What If I Told You This Used To Be A Rivalry?: Warriors vs. Cavs on MLK Day Game Thread

[G-Zeus]

Real shyt, Cavs issue is IDENTITY....when Kyrie was there they were a perimeter team, JR could shoot plus love....etc etc....now they need to be a driving in the paint team, cuz far too often so the go cold for multiple quarters at a time.

When Kyrie was there they got beat by 30 on MLK day...plus..it seems...seems like IT might really make a comeback.

The shooters ain't shooting...but at least jr attacked the rim....Korver barely did shyt...but the walk in the park that is love....actually did almost...decent... but if they meet in the finals...broom.. they need a mobile big they need PNR with lobs and penetration (pause)

 

[THE MACHINE]

If the Cavs get another 7 point game from JR Smith

You posted this at 8:20, almost nailed it

He got 8 breh

 

[CSquare43]

Word to thread title

#lightyears

**Pos rep pending.....

 

[Morethan1]

Pretty much, eventually a big wave comes and they're up 15 in less than 2 mins, best team ever.

KLAY didn't play the last 6 minutes. Curry and Durant didn't play the 1st 6 minutes

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

On the contrary I think a defensive minded center should erase a lot of the problems they have on the defensive end. If they have a rim protector (Deandre) that can limit or affect penetration they can guard the 3 point line. It would take discipline though, and if it happens to be Deandre he has his own issues he brings to the table, but that should help a lot.

If you get an offensive center like Boogie (they not trading him btw), he brings you some interior scoring, but he wouldn't remedy their issues on defense, he opens up the floor but that was never really an issue to begin with. So in that regard then I would agree with you.

A defensive-orientated center still wouldn't give them a fighting chance against the Warriors. They'd still have no system, athleticism, an equal balance of youth/experience, identity and effective two-way players. There's no rhyme or reason to their play, there never really has been, they've just managed to be successful because of the talent of LeBron/Kyrie and the array of 3-pt shooters.

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

Fukk yeah I do...give them a mobile big and I think GSW will feel some pressure

A big will not help when GSW is running pick and rolls or drawing a big out to the perimeter just to play ring around the rosey with a nikka
And let’s be cereal..
What big you know can contain KD..
Don’t say no shyt like Deandre Jordan
nikka can’t even be on the floor in late game situations..
A mobile big man is not going to fix the defensive holes the Cavs have..
Maybe if they actually practiced, they could make things competitive..
It’s blood in the water and Lebrons’ body language after the game speaks volumes

 

[THE MACHINE]

Nikkas want Bron to have every teams best player on his team

DJ has no offensive game outside of rim-runs. Better off sending the pick for Lou and just forget about defense this year, embrace a "let's just score 130 every night" mentality

 

[RammerJammer]

Derrick Rose needs to come back fast

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Cavs are grimy

 

[G-Zeus]

A big will not help when GSW is running pick and rolls or drawing a big out to the perimeter just to play ring around the posey with a nikka
And let’s be cereal..
What big you know can contain KD..
Don’t say no shyt like Deandre Jordan
nikka can’t even be on the floor in late game situations..
A mobile big man is not going to fix the defensive holes the Cavs have..
Maybe if they actually practiced, they could make things competitive..
Let be cereal..
It’s blood in the water and Lebrons’ body language after the game speaks volumes

Dude not everything is a 48 minutes situation...

Everyone can get pulled by KD or curry on PNR...every single guy on the court..

But then on the other end u get to put other on PNR at the rim...think durant is going to block DeAndre same way he blocks love? The guy will be much higher and more physical.... With LeBron on the floor and God willing a healthy and scoring IT...and love at the 4... It's free reign for DJ play the rim.. right now they can't do shyt to make it competitive... Too old for this defense...when was the last time u heard the oldest team had a top 5 defense in the league by blitzing....even when they are successful..they forget to rebound cuz everyone just ran a marathon...to catch a fukking ball

 

[Edub]

Curry don’t fukk with them Cleveland nikkas like that.. every other team they play he dap up after games

Bron tried to son him like a lil boy finals before last......Curry not fukkin wit him after that. When they dapped up at tip-off before this game Curry gave the fake smile then side eye when Bron came and went.....Curry still in his feelings from 2015

 

[3rd Koast Kang]

No confidence in rockets making the finals

is James harden still their best player?

 

[Edub]

Cavs are grimy

Funny....but fukked up

 

[Inertia Creeps]

I think KD and Bron have mutual respect for each other, not so much for Curry and Bron.

Curry was the first and one of only a few players on the Warriors to go up and personally congratulate Bron and the Cavs when they won in 2016. These dudes play each other countless times over the years as NBA veterans; they don't gotta go up and dap each other after every little reg season game like it's the end of the finals lmao.

Y'all chatty pattys wanna make some TMZ drama outta nothing; didn't Bron have Curry's back publicly when the commander in chief himself was talking that shyt about rejecting his white house visit? I'm pretty sure all these cats have love and respect for each other, doesn't mean they gotta hug it out publicly every time they see each other lol. Don't know if y'all be doing that personally or whatever tho

 

[King Poetic]

Cavs offense so predictable

1.. Everybody outside of lebron and IT stand by the 3 point line because non of those 63 year old nikkas can't beat anyone off the dribble

2. Lebron and IT runs the pick and roll but doesn't work with quality nikkas like KD who can intercept or block IT shot

3. Lebron refuse to go to the basket and stuck on being steph and klay from 3

Defensively

West coast teams showing these eastern conference bums u have to move without the ball and cut in and out from the paint to force bum ass cac love, tin man knees wade, straw man Thompson, dumb donald crowder and the rest of the fat albert gang to have these nikkas tired by middle of the 3rd and it's a wrapped