*********Official Lakers vs. Celtics NBA Finals Thread********

[cteezy83]

The outcome of this game couldnt have been that big of a suprise to anyone following the celtics..the Lakers can play any style of basketball.. we're like chameleons..we play uptempo with the suns..but we love to play half-court & so does the Celtics big "3"...Rondo only excels in fastbreak transition settings..he is always stagnant in a half-court setting..his only option is Allen running off screens or allowing pierce to go 1on 1 with artest (which at best is 50/50 ball)..or garnett with those predictable fadeaways..if they cant speed the tempo of this game up this series can be over in 5!!

 

[Rawness]

The outcome of this game couldnt have been that big of a suprise to anyone following the celtics..the Lakers can play any style of basketball.. we're like chameleons..we play uptempo with the suns..but we love to play half-court & so does the Celtics big "3"...Rondo only excels in fastbreak transition settings..he is always stagnant in a half-court setting..his only option is Allen running off screens or allowing pierce to go 1on 1 with artest (which at best is 50/50 ball)..or garnett with those predictable fadeaways..if they cant speed the tempo of this game up this series can be over in 5!!

While Rondo does excel in half-court settings, It's not true that he can't run a half-court offense. He struggled tonight due to the size of the Lakers and the poor play of the rest of the squad. How many times did he get in the paint just to have his shot blocked or pass to Perk and have him mishandle the ball?

He struggled with the size of Orlando and Cleveland at first, too, so we'll see if he can right that ship.

 

[Damn Right]

"This game's in the refrigerator, the door is closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard, and the Jell-OOOOOOOOO's jigglin'!"

 

[cteezy83]

While Rondo does excel in half-court settings, It's not true that he can't run a half-court offense. He struggled tonight due to the size of the Lakers and the poor play of the rest of the squad. How many times did he get in the paint just to have his shot blocked or pass to Perk and have him mishandle the ball?

He struggled with the size of Orlando and Cleveland at first, too, so we'll see if he can right that ship.

Dude thats the point im making..his game isn't tailored in a half-court setting...all of his ridiculous numbers he was getting in the other series were mostly due to fast transition points which opened up the floor for other players

 

[BrownTurd]

Dude thats the point im making..his game isn't tailored in a half-court setting...all of his ridiculous numbers he was getting in the other series were mostly due to fast transition points which opened up the floor for other players

Not true at all. Rondo is very good in the half court setting. Problem was his shooters got in foul trouble. When he kicks it out to Allen he can't shoot.

 

[Mr. Met]

One game.

They've been blown out at least once in the last two series.

 

[SpiritualPorn]

I was impressed with the Lakers D

Boston played a shitty game....

Kobe, unlike 08, drove the ball and didn't settle.

Artest played well.

If Boston gets a split they will win the series.

Good Job Lakers......

 

[Lesane Crooks]

I was impressed with the Lakers D

Boston played a shitty game....

Kobe, unlike 08, drove the ball and didn't settle.

Artest played well.

If Boston gets a split they will win the series.

Good Job Lakers......

I keep hearing this shit as if the Celtics are sooo damn hot at the Garden that they will undeniably hold serve against a near flawless Lakers road team.

I do think it was just 1 game and that Boston will bounce back and make it a good series.......

...but.....

Winning the next one is the ONLY way the Celtics have a chance to take the series (short of an injury to Kobe).

 

[Les W]

Where should I start

Garnett not showing up
Piece shooting too many 3's
no husle, or much energy from boston
the bench doing dumb shit
getting in foul trouble

I agree 100% celtics looked like they thought it was still 2008

next game hopefully they'll show up and fix the mismatch problems as well

FYI since Tues firefox is not allowing me to access this site amd I am on my phone

good game from the Lakers but didn't see anything that makes me think the

C's are NOT the better team

unfortunately the celtics played so bad I don't know if that was all LA had

Game 2 will decide the series for sure

 

[drowzie]

Look dude. Like I said before. We hav'nt lost a gm at the house all playoffs long. Homecourt is huge for us. And we close out series on the road. Boston has they're hands full. Posey, PJ Brown and Leon Powe was a big part of that 08 Championship team and with that said, kill that Boston plays tough and Lakers are soft shit.

