2015 NBA Thread: I felt a great disturbance in the trolls, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. (2 Viewers)

[Alex P Keaton]

Yeah, that isn't a foul on Klay.

it was a nice play by Irving either way though.

 

[Bobcat10]

Draymond doesn't have to worry about a tech in this game, right? Not sure how that rule works?

Ref just told him "just play". He could always get a double and be booted, no? A flagrant 1 and he's safe this game.

 

[ShamrockPride]

Green is unconscious

 

[Abraham]

I feel like the Warriors are a lot closer to breaking this open than the other way around. 

 

[sporthenry]

You should cover that guy.  

 

[Bobcat10]

Keep complaining, Warriors. That's continuation 100% of the time.

 

[dickey moe]

This 2nd quarter has been awesome.

 

[mr. furley]

i'm as appalled that the refs have called a single foul on Golden State as the GS players are

every single whistle is just astonishing. i can understand why they're complaining... so... #######,,, much

 

[Alex P Keaton]

I feel like the Warriors are a lot closer to breaking this open than the other way around. 

Huh.  I feel the opposite.  Cleveland is outplaying them.  They just aren't hitting open 3's right now.

 

[mr. furley]

if Draymond is gonna beat you.. then you get beat

 

[GOB]

Man, I love Draymond Green. Huge fan.

 

[Britney Spears]

Huh.  I feel the opposite.  Cleveland is outplaying them.  They just aren't hitting open 3's right now.

If Green keeps playing like this, eventually either Curry or Thompson will start lighting it up. So far though, I agree. On fire Draymond and not much else from GSW. 

 

[Abraham]

Man, I love Draymond Green. Huge fan.

Him, rodman, artest, Lambier...who else belongs on our team of people you hate but would love to have on your squad?

 

[sporthenry]

LeBron's gotta D up Green.

 

[Instinctive]

I think Barnes has cost himself tens of millions of dollars this series. He has been awful. If they had somebody passable playing small forward they would have won this series by now.

I think he's getting a max deal unless he has a major injury tonight. No matter how he performs. 

 

[GroveDiesel]

Game in a nutshell: Draymond Green flushing every 3 and Cavs ice cold from behind the arc.

Wonder if that can last an entire game?

 

[CurlyNight]

Him, rodman, artest, Lambier...who else belongs on our team of people you hate but would love to have on your squad?

Green reminds me of Rasheed Wallace of the old sometimes.

 

[mr. furley]

I think he's getting a max deal unless he has a major injury tonight. No matter how he performs. 

based on what?

 

[Kev4029]

Barnes has sucked this finals but don't think he's losing any money. Everyone has loads to spend and he's still one of the best free agents available. He's still the #3 SF available this offseason IMO. The guys right behind him at SF have larger warts and a handful years older.....and will be getting paid handsomely as well. (Parsons/knee & Batum/2014 disappearing act)

If we're gonna mention Barnes, let's mention Ezeli (who has played a grand total of about 48 minutes this whole Finals.....with a banged up/out Bogut). Hell it's been widely reported for quite awhile Ezeli's been looking at $15+ mil/yr this offseason on a multi year deal..There's just a glut of similar big men available this offseason.......in an increasing small ball league. JMO If anyone's going to be shunned this offseason as far as paydays, it's not gonna be 24 year old Harrison Barnes thats shot 38% from 3 in his career. It's some of those middle tiered unversatile big men that can get run off the court who've been been reported to be getting just an asinine amt of money. Not gonna ramble off the list (as most can figure some of them out), but a lot of teams will throw near or max money at Barnes.

He can't beat centers off the dribble and he can only make shots when he is wide open. He's athletic enough to guard 3s and big enough to guard 4s at an acceptable level, but his skill set is something that can be found on the scrap heap during free agency. Matt Barnes has never made more than 3.4 million dollars in a season with that skill set. 

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Game in a nutshell: Draymond Green flushing every 3 and Cavs ice cold from behind the arc.

Wonder if that can last an entire game?

Law of large numbers

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Ridiculous

 

[Instinctive]

based on what?

The sheer amount of money available. Positional scarcity. 

I'm sure I could write up something more in depth but that sums it up nice and easy at a high leve. 

 

[GOB]

Refs you suck.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Kyrie has been awful running the offense. Gotta run it through Lebron and stop letting Irving stand around dribbling.

