Around the NBA - Conference Finals

Are you referring to my post? Because I have said Boston would win every home game and lose every road game to this point. So I have not been proven wrong yet...... not in this series.

It is just this game 7 where I have said they better not count on their home court giving them the advantage. Most people I have discussed it with think I am wrong. I hope I am wrong and could very well be, but my gut says the Cavs in a close one.

 

All of them at home though right?

 

Nope. Game 7 win at GS in 2016 NBA finals.

 

Too Funny!

 

I actually picked Boston in 6. But that was before I realized they weren’t going to show up on the road.
So it’s not like I don’t respect what Boston has done this year, I just think while it’s not impossible that Lebron loses, I believe he’s going to be awesome and he really just needs either one other guy to have a “good” game or a few of them to be average.

 

I was joking but can't help but think if Russ saw the boxscore that he didn't at least think it for a second.

 

Didn't want to start a thread for this, so I figured this thread was general enough. I imagine this will be coming to the NBA soon: Ref's-eye view of the Euroleague final

https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/683458/fanzone-turned-belgrades-kalemegdan-into-a-fun-zone/

 

"The OKC Warriors"
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2777976

 

I haven't been impressed by any team in the conference finals as it has been some sloppy playing for the most part. Boston ;looks like world beaters at home, but they look like Sacramento on the road. All the teams have been plagued by unforced turnovers and some pretty bad shooting.

 

Speaking of Hayward..... down here working our last track event before they tear this historic facility down. 99 years.......

 

You are working the Pre? Awesome event with world class talent. I will be working with one of the contractors building the new stadium and a couple of the other buildings. Expect an awesome new stadium.

 

OK this changes things. When I chose the Cavs to win game 7 I was banking on a solid game from Love.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23613755/kevin-love-cleveland-cavaliers-game-7

 

I don't. I don't understand LeBron haters at all.

 

I wouldn’t say I’m a Lebron fan, for one he’s not a Blazer and I am a Blazer fan. I’ve never hated Lebron but his career arc has been fun to see. Young Lebron was just an amazing Athlete, he was a good basketball player, but I think a lot of people looked at him and thought well if I had hit the Genetic lottery I could do what he does. As Lebron has aged and matured though he’s mixed that incredible athleticism with constantly becoming a better and better basketball player.
I think for a lot “average people” early in his career we were all a little jealous. Some people haven’t let that go, he’s currently the smartest player in the game in terms of understanding what’s going on around him and exploiting matchups, and he is still if not the best athlete in the NBA (Anthony Davis is catching up) he’s up there. His shooting, passing, ability to play different styles has all gotten better.
I admire him as a basketball player more and more.

If he joins the Lakers, I’m gonna cheer for them to lose every game, cause that’s what I do.

 

We don't even know if Hayward fits with this team. Would they be better with him taking Brown and Tatum's minutes? And maybe they're better defensively without Kyrie. They played a lot of their season without either. So it's not like they were the Rockets and then lost Paul and Harden. Boston had a winning identity without their "stars."

 

More Nance might be a good thing for this matchup. We'll see.

 

Lol. You're overthinking this. They're stars. Stars make teams better. Some people think certain guys are stars, but they aren't, because they don't actually make their team better, like Melo. Kyrie amd Hayward do.

 

Well.. The article says they play better without Love on the court.

 

Irving and Hayward are very good players, but the Cavs were terrible until LeBron came back and even the Jazz only made the playoffs 2 of the 7 years Hayward was at Utah. In comparison Lillard has made the playoffs all but one year and McCollum has made the playoffs every year.