NBA Champion - Cleveland Cavaliers 2016-2017 Season Thread

• Ironman92

  

  SportsAndLady;1845987 wrote:Adam Silver can't like that comment from lebron lol

  Yeah, well Silver can hula hoop with a cheerio...so I really don't like him
• friendfromlowry

  Ironman92;1846000 wrote:Yeah, well Silver can hula hoop with a cheerio...so I really don't like him

  Really? He's a lot better than David Stern IMO.
• Laley23

  

  Silver is the best commissioner in sports right now, imo.
• like_that

  

  Laley23;1846005 wrote:Silver is the best commissioner in sports right now, imo.

  The bar really isn't set that high.
• Laley23

  

  like_that;1846006 wrote:The bar really isn't set that high.

  This is true.
  
  I think Manfred is doing/going to do very good things with MLB, though.
• Ironman92

  

  friendfromlowry;1846003 wrote:Really? He's a lot better than David Stern IMO.

  It was a skinny joke
• like_that

  

  Laley23;1846007 wrote:This is true.
  
  I think Manfred is doing/going to do very good things with MLB, though.

  The bar wasn't set high from his predecessor lol. I agree though.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Laley23;1846005 wrote:Silver is the best commissioner in sports right now, imo.

  Meh. He was practically given a layup with the sterling thing in LA right after he took over. That satisfied the pc crowd. Other than that, it's not like he's done much.
  
  The NBA continues to be a league where the regular season means very little, he's not doing much to help that.
• Heretic

  

  SportsAndLady;1846014 wrote:Meh. He was practically given a layup with the sterling thing in LA right after he took over. That satisfied the pc crowd. Other than that, it's not like he's done much.
  
  The NBA continues to be a league where the regular season means very little, he's not doing much to help that.

  Don't know how much he can do about that, simply because any league where 16 of 30 or so teams makes the playoffs is going to have a generally meaningless regular season. We can talk about reducing the number of teams in the playoffs or shortening the regular season, but those options cut into revenue, so no one is going to be in favor of that.
• Laley23

  

  like_that;1846011 wrote:The bar wasn't set high from his predecessor lol. I agree though.

  I love that MLB is adapting streaming. We need to fix the marketing of the game, and there is no reason why TBS should be showing games like TNT does NBA, midweek. Expose stars from other markets.
  
  While the replay system seems to be wrong a decent amount lol, they have the best system in place. It's quick, managers get a challenge, and HR/non HR is automatically reviewed. Only thing I think should be tweaked is the "overslide". If you legit go to far like J-Ram yesterday at 3rd, out. But Lindor, went hand to foot like you're taught and had both off for 1 pixel of TV. That isn't an overslide and should be ruled safe.
  
  Other than that, I like what MLB is really doing.
  

  SportsAndLady;1846014 wrote:Meh. He was practically given a layup with the sterling thing in LA right after he took over. That satisfied the pc crowd. Other than that, it's not like he's done much.
  
  The NBA continues to be a league where the regular season means very little, he's not doing much to help that.

  Well, they are in talks of shaking up the playoffs which is a start.
  
  The league is booking though. Started with Stern, but he has done a great job of marketing. Yes we have superteams, but we have stars all over the sport, and we have big time ratings for national games 4/7 days a week. The league as a whole is really in a good spot.
• like_that

  

  Laley23;1846019 wrote:I love that MLB is adapting streaming. We need to fix the marketing of the game, and there is no reason why TBS should be showing games like TNT does NBA, midweek. Expose stars from other markets.
  
  While the replay system seems to be wrong a decent amount lol, they have the best system in place. It's quick, managers get a challenge, and HR/non HR is automatically reviewed. Only thing I think should be tweaked is the "overslide". If you legit go to far like J-Ram yesterday at 3rd, out. But Lindor, went hand to foot like you're taught and had both off for 1 pixel of TV. That isn't an overslide and should be ruled safe.
  
  Other than that, I like what MLB is really doing.
  
  
  
  Well, they are in talks of shaking up the playoffs which is a start.
  
  The league is booking though. Started with Stern, but he has done a great job of marketing. Yes we have superteams, but we have stars all over the sport, and we have big time ratings for national games 4/7 days a week. The league as a whole is really in a good spot.

  What talks of shaking up the playoffs?
• SportsAndLady

  

  Laley23;1846019 wrote:I love that MLB is adapting streaming. We need to fix the marketing of the game, and there is no reason why TBS should be showing games like TNT does NBA, midweek. Expose stars from other markets.
  
  While the replay system seems to be wrong a decent amount lol, they have the best system in place. It's quick, managers get a challenge, and HR/non HR is automatically reviewed. Only thing I think should be tweaked is the "overslide". If you legit go to far like J-Ram yesterday at 3rd, out. But Lindor, went hand to foot like you're taught and had both off for 1 pixel of TV. That isn't an overslide and should be ruled safe.
  
