2017/18 NBA Thread

tempo_n_groove

mrussel1 said:

lastexit78 said:

I know we are all about placing blame on the officials or J.R. but there were about 50 other minutes of great basketball that decided the outcome. At this point but I'd rather focus on some amazing things about Game 1.

- LeBron played as well as he possibly can, incredible performance, had nothing left in overtime but that's understandable.

- Thompson's left leg nearly snapped, comes back and plays great down the stretch. Although his mental lapse on defense and the foul of Hill could have decided the game.

- Great game by Curry, that driving 3 point layup was amazing. As was the 3 over Love with about 4 minutes to go.  

- Nice game from Kevin Love, I like how he faces up defenders now and uses the glass Tim Duncan style.

- Cleveland bench is atrocious, Clarkson shouldn't even be playing, they are better off using 50 year old Calderon.

- Warriors rimmed out a bunch of 3's they usually hit, unfortunate for Cavs because those probably fall in Game 2 and beyond.

I agree with all points, except for the bench comment.  Korver will have some good games in this series.  Nance played great off the bench.  Clarkson was trying WAY too hard to get involved.  He never sees a shot he doesn't like.  But I think this is a maturity issue.  I have confidence he will get better as he settles into the series. 

I also think the Warriors are beatable.  They are not playing good defense and haven't yet in the playoffs.  You can get good shots and without Iggy, they have NO ONE that can handle Lebron.  Once he is in the paint, the only defense that exists is poking him in the eye. 

One other disagreement, the Cavs didn't hit their long range shots either, like the Warriors.  But I think the Cavs generally did a slightly better job with all the switching and at least feigning a contest.  The Hill switch on Durant is trouble though. Need a new plan there.  That's really hard to defend because without the switch, Curry gets an open look.  

Great assessment from both of you.

When they did miss 3's the cavs did go back to pounding it inside.

Clarkson should not be driving baseline.  He looks confused under there...

mrussel1

Cliffy6745 said:

Lebron is good

Kerr: They have a guy who is playing basketball at a level that I'm not sure anybody's ever seen before, when you consider everything he's doing.

The Juggler

mrussel1 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Lebron is good

Kerr: They have a guy who is playing basketball at a level that I'm not sure anybody's ever seen before, when you consider everything he's doing.

meh

tempo_n_groove

The Juggler said:

mrussel1 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Lebron is good

Kerr: They have a guy who is playing basketball at a level that I'm not sure anybody's ever seen before, when you consider everything he's doing.

meh

Hate much?

HesCalledDyer

God damn it, JR Smith!  You actually made me feel empathy for Lebron.

The Juggler

HesCalledDyer said:

God damn it, JR Smith!  You actually made me feel empathy for Lebron.

I thought it was funny....almost the opposite of what Ben Simmons did at the end of game 3 vs Celtics

mrussel1

The Juggler said:

HesCalledDyer said:

God damn it, JR Smith!  You actually made me feel empathy for Lebron.

I thought it was funny....almost the opposite of what Ben Simmons did at the end of game 3 vs Celtics

Only Chris Weber can empathize... 

tempo_n_groove

mrussel1 said:

The Juggler said:

HesCalledDyer said:

God damn it, JR Smith!  You actually made me feel empathy for Lebron.

I thought it was funny....almost the opposite of what Ben Simmons did at the end of game 3 vs Celtics

Only Chris Weber can empathize... 

Timeouts<Knowing the score

tempo_n_groove

tempo_n_groove said:

mrussel1 said:

The Juggler said:

HesCalledDyer said:

God damn it, JR Smith!  You actually made me feel empathy for Lebron.

I thought it was funny....almost the opposite of what Ben Simmons did at the end of game 3 vs Celtics

Only Chris Weber can empathize... 

Timeouts<Knowing the score

Knowing the score<The FINAL score

Wobbie

tempo_n_groove said:

Lue messed up last night too.  No TO called...

hard for me to take a guy who can't grow a middle school mustache seriously.

eeriepadave

hehe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGJLe7sd5iY

cutz

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2 days later, this is JR on if he knew the score at the end of regulation: <a href="https://t.co/girOpB1cJR">pic.twitter.com/girOpB1cJR</a></p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1003036966420733953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

">June 2, 2018</a></blockquote>

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tbergs

cutz said:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2 days later, this is JR on if he knew the score at the end of regulation: <a href="https://t.co/girOpB1cJR">pic.twitter.com/girOpB1cJR</a></p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1003036966420733953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

">June 2, 2018</a></blockquote>

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When asked what day it was, JR stated, "Today."

mrussel1

I'm glad he came clean. It was pretty obvious.  Ah least he has a chance to move forward.  We'll see tomorrow. 

tbergs

Game day. Cavs need to win this one tonight after the devastating loss Thursday.

Wobbie

fuck a bunch of draymond green

No Coder

Warriors fans savaging JR was funny, applauded him when introduced at start of game (after booing every other Cavs player) and then chanted MVP when he was taking free throws

Wobbie

getting tired of the warriors....

bbiggs

Wobbie said:

getting tired of the warriors....

Me too. 

Hi!

bbiggs said:

Wobbie said:

getting tired of the warriors....

Me too. 

I fucking hate them. I hate steph curry. I hate 3 pointers. Lol.