Originally posted by Ninerjohn:Originally posted by 4ML:Originally posted by Ninerjohn:Originally posted by 4ML:Originally posted by sacniner:The bolded is funny when you have Draymond on your team. He's up there w/ Cousins in terms of whining.
You're right, no way to prove it. Fact is Cleveland won last year fair and square, in historic fashion. To blame it on a one game suspension like so many due is silly.
GS will get their revenge this year, although, it's a different team now with a new leader.
Their legendary offense couldn't score in 4th quarter of game 5 and game 7 because Cavs shut 'em down. Stop blaming it on injuries, refs and suspension.
You mean like you did the year before with the injuries to Kyrie and Love? You definitely used that one in several posts.
The Cavs defense was basically about leaving Barnes open for wide open 3s. It worked because HB was incredibly bad and if he had shot even a decent percentage the Cavs would have lost. I dont blame the refs like others but anyone who doesnt think the suspension was a huge factor is either blind, a Cavs fan, or a Warriors hater.
Actually, I didn't use that once the year before. I always said - injuries are part of game.
I used it this year only in response to ridiculous claims that someone who plays less than 10 minutes a game against Cavs was a factor. My point was - how can you whine about an injury to Bogut when Cavs had no Love and Irving the year before.
Yes, when one of the players is not hitting shots - it's smart to leave them open - unless they're a great shooter. That's a perfect strategy. If he had hit shots - they would have changed their defense. All you guys do is use IF IF IF.
Suspension was a factor in game 5...Not a factor in game 6 and definitely not in game 7 at home.
I guess - It's sad that you think a team that won 73 games isn't mentally strong enough to overcome an injury to a player who hardly played and 1 game suspension while leading 3-1 with 2 home games.
LOL I am not going to go back to the thread to try and find every post but I know you mentioned it more the injuries to Kyrie and Love more than once. I actually dont have an issue with it.. it did play a factor.
I do not blame the refs, I agree the Warriors should have won Game 7 at home ( no excuses), and I give credit for the Cavs going in and winning that game. But............
Anyone who doesnt think the suspension to Draymond was a huge factor is just wrong and naive. It basically gave the Cavs game 5, gave them momentum in the series (no way the Dubs were going to win game 6 in Cleveland) and set it up for a winner take all in game 7. This is so obvious that I just cannot see anyone disputing this. It clearly had more impact than just one game.
Tell me.. if the situation was reversed, Lebron had been suspended, and the Warriors had won.... do you not think Lebron missing a game would have been a huge factor? Of COURSE it would be.
Draymond isn't Lebron. Cavs won 2 games without Kyrie and Love in 2015...they also won game 3 without Kevin Love last year. And, I said it over and over - injuries are part of the game. It's on Love and Kyrie to stay healthy.
Warriors were up 3-1 with 2 home games. They didn't have draymond for ONE game. It's silly to use Draymond's suspension as an excuse for Warriors loss in the series.
You have to take back momentum from game to game. Cavs took the momentum back in game 3 and Warriors took it back in game 4. That's why it's a 7 game series and you have 2-2-1-1-1 format.
