XiaNaphryz
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Pretty much a similar approach to the Houston series.
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Pretty much a similar approach to the Houston series.
Initial diagnosis was no ACL/MCL tear. He's having an MRI done today. He and the Cavs are probably done.
Sort of yeah, even though Lebron can impose his will way more than Harden can. But I think if Kyrie is hampered and not likely to play as well or as efficiently going forward and Mozgov probably comes back down to earth a bit then GS can live with Lebron shooting it 35-40 times a game.
Just have to hope JR doesn't start chucking and catch fire.
Cavs are already done. They've been done, but their date of death was extended a bit because the east is trash. The only question is whether they get a game.
last night was probably Thompsons worst shooting night we were going to see this series due to the jitters......Don't expect him to shoot that shitty next game. Green also shot terribly. I can't see the Warriors starters being that bad next game now that the first one is behind them. Also Blatt is going to drain his players to the ground.....almost none of the bench even played for Cleveland. Kerr used his bench efficiently to give players plenty of rest during the game to come out swinging again.
Miller, Marion, Haywood, Perkins and Harris all can't be injured can they?
Miller, Marion, Haywood, Perkins and Harris all can't be injured can they?
How can a bunch of fans in an NBA thread not understand light pressure? You aren't sticking your hands in, you aren't body-ing up, you aren't overcommitting...and you have a wave of personnel to do this with while he is just one guy. If he runs by and tries to crash to the rim from beyond midcourt that is EXACTLY what you want...don't let them run the isos, speed the game up and have LeBron wear himself out. A game or two of this and he will mentally and physically cave...I just wouldn't let him do ANYTHING without working for it. Light pressure would be a great addition next game especially with Irving injured.
Iggy might be the best ISO wing defender in the league. He's certainly much better than Thompson, who is commonly praised for being a great defender. Harden was at his most efficient when guarded by Thompson. Iggy tanked Harden's efficiency all series. If LeBron is being guarded by Iggy, the Cavs need to try and set a screen to switch someone else onto LeBron if LeBron is going to try and win it with hero ball, especially at the end of games when he is fatigued.
Also, J.R. Smith probably cost the Cavs the game with his horrible gambling on defense. He's going to be streaky and have off nights from the perimeter, but Blatt needs to try and keep him from going full retard on defense, which you can't do against the Warriors without paying. Smith is a good defender when he just tried to stay in front of his man.
I think the Cavs still have a chance even if Irving is out if Smith and Shump can get hot from behind the arc. The Warriors still have no answers for Mozgov. Delly is an underrated defender and a good ball handler, and should be able to take some pressure off LeBron.
Also, J.R. Smith probably cost the Cavs the game with his horrible gambling on defense. He's going to be streaky and have off nights from the perimeter, but Blatt needs to try and keep him from going full retard on defense, which you can't do against the Warriors without paying. Smith is a good defender when he just tried to stay in front of his man.
I think the Cavs still have a chance even if Irving is out if Smith and Shump can get hot from behind the arc. The Warriors still have no answers for Mozgov. Delly is an underrated defender and a good ball handler, and should be able to take some pressure off LeBron.
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but seriously where is thehypocrite? I'm worried, he seems to have disappeared in the last 12 hours or so. I just want to make sure he's ok, that he's ready for Lebron to perform a gentleman's sweep and take over this series.
I'd love to have a fully healthy Irving and Love for this series, but oh well. The Warriors are a hell of a team. I hope we don't get swept.
I'm already looking to next year, and I think if Love stays and everyone stays relatively healthy then there is no reason we can't get back to the Finals for the next two or three years. Even getting just one championship in Cleveland with Lebron would do so much.
I'm already looking to next year, and I think if Love stays and everyone stays relatively healthy then there is no reason we can't get back to the Finals for the next two or three years. Even getting just one championship in Cleveland with Lebron would do so much.
tbh the Cavs are better with Thompson than Love. Although having Love as another option would be nice.
Not really. You can see it in this series. TT is way too offensively challenged. If he can develop an 18 footer (which he had been attempting to do the last few seasons), then maybe.
Well there are multiple things that are true here.
a) Iguodala is a great defender
b) Klay is a very good defender
Klay's defense on Harden was tough to fault. He just hit a bunch of tough stepbacks. And Lebron can blast through almost anyone in the post, so the smaller Klay doesn't really have a chance. It was his defense on Kyrie that was pretty good.
A lot of people are saying that, but the Warriors just proved you can beat the Cavs if you stop everyone else and let Lebron have his way. They need another outside threat on offense to make this a series. Flashes of shumpert and Smith isn't enough.
When LeBron takes almost every shot anyways (and will miss >50% of them) all you want is a great rebounder and the best defender. Thompson is far better on the defensive end. Although they need to not switch him on Curry as that is a total mismatch.
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Hopefully it was just a cramp.
I really don't want to watch a clean sweep in the Finals.
Kinda random, but there was a loose ball late in the game that rolled between Dellavedova and Klay and I got really nervous. Delly looked like he was getting ready to launch into Klay's knees, but he held back once it was snatched up. Klay's career must have flashed before his eyes when he saw him coming.
They should shut him down and take the decision away from him. Not what I want to see as a fan (I want to see more games like game 1) and horrible for the NBA but you have to look out for the kid and the future of the franchise.
Lets see how the Cavs handle it.
