Looks like thats the Finals opponent.
How do you beat the Cleveland Cavaliers?
Do you double Lebron and hope Daniel Gibson, Big Z, and others, don't hit their shots?
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Looks like thats the Finals opponent.
How do you beat the Cleveland Cavaliers?
Do you double Lebron and hope Daniel Gibson, Big Z, and others, don't hit their shots?
For some reason Cleveland is starting to remind me of Dallas. But is it Dallas of 3-4 years ago or Dallas of last year?
You outscore them.
:lol
Good question. I don't think that our normal "let him get his and shut down the rest of the team" concept will work as well as it has against other teams, because we have never faced as dynamic an individual over a 7-game series. And quite frankly, Bowen will have an issue with "contain", much less shut down.Quote:
Originally Posted by T Park
This series will be an interesting strategy. Guess the Pop haters will have much to bitch about if he can't outcoach a guy who seemingly has one play: get the ball to Bron-Bron.
Close out on the shooters and rebound. In addition, pick apart their defense ala the last round. Their transition defense looks ok, but is not that great. They have some length and size on the frontline to deal with. But the Spurs should be able to do a much better job shutting down the supporting cast than the Pistons did. I'm feeling the Spurs in 6, with the Cavs getting their 2 at home.
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No idea, they actually look pretty scary. It definitely won't be a sweep or 5 game series IMO. They are capable of beating us.
I think rebounding will be the key to winning this series.
But if we could beat the Kobe-Shaq Lakers, we can beat the Lebron Cavaliers. Not saying we will for sure, we can though.
Seeing how Lebron has given Bruce a lot of trouble, it might not be a bad idea to throw him on Gibson, and throw all kinda of looks at Lebron. They still have no answer for Manu, tony, and especially Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandman
Umm, Just add Spurs.
or
Just show up
Looks like a SA cake walk to me.
This goes 5 games max
There's no way they are more talented/scary than the Suns
put bowen on gibson
let james get his
or put finely on james
I wish i supported an eastern conference team :lol It is SO much easier to get to the finals
spurs as a team play d
pistons do not
Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by ducks
Also people are forgetting how truly bad all the teams in the East are.
Oh, it is obvious that the Cavs have much more to prepare for against the Spurs than they had to throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. The question is mainly how many games can/will LBJ steal based on his singular talent and how do we minimize that risk. The Spurs need to make sure that they don't put themselves in a position to get upset.Quote:
Originally Posted by sprrs
Uh no!!!!!Bowen on james, tp on gibson, finley on pavlovic (not sure last name), and TD on gooden, elson on Z..The spurs will try and go straight up at first but need to occasionaly bring over finley or manu help on double team of james.Quote:
Originally Posted by ducks
Not have Chris Webber on your team.Quote:
Originally Posted by T Park
The Cavs are good. They beat the Pistons 4 in a row. Not even sure the Spurs could do that.
Let Lebron work for his points, miss his FTs!
Control the rebounds, play Spurs team basketball!
Hope Tim won't get into foul trouble with Varejo's flops!
This was not the 2005 PistonsQuote:
Originally Posted by td4mvp21
Team D
Not letting his teammates go off.
You still try to guard him, but don't waste Bowen on him all game if Bowen can't be effective - put Bowen on the hot guy (whoever that might be) and shut them down.
I think a strategy that's been successful in the past that could be beneficial here is letting and asking LeBron get off in the first three while concentrating on shutting down his team and then concentrating on him in the fourth, since his team will most likely be cold.
Our experience in the Finals should help.
Rebounding and protecting the ball will be crucial. Pistons gave up too many layups and too many second chance points.
These aren't the same Pistons as 2005. It's not just the absence of Big Ben, but they don't seem to have the same chemistry as the 2005 team. This year and last year, you could see the team fragment the further they advanced, last year Flip isolated Ben, this year, Rasheed seemed to turn on Rip. If a team doesn't play for each other, they will loose regardless of the "talent on paper" (see Shaq/Kobe 2004).Quote:
Originally Posted by td4mvp21
I pin this on Flip Saunders. The Pistons pre-Flip had a history of success. Flip has a history of failure. Would Joe re-hire Carlisle? :blah
1) Rebound
2) Sag off of James. Make him take jumpers. Close the lane if he penetrates anyway.
3) Stay at home on other players
Basically, solid basketball.
