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Roland17:
On the other hand, has anyone noticed the Warriors do not have a plan B? after consecutive losses, irrespective of suspensions and injuries, i am beginning to question Steve Kerr. apart from small ball, what is his plan B? how is he mitigating the trap set for Curry on the pick and roll offensively and defensively?

I always say the playoff's is all about adjustments and T. Lue and his coaching crew deserve a lot of credit, i don't think the last 2 losses has been about what the Warriors are not doing, i strongly believe its been about the adjustments the Cavs have made and what they are doing right, especially with Curry and perimeter defense.

The Warriors are struggling emotionally, they seem to be relying on probabilities here and that has cost them 2 games, game 7 would be deadly.

#greenrunsdeep

They havent had to adjust much of anything all season, even down 3-1 to OKC. No point changing now. Obviously Curry and Klay often bail Kerr out with those ridiculous 3s, but if the system won 73 games, u do what you do

I dont know if I would use the word struggle emotionally. I think they came into the game emotionally hyped. They felt the Green fiasco robbed them of a win. Unfortunately, jumpshots get very unreliable on emotional highs

Eruditor:
Didn't see the game again because for some reason I can't stay awake to watch consistently. I understand only James had 41 and Kyrie's number reduced to 23? That's progression

I dont expect you to point something like this out and ask if its progression after we won, But no problem, you'll always look for a fault


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1. Lebron will certainly not drop another 41 points. (Lola can feel free to mention me here if he does)[/quote]After a back to back 40+, after being on mount rushmore with jerry west, michael jordan, shaq oneal, for the back to back 40pts.
I dont care about the numbers of pts he'll drop in his next game.
#CavsForChampionship #LebronForFinalsMVP

lolawilliams:
Some Excuses make me laugh so hard. Bulls player will never disrespect michael jordan, for a whole taj gibson to refer to lebron james publicly as michael jordan of our generation, he surely knows what he is saying.
I feel when rating the top 5, lebron has to be there, who won a ring without any help, m.j had pippen and rodman, k.G had rondo nd pierce, Kobe had the best players in his team, but lebron took his whole team all by himself, this is what I call geeatness. We cant say that klove and irving hlp lebron, I might still put irving but not klove, cause hes been cooking in this finals.
When warriors won the ring last season, we were told to stop b!tch!ng about an incomplete team, now all excuses, draymond got supended, bogut and iggy out and sh!t.

Blaming the refs is the oldest excuse in the BOOK

LeFlop and his coach started with the blaming of refs

The one with the clean steal on Kyrie and the flop by LeWhine were particularly disgraceful. I have never understood why players and coaches are fined for another man's incompetence

The Cavs were winning anyway so I don't know why Phillips didn't call the game down the middle

A40:
LeFlop and his coach started with the blaming of refs

The one with the clean steal on Kyrie and the flop by LeWhine were particularly disgraceful. I have never understood why players and coaches are fined for another man's incompetence

The Cavs were winning anyway so I don't know why Phillips didn't call the game down the middle

You are still calling him Leflop, why are you like this? Where's your so called unanimous mvp? Golden girl I should say

Steve Kerr making excuses for curry and his fouls, LeBron didn't flop, what a bunch of golden girls

A40:
LeFlop and his coach started with the blaming of refs

The one with the clean steal on Kyrie and the flop by LeWhine were particularly disgraceful. I have never understood why players and coaches are fined for another man's incompetence

The Cavs were winning anyway so I don't know why Phillips didn't call the game down the middle

Well if you say king james and the coach started it all, we never complained as much as the gsw coach, players and fans, its just to much. King james wldnt hve scored 40pts if draymond played now that draymond play, gsw fans are complaining about iggy's back. Thats none of our business
And steve kerr must be fined for saying its ok for curry to throw the mouth guard at the fans and for criticizing the refs publicly on press

Bobbieydeey:
Steve Kerr making excuses for curry and his fouls, LeBron didn't flop, what a bunch of golden girls

