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  • ronyell
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    • Dec 2005
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    May 14th, 2016


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    • AdamJones113
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      • Apr 2013
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      #47
      May 14th, 2016




      Game 1 Wrap-Up: Klay-Day on the Bay, The King Extends His Territory


      Klay Thompson scored 38 points, including hitting 6 of 7 from beyond the arc, as the Warriors eked out a tough win 100-96 over San Antonio. Steph Curry added 15 points and 9 rebounds and Draymond Green added a game-high 13 rebounds; the Warriors outrebounded (41-37) and out-assisted the Spurs (25-19) in the win. LaMarcus Aldridge had the game's lone double double—18 points and a team-high 12 rebounds—but coach Greg Popovich wasn't pleased.

      "We played like it was a regular season game, and that's not what it is. We need to go out there and play better," he said, in a rare display of Pop-eloquence.

      There's plenty of time for the Spurs to indeed play better. Game 2 tips off once again at Oracle Arena on May 16th.



      In the East, LeBron James led all players with 28 points en route to an 88-85 win over the hometown Toronto Raptors. James and Kyrie Irving each had 4 steals, as the Raptors committed 15 turnovers. Toronto outplayed Cleveland on the offensive glass (14 OREB to 7) and in the assist column (26 to a mere 18 for Cleveland), but shot a paltry 18% (4/22) from the 3-point line. One of those misses goes in, and it's a time ballgame. Kyle Lowry and DeMarre Carroll each scored 15 points to lead the Raptors, while Jonas Valanciunas recorded a double double with 14 points and 10 boards.

      "I gotta step it up," said DeMar DeRozan, who shot 4/12 for 14 points. "Just wasn't aggressive enough—I'll come out and do that next game."

      Perhaps it's a case of nerves; perhaps it's one of playoff inexperience for the Raptors. Whatever it is, they've got plenty of time to turn it around.
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      • ronyell
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        May 16th, 2016


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        • ronyell
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          May 18th, 2016


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          • AdamJones113
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            • Apr 2013
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            #50
            May 18th, 2016




            No Turning Back Now



            By Adam Jones

            There's no rewind button left to push. No pause button, for that matter. The only thing left is to move forward.

            It's 2-1 in the West, and it's 2-1 in the East. In the West, the Warriors won the first two games at home, the Spurs won their game at home. In the East, the Cavaliers have gone win-loss-win to Toronto, with the first two games in Toronto and the Cavs' second win coming on their home floor. There has been no margin for error, and that's the kind of playoff basketball we love to see.

            The Warriors' drive has been led by, and will continue to be led by, scoring, scoring, and more scoring. The Warriors have gotten diverse scoring—4 players scored in double digits in games 1 and 2, and 6 scored over 10 in their game 3 loss. The Warriors' fast pace and high scoring have dictated the series against a San Antonio Spurs team committed to defense; that's a great indicator of Golden State's chances going forward. They've averaged 103.33 points per game throughout the series against a Spurs' team that averaged only 91.3 points allowed per game in the regular season. The defense, however, has been a problem. San Antonio has averaged 107.67 points per game, 4 more than they averaged in the regular season and 6 more that Golden State allowed per game. Golden State's championship dreams are close to being realized; it'll just take better defense to achieve them.

            Greg Popovich might be unhappy with where the Spurs are at, but in reality it's not such a bad place to be. The Spurs' strength throughout the season came at home, with the league's second best mark in their own arena (the first, of course, was the Warriors). If they can pull out a win in Game 4, that will equal all of Golden State's postseason losses this year and force another game at home. They'll have to win one on the road eventually, but the league's 3rd-best road warriors know how to get things done everywhere. Speaking of getting things done, Manu Ginobili's 26 points in 28 minutes is certainly that. Add in continually elevated play from LaMarcus Aldridge, a re-emergent Tony Parker, an always-solid-defensively Tim Duncan, and the stellar Kawhi Leonard... Well, just talking about the Spurs makes one appreciate just how good they are.

            LeBron is averaging below his season averages in both rebounding and scoring. His points per game are down 6, his rebounds per game are down 2. He hasn't gone away, though: his assist numbers are up, as are his defensive numbers (though this may have more to do with the Raptors' offense than James' defense). The Cavaliers have just been winning ball games. There's been no magic formula for Cleveland. Kevin Love has been solid throughout the series, averaging over 23 points per game... but his best game, his only double double, was in the Cavs' loss. Turnovers? Sure, the high number of points off turnovers was key to the Cavs' win in game 1. Cleveland's other win, though, saw only 7 Raptors turnovers. Tiago Splitter? Huge in the game 3 win, essentially nonexistent (2 points, 3 boards) in the game 1 win. There hasn't been a consistent why for the Cavaliers. The what has worked, but it might run out. It's time for someone to create why, and the best person to do that is LeBron.

