Three reasons why the Warriors wont win the championship

[navy]

1) Hawks
2) 3 Point Shooting fvck boys
3) Andrew Bogus

Agree or Disagree?

[J Shuttlesworth]

TBH, 1 is the only legit reason.

3 point shooting has been a huge part of the last 3 rings

[Fawker]

7 games. warriors over anyone.

[navy]

TBH, 1 is the only legit reason.

3 point shooting has been a huge part of the last 3 rings

Andrew Bogus isnt a legit reason? You think he can stay healthy?

[Cocaine80s]

1.Lebron
2.Kyrie
3.Love

[tpols]

Andrew Bogus isnt a legit reason? You think he can stay healthy?
He had flu dude..

[J Shuttlesworth]

Andrew Bogus isnt a legit reason? You think he can stay healthy?
I don't think of it as "staying healthy"

I think of it as "getting all the injuries out" during the season, so he's fresh come playoff time :pimp:

[navy]

He had flu dude..
Always something with that dude.

[J Shuttlesworth]

1.Lebron
2.Kyrie
3.Love
Man I REALLY hope we get to see LeBron vs. Curry in the finals. That's been my dream for a few years now

[Smook A.]

He had flu dude..
He's talking in general. Bogut has a history of many unfortunate injuries.

[tpols]

He's talking in general. Bogut has a history of many unfortunate injuries.
I know.. Thought he was referring to him missing the game tonight leading to the loss.. They need to put a 25 min a game no backs to backs on the guy

[Inferno]

disagree

[navy]

disagree
Biased. :coleman:

[Hotlantadude81]

1) Hawks
2) 3 Point Shooting fvck boys
3) Andrew Bogus

Agree or Disagree?

The Hawks proved that they can win grind out games when they bounced back and beat the Thunder last week.

Can the Warriors win grind it out games? A role player (which is what Bogut is) shouldn't be the critical to the Warriors winning.

[Inferno]

Biased. :coleman:

:pimp:

[navy]

The Hawks proved that they can win grind out games when they bounced back and beat the Thunder last week.

Can the Warriors win grind it out games? A role player (which is what Bogut is) shouldn't be the critical to the Warriors winning.
You dont prove shit in January. :no:

I've seen better teams than the Hawks fail to win the close ones.

[supernova5912]

1) Hawks are playing well (16-game win streak, won 30 of last 32, 37-8 record) but we can't see how well they match up with the Warriors until they actually play each other. I'd wait on agreeing until watching them play each other.

2) The Warriors still almost beat the Bulls despite shooting a sub-thirty three-point percentage. Warriors have been so successful this season, partially thanks to being able to consistently hit threes at such a high volume with such efficiency (39.0%). I definitely disagree with this one.

3) Andrew Bogut is a borderline top 5 center right now, with a defensive rating of 94 while holding opponents to shoot 42.8% around the rim. While he doesn't contribute much offensively, he is a dominant defensive force despite only playing 24.2 minutes. He is also the best rebounder on the team with 8.7 per game. I disagree with this too.

[Hotlantadude81]

You dont prove shit in January. :no:

I've seen better teams than the Hawks fail to win the close ones.

How about the first round last year when they nearly took out a team with 25 more wins and home court advange? And this team is way better than they were in April of last year.

[sportjames23]

1) Hawks
2) 3 Point Shooting fvck boys
3) Andrew Bogus

Agree or Disagree?


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[navy]

How about the first round last year when they nearly took out a team with 25 more wins and home court advange? And the team is way better than they were in April of last year.
Well you can spin it that way if you want. I saw a team with 3-2 lead choke twice vs a team they had enough ability to beat.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

1) LeBron James

[navy]

1) LeBron James
Gotta beat the Dirty Birds first.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Gotta beat the Dirty Birds first.
LeBron has a history of destroying the Hawks.

[navy]

LeBron has a history of destroying the Hawks.
I know. :facepalm

Just gotta hope Love gets abused and Kyrie goes back to chuckin. Definitely reasonable.

[Hotlantadude81]

Well you can spin it that way if you want. I saw a team with 3-2 lead choke twice vs a team they had enough ability to beat.

Starting Pero Antic at center? :roll: :roll: :roll:

Indiana had the best player and best big men.... And home court advange.

[Smook A.]

LeBron has a history of destroying the Hawks.
Right, but it probably won't happen this year. Currents Hawks would shatter the Cavs in a 7 game series.

[Hotlantadude81]

Right, but it probably won't happen this year. Currents Hawks would shatter the Cavs in a 7 game series.

That's going too far for sure.

[navy]

Starting Pero Antic at center? :roll: :roll: :roll:

Indiana had the best player and best big men.... And home court advange.
3-2 lead going home vs a reeling team.

