*** Official 2014-2015 NBA Playoff thread ***

[Fingolfin269]

If Golden State loses does Curry get bashed like Lebron will if the Cavs lose?

 

[DesiPower]

No, because Curry receives no special treatment

 

[Fingolfin269]

No, because Curry receives no special treatment

Oh here we go...

 

[DesiPower]

What? He is NBA's barbie doll, and NBA is trying to create a fairly tale around him. They have sacrificed a lot to do that and he is still does not deliver, ofcourse he has some explanation to do

 

[Fingolfin269]

What? He is NBA's barbie doll, and NBA is trying to create a fairly tale around him. They have sacrificed a lot to do that and he is still does not deliver, ofcourse he has some explanation to do

You're saying if the Cavs don't win this series he has some explaining to do? Hah. Good one.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Lebron should have split into 5 and ended this come back run.

 

[vi edit]

Wow. What a game. Two OT's in a row. Crazy touch on that layup from curry.

 

[vi edit]

GS too pass happy on those back court swing passes to the three point line from guys driving lane.

 

[Fingolfin269]

I don't like refs getting involved but at some point you've gotta make a call. What was that ref looking at when Lebron had his arm chopped off?

 

[manly]

mercifully J.R. Smith is done blowing the game with idiotic fouls.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Good thing the refs were there to not blow the whistle when LeBron got hacked by Iggy or held down on a jump ball by Green. Because, you know, they're pulling for James and all.

 

[manly]

confused why LeBron went fast there on the reset.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Could have been 2-0 either way but hopefully this is a good sign for a 6 or 7 game series. Just hope Lebron can keep this up for an entire season. 50 minutes may not be sustainable.

 

[manly]

Could have been 2-0 either way but hopefully this is a good sign for a 6 or 7 game series. Just hope Lebron can keep this up for an entire season. 50 minutes may not be sustainable.

James has had major cramping issues before, so physically it's not sustainable.

I think the Dubs are still in relatively good shape, the Cavs offense just looks putrid most of the time. David Blatt has no answer for Iggy's stout man defending.

 

[lupi]

if either of the cavs last shots from game one went in, this would be one hell of a revision to the series narrative forthcoming.

just hope we can get more pigtails on the post game tonight.

 

[calyco]

Great game and effort by GS, 3-4 things happening every minute!

 

[smackababy]

Good thing the refs were there to not blow the whistle when LeBron got hacked by Iggy or held down on a jump ball by Green. Because, you know, they're pulling for James and all.

Those no calls were crap, but the game itself wasn't terrible. It was physical and they let the players play for the most part.

The series has been entertaining so far, so that's good. Hopefully, we can go 7 games like this!

 

[IAteYourMother]

If Golden State loses does Curry get bashed like Lebron will if the Cavs lose?

probably not because Curry isn't considered to be on the same level as Lebron. If Curry starts threatening Jordan's legacy as the GOAT, then people will start to get really defensive.

 

[lupi]

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/6/7/87...over-and-over-without-the-refs-doing-anything

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Those no calls were crap, but the game itself wasn't terrible. It was physical and they let the players play for the most part.

The series has been entertaining so far, so that's good. Hopefully, we can go 7 games like this!

I actually found Game 2 fairly boring. Like, it was close, but that's because almost everyone was playing very, very poorly. A Warriors game that goes to OT and both teams score less than 100 with Steph Curry shooting under 23% from the field? No thanks. And while those missed calls were fairly egregious, LeBron also got some friendly whistles early. I only posted that because some idiots insist that LeBron gets every single call, and that's clearly bullshit.

 

[smackababy]

I actually found Game 2 fairly boring. Like, it was close, but that's because almost everyone was playing very, very poorly. A Warriors game that goes to OT and both teams score less than 100 with Steph Curry shooting under 23% from the field? No thanks. And while those missed calls were fairly egregious, LeBron also got some friendly whistles early. I only posted that because some idiots insist that LeBron gets every single call, and that's clearly bullshit.

Let's be honest about that "bad performance". Most of Curry's misfortunes were from good defense, same with other players.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Let's be honest about that "bad performance". Most of Curry's misfortunes were from good defense, same with other players.

Yeah, how about that defense from Matthew Dellavedova? That was legitimately good D, and from someone whose name recognition at the start of the season was slightly less than your grandmother. He's really stepped up, which is good for the Cavs, because I think pretty much everyone wrote them off after Kyrie went down (I certainly did). I still don't think they'll win the series, but Dellavedova's been pretty fun to watch.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

James has had major cramping issues before, so physically it's not sustainable.

I don't think the AC malfunctions again, if it does, oh boy...

 

[puyo]

LeBron's a beast, what else to say ... but Delavedova was the x factor- ate Curry in defense and was solid at offense...

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Why would you give MVP to a guy who took a vacation in the middle of the season? It's a regular season award. Even if you are the best player, you can still have an inferior regular season by coasting through it

they just need to rename the award, Curry deserves it based on what it is (best performing player in the regular season) but he's probably not even #2 when determining his value to the success of his team, likely bumped by Harden in that regard.

but no player is remotely close to LeBron's value. He just turned one of the legitimately worst teams into a championship contender, and the team he just left? missed the playoffs after 4 straight finals appearances...

fuck it, MVP isn't good enough for what LeBron did this season, they need a new award created just for it as its part player, part coach, part GM.