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Double book it
Celtics have been exposed by Atlanta ...
Cavs will win the East
Book it
Double book it
Oh My Gawwwwd
My pre-playoffs predictions are 2 games away from becoming real.
lol, Cavs wont be getting through this Detroit team...
BOOKMARK THAT
been there done that
Same for the Pistons.
that was so 2006
I don't see Detroit winning the East
Anyone have a video of the Lebron dunk on KG? I keep hearing about it but can't find it anywhere..
Lebron James > Detroit Pistons
go to Yahoo.com
LeBron James > any individual player on the Detroit Pistons
Last year, LeBron was phenomenal against the Pistons in game 5.
You know how LeBron single-handedly beat the Pistons to close them out in game 6?
By going 3-for-11 from the field and riding Daniel Gibson's three point shooting and 31 points.
LeBron is one of the 2 best players in the league. And, he helped lead his team past the Pistons last year in the ECF. And, he was the best player on the court.
He didn't do it by himself.
Not gonna happen.
Don't forget about getting the line 19 times (which is what great players do when their shot isn't falling), grabbing 14 boards, dishing 8 assists, and forcing Tayshawn Prince into a 1-10 shooting night. Also don't forget that his teammates production is pretty much due to the attention he recieves.
I understand that. I think you took the joke a little too seriously though, which doesn't really shock me considering you get all butt-hurt and defensive over anything anyone says that disagrees with you.
nop, pistons will
Detroit needs to take care of The Magic tonight first. The Cavs won't win in Boston.
thats not gonna happen either, pistons in 7, book it
I got the joke.
As soon as you put up a link of last year's playoffs, I was going to respond to it.
with the playoffs from the year before that? a lot has changed since then. Cleveland has gotten far better, while Detroit has regressed. in that period since then, Cleveland beat Detroit in 6 games last year. I think that pretty much throws out the 2005-2006 playoffs out the window.
Huh? I responded to you with an explanation of why LeBron didn't beat the Pistons by himself.
I mentioned the 2006 playoffs in response to ThunderDan.
At any rate, 6 games doesn't mean much when 5 of the six games were all decided in the final minutes. The Cavaliers were the better team last year in that they played better during the series. I don't take anything away from the Cavs last year. They played better and they deserved to win.
I don't know how you can say the Cavs have gotten far better over the last two seasons and the Pistons have regressed. The Pistons look stronger than last year. Not only did they have a better season this year, but they added more balance, youth, and athleticism from the bench.
And, the Cavaliers have improved so much, they completely rebuilt their roster in the middle of the season.
Look, the Cavs are contenders because of LeBron James. They have some decent role players. But, how can you hype a team that won 45 games in the Eastern Conference?
If the Pistons and Cavs advance and each team plays their best basketball, I believe the Pistons win. The Cavs are capable of beating the Pistons in a 7 game series. But, I think the Pistons are the better team. If the Cavs play better and LeBron goes nuts, sure the Cavs can win. But, we'll just have to wait to see. We don't even know if the two will meet yet.
and I was bringing up 2007 in response to that.
Gay way to justify your team's loss, pussy. Fact is they lost. Does the differential matter? Ask Vin ing Diesel.
The Pistons main lineup (you know, the guys that play when it matters most in the 4th quarter) look considerably older and slower than they did a few years ago. it showed when the 76ers were giving them so many problems, due to their speed and athleticism.
and they have benefited from that, because of the greatness of Lebron James, and his ability to make things easy for his teammates.
Because of Lebron James. I'm not really hyping the team as much as I am Lebron. When he needs to, he will turn it up and dominate, as he does often. Sure, he needs his teammates to step up and hit some open shots that he gets for them, but the success of the team is solely because of Lebron James. This is actually one of those very rare cases in which if the team loses, 99% of the time its not really Lebron's fault, but when the team wins, 99% of the time it is because of Lebron. A lot of that is due to the fact that NO ONE on that team is capable of setting up their own shot without Lebron on the floor. He sets them up each and every game with easy shot opportunities that every NBA player should be capable of converting into points (whether by passing, picks, or drawing defensive attention away from them). If they don't knock them down, you can't blame Lebron, and if they aren't knocking them down, it allows the opponents to focus all defensive attention on Lebron, and its simply asking too much of ANYONE to consistently beat 3-5 man defensive fronts.
I don't deny that as a whole, the Pistons have a better team than the Cavaliers. But Lebron is so awesome, that it pretty much negates that point.
No you didn't. You brought up 2007 in response to me saying LeBron is better than any "individual" player on the Pistons. But whatever...
Uh chill. I'm not justifying the loss. I accept the losses. I've said the Cavaliers were the better team last year. The point was in response to you saying the Cavs winning in 6 games throws out 2006. First of all, I wasn't even talking about 2006 at that point. And, secondly, the point was winning in 6 games when all but one game is very compe ive doesn't punctuate that the Cavs were clearly better. They were better. Accepted. They didn't blow out the Pistons. It means that if the Pistons had played a little better, the outcome could have been different.Gay way to justify your team's loss, pussy. Fact is they lost. Does the differential matter? Ask Vin ing Diesel.
Outside of Rip Hamilton, the Pistons haven't been a team that relied on speed and athleticism over the last 5 years. You're seriously talking out of your ass now. This is just a bull point to your argument. The current Pistons core have pretty much always relied on execution, ball control, and jump shooting on offense and team execution on defense. They haven't been "athletic or quick" pretty much outside of Rip and when Ben Wallace was here. They're not really slower, and speed and athleticism aren't part of their game anyway.The Pistons main lineup (you know, the guys that play when it matters most in the 4th quarter) look considerably older and slower than they did a few years ago. it showed when the 76ers were giving them so many problems, due to their speed and athleticism.
LeBron is great, phenomenal, unbelievable, extraordinary, legendary.and they have benefited from that, because of the greatness of Lebron James, and his ability to make things easy for his teammates.
The Cavaliers as a team... eh.
Which is why the Cavaliers aren't a great team. They rely on LeBron for everything. How much were games 3 and 4 a result of LeBron's greatness or the Celtics choking? LeBron is shooting 25% from the field in the Boston series. The Celtics should be up 3-1. And, they're getting their share of criticism for not being up 3-1.Because of Lebron James. I'm not really hyping the team as much as I am Lebron. When he needs to, he will turn it up and dominate, as he does often. Sure, he needs his teammates to step up and hit some open shots that he gets for them, but the success of the team is solely because of Lebron James. This is actually one of those very rare cases in which if the team loses, 99% of the time its not really Lebron's fault, but when the team wins, 99% of the time it is because of Lebron. A lot of that is due to the fact that NO ONE on that team is capable of setting up their own shot without Lebron on the floor. He sets them up each and every game with easy shot opportunities that every NBA player should be capable of converting into points (whether by passing, picks, or drawing defensive attention away from them). If they don't knock them down, you can't blame Lebron, and if they aren't knocking them down, it allows the opponents to focus all defensive attention on Lebron, and its simply asking too much of ANYONE to consistently beat 3-5 man defensive fronts.
LeBron is great. And, we know he can do unbelievable things. That doesn't mean his team is good. You pretty much said it yourself there.
Uhhhh, if that's so, then you really didn't disagree with what I was saying all along.I don't deny that as a whole, the Pistons have a better team than the Cavaliers. But Lebron is so awesome, that it pretty much negates that point.
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