CassidyIzABeast
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Delly knew he was in Oakland. Game 3 tho...
I'd say that Thompson is a + defender and Iggy is a +++ defender. Thompson isn't bad, but Iggy's superior length and athleticism put him well ahead of Thompson. Like Kawhi Leonard, you just can't mess around with the ball in front of Iguodala, but you can in front of Klay. Even if Klay can contest shots well, which he can, he still lets elite offensive wings get into rhythm and get to their spots. Iggy is much better at keeping these players away from their spots and out of rhythm.
CassidyIzABeast
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Apparently Kyrie's dad was screaming and raving mad after the game. Kyrie's agent and the Cavs are bickering right now. Kyrie wants another MRI because he thinks its something more serious than just tendinitis.
Bam Bam Baklava
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He said he would be around if they lost and all I saw was a GG dubs right around the last minute of OT and he was running for the door after that.
Cavs don't care. Anything goes.
Stabby McSter
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only 25fps? kerr pls
Love that another california team is winning a championship in a sport. Keep them over here.
Sucks for you rust belt people. Bron going to the finals is a good thing though, sucks that he's choking yet again. For you.
Maybe I'll get an ESPN INSIDER article that explains why the Cavs got swept. Something that will validate the 20 bucks a year or whatever they rip you people off for. Shit makes me laugh just thinking about it.
Sucks for you rust belt people. Bron going to the finals is a good thing though, sucks that he's choking yet again. For you.
Maybe I'll get an ESPN INSIDER article that explains why the Cavs got swept. Something that will validate the 20 bucks a year or whatever they rip you people off for. Shit makes me laugh just thinking about it.
That's true. Iggy is really good at poking the ball when guys are trying to iso with the dribble.
CassidyIzABeast
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Lebron is now 0-5 in the finals without Wade.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Soon to be 0-8? Will the Cavs get double swept? I could see Warriors might get relaxed and let a game go.
This is why I quit the NBA threads.
God NBA Age used to be such an awesome place to post. Wonder why this place went full retard.
I thought Shumpert played some amazing D last night.
He was picking everyones pocket and making it look easy.
Jag
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Of course it is fucking Windhorst reporting it. Seriously this guy needs a gig with TMZ.
Yeah he did. He had some really nice strips as people were going up for shots.
The Cavs in general did some really good things on D. Even small things, like how they'd bring someone up to pressure Curry or whoever our point guard was when inbounding after a score. James Jones actually got a steal off that when someone threw a lazy inbounds pass because Jones was up pressuring Curry.
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I don't think we can blame lebron too much for getting intimated by jj barea in 2011
I mean barea did sweep kobe and resulted in phil jackson getting booed at his last game at staples only to eventually be replaced by mike brown
I mean barea did sweep kobe and resulted in phil jackson getting booed at his last game at staples only to eventually be replaced by mike brown
ryutaro's mama
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Continues to ignores posts about our teams going head to head. Even thekad's squad handed you an L in the Finals. LOL
DoktorEvil
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So before I shove you down the Ignore hole from whence you came, I would not call his Game 1 performance "choking".
He played a hell of a game and select teammates didn't show up in OT. Thats how the ball rolled.
Im glad I don't frequent NBA GAF, I'd be pulling my hair out at all of the incredibly stupid shit that's posted.
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it speaks to the talent of that team that even though that Heat team was basically the big 3 with wade and bron taking turns doing iso plays and everyone else being basically 10 day contract players that they came that close to winning a ring on their first year. Had lebron grown a pair and got his shit together they could've, too, but JJ put a rubber band on them and he shrank when needed the most. that team didn't really have an offensive flow, they just willed themselves to the finals. And that was back when the East still had some decent teams, not the shitshow we saw this year.
To give them credit, Dirk was godlike in those playoffs. Didn't he have one of the most efficient playoff runs in history? Shameful shit that Cuban did to him by not keeping that team together and letting Tyson leave.
Bam Bam Baklava
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You know who else didn't show up in OT?
XiaNaphryz
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To be fair, you can have a great game but still choke in critical moments. See Tony Romo.
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the cavs as a team scored 2 points in OT. You can put that on Lebron but what the fuck, you can't score 2 points in OT. you might as well have gone to the locker room when regulation ended.
he left miami because aging dwade was breaking down and couldn't play effective D anymore.
To play next to the younger Kyrie, who is broken down and can't play effective D anymore.
he left miami because aging dwade was breaking down and couldn't play effective D anymore.
To play next to the younger Kyrie, who is broken down and can't play effective D anymore.
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23 year old Kyrie Irving is more injury-prone than 32 year old Dwyane Wade
CassidyIzABeast
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Games missed during playoffs with Lebron for Wade: 1
Games missed during playoffs with Lebron for Irving: 2
Games missed during playoffs with Lebron for Irving: 2
DoktorEvil
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The Cleveland offense?
Tony Romo also can't make it out of the playoffs. He's the NFLs Carmelo Anthony.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Lol, 0-9 with 3 turnovers isn't the Cleveland offense. That's just one man choking.
ryutaro's mama
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The object is to FINISH the game. Not score 42 in regulation and a garbage time 2 in OT.
LeBron played great...for 4 quarters...game was longer than that.
I didn't catch the game but I know they missed the last 12 FGs right? can't blame lebron for all that
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LeBron needs more help
Joey Crawford to ref the next game
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