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NBA playoffs
Anyone else think it is weird that Golden State boat races every team in the third quarter? Just feels like they are keeping it close till the halftime commercials are done, getting a lead they like, then coasting.
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06-01-2018 11:17 PM |
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RE: NBA playoffs
(06-01-2018 11:17 PM)glacier_dropsy Wrote: Anyone else think it is weird that Golden State boat races every team in the third quarter? Just feels like they are keeping it close till the halftime commercials are done, getting a lead they like, then coasting.
They're the deepest, most talented team in the NBA. It seems like they can just "turn the switch on" when they want. They find ways to win. They're also cocky at times, especially Draymond, but they back it up with toughness and winning.
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RE: NBA playoffs
I don't know. I think some of it is they are the most talented team in the league. With rotations you have your first unit together in the first and third quarter. The first quarter teams are pumped up and have gameplans. In the third the Warriors have a chance to adjust to how the other team has defended them. Just my theory.
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06-02-2018 06:51 AM |
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RE: NBA playoffs
(06-02-2018 06:51 AM)RealDeal Wrote: I don't know. I think some of it is they are the most talented team in the league. With rotations you have your first unit together in the first and third quarter. The first quarter teams are pumped up and have gameplans. In the third the Warriors have a chance to adjust to how the other team has defended them. Just my theory.
I think its this with a little randomness. The Rockets missed a ton of wide open 3s in the third quarter of game 7 that changed the game.
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06-02-2018 07:38 AM |
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RE: NBA playoffs
(06-02-2018 07:38 AM)bearcatmark Wrote: (06-02-2018 06:51 AM)RealDeal Wrote: I don't know. I think some of it is they are the most talented team in the league. With rotations you have your first unit together in the first and third quarter. The first quarter teams are pumped up and have gameplans. In the third the Warriors have a chance to adjust to how the other team has defended them. Just my theory.
I think its this with a little randomness. The Rockets missed a ton of wide open 3s in the third quarter of game 7 that changed the game.
Some of that randomness was not having CP3 in the lineup and many of the Rockets had tired legs by Game 7. I think the question has more to do with why does Golden State have a tendency to do this over the course of a season and in a 7 game series. I believe they have the highest point differential to the opposing team in the 3rd quarter - someone correct me if I'm wrong. I agree with the adjustments made after the half but they have the depth and talent to execute those adjustments more times than not. They have to be one of the best passing teams in the league to get the ball to the open man. Also, they feed off each other and can demoralize the other squad when they start hitting those treys. I mean, Curry and Thompson are unreal at times with their shooting and then you throw in KD for the "auto mid range jumper" - pick your poison. Assuming the Warriors win the finals (3 out of the last 4) the balance of power could really shift if CP3 can talk his buddy LeBron in coming to Houston. Now that would be a lineup that could really contend with the Warriors.
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06-02-2018 10:13 AM |
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RE: NBA playoffs
(06-02-2018 10:13 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: Assuming the Warriors win the finals (3 out of the last 4) the balance of power could really shift if CP3 can talk his buddy LeBron in coming to Houston. Now that would be a lineup that could really contend with the Warriors.
I don't know. CP3 and Lebron are both pretty deep into their careers. CP3 gets hurt a bunch. LeBron is obviously showing no signs but how long can he keep beating father time? Harden is still a playoff question mark. I'd still probably take GS if healthy and there's a good chance you wouldn't even get a healthy Houston.
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06-02-2018 11:22 AM |
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RE: NBA playoffs
(06-02-2018 11:22 AM)RealDeal Wrote: (06-02-2018 10:13 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: Assuming the Warriors win the finals (3 out of the last 4) the balance of power could really shift if CP3 can talk his buddy LeBron in coming to Houston. Now that would be a lineup that could really contend with the Warriors.
I don't know. CP3 and Lebron are both pretty deep into their careers. CP3 gets hurt a bunch. LeBron is obviously showing no signs but how long can he keep beating father time? Harden is still a playoff question mark. I'd still probably take GS if healthy and there's a good chance you wouldn't even get a healthy Houston.
But do you agree that any "gap" would be narrowed with the addition of LeBron? Not only does he make everyone else around him better, Harden and company offer the ability to score that takes pressure off LeBron and it would give him more opportunities to catch a blow during the game. In Cleveland, other than Kevin Love, there just isn't a consistent scoring threat when he's on the bench. He plays so many minutes out of necessity. I just think Houston has more talent to win right now that he could be a part of - especially because he knows the window is short to win more championships before he hangs it up.
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06-02-2018 11:58 AM |
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RE: NBA playoffs
Of course. I'm just not convinced he wouldn't be better off teaming up with Paul George and young guys like Kouzma and Ingram in LA. A LeBron-CP3 team probably has a one year window to win a title.
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06-02-2018 12:04 PM |
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RE: NBA playoffs
(06-02-2018 12:04 PM)RealDeal Wrote: Of course. I'm just not convinced he wouldn't be better off teaming up with Paul George and young guys like Kouzma and Ingram in LA. A LeBron-CP3 team probably has a one year window to win a title.
Exactly. Bron will be 34 next year and he is one injury (major) away from decline. Just on articles I've read he wants to play where he can compete right now for a championship. His motivation is chasing Jordan's 6 championships and countering Golden State's elite lineup. Plus, a fully healthy Boston should be the favorites out of the east next year assuming Cleveland can't improve their roster further.
San Antonio may be another possibility because of his relationship with Popovich and the Kawhi Leonard drama would get resolved rather quickly with the addition of The King.
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RE: NBA playoffs
You guys are killing me with this halftime adjustment dogma.
Imagine you are an NBA player. You and your teammates paychecks went way up recently due to TV revenue. How would you respond to that, as an adult with a family. Would you play harder, or make sure the show was good?
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06-06-2018 07:37 AM |
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RE: NBA playoffs
And Lebron should go to Boston, forcing a Kyrie trade... miles of good stories for the off season there, and a really good Boston team next year.
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06-06-2018 07:48 AM |
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