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[GregInPitt]

Yea, you guessed it. Cleveland.

Warriors just kept counter punching with offense every times the cavs seemed to try and get a run going.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Yea, you guessed it. Cleveland.

Warriors just kept counter punching with offense every times the cavs seemed to try and get a run going.

You are absolutely correct, they had a three whenever they needed it. The Warriors looked like they could keep playing for another 24 hours while most of the Cavs looked like they'd be dead if they had to play another 24 seconds.

Would have been interesting if the Cavs had been at full strength, but injuries are seemingly always part of athletics.

 

[LafayetteBear]

Being a long time Warriors fan, this one feels pretty sweet. Makes up for a lot of the unbelievable stuff that has happened with this franchise over the years. Trading Robert Parrish to the Celtics for nothing. Drafting Todd Fuller when we could have had Kobe. Sprewell choking out Carlessimo. Webber and Don Nelson feuding, and effectively tanking the franchise for the following five years. The drafting of Chris Washburn. Monta Ellis' mystery moped accident, and announcing he could not play with Steph. Joe Lacob getting booed mercilessly at Chris Mullin's jersey retirement ceremony. I could go on.

 

[PSUriseANDfire]

Being a long time Warriors fan, this one feels pretty sweet. Makes up for a lot of the unbelievable stuff that has happened with this franchise over the years. Trading Robert Parrish to the Celtics for nothing. Drafting Todd Fuller when we could have had Kobe. Sprewell choking out Carlessimo. Webber and Don Nelson feuding, and effectively tanking the franchise for the following five years. The drafting of Chris Washburn. Monta Ellis' mystery moped accident, and announcing he could not play with Steph. Joe Lacob getting booed mercilessly at Chris Mullin's jersey retirement ceremony. I could go on.

Congrats. You are probably going to be happy for a few more years at least haha. No way this team if it stays even similar to what it is now loses a 7 game series. The wild thing is that the best on the team are still going to improve. Barnes is legit also.

 

[Mile High Lion]

Being a long time Warriors fan, this one feels pretty sweet. Makes up for a lot of the unbelievable stuff that has happened with this franchise over the years. Trading Robert Parrish to the Celtics for nothing. Drafting Todd Fuller when we could have had Kobe. Sprewell choking out Carlessimo. Webber and Don Nelson feuding, and effectively tanking the franchise for the following five years. The drafting of Chris Washburn. Monta Ellis' mystery moped accident, and announcing he could not play with Steph. Joe Lacob getting booed mercilessly at Chris Mullin's jersey retirement ceremony. I could go on.

I had season tickets during the Run TMC era and find it interesting Don Nelson's small ball theory is finally vindicated. Maybe they finally had the personnel with the right attitude to do it. Maybe Kerr is just a little bit better coach. I don't know but I'm happy to see it.

 

[Cletus11]

Without Love and Irving, Cavs had zero chance to win. Good win for the Warriors and I do think they were the best team in the NBA, but the Cavs team that was in the Finals without Love and Irving I doubt would have beaten the Rockets, Clippers, Grizzlies, or San Antonio.

 

[Obliviax]

Congrats to Golden State. Perhaps the best backcourt I've ever seen. Really seem like a great group of guys and Steve Kerr is as good as it gets in the NBA.

Some thoughts:

