NBA 2018 Finals - Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors

[SJSharksfan39]

I'm from the Bay area, and I do root for the Warriors but this is embarrassing for the league. It's an elemination game and Cleveland seemed like they didn't show up. The only good thing about James possibly leaving Cleveland is the Cavs probably won't be going to the finals next year. The bad thing about the Cavs coming West is the real NBA finals will be the western conference final.

Thank God we had a pretty compelling Stanley Cup Final.

 

[hatterson]

Adam Silver scratching his head trying to think how to create parity in this league

Only way would be a hard cap that all but prevents elite players from signing for the same team. And that ain’t gonna happen.

 

[Tecumseh]

I got to say, I don’t get designing underneath of the cap’s bill. It looks ridiculous.

 

[WTFetus]

Le sore loser.

He talked to the Warriors when he went to the bench with 2+ minutes left. No need to do it twice.

 

[hatterson]

The only good thing about James possibly leaving Cleveland is the Cavs probably won't be going to the finals next year.

Just to be clear, if LeBron leaves, Cleveland is a lottery team. They have zero hope of making the finals.

 

[Halladay]

He didn't take long.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Maybe a 1-16 playoff seeding system should come sooner than later. No finals should ever have to end in a sweep.

 

[HisIceness]

Hope this isn't the end for Kyle Korver.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Only way would be a hard cap that all but prevents elite players from signing for the same team. And that ain’t gonna happen.

It's not even the salary cap. It's just that basketball was never meant for underdogs if it meant having to win 4 games in a series. You can get away with that in hockey and baseball. But not basketball.

 

[Tecumseh]

Just to be clear, if LeBron leaves, Cleveland is a lottery team. They have zero hope of making the finals.

They’d probably be worse than the first version of the Cavs post-LeBron. This team has zero punch without him.

 

[LaVar]

Le sore loser.

And what does that make you? Hating on a guy for any little reason you can find..?

 

[AveryQuietMan]

Maybe a 1-16 playoff seeding system should come sooner than later. No finals should ever have to end in a sweep.

law of averages says it will happen occasionally. if its 5 straight years with a sweep then you have a problem.

 

[LaVar]

Hope this isn't the end for Kyle Korver.

Hopefully not.

Still a useful player and should still have a year or 2 left.

 

[HisIceness]

First sweep in 12 years.

At least on paper that Finals was somewhat intriguing. LeBron first and the Cavaliers first appearance too.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Just to be clear, if LeBron leaves, Cleveland is a lottery team. They have zero hope of making the finals.

I just hope he stays on the east coast. The only team on the East that might have a shot is Boston. That's a big if though.

 

[c9777666]

How did the Celtics lose to these guys again?

 

[Vamos Rafa]

How did the Celtics lose to these guys again?

By not having their best players

 

[AveryQuietMan]

How did the Celtics lose to these guys again?

kyrie was hurt

 

[hatterson]

It's not even the salary cap. It's just that basketball was never meant for underdogs if it meant having to win 4 games in a series. You can get away with that in hockey and baseball. But not basketball.

I just meant that a hard and low cap would force good players to spread out to a bunch of teams and enforce an artificial parity.

 

[Hadoop]

This was one of the most pathetic NBA Finals from what little I saw (basically 6 minutes of game 1 and the last 3 minutes of this game). The nonchalant attitude from both teams compared to the raw emotion in the Stanley Cup finals - I mean I know the circumstances are different but even the very first game of the NBA regular was better than this in every single way.

 

[Jack Straw]

How did the Celtics lose to these guys again?

They choked away game 7

 

[c9777666]

This is the complete opposite of the Caps celebration last night.

 

[EpochLink]

They choked away game 7

Brick after brick in the 4th quarter too, cannot hit a basket to save their lives.

 

[Hadoop]

Here's another viewpoint: take away LeBron and this was like watching the Harlem Globetrotters against the Washington Generals.

 

[heynowbababooey]

These trophy ceremonies are so boring compared to the Stanley Cup. They just look awkward up there.