Here's what the Cavs should've done in 2015 Finals

[3ball]

Play whatever optimal brand of basketball IS AVAILABLE based on the current rules and playing environment.

In today's game, the Warriors, Spurs and 2011 Mavs move the ball and allow role players to make playmaking decisions - guys like Diaw and Patty Mills don't just wait around for Duncan to toss them a dime - instead, Mills and Diaw are tasked with making plays just like Parker and Duncan are - ditto for guys like Shaun Livingston or Barnes..

And ditto for everyone that played in the triangle - the triangle was an equal-opportunity offense, as Phil Jackson describes here.. Every player got the chance to catch it on the post, turn-pivot, explore all the options and make a play - the lesser players like Kerr and Longley normally handed off, but they had the power to make a play if they chose.

Consequently, role players like Mills, Diaw, Kerr, and Longley play better and have a bigger impact than their more talented Cavs counterparts (shumpert, jr smith, mosgov, tristan thompson), who are just tricks waiting on Lebron to toss them a dime.. That brand of basketball has never won, and never will win..

But see, that's the problem - if the Cavs played like the Spurs or Warriors, Lebron wouldn't get to dominate the ball more than starting PG's - like he does now.. That's the reason the Cavs don't run a more optimal offense - because it's waaaay too late to change Lebron's game - any coach of Lebron must cow-tow, be a bitch, and simply ALLOW Lebron-ball to be played.

What are you going to do at this point in Lebron's career, be like "hey lebron, we need you to play off-ball like a normal SF okay"... He'd call Dan Gilbert immediately, get the coach fired, and all hell would break loose in the offseason while Lebron carefully weighed his team-hopping options.

[LAZERUSS]

Play whatever optimal brand of basketball IS AVAILABLE based on the current rules and playing environment.

In today's game, the Warriors, Spurs and 2011 Mavs move the ball and allow role players to make playmaking decisions - guys like Diaw and Patty Mills don't just wait around for Duncan to toss them a dime - instead, Mills and Diaw are tasked with making plays just like Parker and Duncan are - ditto for guys like Shaun Livingston or Barnes..

And ditto for everyone that played in the triangle - the triangle was an equal-opportunity offense, as Phil Jackson describes here.. Every player got the chance to catch it on the post, turn-pivot, explore all the options and make a play - the lesser players like Kerr and Longley normally handed off, but they had the power to make a play if they chose.

Consequently, these role players play better and have a bigger impact than their more talented Cavs counterparts ([COLOR="DarkRed"]shumpert, jr smith[/COLOR], mosgov, tristan thompson), who are just tricks waiting on Lebron to toss them a dime.. That brand of basketball has never won, and never will win..

But see, that's the problem - if the Cavs played like the Spurs or Warriors, Lebron wouldn't get to dominate the ball more than starting PG's like he does now - that's the reason the Cavs don't run a more optimal offense - because it's waaaay too late to change Lebron's game - any coach of Lebron must cow-tow, be a bitch, and simply ALLOW Lebron-ball to be played.

What are you going to do at this point in Lebron's career, be like "hey lebron, we need you to play off-ball like a normal SF okay"... He'd call Dan Gilbert immediately, get the coach fired, and all hell would break loose in the offseason while Lebron carefully weighed his team-hopping options.

Good one.

Put Jordan with that CAST OF CLOWNS, and he would not have done ANY better than what Lebron did. In fact, I doubt MJ could have won a single game against that 67-15 Warrior team.

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Somebody post an extraordinarily large image to kill this thread

[3ball]

Good one.

Put Jordan with that CAST OF CLOWNS, and he would not have done ANY better than what Lebron did. In fact, I doubt MJ could have won a single game against that 67-15 Warrior team.

Put MJ with Love and Kyrie for an entire regular season and the team wins 75 games...

They are a totally different team altogether by the time the playoffs role around.

With MJ, the team isn't locked into suboptimal Lebron-ball.. Their level of strategy would be like the Warriors, Spurs, Mavs.. A completely different team altogether, with far higher ceiling.

Of course, what would happen if the Warriors gave MJ the most secluded clearouts in history?... He doesn't shoot 39%... He shoots 55% and the Cavs WIN... Steve Kerr would AGREE that the CAvs win if he plays MJ the same way they played Lebron.

[Lebron23]

[Fire Colangelo]

Good one.

Put Jordan with that CAST OF CLOWNS, and he would not have done ANY better than what Lebron did. In fact, I doubt MJ could have won a single game against that 67-15 Warrior team.

Yes, let's let JR Smith make decisions!

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How about an extremely wide image?

[aj1987]

Put MJ with Love and Kyrie for an entire regular season and the team wins 75 games...

They are a totally different team altogether by the time the playoffs role around.

With MJ, the team isn't locked into suboptimal Lebron-ball.. Their level of strategy would be like the Warriors, Spurs, Mavs.. A completely different team altogether, with far higher ceiling.

Of course, what would happen if the Warriors gave MJ the most secluded clearouts in history?... He doesn't shoot 39%... He shoots 55% and the Cavs WIN.

Dude, he couldn't win 75 with Rodman, Pippen, Kukoc, Kerr, and the GOAT coach.

Delusional AF.

[Hey Yo]

Safe to say 3ball is just a MOD looking for clicks/traffic for the board. Seen his account able to do stuff that regular accounts can't.

schtick is stale and moldy.

[aj1987]

How about an extremely wide image?

[3ball]

[Marchesk]

Safe to say 3ball is just a MOD looking for clicks/traffic for the board. Seen his account able to do stuff that regular accounts can't.

Damn, Jeff has 3 alts?