qtlaw
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I'm pretty sure that the Lakers would be happy if every game came down to whether its Rondo/Cassell/House hitting the open J.
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Actually when Garnett came into the league the big thing was that he was going to change the way the 3 way played. But I think he's about as true a power forward as they come. I agree with you about pounding the thing down there, though. But I think the main reasons they didn't was because LA's going to defend that hard, and Pierce went into his tunnel vision mode for a bit.qtlaw said:Anyone get the sense that beyond all the hype, KG is just another jump shooter like the Mailman, not a true power forward. He's got great range and all, but when you see how late in the 4th he went to the left block and shot that jump hook over Gasol, I wonder, why not go to that at least 50% of the time?
As for the Lakers, how about giving Gasol a shot low in the blocks instead of always high at the elbow? He looked down there against Duncan, I would think he could take Perkins.
Boobie Miles said:Simmons had a good point about Garnett today -- he's been pretty critical and compared him to Malone in a negative light -- but the point was the difference is that he can still impact games with his defense and rebounding. That's one you have to say for him -- he never mails one in. Everyone always demands he shoot more, but last night that wasn't the problem; wasn't he 6-21 or something? I know he's supposed to be a superstar, and I think he is, but he's at his best as a facilitator and getting his looks in the flow of the game. He's just not a give me the ball, I'm going to take over type guy. If that knocks him down a peg or two in some people's eyes so be it. But it's worked pretty well so far this year for him.
Lamar Odom woke up, Lakers are nailing shots, Celtics are missing shots, refs are--as usual in this league-- consistantly horrendous.Angola! said:i'm not getting to watch so can somebody explain why boston is already down 21?
This Celtics fanboi is tempted to shut this game off and pop in a Curb DVD.Boom_70 said:Love seeing Larry David by Laker bench. Makes it feel like a Curb episode.