OT: Who Ya Got for the NBA Finals?
We got 2 Rookie head coaches, Lebron's redemption story and the Splash Bros featuring Riley Curry.
This is actually an interesting match up b/c this series seems pretty wide open to me. I would think the Warriors would win due to their depth, but Lebron n co have been playing on another level since Love went down.
Seeing MGrowOld not be a miserable Cleveland sports fan for once on this board would be quite refreshing too...
And then we got the gif representing what happened to James Harden last game after he set the NBA record for most turnovers in a postseason game at 13.
The Based God/Lil B curse is real folks.
I'm biased because I hate Cleveland but I think GS matches up way better against the Cavs than vice versa. If they get good defense from Green and Thompson finds his stroke this series is theirs for the taking.
It's going to get pretty ugly if Cleveland doesn't figure out how to score effectively. GSW is just a juggernaut right now, and unlesss we're going back to 2006 I don't see LeBron being able to pull a Wade-type performance and just foul shot his way to victory. Hell, Harden tried that a bit and Houston won one game.
Curry and Thompson make it so hard to shut down that offense, and I don't see the Cavs having enough to keep up. They might win a game because LeBron is the best player in the world, but it won't be enough. GSW in 5.
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Yet you somehow managed to find this thread without any confusion.
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Because you saw the title of the thread, clicked on it, and responded.
The Warriors are more equipped to guard Lebron than any other team save for maybe the Spurs, with Klay, Iguodala, Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes all available to throw at him. Lebron's unstoppable when he's on; he and Kyrie will get theirs. But there's no one on CLE who can guard Steph Curry, and the disparity in depth between the two sides is laughable. I think we're looking at something like last year's finals, where it's basically just Lebron vs. a clearly superior side, and I think the results will be similar.
So my guess is Golden State in 6, with the biggest difference maker being that LeBron ends up having one, maybe two games without downright stellar performances.
Actually kinda nice not feeling entirely apathetic this year. There'd just be too much happiness for too many OSU fans if Cleveland were to win a championship. Plus the Warriors are a team that's pretty easy to root for:
-Fun to watch
-Mostly all 3-4 year college players
-Feels like a Beilein coached team
-Draymond Green always seemed like a good guy. Nice seeing him exceed expectations
-Can't say the same for the Cavs' owner, though, who's shown a bit of the Spartiness in him -- all that lambasting of LeBron for leaving was shockingly immature. Dude suddenly acted like the prior 7 years (and millions more he made by having James) never happened...a mentality not unlike that of MSU folk having now decided football didn't exist before 2008.
Have the Cavs not seemed like a complete team since game 3 against the Bulls? They are getting consistent scoring from every position on the court, shooting over 40% as a team from three, 45% from the field, rebounding exceptionally well on both ends of the court, have JR Smith who has been playing like the 6th man of year, and a back-up point guard who has proved to be quite an asset thus far in the playoffs. Not to mention, they have another 7 days to get Kyrie healthy and the best player on the planet is playing like it.
I am not sure who will win but this isn't like Lebron's Cavs teams of the past. This team actually has quality guys at every position.
You haven't been watching the Cavs. They aren't even close to being fully dependent on Lebron.
LOL at your saying the Cavs are completely dependent on LeBron.
I dunno man. If you can explain how the Cavs aren't actually that heavily dependent on LeBron, despite his usage being so ridiculously high, I'm all ears.
That is how he is. Usually the best player on the team will touch the ball the most and have the most attempts. This team is very good and NOT "heavily" dependent on LBJ. Do they depend on him? Yes, every game. Absolutely. He is the best basketball player in the world. Who would not depend on him? He is his generation's Michael Jordan.
LeBron is unstoppable and has weapons in Irving, Shump, JR, Tristan, and Mosgov. The team has come together really nice and there is no better [player] leader in sports then LeBron. Motivates the hell out of the team.
It's nothing against Lebron. I'm not a Lebron hater at all. It's more just that I want to see the OSU sect of Cleveland fans continue to suffer.
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Because all they're going to do is say, oh well, Ohio State won the title so I don't care about anything.
Good thinking. If I see them at the game I'll make sure to let Elvis Grbac, Desmond Howard, John Kolesar, Charles Woodson, Andy Cannavino, Ed Muransky, Kyle Kalis, Ben Gedeon and all the rest of the OSU lovers from this area know how much you want them to suffer.
Hard to believe that Irving's knees are going to be right after a week and he's a minus defender at full health. Cavs have the series' best player but Warriors have next 4 if Irving's not healthy. Cavs have been playing great D but against very, very limited teams. The Warriors are a huge step up on both ends of the court, first in both defensive and offensive efficiency for the season. They have looked sloppy/nervy in the last couple rounds, but they have a gear Cleveland just can't match.
Barring injury, I think it plays out much like the Warriors-Rockets series.
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What? Who the hell isn't injured or hurt to some degree? The NBA has a very long season from start of the regular season to the end of the post season. Kyrie will have had a week to rest his body. He will be fine. Other than Kyrie, no one is significantly hurt (not counting Love and Verejao) and even then, Kyrie can still play. They (thankfully) did not need Kyrie too much in the ATL series, so he did not play as much, but he was still available. This Cavs team is extremely talented. I'm so glad they made the trade from Shumpert, Mozgov, and Smith because those guys have been lights out great.
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The West was hyped quite a bit and was largely uncompetitive.
I do think the Warriors lucked out by avoiding the Spurs.
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I gotcha. I think Cleveland will be able to make enough plays to win though. Should be a great series.
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I love the NHL and Red Wings, but cannot watch after the Red Wings are eliminated, especially the fucking Blackhawks. I have legitimate hatred for that franchise.
The Cavs will win if they win game 1 or 2.
With all the time between now and game 1, Kyrie should be feeling much better and that's crucial. Delly can't guard anyone on that GS team.
Its hard to see the Cavaliers not getting at least one game. Golden State was very fortunate to win those first two, especially the second against Houston.
The Cavaliers will actually take a game thats handed to them on a silver platter unlike Houston.
I have the most fun watching Curry go nuts on the floor, so for that reason, I'm hoping the Warriors win. I'm hoping for a long, exciting series.
Flint Michigan Tropics FTW!!!
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No offense, but you're insane if you think the Cavs, with the team they have, will win only one game in the finals.
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Better to ask did he burn his LeBron jersey when he bolted, and how long did it take him to buy a new one when he returned to ohio...
Warriors in 6, Steph for Finals MVP. I know, goin out on a limb there....
I didn't have any Cavs gear when he was in Cleveland last time. I now have a blue LBJ jersey. I am extremely capable of being objective when it comes to sports. I am like that with the Wolverines but always get down voted because many of the people who post on this board of incapable of being objective.
Well, we have the best player in the world. When you have that on your team, you can beat anyone.
The Warriors will win game two by a lot but the Cavs will win the rest.
if you were like me and never in a million years would think the NBA finals would be Golden State vs. The Cavs.
Warriors in five. Cavs win game three, game four is close but the Warriors pull it out and then stomp Cleveland back home for the title.
Honestly, I think this was the worst thing that could have happened to Cleveland. They'll go into the finals against a far superior team and lose badly, meaning Lebron James has now played five straight seasons in a row to the final game. Losing Kevin Love and having a hurt Kyrie would have been the perfect season to go out in the second round and then come back strong the next year. At some point, Lebron is going to run out of fuel and as we've seen, a Love/Irving led Cavs team is pretty much garbage.
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The team that just posted the 4th best record in nba history and lost 3 games at home all season will be swept or perhaps pull out 1 win? Right...