A good bench can make all the difference. Posey would usually guard Kobe and House was used pretty well to spread the floor. Leon Powe also came off the bench for the Celtics in 2008 and he practically won a game for the Celtics by himself.
That's not the case, and even if that's the case, do you ever hear hand is part of ball? As long as you don't hit below wrist before release, it's always fine.
Kobe did more of his damage from driving into the paint for a layup than his mid-range jumpers. On the jumpers he did take though, you are right in that Gasol was able to get the offensive rebounds. However, he was able to do this when the shot was taken inside the paint as well.
In the most important game of the series, LBJ didn't show up and flat out quit. Series was over at that point. It had nothing to do with the rest of the team. He can't shoot, which is a big part of the reason why he hasn't advanced.
Two points: 1) Great showing from the 'franchise player' Rondo. Boston's best player? Maybe that's a problem if true. Players who can't shoot are able to be taken out of games. 2) Thinking of offering TT your head coaching job? Hope you were paying attention.
Yea, one game is what you look at when it comes to TT and Rondo..... Not years of work and success (Especially TT) If anything, I think TT's stock rises, he made that defense that good with an old garnett, and no true lock down defender.
Well, let's start over fresh in Gm 2. Doc needs to hit the whiteboard instead of stuffing money in the ceiling tiles.
Nope, the refs ****ed it up w/ about 15 weak ass fouls. Even if it was about even in that regard, it still turns the game into something that should be intense, as it's for all the marbles. We got RS game intensity there.
Posey, PJ Brown, House, Leon Powe, and a guy that caused match up problems defensively that EVERYONE forgets - Sam Cassell.
Few thoughts about that game: - No Ray Allen on the floor really hurt the Celtics. Ray creates a lot because he moves the defense which make the job much easier for Rondo. - Tony Allen is pretty damn good on defense but this guy SUCKS on offense. There were 6 or 7 times where he had the ball in his hand and all those possesions turned out to be a poor play, either a brick or a turnover. So it is a difficult decision for Doc. Having Tony on the court improves them defensivly, but hurts offensivly. - Rajon Rondo needs to do better. He was driving circles around Fisher, and he even had his way against Kobe early. The thing is, he has to stay agressive all day long. He was passive in the 2nd half. he was driving to the hole with ease, but once he got to the rim, he was just afraid to throw up a shot. Instead he tried all those reverses, floaters, etc which were not good shots. He has to take over and drive with his mind set to to score, not to set up teammates. - Kevin Garnett needs to man up. He was a joke in the 1st half. He can't get a step on Gasol, he looks old and so slow. Even his defense has declined. he had a good moment in the 3rd but he needs to be consistent especially rebounding the ball. - I saw NO energy on the floor in game one. Really, 2nd half looked like mid season game against two worst teams in the NBA. If Boston wants to do something, they need to be fired up.
uh oh . . . Folx did forget about Cassell. Boston lost their HEART OF A CHAMPION!!! BTW - Rocket PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put Sam Cassell on the coaching staff Look was his mentoring has done for RONDO and NASH!!!! Rocket River
Right on the ball... I think you need to watch the replay again. I saw it from two angles on SC a little while ago... looked pretty good to me. He touched his arm after he blocked the ball... but it doesn't matter if he did at that point.
yep, and then he goes and says "3 bad games in 7 years" there is a reason this guy has been the MVP 2 years in a row, won the regular season those 2 years, and not reached the NBA Finals in either of those years. yah give me a guy who has done that twice. Good luck finding one. that is failure.
typical response, "shaq is old!!!!" "lebron has nobody!!!" these people were not saying this in April. Kobe and Lebron, great regular season players. Kobe has the postseason rings, LBJ does not. He is still young. but right now, playoff failure.
Not that this refutes whatever point you're making, but cmon you don't even have to look back more than 10 years. Anyways, because AD's my favorite show, Justin Bateman and Hoffman made out last night on the kiss cam as a joke (I'm assuming). Spoilt if it makes some uncomfortable, but not really if you're a Lakers fan. Spoiler
Kobe hasn't even been out of the first round without another all-nba/perennial all-star type player. Lebron has been to the NBA finals. I'm sorry but this is the same crap MJ was taking when he was young. (Not comparing Lebron to MJ - just their situations). If Lebron was on the Lakers, they probably would have swept every team en route to a championship.
well Lebron had the best team in the league the last two years, who put together consecutive 60+ seasons, they haven't gotten past the 1st round. This isn't the same. Lebron has all the stats but when it comes to down right getting the job done, dude's disappeared. Lebron went to the NBA finals that had no Gilbert Arenas team in the 1st round, that had Nenad Kristic (16/8 Center) missing & a Detroit team that was fallin apart from Flip Saunders. Nice easy path to the finals and he got rightfully wacked
If that's true, it would be because the Lakers org had helped orient him on how to actually win a title and how to think like a "winning time" player. Shaq was viewed a lot like Bron til he got to LA. Kobe grew up in the culture as well. Looks like Bron is not going to win a title unless he does exactly what you accuse Kobe of ----> join up with another borderline superstar. He got very little grounding in Cleveland on the attitude and sacrifice it takes. That's why he acts like a moron and a petulant child.
Can you highlight any success Kobe has had without all-star type talent on his team? You can keep screaming "great regular season record" all you want. You are ignoring the point that the team wasn't star studded. The 94 Rockets and 03 Spurs won a title without another star player. That doesn't mean the supporting talent was just that good. They happened to play big in the playoffs and make open shots, one thing Mo Williams hasn't done, and you keep ignoring that (for obvious reasons). If help doesn't matter, then why did Kobe have no success for a 3 yr stretch?
