Will he allow a sweep?
>>68166913
cavs gettin the reverse sweep
>>68166913
Yeah, because he's a rigging faggot
Fuck the NBA the thunder should have won
>>68166913
wew lad no.
Why are jews so ugly alads
>>68166913
No because that'd expose the Leastern Conference too much.
>>68166913
If the Cavs get swept, there will be an uproar to change the playoff seeding based on overall record
>>68167082
Are you retarded it's already based on overall record
>>68167100
Worded poorly. I meant by abolishing conferences
>>68167110
Oh
That wouldn't work
There needs to be conferences it seperates teams and helps scheduling
>>68167126
The best compromise would be to take the top 8 of each conference and rank them from 1 to 16 according to their record, but it'd still cause some problems.
>>68166963
How is a Warriors' sweep in his best interests?
He'd love the finals to be dragged to game 7.
>>68167585
m8 traveling would suck. imagine if boston had to play the clippers in a 7 game series right now when the format is 2-2-1-1-1
no amount of rigging would make this cavs team win a game against the memeiors
>>68166913
>allow
Demand
>>68166988
it's nature's way to tell us to not trust them
>>68168153
They should go back to 2-3-2. It was based
>the league gets more money if the series lasts longer
This is what /sp/ actually believes
>>68168241
Rewards being the 5 seed over the 4 since you have home court advantage.
>>68168267
Not really, though it does help mitigate it
Tbqh there shouldn't be that much of a difference between the 4 seed and the 5 seed anyway
>>68168249
It's all a set up for muh Golden State dynasty.
The NBA loves dynasties. Stern had the biggest boner for Jordan's Bulls and all the money it made, Kobe, Shaq, and the Lakers and all that money.
Why wouldn't he want the same for Curry?
This is the problem with /sp/, they think of the short term and not the long term, and Warriors sweeping and creating even more hype and media buzz helps the NBA.
>>68168249
Of course they do, but it's not a significant enough difference to justify rigging things.
>>68168153
but that's what would happen in a Clippers - Boston finals anyway
maybe you guys should just realize the cavs are a shitty fucking team. they would struggle to be a top 6 seed in the west. the warriors are a really good team too, thanks to a based GM and having one of the best drafts in recent history.
anyone who really thought the cavs stood a chance doesnt really watch basketball much. look at the finals last year. look at what the warriors did to the cavs in the regular season this year. look at how much the cavs struggled at times during the regular season, and how they struggled to beat the fucking raptors in the playoffs too. they are a medicore team with a GOAT in Lebron but the problem with Lebron is he doesn't really make others around him better like Curry does.
>>68168371
This. Cleveland would be a 5th seed at best if they were in the west.
>>68168136
Le money and le face of NBA and to dethrone a great player
>>68168384
No they would be the third seed in the west if you know anything
>>68168371
>curry makes people around him better
LMAO
>>68168472
a healthy clippers team is better than the cavs. cleveland only was able to win 57 games in the pathetic east. clippers won 53. I seriously think the cavs would be 10 games worse at least if they had to play in the west.
>everybody was saying that the warriors were dead because of pushing for the record
>everybody saying that Thunder would eliminate them
>mfw they were all wrong
>mfw Silver will rig it for them so they become the new legendary team
>mfw we will see them winning the three peat
Im glad the world is finally realizing what has been obvious for years. . . LeTravel is and always has been overrated af
>>68168472
>>68168384
>regular season
Literally doesn't matter what seed you think they would be but as of right now they're the 4th best team in the playoffs and it's a wide gap from the 3rd, the Spurs. Warriors 1st, then OKC 2nd. This is based on how well they performed and regardless of matchups the amount of defensive mistakes compounded by the horrible offensive decisions compared to others shows them to not be ready for the Finals let alone a top from the west.
Portland didn't even play this bad in the playoffs.
