Freeza wrote:Again, this is why I still said this season that LeBron's the best player. Because he looked like the best player when it mattered last year.
Having a great regular season means nothing if you can't continue the play in the playoffs.

I really think awards should be seasonal regular season + playoffs. But American sports love their regular seasons.

You are right on Lebron, but I think regular season has to stand for something awards wise. Maintaining the highest standard over 82 games has to mean something.

Kawhi's not nearly as aggressive as a star should be, and then when he tries to be he often forces.

I don't really like what the Spurs offense has become with LMA and Kawhi as 1a 1b, which is also the problem. Way less ball movement, too many iso's.


also, I don't think Donovans been unbelievable or anything but it's clear he's worlds better than Scott Brooks.

Listen, Spurs completely fooled me. They had a historic season and I was quite worried about them. I didn't think they could beat us, because as much Moal wants you to believe Pop doesn't care about regular season when Spurs tried their best we beat them twice at the end of the season convincingly.

Warriors-OKC series should be one of the best series in a long long time. I'm talking about prime Suns-Spurs level fun.

Btw LMA leaving Blazers to join Spurs turned out like changing car lanes in office space

I'm going with the Thunder in 6 though, I think deep down KD hates Curry even more than LeBron.. He was supposed to be next up

First healthy and legitimate playoff team these Warriors will have faced since Kerr arrived though.. If they win, I might put a hint of respek on their name

You hope it's OKC in 6 because I'm 100% sure Cavs would streamroll OKC if they somehow beat us.

If we are fit, we win in 5 imo.

But Bogut and Draymond are injured. Bogut more serious. They gonna kill us on the glass even more so if those two have injury issues. Currently I think we win in 6. If we're fully fit in 5.

Don't call me James wrote:You hope it's OKC in 6 because I'm 100% sure Cavs would streamroll OKC if they somehow beat us.

If we are fit, we win in 5 imo.

But Bogut and Draymond are injured. Bogut more serious. They gonna kill us on the glass even more so if those two have injury issues. Currently I think we win in 6. If we're fully fit in 5.

Yeah I think the OKC bigs will abuse you guys and I see KD and Russ going off.. You guys don't have an answer for KD and WB won't back down from Curry

I'm not scared of either team though.. The Cavs are locked and loaded and well rested, not to mention they're coming off of last years heart break.. I'm very confident they will win

Don't call me James wrote:Listen, Spurs completely fooled me. They had a historic season and I was quite worried about them. I didn't think they could beat us, because as much Moal wants you to believe Pop doesn't care about regular season when Spurs tried their best we beat them twice at the end of the season convincingly.

Warriors-OKC series should be one of the best series in a long long time. I'm talking about prime Suns-Spurs level fun.

It's true though lol, the difference in the plays they run offensively between playoffs and regular season is night and day lmao.

They lost because two superstars finally started to play together and execute in the 4th quarter in this series. I think you are underestimating how huge of a difference that makes.

If they did this before they'd be champions by now, not saying they'll beat Golden State but this a different OKC team imo.

Of course it's entirely possible they'll revert to type and if that's the case forget I said anything.

While the Raps and Heat beat up on each other.. Party at Kevin Love's house

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The Raptors

Joe Johnson though, had a chance to join the Cavs and didn't

Where all my Raptors haters at now



Lowry and DeRozan look to have found there game finally

Raptors getting swept against Cavs.

People though Madrid had an easy road to the champions league final. This is so much worse.

I'm the only guy I know around here that won't be rooting for the Raps, might be the only Canadian period

Freeza wrote:Raptors getting swept against Cavs.

People though Madrid had an easy road to the champions league final. This is so much worse.

The Hawks were a top 2 defensive team and got raped, but now they suck

As a whole the Cavs will have had a tougher road than the Warriors tbh

Hope JV can make a return for the Raps...gonna need all hands on deck

LeSwagg James wrote:

Freeza wrote:Raptors getting swept against Cavs.

People though Madrid had an easy road to the champions league final. This is so much worse.

