2015-16 NBA Eastern Conference OFFICIAL THREAD

[bksballer89]

 

[bksballer89]

 

[WiggyRuss]

these freaking last second loses- boston and now Toronto.....i gotta say- I was hoping they would give KI the ball in that situation...

 

[Black Adam]

these freaking last second loses- boston and now Toronto.....i gotta say- I was hoping they would give KI the ball in that situation...

love seeing the king of clank, though...

 

[gordontrue]

love seeing the king of clank, though...

Didn't even manage to clank it this time .

Its probably doesn't mean much given the overall sample size... but LeBron's fg% on last second shots is much, much better in the playoffs than it is in the regular season.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Impressive performance by Lowry. Frustrating to watch the cavs give up a game they controlled the whole way, but it was an entertaining one.

That's how I felt about Heat/Warriors game.
Just change Lowry to Curry.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

these freaking last second loses- boston and now Toronto.....i gotta say- I was hoping they would give KI the ball in that situation...

Serious question.
Who do you think Lue wanted to have the ball?
I doubt he wanted to see the shot that James took.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

these freaking last second loses- boston and now Toronto.....i gotta say- I was hoping they would give KI the ball in that situation...

At least James' is getting plenty of rest, and keeping his MPG down.

 

[DJ Fieri]

IRving was 4 of 11 last night for 10 points. Didn't do much else either, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

He's not even close to being the best PG in the league at all.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Losing these last second games=no killer instinct.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Serious question.
Who do you think Lue wanted to have the ball?
I doubt he wanted to see the shot that James took.

Serious question.
Who do you think Lue wanted to have the ball?
I doubt he wanted to see the shot that James took.

yah apparently that what was drawn up....

Kyrie has just been shooting so much better- not that he was shooting great in that game- but i just trust him so much more- especially with like 3.8 seconds left- hes much less predicatble than LeBron in that situation.

 

[WiggyRuss]

At least James' is getting plenty of rest, and keeping his MPG down.

yah i think that was insane he played the ENTIRE 2nd half--- and that probably contributed to his sloppy game-- with all the turnovers--- the thing is LeBron- said- the other day that he feels great and 10 times better than last year so i dunno.

 

[ChrisGar15]

yah apparently that what was drawn up....

Kyrie has just been shooting so much better- not that he was shooting great in that game- but i just trust him so much more- especially with like 3.8 seconds left- hes much less predicatble than LeBron in that situation.

The first play they ran was open -- Lebron headed toward the basketball on a back pick from Delly. If it isn't deflected, I think Lebron has an easy shot at the rim.

After it was deflected, they kept the same starting spots, but had to run a different play. Hopefully Lue has a few different options as the season goes along. I'd rather see Kyrie catch the ball at that spot with that time allowed.

 

[bksballer89]

Everyone is sick of Marcus Smart flopping.....

Hassan Whiteside calls Marcus Smart a

 

[bksballer89]

 

[trojanfan12]

yah i think that was insane he played the ENTIRE 2nd half--- and that probably contributed to his sloppy game-- with all the turnovers--- the thing is LeBron- said- the other day that he feels great and 10 times better than last year so i dunno.

Lue needs to figure out that he's got to rest Lebron, even if it costs them a game here and there down the stretch. I know the guy is an athletic freak, but he's still 31, he's still human and he's got an awful lot of mileage already.

Won't do any good for the Cavs to make it to the finals if Lebron is spent by the time they get there.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

yah i think that was insane he played the ENTIRE 2nd half--- and that probably contributed to his sloppy game-- with all the turnovers--- the thing is LeBron- said- the other day that he feels great and 10 times better than last year so i dunno.

I didn't even know he played the entire second half.
To me though, that's saying Lue really isn't coaching him, cause there's no way that James didn't make that decision.

 

[bksballer89]

I didn't even know he played the entire second half.
To me though, that's saying Lue really isn't coaching him, cause there's no way that James didn't make that decision.

This comment by Lue confirms your thoughts IMO.

"He didn't want to come out," Lue said. "He didn't want to come out. I should've got him out, but he didn't want to come out. As the game started down the stretch getting close, I said I'm going to get you out for a couple minutes. He said, 'No!' He went crazy. That kind of has something to do with sitting him today, an early game at 1 o'clock."

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

This comment by Lue confirms your thoughts IMO.

"He didn't want to come out," Lue said. "He didn't want to come out. I should've got him out, but he didn't want to come out. As the game started down the stretch getting close, I said I'm going to get you out for a couple minutes. He said, 'No!' He went crazy. That kind of has something to do with sitting him today, an early game at 1 o'clock."

Right.
So that inability to coach, in essence, could cost them to lose 2 games.

 

[bksballer89]

Cleveland without Lebron is soooo bad lol