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Sam Amick
@sam_amick
On Curry: "There’s a 3 or 4 minute stretch every night where you can see the heart coming out of the other team’s chest. It’s sensational."
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This was before the Boston game
Sam Amick
@sam_amick
On Curry: "There’s a 3 or 4 minute stretch every night where you can see the heart coming out of the other team’s chest. It’s sensational."
Miami isnt making it out the east and wade is almost done; the fact that you think GS has something to prove is ridiculous; GS starters are playing the same amount of mins as the spurs starters and LBJ is playing more mins; so the self preservation comment is also absurd..
I don't wanna see Boston cavs.
Where you been.
That is wasn't a fluke like half the nba claimed it to be because they played teams with injuries and didn't have to play certain other teams.
by your logic shouldnt the Cavs have alot to prove as well?? If GS is healthy they will beat the Cavs; You bringing up titles from 20years ago like the players and coaches from GS care about that shit
...You sound crazy; Also who has played a harder schedule; If GS schedule is weak, then so is every other contender schedule; Guys are foolish on here
The entire team have improved tremendously on defense. Or better yet, they have switch their style. I get what your saying, but I'll reserve that notion that GS can beat the Spurs in 7 when it happens.
Nobody said they gotta prove something. But golden state mention it themselves in regards to what teams were saying.
by your logic shouldnt the Cavs have alot to prove as well?? If GS is healthy they will beat the Cavs; You bringing up titles from 20years ago like the players and coaches from GS care about that shit
He's a clown why are you wasting your time?
Ok so the Bulls have franchise has more titles than the warriors, they dont have nothing to prove??
The Spurs havent improved defensively they are just playing at a slower pace because Parker is on the downside and Manu is finished; So I agree they have switched their styles; Ive watched the Spurs; they are very easy to beat; If the team doesnt double aldridge, green is taking out of the game; and they have no consistent 3 pointers and no open looks because no one is doubling hurts them; Leonard will spend alot of energy guarding the best offensive player on the other team, thereby hurting his offense; duncan can no longer take over a game consistently and Parker has slowed alot; Im telling you in terms of matchups, GS matches up great with the Spurs; Actually OKC matches up better than the Spurs to GS
You are right im done with him
So... let me get this straight:
GS's chip is invalidated because.... the 'best' teams in the west folded up and choked and got eliminated, and the Cavs were injured?
All this BS about the Spurs turning it on when they feel like it and resumes and shit.... Yeah, that shit helped them when they got booted in the first round last year!
GS did what great teams do, beat the teams in front of them and won the Chip, and like Dudes were saying earlier, Curry, instead of making hi eyebrows touch his hair line and going into bitch mode when he doesn't get a call, goes back the next time and puts a dagger in Niggas hearts! Thats how great MENTAL players play the damn game....
Niggas in here dry hating like a son of a bitch, doing whatever they can to invalidate the teams achievements! If it was so easy, why the fuck has no team done it before?
GS's chip is invalidated because.... the 'best' teams in the west folded up and choked and got eliminated, and the Cavs were injured?
All this BS about the Spurs turning it on when they feel like it and resumes and shit.... Yeah, that shit helped them when they got booted in the first round last year!
GS did what great teams do, beat the teams in front of them and won the Chip, and like Dudes were saying earlier, Curry, instead of making hi eyebrows touch his hair line and going into bitch mode when he doesn't get a call, goes back the next time and puts a dagger in Niggas hearts! Thats how great MENTAL players play the damn game....
Niggas in here dry hating like a son of a bitch, doing whatever they can to invalidate the teams achievements! If it was so easy, why the fuck has no team done it before?
So... let me get this straight:
GS's chip is invalidated because.... the 'best' teams in the west folded up and choked and got eliminated, and the Cavs were injured?
All this BS about the Spurs turning it on when they feel like it and resumes and shit.... Yeah, that shit helped them when they got booted in the first round last year!
GS did what great teams do, beat the teams in front of them and won the Chip, and like Dudes were saying earlier, Curry, instead of making hi eyebrows touch his hair line and going into bitch mode when he doesn't get a call, goes back the next time and puts a dagger in Niggas hearts! Thats how great MENTAL players play the damn game....
Niggas in here dry hating like a son of a bitch, doing whatever they can to invalidate the teams achievements! If it was so easy, why the fuck has no team done it before?
