Do the Cleveland Cavs have a Shot to Win this up coming Series ? If so, Tell me why ?

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1. They should be able to pound the glass
2. No Blatt
3. Everyone likes the Warriors
 

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If for no other reason just because of how brutal of a series the Warriors just had to go through


Cavs have strolled in to this point
 
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If for no other reason just because of how brutal of a series the Warriors just had to go through


Cavs have strolled in to this point

I agree with this .. that was a tough series and maybe the Cavs will work the warriors like the Thunder did. * but with better results
 
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I agree with this .. that was a tough series and maybe the Cavs will work the warriors like the Thunder did. * but with better results

It'll be tough for Cleveland to make GS work for shots the way OKC did. OKC matched up well defensively with GS (at least as well as you possibly can). The Irving/Love combo is the worst pick and roll defense in the NBA. This won't be Adams and Westbrook.
 

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If the Cavs couldn't win with both Curry and Thompson being ice cold from 3 then they are never going to win. Warriors in 5.
 

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because they too have some serious talent that's capable of breaking out at any time
 
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Two big issues for Cleveland.

Kerr > Lue
Warriors Defense > Cavs Defense

In both cases it isn't even close. Unless you see one of the two changing, it's going to be tough for Cleveland to take 4 of 6.
 
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It's only game one. A lot could still change.

What i saw last night was the same old Cavs ... There's just not a "Whole" team like GS is.

Two big issues for Cleveland.

Kerr > Lue
Warriors Defense > Cavs Defense

In both cases it isn't even close. Unless you see one of the two changing, it's going to be tough for Cleveland to take 4 of 6.

Which just shows you that every time the Cavs got close ( and even had the lead for a second ) GS Defense made the stops and Cleveland couldn't defend/stop GS shooting.

Just think, Curry had only 11 points. But what about the OTHER guys .... You need to have a game plan to defend, Cavs were empty ...
7 players in DD's

and I just want to change something ...

Kerr > Lebron :)
 
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What i saw last night was the same old Cavs ... There's just not a "Whole" team like GS is.



Which just shows you that every time the Cavs got close ( and even had the lead for a second ) GS Defense made the stops and Cleveland couldn't defend/stop GS shooting.

Just think, Curry had only 11 points. But what about the OTHER guys .... You need to have a game plan to defend, Cavs were empty ...
7 players in DD's

and I just want to change something ...

Kerr > Lebron :)

The difference in ball movement was staggering. When things got tight the Warriors worked it for the best shot. The Cavs stood around while they watched Kyrie dribble the air out of the ball.
 

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I thought the Cavs defensive gameplan was pretty sound. A lot of the shots Livingston, Iguodala and Barbosa hit were contested, they had some success forcing Curry into some careless TO's. It wasn't anything that would work for an entire series, but there probably isn't anything that would work for an entire series. When you have mediocre personnel playing against an elite offensive team you have to mix and match, pick your poison and can't really take away everything.

It's just that it is a finals game and people aren't used to that type of discrepancy in offense vs defense matchups.
 

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cavs are going to stick with their gameplan in game 1
as long as they hold curry and klay to sub 40% shooting, they will want gsw's bench to beat them.
yes, barbosa (5/5) and livingston (8/10) wrecked them, but cavs will gamble on that to happen each game. from a coaching perspective, i'd rather challenge the bench to win a championship series rather than letting either klay or curry go off.

i expect tristan thompson and jr smith to probably go big at least 1 game as they will be able to dominate the paint. cavs will get their shot as i think they will continue to outrebound gsw on the offensive glass.

all will be for naught tho as gsw will take this series in 6
 
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My comment on coaching was on rotations and the offensive end. The lack of ball movement and the hero ball that took over early in the 4th quarter. Defensively the Cavs were actually better than I expected. They have certain limitations that they really aren't going to overcome. For example, there is no good matchup for Kyrie defensively. He's either guarding someone he can't stay in front of or someone who can shoot over him.
 

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