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GS is gonna take the first 3 games this series. The Cavs will have a pitty win, then it's over in game 5
If they win Game 2, they'll win 3 and 4 in Cleveland. Quote it, bookmark it, I really don't give a fukk.
Go back and watch the game. In Quarters 1, 2, and 4 the Cavs played ugly basketball feeding the post and trying to play inside out. In the first half of the 3rd quarter, they switched to the PnR heavy offense and were bulldozing GS. They came back from a big deficit, took the lead, and seemed to have all momentum. The loss might actually be on Delly. Because after his hit which led to the incredibly long review the Cavs seemed to have forgotten what was working and gone back to their ugly post up/iso gameplan. Next thing you know, they can't score and GS goes on a run.
These dudes get paid millions of dollars so I'm assuming they'll have the knowledge to go watch film and go, "Hey, we were kicking their ass in that 3rd quarter? What'd we do differently?" Expect to see more of that in Game 2.
Cavs did a lot of things good in the game as you're saying here and I feel they can still beat the Warriors like you do
I said the same thing last night and I think they can build off of that for Game 2
But the betting odds say the series is over and the Cavs cant win
They need to make quicker decisions switching but i think Bron takes Curry out of the game...ur always gonna have issues with Kyrie and Love all you can ask them to do is be aggressive and get in front of there man and not allow straight line drives....
The Lakers were the betting underdogs for the majority of the games played that season.....so them losing more than they won, and not making the playoffs, should be an passable offense since "betting odds" are allowed in discussion now
#LeBronRules
"But but, he got to the finals 9 times!"
Wait
Before we assign blame and bring up his Finals record.......was he the betting favorite over underdog in those series'?
The Lakers were the betting underdogs for the majority of the games played that season.....so them losing more than they won, and not making the playoffs, should be an passable offense since "betting odds" are allowed in discussion now
#LeBronRules
He had 6 straight Finals Appearances. He da GOAT...
Oh yeah, I picked your boy to win this weekend. Don't know what the fukk I was thinking.
He had 6 straight Finals Appearances. He da GOAT...
Oh yeah, I picked your boy to win this weekend. Don't know what the fukk I was thinking.
#BeyBeyKids .....growing stronger every day
#BeyBeyKids .....growing stronger every day
I aint say all of that.
I just think this is when that lazy fighting shyt will catch up Rances.
If they win Game 2, they'll win 3 and 4 in Cleveland. Quote it, bookmark it, I really don't give a fukk.
Go back and watch the game. In Quarters 1, 2, and 4 the Cavs played ugly basketball feeding the post and trying to play inside out. In the first half of the 3rd quarter, they switched to the PnR heavy offense and were bulldozing GS. They came back from a big deficit, took the lead, and seemed to have all momentum. The loss might actually be on Delly. Because after his hit which led to the incredibly long review the Cavs seemed to have forgotten what was working and gone back to their ugly post up/iso gameplan. Next thing you know, they can't score and GS goes on a run.
These dudes get paid millions of dollars so I'm assuming they'll have the knowledge to go watch film and go, "Hey, we were kicking their ass in that 3rd quarter? What'd we do differently?" Expect to see more of that in Game 2.
And the Warriors don't get paid millions of dollars and have the ability to do the same thing to counteract?
The reactionary threads are ridiculous.
Although sometimes, they're funny.
What's worse is when you have these fraudulent "unbiased" posts that always seem to favor whomever the hottest player or team is at the moment...only to hide behind "I'm just a fan of the game" whenever claims of bandwagonry are thrown their way.
Although sometimes, they're funny.
What's worse is when you have these fraudulent "unbiased" posts that always seem to favor whomever the hottest player or team is at the moment...only to hide behind "I'm just a fan of the game" whenever claims of bandwagonry are thrown their way.
360Waves
2 girls and they get along like I'm Lou Will
No, they do. They will pick up on it, but I guarantee they won't be able to guard it. Because that's just how they play. The Cavs got this far and were blowing out teams with this super crazy uber efficient offense by running a PnR heavy offense, often with LeBron as the roll man. The series of possessions where they went back to that in the 3rd--you saw what happened. They went on a massive run and took the lead. The second they stopped, it all went to shyt. I was kind of blown away to see them throw the Gameplan they've been using effectively for the last 2 months into the bushes to go back to their iso-ball style that they used in last year's Finals.
Shows me Ty Lue is inexperienced. Dude watched gametape from last year's Finals and thought that because the Cavs went up 2-1 using that style it'd really work this year. Not realizing they only used that trash style because the team was so depleted and because they had the defenders in the starting unit to actually get away with it. LeBron himself said in the press conference they were just holding and pounding the rock like morons while everyone else watched and that's not gonna go down game 2.
No, they do. They will pick up on it, but I guarantee they won't be able to guard it. Because that's just how they play. The Cavs got this far and were blowing out teams with this super crazy uber efficient offense by running a PnR heavy offense, often with LeBron as the roll man. The series of possessions where they went back to that in the 3rd--you saw what happened. They went on a massive run and took the lead. The second they stopped, it all went to shyt. I was kind of blown away to see them throw the Gameplan they've been using effectively for the last 2 months into the bushes to go back to their iso-ball style that they used in last year's Finals.
Shows me Ty Lue is inexperienced. Dude watched gametape from last year's Finals and thought that because the Cavs went up 2-1 using that style it'd really work this year. Not realizing they only used that trash style because the team was so depleted and because they had the defenders in the starting unit to actually get away with it. LeBron himself said in the press conference they were just holding and pounding the rock like morons while everyone else watched and that's not gonna go down game 2.
So the idea is to try and outrun the Warriors? Doesn't make sense. And the LeBron PnR didn't work as much as I thought it would becuz Warriors didn't really switch and they were never forced to rotate.
360Waves
2 girls and they get along like I'm Lou Will
No. They won't outrun anyone. The Cavs play at one of the slowest paces in the league. They got to the Finals playing at the same pace as the Memphis Grizzlies. People are under the illusion that they're a fast-paced offense that pushes the tempo because they score so much and shoot so many threes. But in reality, they play extremely slow, don't commit many turnovers and are just uber-efficient. They did all that running a PnR heavy offense, and again, for whatever reason decided to throw it in the bushes during Game 1 when it's what has made them so unguardable offensively for the last 2-3 months. We saw shades of the PnR in the 3rd and they took the lead. Iguodala is a great defender and everything but you're making it too easy for him when you iso and just bulldoze at him. When you run a Kyrie/LeBron PnR, a LeBron/Love or Frye PnP, etc, you force Golden State into a pick your poison situation because they don't have great rim protection and can't rely on Iggy making superman 1v1 plays. Most of Cleveland's turnovers did not come off of picked off passes but rather the ball literally getting slapped out their hands because everything was an iso and them just trying to bumrush the defender and hope for the best.
And the Cavs didn't really run much if any LeBron PnR in game 1. Outside of the 3rd quarter everything they ran was a pick to the high post up.
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