NBA/NCAAB Thread

[ger9119]

They also said that Lebron joining the team would be the only way Cleveland could have a legitimate chance at winning a title, and that without him they'd be a .500 team at best. Oh wait...

Your point about them winning versus Atlanta with Irving only playing one game, while hilariously bad on multiple levels, is still a point. Atlanta was an average-at-best team going into this season that got lucky in the regular season by having a weak schedule, and got lucky in the playoffs by facing two teams who "realistically" weren't going to be making the conference finals (and even then, they lost two games to brooklyn and two games to washington). The warriors had a far more difficult schedule (primarily because they play in the notoriously more difficult western conference), and had to play Memphis and houston prior to this (one and half of one team that could've won the championship). If Cleveland can't win game 2, it'll be a surprise if they win any more than 2 games after that, as while Lebron is strong he's facing a team that has a pretty hard time losing 3 games in a row this season.

They have the best player going, I'm not going to count Lebron out of this series based off one guy going down whose been ineffective the entire playoff run and his backup has outplayed him the entire playoff run.

 

[SlowPokeBroKing]

They also said that Lebron joining the team would be the only way Cleveland could have a legitimate chance at winning a title, and that without him they'd be a .500 team at best. Oh wait...

Your point about them winning versus Atlanta with Irving only playing one game, while hilariously bad on multiple levels, is still a point. Atlanta was an average-at-best team going into this season that got lucky in the regular season by having a weak schedule, and got lucky in the playoffs by facing two teams who "realistically" weren't going to be making the conference finals (and even then, they lost two games to brooklyn and two games to washington). The warriors had a far more difficult schedule (primarily because they play in the notoriously more difficult western conference), and had to play Memphis and houston prior to this (one and half of one team that could've won the championship). If Cleveland can't win game 2, it'll be a surprise if they win any more than 2 games after that, as while Lebron is strong he's facing a team that has a pretty hard time losing 3 games in a row this season.

Lebron scored almost the amount of points as the "Splash Brothers" combined. I think that the four most mediocre performances of game one were of Thompson, Dellavedova, Shumpert, and Smith. This is most likely due to the fact that they have never played such a big game before. With the PG position again resting on Dova's back and the Smith/Shumpert duo most likely bouncing back and making some key plays for us, I believe the Cavs still definitely have a shot. Thompson, on the other hand, had a great game with several rebounds, but didn't rack up as many points as we needed. We all watched it go into overtime. Just one player making one more shot throughout the game would have sealed a win. If they get angry and recover like I believe they will, I see the series going far.

 

[John Madden]

They also said that Lebron joining the team would be the only way Cleveland could have a legitimate chance at winning a title, and that without him they'd be a .500 team at best. Oh wait...

Your point about them winning versus Atlanta with Irving only playing one game, while hilariously bad on multiple levels, is still a point. Atlanta was an average-at-best team going into this season that got lucky in the regular season by having a weak schedule, and got lucky in the playoffs by facing two teams who "realistically" weren't going to be making the conference finals (and even then, they lost two games to brooklyn and two games to washington). The warriors had a far more difficult schedule (primarily because they play in the notoriously more difficult western conference), and had to play Memphis and houston prior to this (one and half of one team that could've won the championship). If Cleveland can't win game 2, it'll be a surprise if they win any more than 2 games after that, as while Lebron is strong he's facing a team that has a pretty hard time losing 3 games in a row this season.

Literally everything in this post until the last sentence is wrong and I'm kind of proud.

(Well, aside from the .500 crack, but the team was something like 51-21 with him playing to 2-8 without, and that's including the two months of Dion Waiters and Mike Miller in or near the starting lineup.)

Atlanta wasn't anywhere near "average at best" given that they wrecked basically the entire Western Conference all year long and given that they were solid with Horford last year; the cause of their playoff disappointment wasn't much of anything other than the NYPD's assist in breaking Thabo's leg (given how badly they beat Cleveland in March at a time when the latter team was going off on everyone); and both Memphis and Houston (alongside the Western Conference as a whole outside of San Antonio and GS) weren't nearly as good as you're making them out to be - particularly in comparison to the team GS is currently playing.

Speaking of which:

[img139]http://i.imgur.com/RUaFpfI.jpg[/img139]

 

[KantoPkmnMaster]

Atlanta was an above average team. They weren't one of those teams that you would characterize as the best ever in any particular area but their team play was excellent. The reason they got throttled in their last series and had trouble in the playoffs, to me, is pretty similar to that of the Chicago Bulls year in and year out. Their team was simply riddled with injuries to the point where they could not put up a lasting series against a highly skilled team. Atlanta was definitely more than an average team. Winning 67 games should be enough by itself to show that. Yes, they had many games where they played terrible teams. Is that their fault? No. They play in the Eastern Conference, which in the past decade has been the lesser of the two conferences. In head to head match-ups they were also able to whip on a majority of the Western Conference teams that they faced off against. So in summation: Atlanta Hawks prolific? Nah. Excellent? In some areas yes. Above average/Good? Definitely.

