NBA Finals 2009: Lakers vs Magic

[Lean]

Touche.

Honestly I don't like the Magic's chances. All the Lakers have to do is to put Dwight on foul trouble and contain the shooters.



Somebody really voted for the "Lebron is crying right now" poll option. And it's leading!

[Oakrhum]

Can't wait 'til Friday (Philippine time) to see the NBA Finals. For CS9 here in the Philippines viewers, I believe it would be Mico Halili and Quinito Henson that will do the play by play.

[gyezra]

but his shots are unstoppable can u stop something that's not stoppable?

Kobe is stoppable. He's from planet Earth just like each and everyone else. If Kobe is unstoppable then he must hit every shot he takes, well that's not the case here so he is stoppable. He cant be shut down completely, he'll still make a lot of shots but when he have to earn those points that's when you know you're playing good defense on him.

But thats when he gets those 40 point games

Kobe is unstoppable, how can u stop the unstoppable?

I wonder why you guys are taking this seriously. This line was just taken from the Kobe-LeBron puppet commercials.

He's right find it on youtube MVP's Kobe and Lebron,

Id rather watch it on BTV, Oakrhum and nice to see that there are other pinoys here other than mikeman

[Modifly]

If that's the case then I'll vote that option too. I bet he's vastly disappointed with his not-so supporting cast. They've been terrific in that last game but that was far too little, way too late.

[NovU]

Touche.

Honestly I don't like the Magic's chances. All the Lakers have to do is to put Dwight on foul trouble and contain the shooters.



Somebody really voted for the "Lebron is crying right now" poll option. And it's leading!

11 people so far has voted for Lebron Crying Now and still counting. Where did all seriousness go?

I don't like the Magic's chance either. But I think it's noteworthy that Lakers lost 2 regular season games against the Magic. In the first meeting, the Lakers lost despite of 41 point game by Kobe, and in next one, Howard was great with 25-20 performance, so maybe......

[Alejandrov011]

Touche.

Honestly I don't like the Magic's chances. All the Lakers have to do is to put Dwight on foul trouble and contain the shooters.



Somebody really voted for the "Lebron is crying right now" poll option. And it's leading!

11 people so far has voted for Lebron Crying Now and still counting. Where did all seriousness go?

I don't like the Magic's chance either. But I think it's noteworthy that Lakers lost 2 regular season games against the Magic. In the first meeting, the Lakers lost despite of 41 point game by Kobe, and in next one, Howard was great with 25-20 performance, so maybe......

With me, count 12

[Sauru]

i think the magic are a good enough team to win, they just need to play the game, keep howard on the court, and do not let anyone not named kobe hurt you. if kobe wants to drop 50 thats fine, hold the rest of the team to 30 and you got a W


however i would pick the lakers to win if only cause its the last thing i wanna see happen

[Patr1ck]

if kobe wants to drop 50 thats fine, hold the rest of the team to 30 and you got a W

That will definitely win them the finals. It's a simple question to ask, also. Who would you rather guard? Kobe Bryant or Sasha Vujacic/Shannon Brown? Pau Gasol or Josh Powell? Lamar Odom or Luke Walton?

The same applies to the Lakers, though. If they stress on Howard too much, the Magic have alot of players who can hurt them.

[puttincomputers]

i think lee may be able to shut down kobe

[shadowgrin]

Somebody really voted for the "Lebron is crying right now" poll option. And it's leading!

Sorry if did it. You put it, I vote.

For CS9 here in the Philippines viewers, I believe it would be Mico Halili and Quinito Henson that will do the play by play

Please gawd no. Mico is boring, even in the radio, and Quinito is a know-it-all who doesn't really know it all.
I would rather have the "old" guys like Andy Jao or Ed Picson.

We all should blame this on serious cat and its evil owner

I'm no way affiliated or related to serious cat. Asshole.

You can ask shadowgrin why.

You too, asshole. What did I diddly do?

Nice work form shadowgrin !
Andrew locked my thread because of that retard , posting some f*cking non-sense !
7850+ posts full of nonsense . . . What a shame

Please don't be "Out of Topic and full of sh*tty words".
Be relevant to the topic. kthnxbai.

Phil has the players but Stan has the brains and mouth to do it

Why is that, care to elaborate?

If you play for a basketball team you'll know this , shouting coaches inspire more than quiet coaches

How's that too? Got any other proof of that, instead of personal anecdotes?

[Moz]

If you play for a basketball team you'll know this , shouting coaches inspire more than quiet coaches

Now I get it why Sprewell strangled Carlesimo, he got inspired... maybe you mean motivational coaches? Not all of them got that loudmouth approach though and it's more common that nagging and yapping coaches tend to irritate players rather than motivating or getting them inspired (example given above)

[Jackal]

Haha, this thread is frickin hilarious. It's like HBO, got a bit of everything.

[bee-boy]

i think lee may be able to shut down kobe

Are you Serious?

[Fresh8]

If anyone's going to shut down Kobe, Pietrus will probably have a shot at slowing him down but that's it.

As for the Magic, if they had Jameer Nelson, I would have said they have a decent chance of winning. Right now though, I think they have a slim one. But I don't see LA losing this one... push comes to shove, worst case scenario: 7 game series, Lakers win.

I'm picking Lakers in 5. Just to be confident. This series is most likely going to 6 though.

[Stress Fracture]

For CS9 here in the Philippines viewers, I believe it would be Mico Halili and Quinito Henson that will do the play by play

Please gawd no. Mico is boring, even in the radio, and Quinito is a know-it-all who doesn't really know it all.
I would rather have the "old" guys like Andy Jao or Ed Picson.

Quinito Henson always cover the Finals for Solar Sports. So expect him to cover again. Andy Jao would be a good choice.

[MikeMan™]

Phil has the players but Stan has the brains and mouth to do it

Why is that, care to elaborate?

Stan really has the Brains ( that's they made it to the Finals ) and Mouth ( remember him when he told Dwight to go grab the ball in that Boston-Orlando Series ? )

If you play for a basketball team you'll know this , shouting coaches inspire more than quiet coaches

How's that too? Got any other proof of that, instead of personal anecdotes?

Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs . . .

[NovU]

Haha, this thread is frickin hilarious. It's like HBO, got a bit of everything.

It's unfortunate that seriousness of this thread is lost untill Game 1 of the Finals, since we're running out of topics to debate with. But lucky meanwhile I can keep myself entertained with pointless discussions and serious cats.

[Oakrhum]

For CS9 here in the Philippines viewers, I believe it would be Mico Halili and Quinito Henson that will do the play by play

Please gawd no. Mico is boring, even in the radio, and Quinito is a know-it-all who doesn't really know it all.
I would rather have the "old" guys like Andy Jao or Ed Picson.

Quinito Henson always cover the Finals for Solar Sports. So expect him to cover again. Andy Jao would be a good choice.

According to Mico Halili's Facebook, yeah, he'll be the one going. He didn't really said that but Chino Trinidad commented on his post congratulating him because he'll cover the Finals. Quinito, It's not yet official but he's been the guy who's covering the Finals for years now so most probably, he'll be the one accompanying Halili.

I like Mico, he knows a lot of the NBA and he's a funny guy too plus Quinito, he's been doing a lot of NBA ever since I was a baby. Even way way back NBA on GMA7 days and before that. So I think he's credible enough.

[shadowgrin]

Stan really has the Brains ( that's they made it to the Finals )

So did Phil Jackson, they're in the Finals aren't they? And according to you, Phil even has the right players.

Phil has the players

And I doubt someone who has nine championship rings doesn't have the brains in comparison to Stan.
Phil already has the "brains" for the job based on his experience, and he also has the "players", according to you so what makes "Orlando Wins Coach Match-Up"?

and Mouth ( remember him when he told Dwight to go grab the ball in that Boston-Orlando Series ? )

Coaches having a "mouth" isn't exclusive to Stan Van Gundy. Coaches tell off their players when they're doing something wrong or they want to accomplish something. Phil Jackson does it (to Shaq, Kobe, MJ, and Pippen), Larry Brown does it, Gregg Popovich does it, etc.
Even Phil told Jordan to pass the ball (I think that was the 93 Finals) and for Kobe to have a better shot selection on the floor (in Kobe's early career).
So tell me, what makes Stan stand out with the "Mouth"?

