wildcats20 wrote:

Cleveland Buck wrote: Mike Brown is a very good coach. The LeIso bullshit offense late in games isn't his fault, it is LeBron's.

When you design an offense to go with a 1-4 set, it's not the player's fault. It's a bad coaching decision.

Cleveland Buck wrote: Mike Brown is a very good coach. The LeIso bullshit offense late in games isn't his fault, it is LeBron's. Maybe Brown could convince LeBron not to pull that shit and that it is better to move the ball and get a shot in the offense, but otherwise, there isn't anything else he or any coach can do about it. Before Brown showed up the Cavs played zero defense. When he gets here all of a sudden we are shutting down the Pistons in the playoffs and take them to 7 games. I love the way Brown coaches defense. When the players decide to play it, it is a beauty to watch them squeeze the life out of an offense. When they run the offense and get the ball inside they look good there too.

devil1197 wrote:

2quik4u wrote:

devil1197 wrote: LMAO, every major player in the league has major pull with his team.

Do you really think LAL wanted to unload Shaq? No, Kobe wanted to be the man so it was either Kobe or Shaq and LAL picked Kobe.

Kobe bitched so much about the roster beforehand, demanded to be traded only to have their FO work some trades to get Gasol.

If you think it was just all kobe you are completely wrong.

Also you make Kobe demanded to be traded sound like a bad thing look what it did, two nba finals, one championship and another possible one this year.

Completely wrong, maybe but Kobe had the majority factor in the Shaq situation. Do you think Shaq gets traded at all if Kobe wants to play with him?

And no, its not a terrible thing to want to be traded but it shows his pull within the LAL organization.

LTrain23 wrote: The Cavs weren't out coached. We got EVERYTHING we wanted offensively. Orlando couldn't stop LeBron, which is why he averaged 30/8/8..

We were mismatched up the ass on defense though.. Yet, if Mo was on we still win that series..

People need to stop looking to place blame on the coach. Obviously Danny Ferry and Dan Gilbert felt the Cavs needed to be upgraded. Look at our bench this year compared to last..There is no comparison.

wildcats20 wrote: ^^

What happens when Mo struggles this year? Who does MB turn to? Bassy?

wildcats20 wrote: ^^

What happens when Mo struggles this year? Who does MB turn to? Bassy?

BTW that's a hypothetical when

SQ_Crazies wrote: Ok, don't argue with me. You'll look like an idiot.

SQ_Crazies wrote:

mallymal614 wrote: Four teams I think can knock off the Cavs in a series. Boston, LA, Orlando, or Denver. The road isn't as easy as it seems and wouldn't be shocked if Cavs gets knocked out again.

Boston.

SMH.

wes_mantooth wrote: I really don't think Boston has a shot....to me, their window has closed. The other teams present some matchup problems. I think Ainge will blow it up in the offseason and start rebuilding.

wes_mantooth wrote:

mallymal614 wrote: What reason should Cleveland have to be overconfident against the Celtics? When was the last time Cleveland won as season series against them and last time I checked Cleveland is 1-10 their last 11 trips to Boston. Yeah some can say Shaq and Varejao didn't play in the last contest but Paul Pierce didn't play in that that one win Cleveland did get their last 11 times in Boston. I'm just saying based on recent history there is no reason Boston should be counted out. Now I do think the Cavs have the better team and should win if the two teams matchup, but Boston still has the exact starting 5 from when they won the championship so they are loaded with experience.

That is a fair assessment. My opinion is that Garnett(even though they are only 2 yrs removed from a championship), looks like a shell of his former self. They just don't seem like the defensive team that they once were.

3reppom wrote:

mallymal614 wrote: What reason should Cleveland have to be overconfident against the Celtics? When was the last time Cleveland won as season series against them and last time I checked Cleveland is 1-10 their last 11 trips to Boston. Yeah some can say Shaq and Varejao didn't play in the last contest but Paul Pierce didn't play in that that one win Cleveland did get their last 11 times in Boston. I'm just saying based on recent history there is no reason Boston should be counted out. Now I do think the Cavs have the better team and should win if the two teams matchup, but Boston still has the exact starting 5 from when they won the championship so they are loaded with experience.