The thing is, if you go back to 1980; From 80 lakers to now, almost every champion played teams where the other team was hurt; these dudes are really stupid to suggest that shit about injuries; MJ bulls played alot of hurt teams, so did the Shaq/Kobe lakers which had alot of fucking help from the refs every fucking year they won; What about the Pistons first ship, the lakers starting backcourt didnt even play 1 game in the finals
; Every year 80s Celtics won they played hurt teams; Hell the Lakers last ship they wouldnt have got if Perkins didnt get hurt; On and On and On
So... let me get this straight:
GS's chip is invalidated because.... the 'best' teams in the west folded up and choked and got eliminated, and the Cavs were injured?
All this BS about the Spurs turning it on when they feel like it and resumes and shit.... Yeah, that shit helped them when they got booted in the first round last year!
GS did what great teams do, beat the teams in front of them and won the Chip, and like Dudes were saying earlier, Curry, instead of making hi eyebrows touch his hair line and going into bitch mode when he doesn't get a call, goes back the next time and puts a dagger in Niggas hearts! Thats how great MENTAL players play the damn game....
Niggas in here dry hating like a son of a bitch, doing whatever they can to invalidate the teams achievements! If it was so easy, why the fuck has no team done it before?
It's not invalidated. Jus like lebron a ain't. People complained about Mia super team and keep comparing him to everything Jordan did to invalidate what he's done. But a rings a ring. But the man curry said himself he would rectify the doubts this season. And he's doin it. So what's the argument
The thing is, if you go back to 1980; From 80 lakers to now, almost every champion played teams where the other team was hurt; these dudes are really stupid to suggest that shit about injuries; MJ bulls played alot of hurt teams, so did the Shaq/Kobe lakers which had alot of fucking help from the refs every fucking year they won; What about the Pistons first ship, the lakers starting backcourt didnt even play 1 game in the finals
Exactly!! Injuries are part of the game, but since this fool is hating on Steph and Co., NOW there Chip should be in italics and shit! Plus, that Nigga said the Spurs don't have shit to prove?!?! Really?!?!? A fucking defending Champ who gets booted in the first round, whispers of them motherfuckers getting old and shit... but they have nothing to prove?!?!
Funny how when a Dude is hating, but trying to mask it, eventually they will start posting really stupid shit to make their point 'anonymously'!
Doesn't mean the TEAM has anything to prove, thats a challenge HE took on. The only ones bitching are the teams that choked and want to take the pressure off of their underachieving asses! Doc Rivers shouldn't say SHIT with the way those motherfuckers turned over on their bellies like bitches against the Rockets, with Jason Terry and Prigs at PG?!?!
Dude, really, your statement about the Spurs really throws a lot of salt in your game, and I'm just being straight up...
Exactly!! Injuries are part of the game, but since this fool is hating on Steph and Co., NOW there Chip should be in italics and shit! Plus, that Nigga said the Spurs don't have shit to prove?!?! Really?!?!? A fucking defending Champ who gets booted in the first round, whispers of them motherfuckers getting old and shit... but they have nothing to prove?!?!
Funny how when a Dude is hating, but trying to mask it, eventually they will start posting really stupid shit to make their point 'anonymously'!
..You can tell its hate and they really dont know alot about basketball; Ive been watching basketball for more than 30 years, if GS stay healthy and together they are about to go on an epic run and these other teams/gms know it; They are so young and getting better its crazy; they are changing the way todays game is being played right before our eyes; Dumb fucks OKC could have went on a run if they woulda just kept harden
Spurs usually have something to prove when they get snubbed and they do it also. They lost to Mia from a Ray Allen 3 pointer that was a momentum changer when the series should have been over. And they came back the next year and pimp slapped Mia.Exactly!! Injuries are part of the game, but since this fool is hating on Steph and Co., NOW there Chip should be in italics and shit! Plus, that Nigga said the Spurs don't have shit to prove?!?! Really?!?!? A fucking defending Champ who gets booted in the first round, whispers of them motherfuckers getting old and shit... but they have nothing to prove?!?!
Funny how when a Dude is hating, but trying to mask it, eventually they will start posting really stupid shit to make their point 'anonymously'!
They year they pimp slapped Miami, OKC dominated them every game; But OKC was hurt when they played the Spurs in the playoffs; Shouldnt the spurs title be bullshit or not count
We'll see. If they beat the Spurs, if they even match up, then it will be deserved. And they have improved defensively. Whether you choose to acknowledge that our not.
