Me neither, everyone is saying how close the series is going to be. GSW has all the motivation in the world to do whatever it takes to get it done this time. I do think that this rest will be somewhat of a rhythm issue for them in Game 1 like it has been in Game 1 of Spurs series. But once that wears off, I don't see good things happening for the Cavs the rest of the series.
Also, look at it from the motivation to win it for their head coach Steve Kerr. I know his players care deeply for him and they'll get a chance to win it for him. Mike Brown, also doesn't have a lot of great history in how his tenure ended with the Cavs after they let him go 2 times. These things and the spirit of the game just add up to a GSW victory
100% crafty. I didn't buy the "going home" rhetoric for a second no matter how many times they played that stupid song by Skylar Grey. It was a ruthless, calculated move.
I remember last summer (before the draft and before they signed Horford) I said the C Bags roster wasn't better than ours. I don't think I was that far off. I think Bradley and Thomas are better than our guys, but everyone else (again besides Horford) I'm unimpressed with. Olynyk is a joke. Smart is garbage. Amir Johnson is nothing special. I forgot about Crowder but even still... If Boston is any sort of metric, im not impressed. Hell this all again makes perfect sense why they won't go all in.
i did too, and i don't feel stupid about it. they were the #1 seed in the east, but really, that's a 5th place WC team. that's utah or memphis or worse. what they have is bkn's pick this year and next, which totally rules. but after that...meh. and ainge is going to have to either pay or trade a few guys very soon. i will say that the horford vs. mozdeng FA period smarts a bit.
I had my bets on the Warriors but not anymore. LeBron, Kyrie, and Kevin seem to all be playing great. Even J.R., and Tristan are performing great. I think the Cavs have learned to strategically pace themselves until the playoffs. Also I think it's more of the players rubbing off of LeBron's great play than Lue's overall coaching.
Beautiful jinxing, really top notch, A+ work. I'll join in, all hail LeBron, the greatest player, of all TIME!
They would win 43-45 games in the West ... which is still way better than us . They are a team , we aren't . Good news is the ECF confirmed they still are far away from being a serious title contender
Were they every really? I know the made the ECF, but forget Cle. They struggled in every round up to them.
I would say Utah is a good comp. I'm not even sure they're as talented as that Utah squad, but they're just a well coached bunch of average pieces. I think our roster has much more potential to pop within the next few years. I'm not sure where we would have spent our cash if it wasn't for MozDeng, but I'd love to have found out. Especially Deng... That contract looks worse and worse every time I see it.
I'll go out on a limb and say this Finals will be decided by KD who I think will be on a mission and really Cle won't be able to stop the guy if he is on the mission. I surely hope that is the case.
