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270355.67 in reply to 270355.66
Date: 6/16/2015 12:02:47 AM
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he had to shoot, because without Kyrie or Love, who's gonna score, CONSISTENTLY ?

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270355.68 in reply to 270355.67
Date: 6/16/2015 10:29:50 AM
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But how is it such a great performance when he's missing far more than he's making?

45.6 13.0-32.6 .399 2.2-6.4 .344 8.4-11.8 .712 12.4 8.8 0.6 1.2 3.2 3.0 36.6
42.4 9.2-20.6 .447 4.4-10.8 .407 3.4-3.6 .944 5.0 6.0 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 26.2

Curry is shooting SIGNIFICANTLY better from all three spots, and despite Lebron averaging 12 more shots per game from the floor and 8 more from the line, he's only getting an additional 10 points per game. He could have probably taken 5 fewer shots and found Mozgov, Thompson, Jones, Dellavedova, Smith, Miller, etc. for a less contested shot. His usage rate is off the charts, but his efficiency is pretty terrible.

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270355.69 in reply to 270355.68
Date: 6/16/2015 10:45:00 AM
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he has found those guys, he's getting a lot of assists too, and they arent scoring off all his passes, that's why he's forced to shoot, whether or not it's a good look or not.

Most of his (missed) shots have actually been in the last 5 seconds of the shot clock when no one was really finding an open look or he was just riding out the clock, so he's had poor looks at he basket where he's just tossing the ball up.

I'm not a LeBron or a Cavs fan, neither am I a Golden state fan, I do love Steph Curry though, but Curry does have guys around him who CAN score if they get a hot hand.

JR can do it, but he hasn't. Thompson isnt a reliable guy to consistently score, he's a bit slow in the paint, except when it comes to rebounds, we all know how good he is on the boards. Delly also cannot consistently knock down a shot, whether he's open or not. He never looks comfortable when shooting.

So what I'm saying is, yes, his shooting % has been terrible, but he's being forced to take bad shots because of the situation he's in. He's averaging close to a triple double every game. Let's face it, whenever Lebron hasnt been on the court, however briefly that was throughout those 1st 5 games, Cavs look lost. The series would be over without him, because no on else can create offense. I think the biggest factors here were the 2 overtimes, and that 4th quarter in game 3 i think, when Curry got hot and golden state finally clicked. They havent looked back since, that 4th quarter, they BUILT on that performance despite losing game 3.

Must admit Igoudala's been doing a good job on LeBron too though. The fact that this guy can do a good job guarding lebron single handedly helps out Golden state and kills lLeBron's numbers as well. If Iggy isnt in and they double team LeBron, Cavs can get more open looks, because there'd be a guy missing from the rest of the play as they guard LeBron.

and again, I do think Cavs will find a way to win tonight =) game 7 is the real question where you've got to ask if they can do it.

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270355.70 in reply to 270355.69
Date: 6/16/2015 11:04:25 AM
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All Star game this week. The real test will be coming next week as Trinidad and Green Peppers play their cross-division game. Very excited to see how this one will pan out.

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Date: 6/16/2015 9:09:49 PM
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Putting up huge numbers when you're the only one dominating the ball does not equal greatness. It just means a guy is the best player on his team and is playing with a bright green light. If Lebron didn't wait until the end of the shot clock to look for an opening, he'd likely find more open shots for his teammates. Plus, he hasn't really been all that great on defense. The guy is taking more than 30 shots a night (while travelling and pushing off the whole time) so if he wasn't scoring close to 40 per, it would be pathetic. Granted, the series would have been a sweep without him there, but I have not seen him be great at any point during the series, especially the 4th quarter of game 4...

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270355.72 in reply to 270355.71
Date: 6/17/2015 2:50:39 PM
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Putting up huge numbers when you're the only one dominating the ball does not equal greatness. It just means a guy is the best player on his team and is playing with a bright green light. If Lebron didn't wait until the end of the shot clock to look for an opening, he'd likely find more open shots for his teammates. Plus, he hasn't really been all that great on defense. The guy is taking more than 30 shots a night (while travelling and pushing off the whole time) so if he wasn't scoring close to 40 per, it would be pathetic. Granted, the series would have been a sweep without him there, but I have not seen him be great at any point during the series, especially the 4th quarter of game 4...


I agree, but I guess the main point is, he made it competitive at least, for a few games.

All star game tonight =) I think big 8 will take it this season.


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270355.73 in reply to 270355.72
Date: 6/20/2015 6:50:52 PM
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And today's big match ups are

I believe that we will win vs bologna's best bandits
Green Peppers vs Trinidad and Tobago Iguanas


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270355.74 in reply to 270355.73
Date: 6/23/2015 11:31:05 AM
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NF Hoopsters haven't logged in for a while...

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270355.75 in reply to 270355.73
Date: 6/23/2015 11:31:05 AM
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NF Hoopsters haven't logged in for a while...

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270355.76 in reply to 270355.75
Date: 6/23/2015 10:23:45 PM
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Looks like he's gone bot. At least now I know I won't be relegated.
The home stretch should be interesting, I wonder who will win it all.

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270355.77 in reply to 270355.76
Date: 6/24/2015 12:33:39 AM
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Looking at my schedule, it looks like you will have the last word, at least to see who of us gets the #1 seed in the playoffs. None of us can play vs Barca though, he is promoting is my prediction.

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