kekgeek1 wrote:Kiwi go ahead and brag all you want, damn Adams as been huge
In Australia, we have a habit that, any time a New Zealander makes it on an international stage, we claim them as Aussies. Adams is close enough to Australian isn't he?
You bloody West Islanders always claiming the Shaky Isles success stories!!!
But you can keep Russell Crowe Shum, we don't want him back!
I'm chuckling with scenes of "Flight of the Concords" running through my head.
Camden0916 wrote:Kevin Love haters won't like to hear this one...
After tonight's thrashing of the Raptors, Kevin Love is 13-0 in playoff games that he's appeared in.
Jalen Rose said he would put up a number on the board 20 meaning the Cavs would win tonight by at least 20. After he gave his reasons Jacoby said that sounded like too nice. Lol I'll put up a couple numbers for that game as of right now 21-43. That's the rebound differential in favor of the Cavs. That's domination.
Camden0916 wrote:Kevin Love haters won't like to hear this one...
After tonight's thrashing of the Raptors, Kevin Love is 13-0 in playoff games that he's appeared in.
He is also 13-0 in every playoff game that he has been Lebron's teammate. All we had to do was just get Lebron to come here instead of Cleveland and we would have been rolling.
I think this playoffs is proving that the ability to play big will always be a huge asset. Being tough inside, and getting rebounds will always be a counter to shooting great. Teams that can do both (get extra chances and make shots) are almost impossible to stop. That was why I picked Cleveland right from the beginning of the playoffs. That's also what I like about what OKC can do. I hope our future doesn't negate size as part of the plan.
Camden0916 wrote:Kevin Love haters won't like to hear this one...
After tonight's thrashing of the Raptors, Kevin Love is 13-0 in playoff games that he's appeared in.
He is also 13-0 in every playoff game that he has been Lebron's teammate. All we had to do was just get Lebron to come here instead of Cleveland and we would have been rolling.
Absolutely. LeBron deserves the bulk of the credit, but there were questions about how Love would perform in the post-season. He hasn't exactly been dynamite from the field, but he's been lethal from three and he's killing it on the glass. He deserves sizable credit as well.
Earlier in this thread I said that the Cavs were the only team that could knock off the Warriors in the playoffs this year. I might turn out to be wrong about that given how well the Thunder are playing. But I was certainly right about the Cavs.
I voted for the Warriors to win the championship. After watching Cleveland through the playoffs thus far, I'd revise my vote and pick the Cavs. They are peaking at the just right time. As I mentioned in my earlier post, the Cavs almost knocked off the Warriors last year without Love and Irving. LeBron seems to be at the top of his game now. LeBron plus a healthy Love and Irving along with the other pieces, will be tough to beat.
Today on the local sports radio show they were having a conversation about who the top player in the league was and it was back and forth between the two hosts of Curry and Lebron with both saying they had their guy but really there is no wrong answer. They mentioned how they weren't sure if Durant can get back up there like he was a couple years ago. They said even if he had a big series and won the Finals that wouldn't be enough because he has Westbrook. The more I thought about it the more ridiculous that sounded it's not like Lebron and Curry don't have some pretty talented sidekicks. Lol If Durant wins the championship this year he would would have gone through The Spurs Warriors and Cavs. That's the top 3 teams in the entire league by a significant margin. On top of that it would be going through 2 of the top players isn't he game and Leonard who is for sure top 5. It would be an insane accomplishment. Durant and OKC has a legit shot to do it. I think people also forget when considering Durant's resume that international tourney Durant led an underdog USA team to Gold.
lipoli390 wrote:Earlier in this threat I said that the Cavs were the only team that could knock off the Warriors in the playoffs this year. I might turn out to be wrong about that given how well the Thunder are playing. But I was certainly right about the Cavs. I voted for the Warriors to win the championship.
After watching Cleveland through the playoffs thus far, I'd revise my vote and pick the Cavs. They are peaking at the just right time. As I mentioned in my earlier post, the Cavs almost knocked off the Warriors last year without Love and Irving. LeBron seems to be at the top of his game now. LeBron plus a healthy Love and Irving along with the other pieces, they'll be tough to beat.
Cleveland is a front-running team. And it's picking up crazy confidence right now. The less adversity they face... the more dangerous/dominant they are.
Here's an interesting stat that might illustrate the difference in conferences...
LeBron James has lost in the Finals 3 times...
He's 36 - 9 in the East playoffs...
And 4 - 12 vs. the West once he's there.
He's 68 - 19 in the Eastern Conference playoffs since 2011.
monsterpile wrote:Today on the local sports radio show they were having a conversation about who the top player in the league was and it was back and forth between the two hosts of Curry and Lebron with both saying they had their guy but really there is no wrong answer. They mentioned how they weren't sure if Durant can get back up there like he was a couple years ago. They said even if he had a big series and won the Finals that wouldn't be enough because he has Westbrook. The more I thought about it the more ridiculous that sounded it's not like Lebron and Curry don't have some pretty talented sidekicks. Lol If Durant wins the championship this year he would would have gone through The Spurs Warriors and Cavs. That's the top 3 teams in the entire league by a significant margin. On top of that it would be going through 2 of the top players isn't he game and Leonard who is for sure top 5. It would be an insane accomplishment. Durant and OKC has a legit shot to do it. I think people also forget when considering Durant's resume that international tourney Durant led an underdog USA team to Gold.
I think the caveat is that the distinction between Durant and Westbrook as the team's best player has grown smaller and smaller. I don't think it's still the consensus that Durant is obviously the more valuable player...
Having great teammates vs. Having a teammate "as awesome" can make a difference.
