Can we be real for once? It will be the Cavs vs. Warriors in the Finals

[Fudge]

And it's going to be effing great.

Does anybody think otherwise?

Don't see anybody knocking these teams out in their conferences.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Starting to seem that way for sure.

LeBron vs. Curry in the finals has been my fantasy for years. I've had wet dreams about this shit. Make it happen, Adam :applause:

[stalkerforlife]

Cavs are so stacked and the east is so weak, Love could hurt himself massaging Bran's tiny balls and they'd still cakewalk to the finals.

[Inferno]

Starting to seem that way for sure.

LeBron vs. Curry in the finals has been my fantasy for years. I've had wet dreams about this shit. Make it happen, Adam :applause:

Who you cheering for?

[J Shuttlesworth]

Who you cheering for?
I'd prefer to see Cavs win, but if Cavs lose, I'd want the Warriors to win over any other team in the league.

[dubeta]

No excuses, OKC

[BlakFrankWhite]

for some reason....Spurs vs Cavs

[305Baller]

Spurs or Grizzlies will beat the Warriors. Book it.

[NattyPButter]

Not if Lebron thinks he's a jump shooter during the playoffs. He will need to average 6+ assist a game also during playoffs.

[Fudge]

Impossible to beat this Warriors team 4 times out of 7. I just can't see anybody doing it. The stats prove it.

Not even a healthy Spurs or Thunder team.

[coin24]

Who you cheering for?


Heat I mean cavs:rockon:

[ImKobe]

as long as Duncan doesn't ring

[TemporaMutantur]

It would beautiful to watch Kyrie and Steph play against each other.

Handling and shooting showcase.

[SyRyanYang]

It's much more difficult for the Warriors to advance than it is for the Cavs though.

[Cocaine80s]

Warriors are the best possible finals matchup for the Cavs (besides okc)


No one on that team can stop Lebron.

[Heavincent]

Warriors are the best possible finals matchup for the Cavs (besides okc)


No one on that team can stop Lebron.

???

GS has more wing defenders than anybody.

[Fudge]

Based on what? One matchup in the regular season? :lol

Brah, a combination of either Dray, Iggy, and HarrySon would slow him down in a series.

Did Draymond even defend him once in their last matchup, or was it all Niguodala?

[warriorfan]

Warriors are the best possible finals matchup for the Cavs (besides okc)


No one on that team can stop Lebron.



Andre Iguodala, but it's ok, you don't watch warrior games so it's understandable that you wouldn't know.

[Cocaine80s]

Andre Iguodala, but it's ok, you don't watch warrior games so it's understandable that you wouldn't know.
Lebron dropped 42 on his bitch ass :oldlol:

[Cocaine80s]

Based on what? One matchup in the regular season? :lol

Brah, a combination of either Dray, Iggy, and HarrySon would slow him down in a series.

Did Draymond even defend him once in their last matchup, or was it all Niguodala?
No one could guard him. They put everyone on him and he still dropped 42 :pimp:

[Cocaine80s]

???

GS has more wing defenders than anybody.
But they dont have a Kawhi Leonard or Jimmy Buter

[Fudge]

I can't imagine how shook Bran would be once Draymond defends him for an entire series :lol

[J Shuttlesworth]

Based on what? One matchup in the regular season? :lol

Brah, a combination of either Dray, Iggy, and HarrySon would slow him down in a series.

Did Draymond even defend him once in their last matchup, or was it all Niguodala?
lol they put everyone on him in that game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrUI9RdLUK0

He took it to Klay, Iggy, Green, Barnes, and Speights multiple times.

Putting Green on him for a whole game would ultimately backfire. Who would they put on Love? :biggums:

[Cocaine80s]

I can't imagine how shook Bran would be once Draymond defends him for an entire series :lol
Dray did worse than Iggy defending Lebron :roll:

[Fudge]

Let's be real, Dray would get into his head as the primary defender throughout the series. LeBron can't handle intense smack talk.

He would absolutely fold against Dray.

[Cocaine80s]

June gon be a good month

http://i.minus.com/iQg4p0GvcF4Df.gif

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/2057873/LeBronStaresDownGSWCrowd.gif

[Fudge]

Crazy shot but killed it with a cringeworthy celebration. :facepalm

[J Shuttlesworth]

Let's be real, Dray would get into his head as the primary defender throughout the series. LeBron can't handle intense smack talk.

