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

[OutlawImmortal]

Bogut, top 10 big who's team plays better when he's on the bench.

 

[Hambombs]

Bogut, top 10 big who's team plays better when he's on the bench.

C'mon man it's one series. It's a bad matchup for him. It's honestly been a weird series IMO. We wouldn't be at this point without him IMO

 

[cwerph]

I've taken the heat after games 2 & 3 and now I can't wait til tomorrow. Yep...i'm gonna give them the business. Double digit point win..against the KING?!!?!??!?!? No, that can't be!!!!

Headline:

Warriors Take Commanding 2-2 Lead in NBA Finals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Lebron Sucks



How this series wasn't a sweep by the Warriors still baffles me.

 

[DJ Fieri]

LOL.

I went to sleep.and woke up this am. Blowout!!!!

 

[DJ Fieri]

Bogut''s a stiff. Was it Hambombs who said he was a dominant center?

 

[DJ Fieri]

Iggy was huge last night. Great game for the old vet.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Lebron isnt playing good either and not shooting enough. I see they have started the double team though. It has worked

Not shooting ENOUGH? He's had several games where he's had 30 FGA's in this series.

 

[Indrid Cold]

Iggy was huge last night. Great game for the old vet.

Article on SI.com about the assistant who recommended putting Iggy on LBJ after watching video of Diaw shutting him down for the Spurs.
NBA Finals: Nick U'Ren, Warriors staffer, the brains behind Iguodala starting Game 4 - NBA - SI.com
LBJ made fewer than 1/3 of his shots again last night and was only 50% on his free throws.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Saw that.

However, I hate the new layout.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Iggy will be the reason GS wins this series & make that contract worth every penny.

 

[Montalban]

It was nice to see david lee get an opportunity last night and to see him contribute.

 

[Montalban]

Iggy will be the reason GS wins this series & make that contract worth every penny.

Yes. He was the most energetic player on the floor last night. I think a lot of what happened last night was dictated by the way Golden State played but also it seemed that the Cavs got away somewhat from what had been successful for them. They stopped letting James bring the ball up court, hold it until he could get a shot and let everyone else crash the boards. Instead, he started getting rid of the ball and allowing scrubs like Dellavedova, Shumpert and Smith shoot the ball. If they get back to what worked for them in the first 3 games they can make things very difficult for the Dubs. Its not over yet.

 

[hockey878]

Cavs are 5-29 in the 19 minutes LeBron hasn't been on the court.

Heard that on Mike and Mike.

 

[Shanemansj13]

I see most Warriors fan are more vocal. Expected.

They did what they had to do and they actually made adjustments.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Lebron knew the double team was coming so early he tried to get guys in a rhythm and gave them open looks. He actually did that pretty much the whole game, I think he knew it was going to be a tough game to win but he knows we need guys like Shump, and JR to knock down shots eventually to win.
It was an awful game all-around, except the bigs, who had a huge mismatch most of the game.

The facts are if the role players are shooting like that no matter what Lebron does, they wont win this series. Hopes to a better shooting night, it's gonna be tough to win at GS again.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Iggy will be the reason GS wins this series & make that contract worth every penny.

It's crazy he has come off the bench all year. The MVP for GS so far all series, that being said, I dont think he will ever have a game like that again. Great game though, he stepped up the last 2 games.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Patience my friends...patience. While Lbj has played great the first 3 games he is only human.

Yep, human for one game. He has to save energy for the rest of the series lol

 

[Shanemansj13]

It's the Cavs turn to make adjustments. They looked tired in the 4th, but really they were in the game for 3 quarters and they werent playing good, especially the way Iggy was playing. So it isnt all bad, the defense is still there. This one extra day of rest should be just enough, I mean they shot 33% in Game 2 and still won. GS played better but only bc of Iggy and Draymond played better. They were going to have one game where they actually made open 3's. Advantage GS but the Cavs should have their legs back especially having rested in the 4th lol

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

So, the other day there was some discussion about the price of tickets to The Finals.

I spoke to a friend of mine who has floor seats at The Q -- literally, floor seats, front row -- and she sold her two tickets to Tuesday's game for $46,000. Unfuckingreal. She listed them online at $23k each, for James' number, and someone bought them.

Odd thing is, she listed last night's game for $30k each, but the highest bid she got was $6k each, so they went to the game.

 

[avalon2423]

So I was reading something last night. Its just the view of one writer, but it was interesting. (I cant find the link now to where i read it). Could Lebrons secret motivation be that if the Cavs win, he will retire. He will go out just like Jim Brown did and go on top of his game. That way he accomplished his mission and brought a championship to Cleveland. That way the comparisons between him and Jordan will continue forever because there will always be that "what if he continued" scenario.

I doubt thats what it is, but it is an interesting thought.