2016 NBA Champions:Cleveland Cavaliers

[Andrew]

It is easy to lose sight of the fact that he's a legitimate talent. Many would be tempted to say he simply put up great numbers on a bad team before coming to Cleveland, but bad players don't post numbers like that against NBA competition, no matter how much of an opportunity the roster they're on affords them. Whether his confidence is shaken, he's a bad fit on the Cavs, or some combination of the two, he's just not playing well at all. If he's still suffering from symptoms related to a concussion then that probably doesn't help much either, but to be fair, that inconsistency has been there long before he took that hit.

[ThePointForward]

Yeah, then sure, that would probably be the best for him.

Wade could probably mentor Kyrie well.

[NovU]

It would be funny if Curry didn't win the Finals MVP yet again in a season of winning back to back regular season MVP unamiously.




Bogut's out but Draymond will be back for game 6. Tis gonna be intestin to see if therez gonna be a game 7.

[Andrew]

My inkling is that the return of Green will spur the Warriors to victory in Game 6.

[air gordon]

It is easy to lose sight of the fact that he's a legitimate talent. Many would be tempted to say he simply put up great numbers on a bad team before coming to Cleveland, but bad players don't post numbers like that against NBA competition, no matter how much of an opportunity the roster they're on affords them. Whether his confidence is shaken, he's a bad fit on the Cavs, or some combination of the two, he's just not playing well at all. If he's still suffering from symptoms related to a concussion then that probably doesn't help much either, but to be fair, that inconsistency has been there long before he took that hit.

is it possible that Love is just being left in the dust by the latest incarnation of the stretch 4? while Love can shoot the 3, albeit only at an average clip, he is slow, seldom runs out on the break.

his standard 4 skills are lacking too. his post game isn't reliable against smaller defenders. and he's stop being that beast on the offensive rebounds. maybe it's the lost weight. who knows

[[Q]]

Yeah he does seem pretty average at a lot of areas that many successful stretch 4s are good at. Could be like Josh Smith syndrome lol

[Andrew]

is it possible that Love is just being left in the dust by the latest incarnation of the stretch 4? while Love can shoot the 3, albeit only at an average clip, he is slow, seldom runs out on the break.

his standard 4 skills are lacking too. his post game isn't reliable against smaller defenders. and he's stop being that beast on the offensive rebounds. maybe it's the lost weight. who knows

That's probably a fair take on it.

To that end, Lue has to shoulder blame here. Look at the way Steve Kerr made adjustments in last year's Finals. Granted, he's got a deeper roster to work with, but when benching Bogut worked, he didn't shy away from it just because Bogut was the regular starter. To try and force something that isn't working is a clueless strategy...or CLueless, as several sportswriters will no doubt dub it, because Rule of Punny Headlines.

[big-shot-ROB]

If Klay puts up a good Game 6 perfomance, he is my candidate for Final's MVP.

[Brave Sir Rubin]

God, what a stupid series. I've never seen anything so idiotic. These games are painfully one-sided. Neither of these teams deserves the trophy.

[Andrew]

Officials still don't know how they want to call the game. At least they're consistently bad, both ways.

On a brighter note:

[NovU]

Dahntay Jones neutralized Green effectively, lol. I think he deserves more minutes in the second half and possibly in the next game too.

[Andrew]

Momentum swung back to the Warriors to end the third. Big fourth quarter run to wrap up the series in six, I'll say.

[Andrew]

Classy.

[NovU]

Officiating once again was erratic I thought. But not sure it entirely favored the Cavs.



Absence of Bogut must have hurt the Warriors. Thompson was quite effective in early game.

[Andrew]

That's the kind of play from Thompson that got him that big contract. Love had a couple of good moments, but the Cavs really did seem better with RJ in the lineup.

[Sauru]

she crying cause curry fouled out. its a harder game when the refs dont coddle you

[NovU]

This finals bamboozles me. Somehow the series is tied at 3 apiece though I don't even know how the heck it came to this point.

[Andrew]

Naturally, social media is blowing up with talk of the NBA being rigged. Of course, the conspiracy goes deeper than most truly know.

[NovU]

I think the NBA should suspend Curry for game 7 and silence the critics by proving the league plays by the rule book.

Steph Curry fouled out, got ejected, and threw his mouthpiece at a fan in 3 seconds

With four minutes left in the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry got in front of LeBron James after a rebound. Unfortunately for Curry and the Warriors, that was a foul. Steph's sixth foul, in fact. And knowing that he was ejected, Curry got heated.

He got so heated that he hurled his mouthguard; unfortunately it hit a fan. Curry quickly realized that his emotions got the best of him and calmed himself down before quickly running to the tunnel.

Throwing something at a fan might call for a suspension, but we'll wait and see if the NBA decides to do that for Game 7.

[Phil89]

Classy.

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To be fair, she has been watching the Warriors play all season, so she'd know what a game where the refs favour one team more looks like

[Sauru]

you will see satan himself come to earth and apologize for all the sinners or the world before you see the nba suspends curry for game 7

[Andrew]

I doubt there'll be a suspension, and I suppose I can't entirely fault the NBA if they don't suspend Curry, but there's obviously a precedent. At the very least, between that, not leaving the court in a timely manner, and Steve Kerr's comments in the press conference, there are going to be some big fines.

Classy.

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To be fair, she has been watching the Warriors play all season, so she'd know what a game where the refs favour one team more looks like

Touche!

[Phil89]

If they didn't suspend Draymond for his thuggery then there is no way in hell that they will suspend their golden boy for the most important game of the season.

They will probably just fine Curry so that they can say "Look, we punished him."

[[Q]]

though I don't even know how the heck it came to this point.

David Stern.

Lebron willed the cavs to this win. They got stagnant and warriors made a run. Lebron scored 18 straight points and warriors had to adjust so Cleveland started getting easy baskets

[ThePointForward]

Now the question is who'll win? (or whom the league will let win)

Warriors as a back-to-back champions, coming from record breaking season?

Or Cavaliers with their first title ever, LeBron fulfilling his promises and being the first team winning it all from 3-1 Finals deficit?

Both good stories, league is in a win-win situation.