2016 NBA Finals: Golden State vs. Cleveland

Are we going to get an awkward Lebron owner moment if they win?

I think Curry not leaving the court was interesting, it was defiant, and I would tend to agree it felt high school and bratty. And I don't get me wrong, I did that too as front runner once who got beat, but it was in middle school. I pouted. It was bratty in the end. all that said, he did handle himself well in the media and dealing with his wife. Maybe too cool for school though. He needs to dig in and go for 50. Not sure he has it in him.

 

When was the last time the Finals went to 7 games? Must be years

 

Taking a retaliatory swipe at another mans groin area is worthy of a flagrant, especially when it's your 3rd groin hit within a month.

 

2013. LeBron won it with a game clinching jumper.

 

Ah yes, the Heatles that stayed together for couple of years.

 

LeBron. It says it in the description.

 

Warriors should stick with the starting lineup of Steph, Klay, Iggy, Barnes and Draymond, and if Barnes suck again, bench him.

Let's go Warriors!

 

They are still too small without Bogut.

 

Yes they are..Lebron is taking full advantage of it, putting his head down and driving in. Lebron is the biggest player on the floor.

 

Yes he is. Lebron is actually bigger than Green. Tristan Thompson has a huge advantage in the paint. Bogut was the key to the series early on. Mozgov would have matched up better with Bogut. But Now no one matches up with Thompson. I expect the Warriors to be in desperation 3 mode. But the Cavs have guys like Frye that can come in and make 3s also.

 

The prophecy says that the brown haired one will take away any meaning to the chickens title, dethroning him as pronouncing himself King.

 

Frye is a prayer shooter compared to the sorriest shooter on the Warriors. Think about it. He isn't hit jack under pressure most the time. So let's not even go there. I think James and Irving need to continue to put pressure in the paint and Love can redeem himself by being the post hard grit rebounder and post player he was. That along with Tristan should make GSW throw up a white flag.

 

Frye is just a example of a guy that could make a 3 point shot. I would have mentioned Love but he's so unpredictable.

 

Kevin Love needs to have a big game, without him, the Cavs won't be able to win.

 

it's in the NBA's best interest for the cavs to win. Sets up a better storyline next year IMO. Warriors redemption arc will be a constant theme throughout the year, how will the best regular season team of all-time respond to blowing a 3-1 lead? LeBron's status is elevated to near mythical, MJ levels. People will be tuning in and attending games just to see LeBron play more than they have already.

If the warriors win, nothing really changes.

 

So every game 7 has an "unexpected" non-star player who comes in and plays a big role, for better or worse. (e.g. Cornbread Maxwell, on the positive, or John Starks, on the negative).

Guesses for this game 7?
Iggy surprises, plays as if no back worries, shuts down Lebron and gets 18 of his own?
JR Smith (shoots lights out or shoots them out of the game)?
Livingston has another inspired mid-range romp?
Kevin Love rises for impactful O-rebounding and put-back clinic, w occasional corner 3's?

If I had to bet, it will be somebody from the Warriors' bench. They usually play well at home, and one of them will come out gunning and shoot like 75% for the game, going for 20. Speights or Livingston, I'd guess.

 

I think in a perfect world for Cleveland, they win without Love doing all that much. Then they trade him for several Boston picks so they can start to get back the draft picks LeBron traded away. It'll save them a ton on luxury tax and they can justify it because well they didn't even really need much from him in the Finals anyway.

 

This will be a battle of the geniuses: Kerr vs Lue.

 

Without Bogut that paint is gonna be wide open for the Cavs.