NBA 2015-2016 Season Thread

[gunnar hendershow]

+48 point differential through the first 2 games, that's a Finals record. We're watching an absolute massacre. Cavs probably steal one in Cleveland and this ends in 5, but a sweep isn't out of the question the way things are looking.

[Pizza]

I wouldn't mind seeing the NBA ditching Conferences entirely and just having 1-16 make the playoffs.

[Quom]

They won't, it makes travel and tv too difficult to manage.

[Szumi]

Surely series over now right? Can't see the Cavs winning to stay alive at Golden State

[gunnar hendershow]

This ends Monday. Cavs have no answers for the Warriors unless they get blessed with another sub-30% 3-pt night. Lue kept Kyrie out there too long tonight and he was exhausted by the middle of the 4th. Game 5 is probably competitive early while Warriors feel out the Cavs and then gets opened up in the 2nd half.

Right now Green's MVP but give Curry another 30-pt night and he'll get it.

[Meacon Keaton]

Lue is a terrible, terrible basketball coach.

That is all.

[gunnar hendershow]

When Blatt was there I knew he knew the basics of coaching a game, I didn't think he knew how to use his players well and had growing pains to the NBA style. With Lue he just seems absolutely clueless, apparently he's a real honest and likeable guy though so there's that!

[Szumi]

Isn't Lue merely a figurehead coach anyways though? It honestly felt like he was hired because LeBron; he's the real coach of the Cavs probably

[gunnar hendershow]

There's always grumblings about what's going on. Keep in mind typically stingy Dan Gilbert really opened his wallet to win now. They're paying a ton in luxury tax and I can't imagine he wanted to have that money spent on anything but a title. So it causes panic moves, it also causes anxiety about appeasing your superstar player who can just easily leave town as he came back.

[JasonM]

The Cavs aren't just a strong team on the court at all. Sure their record says they're top notch, but once it really comes down to the nitty gritty they truly lack the depth to make a difference against the Warriors. Even the Thunder would've had a field day against the Cavs if they had made the finals.

LeBron James can make it happen, and Love adds 16/10 too every game. But Kyrie Irving despite his great scoring ability isn't a boon on the court, he holds the ball for way too long and for a point guard he's way too much dependant on making his own shots rather than cycle it around, he's just not a natural point guy.
And JR Smith is about as flaky as they come, he's never been a consistent guy and that has hurt every team he's been on down the stretch.

And finally beyond LeBron playing his ass off for nearly 40 minutes, there isn't really a player that puts in constant effort on defense. And against an elite scoring team like the Warriors it means you're gonna lose, badly. They showed up defensively once and managed to stifle the Warriors long enough to win handily, but then they just slacked back off and they drop a game just as easily.

And then Warriors have two elite scorers, a bunch of hard working guys, and Draymond fuckin' Green who is basically a less-scoring version of LeBron James.

Really, the Cavs never really stood a chance and everybody knew it.

Edited June 11, 2016 by Jasonmufc

[Powerhart]

Draymond's out for Game 5.

Can we have an exciting-close game for once, please.

Edited June 13, 2016 by Powerhart

[Quom]

That's a bit shitty. I personally hope GSW blow them the fuck out. I don't care how they try and sell it, there's no way you can let Draymond get away with the shit they have let him do all season then finally swing the hammer when it's him reacting to LeBron. It's especially ridiculous since it now adds motivation for people to do stupid shit to annoy a star hoping for a reaction. 

[gunnar hendershow]

Green's such a pivotal player for the Warriors to lose. It's hard for them to adjust lineups as much without him out there. Like do they go mega small and play Barnes at the 4? Does Ezeli get 25 minutes? Iggy possibly starting and matching up with LeBron the whole game is probably a blessing in disguise, but I just can't figure out how the Warriors at all get size out there.

[Benjamin]

A fun fact is how Green's played in all 88 of the Warriors' wins this season. 

[Maxx]

Cavs deserve to lose for wearing those jerseys.  It's the Finals, get your rec league shit out of here.

[Tyrone]

Absolutely incredible performance for Kyrie. LeBron, too of course, but him going off was to be expected.

Love on the other hand has just faded into the background.

Edited June 14, 2016 by Tyrone

[Mofoticon]

LeBron and Kyrie were both incredible in every way...Cavs are not going down easy here. Please take this Thursday and send it to a game 7!

[gunnar hendershow]

So many boring blowouts...

[Meacon Keaton]

For a series that's somehow going to six games, this is maybe the worst Finals ever.

[gunnar hendershow]

At least they gave us the intrigue of a shootout for the first half tonight. Then Bogut got hurt and the Warriors had nobody to put inside thanks to the Draymond suspension.