Abdul said:

IMO these last two beatdowns had more to do with GS allowing the Cavs to punk them and less about rigging

There's no doubt the Cavs are inside the Warriors' collective heads and own substantial real estate there.

It will be interesting to see if Kerr can evict the Cavs from said heads. I don't think he can, but we will see. I do know this - if the Warriors once again start off ice-cold from the 3-point line, they are finished.

phunkdaddy said:

I get basketball wives supporting their spouses but it's no need for the Twitter nonsense. She's becoming the new Miko Grimes and Antonio Cromartie's crazy wife. If Ayesha wants to be a celebrity then go audition for Basketball Wives. I'm quite sure the shark Tami Roman will be waiting with open arms.

Exactly. That's the problem with social media....it gives idiots a forum.

Some of the posts in this thread are pure comedy gold. Good thing this isn't OperationSports.com.

Where does LeBron rank among the NBA greats? The top tier are the three centers(Wilt, Russell, Kareem), Jordan and Oscar Robertson. LeBron is on the second tier.

And for all the Curry nut-huggers, he does his fair share of whining too.

mjscarousal said:

Cleveland will win this championship......but it certainly will not be a deserving one. The NBA is on a mission to make him something that he is not. Regardless, a championship is a championship. Regardless of how many championships Lebron wins he will never be viewed like MJ, Charles, Kobe, Magic, etc and all the greats. There is a difference between all of those legends versus Lebron and the way he plays and wins. The way he plays and strategizes a win is certainly not all on merit as we can see..... dont care what anyone says. If you the best than SHOW ME that shit don't do petty childish shit because your mad your losing.

You don't honestly believe LeBron is the first player to try to bait someone into an ejection or suspension to benefit their team's sagging fortunes, do you? Kevin McHale once nearly decapitated Kurt Rambis to energize his team in the 1984 Finals. And it worked. Every single person you listed here -- including Magic -- did similar things.

Did he "strategize" his way to back-to-back 40 point games, with, and without, Dray in the game? How in the world is that not achievement on merit? Isn't GS the winningest single-season team in history? How does "strategizing" cause them to blow a 3-1 series lead?

We can't just look for excuses to deny the guy is a great player and HOFer. There are legit arguments against him being in the "Big Room," but he's one of the best and most complete players to play the game. It's okay to hate him, but there's no denying that.

phunkdaddy said:

So if LeBron is a whiny bitch what do you call Curry who threw his pacifier at a fan. And after Curry's wife ridiculous tweet which she later removed,Dan Lebatard said the funniest shit on ESPN this morning which was Riley is the most mature member of that family at the moment. I like how we have this ridiculous conspiracy theory when the Cavs win but when the Warriors won everything was good. You can't conspire a 6'8" physical freak dropping jumpers, slashing his way to the basket with authority, and blocking shots. Dude is a triple double waiting to happen when he touch the floor when he puts his mind to it. Sometimes he can be out to lunch and don't dominate the game or close out the way he should but that hasn't been the problem the last two games. [Edited 6/17/16 5:48am]

ANSWER: A thug.

Real talk, that was a pretty dangerous thing Shephen did. What if that nasty mouthpiece would have hit someone in their eye[s]? If you have to throw anything in a fit of rage, throw it on the floor and not at people.

RodeoSchro said:

Steph Curry threw his mouthguard at a fan and hit the dude square in the chest.

If Curry isn't suspended for Game 7, then I will agree - the fix is definitely in.

Shephen Curry will play in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. The NBA knows that LeBron James VS. Shephen Curry: The Final [?] Chapter is best for business.

No way the Warriors lose Game 7 in their house. Cavs will need another herculean effort from LeBron + superior defense + Love, JR & Kyrie stepping up.

uPtoWnNY said:

No way the Warriors lose Game 7 in their house. Cavs will need another herculean effort from LeBron + superior defense + Love, JR & Kyrie stepping up.

MEMO: No road team has ever won a Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

History is against the Cavs on this one.

http://espn.go.com/nba/st...rrick-rose

I hope that's an internet rumor, but it sounds like a typical dumbass Knick move - going after injured, past-their-prime players.

TonyVanDam said:

uPtoWnNY said:

No way the Warriors lose Game 7 in their house. Cavs will need another herculean effort from LeBron + superior defense + Love, JR & Kyrie stepping up.

MEMO: No road team has ever won a Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

History is against the Cavs on this one.

ADDENDUM: Except when they do. Celtics d. Lakers, 108-106, in the 1969 NBA Finals, win series on road 4-3. Bullets d. Supersonics, 1978 NBA Finals, win series on road 4-3.

