I see what you mean, but no complaints about Lebron from here. Some people who are tremendous competitors have to cash themselves all in to get ready for battle, and that's part of what makes them great. I think for a guy barely 30 he's made a lot of progress in his sportsmanship. While he has his annoying narcissistic moments, compared to a lot of other superstars he's a pretty reasonable sort overall IMO.
Great game, and great series. I have to say that these finals surprised me a bit by how good they were given the Cavs' injury issues. Also a little surprised at how much I enjoyed the finals these past two years. It didn't hurt that some of my least favorite players were nowhere near the playoffs, but what I've seen with the Spurs last year and the Warriors this year is two incredibly well coached teams playing team ball with a lot of offensive options and unbelievable passing on one end of the floor and excellent team defense on the other. Kerr was unbelievable this season getting the most out of these players and putting adjustments together along the way. It's also great to have another thoughtful, likable, classy coach in the mix, and I would extend that compliment to Blatt as well.
Moving forward, without considering free agency, etc. the Warriors are in great shape with a young core and a deep bench. Unless Bogut is way better than he showed in this series, I think they could do better with a more athletic role player at the 5, but other than that why would you want to change much about a 67 win NBA champion?
The Cavs are another story, but assuming they keep their core and everyone gets healthy, the core of James, Irving, Love, Mozgov, Varejao, and Thompson is a great one that has a lot of versatility and options, but it's top heavy. Aside from Irving, they are very thin at the guard position, and they don't have much in the way of pure shooting. Shumpert had no shot this series, and Smith is simply a knuckle headed toxic drop of chemistry in the mix - he can catch fire and hit a lot of shots, but he can also do absolutely nothing for extended periods, and that's not the kind of steady influence this team needs. Dellevadova could be a nice backup hustle player, but he's a limited talent. Miller is done. Jones had a few nice plays, but doesn't seem to have much left in the tank. I think some some consistent shooters are what this team needs most so LBJ doesn't have to play the point.
Great game, and great series. I have to say that these finals surprised me a bit by how good they were given the Cavs' injury issues. Also a little surprised at how much I enjoyed the finals these past two years. It didn't hurt that some of my least favorite players were nowhere near the playoffs, but what I've seen with the Spurs last year and the Warriors this year is two incredibly well coached teams playing team ball with a lot of offensive options and unbelievable passing on one end of the floor and excellent team defense on the other. Kerr was unbelievable this season getting the most out of these players and putting adjustments together along the way. It's also great to have another thoughtful, likable, classy coach in the mix, and I would extend that compliment to Blatt as well.
Moving forward, without considering free agency, etc. the Warriors are in great shape with a young core and a deep bench. Unless Bogut is way better than he showed in this series, I think they could do better with a more athletic role player at the 5, but other than that why would you want to change much about a 67 win NBA champion?
The Cavs are another story, but assuming they keep their core and everyone gets healthy, the core of James, Irving, Love, Mozgov, Varejao, and Thompson is a great one that has a lot of versatility and options, but it's top heavy. Aside from Irving, they are very thin at the guard position, and they don't have much in the way of pure shooting. Shumpert had no shot this series, and Smith is simply a knuckle headed toxic drop of chemistry in the mix - he can catch fire and hit a lot of shots, but he can also do absolutely nothing for extended periods, and that's not the kind of steady influence this team needs. Dellevadova could be a nice backup hustle player, but he's a limited talent. Miller is done. Jones had a few nice plays, but doesn't seem to have much left in the tank. I think some some consistent shooters are what this team needs most so LBJ doesn't have to play the point.
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imo though,.. Kerr out-coached Blatt by the shear depths of his bench. the Cavs bench lacked accuracy shooting and passing. and the switching on defence was just terrible. i've never seen a final series with so many uncontested 3-point shots. i lost track of the Cavs turnovers after number 18! if you can't play defense at least take care of the ball! 
We can't talk about Jrue either. 
