In honor of the Warriors, post a coin that is blue or gold or both.
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It's NICE to have TWO professional World Championship teams in the Bay Area...
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Kyrie Irving - All-NBA player, All-Star - OUT
Kevin Love - All-Star - OUT
Anderson Varejao - All-NBA defender - OUT
Imagine if the roles were reversed. If the Cavaliers were completely healthy and if Golden State were without Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala, that Warriors team gets swept. Geez, do they even make any game competitive?? Probably not. And even if both teams were at full strength... do the Warriors win a single game?? Maybe one at Oracle but that's it.
I don't have any blue or gold coins to post, so I'll just offer a congratulations.
The NBA has a product to sell, which was a Warriors win, and they panicked when Cavaliers went up 2-1. Then enter Joey Crawford is pathetic and shouldn't be allowed to ref anymore because it is so obvious that no person can be that bad and thick headed at the same time, and the non-calls and bad calls killed every single Cavaliers run.
Essentially, and I've played basketball and coached basketball and watched al my life, the NBA has a product to sell and this year that product was Golden State. Next year it's Cavaliers. You can go to Vegas and place that bet now.
PS. I'm a Celtics fan and about as far from a Lebron supporter as you can be, but I played the game and what I saw was nothing short of heroic. Lebron basically said I'll play you 1 on 5 and will beat you. And he was going to...until the NBA stepped in. Iguadala and Green hacked away with little to no consequence the last 3 games and when refs don't call that it becomes demoralizing and forces you to adjust your game to outside your comfort zone. Even the pro Warrior announcers constantly commented on the non-calls. It's sad really...but kids want to play NBA 2K15 Steph Curry next year and make his video game shots in the 4th quarter after the opponent was completely baffled/out of rhythm.
Congrats to the Warriors. Their season speaks for itself.
Lance.
Meanwhile, here's a blue coin with some gold:
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LeBron was a stud, but even he had trouble making shots against the Warriors defense. He shot less than 40% in the series. He was fouled by defenders and the refs did not call some of them
He also knocked defenders off the court and did not get called for charging. Bottom line is he could not win the series by himself.
Hopefully these two teams will play for the title next year with Cleveland at full strength.
LeBron is a great player but he got away with just as much pushing of and shoving as anything the Warriors did. And for injuries, the Cavs should look at their lack of depth and the tole it took on their starters.
Here's some blue and gold:
Stuart
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83 wins and who knows how great this team will be in the years ahead ? Awesome season for Golden State !
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<< <i>"Barely won"? Don't be silly. The Cavs were lucky to see six games.
Congrats to the Warriors. Their season speaks for itself.
Lance.
Lance just has the nicest CBHs on the planet. Always amazed at the quality and eye appeal.
<< <i>The NBA has a product to sell, which was a Warriors win, and they panicked when Cavaliers went up 2-1. Then enter Joey Crawford is pathetic and shouldn't be allowed to ref anymore because it is so obvious that no person can be that bad and thick headed at the same time, and the non-calls and bad calls killed every single Cavaliers run. >>
<< <i>PS. I'm a Celtics fan and about as far from a Lebron supporter as you can be, but I played the game and what I saw was nothing short of heroic. Lebron basically said I'll play you 1 on 5 and will beat you. And he was going to...until the NBA stepped in. Iguadala and Green hacked away with little to no consequence the last 3 games and when refs don't call that it becomes demoralizing and forces you to adjust your game to outside your comfort zone. Even the pro Warrior announcers constantly commented on the non-calls. >>
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Like you I'm a basketball lifer (played, coached, and am a definite basketball junkie). To a trained basketball eye, the fix was clearly in. A buddy of mine is a coach at the collegiate level and he was stunned at (in his words) "how overwhelmingly one-sided and timely the calls were the entire series." It went beyond just "letting them play."
Props to GS for taking advantage of the help the refs gave them... because they needed every bit of it in order to beat LeBron and a group of role players. Even Steve Kerr said in the post-game presser that the series would have been completely different if the Cavs had been healthy.
Now, I'm no expert, but it seems to me that one team in the finals made adjustments and then went on to win three straight (two on the road), by playing better offense, and get this....better defense too.
But if it turns out you guys are correct, if the wrong team won, you might want to let someone know pretty quick...they've got a parade planned for Friday
<< <i>To a trained basketball eye, the fix was clearly in. >>
To anyone who can read, it wasn't luck that helped the team stay healthy.. Lots of insight there for all you haters.
<< <i>Like you I'm a basketball lifer (played, coached, and am a definite basketball junkie). To a trained basketball eye, the fix was clearly in. A buddy of mine is a coach at the collegiate level and he was stunned at (in his words) "how overwhelmingly one-sided and timely the calls were the entire series." It went beyond just "letting them play." >>
The Warriors won the last three games by a combined 42 points, and two of those were in Cleveland.
So your hypothesis seems just a tad dubious. Since you are a "basketball lifer" you probably also
know that players who challenge two or three defenders waiting at the rim rarely get the benefit
of the doubt. Lebron was clanking a huge number of free throws anyway.
As to your injury argument:
- When Kyrie was in game 1, Lebron was still playing isolation ball hog.
- Kevin Love is basically a really tall 3-point shooter. Cavs were undoubtedly tougher inside with Thompson.
- Varejao is redundant with either Mosgov or Thompson. The Cavs didn't lack for inside muscle without him.
Bottom line is you lost to a superior team from a FAR superior conference.
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or these 2?
Stuart
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"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
"The irrational exuberance over the Warriors' victory over LeBron and the four dwarfs is embarrassing. The fact is not a single player on Golden State's roster, including Stephen Curry, could start on the Showtime Lakers, the '80s Celtics or the Jordan Bulls.
ALL BAY LONG baby!!!! Go Dubs!!!! For all you haters out there....keep drinking the mix of A LOSER!!!!! Cavs lost Love in the first round, didn't hurt them one bit. Kyrie was torn up all throughout the playoffs, when he was out prior to The Finals, Cavs won every game with him out. The Greatest Player in The World is now 2-4 in The NBA Finals, lol....The Greatest NBA Team in the 2014/15 NBA season Won It All and rightfully so
Edit to add: there was no fix, stick to playing coaching and breathing basketball but leave the fix being in for the other people
<< <i>Not my words, but I agree:
"The irrational exuberance over the Warriors' victory over LeBron and the four dwarfs is embarrassing. The fact is not a single player on Golden State's roster, including Stephen Curry, could start on the Showtime Lakers, the '80s Celtics or the Jordan Bulls. >>
Not to derail this thread but the comment above is not even close to true. Steph Curry would be a star on any team. He is one of the best shooters in NBA history. The Warriors won 67 games and out cored their opponents by 10 points per game. I thought they didn't look nearly as good in the Finals but that doesn't invalidate everything else they did this season.
Now to get back on track, here are a pair of 1964 Proof nickels, one gold, one with a hint of blue: