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i really love watching that thunder team play, they are fun. i can really see okc becoming kinda like portland where the town just wraps their arms around that team regardless of how good they are.
Well, given the amount of talent on that team, I don't think they need to worry about them not being good anytime soon.  It's kind of sick really.
I have NBALP as well and it's worth every penny. Aside from the Cavs, I'd say I enjoy watching Tyreke Evans the most. He's kind of like LeBron, in that he has that incredibly rare combination of both size and speed. It's fun to watch him out run some of the smaller guards in transition and then punish them with his physicality in the half court. Kind of amazing he's only 20 years old. Kind of got that 'old soul' vibe in the way he plays.
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i really love watching that thunder team play, they are fun. i can really see okc becoming kinda like portland where the town just wraps their arms around that team regardless of how good they are.
Well, given the amount of talent on that team, I don't think they need to worry about them not being good anytime soon. It's kind of sick really.
I have NBALP as well and it's worth every penny. Aside from the Cavs, I'd say I enjoy watching Tyreke Evans the most. He's kind of like LeBron, in that he has that incredibly rare combination of both size and speed. It's fun to watch him out run some of the smaller guards in transition and then punish them with his physicality in the half court. Kind of amazing he's only 20 years old. Kind of got that 'old soul' vibe in the way he plays.
nbalp is great except for the fact that is's 2010 and i still can't get hd, and yes, i know, there are bigger tragedies in life.
but, watching a game on standard def makes me think we're backin 1993, seriously, i watched the cavs game the other night and was waiting for nance and ehlo to check in.
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Ok, Broussard is the ESPN resident Cavs guy and Adande is the resident ESPN Lakers guy. But still....insert LeBron for Kobe and other associated references. But, ESPN would never allow it to be written that way. (from Adande's chat today) http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chatsQuote:
Barry (Florida)J.A. Thanks for chatting with us today. I have a question regarding the free agent class for 2010. How come none of the reporters covering the NBA ever mention Kobe as a free agent when he can opt out of his contract at the end of this season? Kobe has already refused to sign a contract extension that has been offered to him by the Lakers. If the Lakers fail to reach the NBA finals or fail to win the championship I think there is a very strong possibility that Kobe leaves considering all the problems he has had with his teammates not playing as hard as he believes they can be playing.
J.A. AdandeOne reason you don't hear the media talking about it is people around the league don't talk about it. No one believes he's gonna leave. Which of the teams with big cap space would give him a better shot of winning a championship than the Lakers? As doom and gloomy as it's been in LA lately, the Lakers still have the best record in the Western Conference.
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thanks for the info, that should be interesting.
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powe has looked ok since coming back, he looks ok getting down the floor, looks strong enough to bang down low.
i really hope he can help us out in the playoffs. if these series' start getting to slow, slug it out, half court games, a guy who plays like that under the glass can become quite valuable.
i just worry because the guy is young but has had several knee surgeries. i hope he can keep it together. definitely root harder for him after hearing about how he had to grow up.
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We're playing Knicks-style defense tonight. Yay.
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Only able to watch some of the first half in tonight's game. What was everyone's thoughts on Powe's play? The stat sheet is rather unimpressive.
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I would assume that he looks like a guy playing his 6th game, for his new team, since returning from major injury .....? (and 2 of those without Lebron)
Way too early to tell anything. He was a solid player with Boston ... but was a 7-8 point and 4-5 rebound per game kind of player .... not a guy to put together 20 and 10 kind of nights.
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Celtics center Kendrick Perkins says that the Cavaliers still haven't won anything this season and that they are better without center Shaquille O'Neal.
Perkins was aware that his comments would be taken as trash talk, but he proceeded with him anyway.
"They still haven"t won nothing," he said Saturday of Cleveland. "They're just the best team in the league. They still haven't done nothing we haven't done. Right now, they're the best team in the league and we just got to go at them."
O'Neal has been sidelined with an injured right thumb he suffered against the Celtics on Feb. 25. The Cavs hope to get O'Neal back for the playoffs, but have gone 7-1 without the legendary center.
