Bolliger&Mabillard Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 So when Mo Williams guaranteed the Cavs to win this series, was he aware they had to do so from a 3-1 deficit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 So when Mo Williams guaranteed the Cavs to win this series, was he aware they had to do so from a 3-1 deficit? Â It's all part of David Stern's plan: Cavs win next three games, Lebron cements himself as the greatest human to ever play basketball, NBA has their Jordan (aka marketing whore) for the next decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 That was just hard to watch. I really have no attachment to either team, but I find myself pulling for Cleveland at this point. Seeing the favorite become the underdog makes the series that much more interesting. A 3-1 hole is tough to dig out of, but it's been done before and could be again. Cleveland's bench better find some way to get a fire lit under their butts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 ^^I was thinking that. If the Cavs some how take their game to the "next level" and win three straight, you'd have a really hard time convincing skeptics (i.e. me) that championship teams aren't determined in the pre-season. I mean, Nike doesn't want to make liars out of those puppets, do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Prince and the Revolution could play better defense than Cleveland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 It's all part of David Stern's plan: Cavs win next three games, Lebron cements himself as the greatest human to ever play basketball, NBA has their Jordan (aka marketing whore) for the next decade. Â And David Stern wonders why people keep bringing up conspiracy theories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Prince and the Revolution could play better defense than Cleveland. Â Game....Blouses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 They'd even serve the Magic pancakes afterward. And you know Van Gundy's not gonna turn that down. Â Seriously though, this series should be tied, at least. There's absolutely no excuse for any team to blow a 20+ point lead in either of the last two series of the playoffs. *If* the Cavs end up losing, I'm interested to see what kind of retooling they'll do in the offseason. If they don't address the need for a lockdown guard or two, Bron Bron will definitely then have one step out the door and headed towards MSG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboy23 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 The series should have been swept now, if it wasn't for the last second three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Predictions for the next few games: - Lebron scores between 50 and 250 points. - Dwight Howard fouls out during pre-game warm ups. - During offensive possesions, the other four Cavs on the floor will be allowed to sit on the half court line and play a rousing game of Go Fish. - Hedo is assessed a Flagrant 2 Foul for his face. - Stan Van Gundy is replaced by Ron Jeremy. Â Nike doesn't want to pay for new puppets. Those things were like $30 million each! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 ^ lol. So Cleveland does have five players on the floor? Wow, the defense is even worse than I thought then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrock23 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 So will Nike keep running those commercials when it's Carmelo vs Dwight Howard in the finals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 ^Well with as much money that the NBA and other repsective firms are making from the "KeBron" phenomenon, it's going to make a lot of people look stupid if they both fail, so I look for really questionable officiating in both series. That, or Adiddas will start running clips of Dwight Howard dunking over cardboard cutouts of Melo, Lebron, Kobe, Buddah, and Elvis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 It was nice to see LA finally turn the defense up a few notches. Â - Stan Van Gundy is replaced by Ron Jeremy. Â You mean that's not Ron Jeremy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 Â Coulda fooled me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboy23 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 It was nice to see LA finally turn the defense up a few notches. Â Â Good to see any kind of defense in both series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrock23 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Good to see the refs continue to be atrocious. I know it's been going both ways, but those last 2 fouls on Nene were a joke. And how many times does Carmelo have to get smacked before something is called? Â All this crappy officiating is making me not want to watch the finals at all, no matter what 2 teams are involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 All this crappy officiating is making me not want to watch the finals at all, no matter what 2 teams are involved. Â Amen. That's why hockey> basketball. Generally speaking, the refs in hockey are pretty darn good about letting the players play, especially deep into any playoff game. Â And overtime playoff hockey? Forget about it. You basically have to commit something just shy of murder to get them to blow the whistle. And that's the way it should be. Â The NBA should require their players to carry purses, if that's the image they want to keep showing off with their stupid flagrant and technical foul system. I'm losing more and more respect for the league with each game watched. And that's sad, because I think they had finally gained back many of the viewers from the 80's and early to mid 90's who had abandoned them when the quality fell off. Â I guess things really do happen in cycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Will King James be able to will his team to victory in Orlando to force game 7 back in Cleveland? The saga continues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I honestly think Denver is gonna win in seven at this point. I'm just not seeing the fire from the Lakers. I'd like to be wrong but it's just my gut feeling. Â And I've never been happier to be wrong. They really found their spark over the last two games. They just need to keep it up during the Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4Coasters! Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Lakers in 5... Yea I said it! Â I was off by one but we got it done! See you guys at Staples Center! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrock23 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Stupid Lakers. Â OK, now, who's ready for football season??!! Â USC will continue to be overrated, while the SEC will win another title. Â And the Raiders will still suck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 It was really good to see the Lakers play the way we all know they can. Now I just hope Cleveland can pull this thing out of the dumpster so we can have the matchup of the league's 2 premier stars. (That, and Orlando worries me more than Cleveland does.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4Coasters! Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 (That, and Orlando worries me more than Cleveland does.) Â So very true... If (actually when;) ) we play the Magic in the finals I really think the series will go 6 or 7 games. I know that the Magic won the season series versus the Lakers and I know how good they can play against us. Â One BIG fear of mine is that the Lakers might get lured into a 3-point contest versus the Magic in games and loose focus on playing sound basketball... I really hope that doesn't happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 Orlando did win the season series, but Jameer Nelson was pretty much the decider in both games, and with him out, I think it evens the edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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