He would absolutely fold against Dray.
Nikka is you retarded? :biggums: You expect them to put Barnes on Love? They're not gonna start Lee and throw off their starting lineup that is going to win them 60+ games this season :facepalm

And Green isn't getting in anyone's head. This isn't CP3 or Tony Allen vs. Durant we're talking about

[Cocaine80s]

And Green isn't getting in anyone's head. This isn't CP3 or Tony Allen vs. Durant we're talking about
http://i.imgur.com/pDgU3aO.gif

[Fudge]

Implying that Barnes can't defend Love. :facepalm

He'd put that white boy on lockdown.

[Cocaine80s]

Implying that Barnes can't defend Love. :facepalm

He'd put that white boy on lockdown.
Love would be FMVP if they put Barnes on him full time :lol

[J Shuttlesworth]

Implying that Barnes can't defend Love. :facepalm

He'd put that white boy on lockdown.
That would be fun to watch. Kevin Love going from "Empty Stats" to FMVP :bowdown:

Hell put Barnes or Lee on Love and we'll finally see Love comfortable going to the post :lol

[Fudge]

Barnes would shut him down.

Literally the worst matchup for the Cavs outside of the Spurs.

Klay would have Irving in a cage. But JR would be going off on Steph. JR would be Cleveland's savior.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Barnes would shut him down.

Literally the worst matchup for the Cavs outside of the Spurs.

Klay would have Irving in a cage. But JR would be going off on Steph. JR would be Cleveland's savior.
Lol man. You dumb.

Green isn't covering LeBron, Barnes isn't covering Love. Thompson isn't shutting down Irving.

Thing I look forward to mostly is watching LeBron cover Curry down the stretch :bowdown: Gonna be fun to see

[Heavincent]

Barnes can guard the 4 just fine. Cleveland uses Love as a glorified Mike Miller anyway.

[Fudge]

Harrison is 6'8" and 230 pounds of pure muscle.

Kevin Love is skinny fat. Barnes will absolutely murder him.

[returnofthemack]

Impossible to beat this Warriors team 4 times out of 7. I just can't see anybody doing it. The stats prove it.

Not even a healthy Spurs or Thunder team.


People said the same thing about the 2009 66 win Cavs who lost a grand total of 2 games at home during the regular season. No one can beat them in a 7 game series. Will be too hard to win a game in the Q. Basically the regular season doesn't matter. It's slightly more relevant then the preseason.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Harrison is 6'8" and 230 pounds of pure muscle.

Kevin Love is skinny fat. Barnes will absolutely murder him.
So why don't you think they tried this in the last regular season matchup?

oh wait, they did, and LeBron abused Green to the point where Kerr had to try Iggy, then Speights, then Klay on LeBron :roll:

Oh yeah, and here's Love lighting up Barnes/Lee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqY-rtLRKlk

[dubeta]

LeBron would literally have to be the GOAT for the Cavs to win.

[warriorfan]

It's great to see that you guys are extrapolating one game @ CLE when the Warriors were on a long road trip. The circumstances are going to be different in a 7 game series.

[Heavincent]

It's great to see that you guys are extrapolating one game @ CLE when the Warriors were on a long road trip. The circumstances are going to be different in a 7 game series.

Yeah they also lost to Brooklyn and Indiana on that trip. That wasn't the real Warriors team.

[J Shuttlesworth]

It's great to see that you guys are extrapolating one game @ CLE when the Warriors were on a long road trip. The circumstances are going to be different in a 7 game series.
Agreed, but there's not much evidence that Green would be able to stop LeBron in a 7 game series... or that he would even necessarily be the primary defender on LeBron. We'll see if it happens. Would be a hell of a series if it goes down

[warriorfan]

Barnes and Iguodala are going to guard him the most.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Barnes and Iguodala are going to guard him the most.
Yup. I'm not sure why Fudge thinks Green will be the primary def.

[Paul George 24]

Spurd Will Win It All

[Fudge]

So why don't you think they tried this in the last regular season matchup?

oh wait, they did, and LeBron abused Green to the point where Kerr had to try Iggy, then Speights, then Klay on LeBron :roll:

Oh yeah, and here's Love lighting up Barnes/Lee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqY-rtLRKlk
One game., son. You think that'll happen throughout a playoff series? :hammerhead:

[T_L_P]

Spurs/Cavs or Warriors/Cavs, imo.

