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terminee 2010/12/07 10:14 # M/D Reply Permalink

그리핀의 마지막 덩크는 하워드가 했던 슈퍼맨 덩크 비슷하게 넣었네. 그것도 게임 중에... -_-;;
론도는 이미 엄청난 선수가 됐고, 듀란트는 미국 대표팀에서도 주 득점원이고,
로즈도 시카고에서 하인릭 내보내고 밀어줄 정도가 됐고...
우리나라에서도 저런 플레이까지는 안 바라지만 스타가 좀 나와주면 좋겠는데
영 쓸만한 선수가 나오질 않네요.
내년 드래프트 1순위는 무조건 오세근이겠지만 걔도 스타가 될 것 같진 않고...

1. 망고 2010/12/08 09:54 # M/D Permalink

   그리핀 뛰는거 보고 있으면 '쟤는 페인트존에 아예 못들어오게 해야겠네'라는 생각만 들더라. 근데 왜 아무도 안막는거지?? 론도는 형님들을 잘 만나서 어시스트 하는 재미가 들린 것 같고, 이건 뭐 누굴줄까 고민해야하는 행복한 포인트가드.

우열 2007/06/15 10:06 # M/D Reply Permalink

제국군. 오오 아주 creative한 별명인걸! 그러고보니 던컨이 다스베이더와 닮았군. 파커는 젊을 때의 베이더. 오홋... 게임은 진행중인데, 보고 있는가?

LBJ는 샤크와 비슷한 길을 걷고 있다는 기사를 하나 링크하지. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/marty_burns/06/14/game4.preview/index.html

CLEVELAND -- For LeBron James, the goal is simple heading into Game 4 of the NBA Finals: Make the Spurs put away their LeBrooms. And find a way to get Cleveland back in the series.

"We don't want to get swept, of course," James said. "We're not even thinking about that. We're thinking about winning a game and continuing to try to win a championship."

A Cavs victory Thursday night might not change the ultimate outcome of the series, but it sure would be a boost for LeBron, the Cavs and the NBA.

So far all three games have been a bigger dud than The Sopranos ending.

Dismal TV ratings. Low-scoring games. No "wow'' factor from the King.

A Game 4 victory -- particularly if James can put on a show -- might spark the Cavs to get back in the series. At the very least it would give LeBron and the Cavs a little something to smile about over the summer.

What do we remember so far about LeBron's first trip to the Finals?

Tim Duncan sending the ball back in his face in Game 1. LeBron recording as many turnovers (17) as assists over the first three games. The startled look on Anderson Varejao's face when LeBron dished him the ball on a key possession late in Game 3.

Meanwhile, James has just one dunk the entire Finals.

"They're doing a great job," James said of a Spurs defense that has limited him to a modest (at least for him) 21.3 points per game on 36.7 percent shooting. "San Antonio is not allowing me to come off screens without seeing another body, simple as that."

James hardly deserves the blame for his team's lackluster showing in these Finals. His stat line in Game 3 was impressive: 25 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals -- though he did miss all five of his three-point attempts and commit five turnovers.

But he also rallied the Cavs from 10 down in the fourth quarter to nearly steal the game. Had a couple of his layups not danced off the rim, or he'd been given the call when he was fouled by Bruce Bowen on his last desperation three-pointer, Cleveland might well have walked off a winner.

"A couple of layups he had going back and watching the tape," Cavs coach Mike Brown mused, "boy, oh, boy, I'd almost bet my whole paycheck that those shots would go in."

For James, it's been typical of the frustration he's felt in these Finals. He knows he is up against a great team, but he also knows he needs some help.

"They have probably the greatest team in the world, and that's what this sport is all about," he said. "It's not about an individual. It's not like tennis. It's not like golf."

It's also not what the NBA hoped for when LeBron hoisted the Cavs on his shoulders and carried them over the Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals. David Stern & Co. no doubt at least thought the 22-year-old phenom would make it interesting. Maybe he wouldn't be able to win it all, but James would surely have a 40-point explosion or two just to keep the TV viewing public interested, no?

The problem for James is that his supporting cast has looked like The Not Ready For Primetime Players.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden, Sasha Pavlovic, Daniel Gibson, Donyell Marshall and Larry Hughes have not been able to consistently knock down shots. For the series the Cavs are shooting just 40 percent as a team, including 28.3 percent from three-point range. They hit 3-of-19 from downtown in Game 3.

It hasn't helped that Cleveland's offense has often looked like something one might see at a high school game. Too often the Cavs' attack has consisted of James holding the ball on top and surveying the defense while his teammates stand around and wait for him to shoot or pass. Brown and his staff have to continue to find ways to get the ball to LeBron more on the move or in the post.

"If they're going to put two guys on me, we have to be able to do something on the backside," James said. "And if I [give up] the ball, I have to be even more aggressive in trying to get it back when we're swinging from one side to another."

Win or lose, the Cavs have reason to feel good about their season. They really weren't supposed to be here. They are in many ways ahead of schedule. This experience will only serve to help them in the future.

But the bottom line is that Cleveland has been a bust in these Finals, and it's clear that LeBron needs more help if he's going to usher in that spectacular new era.

Going into this year's championship round, many were comparing LeBron to Michael Jordan. Now Shaquille O'Neal looks like the more apt comparison.

O'Neal, after all, was just 23 in 1995 when he made it to the Finals for the first time. Like LeBron, he was unable to dominate on the big stage right away. Shaq's Magic were swept in four games by a veteran Rockets team led by Hakeem Olajuwon and featuring a roster full of players with championship rings.

Shaq eventually learned from the experience and went on to win multiple titles. LeBron will probably do the same, but it wouldn't hurt to speed the process and show his team what it takes to win a Finals game or two.

1. 망고 2007/06/15 15:02 # M/D Permalink

   제국이 승리했어염 ㅡㅜ 반란군의 역습은 다음 시즌에나...

타이가 2007/06/16 09:47 # M/D Reply Permalink

음... 읽다가 지쳤다.. gg.
잼없는 농구는 강하다.

1. 망고 2007/06/16 10:38 # M/D Permalink

   다 읽었더냐. 어쨌거나 르브론은 조던의 후계자가 아니라 버핏의 후계자라는 믿거나 말거나 설도 있더라 ㅋㅋㅋ

zong 2007/06/16 23:41 # M/D Reply Permalink

며칠전 점심먹다 3패째 하는 경기를 봤는데, 마지막 회심의 3점슛 살짝 아쉽더라

타이가 2006/06/07 00:32 # M/D Reply Permalink

결국 야구는 투수놀음이고...

농구는 센터 놀음인가보오~~~ 그리운 불스 시절~

또니 2006/05/10 00:15 # M/D Reply Permalink

내쉬.. 멋지다.
그의 플레이를 베스트 장면이 아니라 한 경기를 통해 보고 싶기도 하다.