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Since Strum said this in another thread:


just strum said:
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which made me think of the NBA, and my first interests in sports when I was a kid, so . . . I just wanted to make it clear that no one is allowed to cheer for, or even mention the Seattle Thunder or Oklahoma City Supersonics or whatever they are now. It is just plain CRIMINAL!! :reallymad: :flamemad: :spank: that the Seattle Supersonics have been taken from the city, and that it was allowed to happen. Grrrrr . . . and that is all I have to say about that. Robert, please amend the FAQ's appropriately. ;) :thwap:



 
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Earlier this year when I saw on the schedule we were playing the Thunder, my first reaction - who the hell are they? I never know what's going on over on the left side of the country. There are some things you just don't mess with and this should have been one of them.
 
Thanks for the support Strum. I was thinking as I wrote this of listening on the AM radio from the back seat of the family wagon to the broadcasts back in the '70's, especially when the Sonics took the title. Slick Watts, Downtown Freddy Brown, Tommy Burleson, and many others were heros of mine from that era, and I loved listening with my Dad. I do not have that chance with my kids. I guess I will encourage them to be Trailblazers fans. I like the Blazers too, but it is not the same thing.
 
when it comes to the NBA, this town is pumped. The Cavs are beating the tough teams and destroying the mediocre teams. The third quarter use to be our downfall, now it's usually the Cavs strongest quarter. The great thing is it's all being done with Lebron playing fewer minutes than any other season since he's been in the NBA. Mo Williams is playing great ball and the team is a real tight unit.
 
Big game tonight for the Cavs against the Boston Celtics

"Cavaliers improved to 19-0 at home by beating the staggering Boston Celtics 98-83 Friday night in a game oozing with postseason intensity."



"James scored 38 points, James scored 23 in the second half. He added seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks."



http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/28583977/
 
I am hoping the Cavs finish with a better record than the Celtics this year. Without home court advantage, I question how far the Celtics would have gone last year. They were a great team for sure, but they wound up in several Game 7 situations. If they have to play a 7 on the road, things might be different.

As a Knicks fan, I have to get my enjoyment watching other teams right now. It's still a long wait to summer 2010 when the Knicks plan to buy a new team. At this point I'm enjoying watching all the potential free agents to see who I wish they'd go after (aside from the obvious in L.J.)
 
The last 13 games that the Cavs and the Celtics have played against each other were won by the home team - that includes the seven played in last yers playoffs.

The two games this year had playoff intensity, with technical fouls and some serious banging under the boards.
 
Home court advantage in the NBA may be more significant than any other sports league. I couldn't find statistics to see for sure, but it looks that way fairly often to me.

Call it schadenfraude if you will, but I am enjoying this slump for the Celtics. I am sure they will rebound from it and be a contender in the East this year, but it's nice that they're not a forgone conclusion to win it all.

I'm also enjoying how often the Cavs are on tv. I can watch LeBron every night. Every time I think he can't get better, he gets better. He reminds me more and more of Magic Johnson every time I see him play. Those skills at that size, that's quite a combination.
 
sunvalleylaw said:
I miss the Supersonics.
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When the Browns left, it really didn't bother me. However, I don't want to see the Cavs ever leave and that was my view before Lebron.

When it comes to being a spectator of a sporting event (made sure of that distinction before the porn comments came flowing in), basketball is my true love.
 
I think OKC might want to send them back sometime soon. :rotflmao:

Seriously though, I'd miss them too. I'd love to see Kevin Durant play live. That kid is awesome. Seattle got screwed royally on that move.

I wish Tampa had an NBA team. I'm not driving to Orlando to see the Magic. The NBA is the one pro-sport we are missing in this area but we'll never have a team with the Magic 75 miles away.
 
The Sonics were there long before the Seahawks and the Mariners, who were farm (EDIT: I mean new franchise) teams when I was a teenager, and there is a lot of history. Ok, enough dwelling in the past about it. I have no idea how the Trailblazers are doing, but I am going to root for them.
 
I believe the Blazers are currently 6th in the West. So not great, but still in a playoff spot.

I still think the Blazers made a terrible choice in drafting Greg Oden instead of the afforementioned Kevin Durant. Between injuries and just not being the dominant big man he was billed to be, Oden is reminding a lot of people of Sam Bowie and that is not a good person to be compared to. Durant, on the other hand, was a no-brainer. He made the transition with ease and is now a star in the making. Oden may still come around and be a good player, but he's not #1 pick material.

I'm glad we're talking NBA. I prefer NCAA to NBA for basketball, but I still love the NBA as well. Basketball was the one sport I just could not play well, but I love watching it. When I lived in NJ I went to many many Knicks games over the years. I miss MSG and as bad as they are, I miss my Knicks.
 
Ok, I am motivated to get to know the Blazers team now and actually follow it a bit. I gave up basketball myself in junior high when the coach made me choose between hoop and skiing. (Ski ya later coach!) But it is the first spectator sport I was a fan of, before football even.
 