• As stated, Cavs had no chance. Not only didn't they have talent, with the injuries, they had to log way too many meaningful minuets. it will come out today that Shumpert has a dislocated shoulder.
• GSW may be the luckiest team of all time. Their top five players missed 15 games TOTAL. That's 82 regular season games and 15 playoff games. Not only that, every team that the GSW faced lost their point guard early in the series. But, for GSWs, you can only play what is in front of you and they beat everyone.
• I have no idea what they were thinking giving the MVP to Iggy. Right, he came off the bench and provided a spark. But, he didn't even start three games. On top of that, his primary defensive target led both teams in points...let both teams in rebounds...led both teams in assists. Having said that, Iggy hit some big shots down the stretch (was also the beneficiary of several gimmees). I think Green was as big or bigger in the win. And, of course, without Curry this team is watching the semi-finals and finals from their vaca homes.
• Refs let Green mug people underneath. He should have gotten a flagrant foul against Mozgov, which may have changed the game down the stretch. GSW game plan was to double James, play the perimeter, and crash the boards when a shot went up with more, smaller players. Cavs only shot was to dominate the paint with Mozzy, TT and James. With Green being so physical, it was enough to offset Cavs more physical dominance.
• In the end, there was nobody that could make a shot from the outside so that GSW couldn't crash the paint. Part of that was good defense by GSW but Cavs simply missed open shots, too. GSW average 15 points below their average, but Cavs just couldn't score.

Again, congrats to the NBA champs. Well deserved by, what appears to be, some great guys.

 

[fairgambit]

Yea, you guessed it. Cleveland.
Warriors just kept counter punching with offense every times the cavs seemed to try and get a run going.

I'm no NBA fan and ordinarily couldn't care less who won, but long suffering Cleveland fans deserve a title in something......anything. I wish they had been able to defy the odds, but alas, twas not to be.

 

[Obliviax]

I'm no NBA fan and ordinarily couldn't care less who won, but long suffering Cleveland fans deserve a title in something......anything. I wish they had been able to defy the odds, but alas, twas not to be.

I think we can all agree that the GSW, as configured in the finals, was the better team. What bugs me is the MVP voting. I smell a fix, honestly, and this is where the NBA looks rigged. You are telling me that of the 7 of the 11 media voters for the NBA all happened to think a second string guy was the MVP over Curry or Green? I am very comfortable saying that someone told them to vote, en masse, for Iggy so that the vote wasn't split.

 

[LafayetteBear]

I think we can all agree that the GSW, as configured in the finals, was the better team. What bugs me is the MVP voting. I smell a fix, honestly, and this is where the NBA looks rigged. You are telling me that of the 7 of the 11 media voters for the NBA all happened to think a second string guy was the MVP over Curry or Green? I am very comfortable saying that someone told them to vote, en masse, for Iggy so that the vote wasn't split.

Obli: Iguodala started the last two games, and he finished all six. He was (along with Curry) the Warriors' leading scorer in Game 6, and contributed a lot offensively in each game. He played stellar defense on Lebron. Lebron is the best player in the game, and outweighs Iggy by 50 pounds, not to mention that fact that he takes the bulk of the Cavs' shots. So, yeah, Lebron was gonna score a lot of points regardless. But he did not seem all that dominant in Game 6. I think Iggy deserves some credit for that. Who did Steph have to guard, Delly? LOL, that's comparatively light duty. (Nothing against Delly, who played his college ball a half mile from my house, at St. Mary's. Love the kid, and he has some game, but he can't hang with Curry. No shame in that.)

 

[Obliviax]

Obli: Iguodala started the last two games, and he finished all six. He was (along with Curry) the Warriors' leading scorer in Game 6, and contributed a lot offensively in each game. He played stellar defense on Lebron. Lebron is the best player in the game, and outweighs Iggy by 50 pounds, not to mention that fact that he takes the bulk of the Cavs' shots. So, yeah, Lebron was gonna score a lot of points regardless. But he did not seem all that dominant in Game 6. I think Iggy deserves some credit for that. Who did Steph have to guard, Delly? LOL, that's comparatively light duty. (Nothing against Delly, who played his college ball a half mile from my house, at St. Mary's. Love the kid, and he has some game, but he can't hang with Curry. No shame in that.)

I have to agree with all of that. James was spent in game six, just gassed. I also think that he knew, when no calls were forthcoming in the first quarter when he drove to the basket, that others had to step up from the outside. His legs were shot and that's why his long ball was off. Plus, GS covered him with several players, not just Iggy.

