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That goes both ways. Although Rashard may be able to do a decent job. We'll see.
The rockets are a better defensive team than the magic. Not proven statistically because they didn't get t heir defensive lineup till after AS break, when they had both Artest and Battier in the starting lineup consistently.
That goes both ways. Although Rashard may be able to do a decent job. We'll see.
of course the magic coaching staff and management will want to keep nelson's return status "unlikely." but i remember some articles saying that nelson could be back as early as the cavs series so that means nelson is already working out and rehabilitating. i think the magic knows that they need nelson to defeat the lakers and having him come off the bench is still better than anthony johnson. nelson just needs to get in there, make some shots and not turn the ball over.
If Jameer Nelson comes back right now all rusty, I say Lakers still win but in 7 games....Had he never been injured, i would pick the Magic in 6.
Lakers inside game will prove too much for one man, Dwight Howard, to control. Lakers have better equipped stay with their perimeter players on 3's. Best possible finals matchup in terms of physicality for the Lakers. Other than Howard they have no one to bang really.
It would be cool, they could use him for even if its for just some minutes. But then again, he should not force it, thats bad.
Jameer if he can contribute could be the difference maker in helping the Magic win the championship.
Just saying Jameer will be back forces Phil Jackson to prepare for him. LOL
BTW, he's not coming back.
He ain't coming back. That is just a smokescreen to throw off the Lakers and force them to prepare for Nelson. SVG is a Riley disciple.
No. The Lakers matchup better with the Rockets when Yao Ming is playing.
It's the small ball, uptempo, fast-paced game that kills the Lakers.
I wouldn't risk it. Rafer's been playing well up to this point and is developing good chemistry with Howard and the rest of the team. Chancing it might end up being more of a hinderance than a help.
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Jameer Nelson off the bench > Anthony Johnson.
What if he was just saying that and he is further along than expected?
Then he'll play 10 minutes off the bench and the Lakers still should be able to beat this Orlando team.
I can see the confidence is starting to surface in La La land.
Even if he did come back, I'd think he hurts them more than helps them right now.
No, I know this Orlando team is scary, my point is he isn't going to contribute very much to this team even if he comes back. I just can't imagine him being the difference, the guy has been out for 3 months and would probably hurt their chemistry. The Lakers should be the favorites going in and if Nelson plays it shouldn't affect that too much imo.
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Makes sense when you put it that way. Like you and IM, I don't really see the benefit of him playing at this stage in the game. I think you ride the momentum of the guys that got you this far in the postseason and don't risk further damage to his shoulder or his rust messing up team chemistry....especially with how they came together against Cleveland. In fact, he might play a little bit tentative because of the shoulder rather than at the All-Star level he played at before going out.
Hahaha I hope he does. Getting a guy in game shape and effective after having been out for months and with the team having in the meanwhile acquired a whole different chemistry is not a great idea for Orlando, but would be an advantage for us! So, if they are really that dumb, then I wholeheartedly commend them for being that dumb...
Either way the Lakers are good enough to beat the Magic with or without Jameer.
What??? What exacatly makes the Lakers so special that they are definetely the ones who are gonna force Orlando's hand and not the other way around??? If Howard will get either Bynum or Pau in foul trobule, and he definetely can do that, than the Lakers will be playing Odom off the bench even more; which is something that Phil seems to prefer anyway. And as good as Odom is, Lewis is almost the same type of player but simply better.
And even if Odom doesn't play big minutes, Pau v. Lewis is certainly not a clear cut issue. Both will force each other out of their comfort zones, and there is no way of predicting how that turns out.
IMO this is what decides the series; Kobe will get his, so will Howard, and so will Turkoglu (he was scoring over LeBron, he will score against Ariza, don't even bring it up). But how the power forward battle turns out is the big mystery going in, and therefore the one which more likely to tip the balance one way or the other.
to say nelson would ruin the magic's chemistry is laughable. nelson and howard were drafted in the same year and 2004 was the same year the magic signed turkoglu. these guys have been playing together for five years. magic was also playing like a championship contender before nelson went down. it would be the equivalent of saying ginobili's return would ruin the spurs' chemistry even though ginobili, duncan, and parker have played together for 5-6 years.
Good take.
Ariza just faced Carmelo Anthony and did a great job on him in games 2-6. He can handle the Turk.
Lebron wasn't always guarding Hedo and he likes to roam for blocks and rebounds so using him as an example won't work in this case.
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