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Post by kchoya on May 27, 2009 11:04:44 GMT -5
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 magic 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 Magic and dismiss the shot that LeBron made its clearly that between the two of us you're the only one with a bias. Why don't you go back and looks at my posts again, and you'll see how wrong I am. I don't attack Lebron at all. In the first post, I pointed out how inept the Cavs and Mike Brown are because they can't design even the simplest of offenses to help out LeBron. I'm not attacking King James, just the way he is used. On the second post, I made fun of a columnist who anointed the shot the greatest ever after, oh, 47 seconds of reflection and analysis. The fact that you would read those and take them as a slight to Lebron shows your true colors. I think Lebron is a flat out stud, but the rest of his team stinks.
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Post by MCIGuy on May 27, 2009 11:24:06 GMT -5
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. That's why I asked. I was wondering if you thought they could pull it off or if you felt were simply a bunch of pretenders.
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Post by MCIGuy on May 27, 2009 11:25:09 GMT -5
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 magic 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 Magic and dismiss the shot that LeBron made its clearly that between the two of us you're the only one with a bias. Why don't you go back and looks at my posts again, and you'll see how wrong I am. I don't attack Lebron at all. In the first post, I pointed out how inept the Cavs and Mike Brown are because they can't design even the simplest of offenses to help out LeBron. I'm not attacking King James, just the way he is used. On the second post, I made fun of a columnist who anointed the shot the greatest ever after, oh, 47 seconds of reflection and analysis. The fact that you would read those and take them as a slight to Lebron shows your true colors. I think Lebron is a flat out stud, but the rest of his team stinks. My mistake.
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Post by RDF on May 27, 2009 12:06:41 GMT -5
Where did I say I think they'll win it--said I'm pulling for them to win. That's why I asked. I was wondering if you thought they could pull it off or if you felt were simply a bunch of pretenders. I think they could pull an upset--they are a tough team to matchup with because they shoot the 3 but they have Howard who doesn't play like a wimp--he's one of the few who actually likes to bang/play down low and most bigs these days don't like that. Also like Gortat as a backup and Battie gives them another body upfront. Pietrus is someone I've always liked--and one of the many that Don Nelson ignorantly phased out/got rid of in Golden State.
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Post by hoyarooter on May 27, 2009 12:12:09 GMT -5
I would be curious where Orlando ranks in terms of number of 3s taken during a season in the history of the league. It seems like all these guys do is get the ball to Howard or shoot 3s. Last night, their last six shots in regulation consisted of 5 3s and a shot by Howard on which he was fouled. Of course, they tend to shoot 3s really well. And this is without Jameer Nelson.
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Post by Buckets on May 27, 2009 12:53:00 GMT -5
I would be curious where Orlando ranks in terms of number of 3s taken during a season in the history of the league. It seems like all these guys do is get the ball to Howard or shoot 3s. Last night, their last six shots in regulation consisted of 5 3s and a shot by Howard on which he was fouled. Of course, they tend to shoot 3s really well. And this is without Jameer Nelson. Fourth: bit.ly/taiqpAnd if you go by 3PA/FGA, they're first all-time. But if you're shooting 38% as a team from out there, it doesn't seem like too bad of a strategy.
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Post by hifigator on May 27, 2009 14:45:44 GMT -5
I would be curious where Orlando ranks in terms of number of 3s taken during a season in the history of the league. It seems like all these guys do is get the ball to Howard or shoot 3s. Last night, their last six shots in regulation consisted of 5 3s and a shot by Howard on which he was fouled. Of course, they tend to shoot 3s really well. And this is without Jameer Nelson. Fourth: bit.ly/taiqpAnd if you go by 3PA/FGA, they're first all-time. But if you're shooting 38% as a team from out there, it doesn't seem like too bad of a strategy. That would be an interesting study to read. We all know that a made three point shot counts 50% more than a made two pointer. That alone, would dictate that a 38% 3 point average, is really akin to a 57% 2 point average. That is a pretty decent number overall. Additionally, you would have to add in some factor for additional rebounds. I would guess that missed 3 pointers would tend to yield more long rebounds, which would be more favorable to the shooting team than the defending team. On the other hand, if you aren't shooting inside, you aren't likely to get to the line as often. And the 2 point percentage is certainly somewhat off, because miss on a shot with a foul doesn't count as a miss. Rather, only a made shot on a foul counts. But the foul shots have to factor in somewhere. Personally, I like teams that are aggressive and get to the line. But I'm not so close-minded that I wouldn't consider another philosophy.
