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Quote from: adarqui on May 17, 2016, 03:22:14 am

Quote from: Coges on May 17, 2016, 12:37:15 am

Yep. Super sloppy from both sides at times. Quite odd that Curry still hit some amazing shots but couldn't get some regular (for him) ones down the stretch.

I'm hoping OKC wins but think CLE sweeps TOR and if healthy they take the lot.

ya CLE did damn good against GSW last year with 2 of their ALLSTARS missing.. if CLE is healthy, going to be tough for anyone in the west.

I'd still like to see a GSW/CLE rematch.. both squads healthy. I thought last year CLE would own them, then bang love/kyree out.. even with those guys out, Cleveland was dominating them until Kerr changed up the roster and played small ball.. then it was game over.

Yeah Kerr I never realised how smart Kerr was as a coach. Not sure who has a better chance against CLE. As happened yesterday if Curry and Thompson are off for a quarter it's hard for GSW. If Lebron and Love are off they've still got Kyrie, etc. More depth imo.

GSW still has Draymond.

I feel it comes down to this:

Primary:

GSW (Curry, Klay, Draymond) vs OKC (Durant, Westbrook) vs CLE (Lebron, Kyrie, Love)

but then.. you have

Secondary:

GSW (Livingston, Barnes) vs OKC (Kantor, Ibaka) vs CLE (JR Smith, Frye, Thompson, Dellavedova)

^^ I just stuck Kantor/Ibaka in there though.. they aren't as reliable as the others listed for GSW/CLE.



So I definitely give it to CLE in terms of depth. Their secondary players can ERUPT (mainly JR/Frye, but the other two are just solid).

When it comes down to it, OKC really only has Westbrook/Durant.. if one of those guys is off, they are in trouble.

pc!

TOR getting absolutely destroyed!

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I miss the old Chicago/Knicks days. Would love to see a series like that again. Not sure if current players are too fragile though.

back then players seemed to dislike each other much more. Heat/Knicks games were always so fierce. You'd expect at least one brawl during a playoff series.

also, every team seemed to have a post-up game.. even Chicago who had some mediocre bigs like Longley/Buechler (sp?).. but especially the Knicks with Ewing, Oakley, Johnson etc.. Just don't see that anymore. Nowadays, Wade & Joe Johnson seem to really commit to posting up.

Yeah v true. I know it was a different era.

man westbrook played BAD.. kind of made my point. Durant went off, but westbrook played horrible, and they ended up just getting demolished.

I was so surprised that they brought Curry back into the game in the 4th, when they were up like 25+.. he should have had ice wrapped around his elbow wtf?

Quote from: adarqui on May 19, 2016, 12:42:17 pm

man westbrook played BAD.. kind of made my point. Durant went off, but westbrook played horrible, and they ended up just getting demolished.

I was so surprised that they brought Curry back into the game in the 4th, when they were up like 25+.. he should have had ice wrapped around his elbow wtf?

Only saw the highlights of this one so didn't see how bad he played. Funny though that Curry and Thompson were off in the 4th qtr game 1 and they got beat. Westbrook is off game two and they get beat. Might come down to who's more consistent.

ya i'll take curry/thompson consistency over westbrook any day.. durant is on that curry level consistency though.

Yeah that's ridiculous. Especially given how much he missed with his knee.

CLE/TOR starts in 65 mins. Can't wait.

good game so far! TOR bringing it.

i like how they are playing with more attitude etc.. i just dont get why they were showing CLE so much respect prior to game 1.. they need to use some of their physicality and make this series ugly.

What a crazy Lebron travel that they just let slide. I love his athleticism and leadership on the court, a true competitor but I absolutely hate him as a skillsman and basketball player.

ya that travel was bad.. The nba needs to fix it's ref problem. The refs absolutely suck. They've always sucked. They miss such simple calls. They call such garbage fouls. They fall for such lame flops. It's such a mess. Compare that to NFL refs, these guys hardly ever miss calls and there's soooo much going on, on the field, at any given moment.

as for lebron.. regarding skills/bball player; "absolutely hate" is pretty strong.. ?? he's got solid skills, nothing amazing.. but ya combine that with his competitiveness, physicality, athleticism, and he's a dominant force. If he wasn't so unselfish, I think he probably would have developed his skills more. He gives up a ton of shots and is always looking to get his team involved. Regardless, his stats are pretty solid (fg%, rebounds, assists, ppg).

pC!

Quote from: adarqui on May 19, 2016, 09:34:07 pm

Quote from: undoubtable on May 19, 2016, 09:22:11 pm

What a crazy Lebron travel that they just let slide. I love his athleticism and leadership on the court, a true competitor but I absolutely hate him as a skillsman and basketball player.

ya that travel was bad.. The nba needs to fix it's ref problem. The refs absolutely suck. They've always sucked. They miss such simple calls. They call such garbage fouls. They fall for such lame flops. It's such a mess. Compare that to NFL refs, these guys hardly ever miss calls and there's soooo much going on, on the field, at any given moment.

as for lebron.. regarding skills/bball player; "absolutely hate" is pretty strong.. ?? he's got solid skills, nothing amazing.. but ya combine that with his competitiveness, physicality, athleticism, and he's a dominant force. If he wasn't so unselfish, I think he probably would have developed his skills more. He gives up a ton of shots and is always looking to get his team involved. Regardless, his stats are pretty solid (fg%, rebounds, assists, ppg).

pC!

Don't mind me, I'm a Rators fan (Second to Sixers) and I'm spewing hate. That call just got me heated. His unselfishness is huge and passing is elite I can't deny it. Ughhh this series has me feeling hopeless.

gotcha hah.

Raps have no chance.. man wtf is up with Lowrie? Just get aggressive.. forget shooting.. get to the damn basket. Can't believe he went to the locker room to blow off steam. wtf?

If he keeps this up (which it looks like he will), not sure if people are going to trust him as the franchise pg.. come playoff time he's just collapsing.

dno

Good news is sixers got the #1 pick and Embiid looks healthy. Super excited to see this team play with so much young talent. Who do you like for number one Adarq, Simmons or Ingram? I'm huge on Ingram, I just think he's going to be a fantastic player to build a team around.

ya ingram for sure. he's got all of the height/length + skills + athleticism, and he hasn't filled out yet.. his height/body type reminds me of durant.

pc!

nasty

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