The excuses are way too much. Lool

lolawilliams:
The excuses are way too much. Lool

like!!!! this rig saga is just taking the piss, just few wrong fouls and viola rigged upandan urghh annoying golden girls

lolawilliams:
Well if you say king james and the coach started it all, we never complained as much as the gsw coach, players and fans, its just to much. King james wldnt hve scored 40pts if draymond played now that draymond play, gsw fans are complaining about iggy's back. Thats none of our business
And steve kerr must be fined for saying its ok for curry to throw the mouth guard at the fans and for criticizing the refs publicly on press

Lmaoo fans always whine that is normal, even Cavs fans did it last year but when the coach and so-called King chats megedefegede like I played 46 mins and only went to the line 4 times then there is a problem.
In the event that y'all lose I want to see the excuse LeCryBaby ends up giving.

lolawilliams:
I dont expect you to point something like this out and ask if its progression after we won, But no problem, you'll always look for a fault


[ quote author=Eruditor post=46654832]
1. Lebron will certainly not drop another 41 points. (Lola can feel free to mention me here if he does)
After a back to back 40+, after being on mount rushmore with jerry west, michael jordan, shaq oneal, for the back to back 40pts.
I dont care about the numbers of pts he'll drop in his next game.
#CavsForChampionship #LebronForFinalsMVP

Calm down --> signifies it was a light-hearted remark. Obviously, I am pained my team lost so I am looking for positives and if a player that dropped 41 a game before, drops 23 in another, I will latch unto it.

I can tell you free of charge that if Lebron drops 23 in game 7 that will be a loss for the Cavs and obviously if Cavs win game 7 he will be the finals MVP. In the same breath, if Curry drops 40 in game 7 and GSW wins, he too will be the finals MVP.

We will see how it plays out in game 7. My money is on GSW and by God's grace, I should watch the game in real time.

Bobbieydeey:
You are still calling him Leflop, why are you like this? Where's your so called unanimous mvp? Golden girl I should say

Isn't he one of the best floppers in the league? Don't let me whip out the youtube clips. Curry is almost 70pounds lighter yet he is not known for flopping unlike LeQueen

Bobbieydeey:
like!!!! this rig saga is just taking the piss, just few wrong fouls and viola rigged upandan urghh annoying golden girls

LOL. Lebron charges and scores. They give him an extra free throw and give a blocking foul to the opposing player.

Curry is hassled and tossed during screens or in transition. Ref turns Ray Charles to it.

It is easy to upset any teams momentum. Ask Sacramento Kings of 2002 when Kobe got 27 free throws in one quarter or so. Lol

lolawilliams:
Well if you say king james and the coach started it all, we never complained as much as the gsw coach, players and fans, its just to much. King james wldnt hve scored 40pts if draymond played now that draymond play, gsw fans are complaining about iggy's back. Thats none of our business
And steve kerr must be fined for saying its ok for curry to throw the mouth guard at the fans and for criticizing the refs publicly on press

But Lebron and Kyrie didn't score 82 points again, so doesn't that count for Green's presence?

Cavs played good ball and led by 20 after 1 quarter so they deserve to win. Lue also said Lebum doesn't get enough foul calls after game 4, and by game 5, the NBA had answered the clarion call.

Eruditor:
Calm down --> signifies it was a light-hearted remark. Obviously, I am pained my team lost so I am looking for positives and if a player that dropped 41 a game before, drops 23 in another, I will latch unto it.

I can tell you free of charge that if Lebron drops 23 in game 7 that will be a loss for the Cavs and obviously if Cavs win game 7 he will be the finals MVP. In the same breath, if Curry drops 40 in game 7 and GSW wins, he too will be the finals MVP.

