NBA Playoffs 2010 - Page 63

On May 15 2010 02:42 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
On paper, BOS seems to be a terrible matchup for ORL.

Perkins was able to guard Dwight one-on-one a lot in the playoffs last year, and is able to do about as good a job on him as anyone. I remember DET being a nightmare matchup for ORL before the blew the team up, in large part because Sheed defended Dwight very well. Combine the two, and I expect Dwight will have a hard time of it in this series.

Carter is infamous for his aversion to contact and physicality, and you can be sure that BOS, who is already one of the more physical teams in the league, is going to try to exploit that. After having to deal with Lebron already, I can't imagine Carter posing the same challenge or being as effective.

Nelson has been ORL's best player in the postseason, but BOS has one of the best defensive PGs in the league in Rondo. I can see Rondo effectively guarding Nelson, but I can't see it the other way around. Having Dwight behind him will help Nelson a lot, but I can't help but feel Rondo will be able to do whatever he wants with Nelson on him.

KG vs. Shard = Nuff said.

However, with all that said, ORL did sweep BOS during the regular season. While it's certainly arguable that the Celtics are playing better now than they were all season, you can make that same argument for the Magic as well. I think it'll be a very entertaining series and interesting to see if the regular season dominance for ORL carries over. It'll also be interesting to see if ORL having such an easy path to the ECF factors in because the disparity between BOS and ATL/CHA is huge, at least in comparison to ORL and CLE/MIA in my opinion.

On May 15 2010 11:20 larrysbird wrote:
In reality Lebron badly needed another superstar in his team to lit him up a little bit, like MJ had Pippen, Kobe have Shaq or Gasul. et. al. so bring on Wade and Nowitski

On May 15 2010 12:46 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
I actually think Nowitzki would be a dream teammate for either Wade or Lebron. He doesn't play in the low post, which leaves the middle open for Wade or Lebron to drive. His perimeter shooting spaces the floor and will keep defenses honest. He is one of the most efficient players in the league in terms of %s and TO rate, which allows him to be effective without dominating the ball, which both Wade and Lebron do. He is a tremendous offensive player who plays decent defense, and he rarely misses games. Who wouldn't want him to be on their team?

On May 15 2010 08:33 Ace wrote:
It's different because you get to play the same team at least 4 times in a row. So it's easier to adjust to mistakes game to game and get used to how they are playing you. Coupled in with the fact that the mentality is no longer "win to secure a spot in the big dance" but "win or go home" and you see why some players up their game. Coast in the season to avoid injury or rest, and go haywire in the playoffs.

On May 15 2010 11:26 ccdnl wrote:


wade has made it VERY clear he wants to stay in Miami...and lebron aint going to miami...nowitski..? why him and with which team?

On May 15 2010 12:54 Judicator wrote:


People with the perception that he is "soft" offensively/defensively. The same people who vastly underestimate the nightmare of a MU that Dirk is. Too bad Cuban would roll over dead before he let Dirk walk.

Wade sure. Lebron, no, not after that Game 5, Dirk deserves better.

On May 15 2010 11:26 ccdnl wrote:


wade has made it VERY clear he wants to stay in Miami...and lebron aint going to miami...nowitski..? why him and with which team?

On May 15 2010 13:52 holy_war wrote:
Lebron's best bet is to go to either Chicago or the Nets. Chicago is potentially dangerous with Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah with decent support players to help out Lebron. But if the Nets is able to get Bosh/Stoudemire with Lebron, and have Lopez and the #1 pick, they could be dangerous a few years down the stretch.

Lakers 4-2 over Suns
Orlando 4-3 over Celtics
Lakers 4-3 over Orlando

On May 15 2010 15:06 unknown.sam wrote:

why would lebron want to go to the nets from a competitive standpoint? the nets don't have jack for lebron.

On May 15 2010 14:14 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
I don't see why people think CHI is such a great fit for Lebron. The best players there are Rose and Noah, neither of whom compliment his game particularly well. Rose is a ball-dominating scoring PG who does most of his damage on his drives and in the paint. Change the position to SF and that's Lebron. Add in Noah who has no offensive game to speak of unless he's right under the basket.

On May 15 2010 16:11 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
If I were Lebron, I'd unite with Wade and Bosh in MIA with all three taking a bit less than they normally would so they can surround themselves with a solid supporting cast. Basically, follow the BOS model, except do it earlier in their careers. The only concern would be Wade and Lebron learning to share the ball because both are so used to dominating their respective offenses so completely, but their Team USA experience should help them out there.

Either that or join up with Dirk somewhere, because I really think Dirk paired up with either Wade or Lebron would be an absolutely sick combination.