When a superstar player struggles critics usually say it's more "him" than the defense, but let's give some credit to Baahston and it's D because whatever they're doing is working. Now, I know why the L awarded KG the Defensive Player of The Year because that whole team, when it wants to, slides over man-to-man or zone great and really buckles down.
The Celtics went up on Cleveland 2-0 last night and continued to give LeBron's fits.
King James went 6-for-24 from the field for 21 points, bringing his series total to 8-for-42. Damn, homie! Yea, I'd call that struggling. Even the C's are surprised.
"I'm a little shocked that he's 8-for-42, but this is what we work on. We work on trying to contain him," Paul Pierce told the Associated Press. "LeBron is what makes them go. And if we can somehow control him, we control their team. And with the help of the guys around me, we've been able to do that."
Yea, Pierce is pretty much on point with that statement. The Celtics are D'ing up on LeBron real well right now. Maybe, all LeBron needs is some Cleveland home cooking to get it going to possibly drop a gem like this, when he spanked the Knicks for 50 points in the Garden.
Y'all think LeBron will bounce back in Games 3 & 4 to officially make this a series!?
The Spurs made their series a series last night. Now, let's see if LeBron can do the same for the Cavs because we all know if he doesn't, it's not like Jermaine, Marlon, Tito or Jackie will.
Moving on, there's been a running joke on TNT that Charles Barkley will read anything on a teleprompter. Well, thanks to Ernie Johnson's prank, we now know that it's true. This ish is funny as hell. It will get your weekend off with a smile:
First Bitches, That was Hillarious.
LeBrick James has been finally exposed by the C's
LeBrick's major weakness is his lack of a mid range jumper & LeChoke cant shoot 3's to save his life
MVP Kobe >>Le Brick
KING james will turn the heat up on the celtics come saturday. Palvovic or whatever dude name is will prolly be hot from behind the three point line. On the other hand, if Boston can keep up the defense on James and forget about that losing streak on the road they had with the Hawks, they should be aiight.
Get out the Broom out 4 Lebron and his Cavs because they're going 2 Get Swept by the Celtics. Word Em Up LOL
Sceeyoo@Yahoo.com
The Spurs looked Good last Night 2
Get the Broom out 4 Utah 2
Nobody can Guard Kobe on that Team
remember when boston went up 2-0 against ATL and everyone was saying sweep? lebron aint done. good job to san antonio.
I have been saying this for the last 2 seasons. La bron does not work hard in the off season and it shows. Nike gave the kid 90 million dollars for what?? He has no agility his feet point outwards (center of gravity screwed up), he is also very nervous when faced with an Isolation were he has to create. Basically when you put defense on Labron he turns into a roll player. He still has no FADE-A-WAY shot and with his size if he could just get that down he would basically be unstoppable(ala Kevin Garnette). QUIT HANGIN WITH JAY-Z, IF YOU WERENT LABRON HE WOULD NOT GIVE TWO SHITS ABOUT YOU. Take lessons fron FARMAR, BYNUM, hell TURIAF them cats work hard in the off season and it shows. LABRON HAS BEEN A JOKE FOR A WHILE I HAVE NEVER BEEN A LABRON FAN JUST LIKE JORDAN ISN'T. Best in the game KB24 2nd best K.GIZZLE
The Barkley thing was too funny.
@ Raskel
Huh? What are you talking about?
Raskel, who the hell are you to say his center of gravity is bad, you a fuckin scientist? Shut the fuck up, and its FADE AWAY, not a way, dick....I hate when people try to over analyze shit they don't know about, so what, Boston's D is gettin to him, but for anybody to say he aint he beast is brain dead or doesn't watch the game, let's see you get out there and put up almost a triple double every night. I agree he fuckin up, but let's see how game 3 goes before we start yellin sweep...we Al remember that series with Detroit last year
It is a known fact from football (which I played myself) that if your feet are not square under your body you center of gravity will be off any coach will teel you that. My feet use to point outwards to, and the first thing my coaches made me do was walk with my feet perfectly straight. Basketball as any sport were you use force and momentum is a science. And If you are that great there is really no such thing as defense. Labron has a good attitude that is why everybody keeps saying the same words "he is young. give him time" True the Cavs do not really have a supporting cast but I thought the "great ones" make those around them better. I guess when we talk about Labron that does not apply, but it applys to every other player that is considered great. GET A FADE-A-WAY AND A PERIMETER GAME AND A SET OF BALLZ THEN MAYBE I WILL GIVE HIM HIS PROPS, BUT FOR NOW HE IS ONE STEP AWAY FROM BEING A FLOP.
