NBA 2008-2009 !!!!!!!!!!!

[Bodie The Cursed]

No bandwagoneer here pal.. Born and raised Los Angeles Native.. Been a Laker fan since the 70's... Through good times and bad I pretty much watch every game..

 

[ProgMatinee]

not much bad to wade through. could have picked the clippers. you took the easy road.

 

[azurepred]

cavs are done........they have played like crap all series, nobody but lebron showed up for this series, orlando has pretty much exploited all of their weaknesses........i cant even begin to explain my frustration for their lack of effort on defense, and imo a lot of it falls on coach brown, he has made poor adjustments, well i havent seen any adjustments from him on the defensive end. west is not a 2 guard in this league, dont know why they continue to start him when they need some size at that position. they need to put verajao at center and put lebron at the 4 at least to make some attempt at guarding the pick and roll and sasha needs to start again. this team just doesnt have enough talent or coaching to win a title, i now see this.......but still hope Lakers die!

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

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There have been some bad times.. between Magic's retirement and Shaq's arrival was a painful period.. Relying on Sedale Threat and Elden Campbell to get you wins...


As for the Clippers.. Please move out of my city.. They were never welcomed here from the start.. Owner is a moron... Never understood why they moved here...

 

[ProgMatinee]

cavs are done........they have played like crap all series, nobody but lebron showed up for this series, orlando has pretty much exploited all of their weaknesses........i cant even begin to explain my frustration for their lack of effort on defense, and imo a lot of it falls on coach brown, he has made poor adjustments, well i havent seen any adjustments from him on the defensive end. west is not a 2 guard in this league, dont know why they continue to start him when they need some size at that position. they need to put verajao at center and put lebron at the 4 at least to make some attempt at guarding the pick and roll and sasha needs to start again. this team just doesnt have enough talent or coaching to win a title, i now see this.......but still hope Lakers die!

Cavs looked like crap...but even still its only 2-1 series. Just think even those 2 loses have been close for most of the games,and the Cavs minus James have played so bad. All the Cavs need to do is win the next one and its right back to the Cavs having homecourt. I'm hurt by the play tonight, but its far from over. I don't like to say this but this is truly one where you can say "look how bad the Cavs played and Orlando couldn't pull away."

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

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[Bodie The Cursed]

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[Chapter 2099]

I wouldn't count the Cavs out just yet, but hopefully if the Magic can bring home a win Tuesday, I would like to think the Magic can pull off the series and advance.

I'm a Magic fan, but geez, some nights they scare me and then, I wonder.....

 

[azurepred]

Cavs looked like crap...but even still its only 2-1 series. Just think even those 2 loses have been close for most of the games,and the Cavs minus James have played so bad. All the Cavs need to do is win the next one and its right back to the Cavs having homecourt. I'm hurt by the play tonight, but its far from over. I don't like to say this but this is truly one where you can say "look how bad the Cavs played and Orlando couldn't pull away."

cavs should be down 3-0 though and havent showed any progress on the defensive end, orlando has scored over 100 every game........their not winning if other players dont step up

 

[ProgMatinee]

cavs should be down 3-0 though and havent showed any progress on the defensive end, orlando has scored over 100 every game........their not winning if other players dont step up

should woulda whatever, thats all hyperbole. fine, remove a shot from lebron, then remove a shot from turkalu or howard, etc.

There are no "should be"s because you can't selectively remove individual plays from a game. Otherwise I can remove the plays I want and say the Cavs could be up 3-0.

 

[Chapter 2099]

cavs should be down 3-0 though and havent showed any progress on the defensive end, orlando has scored over 100 every game........their not winning if other players dont step up

The one thing that scares me the most though about the Magic is their poor first quarter performances this series, especially in Game 2. If they do advance and continue that practice in the finals, they're in trouble. Tonight they played much stronger in my opinion, in part because it was their home court, but still I'd like to see this kind of performance for the rest of the season.

 

[karamazov80]

Though I think the Magic deserved this one, if Lebron could have made his free throws (or just a handful of jump shots), then the game could easily have swayed the other way. I think these teams are pretty dang evenly matched up, just like the Lakers and Nuggets. It's a crap shoot how things are going to turn out.

Though I do wonder if all those commentators will keep saying that "Lebron's game winning shot was one of the greatest buzzer beaters of all time!" if the Cavs don't make it to the finals.

 

[azurepred]

should woulda whatever, thats all hyperbole. fine, remove a shot from lebron, then remove a shot from turkalu.

There are no "should be"s because you can't selectively remove plays.

true...........but the cavs have not played well through 3 games at all, and if they dont change something, they either need to speed up the tempo or clamp down on defense, and we know orlando is killing them in the pick and roll, so cleveland needs to speed this ^^^^ up to get contribution from other guys because lebron going 1 on 5 just isnt cutting it against orlando

 

[Chapter 2099]

Though I do wonder if all those commentators will keep saying that "Lebron's game winning shot was one of the greatest buzzer beaters of all time!" if the Cavs don't make it to the finals.

I predict they will. It was an AMAZING shot undoubtedly, but replays and continuous reactions to "the shot" have almost overshadowed the entire series at this point IMO.

But then again....It was an AMAZING shot.

 

[Bannister]

Cavs looked like crap...but even still its only 2-1 series. Just think even those 2 loses have been close for most of the games,and the Cavs minus James have played so bad. All the Cavs need to do is win the next one and its right back to the Cavs having homecourt. I'm hurt by the play tonight, but its far from over. I don't like to say this but this is truly one where you can say "look how bad the Cavs played and Orlando couldn't pull away."

Where is your indignation at that bull^^^^ foul called on Howard's block of James' 3 at the end? If that were Kobe getting that call we wouldn't here the end of it.

 

[Darkseed]

cavs are done........they have played like crap all series, nobody but lebron showed up for this series, orlando has pretty much exploited all of their weaknesses........i cant even begin to explain my frustration for their lack of effort on defense, and imo a lot of it falls on coach brown, he has made poor adjustments, well i havent seen any adjustments from him on the defensive end. west is not a 2 guard in this league, dont know why they continue to start him when they need some size at that position. they need to put verajao at center and put lebron at the 4 at least to make some attempt at guarding the pick and roll and sasha needs to start again. this team just doesnt have enough talent or coaching to win a title, i now see this.......but still hope Lakers die!

I agree the Cavs haven't put together a full 48 minute game. I expected more from the Cavs but the Magic appear to have their number. I hope they turn it around but I have my doubts.

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

Funny how the talk of the Cavs a week ago have changed from "unstoppable" to "its over"..

Championship teams need be tested.. I guess this is their test...

I never fully understood the success of this team as it doesn't look great on paper..

 

[The Josh]

The Cavs simply need to find that heart they've showed for most of the season on D and bring it. The old saying defense wins championships isn't bull. You can make up for a lot of things by playing solid D. They are going to have to want to get in their and get nasty on the defensive end of the floor.

 

[Dee Nice2]

If #23 keeps taking jumpshots the Cavs will not win this series.

 

[The ill Jedi]

No bandwagoneer here pal.. Born and raised Los Angeles Native.. Been a Laker fan since the 70's... Through good times and bad I pretty much watch every game..

Same here buddy...

There have been some bad times.. between Magic's retirement and Shaq's arrival was a painful period.. Relying on Sedale Threat and Elden Campbell to get you wins......

..I remember those times vividly.

Where is your indignation at that bull^^^^ foul called on Howard's block of James' 3 at the end? If that were Kobe getting that call we wouldn't here the end of it.