DoleINGout Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 10 hours ago, jrry32 said: Kyrie has always struggled to stay healthy. I'd have a hard time trusting him, as fun as he is to watch. Yah but Anthony Davis is also injury prone. 2018 has been the best stretch of his career IMO but it is also the most recent. Lately it may seem like Davis is much healthier than Irving, obviously, but in general I have concerns with both of their availability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoleINGout Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Game 1 Lineup Predictions: C's PG Terry Rozier/Shane Larkin SG Jayson Tatum/Marcus Smart SF Marcus Morris/Jaylen Brown/Abdel Nader PF Al Horford/Semi Ojeleye/Guerschon Yabusele C Aron Baynes/Greg Monroe Cavs PG George Hill/Jordan Clarkson/Jose Calderon SG J.R. Smith/Kyle Korver SF LeBron James/Jeff Green/Rodney Hood PF Kevin Love/Larry Nance Jr. C Tristan Thompson/Kendric Perkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I don't see it that way. Either Stevens goes with Rozier/Brown/Tatum/Horford/Baynes or Rozier/Brown/Tatum/Morris/Horford. And Cavs will almost surely not go with TT at C. At least not to start the series. Cavs probably stick with their usual starting five and make adjustments if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Quote "Personally, I think I'm probably the best guy defending him in the league, outside of Kawhi]," said Morris. Statistically I think it is close to the truth (at least prior to this season) but now I think Bron is just gonna demolish him for saying this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I don't care that he said it or not, but he has the best chance of slowing LeBron down from any Celtics defender. He has the size and strength to make it harder for him in the post and won't get bullied going to the rim. Now, similar things were said about OG before the last series but I feel like the Raptors switched far too easily. He should have fought over the screens and stayed with LeBron a lot more than he did, similar to how Kawhi does it. Anyways, has anyone watched Kobe's detail series? It's great and he just did one on LeBron. Basically said LeBron needs to fight more low block position more and not let the Celtics off the hook and keep punishing them until they make some adjustments. Kobe showed so many clips where LeBron had great positioning but just let it go for no reason and it led to some misses when all the work was already done and he just had to go up if he stood his ground. Also showed just how well the Celtics rotate and fly around the court on the defensive end. Mitchell saw the detail series on him, I wonder if LeBron does before tomorrow lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrawkcab321 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Marcus Morris needs to chill out lmao. He’s defended regular season Lebron when he couldn’t care less and Lebron still did what he wanted. I hope to god they actually buy into that crap. More Morris less brown and Tatum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resilient part 2 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Lebron will get a good taste of Morris, Smart, Brown, Tatum and Semi. All above average defenders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 6 hours ago, sdrawkcab321 said: Marcus Morris needs to chill out lmao. He’s defended regular season Lebron when he couldn’t care less and Lebron still did what he wanted. I hope to god they actually buy into that crap. More Morris less brown and Tatum. He's actually been more effective against LeBron in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, jrry32 said: He's actually been more effective against LeBron in the playoffs. I think the only time they have played in the playoffs is in a series where the Cavs swept Detroit, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 35 minutes ago, 11sanchez11 said: I think the only time they have played in the playoffs is in a series where the Cavs swept Detroit, right? Yep. And LeBron played well below his typical self in terms of scoring and efficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resilient part 2 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 OK, now that I am here, Let's GOOOOOO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resilient part 2 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Charles Barkley, Shaq, Harden and Lebron James are the Most, put your shoulder into the defender, cause the contact but still get the foul call ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Celtics rotation on the defensive end has been on point. They cover so much ground as they are able to help and still close out. Cavs should think of running some two man game with Hill/Bron and put Love in the corner to get Horford out of the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resilient part 2 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, J-ALL-DAY said: Celtics rotation on the defensive end has been on point. They cover so much ground as they are able to help and still close out. Cavs should think of running some two man game with Hill/Bron and put Love in the corner to get Horford out of the paint. This^ plus the fact that can switch off and have similar and good defenders will make this a tough series IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 The Celtics aren't talented and getting carried by Stevens narrative is dumb. They have close to 8 great defenders and dudes who can get buckets in mismatches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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