All over the sports universe this morning, people are trying to explain how the Magic, as considerable underdogs, were able to come into the single toughest NBA arena and steal a win. Add in LeBron‘s superhuman performance, and everyone’s impulse is that there must be some sort of golden nugget justifying Orlando’s win. But the truth is that Orlando didn’t unveil a secret weapon, a never-before-seen defensive scheme, or some other new, brilliant strategy. The difference was really simple – Rashard Lewis made every goddamn shot down the stretch.
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Ever since Stan Van Gundy became Orlando’s silver-medal following the whole Billy Donovan tease and began to put his imprint on the Magic, we’ve been hearing the same two things over and over again:
1. The Magic can’t win until Dwight Howard develops a solid offensive arsenal.
2. The Magic can’t win if they’re going to live and die on three-pointers.
Now here’s the truth: Both of those statements are wrong. Read More »
Can’t chalk it up to rust; the Cavs came out firing on all cylinders right from the get-go, and dominated the Magic for most of the first three quarters. Can’t chalk it up to lack of focus; LeBron in particular was completely locked in, about as intense as we’ve ever seen him in a game. And you definitely can’t chalk it up to the zebras; Cleveland (and again, LeBron in particular) got just about every call that could’ve gone their way … No, the Cavs just lost, blowing a game they controlled most of the way in a building where they’ve been almost invincible this season, dropping Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals for their first loss of the postseason and only their third loss at home … Read More »
Do you think that Vince McMahon maintains his crazy man persona when he’s at home having dinner with his family? Hypothetical situation: Vince’s wife says that she’s going to make chicken and rice for dinner. She goes to the store and they don’t have the chicken she likes, so she goes with pork and rice instead. Does he blow up and tell her that she should be arrested for impersonating a good cook? Read More »
Welcome to our first ever NBA Playoff Blogger Faceoff, where we pit our favorite team-related writers against each other to let them tell why the teams they represent will win their first round matchups. We gave them no set format, no style guide – we just told them to do their thing. Check it out and join in the debate in the comments section.
If the Nike Air Trainer 1 collaborated with Anthony Carter, it would officially be the greatest shoe of all time. Right now, it’s on the cusp. Nike has already created exclusive makeups for some of the sweetest athletes in the universe: Manny Pacquiao, Adrian Peterson, Brandon Roy, Larry Fitzgerald, and Troy Polomalu. Add AC in there and it’d be a sealed deal.
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Our boys over at thehoopdoctors.com have a story about the Top 10 undrafted current NBA players. The list isn’t as impressive as you’d think. Definitely worth checking out.
The mainstream media wants Kobe vs. LeBron in the Finals. It’d be a dream even better than last year’s Celtics-Lakers rivalry. If the game’s two most marketable stars meet in the Finals, imagine how the TV ratings will skyrocket.
When Carmelo doesn’t even bother to flick his wrist after releasing a jumper, you know it’s trouble. When he laughs after drilling three’s, you know there’s little that the defense can do to hold him down. Anthony was truly in the mythic zone at one point during last night’s game, showing shades of his 33-point quarter. If he was able to get a bucket when L.O. blocked his floater from the first hash at the 5:22 mark, we might be saying that this was the definitive best all-around performance in the playoffs thus far. Read More »
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