yep, series over - you predicted it !
2015 NBA Playoffs thread
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yep, series over - you predicted it !
In addition to that 1997 World Series collapse in Game 7, the following have happened in Cleveland sports:
"Red Right 88" happened in 1981
"The Drive" happened in 1986
"The Fumble" happened in 1987
"The Shot" happened in 1989
Just google any of the above phrases that are in parenthesis
There's more. The blown 3-1 ALCS lead to the Red Sox, the World Series loss to the Braves, the 89 AFC Championship loss, the NBA Finals loss to the Spurs, etc. , but they don't have actual phrases attached to them that can be googled.
Not to mention the Browns leaving town and moving to Baltimore, and LeBron announcing his "Decision" on live TV to go to Miami.
The Berean
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I find it highly ironic that the old Cleveland Browns have won TWO Super Bowls after moving to Baltimore.
maybe there is a Cleveland Curse -
Curse, smerse, Chicago was what until Jordan? It will be fuel for the fire next year. Get Love back and Kyrie healthy and get it done. Can't imagine they have a chance now. It's mostly about heart and playing not to be swept.
Word based mystic
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i enjoyed the movie called the WARRIORS when i was younger. a little rough but i was a teenager.
When i think of the finals here
i have a visual of lebron in a hearse car.
sticking his head out the window going through the city with coke bottles on his fingers clanging them together saying.
warriors come out to plaaaya
warriors come ouut too playayayaa
warriors COME OUT TOO PLAYAYAA.
my imagination is strange sometimes.
When i think of the finals here
i have a visual of lebron in a hearse car.
sticking his head out the window going through the city with coke bottles on his fingers clanging them together saying.
warriors come out to plaaaya
warriors come ouut too playayayaa
warriors COME OUT TOO PLAYAYAA.
my imagination is strange sometimes.
Not to mention that LeBron James won two NBA Championships after leaving for Miami.
They won the 85' Super Bowl with perhaps the greatest defense of all time, and one of the most memorable teams of all time.
You keep forgetting were talking about Cleveland.
Something will happen, and they won't win a championship.
I'm talking about basketball, or did you forget?
That's what people thought about Chicago until they won.
:rotfl:
I was in 9th grade when that movie came out.
From a 15 year old boy's perspective, it was a great movie, especially in 1979.
I liked the gang that wore the NY Yankee uniforms.
I'm talking about basketball, or did you forget?
The Cleveland curse encompasses all sports.
The Cavs, Indians, and Browns.
No other city has experienced what Cleveland has.
@ TH
Peyton Manning's "one-and-done's" pale in comparison to what Cleveland sports fans have had to endure the last 50 years.
BTW, I really enjoyed the Muscle Shoals documentary on Netflix. Do you live near there? Have you seen the documentary?
Peyton Manning's "one-and-done's" pale in comparison to what Cleveland sports fans have had to endure the last 50 years.
BTW, I really enjoyed the Muscle Shoals documentary on Netflix. Do you live near there? Have you seen the documentary?
Complete nonsense, of course. It's mostly about being a smaller market and not being able to draw the talent, historically.
Or, you could blame the Denver curse, that derailed their efforts so Denver could fail spectacularly in the biggest game in town...until they won a couple in a row, of course.
Said someone about Chicago until the one shot Bears led to the Jordan Bulls.
The minute you mention him I know nothing reasonable is going to follow, so you'll forgive me if I remind you we're talking about your latest less than serious declaration.
What documentary?
Prior to the Bears winning in '85, the Bears won the 1963 NFL Championship.
That's a 22 year drought for not only the Bears, but the city of Chicago.
That was the longest drought the city had since they first had professional sports in 1876
Cleveland is in its 50th year
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SaulToPaul 2
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Well, although saint john w the great and I are from Mayberry, we both did graduate from the Institute of Eisegesis and Sloppy Exegesis of Akron Ohio.
San Diego has gone 51 years without a title. No one says they're cursed.
Buffalo has gone 48 (and think about those SB runs...egad). No curse.
There are a lot of teams with remarkable droughts...until you realize most of them are suffering from the curse of living in the shadow of better, more attractive and lucrative markets. This team hasn't failed at any point, it's just broken down. They aren't blowing a lead or being beaten by a drive from a more cursed franchise (until it wasn't). They're just suffering the fate of many a team that gets hit by injury late in the day. It happens. It likely won't happen next year if they get their two stars back (and a little more depth on the bench wouldn't kill them).
Because they haven't lost in heartbreaking fashion like all the Cleveland sports teams have.
Each Cleveland sports team (especially the Browns) has lost heartbreaking games in Hollywood fashion.
Have you been watching the NBA playoffs? The announcers have been talking about the Cleveland curse quite a bit.
Again, it's not just the Cavs, it's also the Browns and Indians.
The Cavs aren't losing like that either. They've had two injuries that have killed their chances by game one of the finals. That's not Norwood kicking wide.
Meh. The Browns had a couple of games where they got beaten by a team that went on to not be cursed for getting blown up in the bigger game? Seems like an arbitrary distinction.
Doesn't make it rational, only the sort of stuff that adds color to what promises to be a really quick and not that interesting series.
Except the Browns don't really have a curse any more than Denver did. And no one says the Bengals are cursed because the Niners killed both of their SB dreams. Who calls Buffalo cursed? It's just a stretch to parlay and create a story under the story. Always has been and will be. Voodoo nonsense otherwise.
I don't. I thought they were going the right direction. Until Belicheat nearly wrecked their franchise. :dizzy:
