Series Thread: NBA Finals: Warriors vs Cavaliers

[True Lakers Fan]

It is called being mentally disturbed.

Lol I hear what you're saying but he isn mentally disturbed. There are many hardcore fans that watches all of the games and don't watch anything else. Granted that he might not getting out of his house a lot for a young man though.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

That's what I'm saying. In those situations, where Mj and Kobe passed, the game was on the line. Those were all very late, must make shots...and they passed.

They passed for the same reason Lebron did, they had a guy who was wide open and they knew could hit the shot. It worked for them, not for Lebron.



All of those guys got their rings because they were playing with MJ and Kobe. Paxson and Kerr were on the Bulls at different times, so neither had more than 3 finals appearances and certainly hadn't had many opportunities to hit game deciding shots in their careers.

When Metta hit his, it was his first and only finals appearance.

If the Cavs had played the first two games like they did the third, They might have a w or two but their loss is magnified by the the fact that they got blown out the first two games. Every one misses soonwe or later. Threw close games would have resulted in at least one win. This series is over

 

[bksballer89]

Can we stop pretending like Kyle Korver is an unseasoned rookie? The guy has played in 107 NBA playoff games. He's hit many, many big shots in his career. It's so easy to second guess LeBron with the advantage of hindsight . . . it's weak.

What do you expect when you're dealing with people who can't be unbiased when it comes to Lebron?

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

 

[True Lakers Fan]

So now maybe we can stop hearing all the whining about it from fans.

Have you ever heard the song from the 70's We've only just begun ♪♪♪♪ Because they are going to be singing the whines for the next year

 

[Black Adam]

payback for that blocked shot LeClown got on him LAST finals...

 

[Black Adam]

"WiggityWack suicide watch"...

"Day 2"...

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

What do you expect when you're dealing with people who can't be unbiased when it comes to Lebron?

In a nutshell, we continue to revise history to suit our Lebron hatred

People that dont think Jordan deferred so many times, in so many big spots, to guys like Kerr, Armstrong, Paxson, just dont know basketball, and definitely dont know the Jordan era

Difference is, those guys more often than not, buried the wide open looks that Jordan created

If Korver buries the easiest 3 spot on the court, no one is bitching about him deferring

The suggestion he should just barrel through the 3 guys closing down on him defensively, and force a shot is silly....Trust me, Jordan wasnt doing that either

 

[bksballer89]

In a nutshell, we continue to revise history to suit our Lebron hatred

People that dont think Jordan deferred so many times, in so many big spots, to guys like Kerr, Armstrong, Paxson, just dont know basketball, and definitely dont know the Jordan era

Difference is, those guys more often than not, buried the wide open looks that Jordan created

If Korver buries the easiest 3 spot on the court, no one is bitching about him deferring

The suggestion he should just barrel through the 3 guys closing down on his defensively, and force a shot is silly....Trust me, Jordan wasnt doing that either

Yep and can you imagine the criticism if Lebron had took and missed that shot with 2 guys on him instead of passing it to 3 pt specialist Kyle Korver who was wide open? All of these idiots would be here saying "OMG he took such a terrible shot and should have trusted his teammates".

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Yep and can you imagine the criticism if Lebron had took and missed that shot with 2 guys on him instead of passing it to 3 pt specialist Kyle Korver who was wide open? All of these idiots would be here saying "OMG he took such a terrible shot and should have trusted his teammates".

Not much different than Trump (not endorsing Trump)

People that hate him will never be swayed by any action he ever performs for this country

He could say "No more Taxes", and people that hate him will find a reason he still sucks

 

[Heatles84]

Everybody has a choice.

You should really be more open minded. At least those were your words to me at one point.

 

[Heatles84]

Haven't posted my thoughts on the Lebron decision near the end of the game. I strongly dislike Lebron, but it was the correct play. Lebron has plenty of big shots, most notably in the '13 Finals where he hit that elbow jump shot to ice the game in the final minute in game 7.

