NBA 2015/16 thread
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<p>What an epic comeback. There was so much on the line for Golden State, at 1-3 down their whole legacy as a team was on very shaky ground. If they lost it would have validated the Charles Barkleys of the world who wrote off last year as an abberation against soft opposition, and the view that a jump shooting team can't win Championships.</p>
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<p>It would also put a giant asterisk next to their 73-9 regular season record, and would tarnish the reputations of Curry, Thompson and Green.</p>
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<p>But now their record has only been enhanced, and their champion status confirmed. A tough Cleveland series awaits, but their self-belief must be at an all-time high right now.</p> -
<p>As I said OKC needed to win game 6.</p>
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<p>The Cavs can win the finals as they won 2 of the first 3 games last year short-handed. Now Irving and Love are fit. They will need to shoot well from outside though. It would be great if Cleveland finally had something to celebrate in sports.</p>
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<p>Go Cavs!!!</p> -
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<p>Yeah, let's widen the gap between the splash brothers and the rest</p>
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<p>That is kinda the point which muppets like mariner dont get. Taking the 3 point line out wouldnt punish players like Thompson and Curry that much. They would still make the good shots they get. But it would mean you are less likely to get rewarded for bad jacking them up in volume. It could in fact be worse for teams like OKC than GS.</p>
<p>I like to see different methods of playing come through. But now it is becoming a jack up a volume of 3's league. Just like they have previously balanced the game via rule changes, they could do it again.</p> -
<p>This is good news for everyone:</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story//id/15816035/espn-doubles-nba-coverage-australia-new-zealand%C2%A0'>http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story//id/15816035/espn-doubles-nba-coverage-australia-new-zealand </a></p> -
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<p>This is good news for everyone:</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story//id/15816035/espn-doubles-nba-coverage-australia-new-zealand%C2%A0'>http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story//id/15816035/espn-doubles-nba-coverage-australia-new-zealand </a></p>
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<p>That is great news. Felt shortchanged this year.</p> -
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<p>Despite all of that, OKC had the chance to dethrone the champs in their hands. And they failed to execute</p>
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<p>Thank goodness there was no controversy.</p> -
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<p>The Thunder can have no complaints. They got beat straight up, no doubt</p>
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<p>Yip, and thank goodness for that. There was a rough call at the end. But that sort of call happens every game.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Baron Silas Greenback" data-cid="584306" data-time="1464676724"><p>Yip, and thank goodness for that. There was a rough call at the end. But that sort of call happens every game.</p></blockquote>
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Was that the Ibaka foul on Curry attempting the 3? <br><br>
Yeah in the end it was a good contest by Ibaka forcing a bad shot, but he got his hands in the wrong place to start out and Curry played it well. <br><br>
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<p>Was that the Ibaka foul on Curry attempting the 3?<br><br>
Yeah in the end it was a good contest by Ibaka forcing a bad shot, but he got his hands in the wrong place to start out and Curry played it well.<br><br>
Westbrook is probably the best at making the most of defenders having their hands in the wrong place and drawing a shooting foul.</p>
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<p>Yeah that was the one. It was a foul. But... those hadnt been called all game (including for Westbrook). They had let it flow. And then suddenly it a clutch situation they found the whistle and then lost it again?</p> -
This is doing the rounds....<br><br><img src="http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160602/fb05444a6ece8bb29ca462f60f3fe632.jpg" alt="fb05444a6ece8bb29ca462f60f3fe632.jpg">
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<p>Great game to start the finals, GSW got off to a flyer but Cleveland pegged them back and edged ahead late in the 3rd.</p>
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<p>Since then it's been allllll Warriors, with their bench turning up in the 4th- Livingston, Iguodala and Barbosa. Now up by 14 with 5 minutes left.</p> -
Deepest team in the NBA and it showed today. The defence was excellent and efficient shooting from the bench. <br><br>
7 players in double figures without Klay being one of them. Big time team effort. <br><br>
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<p>Just shows the depth in the Western Conference. </p>
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<p>Cleveland's dominance in the Finals has been a false positive, the top 3 teams in the league are in the West, and probably five of the top six overall.</p>
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<p>Pretty satisfying to see the Warriors do it in style. What a great team, and you'd have to think OKC would be doing the same thing if they got through the Conference Finals.</p>