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Post by Buckets on May 27, 2009 22:58:46 GMT -5
Well, it could have been an interesting fourth quarter but for whatever reason you're apparently not allowed to 1) post up Pau Gasol 2) stand in front of Pau Gasol as he puts his shoulder down. So that basically took the only person who could cover Gasol entirely out of the fourth quarter and made what had been a very entertaining, closely contested game into a boring end.
On edit: In my haste last night, I forgot to mention the larger contributing factor to the end of this game: George Karl's incompetence. That guy is tough to watch.
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Post by redskins12820 on May 27, 2009 23:17:44 GMT -5
Well, it could have been an interesting fourth quarter but for whatever reason you're apparently not allowed to 1) post up Pau Gasol 2) stand in front of Pau Gasol as he puts his shoulder down. So that basically took the only person who could cover Gasol entirely out of the fourth quarter and made what had been a very entertaining, closely contested game into a boring end. Yawn. Kobe got hacked all fourth quarter and the refs didn't call anything. One questionable call on Nene, but other than that Denver can't complain about the refs. Melo got bailed out too.
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Post by RDF on May 27, 2009 23:20:22 GMT -5
Chauncey Billups entire career consists of jumping into other players and falling down/getting whistles--so Denver should Shut up and play better.
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Post by hifigator on May 28, 2009 10:19:39 GMT -5
Yeah, Denver decided to take jumpers the whole game. The Lakers certainly got some calls that were questionable, but if you take the ball inside you have that opportunity. You can't sit outside and take a bunch of jump shots and then b!tch about the whistles.
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Post by kghoya on May 28, 2009 17:42:30 GMT -5
i hope orlando can close out the series tonight
i know he made a bunch of 3's the other night but i dont want to count on skip to my lou 2 games in a row
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Post by SirSaxa on May 28, 2009 22:25:08 GMT -5
LeBron James is putting on an aboslutely incredible show tonight. Dwight who? James has a triple double but that doesn't come close to how he has dominated the game, especially down the stretch! Hats off!
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Post by kghoya on May 28, 2009 23:02:28 GMT -5
i was worried that skip to my lou would have a real stinker of a game shooting the ball
c'mon magic...close this baby out on saturday night
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Post by Buckets on May 28, 2009 23:12:14 GMT -5
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Post by kchoya on May 29, 2009 11:52:31 GMT -5
Anyone who thinks the NBA would let the Magic win in 5 hasn't been paying attention the last 10 years. It'll be interesting to see how Game 6 is called.
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Post by HoyaFanNY on May 29, 2009 14:24:15 GMT -5
Anyone who thinks the NBA would let the Magic win in 5 hasn't been paying attention the last 10 years. It'll be interesting to see how Game 6 is called. you can't be serious. orlando shot 41 free throws.
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Post by kchoya on May 29, 2009 15:49:38 GMT -5
Anyone who thinks the NBA would let the Magic win in 5 hasn't been paying attention the last 10 years. It'll be interesting to see how Game 6 is called. you can't be serious. orlando shot 41 free throws. I think Dwight Howard was called for more fouls last night than LeBron has been called for all series.
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Post by kghoya on May 29, 2009 17:29:37 GMT -5
you can't be serious. orlando shot 41 free throws. I think Dwight Howard was called for more fouls last night than LeBron has been called for all series. that was pretty much when the game got away from them...that 5th foul
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Post by MCIGuy on May 29, 2009 19:53:10 GMT -5
Anyone who thinks the NBA would let the Magic win in 5 hasn't been paying attention the last 10 years. It'll be interesting to see how Game 6 is called. Good Lord. That crap again. You must work for sports talk radio. You are refusing to give any credit to the Cavs, not even for one game. By the way if the NBA was actually tampering with games then it deserves an F for "allowing" the Magic to win both games one and four.
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