they are a matchup problem for anybody, right? if the inside out game is working and they are hitting their threes opponents are fucked.
― carne asada, Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:55 (fifteen years ago) link
hollinger backpedal is too funny
― am0n, Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:56 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i think it's a problem for anyone--the celtics could handle howard but had no answer for turk/shard, cleveland should be able to handle those two guys better but dwight is a bad bad matchup for their big dudes.
― Is because I think a lot of the music you like is flowery? (call all destroyer), Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
i want to see ilgauskas guard evil ilgauskas marcin gortat
― first you get the monkey, then you get the power, then you get the women (hmmmm), Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:59 PM
XD
― am0n, Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:59 (fifteen years ago) link
that point differential shit is a joke that's why betting the spread on nba games has never been a good idea.
― carne asada, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Who is the worst player:
Chauncey BillupsRashard LewisPau GasolMo Williams
I would say Mo Williams.
Lamar OdomNeneTurkogluWhoever you think is the best out of Ilgauskas/West/Varejao
I would say the best out of Ilgauskas/West/Varejao is the worst of those four options.
I just think the Cavs' lack the quality #2 and #3 guys that the other teams have. They have good depth, but Lebron still doesn't have a great #2 guy or even a good #3 guy, imo.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah the Cavs definitely depend on 1) Lebron >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kobe or Melo or Daaawight and 2) Cavs team D being ridiculously good.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
looking forward to this nuggets/magic finals
― Dr. Phil, Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:59 AM
― am0n, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
weird game - as incredibly as lebron played it's pretty unfortunate that he missed three free throws in the 4th - he really has a habit of doing that - i guess the magic could take this 6 or 7 - my concerns are that as dominating as dwight can be (last night duh) he still has too many 12 pt 16 reb games - also they're not gonna shoot 45% from three every game - they can't count on those two things like they did last night
― oj da hoosman (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:19 (fifteen years ago) link
He got shook from the 12" boner
― carne asada, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:22 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i feel like my boner def jinxed him last night - really sorry lbj
― oj da hoosman (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
They can shoot 40% +/- for three more games though and take more than 20 3pt shots. Orlando ain't bashful and they shoot a high %. Also Dwight may have too many 12/16 games when Perkins or Duncan or whomever is guarding him, but I don't see Z holding him to 12 anytime soon. He looked like a men amongst boys last night.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
On Monday morning, these series will be LA 2-0, and Orl/Cle tied at 1 apiece.
Calling it.
― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
And LeBron goes for 50 tomorrow night.
― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:24 (fifteen years ago) link
If you were starting an NBA team and you were offered any roster in the NBA minus its best player, how many teams' rosters would you take over the Cavaliers roster? For me, it's a lot of teams. The best aspect of the Cavs' roster is its flexibility, since they aren't burdened by long-term contracts or significantly overpaid players. But in terms of objective quality, I don't know. Is there a player on that entire roster you wouldn't trade straight up for Anthony Randolph or Eric Gordon or Rudy Fernandez (for example)?
And yeah, they play defense, but how much of that is systemic? They have a great defensive coach, and a great defender in Lebron. Would you call West or Ilgauskas or Williams "good" defensive players if they didn't happen to be on the Cavs?
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Wow so a tie on Saturdays LAL/DEN game? BOLD CALL!
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:24 (fifteen years ago) link
a bold clam
― am0n, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:27 (fifteen years ago) link
dwight could just straight up dominate, but i think there's something with his demeanor there - another thing: in the sixers series dwight had a 31-16 game and a 36-11 game and the magic lost both games, so it's possible that "let dwight get his" is actually the best strategy against them - certainly would make more sense for the cavs to divert their attention to hedo and lewis anyway
― oj da hoosman (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Shit. LA 2, Den 1.
Orl 2, Cle 1, but Cle will win on Monday night.
There's no tying in the playoffs.
― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:28 (fifteen years ago) link
The Cavs strategy basically needs to be stopping the Magic from shooting 55% cuz they aren't going to win too many ballgames if they don't do that.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:28 (fifteen years ago) link
it's possible that "let dwight get his" is actually the best strategy against them - certainly would make more sense for the cavs to divert their attention to hedo and lewis anyway
This strategy has worked in the past against a team that focuses on a big man. For sure.
― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
"There's no tying in the playoffs."
That should be the NBA motto.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Better than "Where Caring Happens"
― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link
and anyway - i love the hell out of dwight howard but he's not going to put up 30 a game even if some old ass slovokian with stilt legs is guarding him
― oj da hoosman (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i thought the cavs had the strategy right and hope they don't go back on it. even besides their 3s turk and shard (who i think should inherit the nickname "the rifleman" from chuck person) made huge shots down the stretch and only won by a point.
― Is because I think a lot of the music you like is flowery? (call all destroyer), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:32 (fifteen years ago) link
ftr they actually won by 4 points because mo williams made a three quarters court shot before halftime
― oj da hoosman (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, but if you look at what the Cavs have been doing with their time off, they could actually claim to have been practicing this shot.
― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Also Lebron probably not going to continuing hitting crazy mid-range jumpers like that.
Basically from the point in the game where Orlando got over their initial shell-shock they killed the Cavs on offense. I don't think that's a good endorsement of the Cavs defensive strategy.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Mind you this loss didn't happen in vacuum either. This was the same strategy that handed the Cavs two big losses and one eeked out win during the season.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Still wouldn't be surprised at all if the Cavs win in 5.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:54 (fifteen years ago) link
I would be kind of surprised actually.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Will tomorrow be productive at all at my office? No. Probably not.
and that will be okay.
― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 21 May 2009 23:42 (fifteen years ago) link
UNSTOPPABLENESS
― carne asada, Thursday, 21 May 2009 23:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Mark Jackson is oddly fond of telling us about what "you talk about"
― josephcharles, Friday, 22 May 2009 01:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Ooh he crossed me up there throwing in a "you think about..."!
― josephcharles, Friday, 22 May 2009 01:35 (fifteen years ago) link
oh megaroffles chauncey throwing the inbounds off of kobe to himself
― schrödinger's googler (agent hibachi), Friday, 22 May 2009 02:14 (fifteen years ago) link
loooooooool kobels, chauncey just punked you.xpost
― a short guy with a lot of power (Clay), Friday, 22 May 2009 02:14 (fifteen years ago) link
billups for the win
― am0n, Friday, 22 May 2009 02:14 (fifteen years ago) link
billups for president actually
― am0n, Friday, 22 May 2009 02:15 (fifteen years ago) link
LoL kobe's mad halftime interview
― am0n, Friday, 22 May 2009 02:16 (fifteen years ago) link
love lolin' @ kobe
― a short guy with a lot of power (Clay), Friday, 22 May 2009 02:17 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd110/tripl3_a/KOBEOWNED.gif
― am0n, Friday, 22 May 2009 02:30 (fifteen years ago) link
i can watch that forever now
― am0n, Friday, 22 May 2009 02:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Kenyon Martin's floater is the weirdest thing I've ever seen
― Can't stop the dancing chickens (dyao), Friday, 22 May 2009 02:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Gotta love ariza
― carne asada, Friday, 22 May 2009 02:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Suddenly, he notices the defender guarding the inbounds pass has turned his back to him. So 18-year-old Chauncey throws the ball off the defender's rear end, catches it, drop-steps and dunks with two hands. Chauncey has himself a bucket and an assist. The crowd snickers … except for his grandmother sitting in the 10th row.
― am0n, Friday, 22 May 2009 02:46 (fifteen years ago) link
denver really excels at stupid fouls
― am0n, Friday, 22 May 2009 03:05 (fifteen years ago) link
what does derek fisher do positively for the lakers
― oj da hoosman (J0rdan S.), Friday, 22 May 2009 03:13 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i39.tinypic.com/t6ax53.gif
― Can't stop the dancing chickens (dyao), Friday, 22 May 2009 03:36 (fifteen years ago) link
this fucking game eh
― am0n, Friday, 22 May 2009 03:40 (fifteen years ago) link