 

[Lord Scalgon]

[video=youtube;0Z2O6K1GiQk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z2O6K1GiQk[/video]

I'm not really surprised by this, though. Then again, there's plenty who simply root for the team without any prior in-depth knowledge about the history or players......or both.

Speaking of which, Marshawn Lynch will definitely win the championship for the Warriors.

 

[SlowPokeBroKing]

[video=youtube;0Z2O6K1GiQk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z2O6K1GiQk[/video]

I'm not really surprised by this, though. Then again, there's plenty who simply root for the team without any prior in-depth knowledge about the history or players......or both.

Speaking of which, Marshawn Lynch will definitely win the championship for the Warriors.

That stuff is so dumb. Why can't people just say they don't know who or what they're talking about? I am a Cavaliers fan, hands down, because I am from northern Ohio. I know enough about LeBron and Kyrie and most of the squad based on ESPN and watching all the playoff games/bigger regular season games, but I would never make a fool of myself by saying I know something about which I don't. It's silly.

 

[Hunter Zolomon]

It looks like Golden State finally woke up in game 4. Iggy had one heckuva game. Honestly, that game was do or die for Golden State in my opinion.

 

[Mye]

Jimmy Kimmel pays people to do stuff like that on his show, right? I remember reading that some talk shows do that when they can't get actual guests, purely for entertainment (apparently Maury Povich would have interns/local actors come on and use their performance on there as their "audition tape" for other roles, and that a few MTV stars actually started as maury guests). Also incredibly annoyed to see that the warriors won, purely because they didn't do so in a blowout that I really want to see at least once in these playoffs. Until either team wins by at least 30 or we see one team score 130+ points, I will not be satisfied.

 

[SlowPokeBroKing]

Jimmy Kimmel pays people to do stuff like that on his show, right? I remember reading that some talk shows do that when they can't get actual guests, purely for entertainment (apparently Maury Povich would have interns/local actors come on and use their performance on there as their "audition tape" for other roles, and that a few MTV stars actually started as maury guests). Also incredibly annoyed to see that the warriors won, purely because they didn't do so in a blowout that I really want to see at least once in these playoffs. Until either team wins by at least 30 or we see one team score 130+ points, I will not be satisfied.

You don't consider a 21 point game a blowout?

 

[Mye]

Not a traditional/old fashioned one. I still remember when I was a kid, and Jordan would throw up 50-60 points with his team winning by 45 or 50 by the end of the game. Now THOSE were blowouts.

 

[Lord Scalgon]

Jimmy Kimmel pays people to do stuff like that on his show, right? I remember reading that some talk shows do that when they can't get actual guests, purely for entertainment (apparently Maury Povich would have interns/local actors come on and use their performance on there as their "audition tape" for other roles, and that a few MTV stars actually started as maury guests).

That I'm not sure...but I know Maury does, however.

Speaking of the upcoming Game 5 today, given I am from the Bay Area, it's just not surprising when driving through hectic traffic is inevitable. But then again, I always have to take that freeway, so...

 

[Navin]

Golden State won. Lebron did his best to carry his team to that point. If only Irving and Love weren't injured, maybe the outcome would have been different.

 

[KantoPkmnMaster]

Wow...I actually picked a series right for once (GS in 6). Glad to see that Lebron James did not win another Championship.

 

[KrayzieBuddha]

Didn't really wanted the Golden State Warriors to win but congrats to them for winning. I heard the Cavs fans were booing them during the ceremony -smh-. Anyways now that the NBA season is done, we should breakdown the game on Space Jam. I find this video to be entertaining for those who watch the movie

The Breakdown of Space Jam

 

[Nightlingbolt]

Free agency starts tomorrow. I pretty much know the answer, but what do the Celtics have that can land them anybody of actual value?

 

[KantoPkmnMaster]

Free agency starts tomorrow. I pretty much know the answer, but what do the Celtics have that can land them anybody of actual value?

Basically their argument is the same as the Lakers minus Kobe Bryant..."Hey we were great once and can be again, but we're in rebuilding mode. At least if you go with us you don't have to worry about a late 30's player hogging the ball all the time."

 

[Snivy18]

Basically their argument is the same as the Lakers minus Kobe Bryant..."Hey we were great once and can be again, but we're in rebuilding mode. At least if you go with us you don't have to worry about a late 30's player hogging the ball all the time."

Speaking of the Lakers, I'm pretty happy for Jeremy Lin to leave to Hornets. Kaminsky and Lin on Hornets sounds good for me, since I'm from Wisconsin!

 

[Volcer]

Spurs getting Aldridge was amazing, didn't think they'd ever chase a big name in free agency, but they did. Glad we resigned Danny Green and Kawhi too, as well as David West.

 

[Snivy18]

Spurs getting Aldridge was amazing, didn't think they'd ever chase a big name in free agency, but they did. Glad we resigned Danny Green and Kawhi too, as well as David West.

Honestly, I think the Spurs might actually make it to somewhat near the NBA Finals again. They seem like a very bulky team now with Aldridge on board.

 

[Navin]

Honestly, I think the Spurs might actually make it to somewhat near the NBA Finals again. They seem like a very bulky team now with Aldridge on board.

RIP Lebron's title dreams.