Game Thread NBA Finals: Cavs vs Warriors

That's why the league was quick to respond with a fine (Big dollars to us, peanuts to the players). If Draymond can get away with a nut-hack, you really think the league would suspend its' MVP?

Especially after Kerr basically admitted stars get star preferential treatment?

 

Woo-hoo!

 

Last night while watching the game with friends I commented that this year's Finals are essentially the same as Nascar - the only reason any of us were watching was to find out what Green would do next, much like how Nascar fans watch because of the crashes rather than the driving. We're certainly not watching it for basketball-related reasons!

 

Agreed. I think much of that is the fault of our team makeup, though. We're loaded with fairly passive defenders that react to plays instead of initiating. Aggressive players and teams always get the benefit of the calls.

You baffle the hell out of me. Your constant bitching about everything related to the game is more of a joke than the items you're complaining about. Why do you bother watching? Just stick to your Fantasy sports where nothing will pop your delicate bubble.

Same here. If the Blazers blow out a team, we all call it a great game and are thankful it didn't come down to a last second shot giving the opponent a chance to win. People need to gain perspective and enjoy the amazing play taking place before our eyes, even if it is inconsistent by team from one game to the next. If you think the outcome is fixed, do everyone a favor and don't tune in.

 

Fact is, Steph should be suspended for game 7. This is a fact. Not an opinion. even if it was an opinion, it would be factual.

GSW crybabies...

 

Draymond Groin was ballin' out of his gym shorts, but it wasn't enough to overcome the handi crystal ball.

Love was atrocious on offense and defense, but kudos to him for getting back to working the glass.

How am I just now noticing after multiple quotes that I wrote suspection instead of suspension?

 

Was just chatting with a friend and the topic of trading LeBron for Curry came up. Would you do it? I sort of think both teams would. Cleveland gets a younger superstar and insurance against LeBron leaving/retiring, while Golden State gets an unstoppable 2-way lineup with finesse and brute force. Cleveland would have to move Kyrie for it to work, of course.

 

I would not make the trade. It will be interesting to see if they trade Love though.

 

You being which side?

Love's value is rock bottom right now. I'm not sure they can even get a late 1st round pick for him. And they don't have much enticing to package him with.

 

Love isn't that bad, they could easily get a good offer for him. His salary is quite expensive but with the new cap some sides will happily pay him $19M or whatever he's on.

 

What team is going to want Love at a near-max contract? The Finals exposed how atrocious he is at a fast-paced game. He couldn't even make any coordinated post moves against smaller defenders. His only redeeming quality was rebounding well in Game 7, but GS had gone ultra-small ball, so even that isn't saying much. Maybe they can flip him for bad fit like Greg Monroe?

 

An interesting Stat breakdown of the Finals:
https://blog.statmuse.com/23-is-greater-than-73-9fc65fbb4d7f#.vin09u9vu

 

The writer has never heard of the legend of the Portland Trail Blazers.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1977-nba-finals-trail-blazers-vs-76ers.html

 

Warriors fans now cry about the NBA being rigged, lol this is gold.
Where have they been when refs looked the other way while their goons set a million illegal screens for Curry and Klay? what about Curry getting away with throwing a dirty mouth piece at a fan?

So glad the Warriors lost.

 

The Blazers were ever down 3-1 in that series. They were down 2-0 and then won four straight to clinch the championship in 6 games.

BNM