Dave Pruitt, Sports Emerge
When you think of the Pittsburgh Steelers recently, you also think of the Baltimore Ravens. As of now there is no other rivalry in the NFL that could rub shoulders with this high intensity battle that has been broadcast across the nation on our wonderous football Sundays & Mondays.
Wiz Khalifa a well known hip-hop artist (if rap is your ‘cup of tea’), released a song named “Black & Yellow”, you may’ve heard it as it exploded on the scene during the 2010-2011 NFL season. Had really nothing to do with the Steelers other than the colors of the orginization, it was more so a representation for the city of Pittsburgh. However, it started a movement that brought the attention of the youth to football that the MADDEN NFL franchise hasn’t grasped already.
It brought in the younger, hipper crowd. A category that LaMarr Woodley falls under, a category I would like to believe I still fall under.
The 26 year old Woodley, a Steelers outside linebacker believes that Joe Flacco quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens will never be capable of winning a Super Bowl, “in this lifetime” as Woodley declared.
Hines Ward, a Steelers wide receiver & someone who Danced with a Star or something like that, chose to hold the horses. 14 years in the league, I’m sure he knows when to bite his tongue, realizing how ugly it can get against the Ravens. Hines appeared on NFL Network & addressed Woodley’s comments on Flacco’s futuristic inability to win a Superbowl.
He expressed, “I don’t disrespect the Baltimore Ravens,” speaking to the NFL Network panel. “LaMarr is LaMarr.”
Hines decided not to awake a sleeping giant. “They can win with Flacco.”
Hines understands Woodley & his teammates approach; displaying courage & confidence something they’ll need each time they snap in their chin straps against the Ravens. But as a older veteran, Hines Ward has experienced enough on the gridiron to not give the revengeful Baltimore Ravens any more reason to abuse him during their heated match-ups.
John Harbaugh, the head coach of the Ravens responded to LaMarr Woodley’s statement, described as a “big fat piece of bulletin board material.”
He said, “We don’t need any bulletin board material to get ready for those guys or anybody else, but we’ll be ready for LaMarr Woodley and the rest of that football team and they know it.”
Like anybody else, Woodley is just displaying his superiority after his team has been the wall that Joe Flacco & the Ravens CAN NOT get through. In 2008, Flacco’s rookie season, he showed he was a NFL quarterback being the 1st rookie to win 2 playoff games.
Then he met the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 1st time in a AFC Championship where he went 13 of 30 in pass attempts for 141 yards, was sacked three times, and intercepted three times. Not pretty, but hell, he was a rookie; what you expect?
The following year Flacco & the Ravens appeared in the playoffs again in the 2009 season winning in the Wild Card round against Tom Brady’s New England Patriots, when Joe Flacco basically let RB Ray Rice carry the load. Flacco completed only 4-10 for 34 yards and one interception but they still won. Only to go see the other Hall of Fame bound quarterback Peyton Manning & his Colts to get blown out 20-3 in Indianapolis. They didn’t play the Steelers in the playoffs that year because the Steelers didn’t reach the playoffs.
Last year Flacco was once again haunted by Woodley’s Steelers in the AFC Championship game giving the Steelers another shot at snatching a championship but they fell short to the current champs, the Green Bay Packers.
John Harbaugh believes his Ravens shouldn’t be taken lightly.
“We love LaMarr, we love what he says, especially when he says things like that. … We appreciate being underestimated, we do. If the Steelers choose to underestimate us, we appreciate that. We’ll show up right on time. Those buses will pull in [and] we’ll come walking into that locker room.
“[Woodley] knows that.”
The cliche, “get over the hump” wasn’t created for no reason. It’s describing an achievement accomplished that was thought not possible by skeptics.
Once upon a time, Peyton Manning couldn’t get it down against his playoff rival in Tom Brady, Bill Belichik & the Patriots. He eventually did.
Message to LaMarr Woodley from me: “Haven’t you learned anything from LeBron James? Joe Flacco won’t win a Superbowl? You sure, be careful what you ask for, he may, he may do it this season & he may go through your Steelers to do it.”
Wouldn’t that be a story.
It is what it is...
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Who would you take Ed Reed or Troy Polamalu? Pick your poison
Dave Pruitt, Sports Emerge
http://sportsemerge.com/
One guy in “Black & Yellow” and another in “Black & Purple”, both representing their colors with tenacity, on field leadership & game changing plays that has stirred up a great debate. Who would you take, Ed Reed of the Baltimore Ravens or Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers?
I take pride in covering this topic because I’d like to think I was a pretty good Safety in highschool as well. However, I couldn’t come close to achieving what these heralded rivals have over the past decade.
Ed Reed & Troy Polamalu may have similarities & are both great at their positions but if you were to ask their peers who is the best between them, you’d get silence as displayed on NFL Networks “Top 100 NFL Players of 2011.” A confused dumbfounded look across the face of many players, not knowing who they would pick.
Ed Reed described by T.O., ” He’s like offense on defense, this guy has to be accounted for.”
He is like a wide receiver that the quarterback doesn’t want to throw to. With 54 career interceptions Reed is a definite threat looming in the backfield, baiting QBs to throw in his direction. Ed Reed recently interviewed by Ed Werder at ESPN revealed that he has lightened up on hitting opposing players as hard as he used to when he entered te league out of the U (University of Miami, for those who don’t know.)
Reed becomes a returner everytime he gets the ball looking to score 6 often with laterals to his teammates. The way he can see the field is uncanny.
Related Article:
Troy Polamalu, known for his abundance of long curly Polynesian hair & respected for his thrashing hard hits. All you see is hair flying in your direction then you’re picking yourself up off the field. I can’t imagine what it feels like, Polamalu delivers hits that make the viewer say, “DAMN!”
They play in the same Division, in a rivalry that some think has become the biggest in sports recently with the Ravens & Steelers meeting 8 times in the last 3 years. Everytime they meet the fans leave the game astonished at the intensity of the battle they just witnessed. Reed & Polamalu on normal occasion are at the helm of intense plays during the battle.
We now know that they are similar in how they perform on the field, but who is better at their craft? Ed Reed drafted in 2002 & Troy Polamalu drafted in 2003, they are just seperated by a year of performance.
Reed has 54 interceptions in 128 games over his career with 8 of them coming last year in only 10 games due to injury. Polamalu has never had 8 interceptions in 1 season & has only half the total of Reed with 27 interceptions in 107 games. Reed has been to 7 Pro Bowls & Polamalu one shy with 6. Reed was voted Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 & Polamalu received the same honor in 2010.