What was impressive is how so many guys stepped up at different times in a pressure situation for GS. For the Cavs. Delly and JR were intimidated. Shump, it will come out, played with a dislocated shoulder.

I just don't see how you can call Iggy, playing as good as he did, the MVP. Had to be a fix. No way seven guys just happen to pick Iggy and ignore Curry or Green (if you feel you have to give it to one of the winners). Seems to me someone went around and "curried" votes. James was the true MVP, as you stated. No way to get around that.

 

[LafayetteBear]

I just don't know why they would fix something like the Finals MVP award. The title is the thing. I'd be willing to be that neither Steph nor Green cares.

I would not be at all surprised if next year's Finals features the same two teams.

 

[Cletus11]

The MVP should have went to Lebron. He was the most valuable player. Without him, the Cavs would have lost in 4 games getting beat by 25+ points in each of them.

 

[Obliviax]

I just don't know why they would fix something like the Finals MVP award. The title is the thing. I'd be willing to be that neither Steph nor Green cares.

I would not be at all surprised if next year's Finals features the same two teams.

Not sure, but it was clearly fixed. Iggy's opponent led both teams in scoring, rebounds AND assists. Iggy had a great offensive burst, for him, but many of his scores were uncontested while he was being unguarded. Hats off to Iggy, his presence changed the series. But he was hardly the "MVP". No way they vote unanimously for Iggy over Curry if there wasn't some kind of agreement.

 

[70Sixers]

Being a long time Warriors fan, this one feels pretty sweet. Makes up for a lot of the unbelievable stuff that has happened with this franchise over the years. Trading Robert Parrish to the Celtics for nothing. Drafting Todd Fuller when we could have had Kobe. Sprewell choking out Carlessimo. Webber and Don Nelson feuding, and effectively tanking the franchise for the following five years. The drafting of Chris Washburn. Monta Ellis' mystery moped accident, and announcing he could not play with Steph. Joe Lacob getting booed mercilessly at Chris Mullin's jersey retirement ceremony. I could go on.

Great post. I'm happy for the Warriors fans. They are great fans. A guy on the UNC board was a long time suffering GSW fan and he too gave a great outline of what a long journey it has been:



Rikster2 wrote: Here's what it's like to be a long time Ws fan:

• Excitement over young stud Robert Parish
• dejection when Parish asks out of Oakland because we are a dead-end franchise
• the worst trade in sports history - Robert Parish and the draft pick that became Kevin McHale for the draft picks that became Rickey Brown and JBC
• Joe Barely Cares. Most appropriate nickname ever
• Sleepy scores 29 in the 4th on the Lakers in the playoffs
• Chris Mullin drafted
• Chris Mullin has to take time off to dry out
• Chris Mullin returns with a vengeance
• Nelly takes us on an awesome ride
• Run TMC
• Ws trade Richmond for the rights to Billy Owens
• Sarunas!
• Manute for 3!
• Latrell Sprewell stolen at the #24 pick
• Warriors add Chris Webber who leads them them to a 50 win season!
• Webber asks out of Oakland after said 50 win season
• Ws promptly go 12 years without a playoff appearance
• Sprewell chokes out PJ Carlesimo, run outta Oakland
• Ws make many awesome first round picks like Todd Fuller, Cliff Rozier, Andrés Biedrins, Deayne Morton, Adonal Foyle, Patrick O'Bryant, etc
• Nelly back - ride less awesome the second time around
• Warriors become first 8 seed to upset a top seed! We're on our way Baybee!
• Warriors follow that up by going five more years without a playoff appearance
• Ws draft Curry, then Thompson
• 2012 draft brings HB, Ezeli, Green
• Ws make the big FA signing of Iggy
• Ws can Mark Jackson after a 50-win season

Then ... This. Friggin awesome. The time at the bottom makes the time at the top that much sweeter!