Magnus 398 Posted February 11, 2018 Holy cow. Raptors currently in 1st place in the East. What planet am I on? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
truepg 740 Posted February 11, 2018 The new-look Cavs look great so far at the half, and the effort on defense has been amazing. LeBron pounding the ball on offense and playing 1-on-5 without minding his teammates has been very frustrating to watch, though. If only Cedi had made that fast-break dunk. And what about the drive to the lane and furious dunk by JR?! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfwabel 4,155 Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Magnus said: Holy cow. Raptors currently in 1st place in the East. What planet am I on? Same planet which LeBron beat the brakes off the 60 win, #1 seed 2014-15 Atlanta Hawks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SabresRule7361 553 Posted February 11, 2018 Let's see what happens when the Cavs play OKC before we give them a free pass to June. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
who do you think 125 Posted February 11, 2018 That 16 game win streak really screwed with people's perception of the Celtics. This is a talented but very young and very immature bunch that excels when there's no pressure but wilts when expectations are placed on them. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
truepg 740 Posted February 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, SabresRule7361 said: Let's see what happens when the Cavs play OKC before we give them a free pass to June. Of all teams, OKC is not one that gives me concerns. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozzyman314 299 Posted February 11, 2018 Well, I did say The Cavs needed some big trades to have a chance at The Finals again. You can definitely notice the hole losing Hayward has had on The Celtics in big games like this. Cavs basically blew up & completely rebuilt their team in less than 1 night. LOL 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crashcarson15 2,466 Posted February 11, 2018 YOU PAUL PIERCE 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfwabel 4,155 Posted February 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, crashcarson15 said: YOU PAUL PIERCE I'm gonna take a stab at something. You're not a fan of him, right? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
truepg 740 Posted February 11, 2018 Whoa, what a debut for our new guys. Great win. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SabresRule7361 553 Posted February 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, Kaz said: The Celtics are still too young and the Raptors are the basketball Capitals. The Cavs pretty much had a ticket to the finals punched the minute Hayward went down and that certainly isn't changing now after they retooled If the Eagles can win the Super Bowl and the Astros can win the World Series.......... Sorry, but I'm not going to act as if the Cavs are entitled to the Finals just because they have a 33 year old who quite frankly at some point is going to feel some wear and tear from all his minutes. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozzyman314 299 Posted February 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, Kaz said: The Celtics are still too young and the Raptors are the basketball Capitals. The Cavs pretty much had a ticket to the finals punched the minute Hayward went down and that certainly isn't changing now after they retooled No. That Cavs team wasn't making The Finals (likely not even the Easter Conference Finals). Even Altman knew that, which is why he essentially blew up & rebuilt the team at the deadline. This Cavs team might actually make it now. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FiddySicks 11,051 Posted February 11, 2018 Gonna be really fun to see this Cavs team get absolutely annihilated by the Warriors in The Finals. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SabresRule7361 553 Posted February 11, 2018 I just hope we get a different dance partner if one of the usual suspects makes it back. Cavs/Spurs, Cavs/Thunder, Cavs/Rockets, Warriors/Spurs Rockets vs. Celtics/Raptors/Wizards.... anything but Cleveland/Golden State AGAIN 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfwabel 4,155 Posted February 11, 2018 33 minutes ago, SabresRule7361 said: If the Eagles can win the Super Bowl and the Astros can win the World Series.......... Sorry, but I'm not going to act as if the Cavs are entitled to the Finals just because they have a 33 year old who quite frankly at some point is going to feel some wear and tear from all his minutes. Take out the Eagles analogy since it's a one game sample size. I'll act like the Cavs ARE entitled because they have LeBron and he is 33, which is not the 33 of any other player in terms of health and rehab. Plus, mofos still have to be the first to four. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
who do you think 125 Posted February 11, 2018 Nobody is "entitled" to a finals berth. Teams have to fight each other for it and some teams are in better shape to win it than others. Right now Cleveland is in better shape to come out of the east than anyone else. They have the most talent, and even after trading out half their roster they're still the team with the experience. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkeypower 2,950 Posted February 12, 2018 Nine in a row! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayMac 3,678 Posted February 12, 2018 On 2/10/2018 at 9:42 PM, Jimmy Lethal said: how does this team break everything they touch I jokingly called this wheb they first shut him down in the beginning of the season. Maybe I should have been serious about my prediction. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MJWalker45 5,508 Posted February 12, 2018 20 hours ago, dfwabel said: I'm gonna take a stab at something. You're not a fan of him, right? https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/2/12/17003198/lebron-james-cavaliers-paul-pierce-ceremony-celtics-gmib The fact that he was being so petty that Jalen Rose called him out several weeks ago, made yesterday even sweeter. I was shocked to see a team that was attacking the basket when LeBron wasn't on the court. I hadn't seen them do that in the limited games I've watched this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozzyman314 299 Posted February 13, 2018 Lavar Ball is going to ruin his kids careers before they even begin. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
