To be honest, I think he's already the GOAT but some say he's not because he doesn't have 7 rings. smh. That bulls team was stacked when they started winning.
The all stars scored 9 pts in game 7, lets kee things in perspective. Besides MJ had 2 allstars on his own (Pippen+Rodman) and a whole bunc of good role players in fact his team reached the ECF without him. How many games would Miami win without Lebron?
Agree. Not like James Frauden who needs to be surrounded by great defensive players at the one/three position and who also has a great defensive center.
i will day lebron is probably the GOAT SF. who else could play 45+ minutes scoring 35+, getting double digit rebounds, while being the point guard, oh AND playing defense. he's quite possibly the most versatile player of all time. his versatility mask a lot of flaws on his teams.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cavs playing as if their life is on the line G.S playing as if they have more <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAFinals?src=hash">#NBAFinals</a> down the line <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisIsNOW?src=hash">#ThisIsNOW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/competitionIsEverything?src=hash">#competitionIsEverything</a></p>— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) <a href="https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/608488503500873728">June 10, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
How many points did Love have in the Bulls series? Hawks series? GS series up until now? Irving didn't play in half the games in the Hawks series, either. C'mon, man.
Draymond's disappearance in the Finals is pretty jarring. He's lost confidence-- and competence, apparently-- in his 3 point shot and it's amazing how much this matters to his usefulness oni the offensive end given that he actually does have other skills, being a pretty good dribbler and passer for a PF. His drive and kick/finish game works well when guys have to close out on his 3 point shot. When they just sit back and dare him to shoot, he isn't explosive enough a driver/finisher to just beat the opposition straight up. Tonight we see multiple instances of Green getting the ball at the arc while wide open, and he either jack up a brik or, even more often, didn't even look at a shot and just drove at a defender sitting back 10 feet from him daring him to shoot. He also passed up at least 1 open corner 3, which resulted in Curry having to take a contested off-the-dribble 3 with shot clock running out.
So does anyone still think Steph Curry is the MVP and best player? Curry never faces double teams, he never has to carry a superstar load, he is literally in the perfect system to maximize his production, he is surrounded by other scorers and although no one talks about it, he is a really bad defender. Great shooter and great ball handler that maximizes his scoring opportunities.... Top 5-10 player in the league. Still this has been Olajuwon versus Robinson.... If this keeps up I expect to see James go into the locker room, swat that annoying Riley Curry out of the way and claim his MVP trophy while using Steph Curry as a door mat. I still think think the Warriors win because the Cavs are down their second and third best player....
Yes. From #1 pick in the draft to Championship in a season while playing without 3 key starters. You can't argue against that. This would be one of the best stories ever. That's why I'm rooting for Lebron. I'm rooting for history to be made.
Harden didn't have Bev against the Warriors, and Dwight got injured in Game 1 and never really looked like himself again til the first quarter of Game 5. The Cavs(and to a lesser extent the Grizzlies) have shown the blueprint for beating the Warriors. Get physical with them. This is not a tough team. Sure, they act tough. But they're actually a pretty soft bunch.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kerr: "Steph never loses confidence. I just thought he lost a little energy and, I don’t know, life. We just need life from everybody."</p>— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/608488855109574656">June 10, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
He probably stood too close to Terrence Jones last series and caught the unexplainable suck that always plagues him in the playoffs.
Just need for them to win Game 4 in Cleveland. Protect home court. GSW has no real veteran presence and will crumble.
