General Playoff Thread: The Long 2nd Season

[shawnrbu]

Barbosa just became my favorite player putting Kenny Mauer on his seat.

 

[tbrep]

Cavs are fucked.

I'd be surprised if this series even goes 6. Just a colossal mismatch

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

God, Mark Jackson is a tool.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Merry Christmas, Kenny!

 

[BigSoxFan]

LOL Love

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

Great stint by the Warriors bench.

 

[jablo1312]

Cavs are fucked.

If Barbosa is taking everyone off the dribble and the Cavs can't buy a call, then yes, they're probably fucked.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Can we just have the Spurs suit up in the Cavs' uniforms?

 

[OCST]

Make your FTs, man.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Nice rebound, Love

 

[ifmanis5]

Bigs who have not impressed me this playoffs: Love and Horford.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Bogut having a nice half.

 

[ifmanis5]

Mark Jackson everybody.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Bogut having a nice half.

Thompson is a good matchup for him. Undersized and not super athletic.

 

[luckiestman]

Thompson is a good matchup for him. Undersized and not super athletic.

Is the Russian not gonna play?

 

[BigSoxFan]

Cmon, refs. Jesus.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Karma for the Cavs lol

 

[ifmanis5]

Looks like Green finally shook off the Adams stuff.

 

[mauf]

Kyrie 3-12 from the floor, and execrable on the defensive end. Hard to blame the refs when that's what you're getting from your 2nd/3rd best player.

 

[jablo1312]

If the Cavs are gonna switch, they need to communicate better. Green 3 was a complete miscommunication.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Looks like Green finally shook off the Adams stuff.

He's not going to have to bang nearly as much in this series. Should have a very good Finals.

 

[snowmanny]

After that first half the Cavs are lucky to have the illusion of being in this game down only nine.

 

[jablo1312]

After that first half the Cavs are lucky to have the illusion of being in this game down only nine.

I think we're watching different games.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

I think if Cleveland would have made about half of the easy layups, and offensive rebound put backs, they'd be right in this game, if not leading it. In the end, holding the Warriors to 52 at the half is a win for them, and I think they did a good job of containing Curry and Thompson. If not for Livingston, Barnes, and Iggy, Golden State would have been pretty darned dreadful offensively, but I think Cleveland is playing it right. If those guys beat them, so be it, but don't let Curry and Thompson go off.

 

[The Social Chair]

I love Pierce but there is nobody on earth who could help make the ESPN NBA crew watchable

 

[luckiestman]

I love Pierce but there is nobody on earth who could help make the ESPN NBA crew watchable

He looks like he has to piss

Edit: it's really amazing how much better TNT is at this

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

I think if Cleveland would have made about half of the easy layups, and offensive rebound put backs, they'd be right in this game, if not leading it. In the end, holding the Warriors to 52 at the half is a win for them, and I think they did a good job of containing Curry and Thompson. If not for Livingston, Barnes, and Iggy, Golden State would have been pretty darned dreadful offensively, but I think Cleveland is playing it right. If those guys beat them, so be it, but don't let Curry and Thompson go off.

I am not sure they defended Curry well - he missed some wide open looks. Thompson is working on the other end on Love, Irving and James. In fact, it should scare the Cavs that Thompson and Curry haven't gone off yet.

In the meantime, I love Paul Pierce as an analyst. But then again, he could read the disclaimers for Humira and I would be transfixed. Truth!

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

Splash Brothers lowest combined first half output all season. Decent D, decent scheme, poor shooting.

 

[Soxfan in Fla]

Cavs cannot win is they're losing by 9 and the Splash Brothers only scored 10.

 

[ifmanis5]

Shumpert made a difference on defense when he came in. JR took the half off.

 

[Soxfan in Fla]

I am not sure they defended Curry well - he missed some wide open looks. Thompson is working on the other end on Love, Irving and James. In fact, it should scare the Cavs that Thompson and Curry haven't gone off yet.

In the meantime, I love Paul Pierce as an analyst. But then again, he could read the disclaimers for Humira and I would be transfixed. Truth!

Please replace that idiot Jailin Rose with Truth NOW!!!!

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Please replace that idiot Jailin Rose with Truth NOW!!!!

I actually like Jalen too but he is at his best when paired with Simmons. I expect that Simmons will recruit him hard to HBO when his contract is up. Simmons loves him some Jalen Rose.

 

[jablo1312]

Lol thank you Van Gundy

 

[ifmanis5]

Too many Kobe commercials.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Cleveland better fix their PnR defense (if they can) or else the Warriors won't need Curry or Thompson to go off to win handily. That was a horrible defensive sequence for the 'Land...

 

[The Social Chair]

Bad call.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Green wasn't set there. Shitty call against LeBron.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Seriously? How is Draymond Green stationary there? Gift call for the Warriors on the fast break.

 

[jablo1312]

Klay is such a good defender. And Green is such a great help defender. It's so impressive how versatile both those guys are on that end of the floor.

Also, I really wish i could live bet "Curry will score 10 points in the next 3 minutes"

 

[ifmanis5]

Still waiting for Curry to breakout.

 

[riboflav]

You don't have to be set or stationary for there to be an offensive foul. LBJ extended his arm into Green's chest. Good call.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

You don't have to be set or stationary for there to be an offensive foul. LBJ extended his arm into Green's chest. Good call.

I agree about the criteria for an offensive foul but Green was turned sideways and the arm extension is something James and countless other NBA players do in just about every game. In tis case it was mild.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

The rumors of the Cavs demise have been greatly exaggerated. We have a ballgame.

 

[The Social Chair]

Lebron is really good at basketball

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Here comes the "Delly-D" on Curry. Watch your children, watch your wives...or knees and ankles...

 

[ifmanis5]

Cavs made it ugly in this quarter and it's working for them.

 

[BigSoxFan]

The tease before the Splash daggers

 

[mauf]

Cavs made it ugly in this quarter and it's working for them.

Old-school, half-court execution in a playoff game is "ugly" to you?

Ok.

 

[mauf]

Sweet play by Curry.

 

[BigSoxFan]

LOL Della sucks so much