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

[Reflected]

The Cavaliers' best lineup features LeBron James and 4 bench players

The Value meal lineup (someone can give that shyt a better name, idk) features 1 fantastic shooter in Frye, 3 solid/decent shooters in Shump, RJ, and Delly, and LeBron as the slasher. Basically exactly what he missed last year Finals. This lineup is also helped by the fact that RJ is a great slasher and Delly finds ways to get to the rim. That PnR they run in this lineup is more dangerous than the GSW PnR, in the situations where its encountered, in my opinion.

Agreed, anyone paying attention to their games lately could see that. Starting lineup is full of inconsistency, kills me watching that. You can't be inconsistent against a team like GS in the finals, especially with the amount of home games they have.

 

[Illuminatos]

There's only 1 death lineup in the NBA.

 

[Thegospel]

Double Bron then leave Delly open where he shoots 41 percent from 3. Brilliant.

Let me guess, the last time you watched Delly play was...last year's playoffs. Front like breh hasn't tremendously improved his offensive game.

If you double LeBron off the PnR period he's going to find someone and you're fukked.

This is the finals not a regular season game in December. I'm not shocked those cavs fans dapped you either.

 

[Thegospel]

It worked thus far, the lineup wasn't used substantially until Atlanta where Frye got more minutes, where it did work pretty well against a pretty good defense, a higher rated defense than GSW


According to the link I supplied, that lineup has the best net rating in the playoffs (amongst units used for 50 minutes+). That's why I pointed out

of course. thats why I know cavs taking another L unless Kyrie plays d like he never played before and Love is effective. if not it's open season on Cleveland. bring in those bench players wuth their limited scoring

 

[Thegospel]

Agreed, anyone paying attention to their games lately could see that. Starting lineup is full of inconsistency, kills me watching that. You can't be inconsistent against a team like GS in the finals, especially with the amount of home games they have.

shhhhhhh they relying on Delly and Shump for an NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

 

[CarltonJunior]

Doubling Bron is quite possibly the dumbest most ineffective thing you can do.

Exactly. One of the best things GS did in the finals last year was to let Bron try to beat them 1 on 1

 

[Thegospel]

nikka didnt catch the nba finals in all caps. yall gon learn relying on scrubs when shyt hits the fan while warriors will have their day 1 squad out there. lemme see Kyrie on the bench in crunchtime

 

[Thegospel]

Exactly. One of the best things GS did in the finals last year was to let Bron try to beat them 1 on 1

You have to double if they switch on PnR and bron consistentlykills klay,steph or whoever switched onto him. you just have to leave open the right person.

 

[CarltonJunior]

You have to double if they switch on PnR and bron consistentlykills klay,steph or whoever switched onto him. you just have to leave open the right person.

For one neither Steph nor Klay will be involved in the PnR action unless LeBron is the screener. If LeBron has the ball in his hands then it'll be either Dray (who had notable moments defending Bron at the rim) or Bogut. If LeBron is the screener then they need to prevent the pass from getting thru, but that's much easier to do than defend him as a ball handler.

Legitimately the only x-factor for the Cavs have is a healthy Kyrie possibly going off for 30+ points in multiple games, if that happens then anything goes. If LeBron resorts back to LeBronball then this series is over in 5

 

[Thegospel]

For one neither Steph nor Klay will be involved in the PnR action unless LeBron is the screener. If LeBron has the ball in his hands then it'll be either Dray (who had notable moments defending Bron at the rim) or Bogut. If LeBron is the screener then they need to prevent the pass from getting thru, but that's much easier to do than defend him as a ball handler.

Legitimately the only x-factor for the Cavs have is a healthy Kyrie possibly going off for 30+ points in multiple games, if that happens then anything goes. If LeBron resorts back to LeBronball then this series is over in 5

klay was switched onto bron multiple times bruh. I'll go try to get the footage from last year.

we agree about Kyrie though. hes the guy who can change shyt. Love is a nobody to me

edit:you said unless bron is the screen man.

 

[South Paw]

think of the range of emotions for Bron this last week. was so happy, then became so sad when he realized gsw was gonna win the series

 

[Professor Emeritus]

LeBron has 7 finals appearances and if he loses hes 2-7 in terms of wins and losses looking at ever major HOFer with finals wins and theyre the finals MVP or main contributor their record is untarnished...and I'm saying nikkas only lost on the finals 1-2 times MAX on multiple appearances

You mean other than Wilt, Kareem, Magic, and Jerry West?


Besides that you're obviously factually wrong, this whole idea that losing in the first round, and thus never reaching the Finals, is somehow better than losing in the Finals is just about the stupidest narrative in existence on The Coli.

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

 

[IGSaint12]

I think Warriors in 6 if Delladova doesn't try to take out people's knees again.

 

[Koba St]

I desperately want to see Bron win at least one more. Such a dominant player deserves more than just two rings.