Comments on: Epic

By: dq

dq — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:39:24 +0000

From lifelong Cub fan:
Steve Garvey 1984 playoff game 4 – drove in runs in 4 consecutive at bats, including walkoff homer in elimination game.

But as far as being spent and still going, the only thing that beats Kellen Winslow is Jordan in the flu game.

By: JKB

JKB — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:09:43 +0000

@ 38 – I think Delonte West can play at that level as well, but everybody on the Cavs needs to be down a peg… Mo Williams needs to be the third best player rather than the second, etc… They need an athletic big more than anything right now, at least to match up with the Magic. The fact that they need Z on the offensive end and that he is worthless on the defensive end in this series is the Magic’s “kryptonite” IMO.

By: NickP

NickP — Sat, 30 May 2009 17:02:30 +0000

I don’t think Lebron gets enough calls. He’s so big that normal fouls don’t faze him, and he doesn’t get the benefit of the doubt.

Look at the regular season. On an average of 4 less shot attempts per game, Kevin Martin somehow averaged more free throws than Lebron James.

If you breathe on skinny, little Kevin Martin, he’s falling down, getting the foul call, and heading to the line.

Lebron is harder to ref than Shaq.

By: Tom from Tuscaloosa

Tom from Tuscaloosa — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:25:48 +0000

Other than Mo Williams, no one on the Cavs is fit to play with LeBron. You would think that they would have someone, anyone, to slow Howard down, but no. Three consecutive dunks on three possessions to begin Game Four’s overtime. Seemingly no one interested in just getting in the way. Disgusting.

Nitpicker, you are aptly named. James is the real deal. Hype for this guy is not necessary.

By: jaymarkm

jaymarkm — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:16:13 +0000

it would be nice if someone did a “scholarly” study of whether stars actually get more calls than deserved. in the era of multiple camera angles, dvr’s, season packages, slow motion, etc. the raw materials are there to do a creative study. i watch a lot of games, and personally i think lebron gets a lot of calls because he (1) gets into the lane at will, from anywhere on the court, (2) has ridiculous body control and hang time, (3) can attack anyone from any angle, including the likes of dwight howard, and (4) is as good as anyone at running the break from either the middle or wing. yes, stars shoot more free throws, but part of me (the less cynical half) attributes this to some of the skills that make them starts in the first place, not just their status as stars. guys like d-wade, lebron, devin harris, and melo are constantly attacking the paint, and can take anybody guarding them off the dribble (and are all pretty fearless at going to the rack)…so it’s no surprise they shoot more free throws than other guys. we also might notice some stars getting calls more, because of the preexisting attitude that they get too many calls in the first place. i don’t think the refs are nearly as bad as others do (e.g., simmons and his bi-weekly gripe sessions) but maybe they are, maybe they aren’t…those are just my impressions. all in all it would be nice if a stathead with ridiculous amounts of time used game footage to do some sort of actual study so that this alleged “pushing the stars” agenda could either be substantiated or refuted.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:21:59 +0000

Give me a break…
The NBA has become the WWE.
It’s all about pushing the stars, and the stars get (or don’t get) calls.
Lebron is called King for a reason…and SVG is correct, all he has to DO is get in the paint and he gets fouled.
You say you haven’t seen this before, then you’re not watching the NBA.

By: Tank Garbonzo

Tank Garbonzo — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:54:58 +0000

David in NYC, thanks for clearing that up for me.

By: Brent

Brent — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:16:47 +0000

JeffSol:

My apologies, you are right, I was thinking of the second season. That was a bunch of crap that Hakeem was carrying with him to the Championship in the first year.

By: Brent

Brent — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:12:41 +0000

JeffSol @#30:

Clyde the Glide was traded to that Rocket’s team halfway through the season, so I think he was the 2nd best player on that team and even at 32 years old, I would rate him better than anything Lebron is working with this year.

By: David in NYC

David in NYC — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:03:16 +0000

Tank Garbonzo #31 –

I would say that the James bulldozer move is not a foul in roughly the same way the Patrick Ewing hop-skip-and-jump move was not traveling.