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[thehypocrite]

thehypocrite, do you believe in math as a thing or did numbers ruin your childhood? I've never seen someone so openly dismissive of statistics as you are in these NBA threads.

Hey man I like stats, I just dislike the intentionally dishonest way in which they are used to promote a bullshit narrative.

Stats are important in sports and they are an important tool to measure performance on the court but they in no way are everything there's to it.

NBA isn't a spreadsheet game. There's context to it and there should be context to stats.

Example BBB using number of FTs to support his argument that the NBA refs weren't favoring the dubs in the last game.

Heck today the NBA announced that in the last 2 minutes and OT they missed 4 calls, 1 that would favor the dubs and 3 that would favor the Cavs, but BBB just want you too look at the stats of total FTs.

That's why I call them bullshit.

 

[Trey]

Curry gets treated differently than LeBron because they are different people, different players, with different careers and different expectations.

"But if LeBron did..." is such a worthless statement I don't know why you all are discussing it.

 

[jmood88]

The Spurs lost in the first round. They didn't make it to the second or further.

I don't recall saying that they did.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

Hey man I like stats, I just dislike the intentionally dishonest way in which they are used to promote a bullshit narrative.

Stats are important in sports and they are an important tool to measure performance on the court but they in no way are everything there's to it.

NBA isn't a spreadsheet game. There's context to it and there should be context to stats.

Example BBB using number of FTs to support his argument that the NBA refs weren't favoring the dubs in the last game.

Heck today the NBA announced that in the last 2 minutes and OT they missed 4 calls, 1 that would favor the dubs and 3 that would favor the Cavs, but BBB just want you too look at the stats of total FTs.

That's why I call them bullshit.

alright, you don't sound like a crazy person anymore.

even if you are cheering for the cavs to win

 

[thehypocrite]

alright, you don't sound like a crazy person anymore.

even if you are cheering for the cavs to win

Lol. Well yes. Cavs get this in 6 as the dubs are legit shook and don't understand what's happening on the court.

It's all about intensity, execution and will at this point. Talent and ability are important, but they need to bring the other elements to win it.

 

[Godslay]

Hey man I like stats, I just dislike the intentionally dishonest way in which they are used to promote a bullshit narrative.

Stats are important in sports and they are an important tool to measure performance on the court but they in no way are everything there's to it.

NBA isn't a spreadsheet game. There's context to it and there should be context to stats.

Example BBB using number of FTs to support his argument that the NBA refs weren't favoring the dubs in the last game.

Heck today the NBA announced that in the last 2 minutes and OT they missed 4 calls, 1 that would favor the dubs and 3 that would favor the Cavs, but BBB just want you too look at the stats of total FTs.

That's why I call them bullshit.

Well he's a joke/troll poster for the most part, par for the course.

 

[Spinluck]

Well he's a joke/troll poster for the most part, par for the course.

Lmao, troll more accurate, you have to be funny to be a joke poster.

 

[thehypocrite]

Well he's a joke/troll poster for the most part, par for the course.

He went too far and got lost on his method acting.

 

[Godslay]

Lmao, troll more accurate, you have to be funny to be a joke poster.

I'm being generous since humor is open to interpretation.

 

[Eos]

The biggest travesty about these finals is that the Spurs would've straight clowned on both these teams.

agreed

 

[The Last Wizard]

Who is YNB?

Westbrook, y not brook

 

[Lionel Richie]

Show me the bullshit stats that you like to flaunt around for everything or hold your L. What defensive metrics has YNB as a good defender? Also which quality defender has Curry faced so far that was healthy?

Westbrook had 3.2 DWS this season, while Curry stopper Dellavedova had a towering 0.5. Also, if you actually think straight up that Dellavedova is a better defender than Westbrook you should try and get a position with the Knicks front office.

 

[Liquidsnake]

They would've had to have gotten out of the first round do that, though.

And they lost to the softest team in the NBA, the fake tough guys.

 

[ISOM]

The biggest travesty about these finals is that the Spurs would've straight clowned on both these teams.

They shouldn't have gotten clowned on by the clippers then.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

Spurs didn't get beat by the clips, just father time finally started cashing checks on them

 

[Dion Blaster]

Skip and Stephen A really are like forum trolls. I honestly can't tell what they're even trying to argue about.