Gregg Popovich doesn't shout to players unless they're doing something wrong. Even Phil Jackson shouts at his players (forgot what game that was).
May be you're mistaking Stan's need to shout because of his voice.

[Stress Fracture]

For CS9 here in the Philippines viewers, I believe it would be Mico Halili and Quinito Henson that will do the play by play

Please gawd no. Mico is boring, even in the radio, and Quinito is a know-it-all who doesn't really know it all.
I would rather have the "old" guys like Andy Jao or Ed Picson.

Quinito Henson always cover the Finals for Solar Sports. So expect him to cover again. Andy Jao would be a good choice.

According to Mico Halili's Facebook, yeah, he'll be the one going. He didn't really said that but Chino Trinidad commented on his post congratulating him because he'll covering the Finals. Quinito, It's not yet official but he's been the guy who's covering the Finals for years now so most probably, he'll be the one accompanying Halili.

I like Mico, he knows a lot of the NBA and he's a funny guy too plus Quinito, he's been doing a lot of NBA ever since I was a baby. Even way way back NBA on GMA7 days and before that. So I think he's credible enough.

Well, I will be okay with that. What do you mean by NBA on GMA7? Do they cover the NBA back then?

[shadowgrin]

Yep. They did. I think it was when Vintage Sports went kaput. Even remembered the Eat Bulaga hosts discussing the game because it preceded their show.

[Stress Fracture]

Yep. They did. I think it was when Vintage Sports went kaput. Even remembered the Eat Bulaga hosts discussing the game because it preceded their show.

Oh, I see. I'm just a teenager so I didn't reached that time.

[MikeMan™]

Stan really has the Brains ( that's they made it to the Finals )

So did Phil Jackson, they're in the Finals aren't they? And according to you, Phil even has the right players.

Yes , Phil has and had the right players all his career .

Phil has the players

And I doubt someone who has nine championship rings doesn't have the brains in comparison to Stan.
Phil already has the "brains" for the job based on his experience, and he also has the "players", according to you so what makes "Orlando Wins Coach Match-Up"?

Stan has less talented players ( than Cleveland ) and still reached The Finals , I doubt that if Phil coached the Magic he''ll reach as far as this .

and Mouth ( remember him when he told Dwight to go grab the ball in that Boston-Orlando Series ? )

Coaches having a "mouth" isn't exclusive to Stan Van Gundy. Coaches tell off their players when they're doing something wrong or they want to accomplish something. Phil Jackson does it (to Shaq, Kobe, MJ, and Pippen), Larry Brown does it, Gregg Popovich does it, etc.
Even Phil told Jordan to pass the ball (I think that was the 93 Finals) and for Kobe to have a better shot selection on the floor (in Kobe's early career).
So tell me, what makes Stan stand out with the "Mouth"?

Gregg Popovich doesn't shout to players unless they're doing something wrong. Even Phil Jackson shouts at his players (forgot what game that was).
May be you're mistaking Stan's need to shout because of his voice.

Oh , I thought he was shouting , I never knew that , that was his real voice .

[MikeMan™]

Oh , I almost forgot that the NBA Finals are in 2-3-2 Format , so more chances for the Magic .

[shadowgrin]

Stan has less talented players ( than Cleveland ) and still reached The Finals

That's a misconception because the media hasn't yet given enough hype to the Magic players to be noticed in comparison to the Cavs league leading win season.

The Magic has the most dominant center today, two of the best shooters in the league and one of them is clutch, they have a versatile swingman coming off the bench that can score and defend, a decent rookie that's good enough to be a starter, two decent backup PG (Alston and Johnson), and bald guy that is more than capable to play as evidenced by how bitched the Sixers during the elimination game. The Magic have more than enough talent.

Oh , I thought he was shouting , I never knew that , that was his real voice .

He has a naturally hoarse voice which makes it less audible that's why he has to shout most of the time.