We will see how it plays out in game 7. My money is on GSW and by God's grace, I should watch the game in real time.

watch the game in real time.[/quote]You should know King james would never drop low as 23pts, that means 12pts in 1st nd2nd quater nd 11pts in the rest. Lebron would drop at least 35pts+. You'll remember this when it happens.
Gsw has never been on pressure like this for the last 2seasons, I would not advise to put you money on them. Reason is cause, who will guard King james?

Eruditor:
But Lebron and Kyrie didn't score 82 points again, so doesn't that count for Green's presence?

Cavs played good ball and led by 20 after 1 quarter so they deserve to win. Lue also said Lebum doesn't get enough foul calls after game 4, and by game 5, the NBA had answered the clarion call.

Draymond wasnt the one guarding kyrie, the coach wemt deep into the bench for dantay jones nd mo williams, and T.T showed up too irving didnt played a heavy minutes, so how come lebron still had the 41pts when draymond was in??

A40:
Lmaoo fans always whine that is normal, even Cavs fans did it last year but when the coach and so-called King chats megedefegede like I played 46 mins and only went to the line 4 times then there is a problem.
In the event that y'all lose I want to see the excuse LeCryBaby ends up giving.

Well, U gotta wait until game7. When y'll thought it was over for james when it was 3_1. Ive been saying it, and I keep saying it, it is not over until it is. Cavs got this baby

lolawilliams:
watch the game in real time.

You should know King james would never drop low as 23pts, that means 12pts in 1st nd2nd quater nd 11pts in the rest. Lebron would drop at least 35pts+. You'll remember this when it happens.
Gsw has never been on pressure like this for the last 2seasons, I would not advise to put you money on them. Reason is cause, who will guard King james?

He has dropped 19 in game 2 and 25 (after racking up points in garbage time) in game 4.

Not one individual can successfully guard Lebron but the team's structured and systematic way of forcing him to make tougher shots (which he has made in the past 2 games) but may not be able to continue to.

GSW have been in this type of pressure in the past 2 seasons. They were down 2-1 to Cavs and had to claw back to win 4-2. Their 73-win season looked shaky when they needed to beat SAS twice in the last 4 games and they were down 3-1 to OKC and needed to steal an away game in the final 3 games.

I have no doubt that Cavs can pull an upset in game 7 but I will more so easily rely on some facts that work against them.

1. The open man in the last 2 games for GSW has been Barnes and he shot 2-22 in the last 2 games. That will change. He is not Shaq. He will not shoot that badly for 3 games.

1b. If Barnes knocks his shots, Cavs have to adjust, freeing up MVP Curry.

2. MVP Curry will be playing with a chip on his shoulder, angry from game 6, charged in front of his home fans with a win away from back to back titles. Stop underestimating a good team especially when a closer is going to be played on home front.

3. Curry will get more of his foul calls in game 7. You can rest, assured of that.

4. For all Lebron's greatness, it is too much to ask for 3 heavy scoring games especially away from Ohio where Cavs have been atrocious. And albeit Kyrie has held his own and helped his team, Bron is the pillar that holds the Cavs.

5. I expect the game to be close from the outset, but I think the team that will win this one is the team that will have a better 4th Quarter. It is so hard to look beyond the home team in such instances.

Skywalker5:
I dey here oo.Wating for GSW to finish of CAVS.I am tired of all this chances they keep given Cavs.

Broski, they saving the best for last ni .....:me I dey wait for u next season o

Eruditor:
Didn't see the game again because for some reason I can't stay awake to watch consistently. I understand only James had 41 and Kyrie's number reduced to 23? That's progression

If after the first quarter, the scoreline was reading 31-11, then boy am I glad I didn't spend time watching the game (infact when you start that badly you deserve to lose). At the end of the day, it was a harder pill to swallow the game 5 loss than this one seeing that Cleveland were going back to Ohio with the momentum.

It will not be misplaced to call the refs out on some of the fouls they call on Curry in contrast with the ones people infringe on him. The NBA must make $20k per seats for game 7 and now they will achieve it. The consensus online seems to echo these sentiments even though one can argue they are more from the supporters of GSW.