 

[BronsonLee]

If stats don't matter to JR Smith, they shouldn't matter to you!

 

[Zach]

Can't waaaaait for Game 3. Where do you stand, folks?

Cavs win big

Cavs win a close one

Cavs win in OT

Warriors win in OT

Warriors win a close one

Warriors win big

 

[diffusionx]

Hmm, don't get it, but whatever.

Curry and Klay both playing like they're still concussed. Injuries are the name of the game this season.

Klay kept them in the game on Sunday. He was the only one who was playing well on that team.

Curry... he hasn't been the same since he fell off Ariza. I mean, he didn't have an outright bad game until Sunday, but he's looked off.

 

[Battersea Power Station]

Can't waaaaait for Game 3. Where do you stand, folks?

Cavs win big

Cavs win a close one

Cavs win in OT

Warriors win in OT

Warriors win a close one

Warriors win big

For sure one of those.

 

[Misterhbk]

Warriors by blow from start to finish. Kerr gonna unleash the adjustments. Curry gonna silence the ridiculous Dell love. By playing like.his usual self. Klay stays hot. Checkmate.

 

[Jonm1010]

The clippers were a team hampered by health and depth.

Blake Griffin was legitimately the best player in the playoffs for most of that series.

I seemed to have watched a different series then most. What I saw was two teams that had they managed to sustain that level of play no one would of been shocked if they made the finals. That is in spite of their injuries.

Spurs had the depth to put away the Rockets. Problem was the less healthy team won that series and depth and injury caught up them.

 

[thehypocrite]

Westbrook had 3.2 DWS this season, while Curry stopper Dellavedova had a towering 0.5. Also, if you actually think straight up that Dellavedova is a better defender than Westbrook you should try and get a position with the Knicks front office.

Never said Delly better than Westbrook. The DWS and DRtg show that Curry is a better defender than YNB, CP3, Conley, Bledsoe. am I supposed to take that seriously?


Some stats that matter: Thunder allow 100.5*100 possessions without YNB and 104.6 with him on the floor.

Source:Sbnation dated 2015/4/8.

Defense is a team stat and hard to quantify in my opinion so scouts do it better as a lot of it is instincts and affinity within the team.

 

[Omega]

For sure one of those.

I'm choosing game ends in a tie

 

[eBay Huckster]

Can't waaaaait for Game 3. Where do you stand, folks?

Cavs win big

Cavs win a close one

Cavs win in OT

Warriors win in OT

Warriors win a close one

Warriors win big

Wanna say Cavs win a close one, but I can always be horribly and hilariously wrong. In any direction.

 

[Dion Blaster]

The clippers were a team hampered by health and depth.

Blake Griffin was legitimately the best player in the playoffs for most of that series.

I seemed to have watched a different series then most. What I saw was two teams that had they managed to sustain that level of play no one would of been shocked if they made the finals. That is in spite of their injuries.

In a sense the Spurs did catch a bad break by playing the Clippers in round 1, a team lacking depth that was bound to slow down at some point because of that. Spurs really have no one to blame but themselves though for failing to secure a seed higher than 6.

Can't waaaaait for Game 3. Where do you stand, folks?

Cavs win big

Cavs win a close one

Cavs win in OT

Warriors win in OT

Warriors win a close one

Warriors win big

I think the Warriors open the floodgates this game. But if the Cavs keep it close Lebron can pull it out especially at home.

 

[BrassMonkey1010]

Can't waaaaait for Game 3. Where do you stand, folks?

Cavs win big

Cavs win a close one

Cavs win in OT

Warriors win in OT

Warriors win a close one

Warriors win big

Warriors blow out the Cavs tonight...I hope I'm wrong, but they are too good to play this shitty.

 

[Kacho]

Can't waaaaait for Game 3. Where do you stand, folks?

Cavs win big

Cavs win a close one

Cavs win in OT

Warriors win in OT

Warriors win a close one

Warriors win big

My gut says that GS will be on their game tonight. I expect them to win a close one.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

After 5-23 I have no more game predictions

 

[Kanguro]

people seriously arguing that YNB is a good defender in this thread? I guess constantly gambling for steals and always being out of position qualifies as good defense in some universe.

