2009 NBA Playoffs

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

no but serously



no no seriously.. wat happened to the "chosen one"??? i thought he was all that... this niga better change his number before he ruins #23 for the rest of us who grew up in the 90's and admired love jordan and are/were jordan fan growing up. this years playoffs it approved 100% that queen fag lebron is not "the chosen one" CAVS SUCK! and so does he.. first two rounds sweep was a fluke... lebron is no where near wat jordan was and he will never be. so STFU(except turkum) all lebron and cavs fans now you all can just sssssssshhhhhh cause cavs are just a :bs: team kthx

[Saam]

haha Lebron

Yea seriously 2 shit teams as soon as they play someone decent they get owned.

[persianbruin]

- The last time Orlando was in the finals they got swept.
- The last time Orlando was in the finals shaq did not like the outcome!

Both can happen again but honestly, I wanted the cavs. The way the lakers "cemented their holes" to quote George Karl, and lack of help for Lebron they could have easily SMOKED the cavs. But now who is gonna deal with dwight howard?? More importantly, Pau Gasol can not be even close to the offensive player he was before with howard defending him. But Phil Jackson is a wizzard in adjustments. Lets just wait and see.

Although, I believe Lebron is not yet where MJ was and then Kobe is, he had a fantastic series and overall playoffs. He is only 24. He will only get better. Looking forward to see lakers-cavs matchups for the next 3 years.

But regardless of who wins the finals shaq won't like it cuz he has put down both Kobe and stan van gundy.

As I said before, what doesnt kill you makes you stronger and that is the case with the lakers just like it was with Boston last year. Those long series get you battle tested and unites the team. Unfortunately the same can be said about the Magic

[Farhad-7]

no but serously

no no seriously.. wat happened to the "chosen one"??? i thought he was all that... this niga better change his number before he ruins #23 for the rest of us who grew up in the 90's and admired love jordan and are/were jordan fan growing up. this years playoffs it approved 100% that queen fag lebron is not "the chosen one" CAVS SUCK! and so does he.. first two rounds sweep was a fluke... lebron is no where near wat jordan was and he will never be. so STFU(except turkum) all lebron and cavs fans now you all can just sssssssshhhhhh cause cavs are just a :bs: team kthx

good job. you must be really bikar clicking 100 times.

LeBron James whether you like it or not is one of the best players ever in NBA. So please don't hate. If he was in a team like Lakers in Byrant's place and got to play alongside stars like Gasol, he'd make Lakers 2x better. Cavs on the other hand don't have any other stars. Considering how far they made it amazing with LeBron in the style that they made it too is a good achievement and they will only get better!!

[persianbruin]

good job. you must be really bikar clicking 100 times.

LeBron James whether you like it or not is one of the best players ever in NBA. So please don't hate. If he was in a team like Lakers in Byrant's place and got to play alongside stars like Gasol, he'd make Lakers 2x better. Cavs on the other hand don't have any other stars. Considering how far they made it amazing with LeBron in the style that they made it too is a good achievement and they will only get better!!

Mo williams was an allstar and had couple of 40+ point games. Also Big Z was a former allstar, and there is no way Lebron could make the lakers 2 times better cuz he is not the closer Kobe is and he doesnt ahve the bball IQ Kobe has

[Türküm]

Mo williams was an allstar and had couple of 40+ point games. Also Big Z was a former allstar, and there is no way Lebron could make the lakers 2 times better cuz he is not the closer Kobe is and he doesnt ahve the bball IQ Kobe has

Anthony Morrow had himself a 37 point game...doesn't mean anything

Z is well into his 30s...

Cavs without Lebron would be one of the worst teams in the league

and you're right, Lebron Doesn't have Kobe's bball IQ...Lebron's is MUCH higher and this is evident from his play...

former players, champs, all stars and analysts said a few days ago that if Lebron would be on the lakers rather than Kobe they'd win 75 games no question

Lakers have a terrific bench...

they have players who step up other than Kobe

they have plenty of big men

Kobe doesn't need to be as good as Lebron for his team to succeed; which is great for Kobe cuz he isn't and never was...

also regarding this "Closer" term...i love how Kobe fans have to invent new terms when the term BEST or GREATEST are already taken

there is a facet of Kobe's game which is better than Lebron's...and Lebron will be lucky to catch up to kobe in that dept (he prob never will)...however, 8 out of every 10 aspects of the game Lebron is the better player at age 24

also lets not 4get Mr. West's comments and ESPN's recent article comparing the two in which they gave the 'best player' nod to Lebron

when all is said and done it doesn't matter which player is the better of the two...it matters which team is better....id rather the Cavs be the better of the two teams and Lebron be not as good as Kobe than have the best player in the NBA playing for my team yet missing out on the finals

good luck to both the Lakers and Magic...