  Other than that, I like what MLB is really doing.
  
  
  
  Well, they are in talks of shaking up the playoffs which is a start.
  
  The league is booking though. Started with Stern, but he has done a great job of marketing. Yes we have superteams, but we have stars all over the sport, and we have big time ratings for national games 4/7 days a week. The league as a whole is really in a good spot.

  I saw over the weekend the Women's final four games were drawing higher ratings than the NBA games lol
  
  Agree that the NBA is great, but they definitely have some problems and Silver has some work to do to fix them.
• like_that

  

  SportsAndLady;1846023 wrote:I saw over the weekend the Women's final four games were drawing higher ratings than the NBA games lol
  
  Agree that the NBA is great, but they definitely have some problems and Silver has some work to do to fix them.

  I think they should reduce the schedule to 62 games. Eliminate these garbage back to backs. The fact the cavs are finishing their season with 5 back to backs in 5 weeks to end the season is a joke.
• SportsAndLady

  

  like_that;1846022 wrote:What talks of shaking up the playoffs?

  Saw an idea where they'll seed 1-8 based on records like they normally do, but home court advantage goes to the team with the best H2H record in the regular season.
• Heretic

  

  Laley23;1846019 wrote:I love that MLB is adapting streaming. We need to fix the marketing of the game, and there is no reason why TBS should be showing games like TNT does NBA, midweek. Expose stars from other markets.

  This. I read today that none of the top 50 athletes marketing-wise are MLB players and I'd have to think part of that is simply because 90% of the national TV viewing involves the same handful of teams. You'll get almost every single Boston-Yankee match-up, but if you're a fan of a smaller market team and that team isn't on pace for 90+ wins, they might as well not even exist.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  http://www.espn.com/espnradio/play?id=19085388 JERK OFF MOTION
• like_that

  

  SportsAndLady;1846027 wrote:Saw an idea where they'll seed 1-8 based on records like they normally do, but home court advantage goes to the team with the best H2H record in the regular season.

  Lol then teams like cavs really won't GAF at the end of the season.
• SportsAndLady

  

  like_that;1846032 wrote:Lol then teams like cavs really won't GAF at the end of the season.

  Yeah the only thing that would help are the tv people. Because the cavs would bench their guys vs teams like the magic when it's not on national tv lol. But then Boston/Cleveland is going to get all the players playing.
• Laley23

  

  like_that;1846026 wrote:I think they should reduce the schedule to 62 games. Eliminate these garbage back to backs. The fact the cavs are finishing their season with 5 back to backs in 5 weeks to end the season is a joke.

  20 games is too many. But I like the talks of lessening preseason and starting season earlier. Basically would give 7 more days to play with without games. If they go to 76 (1 a month gone), plus the season starting 7 days earlier, your looking at 2 full weeks more of rest.
• like_that

  

  Laley23;1846036 wrote:20 games is too many. But I like the talks of lessening preseason and starting season earlier. Basically would give 7 more days to play with without games. If they go to 76 (1 a month gone), plus the season starting 7 days earlier, your looking at 2 full weeks more of rest.

  I was just thinking back to the lockout season (don't really remember the amount of games) and recall that being fine. I could go your plan, but reduce it to 72.
• friendfromlowry

  I wouldn't QQ if they end up with the #2 seed and avoid Miami (who's looked red hot at times this season)/Indiana and instead get #7 Chicago/Atlanta. The Hawks are 2-8 in their last ten.
• SportsAndLady

  

  friendfromlowry;1846046 wrote:I wouldn't QQ if they end up with the #2 seed and avoid Miami (who's looked red hot at times this season)/Indiana and instead get #7 Chicago/Atlanta. The Hawks are 2-8 in their last ten.

  Cavs are 0-4 against Chicago lol no thanks on playing them.
• friendfromlowry

  SportsAndLady;1846050 wrote:Cavs are 0-4 against Chicago lol no thanks on playing them.

  
  
  That was also with Wade playing. They were 1-3 against Detroit in the regular season last year. Didn't stop them from sweeping them when it mattered in the first round.
• like_that

  

  friendfromlowry;1846051 wrote:That was also with Wade playing. They were 1-3 against Detroit in the regular season last year. Didn't stop them from sweeping them when it mattered in the first round.

  Wade is returning this Saturday.
  
  Give me the team without a star that can take over a game in the first round.
  
  Indiana has one and Chicago has two. I'll pass on Chicago. There is nobody on Miami's roster that scare me.
  
  Also these refs are the trash in this game.
• like_that

  

  Is Lue married? If so, did derrick Williams fuck his wife?