That's so ageist brolars10 said:For every person that says that the NBA is difficult to ref..I ask why is the NBA still running out Crawford? There's no ref in there 30s or 40s that can't do this? Joey is 63...seems like an argument should be made that he's gonna miss stuff. Is there any other sport he could ref in given his age?
Probably not a coincidence that Della made two out of halftime and couldn't during the first half.coremiller said:The Cavs are 4-24 from 3 tonight. Their inability to knock down open shots is the story of the game. Tired legs probably a factor there.
The Delly-like syndrome hasn't been addressed either. He's doing a great job of keeping the ball out of Curry's hands in the frontcourt.PC Drunken Friar said:Concussion like syndrome that never got addressed?
Why do the refs bother you so much?lars10 said:For every person that says that the NBA is difficult to ref..I ask why is the NBA still running out Crawford? There's no ref in there 30s or 40s that can't do this? Joey is 63...seems like an argument should be made that he's gonna miss stuff. Is there any other sport he could ref in given his age?
It's not just refs, he hates all old peoplePC Drunken Friar said:Why do the refs bother you so much?
luckiestman said:It's not just refs, he hates all old people
Really I'm just not a fan of Crawford.luckiestman said:It's not just refs, he hates all old people
The <48 hour turn time really affected Cleveland tonight.....particularly LeBron.jon abbey said:Impressive effort from GS, now everyone gets two days rest before game 5.
HomeRunBaker said:The <48 hour turn time really affected Cleveland tonight.....particularly LeBron.
It is a little reminiscent to the Memphis series in that it took the Warriors several games to figure out how to adjust to the intensity and grind it out style. Of course Memphis lost Allen and don't have LeBron. It's a Best of 3 now....i'm still expecting and looking forward to a Game 7.radsoxfan said:
Definitely, 2 days off will be much needed for him.
Great to see the adjustments from Kerr. Huge game from Iguodala
Cleveland a missed lebron shot (or drive) from 3-1.bosockboy said:GS a Speights missed dunk from 3-1.
Sox and Rocks said:JR. Smith has given Cleveland nothing all series. Considering how thin the roster is, I don't think the cavs can win if that continues.
Glad Stephen curry's mom straightened het hair. She's kinda hot now that the curls are gone
johnmd20 said:Last night's game wasn't about the pace or the Warriors making their shots. It was about Cleveland missing their shots.(as you noted the 4-27 on open looks) They were tired and they missed so many shots. That was the difference in this game.
jablo1312 said:
The Dubs posted their highest eFG% and TS% of the series last night. But yea if the Cav's had just show poorly instead of terribly it would've been a closer game in the 4th.
I'm with Socks & Rocks. Smith has got to flat-out shoot better for the Cavs to have a chance. Delly should be expected to struggle within the arc and Shumpert outside of it, but all three of them can't suck and Smith can't go 0-8. That, and Lebron's rather apparent fatigue, is the difference in this game.johnmd20 said:Last night's game wasn't about the pace or the Warriors making their shots. It was about Cleveland missing their shots.(as you noted the 4-27 on open looks) They were tired and they missed so many shots. That was the difference in this game.
Fishy1 said:As for feeding Mozgov, they were feeding him and Tristan Thompson. Mozgov had the biggest game of his career. I'm not sure you can feed him more. With Thompson, it felt to me at least like a lot of those postups led to kickouts for him (can anyone else confirm this sense?). The fact that he took 0 FT's is remarkable.
BigSoxFan said:Given that LeBron is a primary ball handler a lot of times, my guess is that Delly was supposed to be that guy when they were constructing the roster. I do think that having both Miller and James Jones is redundant.
wade boggs chicken dinner said:How food would CLE be with Wiggins and Bennett?
This is true though Jack looked close to being cooked this season.jon abbey said:Jarrett Jack is the guy they dumped in that purge to get cap space that they could really use right now.
I assume you saw more of him than I did this season. I only saw him a few times and he seemed to have lost a step and his shooting appeared to have deteriorated. Looking at his O and D ratings as well as his BPM tells me he my eyes weren't totally fooling me.BigSoxFan said:Did we watch the same player? He performed at his career averages this year with the exception of a dip in his 3pt shooting and averaged 12/5/5 in the Hawks series.
Was thinking this too while watching Cleveland miss shot after shot. If I had to guess I would say he's going to retire at this point.Ed Hillel said:Cleveland sure could have used a Ray Allen, even for 20 minutes a game. I wonder if Ray regrets that decision at this point.
Playing 40-plus minutes multiple times a week while traveling across the country and carrying the offensive load?
"That's the top of the top," [Michael] Young [Ph.D. at Athletic Labs] says. "Every one of these NBA guys are under a tremendous amount of stress at this point, but LeBron in particular, playing 46 minutes a game with that travel and quick turnaround ... it's a little insane. That's unbelievable, really, to bear that mental and physical burden and still play at a high level."
When asked if there is any athletic equivalent to playing two games in three days while traveling across three time zones, Young paused for a moment to think. He could only point to one.
"Maybe the Tour de France," Young says.
But even that, Young attests, can't quite capture the carnage on James' body.
"In cycling, there's no physical impact on your body like basketball," Young says. "The overall workload is significantly higher on the Tour but there's no constant impact, which plays a huge role in fatigue that LeBron is probably experiencing. And there's no real travel to speak of."