PROPHECY MISREAD????
Lets see how Labron would do if he was in the WESTERN CONFERENCE, then you would really see his major faults. And you guys are going to hate this one Labron atleast has a big man yes ILGLAUKUS BUT JAMES CANNOT SHAKE A DEFENDER AND DISH OFF TO HIS BIG MAN, WHY? BECAUSE HE CAN BARELY DRIBBLE. If you look at the games you will see what I am talking about.
Deshawn Stevenson is right dude is overrated.Basketball is the ultimate skill game and the things that work for you in basketball is hight,speed,shooting,and most important BRAIN(understanding the game)that is what dude lacks the most.He is in a league with thinkers and he is not 1.That is what seperates the greats Mike,Kobe,Shaq,Magic,Bird from the good Lebron No doubt dude can be great if he just use his head more than his size.Practice on your jumper instead of hanging with the camel all off season.
@ Raskel
Wow!!!! First off, who is Labron. I was under the impression that his name was actually LEBRON.
As far as the rest of your post is, you are clearly clueless. I'm with SEF. Boston's D is gettin to him, most def, but this nonsense about "he can barely dribble"?
In fact, maybe that's the problem. Maybe you are watching Labron James as opposed the Lebron James that the rest of us know.
@ Raskel-
UK BBall fan here, you are coming across real ignorant, foolish and hilarious overhere,
ONE STEP AWAY FROM BEING A FLOP.
roflz, someone rev up my lolcopter! youngest to 10,000 to 20,000 points, treble doubles, shooting record, etc
also you say,
True the Cavs do not really have a supporting cast but I thought the "great ones" make those around them better. I guess when we talk about Labron that does not apply, but it applys to every other player that is considered great.
LeBron's supporting cast is the worst, besides big zik who has had some decent numbers recently, for the most part they all suck, the fact the CAVs got to a NBA Finals should put LJ in the hall of fame alone! I would love LJ to have some players round him, truly unleash his potential, you think CP3 would get 10 dimes per game if he played with the CAVS, GTFO!
Anyway, you've brightened up my day too say the least. I'm gonna go buy me some shares in Haterade Inc...make me rich biatch!
p.s congrats to KB MVP, much deserved, true great and good to see him evolve into a man.CP3 is still a beast though, I'm still calling NOH to win the championship (!) and for LAL vs UTAH to go 7 games
OBAMA '08!
@J.R. you are clearly a child. You know who I am takin bout come on now....
Read MAINE'S post if he is being double teamed or triple teamed then somebody else is open in fact a couple people MUST be open but LeBron does not read and recognize he just chokes at the defense and the Celtics team and staff know that. I want the man to be successful but I have never in my life been a dick rida.
I know this is going to sound funny but it is possible to be a stat hog and not ever make an impact. You can go for 40 but if you miss a lay-up to tie a semi-final play off game that is what people will remember....
@ ukbball fan
Is C.PAULS supporting cast that much better then the CAVS? Yes but not by that much. CP3 is a true hooper he makes an impact. He makes those around him better.
@ raskel
WOW! you say NOHs sopprt is not much better!, *smh*
let me walk it out for you
D West Allstar! 20pt average
P Stojakovoic -shooter-deadly from 3 range
T Chandler, defensive rock, guaranteed double double ala Odom
M Peterson Can put up numbers when needed
now compare that with
Big Z alright, might get you 20, but doesn't double double like he should
B Wallace 2 years past his sell by date
D West - there's only 1 D West, this isn't him
Szcerbiak must average something like 10pts a game, not
D Gibson R Miller needs to coach this guy how to shoot effective 3s, must average
In short, that team is weak!!
I don't know why you are so against LJ, you'd have to be a fool not to recognise his talent, not too may players in the history of basketball have achieved the stats like he has, I just he doesn't go the way of a Malone, Iverson, McGrady, Garnett(?) as a great player who doesn't win a championship
Seriously, his support cast is the WORST!, The Cavs would be doing Knicks/Miami numbers if not for Lebron...
