2009 NBA playoffs thread

[tony hipchest]

i love nba playoffs and this year could be even better and more exciting than last.

i'll definitely be taking in a heavy dose of l. james and d. howard, and be following the spurs pretty closely. i havent seen much of g. oden so i will be watching the trailblazers too.

final 4-

cavs over orlando
lakers over spurs (hoping for a rockets upset over lakers in rd.2)

cavs over lakers in 6. congrats cleveland... you finally have something to celebrate. enjoy it, because it will never be in football.

[Steelman16]

Nice to see the Celts lose, even if they were Garnett-less. Rondo did a good job, but I'm glad they lost.

I'm looking forward to the Blazers too - Roy's been my boy since his first year at UW.

[SteelersinCA]

You'll be watching Oden on the bench Tony, Kobe will dominate in the Finals and bring the trophy back to where it belongs.

[lilyoder6]

watching derrick rose explode in his playoff debut in the win over the celtics were nice...

i am liking the trailblazers as well.. got a good young team.. oden just needs to stay healthy...

all in all tho.. the lakers are sick... be fun to watch a kobe-lebron finals.. and the lakers will win b/c
A. kobe is THE best player in the league and lebron is second
B: outside of 23 and 24.. lakers have the better talent

[xfl2001fan]

Originally Posted by lilyoder6

A. kobe is THE best player in the league and lebron is second
B: outside of 23 and 24.. lakers have the better talent

Kobe's a better shooter, Lebron is a better scorer. Lebron is (also) more focused this year...but the fact that your "B* statement is true probably has a lot to do with it.

Kobe doesn't do nearly as much to make the Lakers a better team as Lebron does with the Cavaliers.

[Fordy]

I was hoping the Jazz gave the Lakers a better game..

[mcmac]

Im a celtics fan but I know we are in trouble since KG not going to play but I have know problem with the Cavs winning the NBA title this year Im a big Lebron J fan.

[lilyoder6]

Originally Posted by xfl2001fan

Kobe's a better shooter, Lebron is a better scorer. Lebron is (also) more focused this year...but the fact that your "B* statement is true probably has a lot to do with it.

Kobe doesn't do nearly as much to make the Lakers a better team as Lebron does with the Cavaliers.

maybe inside the paint lebron is a better scorer.. but his perimeter shooting still needs to improve... and kobe is a better clutch player

and i do think lebron is focused, but u have to warrant the argument that kobe is just as focused... he needs to prove that he can win a championship w/o shaq

[revefsreleets]

Look at the stats, and you'll see who the better player is. Kobe is the best pure scorer in the league, but Lebron is a MUCH more complete player. He is probably the strongest player in the NBA, he scores, he rebounds, he assists, and he plays really solid defense now.

Check out those stats, by the way:

Scoring- LeBron 28.4 PG
Kobe 26.8

Assists- LeBron 7.2 PG
Kobe 4.9

Rebounds- LeBron 7.6 PG
Kobe 5.2 PG


Add in the fact that Kobe has peaked, and LeBron just keeps getting better, and there really is no comparison.

[lilyoder6]

Originally Posted by revefsreleets

Look at the stats, and you'll see who the better player is. Kobe is the best pure scorer in the league, but Lebron is a MUCH more complete player. He is probably the strongest player in the NBA, he scores, he rebounds, he assists, and he plays really solid defense now.

Check out those stats, by the way:

Scoring- LeBron 28.4 PG
Kobe 26.8

Assists- LeBron 7.2 PG
Kobe 4.9

Rebounds- LeBron 7.6 PG
Kobe 5.2 PG


Add in the fact that Kobe has peaked, and LeBron just keeps getting better, and there really is no comparison.

u must be high...
kobe did just win the mvp last yr..

kobe is THE BEST on ball defender
kobe is a better ft shooter... by 76%
lebron prob gets more boards b/c he a foward and his bigs are bitches, kobe has 2 7ft'ers that attack the board real good.. and u could even throw in odom