Boston is not a threat to anyone. They are a team in transition right now. In a few years time the Celtics will be Rondo's team, and they will live and die based entirely on his performance. But right now they are a team in chaos. Who is the leader in that locker room right now? Is it pierce who is falling apart at the seams due to old age, is it Garnett who is the emotional leader, but he can't get it done physically any more, is it Allen who is in much better shape physically than Garnett and Pierce but who constantly defers to them or is it Rondo who has been the best Celtic this year hands down, but he seems to be afraid to tread on the toes of the other three. Boston has a ton of experience but it has no team leader or identity, there is no clearly delineated hierarchy and they have posted a 27-24 record since the turn of the year. If there is a checklist of things that you don't want your team to have going into the playoffs the Celtics have them all. They will be lucky to post 5 wins in the playoffs this year.

SQ_Crazies wrote: I understand. I was well aware of that when I typed everything in the past. But this is what we do here, it's a bunch of dudes talking sports. No one is always right--how come you can win ESPN Streak for the Cash with like 20 some straight random games? Why isn't there someone who can get 80 straight? Because everyone is wrong, that's why they play the game and that's why we watch the game. Excuse us for being fans.

mallymal614 wrote:

SQ_Crazies wrote:

mallymal614 wrote: Four teams I think can knock off the Cavs in a series. Boston, LA, Orlando, or Denver. The road isn't as easy as it seems and wouldn't be shocked if Cavs gets knocked out again.

Boston.

SMH.

wes_mantooth wrote: I really don't think Boston has a shot....to me, their window has closed. The other teams present some matchup problems. I think Ainge will blow it up in the offseason and start rebuilding.

wes_mantooth wrote:

mallymal614 wrote: What reason should Cleveland have to be overconfident against the Celtics? When was the last time Cleveland won as season series against them and last time I checked Cleveland is 1-10 their last 11 trips to Boston. Yeah some can say Shaq and Varejao didn't play in the last contest but Paul Pierce didn't play in that that one win Cleveland did get their last 11 times in Boston. I'm just saying based on recent history there is no reason Boston should be counted out. Now I do think the Cavs have the better team and should win if the two teams matchup, but Boston still has the exact starting 5 from when they won the championship so they are loaded with experience.

That is a fair assessment. My opinion is that Garnett(even though they are only 2 yrs removed from a championship), looks like a shell of his former self. They just don't seem like the defensive team that they once were.

3reppom wrote:

mallymal614 wrote: What reason should Cleveland have to be overconfident against the Celtics? When was the last time Cleveland won as season series against them and last time I checked Cleveland is 1-10 their last 11 trips to Boston. Yeah some can say Shaq and Varejao didn't play in the last contest but Paul Pierce didn't play in that that one win Cleveland did get their last 11 times in Boston. I'm just saying based on recent history there is no reason Boston should be counted out. Now I do think the Cavs have the better team and should win if the two teams matchup, but Boston still has the exact starting 5 from when they won the championship so they are loaded with experience.

Boston is not a threat to anyone. They are a team in transition right now. In a few years time the Celtics will be Rondo's team, and they will live and die based entirely on his performance. But right now they are a team in chaos. Who is the leader in that locker room right now? Is it pierce who is falling apart at the seams due to old age, is it Garnett who is the emotional leader, but he can't get it done physically any more, is it Allen who is in much better shape physically than Garnett and Pierce but who constantly defers to them or is it Rondo who has been the best Celtic this year hands down, but he seems to be afraid to tread on the toes of the other three. Boston has a ton of experience but it has no team leader or identity, there is no clearly delineated hierarchy and they have posted a 27-24 record since the turn of the year. If there is a checklist of things that you don't want your team to have going into the playoffs the Celtics have them all. They will be lucky to post 5 wins in the playoffs this year.