Series Thread: Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Finals Thread

[Black Adam]

With his Theatrics , I expect them to show him hooked up to I.V's at halftime and they will have to bring out the defribulator after he colapses to the court after game 2 .

heh, maybe we'll get Paul Pierce wheelchair, the 2nd act outta this...

 

[cwalke3408]

Defending Lebron in gm 1.
______2PA 3PA FGA
Barnes: 7-9 0-1 7-10
Iggy: 3-12 2-3 5-15
Green: 2-4 0-1 2-5
Curry: 1-1 0-2 1-3
Klay: 3-4 0-1 3-5

Kerr said he was planning putting Green on Lebron more but he was in foul trouble but after game 1, I think we will see more Iggy on Lebron.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Yeah, Lebron is a grown ass man.

I think Klay stepped up.

But, so did Mozgov.

That travelling call was...unfortunate.

I thought it was a horrible call.

But, it's not why they lost.

They crumbled like a cookie in overtime.

Bron has to be on the floor for them to be successful now that Kyrie is out.

I mean, who else can create for others or even get their own shot?

Tristan was a monster on the offensive boards.

I hate to see Kyrie out.

But, shit happens.

as soon as it went to OT I pretty much knew they were finished.

It is just so bitter sweet. I think of where the Cavs were at this time last year. I always expected Kyrie to come back- but you never know 100% with these things. There was a real possiblity Kyrie would demand a trade- maybe the Cavs do not get lucky and hit their 1.7% chance at the #1 pick in the lotto. If that happened right now what would the Cavs look like - a back court of Waiters and Stauskas- a front court of Tristan and Varejao- and I have no clue at SF.....

So many things came together though. Kyrie signed that 5 year extension at 12:01 AM on the first day the league allowed him. The Cavs won the lotto with that 1.7% chance and had the ammo to go and get the best rebounder/passing/3pt shooting big man in the game. LeBron of course was the most important thing- getting him back was just mind-blowing. I remember distinctly it was July 11th and I was running something down to probate court to file and I just sat in my car listening to the radio for an hour just toally awestruck.

When I look back at where the Cavs were and where they have come I cannot be upset in the slightest about the awful run of bad luck they have gotten. How can I possibly complain and bitch about bad luck after where they have come from. It has been a hell of a ride thus far and we are only just beginning

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Wiggy AWFUlL quiet after saying I made the most 'outrageous' post of all time.

Why's that?
Oh..maybe because it was proven as correct and accurate?

And, you should request a change of usernames.
Maybe try The Carpenters.

I've never seen so many We've only just Begun posts, when in reality you're just a few games from the END.

If you make it back again next June, then start with the covering both sides of the fence nonsense.

Until then, once the Warriors win, let it sink in that James and the Cavs really didn't accomplish anything special.
Went as far as expected, but couldn't make the jump from loser to winner, which is all that should or does matter if you're a team jumping, easy path ring chaser like LeBron James.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Defending Lebron in gm 1.
______2PA 3PA FGA
Barnes: 7-9 0-1 7-10
Iggy: 3-12 2-3 5-15
Green: 2-4 0-1 2-5
Curry: 1-1 0-2 1-3
Klay: 3-4 0-1 3-5

Kerr said he was planning putting Green on Lebron more but he was in foul trouble but after game 1, I think we will see more Iggy on Lebron.

It was so stupid that they wasted one of his fouls with 3 seconds to go in the half.

 

[Black Adam]

@ the Carpenters reference...

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

@ the Carpenters reference...

That's actually the song my wife and I chose for 'our song' at our wedding.

 

[Black Adam]

That's actually the song my wife and I chose for 'our song' at our wedding.

Cool. Nice touch...

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Cool. Nice touch...

I'd like to touch being 26 again.

This mid 50's

 

[OregonDucks]

Applaud to Cleveland fans man....these folks have been through so much, and they get so dang close but something always happens. In any sport of theirs.

The city needs a title, and if it is in basketball I just hope its when LeBron is gone.

 

[Black Adam]

And since we're in a musical mood i got one i'm dedicating to LeBron, the Cavs, and Wiggy...

Applaud to Cleveland fans man....these folks have been through so much, and they get so dang close but something always happens. In any sport of theirs.

The city needs a title, and if it is in basketball I just hope its when LeBron is gone.

yeah, me too. never DID like the guy...

 

[Hambombs]

What ignorant Mofo was on here the other day insisting that Iggy couldn't check Lebron?

* looks around nervously*

Welp,.....Fin.

I will say this, if Lebron can pull a rabbit out of his ass and win this Series, I will put him in the conversation with Jordan.

But, he won't.

Lol this. He wasn't on the all team defensive team for no reason lol

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Good point Mecca- and to a certain extent- i can eat some crow and say Iggy played better D than I thought he could at this point in his carrer- having said that- I mean- LeBron did score 44 right?

FYI- I was talking about me, not you.

I didn't think Iggy had it in him anymore.

Sure, Bron played damn near the whole game and was gassed, while Iggy ws a reserve.

But, Jordan went Ham with a fever and the flu.

So, you gotta come up big in those moments if you want to be remembered as the greatest of all time.

 

[Hambombs]

FYI- I was talking about me, not you.

I didn't think Iggy had it in him anymore.

Sure, Bron played damn near the whole game and was gassed, while Iggy ws a reserve.

But, Jordan went Ham with a fever and the flu.

So, you gotta come up big in those moments if you want to be remembered as the greatest of all time.

He was first team all defense last year lol and led all reserves in plus minus for a reason.

 

[gordontrue]

once the Warriors win, let it sink in that James and the Cavs really didn't accomplish anything special.

Turnup is downplaying the Cavs accomplishments? shocking

 

[gordontrue]

Game day. The Cavs team taking the floor tonight is shorthanded but proven. They've played very well in these playoffs and won big time games.

While this is of course the toughest test yet... they are better tested than most want to give them credit for.

Time to get that W

 

[Clayton]

Cavs pretty much have to win this game

 

[Across The Field]

Wiggy AWFUlL quiet after saying I made the most 'outrageous' post of all time.

Why's that?
Oh..maybe because it was proven as correct and accurate?

And, you should request a change of usernames.
Maybe try The Carpenters.

I've never seen so many We've only just Begun posts, when in reality you're just a few games from the END.

If you make it back again next June, then start with the covering both sides of the fence nonsense.

Until then, once the Warriors win, let it sink in that James and the Cavs really didn't accomplish anything special.
Went as far as expected, but couldn't make the jump from loser to winner, which is all that should or does matter if you're a team jumping, easy path ring chaser like LeBron James.

Wow, this is just plain idiotic. Coming into the series, 2 of our best players were already out. Now, 3 of them are out. Meanwhile, Golden State isn't dealing with a single bit of that. Yet, you're gonna say the Cavs are still "losers". What a jackass.

 

[Across The Field]

FYI- I was talking about me, not you.

I didn't think Iggy had it in him anymore.

Sure, Bron played damn near the whole game and was gassed, while Iggy ws a reserve.

But, Jordan went Ham with a fever and the flu.

So, you gotta come up big in those moments if you want to be remembered as the greatest of all time.

Ha! He didn't have the flu or a fever, he was hungover. Ask Jalen Rose.

 

[Across The Field]

Game day. The Cavs team taking the floor tonight is shorthanded but proven. They've played very well in these playoffs and won big time games.

While this is of course the toughest test yet... they are better tested than most want to give them credit for.

Time to get that W

We did it against Chicago and Atlanta, we can do it against GS.