 

[Les W]

I keep hearing this shit as if the Celtics are sooo damn hot at the Garden that they will undeniably hold serve against a near flawless Lakers road team.

I do think it was just 1 game and that Boston will bounce back and make it a good series.......

...but.....

Winning the next one is the ONLY way the Celtics have a chance to take the series (short of an injury to Kobe).

Gotta agree with this as well

I don't see them winning the series starting out 0-2...it's POSSIBLE but

All they need to do is split in LA and we got ourselves a race

 

[TimRock]

both odom and luke have to play better. They are both too passive. odoms decision making needs to get better. And luke, a good playmaker, should stop forcing the issue so much. If the pass is not there, don't make. If you are open, take the shot. We need these 2 to play smart on both ends.

 

[drowzie]

Like I said before dog, NO TEAM has won in LA all playoffs long. So, it's pretty much safe to say that homecourt advantage for the Lakers is HUGE! I get your point about the Celts being a good road team against Eastern Conference teams, but this is a different beast in the WEST! And the Lakers have a chip on they're shoulder about 08 Finals. Keep in mind, there are no Leon Powe, PJ Brown and Posey's on this 2010 Boston squad. I think everybody is hyped off the fact the C's beat the Cavs and shitted on the Magic, like that was some huge deal. LeBron bitched up, and the Magics started off slow, Champions won't have those issues in the Finals cuzz!!

I couldn't agree more with myself

 

[Les W]

Look dude. Like I said before. We hav'nt lost a gm at the house all playoffs long. Homecourt is huge for us. And we close out series on the road. Boston has they're hands full. Posey, PJ Brown and Leon Powe was a big part of that 08 Championship team and with that said, kill that Boston plays tough and Lakers are soft shit.

Rasheed >>> PJ Brown

big baby>>>Leon Powe

the playoffs are a different animal than the re season and the FINALS are diff than the playoffs...

Boston forgot that...

LA been there past 3 years...the difference showed last night

We'll see how Boston adjusts in Game 2... Do or die IMO

 

[chemist]

Rasheed >>> PJ Brown

big baby>>>Leon Powe

PJ is a tougher inside presence than Rasheed Miller. Can't really compare Big Baby to Leon Powe, two completely different positions. Big Baby isn't even an inside guy so the Celtics lose major toughness inside not having PJ Brown. KG of 2008 is gone.

The biggest person missing you didn't even mention, James Posey. He's a long defender that Kobe used to have problems with. The Celtics no longer have that guy. Toney Allen is no James Posey.

 

[TimRock]

Rasheed >>> PJ Brown

mentally or physcially? other than that charlie ward incident, PJ Brown is a pretty level headed player.

 

[Rawness]

Dude thats the point im making..his game isn't tailored in a half-court setting...all of his ridiculous numbers he was getting in the other series were mostly due to fast transition points which opened up the floor for other players

Nah, man, that's not true. Rondo of '08 was limited to fast breaks. This year, Rondo's had a lot of success in the half court, driving for lay ups and kick outs. That's been a HUGE part of the "ascension of Rondo" that we've been hearing about so much these playoffs.

Like I said, he struggled, early, with Cleveland's size. O'Neal, Jamison, Z, and Bron were tossing his shit. But once he got settled, he was doing shit like this:

And then with Orlando, he struggled with their size at first as well. Howard & Gortat were controlling the paint. But once he got settled, he was doing shit like this:

And he was able to get to the rim a few times last night and get the ball up, but the shots weren't falling. They were rolling off the rim.

 

[Rawness]

That dude was focused like a mufucka, wasn't trying to hear all that ole bullshit.

Forgot to post this in here:

 

[TimRock]

^^^^

 

[kdogg3270]

long as LA plays to their strengths and plays in the paint (like somebody mentioned), AND Bynum stays effective they should win this series. lakers aren't as 'soft' as they were in 08...But don't think for a minute that boston won't show up though.

 

[thereason]

Forgot to post this in here:

oh shit

 

[thereason]

 

[Spectrum]

Forgot to post this in here:

man..i almost choked on my drink with this shit

 

[Nobody]

I'm glad LA was able to take this game with Odom playing poorly. That was a good sign for LA, but they absolutely have to win game 2 at home.

You can expect boston to play harder, but Artest is still going to be guarding paul pierce, KG is not going to turn back the clock overnight, and Davis and perkins are not long enough to match up well when both pau and byname are on the court.

