NBA Finals 2015: Cavs vs Warriors

[Kypus]

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[Cavatt]

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This is the voodoo doll

 

[gourimoko]

Curry is guarding Prigioni... He is being guarded by Prigioni... I think we should put LeBron on Thompson, Kyrie on Barnes and Shumpert or Smith on Curry.

LeBron guarding Thompson = tired LeBron. Thompson moves like Ray Allen.

You're going to want James to be on Draymond Green to keep the offense from moving through him.

 

[gourimoko]

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This is the voodoo doll

ehhh.............

 

[Omar The Horse]

Sam Amick ‏@sam_amick 44s44 seconds ago
Steph Curry has a head contusion (bruise, NOT concussion). Return is questionable for tonight. Arm is ok.

I thought a contusion was worse than a concussion. Isn't that brain tissue damage?

 

[Kizzle]

I thought a contusion was worse than a concussion. Isn't that brain tissue damage?

No it's literally just a bruise

 

[kookoo]

LeBron guarding Thompson = tired LeBron. Thompson moves like Ray Allen.

You're going to want James to be on Draymond Green to keep the offense from moving through him.

Fair enough. The only thing is I feel like Tristan is going to be huge for us and I don't think we can play him on Bogut. If they go small, I'd love a lineup of Kyrie, Smith, Shumpert, LeBron and TT where Kyrie guards their 3.

Side note : I really hate Draymond Green.

And Howard is probably getting a flagrant 2.

 

[gourimoko]

Fair enough. The only thing is I feel like Tristan is going to be huge for us and I don't think we can play him on Bogut. If they go small, I'd love a lineup of Kyrie, Smith, Shumpert, LeBron and TT where Kyrie guards their 3.

Side note : I really hate Draymond Green.

And Howard is probably getting a flagrant 2.

I agree, I like our small ball lineup...!

And yes, we can definitely play Thompson on Bogut; his post game is ass and he can't shoot worth shit. They use Bogut primarily to rebound, for rim protection, and as an a high-post screener who can pass and facilitate.

Thompson should be able to work in your small ball lineup.

 

[Steve_424]

Woj just said Curry is going to play. Does anyone else feel it's a bit unsafe to put him out there tonight?

 

[I'mWithDan]

Woj just said Curry is going to play. Does anyone else feel it's a bit unsafe to put him out there tonight?

I'm shocked they put him back in. Not sure what you gain by reinserting him here.

This game looks like a lost cause. Just regroup for game 5.

And......he just air balls his first shot. Yikes. I would just pull him back out and sit him.

 

[Steve_424]

I'm not sure why an independent doctor wouldn't make the call on this one. Either way, why would the Warriors risk this one?

 

[brownsbuck6]

So Dwight Howard just swung his arm/hand wildly backwards towards Bogut's head - two game suspension?

And then there is ESPN showing the angle that fans the flames regarding Delly. Amazing.

 

[brownsbuck6]

Assuming Houston holds on, Cavs get an opportunity to gain the smallest of advantages over GS, having one extra day of rest. GS is so healthy overall I'm not sure it matters for them, but you never know. Plus every extra game a team has to play exposes them to risk. We have to come out strong tomorrow night and make them quit like we did with Chicago and end this. Nine days of rest would be extremely valuable.

 

[brownsbuck6]

BTW is ok to be genuinely glad Curry was ok after that fall and also wonder at how lucky some teams are and unlucky others are?

 

[mult336]

A few thoughts about a poential Warriors Series....

* Championship pedigree and the Cavs have huge advantage over the Warriors when it comes to this with multiple rings residing with the cavaliers. I know this doesnt matter on the court but at the end of the day having the mind of a champion in the NBA does have value and the Warriors don't know how to be champions yet. Great team but look at OKC with Durant, Harden, and Westbrook and it didn't even matter.

* I think the Warriors are overrated defensively and they wont stop a Lebron Led team in a systematic way like the Spurs did in the past. I just watch there games and always get the feeling while they play good defense alot of the time they give me a vibe of where they don't mind trading baskets at times. I just feel there will be times where I dont think they will be able to stop us when we need a basket. I guess its more of a finesse defense where they just are not all that physical at times and you never get the feeling a team cannot never score against them.

*I think the cavs actually can matchup straight up with this team with the only real weakness is the depth the Warriors will have on us. Tristan verse Draymond, Shump Vs Klay, Mozgov vs Bogut, and I have not even mentioned Lebron yet. I just feel the cavs have the ability to really eliminate the help around Steph Curry and turn this into a Lebron verse Curry series which i feel gives the Cavs the advantage because i know the Curry is great he is the engine that makes that team go. I mean when its late in the 4th the Warriors will have to face lineups where Lebron will be guarding Curry and that really bothers him when he goes against size. I just dont mind this team and remember the Orlando Magic series where run-away matcup problem cost us the series. I dont see that here and I think were secretly better off better alot of than the national pundits can say.