"In my opinion, I think they're better," Perkins said. "They can run more. You've got Anderson Varejao, who's more of an active body. He gets LeBron (James) open a lot - opens up the paint for him.
"I think they're a better team. Obviously Shaq can help them, but I think they're better - a more fast-paced team."
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Better late than never I guess in that Andy is actually getting some positive recognition by other players. I actually heard Van Gundy say something good about him last telecast instead of calling him a flopper (which Andy abandoned 2 seasons ago). Andy should be winner of 6th man of the year.
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It should be a lock, but we'll see if he gets the credit he deserves.
Andy is as Andy does. Anther AV game. 1000% effort and energy. Doesn't get much help from refs while getting abused. You can see Boston knows they have to lean to the dirty side if they are going to compete.
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I propose a new drinking game...
You have to do a shot every time Van Gundy says Andy flops in a telecast. I really can't stand that guy as an announcer.
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AV is huge for us as a sixth man. In years past when he started for us he did well, but our second unit minus LBJ would always lead to terrible 2nd quarter performances. When he's out there, the entire unit plays harder.
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Can't believe they called that a flop when Perkins hip checked varejao into the boards er the crowd
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Just watched the Lebron Documentary, "More than a Game" last night. Even my wife really loved it! Very good movie, and it's not a movie about Lebron. It covers him and his 4 closest friends, as well as his coach. Watching it, you have to admire how loyal he is, and wonder how he could possibly ditch his current teammates for New York. Highly recommend watching it.
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i wanna buy it but there is no blu ray, and i have a feeling a blu ray may come out later on.
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if any of you guys missed the new 30 for 30, you have to see it if you're an nba fan. Reggie Miller versus the New York Knicks. it was awesome, i almost forgot how much i hated that knick team.
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I got it Tivo'd. Been watching NCAA tournament coverage since 6pm lol. I plan on watching it tomorrow.
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I watched it.. Thought it was pretty good
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Loved that the Cavs got to throw it back in the Celtics/Perkins face. I am seriously tired of the Celtics and their thrash talking. They should be more worried about not being bounced in the first round of the playoffs and less concerned with what the Cavs are doing.
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J/C..
We need to start MAKING free throws.. I don't want to nitpick, but I am.. This is something we can get away with now, but NOT in the playoffs..
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Only able to watch some of the first half in tonight's game. What was everyone's thoughts on Powe's play? The stat sheet is rather unimpressive.
he made his free throws which can't be said for some other noteworthy cavs
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We need to start MAKING free throws.. I don't want to nitpick, but I am.. This is something we can get away with now, but NOT in the playoffs..
I don't think you are nitpicking at all. Definitely a concern for me. Its like that stain commercial where there is the guy in a job interview and all the potential employer can focus on is the mumbling / screaming / talking stain on the guy's shirt.
It can end up doing them in close contests, no doubt. Not sure at this point what can be done. Trying to fix something like that sometimes makes it worse. People alligator arm that much more as they start trying to place the ball and concentrating on mechanics instead of just shooting the ball like they've done their entire lives.
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i find it weird that guys come here and struggle at the line more than they ever have. larry hughes and donyell marshall were like that, mo has been ok, but not antawn is struggling, i don't get it.
if i were the coach i'd make all those guys hit 10 in a row before they could get off the floor in practice
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I-Rogue,
Like you said, not much can be done about it.. It's more about what LBJ is saying.. Making an effort to put in the extra work after practice.. LB and Jamison are going to be at the line a lot in the playoffs.. Need to focus and be around an 80% clip..
Come to think of it, we lost the Denver game at home because of free throws..
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Agreed that free throws are an issue.
On a different note, I love watching Hickson and Andy play. We really have a complete team here. This is awesome.
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We've lost a couple of games because of FT's. I haven't watched a lot of basketball in my life, but I'm not sure I've ever seen a worse team at the line. We routinely miss the easiest shot in the game.... the one shot that every player practices since they're big enough to hit the park and play some HORSE. Oddly, however, Shaq has improved.... and I laughed at the one comment yesterday that we need to get Shaq back into town ASAP to give Jamison some lessons.