The Hawks were a top 2 defensive team and got raped, but now they suck

As a whole the Cavs will have had a tougher road than the Warriors tbh

Thunder will go through

I was just comparing overall journeys to the finals..

In order of difficulty its:
1. Thunder
2. Cavs
3. Warriors
4. Raps

Detroit and Atlanta tougher opponents than Indiana and Miami and Houston and Portland?

Mine would be:

Thunder
Warriors
Raptors
Cavs

Reasoning: the West is much, much deeper. Warriors also had to contend through much of the playoffs without Steph Curry. Thunder undoubtedly had the toughest match ups.

Indiana played Toronto incredibly well, Paul George is a certified superstar and they caused a lot of match up problems on the perimeter especially. Miami is a team filled with veterans, and if they had Bosh and Whiteside, this series would have looked different.

Atlanta and Detroit was basically fodder to Cavs, who have played amazingly but I just don't see it being the more difficult journey compared to the other teams mentioned. No bias intended as a Raptors fan, every playoff series historically has been the most difficult for us

The Rockets are by far the worst team, the Heat were without two key players, the Raptors only lost one but at least had a decent back up and Portland is built around a chucker.. The Pacers are a ok but playig Toronto made them look better than they are

The Hawks would of beat all of those guys and the Pistons are well coached and better than their record.. If the Heat were healthy I would probably put the Raps second.. But then again they could have been second place in the conference with Bosh

The Warriors were without Steph for a bit but they're still very good without him..

I guess its relative. Personally, I do not see in the Hawks what you do. I agree about your points regarding the Raptors against the Pacers but still Paul George was an absolute monster for them and Lowry and DeRo really had a bad series against them as well. I'm convinced with Bosh and Whiteside, Raptors would have lost in 5 or 6 against the Heat (even with JV healthy). I actually think Miami's team is quite stacked with, albeit older, but legit players. Joe Johnson, Deng, Wade, Bosh, Whiteside, Dragic, that's a talented group.

Houston has absolutely no chemistry and I would agree with the fact. Portland I thought had a very good season, having lost Aldridge and performed above expectations. Golden State were obviously the better team and too much for them.

LeSwagg James wrote:

Freeza wrote:Raptors getting swept against Cavs.

People though Madrid had an easy road to the champions league final. This is so much worse.

The Hawks were a top 2 defensive team and got raped, but now they suck

As a whole the Cavs will have had a tougher road than the Warriors tbh

Hawks can't make shots in the playoffs though, it's been a consistent theme against everyone they play not just the Cavs.

I have no idea why because they miss wide open shots but it is what it is and makes any regular season stuff completely irrelevant.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

LeSwagg James wrote:

Freeza wrote:Raptors getting swept against Cavs.

People though Madrid had an easy road to the champions league final. This is so much worse.

The Hawks were a top 2 defensive team and got raped, but now they suck

As a whole the Cavs will have had a tougher road than the Warriors tbh

Hawks can't make shots in the playoffs though, it's been a consistent theme against everyone they play not just the Cavs.

I have no idea why because they miss wide open shots but it is what it is and makes any regular season stuff completely irrelevant.

Our city is cursed.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

LeSwagg James wrote:

Freeza wrote:Raptors getting swept against Cavs.

People though Madrid had an easy road to the champions league final. This is so much worse.

The Hawks were a top 2 defensive team and got raped, but now they suck

As a whole the Cavs will have had a tougher road than the Warriors tbh

Hawks can't make shots in the playoffs though, it's been a consistent theme against everyone they play not just the Cavs.

I have no idea why because they miss wide open shots but it is what it is and makes any regular season stuff completely irrelevant.

After we decimated their #2 defense, they went into shock.. They never encountered greatness of that level before

As I said it's been a consistent theme the last two seasons lol against everyone, nothing to do with the Cavs lol.

They made the ECF last year, beat a good Boston team this year.. They can't shoot that bad and accomplish those things tbh

Well obviously they can because they shot bad against Boston this year as well as the other teams last year.

There's a reason they struggled to get past Brooklyn and a Washington team without Wall last year lmao, yeah but you keep thinking that it only happens against the Cavs despite evidence to the contrary.