Warren Sapp of NFL Network argued admirably for Reed, he said, “You want your Safety to have his hands on the ball. My man has twice the interceptions as your guy, (speaking to Ed Baldinger of NFL Network picking Polamalu) 3 times as many touchdowns, scoring after he gets his hands on it.” Expressively he continued,”two more forced fumbles & 6 more fumble recoveries!”
Ed Boldinger responded fiercely, “It’s all about numbers for you?” He continued, “your arguement is all about numbers, you can’t compare Safeties strictly on numbers.” Boldinger highlighted the recent playoff games that the Steelers & Ravens had & the fact that Troy Polamalu was the game changer in both keeping the Ravens out of the Superbowl in the 2008 season with a big interception thrown by Joe Flacco & again in the 2010 season forcing Flacco to fumble.
Ed Boldinger reffered to his game changing ability as “the Polamalu effect” as he should because I witnessed both of those AFC Championship games & Polamalu was an absolute beast. The numbers that Polamalu puts up may not compare closely to Ed Reed’s but he is beating Reed in the only category that truly matters & that’s Superbowl rings. Regardless if Ed Reed was voted 88th out of the NFL Networks “Top 100 of All-Time” & Polamalu didn’t make the cut; Reed is missing the 2 rings Polamalu has in his possession.
Reed’s “partner in crime” who is feared by many on the gridiron, Ray Lewis is the only active Raven with a Superbowl ring & Reed’s chance has been stopped twice by the Head N’ Shoulders Safety of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Steelers are 39-14 with Polamalu on the field & 9-9 without him present, he is a game changer. Ed Reed probably the most feared by QBs because of is ability to snatch the ball from the QBs original target. QBs fear Polamalu because of his ability to fly over the lineman & sack them with 8 sacks in his career.
The debate could go on & on, Polamalu’s teammate Hines Ward said, “Between those guys, I haven’t seen better Safeties around.”
If you were to ask Ed Reed I’m sure he would say he’s the best & the more humble Polamalu said, “I’m not concerned, I can care less.”
I can’t say who is best, I’ll just say they play different positions, Ed Reed is a Free Safety & Troy Polamalu is a Strong Safety so they are each the best at their respective positions. I’ll leave it at that…
It is what it is…
http://sportsemerge.com/
One guy in “Black & Yellow” and another in “Black & Purple”, both representing their colors with tenacity, on field leadership & game changing plays that has stirred up a great debate. Who would you take, Ed Reed of the Baltimore Ravens or Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers?
I take pride in covering this topic because I’d like to think I was a pretty good Safety in highschool as well. However, I couldn’t come close to achieving what these heralded rivals have over the past decade.
Ed Reed & Troy Polamalu may have similarities & are both great at their positions but if you were to ask their peers who is the best between them, you’d get silence as displayed on NFL Networks “Top 100 NFL Players of 2011.” A confused dumbfounded look across the face of many players, not knowing who they would pick.
Ed Reed described by T.O., ” He’s like offense on defense, this guy has to be accounted for.”
He is like a wide receiver that the quarterback doesn’t want to throw to. With 54 career interceptions Reed is a definite threat looming in the backfield, baiting QBs to throw in his direction. Ed Reed recently interviewed by Ed Werder at ESPN revealed that he has lightened up on hitting opposing players as hard as he used to when he entered te league out of the U (University of Miami, for those who don’t know.)
Reed becomes a returner everytime he gets the ball looking to score 6 often with laterals to his teammates. The way he can see the field is uncanny.
Related Article:
Troy Polamalu, known for his abundance of long curly Polynesian hair & respected for his thrashing hard hits. All you see is hair flying in your direction then you’re picking yourself up off the field. I can’t imagine what it feels like, Polamalu delivers hits that make the viewer say, “DAMN!”
They play in the same Division, in a rivalry that some think has become the biggest in sports recently with the Ravens & Steelers meeting 8 times in the last 3 years. Everytime they meet the fans leave the game astonished at the intensity of the battle they just witnessed. Reed & Polamalu on normal occasion are at the helm of intense plays during the battle.
We now know that they are similar in how they perform on the field, but who is better at their craft? Ed Reed drafted in 2002 & Troy Polamalu drafted in 2003, they are just seperated by a year of performance.
Reed has 54 interceptions in 128 games over his career with 8 of them coming last year in only 10 games due to injury. Polamalu has never had 8 interceptions in 1 season & has only half the total of Reed with 27 interceptions in 107 games. Reed has been to 7 Pro Bowls & Polamalu one shy with 6. Reed was voted Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 & Polamalu received the same honor in 2010.
Warren Sapp of NFL Network argued admirably for Reed, he said, “You want your Safety to have his hands on the ball. My man has twice the interceptions as your guy, (speaking to Ed Baldinger of NFL Network picking Polamalu) 3 times as many touchdowns, scoring after he gets his hands on it.” Expressively he continued,”two more forced fumbles & 6 more fumble recoveries!”
Ed Boldinger responded fiercely, “It’s all about numbers for you?” He continued, “your arguement is all about numbers, you can’t compare Safeties strictly on numbers.” Boldinger highlighted the recent playoff games that the Steelers & Ravens had & the fact that Troy Polamalu was the game changer in both keeping the Ravens out of the Superbowl in the 2008 season with a big interception thrown by Joe Flacco & again in the 2010 season forcing Flacco to fumble.
Ed Boldinger reffered to his game changing ability as “the Polamalu effect” as he should because I witnessed both of those AFC Championship games & Polamalu was an absolute beast. The numbers that Polamalu puts up may not compare closely to Ed Reed’s but he is beating Reed in the only category that truly matters & that’s Superbowl rings. Regardless if Ed Reed was voted 88th out of the NFL Networks “Top 100 of All-Time” & Polamalu didn’t make the cut; Reed is missing the 2 rings Polamalu has in his possession.
Reed’s “partner in crime” who is feared by many on the gridiron, Ray Lewis is the only active Raven with a Superbowl ring & Reed’s chance has been stopped twice by the Head N’ Shoulders Safety of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Steelers are 39-14 with Polamalu on the field & 9-9 without him present, he is a game changer. Ed Reed probably the most feared by QBs because of is ability to snatch the ball from the QBs original target. QBs fear Polamalu because of his ability to fly over the lineman & sack them with 8 sacks in his career.
The debate could go on & on, Polamalu’s teammate Hines Ward said, “Between those guys, I haven’t seen better Safeties around.”
If you were to ask Ed Reed I’m sure he would say he’s the best & the more humble Polamalu said, “I’m not concerned, I can care less.”
