The Cavs vs Bulls Series

[Ohio]

That is absolute nonsense, dude. Whether we had to go through an average Bulls team or not en route to a championship is beyond irrelevant. "Truly proved"....dear lord.

 

[*L-Train*]

we need a thread like this for Atlanta. i thought even before the Rose injury that's the team to keep an eye on and it has nothing to do with their record. teams that can get hot from 3 and run a nice offense (Golden State, Atlanta, San Antonio...) scare me way more than Chicago to be honest. i also don't think their frontcourt is a great matchup for us...

 

[bigfoot5415]

I didn't think they were a threat before, and I sure as hell don't now. Let's not act like we expected him to play all year.

 

[The Red Viper]

Shame. Not a big fan of him but never wish injuries on any player even if its a rival. Would have been great to defeat a Bulls team with a fully fit Rose. Any idea how long he is out for?

 

[bigfoot5415]

we need a thread like this for Atlanta. i thought even before the Rose injury that's the team to keep an eye on and it has nothing to do with their record. teams that can get hot from 3 and run a nice offense (Golden State, Atlanta, San Antonio...) scare me way more than Chicago to be honest. i also don't think their frontcourt is a great matchup for us...

While I can't say Atlanta scares me; I do feel like it would be some next level trolling by God if they put us out. Weaken the top two team in the East by taking away their best player (Indy and Chi), only to lose to a group of career role players.

 

[wuck]

we need a thread like this for Atlanta.

http://realcavsfans.com/community/index.php?threads/a-potential-cavs-vs-hawks-series.45410/

 

[mhi]

Damn Rose, I hate it had to be you.

At this point the only thing that can cost us a Finals berth is injuries or, and much more likely, David Blatt failing to make timely adjustments.

 

[Kizzle]

That is absolute nonsense, dude. Whether we had to go through an average Bulls team or not en route to a championship is beyond irrelevant. "Truly proved"....dear lord.

If that's the case, then how many champs ever really "truly proved" they won? I bet I can go through every opponent of every championship team and find at least one injury to a important player. Wether it be for one game or the whole series

 

[Kizzle]

People who picked Bulls over Cavs in preseason might as well have picked Heat over Cavs as well on the mythical hope that Wade is back to 2006 form. Since they can think Rose was coming back.


Meanwhile in Cleveland we have living breathing non injured stars and lead the league

 

[AuxiliaryPie]

I think it was the lockout year that the East collapsed from injuries and the Heat walked to the finals.. nobody outside of the Heat haters gave a shit. There was no D-Rose, Knicks had to start Mike Bibby at point guard, Celtics lost Rondo and Bradley, the season was shorter, etc... nobody cares, and nobody will care when we cruise in the playoffs without facing DRose, PG, Bosh, etc

 

[Omar The Horse]

Multiple reports according to sources say that the MRI also revealed an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic that has been roughly translated as "Cavs in 5". More information to follow.

 

[GreasySpread36]

Agree to disagree. Obviously I won't care too much if we win a championship, but there's going to be people out there (primarily Bulls fans) saying we only won because Rose got injured. Not saying they would have beaten us even if he did play, but it's be cool to know that we beat the Bulls at absolute full strength and truly proved what our team could do to the mac. I don't know, maybe that's just me.

There are these things in sports known as "breaks." Every team that wins a championship needs and gets these "breaks" and takes advantage of them. Many times these "breaks" include injuries to the top players on leading opponents- like in 2009, when the Lake Show's path to a title was smoothed by Kevin Garnett's injury. These "breaks" are generally considered to be good things by the teams that get them.

 

[All4One1ForAll]

There are these things in sports known as "breaks." Every team that wins a championship needs and gets these "breaks" and takes advantage of them. Many times these "breaks" include injuries to the top players on leading opponents- like in 2009, when the Lake Show's path to a title was smoothed by Kevin Garnett's injury. These "breaks" are generally considered to be good things by the teams that get them.

I see it like a video game. Who wants to play on easy mode? There's no fun in that because you want a challenge. Not saying this won't be tough but to have to go through a healthy Eastern Comference would surely me a lot more challenging. You don't have to agree that's just how I feel.

 

[Marcus]

Ugh, that hit me right in the feels. They were so confident, and now they're as low as you can get. When Kyrie looked like he got a season ending injury against OKC earlier this year I almost had a heart attack. Can't imagine what they're feeling. This injury isn't good for anyone, not even the Cavs. Now, if we get to the Finals, there's always going to be the "what if Derrick was healthy" question… It's a travesty.

The Chicago Bulls have been LeBron's main bitch in the playoffs for the past several years now, with (0-2) or without (0-1) Rose.

There's no "what if Derrick was healthy" question. They can't do it with or without him. That's why it was so irritating to see the massive amount of hype they were getting this offseason, with Rose coming off major knee surgery and not having played much basketball in two years.

Bulls fans could just as easily ask "what if they hadn't lost to an eighth seed" or "what if they hadn't had to face LeBron James' Cavaliers or Heat in the playoffs".

The team will be playing with a chip on their shoulder now because I'm sure plenty of people are going to write them off now as dead in the water. That team with Gasol/Noah/Butler/Gibson/etc. is still more than good enough to win a playoff series, and I will be a little surprised if they don't (especially if they have a 4-5 matchup with Washington).

 

[Anglefan]

Everyone already thinks of us as the best team in the East. The only question is whether we're better than the Hawks. They are healthy. Why would it be a knock against us to beat a team that everyone thought we were better than anyway just because a guy got injured?