Im not saying they should have won the series. Im saying they didnt prove that could be trusted in the post season.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Right, but it probably won't happen this year. Currents Hawks would shatter the Cavs in a 7 game series.

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

[JebronLames]

Right, but it probably won't happen this year. Currents Hawks would shatter the Cavs in a 7 game series.
Konex?

[Hotlantadude81]

3-2 lead going home vs a reeling team.

Im not saying they should have won the series. Im saying they didnt prove that could be trusted in the post season.

A reeling team that still went on to beat one of everyones darlings (Washington) in the very next round.

Fact is... They should have been swept. They made it a 7 game series despite having a very unfavorable match up.

Sorry, but you don't have much an argument here.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Cavs are really 24-12. They are being underrated.

[Smook A.]

That's going too far for sure.
Not at all. Hawks > Cavs.

[navy]

A reeling team that still went on to beat one of everyones darlings (Washington) in the very next round.

Fact is... They should have been swept. They made it a 7 game series despite having a very unfavorable match up.

Sorry, but you don't have much an argument here.
I only state facts. Not really an argument. :no:

Besides Im on the Hawks Bandwagon. I fully dont expect a choke like last year.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Cavs/Hawks is actually an intriguing discussion.

The Hawks aren't as big a paint presence as the Warriors, so they won't be able to exploit Love's defense like other teams can, especially now that Mozgov is backing him up.

Hawks biggest weakness is rebounding, and Cleveland is a solid rebounding team.

Would be an interesting series

[Hotlantadude81]

I only state facts. Not really an argument. :no:

Besides Im on the Hawks Bandwagon. I fully dont expect a choke like last year.

I'm giving you plenty of facts.

Btw, they also have the second best point differential this year when scoring below 100 points.

[navy]

Cavs/Hawks is actually an intriguing discussion.

The Hawks aren't as big a paint presence as the Warriors, so they won't be able to exploit Love's defense like other teams can, especially now that Mozgov is backing him up.

Hawks biggest weakness is rebounding, and Cleveland is a solid rebounding team.

Would be an interesting series
Stop. Millsap and Horford would destroy Love.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Stop. Millsap and Horford would destroy Love.
LeBron would destroy Carrol/Korver and the rest of the team.

[Hotlantadude81]

LeBron would destroy Carrol/Korver and the rest of the team.

Lebron is going to get his no matter who he plays. No team in the east is going to stop him from getting his.

[navy]

LeBron would destroy Carrol/Korver and the rest of the team.
Love gives up like 70% at the rim. Whole team would score on him to be honest. :confusedshrug:

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Love gives up like 70% at the rim. Whole team would score on him to be honest. :confusedshrug:

I agree: The defensive strategy with regards to Love needs to change. But the Cavs D has been a lot better as of late.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Stop. Millsap and Horford would destroy Love.
Love's defense is a lot more covered up with Mozgov backing him up, and with Kyrie/LeBron playing good perimeter D. Once Shumpert finds his flow, it will be a much different story.

Interestingly enough, the Cavs and Hawks have blown each other out this year

[navy]

Love's defense is a lot more covered up with Mozgov backing him up, and with Kyrie/LeBron playing good perimeter D. Once Shumpert finds his flow, it will be a much different story.

Interestingly enough, the Cavs and Hawks have blown each other out this year
Mozgov will be strung out to the perimeter.

[Hotlantadude81]

Love's defense is a lot more covered up with Mozgov backing him up, and with Kyrie/LeBron playing good perimeter D. Once Shumpert finds his flow, it will be a much different story.

Interestingly enough, the Cavs and Hawks have blown each other out this year

Cleveland was insantly hot in that first meeting. 9-9 in 3's in the first period:

http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400578425

[J Shuttlesworth]

Mozgov will be strung out to the perimeter.
That actually will work out being a benefit for the Cavs. I'd rather play a team with jump shooting bigs than a duo like Gasol/Randolph ... particularly randolph

[Hotlantadude81]

Mozgov will be strung out to the perimeter.

That's the one advantage the Hawks have. They can stretch Timofey and Love out.... Anderson V and Thompson are probably more valuable against the Hawks than those two.

Timofey is a decent shot blocker, but he is not elite.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Is andy v going to be back for the post-season?

[J Shuttlesworth]

Cleveland was insantly hot in that first meeting. 9-9 in 3's in the first period:

http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400578425
ok? You say this as if the Hawks weren't incredibly hot the game they blew out the Cavs

[navy]

ok? You say this as if the Hawks weren't incredibly hot the game they blew out the Cavs
Both games were aberrations. Not noteworthy.

