NBA Finals Thread - Warriors/Cavs

[pantherphan96]

10 minutes ago, nctarheel0619 said:

LeBron shits the bed when it matters again.  Raise your hand if you're surprised.  Oh, no one?  Fair enough.  

1 assist away from a triple double again. not sure what else he can do when kyrie is the only other player that shows up.

[Kakarot]

Green called Bron a b**ch boy. Lol Bron didn't want none with Green

[Montsta]

1 hour ago, carolina-chuck2 said:

I get that; Dennis Rodman. 

Mom just saying when you're ass is 7'0 you should be able to get some. 

Bogut should come off the bench next gm

infavor of Iggy. 

 

GSW needs a legitimate center. D12, I'm telling you.

 

If management lets Dwight Howard the team/coach/franchise destroyer anywhere near this team I will lose my poo. 

[nctarheel0619]

7 hours ago, pantherphan96 said:

1 assist away from a triple double again. not sure what else he can do when kyrie is the only other player that shows up.

Yes!  A useless triple double when he needed to take over by scoring the ball!  Yes!  Excuses!  I love them!  Keep it up!  

 

Wait, are you saying LeFailwhenitmatters needs more help?  What?  Are you serious?  Is it because the air conditioning wasn't working properly?  Was the weather too hot?  Was LeBron going through PMS?  What other excuses do you have for the so called "King" please, come forth and tell all.  

[Ship]

[Montsta]

1 hour ago, carolina-chuck2 said:

You guys need a Center badly if y'all wanna go for a 3peat. 

Not that center. I'd rather take my chances with Ezeli and some ring-chasing vet than Howard.

Dude is cancer, plain and simple.

[pantherphan96]

5 hours ago, nctarheel0619 said:

Yes!  A useless triple double when he needed to take over by scoring the ball!  Yes!  Excuses!  I love them!  Keep it up!  

Wait, are you saying LeFailwhenitmatters needs more help?  What?  Are you serious?  Is it because the air conditioning wasn't working properly?  Was the weather too hot?  Was LeBron going through PMS?  What other excuses do you have for the so called "King" please, come forth and tell all.  

I honestly don't think there is a team in the East good enough to beat these Warriors. Only reason that LBJ gets all this criticism (some deserved, some not so much) is because he is the best player in the NBA. Going into game 4 he led both teams in minutes/points/rebounds/assists/steals. Could he play better? Sure. Is the loss solely on him? No.

 

[nctarheel0619]

1 hour ago, pantherphan96 said:

I honestly don't think there is a team in the East good enough to beat these Warriors. Only reason that LBJ gets all this criticism (some deserved, some not so much) is because he is the best player in the NBA. Going into game 4 he led both teams in minutes/points/rebounds/assists/steals. Could he play better? Sure. Is the loss solely on him? No.

 

He doesn't have a killer instinct.  Simple as that.  Hey, let's drive all the way to the basket and dish the ball out to the perimeter.  LOLZ.   

[pantherphan96]

43 minutes ago, nctarheel0619 said:

He doesn't have a killer instinct.  Simple as that.  Hey, let's drive all the way to the basket and dish the ball out to the perimeter.  LOLZ.   

this a meaningless platitude commonly peddled by the Skip Baylesses of the world. Lebron tried to get his teammates involved in the game and is most effective by driving and attracting help defense and kicking it out to a more open player. While he was too careless with the ball (7 turnovers is far too many) I would rather have an open look than LBJ forcing up contested shots in the paint.

The real story was the difference in 3 point shooting and converting at the FT line. Cavs went 6-25 while the Warriors went 17-36 from 3, and shot under 60% from the line vs 80%. Can't win in the playoffs if you shoot that poorly.

[nctarheel0619]

52 minutes ago, pantherphan96 said:

this a meaningless platitude commonly peddled by the Skip Baylesses of the world. Lebron tried to get his teammates involved in the game and is most effective by driving and attracting help defense and kicking it out to a more open player. While he was too careless with the ball (7 turnovers is far too many) I would rather have an open look than LBJ forcing up contested shots in the paint.

The real story was the difference in 3 point shooting and converting at the FT line. Cavs went 6-25 while the Warriors went 17-36 from 3, and shot under 60% from the line vs 80%. Can't win in the playoffs if you shoot that poorly.

Agreed, and when your superstar stat pads when the games over.  Then again, LeFail doesn't have a reliable jumper.  So it makes sense.  

[pantherphan96]

8 minutes ago, carolina-chuck2 said:

The whole East other than Cavs, would get sweep by OKC/SA. The whole East other than Cavs, would get beat by Portland in game 6 or 7. 

SA and GS and likely OKC would have won. Cavs best chance would have been against OKC though. I think Toronto and a healthy Heat could beat Portland though.

[pantherphan96]

1 hour ago, nctarheel0619 said:

Agreed, and when your superstar stat pads when the games over.  Then again, LeFail doesn't have a reliable jumper.  So it makes sense.  

His outside game has gotten a lot worse and it was never all that great to begin with.  I think Cleveland is pretty much screwed though because they gave all that money to TT and Love so it forces Lebron to play the wing instead of down low where he had a lot of success in Miami.

[Goondal]

3 hours ago, carolina-chuck2 said:

I've been hard of D12, but he was hell of a

player and great teammate in Orlando. LA was bad and Houston just didn't work out; Harden hogger. You out D12 in a great locker room/coaches like GSW, I don't see why he can't succeed. D12 would hide behind Curry, Klay, and Green.

I believe that you are probably correct, however if you are that team then is it really worth the risk?

[Anybodyhome]

19 hours ago, pantherphan96 said:

this a meaningless platitude commonly peddled by the Skip Baylesses of the world. Lebron tried to get his teammates involved in the game and is most effective by driving and attracting help defense and kicking it out to a more open player. While he was too careless with the ball (7 turnovers is far too many) I would rather have an open look than LBJ forcing up contested shots in the paint.

The real story was the difference in 3 point shooting and converting at the FT line. Cavs went 6-25 while the Warriors went 17-36 from 3, and shot under 60% from the line vs 80%. Can't win in the playoffs if you shoot that poorly.

There's a lot more to it, I believe. He went to Miami where Wade was already established as a star. Bring in Chris Bosh, who was horribly underrated in Toronto who was a legitimate double-double guy night in and night out. Put LBJ, D Wade and Bosh together and it looked like nothing fit together. Experiment failed.

LBJ goes to Cleveland, bring in Kevin Love, another very good player in Minnesota and Irving was making huge strides. Guess what? These guys look like they're all dancing with different partners as well.

Sorry, LBJ may be a great player, but he's not winning championships by himself and he seems unable to adapt to any of his teammates' styles.