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

Any financial manager worth a damn would put some of Lebron's money into real estate in Cali or NYC.

 

I may sound like a bad guy. But I hope Durant gets injured in the first minute of the game and is out of the series. That'd let us watch what the Finals should have been.

I never wish injuries on players. But this time, I just hope. Not something serious, just enough to prevent him from playing in the series.

 

Ain't watching. no care.

 

Could be dank. You shouldnt miss out.

Especially because you dont like stick ball or egg ball

 

Same here, but for different reasons. They're pre-selling his shoe, but you're only allowed to purchase when he's on the court. I'd love to see that gimmick squashed.

 

Okay, I'm rooting for a Warriors 4-0 sweep in blowout fashion. The NBA is forever embarrassed forcing Adam Silver to break up these super teams. You can't sell what nobody wants to watch.

Sorry basketball purists, I can't support this "epic" matchup when it's preceded by one of the worst playoffs in recent memory. I want exciting April and May basketball again, not just a two week stretch in June.

 

Spoiler: :P

 

The NBA wants a 7 game series

Rocket River

 

My head says GSW in 6.

My heart says almost every storyline is better if the Cavs win. Those storylines include:
- Cleveland getting back to back championships after so many years of sucktitude, plus the blown world series
- Lebron being truly talked about as the greatest ever... and regardless your feeling on him, it's always cool to see such greatness, especially as ones memories of MJ start to fade to highlights
- The Warriors super team imploding, basically two years in a row
- What do the Warriors do going forward?
- KD's legacy basically being seriously, perhaps permanently, tarnished, really, even if he comes back to win the next few years
- The impact on Joe Lacob, who is one cocky SOB
- Whatever happens with Draymond... because it will be something

 

proof is in the film for the last two years

 

Cleveland last year had something to prove. They were the underdogs and everyone was with them. This year? They are fat and happy. They are every bit as smug as the warriors. They are the Rockets before Clyde but after the championship. Playing in the leastern conference netted them a padded record. I just don't see them winning this one.

Screw you NBA for putting on this crap.

 

I think GSW wins in 5 games. But I will be rooting for CAVS all the way.

 

I don't think anyone would really describe Cleveland as fat and happy. They are they underdogs once again, you have an opponent that thinks they really should have won last year, and you have a star player trying to cement a legacy as perhaps the greatest ever, and if not and losing, despite the amazement of last year, having a Finals record drop to 3-5 and at clear risk of losing more Finals in the future.

If the Cavs lose the series, it won't be because of their mental attitude imo.

 

Cleveland is clearly the underdog by most observers. And they won last year. So they have nothing to lose now. All they need to do is play a good series, win or lose. The pressure is all on the Warriors to win.

That said, if the Cavs get swept badly and LeBron does not dominate, then his legacy will be put in question again. And yes, the superteam issue will be forced to the surface.

 

Game 1: Cavs (15pt+ margin)
Game 2: Warriors (15pt+ margin)
Game 3: Warriors (8pt-14pt margin)
Game 4: Cavs (5pt-10pt margin)
Game 5: Warriors (10pt-15pt margin)
Game 6: Cavs (8pt-13pt margin)
Game 7: Cavs (1pt-3pt margin)

 

Let's be honest... Warriors are either sweeping 4-0 or it'll be done in 5 if Lebron decides to have 1 good game.

 

He will be busy yamming on swygurls ass at la fitness