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Started by Poohdini, Apr 13, 2017, in Hall of Fame Add to Reading List

Who will win the 2017 NBA Finals?

Poll closed Jun 1, 2017.

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers

    12 vote(s)
    52.2%

  2. Golden State Warriors

    11 vote(s)
    47.8%
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  1. FBG President
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    FBG President Super super

    Jun 5, 2017
    The NBA is just broken right now. The next 5 years are going to be Warriors Cavs.

    Atleast with the NFL there are a plethora of talented teams. Even tho Brady the goat, there are a number of strong teams that could hang with the patriots tbh.
     
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  2. Fitzy
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    Fitzy BeliGOAT

    Jun 6, 2017
    Man f--- Durant.
     
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  3. Rob B
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    Jun 6, 2017
    Even when all the evidence points to the contrary, people still think the Warriors don't have good defense. Lol. 96 bulls have good lockdown defenders, but the Warriors play the kind of team defense that is hard to replicate because it's based entirely on chemistry. They pick each other up when one fails. The Bulls would wilt under that kind of pressure. Just when you think you shook your defender and got an open shot, someone else comes out of nowhere to block it. It's just ridiculous what the Warriors are doing on defense right now. I'm more impressed with that than their offense.

    Position-less defense > 1 on 1 defense

    Also, the Bulls played in a diluted era. They won 72 in a league that was in the midst of recovering from a bunch of expansion drafts. NBA didn't recover until the mid 2000s. There's more talent and deeper benches than ever before in this league. I'm not even just saying that the Warriors would beat the Bulls. I'm saying there are quite a few teams today that would beat the Bulls. I know, heresy, but I'm just being realistic here.
     
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    Soldier big cuntry's alias

    Jun 6, 2017
     
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  5. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

    Jun 6, 2017
    Allen Iverson my 2nd favorite player of all time behind Kobe

    :allears:
     
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  6. Big Mitch
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    Big Mitch You never made me ran once

    Jun 6, 2017
    Couldn't have said it better myself.
     
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  7. Big Mitch
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    Big Mitch You never made me ran once

    Jun 6, 2017
    @Rob B summed up my thoughts pretty accurately on this... The Warriors have 3-4 lockdown guys too. The Warriors' defense might be better, and I think their offense is too.
     
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  8. Kon
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    Jun 6, 2017
    Saying there's 'quite a few teams' today that could beat the 96-97 bulls is ridiculous to say the least.

    The Warriors would have a shot, imo a good shot.. but 'quite a few teams' in a season where there wasn't even many good teams and the NBA as a whole was weaker than it's been in years? Uh... no.
     
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    greatness
     
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  10. Big Mitch
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    Big Mitch You never made me ran once

    Jun 6, 2017
    I'm with you here. Warriors are the only team I would feel confident in picking against that Bulls team. I guess I didn't agree with everything he said lol. When I glanced his post I thought it meant teams from this era, not specifically this year, but it did mean that.
    I don't think anyone predicted Vince Carter would be a solid role player as a 40 year old and completely revamp his game. Wanna see him get a ring cuz he's one of my all-time favs.
     
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  11. redsoxx
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    redsoxx "What's my favorite ring? The next one."-TB12

    Jun 6, 2017
    5 years is a long a--- time in the NBA, Lebron could be out of Cleveland soon especially if they lose in 4 or 5. Cavs have no room to get better really.
     
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    Jun 6, 2017
    Women weed and basketball...westside!!
     
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  13. Big Mitch
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    Big Mitch You never made me ran once

    Jun 7, 2017
    Who's got the cavs winning tonight? I do not.
     
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  14. TimmyT
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    Jun 7, 2017
    yeah, i don't think the Cavs are going to win tonight either

    in other news, Pat Riley said Magic is the greatest NBA player of all time
     
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  15. Kon
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    Jun 7, 2017
    Warriors by 15+ again tonight, Cavs will probably keep it close for a half maybe even 3 quarters though.
     
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  16. Poohdini
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    Poohdini MVP MVP

    Jun 7, 2017
    thought the Cavs would win the series before it started, but this will be another blowout unless Bron & Kyrie both come up with monster games.
     
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    Big Mitch You never made me ran once

    Jun 7, 2017
    I had Cavs in 7 before it started, but a lot of that was bias and hope lol. I also didn't expect none of the role players to show up either. This may be the first close game in the 4th, and I bet the role players step up because I feel like role players always do at home. Still taking GS although this is the Cavs' best shot.
     
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  18. Poohdini
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    Poohdini MVP MVP

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    This series is f----- because even if they do step up, I doubt GS has 20 turnovers again.

    Heard a good point today that this Warriors team is coming at Bron similar to the way the 2014 Spurs did. They feel like they gave away a championship and rallied the next year and completely blew the doors off him in the Finals. I think the Warriors smell sweep and play a cleaner game than #2, hard as that is to imagine.
     
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  19. Kon
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    Jun 7, 2017
    For the Cavs to win they basically need everything to go perfect, they need to limit their turnovers, play at least pretty good D and have Bron+2 others have huge nights...They also need at least 1 or 2 of the Warriors top 4 to have off nights.

    Good luck with all that lol..
     
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  20. Yoda777
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    Jun 7, 2017
    cavs in 6
     
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