Mike Brown to the Lakers

• The Boss

  

  KR1245;775875 wrote:. Go watch game 5 again and tell me something wasnt going on with Lebron.

  
  Check these out (playoff games where they shot less than 22%, which is how bad LeBron was in that 5th game):
  
  Kobe
  Jordan
  LeBron
  
  
  And then tell me there was something going on in game 6. I'll tell you what went on in game 5, a bad game and no one else stepped up--and the biggest reason was the opponent. They had a great defensive strategy and players who could execute it. Including 4 of the top 5 players in the series.
• The Boss

  

  http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=300511005
  
  Don't forget to check out the box score from game 5 too. The Celtics were just better, period.
  
  Oh yeah, and here is game 6:
  
  http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=300513002
  
  Look how well the "pieces" did to back up an epic game by LeBron. Once again, the Celtics were the better team.
• BR1986FB

  Gloria James is what "happened" before game 5...
• The Boss

  

  BR1986FB;775887 wrote:Gloria James is what "happened" before game 5...

  
  It's unreal that it's a year past and people are STILL making excuses. They lost to the better team, period.
• BR1986FB

  Apparently the Celtics forgot to "collapse?"
• robj55

  

  BR1986FB;775887 wrote:Gloria James is what "happened" before game 5...

  
  thats possible lol
• The Boss

  

  BR1986FB;775893 wrote:Apparently the Celtics forgot to "collapse?"

  
  Yeah, they did. And this year when they lost to the Heat, I was still wrong. The Lakers were the team who collapse sort of how I saw the Celtics going out. I give them credit for that, a much classier bunch than I had pictured. I figured they'd go out like Bynum.
• KR1245

  

  The Boss;775882 wrote: And then tell me there was something going on in game 6. I'll tell you what went on in game 5, a bad game and no one else stepped up--and the biggest reason was the opponent. They had a great defensive strategy and players who could execute it. Including 4 of the top 5 players in the series.

  
  Why didnt that defensive strategy stop him from going off for the rest of the series?
  
  I understand you're a Bron fan but the guy wasnt himself in game 5. I dont know how anybody could argue otherwise
• The Boss

  

  KR1245;775960 wrote:Why didnt that defensive strategy stop him from going off for the rest of the series?
  
  I understand you're a Bron fan but the guy wasnt himself in game 5. I dont know how anybody could argue otherwise

  
  Did you look at the games I posted for Kobe and Jordan? He had an off game, most definitely. But he only took 15 shots, tried to distribute like he should when he isn't feeling it. No one else had it either. The Celtics were just BETTER. Period. It's not rocket science. Pierce, Allen, Garnett and Rondo were the 4 best players in the series after LeBron. That's 4/5th's of their starting line up. And they had a pretty solid bench. And they had Thibodeau. And the strategy did work the rest of the series, they won didn't they? LeBron didn't shoot great percentages in those games, just like he didn't against the Spurs. When you have a great TEAM, it's easy to game plan to stop one guy. Especially when you have a good defensive team. But great offense beats great defense, so LeBron could score at times. But when you're facing double and triple teams and they're building walls in the paint--other guys have to step up. They didn't. Couple that with a bad game by LeBron and you get game 5. He redeemed HIMSELF in game 6 but didn't get enough help from his teammates and they lost again. Because Boston was the better team.
• KR1245

  

  We will have to disagree on this. It went beyond having a bad game imo, the guy looked totally uninterested. Maybe Delonte did fuck his whore of a mom and he just found out about it. I dont know. I just know that the dude wasnt himself in game 5. Thats the point that I'm trying to make
• thedynasty1998

  

  It was proven that there was no supporting cast with the Cavs play this year. From a talent perspective, excluding Lebron they had the worst in the NBA. And no, that's not me being a troll. How quickly we forget that Jawad Williams was a key player at times a year ago.
• sleeper

  

  thedynasty1998;776128 wrote:It was proven that there was no supporting cast with the Cavs play this year. From a talent perspective, excluding Lebron they had the worst in the NBA. And no, that's not me being a troll. How quickly we forget that Jawad Williams was a key player at times a year ago.

  
  Proven? LOL
  
  A lot of the Cavs were hurt this year, and they were in the process of blowing the team up. You can't use this year as proof the Cavs had a poor supporting cast.
• hoops23

  

  thedynasty1998;776128 wrote:It was proven that there was no supporting cast with the Cavs play this year. From a talent perspective, excluding Lebron they had the worst in the NBA. And no, that's not me being a troll. How quickly we forget that Jawad Williams was a key player at times a year ago.

