The 2015 NBA Finals Game Thread AKA Battle Of The Australian Institute Of Sport

[Devizier]

I cannot believe Kerr is letting his team run dogshit offensive sets as his team slides down 20.

 

[Nick Kaufman]

Forget about shooting. Curry has trouble passing right now.

 

[Greg29fan]

Golden State is rather fortunate they're not looking at getting swept on Thursday

 

[Blacken]

I cannot believe Kerr is letting his team run dogshit offensive sets as his team slides down 20.

I'm not sure they have anything else. I honestly don't.



Jesus christ, Delly, that man in the fourth row is one of your guys.

 

[Fishy1]

Azeli serving the ball up on a plate to them.

 

[Blacken]

Forget about shooting. Curry has trouble passing right now.

Also dribbling, somewhat running.

 

[Kliq]

Warriors getting clowned right now. Worse case scenario for them, going through a tremendous cold spell at the worst possible time. Curmudgeon NBA analysts rejoice!

 

[Devizier]

I cannot believe Kerr is letting his team run dogshit offensive sets as his team slides down 20.

 
"Ezeli put it on the floor..."
 
No shit.

 

[Blacken]

Curmudgeon NBA analysts rejoice!

This is the worst part of this. Barkley will never shut up.

 

[coremiller]

Verticality is about the jump, not the waist. He didn't bend forward more than a few degrees until contact was made, which is fine. (If the guy bends a lot he'll get called, but it's a spirit-of-the-rule thing and why Hibbert gets a bunch of those calls.)

 
This is not the rule.  A player must maintain a "vertical alignment" with his arms and torso to avoid a foul.  If he leans his arms forward, it's a foul.
 
http://www.nba.com/media/Verticality_Plays_Mar_31_2014.pdf

 

[Nick Kaufman]

Warriors down 17. They lulled the cavs right where they want them.

 

[luckiestman]

 
"Ezeli put it on the floor..."
 
No shit.

And it was Ezeli stolen...


Here all week folks

 

[Blacken]

This is not the rule.  A player must maintain a "vertical alignment" with his arms and torso to avoid a foul.  If he leans his arms forward, it's a foul.
 
http://www.nba.com/media/Verticality_Plays_Mar_31_2014.pdf

I'm quite aware of the rule, I'm talking the practical implementation of the rule. The ref ain't going to call it when you're bent a little bit and the defender's arms aren't swinging in. It's like complaining about traveling.

 

[mauf]

I cannot believe Kerr is letting his team run dogshit offensive sets as his team slides down 20.

I'm not sure it matters. LBJ looks like a grown man playing against kids.

 

[johnmd20]

Curry blew that. Wow.

 

[ifmanis5]

I cannot believe Kerr is letting his team run dogshit offensive sets as his team slides down 20.

Yeah, where is he? He's gone full Caldwell.

 

[Blacken]

Seven blocks. I'm not a scientist, but that feels like a lot.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

If you stepped out of your fever dreams about the 80's Celtics for even a moment you would know that the rule of verticality supersedes the restricted area.

 
Blacken, I'm not going to match wits with an unarmed man.  Your inflated sense of yourself is insufferable and unreadable.  Congratulations, you're the first person I've ever put on IGNORE in my eight years of SoSH.  

 

[Blacken]

Blacken, I'm not going to match wits with an unarmed man.  Your inflated sense of yourself is insufferable and unreadable.  Congratulations, you're the first person I've ever put on IGNORE in my eight years of SoSH.

You are the coolest person ever.

 

[ifmanis5]

Just remember this all started with the Olynyk maiming. You're welcome Cleveland.

 

[Kliq]

Just a mighty quarter from LeBron. He can has shown that he can keep Cleveland in the game just by himself, but he has gotten tremendous play from his supporting cast and that is why they have this lead.

Very disappointed in GS. The missed shots I can live with, sometimes you are just cold. The bigger issue has been there lack of hustle, turnovers and mental mistakes. Blatt has coached the pants off of Kerr so far.

 

[luckiestman]

This is the worst part of this. Barkley will never shut up.

I love Barkley. I want him talking shit at a high level. If this gives him ammo, that's great. Don't care if he is wrong, I watch him for entertainment.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

If this score holds up, the narrative is that the finesse Warriors finally met their match in the gritty, supernova-led Cavs.  But its going seven even if the folks who just showed up for some NBA basketball over the past few weeks think otherwise

 

[stp130]

Can a short-handed Cleveland team sustain this type of energy for 9 more quarters?  LeBron yes, but I say Dellavedova, Shumpert and Smith can't. 
 
I still say GS gets their shit together and wins this thing.

 

[johnmd20]

Big miss by Thompson there. Could have been 9.

 

[NortheasternPJ]

Holy cow.

 

[ifmanis5]

Alive?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Gettin' Iggy with it.

 

[johnmd20]

Big miss by Thompson there. Could have been 9.

 
But it's 9 anyway. Great start to the quarter for Cleveland. Put GS right back in the god damn game.

 

[Kliq]

Thompson and Iggy have been the only two Warriors who don't look like this is their first finals.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Ballgame!  Dagger!!  Delly!!!  Hot takez and Breengasms for everyone!!!

 

[coremiller]

The Warriors are capable of scoring points in bunches.  They haven't shown it much in this series, but their 3-point shooting means they can make up deficits in a hurry.

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

Flow. They just need flow.
Namaste.

 

[Kliq]

ABC is really just throwing anything at the wall, huh?

 

[Devizier]

Um, goaltending?

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Golden State Wussies!!!!

 

[Blacken]

That was tremendously dumb.

 

[luckiestman]

What the fuck kind of call was that on mozgov. I must have missed something

 

[ifmanis5]

Refs are blowing the whistle more all of the sudden. Down to 6.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Soft, finesse team

 

[coremiller]

David Lee resurrection!  Having a big who can make plays with the ball in the PnR has been crucial these last few minutes.

 

[ifmanis5]

Lee is the new Love.

 

[johnmd20]

David Lee saving the team right now.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

David Lee so washed up

 

[Nick Kaufman]

Just by having lee in, gs offense has become fluid.

 

[luckiestman]

Guess he is healthy again

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Wussy Curry!

 

[eddiew112]

God I fucking love Thompson

 

[Blacken]

Hey, they found whatever closet Seth Curry stuck his brother in.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

At least you don't let it bother you...

I love me them hot takez