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Cavs will kill the little warriors in the Finals.

very bad box move. very bad. ruined career.

https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16...vin-love-bench

pretty much says it all.. they are totally flat-footed on D with him in there. Warriors score and they get hot.

with him out, Warriors can't score and begin to become frustrated, start making poor decisions

Love sinks whole ship. what irony.
starting Love is suicide. the pressure for him to do well.
will be too much for him. by the time people realize it was a mistake.
it will be too late. When GSW gets up 10-15 pts.. their attitude changes..
they just all catch fire. You can't let them catch fire.

so don't start Love. and they won't get up double-digits, and you won't have a fire to put out,.

it's just like Luke Skywalker removing that targeting device in the orig Star Wars.. 

"USE THE FORCE, LUE!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2we_B6hDrY

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we have to clear the field of clowns like TRUMP, and we also have to preemptively eliminate megalomaniacs like KANYE West and dunces Lindsay LOHAN (both of whom have declared they will run in 2020)

The list of people that seek to be President should be very short and should NOT include people with ZERO political education, especially with regards to ECONOMICS and FOREIGN POLICY.

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FLY a JUMBO JET?! (THOUSANDS of FLYING HOURS required)

..Seeking a PhD?! (great! High School, Bachelor's, and Masters' Degrees + 3 Yr. Residency)


..MOST POWERFUL person and LEADER of the Free World!? (BE FAMOUS. No experience required)


https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/require-all-presidential-candidates-have-elected-experience-us-senator-or-state-governor-1-term-min

guys.. help in getting this out.

we have to clear the field of clowns like TRUMP, and we also have to preemptively eliminate megalomaniacs like KANYE West and dunces Lindsay LOHAN (both of whom have declared they will run in 2020)

The list of people that seek to be President should be very short and should NOT include people with ZERO political education, especially with regards to ECONOMICS and FOREIGN POLICY.

Let's do this!!

Do not let your emotions cloud your judgement.

Lebron is 29 yrs of age. He is still improving.

Just as Jordan, and Bird and Magic and Kobe.. were all improving at 29 yrs. of age

their minds and knowledge of the game are growing as they continue to play and become more experienced. Coupled with the fact that their bodies are not breaking down on a regular basis.

The team that eventually comes along and dethrones Lebron James and the Heat will be younger than the Heat.. NOT older

the combined age of SAN ANTONIO's "BIG 3" is 106 yrs old.
the combined age of MIAMI's "BIG 3" is 91 yrs old.

that is 15 critical years.. which creates a greater advantage every game this goes on, especially in an Overtime session.

** add a couple of years to Tony Parker, who practiced and played in the Eurobasket Tournament which last a month.. his team (France won) and he took home MVP Honors..

so his body really has not had a full break
since summer of 2012 (2 yrs ago)

always bet with your head, not your heart.

it seems like many people do not understand (don't want to) that Lebron is still improving.

Efficiency Rating is up every year.. Duncan and Spurs are great, but last Ring was in 2006.

Spurs are tremendous, but their Big 3 are in decline, still great, but decline is still decline.

I expect Miami in a shorter than most expect series.. and i expect that this is the last Finals appearance for Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili.. (Popovich also)

great run though.. a lot of respect for them.

and cheers to you  :)

PS> i remember how many people lost their shirts betting on Tom Brady/Patriots to get their revenge on Eli Manning and the Giants..

the first time it was a huge line.. like 14 pts.. the rematch was only 3.5 pts.. Pats backers could not resist such a small line..

1) Lebron James. (player) in regular circumstances.

2) Lebron James/Miami Heat.. (proving a point)

3) Youth and Endurance  The "Big 3" of Miami are younger, faster and stronger than the Big 3 of San Antonio. (Duncan, Parker, Ginobili)

4) Recognition/Legacy  stuff like this: https://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story...s-horace-grant

  a) if Horace Grant truly feels like this, the smart play is to remain silent, and hope they lose. Coming out and saying this, only serves to tip the scales in the favor of the Heat.

  b) People claiming that last year's outcome was 'lucky'. This, again will only motivate Lebron and his teammates further.

5) Parker is gassed  Tony Parker actually practiced/played most of last summer in the Eurobasket Tournament. His team (France) won the tournée.. and he took home MVP honors.. but all of that comes at a price– his body never had an off-season. If the Spurs start lose Game 1, look for that ankle to start making more noise (most athletes' fallback excuse).

6) MVP Honors to Kevin Durant  I think Lebron may wish to demonstrate that there is more to being an MVP, than a monster scoring streak. (although hugely  impressive) but there is much more.. nevertheless. Lebron knows, he has done both, and understands the difference.

7) Heat 'less' taxed this year   i felt the 27-game win streak was a mistake from the beginning. The only real luck the Heat had last year was that they were fortunate enough to overcome that expenditure of energy.

8) Spurs 'more' taxed this year  Popovich made the very same mistake of allowing the same thing: a meaningless 19-game win streak toward the very end of the season. Feb 26-April 2nd. People think i am crazy, but energy is finite. It has an opposite state. Everything does.

9) Spurs best in West? San Antonio might not be in the Finals if Ibaka has not missed Games 1 and 2 of the Conference Finals. Some might say that the Spurs are 'lucky' to be here at all. *

10) The Heat do not require 'homecourt' just ask Indiana when they were down 37 pts. to the Heat before Spoelstra took out the starters. When was the last time a No.1 Seed was down 37 pts in an elimination game? When was the last time a No.1 seed was not even favored in a series?*Think about that for a second.*

11) Heat underdogs, playing on the road When was the last time a repeat champion was an underdog? This favors the Miami Heat for the above mentioned motivational reasons. Las Vegas has to go "better-record/homecourt", but i do not understand why given what we saw vs. Indiana.

.. after evaluating all of this, i can only predict Miami in 4-to-6 games.. the Spurs just do not possess the physical or psychological weapons to defeat this Miami Heat team, led by the present-day Michael Jordan.*