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That would make them the best team in the East, so how would they beat themselves?
Yes, but this year is different.
That would make them the best team in the East, so how would they beat themselves?
I think we all hope the Cavs win, which means it won't happen.
of Cleveland, welcome
Detroit hasn't been the best team in the East for at least a month.
The Cavs ARE the best team in the East right now. For your sake, I hope they don't choke it away.
IMO, it's over Saturday.
I don't get this "This coach knows your system because he coached in it" stuff. At this level, every coach on every team knows the systems of every team they play. This isn't rocket science or some sort of hidden code that only the holiest of holy's can comprehend. I guarantee you that Jerry Sloan knows as much about the Spurs system as Mike Brown. It all comes down to having the players to stop it and executing well enough to stop it.
BTW - If Pop is the master genius that taught Brown, doesn't Pop know exactly what Brown is going to do too?
I'll say that LeBron is a of a player, but the Cavaliers are the most boring team to watch. I'm not trying to be an ass, but watching LeBron dribble in circles and drive or chuck up a jumpshot is really repe ive. He will be tough to stop no doubt, but then again, so will Tim and Tony and Manu. If you think Zydrunas and Gooden are going to stop Tim, you're kidding yourself.
Gooden is undersized and Z is more of a finess big man. He's slow and can be taken advantage of.
As much as I try to get worked up over the Cavs and how 'dangerous' lebron is .... I just can't. Dallas, yes. Phoenix, yes. Cavs ? Uhhhmmm....no. Call me stupid, but I think things would have to go terribly wrong for the Spurs to lose a series to the Cavs. Or the Pistons at this point. Does that mean it can't go terribly wrong ? No. But I'm an odds guy. That's why I would have been fouling Lebron. Call me crazy.
And who is going to stop him? Oberto?
Someone has an itchy trigger finger. First get through Detroit. Tonights win was awesome and congrats but that still doesn't mean the Pistons are down and out just yet. If the Cavs get through Detroit then we can all sit here and argue about who has the bigger .
Knowing the system and being able to stop it are two different things.
Regular season don't mean . 7 game series is a whole 'nother monster.
LJ will save the NBA Finals from total boredom..
True, but the Spurs would still be able to win it all, even with Lebron doing so...
so I guess everybody wins!
We could possibly get away with TD on Z because he can be helped off of occassionally and isn't the great low post banger that could get TD in foul trouble. His jumpshot is good from mid to low range, but not great.
Gooden is a bigger threat slightly with his jump shot, but Oberto can take him. If Oberto can handle Boozer and Okur he can handle Gooden and even Z. Don't underestimate Oberto, the guy has become one of the best position defenders in the post.
Your team needs two OTs to crack a 100 points and we're boring? We've scored over a 100 in half our playoff games. Call me crazy, but I think it's pretty boring to have one guy score all your points.
To be honest, the prospect of having to guard Boozer, Okur, and Kirilenko in the front court scares me much more than Gooden and Z. Lebron will be tough, but the help defense can make him take tough shots or force the ball elsewhere where other guys will have to step up big. BTW - if the Cavs get in foul trouble like tonight and don't have shooters on the floor, don't think Pop won't exploit that to where LBJ has no room whatsoever.
Kobe > Lebron
And where's Kobe right now?
Only reason Lebron is still in the playoffs is cuz he plays in the East.
They haven't done jack yet. There's still more ball to play.
Oh by the way, Big 3 > Big 1.
Because everyone knows team play and ball movement is much more boring than LBJ clearouts on every damn offensive possession.
Lebron was great, but the Pistons needed to start guarding his right hand and making him go left. I don't think too much of Mike Brown as a coach. Its hard to say because he only has 4 guys and Lebron, but I don't think he'd be that good with a better team.
Who do the cavs have that can defend Parker and Duncan?
james will be a tough matchup for us but hes a tough matchup for anyteam. i dont see a gimpy hughes, gibson, pavlovic or snow keeping up with parker to keep him out of the lane and i dont see Gooden, Ilgauskas, or knappy haired dude keeping Duncan off the block.
I dont even think the cavs have seen a scoring bigman these playoffs.
I hope the Cavs try to guard Duncan with Gooden...but I doubt Brown would be that stupid. I haven't watched Gooden play much the last couple of years...but 3 years ago he was the worst defensive bigman I have ever seen, as in, he didn't play D at all...that was before Brown turned them into a good defensive team though.
Big Z can bother Duncan...he's a pretty good defender.
They match up better with Duncan and Manu than Spurs fans are giving them credit for...the one guy they really can't match up with is Parker.
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