Whichever Western team makes it will win it all though.

[toneloc103]

I can't imagine how shook Bran would be once Draymond defends him for an entire series :lol

Which makes no sense.... Who would defend love? Iggy? barnes? ok....

[VengefulAngel]

Can we stop arguing about Lebron defenders. Not one player can guard Lebron James, it takes team defense. The only player i've seen stop Lebron is Jimmy Butler.

[Fudge]

Which makes no sense.... Who would defend love? Iggy? barnes? ok....
I've been through it already, shithead.

It would be Barnes. And he'd have no problem locking Love down.

[sdot_thadon]

Would make an exciting series, weirdly enough if I remember right nba 2k predicted a lebron vs curry finals in 2015 a couple years back.

[Fudge]

Can we stop arguing about Lebron defenders. Not one player can guard Lebron James, it takes team defense. The only player i've seen stop Lebron is Jimmy Butler.
:hammerhead:

[toneloc103]

Barnes and Iguodala are going to guard him the most.

When did barnes become a good defender?

[Eric Cartman]

Cavs would run the Warriors out the building, 5 games tops.

[toneloc103]

I've been through it already, shithead.

It would be Barnes. And he'd have no problem locking Love down.

Slow down son, no need for name calling. Dont get so angry because your boys will lose. Green is not some elite defender, so not sure why you think he will "lock up" lebron

[Fudge]

When did barnes become a good defender?

His 11.4 rebounding percentage is easily a personal best. He has more than half as many defensive win shares through 30 games (1.5) as he did in 78 last season (2.8). He has held opposing power forwards to a 12.3 PER after yielding a 19.2 to them last year, via 82games.com.

His athleticism and defensive versatility add a layer to Golden State's long small-ball, switch-everything lineup. He can close quickly on a shooter, body up a bigger player on the post and stay in front of dribble drives anywhere in between.

The Warriors have outscored their opponents by 13.6 points per 100 possessions with Barnes on the floor. Last season, they had a minus-0.8 net rating in his 2,204 minutes. Playing with a better supporting cast has helped, but the on-court success has his fingerprints all over it.

Since this season, assclown. You living under a rock?

[Fudge]

Slow down son, no need for name calling. Dont get so angry because your boys will lose. Green is not some elite defender, so not sure why you think he will "lock up" lebron
I'm not even a Warriors fan. :hammerhead:

Just keeping it G real.

[20Four]

Can we stop arguing about Lebron defenders. Not one player can guard Lebron James, it takes team defense. The only player i've seen stop Lebron is Jimmy Butler.
You are a confirmed dumb fvck

[20Four]

I'm not even sure CAVS will make it out of the east.....

[game3524]

People said the same thing about the 2009 66 win Cavs who lost a grand total of 2 games at home during the regular season. No one can beat them in a 7 game series. Will be too hard to win a game in the Q. Basically the regular season doesn't matter. It's slightly more relevant then the preseason.

Talk about revisionist history. No one thought the Cavs were the favorite because they had a losing record against the other top teams that year(Orlando, LA, and Boston).

[Lebron23]

Let's get it on.

[FLDFSU]

I've been through it already, shithead.

It would be Barnes. And he'd have no problem locking Love down.

Didn't you also say that Lebron makes the team he is on worse? Aren't the Cavs about to see a 20 game improvement from last year, and a .700 winning percentage with James starting this year?

[Fudge]

Kind of a random post, no?

Quit being awkward, dude.

[Im Still Ballin]

Honey Bun with the slam!

[FLDFSU]

Kind of a random post, no?

Quit being awkward, dude.

You want us to accept your assertions about Lebron and the Cavs, and how he would be properly defended by the Warriors...

Shouldn't we question the validity of the source considering the same source told us this VERY season that Lebron makes is team worse?

If you are so objectively wrong about the Cavs not being better with James, why should we take ANYTHING you have to say seriously? Especially when it relates to James and the Cavs?

[returnofthemack]

Talk about revisionist history. No one thought the Cavs were the favorite because they had a losing record against the other top teams that year(Orlando, LA, and Boston).


Please...many had the cavs winning it all in 09. That home court advantage was supposed to mean somthing (clearly it didn't). No team wins 66 and isn't a favorite to win a title.

