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[phanphare]

No lies detected...

that's why he needed a dude like pat riley so he could just play basketball

 

[Miracle]

LeGM at his finest.

 

[yuraya]

I don't see this. How would Durant fit into the Warriors playstyle? Would he compete with Curry for the ball?

The numbers would suffer for them the same way Bosh and Wade's numbers suffered in Miami those years. But it wouldn't matter. They would make it work and they would be unstoppable. Lebron would be a better fit than Durant ofc.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I wonder what value Shumpert has if you are looking to move him in the off-season. Dude was considered a decent defender and now he isn't even that. He can't defend, can't contribute offensively yikes.

I doubt he has any value. Middling 2 guards are a dime a dozen.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

A comeback is still possible, but it's looking more and more like that hot-streak the Cavs had against the Hawks overrated them.

 

[friskykillface]

<3 bae

 

[Treythalomew]

Stephen A on ESPN News. lol

Thanks, couldn't tell where we are suppose to look for this SAS action.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Alright guys, I'm gonna watch something less depressing on TV now


*Turns on Game of Thrones*

 

[GravityInsanity]

https://vine.co/v/iYhrdWLZPQI

 

[……forgetit]

I came in super late. Why was LeBron benched for so long?

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Good thing ESPN and ESPN2 are showing baseball and softball that no one cares about instead of giving us the Stephen A Smith reaction we want.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

dream scouted Doris years ago and y'all only just now catching up.

 

[DietRob]

Lebron James got the cavs to fire david blatt, a defensive minded coach with a proven track record of success, and sign Lue to a 5 year contract. He also got them to sign Tristan Thompson to a near max deal.

So who scooped up this awesome defensively minded coach with a proven track record of success after he got fired?

 

[J2 Cool]

Holy shit, thats a turn on..

 

[Jarate]

He's the best player the league has seen since Jordan retired and possibly/probably one of the 5 greatest players in NBA history. He might be a terrible GM, but his legacy as a player is pretty secure at this point. Having said that, he isn't really competing with Jordan at this point for GOAT.

I'd take Duncan, Shaq, and Kobe over Lebron right now tbh

 

[SCChappy]

LeBron came back from Miami thinking things would be different but basically learned that Cleveland will always be Cleveland

 

[GamerSoul]

in heels too...damn. :0
<3 Doris

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

I came in super late. Why was LeBron benched for so long?

The Warriors gave them the full extent of that work and it was pointless for him to come back.

 

[nillah]

Cavs lost because they abandoned Love

 

[RellyRell28]

In my mind Drake followed through and hit that after game 6

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/739647414085292033/photo/1

 

[neptunes]

Warriors will only get better next season

They will spend money on Dwight or Biyombo or Whiteside to solve the rebound issue

Don't see Whiteside leaving Riley's grasp, and BixMAXX may be loyal to Masai

 

[MetalFearSolid]

I doubt he has any value. Middling 2 guards are a dime a dozen.

So hypothetically, if you had a choice trade for Ross or Shumpert.

Spoiler

I know you are going to say I would trade for neither but if you had to pick

You would pick Ross right? Because of his 3 point shooting and his defense.

 

[U2NUMB]

I came in super late. Why was LeBron benched for so long?

They lost by 30... no reason to waste miles.

 

[panthapanda]

I read your earlier posts. You were right about the matchups. People vastly overrated the OKC series.

Anyone with unbiased basketball knowledge should be able to see that the match ups for Cle v GS are just bad everywhere. People are so stuck up on Kyrie and Love highlights and they're big ticket names and fail to realize that they are huge liabilities on the defensive end.

When you compile that with the fast pace basketball GS plays (more possessions which means more opportunities to abuse them) and just having the shooters they do against that defense, expect to lose. Especially because the Cavs are dumb enough to try and keep up with them.

If they want to win any games in this series, they need to slow the game down considerably and make each opportunity count. Be more efficient on less opportunities. Unfortunately, they can't with those two in the lineups because GS just abuses either one for the quick bucket and then the Cavs just run back on the offensive end and doesn't know what they want to do.