[Hotlantadude81]

ok? You say this as if the Hawks weren't incredibly hot the game they blew out the Cavs

http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400578662

Pretty much.

The Hawks won the 3rd meeting, but Lebron did not play.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Both games were aberrations. Not noteworthy.
Agree. Honestly, I'd probably put money on the hawks if i had to, but I think Cavs/Hawks could be a great series, and either team could win. If the Cavs pick it up even more than they have lately, we could be seeing Cavs in the finals

I hope someone else can knock out ATL earlier though tbh :lol Though I doubt it. Hawks in the finals is looking pretty damn likely

[J Shuttlesworth]

http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400578662

Pretty much.

The Hawks won the 3rd meeting, but Lebron did not play.
Hawks were 9-11 from 3 pt in the 2nd quarter when they blew out the Cavs

[Hotlantadude81]

Hawks were 9-11 from 3 pt in the 2nd quarter when they blew out the Cavs

They blew Cleveland out in their own building.

[Hotlantadude81]

Agree. Honestly, I'd probably put money on the hawks if i had to, but I think Cavs/Hawks could be a great series, and either team could win. If the Cavs pick it up even more than they have lately, we could be seeing Cavs in the finals

I hope someone else can knock out ATL earlier though tbh :lol Though I doubt it. Hawks in the finals is looking pretty damn likely

Can't say likely... Too many games. All it takes is one injury.

[beastee]

I wonder whom the NBA would want to win between the hawks (no stars) and a lebron led cavs team...

Playoffs are what they are. Back to OP though, the Warriors are capable of overcoming all three of those points, but they they definitely live or die by the 3 ball. In 7 games I think they can work through a slump.

[Hotlantadude81]

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/team-comparison-per-game/sort/avgPointsDifference/split/84

Hawks are actually a way better 3pt shooting team against plus .500 teams

40.6% vs. 36.9%

The difference between taking contested 3pt vs. taking uncontested 3pt shots.

[JebronLames]

I wonder whom the NBA would want to win between the hawks (no stars) and a lebron led cavs team...

Playoffs are what they are. Back to OP though, the Warriors are capable of overcoming all three of those points, but they they definitely live or die by the 3 ball. In 7 games I think they can work through a slump.
Officials favored the Pacers during the past two ECFs.

[Uncle Drew]

1) San Antonio
2) Spurs
3) San Antonio Spurs

[Captvic]

Warriors don't scare me. Spurs will finish them with elite perimeter D

[navy]

1) Hawks
2) 3 Point Shooting fvck boys
3) Andrew Bogus

Agree or Disagree?
:confusedshrug:

[Heavincent]

:confusedshrug:

2 losses in January don't mean anything.

[navy]

2 losses in January don't mean anything.
1) 18 in a row.
2) 6-22 from 3.
3) Andrew Bogus played

:confusedshrug:

[Heavincent]

1) 18 in a row.
2) 6-22 from 3.
3) Andrew Bogus played

:confusedshrug:

I don't get ISH. Every time a team loses, they got "exposed".

Not sure why you're jumping to conclusions based on a couple random losses in the dog days of January.

[Marchesk]

I don't get ISH. Every time a team loses, they got "exposed"..

Remember last year when Durant was on pace to eclipse Jordan, according to ISH? Or Bosh was going to be the MVP after three games this season?

[navy]

I don't get ISH. Every time a team loses, they got "exposed".

Not sure why you're jumping to conclusions based on a couple random losses in the dog days of January.


I said these things while they were winning. :confusedshrug:

[Heavincent]

I said these things while they were winning. :confusedshrug:

Said what? You don't have any real points.

[navy]

Said what? You don't have any real points.
All three of my points are legit concerns for the Warriors.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

1. LeBron
2. Raymonne
3. James

[navy]

1) Hawks
2) 3 Point Shooting fvck boys
3) Andrew Bogus

Agree or Disagree?
Bump

[Killbot]

Bump

Prophet. :bowdown:

[Graviton]

1. LeBron
2. Raymonne
3. James
LeBald dickrider now Hawks stan. You must not have much faith in your "King". :oldlol:

[Practice?]

LeBald dickrider now Hawks stan. You must not have much faith in your "King". :oldlol:

Would you?

[Graviton]

Would you?
I guess when faced by an unstoppable force like the Hawks 5 I would not either. :bowdown:

[J Shuttlesworth]

1) Hawks


TBH, 1 is the only legit reason.

Me and navy taking massive L's :facepalm

[warriorfan]

what a masochist

[NBAplayoffs2001]

1) Hawks
2) 3 Point Shooting fvck boys
3) Andrew Bogus

Agree or Disagree?

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