Well, now that Game 7 is billed for 1AM 21st naija time, I must find a way to watch it without neglecting Monday duties. I almost feel my team has flailed because I haven't been able to channel some chakra their way.

Harrison Barnes for all the money he wants has been atrocious the last 2 games but there is something (as little as it is) that will work in his favor. It is called the LAW OF AVERAGES. That same law will work against Lebron and I kid you not.

So here is how game 7 will pan out. The refs will begin to give Curry all his fouls because the story suits GSW winning the ring. As long as Curry is getting his foul calls some people on Cavs roster will be racking up personal fouls. Home crowd will buoy the team in a way that will spur them to reignite the spark they usually show when their backs are against the wall. But the 2 key issues will be

1. Lebron will certainly not drop another 41 points. (Lola can feel free to mention me here if he does) and

2. Harrison Barnes won't shoot as badly as he has done in the last 2 games.

The law of average, will guarantee that.

Having said that, it is no longer impossible for the GSW not to lose game 7 as it would have been had they not lost game 5, but I think after hitting a few bumps with my last predictions, I am probably calling this one right.

So here goes: GSW will win game 7 in front of their home fans. It will be in a fashion similar to SAS vs Pistons game 7 of 2005. In other words, home team wins but the game itself will not be a high-scoring one.

I'd be back to gloat when it happens. Till then Cavs supporters have the floor. They have earned it.

I was wondering whether this daily masturbatory material you write for your fellow warriors fans go appear today

Your prediction can suck it has been sucking it for the past two games now There is no reason that should change.


Oh yeah,we're also lobbying the league hard to get curry banned for game 7 for pelting that poor boy with his mouth guard. that boy hasn't been well since.

Eruditor:
He has dropped 19 in game 2 and 25 (after racking up points in garbage time) in game 4.

Not one individual can successfully guard Lebron but the team's structured and systematic way of forcing him to make tougher shots (which he has made in the past 2 games) but may not be able to continue to.

GSW have been in this type of pressure in the past 2 seasons. They were down 2-1 to Cavs and had to claw back to win 4-2. Their 73-win season looked shaky when they needed to beat SAS twice in the last 4 games and they were down 3-1 to OKC and needed to steal an away game in the final 3 games.

I have no doubt that Cavs can pull an upset in game 7 but I will more so easily rely on some facts that work against them.

1. The open man in the last 2 games for GSW has been Barnes and he shot 2-22 in the last 2 games. That will change. He is not Shaq. He will not shoot that badly for 3 games.

1b. If Barnes knocks his shots, Cavs have to adjust, freeing up MVP Curry.

2. MVP Curry will be playing with a chip on his shoulder, angry from game 6, charged in front of his home fans with a win away from back to back titles. Stop underestimating a good team especially when a closer is going to be played on home front.

3. Curry will get more of his foul calls in game 7. You can rest, assured of that.

4. For all Lebron's greatness, it is too much to ask for 3 heavy scoring games especially away from Ohio where Cavs have been atrocious. And albeit Kyrie has held his own and helped his team, Bron is the pillar that holds the Cavs.

5. I expect the game to be close from the outset, but I think the team that will win this one is the team that will have a better 4th Quarter. It is so hard to look beyond the home team in such instances.

Well. Not when lebron is leading both teams in points-181, rebounds-68 , steals-16, assists-51 and blocks-13
And you wont expect him to step up more in the final game, A ring cleveland hvnt gotten for the past 50yrs, a chance for him to make history. But if you insist warriors will have the ring, no problem then, it all goes down on sunday

A40:
Did you see the team Dirk took to the Finals twice and still won a ring? All you stats lovers sef

Its about preference, one might take Karl but it is not crazy to pick Dirk either. Malone played with an all-time top 3 PG all through his career and still didn't win a ring. Dirk with Tyson Chandler, 38year old Kidd, Shawn Marion, Jason Terry beat LeBron, Wade and Bosh in six games

crazy mavs fan=A40.
I told you I no get agenda.

