Eastern Conference Round 1: #2 Orlando vs #7 Charlotte

[ice cream man]

"My teammates say when we wrestle I shouldn't use 100 percent of my strength. They said I should use 50 or 40 percent," said Howard, smiling. "So that's been the main focus today, using 40 percent of my strength to hold guys off."

40%-50% my ass. You use your body to get low post position Dwight, not your arms.

 

[J-Ville Smoke]

Don't forget Mo and Parker, those two bitch like two teens on the rag.

 

[Derek]

hey, I can play this game too!

and lol, I guess messing around with your teammates = whining... some people take "homerism" to a whole new level

Maybe if Stan Van Gundy and co. hadn't been complaining about the refs since the series started we might be willing to cut them some slack on the goofing around.

But taking it all in the context of the series, the players/coaches are coming off like whiny bitches.

I hate when LeBron does it too. But at least he stops once the game's over.

 

[Richfield Kid]

Don't forget Mo and Parker, those two bitch like two teens on the rag.

So, they're getting to you, too? :gap: You're gonna be one angry dude in May. :chuckles:

 

[Richfield Kid]

"My teammates say when we wrestle I shouldn't use 100 percent of my strength. They said I should use 50 or 40 percent," said Howard, smiling. "So that's been the main focus today, using 40 percent of my strength to hold guys off."

 

[Triumph36]

It's pretty damn impressive how the Magic are still up 3-0 despite Dwight's foul trouble. The guy is only averaging 27MPG!

 

[J-Ville Smoke]

So, they're getting to you, too? :gap: You're gonna be one angry dude in May. :chuckles:

You would know how it feels I suppose.

 

[ButterMPancakes]

Maybe if Stan Van Gundy and co. hadn't been complaining about the refs since the series started we might be willing to cut them some slack on the goofing around.

But taking it all in the context of the series, the players/coaches are coming off like whiny bitches.

I hate when LeBron does it too. But at least he stops once the game's over.

Right, next time someone asks if it's tough staying out of foul trouble, they shouldn't comment on it, they should be just say "nawwwwwwww"... LeBron isn't asked by the media how it is to be in foul trouble... LeBron is also not asked by the media how tough it was for calls on the game not going his way... usually because it doesn't happen.

 

[Derek]

Right, next time someone asks if it's tough staying out of foul trouble, they shouldn't comment on it, they should be just say "nawwwwwwww"... LeBron isn't asked by the media how it is to be in foul trouble... LeBron is also not asked by the media how tough it was for calls on the game not going his way... usually because it doesn't happen.

Instead of blaming the refs he should have just said that he has to play smarter, which is true.

And as for LeBron, in game 3 there were two or three calls in the last minute that could have decided the game either way and none of them went the Cavs way and the two that I can remember for sure involved LeBron. And after the game I don't remember hearing LeBron say a word about the refs in the post game.

LeBron doesn't have the refs in his back pocket like you seem to think. Just like Dwight he's so strong that he gets hacked on his lay ups and doesn't get the call because well, they're so strong that they don't react to the hit like others would.

 

[ButterMPancakes]

Instead of blaming the refs he should have just said that he has to play smarter, which is true.

And as for LeBron, in game 3 there were two or three calls in the last minute that could have decided the game either way and none of them went the Cavs way and the two that I can remember for sure involved LeBron. And after the game I don't remember hearing LeBron say a word about the refs in the post game.

LeBron doesn't have the refs in his back pocket like you seem to think. Just like Dwight he's so strong that he gets hacked on his lay ups and doesn't get the call because well, they're so strong that they don't react to the hit like others would.

Did someone ask him about it...? I doubt it.


And LeBron and Mike Brown complained about the refs after the game @ Orlando... but no one really seemed to care.

 

[TheNewEra]

Did someone ask him about it...? I doubt it.


And LeBron and Mike Brown complained about the refs after the game @ Orlando... but no one really seemed to care.

I'm pretty sure Lebron didn't complain, Mike Brown talked to Stu Jackson in private. Mike Brown doesn't go out to media and start blaming refs like Stan.

 

[Derek]

Did someone ask him about it...? I doubt it.


And LeBron and Mike Brown complained about the refs after the game @ Orlando... but no one really seemed to care.

If that had happened to the Magic you wouldn't have had to ask

and there may have been complaints internally and behind closed doors but they didn't speak out to the media or make public statements.

 

[TheNewEra]

OT- Is Rashard Lewis biggest cheater in sports? Cheating on girlfriend now.

April 25, 2010. MediaTakeOut.com just received some SCANDALOUS NEWS!!! NBA baller Rashard Lewis is carrying on some kinda INAPPROPRIATE relationship with former video model Brooke Bailey.

Here's what we know. Brooke and Rashard reportedly met up on Twitter a couple of months ago. And since their meeting, they've been spotted out together frequently - including at a Jay Z concert in February. And Brooke has become a FIXTURE on the sidelines of all the Orlando Magic AWAY GAMES.

Why is this scandalous. Because Rashard has a girlfriend named Giovanna of 7 YEARS. And they have a 2 year old daughter together. But it gets even more scandalous. Giovanna, who lives in an Orlando mansion with Rashard, is currently 6 months pregnant.

http://mediatakeout.com/40392/nba_b...regnant_girlfriend_with_video_vixen_pics.html

 

[ButterMPancakes]

I'm pretty sure Lebron didn't complain, Mike Brown talked to Stu Jackson in private. Mike Brown doesn't go out to media and start blaming refs like Stan.

I even said which game it was, and was not referring to the game against Chicago.

"I thought LeBron did a nice job attacking [the Orlando Magic] tonight,” Cleveland Coach Mike Brown said. “I thought there were a couple times when he attacked… you think it’s a foul. Obviously it wasn’t called tonight. Not just once, not just twice, but a few times on his drives.”

Brown wasn’t the only one irked by the lack of fouls James drew.

“I think one thing that hurts me is because of my size and my strength, I feel like I go to the hole just as much as anybody in this league, and sometimes I don’t get the benefit of the calls,” James said. “There were quite a few times I got grabbed, I got pushed, I got smacked, but there were no calls.”

James is currently ranked as the No. 2 leader on free throw attempts per game at a 10.2 average, just slightly behind Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard at 10.5.

James shot 12 free throws on Sunday's loss to the Magic.

can't find a link anymore, but there are plenty of places that linked to the article before it got pulled...

 

[Richfield Kid]

You're not winning this argument Butters. There's simply no comparison with the volume of media bitching.