2015 Finals Preview

    The start of a legacy is about to come forth, with the 2015 NBA Finals, its everything we ever wanted really, the MVP, puts on a show against the best player on the planet. They will spar out with their dependable teammates around them. Curry has his Warriors team with 'the Pippen to his MJ' Klay Thompson the young blood who scored 37 points in a quarter and can light it up, hopefully he gets back to his full form in this series. His full form would be the lights out jump shooter that he was known for. Klay can do that if he starts to attack more, but he hasn't this Playoffs. Draymond Green is also there to help, being the lockdown defender he always is, Cleveland will never have full strength with him on the floor. Green has been more of an offensive player this playoffs though, he should keep up the solid numbers that helped the team easily beat the Rockets. The big man Andrew Bogut is also there, although he may not score much, he can definitely provide the big man in the paint mentality to stop the big men of Cleveland, Bogut is much stronger and wider than them, so he will be a definite factor. Harrison Barnes has been silently waiting for a chance to let the world know of his unique athleticism combined with his wingspan and speed. Plus add his shooting ability, he will be a factor that will come up big in the middle of the series. The Warriors have those players that can make a big difference, but lets not forget that Steve Kerr got them together with a shoot heavy, jump-shot a lot, game plan, which Cleveland can dismantle, as shown on the Hawks. The Warriors will have to step it up though, they can't stop this gameplan that has worked so well with them, they need to find a player that can do both shoot and drive with Steph Curry, that player could be Harrison Barnes as I've mentioned, or David Lee could come out of that prison that holds him under 7 points and 5 rebounds. Lee could be a factor but he probably will not be one, I don't know how he's getting paid that well, he's making $4.5 Million more than Steph Curry, the MVP. If you want Steph to keep getting better, pay Lee less and Steph more, or else we won't see more Riley Curry! Steph Curry isn't known as Steph Curry anymore, nor the MVP, but he is now called 'Riley Curry's dad'. Oh, don't tell me you've been living under a rock, this is Riley Curry.
She started to sing some Drake lyrics in the last one, "I'm waaayyyy up, I feel blessed" from Big Sean's song 'Blessings' which spawned even more internet memes.

She is so adorable, yet caused Steph more trouble in those press conferences than the whole Rockets roster

    The Cavs are coming off a season which started out badly, but eventually they banded together with LeBron James leading all of the players, they then started to become the 3rd best team in the league, behind the Golden State Warriors and the Atlanta Hawks. But everything changed in the Playoffs, where they killed the Celts in the first round, they then faced a hard challenge against the Chicago Bulls, in a series that was very rigged, bad fouls, and unfair flagrants, with no penalty for the other instigator of contact. The Bulls took the Cavs to 6, then lost. They then faced the Atlanta Hawks, who relied on their 3-point shooting and passing, Cleveland found a way to stop their 3-ball and cut their passing, so the Cavs learned to trap the players and be monsters defensively, they quickly swept the Hawks and gained even more believers. They could use those techniques to stop the Warriors and they might work well considering that the Hawks have some of the same techniques as the Warriors, once they stop the 3-ball the Warriors still have.
    While I'm listening to people talk about basketball while probably smoking marijuana (shoutout Mike G), let me analyze the Cavs roster. The Cavs obviously have LeBron James, the greatest player on the planet and a top-10 best ever. You know whaat he can do, he can post 30+ every night if he wants to, but he will have to step it up against Steph Curry, who can also score 30+ at will. Kyrie Irving is the next man up, he can drive into the lane and shoot very well from almost anywhere, unfortunately he is working on a leg injury so he isn't playing like the old Kyrie, but he is still remarkably effective while injured, he can still run the court, and runs it better than any guard on Golden State. JR Smith is the next guy, he has become a monster this playoffs, not missing any 3-pointers when he wants to, and he shoots a lot. JR can also go in the paint and can hit those short jumpers, although rare, they are effective. JR needs to be prepared for Draymond Green though, that might be a battle if they put LeBron as a guard in a must-win scenario. That is if a must-win scenario comes up. Iman Shumpert can also defend the wing well and might cause havoc for Klay or Draymond. I like Tristan Thompson, he can function well in the post, with great athleticism, which will be an X-Factor if the series becomes post-heavy near the middle of the series.
   Cavs Series- 
Highest Scorer- LeBron James takes the Warriors on a classic LeBron stretch of 30+ for 6 of the games.
Leader- Kyrie Irving will be the court general and the best assist giver this series, he will make a difference with his handles mixed with his jump-shots.
X-Factor- Tristan Thompson will be the greatest post player in this series, with the athletic edge over and GSW big, such as Bogut, so Thompson will take advantage and hit layups and short shots in the paint.

Warriors Series-
Highest Scorer- Steph Curry will have a 40 point game that will cause a win, he will also have 2 other good games, but Klay Thompson will also take some of the luggage of his back, scoring high in one game, enough to make a difference and win.
Leader- Draymond Green will have many good games in which he will power the crowd and be great defensively, making stops and forcing over-time.
X-Factor- Harrison Barnes will unexpectedly take over for the Warriors one of these games, with his agility and athleticism, adding 15+ points to a Steph Curry 20 and a Klay 20.

Final Analysis- The Warriors will pose a great fight led by high scoring games, a lot of 3's and good defense, Steph Curry will score like a maniac and post one of his best games ever one of the games. That's not enough to stop LeBron James and crew, LeBron will have great games, and so will Kyrie, he'll have one, causing LeBron to notch his 3rd ring in a hard fought 7 games. 

CAVS BEAT WARRIORS 4-3 IN 7 GAMES. 

                                                                         --KSP--