            There's no Raptor to blame, per se. DeMar DeRozan blamed himself for the game 1 loss, but has rapidly improved, going up 12 points per game (DeRozan scored 37 in game 3, a series high). Jonas Valanciunas has been a rock in the front court, averaging around 18 points and 9 rebounds per game. DeMarre Carroll logged probably his best game all year in game 2, stopping LeBron for the first time in the 6 Conference Finals games the two have played each other in. Kyle Lowry hasn't been bad; he just hasn't been the star the Raptors need. They've had a quite a season so far and don't seem inclined to stop just yet. To keep going, they'll need to score more, defend better, and get someone to take over the game. Essentially, they'll need to play like champions. There's no reason Canada's team can't do so.

            The NBA playoffs are nearing their zenith, and the action is just getting better and better. Each team has the potential to be something special; which team seizes that opportunity, however, is the question. That's why we keep tuning in.
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            • ronyell
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              May 20th, 2016


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                May 22nd, 2016


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                • AdamJones113
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                  • Apr 2013
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                  #53
                  May 22nd, 2016



                  The Case For... The Mini Mamba


                  By Adam Jones

                  "Ah, Kobe!" says the delighted janitor at Hongshan Arena, home of the Xinjian Flying Tigers of the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) North Division. He mimes a jump shot and starts jabbering to his fellow colleagues.

                  There's no Kobe here. There are only the members of the Xinjian Flying Tigers filing slowly into the dressing room of an arena that seats 3,800 fans. There are the jerseys, sporting advertisements and with the players' names written in Chinese. There's no extravagant weight room, no elegantly carpeted and lit dressing room. There's Korambek Makhan, small forward; there's Abudushalamu Abudurexiti, power forward. No, there's no Kobe here.

                  Who is here is the guy Kobe named "The Mini Mamba." Andrew Goudelock led the College of Charleston to a quarterfinal finish in the 2011 NIT tournament, the school's best-ever performance in a tournament of that quality. He won the three-point contest at the Final Four, too, after being the nation's 5th-highest scorer all year. He was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters.

                  And then, sadly, as happens with so many promising college players, he had a brief cup of tea with the Lakers, backing up at point guard in 2012, and then was sent down to the D-League. Goudelock proceeded to win the 2012-2013 D-League MVP; he saw insignificant minutes in the NBA playoffs as a result. So, as many players needing to prove themselves do, he went east.

                  He first found a home in UNICS Kazan, a team in the highest level of Russian basketball and a Eurocup (the second-highest level of European competition, behind the Euroleague). What did "The Mini Mamba" do there? He won the VTB League MVP—Andrei Kirilenko also has won this award—and led UNICS Kazan to a semifinal berth in league play, a championship in country league cup play, and a runner-up berth in the Eurocup. Goudelock won MVP in the Eurocup competition that year, too.

                  Goudelock then moved to Fenerbahce Ulker of the Turkish Basketball League, the second-best league in Europe. Playing with former drafted NBA players such as Jan Vesely and Bogdan Bogdanovic, Goudelock led the Turkish giant to its first Final Four Euroleague berth, being named to the All-Euroleague Second Team as consequence. But European basketball is a fickle career; after just a year in Turkey, and with great success to his name, Goudelock voided his contract to sign with the Xinjian Flying Tigers of the CBA, playing with longtime NBA power forward Andray Blatche.

                  Xinjian has seen its share of NBA players. Kenyon Martin and Patty Mills during the 2011 lockout, Sebastian Telfair and Jordan Crawford in 2014, and now Blatche and Goudelock have all donned the Flying Tigers' powder blue. The Chinese Basketball Association has played host to a number of NBA players over the years, from Tracy McGrady to J.R. Smith to Greg Oden to Metta World Peace, with many finishing their careers there. It's not the easiest place to rebound from; most take the riding-off-into-the-sunset route, like McGrady. Stephon Marbury, of course, has made a fantastic career out of his transition to Chinese basketball, winning three CBA Championships with the Beijing Ducks.

                  "I know the risks. I've been here long enough, had enough teammates, that I know them," says Goudelock. "I know that the chance isn't great. But there's always that hope. I know I can shoot, I know I can score. I just need to make some NBA team see that." Asked if he could take over the Mamba role with Kobe Bryant's impending retirement, Goudelock laughs. "There's no one who's gonna replace Kobe."