We're talking basketball here.. LeBron has proved himself this series and deserves the MVP more than anyone.. Cavs fan should pls enjoy it.. They are the only fans that'll have a win and still keep being salty about it. You'll think they lost. Your players showed up and ours didn't. And most importantly stop compromising when you see things which are evident. False calls will always remain false. You can accept the ref misjudged on that play and still enjoy your Win. Won't take anything from your body when you accept it. Y'all deserve a Game 7 tho. See y'all on Sunday

Roland17:
You made a very point with your post, Poor officiating is not exactly the reason why the Warriors lost tonight. I think Lue and the Cavs have shown the NBA 2 ways to defeat the Warriors.

Force Curry to play defense. I think more than anything, this series has exposed Curry's vulnerabilities defensively, he is struggling and this is grossly affecting his confidence offensively as witnessed with the ridiculous number of turnovers he has churned out this series.

I agree but I'd want to add that Curry is a capable defender when he wants to be. It flies under the radar so much that players don't notice till they look at their numbers when he is guarding them

However he has been lazy this series. With the passes and with his reaches, He tweets #LockedIn before most games begin but he isn't usually locked in till much later in the game. That would not cut it against these guys. Part of being a great player is knowing what each game needs at any point in time. Every game needs a different approach. You can always rebound, facilitate, cause turnovers when your shot is not falling. He picked up two lazy fouls to start the game. Greats don't do that. He needs to seize the moment, adjust on the fly if need be. He is their leader and needs to play like it

Roland17:
The Cavs are forcing a switch at the top of the pick and roll and having Curry defend the ball handler (Lebron) in most cases, while Iggy is carried away by other Cav player. This is where Lue has shown intelligence in contrast to Blatt, Lue has studied the Warriors and is making some adjustments which are worthy of note.

Funny enough Steph handled LeBron's physicality very well in Game 4. Infact till the 2nd half might I say 4th quarter of Game 5 the Warriors were doing really well. There are a lot of things the Warriors didn't do right but sometimes you just have to applaud the other team. Lue made adjustments no doubt but when Kyrie is making almost 80% contested shots while Barnes is missing 8-10 uncontested shots, role players like Shaun Livingston who excelled in Game 1 starts bricking abysmally what really can you do?

At some point you have to execute. Doc Rivers or was it JVG that said its a make or miss league

Roland17:
The magic player and dark horse for me has been T. Thompson, dude has been dominating the glass and again, this is where i credit Lue, he has not panicked when the Warriors start small or revert to small ball, he has kept faith with Thompson and Thompson has had very clean game, staying out of foul trouble, we saw what happened when he was in foul trouble in game 4.

Thompson has impressed the last two games. The Warriors technically have no answer for him because its tough to create a defensive gameplan around Tristan Thompson. Bar Ezeli and Green they really don't have anybody that can guard him

Roland17:
On the other hand, has anyone noticed the Warriors do not have a plan B? after consecutive losses, irrespective of suspensions and injuries, i am beginning to question Steve Kerr. apart from small ball, what is his plan B? how is he mitigating the trap set for Curry on the pick and roll offensively and defensively?

This is really where Kerr errs the most for me. He sees the play so often and has yet to come up with an adjustment to neutralize it. LeBron seems to have solved the Iguodala puzzle. Kerr hasn't

Roland17:
I always say the playoff's is all about adjustments and T. Lue and his coaching crew deserve a lot of credit, i don't think the last 2 losses has been about what the Warriors are not doing, i strongly believe its been about the adjustments the Cavs have made and what they are doing right, especially with Curry and perimeter defense.

Hard to disagree but just look at how LeBron is playing. If the Warriors had someone matching his intensity on either end of the floor the series would have been over. What I find the most infuriating is the fact that I have seen teams with less talent at the wing defend and limit LeBron effectively. How is it that a team with at least 3 players that can do that is still failing so badly at it

Roland17:
The Warriors are struggling emotionally, they seem to be relying on probabilities here and that has cost them 2 games, game 7 would be deadly.