But it doesn't happen often.

[Edited 6/17/16 15:34pm]

TonyVanDam said:

phunkdaddy said:

So if LeBron is a whiny bitch what do you call Curry who threw his pacifier at a fan. And after Curry's wife ridiculous tweet which she later removed,Dan Lebatard said the funniest shit on ESPN this morning which was Riley is the most mature member of that family at the moment. I like how we have this ridiculous conspiracy theory when the Cavs win but when the Warriors won everything was good. You can't conspire a 6'8" physical freak dropping jumpers, slashing his way to the basket with authority, and blocking shots. Dude is a triple double waiting to happen when he touch the floor when he puts his mind to it. Sometimes he can be out to lunch and don't dominate the game or close out the way he should but that hasn't been the problem the last two games. [Edited 6/17/16 5:48am]

ANSWER: A thug.

Real talk, that was a pretty dangerous thing Shephen did. What if that nasty mouthpiece would have hit someone in their eye[s]? If you have to throw anything in a fit of rage, throw it on the floor and not at people.

Yeah, or rainbow it into the stands. That's what Doc Rivers and one other guy did and they weren't suspended. The Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem, however, threw a mouthpiece only in the direction of referee Joey Crawford (it didn't hit him although if you're going to thrwo something at Joey Crawford, it really should nail him) in the 2006 playoffs and was suspended a game.

Curry took dead aim at that guy, and zinged a real good one. I don't think Curry is a thug by any means, but I do think he did something that warrants a suspension. But because the NBA is biased towards LeBron James, there will be no suspen.....wait.

Someone here has been whining about how the NBA is biased towards LeBron James and yet the NBA has a chance to deliver LBJ a championship and doesn't suspend Curry for something that: (A) could and would be defined as "assault"; and (B) has led to a playoff suspension for another, weaker, toss?

Another conspiracy falls under the weight of facts.

Do you Lebron stans if ever crticize the man!? My goodness... Lebon is a bitch, period. It was low how he got another player kicked just so he could push a game 7, LOW

One thing we all will know......Game 7 will be freakin EPIC Both teams deserve to win. If Cleveland win they will erase the curse https://www.jacobinmag.co...-gilbert/. And if The Warriors win they will have the best season of all-time beating The Chicago Bulls 1996 record. I'm gonna be like for this historical game

RodeoSchro said:

TonyVanDam said:

ANSWER: A thug.

Real talk, that was a pretty dangerous thing Shephen did. What if that nasty mouthpiece would have hit someone in their eye[s]? If you have to throw anything in a fit of rage, throw it on the floor and not at people.

Yeah, or rainbow it into the stands. That's what Doc Rivers and one other guy did and they weren't suspended. The Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem, however, threw a mouthpiece only in the direction of referee Joey Crawford (it didn't hit him although if you're going to thrwo something at Joey Crawford, it really should nail him) in the 2006 playoffs and was suspended a game.

Curry took dead aim at that guy, and zinged a real good one. I don't think Curry is a thug by any means, but I do think he did something that warrants a suspension. But because the NBA is biased towards LeBron James, there will be no suspen.....wait.

Someone here has been whining about how the NBA is biased towards LeBron James and yet the NBA has a chance to deliver LBJ a championship and doesn't suspend Curry for something that: (A) could and would be defined as "assault"; and (B) has led to a playoff suspension for another, weaker, toss?

Another conspiracy falls under the weight of facts.

For real. I wonder why the LBJ conspiracy theory didn't suffice last season. Oh that's right the

Golden State Warriors actually won the title without cries of a conspiracy from the Cavs fans.

That's how you know it's all nonsense but when you consider the source I damn sure sleep well at night. As for the game, Naw I don't want to see Curry suspended. For the winner takes all matchup, I want to see the best vs the best. Apparently after the Warriors went

up 3-1, they have gotten a little cocky and overconfident and have awaken a sleeping Giant.

Where as before I would have automatically favored the Warriors to win this, I now see it as

a tossup. The Cavs are very capable of winning on the road but it's gonna take another dominant performance from LBJ with some help from his teammates because the Warriors are gonna be

jacked at home after getting dominated the last two games.

phunkdaddy said:

For real. I wonder why the LBJ conspiracy theory didn't suffice last season. Oh that's right the

Golden State Warriors actually won the title without cries of a conspiracy from the Cavs fans.

That's how you know it's all nonsense but when you consider the source I damn sure sleep well at night. As for the game, Naw I don't want to see Curry suspended. For the winner takes all matchup, I want to see the best vs the best. Apparently after the Warriors went

up 3-1, they have gotten a little cocky and overconfident and have awaken a sleeping Giant.