I also think not underestimating the Cavs will help. 'Appropriate fear' and all that. I think Pop and co will do a good job of that, but still. I don't think the Pistons were ever as worried as they should be.
We are going to crush them.
The key to winning any championship is still:
Rebounding
Defense.
Honestly, the ECF was about the Pistons not showing up as much as it was about the Cavs steppng up. James/Gibson heroics need to be viewed in that light.
i think it's the cavs' year. i thinkl they surprise everyone and win game one and then win in 6.
:lol
So just rebound, and put your hands up.
thats it Spur fans?
:lol
Cocky mfers.
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Originally Posted by T Park
Well even though you were invited on the round table for absolutely no reason, I still think Larry Brown knows more about basketball than you. So I say, crash the boards every possession like your life depends on it, play that good old fashion disciplined spurs defense, and good things shall come.
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Originally Posted by td4mvp3
If they win game 1, the Cavs will lose in 5 games. But like someone else said, I think it was more Detroit toying around with them too long and when LeBron went postal in game 5 Detroit was still shell-shocked tonight. I mean focus on James, but don't leave everybody else WIDE open. Sheeesh!!
Now as to the specifics of said defense, I have no idea but really hope Pop does :pctoss
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Originally Posted by td4mvp3
are you kidding me? Spurs don't win this year, how the hell will they ever win with an aging duncan and an ever competitive west conf. in the future. This is their year.
Sick Bowen on James, put the non-Duncan centers on Z, have Duncan on Gooden/Sideshow and Ginobli/Parker on Hughes/Gibby.
You use your reserves when necessary. You defend vigorously, and you give the ball to Duncan and Ginobli down the stretch...
In essence, you do what you would have done anyways.
Oh, and make sure not to double James too much, if at all, and NEVER EVER tipple him. Play him like Shaq, because the closest thing he has to Kobe is Gibson, and he is still young enough to single-team.
Hope Parker continues his emergence as a SuperStar in this series.
Hope Finley has the series of his life.
Hope Horry gets court time.
Hope Elson plays up to about 1/10th of his potential in this series
Hope that the assistant wasn't paying attention when the Magician was showing him the tricks...
Hope the Cavs are just happy to be there and the Spurs maximize their experience edge.
Sorry folks...but they match up with us better than we match up with them.
Big Z has had some good games against us, he's been very similar to Okur(hope for a repeat of the Utah choke), as has Marshall, and LeBron has whupped us...and Gibson looks to be a problem.
Hit our fucking FT's. We're better at it than they are.
And besides that no one on the Pistons seemed to want to drive the lane like TP.Quote:
Originally Posted by ducks
They were settling for jump shots all night. I look for Tony and Manu to put some of them in foul trouble early.
As for Gibson, this was probably the game of his life tonight. And besides the Spurs won't leave 3 point shooters wide open.
I look for the Spurs to close them out in 5.
What part of Bowen can't guard LeBron aren't people getting?
Go find someone that outweighs you by 50lbs, is more athletic, go pick a fight with them...fight them straight up with no special tactics, and see if you get it then.
Cavs aren't a deep team, so we should attack the basket as much as possible to get their scrubs on the floor.
Perimeter defense will be key, for if we double the rook or Larry Hughes can knock down threes.
i think lebron gets the d-wade treatment, manu and finley's inconsistencies show back up, the confidence bred by the two reg season wins carries over, and rebounds go their way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roxsfan
We should be able to utilize our deep bench against them too. Don't be surprised though if they steal one of the first two games in SA though.
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Originally Posted by T Park
No one here is predicting a sweep.
You're just trying to pick a fight. It's hardly the end of the fucking world to play the Cavs.
But just like with Utah - rebounds and the advantage will be huge. If the Pistons had taken care of the boards, they would have been in a much better position.
No, whottt, Bowen can't guard LeBron by himself, but the beauty of the system is that he doesn't have to. I can't count how many times in the last two games I watched people near the basket watch LeBron instead of guard him or attempt to block his shot. That won't happen with the Spurs.
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Originally Posted by whottt
The thing that comforts me right now is that we didn't have anyone who could guard Amare either. And Phx has waaaay more weapons on their side of the ball then Cleveland does. I mean we found a way to beat Melo, and Iverson on the same freakin team for goodness sakes. Beating those two teams weren't an easy task, but we still manged to do so. And you have got to remember, this is a Detroit team that layed down really. It's like they got caught up in all the James hype. Other than James, their team is mediocre at best. And thats including their coach.
