I really like Joe Smith. But Big Ben retired from basketball a long time ago. Sasha reaching the level of 'inconsistent' would be a complement.
Odom's also getting burned on rebounds. And that's what he's supposed to excel. Simply put, Odom is playing way worse than Birdman.
And Kobe doesn't? Get Real. Every time Kobe gets a foul called against him, he pulls the I can't believe you called that on me routine.
Pietrus outscored the entire Cavs bench. That says a lot..... I just thought of something. How bad will it look for T-Mac if the Magic get to the Finals in what, 5 years after shipping him out?
i scrutinized the Lebron drive.. and we keep getting a bad angle. but it really looks like Pietrus's foot gets in the way of lebron's foot for a split second (but then he pulls it back). So I think it was a trip and a very legit foul. But I'd really like the baseline angle to confirm
Gasol has been consistent while nobody from Cleveland has been consistent. Moe talked the talk but didn't step up tonight. Ariza has had a good postseason too. I mean if 2 other Cavs players stepped up this series they would not be down 3-1.
And how many missed calls were legit? Just to remind you, Jones alone were awarded 2 flagrant after the games that'd been missed. Kobe wasn't the worst treated athlete in the league, but saying he's treated as well as LBJ or wade is a far stretch.
Well the Magic are playing a team just like Tmac's...One star that is carrying the team by itself but the players who have been great have not shown up this series...
I don't think it will look bad for T-mac because the guys he got traded for are no longer there. And to me Orlando biggest problem while T-mac was there was Grant Hill's contract not T-mac himself.
All Lebron would need is ONE other guy to step up. You say that only Gasol is stepping up for the Lakers. First of all, that isn't entirely true. Ariza has been very solid for them. And even if it was true that Gasol was the only one stepping up, that would be more than enough for the Cavs to win this series. There has not been 1 other Cav that has played well in this series. There are at least 2 players helping out Kobe on a regular basis.
Some of these comments are ridiculous. Lebron is obviously the best player in the league. His team is down 3-1 not because of what he has done but because of what his teammates have not done. And Stan is showing that he is the best coach named Van Gundy. Come on Jeff -- it's time to come back to coaching to prove that you are not the little brother who always finishes behind the big bro.
Yep and New york is about to draft Stephon Curry, we all know how much lebron wants to play with stephon curry. If new york can build a team the cavs cant entice lebron to stay
This series looks done. Looking at Mo Williams interview, you can tell he no longer believes. He is their No. 2 playmaker/scorer.
Agreed that the cavs supporting cast is still not good enough. But the truth is in this series it's more about matchups than anything. LeBron can only take one of Turkoglu or Lewis, and Brown is hesitant to go with a small forward like Pavlovic or Wally to match up with the other. Regardless of the quickness factor it's still better than the other defensive alternatives. When it's Wallace or Varejao at the four it's like watching Yao trying to guard Okur.
Does Dhoward become the player he is with Tmac? Hedo? Nelson? Do the magic get rashard? Getting rid of Tmac was the right move and wiesbord is ultimately vindicated for his moves. He turned out to be a good GM.
Why do they keep applauding Pietrus' defense on Lebron? Sure, he might be doing the right things, working hard, but he's still getting torched. Even I would congratulate him every now and then for doing his best but they keep talking about it as if he's locking him down.
