General NBA Discussion

[jstep13]

I will quote this for you.

Are you still celebrating the Spurs 25+ point wins? Or maybe there great 40-1 home record.

"their" Mr. My IQ is 160+...

 

[jstep13]

So what are the excuses going to be LeBron lovers when he's about to fall to 2-5 in the Finals? (should be 1-6 but whatever)...Does he opt out AGAIN and move to another team so he can prove his greatness to everyone??

 

[jamesn50mm]

Dudes won two championships, been to six straight, he doesn't need to prove anything. He also has around 5 MVPs.

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[Darkseed]

Dudes won two championships, been to six straight, he doesn't need to prove anything. He also has around 5 MVPs.

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Kinda agree with this statement......Plenty of players who've done much less yet get spoken in terms being some of the best to play the game..

 

[WWEJedi]

"their" Mr. My IQ is 160+...

Never said it was 160..... and blame my thumb for the mistake of clicking "there" instead of "their." I'm not going to take my time to make sure a comment on a toy forum is correct.

So what are the excuses going to be LeBron lovers when he's about to fall to 2-5 in the Finals? (should be 1-6 but whatever)...Does he opt out AGAIN and move to another team so he can prove his greatness to everyone??

Well.... in '07 he took a terrible team to the finals. Something Jordan couldn't do. I don't know why people like you hate on him for that.
No excuse for the loss to the Mavs
Spurs win wasn't lucky. See Kerr saving Jordan and Horry saving Kobe.
No excuse for the loss to the Spurs.
Warriors loss he had no one either.

To me he is 2-2. This series will define his legacy more so than the others now that he has a healthy team.

 

[Deeznutz6]

It seems like a lot of us are all around the same age...like I posted before, my formative NBA were the late 80's/early 90's. I grew up on Jordan, and loved the Riley Knick teams...just wanted to see someone be able to stand up to Jordan. The Lakers beget the Celtics, who beget the Pistons, who beget the Bulls, who beget the Rockets (you could probably add the Spurs to that as well).

One thing I'm not though, is a sports "purist" (<--this might not be the right word for it, but it's the best I could think of). I have no issue with players leaving and creating their own destiny. These players make the team owners a ***** ton of money, and have the right to do what's best for them. Just like in the real world: why would I continue to work for an employer who doesn't maximize my full potential?

I know the Decision was bad form, and rankled a lot of fans. Coincidentally, I was in Cleveland/Akron the night the Decision happened (en route to Des Moines, IA), and read Dan Gilbert's butt hurt letter on the internet afterwards. But I do agree that time heals all wounds, and that Cleveland would have gotten over it, even if Lebron didn't come back last year (I think Lebron would have come back anyways, as Cleveland, and more specifically Akron, OH, is part of his makeup).

I see Lebron going away to Miami akin to him leaving for college, which, of course, he never did. He wasn't ready to carry the burden of the hopes and dreams of an entire city yet, and had to go away to get some perspective. Was it the easier road? Sure. Y'all mentioned that Michael Jordan had Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, both drafted by Bulls (Actually, Pippin wasn't drafted by the Bulls; he was picked fifth overall by Seattle and then traded to the Bulls for Olden Polynice and draft picks). But Cleveland was never going to be able to build a supporting cast around Lebron. After Lebron was drafted, here are Cleveland's picks: 10, 55, 42, 25, 19, 46, 30, and 54. Sure, Cleveland could have possibly struck gold with one of those picks, but it's not likely.

I enjoy watching Lebron play. And I root for him to suceed. I'm not ashamed to admit that. I haven't been wowed by any NBA player since Jordan as much as I am about Lebron.

Well said

How did this delladova clown get in the Nba? He had to be the worst player on the floor and that includes the refs and announcers

 

[guyver1]

When the bench is doing this good, this is a sure sign that this is going to be a long series. Chances are they won't keep this up

 

[user 1190]

When the bench is doing this good, this is a sure sign that this is going to be a long series. Chances are they won't keep this up

That also assumes that the two stars will be both in single digits with 6 min left in the game. And like they may not even really play the rest of the game at this point.

 

[WWEJedi]

Warriors bench outplayed the Cavs. Missed oppurtunity for the Cavs. They should have won when Curry and Klay are struggling.

 

[WWEJedi]

If LeBron didn't turn the ball over twice in a minute the Cavs would be back in this game. Then again, if Irving took good shots it would be a close game as well.
I think Cavs win game 2. They won't shoot 39% again.

 

[jstep13]

^ On the flip side, no way Curry(11 pts)/Klay (9 pts) play this bad again...

 

[guyver1]

Warriors bench outplayed the Cavs. Missed oppurtunity for the Cavs. They should have won when Curry and Klay are struggling.

Kyrie very impatient, not playing smart but he's getting the fouls which is huge

Love erratic in his shooting

The inexperience in the finals is showing

It's not a domination by GS. They aren't getting many fouls but their defense is what's turning the game into the blowout.

Problem is Lebron never performs poorly in a finals game back to back. GM 2 He will rise back. Game two is going to be the factor.

If I was Lue. I'd change the plan on feeding Love the ball in Game 2

 

[nemenforcer]

bah, I feel like the true battle was already slugged out in the West. Watching the game I cant help but feel a sweep is possible

 

[sarakawa]

I will stick with my prediction of warriors in 7. I think CLE will take game 2.

 

[azurepred]

Well said

How did this delladova clown get in the Nba? He had to be the worst player on the floor and that includes the refs and announcers

did you not watch any of the playoffs last year? He is a solid bench player, not great, but no where near as bad as you suggest.

If LeBron didn't turn the ball over twice in a minute the Cavs would be back in this game. Then again, if Irving took good shots it would be a close game as well.
I think Cavs win game 2. They won't shoot 39% again.

Defense was as bad as it could be most of the game. How many wide open shots or lay ups/dunks did GS get tonight? The offense was solely Bron/Kyrie going hero ball ala OKC. WTF happened to the ball movement they had the rest of the playoffs? Embarrassing start from my stand point. Also, can Kyrie guard anyone....anyone?

 

[guyver1]

bah, I feel like the true battle was already slugged out in the West. Watching the game I cant help but feel a sweep is possible

No way is this a sweep. At least to six games. GS won with the bench and defense. Cleveland got smacked in the mouth. Their defense is awake now.

Game 2 on Sun will decide if this is a sweep or not. Remember GS won OKC in gm1 in a blowout and OKC stole one in the bay and we went seven games.

Far from over.

 

[azurepred]

OKC won game 1 and 2 was pretty close most of the game.

 

[sarakawa]

Yea OKC took game 1 lol

 

[WWEJedi]

^ On the flip side, no way Curry(11 pts)/Klay (9 pts) play this bad again...

And on the flip side of that, Warriors bench won't shoot as good as they did either

But yeah, I expect Curry and Klay to step it up. I expect the Cavs to shoot better and I expect the game to hopefully go down to the last few seconds.

 

[guyver1]

And on the flip side of that, Warriors bench won't shoot as good as they did either

But yeah, I expect Curry and Klay to step it up. I expect the Cavs to shoot better and I expect the game to hopefully go down to the last few seconds.

Livingston won't even be a factor on sun. One thing is clear, Iggy is showing why he was last year's finals MVP.