I can’t say who is best, I’ll just say they play different positions, Ed Reed is a Free Safety & Troy Polamalu is a Strong Safety so they are each the best at their respective positions. I’ll leave it at that…
It is what it is…
Party On Mark Cuban, Mavs are Champs
Dave Pruitt, Sports Emerge
http://sportsemerge.com/
Prior to the Dallas Mavericks winning their 1st NBA Title, hoisting up the Larry O’Brien Trophy in victory, Coach Rick Carlisle addressed the media at the press conference.
He stated, “Miami’s time is going to come; their talent is undeniable.” Carlisle continued, “at some point it’s going to carry the day, there’s no doubt about that; there time is not now.” With great expression. “Our time is now. We need it to be now.”
The Mavs Sunday night definitely proved they were the better team over an over confident Miami squad. What people failed to realize is the Mavs & Heat played 8 times this season & after Sunday night the Mavs won 6 of those games with 4 coming in the right place at the right time, in the NBA Finals.
You would think somewhere along the line while LeBron James & Dwyane Wade were growing up they came across a Disney movie or 2. In those movies there is always the story of Good versus Evil & Good always prevails over Evil. However, Lebron & Wade chose to take on the role of the villains of the NBA with “The Decision” & the PUBLIC DISPLAY of COCKINESS during the introduction of the Big 3 in Miami American Airlines Arena.
LeBron has steadily dragged down Dwyane Wade to his level with his audaciousness.
Throughout this entire process I’ve tried to defend LeBron but now he has reached his all time low when he was asked to respond to everyone who wanted to see him lose.
He stated with a smirk on his face. “At the end of the day, all the people that were rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day, they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. They have the same personal problems they had today.”
He continued. “They can get a few days or a few months or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal. But they have to get back to the real world at some point,” he added.
Wow, LeBron is really taking on this villainous role quite seriously, you really don’t want anybody to like you, he must be trying to take over for Bin Laden without all of the killing.
The role of the GOOD guys were given to the Mavs who were not only playing for Mark Cuban & the city of Dallas but for Cleveland Cavs fans & anybody who just HATED the grouping of Wade, LeBron & Chris Bosh.
Enough about the losers. Dirk Nowitzki has achieved one of his major goals in life after a long wait. 12 years in the NBA, once reffered to as being soft after losing in the 2006 NBA Finals to then a Dwyane Wade & Shaquille O’Neal ran Miami Heat. Along with Jason Terry, Dirk gets his revenge, winning in nearly the same fashion that they lost in ’06.
In 2006 the Mavs won the 1st two games in the Finals only to lose the next 4 games. This year the Heat went up 2-1 in the series only to lose the next 3 ultimately losing to our new NBA Champs.
Dirk now removes himself from the company of John Stocton & Karl Malone as a superstar without a championship ring. With doing so he joined Kobe Bryant & Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson & Larry Bird, as a superstar with a league MVP award & a NBA Finals MVP award & a championship ring.
Mark Cuban chose to stay out the spotlight this year & just let his Coach Rick Carlisle & his star Dirk Nowitzki lead the Mavs in a humbled fashion to a championship.
Jason Kidd is now validated as a champion after a wonderful growth in his career from being just a pure guard to a pure point guard who could hit clutch 3-pointers, knocking down 2 in Sunday’s Game 6. After 16 years in the league & once losing a title with the New Jersey Nets in 2003 versus the San Antonio Spurs losing in 6 games.
Jason Kidd got the monkey off his back, as did Jason Terry who accompanied Dirk Nowitzki in the 2006 NBA Finals lost. In Terry’s revenge he averaged 19.7 points in the last 3 games the Mavs won.
Terry pointed out his tattoo on his right arm of the Larry O’Brien Trophy after the game in a on-court interview & said,”For someone to do something that crazy,” smiled & continued. “You have to back it up.”
And Terry did just that scoring 27 in the final game of the series on the Heat’s home floor, in front of the Heat crowd helping his leader, Dirk. Who struggled through the 1st half missing shots he normally makes, it got to a point where Dirk had only hit 1 out of 12 shots but he later finished shooting 33% , 9 of 27 scoring 21 points.
It was an intense match-up over the course of the 6 games & it climaxed in this final game with a skirmish that broke out between DeShawn Stevenson (who initiated) & Udonis Haslem as he turned to walk back to his bench during a time out & was met face to face with Stevenson who then shoved Haslem. That caused a reaction by Mario Chalmers who had just hit the shot that caused a Dallas time out, to run over & join the altercation by pushing & shoving Stevenson. The players was given technical fouls & I believe that could have ruined the Heat’s chance at a momentum switch as the game was still close.
Either way you look at it the Dallas Mavericks were the classier team with much more to lose. Dirk & his team were at the age where this may very well had been their last chance to win a Title, & they did.
A long summer of continous scrutiny for the Miami Heat.
And for the Mavs congratulations for becoming the 2011 NBA Champions!!!
Party on Mark Cuban, with your cigar & new found trophy!
It is what it is…
http://sportsemerge.com/
Prior to the Dallas Mavericks winning their 1st NBA Title, hoisting up the Larry O’Brien Trophy in victory, Coach Rick Carlisle addressed the media at the press conference.
He stated, “Miami’s time is going to come; their talent is undeniable.” Carlisle continued, “at some point it’s going to carry the day, there’s no doubt about that; there time is not now.” With great expression. “Our time is now. We need it to be now.”
The Mavs Sunday night definitely proved they were the better team over an over confident Miami squad. What people failed to realize is the Mavs & Heat played 8 times this season & after Sunday night the Mavs won 6 of those games with 4 coming in the right place at the right time, in the NBA Finals.
You would think somewhere along the line while LeBron James & Dwyane Wade were growing up they came across a Disney movie or 2. In those movies there is always the story of Good versus Evil & Good always prevails over Evil. However, Lebron & Wade chose to take on the role of the villains of the NBA with “The Decision” & the PUBLIC DISPLAY of COCKINESS during the introduction of the Big 3 in Miami American Airlines Arena.
LeBron has steadily dragged down Dwyane Wade to his level with his audaciousness.
Throughout this entire process I’ve tried to defend LeBron but now he has reached his all time low when he was asked to respond to everyone who wanted to see him lose.
He stated with a smirk on his face. “At the end of the day, all the people that were rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day, they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. They have the same personal problems they had today.”
He continued. “They can get a few days or a few months or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal. But they have to get back to the real world at some point,” he added.
Wow, LeBron is really taking on this villainous role quite seriously, you really don’t want anybody to like you, he must be trying to take over for Bin Laden without all of the killing.
The role of the GOOD guys were given to the Mavs who were not only playing for Mark Cuban & the city of Dallas but for Cleveland Cavs fans & anybody who just HATED the grouping of Wade, LeBron & Chris Bosh.