Where as before I would have automatically favored the Warriors to win this, I now see it as

a tossup. The Cavs are very capable of winning on the road but it's gonna take another dominant performance from LBJ with some help from his teammates because the Warriors are gonna be

jacked at home after getting dominated the last two games.

Lol.......let me correct that 4 u.

With some........from the refs.

GS will win this game by 7.

phunkdaddy said:

RodeoSchro said:

Yeah, or rainbow it into the stands. That's what Doc Rivers and one other guy did and they weren't suspended. The Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem, however, threw a mouthpiece only in the direction of referee Joey Crawford (it didn't hit him although if you're going to thrwo something at Joey Crawford, it really should nail him) in the 2006 playoffs and was suspended a game.

Curry took dead aim at that guy, and zinged a real good one. I don't think Curry is a thug by any means, but I do think he did something that warrants a suspension. But because the NBA is biased towards LeBron James, there will be no suspen.....wait.

Someone here has been whining about how the NBA is biased towards LeBron James and yet the NBA has a chance to deliver LBJ a championship and doesn't suspend Curry for something that: (A) could and would be defined as "assault"; and (B) has led to a playoff suspension for another, weaker, toss?

Another conspiracy falls under the weight of facts.

For real. I wonder why the LBJ conspiracy theory didn't suffice last season. Oh that's right the

Golden State Warriors actually won the title without cries of a conspiracy from the Cavs fans.

That's how you know it's all nonsense but when you consider the source I damn sure sleep well at night. As for the game, Naw I don't want to see Curry suspended. For the winner takes all matchup, I want to see the best vs the best. Apparently after the Warriors went

up 3-1, they have gotten a little cocky and overconfident and have awaken a sleeping Giant.

Where as before I would have automatically favored the Warriors to win this, I now see it as

a tossup. The Cavs are very capable of winning on the road but it's gonna take another dominant performance from LBJ with some help from his teammates because the Warriors are gonna be

jacked at home after getting dominated the last two games.

To quote Mike Tyson: "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth". I have no doubt the Cavs are going to come out punching. What I can't wait to see is whether or not Steve Kerr has prepared the Warriors for that? He didn't in games 5 and 6 (I seem to recall someone predicting the Warriors were going to win game 5 by 30 points ). But I have to think that a guy who won championships with Michael Jordan HAD to have learned something about taking a punch in the mouth and coming right back at 'em. No one was better at that than Jordan.

My prediction is that the Cavs come out hard, and the Warriors come out raining down 3s. This: (A) keeps the Warriors out of physical harm's way on offense; and (B) maximizes their best strength while recognizing they don't have Bogut.

And once again it comes down to my original prediction - if the Warriors can hit 3s, they win. If not, they lose. I'd be surprised if the greatest 3-point-shooting team in history has THREE off games in a row. But you never know!

.

[Edited 6/18/16 7:48am]

thetimefan said:

I was rooting for the GSW to win it all and cap their near perfect season but now Im rooting for LeBron and the Cavs. They deserve to win it now, LBJ and Kyrie have really stepped it up and LeBron is the finals MVP so far for sure. I'm fed up of the Warriors immature attitude and wannabe tough guy acts from Dray and Steph. I mean the GSW can play ball at an elite level so they don't need to resort to whining and trying to be bad boys. Game 7 should be one full of high intensity and high emotion too. I won't be surprised if we see an on court brawl or some fighting. That's the high competitiveness we've got in this finals. As for predictions heart says Cleveland, Mind saying GSW and I still can't look beyond Curry, Klay and co. But it's one of those situations where it should have a fairytale ending of LeBron James becoming the hero and redeeming himself for taking his talent to south beach. I wonder though if LBJ brings a title to Cleveland does he stay or go, or does he walkaway if they don't. I mean he was posting pics of himself with D Wade et AL a while back so maybe he goes back to Miami regardless. Anyway game 7 has the potential to be great and hopefully it will live up to the expectations.

LBJ is having the greatest Finals performance in history. So far he is first in points, steals, blocks, and is tied for first in rebounds.

It's mind-boggling to realize that GSW lost 9 games in the regular season, and they've lost 8 games in the playoffs. They aren't the same team now that they were in the regular season.

LOL

namepeace said:

TonyVanDam said:

MEMO: No road team has ever won a Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

History is against the Cavs on this one.

ADDENDUM: Except when they do. Celtics d. Lakers, 108-106, in the 1969 NBA Finals, win series on road 4-3. Bullets d. Supersonics, 1978 NBA Finals, win series on road 4-3.