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Originally Posted by easjer
Yeah, in game 5 Prince ran for cover on one of Lebron's many dunks. (literally ran) :lol
The Spurs defense will like vs. Carmelo. Lebron is better than Carmelo, to be sure, but the Cavs don't have a second player at the level of Iverson.
I say we come at them scoring on all cylinders, basically playing the way we have played and let Lebron have his. We just can't have him dishing out assist, rebounding and scoring.
Amare can't pass...if you could combine Amare and Nash into one player...you'd have a similar problem to what LeBron is going to bring...he's not as good as combination of Nash and Amare would be...but he's better than Amare. They aren't even in the same league in skills.Quote:
Originally Posted by florige
And the Cav's are 50 times the defensive team the Suns are.
They play our D.
your are doomed san antonio :lol
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If we get into a basket for basket situation(a likely occurrence with the style of hoops they play and we play), LeBron is going to be able to score on us more easily than we will be able to score on him. And he can pass....and you can't really foul him.
We need a freaking true SF with some defensive skill....Pop is going to have to cover up this mismatch with smoke and mirrors...I just hope Brown doesn't see through them.
I'd promise TPark will stop posting for a year to get James Posey right about now.
He's had three big games out of eight played against the Spurs since he was drafted, the rest have been average.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
Doesn't sound or look like Bowen can't guard Lebron.
Also, has Bowen ever guarded Lebron in the playoffs? No.
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Originally Posted by Buddy Holly
We've played him 8 times or so since he was a rookie...he's won that matchup about 5 times by my accounting...
He's had one bad game, a bunch of good ones, and some phenomenal ones...and that bad one was the one where he went 6-20.
The Cavs haven't beating us because of flukes...they've matched up well with us for about 3 years now...even before they started beating us routinely.
Pop didn't even try to guard LeBron with Bruce as a rookie...it was instant Hedo.
I just think people expect too much of Bruce...he's a phenomenal defender...but he's still only 200lbs dripping wet.
Put it this way...
If Bruce can defend him?
I have no doubts we will win this series...
And Bruce Bowen will deserve the finals MVP...
Go for it Bruce...we're all rooting for you.
They've been right more than they've been wrong so what's the point? Anyway who cares what they say.Quote:
Originally Posted by thewatcher
i havent seen shit for an honest answer.Quote:
You're just trying to pick a fight.
Whottt is just saying this bullshit cause hes pissed that Finley is in the Finals.
I have yet to see someone say
"This is how you beat Cleveland"
It's been all over the thread. You just don't like the responses.
Scoring 17-25 points isn't owning Bowen on the defensive end. That's average, esp. for Lebron, those games in the 35-45 range are when he owns us and he's done that three times out of eight.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
So then how do you go and make the statement that Bowen can't defend him? If we can get Lebron to have just good games, the Spurs sweep the Cavs.Quote:
He's had one bad game, a bunch of good ones, and some phenomenal ones...and that bad one was the one where he went 6-20.
Flukes? :sleepQuote:
The Cavs haven't beating us because of flukes...
AHHHHHHH!!!! :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by thewatcher
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Originally Posted by whottt
I guess the point I was trying to make was I'll let Lebron get his scoring. But it's when he starts getting his bums involved is when I might start to worry. I am confident that if we can neutralize everyone else Lebron can't beat us on his scoring alone. If we let the game be close late in the 4th quarter is when we might run into some problems. I just can't see them beating us 4 times. His cast sucks!! I don't care how good he is. Gibson went off tonight because Detroit chose to triple team James all game and left shooter WIDE open. Not matter how crappy they are, most players guards and forwards who are in the league can hit when they are that open. But the advantage we have is that James already has Pops attention. Last year Wade waited until the Finals before he decided to go postal and it caught poor Avery off guard. Pop will have something up his sleeve in regards on how to defend James..
those were the only series where all they picked up the same teams :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by NASpurs
How are you going to compare Amare and Lebron?
One is a low post player who can shoot from 15-18 ft. while the other is a perimeter player who is a streaky shooter but able to drive the basket.
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Originally Posted by florige
I get your point and it is a valid one...