 

[rokkerkory]

Cavs are sooo weak

 

[reKon]

Alright guys, I'm gonna watch something less depressing on TV now


*Turns on Game of Thrones*

salvage...

 

[Ninja Scooter]

So hypothetically, if you had a choice trade for Ross or Shumpert.

Spoiler

I know you are going to say I would trade for neither but if you had to pick

You would pick Ross right? Because of his 3 point shooting and his defense.

with their existing contracts? Yeah probably Ross.

 

[BobLoblaw]

Damn. This is gonna be a sweep. I gave MakeBelieveland too much credit thinking it would go 6. Whoops

 

[MisterShine]

I don't know anything about basketball, but judging by this thread I'm going to have a group of unpleasent coworkers tomorrow aren't I?

(Cleveland resident here)

 

[mjp2417]

I'd take Duncan, Shaq, and Kobe over Lebron right now tbh

Shaq in his absolute prime, possibly, but that only lasted a few years. At no point in their careers were Duncan or Kobe ever as good as LeBron.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Has a team ever had 20 TOs and still won by 30+ before?

 

[Fjordson]

I don't see this. How would Durant fit into the Warriors playstyle? Would he compete with Curry for the ball?

He wouldn't have to. 95% of his shots would be open from off ball sets and guys rotating off him because of Klay and Steph's shooting. Durant is at his best when he doesn't have to pound the ball and run all the offense imo. He'd probably average like 23-24 ppg with historic efficiency.

Durant with Klay, Steph and Draymond might go 82-0 tbh. Sadly I don't see it happening. Despite all the rumors, I have yet to see anything substantive in regards to his actual interest in coming to GS.

 

[ViciousDS]

Warriors had 20 turnovers and still won by 30..........they are eating this Cavs team alive on sports center......so good

 

[Iadien]

ahahahahahahha Cav fans where you at though? LMAO

Why the fuck would we post here right now? lol Lebron haters and Warriors bandwagoners all over the place.

 

[Miracle]

Lebron on his way to losing "not 5, not 6, not 7..."

 

[MIMIC]

Cavs will win the next 4 games.

#dontbelievemejustwatch

 

[RellyRell28]

Don't see Whiteside leaving Riley's grasp, and BixMAXX may be loyal to Masai

And Bucks getting Dwight.

Spoiler

Cause they like to make dumb decisions

 

[DataStream]

Stephen A holding nothing back

 

[Tom Penny]

Warriors had 20 turnovers and still won by 30..........they are eating this Cavs team alive on sports center......so good

I was just going to say the same thing. GS was playing sloppy and the Cavs didn't even make them pay.

 

[Stabby McSter]

those first few pages are pretty funny

 

[GiantEnemyGoomba]

He wouldn't have to. 95% of his shots would be open from off ball sets and guys rotating off him because of Klay and Steph's shooting. Durant is at his best when he doesn't have to pound the ball and run all the offense imo. He'd probably average like 23-24 ppg with historic efficiency.

Durant with Klay, Steph and Draymond might go 82-0 tbh. Sadly I don't see it happening. Despite all the rumors, I have yet to see anything substantive in regards to his actual interest in coming to GS.

Durant going to GS after dropping that 3-1 lead to them would be HILARIOUS.

But it probably won't happen.

 

[ViciousDS]

Stephen A holding nothing back

Got damn he is laying into them...........calling cavs basketball a disgrace and this finals a waste of time to watch......no punches held back!

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Cavs will win the next 4 games.

#dontbelievemejustwatch

Brad Daughtery, Larry Nance and Mark Price suiting up in Wednesday confirmed.

 

[RellyRell28]

Stephen A holding nothing back

No one should really hold back on them at all. This is bullshit.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Cavs lost because they abandoned Love

You're delusional.

 

[PR_rambo]

In the new space jam, the monstars go up double digits in the 3rd and LeBron sits the rest of the game. Really awkward third act, but art imitates reality.

 

[gcubed]

Lol postgame calling out terrible East, want to abandon conferences because this is terrible

 

[Tom Penny]

GS won the last 7 games against the Cavs by an average of 19 points lol lol lol

 

[victreeb3l]

Cavs lol