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[rtillaree 10+ year member]

David West FTW!

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

Have fun!
I went to a Cavs game a couple weeks ago and was a lot of fun, especially from the courtside seats we got. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif LeBron is something else in LD! (Live def) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Big Z looks like he is 8ft tall in real life too.

Yeah game was pretty good and i had decent seats.

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

did you get to see David West drill that shot up close?

Cleveland doubling down on Paul and not guarding the shooters, tisk tisk...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Clevelands defense went completely down the shitter on that last play.

Cavs, the more I watch them, the more I realize they are not that good. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I still will pull for them, but dammit!

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

Clevelands defense went completely down the shitter on that last play.
Cavs, the more I watch them, the more I realize they are not that good. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I still will pull for them, but dammit!

They just aren't consistent, they play really good one night and shitty another.

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

sucks too, because with that trade the Cavs could basically have the best front court in the league, on paper they have about the most versatile group...I was one of the people saying it would be a negative outcome, there for a little while I thought I was wrong, but now I'm not sure...they need to buckle down hardcore, because right now I'm not even sure they could take Toronto/Washington/Philly in a series...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

sucks too, because with that trade the Cavs could basically have the best front court in the league, on paper they have about the most versatile group...I was one of the people saying it would be a negative outcome, there for a little while I thought I was wrong, but now I'm not sure...they need to buckle down hardcore, because right now I'm not even sure they could take Toronto/Washington/Philly in a series...

I don't know about all of that. I believe they will make it too the 2nd round, but they will not be able to compete with the likes of Orlando, Boston or Detriot.

Washington might be able to compete with Cleveland if they get back Gilbert, but right now I don't think they can. They didn't last year, nor the year before, but this Cleveland team seems to have lost their drive.

I for one wasn't big on the trade either. I felt it didn't hurt them, but surley didn't help them and it has been showing as of late.

Only person that has done anything.........................actually no one. Sasha has come back and done decent and thank god for Andersone V. coming back as he has done well. Those players that were traded need to pick it up, especially Wallace, but he is still hurt I belive? West looks good from time to time and has scary speed and defense, but gets lazy and is so inconsistent, it isn't even funny. Smiths numbers have fallen big time too, but that is because he is coming off the bench with less time. Wally world has been the biggest dissappointment for me as he is a solid shooter and has had many open looks that he has bricked. I think Wallaces' time is up as him being a decent player.

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

They just aren't consistent, they play really good one night and shitty another.

thats a spurs trademark and doesn't matter in the playoffs as that is another season altogether.

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

I don't know about all of that. I believe they will make it too the 2nd round, but they will not be able to compete with the likes of Orlando, Boston or Detriot.
Washington might be able to compete with Cleveland if they get back Gilbert, but right now I don't think they can. They didn't last year, nor the year before, but this Cleveland team seems to have lost their drive.

I for one wasn't big on the trade either. I felt it didn't hurt them, but surley didn't help them and it has been showing as of late.

Only person that has done anything.........................actually no one. Sasha has come back and done decent and thank god for Andersone V. coming back as he has done well. Those players that were traded need to pick it up, especially Wallace, but he is still hurt I belive? West looks good from time to time and has scary speed and defense, but gets lazy and is so inconsistent, it isn't even funny. Smiths numbers have fallen big time too, but that is because he is coming off the bench with less time. Wally world has been the biggest dissappointment for me as he is a solid shooter and has had many open looks that he has bricked. I think Wallaces' time is up as him being a decent player.

idk man, with the way the Cavs have played of late, the mental lapses are just piling up. Washington matches up very well with Cleveland for whatever reason. DeShawn usually does a very good job at locking LeBron down on the perimeter. They dont really have the big man depth that the Cavs have, but Jamison always punishes the Cavs with his skill and versatility. Caron is starting to find his game again, and I think they could beat the Cavs right now without Gilbert, if he came back it might be even worse for the Cavs. Plus Washington is dying to play Cleveland...

the Raptors are getting back on the road now that Bosh is back. The Raptors dont really match up well with Cleveland because of their lack of serviceable bigs outside of Rasho and Andrea (lol) but the Raptors have 2 good PG's in Calderon and TJ and they play the perimeter very well. They will punish the Cavs from the 3-point line as the Cavs do not do a very good job at protecting the line. Outside of that Bosh is a handful for Z/Wallace. The Raptors would be my dark horse pick vs. the Cavs, but I think they still have a solid chance in a series.

