No matter how they play, the Cavs are a way better team right now than they were last year. Not just having Irving and Love, but the other guys are better. Dellavadova, Thompson, Frye, Shumpert
If they are worse off, it is because Golden State is also better this year than last. But i don't see that happening
The bottom line is you're dealing with a basketball team vs a team with 2 magicians. I agree that they aren't that good of a team, and OKC was clearly the better team in that series. But it's like a circus freak show with these two kids. Thompson has great footwork and body control, and just needs a tiny window to get off his perfect form shot and would be the best shooter to have ever lived, if not for Curry. Curry is just out of this world. He doesn't need to be on balance, he doesn't need to be square, he doesn't need to follow through. He just needs to throw it towards the basket, and it goes in. It's just almost a different sport altogether, and for that reason, they are probably going to win. Cavs will blow them out one game when they are cold, but I doubt they can win the series. These two kids are just that good.
The best coach in the league and probably of all time says he is amazed at the team play of GS - the passing and the constant ball movement - I'll take Pops word that GS is a complete team
U must have been talking about OKC when u said 2 magicians and nothing else
They can't rebound. They can barely defend. They can pass and they can shoot.
They would need Curry and/or Klay to go insanely hot (which happens) for at least 4 games (They are too tired to pull that off) AND for Lebron/Cavs to choke like Westbrook/Durant/OKC (no way do cavs choke that bad)
Cleveland is way more rested, way more talented, and way more motivated.
The only thing Golden state has going for them is they have home court adv and Draymond Green is due to show up one of these games.
Everyone is focusing too much on the 73 win regular season. That was epic but it was vs a variety of mediocre opponents.
This is the playoffs and the competition is better....both the teams you play and how hard they play. Golden State played playoff basketball all season. OKC, Cleveland, Spurs, are only playing playoff ball in the playoffs.
Vegas has GS at -240 to keep things up and up
Do any of the guys busting balls have any money on golden state? Seems RX has a lot of guys that never make any predictions but are the first ones here in threads like these.
Thinking Cle is gonna win is 1 thing, but thinking a team with Iggy, Dray and Klay can't D? I mean his comments were ignorant, let him eat his medicine.