Second round playoff predictions

allpurpleallgold · May 2015

Lebron James' record vs the Bulls after losing game 1- 8-0.

This series is over.

Tequilla · May 2015

allpurpleallgold said:
I'd say the shooting percentages are a sign that Chicago made jump shots and Cleveland missed them. Chicago shot 55% from 3 and the Cavs shot 27%.

This is the FS statement of the day ...

High 3 point percentages are indicative of good ball movement, compromising a defense, and resulting in open shots. Low 3 point percentages are often the result of taking contested and forced 3 point shots.

If you think the difference between good 3 point shooting and not is simply some went in and some didn't, you fucking don't know what you're talking about.

Tequilla · May 2015

allpurpleallgold said:

Rebounding, which you said Chicago would kill Cleveland on, was dead even. The exact same amount of offe eive rebounds for each team.

On the surface, that's a great point. Really showing me. But again, it's absolutely lacking.

Bulls were +3 in rebounding tonight. LBJ had 15 rebounds to keep the battle close to even.

So let me ask you the following questions:

1) In a game where the Cavs clearly needed more scoring without Love, LBJ took only 22 shots and scored 19 points with only 2 FTs. How much of a toll did his need to play defense take out of his ability to score?

2) Shumpert took 17 shots and scored 22 points to help pick up the slack for what LBJ couldn't give offensively. Do you really think that he's going to give you 22 points a game going forward?

If you can't see that Cleveland is in massive trouble unless you get probably 60+ points per game from LBJ and Irving, then I can't help you.

allpurpleallgold · May 2015

Tequilla said:

allpurpleallgold said:
I'd say the shooting percentages are a sign that Chicago made jump shots and Cleveland missed them. Chicago shot 55% from 3 and the Cavs shot 27%.
This is the FS statement of the day ...

High 3 point percentages are indicative of good ball movement, compromising a defense, and resulting in open shots. Low 3 point percentages are often the result of taking contested and forced 3 point shots.

If you think the difference between good 3 point shooting and not is simply some went in and some didn't, you fucking don't know what you're talking about.

If you were talking about a large sample size you would be correct. But we're talking about a single game. Many times in a single game one team will just make shots and the other will miss because randomness.

allpurpleallgold · May 2015

Tequilla said:

allpurpleallgold said:

Rebounding, which you said Chicago would kill Cleveland on, was dead even. The exact same amount of offe eive rebounds for each team.
On the surface, that's a great point. Really showing me. But again, it's absolutely lacking.

Bulls were +3 in rebounding tonight. LBJ had 15 rebounds to keep the battle close to even.

So let me ask you the following questions:

1) In a game where the Cavs clearly needed more scoring without Love, LBJ took only 22 shots and scored 19 points with only 2 FTs. How much of a toll did his need to play defense take out of his ability to score?

2) Shumpert took 17 shots and scored 22 points to help pick up the slack for what LBJ couldn't give offensively. Do you really think that he's going to give you 22 points a game going forward?

If you can't see that Cleveland is in massive trouble unless you get probably 60+ points per game from LBJ and Irving, then I can't help you.

+3 rebounding because they shot 10% higher than the Cavs. Again you said Chicago would kill them on the offensive glass. How did that work out? That was your big point. Noah and Gibson would destroy them on the glass. Gasol led the league in double doubles. No part of this game came down to rebounding. None of it.

I can't even deal with you anymore. I'd rather argue politics with d2d. At least he makes a good point on accident occasionally.

Tequilla · May 2015

So the point you made about a single game sample size on 3 point shooting I could make just as easily about rebounding.

Do you think that LBJ getting 15 boards tonight in any way, shape, or form contributed to a bit of a lackluster offensive game by him?

allpurpleallgold · May 2015

That was over. I apologize if you were offended. No one deserves to be compared to d2d.

RoadDawg55 · May 2015

Tequilla said:

allpurpleallgold said:

Rebounding, which you said Chicago would kill Cleveland on, was dead even. The exact same amount of offe eive rebounds for each team.
On the surface, that's a great point. Really showing me. But again, it's absolutely lacking.

Bulls were +3 in rebounding tonight. LBJ had 15 rebounds to keep the battle close to even.

So let me ask you the following questions:

1) In a game where the Cavs clearly needed more scoring without Love, LBJ took only 22 shots and scored 19 points with only 2 FTs. How much of a toll did his need to play defense take out of his ability to score?

2) Shumpert took 17 shots and scored 22 points to help pick up the slack for what LBJ couldn't give offensively. Do you really think that he's going to give you 22 points a game going forward?

If you can't see that Cleveland is in massive trouble unless you get probably 60+ points per game from LBJ and Irving, then I can't help you.

Point #2 is FS. Players step up or play shitty sometimes. Shump may not score 22 again, but LeBron will play better. Thompson will likely score more than 4 in future games, Smith will return after game 2, etc. they don't need Shumpert to score 22 every game.

The Cavs are in trouble without Love. The Cavs have shitty depth. Relying on old, washed up players like Miller, Marion, and maybe Perkins is not a good formula. It reminds me of OKC with Fisher and Perkins playing 20+ minutes in big playoff games.

Tequilla · May 2015

The point about Shumpert is tied into the fact that you need huge games from Irving and LBJ. You probably aren't getting 22 from Shumpert again. You might get a little more from Thompson ... but probably not 20 points. When I look at the roster minus Irving and LBJ, they are going to struggle to get 40+ points per game. That's just the reality. To get to 100 LBJ and Irving need to get 60+. Barring that, the Cavs need to find a way to keep the Bulls in the 80s.

Tequilla · May 2015

BTW, the Rockers are in HUGE trouble assuming that Paul isn't going to be missing extended time in this series. That and it's funny as hell to watch Josh Smith shoot every single time that he touches the ball. I wonder at what point the Rockets realize that they may be better off not playing Smith at all.