Links To The Present: April 26, 2010
2010-04-26
“What Del Negro probably should have said was something like: “You know, we didn’t play too bad but they have LeBron. And they have some pretty good players playing with LeBron and when those guys play this well we’re just not good enough to beat them.”” [Brian Windhorst’s Beat Blog]
“He can score on shots that are flicked from afar, not flung. On shots taken with a reasonable expectation of prowess rewarded, not prayers answered. On shots that are as pure as a driveway fantasy. On shots that hit nothing but net, over and over, and eight times over, as he said in the second game of the Cavaliers-Bulls playoff series.” [Bill Livingston on LeBron’s Range]
“James was precise and pretty close to unstoppable. He started by finding his teammates, and ended by scoring, making 11 of his 17 shots (and 9-of-10 free throws). He ended the second and third quarters with emphasis.” [Pat McManamon – Fanhouse]
“There, I said it, and it’s a relief to do so: King James eventually will succeed His Royal Airness as the best basketball player ever.” [Mike Imrem on LBJ]
LeBron with a Playoff PER just under 38! (just like last year)
“When Lebron hit that 35-footer, the crowd went silent for a second, then a whoosh of a low ‘whoa…’ moved throughout the crowd. LeBron just stood near midcourt and glared around the stadium. It was a surreal moment. I’m still stupefied by it. On Sunday afternoon, we witnessed.” [BullsbytheHorns]
LeBron Raymone James Basically Has Freaking Unlimited Range
Tweets To The Present: (follow me @tompestak)
“Kobe has taken 1 more shot than LeBron thru 4 playoff games…and scored 44 fewer points. Obviously Kobe struggling but LBJ very efficient.” [Brian Windhorst]
“Noah: “Can’t put our heads down” (while putting head down)” [WayneEmbrysKids]
“LeBron. Just LeBron. Because I don’t know what else to say.” [langwhitaker]
“LeBron putting on a show in Chicago. I’m sitting next to ESPN’s Chris Broussard, who just said, “I think he’s heard enough about Rose.”” [Joe Gabriele]
As an avid LeBron fan I say this knowing full well that I don’t care. I’m starting to see why so many people around the country feel like LeBron is shoved in their face no matter what. Now, I love LeBron and think he’s great…but the media is playing that 3rd quarter shot up like it was something that has never been done before. I mean, they are acting like it’s one of the 5 greatest and most amazing shots ever, and it isn’t. ESPN, NBA.com, Fanhouse….everywhere someone has written an article on LeBron since game 4 and how great… Read more »
@amin – thanks! Glad you liked it.
@vorax – isn’t it amazing that the surreal things lebron does in commercials are essentially what he does in playoff games!
@Allison – ridiculous oversight on my part. Thanks for including it!
just thought i’d add this nugget of joy:
it’s only a 4 game sample so in reality this is meaningless, but according to Hollinger’s PER, jamario moon is playing more effectively in the playoffs then kobe bryant. LOL @ LAL
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/statistics/_/seasontype/3
why compare lebron to kobe when kobe can’t even reach THE MOOONNNNNNNN
Also, I think this is pretty freaking spectacular shot to use in the sentence game, especially considering it’s fading away, hand in the face, 1 second to get the shot up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CveCqeJGhRA
Is there a *like* button for this post?
Why wasn’t this included in the youtube sentence-gallery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnxIITeNftE
:P
That was unreal. Lebron finally getting into kill mode was seriously one of the best displays of basketball skill I’ve ever WITNESSED.
I like the YouTube sentence-gallery.