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Post by RDF on May 25, 2009 21:51:14 GMT -5
Carmelo Anthony--welcome to the "BIG GAME FLU CLUB"--you know the one that has a LONG list of members.
Can we quit with the "he's got the flu" crap? If you are so damn sick--DON'T PLAY!!! If you are on the court--no excuses.
This should be changed to "we're down 2-1, I sucked in 2nd Half of Game 3 and am nervous due to enormous pressure on me as "face" of this franchise".
It's a GAME--the pressure if off the minute you make the money-now the only thing to do is to do what got you the money--play great basketball. Geez these guys are so gutless and cowardly.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on May 25, 2009 22:13:45 GMT -5
"I hate this arbitrary number of technicals you're allowed what is that 7?! you should be allowed 9 or 11!"- announcer tonight
with these kobe lebron commercials i'm really hoping for an orlando denver final.
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Post by washingtonhoya on May 25, 2009 22:22:09 GMT -5
"I hate this arbitrary number of technicals you're allowed what is that 7?! you should be allowed 9 or 11!"- announcer tonight with these kobe lebron commercials i'm really hoping for an orlando denver final. Yeah, you should be totally be allowed an equally arbitrary but larger number! Also, I really thought Denver had it in the bag when Mr. Kennedy couldn't get to the corner to make the tag but Big Show and Randy Orton both couldn't finish in the clutch and let the Lakers back into the game. Big Show was especially useless for a guy his size. The Miz was obviously trying to pull off a Chris Andersen schtick, but without the nonspecific drug habit it didn't really work. Batista and John Cena proved that even if the Lakers haven't won a championship in a few years they still have a roster full of guys who know how to close out games and make the big moves when they count. (Oh, like I'm the only one who knew I could skip the third quarter to watch the Lakers-Nuggets 10-man tag match on Monday Night Raw.)
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Post by Buckets on May 25, 2009 23:04:08 GMT -5
Well, Gasol, Odom, and Bynum got the workout tonight. Not especially surprising that the Lakers got beat this badly in a game where the refs actually allowed some contact.
JR Smith is a total headcase but I love him.
Also, wholeheartedly agree with Van Gundy about getting rid of this technical foul suspension garbage. You want to suspend someone during the regular season? Fine. But let's let the best players -- even the ones with a little bit of a temper -- decide the games in the playoffs.
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Post by RDF on May 25, 2009 23:13:24 GMT -5
If Ken Mauer works a Laker game--take the other team to cover. You've been told an EASY way to make $$$$
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Post by kchoya on May 26, 2009 11:13:47 GMT -5
Someone is coming across as a hater. You know it may just be the sweetest shot ever. Try looking at the black & white version in the slow down speed. The insane high arc and the perfect rotation of the ball could not be any prettier. And considering the circumstances of the situation the Cavs found themselves in, the shot is even more impressive. I'm not saying its the most clutch shot ever or the biggest shot of all time. But was there any that was more "photogenic" for lack of a better word? I can't think of one. Umm, I'm not sure how the "prettiness" of the shot became an issue, but that's not what the column I linked to was discussing. It was looking at the "biggest" or "most clutch" shots of all time. BTW, the columnist conveniently left out Ralph Sampson's shot versus the Lakers, which I think met all his criteria.
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Post by hifigator on May 26, 2009 11:58:19 GMT -5
"I hate this arbitrary number of technicals you're allowed what is that 7?! you should be allowed 9 or 11!"- announcer tonight with these kobe lebron commercials i'm really hoping for an orlando denver final. Yeah, you should be totally be allowed an equally arbitrary but larger number! Also, I really thought Denver had it in the bag when Mr. Kennedy couldn't get to the corner to make the tag but Big Show and Randy Orton both couldn't finish in the clutch and let the Lakers back into the game. Big Show was especially useless for a guy his size. The Miz was obviously trying to pull off a Chris Andersen schtick, but without the nonspecific drug habit it didn't really work. Batista and John Cena proved that even if the Lakers haven't won a championship in a few years they still have a roster full of guys who know how to close out games and make the big moves when they count. (Oh, like I'm the only one who knew I could skip the third quarter to watch the Lakers-Nuggets 10-man tag match on Monday Night Raw.) Yeah, but when Flair was out there calling out guys half his age, I knew that he was going to be in trouble.
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Post by hoya95 on May 26, 2009 12:08:12 GMT -5
If you haven't seen the local Cleveland news during LeBron's shot, here it is:
Love the whole thing and really like the production guys jumping up and down in the upper right. The pure joy of sports is so much fun.
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Post by MCIGuy on May 26, 2009 14:04:59 GMT -5
hoya95, be careful of posting links to videoes like that. Its just all part of the LeBron Hype Machine Conspiracy if you listen to some folks in the media and a lot of sports fans (most of whom hate the NBA anyway).
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Post by vcjack on May 26, 2009 14:06:20 GMT -5
Lebron's shot is the greatest shot by a player whose team is going to lose a series in 5 games.
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Post by kchoya on May 26, 2009 19:29:33 GMT -5
hoya95, be careful of posting links to videoes like that. Its just all part of the LeBron Hype Machine Conspiracy if you listen to some folks in the media and a lot of sports fans (most of whom hate the NBA anyway). Methinks it's much more obvious that you're stuck on LeBron's jock moreso than anyone one this board is anti-LeBron.
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Post by redskins12820 on May 26, 2009 22:10:56 GMT -5
Also, wholeheartedly agree with Van Gundy about getting rid of this technical foul suspension garbage. You want to suspend someone during the regular season? Fine. But let's let the best players -- even the ones with a little bit of a temper -- decide the games in the playoffs. Jeff Van Gundy has to be the greatest commentator ever. He calls out everyone and says exactly what he is thinking and doesn't care about offending the league, a team, a ref or a player. Very refreshing to watch his games and I hope he doesn't get back into coaching just because he has made NBA games so much more enjoyable. Mark Jackson is a pretty good compliment too imo. I think combined they offer some really interesting insight. Added bonus that Van Gundy consistently says exactly what I'm yelling at the TV
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Post by kghoya on May 26, 2009 23:06:36 GMT -5
just one more win orlando...i know you can do it
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Post by MCIGuy on May 26, 2009 23:24:54 GMT -5
hoya95, be careful of posting links to videoes like that. Its just all part of the LeBron Hype Machine Conspiracy if you listen to some folks in the media and a lot of sports fans (most of whom hate the NBA anyway). Methinks it's much more obvious that you're stuck on LeBron's jock moreso than anyone one this board is anti-LeBron. That's funny. You were the one who ran to the keyboard and wrote back-to-back posts in which you in one way or another dsmissed the Cavs and LeBron or tried to play down what LeBron had done. Before that I didn't post one single thing (positive or otherwise) about the guy. I don't have a stake in who wins either of these series which means I also don't feel the need to brush off anything these players or these teams do that are genuinely worthy of praise. Since you felt the need to go after the Cavs and dismiss the shot that LeBron made its clearly that between the two of us you're the only one with a bias.
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Post by RDF on May 27, 2009 0:27:27 GMT -5
I'm rooting for Orlando--because I like Bigs who play like BIGS and more importantly Patrick Ewing would get a ring!!!
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Post by kghoya on May 27, 2009 5:55:14 GMT -5
more importantly Patrick Ewing would get a ring!!! exactly what ive been thinking
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Post by MCIGuy on May 27, 2009 9:10:20 GMT -5
I'm rooting for Orlando--because I like Bigs who play like BIGS and more importantly Patrick Ewing would get a ring!!! You actually think the Magic could beat any of the two remaining Western teams?
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Post by Buckets on May 27, 2009 10:06:18 GMT -5
I'm rooting for Orlando--because I like Bigs who play like BIGS and more importantly Patrick Ewing would get a ring!!! You actually think the Magic could beat any of the two remaining Western teams? Well, they went 2-0 against LA this season, and 1-1 against Denver. They won at both the Staples Center and Pepsi Center. So... yes?
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Post by RDF on May 27, 2009 10:08:16 GMT -5
I'm rooting for Orlando--because I like Bigs who play like BIGS and more importantly Patrick Ewing would get a ring!!! You actually think the Magic could beat any of the two remaining Western teams? Where did I say I think they'll win it--said I'm pulling for them to win.
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Post by hifigator on May 27, 2009 10:20:22 GMT -5
Anyone but LA. I said it before, and I'll say it again. But I would prefer either of the Eastern Conference teams over either of the Western Conference teams. Right now, I'd say the East is pretty much the Magic's to lose, but they've squandered leads so much, that I'm not going to put it past the Cavs to come back. In the West, I think whoever wins tonight will take it. The Nuggets aren't intimidated playing at Staples and really should have won both games there, so far. Still, I have a (bad) hunch that LA plays a complete game tonight when they really need to. Why? I have no idea other than I don't want them to.
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