Philly has been GUNNING, they have beaten a lot of great teams in the last month and change with wins over SAS,PHO,NO,BOS,DET,WAS,ORL,DEN and DAL. Pretty impressive for a ragtag team. Truth is they have a lot of talent. Miller has been mislabeled for many years, people forgot that the dude is one of the most dominant post up guards in the league and that his passing and control are unbeatable. He's not the best shooter in the world, but he has gone to great lengths to improve in this area. Thaddeus young is becoming a stud before our eyes. Williams will drive to the rack on anyone, Reggie Evans plays full court ball very well and is a beast on the glass. Dalembert is meh, and Iggy is a quality talent, I think he's a bit overrated, he's not really a team leader, but he is doing alright in this system. If he can step it up a bit and take control, the team will be hard to stop because of how they are playing so tenaciously as of late. Not to mention they are the best offensive rebounding team in the league which always hurts Cleveland...It would be an interesting series with Cavs...

a betting man would still most likely pick the Cavs, but I'm just saying, if they don't start turning it around now and find their system, one of these teams might chop them off at the knees.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

idk man, with the way the Cavs have played of late, the mental lapses are just piling up. Washington matches up very well with Cleveland for whatever reason. DeShawn usually does a very good job at locking LeBron down on the perimeter. They dont really have the big man depth that the Cavs have, but Jamison always punishes the Cavs with his skill and versatility. Caron is starting to find his game again, and I think they could beat the Cavs right now without Gilbert, if he came back it might be even worse for the Cavs. Plus Washington is dying to play Cleveland...

the Raptors are getting back on the road now that Bosh is back. The Raptors dont really match up well with Cleveland because of their lack of serviceable bigs outside of Rasho and Andrea (lol) but the Raptors have 2 good PG's in Calderon and TJ and they play the perimeter very well. They will punish the Cavs from the 3-point line as the Cavs do not do a very good job at protecting the line. Outside of that Bosh is a handful for Z/Wallace. The Raptors would be my dark horse pick vs. the Cavs, but I think they still have a solid chance in a series.

Philly has been GUNNING, they have beaten a lot of great teams in the last month and change with wins over SAS,PHO,NO,BOS,DET,WAS,ORL,DEN and DAL. Pretty impressive for a ragtag team. Truth is they have a lot of talent. Miller has been mislabeled for many years, people forgot that the dude is one of the most dominant post up guards in the league and that his passing and control are unbeatable. He's not the best shooter in the world, but he has gone to great lengths to improve in this area. Thaddeus young is becoming a stud before our eyes. Williams will drive to the rack on anyone, Reggie Evans plays full court ball very well and is a beast on the glass. Dalembert is meh, and Iggy is a quality talent, I think he's a bit overrated, he's not really a team leader, but he is doing alright in this system. If he can step it up a bit and take control, the team will be hard to stop because of how they are playing so tenaciously as of late. Not to mention they are the best offensive rebounding team in the league which always hurts Cleveland...It would be an interesting series with Cavs...

a betting man would still most likely pick the Cavs, but I'm just saying, if they don't start turning it around now and find their system, one of these teams might chop them off at the knees.

Out of any of those teams, I agree that Washington has a chance. We have played them the last two seasons in the playoffs and they fair well against us. We seem to always pull it out in the end though. They should be better than their record from even the last couple of years with Butler added. I mean they 3 all stars on their team. Only other team I can think of that has that is Detriot and we all know how good they have been. So when it comes down to it, their starting rotation pwns Cleveland. All Cleveland really has is Bron and when Z decides to play well, like he did last night against the Hornets. So when playoffs come, if they meet up and Z comes to play with maybe a couple of there shitty pick ups in Joe Smith and Wally World actually hitting a shoot, I believe they can beat them.

As far as Toronto goes, it will depend how well Bosh plays, and they do have a good dual point guard in Calderon and Ford, but I believe we can contain them a lot better than Washington. Nobody else really worries me about that team and I hope we actually play them in the playoffs to get to the 2nd round, lol!

Philly if the make it can be a darkhorse as they do have some young talent and might have made some good choices in getting rid of certain players. I believe they are heading down the right road for rebuilding a team. Andre Igwadola is scarry talent and a beast! Wish he was on Cleveland, lol! Then they have Greene, Young, who look to be promising. Then Miller, who has to be one of the most underrated point guards in a long time. Dude had over 20 assists I believe yestersday or close too it. I still feel the expierence factor will come into play with them if they meet up, which Cleveland has plenty of. Philly hasn't been to the playoffs in sometime IIRC. If they have don't remember them doing much. It was back in Iversons' younger days when they were good.

With all that said, I believe Cleveland, unless they completely falter under pressure can make it to the 2nd round.

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

Frigging Lakers fell to third and lost two in a row. Mavs could very likely not make the playoffs without Dirk.

Damn injuries //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Frigging Lakers fell to third and lost two in a row. Mavs could very likely not make the playoffs without Dirk.
Damn injuries //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

Don't you hate it when good teams lose to **** *** teams. Stoopid Bucks have pwnt us the last two times we have ment up. One game buy a 3pt shoot from Redd, who should have been a Cav, go figure.

I hope the Mavs don't make it, because I want to see the Warriors make it and believe Denver will pass their record for the 8th spot.

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

first to 50 in the west and been playing sucky all year....love my team

best present streak, but Warriors are here tomorrow. its gonna be good.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Go Warriors!

 

[bigollie006 10+ year member]

After watching the Suns play tonight I am very confident my team will make it to the finals and possibly take home a championship