But the reason that worked with Amare and the Suns...is because they can't play D. We stopped them better than they stopped us by letting Amare get his and shutting everyone else down.
The Cavs can play D..we're going to have to be able to get stops on LeBron and I don't see the guy on our roster than can do that...
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Originally Posted by whottt
So what you are saying is that you are thinking this is a GS-Dal thing?
IMO heres what you do.
Ginobili and Parker have GOT to attack.
They have no shotblockers what so ever.
Bowen and Fin have to be ready for kickouts.
Duncan should and better average about 28 a game. They have zip, zero, NAD, NO ONE, that can guard the man.
Lebron
Good question. I thnk you stay in front of him, and give him the jumper.
Play him, like Phil Jackson played Tony Parker.
Whott,
I am really surprised by your comments. Personally, I see this as Spurs in 5. This is a team game, so why so obsessed with the matchup with Bron? No one in the league matches up with Bron...that's why you double when appropriate. If they were so good, wouldn't they have won 70 games in that crap conference?
What we witnessed tonight (and much of the series) was sloppy, late rotations by Detroit. They were tired or lazy or demoralized I guess. You may have seen that Chauncy took himself out in the 4th because he was tired. I think our 8 games of rest will help us in that regard. Rotations and team D is the Spurs strength. Bron will present a challenge each game, but his teammates are extremely inconsistent and can't be counted on.
On the other hand, Detroit's O was broke. I can't give all the credit to Cleveland, either. LeBron did not make Tayshaun go from a good player to a worse shooter than me. I think we are stronger at PF and PG than Detroit at this point, perhaps even SG.
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Originally Posted by Buddy Holly
The point that we couldn't (and probably can't) stop either one of them from scoring. We have faced guys we couldn't stop from scoring at will it seemed. We just can't have Lebron doing any and everything he wants with assist, rebounds, I say make him beat us. You see what happened tonight when you take away his scoring.
I think that game 1 Spurs will just come out and play their game. you don't start making adjustments before the first tipoff.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Finley taking LeBron game 1 and just playing off of him and making him a shooter or a passer. He's big enough to muscle with him if James tries to post.
Everyone else will stay home with their guy and throw occasional help doubles, but mainly concentrate on shutting everyone else down and limiting second chances.
Then after Pop sees how that works in game 1 he will adjust as necessary.
I've been saying it, and I say it again. Bruce is the man, and Bruce Bowen will step up and show the world who the DPOY of the last several years really is.
It's his time to prove all the haters wrong. The biggest spotlight, maybe the last great shot at proving them all wrong. Bruce may have a little trouble 1 or 2 games (for adjusting and Lebron getting calls) but Bruce will contain him or better to win this series.
The NBA Finals, Bruce Bowen vs. the NBA darling Lebron James
Go Bruce!!
The toughest matchup that Cleveland has in the league is Phoenix.
Run them; wear them out; use depth and experience to constantly change up things on the relatively inexperienced coach. They have played a SINGLE series against a worthy playoff opponent; and that one mailed it in.
BTW, Whott, thank god Milwaukee's not in the finals, huh? They've owned the Spurs for about a decade!
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Originally Posted by whottt
What is his shooting percentage? FGM/FGA?
I know it's not 100%
My point is that even if everything else fails, and we are entirely ineffective at guarding him or blocking him or forcing him into shot clock violations and turnovers - he still won't connect on every shot. So you crash the boards and get your stop by refusing to allow second chance points. It's not ideal, but works fairly well as a backup plan.
Additionally, he can only do one thing at a time - shoot or pass. They need to get a sense of when he'll do what and adjust accordingly. While he is capable of taking games over and equally capable of hanging back and feeding the ball, he doesn't yet seem capable of switching back and forth with ease. It takes a lot to get him to shift. So you exploit that and recognize when he changes and adjust accordingly. Send doubles when he's not passing. If he recognizes that and tries to exploit go to single coverage and attempt to lure him into the lane.
He's not Jesus - he's just a good BB player. And he's only one player. A problem player, a nightmare matchup -sure. One player. Versus one really, really, really good team. A team with several good individual players. I like our odds on that one.
We didn't stop him from scoring simply because our defense wasn't guard to stopping him. The defense was geared at stopping Nash.Quote:
Originally Posted by florige
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Originally Posted by florige
Yeah...the Cavs might be a joke to some...but not to us. We got no legit SF.
