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[Bobby Roberts]

This is too much lmfao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qBfEnXAboU

"LeBron" trying to channel Bernie Mac in this

Too long, but some really good shit in here.

 

[Ralemont]

That type of thing can be career ending for a big man, so I'm very happy to hear it's nothing so serious.

 

[phanphare]

No excuse now to not start the death lineup for Kerr. No more fuckin' around.

basketball gods forcing those adjustments this series

 

[Gully State]

Ezeli needs to step up and give us some quality minutes. Someone's gotta give Draymond some rest.

 

[Marz]

If Bogut is out Lebron and Irving are going to feast at the rim.

 

[Gully State]

If Bogut is out Lebron and Irving are going to feast at the rim.

What? Warriors go Draymond at center for most of the game against the Cavs. Bogut's absence is not going to lead to a layup line...

 

[Fjordson]

Yeah, defense has been much better with the Draymond at center lineups. Can switch 1-5 and wall off the paint.

But like Gully said, when Draymond rests will be key. Have to get non-disaster minutes from Ezeli.

 

[CopperPuppy]

Finals schedule this year feels excruciatingly drawn out.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

If Bogut is out Lebron and Irving are going to feast at the rim.

Bogut is good for like a solid 15 minutes every third game these days. They are better defensively with Draymond at the 5 for the most part

 

[Gully State]

Tell me about it. It feels like today should be game day, but no...gotta wait another 24 hours..

I don't get Ezeli's regression. Dude was starting to turn the other corner earlier in the season. Now Kerr has Verajao and Speights essentially equal and sometimes above him in the lineup.

 

[Cheebo]

Finals schedule this year feels excruciatingly drawn out.

NBA very actively wants this to be a 12 month league just like the NFL does. NBA Finals to end about a week before the NBA Draft. Which leads right into free agency season mania. Which leads right into NBA Summer League. Which leads into the pre-season camps and then pre-season games and boom the next season starts.

 

[Marz]

What? Warriors go Draymond at center for most of the game against the Cavs. Bogut's absence is not going to lead to a layup line...

FEAST.

 

[Stabby McSter]

Kerr probably noticed Ezeli mumbling "Lakers" in his sleep or something. That's why he gets no minutes.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Want to see Bron go off and Kyrie to step into his own. Stop normalizing testicular assault.

#savetheballs

 

[SlackAdjuster]

As a Cavs I feel good about game 6 but I don't really feel any better with Bogut being out. Not a difference maker imo.

 

[The 18th Letter]

Bogut has played 15, 14, 12, 10 and then 7 minutes (granted he got injured but he probably wasn't going to play much regardless

Trying to act like him being gone is a huge deal is hilarious. Aside from that first quarter when he had 4 blocks he's essentially been useless.

 

[Fjordson]

Before game 5:

Draymond at C: 81 minutes, +53. All other lineups: 111 minutes, -24.

The centers really haven't done well. Last year in game 6 Draymond played 36 minutes at center. Hopefully Kerr plays this game similarly.

 

[LyleLanley]

Bogut has played 15, 14, 12, 10 and then 7 minutes (granted he got injured but he probably wasn't going to play much regardless

Trying to act like him being gone is a huge deal is hilarious. Aside from that first quarter when he had 4 blocks he's essentially been useless.

That's still 10-15 minutes that has to be made up by Draymond and the bench.

 

[Gully State]

Bogut's still really solid during the regular season but his playoff performance gets worse from year to year. That and every time he moves around or jumps to make a block, he grimaces like that was the last play of his basketball career.

 

[shintoki]

Bogut has played 15, 14, 12, 10 and then 7 minutes (granted he got injured but he probably wasn't going to play much regardless

Trying to act like him being gone is a huge deal is hilarious. Aside from that first quarter when he had 4 blocks he's essentially been useless.

It's less of a breath for Green.

And Green isn't going to be as aggressive as normal for Game 6. Otherwise there is a good chance he'll be kicked out of it too, followed by being suspended for Game 7.

 

[Fjordson]

Hopefully Barnes will be better this game also. With Green at center for 35+ minutes he's going to be playing a lot at the 4.

 

[Gully State]

It's less of a breath for Green.

And Green isn't going to be as aggressive as normal for Game 6. Otherwise there is a good chance he'll be kicked out of it too, followed by being suspended for Game 7.

Game was mostly close with Verajao and Speights shitting it up for major minutes in game 5. I'm not worried about the frontcourt as long as Dray is healthy. It's Steph's sub par performance that I'd be more worried of.

 

[Gully State]

Lebron has had the Godfather on repeat during the playoffs

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Has three days in between travel days always been the norm? Feels like there is to much waiting around this year.

 

[LyleLanley]

Lebron has had the Godfather on repeat during the playoffs

The memes are the best part of this years playoffs.

 

[Gully State]

Has three days in between travel days always been the norm? Feels like there is to much waiting around this year.

No I believe they lengthened it this year. There were also a lot less back two backs scheduled this year as well during the regular season.

 

[phanphare]

Lebron has had the Godfather on repeat during the playoffs

would love to see this done with draymond as michael, lebron as kay, and klay and curry kissing dray's ring (with the finals mvp trophy on his desk of course), and then have kerr be the one to shut the door if they win tomorrow and draymond gets finals mvp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5tJKzj6k_Q;t=2m45s

 

[clevbrowns94]

3 days between games is ridiculous. If it goes to game 7, they will have dragged this thing nearly into July. And don't be surprised if it turns into 4 days at some point and actually ends in July.

