aliondo:

I slightly disagree with your opinion. Is it not the same Warriors we played 2-2 during the regular season. We have also been 3-1 up when we met them in the playoffs. I know i criticize Russ a lot but to be honest, Russ is very talented..All he needs is a coach to change his mindset and develop positively. I have watched Russ all these years and he has not developed. Look at his former teammates like Harden and K.D. Harden's shooting has improved drastically and Durant's defense is amazing.

Russ should watch clips of Rondo and CP3 and more importantly, Magic(who in my own opinion is the greatest point guard in the league history).
This will teach him to share the ball more and improve his decision making.

aliondo:

I slightly disagree with your opinion. Is it not the same Warriors we played 2-2 during the regular season. We have also been 3-1 up when we met them in the playoffs. I know i criticize Russ a lot but to be honest, Russ is very talented..All he needs is a coach to change his mindset and develop positively. I have watched Russ all these years and he has not developed. Look at his former teammates like Harden and K.D. Harden's shooting has improved drastically and Durant's defense is amazing.

Russ should watch clips of Rondo and CP3 and more importantly, Magic(who in my own opinion is the greatest point guard in the league history).
This will teach him to share the ball more and improve his decision making.

Eruditor:


Doc is a loyal man. I agree.

chic2pimp:


I'm not even criticising Westbrook. I just think barring any injuries, this warriors team is almost unbeatable in a 7 games playoff series. You'll need one of Steph or Duramt to be injured to stand a chance.

I also won't read too much into the 2-2 y'all played in the regular season as that's exactly what it is, a "Regular Season" game. We both know play offs are an entirely different kettle of fish. Also this Warrior's team are battle tested in these types of games whilst the Thunders are not. I know that might sound like much but trust me in a playoff series, that might be the difference between winning and loosing. Lastly, that 3-1 series was when you guys had KD in your team. This time around He'll be lining up against you lot.

I'd be surprised If Westbrook can actually change the way He plays at this stage in His career. His best option might be to switch to the two guard position.

Eruditor:


Sacramento Kings beat GSW 2ce this season.

Lakers swept San Antonio this season.

Wanna guess how NOP and Blazers regular season games went?

LOL. If you had KD, Ibaka, Russell, Adams, Enes Kanter and still could not beat GSW with an injured Curry.

Sorry, you have no single hope. None. Zilch. Zit. Nihil. Diddly squat. Zero. Nought. None.

Especially when KD now plays for virtually the same GSW team.

Fun Fact; that GSW team swept that OKC team in the said regular season. But were down by 3 games to 1 in the playoffs. Proving again that the regular season is not a good tool to gauge post-season winnings.

Thank you.

Eruditor:


The same arguments all over.

So I have one question and I need a very genuine response.

If you heard at the end of this season that Oladipo was getting traded to your team, at the expense of PG and Melo all other things being equal will you feel that you have a solid enough roster capable of competing in the West?

I need a genuine response because a weaker Pacers team headed by same Oladipo are leading a CAVS team that swept PGs Pacers. I said swept.

A40:
LeNomad would not stay in Cleveland let's just get that one out the way. He wouldn't want to squander his Golden years in Cleveland when emerging teams like Houston. Philly Boston and to a lesser extent the Pelicans and Lakers are looking exciting and primed to challenge and topple a Golden State who might split when Klay and Draymond are due super max deals. One trick pony Melo never evolved his game. Wade is older but hasn't aged as badly as Melo.

I think LeNomad still has 3 elite years left. Maybe more. He takes care of his body well and genetics was kind on him.

aliondo:

If after sweeping OKC in the regular season..if someone told you that OKC will be 3-1 up,would you have believed?

freaskie:


No sir...I wont be happy as i won't take Oladipo over PG.
Obviously Oladipo is still improving..this is his 4th year.. i believe.. so he made a huge leap from last season...kudos to him..I actually like the dude and wished we kept him...but dude was on a big contract already sef

Are you trying to compare CAVs last year's roster with this year?
Last year's CAVs roster will have swept this pacers and i even doubt it will be as close as last year's games were.

Just watch Russ be Russ and win the series to begin with alongside playoff P

Eruditor:


You are apparently losing to a worse team than Rockets last year after having the same season in terms of win "without" help.

OK.

Eruditor:


Is that not what I should be telling you? Are you not the one to list regular season as a evidence for your claim?

Abi you no see the roster I put there? If you guys could not win leading by 3-1 with that Roster with game 6 in your home is not proof you stand no chance ?

Roland17:
Off to game 6. We can not wait until the 2nd half of games before showing up. We played poorly until the last five minutes of the 3rd.

freaskie:

Signature clutch turn over Really sounds like you're one of his many haters...cos its proven Russ has been quite good most times this season and last in the clutch

Eruditor:


Who remembers when I said lack of other stars was not a worthy excuse for Russell last season? Who remembers when Russell went 4/18 in the 4th Q against Rockets and people said it is because Oladipo and co did not show up?

I remember after scoring 44 against us I said Russell should show leadership. Leadership is about doing everything possible within your powers to make your team win. Leadership is more than scoring buckets or getting rebounds or assists. Leadership says if this is what we need to win I will do it. Not to excuse a player by saying nobody else has done it before so he should chase it.

The fact remains, when push comes to shove, a coach playing with a system will make Russell look mediocre. Nobody can say now that Quinn Synder has better players. But he has forced everyone to buy into his system and they are looking more like a team.

I noticed Russell playing shambolic D all game today but resisted posting until I saw yours. Russell would have taken D seriously if they counted defensive stops as a stat. Those are the type of things that get him going.

Supremely talented PG but IQ in PH values (more acidic than neutral or alkaline).

Decale:



Baba, why are you crying?

Why are you crying?

SmooshCHN:
These are pure lies.. You're just hating on the mvp. How dare you? He doesn't even care about his stats and triple doubles even if he got mad Rubio had one yesterday more than he should be mad at his team's loss or his 0 FG attempt in 4th quarter or the disappearance of OKC big 3 in 4th quarter of game three where they went 0-14 in FG. BTW, he a better defender than Steph Curry, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, etc. Stop hating dude.

kcluv2men:
I wonder why nobody is talking about Bradley Beal and the Wizards coming back to tie the series 2-2. You think it's home court advantage or this Toronto team slipped up? Can they edge them out in subsequent games?