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I'm fired up like everyone else for G7 OKC/Warriors but I can't stop fast forwarding to Cavs winning it all no matter who they face. Feel free to argue against my points but here they are:
I don't believe games are "fixed" but I do believe games can be and are manipulated, it's a fine line in the definition. Could be ref assignments, could be coaches' decisions, could be a number of things I cannot fathom. Which brings me to my main point which is I simply cannot believe the league will allow Warriors to have 73 wins record, MVP and the Championship yet again over Cavs. That's too much hardware on the left coast and really not good for the league imo. I cannot see the league giving KD a ring on his way out of the door in OKC either, maybe an "atta boy" congrats on getting by the Spurs and Ws and into the Finals but that's where it ends. To me the writing has been on the wall for Cavs to win a Championship ever since LeBron left Miami 2 years ago. They ran into some pretty bad luck last year as Warriors were peaking, Kyrie got injured and role players for Cavs couldn't step up.
Now Cavs are gifted a Western Conf opponent coming off a exhausting 7 game series. Cavs have the role players this year, Kyrie is healthy and I will bet he will be Finals MVP (will bet that) as he will step up to the occasion and relish the opportunity to show the world much like Westbrook did that he is a force as he is getting up a ton of shots these playoffs and converting. They have ramped up their 3pt shooting ala Ws blueprint and are peaking at the right time and have all the motivation from losing Finals on their home court last year. LeBron is playing at a high level but more importantly he has a line up that, compared to last Finals, can take over a game (Kyrie). I see Warriors as slightly less potent than they were last season which is just enough to let Cleve slip by. The books don't have to pay out their Ws futures and the City of Cleveland can finally exhale.
I don't see the league allowing a blueprint of last year with W's or OKC beating Cavs. Give W's their 73 wins, MVP and let OKC have their surprising run thru Spurs and maybe Ws but reestablish LeBron as the face of the league and get Cleveland a Championship, finally as he ain't getting any younger these times won't line up like they do this year again. Just feels really really right to me so loaded up on Cavs +130 and more on Cavs +160 today to win it all and my household will be Cavs nation for the next 3 weeks.
I don't believe games are "fixed" but I do believe games can be and are manipulated, it's a fine line in the definition. Could be ref assignments, could be coaches' decisions, could be a number of things I cannot fathom. Which brings me to my main point which is I simply cannot believe the league will allow Warriors to have 73 wins record, MVP and the Championship yet again over Cavs. That's too much hardware on the left coast and really not good for the league imo. I cannot see the league giving KD a ring on his way out of the door in OKC either, maybe an "atta boy" congrats on getting by the Spurs and Ws and into the Finals but that's where it ends. To me the writing has been on the wall for Cavs to win a Championship ever since LeBron left Miami 2 years ago. They ran into some pretty bad luck last year as Warriors were peaking, Kyrie got injured and role players for Cavs couldn't step up.
Now Cavs are gifted a Western Conf opponent coming off a exhausting 7 game series. Cavs have the role players this year, Kyrie is healthy and I will bet he will be Finals MVP (will bet that) as he will step up to the occasion and relish the opportunity to show the world much like Westbrook did that he is a force as he is getting up a ton of shots these playoffs and converting. They have ramped up their 3pt shooting ala Ws blueprint and are peaking at the right time and have all the motivation from losing Finals on their home court last year. LeBron is playing at a high level but more importantly he has a line up that, compared to last Finals, can take over a game (Kyrie). I see Warriors as slightly less potent than they were last season which is just enough to let Cleve slip by. The books don't have to pay out their Ws futures and the City of Cleveland can finally exhale.
I don't see the league allowing a blueprint of last year with W's or OKC beating Cavs. Give W's their 73 wins, MVP and let OKC have their surprising run thru Spurs and maybe Ws but reestablish LeBron as the face of the league and get Cleveland a Championship, finally as he ain't getting any younger these times won't line up like they do this year again. Just feels really really right to me so loaded up on Cavs +130 and more on Cavs +160 today to win it all and my household will be Cavs nation for the next 3 weeks.
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