate on ESPN about today's Warriors beating the showtime Lakers. Bullshit. They wouldn't even have a chance. Nobody would've stopped Abdul-Jabbar and Curry would've been easily out matched by Magic. Also, they would've been way to physical for the Warriors.
OYDK
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This is one of the main reasons I want the Warriors to win. I'm so tired of hearing people say the Warriors aren't as good as the Showtime Lakers or 96 Bulls or the 85 Celtics. Facts are facts, no team has ever had a better record than the 2016 Golden State Warriors, they're style of play is inconsequential when it wins them games, and it undoubtedly wins them games. Who cares if they've been historically shitty? And you're also telling me that no team as of yet has played defense against the Warriors? Through over 100 games, ONLY the Cavs have played good D against Curry and Klay? Give me a break man. The Warriors are missing their shots, just like the Cavs missed their shots in the first 2 games, it's as simple as that. Harrison Barnes can't hit a shot to save his life all of the sudden.
Again, I'm not a Warriors fan, but this type of shit is ridiculous. Nobody knows how the Showtime Lakers would fare against the Warriors, they played 2 completely different styles. I'd like to see them stretched out like the Warriors would be able to stretch them out, and still see if they could strongly defend the perimeter ALONG with the paint. I doubt they'd be able to. It'd be a hell of a lot closer than some fans would have you believe.
As for Sly's arguments on championships, I mean, championships ARE important. I'm not saying that they are everything, but when it comes to comparable players, say like Jordan and Lebron, titles are a measure of those players' greatness and often times they are used as the determining factor to measure "who's better". Obviously you can't say somebody like Robert Horry or Ron Harper is better than Lebron because they have more titles, but Kobe or Jordan? I think it's a fair way of comparing players that are very similar in their play, skill, ability, and legacy.
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