Enough about the losers. Dirk Nowitzki has achieved one of his major goals in life after a long wait. 12 years in the NBA, once reffered to as being soft after losing in the 2006 NBA Finals to then a Dwyane Wade & Shaquille O’Neal ran Miami Heat. Along with Jason Terry, Dirk gets his revenge, winning in nearly the same fashion that they lost in ’06.
In 2006 the Mavs won the 1st two games in the Finals only to lose the next 4 games. This year the Heat went up 2-1 in the series only to lose the next 3 ultimately losing to our new NBA Champs.
Dirk now removes himself from the company of John Stocton & Karl Malone as a superstar without a championship ring. With doing so he joined Kobe Bryant & Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson & Larry Bird, as a superstar with a league MVP award & a NBA Finals MVP award & a championship ring.
Mark Cuban chose to stay out the spotlight this year & just let his Coach Rick Carlisle & his star Dirk Nowitzki lead the Mavs in a humbled fashion to a championship.
Jason Kidd is now validated as a champion after a wonderful growth in his career from being just a pure guard to a pure point guard who could hit clutch 3-pointers, knocking down 2 in Sunday’s Game 6. After 16 years in the league & once losing a title with the New Jersey Nets in 2003 versus the San Antonio Spurs losing in 6 games.
Jason Kidd got the monkey off his back, as did Jason Terry who accompanied Dirk Nowitzki in the 2006 NBA Finals lost. In Terry’s revenge he averaged 19.7 points in the last 3 games the Mavs won.
Terry pointed out his tattoo on his right arm of the Larry O’Brien Trophy after the game in a on-court interview & said,”For someone to do something that crazy,” smiled & continued. “You have to back it up.”
And Terry did just that scoring 27 in the final game of the series on the Heat’s home floor, in front of the Heat crowd helping his leader, Dirk. Who struggled through the 1st half missing shots he normally makes, it got to a point where Dirk had only hit 1 out of 12 shots but he later finished shooting 33% , 9 of 27 scoring 21 points.
It was an intense match-up over the course of the 6 games & it climaxed in this final game with a skirmish that broke out between DeShawn Stevenson (who initiated) & Udonis Haslem as he turned to walk back to his bench during a time out & was met face to face with Stevenson who then shoved Haslem. That caused a reaction by Mario Chalmers who had just hit the shot that caused a Dallas time out, to run over & join the altercation by pushing & shoving Stevenson. The players was given technical fouls & I believe that could have ruined the Heat’s chance at a momentum switch as the game was still close.
Either way you look at it the Dallas Mavericks were the classier team with much more to lose. Dirk & his team were at the age where this may very well had been their last chance to win a Title, & they did.
A long summer of continous scrutiny for the Miami Heat.
And for the Mavs congratulations for becoming the 2011 NBA Champions!!!
Party on Mark Cuban, with your cigar & new found trophy!
It is what it is…
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Playground Antics in the NBA Finals?
Dave Pruitt, Sports Emerge
http://sportsemerge.com/
I guess I’ll play the antagonist of journalist in this drama filled NBA Finals on & off the court. I’ll play the defense lawyer of LeBron James & Dwyane Wade since the rest of the world seemingly has convicted them of being a childish, ignorant, under achievers. Aren’t their “childish, ignorant” antics different & actually less derogatory than Jason Terry’s?
What is mainly different is that LeBron & Wade should know better. Especially if they’re joking about a man that has ice water running in his veins (Dirk Nowitzki).
Reports or rumors, however you want to perceive it has risen to the surface recently of Jason Terry getting a little personal with LeBron during the games. It is a rumor that a teammate of LeBron has recently said that Terry’s TRASH TALK during the games has affected LeBron’s performance.
Statements focused primarily on LeBron James’ family. Jason Terry suspected of going as far as saying what he’s done with LeBron’s mother & how other players in the league has been involved with LeBron’s fiance & I’m sure it was quoted with much more vulgar content.
Terry is known to be a talker, Dirk said after Game 4, “he likes to hear himself talk.”
Referring to Terry’s statement about LeBron’s defense,” let’s see if he can do it for all 7 games.“
If Terry’s talk is actually getting under LeBron’s skin then Terry has approached the Finals just as he should have. He is apparently throwing LeBron’s game off along with all the media coverage that LeBron says he uses to FUEL his fire.
Message to LeBron from me. “Hate to the bearer of bad news but the bad talk from Terry & bad press from the media is not working to your advantage, you are backing down instead of stepping up. You are passing the ball as if you don’t want the spotlight on you while playing on the biggest stage in your young career. You lose the series the way you have been losing it, you’re gonna’ have a rough career.”
There was “The Decision” which had me scratching my head, because I didn’t understand why a young player who really hasn’t accomplished anything in terms of a championship would display him self as so. I let it go because I saw a man showcasing his confidence in his abilities. That’s all the “The Decision” was, a showcase for LeBron to bring out to the world that he was going to the NBA Finals by joining the Heat. Then I questioned the cockiness at the beginning of the season by LeBron when he spoke infront of a filled accepting American Airlines Arena in Miami, where he literally claimed not 7, 8 championships in a joking fashion which has now been set in stone as LeBron’s futuristic legacy.
I stuck behind LeBron because he represented the “Me Against the World” attitude which I have always been quite fond of. However, with the recent news release of the mocking of Dirk Nowitzki being sick, I draw the line. That now shows a lack of confidence in LeBron & Dwyane Wade who joined in on these off court escapades, before Game 5 following Thursday’s shootaround.
Dirk Nowitzki watched the recording of LeBron & Wade coughing & apparently joking about Dirk’s sinus infection which caused his temperature to go up to 102 degrees in Game 4.
Dirk responded before Saturday’s practice at American Airlines Arena by saying, “I just thought it was a little childish, a little ignorant.”
If this is the case, that LeBron & Wade did stoop as low as this then they deserved to lose Game 5. It again is a display of their cockiness, like the Finals is a joke, like they can win it easily. Dirk is taking this seriously & is the last person you want to ignite.
What is most shocking to me is Wade’s part in the foolishness. Like he is looking up to LeBron & letting him take control of the wheel.
Wade responded to the allegations of his part in the Dirk mocking, “I actually did cough,” Wade continued. “And with the cameras being right there, we made a joke out of it because we knew you guys were going to blow it up. You did exactly what we knew.”
“We never said Dirk’s name. I think he’s not the only one in the world who can get sick or have a cough. We just had fun with the cameras being right in our face about the blowup of the incident, and it held to be true. You blew it up.”
