OMG Freakin Warriors!

[cachagua]

The what?

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OKC put up a great fight. Lets hope Golden State has better series. They will need it. Irving is scary good at times.

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Originally Posted by cadence90

They really did. OKC just can't kill the beast.

I would love for GSW to repeat, but I will always wonder what an Angry Russ/Crazy Kyrie conflagration would have been.

This Finals should be fantastic; no excuses on either side this year.

Draymond has 5 techs in the play-offs so far. If he reaches 7 total, he would be suspended for one game, correct?
That is a scary prospect for GSW. Cleveland will surely be goading him.

Golden state has to start games better. Last night in the first half they looked bad at times, but they play so fast ahead or behind (and hit 3s) that they are never out of a game it seems. If they hit shots and Cleveland has to extend early, it will open up drives and force Lebron to respond, work harder, and risk fouling.

[Rada]

Cavs in six.

[bobswire]

Originally Posted by soulspinner

Golden state has to start games better. Last night in the first half they looked bad at times, but they play so fast ahead or behind (and hit 3s) that they are never out of a game it seems. If they hit shots and Cleveland has to extend early, it will open up drives and force Lebron to respond, work harder, and risk fouling.

The Cavs may match the Warriors in scoring but lack the defensive ability of OKC that really gave the W's problems and kept the scoring low. Also it took awhile for Curry to get back health wise and able to shake n bake but looks to be getting back in form. For that matter I think OKC was playing the best ball of any team but lacked the Warriors mental fortitude.
Warriors are battle tested both mentally and physically and should take this in 5 or 6 games while the Cavs had a cakewalk through the East then partied after beating Toronto as though they won the Championship. They are in for a rude awakening,IMO.

Oh, another note,Kerr likes to use his bench and frequently uses 10-11 man rotation that helps let his starters able to turn it up a notch at the end of games while most other teams use 7-8 man rotations like OKC. Though OKC was able to force Kerr to play Curry,Iggy and Thompson many more minutes than he prefers and especially in game 7.
Also looking forward to see if a healthy Love and Irking will help counter the Warriors Small Ball Deathsquad that overwhelmed the Cavs in the playoffs last year.

[jtakeda]

Originally Posted by bobswire

The Cavs may match the Warriors in scoring but lack the defensive ability of OKC that really gave the W's problems and kept the scoring low. Also it took awhile for Curry to get back health wise and able to shake n bake but looks to be getting back in form. For that matter I think OKC was playing the best ball of any team but lacked the Warriors mental fortitude.
Warriors are battle tested both mentally and physically and should take this in 5 or 6 games while the Cavs had a cakewalk through the East then partied after beating Toronto as though they won the Championship. They are in for a rude awakening,IMO.

We're biased, but +1. Dubs in 5

[retrofit]

Not to pile on, but...



Warriors in five.

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here I was thinking it would go 7.........

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[Louis]

Uncle!

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[Louis]

But not the best player!

(not that that really matters, it isn't a one-on-one game, but I felt I had to throw that in)

Originally Posted by cadence90

Jeez, GSW have:
the better starting 5
the better second 5
the better rest of bench
the better coach
the better assistant coaches
the better overall game
the better-to-watch-game
the better offense
the better defense
the better transition game
the better passing game
the better length x height x width
the better team cohesion
the better crunch-time desire
the better etc.

[Waldo]

The better city. Yes, Oakland.

Originally Posted by cadence90

I reserve the right to revise my GSW in 7 prediction.
I might even subtract 3 from that.

Jeez, GSW have:
the better starting 5
the better second 5
the better rest of bench
the better coach
the better assistant coaches
the better overall game
the better-to-watch-game
the better offense
the better defense
the better transition game
the better passing game
the better length x height x width
the better team cohesion
the better crunch-time desire
the better etc.

That was a clinic.
They're just better.

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