The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6)

Baski · Post #1401 » by **Baski** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:37 pm

Clips might actually not make the WCF with how they're looking. Yikes.

Dupp · Post #1402 » by **Dupp** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:00 pm

Clips poor play really giving me some false hope. But bet they win and suddenly become way better next round.

Hope Lakers are paying attention to what the biggest bare doing to them.

yoyoboy · Post #1403 » by **yoyoboy** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:52 pm

I want the Lakers to be the ones to eliminate the Clippers. They might win Game 1 since once again LeBron and the others will be rusty, but I'm pretty confident now they're not beating this team 4 times.

JordansBulls · Post #1404 » by **JordansBulls** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:05 pm

Would not had expected Orlando to beat Cleveland back in 2009 either when the Cavs swept there first round opponents and Orlando was going 7 in round 2 against Boston.
Lakers also the same year went 7 vs Houston and I remember JVG and Mark Jackson saying they don't deserve to win the championship but they probably will win it and they did.
Having some type of adversity may be better in the end though.

Dupp · Post #1405 » by **Dupp** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:29 pm

JordansBulls wrote:Would not had expected Orlando to beat Cleveland back in 2009 either when the Cavs swept there first round opponents and Orlando was going 7 in round 2 against Boston.
Lakers also the same year went 7 vs Houston and I remember JVG and Mark Jackson saying they don't deserve to win the championship but they probably will win it and they did.
Having some type of adversity may be better in the end though.

I think a lot of people have overrated the clippers. They could still win it all though..

Dupp · Post #1406 » by **Dupp** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:30 pm

On the other hand lebron could potentially have his easiest run to a title ever and his best supporting cast ever. They’re only half way but if it happens it’ll be funny how things work out. Especially in the wild Wild West.

Homer38 · Post #1407 » by **Homer38** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:32 pm

JordansBulls wrote:Would not had expected Orlando to beat Cleveland back in 2009 either when the Cavs swept there first round opponents and Orlando was going 7 in round 2 against Boston.
Lakers also the same year went 7 vs Houston and I remember JVG and Mark Jackson saying they don't deserve to win the championship but they probably will win it and they did.
Having some type of adversity may be better in the end though.

In the series against the cavs in 2009,the magic goes off like crazy in 3 points and Dwight was almost dominant like peak Shaq in this serie...This has nothing with LBJ.

Homer38 · Post #1408 » by **Homer38** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:54 pm

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freethedevil · Post #1409 » by **freethedevil** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:02 pm

Dupp wrote:On the other hand lebron could potentially have his easiest run to a title ever and his best supporting cast ever. They’re only half way but if it happens it’ll be funny how things work out. Especially in the wild Wild West.

Basically the lakers are hyperdominant inside, and all the top tier rim protectors are in the other conference.

GSP · Post #1410 » by **GSP** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:13 pm

freethedevil wrote:
Dupp wrote:On the other hand lebron could potentially have his easiest run to a title ever and his best supporting cast ever. They’re only half way but if it happens it’ll be funny how things work out. Especially in the wild Wild West.

Basically the lakers are hyperdominant inside, and all the top tier rim protectors are in the other conference.

Rim protection wont mean **** again this La team when Ad is at the 5

Dupp · Post #1411 » by **Dupp** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:19 pm

freethedevil wrote:
Dupp wrote:On the other hand lebron could potentially have his easiest run to a title ever and his best supporting cast ever. They’re only half way but if it happens it’ll be funny how things work out. Especially in the wild Wild West.

Basically the lakers are hyperdominant inside, and all the top tier rim protectors are in the other conference.

Besides goober yeah. Bam, Joel and Giannis. Not sure who else. East has always been better defensively though.

Dupp · Post #1412 » by **Dupp** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:20 pm

Homer38 wrote:

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I forgot about the schedule thing. That was silly.

xb3at band1tx · Post #1413 » by **xb3at band1tx** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:39 pm

I'm getting bad vibes from this Clippers team.

Bron's quote to PG's quote on their respective series are night and day. Bron said the right thing and said that they had to play desperate even when he's up 3-1. PG keeps saying he's in the driver seat since game 4.

freethedevil · Post #1414 » by **freethedevil** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:04 pm

Dupp wrote:
freethedevil wrote:
Dupp wrote:On the other hand lebron could potentially have his easiest run to a title ever and his best supporting cast ever. They’re only half way but if it happens it’ll be funny how things work out. Especially in the wild Wild West.

Basically the lakers are hyperdominant inside, and all the top tier rim protectors are in the other conference.

Besides goober yeah. Bam, Joel and Giannis. Not sure who else. East has always been better defensively though.

Ehhh, 15-18 Warriors have the best post-season defense of the era, and the rockets were the second best postseason defense in 2018. Spurs were also elite from 15-17.

On the other hand, the raptors didn't really become historically great until they got gasol in 18-19, the bucks didn't until giannis's ascension in 18-19 + brook lopez and Bam literally wasn't in the league. West's best d was better than the east's from a 14-15 till 18-19. Off course that doesn't mean much in regards to lebron given he's played and excelled against the warriors d for half a decade.

freethedevil · Post #1415 » by **freethedevil** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:05 pm

GSP wrote:
freethedevil wrote:
Dupp wrote:On the other hand lebron could potentially have his easiest run to a title ever and his best supporting cast ever. They’re only half way but if it happens it’ll be funny how things work out. Especially in the wild Wild West.

Basically the lakers are hyperdominant inside, and all the top tier rim protectors are in the other conference.

Rim protection wont mean **** again this La team when Ad is at the 5

That's not really been tested. Best rim protector's ad has faced in the playoffs are nurkic and draymond green. So, eh.

GSP · Post #1416 » by **GSP** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:22 pm

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If Clips make it out theyre gonna deal with better ball movement, Lebrons passing, the best defense in the playoffs and Ad at the 5 :lol:

Lakers are gonna dominate them if they win game 7. Prolly another 5 game series. Theyre just on another level

freethedevil · Post #1417 » by **freethedevil** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:23 pm

GSP wrote:

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If Clips make it out theyre gonna deal with better ball movement, Lebrons passing, the best defense in the playoffs and Ad at the 5

Lakers are gonna dominate them if they win game 7. Prolly another 5 game series. Theyre just on another level

Lakers absolutely do not have better ball movement than the nuggets.

yoyoboy · Post #1418 » by **yoyoboy** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:56 pm

Which time did you guys feel most confident in LeBron’s team winning that title? Now? 2015 pre-Love going down? 2013 at some point? 2009 after sweeping the first two rounds?

Dupp · Post #1419 » by **Dupp** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:05 am

yoyoboy wrote:Which time did you guys feel most confident in LeBron’s team winning that title? Now? 2015 pre-Love going down? 2013 at some point? 2009 after sweeping the first two rounds?

Probably 2012 leading into the finals. Not the whole way though. Can’t remember how I felt in 2013.

2009 + 15 I dunno neither. Being a fan of the cavs it was more just gut wrenching nerves.

Probably now tbh. Still very nervous. Want lebron to succeed badly.

Homer38 · Post #1420 » by **Homer38** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:12 am

yoyoboy wrote:Which time did you guys feel most confident in LeBron’s team winning that title? Now? 2015 pre-Love going down? 2013 at some point? 2009 after sweeping the first two rounds?

Maybe 2013,otherwise this is never...It would been 2017(at least,after the first 2 rounds) if the warriors would not have a all-time great team too.