It is what it is, LeBron & now Wade’s attention is focused elsewhere, being down 3-2 in the NBA Finals maybe it’s time to take the high road & not let Jason Terry’s antics influence how you respond to the media.
Joking about Dirk being sick before Game 5 definitely didn’t help, stooping to Jason Terry’s equally “childish” level just put the Heat in a whole with one chance not to lose.
James better show he gots some “balls” & quit joking, laughing, coughing & do what he knows he’s capable of doing, which I thought was be a star (a crown he has accepted) & show up in clutch situations. 2 points in the 4th of Game 5 REALLY?
If Dallas wins the NBA Finals it’ll just seem like they weren’t suppose to. It’ll look like the better team FOLDED.
And in response to Gregg Doyel’s (CBSSports.com National Columnist ) article, make sure you call out Jason Terry’s antics as well as LeBron’s & Wade’s. Not just saying it’s okay to mock Terry or DeShawn Stevenson & not Dirk.
Gregg Doyel’s article @ CBS Sports http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/15223821/wade-lebron-excuse-for-mocking-dirk-worse-than-act-itself
It’s all “childish & ignorant” to me.
As for LeBron, someone who hasn’t proven anything in the championship arena & he’s playing with his chances (2nd time in the NBA Finals) & how he will be perceived amongsnt the greats.
It is what it is…
http://sportsemerge.com/
I guess I’ll play the antagonist of journalist in this drama filled NBA Finals on & off the court. I’ll play the defense lawyer of LeBron James & Dwyane Wade since the rest of the world seemingly has convicted them of being a childish, ignorant, under achievers. Aren’t their “childish, ignorant” antics different & actually less derogatory than Jason Terry’s?
What is mainly different is that LeBron & Wade should know better. Especially if they’re joking about a man that has ice water running in his veins (Dirk Nowitzki).
Reports or rumors, however you want to perceive it has risen to the surface recently of Jason Terry getting a little personal with LeBron during the games. It is a rumor that a teammate of LeBron has recently said that Terry’s TRASH TALK during the games has affected LeBron’s performance.
Statements focused primarily on LeBron James’ family. Jason Terry suspected of going as far as saying what he’s done with LeBron’s mother & how other players in the league has been involved with LeBron’s fiance & I’m sure it was quoted with much more vulgar content.
Terry is known to be a talker, Dirk said after Game 4, “he likes to hear himself talk.”
Referring to Terry’s statement about LeBron’s defense,” let’s see if he can do it for all 7 games.“
If Terry’s talk is actually getting under LeBron’s skin then Terry has approached the Finals just as he should have. He is apparently throwing LeBron’s game off along with all the media coverage that LeBron says he uses to FUEL his fire.
Message to LeBron from me. “Hate to the bearer of bad news but the bad talk from Terry & bad press from the media is not working to your advantage, you are backing down instead of stepping up. You are passing the ball as if you don’t want the spotlight on you while playing on the biggest stage in your young career. You lose the series the way you have been losing it, you’re gonna’ have a rough career.”
There was “The Decision” which had me scratching my head, because I didn’t understand why a young player who really hasn’t accomplished anything in terms of a championship would display him self as so. I let it go because I saw a man showcasing his confidence in his abilities. That’s all the “The Decision” was, a showcase for LeBron to bring out to the world that he was going to the NBA Finals by joining the Heat. Then I questioned the cockiness at the beginning of the season by LeBron when he spoke infront of a filled accepting American Airlines Arena in Miami, where he literally claimed not 7, 8 championships in a joking fashion which has now been set in stone as LeBron’s futuristic legacy.
I stuck behind LeBron because he represented the “Me Against the World” attitude which I have always been quite fond of. However, with the recent news release of the mocking of Dirk Nowitzki being sick, I draw the line. That now shows a lack of confidence in LeBron & Dwyane Wade who joined in on these off court escapades, before Game 5 following Thursday’s shootaround.
Dirk Nowitzki watched the recording of LeBron & Wade coughing & apparently joking about Dirk’s sinus infection which caused his temperature to go up to 102 degrees in Game 4.
Dirk responded before Saturday’s practice at American Airlines Arena by saying, “I just thought it was a little childish, a little ignorant.”
If this is the case, that LeBron & Wade did stoop as low as this then they deserved to lose Game 5. It again is a display of their cockiness, like the Finals is a joke, like they can win it easily. Dirk is taking this seriously & is the last person you want to ignite.
What is most shocking to me is Wade’s part in the foolishness. Like he is looking up to LeBron & letting him take control of the wheel.
Wade responded to the allegations of his part in the Dirk mocking, “I actually did cough,” Wade continued. “And with the cameras being right there, we made a joke out of it because we knew you guys were going to blow it up. You did exactly what we knew.”
“We never said Dirk’s name. I think he’s not the only one in the world who can get sick or have a cough. We just had fun with the cameras being right in our face about the blowup of the incident, and it held to be true. You blew it up.”
It is what it is, LeBron & now Wade’s attention is focused elsewhere, being down 3-2 in the NBA Finals maybe it’s time to take the high road & not let Jason Terry’s antics influence how you respond to the media.
Joking about Dirk being sick before Game 5 definitely didn’t help, stooping to Jason Terry’s equally “childish” level just put the Heat in a whole with one chance not to lose.
James better show he gots some “balls” & quit joking, laughing, coughing & do what he knows he’s capable of doing, which I thought was be a star (a crown he has accepted) & show up in clutch situations. 2 points in the 4th of Game 5 REALLY?
If Dallas wins the NBA Finals it’ll just seem like they weren’t suppose to. It’ll look like the better team FOLDED.
And in response to Gregg Doyel’s (CBSSports.com National Columnist ) article, make sure you call out Jason Terry’s antics as well as LeBron’s & Wade’s. Not just saying it’s okay to mock Terry or DeShawn Stevenson & not Dirk.
Gregg Doyel’s article @ CBS Sports http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/15223821/wade-lebron-excuse-for-mocking-dirk-worse-than-act-itself
It’s all “childish & ignorant” to me.
As for LeBron, someone who hasn’t proven anything in the championship arena & he’s playing with his chances (2nd time in the NBA Finals) & how he will be perceived amongsnt the greats.
It is what it is…
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Let It Rain, Mavs Drop Dimes
Dave Pruitt, Sports Emerge
http://sportsemerge.com/
I knew there was no chance for the Heat to win when it started to rain in Dallas. Not outside but in the building, the shots that were falling , “was like DAMN!“ Dirk Nowitzki’s rainbow 3 point shot looked like it went out the top of my T.V. screen. I remember asking my wife, ”where the ball go?” Then it fell into the basket….. I was stuck.