But it doesn't happen often.

[Edited 6/17/16 15:34pm]

I stand corrected.

MEMO: No road team has won a Game 7 of the NBA Finals since 1978.

[Edited 6/18/16 16:50pm]

Goddess4Real said:

One thing we all will know......Game 7 will be freakin EPIC Both teams deserve to win. If Cleveland win they will erase the curse https://www.jacobinmag.co...-gilbert/. And if The Warriors win they will have the best season of all-time beating The Chicago Bulls 1996 record. I'm gonna be like for this historical game

I predict a Warriors win, but to me, the 96 Bulls are still the better squad.

RodeoSchro said:

TonyVanDam said:

ANSWER: A thug.

Real talk, that was a pretty dangerous thing Shephen did. What if that nasty mouthpiece would have hit someone in their eye[s]? If you have to throw anything in a fit of rage, throw it on the floor and not at people.

Yeah, or rainbow it into the stands. That's what Doc Rivers and one other guy did and they weren't suspended. The Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem, however, threw a mouthpiece only in the direction of referee Joey Crawford (it didn't hit him although if you're going to thrwo something at Joey Crawford, it really should nail him) in the 2006 playoffs and was suspended a game.

Curry took dead aim at that guy, and zinged a real good one. I don't think Curry is a thug by any means, but I do think he did something that warrants a suspension. But because the NBA is biased towards LeBron James, there will be no suspen.....wait.

Someone here has been whining about how the NBA is biased towards LeBron James and yet the NBA has a chance to deliver LBJ a championship and doesn't suspend Curry for something that: (A) could and would be defined as "assault"; and (B) has led to a playoff suspension for another, weaker, toss?

Another conspiracy falls under the weight of facts.

....and when you bring facts and actual knowledge about the game to the table, you're labeled a "stan". Fucking hilarious.....

uPtoWnNY said:

RodeoSchro said:

Yeah, or rainbow it into the stands. That's what Doc Rivers and one other guy did and they weren't suspended. The Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem, however, threw a mouthpiece only in the direction of referee Joey Crawford (it didn't hit him although if you're going to thrwo something at Joey Crawford, it really should nail him) in the 2006 playoffs and was suspended a game.

Curry took dead aim at that guy, and zinged a real good one. I don't think Curry is a thug by any means, but I do think he did something that warrants a suspension. But because the NBA is biased towards LeBron James, there will be no suspen.....wait.

Someone here has been whining about how the NBA is biased towards LeBron James and yet the NBA has a chance to deliver LBJ a championship and doesn't suspend Curry for something that: (A) could and would be defined as "assault"; and (B) has led to a playoff suspension for another, weaker, toss?

Another conspiracy falls under the weight of facts.

....and when you bring facts and actual knowledge about the game to the table, you're labeled a "stan". Fucking hilarious.....

LOL, yeah. I'll tell you, I was no kind of LBJ fan at all for the first half of his career. But that cat earned my respect. He busts his ass every day, every play. If a guy earning my respect over a multi-year period makes me a Stan, then so be it.

I just can't remember - was Stan the Laurel or the Hardy?

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uPtoWnNY said:

RodeoSchro said:

Yeah, or rainbow it into the stands. That's what Doc Rivers and one other guy did and they weren't suspended. The Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem, however, threw a mouthpiece only in the direction of referee Joey Crawford (it didn't hit him although if you're going to thrwo something at Joey Crawford, it really should nail him) in the 2006 playoffs and was suspended a game.

Curry took dead aim at that guy, and zinged a real good one. I don't think Curry is a thug by any means, but I do think he did something that warrants a suspension. But because the NBA is biased towards LeBron James, there will be no suspen.....wait.

Someone here has been whining about how the NBA is biased towards LeBron James and yet the NBA has a chance to deliver LBJ a championship and doesn't suspend Curry for something that: (A) could and would be defined as "assault"; and (B) has led to a playoff suspension for another, weaker, toss?

Another conspiracy falls under the weight of facts.

....and when you bring facts and actual knowledge about the game to the table, you're labeled a "stan". Fucking hilarious.....

Stan is just as dated as MySpace

Hell yea you a stan any time you can not acknowledge "the so called greatest player" is not a bitch for trying to get a player kicked out of a series just because his bitch ass is a sore loser.

All of u mofo's talking smack in this thread are going to be invisible tomorrow.

Gs by 7.

I just want ONE of yall for ONCE JUST ONCE to just admit that Lebron is wrong about something I am tired of these b.s. excuses for his poor sportsmanship. No one would be calling you a stan if you would stop acting like one.

Graycap23 said: