So the NBA is not happy at all right, nor is Vitamin Water or Nike for that matter. This reminds me of the old Reebok Dan and Dave commercials from before the Barcelona Olympics (check out youtube for those beauties). Maybe they'll have Lil' Penny make a comeback to harass Kobe.
I'm actually proud of Mike Brown for actually running a play for the first time all series today. Too bad he is still terrible. Reggie Miller commented on what adjustments Mike Brown was making throughout tonight's game. The answer is none, zero, ziltch, nada. If you don't make adjustments in the playoffs you can't win, ask George Karl. At least now we'll see SVG and North Dakota's own Phil Jackson leading their teams to the Finals.
It should be an interesting matchup in the Finals. The Lakers actually have a couple of guys that can matchup with both Hedo and Lewis in Lamar Odom and Luke Walton, who did a pretty good job on making Melo's life difficult in the Western Finals. Pietrus will be able to "slow" down Kobe to a degree just like he did with Lebron. I think the biggest difference is that the Lakers actually run an offense which they can get shots from.
Lakers in 5
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
George Karlitis and Coach Teflon
It's absolutely amazing to me to watch the Nuggets just completely self destruct yesterday during the end of 3rd quarter and the beginning of the 4th. How can one team go from sharing the ball, getting offensive rebounds, and play their rear-end off to doing nothing but jacking 3's, taking bad shots in transition, and playing no defense? It's what I like to call George Karlitis. He has zero control over his team. I thought I saw a stat during the time when the Lakeshow went on their run, the Nuggets were 1-12 from the field to go along with a solid 0-6 from deep. Here is the game log for the Nuggets during their awful six minute stretch:
Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 29-foot three point jumper - with two seconds on clock for quarter
Kenyon Martin misses driving layup
Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario offensive foul
Nene Hilario technical foul
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 11-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2 - Thank you for stopping the bleeding
#1 You have to get to the rim or at least the line, #2 JR Smith should only dress for home games, and #3 Like the Cavs, you can't just expect to give the ball to Melo and hope for the best. You can't have stretches like this and expect to win the playoffs. I don't think the series is over, especially with a game in Denver but the Nuggets need to put together two great games to win the series.
Once again, Coach Calipari is running another program into the ground. He did it at UMass with the whole Marcus Camby fiasco and now allegedly Derrick Rose didn't really take his SAT before enrolling at Memphis. Coach Cal escaped the UMass situation because he was in the NBA failing miserably and now he has moved onto Ashley Judd's favorite team. Though he wasn't named in the report by the NCAA, it still doesn't make any sense that his hands aren't in the middle of it. Kentucky should've done a litte more homework but it's not like they haven't been in trouble before.
Gotta love how the NCAA makes these rulings. The school always gets shafted while the person who is in the center of the situation comes away unscathed (as long as they move to another school). Violations should go with the coaches and not the schools. Steve Fisher never got in trouble at Michigan while he was there but all of a sudden CWebb, Louis Bullock, and "Tractor" Traylor accepted a boatload of money. Michigan gets put on probation for five years and I think received a postseason ban. Steve Fisher is now coaching at San Diego State and I don't even think he got a slap on the wrist for having "knowledge" of the wrongdoings of the the boosters and his players.
Kelvin Sampson at Oklahoma is another example. He leaves after making more phone calls than I can count to recruits and then he gets no off campus recruiting and outgoing calls to recruits while with the Hoosiers. Sampson goes to Indiana and still violates the same rules as before (idiot). Jeff Capel has to handle the 0% graduation rate and possible NCAA restrictions. . At least the NCAA got it right with him. Forcing him not to coach at the college level for five years. The unfortunate thing about it is, Indiana is now on probation due to the mess he left.
Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 29-foot three point jumper - with two seconds on clock for quarter
Kenyon Martin misses driving layup
Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario offensive foul
Nene Hilario technical foul
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 11-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2 - Thank you for stopping the bleeding
#1 You have to get to the rim or at least the line, #2 JR Smith should only dress for home games, and #3 Like the Cavs, you can't just expect to give the ball to Melo and hope for the best. You can't have stretches like this and expect to win the playoffs. I don't think the series is over, especially with a game in Denver but the Nuggets need to put together two great games to win the series.
Once again, Coach Calipari is running another program into the ground. He did it at UMass with the whole Marcus Camby fiasco and now allegedly Derrick Rose didn't really take his SAT before enrolling at Memphis. Coach Cal escaped the UMass situation because he was in the NBA failing miserably and now he has moved onto Ashley Judd's favorite team. Though he wasn't named in the report by the NCAA, it still doesn't make any sense that his hands aren't in the middle of it. Kentucky should've done a litte more homework but it's not like they haven't been in trouble before.
Gotta love how the NCAA makes these rulings. The school always gets shafted while the person who is in the center of the situation comes away unscathed (as long as they move to another school). Violations should go with the coaches and not the schools. Steve Fisher never got in trouble at Michigan while he was there but all of a sudden CWebb, Louis Bullock, and "Tractor" Traylor accepted a boatload of money. Michigan gets put on probation for five years and I think received a postseason ban. Steve Fisher is now coaching at San Diego State and I don't even think he got a slap on the wrist for having "knowledge" of the wrongdoings of the the boosters and his players.
Kelvin Sampson at Oklahoma is another example. He leaves after making more phone calls than I can count to recruits and then he gets no off campus recruiting and outgoing calls to recruits while with the Hoosiers. Sampson goes to Indiana and still violates the same rules as before (idiot). Jeff Capel has to handle the 0% graduation rate and possible NCAA restrictions. . At least the NCAA got it right with him. Forcing him not to coach at the college level for five years. The unfortunate thing about it is, Indiana is now on probation due to the mess he left.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Team Lebron vs. Magic
As I mentioned in the last post about the Cavs wearing Lebron's shoes, 8 of the 9 players that saw minutes yesterday were wearing Lebron's shoes. Great marketing scheme for Nike. You can thank Joe Smith for breaking the mold and wearing his Adidas.
Too bad the Magic don't want to go along with the NBA's plan of seeing a Lebron-Kobe final. Did LBJ get fouled in the closing seconds of regulation? The answer is clearly NO, he put his shoulder down and Pietrus did a great job of defending. Did Varejeo fould Superman on the next inbounds play? I honestly didn't think so, Howard grabbed his arm, but there is no way the refs are calling that one against "The Lebrons." Another thing is how is Dwight Howard called for a technical after being wrapped up by Sideshow? He yelled and annouced his presense with authority a la Little Giants and gets hosed by a call. He didn't even direct the screaming at the Lebrons. Now, he could be suspended with one more "T." The NBA has it all figured out. I wonder if they will go back and change that one like they did with Anthony Johnson.
Now onto my Mike Brown rant of the day. Stop putting LBJ on Rafer Alston. Rafer's confidence is now at an all time high and I don't think it's coming down any time soon. I think if that old man pimp in the front row by the Lebrons bench was that open on five 3's he would make at least 2 of them. Why can't the Lebrons play like they did in the 2nd quarter all the time? It's how they played all season. yet now, during the 4th quarter, all they do is watch LBJ. Mike Brown said that, "Bron's our money player, he needs the ball," thanks Captain Obvious. LBJ is basically playing like the best player on a 3rd grade team that goes and steals the ball from his teammates to score, and his dad is the coach, so everything is ok. I know I wouldn't want to play with him in the 4th quarter. Delonte West looks like the only other guy on their team to not play scared and attack the rim. On top of his terrible decision making while coaching, his substituations were brutal. All of a sudden, Wally World and Daniel "Boobie" Gibson are getting tons of minutes while Pavlovic doesn't get any burn. Make up your mind. The Cavs need Larry Nance and Ron Harper to come back and figure things out because Mike Brown is about as smart as desk.
Speaking of LBJ, I know I said a couple of posts ago that we are all Witnesses. Well, we are witnessing him not becoming a great player YET. Great players don't miss free throws in the 4th quarter. Jordan didn't, Magic didn't, Bird didn't, and Kobe doesn't. LBJ might the league's most talented player but he isn't quite the best yet. As Magic Johnson said the other day during pregame, "If I was to build a team right now I'd pick Lebron, but I want Kobe the last two minutes of the game." He is clearly right. LBJ obviously makes great plays and can do things that we've never seen before but he isn't there quite yet.
Too bad the Magic don't want to go along with the NBA's plan of seeing a Lebron-Kobe final. Did LBJ get fouled in the closing seconds of regulation? The answer is clearly NO, he put his shoulder down and Pietrus did a great job of defending. Did Varejeo fould Superman on the next inbounds play? I honestly didn't think so, Howard grabbed his arm, but there is no way the refs are calling that one against "The Lebrons." Another thing is how is Dwight Howard called for a technical after being wrapped up by Sideshow? He yelled and annouced his presense with authority a la Little Giants and gets hosed by a call. He didn't even direct the screaming at the Lebrons. Now, he could be suspended with one more "T." The NBA has it all figured out. I wonder if they will go back and change that one like they did with Anthony Johnson.
Now onto my Mike Brown rant of the day. Stop putting LBJ on Rafer Alston. Rafer's confidence is now at an all time high and I don't think it's coming down any time soon. I think if that old man pimp in the front row by the Lebrons bench was that open on five 3's he would make at least 2 of them. Why can't the Lebrons play like they did in the 2nd quarter all the time? It's how they played all season. yet now, during the 4th quarter, all they do is watch LBJ. Mike Brown said that, "Bron's our money player, he needs the ball," thanks Captain Obvious. LBJ is basically playing like the best player on a 3rd grade team that goes and steals the ball from his teammates to score, and his dad is the coach, so everything is ok. I know I wouldn't want to play with him in the 4th quarter. Delonte West looks like the only other guy on their team to not play scared and attack the rim. On top of his terrible decision making while coaching, his substituations were brutal. All of a sudden, Wally World and Daniel "Boobie" Gibson are getting tons of minutes while Pavlovic doesn't get any burn. Make up your mind. The Cavs need Larry Nance and Ron Harper to come back and figure things out because Mike Brown is about as smart as desk.
Speaking of LBJ, I know I said a couple of posts ago that we are all Witnesses. Well, we are witnessing him not becoming a great player YET. Great players don't miss free throws in the 4th quarter. Jordan didn't, Magic didn't, Bird didn't, and Kobe doesn't. LBJ might the league's most talented player but he isn't quite the best yet. As Magic Johnson said the other day during pregame, "If I was to build a team right now I'd pick Lebron, but I want Kobe the last two minutes of the game." He is clearly right. LBJ obviously makes great plays and can do things that we've never seen before but he isn't there quite yet.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Refs Taking Control of the Conference Finals
After watching Game 3 of the Lebrons vs. Magic and the Lakers vs. Nuggets I have come to the conclusion that the refs are in complete of the every game. These guys call flagrant fouls like it's their job and also are giving T's like the 4 for $20 sale at Champs. I don't understand it at all. If these same refs were on the Bulls vs. Pistons or any Laimbeer led Pistons' teams, no one would be left to play. Those games were so physical with "hard" fouls all the time. In these series there will be "No Easy Buckets" because winning that ring means so much for these guys. Do they have to meet a quota just like the state troopers do? Now I'm going to throw out examples of ridiculous calls the past two games.
Anthony Johnson goes to the basket with the ball and inadvertantly hits Mo Williams in the eye. Now, Mo Williams did have two nasty gashes underneath and above his eye but it was clearly not intentional. Anthony Johnson intially gets called for a Flagrant 2 which means he gets tossed and I believe gets suspended for the next game. They somewhat come to their senses and only give him a Flagrant 1. The best part of it was that Mo Williams was called for fouling on the first whistle. And now, the NBA reverses the flagrant call on Johnson. I'm banging my head on my desk right now.
Second example is during the Lakers-Nuggets game, JR Smith gave Andrew Bynum a sharp forearm to his back while running down the court. It was clearly a foul, but the one and only Bennett Salvatore gave him a "T." Just call a foul, a "T" is completely unnecessary. I'm just waiting for Joey Crawford to get a Game 7 in one of these series.
Now on to something the refs missed. Dahntay Jones "accidently" tripped Kobe on his way to rebound. Typical Duke move, but it was clear to everyone that he did it on purpose and there was no penalty for it. I don't understand how you miss that. Stevie Wonder was complaining about that one.
It should be interesting to see what happens as both series go on. You know the league wants a Kobe-Lebron final. It will be huge for ratings as well a great marketing scheme for Vitamin Water and Nike. Unless the Nuggets or Magic are just dominant over the next couple of games, it will happen. It will be a similar situation to when the Bucks played the Sixers in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2001. The League wanted to make sure they pitted Shaq/Kobe against the Iverson and Todd MacCulloch led Sixers. The Bucks were a much better team than the Sixers and it was clear until Game 7, the refs made several significant calls against Sam Cassell, Ray Allen (Jesus), and Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson. And guess who coached that Bucks team? George Karl. He might be screwed once again. You can say the refs don't change the game but when they make calls that are clearly wrong over and over again in big situations, it makes you think. Just to let everyone know as well, the refs meet with the TV execs before every game as well...
Now, I like to see teams have fun but what exactly are the Cavs and the Lakers trying to pull. The Cavs were wearing team shoes last night (am I the only one who noticed this?). All the starters and a couple of reserves were wearing the Lebron Soldier 3. The shoe that is black and has a white toe, look for it tonight. Just like the Cavs, the Lakers are doing the same thing with Kobe's new shoe, the Kobe 3. Now, not everyone is wearing the same colors but it's still the Kobe 3. I do like Kobe's shoe but I would never help that fraud in any way possible. I do like Lebron but I have a strict personal policy of never wearing someone's signature sneaker that is younger than me, unless it's free of course.
Anthony Johnson goes to the basket with the ball and inadvertantly hits Mo Williams in the eye. Now, Mo Williams did have two nasty gashes underneath and above his eye but it was clearly not intentional. Anthony Johnson intially gets called for a Flagrant 2 which means he gets tossed and I believe gets suspended for the next game. They somewhat come to their senses and only give him a Flagrant 1. The best part of it was that Mo Williams was called for fouling on the first whistle. And now, the NBA reverses the flagrant call on Johnson. I'm banging my head on my desk right now.
Second example is during the Lakers-Nuggets game, JR Smith gave Andrew Bynum a sharp forearm to his back while running down the court. It was clearly a foul, but the one and only Bennett Salvatore gave him a "T." Just call a foul, a "T" is completely unnecessary. I'm just waiting for Joey Crawford to get a Game 7 in one of these series.
Now on to something the refs missed. Dahntay Jones "accidently" tripped Kobe on his way to rebound. Typical Duke move, but it was clear to everyone that he did it on purpose and there was no penalty for it. I don't understand how you miss that. Stevie Wonder was complaining about that one.
It should be interesting to see what happens as both series go on. You know the league wants a Kobe-Lebron final. It will be huge for ratings as well a great marketing scheme for Vitamin Water and Nike. Unless the Nuggets or Magic are just dominant over the next couple of games, it will happen. It will be a similar situation to when the Bucks played the Sixers in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2001. The League wanted to make sure they pitted Shaq/Kobe against the Iverson and Todd MacCulloch led Sixers. The Bucks were a much better team than the Sixers and it was clear until Game 7, the refs made several significant calls against Sam Cassell, Ray Allen (Jesus), and Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson. And guess who coached that Bucks team? George Karl. He might be screwed once again. You can say the refs don't change the game but when they make calls that are clearly wrong over and over again in big situations, it makes you think. Just to let everyone know as well, the refs meet with the TV execs before every game as well...
Now, I like to see teams have fun but what exactly are the Cavs and the Lakers trying to pull. The Cavs were wearing team shoes last night (am I the only one who noticed this?). All the starters and a couple of reserves were wearing the Lebron Soldier 3. The shoe that is black and has a white toe, look for it tonight. Just like the Cavs, the Lakers are doing the same thing with Kobe's new shoe, the Kobe 3. Now, not everyone is wearing the same colors but it's still the Kobe 3. I do like Kobe's shoe but I would never help that fraud in any way possible. I do like Lebron but I have a strict personal policy of never wearing someone's signature sneaker that is younger than me, unless it's free of course.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
I am a WITNESS
We are watching greatness. Lebron is unreal. Just when you think that Mike Brown could be the worst coach in the playoffs, Lebron makes an unbelievable shot to win it for the Cavs. Could someone please tell me why isn't Lebron on Hedo? It's obvious the ball is going to him in the last seconds of the game. He is the only one that can create for himself. Mike Jones is not a good coach, but he has a great player to downplay his terrible decision making. I mean the Magic only ran the same play pick and roll with Hedo and Lewis 97 times last night in crunch time and they got a good look every time. Mike Brown should put his telephone number in the newspaper to get some advice on how to make defensive adjustments.
Also, there is no reason for Sideshow Varejeo to be in during crunch time. He can't cover anyone the Magic has on the floor and does nothing offensively. He flops more than Vlade and I would never know if it's actually a foul if I were a ref. Big Z is also struggling, he is a huge liability defensively and is taking really bad shots on offensive. Could they try some other guys? I think so. To defend Dwight Howard all you need to do is foul him (I know, it's easier said than done). He is a 50% free throw shooter. Hmmmm, let him score or make him earn it at the foul line?
As I called it, Sasha Pavlovic got minutes. He played ok. He is more of a valuable defender because of his length but he might have played the most minutes he did all season last night, he looked tired at the end. He would be a better matchup with Rashard Lewis than Hedo. Am I the only one that thinks that?
JJ Redick has basically gotten very little burn this series after playing pretty well against the Celtics. Does SVG (Stan Van Gundy) fear that JJ has put too much time and effort on his hair instead of his game? Something for everyone to think about. And what is going on with Jameer Nelson's tie? It looked like the tie I wore for my aunt and uncle's wedding when I was 3.
Also, there is no reason for Sideshow Varejeo to be in during crunch time. He can't cover anyone the Magic has on the floor and does nothing offensively. He flops more than Vlade and I would never know if it's actually a foul if I were a ref. Big Z is also struggling, he is a huge liability defensively and is taking really bad shots on offensive. Could they try some other guys? I think so. To defend Dwight Howard all you need to do is foul him (I know, it's easier said than done). He is a 50% free throw shooter. Hmmmm, let him score or make him earn it at the foul line?
As I called it, Sasha Pavlovic got minutes. He played ok. He is more of a valuable defender because of his length but he might have played the most minutes he did all season last night, he looked tired at the end. He would be a better matchup with Rashard Lewis than Hedo. Am I the only one that thinks that?
JJ Redick has basically gotten very little burn this series after playing pretty well against the Celtics. Does SVG (Stan Van Gundy) fear that JJ has put too much time and effort on his hair instead of his game? Something for everyone to think about. And what is going on with Jameer Nelson's tie? It looked like the tie I wore for my aunt and uncle's wedding when I was 3.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Game 2 - Nuggets vs. Lakers and Some Ramblings
The fans of the Denver Nuggets can thank their hometown hero Chauncey Billups for their win yesterday. He saved them. Anytime that Anthony Carter or JR Smith are in position to be in the game at the end you will have a scary situation. I just don't understand George Karl's coaching. Maybe he doesn't have anyone else but Carter or Smith should join Renaldo Balkman and Sonny Weems in a suit for the 4th. Can't Karl go to Jason Hart, who saw quality minutes with the Spurs a couple of years ago? I'm a Carolina guy through and through but he is not a good coach (see USA's 2002 World Championship team).
Carmelo carried the team during the 2nd and 3rd quarters with his pull-up jumpers. Linas Kleiza played a great all around game (amazing to see transformation from his two years at Mizzou when he was a beast inside and now he just shoots 3's). Can someone please tell me how Kleiza isn't getting more minutes. He is the only Nugget that consistently hits 3's. He stretches the defense and opens driving lanes for both Billups and Melo. He needs more burn. Plus his Plus/Minus (yes, hockey reference) for the 20 minutes of work he put in was +16.
Kenyon Martin was his usual self, getting into the middle of everything. KMart needs to understand one thing and one thing only. STOP SHOOTING JUMPERS! He needs to attack the basket, he is so much better that way. Anyone remember when he was in the Finals (against you guessed it, the Lakers) with the Nets and he decided to take the ball to the basket instead of settling for jumpers, he ended up with over 30.
Now, I'm not big fan of the Lakers (because of Kobe) and would love to see them lose but Pau Gasol needs more than eight shots for them to win this series. He finished with a great game with 17 points and 17 boards but he needs the ball more. Nene and Chris Anderson aren't good enough defenders to keep up with him. Kobe needs to stop acting like a baby and just play ball.
By the way, the guys from the Lakers and Nuggets aren't even close to the Europeans when it comes to complaining to the referees. I watched the EuroLeague Final Four a couple of weeks ago and every single play is like life and death there. The coaches are going crazy and just about every player is in the ref's ear even during play. Sarunas Jasikevicius (former Maryland guard and Lithuanian National Team member) is probably the biggest whiner I've ever seen. I don't think he has ever committed a foul and he probably gets fouled on every play. Now I love his intensity, but let a play or two go.