To say Dirk finally received help would be an under statement. His teammates came knocking to answer the long awaited call. Jason Terry, J.J. Barea & Jason Kidd closed the 4th Qtr. impressively Thursday in their last home game this series. They took it upon themselves to put Dallas on their backs & take Mark Cuban & the city one step closer to it’s 1st NBA Championship.
Up to this point it has been Dirk carrying that burden, leading his team like a sheperd leads his sheep. Prior to the games the Mavs lost Dirk has called on his teammates, mainly Jason Terry who had been medicore at best through the first 3 games. Last night Terry showed his teammates, the Miami Heat, & the viewing audience exactly why he is in the NBA. People that has not seen him play at his best got a taste of it Thursday in Game 5.
It is the 1st time there is a definite momentum switch in this series. The only thing that the Miami Heat have going for them is that they’re are returning to South Beach to finish the series, win or lose. The Heat are 9-1 at home in the playoffs with their only lost coming from the Dallas Mavs in Game 2. Now it is the Mavs series to lose, the T-shirts & ball caps are being made as I type with Dallas Mavericks 2011 NBA Finals Champions embroidered on the fronts.
Dirk had 29 points, 6 rebounds & went 10 of 10 from the foul line silently, it was expected of him. However, what was not expected, given the history this NBA Finals was the contributions of Jason Terry, J.J. Barea & Jason Kidd. They all showed up big in the 4th Qtr. The quarter that this series has been focused around all 5 games with the Mavs making major comebacks in each game. In the 4th Terry had 6 points, Barea had 6 & Kidd had 5; a production the Mavs has not received the entire Finals.
This game was reminiscent of the Mavs’ Game 4 against the Lakers where it seemed like they couldn’t miss a shot. In that game the Mavs shot 20 of 32 from the 3 point line & Jason Terry went 9 out of 10. In Thursday’s game versus the Heat the Mavs went 13 of 19 from the 3 point line with Terry going 3 of 5. He was aggressive throughout the game & put the ball on the floor going attacking “LeBron’s feet” as he put it. He finished the game shooting 8 of 12 with 21 points & 6 assist.
He has been the 4th Qtr. guy for the Mavs all of his career, in the press conference prior to the game, he said. “It’s my job,” referring to being aggressive in the 4th Qtr. he continued, “we’re not going to keep missing these open shots.” He expressed that to his teammates after watching film of games 1 through 3 & they responded.
J.J. Barea hit 4 big 3 point shots going 4 of 5, Jason Kidd went 3 of 5, DeShawn Stevenson 1 of 2 & even Brian Cardinal got in on the act hitting 1. Of course Dirk had 1 also, but I’m focusing on the “WOW factor” of Game 5 with his teammates pulling out a game instead of him.
As far as the Heat go, they are not in the moment. They beckon a home game, where they thrive. The problem is they go home with only 1 chance. They lose, they are done & Dirk holds up his 1st Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. Pleasing all Cleveland Cavs fans, Mavs=Cavs, Dirk is playing for Dalls & Cleveland. Hilarious.
So LeBron Game 6 is the biggest game in your life, not what you thought & didn’t show with Game 5.
I’m usely writing about the Heat but I’ll leave this game with saying this, a triple-double by LeBron means nothing in a loss & Dwyane Wade’s hip contusion injury did not decide the outcome of Game 5.
What determined the outcome of Game 5 was the Mavs wonderous shooting down the stretch & Heat’s suspect D. Oh yeah, LeBron once again became ghostly in the 4th scoring only 2 points. I could do that.
The story of the series is the lack of DEFENSE of the Miami Heat in the 4th Qtr. of every game even the ones the won.
My prediction ability is SUSPECT also, but atleast I admit it. But what I did predict correctly at the beginning of the playoffs that it would be very EXCITING & that prediction still holds true as the Dallas Mavs take their momentum into South Beach Sunday night with a 3-2 lead.
Game 6 Sunday @ 8pm ET on ABC.
It is what it is…
http://sportsemerge.com/
I knew there was no chance for the Heat to win when it started to rain in Dallas. Not outside but in the building, the shots that were falling , “was like DAMN!“ Dirk Nowitzki’s rainbow 3 point shot looked like it went out the top of my T.V. screen. I remember asking my wife, ”where the ball go?” Then it fell into the basket….. I was stuck.
To say Dirk finally received help would be an under statement. His teammates came knocking to answer the long awaited call. Jason Terry, J.J. Barea & Jason Kidd closed the 4th Qtr. impressively Thursday in their last home game this series. They took it upon themselves to put Dallas on their backs & take Mark Cuban & the city one step closer to it’s 1st NBA Championship.
Up to this point it has been Dirk carrying that burden, leading his team like a sheperd leads his sheep. Prior to the games the Mavs lost Dirk has called on his teammates, mainly Jason Terry who had been medicore at best through the first 3 games. Last night Terry showed his teammates, the Miami Heat, & the viewing audience exactly why he is in the NBA. People that has not seen him play at his best got a taste of it Thursday in Game 5.
It is the 1st time there is a definite momentum switch in this series. The only thing that the Miami Heat have going for them is that they’re are returning to South Beach to finish the series, win or lose. The Heat are 9-1 at home in the playoffs with their only lost coming from the Dallas Mavs in Game 2. Now it is the Mavs series to lose, the T-shirts & ball caps are being made as I type with Dallas Mavericks 2011 NBA Finals Champions embroidered on the fronts.
Dirk had 29 points, 6 rebounds & went 10 of 10 from the foul line silently, it was expected of him. However, what was not expected, given the history this NBA Finals was the contributions of Jason Terry, J.J. Barea & Jason Kidd. They all showed up big in the 4th Qtr. The quarter that this series has been focused around all 5 games with the Mavs making major comebacks in each game. In the 4th Terry had 6 points, Barea had 6 & Kidd had 5; a production the Mavs has not received the entire Finals.
This game was reminiscent of the Mavs’ Game 4 against the Lakers where it seemed like they couldn’t miss a shot. In that game the Mavs shot 20 of 32 from the 3 point line & Jason Terry went 9 out of 10. In Thursday’s game versus the Heat the Mavs went 13 of 19 from the 3 point line with Terry going 3 of 5. He was aggressive throughout the game & put the ball on the floor going attacking “LeBron’s feet” as he put it. He finished the game shooting 8 of 12 with 21 points & 6 assist.
He has been the 4th Qtr. guy for the Mavs all of his career, in the press conference prior to the game, he said. “It’s my job,” referring to being aggressive in the 4th Qtr. he continued, “we’re not going to keep missing these open shots.” He expressed that to his teammates after watching film of games 1 through 3 & they responded.
