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NBA Finals 2016 |OT| - The King demands seconds. The Chef delivers.

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hoserx

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Dreams-Visions said:
Welp.

Wanted to sleep, but now SportsCenter AM is on and we really did win the Championship.

Guess I'm just skipping sleep today.
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I work at WTAM 1100 Cleveland, the Cavs flagship, and we've been broadcasting all night. I came in right after the game ended. My actual shift just started at 5am. It's going to be a long, awesome day. Huge nap starts at 1pm. haha.
 
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Forceatowulf said:
LeBron is legit. I've disliked this dude for years (still do) because he's a stat padding, flopping, cry baby who gets rammed down our throats by the media as the second coming of Jesus.

But... he is undeniably an amazing athlete and talent. He earned this series and deserves every piece of praise he will receive for winning it till the day he dies.

Congratulations to the city of Cleveland and their fans as well. Enjoy it!
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Jesus Christ, love the amount of salt. :lol

Did bams ever man up after his Tabris like rants or is he still hiding?😂
 
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we live in a world where lebron haters have nothing on him at all

life is fucking beautiful

losing to the 2011 Dallas Mavericks NBA Champions was the best thing that ever happened to him.
 
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hoserx said:
I work at WTAM 1100 Cleveland, the Cavs flagship, and we've been broadcasting all night. I came in right after the game ended. My actual shift just started at 5am. It's going to be a long, awesome day. Huge nap starts at 1pm. haha.
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Nice! I listen to 1100 all the time. Triv gets on my nerves though. What do you do there?
 
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hoserx

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Psychotic_Mantis said:
Nice! I listen to 1100 all the time. Triv gets on my nerves though. What do you do there?
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I'm a reporter/anchor. Triv gets on everyone's nerves but it's mostly just for radio. Off the air he's a great dude who once you earn the respect of, has your back like none other. The one thing that makes me the most upset with him though are his views on LeBron.... he needs to get over it. I'm hoping this championship does it..... we'll hear on The Spew at 9am. I'm most happy for Mike Snyder who has covered his fair share of sports failures here in Cleveland. He is jacked right now.
 
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hoserx said:
I'm a reporter/anchor. Triv gets on everyone's nerves but it's mostly just for radio. Off the air he's a great dude who once you earn the respect of, has your back like none other. The one thing that makes me the most upset with him though are his views on LeBron.... he needs to get over it. I'm hoping this championship does it..... we'll hear on The Spew at 9am. I'm most happy for Mike Snyder who has covered his fair share of sports failures here in Cleveland. He is jacked right now.
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Nice. I interned in the news room there probably about, oh wow, 16-ish years ago. Back when they were on West 9th St. Worked with Carmen Angelo and Judy Thompson and shit, some other guy I cant remember lol. I actually got offered a job there at the end of my internship but it wasn't in sports like I wanted and I turned it down like an idiot. Young and dumb...
 
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Nice. I interned in the news room there probably about, oh wow, 16-ish years ago. Back when they were on West 9th St. Worked with Carmen Angelo and Judy Thompson and shit, some other guy I cant remember lol. I actually got offered a job there at the end of my internship but it wasn't in sports like I wanted and I turned it down like an idiot. Young and dumb...
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Haha, Carmen and Judy are still here. Judy is a lawyer, she does news on the weekends only. Carmen is still a big goof but he's our big goof. Actually, he just got in, and we're sending him out to the IX center where the team is going to be met by fans after their plane lands. 11:30 is going to be hype!
 
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Dreams-Visions said:
fuck man.

I can't even go to sleep.
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Dreams-Visions said:
Welp.

Wanted to sleep, but now SportsCenter AM is on and we really did win the Championship.

Guess I'm just skipping sleep today.
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hoserx said:
I work at WTAM 1100 Cleveland, the Cavs flagship, and we've been broadcasting all night. I came in right after the game ended. My actual shift just started at 5am. It's going to be a long, awesome day. Huge nap starts at 1pm. haha.
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Man I fell asleep finally at 430 and had to wake up at 7 to take my son to school. Now I'm wideeeee awake. I usually hate all the championship coverage on ESPN. Not Today... NOT TODAY!!!
 
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Did That clown Bam Bam ever come back into the thread and give us an update on those very important 3-1 statistics and Vegas odds?
 
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It really couldn't be a more beautiful day for Lebron... Skip Bayless being made to look like a fool on his final day at ESPN.
 
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The Chosen One said:
This.

Also now that this thread has slowed down, I wanted to formally congratulate K.Jack, Dreams-Vision, and the rest of the old school Cavs-age. The guys who were around during Lebron's first run with the Cavs and stuck with the Cavs even when Bron Bron took his talents to South Beach. I still can't stand Lebron but I'm glad this moment finally came for you guys. You guys can't be accused of being fairweather Lebron fans, you guys are legit Cavs fans, so congrats.

As a Lebron-hater and observer all these years, there's one thing I've noticed. Lebron plays much more relaxed when he is in the underdog position. 8 times out of 10 when his team is the favorite or it's an even series, he plays a bit tentative and nervous, and tends to over defer if there is a bump in the road. But put him in the underdog position (while still having a plausible chance) that's often when he shines.

The last three games were a perfect storm for Lebron. The last three games he was essentially playing with house-money. There were no more expectations on him. No team had come back from 3-1 deficit, nevermind not having home court advantage. You could tell GSW had already planned the parade and were no longer as dialed in. Lebron came out with a monster game in game 5 with nothing to lose. Repeat for game 6. By game 7 now the pressure is on Curry while Lebron still is in the underdog position with nothing to lose. Win game 7, great. Lose game 7, oh well, no one has come back from a 3-1 deficit anyway. Again, perfect storm for Lebron while Curry just completely collapsed under the pressure. Also Lebron had enough help around him to help take him over the finish line. The 3 by Irvine was legendary.

