***Offical 08/09 NBA thread!***

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

meh, I'm smiling from ear to ear right now...at that point in January when Orlando had the best record in the league and they had just finished putting the Lakers down for the 2nd time, I pretty much knew it was a special season, Orlando was a whole different club...then Jameer went down and I got pretty worried, flattened me a little bit...even after Rafer...but I stick with my club, in the wins and many many losses...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Are we headed for the dreaded Orlando vs. Denver finals? Not that I dislike either team (minus the little bitch Dahntay Jones)...

Still a lot of basketball to be played. Least your series is tied right now and you are back at home with a chance to go up 3-2. I still see the Lakers coming out of the West................but since Cleveland is *******, I hope Denver does win, lol! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

meh, I'm smiling from ear to ear right now...at that point in January when Orlando had the best record in the league and they had just finished putting the Lakers down for the 2nd time, I pretty much knew it was a special season, Orlando was a whole different club...then Jameer went down and I got pretty worried, flattened me a little bit...even after Rafer...but I stick with my club, in the wins and many many losses...

Wondering when you would post again...........

When Jameer went down, and a lot of those losses started to pile up, seems so did your posting on this thread. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

By the way, just to make it clear. I feel (unfortunatly) that we are done for the season, even if we win in Cleveland. Seems no matter what, we just can't win in Orlando. So even if we do win game 5, Orlando will still be smiling........what did you say? Ear to ear........

Either Howard dunks all over us...........or they toss it out for a 3. Hard to do much with that, especially when we look like chickens with our heads cut off!

Consider yourselfs lucky though, because we haven't looked this bad all year long. Our D is non-exsistent and nobody else besides LeBron is doing anything. This reminds me from others years now. All the LB show and nobody else..........why? Because nobody else is doing shit in this series! Hard to watch, and amazes me we have lost 3 games by a total of 13 points when we are doing so shitty!

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

Still a lot of basketball to be played. Least your series is tied right now and you are back at home with a chance to go up 3-2. I still see the Lakers coming out of the West................but since Cleveland is *******, I hope Denver does win, lol! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif


Wondering when you would post again...........

When Jameer went down, and a lot of those losses started to pile up, seems so did your posting on this thread. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

when the losses started piling up? we only lost 23 games...we didnt pile up any losses after Jameer...we lost more than we probably would have with him, but I posted a bunch since February 2nd...with 3 kids, a wife and a 60+ hour a week career, it gets tough, which I'm sure you can understand...

btw, I wouldn't blame everything on the Cavs falling apart, Orlando is actually a pretty good team, top 3 defensive team and top 3 offensive team, plus they did have the best record against elite teams this season, but you know all that...Orlando isnt lucky, they're hungry...MP is killing the Cavs bench on his own, a rookie, Lee has smothered Mo and West (last night they both got off to big starts), AV (also outside of last night) has no idea what to do with Lewis and Big Z just cannot do anything about Howard...dbl Howard 3 balls start flying, single Howard, dunks or pick and pops, dbl the wings 3's and dunks, try and beat them in transition and you lose the ball...2 great teams duking it out...

I've enjoyed each game to be quite honest...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

when the losses started piling up? we only lost 23 games...we didnt pile up any losses after Jameer...we lost more than we probably would have with him, but I posted a bunch since February 2nd...with 3 kids, a wife and a 60+ hour a week career, it gets tough, which I'm sure you can understand...
btw, I wouldn't blame everything on the Cavs falling apart, Orlando is actually a pretty good team, top 3 defensive team and top 3 offensive team, plus they did have the best record against elite teams this season, but you know all that...Orlando isnt lucky, they're hungry...MP is killing the Cavs bench on his own, a rookie, Lee has smothered Mo and West (last night they both got off to big starts), AV (also outside of last night) has no idea what to do with Lewis and Big Z just cannot do anything about Howard...dbl Howard 3 balls start flying, single Howard, dunks or pick and pops, dbl the wings 3's and dunks, try and beat them in transition and you lose the ball...2 great teams duking it out...

I've enjoyed each game to be quite honest...

Man sarcasm is hard with you my friend. I was poking about the piled up losses, anybody that watches the NBA knows that Orlando had one of the better records, but you did better with Jameer at the helm IMO, although Rafer has played well too. Kinda surprised me the night he had last night though. He was on fire! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Actually your posts have fell down as late and I have 3 kids.....with one on the way and work 50 plus hours a week. I do post from work though. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Just sayin'.

If you can't tell the Cavs haven't ripped from the seams, then you haven't been watching close. Their chemistry is wayyyyy off from the season and early playoff games. Our D is just horrendous right now. I mean we have played horribel D and still stayed this close, which is mind boggling in itself. Also none of our bench has showed up thus far and you are right MP is killing it just himself.

So a lot of things are just not firing on all cylinders for us. We don't look like the fun loving team a lot of people fell in love with and brought joy back into Cleveland sports. I know losses take it out of ya, but need to rebound and we havent.

Just keep in mind, we could have won last nights game if it wasn't for Rashard making that 3...........granted the same can be said about Brons shot. Just saying these games have been uber close and IMO could have went either way. You have just had really 2 more shots fall than us. Only game we lost big, was game 3.

I give it to ya, Orlando is a very good team. I honestly think if they win, they could take it all........they have proved that they are for real. I am hoping the Cavs come back, but to little, to late. I hope they prove me wrong.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

nuggets

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

nuggets

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[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

I think Lakers take it in 7. They don't seem to respond until they absolutely have to. Orlando is such a ridiculous matchup inside and out.

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

so, them young cavs are doin pretty good?

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Doing better than those Spurs this year.

Also Jazn, you probably are right about the Lakers, but if it is Orlando and LA, good luck, lol!

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Tis amazing how we can be up 20 pts again and now it is a 10 pt lead! We are just killing ourselves with our horrible D.

Such a shame.............don't even look like the same team it did earlier on. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[d-REW 10+ year member]

Wow...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

We are fawking sad mang! Just unreal how much we don't want it and how hunrgy Orlando is.

I pity the fool for the West having to go up against this power house. Thing that sucks, is they will be this good for awhile. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

Also Jazn, you probably are right about the Lakers, but if it is Orlando and LA, good luck, lol!

Tell me about it. Lakers have such bad 3-point defense which completely plays into the hands of Orlando. Bynum is gonna pick up 3 fouls within the first minute of the game against Howard. Kobe is gonna have to carry the load until someone other than Pau decides to start playing.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Still can't believe we won.

If that don't get them fired up, then nothing will.

We shall see how it plans out in Orlando, but we better come out firing on all cylinders!