NBA Playoff Thread
kenny and barkley are talking about kobe needs to stop shooting so much and his percentage his down. I think he shot fine tonight he had a couple shots rim out and about 6-7 misses where he was forcing it in traffic and either got blocked or contested into misses. He shot 6-12 in the second half and scored 25. Kobe is not gonna start playing passive becasue of some porr shooting numbers.
They are saying that when they play teams like the Nuggets and Mavericks, teams that have good defense and very good on ball defenders.. Chauncey Billups, Arron Afflalo, Caron Butler, Shawn Marion. He needs to be passive. He should make this series easier on himself by giving it downlow to his bigs who obviously have an advantage.
Like Knicksfan said, Noah is far more skilled. He can play both big positions and his IQ is through the roof. I have never seen Varejao run a fastbreak and throw an oop from the 3 point line. Noah also is a very good passer and a better offensive rebounder.
I don't really think it is even close. Noah is also a leader, especially on the vocal end. He was the leader of the Gator team that won back to back.
I read a great article that said Rose is the most talented player on the team but Noah is the most important. They went 0-10 with him sidelined remember.
I think Noah is more skilled too. You're 100% right about his passing and leadership. I told the dude that Noah has more skill in one finger than Varejao had in his entire body lol.
A few notes about the game... James Johnson cannot guard LeBron, but you have to love the way he competes. He's not afraid of LeBron.
I used to think Rose would never be a three-point shooter, but I'm starting to believe he can become a respectable shooter from that range.
I've only rooted for two other teams in my life and they were the Cowboys... The Smith, Aikman and Irvin days and Detroit when they had Sanders.
I don't keep up with the NFL as much as I used to. My fiance actually said something about that the other day... She goes, "I can tell you're not as interested in the NFL anymore since you haven't bought a Madden game for about three years" lol.
Very good start for the Bulls though. They just have to do a better job defending the three-pointer. They gave up four to Moon last game. I know that's tough when the whole D collapses due to LeBron, but they have to find a way to defend it.
Seriously, man the NFL just isn't the same, football as a whole. I just find football a depressing sport, not like basketball you play once a week and if you lose it just sucks lingers the whole week.
OT: Does Ms. Tezo know a lot about Basketball, was she an athlete, etc??
Lol yea... You lose in football and you think about it the whole week. Nothing worst than a Colts loss on Sun and then having to go to work Mon with that bad taste in your mouth. You lose in basketball and there's another game the next day. Win that and you feel good again lol.
Lol she's not very athletic, but she played basketball. She grew up in a little town up North and played for her high school. I tease her all of the time because she's tall, but can't jump. I tell her I could slide a credit card under her feet lol.
We share that same love for the game. She coaches for a local college close to her hometown. She's a sports junkie just like me. We have a fun competition at damn near everything... Basketball, swimming, bowling... Even Nintendo Wii bowling lol. I had a great time at Indiana State, but that's the main reason I'm happy I went... That I met her! Anyway...
Chicago up 11 at the half. We know Cleveland's going to make a run. We'll see if Chicago can weather the storm.
All the hard work put in... A dream they've had since their childhood and finally achieving it. Or they could've grown up poor/struggling and are now probably set for the rest of their life and able to take care of their families, etc. Those things can be tear jerkers for some.
The Thunder's crowd will be crazy since it's their first playoff game, but I think the Lakers will win in a close game. Either that, or the Thunder will beat them convincingly. IF the Lakers lose tonight, I think they'll win game four and then close the series out in LA.
Damn... That sucks. Blazers can't catch a break. Injuries are a part of the game, but I've never seen a team have so many injuries to key players.