Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
Spurs in six, I think.
2008 NBA Playoffs
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Kraznaya
Princeps
Chris Webber > basketball player formerly known as Shaq
It's not about skill, its about whether you're a choker or a winner. C-Webb is the former, Shaq is the latter.
You're the one who thinks Denver has a chance against the Lakers.
Webber was a choker on a team of chokers. Shaq was not doing a whole lot of championship winning without killer instinct guys like Kobe and Wade, but now that he has Nash & Amare...I dunno if they are the same mold.
Shaq cannot carry the team himself but he has shown the ability to rip one apart himself, and not even the greatness of Karl Malone could bring it all together in the end. Not saying that will happen again, just that the "winner" quality of Shaq is a little overblown.
No way this series ends in 6 though. This HAS to go 7 games, the Spurs were incredibly lucky to get this series handed to them on a 6 game platter last year.
Shaq cannot carry the team himself but he has shown the ability to rip one apart himself, and not even the greatness of Karl Malone could bring it all together in the end. Not saying that will happen again, just that the "winner" quality of Shaq is a little overblown.
No way this series ends in 6 though. This HAS to go 7 games, the Spurs were incredibly lucky to get this series handed to them on a 6 game platter last year.
Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
Hi, at least the Heat have a chance of getting either Rose or Beasely.
Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
James pwned washington obviously
It wasn't just James. Ol' Wally scored more points (15) than any member of Washington's big 3. Boobie and Z had big games as well. Heck, even Ben Wallace had 8 and 7 I think. Thats not good.
Lebron is going to get at least 25-5-4 every night, no matter what. If you limit everybody else, and keep Lebron from going crazy on you, you can beat the Cavs. If you double and triple Lebron every time he drives, you're going to leave shooters open all night. Sometimes Cleveland makes those looks, and when they do, they're an NBA title contender. Sometimes they don't, and then they're 2nd round fodder.
Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
Cleveland should have tried to swing a deal for AI lat year. Offer them Hughes and someone else. That'd be a great team. LeBron and AI would attack, attack, attack, and foul the other team out of the game.
They should have taken a stab at KG too.
AI and Melo are good but not nearly as good as AI and LeBron would be. I don't feel Melo attacks hard enough or tries hard enough every night.
The Cavs did try to get KG, as well as several other that have been traded recently. Problem is they just didn't have the players to get them. Their only hope was to receive a sweetheart deal like the one the Grizz gave the Lakers for Pau Gasol.
Give LeBron another star to work with and the Cavs will be scary good.
Give LeBron another star to work with and the Cavs will be scary good.
Cleveland tried hard to get KG and Jason Kidd, but they didn't have a whole lot to work with, since they didn't have many younger players or expiring contracts.
I assumed that this massive trade wasn't meant to be the final cavs product. A few of those massive contracts are set to come off the books next year or the year after (Wally and Big Ben, I'm looking at you), so they might have attractive trading blocks, along with Anderson V. I think Cleveland will try to swing a deal with the Bucks for Redd next season, although they might also be looking at the Clippers and Knick's rosters...
Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
I'm not sure if I'd want anyone from the Knicks roster....
Darkness
Shadow creature
Spurs up 2-0... 
Why does Toronto keep starting TJ Ford when Jose Calderon is so obviously the better PG of the two?
Why does Toronto keep starting TJ Ford when Jose Calderon is so obviously the better PG of the two?
. 1st half was good, 2nd half blew.
Darkness
Shadow creature
Why is Ginobili on the bench when he is a top 10 player in the NBA and one of its top playoff players?
I would totally follow that argument if Calderon was a better scorer than Ford, But it's exactly the other way around. Calderon is better as a distributor (his assist-turnover ration is the best in the league) and Ford is the more explosive scorer.
As for trade value: I don't think many teams will trade for a speedy PG with a dodgy spinal cord...
Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
I think Toronto plays better with Calderon than with Ford though. Chris Bosh is a good big man to anchor so they'd be ok in the half-court set.
Doesn't hurt to try
And I'm sure the Knicks have a roster spot open, unless they are still paying Allen Houston 
