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james5000
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How is Lebrons ankle?
I imagine adrenaline can get you through a game but he might be feeling it tomorrow.
Lebron was probably the best defender this game and still leads the attack.
An average Lebron gives you a chance
A great Lebron equals a win
No Lebron equals a whooping |
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Hanging from Rafters
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| Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| Brawn13 wrote: | | Bron2AD wrote: | 2 superstar did not show up in most important game of the year
It’s conference finals and we still have to wonder if ad will show up to the game
A bad game for jokic and he still has 23/17/12/3 😂 |
If our hopes to winning this series was for Lebron or AD outplaying Jokic…then we’ve already lost. Jokic is better than them (and the rest of the nba) by a good margin. |
It would be a great bonus if Lebron could be great but the Lakers can probably get by without that as long as he plays ok but doesn’t sabatoge the game with mistakes…like turnovers, giving up back door cuts, multiple missed layups, missed FTs, excessive 3s because he’s bricking them and killing the offensive momentum with those.
If Bron isn’t capable of impacting the game as positively as he used too because he’s lost a step or is injured he can counter that by focusing on making fewer bad decisions and still be impactful enough to affect a win. If he doesn’t, then he’ll continue to be the one most responsible for the losses.
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LongBeachPoly
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| Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 5:01 am Post subject: |
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| Hanging from Rafters wrote: | | Brawn13 wrote: | | Bron2AD wrote: | 2 superstar did not show up in most important game of the year
It’s conference finals and we still have to wonder if ad will show up to the game
A bad game for jokic and he still has 23/17/12/3 😂 |
If our hopes to winning this series was for Lebron or AD outplaying Jokic…then we’ve already lost. Jokic is better than them (and the rest of the nba) by a good margin. |
It would be a great bonus if Lebron could be great but the Lakers can probably get by without that as long as he plays ok but doesn’t sabatoge the game with mistakes…like turnovers, giving up back door cuts, multiple missed layups, missed FTs, excessive 3s because he’s bricking them and killing the offensive momentum with those.
If Bron isn’t capable of impacting the game as positively as he used too because he’s lost a step or is injured he can counter that by focusing on making fewer bad decisions and still be impactful enough to affect a win. If he doesn’t, then he’ll continue to be the one most responsible for the losses. |
This. Less bad decisions. Dude's made so many mistakes these playoffs. Especially passing the ball. Just really bad turnovers.
And something happened to his handles too because he keeps losing the ball anytime he dribbles in traffic.
Just dribbling off his feet or losing the ball on spin moves... |
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Scherm
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Just want to say, Michael Malone is a bitter little victim of a man.
He feels so disrespected he thinks nobody said a word about Jokic's game 1 performance? He's mad that the Lakers are a national story? He gets offended that ESPN talks about what adjustments the Lakers are trying to find? He makes up slights, and he's just a combative little prick in general.
"You win Game 1 of the playoffs, and all everybody talked about was the Lakers. Let’s be honest, that was a national narrative: The Lakers were fine. They’re down 1-0 but they figured something out. No one talked about that Nikola had a historic performance. He’s got 13 triple-doubles now. Third all-time. What he’s doing is just incredible, but the narrative wasn’t about the Nuggets. The narrative wasn’t about Nikola. The narrative is about the Lakers and their adjustments. So you put that in your pipe, you smoke it, you come back and you know what, we’re going to go up 2-0.” |
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Four Decade Bandwagon
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| Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 6:38 am Post subject: |
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| Scherm wrote: | Just want to say, Michael Malone is a bitter little victim of a man.
He feels so disrespected he thinks nobody said a word about Jokic's game 1 performance? He's mad that the Lakers are a national story? He gets offended that ESPN talks about what adjustments the Lakers are trying to find? He makes up slights, and he's just a combative little prick in general.
"You win Game 1 of the playoffs, and all everybody talked about was the Lakers. Let’s be honest, that was a national narrative: The Lakers were fine. They’re down 1-0 but they figured something out. No one talked about that Nikola had a historic performance. He’s got 13 triple-doubles now. Third all-time. What he’s doing is just incredible, but the narrative wasn’t about the Nuggets. The narrative wasn’t about Nikola. The narrative is about the Lakers and their adjustments. So you put that in your pipe, you smoke it, you come back and you know what, we’re going to go up 2-0.” |
Interesting point of view. I think he has a really good point.
You have long time NBA analysts stating they have never seen Jokic play and another stating he left Jokic off the MVP ballot. All the hype has been about the Lakers and James.
All while the number 1 seed has been going about their business and winning series and the first two games. Nuggets are playing like champions and it is being overlooked and dismissed.
But sure, call Malone bitter and dismiss the point again. Good job! |
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Scherm
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| Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| Four Decade Bandwagon wrote: | [
Interesting point of view. I think he has a really good point.
You have long time NBA analysts stating they have never seen Jokic play and another stating he left Jokic off the MVP ballot. All the hype has been about the Lakers and James.
All while the number 1 seed has been going about their business and winning series and the first two games. Nuggets are playing like champions and it is being overlooked and dismissed.
But sure, call Malone bitter and dismiss the point again. Good job! |
Malone was spouting Not-so-thinly disguised Laker envy and resentment.
The Internet Machine was flooded with laudatory praise of Jokic after Game 1, so the "Everyone disrespects us" complaint is funny. He sounds like someone from Sacramento -- his former team that fired him. No reason to be so petty when you're up 2-0, but that's who he is. |
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