  
  How quickly we forget that Delonte West was a key figure for the Celtics playoff run this year, often times looking like one of their best players.
  
  How quickly we forget that Andy was lost pretty early, Shaq, LeBron, and Delonte were no longer with the team...
  
  Mo was hurt off and on for a good portion until he was traded.
  
  Fact is, that team was built around LeBron. My god, you take LeBron off the current Heat team and they suck ass too. You take Dwight Howard off the Magic and they suck, etc...
• Skyhook79

  

  How quickly sq forgets how he said Antwain Jamison was the missing piece and Z coming back had GM's and other Coaches literally in a panic and how deep the Cavs were, yet now they had the worst supporting cast in the League.
• hoops23

  

  Skyhook79;776886 wrote:How quickly sq forgets how he said Antwain Jamison was the missing piece and Z coming back had GM's and other Coaches literally in a panic and how deep the Cavs were, yet now they had the worst supporting cast in the League.

  
  Exactly...
  
  I didn't even mention Antawn, who was averaging 17 PPG and went out with an injury as well.
• KR1245

  

  It seems like everybody on the roster missed time due to injuries this year.
  
  Last years team wasnt starting guys like Ryan Hollins, Alonzo Gee, Manny Harris, Samardo Samuels etc....
  
  There is no comparison
• BR1986FB

  Skyhook79;776886 wrote:How quickly sq forgets how he said Antwain Jamison was the missing piece and Z coming back had GM's and other Coaches literally in a panic and how deep the Cavs were, yet now they had the worst supporting cast in the League.

  
  No kidding. Almost EVERY talking head in the NBA said the Cavs were the "deepest in the league." They exit against Boston and "the supporting cast was shit." Lebron needs to take A LOT of the heat for quitting in game 5 but you'll NEVER hear the nuthuggers EVER admit to anything like that.
• september63

  

  BR1986FB;776914 wrote:No kidding. Almost EVERY talking head in the NBA said the Cavs were the "deepest in the league." They exit against Boston and "the supporting cast was shit." Lebron needs to take A LOT of the heat for quitting in game 5 but you'll NEVER hear the nuthuggers EVER admit to anything like that.

  
  100% True,
• robj55

  

  BR1986FB;776914 wrote:No kidding. Almost EVERY talking head in the NBA said the Cavs were the "deepest in the league." They exit against Boston and "the supporting cast was shit." Lebron needs to take A LOT of the heat for quitting in game 5 but you'll NEVER hear the nuthuggers EVER admit to anything like that.

  
  He should take a ton of heat, but he bounced back and had 27, 19 boards and 10 assists along with 9 turnovers in game 6, the problem is that no one else stepped up at all. Jamison was a no show, Mo had like 1 good game all series and no one else made shots. You can't expect effort players like Varejao to put up huge numbers, that's not who they are as players. The problem with the Cavs is that they had no one other than Lebron to make a play, their whole offense was predicated on Lebrons shot and play making and Mike Brown made no adjustments during the series.
• The Boss

  

  Things get exposed guys, in most cases, in sports you don't find out you were wrong until you lose. They were exposed, overrated, not as good as everyone thought. LeBron haters want to blame it on LeBron, realists see that Boston was just a way better team.
• devil1197

  The Boss;776959 wrote:Things get exposed guys, in most cases, in sports you don't find out you were wrong until you lose. They were exposed, overrated, not as good as everyone thought. LeBron haters want to blame it on LeBron, realists see that Boston was just a way better team.

  
  In your opinion, has LeBron done anything wrong in his whole life?
• robj55

  

  devil1197;776977 wrote:In your opinion, has LeBron done anything wrong in his whole life?

  
  No lol but I understand the point(s) he's trying to make
• The Boss

  

  It's not about doing wrong, it's about basketball and on the basketball court--no he hasn't, he's rarely been less than great. To say otherwise is a purely emotional statement.
• devil1197

  robj55;776981 wrote:No lol but I understand the point(s) he's trying to make

  
  Well he can't have it both ways.
  
  I was apart of the group that preached that Cleveland had the best supporting cast around LeBron, especially after getting Jamison.
  
  Nobody was exposed. I still believe that Cleveland had the talent to win against Boston, but I sure did notice a lack of intensity and passion across the whole team including the supposed "leader".
• The Boss

  

  I don't understand how people don't understand:
  
  1. LeBron
  2. Pierce
  3. Allen
  4. Garnett
  5. Rondo
  
  
  
  
  
  
  6/7. Mo/Jamison