Official NBA Playoffs Thread (Predictions Welcome!)

[Miramonti]

Well - that's another rumor.

Lebron would hand pick Calipari as "his" Bulls coach.

I'm lost with that one. Calipari is a great recruiter and great college coach, but never showed he was a top tier nba coach.

If that would bring lebron tho, his wife could coach afaic, since James is making all the coaching decisions on the court in cleveland anyways.

 

[Via]

In the end -

The most compelling reason for Lebron to sign with Chi is that he would become the face of Chicago.

Look what MJ accomplished being the face of a famous city.

If Lebron signs with NY he wouldn't "be" NY. No single person can "be" NY imo.

I mean, come on. Who's his competition in Chi? Jay Cutler? A Cubs or Sox player? Jonathon Toews?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

could he BE anymore full of himself?

"I spoil a lot of people with my play," James said in one of the few borderline candid comments he made in his postgame interview. "When you have a bad game here or there, you've had three bad games in a seven-year career, then it's easy to point that out. So you got to be better.

 

[vi edit]

could he BE anymore full of himself?

What's wrong with his comment? He's right. We've come to expect him to be a 30PPG, 8 assist, and 6 board nightly machine. When he puts up a stinker like last night it looks even worse than somebody (like Pierce, Mo Williams and Joe Johnson) that have had horrible entire series.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

What's wrong with his comment? He's right. We've come to expect him to be a 30PPG, 8 assist, and 6 board nightly machine. When he puts up a stinker like last night it looks even worse than somebody (like Pierce, Mo Williams and Joe Johnson) that have had horrible entire series.

it's arrogant, it's cocky.
yeah you're right, it's lebron being lebron.

 

[PaNsyBoy8]

What's wrong with his comment? He's right. We've come to expect him to be a 30PPG, 8 assist, and 6 board nightly machine. When he puts up a stinker like last night it looks even worse than somebody (like Pierce, Mo Williams and Joe Johnson) that have had horrible entire series.

The problem wasn't his production, it was his effort, he just didn't seem that into the game. Tons of plays where he just gives up or doesn't really try. Maybe it was his elbow, but MVPs should be better than that. We've seen nash play though a busted nose and busted eye, kobe playing through a broken finger(s), and dirk playing with two teeth stuck in his elbow.

 

[Miramonti]

I fault Brown for Lebron's crappy output. When he's running the offense thru him on the perimeter, and Boston converges quickly, he has to work extra hard to make things happen. Yet at the same time, Boston is getting back to shooters quickly.

Brown should run the offense thru Lebron in the post and clear/spread his shooters. The defense has to travel further and its harder to get back to cover perimeter shooters.

Lebron of course would also have a lot shorter distance to get to the basket and draw shooting fouls. He can also draw traffic and drop it off to shaq or varijao(?), or kick it out when they collapse.

This is phil jackson 101. When jordan or kobe had problems creating from the perimeter, put them in the post instead of burning them out starting up top. Instead, Brown is expecting too much from Lebron and not adjusting to what boston is doing.

Same thing as last year, and it will lead to the same results.

 

[OCGuy]

I'm not sure what would be better: Seeing Kobe get #5, or seeing Queen Lebron go down in flames again.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

I'm not sure what would be better: Seeing Kobe get #5, or seeing Queen Lebron go down in flames again.

It'd be better to see both of them go down in flames this year.

 

[JJChicken]

It'd be better to see both of them go down in flames this year.

oh yeah, now that would be good.

Btw, I as much as I hate LeDouche, I think they are going to win the next two games. This was just 1 game man, 2 games ago, when the series was 2-1, no-one gave the celtics a chance.

But, gogoogogogoog Celtics!

 

[JJChicken]

you know what?
i hope lebron stays in cleveland and plays with his has beens like shaq and jamison, while NY signs bosh and wade and then carmelo next season.
then they can meet in the conf finals and lose to the knicks every year for the next 10 years.

bro thats what I'm thinking. great menz think alike bra.

 

[Cal166]

Lol

 

[cheezy321]

Interesting fact:
The Suns' leading scorer in the first two games of their last playoff series against the Lakers was Leandro Barbosa. He had 28 and 26 and Phoenix won both games.

Barbosa is now the 8th or 9th option on the Suns. If he lights it up like that they could definitely steal a few

 

[JJChicken]

But then you think, really? Would James risk his best shot yet at a championship by unplugging just enough to create drama for Games 6 and 7? Could he possibly be artful enough to do that without undermining the greater goal

Source: NBA.com

Stern is really reaching now

 

[KeithTalent]

Go Rondo! You won me my fantasy league, now go and win the Conference semis! :awe:

KT

 

[OCGuy]

Interesting fact:
The Suns' leading scorer in the first two games of their last playoff series against the Lakers was Leandro Barbosa. He had 28 and 26 and Phoenix won both games.

Barbosa is now the 8th or 9th option on the Suns. If he lights it up like that they could definitely steal a few

Interesting fact: Odom was a starter on that team. He is now the Lakers 6th man.


The Lakers team is completely different now. Unless you think Luke Walton will be starting.

 

[vi edit]

Tony Allen is a quiet hero off the bench for Boston. He comes in and makes some great defensive stops, hits a couple key shots and has a great nose for the basket in transition.

 

[maziwanka]

any site for streaming the game?

 

[vi edit]

Oh damn. Perkins just took a full body slam from Shaq. That would have crushed any one else on the floor.

 

[Imported]

any site for streaming the game?

I was streaming from ESPN.. but it looks like its down right now? :\

 

[marrr]

I cant wait to see Lebron storm of the court again like he did last year.

 

[zerocool84]

Back up to 14. James is giving up and you can plainly tell. Chi or NJ are going to get James.

 

[fustercluck]

Watching this game all that comes to mind is Lebron's got NOBODY around him. He needs to get out of Cleveland. Granted he hasn't been playing like himself these past couple games. Still though, they've had plenty of time to try and find someone to be his Pippen

 

[Ns1]

ggpo cavs

 

[zerocool84]

Watching this game all that comes to mind is Lebron's got NOBODY around him. He needs to get out of Cleveland. Granted he hasn't been playing like himself these past couple games. Still though, they've had plenty of time to try and find someone to be his Pippen

They traded for an All-Star but he hasn't played up to his abilities at all. He's probably mad that he doesn't get the ball all the time like he used to.

It's just sad how the Cavs just gave up near the end especially James who is supposed to set the tone for the team. They could have at least tried for the last minute. Teams have come back from bigger deficits.