Hopefully Golden State wins tonight and we can get on with it. Similar rest/rust for both teams is cool by me.
In Last Year's Finals, Bron Averaged Nearly 30pts & 8boards a Game, on 57% Shooting, 51% from 3... agREED Kawhi Leonard is a VERY Good Defender, but his Work vs. Bron ISN'T a Good Example of Such, in REED's Opinion... REED:hammert:
Did Harden REALLY just Draw a Foul Then POINT @ Klay Thompson Afterwards, just In Case the Ref's were Confused about Who to Call it On???... REED:giggle:
I hope to all HELL I'm wrong, and don't ask me how - but I pick the Cavs over the Warriors in 6. Good GOD I hope I'm wrong!
Hard to feel bad for Harden. He's not likable at all - not his playing style nor his personality. And what's scary is? He's the MORE likable star on the team...
POST Play will Determine who Wins the Finals More than Anything Else... Draymon Green's a CRITICAL Component Towards Golden State's Success, but he Simply Isn't BIG Enough to Keep Timofey Mozgov or Tristan Thompson from Being as Effective as they Typically Are...Worse, Draymon CANNOT Guard LeBron James...REED Doubts David Lee would Fare Much Better, Given his REDUCED Role Instead of Trying to Out-FINESSE Green w/Fancy Dribbling, as Harden Did Tonight, Bron'll Simply BLOW BY or OVERPOWER Green, to the Rack &/Or ELEVATE 4-5 Inches Out of Green's Reach, for Jumpers... Golden State CAN'T Contain Cleveland's Bigs on Either End of the Floor, NOR Can they Contain THE Best Player in the World, LeBron James...Steph Curry's Obviously AS Dangerous, In his Own Way, but REED's Got his Eyes on the Combination of Shumpert and J.R. Smith TESTING Curry Physically/Mentally, in a Way we have YET to See... Steph'll GET his for Sure, but REED's Expecting Shumpert/Smith to Be FULLY Aware they have 12 Fouls @ their Disposal, and Wisely UTILIZE Them... Beyond that, Klay Thompson's Had Maybe 1 Good Game Since the Memphis Series... Not Saying they Will, but there's LOTS of Reasons to Pick Cleveland to Win the NBA Finals.... REED:hammert:
Believe it or Not, REED's Indifferent about Harden, Personally...He DOESN'T Seem to Be an Asshole Off the Court & Genuinely APPRECIATES the Accolades & Attention he's Received this Season...He's Not JADED, Just Yet...Plus, he's ONLY 25 Years Old...Dude WILL Be Back on this Stage, Sooooooooner, Rather than Later... But Harden's Serial RELIANCE on Free Throws DISTURBS the Shit Out of REED....To his Credit, the Few Times Harden Realized the Refs WEREN'T Buying Into his Bullshit, this Series, he Played WELL...Dude IS Talented, Nonetheless, his Modus Operandi is SWINDLING the Refs Into Blowing their Whistles, 1st and Foremost... When James Harden Simply PLAYS the Game, REED's Got NOfuckingPROBLEMS w/Him...Dude just REFUSES to Do That, Consistently... REED:hammert:
Curry's shooting touch seems out of sync since his big fall. Hope he gets it back for the Cavs series.
The SLEEVE he Wore was Throwing him Off, but Curry Disposed of it Late in the Game... The Beauty of Cavs-Warriors is BOTH Teams have Enough Days to Properly REST their Impact Players... REED:hammert:
I think golden state will put barnes and igoudala on James. Green in spots but then barnes will need to bang with thompson and may get beat on the offensive glass. It will come down to the health of irving. I doubt he'll be able to move well enough for Cleveland to win the series. Against gs he can't be hidden On defense and I'm skeptical he will be able to create off the dribble putting tooo much on james
I don't get the hate for harden. When he's on he makes the right play. He isn't the most athletic guy but he is so crafty and smart and creates for his entire team. He carried them in 3 of the games and played horrible in 2. Houston needs another shot creator. The last game is probably the worst I've ever seen harden play in any game. Hs asu or nba
Bron can't beat the Warriors alone. He needs his teammates to step up big time. Irving needs to be at least 90%. It's not gonna be a sweep either way. I see the series going to 6 or 7 games.
My hate for him came when he decided to play no defense, doesnt shoot a contested 3 without trying to get a foul and continually bitches about no calls. His beard also bothers me.
Dubs don't have a guy that's been to the Finals. Last team to win a title with no championship experience were the '91 Bulls. And we thought the Cavs would be the total inexperienced team in the championship
SLOW ya Roll Playboy, James Harden has ASTHMA!!!...Sure, Millions of INHALERS are Sold on a Daily Basis, Nonetheless, James Harden CANNOT Be Expected to Play Defense...He just CAN'T... REED:nono:
I kind of agree. I actually am quite disturbed listening to mark jackson do commentary on their games. Knowing full well he is just as, if not more responsible for them being their than Kerr. Jackson did lot's of work and Kerr came in and stole the glory IMO.
Trouble in South Beach. Wade might be asking for too much money. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12970926/dwyane-wade-contract-talks-miami-heat-hit-impasse Will he join his man crush in Ohio?
He hasnt been worth his asking price for a while now. No way he goes to Miami. He might go to the Lakers or NY. I think his wife calls the shots in that relationship.
LA? Maybe Clippers. There's no way he and Kobe share duties, both are SG and kind of despise each other. Anyway it's too bad since I was kind of excited about him and Dragic as a duo. They compliment each other very well.