[Masoud_A]

Mo williams was an allstar and had couple of 40+ point games. Also Big Z was a former allstar, and there is no way Lebron could make the lakers 2 times better cuz he is not the closer Kobe is and he doesnt ahve the bball IQ Kobe has

PB do you really believe what you say? or you just post them for the sake of your argument?

[Türküm]

good job. you must be really bikar clicking 100 times.

LeBron James whether you like it or not is one of the best players ever in NBA. So please don't hate. If he was in a team like Lakers in Byrant's place and got to play alongside stars like Gasol, he'd make Lakers 2x better. Cavs on the other hand don't have any other stars. Considering how far they made it amazing with LeBron in the style that they made it too is a good achievement and they will only get better!!

like a d-bag in this thread has already mentioned...Mo Williams is SHIT without LeBron...

James is so good that he turns a player who is a starter at best into an All-Star

[Farhad-7]

Anthony Morrow had himself a 37 point game...doesn't mean anything

Z is well into his 30s...

Cavs without Lebron would be one of the worst teams in the league

and you're right, Lebron Doesn't have Kobe's bball IQ...Lebron's is MUCH higher and this is evident from his play...

former players, champs, all stars and analysts said a few days ago that if Lebron would be on the lakers rather than Kobe they'd win 75 games no question

Lakers have a terrific bench...

they have players who step up other than Kobe

they have plenty of big men

Kobe doesn't need to be as good as Lebron for his team to succeed; which is great for Kobe cuz he isn't and never was...

also regarding this "Closer" term...i love how Kobe fans have to invent new terms when the term BEST or GREATEST are already taken

there is a facet of Kobe's game which is better than Lebron's...and Lebron will be lucky to catch up to kobe in that dept (he prob never will)...however, 8 out of every 10 aspects of the game Lebron is the better player at age 24

also lets not 4get Mr. West's comments and ESPN's recent article comparing the two in which they gave the 'best player' nod to Lebron

when all is said and done it doesn't matter which player is the better of the two...it matters which team is better....id rather the Cavs be the better of the two teams and Lebron be not as good as Kobe than have the best player in the NBA playing for my team yet missing out on the finals

good luck to both the Lakers and Magic...

100% agreed. Cavs would have never gotten here without LeBron, and his teammates wouldn't have played as good without him as proven!

[persianbruin]

PB do you really believe what you say? or you just post them for the sake of your argument?

I 100% believe in it and I believe if you guys had watched NBA for 17 years like I have you would believe it too. When I see you guys talk, I feel like how I was 10 years younger!! to moo mibini va man pichesheh moo javoon!!

Honestly, anyone who doesnt see how Kobe is a BETTER bball player is either delusional or doesnt understand bball. seriously. I am not trash talking. I am not being sarcastic. I am not trying to put anyone down.

First mistake: You let Lebron's amazing athletic ability cloud your judgment regarding his bball skills. As the guy on ESPN said, watch Kobe on slow motion, Its art. Every move is perfection. Look at how he changes his direction and how he changes his offense based on the opponents defense. Its all ACQUIRED SKILL by practicing for years and years and watching great ones before him not born with athletic ability which is the case of Lebron. As one hall of famer said once: Kobe is the most fundamentally sound bball player in the history of the league.

Lebron is so much quicker and and stronger than everyone else that he deosnt have to be that perfect he just jumps over or runs by everyone and nobody can stop him cuz they are neither that fast nor that strong. as a result he fills up the stats columns and you judge greatness by that. What a mistake.

You like Lebron fine. That is your choice. Lets agree to disagree. I think Lebron is amazing and he might get to where Kobe is now one day by practicing hard cuz his speed will start to diminish some day. But for now he is not there. and no 38 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds doesnt show that he is better. His game shows that he is not.

[persianbruin]

By the way I am done talking about this. Lebron fans wont change their mind. Kobe fans wont change their mind. whats the point??

[Masoud_A]

I 100% believe in it and I believe if you guys had watched NBA for 17 years like I have you would believe it too. When I see you guys talk, I feel like how I was 10 years younger!! to moo mibini va man pichesheh moo javoon!!

[PersianPrins]

Orlando Magic In The Finals! Yes, We Shall Make Lakers Dissapear Just Like Boston And Cavs

[ommy48]

'Bron gone LeBron James was strangely silent in Game 6 as the Cavs lost the East finals to Orlando and Dwight Howard

'Bron gone: Howard, Magic rule the East

by Charley Rosen


Whereas LeBron James sounded a precious few loud notes, the Magic had their own one-man-band operating at full blast.

