EPTNBA Playoffs 09 - Page 55
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
even if they went down 0-2 i'd still put my money on them. they're showing the nuggets/dal game instead of the cle/atl game  | ||
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
On May 06 2009 09:45 unknown.sam wrote: the lakers are not losing to houston... even if they went down 0-2 i'd still put my money on them. they're showing the nuggets/dal game instead of the cle/atl game ?? The Hawks vs Cavs is on now, and after that is the Mavs and Nuggets | ||
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triangle
United States3803 Posts
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
On May 06 2009 09:56 il0seonpurpose wrote: ?? The Hawks vs Cavs is on now, and after that is the Mavs and Nuggets my bad. it looks like a rerun of a reg season game between the nuggets/mavs. no wonder gerald green was chucking all those bricks lol we don't have tnt unfortunately | ||
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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PanoRaMa
United States5070 Posts
On May 06 2009 05:10 gameguard wrote: battier is so clutch man. he always comes through when we really need it and he has so much class. from that gif it looks like he just got up and walked away after being kneed and elbowed by kobe A bit late on this, but Battier gave Kobe some lip/they had a very very slight confrontation after that. I'm not sure if that was aired, and I could be wrong since I was sitting on the opposite side of the arena from where it happened. On May 05 2009 14:55 XaI)CyRiC wrote: 5. So glad that Yao wasn't seriously hurt. I feared the worst when I saw it was his knee, and was very relieved to see him return. His knee will hurt like all hell tomorrow, but hopefully they'll be able to treat it and get him okay by the next game. Loved how he played the game, truly the best Center in the game by far. Agreed. I have to mention that I didn't like the way the stadium was cheering when he left the court. I can understand being happy because now the Lakers had a chance to win that game, but no one besides me seemed to care about if Yao was really okay or not. Plus, in the spirit of competition who wants to see the Lakers roll the Rockets because their star Center is injured? | ||
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
You're right that Kobe needs to drive more and settle for less jumpers. However, this may be also because of the Rocket's defense as much as a determination of Kobe himself. From True Hoop: Thanks to the preparation of both the coaching staff and the roster, Houston's defense was able to anticipate the Lakers' offensive action, and prevent Bryant from penetrating into the paint. Bryant took 26 jumpers Monday night, draining nine. He drove to the basket only seven times, resulting in four field goals, and five free throw attempts. How do you explain that 26 : 7 ratio for a player as explosive as Bryant? "Overall we did a very good job of making a wall," Battier said. "That third guy in the pick-and-roll was there a lot better than in games past." An illustration of what Battier was talking about: [4th Quarter, 6:04] Derek Fisher leaves the ball at the top of the arc for Bryant, who's being guarded by Battier. Fisher clears out, as Pau Gasol steps up from the pinch post to give Bryant a screen. It's a fairly quick sequence: Battier runs beneath the screen. Meanwhile, as Bryant takes two dribbles to the right of the screen, Yao is four feet in front of him. Should Bryant try taking Yao off the dribble? Only if he's prepared to deal with the "third guy," as Battier referenced above. That would be Luis Scola, who has sagged off Trevor Ariza. Theoretically, Bryant could dish the ball off to Ariza to his left along the arc. Problem is: Battier has taken that angle away, too. As a result of their tight defense, the Rockets have effectively taken both the drive and the kick away from Bryant, leaving him with a contested jump shot -- which is exactly what Houston wants. "We were trying to keep him from getting to the rim," Rockets head coach Rick Adelman said. "We have a lot of stats that we look at, and it's pretty obvious that when he gets to the rim, it's really difficult for the other team." If Houston's scheme on Bryant looked familiar, there's a good reason. "It was kind of similar to what we did with Portland with Brandon Roy," Adelman said. 2. Lakers are not a good 3-shooting team. Ariza and THE MACHINE are not consistent enough trampballers to stretch the defense and prevent Houston from clogging the lane. Ariza was 11-22 in the Utah series, but that's not going to carry over. Fisher's traditionally good, and he had a really hot first half of the season, but check out his threeshooting from February - it's pretty bad. Maybe he breaks out of it, maybe he doesn't. The only real shooter on the Lakers is The RADMAN, but Phil is probably loathe to use him - Radmanovic is much worse than Ariza in every other way. especially on defense. The only Laker regular with a reliable threeshot is Kobe, but his threes come off iso pullups and dribble drive stepbacks - they don't stretch the defense through spacing. 3. Point Guard defense has been the traditional Laker weakness for like forever. I thought this year might be different because of Farmar, but suddenly he's worse than Shannon Brown and that's that. | ||