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The team that made it to the finals was even worse at FTs. That was the worst FT shooting team I have seen. The Cavs and Spurs that year were the worst FT shooting teams in the league, a bit of an anomaly I suppose.
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If this is our only anomaly, I'll take it.
Suspecting that all above is gospel, it'd be better that LBJ and Jamison go the line than Shaq,...
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Agreed that free throws are an issue.
On a different note, I love watching Hickson and Andy play. We really have a complete team here. This is awesome.
definitely, and not not only complete, but with some of the older guys like shaq, jamison, and soon to be z, we also have a bunch of young guys to go along with guys who are right in their prime, lebron, mo, delonte...
it's a nice mix, and we didn't have to sell out like miami did a few years ago, loading up on aging veterans, to get where we are, danny ferry was dealt a tough hand early on and has turned it into a full house.
as far as the free throw shooting goes, after seeing lbj hit probably the biggest free throws of his life against orlando last year (remember, i it took us into overtime) i have no doubt in mind he will hit them when it counts. as far as jamison goes, i just don't get it, hopefully it is just a problem that weeds itself out. i wish i had a better take on the issue.
i like our depth, because antawn fits in really welll in certain spots, and when he isn't quite a favorable matchup, we have other guys who could be, hickson, andy, powe to a certain extent.
i think we can asemble ourselves to counter just about any matchup.
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if any of you guys missed the new 30 for 30, you have to see it if you're an nba fan. Reggie Miller versus the New York Knicks. it was awesome, i almost forgot how much i hated that knick team.
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Dang, you weren't kidding. That was awesome! I had a feeling it was a keeper, so it went to the DVR knowing I was going to be busy for a few days.
I gotta tell you, as much as it pains me to say this...I was so proud of those Pacer teams. The way Reggie played in the Game 5 of 94 and Game 1 of 96 brought back some crazy memories. In fact, I don't think I've ever felt so excited after watching Game 5 in my college apartment by myself. It was such a rush*.
And that layup by Ewing was brutal. I still feel for the guy. Just like I feel for Scott Norwood. Right before each play I was hoping they'd miss....until it happened. Man, brutal.
That was two great years of NBA action.
*It's hard for me to "enjoy" Cleveland sports games since I'm so nervous. Watching Game 5 was just pure enjoyment for me. I had a rooting interest and it didn't affect my Cleveland fandom. Man, what a rush!
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I caught that film on ESPN last night as well. Really fun to watch.
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It's on on ESPN2 right now for anyone that missed it...
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Dang, you weren't kidding. That was awesome! I had a feeling it was a keeper, so it went to the DVR knowing I was going to be busy for a few days.
I gotta tell you, as much as it pains me to say this...I was so proud of those Pacer teams. The way Reggie played in the Game 5 of 94 and Game 1 of 96 brought back some crazy memories. In fact, I don't think I've ever felt so excited after watching Game 5 in my college apartment by myself. It was such a rush*.
And that layup by Ewing was brutal. I still feel for the guy. Just like I feel for Scott Norwood. Right before each play I was hoping they'd miss....until it happened. Man, brutal.
That was two great years of NBA action.
*It's hard for me to "enjoy" Cleveland sports games since I'm so nervous. Watching Game 5 was just pure enjoyment for me. I had a rooting interest and it didn't affect my Cleveland fandom. Man, what a rush!
that knick team was just as bas as the pistons with the cheap stuff. john starks, anthony mason, those guys were a bunch of thugs.
sometimes i wish the league were kinda like that. where hard fouls weren't flagrant, you could hand check guys a little more...
i think a lot of the younger generation of nba fans don't realize how good reggie miller was. they remember him more for getting lebron'd at the rim by tayshaun prince in the conference finals, instead of remembering him for being a basketball warrior.
it'd be really cool if they did a 30 for 30 involving something cleveland related, hopefully not our downfalls, maybe something on jim brown or how about the city fought to get the browns back.
there are still 3 episodes tba.
the jimmy the greek episode and the university of miami football episode were both top notch.
for those that don't know, espn gave 30 different sports stories to 30 different filmmakers and had them make thes specials.
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