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zBrown
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Jun 13, 2016 - 04:04pm PT
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What does the VegasInsider say? Glad you asked.
Apparently not too much.
"Handicapping the Warriors without Green is very tricky because he's only missed seven games in his four-year career, which is absolutely ridiculous. For what it's worth, Green sat out one game this regular season for rest and Golden State lost a 112-110 decision at Denver in mid-January and they were beat handily on the glass (59-45).
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jun 13, 2016 - 04:14pm PT
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You know, I was puzzled by Lebron in the last game. He was making the first step, getting into the lane with a head of steam and kicking the ball out. Again and again. Why was he not making another step (then a few more to take advantage of the fact that they no longer call traveling) and either get the slam or go to the line? It was not the defense. It was not because his teammates were shooting 50% from the perimeter.
zbrown - please explain
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jun 13, 2016 - 07:10pm PT
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Say Mike. I've been meaning to go back and watch that QTR4 and the lapse into what I'm calling, for want of a better phrase, the dead zone.
Clearly has to be a psychological phenomenon. These fellas' physical skills just do not ebb and flow to any significant degree.
If I come up with anything, I'll get back to ya.
Pretty good game tonight.
elBrown is playing very well and certainly not ready for early retirement. Still, I don't mind taking a few pokes at him, because of his huge ego.
When Muhammad Ali said he was the greatest, the response was righto, if not right on. Somehow, James doesn't stimulate the same level of appreciation.
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Jun 13, 2016 - 07:18pm PT
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great game!
Mike, LeBrain is just doing what he was taught in practice by involving the rest of his team, only IF they could just keep up...
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jun 13, 2016 - 07:24pm PT
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well, I'd say Lebron is doing this 1st half just what he was not doing last game: finishing underneth instead of dishing off. Pretty good outcome
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 13, 2016 - 07:28pm PT
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Other than turnovers, this was a great first half.
Klay and Cuffy are raining in threes, and klay has taken more shots at 3s than he has all year.
James has 25 for the half,
61-61 and the last five minutes of the 2nd period were HOT.
Go Daddy! I mean Go Warriors.
Listening on ESPN radio sp. by Godaddy.
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Jun 13, 2016 - 07:47pm PT
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LeBrim is 3-3 from 3pt land;)
but without green in their nowonder he's so confident
i must say iv'e never seen him play so calm, he's not even wearing the LeBrow tonight;)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 13, 2016 - 08:08pm PT
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I bet Le Roi runs out of gas in the 4th.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 13, 2016 - 08:35pm PT
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Bogut out to begin the final period.
Midway through, more activity from the refs over "flagrancy." No wind-up, no foul. Decent of them.
Were Green in the line-up, James would not be so confident tonight.
Irving is at 33 pts for the game.
James is shooting off the chart, ten steals and ten blocks between them.
I bet Le Roi runs out of gas in the 4th.
I'll take the bet, Reilly.
102-92.
Can the Warriors' defense step up?
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Jun 13, 2016 - 08:45pm PT
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time for the bay area brats to go home, the goldenboys are down with 2;30 to go.
edit; gotta say there was ONLY 5 games won in that building by opponents this year tho.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 13, 2016 - 08:48pm PT
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I was just gonna say something similar because it's not in the cards.
Brats?
Gotta hand it to LeRoi and Irving, a couple of hot dogs tonight.
The bet's still on for the can opener, zBrown.
On to Cleveland!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 13, 2016 - 08:50pm PT
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Phew, had me worried.....back to Cleveland!
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Jun 13, 2016 - 09:07pm PT
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YUMMALICIUOS +1
Best game yet, could be the best series EVA!? should otta be tho considering LeBank already made 77 milllllllion this yr an still counting..tonight prolly added another 4mil to his worth, and prolly 5mil to the Lil'Hammer; Irrrrving.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jun 13, 2016 - 09:15pm PT
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What was the over/under on James/Irving combined?
Odds on top two scoters on the team going over 40 AND being equal?
Lot of BOTTLE openers.
Scoters are Scottish scoters I believe or at least Apple does
As we say in the billionaire boyz club, "suck it up and quit only pretending to be a big splash, bro"
Shooters
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Jun 13, 2016 - 10:34pm PT
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Odds on top two scoters on the team going over 40 AND being equal?
can't dwell on the what if's. 41 apiece i think is a pointer at the/their greatness, or more apro their exceeding behavior. It's a mark that's been met, and won't happen again! The rest of their team didn't score 32 total.
Can't wait to see who's will rises next from these ashes!!!
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Jun 14, 2016 - 06:46am PT
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Not only are your toys going to be taken away, bend over for a spanking.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Jun 14, 2016 - 08:42am PT
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Damn I missed the 4th quarter...so I googled the final score and thought " ALL RIGHT". Then I looked at the year.
Darn.
Susan
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jun 14, 2016 - 11:28am PT
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Blame Draymond Green for letting the team down if you want. But among the folks actually available on Monday night to help the Golden State Warriors polish off their historic season, no one disappointed more than two-time MVP Stephen Curry.
He didn't have to be as big and brash as Green. He didn't even need to pick up more leadership responsibility with Green suspended for cumulative playoff flagrant-foul points.
Curry just had to be himself, and it would've created enough of a comfort zone at home for his teammates to finish off these NBA Finals. Curry couldn't even manage that much.
And for a superstar on the spot, that's coming up quite a bit shy.
The upshot of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 112-97 Game 5 victory is the Warriors aren't champs again yet, and they might well not be until Game 7 on Sunday.
The potential do-or-die contest being back in Oakland means the Warriors aren't in trouble. It's still unlikely Cleveland wins this series, as three consecutive epic efforts—with the final one being on the road—are way too much to ask.
Still, it is surprising that we are even here talking about that possibility.
Eric Risberg/Associated Press
The Warriors openly acknowledge they are wired to lose focus unless they feel challenged. It's time to wonder how much of that character flaw is Curry's.
If that sounds preposterous for a guy who just repeated as NBA MVP, let's look at it this way: Who do you think has more killer instinct, Curry or Green?
They are the two Warriors leaders, so if you agree that it's Green who pushes that point more, then it's an indictment of Curry by default.
And Game 5 was a golden opportunity for Curry to contradict his appearance and go baby-faced gangster on LeBron James for stepping over Green and drawing him into a fracas that led to the suspension.
Yet time after time, Curry got open looks and flat-out missed.
One game after Curry used physicality better than James did, James used shooting better than Curry did—which was even more surprising to see.
In one sequence, Curry missed the sort of shot his team expects him to make, then he got roasted on defense…and then proceeded to make a tone-deaf gesture urging his teammates to keep after it.
The occasions where Curry tried to go solo for difficult shots everyone is OK with him taking at times felt awkward. His feel for the moment was off. He was, in the words of Warriors coach Steve Kerr, in "a little bit of a hurry."
Meanwhile, Kyrie Irving's 41-point night had James praising his 24-year-old teammate for his "calm," which made it even more noticeable that Curry wasn't more composed.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jun 14, 2016 - 12:23pm PT
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Strange Days (The Doors said that).
SD local sports page went through six paragraphs praising LeBronco (now don't go all OJ on me) before mentioning Kyrie (rhymes with Irie, no), "Irving was plenty sharp , too".
What? Didn't he shoot 70.8%, 71.4% on 3 pointers (1 more than LB), have 1 block to LB's 3, 6 assists to LB's 7? Yes LB had 16 boards, but aren't big men supposed get a lot?
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