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05-19-2013, 03:49 PM | #2566 |
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I didn't realize this game was today until I looked at the schedule about 15 minutes ago..lol Oh well nice game for the Spurs and here I was going to predict Memphis winning the series in 6.
As far as the other series as I correctly predicted the Pacers were much better than the Knicks and won in 6. The Pacers are the best defensive team in the NBA but I think their lack of scoring options is going to be their downfall. My heart tells me the Pacers could win the series but my head is telling me the Heat will, probably in 6. |
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05-19-2013, 04:06 PM | #2567 |
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"We're not just another team," James said. "I don't understand what he's saying. But we're not just another team. That's not true. He said we're just another team in their way. We're a great team. If we're just another team, you really don't prepare for just another team. You have to prepare for us."
LeBron getting more and more sensitive when he doesn't need to be. He's been really defensive this year |
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05-19-2013, 04:29 PM | #2568 | |
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05-19-2013, 04:40 PM | #2569 |
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If some imagined slight helps LeBron and the Heat get more motivated than the first 2 series, great. They'll be better off for it.
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05-19-2013, 05:06 PM | #2570 |
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It's not a slight on Memphis. They're a good team and they'd have deserved to have gone. But let's be real. They beat a pretty immature Clippers team, a banged up Thunder team, and an old Spurs team. It's actually somewhat a commentary about how bad teams in the NBA have been this year... in general. This has to be one of the least talented group of NBA teams I've seen in a while.
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05-19-2013, 05:07 PM | #2571 | |
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That being said... I don't think Vogel meant it in the way LeBron interpreted it, but it wasn't a smart thing to say. |
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05-19-2013, 05:19 PM | #2572 |
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Meh. I don't pay attention to the off-court motivating factors. You could easily spin LeBron's comments to favor Indiana. It's a slap in the face when your opponent has an expectation of being acknowledged as great.
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05-19-2013, 05:42 PM | #2573 |
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I normally agree, except when it's a team that wins without even trying sometimes. One of the ways to beat the Heat is to sneak up on them a little. Having them foaming from the first tip of the series isn't going to help.
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05-19-2013, 05:49 PM | #2574 | |
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05-19-2013, 06:48 PM | #2575 | |
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I don't see LeBron getting riled up over this. On the plus side, he's not going to let anger negatively affect his game. On the negative side, Jordan would never let that kind of comment slide without upping his game than jamming it down your throat. LeBron will play the same game as if Vogel never made the comments. |
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05-19-2013, 06:53 PM | #2576 | |
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05-19-2013, 07:00 PM | #2577 | |
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If you made that comment to MJ, he would demand the ball, dominate the game, then glare at Vogel. That's not what LeBron does and I don't think he develops that this late in his career. Nothing to see here, really. LeBron isn't going to play any different, better or worse, because of comments Vogel made. I do agree it was stupid to say it, though. Possibly because Vogel knows LeBron isn't going to up his game based on comments, but he has at times pressed too hard to try to prove himself. |
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05-19-2013, 07:01 PM | #2578 |
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You are probably right.
But it would be damn exciting for him to develop that. Posted via Mobile Device |
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05-19-2013, 07:54 PM | #2579 |
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There was nothing wrong with what Vogel said or what LeBron said. LeBron will go out and dominate the game of basketball to the same historic extent that he usually does and it will cease to be an issue.
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05-19-2013, 09:00 PM | #2580 |
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