Indeed, each one of Dwight Howard's 40 points was sweet music to everybody except Cavs fans, ABC-TV executives, the producers of all the commercial products that LeBron so publicly endorses, plus the NBA's bean counters who desperately yearned for a Kobe-LeBron face-off in the finals.

But Orlando's monster of the midway had his way with whomever tried to guard him and against whatever defensive schemes Mike Brown concocted.

Howard zipped around Big Z, overpowered Anderson Varejao and was too big for the ghost of Ben Wallace to handle. In truth, however, it was Wallace who put up the most resistance.

Besides unleashing his bullyboy moves against all comers, Howard also owned the offensive glass. When he was doubled — most of which came either too early or too late — Howard calmly delivered appropriate out-passes that led either directly (he had four assists) or indirectly to open perimeter shots for various teammates.

Howard also demonstrated his ability to concentrate by committing only two silly fouls and by converting 12-for-16 from the stripe.

With his dominating performances in Games 4 and 5, the 23-year-old man-child has truly become a man.

Howard's super effort was ably abetted by:

Rashard Lewis, who did most of his point-making in the first half with successful 3-balls along with several aggressive ventures into the lane.
Hedo Turkoglu, who didn't shoot well (3-for-12) but led his team in assists with five.
Courtney Lee, with his usual stunning variety of quick-triggered pull-up jumpers.
Mickael Pietrus, who did a more than satisfactory job in defense of James, and also converted 4-for-7 from ever-ever-land.
Rafer Alston, who despite his continuing tendency to force too many shots and to get routinely toasted on defense, made enough shots (5-for-16) to be a significant plus.

All told, an admirable outing by a very resourceful ball club.

The biggest surprise of the game was how meekly so many of the Cavs played in this do-or-die game.

Zydrunas Ilguaskas hit a single jumper and was otherwise invisible on offense.

Mo Williams did nothing in the first half when the game was lost, then padded his stats as the Cavs made an abbreviated rally to start the third quarter — and then faded once more at the end.

Wally Szczerbiak connected on one triple, and among his four misses were a pair of airballs.

Daniel Gibson can be excused for shooting 1-for-3 because Mike Brown rarely played him long enough to establish any kind of rhythm in the series.

Varejao was actually quite active without the ball and scored many of his 14 points on sheer hustle.

As ever, Delonte West scored on drives, sets and fades in a courageous attempt to keep the Cavs from being completely humiliated.

And what about LeBron, the self-styled "King"?

When he was needed the most, James was scoreless in the second quarter and tallied only four points in the last quarter — with three of these coming in the last minute of play. Indeed, he actually seemed reluctant to shoot in the concluding 12 minutes.

Perhaps he was exhausted as a result of all the minutes he had accrued in the series. Also, the physical contact he absorbed (and dished out) on virtually all of his drives had to wear him down.

On the other hand, James barely broke a sweat against both the Pistons and the Hawks and had nine days of R & R before facing the Magic.

Specifically, the Magic tried various defensive tactics against James:

They played him soft and let him shoot from long range. He was 2-for-8 from the outer limits.
Instead of meeting him at the rim, they doubled him in the paint much higher than they had been doing. One result is that LeBron missed three semi-complicated layups and shot only 11 free throws.
Most importantly, they forced him left and stacked their defensive help so he wasn't able to spin back to his right. On his five left-only drives, James threw a pass that was tipped out of bounds, scored on a fadeaway jumper, missed a layup, missed a flipper and turned the ball over while trying to force a spin move.

Another surprise was the Cavs' failure to put the ball in LeBron's hands in the 1-2-2 set that had devastated Orlando in Game 5. Mike Brown called this number only once, and LeBron responded by getting fouled as he drove his right hand hard to the hoop. But James then missed both of his subsequent free throws. Instead of this alignment, the Cavs mostly employed a perimeter weave that ended with LeBron being presented with a high screen.
Of course, the only important number is the final score, but there's another statistic that revealed what was really going on inside the Cavs' collective heads — they shot only 11-for-22 from the foul line.

This miserable performance shows an incredible lack of concentration, which in turn shows a lack of an authentic competitive spirit. In other words, the Cavs choked.

But there's more to Cleveland's latest and perhaps saddest story:

After the deciding game of any NBA series, the time-honored practice is for the players and coaches to shake hands, hug, or in some way congratulate, or commiserate with, one another. It's called good sportsmanship.

Immediately after the final buzzer, however, King James chose to ignore this sacred ritual and made a beeline for the dressing room.

Maybe he was too disappointed, too angry, or too teary-eyed to linger for even an extra few minutes. Or perhaps the King really has the soul of a peasant.

[persian boy]

This years finals will be amazing. GOODBYE CAVS Lebrons gotta come to the big apple

and guys. the only reason Mo Williams was on the all-star team was because Jameer Nelson got injured and couldnt play.