Korver should've hit that shot, not Lebron's fault on that one. These Finals are very reminiscent of '13 and '14. Dubs are playing with purpose right now and Lebron's doing everything he can, but is getting little help. Irving had a great game, but he's an atrocious defender, as is JR.

 

[bksballer89]

Lebron has plenty of big shots, most notably in the '13 Finals where he hit that elbow jump shot to ice the game in the final minute in game 7.

I can't believe that dude think Lebron only hit one big shot in his playoffs career lol. That was hilarious.

Certain people here need to realize big/clutch shots doesn't have to take place with 10 seconds to go. If you don't think hitting a go ahead shot with 2 minutes in the 4th or hitting a 3 to tie the game with 90 seconds to go in the 4th is clutch then there is something wrong with you.

 

[Heatles84]

I can't believe that dude think Lebron only hit one big shot in his playoffs career lol. That was hilarious.

Certain people here need to realize big/clutch shots doesn't have to take place with 10 seconds to go. If you don't think hitting a go ahead shot with 2 minutes in the 4th or hitting a 3 to tie the game with 90 seconds to go in the 4th is clutch then there is something wrong with you.

Yeah, you know people are saying retarded shit when I start defending Lebron. I like to criticize him as much as the next person, but you have to remain realistic.

 

[bksballer89]

Yeah, you know people are saying retarded shit when I start defending Lebron. I like to criticize him as much as the next person, but you have to remain realistic.

Yeah I really hate when this happens. People make ridiculous statements about LBJ and I actually have to defend the guy. Makes me sick

 

[Kold]

If Lebron gets tired in the 2nd half again, it's not an excuse. 3 games now, and Lebron/Lue insists on playing at the Warriors pace? Lebron continuously said that they won't change. That's definitely not insane. It's on Lebron/Lue to slow the game down and/or get in the post. Lebron battered KD in the post in 2012, and can still do so to an extent. It's also on Lebron to pick his spots wisely, that way he can conserve energy

 

[knowyourenemy]

Yeah, you know people are saying retarded shit when I start defending Lebron. I like to criticize him as much as the next person, but you have to remain realistic.

Yeah I really hate when this happens. People make ridiculous statements about LBJ and I actually have to defend the guy. Makes me sick

My biggest problem with him is not as a player but as a "GM." He basically told Cleveland to trade for Love and to give big deals to Thompson and J.R. Smith. Now, he's stuck with players who have virtually no chance of beating Golden State in the next couple years. From Cleveland's perspective, it's probably still worth it because they finally got a title. But I suspect they will have to trade a bunch of future draft picks to get teams to take those contracts off their hands (if they want to build a team around LeBron that has a chance of winning). It'll sort of be like the 80s, except there's now a rule in place so that they can't completely screw themselves in the future.

 

[bksballer89]

My biggest problem with him is not as a player but as a "GM." He basically told Cleveland to trade for Love and to give big deals to Thompson and J.R. Smith. Now, he's stuck with players who have virtually no chance of beating Golden State in the next couple years. From Cleveland's perspective, it's probably still worth it because they finally got a title. But I suspect they will have to trade a bunch of future draft picks to get teams to take those contracts off their hands. It'll sort of be like the 80s, except there's now a rule in place so that they can't completely screw themselves in the future.

Yeah I agree. That Tristan Thompson deal was hilarious.

 

[Black Adam]

If Lebron gets tired in the 2nd half again, it's not an excuse. 3 games now, and Lebron/Lue insists on playing at the Warriors pace? Lebron continuously said that they won't change. That's definitely not insane. It's on Lebron/Lue to slow the game down and/or get in the post. Lebron battered KD in the post in 2012, and can still do so to an extent. It's also on Lebron to pick his spots wisely, that way he can conserve energy

one would've thought that the Cavs would've gotten the message after the 1st couple of games. they can't play Warriors style basketball...

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Yeah I agree. That Tristan Thompson deal was hilarious.

JR for Carmello!