2014-15 NBA Playoffs Thread - SPOILERS!!!!

[nichj99]

Good to see you are still completely missing the point to the stadium naming.

If everyone but you has the same opinion, does that make everyone uninformed or the one person battling against them?

Each to their own, I guess.

 

[mat2323]

Good to see you are still completely missing the point to the stadium naming.

If everyone but you has the same opinion, does that make everyone uninformed or the one person battling against them?

Each to their own, I guess.

Dele going off, 1-5, one shot was so bad it was lucky to hit the backboard lol

 

[mat2323]

I really want to hope you're trying to troll right now...

Bogut (NOT Bogart) came from the same association as a WNBL Team, Dandenong. Dandenong who has a 17 court venue at attracts about 17,000 people through the door each week - More than double the entire town of Maryborough where 'Delly' is from (7,000 population). When you factor in a venue of that size, and the number of development coaches - not just for the WNBL Rangers but at junior level too, it's easy to understand why Dandenong is a top 3 association in Metro Victoria.

As for Mills, who mostly honed his craft at the Australian Institute of Sport... I'm fairly certain there are hundreds of athletes who would just as deservedly across multiple sports been just as deserving, if not more.

As for Longley - if memory services me right he's from Perth - metro. Not country. Again, let's put that in comparison.

As for those from Maryborough with a greater basketball career than Delly, please name one?

Delly was in the AIS, like near all of our players, they way you make it sound as if it was like the movie "the air up their" and he lived in the middle of no where lol

 

[exzibit3]

Cleveland needing some LeBron magic for a victory. This guy has been logging way too many minutes.

 

[mat2323]

Cleveland needing some LeBron magic for a victory. This guy has been logging way too many minutes.

Lebrons going insane, just needs even a little help

 

[exzibit3]

Back breaker. Curry and Klay back to back threes.

 

[nichj99]

Geez didn't Steph heat up!

That's why he's the MVP I guess!

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

That was some brutal FT shooting by Iggy though.

 

[nichj99]

Stat: an MVP has never lost the NBA finals after leading 3-2. They are 13 from 13.

Good news for dubs fans eh

 

[Flugel for 3]

I haven't looked at the box score but did Bogut get 0 mins ? every time I looked he was on the pine.

 

[edac6942]

Great game by GSW
fantastic effort by james A+ but he needs help and there ain't no one there. Delly imo had a terrible game same as last game. He throws up really bad bricks, I'm not criticising but really bad shooting to the point were as soon as he shoots you know that wasn't going in for sure.

Bring on next game
I think Gsw will close this.

 

[nichj99]

Even if the dubs close it out in 6, barring a complete meltdown I'd assume Lebron would still be favorite for finals MVP?

 

[exzibit3]

Even if the dubs close it out in 6, barring a complete meltdown I'd assume Lebron would still be favorite for finals MVP?

LeBron chance of getting it as a losing team is close to zero IMO. Only Jerry West has been ever named Finals MVP in a losing effort.

 

[nichj99]

LeBron chance of getting it as a losing team is close to zero IMO. Only Jerry West has been ever named Finals MVP in a losing effort.

I understand that, but we haven't seen a finals performance like this before either.

Game 1: 44 pts, 8 rbs, 6 ast
Game 2: 39 pts, 16 rbs, 11 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk
Game 3: 40 pts, 12 rbs, 8 ast, 4 stl, 2 blk
Game 4: 20 pts, 12 rbs, 8 ast
Game 5: 40 pts, 14 rbs, 11 ast, 1 stl

Averages: 36.6ppg, 12.4rpg, 8.8apg, 1.2spg, 0.6bpg

When was the last time a stat line like that was offered in the finals?

 

[exzibit3]

I understand that, but we haven't seen a finals performance like this before either.

Game 1: 44 pts, 8 rbs, 6 ast
Game 2: 39 pts, 16 rbs, 11 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk
Game 3: 40 pts, 12 rbs, 8 ast, 4 stl, 2 blk
Game 4: 20 pts, 12 rbs, 8 ast
Game 5: 40 pts, 14 rbs, 11 ast, 1 stl

Averages: 36.6ppg, 12.4rpg, 8.8apg, 1.2spg, 0.6bpg

When was the last time a stat line like that was offered in the finals?

He's certainly been MVP in my eyes and the sole reason why they've managed to win 2 games. I think Steph has played well enough to win it though. I hope LeBron pulls off a Game 6 victory and bring it to Game 7.

 

[nichj99]

Yeah I'm probably as critical of Lebron, if not more than most. But he has been sensational this series. Gotta give respect where respect is due!

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

I give him props but I hope they don't give it to a player on the losing team.

If Curry has 35 in game 6 and they win he will get it I reckon.

 

[drob50]

I am putting my money on Iggy as a slight roughy. A lot of focus has been on him as the series changer, while Steph was not as involved as they wanted him in G1-3

Lebron should win it IMO though. He has been ridiculous even by his standards. But I know that they wont do that again.

 

[mat2323]

He's got to be mvp, the cavs without Lebron are a lottery team (the team playing atm), Can't remember off the top of my head the last finals mvp for the losing team, been awhile tho

 

[drob50]

He's got to be mvp, the cavs without Lebron are a lottery team (the team playing atm), Can't remember off the top of my head the last finals mvp for the losing team, been awhile tho

Jerry West, 1969.... not the last... the ONLY!

It won't happen again

And you can't take the "context" of the Cavs team into account. It is meant to be simply the most important player in the series.