Comments on: Tonight's game comes down to …

By: alan t.

alan t. — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:38:13 +0000

Again, it had little to do with Brown, terje. Leave the poor guy alone. If you want to know the underlying reason they lost this series, here is an excerpt of a post I wrote right before the series with Orlando started. I don't have ESP, just common sense. I doubt local cheerleaders like Windhorst and Pluto will ever run with the story of what is really going on with the sorry state of ownership's finances, but one can always dream:

"Orlando has far better individual players (although they certainly miss Jameer Nelson in situations, Alston usually can't shoot worth a damn), but Cleveland has James, which always more than offsets all of Cleveland's role players.

And although the local media has brainwashed fans into believing the lie that Gilbert "is willing to spend" (uhh … not since being trapped into those long-term contracts in 2005 in his real estate salad days, folks), this is going to be the test if putting long-term economics before winning was the right move (for the fans, not for Gilbert). I sure as hell would rather see Shaq out there instead of seeing Ilgauskas being tossed around like a rag toy."

By: terje

terje — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:22:23 +0000

mike brown could have at least pretended that he was going to coach in this series. not only is the supporting cast not championship caliber but the head coach doesn't cut it either. stan van whooped mike brown every single game. he worked the refs, he made constant adjustments and he showed energy on the sideline. mike brown looked like the potato that he is. go join doug collins and rick carlisle potato. you've done all you could do for this team.

mike brown-fraud of the year.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:13:48 +0000

Wow. I always knew Ferry had assembled a bunch of average bench players masquerading as starters, but I am just stunned. I thought James would be able to overcome it, no matter what.

This is precisely why I wrote that you don't dance and take fake pictures with your stiff teammates before you've actually won anything. Not prudent.

I almost feel sorry for LeBron, being let down time and time again. But he knew who his GM is, and it's kind of difficult to feel sorry for any young guy who makes more money in 30 minutes than I'll ever make in my entire lifetime.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:29:15 +0000

"The nail?" After 95 games, they finally come out of the closet and admit that James has been both their point forward and their point guard all along. And this is the only name they were able to come up with? You'd think they would be able to think of something a little more imaginative. Red Right 23. Red Left 23. Red Straight 23. "The Hammer." Anything but "the nail."