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If anything these playoffs are presenting a great case for having a competent big man in a league full of teams desperate to play small.
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Thank god.S.R. wrote: View Post
Now we just need to get rid of the 3-point line (or at least get rid of the corner 3, why should the line just become shorter???) and we'll be back to entertaining basketball instead of the shooting contests we have these days.Comment
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Prediction :
Game 1
Raps come out blazing and get an early 10 point lead which they maintain to the end. Raps win.
Media talks about cleveland being rusty and all.
Game 2
Tight game with cavs maintaining the lead for most of the 44 minutes. Then KLOE happens and we get our first lead with 1:30 to go... after lots of free-throws raps take game 2 by 4 points.
Raps up 2-0.
Media goes crazy about Love and Irving being soft and worthless on D. LeBron has not enough help.
Game 3
LeBron goes all out, but the rest of the team just seems lost. Easy passes end up in turnovers. 3-ees end up in air-balls. Body language is just flat, every other Cav but LeBron seems desinterested. LeBron keeps it close with a 42-12-7 line, but Raps playing too well to overcome. With 2:32 to go, LeBron goes out, smashes one of the bench chairs with his fist an heads directly to the locker-room. Raps win by 14. LeBron calls out his teammates during the interviews. Media goes crazy about Bron losing it and smashing the chair. Others understand him and say he's right, his teammates suck and it's their fault.
Game 4
James seems uninterested. Walks the court up and down. Stays passive throughout the game not driving once. Settles for long jumpers or gives up the ball to the next teammate without making a play. It's so weird that the commentary guys don't really know what to say. When Love or Irving take the shot and miss, James just stares at them with a cold look for a minute without saying a word. Cavs coach doesn't know what to do. Sit LeBron for the rest of the game (we're in the second quarter)? Call it a night and rest everybody? Everybody's lost, but the Raps and the thunderous crowd of Toronto. Eventually, coach Lue decides to pull hos starters early in the 4th with Raps up by 22. James quits court and heads for the locker, in the tunnel he's seen ripping off his jersey and throwing it to the ground. Immediately after this scene discussions break out about James leaving Cleveland.
Raps are in Finals after a 4-0 series against Cavs. The day after a poll on CNBC asks which team becomes 2016 NBA champions: Warriors, OKC or "Other".
One article on ESPN mentions that Raps are in the Finals.Comment
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Poll added.Comment
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We are getting no respect from national media.Comment
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Sad thing is that the Pistons put up a better fight than us.Comment
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Pistons didn't play 14 playoff games (several going into OT) in like 28 days or whatever it was before playing the Cavs.Nilanka wrote: View PostComment
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Not really buying the fatigue as an excuse. We're just failing to rise to the challenge.Jangles wrote: View PostComment
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For what it's worth; having watched the Pistons and Hawks series ... the Cavs team we are playing is playing a LOT better than they were against them.Nilanka wrote: View Post"My biggest concern as a coach is to not confuse winning with progress." - Steve Kerr
"If it's unacceptable in defeat, it's unacceptable in victory." - Jeff Van GundyComment
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I think it's one of many factors? Any words on Carroll's wrist and Demar's thumb?Nilanka wrote: View PostComment
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It's a combination of: injuries, fatigue, Lowry shitting the bed and, most importantly, the Lebrons being really good.Nilanka wrote: View PostComment
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