Exactly, the Bucks have owned the Spurs in the regular season for the past god knows how long.Quote:
Originally Posted by 101A
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Originally Posted by whottt
I'm not too fimiliar with the Cavs D. The only one of their guys who I know is really a good defender is Snow. If they can play D like you say then I guess it will be a tougher series than everyone is making it out to be. I still think we should be able to take it though. I'm hoping Pop makes whatever adjustments he needs from watching the Detroit film.
I think the Spurs' offensive execution will be something that Cleveland hasn't seen from anyone in their playoff so run. I mean, TP doing his penetration/kickout, Duncan on the low block, Manu/Duncan screen-n-roll, plenty of back-cuts from Oberto ... Detroit had nothing close to this kind of execution. I say they take 2 games to recover, at the very least. We go to Ohio up 2-0.
This year's Spurs won't lose 2 games in a row. Cleveland's role players play better at home, but are still streaky. We just need to know which of them are hot on a given night and stick close to them, and leave the ones who're scared open. We win at least 1 in Cleveland, and finish them in 6.
These guys are good, but nowhere close to the 2005 Pistons. Remember how much trouble they gave Duncan? Tim still played through it somehow.
Sheed/Ben/Dice of 05 >> Z/Gooden/Varejao/Marshall and its not close. Duncan needs to make his FTs. He has better help with Oberto now than with Nazr in 05.
Rip/Chauncey/Hunter of 05 >> Gibson/Hughes/Snow. Manu/Tony should dominate.
Of course James/Pavlovic >> Prince/Delfino. Bowen/Finley will have their hands full.
We need to bring our execution. Pass crisply, get people open, push on the break. The Cavs have a habit of getting so bogged down offensively from time to time that getting a good lead might be enough to break their resolve.
We are a 3-time champion with a chance for a 4th ring. If we can't get it done against a young team and a young coach with almost no playoff veterans on their squad, then we weren't so great after all.
We got this.
And you can tell this by one game this season and a couple more within the last three years.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
Good job.
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Originally Posted by Buddy Holly
Thats what I'm saying. If we gear our defense to stop the other players around James. Like you said we geared our D to slow Mash which worked. Just let James get his scoring wise. We just can't let him score, AND dish out 15 assist. Then we will be in hot water. I just hope Parker, Manu and Tim can score against them.
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Originally Posted by Buddy Holly
The Bucks aren't good enough to make the Finals...
The Cavs are.
Figure it out.
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Originally Posted by whottt
The Spurs have taken the Cavs about as seriously as the Bucks...the East might be just THAT weak. You figure it out.
Really, so you didn't sense the sarcasism?Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
The Cavs are in the finals, yes we all know this. They deserve to be there, yes we all know this.
But your argument for why Bowen can't guard Lebron is weak.
No...it's also the games where he gets 10 assists or 10 boards or 8 and 8 with 4 or 5 steals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buddy Holly
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So then how do you go and make the statement that Bowen can't defend him? If we can get Lebron to have just good games, the Spurs sweep the Cavs.
LeBron is getting better and better....it's not a vacum...he's a better player now than he was before these playoffs began. And the Cavs are not a one man team...you guys just don't know basketball.
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Originally Posted by Buddy Holly
No my argument for why he cannot guard him is not weak...
Your arrogance and assumption that this is going to be a cakwalk is weak and lazy...
This aint fucking Utah here.
LeBron's going to get his. That's okay, and the Spurs can win even with that.
The matchup I'm most worried about is Ilgauskas. He's exactly the kind of center who gives the Spurs problems: huge, not very mobile, but can hit from outside. Hopefully the Cavs will still run that uggggglyoffense and not develop some plays with team ball movement.
The Cavs' athleticism will also be a problem, and the Spurs will have to use the same magic that kept Utah from killing them on the boards.
Here's a thought - you can double Lebron without leaving Gibson or Hughes. The only time you should double is on his penetration, and at that point the weak side defenders need to rotate leaving Lebron with a very difficult pass across court. The Spurs do it better than anyone and recover better than anyone in the league. No one will stop him, but the Spurs will make him work his ass off for everything he gets, and that will wear the Cavs down over the series. It's no secret with the Spurs - use all 48 to win and wear down the opponent. Everyone so far has gotten worn down - Denver, Phoenix, Utah. That's why the Spurs close out game is usually a pretty good margin of victory.
