NBA Finals 2015-2016 thread

[Snakehead]

"Goes along team lines. Shows you are just biased the other way."

I literally just sat there and said that both teams were doing the same thing all night long, and neither team was called for a moving screen at all, iirc. That's like the exact opposite of being biased lol

Except no one else is doing what Green does.  You don't have any examples so yes it is actually bias or I guess just terrible arguments?  Or you don't pay attention?  I can't explain it to you, you have to fill me in.

[RockinRyA]

"Goes along team lines. Shows you are just biased the other way."

I literally just sat there and said that both teams were doing the same thing all night long, and neither team was called for a moving screen at all, iirc. That's like the exact opposite of being biased lol

Except no one else is doing what Green does.  You don't have any examples so yes it is actually bias or I guess just terrible arguments?  Or you don't pay attention?  I can't explain it to you, you have to fill me in.

Lol you have a different understanding of the word bias.

[greece66]

https://twitter.com/CampSanderson/status/741474466283163649

[jpotter33]

"Goes along team lines. Shows you are just biased the other way."

I literally just sat there and said that both teams were doing the same thing all night long, and neither team was called for a moving screen at all, iirc. That's like the exact opposite of being biased lol

Except no one else is doing what Green does.  You don't have any examples so yes it is actually bias or I guess just terrible arguments?  Or you don't pay attention?  I can't explain it to you, you have to fill me in.

Naw. Like I said, that's one of my cardinal rules - never argue with a Lebron fan about the officiating.

I've learned my lessons in the past that it's an exercise in futility. You're a big boy, and you watched the game. I don't need to go back and find every example of Cavaliers players doing the exact same thing as Green's moving screens.

[Vox_Populi]

I almost feel bad for LeBron.

[jpotter33]

https://twitter.com/CampSanderson/status/741474466283163649

Oh boy, we might not see Green on Monday after that, though that's just as much of a technical on Lebron for stepping over him, too.

[CelticSooner]

https://twitter.com/CampSanderson/status/741474466283163649

Oh boy, we might not see Green on Monday after that, though that's just as much of a technical on Lebron for stepping over him, too.

NBA should step up and do the right thing this time. That's bush league. Dude can't keep getting away with that crap.

[saltlover]

https://twitter.com/CampSanderson/status/741474466283163649

Oh boy, we might not see Green on Monday after that, though that's just as much of a technical on Lebron for stepping over him, too.

Green will play.  They'll call a technical, but no flagrant.  He had room for one T without a suspension.  I don't agree with that, but the NBA has said groin shots from Green are okay all postseason, so why change now?

[BRC-14]

https://twitter.com/CampSanderson/status/741474466283163649

Oh boy, we might not see Green on Monday after that, though that's just as much of a technical on Lebron for stepping over him, too.

Don't know how I feel about it... Like he probably missed and he looked to be complaining to the ref about the non-call as he swiped at the air after.

But then it could have also been intentional.

But then it would have never happened if LeBron didn't step over him... So like I'm in a toss up here.

[BRC-14]

https://twitter.com/hozay__/status/741473723627241480

[hpantazo]

https://twitter.com/CampSanderson/status/741474466283163649

Oh boy, we might not see Green on Monday after that, though that's just as much of a technical on Lebron for stepping over him, too.

Green will play.  They'll call a technical, but no flagrant.  He had room for one T without a suspension.  I don't agree with that, but the NBA has said groin shots from Green are okay all postseason, so why change now?

That video is also selectively edited. It left out the part before which clearly shows Lebron stepping on Green and the resulting end of the groin shot was just Green trying to get Lebron off of him. The NBA missed what should have been a technical on Lebron on that play.

[straightouttabahstun]

I kinda hope GSW is a contender for a while. I want a Celtics-Warriors Finals at some point. We're getting closer and closer and we've given them the most trouble all year and were not even "complete" as a team yet. Ugh. Come on, Danny, let's get KD!

[Ed Hollison]

Here's what I wrote before the series started:

The Cavs have not faced any significant adversity in these playoffs. When put to the fire, they will resort to Lebron and Kyrie hero ball. Guys like Love, Frye, etc. will essentially become ball watchers sitting on the perimeter, and all that team chemistry they've built up over the first three rounds will be gone. The ball movement and the defensive rotations will slow down. With great talent you can survive like that for spurts, maybe even for a game or two. But you can't beat a 73-win team with that formula.

The theme of the past two games for the Cavs has been hero ball. In Kyrie Irving's case in particular, it's been atrocious. I really lost a lot of respect for him in this series. He's just an inexcusable ball hog.

The Cavaliers are not a team. They're a collection of professional basketball players as individual corporate entities who occasionally have a business partnership.

Either Tyron Lue has no control over this team, or he doesn't have the aptitude to recognize that isolation basketball doesn't win. I'm willing to bet it's the former, but there's no way to know.

[hpantazo]

I remember right before the Cavs traded for Love, there were a ton of strong rumors that the Warriors were going to trade Klay Thompson for Love. Man, that would have been a downright awful mistake for GS.

[saltlover]

https://twitter.com/CampSanderson/status/741474466283163649

Oh boy, we might not see Green on Monday after that, though that's just as much of a technical on Lebron for stepping over him, too.

Green will play.  They'll call a technical, but no flagrant.  He had room for one T without a suspension.  I don't agree with that, but the NBA has said groin shots from Green are okay all postseason, so why change now?

That video is also selectively edited. It left out the part before which clearly shows Lebron stepping on Green and the resulting end of the groin shot was just Green trying to get Lebron off of him. The NBA missed what should have been a technical on Lebron on that play.

Oh, I know.  I saw the entire play.  I was shocked LeBron wasn't given a technical.  I was surprised they didn't blow the whistle to stop play while it was going on.  But whether or not LeBron was the instigator, how many times can a guy be let off for groin shots?