J.J. Barea hit 4 big 3 point shots going 4 of 5, Jason Kidd went 3 of 5, DeShawn Stevenson 1 of 2 & even Brian Cardinal got in on the act hitting 1. Of course Dirk had 1 also, but I’m focusing on the “WOW factor” of Game 5 with his teammates pulling out a game instead of him.
As far as the Heat go, they are not in the moment. They beckon a home game, where they thrive. The problem is they go home with only 1 chance. They lose, they are done & Dirk holds up his 1st Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. Pleasing all Cleveland Cavs fans, Mavs=Cavs, Dirk is playing for Dalls & Cleveland. Hilarious.
So LeBron Game 6 is the biggest game in your life, not what you thought & didn’t show with Game 5.
I’m usely writing about the Heat but I’ll leave this game with saying this, a triple-double by LeBron means nothing in a loss & Dwyane Wade’s hip contusion injury did not decide the outcome of Game 5.
What determined the outcome of Game 5 was the Mavs wonderous shooting down the stretch & Heat’s suspect D. Oh yeah, LeBron once again became ghostly in the 4th scoring only 2 points. I could do that.
The story of the series is the lack of DEFENSE of the Miami Heat in the 4th Qtr. of every game even the ones the won.
My prediction ability is SUSPECT also, but atleast I admit it. But what I did predict correctly at the beginning of the playoffs that it would be very EXCITING & that prediction still holds true as the Dallas Mavs take their momentum into South Beach Sunday night with a 3-2 lead.
Game 6 Sunday @ 8pm ET on ABC.
It is what it is…
LeBron’s Been Out For Lunch
Dave Pruitt, Sports Emerge
http://sportsemerge.com/
“Have you seen ‘Bron’?” …. “Tell me have you seen ‘Bron’?” LeBron James has 9 total points in the 4th Qtr. of the last 4 GAMES! Each Qtr. 12 minutes long, so 9 points in 48 minutes. Is the stage to big for LeBron James? Does the NBA Finals make “O’ Bron Bron” nervous?
If I can recall, the last time he was in the NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavs in 2007 against the San Antonio Spurs he had a similar performance throughout the series which ended in a sweep. If it wasn’t for having Dwyane Wade, LeBron would get swept in this series also. LeBron just won his 1st Finals game this year with Game 1, literally the best performance he’s had against the Mavs this series, scoring 24 points & grabbing 9 rebounds. Since then LeBron’s been out for lunch.
Dallas Mavericks A.K.A. “The Comeback Mavs” do it again in the 4th Qtr. the same Qtr. LeBron has become ghostly. Dirk Nowitzki is now in many peoples eyes a top 10 or even top 5 players of all time. Given his performance throughout the playoffs & in the the Finals I’m hard pressed to agree. He finally missed another free throw in Game 4 after 39 consecutive, that’s insane, he could shoot free throws in his sleep.
Honestly, I believe the only reason Dirk missed a free throw was because his 101 degree to 102 degree temperature he had throughout the game. He still finished 9 of 10 from the foul line & struggled from the field going 6 of 19 & finishing with only 21 points. Dirk was asked in the press conference after the game to compare his flu performance to the great Michael Jordan’s flu performance back in 1997 against the Jazz where he scored 38 points.
Dirk responded, “Never thought about MJ’s performance but obviously I was way off.” And Damn, so was I with my predictions.
I digress, Dirk didn’t have to carry all of the weight in Game 4 as he has the previous games. Jason Terry called out LeBron before the game questioning his toughness.
He stated confidentally. “I’m welcoming the challenge,” he said. “We’re going to see if he can do it for seven games. That’s going to be the challenge. Right now, it’s Game 4. Can he do it again in Game 4? He wasn’t able to do it in Game 2. He did it in Games 1 and 3, so Game 4 is another opportunity.”
Was those statements what threw LeBron off in Game 4? Was he to worried about stopping Jason Terry that he forgot he was an offensive threat also? Apparently not because Jason Terry answered his personal challenge by scoring 17 with an unimpressive but necessary performance going 6 of 15. Terry also got to the foul line shooting 4 of 6 being more offensively aggressive but still lacking on the defensive side of the court.
Jason Terry outscored LeBron. “Prince James” scored 8 POINTS, that’s it, that’s all… It’s the NBA Finals, & LeBron has decided to stop being himself, he didn’t attack the basket seemingly at all in Game 4. Chris Broussard of ESPN brought up a good point prior to the game stating that LeBron is deferring to not just Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh but he his passing up his shot to give the ball away to a Udonis Haslem, Mike Miller or Mario Chalmers. It literally looks like he doesn’t want the ball.
I made an analogy in a previous writing covering this series prior to Game 2 where the Mavs made the magnificent 4th Qtr. comeback down 15 with 7 minutes left.
I said,”I seriously thought that ABC Network paid them off, but now that I think about it they can’t afford to fix the blurriness on HD broadcast, so.”
It’s the same scenario, a conspiracy theory if you will, that I’m not entertaining just stating. The way the Miami Heat are losing really looks like they are giving the games away to stretch out the series. In Game 2, literally giving up a 15 point lead by changing the way they’re were playing from attacking the basket to shooting deep low percentage shots with 7 minutes left in the 4th Qtr. Why would any team do that? Makes me wonder…
Same goes for LeBron, a man who can genuinely score whenever he feels like it, a man who hits full & half court shots in his leisure. Completely shut himself down in the 4th Qtr. of a game that the Heat led 74 -65 with 10:11 left. He was scoreless in the 4th Qtr. Why would any great player just stop playing with the game on the line? Makes me wonder…
Or is Shawn Marion in LeBron’s head with his intense defense, is LeBron backing down? Didn’t ever think I’d say this but LeBron may have some confidence issues going up against Marion. I’m just sayin’…
I actually believe all the credit is due to the Mavs stellar defense played in the 4th Qtr. holding the entire Heat team to only 14 points. The Mavs forced turnovers helping them make a 17-4 run & ultimately closing the game to tie the series 2-2.
Wade is holding up his end of the bargin, balling out of his mind with 32 points & 6 rebounds in Game 4. Chris Bosh even has showed some confidence that he says “never went anywhere” in a half time interview, he produced 24 points & 6 rebounds.
Lunch break should be over for LeBron in Game 5; I expect him to attack the paint early but now will he try & do too much? It’ll be up to Coach Erik Spoelstra, Dwyane Wade & mainly LeBron to keep a balance with his points & assist. He had 8 points & 7 assist in Game 4, maybe it’s time for LeBron to be SELFISH.
