Basketball/NBA

[DonAK]

Iggy MVP deservedly!

 

[Sumlit]

Iggy for Ballon d'Or!!! Oh wait!

IGGYMVP

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

Bill Russell does not look good. He looked better the last couple of times he was at NBA events.
Pretty amazing for Iggy. Last year Kawhi, now Iggy. LeBron stoppers getting the MVP trophies.

 

[Icarium]

More tweets hating lebron than congratulations for warriors. As expected.

 

[El Gato]

Now though... Congrats to Warriors. Probably the first time in a long time a jumpshooting team has won the title? But...

Would the Cavs have won it with Love and Irving?

 

[Icarium]

They definitely wont lack in offensive power. If they play with same level of defense they played during the final warriors might not have a chance. But with Kyrie and love defense takes some hit and in the end it is hard to say who will win. Both Kyrie and love can score 3 pointers, it will be a good match.

 

[Sumlit]

I think they would have gotten swept with Kyrie and Love. Cleveland hung around because they found a defensive identity once these players got injured, identity that would have been impossible with these two players playing. Love and Kyrie are not just average defensively, they are truly terrible, specially Love. Nevermind Love was not great this season offensively either, his offensive production would nowhere near cover for his defensive deficiency.

 

[Ini8]

Now though... Congrats to Warriors. Probably the first time in a long time a jumpshooting team has won the title? But...

Would the Cavs have won it with Love and Irving?

Mavs did it in 2011.

 

[El Gato]

Mavs did it in 2011.

Mavs a jumpshooting team Did you watch 10/11 Finals?

 

[barcanuck]

Poor Lebron this is the only time I wouldn't mind seeing him win due to his best two support players being hurt. Can't be mad since the Warriors were absolutely amazing the whole year.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Mavs a jumpshooting team Did you watch 10/11 Finals?

Even Cuban said we were jumpshooting back then .
it was a famous interview back then as he owned that journalist who has kept saying no jump shooting team would won it .was Epic.too bad I can't remember who he was talking too

 

[Ini8]

Mavs a jumpshooting team Did you watch 10/11 Finals?

I can ask you the same thing. They had the most 3PA in playoff history with 22.2 per game of all the NBA champions back in 2011. Their roster was filled with good spotup shooters. Dirk had the highest PPG in the Finals and we all know what his strengths are. As stated above, even their owner said it. How were they NOT a jump-shooting team?

Even the stats back it up:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2011.html

 

[Barcaman]

2 rookie managers made it to the final. Makes you wonder about the quality of the job.

I liked Kerr from his Bulls days. He was a 3 point specialist.

 

[barcafan161]

I think they would have gotten swept with Kyrie and Love. Cleveland hung around because they found a defensive identity once these players got injured, identity that would have been impossible with these two players playing. Love and Kyrie are not just average defensively, they are truly terrible, specially Love. Nevermind Love was not great this season offensively either, his offensive production would nowhere near cover for his defensive deficiency.

Disagree..this series was only close because warriors downplayed the cavs without those two.

their mindset would of been different had they been there..

 

[raki]

Now though... Congrats to Warriors. Probably the first time in a long time a jumpshooting team has won the title? But...

Would the Cavs have won it with Love and Irving?

No. Wrong and wrong . Sorry