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Originally Posted by easjer
:lol The Jesus thing was funny. I think Whott ws making the point that Cleveland plays very good defense as well. But on the offensive end of the floor I feel alot better playing against James and scrubs who can only hit when wide open, than Phx & Den. But like I said I haven't a clue on the Cavs D except for that Whott says it is good.
And just how does Bowen stop him from getting assists and steals? :dramaqueeQuote:
Originally Posted by whottt
No one has said otherwise.Quote:
LeBron is getting better and better....it's not a vacum...he's a better player now than he was before these playoffs began.
Um, yes they are. Oh wait, one game speaks for an entire playoffs, huh?Quote:
And the Cavs are not a one man team...
It's Lebron and a bunch of other guys who can either make a shot or not, and on most nights it's a not.
Says the person who dismissed Bowen as a defender and then used Lebrons assists and steals to prove it. :clapQuote:
you guys just don't know basketball.
Just like pheonix in 05 let the main guy get his and shut down everyone else.
An easy way to beat the Cavs is let Lebron score 50 points, but have everybody else score like 2.
Utah's matchup frontline of Boozer, Okur, and Kirilenko was scarier than this matchup. There is absolutely no reason why the Spurs should have dominated that front line and hung in there on the boards - but they did through disciplined play within the system.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
Don't underestimate how good Phoenix's defense was this year. They hung in there tight on defense, but the Spurs wore them down.
Sorry, it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
I know you think you're the man because you attend rec league basketball games, but no, you're not.
Explain, wait, quote me, where in this thread I said it would be a cakewalk. Please, do so.Quote:
Your arrogance and assumption that this is going to be a cakwalk is weak and lazy...
If Utah were in the east they'd be in the finals. But I agree, Cleveland isn't Utah.Quote:
This aint fucking Utah here.
I wish search was enabled....
Because I've had this arument routinely every time we play the Cavs for the last 2 years...
Their regular season success against us, is not a fluke. It's not a letdown, it's not us taking them lightly...it's because they know how to play us, and have the personnel to do it.
Beginning with their coach, and their GM...who they hand picked from the Spurs...
And ya'll act like those guys aren't even aware the Spurs play in the NBA.
They know us inside and out...and that's why they've had the success against us that they have...
Just like Nelly and the Mavs.
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Originally Posted by florige
Whott keeps arguing a couple of things, and I am primarily talking about his arguments about LeBron v Bruce.
Cavs do play defense, and maybe better D than we've seen from anyone else in the playoffs (but I'll believe it when I see it - Denver and Utah were supposed to be huge defensive threats too). But Cavs D better than Detriot's 2005 D? Don't think so. And we have improved offense since then and have more threats and more reliable threats. If the ball is being moved well and enough screens are set, we can get around good D.
It's like did anyone see all the crap AJ gave us last season...because he knows the Spurs and Pop?
This is worse...these guy knows the Spurs better than AJ does, and they have a Superstar that gives us bigger matchup problems than Dirk does.
:tu :tu :tuQuote:
Originally Posted by Trainwreck2100
As long as Stern and his henchmen exist, you're not going to beat the cavs.....not with a guy name LeBron on it.
Z is gonna have big trouble with Parker and Manu if the officiating is consistent. He's big and strong but his footwork is questionable at best. Spurs will spread the floor and Cleveland won't be able to pack the lane like they did with Detroit. He can't hurt us if he's sitting on the bench in foul trouble.
Yeah, regular season games are exactly what anyone should expect to see in the playoffs. Brillance again.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
Well no, they hand picked their coach from Indiana.Quote:
Beginning with their coach, and their GM...who they hand picked from the Spurs...
And yeah, Flip > Pop
No contest.
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They know us inside and out...and that's why they've had the success against us that they have...
You're just god like with your takes. :clapQuote:
Just like Nelly and the Mavs.
Mavs also had an entire team that was capable of stopping the Spurs and beating the Spurs in addition to corporate knowledge. They were designed that way and Spurs had the mismatch issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
We are mismatched against LeBron, but the rest of his team can't beat us like the Mavs did.
Besides, I don't think there is much secret about what the Spurs do. They've been consistently doing it for awhile now. Corporate knowledge isn't going to help that much.
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