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unknown.sam
Profile Joined May 2007
Philippines2701 Posts
May 25 2009 06:49 GMT
#2341
maybe it's a bit early to say this but i just have to...
i duno if it's the magic defense or if lebron's teammates are just playing like crap or both, but the more games i watch in the cavs-magic series the more it makes me think that lebron doesn't have the supporting cast i thought he did.

mo's a good player but he just seems to be lacking that 2nd stringer quality right now. seriously, can anyone other than lebron score on this cavs team with any consistency?? yeah we all know what mo can do, but he's shooting himself in the foot and the cavs are suffering as a result of that.
if he (or anyone else for that matter) can't pick up the slack ASAP then it's gonna be better luck next season for the cavs.

d. howard likes to throw elbows yes??
"Thanks for the kind words, but if SS is the most interesting book you've ever read, you must have just started reading a couple of weeks ago." - Mark Rippetoe
BalliSLife
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
1339 Posts
May 25 2009 07:23 GMT
#2342
I was thinking the same thing, are the cavs front court a bit undersized?
Ya well, at least I don't fuck a fleshlight with a condom on and cry at the same time.
SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
May 25 2009 07:25 GMT
#2343
Orlando's defense is doing great but even still the Cavs are missing a lot of easy shots and open looks with surprising consistency. Mo is by no means a bad shooter and he's had some easy looks this series. But just looking at his numbers this series is disappointing. Just a lot of easy buckets that they should have hit and wasted opportunities. So it's not just Orlando's defense. I don't think much of Lebrons supporting cast but most of the team should be hitting shots at a better rate than what they are. The cavs haven't won a single 3rd or 4th quarter yet.

I'm sure the entire cavs team has apologized to Lebron by now after this series lol. He's had a couple things to apologize for too, but without him I don't know where this group would be.
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14904 Posts
May 25 2009 12:53 GMT
#2344
lol cavs
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13298 Posts
May 25 2009 14:05 GMT
#2345
Next game decides Cavs vs Magic imo.
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
Monoxide
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada1190 Posts
May 25 2009 14:47 GMT
#2346
On May 25 2009 23:05 RowdierBob wrote:
Next game decides Cavs vs Magic imo.


i agree! i hope magic comes through with the big win.
Eniram
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Sudan3166 Posts
May 25 2009 15:02 GMT
#2347
On May 25 2009 23:05 RowdierBob wrote:
Next game decides Cavs vs Magic imo.

Why? you think if cavs win this one they'll win the series?
You can like take a newb to like water, but you cant like make a newb drink. Ya know? - Jeremy
Myst-
Profile Joined May 2009
United States96 Posts
May 25 2009 15:26 GMT
#2348
Lebron needs some help!
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
May 25 2009 16:30 GMT
#2349
Clevland is just getting fucked over, which I really love especially considering how cocky they were after the first 2 rounds. jumping around and goofing off during games and acting like they were already going to the finals. fuck them~
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
May 25 2009 17:29 GMT
#2350
Come on my nuggaz!! Do the upset!!!!
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
May 25 2009 18:08 GMT
#2351
not going to happen mr. ( )
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
[X]Ken_D
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
United States4650 Posts
May 25 2009 21:31 GMT
#2352
Cav vs Lakers final! gogogo! Refs make it happen!
[X]Domain - I just do the website. Nothing more.
Servolisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
United States5241 Posts
May 25 2009 21:55 GMT
#2353
Was reading an ESPN article on Kobe vs. Lebron and this part made me lol

Twenty-four seconds to play, down by two. Who gets the ball?
Derek Fisher. Sorry, I was channeling Phil Jackson from a couple of games ago. I'll go with Kobe, because his career résumé includes far more last-second daggers than LBJ's. (Sheridan)


I'd like to think Kobe > Lebron but idk. It is hard to tell when Kobe is holding back to get his teammates involved indirectly. And I think Kobe's athletic/power moves in the WCF are showing his fatigue.

It is a great time for a comparison since IMO both of them are in series where if either of them has extremely great performances they can probably get their team to the finals. So I'll say whoever wins the finals MVP between them is better -_-
wtf was that signature
SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
May 25 2009 22:18 GMT
#2354
I think I'd take Lebron for the first 3 quarters of the game and I'd take Kobe in the 4th quarter. Kobe's got a better skillset and is the smarter player who can hit those free throws in the 4th. But Lebron is a pretty dominant force on the court for most of the game. I wonder what would happen if it was Kobe with the Cavs and Lebron with the Lakers.

Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
May 26 2009 00:10 GMT
#2355
I was talking with my friend about this and we basically concluded this:

LeBron = better at getting his teammates involved
Kobe = better player individually

Honestly I think the Lakers would be a much better team if LeBron was here instead of Kobe. Kobe could take Clevland to 50 wins and maybe the Eastern Conference Finals (since he'd be scoring like 50/game)... but the Lakers would win every title for the next 10 years because of the Lakers supporting cast being much better.

So basically, Lakers "other" players > Cavs "other" players. LeBron raises the level of those around him more than Kobe does... so him+Lakers would >>> Kobe+Cavs... but as basketball players individually, Kobe is better.
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tonight
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States11130 Posts
May 26 2009 00:18 GMT
#2356
I wouldn't say "better" I would say he is the smarter player and during the game he is the more skilled. However, because LeBron ,being a physical freak of nature, and can pretty much take the ball to the hole and basically get any call he wants (ORL knows what I'm talking about) it makes him more valuable to his team. Right now LeBron is playing the better basketball, which hurts me because I hate the Cavs so much.
if I come without a thing, then I come with all I need @tonightsend
SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
May 26 2009 01:20 GMT
#2357
Even though they are ahead, Denver's gonna lose if Melo keeps shooting like this. Goddamn his shot looked so smooth in game 1 and throughout the most of the playoffs. Where'd it go ;O!
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
May 26 2009 01:29 GMT
#2358
Kenyon Martin has horrible free throw mechanics. All wrist, no arm extension.
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
May 26 2009 01:35 GMT
#2359
What the hell, he almost loses the ball, recovers, falls down. Without any ball pressure.
poor newb
Profile Joined April 2004
United States1879 Posts
May 26 2009 01:40 GMT
#2360
damn kobe sick layup at the buzzer
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