This should not have been a loss. What really pissed me off was in the 4th quarter. Some of those calls were pathetic, and it seemed like the refs were on the side of the cavs! The sooner we get out of Cleveland the better.
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This should not have been a loss. What really pissed me off was in the 4th quarter. Some of those calls were pathetic, and it seemed like the refs were on the side of the cavs! The sooner we get out of Cleveland the better.
I'm not saying he didn't suck, I'm just saying it's laughable to blame the loss on him. He didn't make them shoot 11% the final 6 minutes of the 3rd quarter, he also didn't give up 2 layups, a slam dunk, and 2 open threes in the final few minutes of the 4th. You are so blinded by 'Mo-hate' that you apparently didn't notice that Sheed went 3 for 11, got out-rebounded by Flip Murray, and managed to collect 3 stupid fouls in the final four minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by FP22
Well the refs were calling the game EXTREMELY close in the 4th quarter, which indirectly favors the Cavs since we're a more physical team. If we broke the 1 foot air cushion around LeBron, it was a whistle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Balkan
Anyway, we deserved to lose that game. Forget the refs--we just didn't play Pistons defense in the 2nd half. The Cavs were getting deep in the paint every play, and I thought I was watchin' a Wizards game.
Where did I say that Sheed didn't suck? All I did was respond to you completely writing off Mo's awful impact on the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Comrade
All I seen was a post about Maurice Evans "being everything wrong with the world". He "killed the momentum" - you know, that -7 deficit the Pistons had built up since midway through the 3rd. He certainly didn't do anything to stop it, but then again neither did Sheed or Tayshaun. And they're set to make over 30 times what he makes over the next few years a piece.Quote:
Originally Posted by FP22
That bold part was obviously a joke. But admit it. That was as bad a 1:15 stretch as you'll ever see late in a close playoff game. Really, Flip is the guy who needs the blame for that though. He should not be putting Mo in mid-way through the 4th. Take Tayshaun out with 3-4 minutes left in the 3rd and bring him back at the start of the 4th. It isn't that difficult, but he never seems to get it right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Comrade
Flip was definitely to blame more than anyone. Why did he change the gameplan? I noticed that there were virtually none of the curl plays with Prince and also Prince didn't go at Lebron in the post like in games 1 and 2.
The boxscore shows that every player but Rip played below their typical level: Chauncey's A:T was only 5:4 (it's usually more like 5:1), Tay shot 40%, Sheed shot 27%, and Ben didn't muster a single block.
The whole team accounted for only 2 blocked shots! Two! Get that weak shit outta here. Combine that w/ 16 turnovers, and it's a wonder we almost won the game.
Our team A:T ratio was only 1.3 to 1. In games one and two, combined, it was an average of 2.4 to 1.
I know, man. Mo sucked, no one around that. But I like to put the blame on the people playing the most minutes and making the most money. Admit that if Rasheed and Tayshaun played up to par then we could have survived 10 minutes of Mo suckage... maybe.Quote:
Originally Posted by FP22
We had 15 turnovers on roughly 77 possessions(that's slooooooow) yesterday. During the season we averaged about 11 turnovers on 86 possessions. When 20% of your possessions end up in turnovers, Rasheed and Tayshaun shoot like shit, and you have Maurice Evans with possibly the worst minute in playoff history - I'm surprised we didn't get blown out by 20. Just goes to show you how mediocre the Cavaliers are. Our team turned into a giant Malik Rose - we couldn't shoot or handle the ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by realistic