Though it was the chase down block Lebron did that won the game. With that play, he finally displayed a hint of that killer-instinct that many of us said he lacked, which guys like MJ, Kobe, Bird, and Magic had in spades. Lebron could smell blood and didn't want the opportunity to slip away to make history.

That said, the Cavs were leading most of the 4th quarter and especially the final two minutes. I really believe if GSW managed to take a 3-4 point lead with two minutes left then maybe Lebron would have had a mental breakdown. But instead it was GSW (or rather Curry specifically) who broke down and Bron Bron was able to stay in a comfort zone.

I also would like to see Bron Bron goto the Knicks. If he can deliver the Knicks a championship, then even I would have to give Lebron his props. That or actually go to a Western conference team. He's had a free ride to the Finals the last 6 years almost entirely because the East is just so weak.

It'll be interesting to see how Curry bounces back from this. Curry reminds me a lot of Derrick Rose. Rose also won a regular season MVP but then committed a choke-job in the playoffs and he never has been quite the same again. I haven't been following basketball as closely the last couple of years, but Curry always seemed to me to be a Reggie Miller on steroids. A lights-out shooter, but a bit one-dimensional. I like my MVPs to have an inside and outside game, whether it's through shooting, assists, or defense.

Entertaining Finals, but it still feels like there's only 3 teams in the NBA who have a shot at winning a championship and the rest are hot garbage. I thought 2005-09 was a good era. In the East you had the Pistons, Celtics, Orlando, Miami, and to a lesser extent the Cavs all battling it out. The West had the Lakers, Spurs, Suns, Mavs, and other strong mid-level teams going at it. You had star power in both conferences and Finals and Conference Finals matchups were unpredictable. Oh well, I guess we're in the middle of another talent lull or team GMs are just incapable of assembling quality rosters.

I have a feeling if I take a year-long nap, we'll probably see another GSW/Cavs Final. Or possibly Thunder/Cavs if Curry ends up having a breakdown.
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👌🏾👊🏾
 
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Im watching the final quarter and the last 5 minutes are a monstrous choke job from both teams, lead by their superstars. Lebron misses every single penetration, Curry airballs (lol) and then is unable to take advantage of Love switch. Stupid plays after plays. Then came Kyrie three. The Raptors would have won this game.
 
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Born and raised Clevelander here, still can't put into words what I feel.

Literally the only thing better would be if the Browns won the Super Bowl.

The entire city giving the Cas power like Goku fighgting Majin Buu. Unreal.
 
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Skip Bayless, forever salty, thinks Kyrie should have been MVP. lol

True Savior said:
Im watching the final quarter and the last 5 minutes are a monstrous choke job from both teams, lead by their superstars. Lebron misses every single penetration, Curry airballs (lol) and then is unable to take advantage of Love switch. Stupid plays after plays. Then came Kyrie three. The Raptors would have won this game.
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Lebron hit a 3 and hit 4 FTs. One of his layups was "blocked" but Iggy didn't even touch the ball.
 
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True Savior said:
Im watching the final quarter and the last 5 minutes are a monstrous choke job from both teams, lead by their superstars. Lebron misses every single penetration, Curry airballs (lol) and then is unable to take advantage of Love switch. Stupid plays after plays. Then came Kyrie three. The Raptors would have won this game.
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Except LeBron hit the big three down the stretch when his jumpshot was off the whole night before Kyrie nailed the dagger three.

Kyrie wouldn't have been in that position had LeBron not hit the previous three.
 
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James played 47 minutes. He was gassing hard at the end and that monster block probably used up the last of his energy.

Yea he was messing up on a lot of possessions, but with his jumper MIA and being that tired, that's probably why.
 
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hoserx said:
Haha, Carmen and Judy are still here. Judy is a lawyer, she does news on the weekends only. Carmen is still a big goof but he's our big goof. Actually, he just got in, and we're sending him out to the IX center where the team is going to be met by fans after their plane lands. 11:30 is going to be hype!
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Cool, I thought I was the SHIT when they sent me down to the flats with a recorder and mic asking peoples opinions on the sweet 16 OSU hoops team back then. 98/99 ish somewhere around there. I think Judy was weekends only at the time too. I remember Snyder, I remember I think Bob Frantz was just cutting his teeth at the time.

Anyway GO CAVS!
 
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Alucard

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Only followed this series from the scorelines, but man...congrats, Cleveland. I saw that Lebron scored a triple double last night too. Was it a legendary performance that cements his status as one of the all-time greats?
 
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Alucard said:
Only followed this series from the scorelines, but man...congrats, Cleveland. I saw that Lebron scored a triple double last night too. Was it a legendary performance that cements his status as one of the all-time greats?
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One of the best I've seen and I say this as someone who watched MJ drop 55 on Barkley and his Suns in '93.
 
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ampere said:
James played 47 minutes. He was gassing hard at the end and that monster block probably used up the last of his energy.

Yea he was messing up on a lot of possessions, but with his jumper MIA and being that tired, that's probably why.
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Hitting that free throw with a fucked up wrist was huge.
 
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Alucard said:
Only followed this series from the scorelines, but man...congrats, Cleveland. I saw that Lebron scored a triple double last night too. Was it a legendary performance that cements his status as one of the all-time greats?
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Without a doubt

29.7 PPG
11.3 RPG
8.9 APG
2.3 BPG
2.6 SPG

Two 41 games in game 5 and 6 and ended with a triple double in game 7.
 
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