Series Thread: 4 Atlanta Hawks (48-34) vs. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (57-25)

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I hope his agent tells him to go with the Hawks, lol. Would love to have a beast like Whiteside on the Hawks.

Explain to Wiggy, why..

He seems to want to Horford.

 

[purguy12]

Another walk in the park for Cleveland and LBJ. Finals here they come just to lose again to the West. It will be the same story every year. LOL

 

[Shanemansj13]

Another walk in the park for Cleveland and LBJ. Finals here they come just to lose again to the West. It will be the same story every year. LOL

Well at least your Bulls don't have to worry about losing to them this year AGAIN. Good luck with the offseason

 

[purguy12]

Well at least your Bulls don't have to worry about losing to them this year AGAIN. Good luck with the offseason

Very true

 

[WiggyRuss]

Another walk in the park for Cleveland and LBJ. Finals here they come just to lose again to the West. It will be the same story every year. LOL

if and when LeBron makes like 4-5 straight Finals with the Cavs we will get 1 or 2 ...dont worry ! be happy The runner up GOAT aint going out with 2 rings...

 

[WiggyRuss]

Well at least your Bulls don't have to worry about losing to them this year AGAIN. Good luck with the offseason

isnt that a tradition now....

in the spring...indy 500, the masters, NFL draft....Bulls lose to LeBron in the playoffs...

 

[purguy12]

if and when LeBron makes like 4-5 straight Finals with the Cavs we will get 1 or 2 ...dont worry ! be happy The runner up GOAT aint going out with 2 rings...

I just dont see it. Yeah u will make the finals almost every year LBJ is on the Cavs I just dont see you guys winning it. GS is too much for you guys and Spurs defense will smother the Cavs.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

isnt that a tradition now....

in the spring...indy 500, the masters, NFL draft....Bulls lose to LeBron in the playoffs...

... lebron loses in the finals again...

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

if and when LeBron makes like 4-5 straight Finals with the Cavs we will get 1 or 2 ...dont worry ! be happy The runner up GOAT aint going out with 2 rings...

 

[gordontrue]

We've been hearing all season long about how the Cavs have no shot in the Finals. This despite the fact that the Cavs were competitive in the Finals last year without 2 of their top 3 players.

We shall see.

 

[Shanemansj13]

We've been hearing all season long about how the Cavs have no shot in the Finals. This despite the fact that the Cavs were competitive in the Finals last year without 2 of their top 3 players.

We shall see.

yep, well that's how it always is people change their stories. First it was. Cavs aren't playing well. Then they can't get to the Finals. Now it is, Cavs play weak competition and will lose in the Finals. While they haven't played their best in one game, they have been improving and that is with Love not playing his best and Lebron IMO not giving it his all. He knows he needs to save his best for the ECF and possibly the Finals. I just hope they can get it done and if they don't have a shot with a healthy team.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

We've been hearing all season long about how the Cavs have no shot in the Finals. This despite the fact that the Cavs were competitive in the Finals last year without 2 of their top 3 players.

We shall see.

Golden State then won 73 games and became one of the best teams of all time.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Golden State then won 73 games and became one of the best teams of all time.

They still won 67 games last year and were 12-3 in the playoffs before the Finals. They played a Cavs team that wasn't healthy and they stole two games and yet the Cavs have no shot. Ok lol

 

[gordontrue]

Golden State then won 73 games and became one of the best teams of all time.

I get that. Still... I'm having a hard time balancing these 2 equations...

• (Warriors) + (Cavs - Love - Irving) = Competitive Series
• (Warriors + Improvement) + (Cavs) = Cavs Have no shot

IMO... Balancing this out requires massively overvaluing 'Improvement' and massively undervaluing 'Love' & 'Irving'.

 

[LAD]

2 fouls on Kyrie. Atlanta need to go right at him when he returns to try and pickup a quick 3rd foul

I don't understand why more teams don't think that way.

 

[Heatles84]

Well, there shouldn't be any excuse for the Cavs this time around then. If you lose, this team will never win.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

I get that. Still... I'm having a hard time balancing these 2 equations...

• (Warriors) + (Cavs - Love - Irving) = Competitive Series
• (Warriors + Improvement) + (Cavs) = Cavs Have no shot

IMO... Balancing this out requires massively overvaluing 'Improvement' and massively undervaluing 'Love' & 'Irving'.

Earlier in the thread someone said nobody can beat the cavs in the EC in a 7 games series.

Same applies to GS... in the entire NBA

 

[Heatles84]

I get that. Still... I'm having a hard time balancing these 2 equations...

• (Warriors) + (Cavs - Love - Irving) = Competitive Series
• (Warriors + Improvement) + (Cavs) = Cavs Have no shot

IMO... Balancing this out requires massively overvaluing 'Improvement' and massively undervaluing 'Love' & 'Irving'.

It's because Love and Irving are liabilities on defense. Defense kept you in the series last time around. Personally, I hope it's Cleveland at full strength with the Warriors. You'll finally grasp what many on this board have been talking about.

 

[Heatles84]

Earlier in the thread someone said nobody can beat the cavs in the EC in a 7 games series.

Same applies to GS... in the entire NBA

Maybe the Spurs. That's it.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

It's because Love and Irving are liabilities on defense. Defense kept you in the series last time around. Personally, I hope it's Cleveland at full strength with the Warriors. You'll finally grasp what many on this board have been talking about.

No, they won't. It'll be another endless excuse. It always is.