2015 NBA Playoffs Thread: The Zebras are Loose

[BwareDWare94]

They were still worse than the heat

 
They were not. Dallas was better constructed, much more well coached, and much more cohesive as a unit. That Miami team was a mish-mash of players thrown around the big 3, and 2 of those 3 were trying to figure out their roles. 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

And I'm telling you that (at least as I remember, I'm at work), the heat were better than the mavericks based off actual numbers.

That mavericks team was one of the more unlikely champions in history. See past your constant Carlisle erection

 

[Mexi]

So does this put Steph at the top of the PG hierarchy over CP3, or was he already there?

its a tough one
I think chris paul is still the best pg

 

[Mexi]

Well or russell

 

[Pugz]

id take curry over russ

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Lebron was the first player in league history to lead both teams in points, assists, and rebounds in the finals.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

He was also the first player to do it and lose then

 

[jonathanlambert33]

MVP is an individual award, not a team award

 

[Mexi]

id take curry over russ

i think id go russ but its close

 

[CameronCrazy06]

MVP is an individual award, not a team award

What did he contribute to? They didn't win

 

[cruzg24]

The Warriors are legitimate and will be for awhile. They were 59-0 when leading by 15 points, this isnt that Mavericks team. They dominated this past year and they shouldnt be faulted for playing against a lot of teams that were injured. The Warriors are young and battle tested now.

Consistency accounts for a lot in the NBA and this Warriors team has been together for awhile now. Kerr was a rookie head coach and he made significant adjustments so they will be very good moving forward.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

There's no chance they stay that healthy again though. Plus the thunder will be back

 

[buzzy]

> implying the thunder will be healthy

 

[BwareDWare94]

The West should be an absolute gauntlet next year.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I wasn't but their luck can't be worse than it was this year. They had the worst injury luck this year by far

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Damn i forgot this would be Kerr's 6th ring lol.

 

[bosoxlover12]

You can't give him a pass for any finals he played with the heat

I'll refer back to this image from FiveThirtyEight
 

 
 
In 2014, Lebron posted a 7.4 grade, and his teammates provided a 0.9 grade. His final year in Miami wasn't too much better than what he had here in the playoffs

 

[Hurricane Season]

At some point you have to place the blame in LeBron for not being able to keep his teammates healthy.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I'll refer back to this image from FiveThirtyEight
 

 
 
In 2014, Lebron posted a 7.4 grade, and his teammates provided a 0.9 grade. His final year in Miami wasn't too much better than what he had here in the playoffs

That doesn't mean you can give him a pass. LeBron knew exactly what he was getting into going to Miami. Plus that team had won back to back. Saying they're the underdog is fine. Saying he gets a pass is absolutely not

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Plus that's just a random obscure stat