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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On May 29 2009 12:45 igotmyown wrote: The real story of the 4th quarter is how the cavs forced turnovers and got offensive boards. The magic were somewhere around 2 to 4 points until then. I don't know that they forced too many turnovers. The Magic had terrible possessions where they'd just drive into three defenders and some awful passes, plus the usual questionable calls. I really wish the Magic would use D12 more. There are some times he needs to learn to pass out more, but he should've had the ball any time Wallace/Z was on him. Z is slow as molasses and Ben has never been a good primary defender, especially now that he's playing on pencil legs and doesn't have the power to move Dwight around. | ||
Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
On May 29 2009 12:35 Jibba wrote: For the life of me I can't figure out why people think Alston is a starting PG in the NBA. His decisions down the stretch were atrocious, and he's not a good enough shooter to make up for it. unfortunately I have to agree. When Alston shoots I get nervous. When Lewis or Pietrus, or even Hedo puts it up I jump for joy cuz I know 4/5 times it'll go in. Can'st say the same for good ol' Rafer. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On May 29 2009 12:54 Live2Win wrote: unfortunately I have to agree. When Alston shoots I get nervous. When Lewis or Pietrus, or even Hedo puts it up I jump for joy cuz I know 4/5 times it'll go in. Can'st say the same for good ol' Rafer. Yeah, I was expecting the Hedo vs. Lebron show down the stretch, and then Alston throws away 2 or 3 possessions in a row. | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
On May 29 2009 12:47 Jibba wrote: I don't know that they forced too many turnovers. The Magic had terrible possessions where they'd just drive into three defenders and some awful passes, plus the usual questionable calls. I really wish the Magic would use D12 more. There are some times he needs to learn to pass out more, but he should've had the ball any time Wallace/Z was on him. Z is slow as molasses and Ben has never been a good primary defender, especially now that he's playing on pencil legs and doesn't have the power to move Dwight around. Yeah there were mainly two turnovers, the bad pass (90-89), hedo turkoglu blocked (93-97). Cleveland had 4 offensive boards in the last 6 minutes, along with howard hitting one out of bounds. Driving and free throws were the magics only late points, and it's not so bad when the cavs are undersized. The step back 3's were inexcusable. Don't remember Hedo's, but Pietrus had one, Alston had 2, Rashard's at the end was necessary desperation. | ||
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kdog3683
United States916 Posts
My money is on denver. | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
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Zozma
United States1626 Posts
On May 29 2009 13:37 kdog3683 wrote: Denver or the Nuggets? But that's... oh.WHo's going to win? Denver or Nuggets Game 6 ^_^ My money is on denver. Still, I think the Lakers will take it down. | ||
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Monoxide
Canada1190 Posts
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
On May 29 2009 13:37 kdog3683 wrote: WHo's going to win? Denver or Nuggets Game 6 ^_^ My money is on denver. i think the nuggets will beat denver O_o no im changing it to lakers in 6 | ||
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BalliSLife
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
I DO think (and hope) the Lakers will win tomorrow and the Orlando series drags out a bit more. That way the Lakers will get some much needed rest before the finals. Also hope Orlando wins because then LA will have homecourt (also much needed). | ||
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esla_sol
United States756 Posts
On May 29 2009 15:38 Xeris wrote: although I wished Orlando would close it out, because the longer this series drags on the scarier it will get (AKA, I REALLY WANT ORLANDO TO WIN). I DO think (and hope) the Lakers will win tomorrow and the Orlando series drags out a bit more. That way the Lakers will get some much needed rest before the finals. Also hope Orlando wins because then LA will have homecourt (also much needed). wouldn't you be more worried (as a laker fan) about the match up problems the lakers would have against orlando? even with homecourt, i think orlando has a far better chance against the lakers than the cavs. i can foresee the lakers having major defensive issues trying to guard against the 3 point onslaught orlando comes with. rebounding will be very difficult, and howard will turn pau into a passer/jump shooter. | ||
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Monoxide
Canada1190 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On May 29 2009 18:42 Monoxide wrote: ariza, brown, fisher, odom are terrific defenders(quick) and bryant is too(when he wants to be). Bynum is ok against Howard. He's not going to be awesome against Howard, but i think he'll be better than Ilg or Vara. First of all, Fisher is not a terrific defender anymore and he's certainly not quick. And the issue is height, not speed. Assuming he doesn't get in one of these ridiculous shooting slumps everyone is going through, I think Lewis is going to have a field day vs. the Lakers. They may still end up losing, but he's going to be open a lot. | ||
Hot_Bid
Braavos36375 Posts
On May 29 2009 15:38 Xeris wrote: although I wished Orlando would close it out, because the longer this series drags on the scarier it will get (AKA, I REALLY WANT ORLANDO TO WIN). I DO think (and hope) the Lakers will win tomorrow and the Orlando series drags out a bit more. That way the Lakers will get some much needed rest before the finals. Also hope Orlando wins because then LA will have homecourt (also much needed). The Lakers should be far more scared of the Magic than the Cavs. It's much easier to defend Cleveland and the Lakers match up far better against them than the Magic. LA's weakness is that their bench is supremely weak but is carried by their top-heavy talent, which will work far better against the Cavs. It's scary how good Orlando would be if Jameer never got injured. | ||
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72AND10
United States93 Posts
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XaI)CyRiC
United States4471 Posts
On May 30 2009 00:12 Hot_Bid wrote:The Lakers should be far more scared of the Magic than the Cavs. It's much easier to defend Cleveland and the Lakers match up far better against them than the Magic. LA's weakness is that their bench is supremely weak but is carried by their top-heavy talent, which will work far better against the Cavs. It's scary how good Orlando would be if Jameer never got injured. Playing against the Magic without a strong post defender like Perkins who can guard Dwight reasonably well 1on1 is a nightmare in a playoff series. You'll eventually be forced to double and then you'll be bombarded by 3s. All the Magic need is for them to be making a good % of their 3s in 4 out of 7 games, and they're the winners. The whole streakiness and unreliability of 3pt shooting is mitigated over a long series of games, and their defense just makes things tougher. | ||
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