 

[Ruff Ryder]

Boston got hit in the mouth, the question is can Doc get 'em up off the canvas for game 2.

 

[killa kadafi191]

PJ is a tougher inside presence than Rasheed Miller. Can't really compare Big Baby to Leon Powe, two completely different positions. Big Baby isn't even an inside guy so the Celtics lose major toughness inside not having PJ Brown. KG of 2008 is gone.

The biggest person missing you didn't even mention, James Posey. He's a long defender that Kobe used to have problems with. The Celtics no longer have that guy. Toney Allen is no James Posey.

hell yea chemist.

Plus remember Boston basically beg PJ to come to their team. Dude is a veteran and smarter than Wallace. He will defend tough. Without bitching to the refs.

Plus he has a good rep on and off the court so the refs won't be looking at him with a magnifying glass seeing if he is fouling.

James Posey was huge as Van Gundy broke down. He spread the defense and kept them honest. Tony Allen is an okay defender but dude is reckless and has been ever since this.

 

[M.H.C.]

If this series becomes ass it will be the finale to a horrible NBA playoffs in 2010.

 

[ljinsane]

this thread http://www.bgol.us/board/showthread.php?t=496016 (Celtics sent the Heat-Cavs-Magic fishin' where you L. A. bitches at?) has been awfully quiet

 

[cranrab]

Celtics NBA Finals Thread********

Garnett looking real bitchmade on D cuzz.

kevin garnett looked "off" on both ends of the floor. even before the game started he looked like he lacked energy.

to hear some tell it, kevin garnett was going to "beast" on pau gasol.

Refs controlling the game. Fuck the NBA.

officiating was shit on both sides, and controlled the tempo way too much. ray allen was saddled with PFs the whole game.

THAT CELTIC "D" IS SETTLING IN

what game were you watching?

the pace was too high (from the celtics' perspective) from jump. for the celtics to win, they need to hold the fakers under 100 (closer to 90). with the ball going to the andrew bynum and pau gasol early, the game was in the bag.

These niggaz r putting a chokehold on the fuccin game!!...let these niggaz play

 

[cranrab]

Celtics NBA Finals Thread********

Lakers need to hold down the turnovers.

They are driving a lot and throwing the ball to NO WHERE.

the fakers are making the correct pass, just poorly executing it.

Lakers D on Rondo is proper. Let him hit jumpers... But don't let him get others involved.

public perception is a bitch, isn't it? rajon rondo was a world beating all star 2 weeks ago, but lately he has looked mortal.

i told people back then it was because of the opportunities he was conceded, but people don't want to listen.

Tony allen is playing good defense.

you thought so?

i thought his play was energetic, but extremely poor fundamental D.

 

[LordSinister]

sup cranrab

I thought Kobe was going to go into sucka mode in the 4th until Phil pulled the hook on him. He was gassed at that point and starting to suck the wind out of the arena.

 

[cranrab]

Celtics NBA Finals Thread********

rondo keep doing that reverse shit like its workin.

rajon rondo kept penetrating and finding himself in no-man's land. got roofed by the fakers front line at least twice.

refs have made the game feel slow.

Let's see what happens when Kobe,Gasol have to take a break

the game was sluggish, but the halftime break was irrelevant.

the fakers weren't scoring from jump shots, so cooling off wouldn't matter. they were scoring something like 75% of their first half points in the paint so they didn't have to worry about cooling off.

i'm moving on to page 7 now and i haven't seen anyone comment on kendrick perkins' poor (and slow) D rotations being a major reason for the fakers O success.

he's also 1 of the worst high post passers i've seen.

 

[cranrab]

Celtics NBA Finals Thread********

Perkins and Davis are good, but with two 7 footers starting they just need to keep the ball high and get set up properly.

glen davis is no p.j. brown. end of story.

He heard Gasols footsteps.

 

[cranrab]

Celtics NBA Finals Thread********

long as LA plays to their strengths and plays in the paint they should win this series. lakers aren't as 'soft' as they were in 08

they weren't soft in 2008 either.

they had a brainless primadonna chucker trying to show out shooting at 40% instead of sticking with the game plan.

 

[shaddyvillethug]

Re: Celtics NBA Finals Thread********

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