Plastic Man

despite some bad calls orlando should have won this game. with 1 second left and a 6'1" guard inbounding, how do you NOT have a jumping-jack giant to guard that inbound pass? that should be a given every time...make that pass difficult. lewis was completely ineffective guarding nobody at the 3 pt line waiting to jump on an open man. then whoever was guarding pavlovic chased him to nearly halfcourt. that's 2 useless defenders in a catch-n-shoot situation, with 3+ of the 5 seconds to inbound used up. also pietrus should have been on LBJ instead of turk. it was way too easy for LBJ...but clutch anyway. at least SVG owned up to his mistake after the game. the little things...

yeah that was NAsty. i (and apparently LBJ) underestimated Lee on that one.

great win but it's only one game. i doubt the puppetmaster allows magic to take the series.

add Doug Collins to the list of shocked LBJ fans. and this all happened WITH Dwight in trouble all night. officiating is wildly one-sided...so disgusting.

i agree...lawson is a true pg with lightning speed/penetrating ability and has improved his jump shot. he'd be a steal if he falls to us. wait...woodchuck is still our coach and we already have acie!?! just trade the pick.

i would love to have Bosh but i would hate for Smoove to leave home AND get stuck in canada eh playing for the craptors. he would be depressed.

maybe not in the long run. i take Marv over Chillz every day. Marv is still adding to his game. Chillz is solid at everything but not really good at anything.

i'm not ready to trade Smoove either...but i gotta stick up for Horford. he just doesn't get many touches being the last option in our "one-on-one" offense. when we run, he runs the floor great and plays well. granted he needs some work in the halfcourt but still, he is capable of scoring more than what we've seen.

i know what you are saying. only thing is i've seen similar calls around the league all season. that is one rule i would like to see changed or at least cleared up...teams are getting punished for playing good defense.

i don't expect anyone to agree with me but that's ok. mj was pampered by the league and favored by the media. LBJ is already a better all-around scorer, defender, rebounder, passer but he doesn't have any rings so i guess bob horry is BY FAR better than LBJ. whateva.

clearly even if woody is right players aren't responding which means it is passed time for him to go. he has no credibility with them--youngs or vets.

LBJ has improved alot in a year...and i'm not giving all the credit to friggin mo williams. i don't like espn either but LBJ has it all. with that said we are not near as bad as we look in our losses these playoffs. JJ got into it a bit with delonte and showed some emotion. if he always had that mean streak and chip on his shoulder (more than 2 minutes) he could get us somewhere.

mmmk. maybe i'm clueless but i thought we already had enough undersized players in love with the jump shot/not interested in playing defense.

i missed the chat during the game...why did everyone think Zaza was pissed? tirico n brown kept talking about the restricted area, but i thought Zaza was pissed about getting elbowed in the face by joe smith. then smith n varajao kinda stood over him while he was down. you NEVER hear the tv guys (stern's puppets) mention that stuff.

He is already better than Jordan. I despise the star treatment he gets but Jordan got the same...for at least a decade. LBJ would still dominate OFFENSIVELY without the calls. However when he is getting away with murder out there the Cavs are untouchable. Unfortunately I think our players give up when things (calls) repeatedly go against us game after game...year after year...morale is way too low, way too often. We need an Extreme Makeover.

ohhhhhh my...and i thought percocet was good pain medicine! thanks for sharing.

acie was more productive than flip...having played 20 minutes less

he had that defeated look again early...especially after not getting calls. he needs those FTAs and easy buckets or it's sleepwalkin.

Stu Scott along with Tirico who have probably never played a minute of organized sports in their lives combined. Actually...pretty much all of espn's anchors can be included.

there has to be more to it than what we are hearing. it IS personal and unlike both of them. meanwhile...hooked on 'bonics worked fo' me.

3. Mookie, Smitty, Corbin, Long, Deke : Lenny Wilkens. 1. Mookie, Augmon, Nique, Willis, Koncak. Wilkens 6. Bibby, Joe, Mo, Smoove, Horford. Wood 5. Rivers, Theus, Nique, Malone, Koncak. Fratello. 4. Rivers, Whitman, Nique, Willis, Tree. Fratello 8. JT, DeMarr, Koncak, Shareef, Nazr. Kruger 2. Bibby, Joe, Marvin, Smoove Horford. Wood 9. Johnson, Criss, Drew, Roundfield, Tree. Brown 7. Email, JT, Big Dog, Reef, Deke. Kruger

i KNOW you aren't saying we need Marvin!

...or from wade getting 25 FTA. don't call it his "will" unless ur referring to Stern.

i saw defeat all over JJ's face after he picked up that second foul early. he needs a chip on his shoulder and a mean streak.

aha...the real reason his back hurts...she is a beast! yeah i had to hit mute several times to keep from losing it.