NBA Playoffs

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

This stuff is pure comedy. LeBron can't guard all five positions but Garnett can? This is better than anything on tv. Keep it coming guys.

I didnt say he could and to borrow your line i would love for you to show me where i did say that. I dont think anyone can guard five positions.

[Cannon Shell]

ok you got me. i was wrong. i will admit Jerry West knows basketball better than I do. He says lebron could only play 4 positions...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4178437

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

ok you got me. i was wrong. i will admit Jerry West knows basketball better than I do. He says lebron could only play 4 positions...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4178437

LOL. No one debated whether or not he could play four positions. The question was whether he could legitimately DEFEND five positions. Of course he can play 1,2,3 or 4...and?

Just give it up. First you bring up Euro swingmen and then you try to misquote jerry west when it is obvious in that article he wasnt talking about defense. Geeez, is it that big of a deal to be wrong about something?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Anyone else amused by all of the drama involving the WWE event being scheduled the same night as game 3 of the Western finals? Obviously basketball is going to win out, but if I was Vince McMahon I'd be pretty pissed. He reserved the arena last August.

Yeah, and apparently on April 15th they sent paperwork to the WWE making sure they still wanted to reserve the arena. I think this will wind up a bigger deal, I could see Vince doing a show in the parking lot or something to get the publicity which could cause major traffic issues.

[SniperSB23]

The funny part too is Monday Night Raw drew more viewers than any of the Mavs/Nuggets games:

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/12...pongebob/18531

[dalakhani]

That would be some piece of marketing to have a wrestling/basketball double header extravaganza. Do you think it would work? I would imagine the demographic is a little different.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

That would be some piece of marketing to have a wrestling/basketball double header extravaganza. Do you think it would work? I would imagine the demographic is a little different.

You have different demographics but the bigger problem would be it would take a couple hours to take down the wrestling stage, ring, floor seats, etc, and then setup the court. They would probably have to have the wrestling at noon to possibly be able to do both in one day.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

I didnt say he could and to borrow your line i would love for you to show me where i did say that. I dont think anyone can guard five positions.

Ok, true. You didn't say he could. You said if you had to name one guy that would be the best at guarding all five, it would be Garnett. You honestly feel that Garnett would be able to come closer to guarding a point guard than James could to guarding a center? Hell, James is stronger than most centers in the league. Garnett couldn't guard any point guards.

Originally Posted by King Glorious

Ok, true. You didn't say he could. You said if you had to name one guy that would be the best at guarding all five, it would be Garnett. You honestly feel that Garnett would be able to come closer to guarding a point guard than James could to guarding a center? Hell, James is stronger than most centers in the league. Garnett couldn't guard any point guards.

Agreed.

ANd overall
this is a classic
practice in futility.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

Ok, true. You didn't say he could. You said if you had to name one guy that would be the best at guarding all five, it would be Garnett. You honestly feel that Garnett would be able to come closer to guarding a point guard than James could to guarding a center? Hell, James is stronger than most centers in the league. Garnett couldn't guard any point guards.

You honestly think James can cover an NBA point guard? A legit NBA point guard?

[ateamstupid]

Terrible job by the Nuggets. Plenty of chances to finish the Lakers off and never put the dagger in.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I thought it was pretty fitting Ariza came up with that steal late in the game. I have no dog in this fight, but he's better than was made out earlier in the thread. He's a very good defender.

I thought you were a Laker fan?

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Terrible job by the Nuggets. Plenty of chances to finish the Lakers off and never put the dagger in.

Composure.
Nene goes off on the bench.
They scream at each other during Time outs
about the refs.

Billups is a godsend for this group.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Composure.
Nene goes off on the bench.
They scream at each other during Time outs
about the refs.

Billups is a godsend for this group.

Yeah, until those two three-pointers though, he wasn't worth a lot in this game. He also should've come to the ball on that inbound. Though I don't know why the hell Carter was inbounding to begin with.

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Yeah, until those two three-pointers though, he wasn't worth a lot in this game. He also should've come to the ball on that inbound. Though I don't know why the hell Carter was inbounding to begin with.

Ariza did make a good play.
Bolded yeps.
Billups got lazy and did not help
make that an easy pass.

bounce pass low with Billups bodyup
against Ariza would have made it simple.

Denver has the talent but they look infantile.
I did get some pleasure watching Carmelo
beat the hell out of Kobe.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

You honestly think James can cover an NBA point guard? A legit NBA point guard?

I'd rather take my chances with James on a point guard than Garnett. If you think Garnett could do a better job on an NBA point guard than James can.......I don't mean to be harsh but you really should refrain from joining any of the basketball discussions.

[King Glorious]

Denver lost because of their inability to hit free-throws. That's it.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

Denver lost because of their inability to hit free-throws. That's it.

17 offensive rebounds by the Lakers leading to 16 more shots didn't help.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

17 offensive rebounds by the Lakers leading to 16 more shots didn't help.

It didn't but even in the one game the Nuggets beat the Lakers this year, the Lakers beat them on the offensive boards 22-11. In the third game it was 18-10 (they were only one apart in the first game). So the Lakers typically outrebound them and because of their size, dominate the offensive glass. But you can't give away free points. Denver went 23-35 from the line, 12-21 in the first half. That's unacceptable at this point in the season. Giving away 12 points in a game you realistically lost by only 1-2 points is disappointing.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I'd rather take my chances with James on a point guard than Garnett. If you think Garnett could do a better job on an NBA point guard than James can.......I don't mean to be harsh but you really should refrain from joining any of the basketball discussions.

And you are the arbiter of who should join basketball discussions? LOL. I didnt say Garnett could do a better job on an NBA point...I said he would have a better chance guarding 5 positions. Is there a comprehension problem here? Garnett can guard an NBA center...well! Lebron isnt covering a center or a guard well.

Suddenly, Lebron is a lockdown defender of 5 positions...and i shouldnt be discussing basketball.