Board 8 > NBA Topic: What is wrong with the Cavs

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Dr_Football posted...

The Harden trade was right after the Finals loss

The one annoying thing is that season we were more efficient with Kevin Martin, but Westbrook got hurt in the Houston series and we couldn't recover. It would have been nice to see if that roster would have worked that year

when stats go wrong
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oh man old age strikes

I looked it up and saw he played in the OKC series in 2013 and didn't notice it was on the other team. d'oh
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anyway Lebron put up a Westbrook tonight

and how do you score 27 points on 7 shots
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make your free throws
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ya go my Spurs

easy sweep comin' right up hopefully
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The sad descent of the Memphis Grizzlies is kinda disheartening. Remember when they were this defensive force with no real superstar that was surprising other teams? Now they just look old and broken down.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcV9m7jRXIE&feature=youtu.be

hooooooooooooooooooooooly

this is Alex Jones level
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transience posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcV9m7jRXIE&feature=youtu.be

hooooooooooooooooooooooly

this is Alex Jones level

How does Max keep a straight face during all of that? I was losing it when he started going off around 2:30.
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yes! I was having the exact same response
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hey I've got nothing but respect for that level of rant. I couldn't keep that up for that long.
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I invite any New York Knicks fan who thinks they've got it bad to take a look at the situation facing Arsenal in the premier league right now.
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Celtics are a decent #3 seed that focused on an attainable #1 seed. Eastern conference just isn't strong outside of Lebron. That said, this C's team is fun to watch most nights.
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neonreaper posted...

Celtics are a decent #3 seed that focused on an attainable #1 seed. Eastern conference just isn't strong outside of Lebron. That said, this C's team is fun to watch most nights.

I don't think they're too fun to watch right now.
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Has there ever been a 1/8 matchup before where the 1 seed didn't have the best player? Because that's what you're seeing here.
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worst 1 seed in history
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LeonhartFour posted...

Has there ever been a 1/8 matchup before where the 1 seed didn't have the best player? Because that's what you're seeing here.

2007 Pistons faced the Magic in the first round with Dwight Howard in his prime.
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LeonhartFour posted...

Has there ever been a 1/8 matchup before where the 1 seed didn't have the best player? Because that's what you're seeing here.

Sad as it is... they probably did till about 5 days ago.



More power to him for trying, but it's obvious at this point IT needs to shut it down for the year. He's not even close to right right now. There shouldn't be one person in the world who would attack him or call him selfish after trying. But he is obviously mentally out of it all.

Thomas literally put up 33-6-5 on 55% shooting in game one.
I don't think he's the problem.
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I swear the Bulls have been awful literally all year.

I don't know what's wrong with Boston.
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ExThaNemesis posted...

I invite any New York Knicks fan who thinks they've got it bad to take a look at the situation facing Arsenal in the premier league right now.

'oh no, we got our usual bullshit fixture for the end of season but we gotta face decent teams before that, however will we cope'

Like let's be serious, they're two wins (+Man City defeats) away from the Champions' League and they get to inflict one of those losses right about now. Terrible situation ain't what I'd call the spot they're in!

(Unless you meant something else beyond their chances during the season?)

PS: Also, sorry for the interjection guys! I'm just curious and there's no footy topic anywhere so no better place to ask. :x
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Suprak the Stud posted...

I swear the Bulls have been awful literally all year.

I don't know what's wrong with Boston.

no rebounding, no defense, and stupid turnovers
Also poor free-throw shooting. Thomas missed 6 FTs today... he's a 90% FT shooter. That's understandable though
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lmfao Celtics

lmfao
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so god damned soft
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Westbrook playing better tonight. couldn't play worse, really.

and I guess Durant is out tonight?
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hm, Westbrook is playing great, Harden not so great (though he's getting to the line) and OKC is only up 6
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I think this is what people mean when they say Westbrook's supporting cast is worse
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I dunno, Oladipo's been great tonight
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Westbrook's gonna drop 50 tonight
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shout out to almost blowing a 12 point lead in 2 minutes with Westbrook off the court right when I get home from working
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that was argument #1 for why Westbrook's teammates are worse. Rockets just blew the hell up with him on the bench. he can't sit anymore.
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in other news the Wizards win again

the path to the conference finals for them might be the Hawks and the Bulls
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and Houston takes the lead with Harden on the bench, lock that MVP up for Westbrook!

(argh)
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this feels like a series-ending comeback
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although the other way to look at your post is that they came back with Westbrook going cold and not sharing the ball very well
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Yeah, if OKC can't win with this Westbrook game, they're done. They might win game 3 at home, but that's it.
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Westbrook is suddenly 15-36
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its weird watching Westbrook get these calls 20-30 (or 70) feet from the basket and not get any at the rim

(last 10 minute perspective)
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this is the second nothing foul that they've reviewed due to beverley/westbrook
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Beverley has killed OKC this fourth quarter

and Harden has a crazy stat line
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wow, this one stings
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we lost this game, but in a regular season game (or a home playoff game) Westbrook would have shot 4-7 more free throws this quarter
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you think? I think a lot of this has been Westbrook being gassed. they couldn't get him any rest at the end of the third and he's just wiped. he was like 13-23 or something and now he's 15-39.
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shout out to the Refs you Suck chant in a game where your opponent has less free throws and more fouls
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I want to watch 2-3 of those Westbrook possessions. no one else is even trying to get open.

shoutouts to 18 shots in a quarter
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I go agree with you completely that he's exhausted

we limited his minutes all year, only play over 40 like 3 times and those were all OT games, but he just cant be Westbrook the whole game, he has to get that rest between the 1st and 2nd, and 3rd and 4th

I think McDermott is the only player I trust to make open threes on this team
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