While I was watching the Semis between Greek powers Panathinaikos and Olympiacos Piraeus I noticed a call not go the way American Josh Childress wanted and he decided to desanitize (if that's a word) his mouthpiece and throw it to the ground in front of the ref. He wasn't given a "T" or even looked at by the ref. He even threw in some verbal diarrhea for some good measure and didn't even get a rise out of the ref. So if anyone thinks the NBA guys are bad, just a gently reminder to watch any European basketball and you will mistaken.
Cavs by 18 tonight.
Carmelo carried the team during the 2nd and 3rd quarters with his pull-up jumpers. Linas Kleiza played a great all around game (amazing to see transformation from his two years at Mizzou when he was a beast inside and now he just shoots 3's). Can someone please tell me how Kleiza isn't getting more minutes. He is the only Nugget that consistently hits 3's. He stretches the defense and opens driving lanes for both Billups and Melo. He needs more burn. Plus his Plus/Minus (yes, hockey reference) for the 20 minutes of work he put in was +16.
Kenyon Martin was his usual self, getting into the middle of everything. KMart needs to understand one thing and one thing only. STOP SHOOTING JUMPERS! He needs to attack the basket, he is so much better that way. Anyone remember when he was in the Finals (against you guessed it, the Lakers) with the Nets and he decided to take the ball to the basket instead of settling for jumpers, he ended up with over 30.
Now, I'm not big fan of the Lakers (because of Kobe) and would love to see them lose but Pau Gasol needs more than eight shots for them to win this series. He finished with a great game with 17 points and 17 boards but he needs the ball more. Nene and Chris Anderson aren't good enough defenders to keep up with him. Kobe needs to stop acting like a baby and just play ball.
By the way, the guys from the Lakers and Nuggets aren't even close to the Europeans when it comes to complaining to the referees. I watched the EuroLeague Final Four a couple of weeks ago and every single play is like life and death there. The coaches are going crazy and just about every player is in the ref's ear even during play. Sarunas Jasikevicius (former Maryland guard and Lithuanian National Team member) is probably the biggest whiner I've ever seen. I don't think he has ever committed a foul and he probably gets fouled on every play. Now I love his intensity, but let a play or two go.
While I was watching the Semis between Greek powers Panathinaikos and Olympiacos Piraeus I noticed a call not go the way American Josh Childress wanted and he decided to desanitize (if that's a word) his mouthpiece and throw it to the ground in front of the ref. He wasn't given a "T" or even looked at by the ref. He even threw in some verbal diarrhea for some good measure and didn't even get a rise out of the ref. So if anyone thinks the NBA guys are bad, just a gently reminder to watch any European basketball and you will mistaken.
Cavs by 18 tonight.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Cavs vs. Magic
LeBron James is the best player in the NBA. Period. There is no question about it. He plays at another level that no one can match on a consistent basis. His team would be a 7 or 8 seed in the Eastern Conference (yes, the Eastern Conference is that bad) without him. I really thought that no one in the playoffs would touch his Cavs.
The Magic. led by fellow Brockport grad Stan Van Gundy and his moustache, surprised me with their play. Rashard Lewis forgot to wear his brown stained shorts for the Celtics series and made a huge 3. Sideshow Varajeo couldn't get close enough to get a good contest on the clincher. The Cavs will struggle when LBJ's teammates are watching him just like I was on my couch. Why go away with what go you there like sharing the ball?
The Cavs should come back on Friday with a 18 point win at Gund Arena, yes it's considered the "Q" by everyone but me. I am hoping that there will be a Sasha Pavlovic sighting to go along with that old guy that always dresses like a pimp.
The Magic. led by fellow Brockport grad Stan Van Gundy and his moustache, surprised me with their play. Rashard Lewis forgot to wear his brown stained shorts for the Celtics series and made a huge 3. Sideshow Varajeo couldn't get close enough to get a good contest on the clincher. The Cavs will struggle when LBJ's teammates are watching him just like I was on my couch. Why go away with what go you there like sharing the ball?
The Cavs should come back on Friday with a 18 point win at Gund Arena, yes it's considered the "Q" by everyone but me. I am hoping that there will be a Sasha Pavlovic sighting to go along with that old guy that always dresses like a pimp.
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