 

[dickey moe]

Him, rodman, artest, Lambier...who else belongs on our team of people you hate but would love to have on your squad?

Nearly exact thought crossed my mind a few minutes ago. He's one of those throwback punkass but great players that are seemingly so hard to find these days.

 

[Prince Myshkin]

Lebron WAY too passive

 

[GOB]

Playing Mo Williams in Game 7 is the best shtick I've ever witnessed.

 

[mr. furley]

Kevin Love on fire, Cavs playing good ball, then gets banished to the bench and they kinda come unglued

Love has to keep playing well, ball needs to go through Lebron + he needs to take Green out of the game

 

[Insein]

Cavs lucky it's only 7.  The 3's will even out.

 

[Bobcat10]

Refs you suck.

Way to tell em, Oracle. 

 

[Kev4029]

Kevin Love on fire, Cavs playing good ball, then gets banished to the bench and they kinda come unglued

Love has to keep playing well, ball needs to go through Lebron + he needs to take Green out of the game

Other than Green, the Cavs have kept the Warriors in check. I'm not sure why they would be playing Shumpert and Jefferson so much rather than Love and Thompson to wipe up the offensive glass on all these missed jumpers.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Other than Green, the Cavs have kept the Warriors in check. I'm not sure why they would be playing Shumpert and Jefferson so much rather than Love and Thompson to wipe up the offensive glass on all these missed jumpers.

Yup.  Well said.

 

[Bobcat10]

I'm sure they didn't want TT to get his 3rd foul. He better make up for lost time in the 2nd half. Love has 2 also iirc.

 

[CurlyNight]

Here we go... Next half will be Warriors blowing it wide open. Double digit lead on deck.

 

[sports_fan]

Oh geez it started already

 

[Galileo]

Kyrie has been awful running the offense. Gotta run it through Lebron and stop letting Irving stand around dribbling.

Lebron has 4 turnovers...Cavs need Kyrie to settle in and play his game if they are going to have a chance to win

 

[GOB]

This #### is fun. 

Cappy, deal right now. You and me at NBA finals in Orlando two* years.

*probably more like one.

 

[Galileo]

Cavs wearing sleeved jerseys for game 7? Eww.

same as game 5

 

[Kev4029]

I'm sure they didn't want TT to get his 3rd foul. He better make up for lost time in the 2nd half. Love has 2 also iirc.

I've never unstood sitting guys for long stretches if they are in light/moderate foul trouble. I get it if the 3rd foul comes with a couple minutes left in the half or they were a minute or two away from checking out anyway, but otherwise you are just preemptively punishing yourself for something that might happen. The player might take it a little easier to avoid fouls if you leave them in, but if the coach wouldn't have such a quick trigger for players in foul trouble I don't think it they would play much different. 

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Playing Mo Williams in Game 7 is the best shtick I've ever witnessed.

 

[Riversco]

I assume Lebron's goal is just to keep it close for most of the game and then at some point in the middle of the 3rd he is going to tell his team "everyone just focus on making a defensive stop, let me handle the offense."

 

[Bobcat10]

I've never unstood sitting guys for long stretches if they are in light/moderate foul trouble. I get it if the 3rd foul comes with a couple minutes left in the half or they were a minute or two away from checking out anyway, but otherwise you are just preemptively punishing yourself for something that might happen. The player might take it a little easier to avoid fouls if you leave them in, but if the coach wouldn't have such a quick trigger for players in foul trouble I don't think it they would play much different. 

I agree. Interesting that Lue said what I posted. I guess he disagrees.

Funny seeing Green heat check to start the 3rd. I guess he's not familiar with that role.

 

[Kev4029]

I love JR Smith.

 

[Riversco]

Lebron just saving up this energy o carry the team on his back at the end here.  Gonna go all out.

 

[Kev4029]

That is also why I love JR. Shoots the Cavs back into the game and then derails the run.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

The best player to ever lace em up was desperate to pass there before takings less then confident shot. 

The boy is bad but if he doesn't put his head down and take the ball to the hole every time since he literally can't be stopped then y'all can have him. 

 

[Riversco]

here we go, james will just take over now.

 

[Insein]

Clean by Irving. Good no call.

 

[sporthenry]

Varejao gonna Varejao

 

[Bobcat10]

Kerr playing Andy is downright embarrassing at this point.