****Official 2017 NBA Playoffs Thread****

[KC_Connection]

The real season begins.

Round 1:

EAST:

#8 Bulls @ #1 Celtics
#7 Pacers @ #2 Cavs
#6 Bucks @ #3 Raptors
#5 Hawks @ #4 Wizards

WEST:
#8 Blazers @ #1 Warriors
#7 Grizzlies @ #2 Spurs
#6 Thunder @ #3 Rockets
#5 Jazz @ #4 Clippers

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Phobia

No, that was LeBron.

Kyrie has a GREAT game 7 and made a HUGE shot - but it was still LeBron.

Kyrie is a ONE DIMENSIONAL player and when that isn't on, he is a TOTAL LIABILITY because he does NOTHING else good.

More than one player can have ONE of the best finals in recent history. That's why I said one of, not the best finals.
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[Hammock Parties]

Amazing half by LeBron, BTW.

But he had a good half the other night.

Keep it up, cuck.

[Hootie]

I still this being a 15 point Warriors win. Seriously. The Cavs thought a track meet against the Warriors was the way to go? Genius. LeBron is great at getting 2, Warriors are great at getting 3. Math is not going to work out for the Cavs in this style. Reason they got to 6 3 years ago was because they roughed up the game and turned it into a halfcourt physical game. A track meet plays right into GS and they are going to go on 1 of their patented runs in the 2nd half, hit 3 or 4 3s in a row, and it'll be game over. I predict this to be double digits by the start of quarter 4

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Amazing half by LeBron, BTW.

And they're still losing (-9 without him on court), so remember that when they go on to lose this series. It's not going to matter in the end how well he plays.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

It's not going to matter in the end how well he plays.

It mattered in the third quarter the other night.

[Hootie]

I'm ok with Frye being on the court - but Deron Williams fat ass (and I love him, U of I pride) needs to be permanently planted on the end of the bench. Also, I don't care HOW SMART Steph Curry is - giving him 3 free throws for a half court heave makes me want to gauge my eyes out. ALSO - I know LeBron is a freak and stronger than anyone on the court - but the amount of contact he takes at the rim without calls makes me want to throw things.

[ChiefsCountry]

LeBron with a double double in the first half, close to a triple double. Curry hasn't done much other than shoot free throws.

[New World Order]

18 in a half is good.

But it isn't Jordan good

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Phobia

I still this being a 15 point Warriors win. Seriously. The Cavs thought a track meet against the Warriors was the way to go? Genius. LeBron is great at getting 2, Warriors are great at getting 3. Math is not going to work out for the Cavs in this style. Reason they got to 6 3 years ago was because they roughed up the game and turned it into a halfcourt physical game. A track meet plays right into GS and they are going to go on 1 of their patented runs in the 2nd half, hit 3 or 4 3s in a row, and it'll be game over. I predict this to be double digits by the start of quarter 4

I'd be surprised if any of these games are close at the end, especially the ones in Golden State.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

LeBron with a double double in the first half, close to a triple double. Curry hasn't done much other than shoot free throws.

LeBron drove to the rim 16 times and got 2 foul calls despite all that contact. Curry got free throws virtually every time he touched the ball/decided to heave a shot at the rim (including from half court).

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by New World Order

18 in a half is good.

But it isn't Jordan good

I'm the biggest MJ fan you'll ever meet - he was my god damn childhood.

You are a ****ing lunatic.

And since you are a dumb mother ****ing idiot, and probably 25 and never watched MJ ... 30s MJ played like Kobe (just way ****ing better). He was a volume scorer who relied on 18 foot fadeaways.

The MJ shot (that Kobe stole) is literally the worst shot in basketball now. It is a stupid ****ing shot that is analytically dead.

I assume MJ, in today's game, would have adapted and became a better 3 point shooter and stuck to slashing like LeBron - but MJ (although underrated as a passer), is nowhere close to LeBron when it comes to facilitating.

In fact, LeBron needs to stop relying on Kyrie at all in this series - the game keeps going to shit every time he tries to give Kyrie isolation possessions. Just give LeBron the ball, set a few screens, and let him make the right play on each possession like he does better than anyone in the history of the NBA.

[KC_Connection]

Hootie is destroying all of you. Looks like he's been saving this up for a while.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

LeBron drove to the rim 16 times and got 2 foul calls despite all that contact. Curry got free throws virtually every time he touched the ball/decided to heave a shot at the rim (including from half court).

That's another thing ... no way the officials aren't calling at least 4 of those non-calls if it was Jordan.

What in the actual ****? That 1st quarter was heavily slanted towards GS on the officiating.

When LeBron drives to the basket and gets mugged and they don't call a foul, it leads to a fastbreak opportunity for GS every time. How are they not calling those fouls?

If they don't call those fouls, in today's NBA, Cleveland is ****ed ... because 3>2 and every non-call leads to a 3 on 2 or 4 on 3 and an open 3 for the best shooting team in history.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Phobia

That's another thing ... no way the officials aren't calling at least 4 of those non-calls if it was Jordan.

What in the actual ****? That 1st quarter was heavily slanted towards GS on the officiating.

When LeBron drives to the basket and gets mugged and they don't call a foul, it leads to a fastbreak opportunity for GS every time. How are they not calling those fouls?

If they don't call those fouls, in today's NBA, Cleveland is ****ed ... because 3>2 and every non-call leads to a 3 on 2 or 4 on 3 and an open 3 for the best shooting team in history.

NBA officials usually do give LeBron those calls too. It's just against Golden State (especially in this building) that he never gets the benefit. Been pretty damn costly.

[Hootie]

What they don't understand is - this isn't a video game with fatigue off. LeBron drove to the basket 18 ****ing times - and got his 12 of those times including a few beheading attempts by McGee. Yet - the dude has to be the ENTIRE offense and you expect him to also shutdown Kevin Durant and if he doesn't shutdown 1 of the top 5 scorers in NBA history - he sucks at defense.

I mean - yeah! Realistic!