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I imagine coaching a team with Lebron on it makes coaching look easy.

Just ask Mike Brown.

Lue should've had these guys lazered in tonight. He looks like he doesn't even know where he is right now.

So our team doesn't know how to play defense I guess? Why the hell are we turning it over so much?

Did anyone hear that Thompson called the Cavs Halloween party childish?

This from the guy who wouldn't shake hands with the Cavs after they won the finals.

To me he is the guy who it's hardest to like on their team.

I think this was pretty easy to predict after the way the Cavs have played the last week and a half.

I really want to like Lue, but I've seen nothing from him that says he's better than blatt, I don't believe the whole oh he won a ring garbage either, blatt took the same team to 6 games without love and Irving. No one will convince me he couldn't have won it last year. Lue puts no emphasis on defense and it shows. His game plans suck and he allows them to get into this hero ball way too much. I get it's regular season and all, but you don't see teams like spurs and warriors looking like trash this often. We are def going to need some moves to help. We did nothing in off season but watch old guys get a year older while GS added at top 5 player. Going to be much tougher, especially when you're relying on offfense to carry you

Yeah, I watched for a while and they looked sloppy and tired.

A timeout already? You just had half time, what did you do during that?

Doesn't help that shots that normally fall for these guys aren't falling tonight.

Irving again looking like hot garbage.

I'm glad he got a gold medal, but that's a lot of basketball for a guy with his frame.

And Lue plays these guys massive minutes.

Is Shumpert able to hit a 12 ft uncontesed jumper? Ever?

Almost like watching the Keystone Cops.

I suspect that the team wasn't all that excited to extend their win streak against the Warriors in a meaningless regular season game.

No sense giving additional motivation to them in the Finals.

That's the excuse I am going to use, anyway.

The team packs it in if they think they don't have a chance. They've had a long road trip, they're a bit worn down now and nursing injuries. You could almost see the big fat postage stamp the stuck on this one as they mailed it in.

Did anyone else watch the Warriors vs the Thunder last night?

Man, I despise Za Za Punkchula. He knocks Westbrook down and stands over him like he's pissing on him. He is such a jerk.

Earlier this year, I saw him spanking his own butt after he made an elbow set shot. Hubie Brown got on his butt [yes, it's intended] about it and then when Punkchula missed from the same spot shortly afterwards, he really lit into Punkchula's punk ass. It was classic.

Between Za Za Punkchula and Damien Green, the Warriors have two of the most unlikable players in the league.

LOL.....Westbrooke was not voted as a starter on the All Star team. What a joke these votes are.

I can't believe Love wasn't voted a starter either...only guy in the Eastern Conf averaging 20/10.

The fans get 50% of the vote. Ridiculous.

Right, fan input should be a lot less. Harden and Westbrook should be the starting guards for the West. I know we have a certain disdain for Curry, and he's one of the best players in the league, but he's not having a better year than Westbrook.

I can't believe a guy averaging 30, 10 & 10 for a playoff team isn't a starter. #Shameful

Yep!

Fans get 50%. Players get 25%. And the media gets 25%.

I heard Hardin and Westy were named the starters by the players and the media, but that Curry got in because he did so well in the fan vote.

Btw.........I can't believe I heard this right, but they said Za Za Punkchula won the fan vote at center. I was working on some of my designs on the computer while that was on and wasn't listening closely, but I am pretty sure that is what they said.

Za Za?!?

It's because the entire country of Georgia votes for him. He's been among the top vote getters for a couple seasons now.

Speaking of the players, they don't know what they're doing either. Russillo was just reading off names of players that got ALL Star starter votes, not just All Star.

Joakim Noah - 5
Delly - 6
Javale McGee - 4
Michael Beasley - 6
Mo Williams (retired and yet to play a game this season) - 1

I get a player might vote for themselves, if they're allowed to, but how screwed up is it that those guys received starter votes for the All Star game by their peers.

The players shouldn't be allowed to vote on themselves or their teammates.

I'm not outraged by it. I find it more funny than anything. Heck, I probably won't even watch the game because it's a sloppy 3 & dunk contest.

Of course fans get 50% of the vote. Popular players = higher ratings =more advertising revenue.

Umm ... I was responsible for some really bad Western Conference votes ...... and it was intentional ......

JC..

My daughter DancinDawg and I have tickeys for the Cavs OKC game next Sunday afternoon the 29th... Bring on Westie

should be fun!

I am getting tired of the cavs playing like trash for nationally televised games. Its the only time I get to watch them. So they better do well tonight.

I'm pretty sure Yao Ming was the leading vote getter in at least one season he hadn't even played in.. #China

Kawhi Leonard is a NBA equivalent of Richard Sherman, but he's quiet so nobody cares. It amazes me how much he grabs and gets away.

Lue infuriates me when he benches TT in the 4th quarter. So dumb.

And candy.........you are complaining about Leonard? LOL....really? How about LeBron pushing off on almost every single offensive play?

Defensively this team just won't be able to compete against the SA and Warriors in a 7 game series, they have too many playmakers and they defend well, we need rim protection so bad..TT and Frye are turnstiles, I sure hope they are just coasting and actually remember how to play defense come june and back to needing a backup pg...watching lebron trying to dribble and run the offense is infuriating, he is a HORRIBLE ball handler and turns it over too much for my liking, let him facilitate, he don't need to dribble the ball around and up the floor, stupid. let him create from the backdown when they come to help

Getting a couple good stops in a row sure helps.

Lebron gets away with alot more...Leonard is a stud..his game has exploded

Can't buy a bucket two times in a row!?

Finally a shot fell!

James with the clutch three!

Shucks! Well at least the game ain't over.

Man, your eye for BB stinks.

Your constant bashing of TT is so unbelievably lame.

Without him, there is no way we win the championship last year. And a turnstile? LMAO.........clueless.

no dude..your love affair with a fringe guy is lame...but bash me because thats how a little guy like you acts...i'm right...TT is BELOW average in defense..if he's not offense rebounding he worthless...so make sure you hug your TT pillow tight tonight and think of how great he is and how someday you can get ice cream together...god you're a troll and the least knowledgeable person on this board when it comes to bball

that might be the funniest thing I've ever read in my life

You are clueless.

You think we win w/Mosgove manning the five? LMAO