I agree rivers shouldn't have said shit.Doesn't mean the TEAM has anything to prove, thats a challenge HE took on. The only ones bitching are the teams that choked and want to take the pressure off of their underachieving asses! Doc Rivers shouldn't say SHIT with the way those motherfuckers turned over on their bellies like bitches against the Rockets, with Jason Terry and Prigs at PG?!?!
Dude, really, your statement about the Spurs really throws a lot of salt in your game, and I'm just being straight up...
Idk where y'all gettin this salty shit. All I said was there's only 3 teams that I feel can compete on the level golden state is on. They need another league for these dudes and the only other teams I would put in that league is Spurs and cavs. And I'm a Knicks fan. So my heart ain't even in this debate. Cause we barely competing with the Lakers and 76s
Mike Tyson was a beast in the 80s and got beat up by Lennox Lewis too!?!? My point is, you're going to the way back machine like that shit is relevant in 2015! None of these current players give a fuck about that shit, they aren't playing ghost, they are NOT intimidated by the Spurs, and the Spurs are older. They still have TD playing important minutes, they are weak as fuck at PG, and Leonard while he is a great player, CANNOT be expected to beat the TEAM as well rounded as the Warriors! Like Carver said, at this point, their is NO team equipped to beat them in a 7 game series, that includes King and the Cavs IMO. The Warriors will only beat themselves...
Nah... you are expressing some symptoms of hate... Not a full fledged type of hate, but definitely a dry type of hate though. Review the theme and tenor of some of your posts about GS... It's not hard... but its there... real dry but there...
Smh. Who the hell said anyone's title was bullshit. I said a ring is a ring. Make points without forcing words in the statements. I never said golden state ain't deserve it, being healthy is part of the game. Playoff positioning is part of the game . Mental warfare is part of the game.They year they pimp slapped Miami, OKC dominated them every game; But OKC was hurt when they played the Spurs in the playoffs; Shouldnt the spurs title be bullshit or not count
I'm jus a spectator I got no emotional stakes in these teams. My team ain't even good enough to mention with these elite teams let alone the mediocre teams. But I will have some wagers goin on post season
Please quote. I been waiting for this.
If your emotionally attached to golden state for some reason you might be feelin sensitive about my comments
I feel ya, that wasnt for you per se, just for these guys on here that give crap to GS because of non injuries; Listen I dont have a team I just like seeing good basketball and great players; so I can appreciate all of them; By the way you a knicks fan right, I think the kid is being overhyped..
Not the case at all Bruh, and me pointing out your dry hate for the Warriors is being sensitive? That's sounds like a weak ass attempt at projecting to me Dude, unfortunately for you, I'm just a little bit too bright to fall for that bait Doc...
Everybody who's posted here in the past two days sees you dry hate, you're just trying to deflect it since you've been called on it and thats what you are supposed to do so thats cool
The thing is, if you go back to 1980; From 80 lakers to now, almost every champion played teams where the other team was hurt; these dudes are really stupid to suggest that shit about injuries; MJ bulls played alot of hurt teams, so did the Shaq/Kobe lakers which had alot of fucking help from the refs every fucking year they won; What about the Pistons first ship, the lakers starting backcourt didnt even play 1 game in the finals
We not going to even mention that game 6 Kings vs Lakers fiasco..
We not going to even mention that game 6 Kings vs Lakers fiasco..
ive never seen anything like it
it was the worst ever but i bet these kobe stans want say shit about it; throw in that portland 4 quarter crap as well refs handed lakers 2 titles and lakers fans like hey thanks...
'Freaky Friday' puts Cavaliers in Warriors' shoes for a night
ORLANDO, Fla. -- When the doors swung open to the Cleveland Cavaliers' locker room after the Cavs’ most complete win of the year, the head of just about every media member that entered swiveled toward the flat screen TV that hung on the front wall.
You see, as the Cavs were putting the final touches on a 111-76 shellacking of the Orlando Magic, the unbeaten Golden State Warriors were embroiled in a one-possession game late with the Boston Celtics.
Only instead of one of the more significant regular-season games in NBA history being on the screen, the television was showing the opening minutes of the 3-19 Los Angeles Lakers facing the 18-5 San Antonio Spurs.
I have no evidence that the channel choice was intentional, but it certainly felt that way.
In order for the Cavs to reach their potential, there needs to be an internal focus. LeBron James might have used the external pressure of the Warriors’ historic run to crack the whip in the early part of the season and keep his team from thinking anything would come easy, but there seemed to be a shift for Cleveland this road trip.