>>68168567
He's still one of the best players in NBA history. He's just not good enough to drag a team of scrubs to a title
I would've thought Cleveland had learned this lesson the first time, but apparently not
>>68168526
Cavs still would be third seed don't be a le healthy team fag, I'm a clippers fan myself cavs are much better than the clippers
>>68168524
RARE
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>the league rigs it for the warriors
they are near the bottom in free throw attempts per game. so actually its quite the opposite with the warriors.
>>68168596
yes, the cavs are the 4th best team in the playoffs. that makes them at best a 4 seed in the west since all the other teams are the west.
also reminder cp3 and blake griffin got injured. clips would have put up more of a fight if it wasnt for that.
>>68168526
>a healthy clippers team
Nice whatif.
Literally the most overrated and overused whatif in the NBA, a healthy clips is literally some mixture of a paper tiger, a boogey man, and a trump card.
>>68168610
:^)
>>68168607
>bosnia
>rare
and people have been calling Lebron overrated since he moved to Miami
>>68168641
Clippers are shit and will always be shit. Literally a none issue regardless of injures.
>>68168654
green being suspended wouldn't have changed that series.
>>68168222
Jej
>>68168249
How much do you think they're making off of these lame ads Ghostbusters ads?
>>68168882
>Green, the heart and soul of the Warriors and outspoken emotional leader of the team
>being suspended
>wouldn't change the series
>in the series were they pulled a 3 in a row miracle run
>and an emotion filled one run at that
Do you read the shit you type?
>>68168524
So Cleveland doubling him off the ball isn't the reason Green got all those open looks. And it's not the reason why klay will put up 40 with no dimes? Do you even watch basketball you foreign nigger?
>>68169048
do you type the shit you read?
>>68168472
Lol theyd be a 4 seed tops. They ain't finishing above okc. Why is it so hard for you to accept how bad the East is after they're exposed every year. I mean lelbron lost a finals to the fucking mavs
>>68168153
>portland to new orleans is better
>portland to Texas is better
meanwhile minnesota to chicago/milwuakee are like 6-8 hours drive from each other
>>68168384
>>68168526
>he thinks the west as a whole is better than the east
WEW
>>68169048
Green was garbage the whole series.
>>68169120
three conferences with the seeding being done on the overall record fucking when
>>68169177
elaborate.
>>68169177
But it is senpai.
>>68169186
So? He still heavily impacts the team and is a leader on the court. He's a major force defensively and helped them in those last three games.
How can you be this ignorant?
>>68169177
>he thinks undeniable and established facts are true
Well yeah, it would be pretty dumb to disagree with the truth.
>>68169259
They were literally better with him off the floor. Did you even watch the series you eastern conference fuckboy? And I'm stupid. You're cute.
>>68169212
>>68169225
sigh. the west as a whole was terrible in defense and pt differential. having 3-4 elite teams 2 average and 9-10 terrible ones makes your conference as a whole suck.
The east had 10 of the top 15 in defense and 9 in pt diff the west had 7 of the bottom 10 defenses and 6 of the bottom 10 in diff. the east had 10 teams go over .500 while the west had 6 etc etc. also when taking out the top 4 seeds in each conf. the east has a better record vs the west or taking out the top 3 and philly/lakers the east had a better record vs the west. philly only had 3 wins vs the east despite twice as many tries etc etc
>>68168603
>scrubs
>>68169427
>not good in two games
>suddenly not good at all
>literally the highest scorer in the most recent game and biggest contender for FMVP
>better without him on the floor
>>68169048
>Green being suspended for a game the Warriors lost would've changed the series
>>68169489
The West won 622 games
The East won 608 games
So considering each conference is gonna have the same amount of in conference wins that means the West was +14 in games played over the East. But please waste your time typing another essay.
>>68169603
Wow you have no argument so you resort to saying how good he is against Cleveland? Well no shit. We were talking about the okc series. Just admit I'm right before you make even more of an ass of yourself.
