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Started by Mike Tyson, Nov 24, 2014, in Sports Add to Reading List

  1. grand drizzy

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    Jun 10, 2015
    What a game! Very surprised with the Cavs play this series so far.
     
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  2. Kon
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    Kon

    Jun 10, 2015
    Trent with a new alias every couple hours. :'(

    It's a good thing they ban you, really does a lot of good lol.
     
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  3. Criza Malone Hamilton
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    Criza Malone Hamilton Check the birthdate. n*gga you ain't Ric Flair

    Jun 10, 2015
    I was 60-40 rooting for warriors but I have become overwhelmed with this greatness I'm on the Cavs side now I want them to win it.

    f--- Steve Kerr. Mark Jackson should be coaching
     
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  4. Lost Batarang
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    Lost Batarang KB24 - KD35 - PG13

    Jun 10, 2015
    Harrison Barnes shouldn't even take practice shots. Might as well just leave him in Cleveland. He's had the most open shots & by far the worst performance. David Lee has now turned into the X factor for the Warriors, & Bogut has played charmin soft. Warriors can still win this in 6 or 7.
     
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  5. redsoxx
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    redsoxx "What's my favorite ring? The next one."-TB12

    Jun 10, 2015
    lol

     
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  6. Jakey
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    Jakey You Reckon

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    Recommend not to watch if you haven't see the latest GoT episode
     
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  7. Motor City
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    Jun 10, 2015
    f--- i had plans to see Jurassic World tomorrow night after work but there's no way i'm missing Game 4
     
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  8. Poohdini
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    Poohdini MVP MVP

    Jun 10, 2015
    The Warriors might have a chance if they could play consistently for 4 quarters. Green and Barnes have been MIA, so I'm surprised it took so long for Kerr to dust off David Lee.

    The Cavs are just playing harder at this point. Curry needs to stop slumping his shoulders with that sad a--- look on his face, stop gnawing on his mouth guard and try to lead his team in the right direction. This is the worst finals performance for an MVP since Lebron vs Dallas a few years ago.

    Speaking of Lebron, it's crazy to think about how he played with that MIA team vs Dallas, and how he's playing now with this Cavs team. Complete 180.
     
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  9. Flacko
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    Flacko Too Blessed To Be Humble

    Jun 10, 2015
    Cave have the unquestioned leader with finals experience in lebron. Even though they are a bunch of inexperienced d league players they know they can lean on lebron and just play within their role.
     
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  10. J.T.
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    Jun 10, 2015
    I'm surprised Kerr didn't played Speights at all last night. The Warriors big men have played terrible this series, that's another reason why they were losing so bad, Bogut didn't get back on defensive.
     
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  11. Kon
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    Jun 10, 2015
    Warriors finally started playing their style of ball in the 4th quarter, curious to see if they can do that for a full game. Even when they won game 1, they were more so playing the style that benefits the Cavs.

    In the 4th last night they had great ball movement and their guys were getting open looks, they need to play that style as it'd make things much easier on them. If they just stand around then they get contested awful shots and make the cavs D look incredible. They gotta speed up the pace and move around more, also need to continue setting good picks since that's how Curry often gets good looks and a little space from Dellavedova.
     
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  12. Poohdini
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    Poohdini MVP MVP

    Jun 10, 2015
    Inexperienced D League players?

    Tristan Thompson is gonna get a max contract in the off season
    JR Smith is a former 6th man of the year
    Shumpert has been a great perimeter defender since he came into the league, and is a good shooter
    Mozgov is a highly regarded young center who they traded TWO 1st round picks for
    Jones & Miller are professional snipers who have been on championship teams.
    Delledova is the only questionable guy. And even at this point, you have to start giving credit where it's due. He's busting his a--- on defense and knocking down key shots.
     
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  13. Nav Bhatia
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    Nav Bhatia Bitch, be humble

    Jun 10, 2015
    Kerr needs to double lebron if they wanna win this series. His game plan of not letting lebron get the 3 point shooters on the cavs involved is not working at all. Double LBJ and make the rest of the cavs beat you... Anyways, Lebron been my fav player since he came in to the league. Watching him play like this brings tears to my eyes. I hope he pulls this out
     
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  14. redsoxx
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    redsoxx "What's my favorite ring? The next one."-TB12

    Jun 10, 2015
    If a gm out there gives Tristan Thompson a Max deal they should be kicked out of the league.

    Oooh boy, you do sound like a Bron Bron guy. Get it together...
     
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  15. Poohdini
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    Poohdini MVP MVP

    Jun 10, 2015
    He might not deserve it, but some small market team who can't get players like that will definitely overpay, and CLE has to match. He defends and rebounds at an elite level. He's a perfect fit for their team and they probably wouldn't be here without him.
     
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  16. lil uzi vert stan
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    Jun 10, 2015
    This is a very compelling series, gotta say I'm rooting for the Cavs. Would assume (hopefully) game 4 is going their way, but the whole finals have been v dramatic. can't wait for the 30for30
     
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  17. redsoxx
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    redsoxx "What's my favorite ring? The next one."-TB12

    Jun 10, 2015
    Cleveland is gonna want to have as much cap flexibility as they can to keep Lebron, maxing out Tristan Thompson is doubtful. Im not even sure they can afford it if Love opts in. Kyrie's new contract kicks in next year, Varejao is still making 10 mill a year, do they pay Dellavedova or Shumpert? do they keep Mozgov?

    Lot of questions for that team next year roster-wise...
     
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  18. Kon
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    Jun 10, 2015
    A lot of people including me questioned the 2 1st rounders for Mozgov deal but I think he was definitely worth it at this point. Not too many bigs can bring the kind of consistent energy and effort that he's brought in these finals, really makes a big difference. He's also underrated defensively, I read an older article that said through the first 39 games with the Nuggets last season, teams shot 44% against Denver when he was on the court, and 50% when he was off the court.

    Between him, Della, Shumpert and Thompson, they really have some very good role players defensively. Don't like Dan Gilbert but he made some smart moves in that regard.
     
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  19. Poohdini
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    Poohdini MVP MVP

    Jun 10, 2015
    Yeah not to mention JR has a player option. I read somewhere that if they resign everyone, they'll have a higher luxury tax bill than the Nets did 2 years ago.

    Hindsight is 20/20, but they should have kept Wiggins. If they did, there wouldn't be a need to trade for JR and Shumpert, Wiggins would be on his rookie deal for a few years, and they could have paid Tristan whatever without worrying about paying Love as well.

    Gonna be a tough off-season for sure, but I guess it's worth it when you have the chance to bring a title to a city like Cleveland.
     
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  20. Kon
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    Kon

    Jun 10, 2015
    Bron called a p---- a--- b---- from a Warriors fan after game 2.



    Surprised he even stopped and looked at her, I'd think hearing this kind of stuff from fans isn't too unusual especially in bigger games.
     
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