Cavs fans: It's Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals....

• BR1986FB

  The score is tied with Orlando with five minutes remaining. Who are YOUR five players on the floor to close out this game (and get you to the NBA Championship) and why?
  
  This question was posed by Reghi on his "Bump & Run" segment on WKNR and there were some interesting answers.
  
  Have at it.....
• sleeper

  

  Mo
  West
  LBJ
  Jamison
  Varejao
• Benny The Jet

  

  Mo,Delonte,James,Jamison,Shaq
  
  Don't have to double Howard with Shaq on the court...and I just like West better than Parker when the game is on the line. We would have to hope to outscore them because defensively our guards have been bad. Just my opinion though.
  
  And I don't trust JJ to be out there...he'd probably get an offensive rebound and get too excited and pass it to Jemeer Nelson
• devil1197

  Way too many variables to consider.
  
  -What players are hot/cold
  -Who does Orlando have on the floor
  
  If Howard isn't on the floor then you go Mo/West/James/Jamison/AV.
  
  If Howard is on the floor then I'd consider two options. Either the lineup above or insert Shaq for AV.
• OneBuckeye

  

  I heard Reghi talking about this yesterday. vs Orlando I have to go with... Reghi. (Crazy thought) but I would almost want to switch Jamison for Moon for defense.
  
  Delonte
  Lebron
  Jamison
  Andy
  Shaq
• Lovejoy1984

  

  LBJ
  Shaq
  Jamison
  Moon
  Mo.
• wildcats20

  

  Let's say Orlando goes with this, which I think is who was on the floor to end the game vs the Lakers on Sunday
  
  Nelson
  Barnes
  Carter
  Lewis
  Howard
• devil1197

  wildcats20 wrote: Let's say Orlando goes with this, which I think is who was on the floor to end the game vs the Lakers on Sunday
  
  Nelson
  Barnes
  Carter
  Lewis
  Howard

  Williams against Nelson
  West against Carter
  LeBron against Lewis (this should be done imo but unlikely)
  Jamison against Barnes
  Shaq against Howard.
  
  Jamison needs to be in to spread the floor for Shaq and LeBron to work with each other. I put him on Barnes defensively as Barnes would be option #5 offensively with the lineup given above.
  
  Mo will always be on the court for Cleveland late in games. He is our PG and when he plays well Cleveland is virtually unbeatable. West guards Carter very well despite the height difference, West is also the best guard for Cleveland as far as attacking the rim and going one on one.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  West
  Parker
  LeBron
  Jamison
  Shaq
• KR1245

  

  I'd for with
  
  Mo
  Lebron
  Moon
  Jamison
  Shaq
  
  Mo on Nelson
  Moon on Barnes
  Bron on VC
  Jamison on Lewis
  Shaq on DH
• wildcats20

  

  devil1197 wrote:

  wildcats20 wrote: Let's say Orlando goes with this, which I think is who was on the floor to end the game vs the Lakers on Sunday
  
  Nelson
  Barnes
  Carter
  Lewis
  Howard

  Williams against Nelson
  West against Carter
  LeBron against Lewis (this should be done imo but unlikely)
  Jamison against Barnes
  Shaq against Howard.
  
  Jamison needs to be in to spread the floor for Shaq and LeBron to work with each other. I put him on Barnes defensively as Barnes would be option #5 offensively with the lineup given above.

  I agree.
• golf4life2008

  Jawad Williams
  Boobie
  Moon
  Green
  Telfair
• SQ_Crazies

  

  There are too many variables to answer this question.
  
  The most likely line up is Mo, Delonte, LeBron, Andy and Shaq.
  
  If Howard was out with foul trouble (which means he'd have to be fouled out with 5 minutes left) then I think JJ would be in the game for Shaq--the activity that he and Andy bring on the offensive class is game changing in the last 5 minutes of a game.
  
  Could also see Parker, Moon or Jawad in for Delonte as well, depend of course on which Magic lineup is on the floor--but Delonte would certainly be the first option.
  
  All that being said, I don't see Cleveland/Orlando going 7.
• jspitaleri

  

  All you need is Kobe... didn't he show you that on Sunday?
• se-alum

  

  golf4life2008 wrote: Jawad Williams
  Boobie
  Moon
  Green
  Telfair

  Hello NBA Championship!!
• KnightXC1

  

  I'm not a Cavs fan but assuming no real foul trouble for either team and with Orlando putting out the players mentioned above:
  
  Williams
  West
  Lebron
  Jamison/Varejao
  Shaq
  
  Shaq has to be in to guard Howard, obviously Lebron is in, Williams is in to direct traffic and guard Nelson, West is more versatile than Parker. Jamison and Varejao is a toss up depending on whether the Cavs would be winning or losing going into that final stretch. Problem with AV guarding Lewis is it takes him away from the middle to get boards and draw charges. Jamison is more of a threat offensively but not as good a defender as Varejao so it's hard to say on the PF position.
• BoatShoes

  How many timeouts?
  
  I think I'd go with...
  
  Delonte for the first 2 minutes, Mo for the End of the game.
  Parker
  Lebron
  Jamison
  Shaq
  
  I think you have to try to have shaq in there to prevent the dagger threes that killed us last year off the double team.
• Footwedge

  Can't have Shaq nor PoonTawn on the floor. Hack-a-player is too tough to overcome. If you can't make half your free throws, then it's pine time in crunch time.
• ZombieKiller

  this question reminds me of the scenario in the movie Little Big League
• Benny The Jet

  

  Footwedge wrote: Can't have Shaq nor PoonTawn on the floor. Hack-a-player is too tough to overcome. If you can't make half your free throws, then it's pine time in crunch time.

  This has probably already been addressed...but PoonTawn? Really? That's the best degrading nickname you can come up with for him? That's just bad. Sounds like something a 5th grader would call him. Was it a hard choice between that and ButtTawn? BoogerTawn? JerkTawn? Come on, really?!?!
• Lovejoy1984

  

  Benny The Jet wrote:

  Footwedge wrote: Can't have Shaq nor PoonTawn on the floor. Hack-a-player is too tough to overcome. If you can't make half your free throws, then it's pine time in crunch time.

  This has probably already been addressed...but PoonTawn? Really? That's the best degrading nickname you can come up with for him? That's just bad. Sounds like something a 5th grader would call him. Was it a hard choice between that and ButtTawn? BoogerTawn? JerkTawn? Come on, really?!?!

  The rest of us have just ignored him, and his hatred for Jamison, even though Jamison has been great since joining the Cavs.
• Footwedge

  Benny The Jet wrote:

  Footwedge wrote: Can't have Shaq nor PoonTawn on the floor. Hack-a-player is too tough to overcome. If you can't make half your free throws, then it's pine time in crunch time.

  This has probably already been addressed...but PoonTawn? Really? That's the best degrading nickname you can come up with for him? That's just bad. Sounds like something a 5th grader would call him. Was it a hard choice between that and ButtTawn? BoogerTawn? JerkTawn? Come on, really?!?!

  Yup..that was the best I could come up with. Really love your "Benny and the Jet" tag. Now that is really cute.
• Footwedge

  HighRoller74 wrote:
  The rest of us have just ignored him, and his hatred for Jamison, even though Jamison has been great since joining the Cavs.

  Please don't ignore me any more. I just can't take the emotional stress and all.