A King Asks For Seconds & A Chef Obliges: Official Warriors vs. Cavs 2016 NBA FINALS Thread

[DlAMONDZ]

Saw the schedule. 2 sometimes 3 days off between games? Really?

 

[Mars]

I just noticed kevin love put his arm around lebron...dude was actually consoling him.....this is why bron gets clowned so much. dude really sittin there like "yall just don't GET me"

I thought he was reaching for some liquids to hydrate his body.

 

[YourMajesty]

Bron is going to have to give them a couple AMAZING performances for a shot to win. And that's something he hasn't really done since last year.

 

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

cavs were flat out embarrassing on the defensive end

 

[Darealtwo1]

The last 9 times Lebron has loss game 1 of a playoff series his team won game 2.

Kyrie Irving brought the ball up the court and shot it without passing 9 times.He went 1-9.

This is no shock...He and Waiters used to do this all game before LeGM came home

 

[LurkMoar]

cavs were flat out embarrassing on the defensive end

JR had a beyond terrible game, also they gotta bench love and irving if they want a chance in this series. have them come off the bench

 

[Big Boss]

Im praying when he says fast he means within the half-court set. More player movement, more ball movement, more PnR, more decisive moves from LeBron instead of dribble isos. If he means matching their pace hes more in over his head than I thought.

EDIT: Read the article and seems I was right.

 

[Rigby.]

This is no shock...He and Waiters used to do this all game before LeGM came home

It was good in a way that he reigned free for so long without Bron, because it did give him that hard edge that helped them so much last year, but everything else; the defense, the bad passing vision/IQ, sometimes not contributing on offense at all without being the main ball handler. Things like these that, over the course of 2 seasons under an actual regime, still appear in very frequent flashes, are habits he shouldn't have been allowed to develop as a professional

 

[Rigby.]

I've been watching LeBron play basketball for awhile now. Game 1 definitely wasn't him playing at full throttle nor that was his highest gear. I can still see that he's conserving energy while trying to keep his teammates involved in the game.

I think, even at this age, he could play at his highest gear with this new format...he'll have 2, sometimes 3 off. I just don't think you can tell him to exert more and expect him to play damn near 48 minutes as well. Lue needs to have a better feel of when to take LeBron out or not. Taking him out when you've just regained the lead, and putting him back in when you're 20 points down, was one of the worst moves I seen out there 2 days ago

 

[Mars]

1.Cavs should give Mozgov some minutes.He played great against GS in last years finals.He is part of the solution,not the problem.

2.Play Mozgov with Love.Cleveland needs rim protection.Also.Love is not a back to the basket player,Mozgov is.

3.When Livingston and Barbosa come in the game,take Irving out.Put James on Livingston and Shumpert/Delle on Barbosa.

4.Stop taking shots early in the shot clock(Irving)

5.Cut down on the long range jump shots (Lebron)

 

[Spades Of Aces]

I think, even at this age, he could play at his highest gear with this new format...he'll have 2, sometimes 3 off. I just don't think you can tell him to exert more and expect him to play damn near 48 minutes as well. Lue needs to have a better feel of when to take LeBron out or not. Taking him out when you've just regained the lead, and putting him back in when you're 20 points down, was one of the worst moves I seen out there 2 days ago

It's definitely an unfair thing to ask of LeBron to do. To play more and do more. The reality of this series is that he will have to do it in order for this team to beat GSW in my opinion. It would be easier for LeBron to rest if he knew he had teammates that can keep the momentum going or at the very least not let the game run away from them. He's going to have to impose his will on this GSW team.

 

[SCORCH]

Kevin Love And Kyrie Irving Got Eaten Up Against The Warriors

Sheesh.

 

[ItzDaKiing]

JR had a beyond terrible game, also they gotta bench love and irving if they want a chance in this series. have them come off the bench

That sounds good in theory but you can't have those two guys coming off the bench considering what they are getting paid.

 

[havoc]

They weren't open. Bron had Steph frustrated as hell shadowing him and the Cavs as a whole shut him down. No need to change it next time because Livingston, Barbosoa and Iguodala aren't gonna combine for 50 pts on 70% shooting for the course of a series.

Klay was more open but he's streaky as I said.

The Cavs can't take that chance anymore. The Warriors led the league in bench scoring. I believed that Cavs didn't look that up in their scouting report. You can tell by the way they double teaming Curry and Thompson. It was a stupid defensive strategy. The bench is going to off on the Cavs again like they did in the regular season and game 1 of the finals. Don't forget that it was the Warriors bench's mob won the finals last season.

Cavs can keep on over playing Curry on defense if they want to lose this series.

 

[onelastdeath]

Could have something to do with the fact that they're both 6'8