Phixers NBA Playoffs

You can believe that if you choose. In my post, I was acknowledging the perceptive observation by Phixer earlier in the thread that we were due for a fake LeBron injury. Then, on cue, what do you know, in the very game that Phixer predicted, LeFraud turned his ankle so badly he'd have had you believe he needed a wheelchair after the game. Wow ! Miraculously, in the very next game, two days later, there was no sign whatsoever of the crippling injury. Have you ever experienced a serious ankle sprain ? It doesn't go away in two days. He's a faker.

LBJ always was a shady guy.But he can run circles around anybody and he could score standing still from mid court.He also can hit free throws but many times during the years he missed a few why?If he wants he could win this game but as you know reffs and other players could make bad decisions.

Fix, love the pick as the technical betting angle favors the Dubs. I would like to add the most important factor from a handicapping angle is the long layoff and coaching. Anyone knows off a bye week in the NFL that the great coaches excel w an extra week, (check Bellicheck, Tomlin, Reid). Steve Kerr is a great one, the defensive adjustments in each series has been incredibe. The Cavs are now being Coached by LeRoid for the week especially after the humiliating confession they scratched Blatt's play on his game winner. Lack of respect for Blatt can get you through the East, one on the worst conf on record, but against a historically great team, you will have no shot. Going GS in 4 as I think the mismatches will avalanche on this rag tag bunch of castoffs

Blatt has been incredible coaching this entire playoffs not sure what anyone else has seen but Windhost and Zach Lowe have done great work on Blatt's mastery of switching and defense

phix, i keep it short and sweet. IMO the NBA will not have lebron,arguably,the best player playing the game today,i say,they will not let him be embarrassed and get swept. I pretend you agree with my twisted logic and say , "well,if G.S wins 2 at home ,perhaps the way to thank the Cleveland fans ,and save some lebron face is have the Cleve. squad win the 1st gm in Cleveland. this angle will only apply when the cleve team is down 2-0.  you do good work. good luck, my pick ,Cleveland in 7.

If they have not won since 1975,i do not expect them to win in 2015.  see chi cubs. cleve indians .    

Any Lebron critic w/ common sense is a friend of mine any day. Hell, anyone w/ common sense should be criticizing a player like Lebron.

The finals will play the following way:

what is your pick wikileakz?

good stuff phixer.

its obvious those who thinks lebola is better then kobe yet alone MJ are either:

1. hardcore lebola fans
2. never witness kobe or mj in their primes

and i noticed in forums lots of lebola fans are young people. i guess cuz like #2 they never got to witness kobe or MJ. and now they are comparing a prime james vs a old cripple kobe...who u think they will pick?

so all they do is pull up stats to make their arguments. lebron is a great player no doubt about that. his stats are good. but if u look deeper into his stats and watch him play. they are not that impressive. compared to kobe and MJ. 70% of his career points are from layups and dunks. he relies heavily on his athleticism. but he lacks the versatile of kobe an MJ being able to score all over the floor including difficult shots. thats why his FG is so high cuz of all his easy baskets. and dont even start about mvp or finals mvp's. the players lebron plays for mvp comes nowhere close to the players kobe went up against for mvp.

lebron plays in a weak conference ever. lebron should go to the finals every year in the east. while the west goes to war just to get to the finals. heck they gotta play their behind off just to make it in the playoffs. talents are getting weaker and weaker as it seems. so is defense. only a handful of teams nowadays actually play D.

And the Cavs have never won so what's your point?

i've been watching and wagering on NBA basketball for over 45 years,make no mistake,Lebron is a GREAT player.However,he scores most of his points around and close to  the bucket.In this watered down lack of big man NBA,I try to picture him driving to to the rack,with little to no opposition, as he does now, with the players I grew watching guarding him and waiting for him at the rack.Wilt,Russell,Thurmond, Jabbar, Unseld, DeBusshere, Laimbeer, Reed,Gus Johnson,Mo Lucas,Hakeem,or Walton would have turned him into a jump shooter, and not a very good one at that. If i need 1 shot at the  buzzer to win the championship i can think of at least 10 players,starting with MJ ,i'd rather take the shot then Lebron, (Jordan,West,Baylor,Oscar,Bird,Miller, Ray Allen,Havlichek,Sam Jones,Kobe,Earl"the pearl", Hakeem "the dream", Jabbar), just to name a few.actually i can real off another 10 names rather easily. Lebron playing will  keep TV ratings high,(imagine if it were the Hawks in the finals) and the socially media addicted public will eat up the "storyline"(as it is with Caitlyn Jenner lol),but the bottom line is the $$$$$$ and in the long run the league (and Vegas) is better off with GSW winning, Phix you are soooo correct 

You had a valid argument old man up until the part about at least 10players to take the shot then LeBron. Where's the guy that LBJ is up against this series? CURRY.

scc you are correct ,non of those players are playing,I was only agreeing with several of the posters that said other players are "better" then LJ. GSW do not have any player(s) to prevent him from getting to and scoring around the bucket.I was just listing players I'd rather see with the ball and the game on the line.The contrasting styles of the  2 finalist teams is interesting to me.A finese passing jump shooting GSW vs a 1/2 court Lebron 1-1 then dish Cav. team.The officiating ,as usual will determine the outcome.

Agree with the officiating angle, and as you can see with the refs installed for game #1 it has already begun to be the Cavs and LeBron show.  his legacy is too important to the league

lol bob you can't be serious. His legacy already took a dive. He's one ray allen miracle 3 pointer away from going 1-4. League is ready for a new face. 

if you guys could think for yourselfs instead of letting journalists direct thought...lebron is a top 3 player of all time.

[Quote: Originally Posted by hoopsnyc] i've been watching and wagering on NBA basketball for over 45 years,make no mistake,Lebron is a GREAT player.However,he scores most of his points around and close to  the bucket.In this watered down lack of big man NBA,I try to picture him driving to to the rack,with little to no opposition, as he does now, with the players I grew watching guarding him and waiting for him at the rack.Wilt,Russell,Thurmond, Jabbar, Unseld, DeBusshere, Laimbeer, Reed,Gus Johnson,Mo Lucas,Hakeem,or Walton would have turned him into a jump shooter, and not a very good one at that. If i need 1 shot at the  buzzer to win the championship i can think of at least 10 players,starting with MJ ,i'd rather take the shot then Lebron, (Jordan,West,Baylor,Oscar,Bird,Miller, Ray Allen,Havlichek,Sam Jones,Kobe,Earl"the pearl", Hakeem "the dream", Jabbar), just to name a few.actually i can real off another 10 names rather easily. Lebron playing will  keep TV ratings high,(imagine if it were the Hawks in the finals) and the socially media addicted public will eat up the "storyline"(as it is with Caitlyn Jenner lol),but the bottom line is the $$$$$$ and in the long run the league (and Vegas) is better off with GSW winning, Phix you are soooo correct  [/Quote]

bob has been pickin against the dubs all playoff. grizz, rockets, and now cavs. i wonder how many units he has lost.