Check my Stats

Didn't watch the game today very closely since it was over in the first Q, but I saw them comparing their playoff stats to the first 27 games when they were 22-5. The Celtics we saw for the regular season are not the team we are seeing these playoffs, these Celtics are not a 50 win team, these Celtics are a championship team, and there isn't a PG left in these playoffs that is going to be able to contain Rondo the way he is playing. It will be interesting to see if Kobe can step up in the finals and shut him down.

Celtics will win but not in 5.

He hasn't reached his full potential yet because he hasn't been given an opportunity to become a star, he is still being used in a supporting role and unless he is moved or Kobe takes a more passive offensive approach that will not change anytime soon. What has Horford done to show you he can be dominant? He is average at best defensively, a good rebounder and a mediocre offensive player, he is a role player. Bynum would average 20 a game if he got a good number of shots up.

Boston's defense is crippling right now, and Rondo is just abusing Orlando, I think LA-BOS will be a great finals.

BC would never do this, he actually thinks Jose is good. I would do this instantly, Jose makes over twice what he is worth and isn't willing to be a spot up shooter, which in my opinion, is his most useful skill. Jose would be a good PG for a team where he had big men to bail his [expletive] out when he gets blown by on 75% of plays.

The fact Bynum is doing what he does with less of a role and is still younger than Horford makes him easily better. The kid is only 22 years old or whatever and would probably be averaging 20 a game on a team where he was the featured offensive option. If he is a Raptor next year and he is healthy my expectation for him is to be close to a 20-10 player and maybe an all-star. He obviously still has a ways to go defensively and rebounding the ball, but I think he will continue to develop those aspects of his game.

Walking away with Bynum in a sign and trade for a free agent might be the best that a sign and trade has ever gotten lol. On paper that is one of the sickest teams we've seen recently, honestly the deal should be Calderon+Bosh for Bynum+Fisher (waived then signed back), that should be pretty close to working. If we move Bosh we have to try and unload one of these contracts lol. I still don't know if Bosh is interested in the Lakers though, if he wants to win a title it is the obvious choice, but he has talked about wanting to be the man, in LA he would not be averaging 20 points anymore.

Amare will be averaging around 15 PPG 3 years from now in the middle of that contract.

Kobe will probably win more rings than MJ at this rate, this core is set to dominate for around half a decade if everyone stays healthy, and if they get Bosh

He has given them 7 years of his career, probably over half of his dominant portion of his career, he doesn't owe them anything. Who cares who LBJ wanted? He isn't the GM, it is/was up to management to build a contender around LeBron and they have failed to do so, and in result they don't have a ring. If LBJ leaves to play for a superior team like the Bulls you cannot blame him, however him leaving for the Knicks, you can blame him.

Lol if his name is anything besides Shaquille O'Neal he is out of the NBA, he has no lift at all on that hook shot and hardly ever gets close enough to the hoop to score, he can't manhandle opponents like he used to. Shaq hasn't made a team better since he won a ring on the Heat. He should sign with the Lakers just for a feel good story and log 10-15 minutes a game, he is useless now.

Suns should run the pick and roll everytime down the floor. Anyways, Jackson said a similar thing to Durant to get him shook and it seemed to work, Nash is a veteran and I highly doubt what Jackson thinks.

He cannot pass on the chance to play with a superstar like Rose as well as a potential 2nd star like Joe Johnson in Chicago. Yes it is bad if he leaves Cleveland but like KG says, loyalty will hurt him if he stays, yes the team emptied their wallet and got him what? A broken down Shaq? Mo WIlliams? Larry Hughes? Jamison? Management failed LeBron just as badly as LeBron failed in bringing a title, no player is bringing that core of players a title, sorry.

Link?

He is going to the Bulls.

LeBron and Wade is a better scenario not to mention the life of Miami, lol.

Of course this thread is 7 pages, lol....

I love the fact that he is a gym rat, if he can continue to get better in his areas of weakness (jumper, handle, defense) I think he could be a very solid player, an Andre Iguodala type of guy is something I have heard thrown around and I can agree with that somewhat. I would love for him and Sonny to be our SF/SG duo of the future, would be nice to have some athletic guys there for once, both, especially Demar, are going to continue to get better. The bright spot to me if CB4 leaves is I expect Demar to blossom with more room for error and getting more consistent minutes since we will suck lol.

July is going to be insane, I will lose my mind if he joins the Clippers, I think Eric Gordon would be the perfect complimentary scorer to him once EG develops. Bulls would be awesome too.

Trade committee should only be used on suspect/controversial trades.

Mavs... yes. Bucks, lol it would have been worse.

I am good for 97-98, I just voted which I thought would have a higher vote against current rosters.

This is really weird, it is hard to defend the guy right now. It is one thing to play bad, but he is carrying himself pretty poorly right now. He better have a big game in Boston in game 6, if this is his last game in Cleveland and he leave, he is definitely getting booed on his return.

Voted regular teams and 02-03.

Cavs need someone else who can do something with the ball in their hands, as well as a new coach who LeBron respects. It is obvious the 'one man show' offense isn't working in the playoffs. Sure they can spread the floor and LeBron can hit the shooters the first 82 games of the year, but in the playoffs teams lock down on it. And when teams clamp down on LeBron, force him to give the ball up, there just isn't anyone can do anything with it. Jamison was supposed to be that guy but he just isn't getting the ball in spots he is comfortable with it.