UK BBALL FAN
You make some good points, but lets talk about the indiviual. Kobe for example focuses on nothing but the game and his family. LJ wants to hang out and be some sort of socialite. I am from L.A. I go to the clubs and guess who is there Lebron and Damon "coatailin" jones. Lebron gets on the mic talkin "when I say Lebron yall say James" but nobody said nothin. Lebron needs to work on his game seriously. You say you sre a UK BBALLER ok then look at this objectively. Do you really see progression in Lebron from season to season? NO HE IS THE SAME LEBRON HE WAS 3 YRS AGO. And another thing if a shoe company gave you 90 mill do you think you would still have deep incentive to want to better yourself? I mean they gave the guy 90 mill before he even played in a professional game.
D.WADE> "king" james
man charles barkley had me laughin, by the way check out this new music blog: http://djtriumph.blogspot.com
sorry if i implied i was but i am a fan i don't play bball except for the infrequent mess arounds with friends...
i love d.wade as the next guy and can't wait for him to return next season, jopefully with rose/beasely & marrion, the heat can rise from the ashes...
the arguments you put against LJ just now appear to be more about his private life and not his game, why shouldnt lebron go out to nightclubs, he's young, rich and talented and as such should enjoy the rewards that come with it, like we BOTH would if we were fortunate to be in his position
after all, if we are gonna talk about private lifes, you only have to look at the great KB who commited adultery of all things (and possibly rape?), hat does not invalidate his oncourt achievements
You're right about one thing though, Lebron's hasn't improved over the past few seasons, but in his defence, he's averaging near 29-7-7 for the past 4 seasons, it's pretty hard to progress from those numbers!
Finally, Nike gave him $90m because they recognise h's a beast, they don't give out those sums to any deadbeat, you have to earn it- see Woods, Federer, Jordan-
As stated before, I'm a massive D.Wade and would ratehr watch him play than the majority of Bballers but if both players were on top of their game LB>>WADE
Same logic to the whole NBA, I'd say
KB>>LJ>>DW>>CP
imo of course...
seriosly though, drop whatever agenda you have against LJ, maybe he didn't sign an autograph or something, I don't know, but he IS that dude..
The Spurs Finally Knock
One Daannnn...Although G.Pop Aint A Phil Jackson He Knock The Tricks Of The Trade Its Gonna Suck 4 TP9 But The Hornets Had And Will Have NO Anwser For Manu Running PG, And I Believe Thats The Formula 4 The Spurs To Beat The Hornets, Even If It Cuts TP9 Playing Time...
But Either Way The Series Goes They Will Meet Their Doom In LA...
There Is NoOne Is The PlayOff-Or On Earth- That Will Stop Kobe...
@ Raskel I Kinda Understand What Ur Tryna Say But (pause) Not Really...U DONT KNOW ISH ABOUT B BALL If U Dont Accept That LJ's Jump Is Less Than Average...U Ever See KB24 Take A Jumper And Be Like "That's Off" Nope!
I Aint Even A CAVS Fan And I Still Hold My Breathe Everytime He Pulls Up, Cuz Its A Good Chance Its Gonna Be A Brick...Dude Gots ALot Of Talent But There Was CountLess Time That DWest Came Down With The Ball And James Was Simply On Role Player Mode Off To The Side And West Had No Idea What To Do...
For the record I like Lebron but he just like normal people will not reach his full potential until he relizes that he is great. IF HE DOES NOT BELEIVE IT (IT COMES ACROSS IN HIS GAME THAT HE DOES NOT) Then why should I?? I mean what 12 pts and 10 turnovers and then to follow that up with some more shitty play that is not a BEAST that is a teddy bear and that is what he is a TEDDY BEAR.
well if Lebron's a teddy bear there must be a whole lot of soft 'uns in the league, might as well start watching the WNBA...
that was really funny but charles makes alot of good points about why obama should be president and charles also wants to be a GM and Governer of alabama one day.
barkley is the only reason people watch that show but they give all the emmys to EJ so that is some bull right there. if barkley ever leaves watch the rating go in the toilet.
barkley is the only reason people watch that show but they give all the emmys to EJ so that is some bull right there. if barkley ever leaves watch the rating go in the toilet
lmaooo,
my predictions have been on-point so far, Spurs will be sent packing.....Cavs will go home with "Crossroads" playing on repeat the whole trip home.....
Pandemonium in The West, MVP vs. Runner-Up + The Supporting Cast......
Team Green vs. D-15!!!! shits bout to be a firestarter!!!!!!
Peace!