 

[Fjordson]

After 5-23 I have no more game predictions

Yup. I'm totally lost at this point.

 

[FZZ]

Cavs blow out Warriors

MVP am cry

Gaffers eat crow

Dellavedova becomes Lebron's number 1 homie

Get fucked GAF.

 

[thehypocrite]

people seriously arguing that YNB is a good defender in this thread? I guess constantly gambling for steals and always being out of position qualifies as good defense in some universe.

I agree with you, but they have some "stats".

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Cavs blow out Warriors

MVP am cry

Gaffers eat crow

Dellavedova becomes Lebron's number 1 homie

Get fucked GAF.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

I'm willing to let the cavs have the finals if that means the Last Guardian is an actual game that comes out within the next 12 months.

 

[Eos]

After 5-23 I have no more game predictions

yeah exactly lol, i didn't see that coming at all.

 

[eBay Huckster]

I'm willing to let the cavs have the finals if that means the Last Guardian is an actual game that comes out within the next 12 months.

What if it actually comes out next July?

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

What if it actually comes out next July?

that's why i gave them 12 months. they have 2 seasons to get it done. so no excuses, just give me the last guardian

 

[Cheebo]

Warriors have to win this one right? I mean they can't have 3 bad games in a row in the finals (they did not do nearly as well as they should have game 1 either)...right? There is just no way.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Warriors have to win this one right? I mean they can't have 3 bad games in a row in the finals (they did not do nearly as well as they should have game 1 either)...right? There is just no way.

The Warriors played like absolute crap in game 2, and still almost won the game. The Cavs and Lebron COULD NOT HAVE PLAYED any better in game two.

 

[zychi]

The Warriors played like absolute crap in game 2, and still almost won the game. The Cavs and Lebron COULD NOT HAVE PLAYED any better in game two.

Bron could have shot better. his fg % was shit.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

lebron was inefficient as all hell and they were another boneheaded play from JR Smith away from losing that game. The best thing that happened for the cavs was that he fouled out.

Neither of these teams is playing well, it's been a bad finals so far despite what 2 OT endings would have you think. neither team is playing well offensively or defensively, it's like theyre playing in november and not in june.

 

[cubicle47b]

I predict Golden State wins. It could be a close game or a blowout, but I'm leaning towards the latter for a couple reasons. First, the Cavs didn't get home until 6 AM on Monday morning and for some reason had to be at work at noon. This on top of playing back to back overtimes with a non-existent bench. Fatigue will start to show in this game. Second, Golden State will come out with adjustments and something to prove, especially Curry after a horrible game 2. If the Cavs come out tired and allow Steph or Klay to get hot I think Golden State goes up 15-20 and the Cavs never recover. Think games 3 and 4 in Miami last year.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Bron could have shot better. his fg % was shit.

He had a triple double.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Hey hypocrite, how many uncalled travels, off arms, and hooks do you think Lebron and Mozgov will get away with now that they're actually at home? Keep holding that L buddy.

 

[Zach]

Cavs win big
FZZpure

Cavs win a close one
eBay Huckster

Cavs win in OT
Zach

Warriors win in OT

Warriors win a close one
PhoReal

Warriors win big
BrassMonkey1010
Dion Blaster
cubicle47b

C'mon, cowards!

 

[Syphon Filter]

The Warriors played like absolute crap in game 2, and still almost won the game. The Cavs and Lebron COULD NOT HAVE PLAYED any better in game two.

warriors also played like shit in game 1 though. this series should be over fast with no kyrie but GS is garbage for some reason.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Here's some light reading for all you Curry stopper believers

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/6/9/8747003/stephen-curry-shooting-matthew-dellavedova-nba-finals

 

[thehypocrite]

Hey hypocrite, how many uncalled travels, off arms, and hooks do you think Lebron and Mozgov will get away with now that they're actually at home? Keep holding that L buddy.

Lol. Hard to take you seriously with that weak stuff. Step your game up.


Game prediction. Cavs win. All that matters.

 

[eBay Huckster]

warriors also played like shit in game 1 though. this series should be over fast with no kyrie but GS is garbage for some reason.

can't possibly be anything cleveland's doing, what with the warriors being better than the 1996 bulls