 

[SlackAdjuster]

No I believe they lengthened it this year. There were also a lot less back two backs scheduled this year as well during the regular season.

 

[SlackAdjuster]

Interesting that in both 2015 and 2016 the first 2 games at GSW had 2 days rest in between while the 3/4 games in CLE were only separated by 1 day.

Not that it means anything or gives anyone an advantage that I can think of.

 

[LyleLanley]

According to the NBA TV schedule, there won't be a Game 7 of the Finals

CLEVELAND - According to NBA TV, there will be no Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

A TV schedule on the NBA's website indicates that the NBA champions parade will air Sunday at 11 a.m.

That's nine hours before Game 7 is tentatively scheduled, if the series goes that far.

Clearly NBA TV doesn't think it will.

In fact, at 8 p.m., NBA TV plans to air The Dunk King qualifying round part two.

The only way the series would go to Game 7 is if the Cavs beat the Warriors at home on Thursday.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Warriors are going over.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Bogut doesn't require surgery and is out 6 to 8 weeks? Must be some sprain

 

[clevbrowns94]

Damn. So rigged. lol

 

[slightconfuse]

Craig Sager is wokring the rest of the finals!!

awesome

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/espn-adds-craig-sager-nba-finals-coverage-game-143846642--nba.html

 

[Fjordson]

Ezeli played 11 minutes last year in the closeout game in Cleveland. Draymond 41 (36 of those at center). No Bogut.

If they can just get 5 minutes each from Varejao and Ezeli they should be able to stick with some form of the death lineup for the other 38 minutes.

Craig Sager is wokring the rest of the finals!!

awesome

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/espn-adds-craig-sager-nba-finals-coverage-game-143846642--nba.html

That's pretty great.

 

[DMczaf]

Warriors are going over.

Don't worry, Silver always does last minute re-writes the night of the show.

 

[slightconfuse]

now get barkley on the post show instead of paul pierce

 

[jordan0386]

Not so great when you consider his time might be coming and ESPN did this as a lifetime appreciation gift.

I still hope for the best.

 

[Fjordson]

now get barkley on the post show instead of paul pierce

Chuck is in Cuba :lol

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Don't worry, Silver always does last minute re-writes the night of the show.

'96 Bulls run in? Can Rodman still go?

 

[Gully State]

'96 Bulls run in? Can Rodman still go?

The 96's bulls all drop in from the rafters in the middle of game 6 to Sirius ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp0ZISBYidI

I'm not even a Jordan fan and even I get chills whenever I hear that song.

 

[CopperPuppy]

'96 Bulls run in? Can Rodman still go?

'96 Bulls show up at the buzzer as final boss, end-of-a-video-game fake out style.

 

[spyder_ur]

"The Look" game is the most fun I've ever had watching an NBA game. My buddies were all big Celtics fans (dunno why, we're all in Alabama) and watching LeBron decimate them was fantastic.

I was there. I would've bet my limited assets on the Celts winning that game handily and LeBron came into the building and took the soul out of the crowd. Best performance I've ever seen live.

Bogut out for the rest of the series.

I think this is a slightly bigger deal than most here seem to. Anything that changes playoff rotations, minutes, and versatility is important at this point.

I'm happy for Bogut that it's not a worse injury though - I thought it looked terrible.

Lebron has had the Godfather on repeat during the playoffs

I'm calling BS on this. I once knew somebody who claimed he kept a copy of the Constitution on him at all times. I called him out twice and he couldn't produce it. Same deal here, or maybe not.

 

[phanphare]

According to the NBA TV schedule, there won't be a Game 7 of the Finals

lol, so we knew philly was getting the number 1 draft pick, we knew golden state was going to the finals while still playing okc, and now we know they get game 6

this isn't getting suspicious or anything..

 

[Gigglepoo]

I'm arguably the biggest Jackson 5 fan.

This is my favorite post in this thread.

 

[friskykillface]

LeBron won't hit that many 3's next game, let's be honest
He'll attempt a lot more though


Mo the god staying in Cleveland next season B^)
Shump X Mo X Love for the #3 pick X Bradley
Do it Ainge

 

[bionic77]

Tell me about it. It feels like today should be game day, but no...gotta wait another 24 hours..

I don't get Ezeli's regression. Dude was starting to turn the other corner earlier in the season. Now Kerr has Verajao and Speights essentially equal and sometimes above him in the lineup.

He got hurt.

Its hard to come back in the middle of the season from an injury.

 

[Gully State]

I think this is a slightly bigger deal than most here seem to. Anything that changes playoff rotations, minutes, and versatility is important at this point.

I'm happy for Bogut that it's not a worse injury though - I thought it looked terrible.

It doesn't benefit the warriors for Bogut to be out obviously but Lebron isn't going to all of a sudden have a layup line with Bogut out. He gets under 20 min a game and hasn't exactly been a presence save for one game.

He got hurt.

Its hard to come back in the middle of the season from an injury.

It's not just that. He looks confused at times where to go on offense

 

[Not]

So is Draymond really the linchpin for the entire team? That's kinda surprising TBH. Warriors should be able to close the deal tomorrow. A game 7 would be bonkers.