Game 40 | Cavaliers (29-10) @ Worriers (34-6) | January 16, 2017 | 8:00 PM TNT

[The Wizard of Moz]

The 29-10 #1 seed in the East. Your defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers!

Your Coach: Quite literally has won a championship in 100% of all seasons he has been a head coach. give it up for Ty Lue!

At PG: The NBA's most clutch player. The Warrior Killer: Kyrie Irving!

At SG: Newly inserted into the starting lineup: Iman Shrimpart!

At SF: A man in a tier all by himself. Currently living rent free in the heads of all of the Warriors. Forever the gatekeeper to Durant's nonexistent title. Give it up for LeBron James!

At PF: The ONLY player in the Eastern Conference to average 20/10. Arguably the NBA's most improved player. Give it up for Love Reloaded™

At C: The NBA's Ironman. A prime time player: TT!

The Contendors for 6th Man of the Year:

Also starring

Kay Felder
Champ
Jordan McRae


The 34-6 Regular Season Paper Weight Champs: Golden State Warriors (18-3 at home)

Streak: Lost 4 straight to the champs

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (PHD in pure mathematics. Has proven several previously open problems in complex analysis and stochastic calculus. Has no need for "The Diff")

Starting at PG: The first unanimous MVP in NBA history to lose in the NBA Finals after having a 3-1 lead. Give it up for Twig Boy #1!

At SG: the man who could single-handedly dismantle the Showtime Lakers by himself: Klay Thompson!

At SF: A man who was 48 minutes from making the NBA Finals 3 times. A man who wasn't satisfied with playing with a top 3 NBA player. A man who went to a 73 win team that beat him 3 straight games to end his season. Give it up for Coward Durant! (stick boy #2)

At PF: A model on the side, here's a guy who plays with a cool even head. Often victimized for his natural shooting motion this guy has made countless efforts to alter his game to make it safer for his NBA brethren. Give it up for Draymond!

At center: The poorest man you've ever seen in your life's Bogut, the second leading vote getter for the frontcourt in the NBA All Star game: Zaza Pachulia!

Bench

Injuries

Cavs

Pipe- Thumb- Out
Birdman- ACL- Out

Warriors

The Warriors don't get injured anymore


Also please don't forget

View: https://twitter.com/demeatloaf/status/816398200806506496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw





As always Go CAVS. Let's beat these DOPES​

 

[KilgoreTrout]

Exquisite work. Exquisite.

The gif of Kyrie hitting that shot is an unending source of mirth for me. Feel free to post that for the next 5 generations.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

 

[wuck]

Where is the "all of the above" poll option?

 

[Otsego Mar]

The one you posted of LeBron smacking his grandmama's coffee out her hand is the best.

 

[Andrew]

Every time the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Douches.

 

[bob2the2nd]

Please lue just sit every single starter. I just want to laugh for 48 minutes

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

Where is the "all of the above" poll option?

It honestly took me a good bit of thought to even answer my own poll.

 

[The Oi]

Sitting all starters would be funny.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

The one you posted of LeBron smacking his grandmama's coffee out her hand is the best.

I agree, but I've got to mix it up.

 

[Adam]

I think this will be a game where the cavs will have to weather the storm a bit. We will probably see the warriors at peak effort and efficiency. Without Liggins starting i expect curry to find his rhythm early, unless kyrie put his playoff pants on and mans him up.

A perfect game for Lue to figure out who Korver can guard and if Frye and him can share the court when their bench is in

 

[K1rieIrving>AllOtherPG's]

Bravo Moz, Bravo

 

[gourimoko]

@The Wizard of Moz

I don't normally comment on game threads but, this is one of, if not the, best threads I've seen....

Fucking fantastic work bro....

 

[CBR J.]

Great work indeed Moz.

It's a RS game. Sure, would be nice to kick their arses, but it doesn't really matter.

You know what really matters?

 

[The Oi]

For a lot of reasons, I am expecting the Warriors to beat the shit out of the Cavs tomorrow.

I will enjoy it if they don't.