But you are completely missing the point, the playoffs are a totally different game. You can't look at regular season matchups and say that it means somthing heading into the playoffs.

[Fudge]

I'm a source now? :lebronamazed:

I truly am the greatest.

I like how people keep track of my posts, as well. Like, they have it engraved in their head every little thing i've said in the past. Absolutely legendary.

[toneloc103]

I'm a source now? :lebronamazed:

I truly am the greatest.

I like how people keep track of my posts, as well. Like, they have it engraved in their head every little thing i've said in the past. Absolutely legendary.

zzzzzz. Dude, you have issues. Just curious though. Why so angry when people dont agree with your viewpoint? thats not healthy

[game3524]

Please...many had the cavs winning it all in 09. That home court advantage was supposed to mean somthing (clearly it didn't). No team wins 66 and isn't a favorite to win a title.

But you are completely missing the point, the playoffs are a totally different game. You can't look at regular season matchups and say that it means somthing heading into the playoffs.

No one thought the Cavs were winning the title in 2009, the Lakers were the clear cut favorites.(2010 was a different story though....).

I get your point about regular season not meaning anything, but the 2009 Cavs is a poor example, everyone knew that team wasn't winning shit.

[jzek]

gonna be one of the highest rated finals of all time :bowdown:

[Fudge]

zzzzzz. Dude, you have issues. Just curious though. Why so angry when people dont agree with your viewpoint? thats not healthy
I'm never angry on here. I'm probably the most entertaining poster to be talking ball with, or any subject for that matter.

You said Barnes wasn't a good defender, and I proved to you that he in fact is. You give me this response as...retaliation?

Seems to me that you're the angry one in here, not I. :no:

[Nastradamus]

Spurs have a small chance to beat GS, but its likely GS over Cleveland. Lebron would have to go HAM for the Cavs to win, though that didn't work last year.

[rhowen4]

Cavs can't stop the Warriors, I think warriors would win convincingly. Cavs would need huge games from their stars

[Captvic]

Don't sleep on the Clippers....

You've heard it here first.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Fudge getting bullied up in here :roll:

[DukeDelonte13]

warriors won't make it out of the west.

[Siemens]

gonna be one of the highest rated finals of all time :bowdown:

I still can't believe LeBron couldn't get the Cavs into the Finals in 08-10 to face the Lakers.

[Fudge]

I still can't believe LeBron couldn't get the Cavs into the Finals in 08-10 to face the Lakers.
Favorites in 09 and 10 and he couldn't get it done. Such a shame.

[k0kakw0rld]

Can we stop arguing about Lebron defenders. Not one player can guard Lebron James, it takes team defense. The only player i've seen stop Lebron is Jimmy Butler.
Kawhi says hi

[FLDFSU]

I'm a source now? :lebronamazed:

I truly am the greatest.

I like how people keep track of my posts, as well. Like, they have it engraved in their head every little thing i've said in the past. Absolutely legendary.

If you go around day and night claiming that Lebron makes his team worse, and post in every thread the same claim over and over, then yes, it would seem reasonable for one to remember such assertions.

If you were so loudly wrong about James and the Cavs in one context, that would seem to discredit anything you post about James and the Cavs in the future.

[Fudge]

Stop derailiing my thread, Heat fan.

This doesn't concern you, okay?

Good day.

[FLDFSU]

Stop derailiing my thread, Heat fan.

This doesn't concern you, okay?

Good day.

:roll: :roll:

Any more bold predictions you wanna make, Thunder fan?

Maybe next year you can show ISH your deep basketball knowledge by predicting that James and the Cavs will end up with the number one pick.

[Fudge]

I said good day. :facepalm

Never post in here again.

[ShawkFactory]

Favorites in 09 and 10 and he couldn't get it done. Such a shame.
It sure is. Would have been great to prove that he was the best player in the world head-to-head against Kobe in the finals in 2010.

[Fudge]

Bump.

Cavs up by 26 against the Grizz AT Memphis. :oldlol:

GO CAVS!

[SamuraiSWISH]

I've been saying the Cavs will be in the Finals since LeBron's return to form from vacation, then the significant boost with the trade dumping off cancer Waiters for JR / Shump / Mozgov. They have a higher probability coming out the east, then west leading Golden State does of coming out their conference.

[305Baller]

Memphis looked bad tonight. But the playoffs are another beast. Looking forward to it.