>>68168153
toronto and miami had a series
>>68169701
He played good throughout the entire OKC series except 2 games.
What are you talking about.
>>68166913
Yes, the Golden Boys are loved by everyone
Why does everyone hate da land?
I thought people liked rooting for the underdog...
Serious question here
If the NBA weren't blatantly rigged would it be better?
Also what if there was a promotion/relegation system to the d league? Would it work well?
The real question I'm trying to ask is, if the NBA weren't rigged, would da bulce win da champions hip?
>>68170053
>biggest payroll in the NBA
>underdog
>>68166913
>>68169618
Courtesy of a 70-win and high 60-win team.
Also doesn't counter much of what he said.
I'm not saying it's going to happen, but weirder things have happened in sports and in this year's playoffs, we could possibly end up taking these two at home and turn it into a crap-shoot best-of-three series.
If we get swept, the shit storm offseason we'll face is going to be huge. I'd hate to see us trade away some players I've learned to love over the past few years, but that's the outcome of being embarrassed.
Part of me kind of wishes we didn't make the finals last year, or even this year. I wish our expectations didn't outpace the reality of this team. I wish we would have kept Andrew Wiggins.
I’m not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We’re not ready right now. No way. Of course, I want to win next year, but I’m realistic. It will be a long process, much longer than it was in 2010.
I hate to be aw-shucks-gee-wiz, but I am honestly just happy to be here in the big picture. I love basketball, I love watching, and I love winning games. Watching the team we had from 2010-2015 was horrible, it wasn't fun, and it wasn't exciting. I was sold nothing from the Cavaliers except a chance to see 5 guys play basketball, at least with this team I can be sold the hope of a title. I'll gladly be in the conversation than completely forgotten about every year.
I even take a little comfort in knowing we aren't losing to the 09 Magic or another group that "shouldn't be in this position," we're losing to one of the all-time greatest teams assembled. Take away all the personal stuff and look at the basketball stuff, the Warriors are a fantastic squad.
I don't even know what to say, I just wanted to vent I guess. Let's go Cavs!
>>68170053
>Da Land
>GOAT
>underdog
>>68169618
see
>>68170342
I clearly said taking out the top 3 seeds and philly/lakers or top 4 seeds
>>68170290
>money = success
hows city and united doing again?
>>68170478
they are not underdogs.
>>68169905
He was -28 for the series
>>68170508
3.00 to win the series before it even started. they are underdogs
>>68170441
So your argument is the East is better if you selectively eliminated teams from each conference. That's the dumbest fucking thing I've ever heard. Taking out golden state alone eliminates 73 losses to the rest of the conference. Spurs thunder and warriors are all better than Cleveland.
>>68166963
The NBA managed to get my view for 2 games this post season, won't bother watching the WWE any longer. If the Cavs somehow come back and are about to eliminate the warriors I'll watch that game. I don't care about either team really, but the warriors soccer mom and soccer dad bandwagon needs to go. Also wouldn't mind if donkey green got injured, guy looks like fucking mr potatohead and never shuts his mouth. Plus he kicks balls which is never acceptable by a man
>>68170053
That only works when the underdog is seen as the good guy, golden state fans are similar to Tim Tebow fans and Roger Federer fans, a bunch of buttercup faggots
>mfw curry getting hurt and then the warriors being down 3-1 was just a work so they can tell the story of "the greatest team of all time overcoming great adversity in the playoffs to solidify their legacy"
>>68170940
Exactly how the NBA goes
>>68170568
that's because they suck. but real underdogs would have been celtics, raptors, cloppers, teams no one bet on at the beginning of the season.
>largest payroll in the NBA
>lose by over 30
>>68170940
Hey, NBA is where amazing happens, you know? Gotta love all those stories and narratives.
"Jordan having a flu game" is fucking unbelieawesome,
"Jordan being stuffed to the throat with corticosteroids to overcome an illness that would have let him lying on his bed otherwise" is much less appealing
