OT: Cavs vs. Warriors (Who Wins the NBA Finals?)

I'm not so sure I ever want Love anymore in green, Cavs probably would have been better off getting Crowder and AB if that was ever a real offer.

bron finally showed up. dude needs to realize he can get to the rim at will still

wolverinejoe80 said:

bron finally showed up. dude needs to realize he can get to the rim at will still

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His teammates finally showed up. He got the help that people were complaining he lacked.

Froob said:

I'm not so sure I ever want Love anymore in green, Cavs probably would have been better off getting Crowder and AB if that was ever a real offer.

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I'm absolutely sure I don't want Love in green. I've been sure for quite some time.

Question: If Love is cleared from his concussion, should he walk right back into the lineup? Or should the Cavs hired an independent doctor who can keep him on the concussion protocol? Like a Ted Wells type of doctor?

Curry stinking so far in this series

varjao said:

Curry stinking so far in this series

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Looks the knee tweak in Game 7 of the WCF has significantly affected him.

I don't want the Cavs to win, but if they do win in 6, they should have the whole arena chant boring in the finals minutes like the obnoxious Warriors fans do.

TBR said:

Does LeBron ever get to the basket legally? He just rams his shoulder or forearm into anyone in his way.

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That's his entire game. He's a football player playing basketball and the NBA enables it because they made him the face of the league the second he got there.

The flippin NBA is so predictable. I should have placed a bet. Game 4 will be closer. Bet the Cavs. This is going 6 or 7. Count on it.

I say the Warriors rebound from this and take Game 4. But aside from that, Curry hasn't looked like explosive quick Curry since Game 1 versus the Rockets in the first round.

Curry is not the MVP for the Warriors let alone for the league.

vuudu said:

Question: If Love is cleared from his concussion, should he walk right back into the lineup? Or should the Cavs hired an independent doctor who can keep him on the concussion protocol? Like a Ted Wells type of doctor?

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It will certainly be interesting to see what they do with the Love situation. As mentioned earlier, news of his absence actually shifted the line in CLE's favor by two points, which kind of surprised me.

If you look at the stats, I believe they are averaging 113 per game without him this year, vs. 103 with him. We all know his obvious limitations, defensively. He looked lost at times in the first 2 games.

That said, I still think they'll put him back in there due to the large pact/profile, along with the fact that they have tried to force a square peg into a round hole since day one. Although it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, I find it hard to imagine them sitting him for too long once he's healthy again.

VectorPrime said:

Curry is not the MVP for the Warriors let alone for the league.

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Yes, he is. No other player deserved it over him this year and without Curry, the Warriors would not be the team they are. What you're seeing is a slow as **** Curry trying to play through an injury. This isn't the Curry of the regular season, nor the one that played in the first game of the playoffs. These kneejerk reactions are hysterical though.

Froob said:

All this talk about you need stars to win but, so far Curry and LeBron haven't been that good this series while we saw Dubs win two games with two huge games by the reserves and now the Cavs tonight doing it without LeBron exploding.

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I get what you're saying, but I also think the expectations are a bit higher when referring to James' production.

For example, most other players who went 14/26 with 32 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, with solid defense would be considered as having a very good game, but here you use the phrase "without LeBron exploding." In my opinion, anytime someone goes for 30+ by getting a double/double and playing good defense, they should be seen as going off.

Hell, as lousy as he's looked in the first 2 games, he still came into last night's affair nearly averaging a triple/double for the series: 21 points, 10 boards, 9 assists (prior to last night's game). I do agree that James hasn't always been great in the finals, but I also think that some of his supporting cast needs to step up as well.

In other words, LeBron the GM is hurting LeBron the player.

supafly said:

I get what you're saying, but I also think the expectations are a bit higher when referring to James' production.

For example, most other players who went 14/26 with 32 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, with solid defense would be considered as having a very good game, but here you use the phrase "without LeBron exploding." In my opinion, anytime someone goes for 30+ by getting a double/double and playing good defense, they should be seen as going off.

Hell, as lousy as he's looked in the first 2 games, he still came into last night's affair nearly averaging a triple/double for the series: 21 points, 10 boards, 9 assists (prior to last night's game). I do agree that James hasn't always been great in the finals, but I also think that some of his supporting cast needs to step up as well.

In other words, LeBron the GM is hurting LeBron the player.

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I made that post before LeBron took over haha.

Tom meets Kaepernick said:

I say the Warriors rebound from this and take Game 4. But aside from that, Curry hasn't looked like explosive quick Curry since Game 1 versus the Rockets in the first round.

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No question he is not 100%

Curry has had 48 points through 3 games. He's choked thus far. But then he didn't exactly set the world on fire through three games last year either.

LeBron actually hit jumpers last night, his teammates helped out in a big way. Crazy to see a 30 point blowout go from one team to the other. Still very hard to see them win 3 of next 4

juny said:

LeBron actually hit jumpers last night, his teammates helped out in a big way. Crazy to see a 30 point blowout go from one team to the other. Still very hard to see them win 3 of next 4

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That's because there was actually ball movement this time instead of isolation basketball. That was actually the reason I originally thought Cleveland was going to take this series in the first place, because they showed a commitment to ball movement throughout the playoffs then reverted back to what they were before in the first two games. I really don't like the Cavs, so I hope that this won't become a trend.