Now, at long last, we would see the real Cavs. Iman Shumpert got back in the act against Orlando, making his season debut with 14 points and three rebounds in 25 minutes, while going 5-for-7 from the floor. Come Tuesday in Boston, Cleveland could very well have an entirely healthy roster for the first time all season. The Cavs have two more practices scheduled before then to give Kyrie Irving some extra work, and they have four days for J.R. Smith to fight off the sickness that kept him out of the Orlando game.
“He’s back,” Cavs coach David Blatt said of Shumpert.
“Got in the lane, made 3s, was very aggressive defensively,” added James. “We needed that from him, and we were happy to have him back.”
Shumpert was sublime, yes. But Friday felt like a lot more than just Shump trading in his sports jacket for his jersey and shorts (short shorts, by the way, just like James). It felt like things clicked. It started offensively with James in peak form in the first half (all nine of his attempts came within the restricted area; he made eight of them). It continued defensively with the Cavs’ wing D enforcing its will with James, Shumpert, Matthew Dellavedova and Jared Cunningham helping Cleveland to a 14-3 edge in fast-break points as they clamped down on the Magic guards before any meaningful offense could be initiated.
And then on top of all that, Timofey Mozgov came alive (17 points on 8-for-9 shooting in 20 minutes). “Timo was waiting for me,” Shumpert said. “I’m the crazy brother that puts the battery in him I guess. That’s my big fella. He’ll be all right.”
The same can be said for the 15-7 Cavs, now riding a two-game win streak and looking at seemingly clear skies ahead after a 5-6 stretch over their previous 11 games made things murky for a while.
By the start of the fourth quarter -- with the Cavs up by 31 and James already with two ice bags fixed to his knees, signaling he would get the final period off with the win already all but settled -- things were taking on a “Freaky Friday” type turn. Suddenly, the Warriors got to feel what it was like to embody the Cavs and be missing two of their top players -- Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes -- and see the boost that gives to an opponent that can smell blood in the water.
And on the other side, the Cavs spent the night embodying what it must be like to be the Warriors on most nights.
First, there was James hitting his first five three throws of the night to make him 50 for his last 55 in the last seven games (a Stephen Curry-esque 90.9 percent). Then, there was James swishing a ridiculous turnaround shot from the corner of the court to beat the shot clock in the third quarter, causing Cavs assistant coach Larry Drew to summon him over to the bench at the next dead ball just so he could shake James’ hand. Then, as happens so often with Curry, James’ night was over by the time the fourth quarter started.
And that’s when Cleveland looked the most like Golden State, a team that not only wins but does it in Vine-generating style, as James Jones went ballistic in the final period and scored 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting, causing the Cavs’ bench to go berserk with every successive swish.
“It’s a fun game,” Blatt said of the bench celebrations that made even him unable to stifle a smile late in the fourth quarter, when Kevin Love came sprinting out of his seat to cheer on Jones. “It’s great to see guys enjoying and supporting their teammates.”
There has been gravity to the Cavs’ season thus far. There is pressure that comes with being the second-highest payroll in league history. There’s even more of it when all that money is being paid to try to erase a half-century of championship failures in the city of Cleveland. All the while, there is an uneasiness that bubbles up with every record-breaking accomplishment the Warriors put up, a wonder if it’s all going to be for naught.
It all started to seem all right for Cleveland on Friday. Then again, as James answered questions in front of his locker after the game, his eyes stayed fixed on the TV showing the Spurs-Lakers game.
He wasn’t looking at the action.
He was looking at the bottom line to see the Warriors-Celtics score.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- When the doors swung open to the Cleveland Cavaliers' locker room after the Cavs’ most complete win of the year, the head of just about every media member that entered swiveled toward the flat screen TV that hung on the front wall.
You see, as the Cavs were putting the final touches on a 111-76 shellacking of the Orlando Magic, the unbeaten Golden State Warriors were embroiled in a one-possession game late with the Boston Celtics.
Only instead of one of the more significant regular-season games in NBA history being on the screen, the television was showing the opening minutes of the 3-19 Los Angeles Lakers facing the 18-5 San Antonio Spurs.
I have no evidence that the channel choice was intentional, but it certainly felt that way.
In order for the Cavs to reach their potential, there needs to be an internal focus. LeBron James might have used the external pressure of the Warriors’ historic run to crack the whip in the early part of the season and keep his team from thinking anything would come easy, but there seemed to be a shift for Cleveland this road trip.
