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I don't think Indy's making the 2nd round.

There was a report that tickets for tonights game we selling on Stubhub for $9. Everyone is jumping off that bandwagon.

And this is why the Cavs should have made the playoffs. They would have either been celebrated for beating a #1 seed or been so bad that the Pacers would get on a roll after playing them.

Meh. Even when Indy was hot at the beginning of the season, this was still the Heat's conference to lose.

2008 Boston Celtics were taken to 7 games against Atlanta in the first round.

He has improved...I will give him that.

That being said, I wouldn't consider him a stopper, he's disruptive, but that doesn't necessarily make him good. I will give him more credit as a rebounder and disrupter. But I just cant consider her a stopper.

MJ was a stopper.

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Dirk has always been my go to for Bird comparisons anyways. Yes, mostly because they're white. But not only that.

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Yea they are both white but their games are very similar, neither is physically gifted, both big men who shoot from the outside.. Dirk is just nowhere near the passer that Bird was.. but they are worthy of comparison.

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I don't know why anyone ever compared LeBron to Jordan when the comparison to Magic is perfect..

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I honestly don't think there is a good comparison for LBJ.. but they are compared because of the "best ever" designation. It's the same way people compare Jim Brown and Jerry Rice as "best ever" even though they play completely different positions.

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And I guess Durant would then be Chamberlin?

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Durant always reminded me of Dr. J. The big difference in comparing most of these guys to the current players is that Dr J. and Magic both averaged less than 1 3-point attempt per game..

Well Indy put a hurting on ATL... Hopefully this is what they needed...

Raptors evened it up with Brooklyn, I like this series... Young up and coming team against the veteran squad..

Washington is a big surprise going up 2-0 with two games in Washington coming up..

I've been telling people forever that this Bulls team is overrated. You can't count on Boozer and Noah to show up in the playoffs. Those guys no-show every year.

And my goodness do I love watching them fail.

How has Noah no showed in the first two games?

Nene is taking it to Noah on offense

Nene takes it to everyone on offense.

Yes, but Noah is defensive MVP. More is expected.

Watching Dwight Howard makes me feel confident in saying this. Joel Embiid will be better than him in 3 years max. I'm hoping his back injury is just a setback because I love his game.

LaMarcus Aldridge laughs at Dwight's beast mode.

Dwight's a clown. Dude could've been one of the greatest of all time, too.

I'm glad KJ Mcdaniels of Clemson declared. I think he'd be a great fit at SF for us. He's only 6'6, but very athletic and a elite defender. I really doubt we'd draft a Doug Mcdermott. We'd have 5 bad defenders and we'd be a worse version of the phoenix suns. A guy like Mcdaniels would allow us to run the fast break very well too.

TJ Warren...

D and scoring

George Karl for President? (Of the Cavaliers)

I really don't know. I kinda like Griffin as GM, and would like to see what he can do with the reins for more than part of a year.

If the Cleveland Cavaliers want a president, George Karl declares his candidacy | cleveland.com
http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/04/if_the_cleveland_cavaliers_wan.html

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- George Karl has never met Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, but if Gilbert is looking for a prominent NBA veteran with ties to Cleveland to head up his franchise as president, Karl would love to be on the short list.

The popular ESPN commentator, who has a 1,131-756 record -- and a 59.9 winning percentage -- in 25 NBA seasons, including two in Cleveland, has watched former coaching colleagues Phil Jackson and Flip Saunders become presidents of the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves, respectively, and the possibility of following in their footsteps intrigues him.

"Being a leader, running a team and organizing a group with the common goal of winning a championship would be the ultimate challenge in my career,'' Karl said via email from Germany, where son Coby is playing.

Gilbert has not indicated whether he's interested in hiring a president. When asked about the possibility shortly after the Knicks hired Jackson in March, Gilbert said those sorts of decisions would be made after the season. Gilbert has not met with the media since firing general manager Chris Grant on Feb. 6 and replacing him with acting general manager David Griffin. At some point, Gilbert is expected to announce whether Griffin and coach Mike Brown will return.

In the meantime, Karl's name often comes up in rumor mills and fan forums, especially in Cleveland. He admits he has missed the NBA after being fired by the Denver Nuggets last year -- one month after being named the NBA 2012-13 Coach of the Year.

"The year off has been enjoyable,'' Karl said, "but there is no question I have missed the gym, the games and being a part of a team and organization.''

A Pennsylvania native who will turn 63 on May 12, Karl played for Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina and then spent five seasons as a player with San Antonio in the ABA and NBA. After becoming a Spurs assistant coach and then a two-time CBA coach of the year in Montana, his first head coaching job in the NBA was with the Cavs in 1984-85. His first team started 0-9 and 2-19 but went 34-27 over the last four months, clinching a playoff spot with a 14-point victory over New Jersey on April 9, 1985 -- after which the players put Karl on their shoulders and carried him off the floor.

He was fired the next season after the Cavs started 25-42, one of three years in his 25 that his team didn't make the playoffs. He also coached in Golden State, Seattle and Milwaukee. His Seattle team made the NBA Finals in 1996, losing to the Chicago Bulls in six games.

Off the court, Karl battled prostate cancer in 2005 and neck and throat cancer in 2010, but he said he's healthy now.

"Feel great and would love to expand the challenge of putting an organization together and bringing a fun committed basketball team to Cleveland,'' Karl said.

Other potential candidates: Should Gilbert elect to hire a president, there will be no shortage of candidates. Former Cavs coach Mike Fratello, another popular broadcaster who has a 667-548 record -- a 54.9 winning percentage -- in 17 NBA seasons, with 11 postseason appearances, still lives in Cleveland and certainly would be interested. In a recent interview with The Plain Dealer, former Toronto and New York executive Isiah Thomas, who also coached in Indiana and New York after a Hall of Fame playing career with the Detroit Pistons, declined to answer whether he'd be interested in such a position or has talked to Gilbert about it. Gilbert was a longtime fan and business partner of the Pistons.

So another coach that went to Seattle, took them to the Championship game and now wants to be team President of a Cleveland team? Wait, I've seen this before.

Ha!

I think Karl would do an excellent job

If it is Karl, you could be certain Brown will be canned. No to Mike Fratello. The game has passed that guy years ago. The nba game is more offensive than ever. Couldn't imagine a Fratello, Brown regime.

If we were to go the college route, I would go with Fred Hoiberg from Iowa State. He is an offensive genius, and has nba ties, as a player. Just read the wolves as Hoiberg as their top candidate, along with Tom Izzo, and Billy Donovan.

I think Smart is a great coach, but he would have to give up the press. Rick Pitino found out that doesn't work in the nba.

I agree on Izzo and Donovan. They are college coaches, and have it made where they're at. Smart will either get a high profile college job, or bolt to the nba. I can't see him staying forever at Vcu, but you never know.

He is waiting for something big. Like Brad Stevens, Smart has turned down several good jobs. Duke, the Lakers, he wants a premier job.

I'd rather coach the Cavs than Kobe and the Jim Buss Lakers.

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Rick Carlisle is a great coach. It's amazing what he can do with some actual talent. If they had Tyson Chandler still or just a rim protector, I think they'd be title contenders. Monta Ellis has resparked them. He was a phenomenal acquisition and I thought he'd flop. You still have Dirk being Dirk. I like Jose Caulderon and Shawn Marion. I just hate their bench and lack of interior defense.

Vince Carter!

It's amazing how much "room for error" great teams have. That's why great teams win. The underdog can be playing perfect, but the better opponent can just turn it on and take it over at anytime. It's gotta be discouraging as hell.

Clipper fans are doing backflips now. Sterling was an awful owner.