Links To The Present: May 11, 2010
2010-05-11
‘The Cavs’ planned countermeasures are secret, for the moment. But there certain adjustments that may be able to slow Rondo down.”[Brian Windhorst]
“For example, they have been saying they need to come out with the sense of urgency and then play aggressively for 48 minutes. But they have only done that about 25 percent of the time. Therefore, it is difficult to predict how they will play in Game 5 based on what they say before games.” [Brian Windhorst’s Pre-Game Blog]
“If this season doesn’t end with them playing the Lakers or Suns in the finals, Brown figures to be in serious jeopardy. If they lose to Boston, everything else is, too.” [Bud Shaw on Mike Brown’s Future]
Spike Lee pulling for the Celtics, because *surprise* he thinks LeBron will leave Cleveland if the Celtics pull off the upset.
“As a result, Boston finds itself 6-3 in the postseason and with a real chance of stunning top-seeded Cleveland in the second round. To get to the conference finals, the Celtics willl need to ward off their pronounced regular-season fading pattern for at least two more games.” [John Hollinger on the Celtics as Front Runners]
‘But with his team threatened by the Celtics this time around, James’ averages have dipped from his regular-season averages, and his inconsistent effort has driven Cavs fans crazy. And no one is quite sure what to expect in Game 5 or Game 6, which is something seldom said before about the MVP. That’s especially troublesome for Cleveland, because his teammates almost always follow his lead.” [Brian Windhorst on LeBron]
Joe Tait to receive an award from the HoF
“In the games that we’ve won, our mindset has been to attack. In games we’ve lost, we’ve let them off the hook. Yesterday, I think they played four guys with at least four fouls in the fourth quarter and only one fouled out.” [Austin Carr on the Cavs intensity issues]
However, much like Gibson in this game, he was open on the weakside so often because of the attention paid to Lebron in this game.
Gasol and Kobe have the same effect on each other. It is natural that both saw their FG%s rise after becoming teammates as gasol was no longer the only legit scoring option on his team and Kobe was no longer the only legit scoring option on his team.
Cavalier Truth – I’m a little on edge right now, so if I came across as being a jerk in my last post I’m sorry. I completely disagree with you on a number of fronts but i respect your right to post on CavsTheBlog and your right to believe that things like “making teammates better” is an argument FOR KOBE and AGAINST LeBron. I also concede that the Cavs supporting cast has been less than stellar on the offensive end in the playoffs in the LeBron era. Saying this is BECAUSE of LeBron is very difficult to prove. You can… Read more »
Tom Pestak, You are obviously a well informed basketball fan, but unfortunately, basketball is more than just stats. If basketball were only about stats, the Cavs would be going for a threepeat this year. Stats win MVPs, but the REAL MVPs show up in the playoffs. Real MVPs make their teammates better in the playoffs. I specifically mentioned that Lebron is GREAT at making his teammates better in the REGULAR SEASON, but he FAILS to do so in the PLAYOFFS, which is where great players become all-time greats. You respond by providing irrelevant regular season stats (i.e. Mo, Gasol, etc.),… Read more »
Be honest. After the game 2 loss would you have taken a split in Boston?
If the Cavs had put up consistent effort throughout this series I honestly dont think everybody would be all gloom and doom.
SHELTON “Spike” Lee is from Atlanta for god’s sake. He needs to STFU as usual. I’m in Denver now but I still bleed Brown, Orange, Wine and Gold…