Now, at long last, we would see the real Cavs. Iman Shumpert got back in the act against Orlando, making his season debut with 14 points and three rebounds in 25 minutes, while going 5-for-7 from the floor. Come Tuesday in Boston, Cleveland could very well have an entirely healthy roster for the first time all season. The Cavs have two more practices scheduled before then to give Kyrie Irving some extra work, and they have four days for J.R. Smith to fight off the sickness that kept him out of the Orlando game.
“He’s back,” Cavs coach David Blatt said of Shumpert.
“Got in the lane, made 3s, was very aggressive defensively,” added James. “We needed that from him, and we were happy to have him back.”
Shumpert was sublime, yes. But Friday felt like a lot more than just Shump trading in his sports jacket for his jersey and shorts (short shorts, by the way, just like James). It felt like things clicked. It started offensively with James in peak form in the first half (all nine of his attempts came within the restricted area; he made eight of them). It continued defensively with the Cavs’ wing D enforcing its will with James, Shumpert, Matthew Dellavedova and Jared Cunningham helping Cleveland to a 14-3 edge in fast-break points as they clamped down on the Magic guards before any meaningful offense could be initiated.
And then on top of all that, Timofey Mozgov came alive (17 points on 8-for-9 shooting in 20 minutes). “Timo was waiting for me,” Shumpert said. “I’m the crazy brother that puts the battery in him I guess. That’s my big fella. He’ll be all right.”
The same can be said for the 15-7 Cavs, now riding a two-game win streak and looking at seemingly clear skies ahead after a 5-6 stretch over their previous 11 games made things murky for a while.
By the start of the fourth quarter -- with the Cavs up by 31 and James already with two ice bags fixed to his knees, signaling he would get the final period off with the win already all but settled -- things were taking on a “Freaky Friday” type turn. Suddenly, the Warriors got to feel what it was like to embody the Cavs and be missing two of their top players -- Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes -- and see the boost that gives to an opponent that can smell blood in the water.
And on the other side, the Cavs spent the night embodying what it must be like to be the Warriors on most nights.
First, there was James hitting his first five three throws of the night to make him 50 for his last 55 in the last seven games (a Stephen Curry-esque 90.9 percent). Then, there was James swishing a ridiculous turnaround shot from the corner of the court to beat the shot clock in the third quarter, causing Cavs assistant coach Larry Drew to summon him over to the bench at the next dead ball just so he could shake James’ hand. Then, as happens so often with Curry, James’ night was over by the time the fourth quarter started.
And that’s when Cleveland looked the most like Golden State, a team that not only wins but does it in Vine-generating style, as James Jones went ballistic in the final period and scored 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting, causing the Cavs’ bench to go berserk with every successive swish.
“It’s a fun game,” Blatt said of the bench celebrations that made even him unable to stifle a smile late in the fourth quarter, when Kevin Love came sprinting out of his seat to cheer on Jones. “It’s great to see guys enjoying and supporting their teammates.”
There has been gravity to the Cavs’ season thus far. There is pressure that comes with being the second-highest payroll in league history. There’s even more of it when all that money is being paid to try to erase a half-century of championship failures in the city of Cleveland. All the while, there is an uneasiness that bubbles up with every record-breaking accomplishment the Warriors put up, a wonder if it’s all going to be for naught.
It all started to seem all right for Cleveland on Friday. Then again, as James answered questions in front of his locker after the game, his eyes stayed fixed on the TV showing the Spurs-Lakers game.
He wasn’t looking at the action.
He was looking at the bottom line to see the Warriors-Celtics score.
What you do is have Kyrie emulate Curry's game, that is molding himself primarily as a jump shooter who occasionally attacks the basket as opposed to an driver who can shoot the jumper..
I've seen Kyrie shooting skills and there are few in the league who can consistently shoot from the outside as good as him and I think if he changes his mindset and approach to the game he can be as successful as anyone not named Curry from downtown.. Changing his style as well as cutting back his mins, plus missing a quarter of the season, should dramatically cut down on his body wear and tear, something he could not do being the teams first (only) and 2nd option all of his career..
Notice how the Cavs getting Shump in their back-court seems to immediately solve all of their woe's ... Also for the Curry scoring 100 camp, notice how off his shot got vs the Cetlics once his legs got tired... Hint, the way you defend those shooters is by being physical and trying to wear them down, both mentally and physically... Something that most jump shooters suffer from, and is the primary reason why it is so difficult for them to even score 50 pts..
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