NBA Basketball

2seaoat wrote:

Pay attention.  The MVP has been in a slump for three weeks.  Kerr has repeatedly addressed the same.  However, the cavs played good defense, but the game was won by offensive rebounds.

2seaoat wrote:It is obvious burning you up that all these other great NBA stars have out shined James in the last 10 years, and with only three rings, of course I would attack the first unanimous MVP.  This year four players are playing better than James, and if Russell continues to do what he is doing, that GOAT thing is going to be secondary......he has barely been the dominate player of his era, and he certainly has not earned the rings.......he is the mailman.......all kinds of individual stats, same shooting skills, same big body, and the mailman is number 2 in scoring which is remarkable, but he did not dominate his era, and in the end is never considered top ten in GOAT analysis.   It is what it is.  Now if he wins this year and next.....whole different discussion.

2seaoat wrote: It is a longshot, but he can achieve goat in three years in my opinion......two more rings narrows the debate, three more rings meet the new goat.....it really is no more complex than that......oh he finally did get his point average above his team mate.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Coming into Monday night, the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets were tied for the worst record in the league at 7-22, a paltry .241 winning percentage. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers rested LeBron James for the second night of a back-to-back after he had played 40 minutes on Christmas Day. The Cavs were summarily waxed 106-90 by the Detroit Pistons.

What’s the correlation between the cellar-dwelling Sixers and Nets and the defending champs? The loss dropped Cleveland’s record to just 4-18 in games in which James didn’t play since the start of the 2014-15 season, when he returned for a second stint with the franchise. That’s a winning percentage of just .182.

That’s right. Without James, the Cavs play worse than the worst teams in the league.

PkrBum wrote:Yep... excellent pickup.

But it's really about how the warriors play... just like last year. They lost their mojo... it's was obvious.

2seaoat wrote:So true....watched the Warriors lose to the Grissley's in over time.

The Cavs live by the 3 point play.  The Warriors used to rule the 3 point but their big man got injured last year before the finals and it has not been the same team since.  If either team gets slightly cold in their spacing or shooting, they can both be beat in the paint.  The Grizzlies have a huge advantage in the paint, but the Bulls or Grizzlies will be beat if the 3 point shooters are hot on either team.   The Cavs have significantly improved their team with Korver.  The Warriors with only Green playing defense should never have lost that game in the fourth quarter, and it clearly indicates they need a good big who rebounds and plays interior defense before the trade deadline.   They could get a great quality trade to get a good big, and maybe not give that much up.