                  The Flying Tigers come out, well, flying against the night's opponent, the Jilin GBT Northeast. In this battle of tigers, there's a clear favourite: Goudelock is draining shots from all over the floor. Andray Blatche is scooping up rebounds. Former Providence guard Bryce Cotton is dishing and shutting everything down on defense. Jilin is clearly overmatched, and by halftime the Flying Tigers have a seventeen point lead. Goudelock, who started two games in the 2013 playoffs as the Lakers were swept by San Antonio, knows not to take his foot off the gas. The Flying Tigers come out on top by twenty-four points, highlighted by presumptive NBA draft pick center Zhou Qi's 10 points and 4 blocks, adding to his league-leading total. Goudelock's 23 points, including 5-6 from beyond the arc, lead either team.

                  No, there's no Kobe here. But there might be just enough Kobe to get Goudelock another shot in the NBA.
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                  • ronyell
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                    May 24th, 2016

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                      May 24th, 2016


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                      • ronyell
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                        May 26th, 2016

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                          • AdamJones113
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                            • Apr 2013
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                            #58
                            May 26th, 2016



                            All That Delivers is Gold


                            By Adam Jones

                            It was ugly at times; it was beautiful at times. In the second-most-watched playoff game in NBA history, the reigning champion Golden State Warriors hung on—through luck, through the skin of their team, through their sweat-soaked uniforms—to beat the San Antonio Spurs and reach the NBA Finals. It was an affair that started perfect for the Warriors and finished far from it; it was a game that maintained their hopes of repeating, but one that also enlarged and gave life to the shadow of doubt that lurks over the Warriors.

                            For what a game it was. The Warriors led by as much as 15 points halfway through the first and finished that quarter with a 20 point lead, up 36–16. They stayed strong through the second quarter, relying on the abysmal shooting of San Antonio's Patty Mills (who finished the game with 2 points on 1-9 shooting) to go into the half up 53–38. But everyone knows that it isn't that easy against Pop and the Spurs; the Spurs clawed back, fought harder and harder until—with 3 minutes to play in the 4th—the was suddenly down to single digits, the first time since 4 minutes into the game. With just less than a minute to go, it was a two point game.

                            This game does not mark anything about the "demise of the Spurs." That phrase has been aired since 2013, when San Antonio lost to the LeBron James-led Miami Heat in the Finals. The next year, the Spurs won the Finals in a very convincing fashion. The phrase sprung forth again in 2015, when the 6th-seeded Spurs fell in seven games to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Spurs are resilient, far from death. Tim Duncan was the Spurs' best best player on the floor tonight. Manu and Tony looked solid. David West, the old, cagey vet, sparked more runs than LaMarcus Aldridge did. No, the Spurs are not dead. Their fighting back in this game is proof of that.

                            This was a Pyrrhic victory at its utmost for Golden State. They won, they've moved on. And they did so with Steph Curry scoring 10 points and Draymond Green consistently jacking up bad three-pointers. Harrison Barnes saw the Warriors through this game, proving once and for all that his offensive mettle is not to be questioned. But the Warriors barely won this game; the Spurs lost it more. Steph Curry cannot score 10 points against LeBron James and hope to win. This was a gruelling series, the toughest the Warriors have faced all year. That's why it was the greatest series of these playoffs and one of the greatest series of the past several years.

                            The clock ticked down. The Spurs had outscored the Warriors 30–18 in the 4th quarter, had stemmed the offense that seemed unstoppable after the first twelve minutes. The clock ticked down. Tony Parker brought the ball upcourt one final time, with 13 seconds on the clock. Golden State, as they had all game, was playing staunch defense. 9 seconds. Parker found Kawhi Leonard, MVP of the 2014 NBA Finals, who was shooting 8-19 at that point for 19 points, with 5 huge steals. The clock ticked down. Leonard turned, having backed down the game's highest scorer, Klay Thompson. He shot—

                            —and the ball clanged on the rim and fell to the floor, taking with it the Spurs' hopes and sending the Golden State Warriors to the Finals once again.
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                            • ronyell
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                              May 27th, 2016



                              Clippers trainer Matias Testi has resigned from the team and has filed suit against the Clippers organization and Blake Griffin.

                              Chad Ford reports that Kevin Durant met with the Wizards GM last week and is very interested in the prospect of playing alongside John Wall & Bradley Beal.

                              LeBron James took to twitter and said "I am not concerned with anyone's preference on this year's finals I am only concerned with bringing a chip back to #TheLand" in response to Kobe Bryant's tweet late last night.

                              "Don't be surprised if you see the Celtics make a big splash this off-season" writes Sekou Smith.

                              Upstart basketball site SimWorld.com receives sponsorship from Nike for a featured shoe & sponsorship from 2Ksports and is looking for columnists.

