Draymond was suspended for an accumulation of flagrants and technicals. If anything is debatable about it, it's that he should have been suspended sooner. Re: injuries, **** happens. If Steven Adams hadn't been pretty much broken, the Warriors probably don't make the finals in the first place. Last year they got really lucky and the Cavs were beaten down by the injury stick, this year the reverse happened. It's how these sports work.
Curry fouled out because Cleveland realized that he's an atrocious defender and used the pick and roll to isolate him in bad matchups and repeatedly exploit him. It was a sound strategy and the refs had little to do with it. They were able to execute it because they have two of the best off-the-dribble attackers in the game, and they used that to full advantage. They went back to the same well in game 7, and the only reason why he didn't foul out again is because he resigned himself to conceding a bunch of open shots instead (which is how Kyrie got most of his points).
Not to be a ****, but your response is basically "how people who don't understand a sport and want to be edgy about it rationalize stuff" to the letter. There have been people all over the country coming up with similar explanations every time the Pats won SBs too. It was nonsense then and it's nonsense here.
Especially when you consider that the Warriors were a minute away from staking a claim as the best team in NBA history, with Steph going down as an iconi, talent building his way to generational legend status. If the NBA was going to take an active role in this series, they'd have more incentive to push it the other way.
The 3/6 fouls called in game 6 (that were clear as day NOT fouls) were as follows:
-Lebron push off in 1st quarter
-Clean steal on Kyrie at midcourt that should'v live ball turnover breakaway layup
-6th foul on a Lebron flop
Does Curry reach sometimes? Sure. But the timing of those calls all came on the heels of a momentum swinging shot in favour of GSW. Coincidence? I think not. Just like all those no holding penalties not called @DEN this yr for the Pats, then you call OPI on Gronk? Remember the SI cover with the Evan Mathis hold? Remember McCourty getting held on the CJ Anderson game winning TD in OT? You cant make this up. Adam Silver was right..the league gets 90% of the calls right...when looking at it from a business POV. Oh and Tim Donaghy correctly predicted the ref crew for game 7...2 days prior to game 7!
The switches youre correct thats strategy by CLE. No doubt.
I respect your take on this, but your position on this is similar to the rest of the NFL calling NE fans whiners when its blatantly obvious the refs had an agenda. If the refs call Curry like they were calling for CLE, he plays tougher on Kyrie with the knowledge that he wont get called for those ticky tack fouls. Thats how CLE enforced their will by being physical off the ball with Curry/Klay knowing they werent gona get called for any weak fouls.
Also if youre gona call Curry like a scrub, how do you explain Lebron and Kyrie BOTH getting away with offensive push offs on EVERY drive literally?
The Cavs had to make plays absolutely, but they were in a position to do so thanks to the NBA wanting to extend the series. Much like GSw getting a helping hand when they were down 3-1 to OKC.
I'm no GSW fan for the record. Also Lebron coming back 3-1 down (that no Finals team in NBA history has done) against a 73 win team to bring a ring for CLE? Thats an even better storyline than GSW going b2b even though thats a good story too. Dont be naive my friend. I made a killing from the books from games 5-7 for a reason. Just like how Peyton went out on top, Jerome Bettis went out on top, etc. Storylines sell. Watch DEN get no where near the number of calls this coming year when compared to last year. Sports is a business first.