June 8, 201511 yr I do not know why Mosgov does not play in 4th quarter much but they did that during the regular season too. I think Cavs may be in trouble because they cannot go as deep and these games are taxing. Kind of like stress pitches in baseball. Cueto throwing 90 pitches in 8 shutout innings is different than throwing 90 pitches in 6 innings and giving up 4 runs and leaving 8 guys on base. Same thing for Cavs. LeBron has got to be spent. I think Cleveland has to win it in 6. If it goes 7 GS wins.
June 9, 201511 yr Did anyone ever ask Blatt why he didn't play him in the 4th quarter and in OT? I'd like to know why he didn't. Could have cost them game. Someone did and he said some nonsense about this being the lineup they use to close games. Well Blatt, it has not worked two straight games. When GS goes real small, if Mozgov is in, he can punish them with offensive rebounds and when he is fouled, he can make free throws. Tristan Thompson has been horrid offensively the last two games and Mozgov is not a liability on the defensive end. Why not see? I would love to see his plus/minus numbers the first two games.
June 9, 201511 yr My guess is that Cleveland will win game 3 and maybe by a comfortable margin. That place is going to be absolutely rocking as the city is on the verge of exploding about LBJ leading the Cavs to a title. Also, role players tend to play better at home than on the road. The crowd helps them more than the superstars, who can get it done anywhere. Look for the Cleveland supporting cast to play much better. If I am right and the Cavs win, I look for an incredible game 4 as GS will have their backs to the wall and we will see how they handle adversity, which frankly, they have not had much of this year.
June 9, 201511 yr Someone did and he said some nonsense about this being the lineup they use to close games. Well Blatt, it has not worked two straight games. When GS goes real small, if Mozgov is in, he can punish them with offensive rebounds and when he is fouled, he can make free throws. Tristan Thompson has been horrid offensively the last two games and Mozgov is not a liability on the defensive end. Why not see? I would love to see his plus/minus numbers the first two games. Well the Cavs looked like ND against UK in the last 3 minutes and UK against Wisconsin in the last 3 minutes. Stand around doing nothing other than letting the clock run and then getting virtually no shot off. If Mosgov was in there they could have at least lobbed the ball inside or get a good screen. One other scary thing.......LeBron with 39 /16/ 11......I think he does not think he played all that well and I would agree that he can be even better. Scarrrrrry.
June 9, 201511 yr Surely Lebron will have at least one great shooting game this series. He may score 60 points. :lol2:
June 9, 201511 yr If Lebron is able to single-handedly defeat one of the greatest statistical teams in the Finals then the drumbeats for Lebron being the GOAT will be at an all time high. The MJ fans who can't fathom that to be true won't have any of that nor will they be open-minded. Those cats will need a friend and a hug if Lebron pulls this off. Single handedly? I didn't realize James was the one who held the whole Warriors team in check last night. It is simple James is the best player in the world last night. The Warriors have basically played him straight up without helping out to much. So James is going to get his points each game this series. They just Dont want the other players to get going. However the Warriors are a jump shooting team and besides Thompson the Cabs did a great job defending them. It is not like James shut Curry down. In fact the few times James guarded him Curry scored some of his points. So in a low scoring defensive game against a team who is playing James straight up favors the Cavs. However if the Warriors are making shots it won't matter how good James plays. So if the Cavs win in it won't be James doing it single handedly, he and his teammates would have had to play great defense all series to make that happen.
June 9, 201511 yr James is going to go down as a top 5 player of all time and definitely will at least be in the discussion for GOAT which shows how good he is since he will be in the discussion.
June 9, 201511 yr Single handedly? I didn't realize James was the one who held the whole Warriors team in check last night. It is simple James is the best player in the world last night. The Warriors have basically played him straight up without helping out to much. So James is going to get his points each game this series. They just Dont want the other players to get going. However the Warriors are a jump shooting team and besides Thompson the Cabs did a great job defending them. It is not like James shut Curry down. In fact the few times James guarded him Curry scored some of his points. So in a low scoring defensive game against a team who is playing James straight up favors the Cavs. However if the Warriors are making shots it won't matter how good James plays. So if the Cavs win in it won't be James doing it single handedly, he and his teammates would have had to play great defense all series to make that happen. Yes. Singlehandedly. He is all of their offense. Defensively they are spectacular but offensively they are limited and yet Lebron still manages to find a way to make them win. This isn't deniable.
June 9, 201511 yr Yes. Singlehandedly. He is all of their offense. Defensively they are spectacular but offensively they are limited and yet Lebron still manages to find a way to make them win. This isn't deniable. Offensively they are still built to fit James strengths. Even with Irving and Love out he is still surrounded by a bunch of guys who can shoot the three. Which means they can spread out and it leaves the lane for James. Then with the Warriors playing James straight up and allowing James to get his while not letting the other players to go off means the Warriors defensive strategy works too. Its not like the Warriors are game planning to stop James. They are playing him straight up and so he is going to put up great numbers no doubt. However his top numbers doesn't mean a thing If they Dont play defense. So if they didn't play defense then the Cavs would probably have got swept meaning all the offensive game by James meant nothing. So unless James plays defense by himself its kind of hard to say he single handedly is doing things. Just as much as people try to tear him down when he does fail. People try to build him up way more than what is needed too. It goes both ways. When it is really simple James is the best in the world right now and one of the best of all time and will be in discussion for GOAT.
June 9, 201511 yr I'm just happy I have got to see two of the best ever in MJ and James. Both have done amazing things. MJ basically made six straight NBA finals in his last six full seasons with the Bulls and won them all. While James has now made five in a row and with two different teams. Even though he has only won two of them that is still a great accomplishment and shows also how great he is. I still give the nod to MJ but James definitely will deserve to be in the conversation when his career is done.
June 9, 201511 yr Offensively they are still built to fit James strengths. Even with Irving and Love out he is still surrounded by a bunch of guys who can shoot the three. Which means they can spread out and it leaves the lane for James. Then with the Warriors playing James straight up and allowing James to get his while not letting the other players to go off means the Warriors defensive strategy works too. Its not like the Warriors are game planning to stop James. They are playing him straight up and so he is going to put up great numbers no doubt. However his top numbers doesn't mean a thing If they Dont play defense. So if they didn't play defense then the Cavs would probably have got swept meaning all the offensive game by James meant nothing. So unless James plays defense by himself its kind of hard to say he single handedly is doing things. Just as much as people try to tear him down when he does fail. People try to build him up way more than what is needed too. It goes both ways. When it is really simple James is the best in the world right now and one of the best of all time and will be in discussion for GOAT. You're absolutely right. This team is awesome and it is the team we all expected to win the title.
June 9, 201511 yr I think I can officiate in the NBA. It's just awful. Almost makes the NBA game a farce.
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