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letsgosuns · Post #1181 » by **letsgosuns** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:28 am

It is crazy how many people that were with the Suns organization at one time or another are involved in the finals. Marion, Jones, Barbosa, Kerr, Gentry, Griffin, and Bell. Am I missing anyone?

Post #1182 » by **bwgood77** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:30 am

letsgosuns wrote:It is crazy how many people that were with the Suns organization at one time or another are involved in the finals. Marion, Jones, Barbosa, Kerr, Gentry, Griffin, and Bell. Am I missing anyone?

I don't think so...and I've talked about that with someone pulling for GS with all the Suns connections. If you just add AZ, you also have Iguodala.

letsgosuns · Post #1183 » by **letsgosuns** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:34 am

bwgood77 wrote:
letsgosuns wrote:It is crazy how many people that were with the Suns organization at one time or another are involved in the finals. Marion, Jones, Barbosa, Kerr, Gentry, Griffin, and Bell. Am I missing anyone?

I don't think so...and I've talked about that with someone pulling for GS with all the Suns connections. If you just add AZ, you also have Iguodala.

Yeah that is true too.

saintEscaton · Post #1184 » by **saintEscaton** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:37 am

Dubs are basically a regular season juggernaut/postseason paper tiger with the most prolific yet one dimensional offensive system. When its not your night as a jump shooting team you're screwed

Post #1185 » by **bwgood77** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:41 am

saintEscaton wrote:Warriors are basically a regular season juggernaut/postseason paper tiger with the most prolific yet one dimensional offensive system. When its not your night as a jump shooting team you're screwed

Cavs are more or less a jump shooting team too, but they also have the best player in the league, so that helps raise his team big time. His confidence just seems to overflow.

saintEscaton · Post #1186 » by **saintEscaton** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:48 am

This game is just about over. Just an absolute meltdown. What an embarrassment

saintEscaton · Post #1187 » by **saintEscaton** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:54 am

Love the butthurt over these GS fans whining about the Cavs getting away with manhandling them physically when they have claimed the mantle as the dirtiest team with Dray and Bogut's uncalled moving screens and their bush league shenanigans. Outback Jesus is the new Tony Allen. LOL

saintEscaton · Post #1188 » by **saintEscaton** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:58 am

Gfycat Video - Click to Play

Kerr's perpetual expression of bewilderment sums it up.

Post #1189 » by **bwgood77** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:59 am

I changed the poll since we saw people's predictions, so I'm interested in which team most of the forum is pulling for. I thought I'd pull for the Warriors, but I find myself pulling for Cleveland. Partially I guess because they lost two star players and it would be amazing to see LeBron still empower his team to beat a 67 win team. I also like to see teams getting far fast having to take their losses and not just winning it all immediately (not that the Cavs have won it all, but LeBron obviously has).

DRK · Post #1190 » by **DRK** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:16 am

LeBron had Barbosa on him. Attack the BLUR young fella!

Post #1191 » by **lilfishi22** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:26 am

To do what he's doing without his #2 and #3 against a full strength Dubs team, is beyond amazing. I want the Dubs to win because there's a few guys on that team I want to win a ring (Gentry, LB, Iggy and Bogut) but I have money on the Cavs and the way Lebron is playing right now is awesome to watch.

DRK · Post #1192 » by **DRK** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:31 am

lilfishi22 wrote:To do what he's doing without his #2 and #3 against a full strength Dubs team, is beyond amazing. I want the Dubs to win because there's a few guys on that team I want to win a ring (Gentry, LB, Iggy and Bogut) but I have money on the Cavs and the way Lebron is playing right now is awesome to watch.

Hard to hate LeBron, and especially Dellavedova. Delly is pure heart

Kyler Murray · Post #1193 » by **Kyler Murray** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:39 am

Is it weird to believe that missing Love and Kyrie actually gives them a better chance? Their defense seems 10x better.

kennydorglas · Post #1194 » by **kennydorglas** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:43 am

Let's wait to see what will be the public's perception on Draymond after this series.
He's doing the exactly opposite of Tristan.

Post #1195 » by **bwgood77** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:44 am

Ulquiorra wrote:Is it weird to believe that missing Love and Kyrie actually gives them a better chance? Their defense seems 10x better.

I don't know if it gives them a better chance, but it gives these guys confidence and Blatt will have a ton of options for lineups at his disposal if everyone stays, and that will be scary. It would kind of be nice to see the EC win it all a few years though while we are rebuilding so no other WC fans can brag about their championship.

kennydorglas · Post #1196 » by **kennydorglas** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:46 am

Ulquiorra wrote:Is it weird to believe that missing Love and Kyrie actually gives them a better chance? Their defense seems 10x better.

You cant defend like that w/ Love&Irving (Kyrie did a hell of job on Curry in game 1 tho)

Kyler Murray · Post #1197 » by **Kyler Murray** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:46 am

bwgood77 wrote:
Ulquiorra wrote:Is it weird to believe that missing Love and Kyrie actually gives them a better chance? Their defense seems 10x better.

I don't know if it gives them a better chance, but it gives these guys confidence and Blatt will have a ton of options for lineups at his disposal if everyone stays, and that will be scary. It would kind of be nice to see the EC win it all a few years though while we are rebuilding so no other WC fans can brag about their championship.

I'm actually pulling for GSW cuz if the Cavs win it all the LeBron nuthugging will be even more intolerable.

saintEscaton · Post #1198 » by **saintEscaton** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:47 am

If the officiating crew f*ck this up and give possession to the Dubs it could be a game changing mistake

Post #1199 » by **bwgood77** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:49 am

Ulquiorra wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
Ulquiorra wrote:Is it weird to believe that missing Love and Kyrie actually gives them a better chance? Their defense seems 10x better.

I don't know if it gives them a better chance, but it gives these guys confidence and Blatt will have a ton of options for lineups at his disposal if everyone stays, and that will be scary. It would kind of be nice to see the EC win it all a few years though while we are rebuilding so no other WC fans can brag about their championship.

I'm actually pulling for GSW cuz if the Cavs win it all the LeBron nuthugging will be even more intolerable.

I don't mind it that much because I think too many people thought Kobe was as good, and that Jordan is far and away better, and I don't really agree with either of those statement. Jordan was great, but I like players like LeBron who elevates their teammates positively rather than guys who berate their guys to step up. Plus I love point guards, and for all intents and purposes, LeBron is the point on this team.

And a lot of younger people don't understand that Jordan needed help, and what LeBron is doing RIGHT now is every bit as impressive as anything Jordan ever did. MJ never would have had a chance against a 67 win team without Pippen and Rodman or Grant.

I'm not necessarily saying LeBron is better, but he has moved up into a tier in this series which gets him close. If they win this, for me, it will be the most impressive individual performance of a guy leading a team to a championship that I have witnessed.

saintEscaton · Post #1200 » by **saintEscaton** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:50 am

LBJ gunna average 40+ PPG in this series. Historic