2015 nba finals: golden state warriors of oakland versus the cleveland cavaliers of cleveland

it means not enough money has been bet on the cavs to win the series to have moved the odds very far in the direction of even money

no it's the opposite!

the line was -235 a couple of days ago (meaning you needed to bet $235 to win $100). the fact that it's moved to -180 (meaning you win $100 on a bet of $180) means a lot of people were liking the cavs' odds (which were something in the neighborhood of +200, or bet $100 to win $200). personally i thought the warriors at -235 was a steal, so -180 is even better

maybe the uncertainty around klay is contributing to it

i would basically put my life savings on warriors @ -180

lol you guys really don't believe in the bron

i believe he will have similar results as last time he carried a weak cavs team on his back to the finals against a much stronger western conf champ

i don't think they'll win either, but this Cavs team is a stronger than the last one, especially if Kyrie is healthy

replace especially with maybe in that sentence then maybe

no nba for a week is some bullshit
--Clay

otm

Thanks for explanation. All kinda nba fan friends asking me this week "so do you think the warriors have a chance?"

yeah everybody I've asked who they've got they're like "well the cavs have lebron and he is good"

I'm def not as confident in the warriors winning as you all but that is 100% based on the fact that I've been following this team for 25+ years and there's still too much pessimism left over from years and years of underperforming. I just can't let my expectations run wild. I still can't believe they've made it this far I don't know how to act. it's like I'm just waiting for Adonal Foyle to suit up in boguts place or something.

Y'all, this is as close to a lock of a finals pick a you're gonna get. It'll go 5 if the Warriors are feeling generous.

since everybody is taking the warriors: cavs in 7.

liz says "heat sweep in 4"

since everybody is taking the warriors: cavs in 7.

liz says "heat in 4"

really need to fix that weird ilx 405 bug

allen u crazy but I admire your boldness

Like at least 10 more people today asking me if I think the warriors have a chance. "But they're gonna put lebron on curry!"

what is wrong with such ppl, like obvs lebron and kyrie can win one maybe 2 games by themselves but beyond that, jeez

Holy shit

http://twitter.com/mrclarkinc/status/605187824871030784/photo/1

what am i looking at there

seriously does not compute

hahaha A+ analysis there

like lebron best clutch player i could buy maybe though i'd agree to disagree. the others are fucking insane.

lmao amazing

the sad thing is no one will ever pay for making dellavedova a thing, they will just forget

i remember the halcyon days of lolling at what a shitty player he was early in the season

the sad thing is no one will ever pay for making dellavedova a thing, they will just forget
--lag∞n

feel like we should make all of australia pay perhaps maybe with a war

reasonable

what a lovely day

lol at 'dova over bogues. and everything else on that graph. good stuff.

guess it's in ESPN's interest to pretend the cavs aren't going to be humiliated out there and got some reason nobody ever gets fired for being hilariously wrong about sports or politics

I think it can be argued Charley Rosen's career was pretty much destroyed by his LeBron James predictions tho.

warriors in 5

I'd guess a lot of this straight rongness is cause after 5 straight trips to the finals some people would find it perverse to have Lebron cast as the underdog. Talking heads are more invested in a narrative that hypes him up, making the series look like a contest going in, then takes a hatchet to his legacy when he inevitably falls short.

yeah. even Lebron said in the last series he could never see any team with himself on it as the underdog, and it didn't even sound arrogant tbh

when you're 2-3 in the finals you're basically unbeatable

Kurt Helin ‏@basketballtalk 12s12 seconds ago
Kevin Love aggravated shoulder injury in Eastern Conference-champion celebration

lol

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGXEIsIUkAA9wtM.jpg:large

hahaha

Lebron said in the last series he could never see any team with himself on it as the underdog

The Warriors have been straight fire as a team that fits all its pieces together and maximizes their abilities into a whole greater than its parts. The Cavs have been a mess that constantly falls back on playing hero ball. I don't care whether LBJ is the best basketball player ever (a debatable proposition), hoops is still a team sport.

Sorry, bron. The Cavs are properly seen as the underdog. Doesn't mean they can't win, but it means you will be running uphill the whole time, carrying the whole team on your shoulders. Good luck with that.

My prediction that Kevin Love could get a ring this year is looking pretty good.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

the official prediction from mount lowe is warriors in 6
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/seven-questions-that-will-shape-the-nba-finals/

playin it safe

I've always wondered if it was a mistake for cleveland to dump Miles and Davis over concerns they'd be a bad influence on LBJ.

a mistake for sure miles davis was one of the alltime greats

lol

Diamond Leung ‏@diamond83 12m12 minutes ago
Stephen Curry: "We went to Toys 'R' Us the other day and little girls asking their dad can they talk to Riley."

lol man wagner-davis-bron-miles-boozer is completely looney