Thread: The NBA Playoffs are here!

Why so many Lebron James fanboys in here.

He kicked Cleveland fans in the teeth..(metaphorically speaking)...and then made a horse's patoot out of himself with the 30 minute sports show and what his decision would be regarding free agency.

Originally Posted by Herkdriver

Why so many Lebron James fanboys in here.

He kicked Cleveland fans in the teeth..(metaphorically speaking)...and then made a horse's patoot out of himself with the 30 minute sports show and what his decision would be regarding free agency.

I don't really see any fanboys...

Maybe fans of the guy, but, that don't necessarily make you a fanboy...

Also, he didn't come up with the idea to do "The Decision..."

Plus, the money from it went to charity...

What's so bad about that?

You know who really kicked Cleveland fans in the teeth?

Dan Gilbert, since he decided to place all the weight on LBJ's back and never give him any backup while in Cleveland, thus driving away their only hope for a title...

Originally Posted by Really People?

I don't really see any fanboys...

Maybe fans of the guy, but, that don't necessarily make you a fanboy...

Also, he didn't come up with the idea to do "The Decision..."

Plus, the money from it went to charity...

What's so bad about that?

You know who really kicked Cleveland fans in the teeth?

Dan Gilbert, since he decided to place all the weight on LBJ's back and never give him any backup while in Cleveland, thus driving away their only hope for a title...

With relatives in Cleveland and throughout Ohio...I am no fan of Lebron James.

Regardless of my personal bias towards James leaving Ohio...you know he's from there.

With Tinker, Altus and Vance Air Force bases in Oklahoma...having spent time there.
I am rooting for Oklahoma City.

Miami?

Not many real Floridians live in Miami..it's the East Coast's version of Los Angeles...
Transplants and snow birds.

Folks jumping on the Lebron bandwagon because it's popular to do so.

Originally Posted by Herkdriver

With relatives in Cleveland and throughout Ohio...I am no fan of Lebron James.

Regardless of my personal bias towards James leaving Ohio...you know he's from there.

With Tinker, Altus and Vance Air Force bases in Oklahoma...having spent time there.
I am rooting for Oklahoma City.

Miami?

Not many real Floridians live in Miami..it's the East Coast's version of Los Angeles...
Transplants and snow birds.

Folks jumping on the Lebron bandwagon because it's popular to do so.

Oh I'm not denying the existence of the bandwagoners...

They're there, no doubt...

But, I've wanted to see James get a ring since his Cleveland...

He deserves it...

He's a guy that goes out and leaves it all on the court virtually every night...

And, for the record, I'm a Hornets fan...

Have been since I paid attention to pro ball, which is about 90 or so, which is also about as long as the Hornets have existed...

TBH, I would be perfectly OK if either Lebron or Durant got their ring...

They both deserve it, being the two best players in the league...

Originally Posted by Really People?

Oh I'm not denying the existence of the bandwagoners...

They're there, no doubt...

But, I've wanted to see James get a ring since his Cleveland...

He deserves it...

He's a guy that goes out and leaves it all on the court virtually every night...

And, for the record, I'm a Hornets fan...

Have been since I paid attention to pro ball, which is about 90 or so, which is also about as long as the Hornets have existed...

TBH, I would be perfectly OK if either Lebron or Durant got their ring...

They both deserve it, being the two best players in the league...

After last nights game, James played well but Wade is the disappointment. Unless he steps up in this series, it's not going to be pretty.
Can't put the loss on Lebron's shoulders this time.

Originally Posted by Herkdriver

After last nights game, James played well but Wade is the disappointment. Unless he steps up in this series, it's not going to be pretty.
Can't put the loss on Lebron's shoulders this time.

There ya go man...

That's been my angle for the whole playoffs...

James has had great games since the playoffs started, Wade, not so much...

And the role players went to sleep after the half...

If somebody other than James doesn't show up & play for 48 minutes a night, the Heat can forget about it...

Originally Posted by Really People?

There ya go man...

That's been my angle for the whole playoffs...

James has had great games since the playoffs started, Wade, not so much...



And the role players went to sleep after the half...

If somebody other than James doesn't show up & play for 48 minutes a night, the Heat can forget about it...

I loathe to comment too much on the game, 'cause I work evenings & only saw the highlights, but it seems to me that it's like LBJ is back in Cleveland, where he's the one-man-gang again. Is Wade washed up, injured more than we know or is he just in a funk (an ego thing with LBJ?)? I'll give him the benefit of the doubt & say he may be more injured than we know & if that's the case, the Heat can pretty much forget about it, they ain't winning this series.

Originally Posted by arjay

I loathe to comment too much on the game, 'cause I work evenings & only saw the highlights, but it seems to me that it's like LBJ is back in Cleveland, where he's the one-man-gang again. Is Wade washed up, injured more than we know or is he just in a funk (an ego thing with LBJ?)? I'll give him the benefit of the doubt & say he may be more injured than we know & if that's the case, the Heat can pretty much forget about it, they ain't winning this series.

See, my problem with the idea of an injury is that Wade tends to turn it up, to an extent, in the second half...

With an injury, you'd figure his performance would lessen...

*shrug*

I'm not discounting a Thunder comeback, but I expect the Heat to close out the series on Thursday, in 5 games. An OKC victory, though, could really throw this series up in the air.

The Heat, brought the Heat.

Difficult to label it an upset, but I don't see the Thunder winning 3 straight.

I think the series is done n' dusted and Lebron will get his first ring; proving to be a dominant NBA player
who no longer chokes under pressure. The whole team has stepped up, and I look for both teams to be around for awhile as ccotenders for future championships.