NBA Play Offs - Page 22

NOVAX5 · #**211** 05-31-2009, 09:19 AM

Personally I dont think Lebron will win any championships for CLE, its all about the money. If CLE doesn't want to amp up their resigning salary next season with him and buy him some decent supporting cast, his games will go downward as a demand to get traded or get out of CLE. If a star doesn't succeed with a team for a long period of time, that will likely happens. He needs to be BIG meaning a BIGGER stage than CLE. He might get his first one elsewhere, maybe with the KNICKS. The NBA will drown him if He and the CAVs dont do any good for NBA marketing, that will make another D-wade of the south if not lesser. For those on the Lebron Hype Train, jump off already, the train will crash if the CLE front office sucks.

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jaba · #**212** 05-31-2009, 12:03 PM

Think free agents of 2010. I'm almost certain Lebron is going to the Knicks along with a few superstars.

cbax5 · #**213** 05-31-2009, 12:34 PM

The one team that has the personnel to match up with Orlando is the Lakers (and a Garnett lead Celtics). The match ups that gave Cleveland fits with can be handled with the Lakers bigs. They have possible answers at every position. Any combination of Kobe, Walton, Ariza and Odom can guard Leiws, Lee, Pietrus and Turkoglu. Howard can and mostly likely will dominate Gusol and or Buynum, but that ok, it is the Magic's 3pt shooting that is the killer.

And the Lakers will not be out coached, at Mike Brown was.

NOVAX5 · #**214** 05-31-2009, 02:48 PM

You won't have to worry about ORL 3-point shootings, with the Lakers quick guards that likely will be stopped. Kobe is one of the all star Defensive team and the long body of Ariza, 3-point shooting is taken care of. The only one thing that will bother the Lakers is the size, quickness, and long range shooting of Hedo and Rashard. They are too strong to be guarded by small forwards, too quick for their center, too tall for the guards with the long range. Now thats the Lakers killer. Thats why I say Lakers must start Lamar and he must bring his A++ game. At the other hand, there is no way ORL can guard Kobe and Fisher. The game will come down to who score more as the D is already set with both teams.

cbax5 · #**215** 05-31-2009, 06:54 PM

These days Fisher can be taken out of the game too easily... The length of Courtney Lee will bother Fish. He is not the player he used to be... They need any combination of Brown, Farmer and Fisher to play well, to win the back court battle.

No-one can guard Kobe but Peitrus is athletic enough to always be around.

NOVAX5 · #**216** 05-31-2009, 07:13 PM

Fish will be big, the young guards will make some impact but they will need Fish for veteran and leadership role. He has been through all of this before. That is the reason Phil got Fish back here again, he knows they will need his role deep in the playoffs and the finals. He might now score that much, but if he is there the game has a different tone. That is also the reason Phil starts him too.

NOVAX5 · #**217** 06-04-2009, 11:46 PM

Owned. Jaba. Game 1 and 2 are on the right track. They will come back to ORL for a pick'em action as I said earlier (-6) is a freebie, I dont know if you got it down. No one on that team could guard Kobe. Lebron James is falling way way back after this Final series is over. It is SHOW TIME.

jaba · #**218** 06-08-2009, 01:38 AM

I wanna make it rain! On a side note, I haven't heard from the Lebron fans since last week.

tijanaw · #**219** 06-09-2009, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by NOVAX5

And there are people still argue Lebron is better than Kobe. They must be on drug. He is the best closer until someone takes that title away from him. Lebron needs at least couple of years to get where Kobe is today. He is more experienced, more seasoned, a better leader than Lebron. Period.

jaba · #**220** 06-10-2009, 12:29 PM

Kobe blew it and choked last night, still, he kept the Lakers from getting blown out. Lakers had a chance to steal a game in Orlando, at least the effort was there. Kobe gets a free pass but if he keeps this up this kind of play while having the team play "kobe ball" instead of team ball, Lakers are in trouble.

Orlando shot lights out. They set a finals record I believe in FG% made. Game 4 should be exciting. I'm predicting Lakers to win game 4, lose game 5 and then win in game 6...Unless of course the Magic pull out with a major upset.

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