The Mavs will have the ”if it ain’t broke don’t try to fix it” mentality in Game 5. I expect what I expect evry game from the Mavs, the ball to go through Dirk Nowitzki, forcing double teams & leaving shooters open at the arch. The question is will his Snipers be on tonight, he’ll need similar production from Jason Terry now that Rick Carlisle has chose to go with Brian Cardinal who did absolutely nothing in Game 4 but did it better than Peja Stojakovic.
Game 5 Thursday June 9th @ 9pm ET on ABC.
It is what it is…
http://sportsemerge.com/
“Have you seen ‘Bron’?” …. “Tell me have you seen ‘Bron’?” LeBron James has 9 total points in the 4th Qtr. of the last 4 GAMES! Each Qtr. 12 minutes long, so 9 points in 48 minutes. Is the stage to big for LeBron James? Does the NBA Finals make “O’ Bron Bron” nervous?
If I can recall, the last time he was in the NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavs in 2007 against the San Antonio Spurs he had a similar performance throughout the series which ended in a sweep. If it wasn’t for having Dwyane Wade, LeBron would get swept in this series also. LeBron just won his 1st Finals game this year with Game 1, literally the best performance he’s had against the Mavs this series, scoring 24 points & grabbing 9 rebounds. Since then LeBron’s been out for lunch.
Dallas Mavericks A.K.A. “The Comeback Mavs” do it again in the 4th Qtr. the same Qtr. LeBron has become ghostly. Dirk Nowitzki is now in many peoples eyes a top 10 or even top 5 players of all time. Given his performance throughout the playoffs & in the the Finals I’m hard pressed to agree. He finally missed another free throw in Game 4 after 39 consecutive, that’s insane, he could shoot free throws in his sleep.
Honestly, I believe the only reason Dirk missed a free throw was because his 101 degree to 102 degree temperature he had throughout the game. He still finished 9 of 10 from the foul line & struggled from the field going 6 of 19 & finishing with only 21 points. Dirk was asked in the press conference after the game to compare his flu performance to the great Michael Jordan’s flu performance back in 1997 against the Jazz where he scored 38 points.
Dirk responded, “Never thought about MJ’s performance but obviously I was way off.” And Damn, so was I with my predictions.
I digress, Dirk didn’t have to carry all of the weight in Game 4 as he has the previous games. Jason Terry called out LeBron before the game questioning his toughness.
He stated confidentally. “I’m welcoming the challenge,” he said. “We’re going to see if he can do it for seven games. That’s going to be the challenge. Right now, it’s Game 4. Can he do it again in Game 4? He wasn’t able to do it in Game 2. He did it in Games 1 and 3, so Game 4 is another opportunity.”
Was those statements what threw LeBron off in Game 4? Was he to worried about stopping Jason Terry that he forgot he was an offensive threat also? Apparently not because Jason Terry answered his personal challenge by scoring 17 with an unimpressive but necessary performance going 6 of 15. Terry also got to the foul line shooting 4 of 6 being more offensively aggressive but still lacking on the defensive side of the court.
Jason Terry outscored LeBron. “Prince James” scored 8 POINTS, that’s it, that’s all… It’s the NBA Finals, & LeBron has decided to stop being himself, he didn’t attack the basket seemingly at all in Game 4. Chris Broussard of ESPN brought up a good point prior to the game stating that LeBron is deferring to not just Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh but he his passing up his shot to give the ball away to a Udonis Haslem, Mike Miller or Mario Chalmers. It literally looks like he doesn’t want the ball.
I made an analogy in a previous writing covering this series prior to Game 2 where the Mavs made the magnificent 4th Qtr. comeback down 15 with 7 minutes left.
I said,”I seriously thought that ABC Network paid them off, but now that I think about it they can’t afford to fix the blurriness on HD broadcast, so.”
It’s the same scenario, a conspiracy theory if you will, that I’m not entertaining just stating. The way the Miami Heat are losing really looks like they are giving the games away to stretch out the series. In Game 2, literally giving up a 15 point lead by changing the way they’re were playing from attacking the basket to shooting deep low percentage shots with 7 minutes left in the 4th Qtr. Why would any team do that? Makes me wonder…
Same goes for LeBron, a man who can genuinely score whenever he feels like it, a man who hits full & half court shots in his leisure. Completely shut himself down in the 4th Qtr. of a game that the Heat led 74 -65 with 10:11 left. He was scoreless in the 4th Qtr. Why would any great player just stop playing with the game on the line? Makes me wonder…
Or is Shawn Marion in LeBron’s head with his intense defense, is LeBron backing down? Didn’t ever think I’d say this but LeBron may have some confidence issues going up against Marion. I’m just sayin’…
I actually believe all the credit is due to the Mavs stellar defense played in the 4th Qtr. holding the entire Heat team to only 14 points. The Mavs forced turnovers helping them make a 17-4 run & ultimately closing the game to tie the series 2-2.
Wade is holding up his end of the bargin, balling out of his mind with 32 points & 6 rebounds in Game 4. Chris Bosh even has showed some confidence that he says “never went anywhere” in a half time interview, he produced 24 points & 6 rebounds.
Lunch break should be over for LeBron in Game 5; I expect him to attack the paint early but now will he try & do too much? It’ll be up to Coach Erik Spoelstra, Dwyane Wade & mainly LeBron to keep a balance with his points & assist. He had 8 points & 7 assist in Game 4, maybe it’s time for LeBron to be SELFISH.
The Mavs will have the ”if it ain’t broke don’t try to fix it” mentality in Game 5. I expect what I expect evry game from the Mavs, the ball to go through Dirk Nowitzki, forcing double teams & leaving shooters open at the arch. The question is will his Snipers be on tonight, he’ll need similar production from Jason Terry now that Rick Carlisle has chose to go with Brian Cardinal who did absolutely nothing in Game 4 but did it better than Peja Stojakovic.
Game 5 Thursday June 9th @ 9pm ET on ABC.
It is what it is…
The Big AARP Announces His Retirement
Dave Pruitt, Sports Emerge
http://sportsemerge.com/
As only Shaquille O’Neal can announced his retirement in style as being as comedical is possible.
He retires his nicknames, even Superman as he held the conference at his mansion. He claims a new nickname as the Big AARP and states what he’ll miss from the game. Jokingly he says,” he will miss his free throws.”
Farewell big fella’, hope to see you on someone sports channel with all his hilarious antics.
http://sportsemerge.com/
As only Shaquille O’Neal can announced his retirement in style as being as comedical is possible.
He retires his nicknames, even Superman as he held the conference at his mansion. He claims a new nickname as the Big AARP and states what he’ll miss from the game. Jokingly he says,” he will miss his free throws.”
Farewell big fella’, hope to see you on someone sports channel with all his hilarious antics.
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