Interested in the Blazers, two words for you... Rudy Fernández. The guy is quite good.
 
sunvalleylaw said:
Ok, I am motivated to get to know the Blazers team now and actually follow it a bit. I gave up basketball myself in junior high when the coach made me choose between hoop and skiing. (Ski ya later coach!) But it is the first spectator sport I was a fan of, before football even.
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Here you go Steve, a little ray of sunshine for the Fretter without his team.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/28543675/
 
One of the (many) things that make LeBron the most dangerous player in the game is that he has he ability to play all 5 positions on the court if need be.

I also love how they refer to the Chicago game as his "worst game" of the season. While that is statistically true, he still scored over 20 points. So even on a crappy night, LeBron is better than most players in the league.

As for football, I'm sure he can go up and get the high passes, but I'd make him a linebacker at his size. I'm positive if I had the ball I wouldn't want LeBron chasing me.
 
Is there no off season with pro basketball any more? The product is so diluted I just do not care to watch it any more. I will say Lebron is all they said he was....he is pretty phenomenal to watch.
 
R_of_G said:
I also love how they refer to the Chicago game as his "worst game" of the season. While that is statistically true, he still scored over 20 points. So even on a crappy night, LeBron is better than most players in the league.
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28 pts; 14 rebounds; 7 assists; 1 steal; 1 blocked shot against Chicago. His downfall, 8 turnovers and although I don't know the total, his foul shooting looked like last year (an area he has improved greatly). He also took a lot of shots, so the 28 pts don't tell the real story. If you watched the game you could tell it was an off night despite his stats.

He is the second most efficient player in the NBA today (behind Shaq) and 5th all-time in the NBA. Kevin Garnett and Kobe rank 14th and 15th respectively.
 
Kazz said:
Is there no off season with pro basketball any more? The product is so diluted I just do not care to watch it any more. I will say Lebron is all they said he was....he is pretty phenomenal to watch.
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I think baseball, football and basketball has become very diluted and players are getting on teams that would never had been considered in years past.
 
just strum said:
28 pts; 14 rebounds; 7 assists; 1 steal; 1 blocked shot against Chicago. His downfall, 8 turnovers and although I don't know the total, his foul shooting looked like last year (an area he has improved greatly). He also took a lot of shots, so the 28 pts don't tell the real story. If you watched the game you could tell it was an off night despite his stats.
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I did watch the game and he did look "off" but like I said, off for LeBron are still better than good nights for most players. He is as good as it gets and he's still so young. Barring injuries, there is still so much upside potential to LeBron. I've said it before, but he reminds me more and more of Magic Johnson every time I get to see him play.

I also think the Cavs made a great move picking up Mo Williams. This team is now deep enough to really contend with Boston in a long series.
 
For those people that like basketball, Lebron's performance Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks was amazing. I didn't realize that they were on TV Friday and missed the game, but living outside of Cleveland provided plenty of highlights

LeBron James scored 55 points, coming up just one shy of his career high, and put together a stunning scoring flourish after halftime that helped the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-103 on Friday night.

James scored 16 points in the first 2:50 of the third quarter, almost single-handedly turning a six-point halftime deficit into an eight-point Cavaliers lead (chron.com)

 
It was another in what is becoming a long line of great performances by LeBron. With every new time I watch him play, he reminds me more and more of Magic. Their are so many similarities in their games. What's exciting about LeBron is that he's still so young. As remarkable as he already is, his game has consistently improved every year, and if he keeps improving at this pace, there's no telling what he can achieve.
 
R_of_G said:
It was another in what is becoming a long line of great performances by LeBron. With every new time I watch him play, he reminds me more and more of Magic. Their are so many similarities in their games. What's exciting about LeBron is that he's still so young. As remarkable as he already is, his game has consistently improved every year, and if he keeps improving at this pace, there's no telling what he can achieve.
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He has improved at the foul line, but it's a weak area, as is the 12' to 15' jumper. However, any player today would gladly accept his game.

Speaking of Magic, they are showing Magic interviewing Lebron at halftime of the Boston vs Phoenix game today.
 
just strum said:
He has improved at the foul line, but it's a weak area, as is the 12' to 15' jumper. However, any player today would gladly accept his game.
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True, it's still not his strong suit, but this year he is better than last year in those areas and last year he was better than the year before that so he keeps making progress. In two more years, it will be impossible to stop LeBron from scoring from anyplace on the floor.

just strum said:
Speaking of Magic, they are showing Magic interviewing Lebron at halftime of the Boston vs Phoenix game today.
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Yep, saw that promo. Will be watching to see the interview. I would think the network will play up the parallels and show some Magic highlights and some LeBron highlights to accentuate the comparison.
 
wingsdad said:
Yeah...like Magic leading his team to actually beat the Celtics.:poke:
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I googled to see how many times Magic beat the Celtics in the Finals - I found that not only did he never beat them in the finals, there is no record of him ever beating them in his career. The same can not be said for the Lakers.
 
wingsdad said:
Yeah...like Magic leading his team to actually beat the Celtics.:poke:
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Shall we compare supporting casts? Magic had Kareem at center. LeBron has Anderson Varejao and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. LeBron is still extremely young and has plenty of time to develop a post-season reputation, but let's give credit where it's due since the guy pretty much does it himself.
 

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