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05-29-2009, 12:04 AM
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I'm not even trying to call out Chuck, that was secondary. I'm just mad that Skip was talking like king sh it after his one good game in Game 4. I bet he'll be real quiet about his performance tonight. With Jameer Nelson this series would've been a sweep and with an AVERAGE point guard, it would've been 4-1. 
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05-29-2009, 12:58 AM
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Sorry Chuck. This is from Bill Simmons, the sports guy. I would say he is my little trump card here. He is about as well known a sports columnist as you will find. Game over
 http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...8&sportCat=nba In that respect, Jordan was both the best and worst thing ever to happen to the league. You know the good things he did, but he also paved the way for a generation of one-on-one players who careen toward the basket in big moments, create some form of contact and hope officials will bail them out. With four seconds to play in Game 4 and his team trailing by 2, LeBron put his head down, dribbled as fast as he could and prayed Michael Pietrus would either bump him or trip him. If you watch the clip, he's moving so fast that it would have been humanly impossible for him to make a shot. That wasn't his goal. He wanted a call. And he got one. Their feet got tangled, LeBron lurched forward, and the refs bailed him out. Dwyane Wade won an NBA Finals for Miami that way. Three years later, LeBron nearly saved Cleveland's season that same way. It's a reprehensibly effective strategy that has nothing in common with anything we would ever see on a playground, an intramural game or a one-on-one battle in someone's backyard. I have been writing this column for 12 years dating back to my old Web site. Never have I received as many "I hate the referees" and "I hate watching these guys drive to the basket and get bailed out" and "Why can't they just let these guys play basketball and act like human beings?" e-mails as I did this spring.
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05-29-2009, 09:19 AM
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It was impressive watching LeBron attack the basket instead of settling for jumpers. Also getting his teammates involved was pretty cool too. Now if he can only do that consistently.
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05-30-2009, 12:00 AM
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05-30-2009, 07:16 AM
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LeBron's fourth quarter the other night was basketball brilliance. Season on the line and he just takes over. Scores 17, assists on 15 more. That's what I love about him. He's about making the right play and knows it doesn't always mean him shooting. The only reason he doesn't average a triple double is because his teammates can't shoot that well. Watching him in this series, I don't think I've ever seen a player do more. Watching a guy averaging 40 a night, getting a 37-14-12 triple double in an elimination game, and single-handedly keeping his team alive is great stuff. And imagine, all of this is coming from a guy that would be an all-pro tight end in the NFL. I almost feel like it's blasphemy to say because I love Michael Jordan but there's no doubt in my mind that when James is done, he's the new standard.
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05-30-2009, 07:19 AM
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05-30-2009, 07:17 AM
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