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
On May 06 2009 06:42 Xeris wrote: ya I know it won't happen BUT LET ME DREAM DAMNIT! Gosh, I hate how the media put so much emphasis on individual games. Simmons writing about "is Yao making the belated jump to superstardom" ... playing one very solid game (28-10 isn't amazingly impressive either considering he is supposed to be one of the most dominant forces in the entire NBA) doesn't qualify that statement in my opinion. It's about choices. Imagine you're the best player on your team. You've been engaged in non-stop shoving matches against the biggest players on their team. You weight over 300 pounds and you're dead tired from having to run up and down the floor. Somebody runs into you and your knee explodes in pain. You've been injured a lot in the past, and you've played two straight seasons along with your countries' olympic team and haven't had any significant rest. So do you, tired and possibly injured run back out there? The reason why it's the jump is because when he lost before, he's being triple teamed or having a guy camp in front of him to make sure he never gets the ball, and his teammates can't step it up. There's really nothing he could do about it. In this case, he can dig deep and impact the game, though he has to push his limits to do so. | ||
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Exteray
United States1094 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + You heard it here first. | ||
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Kennelie
United States2296 Posts
Edit: I hope they come back after the half...we'll see. | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
Trouble sign with the nuggets is that other than forcing turnovers and blocking shots, they seem to allow a lot of easy shots. | ||
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
On May 06 2009 12:00 il0seonpurpose wrote: HonestTea, Radmanovic was traded to the Bobcats a loonnng time ago. And yes, Vujachic has not shot the ball well the whole year WHAT hahahaa oops That's what I get for working crazy hours overseas. sorry, ignore me, I'm an idiot | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
During the Cavaliers' extended break, forward Sasha Pavlovic got married. Oops, I thought they meant like half time or a long time out. | ||
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
On May 06 2009 13:12 HonestTea wrote: WHAT hahahaa oops That's what I get for working crazy hours overseas. sorry, ignore me, I'm an idiot Haha its ok, where do you work? On May 06 2009 13:19 igotmyown wrote: What the hell? During the Cavaliers' extended break, forward Sasha Pavlovic got married. Oops, I thought they meant like half time or a long time out. LOL Pavlovic: Coach Brown, call a timeout, I have to marry my fiancee! Brown: Lebron, I want you to act like a baby on the court, try to get a foul and complain! I'll call a TO Pavlovic: thanks coach! eh not that funny | ||
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Instigata
United States546 Posts
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
On May 06 2009 11:49 HonestTea wrote: A few issues... he only real shooter on the Lakers is The RADMAN, but Phil is probably loathe to use him - Radmanovic is much worse than Ariza in every other way. especially on defense. i thought you were talking about last season lol looks the mavs aren't gonna climb their way out of an 0-2 deficit huhuhu i kinda agree with why kobe's settling on too many jumpers. he's just taking what the defense gives him so i guess its safe to say there aren't too many opernings going to the basket. credit the rockets defense. whoever wins the LAL/HOU series is going to the nba finals with LAL as my pick.. i just don't see the nuggets as a legit title contender (not yet anyway, hope they prove me wrong) and have gone 0-7 against the lakers/rockets this season so, yeah. the cavs have once again embarassed their opponents. hell the wizards got a better chance at beating the cavs than atlanta | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On May 06 2009 13:12 HonestTea wrote: WHAT hahahaa oops That's what I get for working crazy hours overseas. sorry, ignore me, I'm an idiot loool man, I can just imagine you over the past 3 months being like "JESUS PHIL PUT VLAD IN THE GAME HES A FUCKIN BALLER" not knowing he's been traded. I feel for you sir! | ||
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