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[2017 NBA Finals] Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Sajan, May 12, 2017.

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Who will win?

Poll closed May 31, 2017.

  1. GSW 4-0

    9 vote(s)
    7.6%

  2. GSW 4-1

    16 vote(s)
    13.4%

  3. GSW 4-2

    29 vote(s)
    24.4%

  4. GSW 4-3

    12 vote(s)
    10.1%

  5. CLE 4-0

    4 vote(s)
    3.4%

  6. CLE 4-1

    1 vote(s)
    0.8%

  7. CLE 4-2

    29 vote(s)
    24.4%

  8. CLE 4-3

    19 vote(s)
    16.0%
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  1. J.R.

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    #41 J.R., May 24, 2017
  2. arno_ed

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    Why? ??
     
    #42 arno_ed, May 24, 2017
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    Because people care more about good basketball than the fear of super teams. GS have the best team basketball I have ever seen. They have super stars, but they play super team ball, just look at their assists. They play good defense as well, this is how basketball should be taught and played.

    Cleveland have Lebron, which automatically draws in huge number of fans. Magic vs Bird saved the NBA remember? No one cared that they played almost every year against each other for a decade.
     
    #43 pirc1, May 24, 2017
  4. Easy

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    "Good basketball" include good competition.

    Anybody who have played pick up basketball knows that if you had all the good players on the same team, that team would play "good basketball" but the game would be no fun.
     
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    You can spin any stat to highlight the good things.

    I'm curious to see TNT ratings. Remember that even though ABC/ESPN say it's a 5% increase, that's an average. There have also been 5 less games. Up to the finals in 2016, there were 79 games. This year, assuming Cleveland closes out unless Silver wants to extend the series for ratings, there will be 74. Honestly should've been 73 if the Cavs didn't throw game 3.
     
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  6. J.R.

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    Go Cavs!
     
    #46 J.R., May 25, 2017
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    I don't like Durant.

    But Lebron needs to taste his own medicine. aka a super team killing him. He had it easy for years.
     
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    NBA don't care. Those TV contracts are locked up. The NBA TV deal with ESPN and TNT are locked up till 2025.
     
    #48 BackdoorHarden, May 25, 2017
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    The enemy of my enemy is my friend:

    GO CAVS!!!!
     
    #49 Hakeemtheking, May 25, 2017
  10. tehG l i d e

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    Let's do it again!

    [​IMG]
     
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    Kyrie time.
     
    #51 underrated015, May 25, 2017
  12. BackdoorHarden

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    Kyrie is the best
     
    #52 BackdoorHarden, May 25, 2017
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    I want Draymond and Lebron too pay for their arrogance.

    Where is the 3rd option??!!!

    I wish the storyline would be...The Cavs and warriors have been found to have defrauded the public and the NBA and have forfeited their place in the NBA finals. The runner ups Celtics vs Spurs will take their place.
     
    #53 DreamRun95, May 25, 2017
  14. BackdoorHarden

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    KYRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIE
     
    #54 BackdoorHarden, May 25, 2017
  15. Fulgore

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    Kyrie will outplay Steven again
     
    #55 Fulgore, May 26, 2017
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    Meaningless. Let's see how they are next year, especially if we wind up with a 4 or 5 game Finals win for one of these two teams.
     
    #56 count_dough-ku, May 26, 2017
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    Also Kyrie hasn't played a game at Duke yet
     
    #57 zeeshan2, May 26, 2017
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  19. Brown Lost It

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    exactly.

    up until the finals in the east and the west, most of the games did not feature the superteams blowing out other teams. The semi finals have mostly been on TNT and I am sure the ratings have decreased for the semis after/during game 1. ESPN has only had a few of those games.

    ratings are always supposed to go up rather than down in the semi finals
     
    #59 Brown Lost It, May 26, 2017
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  20. kevC

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    Wut? You don't think he had a taste of that the last two years? Lebron deserves everything he's accomplished because he was clearly the #1 reason and the driving engine behind those teams. He damn near beat the 1st iteration of these Warriors with Irving and Love injured.
     
    #60 kevC, May 26, 2017
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