Series Thread: NBA Finals: Warriors vs Cavaliers

[Black Adam]

Who believes JR? I don't

JR Smith denies tweeting 'Cavs in 7' after loss

me either...

 

[gordontrue]

Not gonna lie, that one was absolutely brutal to take last night.

 

[bksballer89]

Not gonna lie, that one was absolutely brutal to take last night.

You punched a wall? I know I would have. Can't lose that game up 6 with 3 to go. Unacceptable

 

[gordontrue]

But still, they had to all go nuts to barely win. No way they can do that 4 of 7 games.

Everyone keeps saying this - and I admit it did feel like this... but just look at the 3-point shooting.

Kyrie and Love combined 1-14 from downtown. The Cavs as a team shot less than 25% on 44 3-pointers. The Warriors shot nearly 50% from 3.

Considering all that, I'm amazed the Cavs had the game in their hands with a couple minutes to go.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

To be fair, it means everything in this discussion. When Lebron was dominating with Miami, those teams were stacked over the rest of the league, but I never seen it used as an excuse as to why Lebron was great, and it rightfully shouldnt have been. Lebron had a more stacked team when Miami beat OKC, but that was all about that being his moment

"To be fair?"

That's a weird start to this post. I think you should fine tune your usage of that phrase.

Anyway, I'm not making any excuses. I've got no reason to. I don't even know what I would be making an excuse for.

It was an observation that if someone wants to discuss who's better, James or Durant based on The Finals, an interesting thing to consider is what would happen if their teams were switched.

 

[gordontrue]

You punched a wall? I know I would have. Can't lose that game up 6 with 3 to go. Unacceptable

Yeah, as brilliant as Kyrie was in the 2nd half... missing that 2-for-1 and then jacking up that fadeaway 3 lost the game for them.

Didn't punch any walls but I might need a new remote.

 

[gordontrue]

Hopefully he just starts a new franchise, creates a team called Monstars

and recruits

CP3
Harden
himself
The Brow
Gobert

with a bench of

Westbrook
Lilliard
Kawhi
M. Gasol
some random white guy who shoots 3



I'd still pick the Warriors.

Nah, the team should be called the Tune Squad. The Warriors are the monstars.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

You punched a wall? I know I would have. Can't lose that game up 6 with 3 to go. Unacceptable

I don't like damage to my sheetrock, so instead I fucked a grapefruit.

 

[bksballer89]

Yeah, as brilliant as Kyrie was in the 2nd half... missing that 2-for-1 and then jacking up that fadeaway 3 lost the game for them.

Didn't punch any walls but I might need a new remote.

Kyrie had 2 terrible possessions late in the 4th last night. There was one possession probably around halfway of the 4th where he dribbled out the entire shot clock and never passed the ball then obviously the final possession .

Also Korver needs to hit that 3. Likely ends the game if he hits that

 

[gordontrue]

Durant has come through in every single way possible. I had no doubt that 3 was going in when he pulled up. It was a great shot that'll go on his reel for sure.

 

[gordontrue]

Kyrie had 2 terrible possessions late in the 4th last night. There was one possession probably around halfway of the 4th where he dribbled out the entire shot clock and never passed the ball then obviously the final possession .

Also Korver needs to hit that 3. Likely ends the game if he hits that

Yeah. Kyrie was frustrating me because I felt like everytime he went to he hoop he scored. Everytime he settled for a jumper he missed.

 

[trojanfan12]

Lebron didnt go to a team that went to the Finals the prior 2 seasons

They went to the FInals AFTER he arrived

Well, because of him

You realize D-Wade had a ring and was finals MVP before Lebron arrived in Miami...right?

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

I understand why he did it from his perspective but it sucks for fans of the game.

He did it from his perspective cause he is a ball-less coward

 

[gordontrue]

@bksballer89 As an unbiased observer, do you feel like the Warriors getting better looks from 3 than the Cavs or are they just making them and the Cavs aren't?

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

You realize D-Wade had a ring and was finals MVP before Lebron arrived in Miami...right?

Wonderful, and after Shaq left, he accomplished nothing until Bron arrived, and after Bron left, he accomplished nothing

 

[Black Adam]

I don't like damage to my sheetrock, so instead I fucked a grapefruit.

all good i guess if the grapefruit enjoyed...

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

@bksballer89 As an unbiased observer, do you feel like the Warriors getting better looks from 3 than the Cavs or are they just making them and the Cavs aren't?

Golden State doesnt need clear looks, Curry makes some of the most impossible long range bombs we have ever seen

 

[gordontrue]

You realize D-Wade had a ring and was finals MVP before Lebron arrived in Miami...right?

Sure, but the Heat were 5 years and 4 1st-round exits removed from that.

 

[Black Adam]

Yeah. Kyrie was frustrating me because I felt like everytime he went to he hoop he scored. Everytime he settled for a jumper he missed.

seems that's the results EVERY time you start settling for jumpers in a playoff game...

#2010Celtics

 

[trojanfan12]

Wonderful, and after Shaq left, he accomplished nothing until Bron arrived, and after Bron left, he accomplished nothing

Lol. He was the finals MVP, not Shaq. He was already a champion before Lebron arrived. But hey, keep moving those goalposts.