                              Sources close to the 76ers organization say that Che'King looks to be their desired pick & that they are willing to trade up for him if the lottery does not go in their favor.

                              Chris Broussard says on show that he cannot see Golden State beating Cleveland in a 7 game series.

                              Stan Van Gundy admires how Spurs get quality players below market value. Says he plans to follow the same model.

                              Rockets in talks with Tom Thibodeaux as they are actively looking for a head coach and plan to return Bickerstaff to the AC role.
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                              • AdamJones113
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                                May 27th, 2016



                                2016 NBA Finals Preview


                                By Adam Jones

                                Golden State Warriors. Cleveland Cavaliers. Steph Curry. LeBron James. Winner take all, best of 7 series.

                                Heard those before?

                                It's one year later, and the NBA Finals sees the same matchup. The top-seeded Golden State Warriors, this time, the record-tying Golden State Warriors, against the second-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. Just like last year. The Cavaliers beat the Celtics in the first round on their way here, just like last year. The Warriors beat the Rockets in 5 on their way here, just like last year. It's all the same faces in all the same places—Oracle Arena for the first two, fifth, and seventh games, the latter two if necessary; Quicken Loans Arena for the third, fourth, and potential 6th game. Last year, it was Golden State hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy in Quicken Loans. That's not such a certain result anymore.

                                A lot has changed behind the scenes from last year. Kyrie Irving figures to be healthy this time around; Kevin Love, sidelined from Round 1 onwards last year, most certainly is. Steph Curry is back to back MVP, and the Warriors as a team tied the NBA season record for most wins. The conference finals, this time around, was more of a slugfest: Golden State scraped by San Antonio in a tense game 7; Cleveland, who swept the upstart Hawks last year in the conference finals, needed 6 games to defeat this year's upstart top seed, the Toronto Raptors. Last year, LeBron came into the finals smoking hot; this year, he has—dare I say it—underwhelmed until now. Perhaps the Finals is just the switch he needs flipped to return to his elite level.

                                All of that backstory, each team's respective history, flies out the window in the face of the brutal, no-holds-barred, winner-take-all series that awaits. Performance good or poor in previous games matters not; the NBA Finals are not won with spectacular performances in the conference finals. They are won with talent, skill, and smarts. They're won with blood, sweat, and tears. Get the mops ready, because this series is primed to have all of them.

                                Why the Warriors Will Win
                                The Warriors will win because that's what they do. They do it better than all but one team in history, and there's a reason for that. The Warriors can score from any position on the court; every single starter can step up and take over a game if need be. They play tough defense, they shoot better than any team in history, they rebound well, they were the best-ever team at home during the regular season, they've beaten the Cavs in the same situation once already... as long as the Warriors stay the Warriors, they will win.

                                Why the Cavaliers Will Win
                                Last year, LeBron James gave the Warriors their best run for their money—without the Big 3 there to help. This time around, Kevin Love is playing very well, Kyrie Irving is fairly healthy (knock on wood), and the pieces the Cavaliers added in (sharpshooter Kyle Korver, staunch defender Thabo Sefalosha, and playoff veteran Tiago Splitter) have all performed as necessary. If Tristan Thompson and Matthew Dellavedova can recapture last year's playoff form, there's only one question mark left for the Cavs. And it's pretty hard to see LeBron James under performing this time, as he enters his 6th NBA Finals in a row.

                                By the Numbers
                                The Cavaliers enter the Finals with the best winning percentage, .800, in this year's playoffs (12-3). They also allow fewer points per game (98.5 to 102.1 for the Warriors). But Golden State scores at a far higher clip, averaging 108.9 PPG to the Cavaliers' 103.1. The Warriors are hauling in the more rebounds per game (49) and dishing more assists (~29). The Warriors are led in points by Steph Curry (24.2 PPG); in rebounds by Draymond Green (11.4 RPG); and in assists by Curry (6.2 APG). The Cavaliers are led in points by LeBron James (23.2 PPG); in rebounds by Kevin Love (12.7 RPG); and in assists by James (6.5 APG).


                                It's never an easy call when the NBA Finals come around. Two team who have worked hard to get here—Golden State has played 99 regular season and playoff games, Cleveland 97—and both deserve to win. But that's not how the Finals works. It's a competition, team on team, that produces one champion. Whether it takes 4 games or 7, in two weeks' time, we'll have either a new but familiar champion, or the same champion for the second year in a row. Despite their narrow escape to San Antonio and Cleveland's lack of health issues, this series is Golden State's to lose.

                                Prediction: Golden State Warriors in 7 games.
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