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Old 06-23-2016, 09:26 PM
 
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Since we finally got to see the whole Cavs team against Golden State this time. Would this Cavs team had beaten Golden State last year?
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Old 06-24-2016, 08:06 AM
 
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Being that Lebron + a cast of people we never heard of won 2 games, I'd say the Cavs would be back to back champs right now had Kyrie not went down.
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Old 06-24-2016, 08:55 AM
 
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Being that Lebron + a cast of people we never heard of won 2 games, I'd say the Cavs would be back to back champs right now had Kyrie not went down.
thats general consensus...
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Old 06-24-2016, 09:02 AM
 
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Impossible to know. People are acting like the Cavs beat the Warriors in 5 or 6 games this year.

It took all seven games, a completely healthy Cavs team, a suspended Green, and injured Bogut who missed the final two and a half games and a banged up AI.

So how exactly is it a forgone conclusion that the Cavs would have beaten the Warriors last year? It likely could have been another seven game series and who know who would have won.
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Old 06-24-2016, 09:22 AM
 
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I don't know.

Yes, if Kyrie Irving played in 15 Finals like he did in the 16 Finals.
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Old 06-24-2016, 09:31 AM
 
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Impossible to know. People are acting like the Cavs beat the Warriors in 5 or 6 games this year.

It took all seven games, a completely healthy Cavs team, a suspended Green, and injured Bogut who missed the final two and a half games and a banged up AI.

So how exactly is it a forgone conclusion that the Cavs would have beaten the Warriors last year? It likely could have been another seven game series and who know who would have won.

Correct, there is no conclusion. Two baskets and were talking about back to back failure.
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Old 06-24-2016, 10:45 AM
 
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With a healthy Warriors team (Iggy, Curry, Bogut, no Green suspension) - I think they beat a healthy Cavs team last year. Keep in mind 2015 was Love, Kyrie and Lebron's first year together so they probably weren't running as smoothly.
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Old 06-24-2016, 11:37 AM
 
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Probably. For me it comes down to the fact that Cleveland's stars shine when the spotlight is on them (except maybe Love). Golden State's stars shrink up. Can't everybody handle the big time.
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Old 06-24-2016, 01:25 PM
 
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Since we finally got to see the whole Cavs team against Golden State this time. Would this Cavs team had beaten Golden State last year?


They won game 1 (the game Irving got injured), and they won game 3 to go up 2-1. No doubt they would've won last year had Kyrie not gotten hurt.
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Old 06-24-2016, 01:40 PM
 
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Since we finally got to see the whole Cavs team against Golden State this time. Would this Cavs team had beaten Golden State last year?

If it wasn't for Green being suspended, I am not sure this Cav team is better than this Warrior team much less last years team. I think Golden Stat should've won it in 5 if it weren't for the suspension.
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