#greenrunsdeep

They just need one big game. If they could push through injuries, fatigue for 73-9 I'd like to believe they can go even further with more at stake

SIRcumalot:
crazy mavs fan=A40.
I told you I no get agenda.

The West was the weaker Conference in most of Malone's era yet he could only boast of two Finals. At least Hakeem took advantage of M.J's absence and won two rings. Malone did nada

Dirk has a Finals MVP and a regular season MVP so I'm at a loss as to how its crazy to compare him with Malone

lolawilliams:
Well. Not when lebron is leading both teams in points-181, rebounds-68 , steals-16, assists-51 and blocks-13
And you wont expect him to step up more in the final game, A ring cleveland hvnt gotten for the past 50yrs, a chance for him to make history. But if you insist warriors will have the ring, no problem then, it all goes down on sunday

Very substantial.

SIRcumalot:
I was wondering whether this daily masturbatory material you write for your fellow warriors fans go appear today

Your prediction can suck it has been sucking it for the past two games now There is no reason that should change.


Oh yeah,we're also lobbying the league hard to get curry banned for game 7 for pelting that poor boy with his mouth guard. that boy hasn't been well since.

Yea, because OKC are playing Cavs in the finals or because Cavs have won the ring?

The issue with false trolling is when it shows up a tad too soon. Since you have no dog in this fight there's no need for me to recount your many worthy predictions.

Game 7 will bring a sum total of yours. Let's see how it turns out.

Mizzzbeee:
A40 hope you havent lost hope ooo....We have seen these suitations before during the season and playoffs. We do well in tight corner suitations. My guts tell me we got this on sunday.

Its not over till the buzzer sounds. The Warriors have not lost 3 all year. The role players are due a big game and Steph and Draymond still have statements to make

I hope they are quicker off the blocks. This game can be ended as early as the 1st quarter if the Warriors execute and play to their capabilities

A40:
Its not over till the buzzer sounds. The Warriors have not lost 3 all year. The role players are due a big game and Steph and Draymond still have statements to make

I hope they are quicker off the blocks. This game can be ended as early as the 1st quarter if the Warriors execute and play to their capabilities

Late starts are our weak point.

Eruditor:
Yea, because OKC are playing Cavs in the finals or because Cavs have won the ring?

The issue with false trolling is when it shows up a tad too soon. Since you have no dog in this fight there's no need for me to recount your many worthy predictions.

Game 7 will bring a sum total of yours. Let's see how it turns out.

I think we've luck on our side.
what did you say that time about your heart telling one thing and your head another?
that is what is happening here.

A40:
The West was the weaker Conference in most of Malone's era yet he could only boast of two Finals. At least Hakeem took advantage of M.J's absence and won two rings. Malone did nada

Dirk has a Finals MVP and a regular season MVP so I'm at a loss as to how its crazy to compare him with Malone

why are you doing this bro ?
I no attack Dirk,I only asked a question.
na your insecurity they show so.

SIRcumalot:
I think we've luck on our side.
what did you say that time about your heart telling one thing and your head another?
that is what is happening here.

Cavs have momentum not just luck.

I am not as confident as I was even after game 3 loss but that's because of the game 5 loss and nothing else.

The thing is, after the first 2 games in which Cavs lost by a cumulative 48, they still picked up and won game 3 by 30. GSW can very well do that as well.

Also with 3 games a piece, the points difference of both teams is 59pts for GSW and 59pts for Cavs.

It is evenly poised at the moment that's the point. But I won't be so quick to dismiss the home side. That's all I would say for now.

SmooshCHN:
Late starts are our weak point.

Like I couldn't believe GSW will start a game of such magnitude and be trailing by 20 in the first quarter.

Well, all they need is to start well. I have no doubt they can see this off.