brooklynmike
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The real question is does this now get Earnest Byner off the hook?
And that Kevin Love - Celtics draft picks - Carmleo three team trade?
The real question is does this now get Earnest Byner off the hook?
Da Bulls, and Keister, I mean phanny, can all breathe a sigh of relief. The greatest maintains status.
Bulls players will be popping champagne tonight. They probably already were, but now there's a reason for it.
Well, win or lose, the Warriors still have more regular season wins than the Bulls. I don't see Jordan and Co. busting out anything but laughing.
The Seattle Bulls were awesomeThe lack of perspective displayed by NBA writers is evident. Little Wardell was exposed for the second straight Finals. Very entertaining Game 7 though.
IndeedI've given LeBron a lot of shit over the years but ultimately I'm pretty damn happy for him and for Cleveland. It's a special moment.
I've given LeBron a lot of shit over the years but ultimately I'm pretty damn happy for him and for Cleveland. It's a special moment.
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In regards to Cleveland and Lebron, I look at it a lot like the Packers and Brett Favre. Packers fans had absolute reason to be pissed at Favre but like any fight or misunderstanding, time heals. Cleveland fans have every reason to be completely forgiving considering he just gave the city its first championship in 52 years.
How does Boston feel about Roger Clemens?
In regards to Cleveland and Lebron, I look at it a lot like the Packers and Brett Favre. Packers fans had absolute reason to be pissed at Favre but like any fight or misunderstanding, time heals. Cleveland fans have every reason to be completely forgiving considering he just gave the city its first championship in 52 years.
Curry just couldn't get it going. I dunno if he's hurt or Cleveland just figured it out, or both... but he was clearly flustered and let it get to him. Same thing happened last year, but he finally caught fire and that was that. The fire never came this year, and it's clear that the book on him come playoff time is to a) knock him around physically, and b) put him in every single pick and roll situation imaginable.
Kerr needed to make an adjustment offensively and failed to do so. The Warriors would score almost every time out or a timeout, with some absolutely beautiful set plays... but that was it. They had no other options when the jump shooters weren't getting open. And his insistence on playing the Ezili / Verejao combination for 20 minutes...of which they produced a combined -19, no points, no blocks and one rebound... will have him second guessing all summer long. Should have seen more Barbosa and Livingston in a small ball lineup.
LeBron was LeBron and is clearly the MVP of the series... but Kyrie turning it on from Game 5 on clearly was the difference maker in the series. He picked the right time to get hot from the outside.
A nod to the layer of pipe JR Smith as well for knocking down those threes at the start of the third quarter when it appeared as if Cleveland might be on the verge of being blown out.
Amazing how quickly the luster can fall off if the Warriors, both as a team and individually; specifically Curry and Kerr.
Curry just couldn't get it going. I dunno if he's hurt or Cleveland just figured it out, or both... but he was clearly flustered and let it get to him. Same thing happened last year, but he finally caught fire and that was that. The fire never came this year, and it's clear that the book on him come playoff time is to a) knock him around physically, and b) put him in every single pick and roll situation imaginable.
Kerr needed to make an adjustment offensively and failed to do so. The Warriors would score almost every time out or a timeout, with some absolutely beautiful set plays... but that was it. They had no other options when the jump shooters weren't getting open. And his insistence on playing the Ezili / Verejao combination for 20 minutes...of which they produced a combined -19, no points, no blocks and one rebound... will have him second guessing all summer long. Should have seen more Barbosa and Livingston in a small ball lineup.
I can't believe the draft is already on Thursday. This is gonna be a crazy offseason.
I don't remember hearing that Curry was ever back to 100%, or even close. I don't follow this as closely as most of you, but I was under the impression that it was understood he was playing with the injury for the remainder of the playoffs. So it mystifies me that people are accusing him of being a choke artist.
When you're 73-9 with a 3-1 series lead and 2 of the remaining 3 games are in your home court, you're going to take some heat, and you deserve to take some heat; especially when the three games you won weren't exactly close.
I don't necessarily see it as a choke but more of LeBron and Kyrie imposing their will on games 5 and 6. Game 7 was a different story. It was there for the taking, and they let it slip from their grip.
The Warriors were so good because they dictated the pace of the game and made other teams play at a pace that only they could sustain.
How they allowed long stretches of time to go by without going small is beyond me. Kerr out thought himself. That was less defending champion and NBA record holder Steve Kerr and more I thought Shaq and Amare could play together Steve Kerr.