Showing posts with label basket ball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basket ball. Show all posts

Monday, June 13, 2011

Dallas Maverick is 2011 NBA Champions

They were the underdogs and rightly so against the BIG THREE in LeBron James, Dwyane Wade & Chris Bosh who are all-stars while Dallas Maverick only have one All-Star in Dirk Nowitzki.

Dallas is a great champions as they have gone through plenty of hardship especially in the 2006 NBA Finals where they collapsed and gave away a 2-0 lead to Miami Heat and the following year losing to Golden State Warrior after posting a 67 win in a season (NBA Best in 2007).

The collection of stars in the Dallas Mavericks have tried winning championship before like Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, John Terry, Dirk Nowitzki & Peja Stojaković. Their collective struggles in their endeavour to win a Championship Ring is well engraved in their head and its that pain that's driving the players. Many Congratulations from ME to J. Kidd, J. Terry, P. Stojaković, S. Marion & Big Dirk Nowitzki for winning their first Championship Ring!!

Dirk Nowitzki is the go to guy for the Mavericks as he's on fire especially on the Fourth Quarter, the stat's don't lie. while LeBron James choked in Game 4 which is surprising for his stature. Chris Bosh were disappointing to say the least while Dwyane Wade played well but he should have scored more in Game 6 but pressure on winning Game 6 to ensure a Game 7 prove to much for Erik Spoelstra to handle.

I'm pretty sure Erik Spoelstra will be sacked or moved to his previous job at Miami Heat where he started in 1995 as Miami Heat's video coordinator then became Miami Heat assistant coach/video coordinator, then was promoted to assistant coach/advance scout in 1999. He became the assistant coach/director of scouting in 2001 where he was the assistant coach to Pat Riley in the 2006 NBA Finals where Miami Heat won after subcumming to 0-2 deficit. In 2008, Erik susceeded Pat Riley to be Miami Heat Head Coach.

With 3 Super-stars in LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, & Chris Bosh in the team and still able to lose in the NBA Finals is definitely something Miami Heat General Manager Pat Riley don't want after spending so much of their caps and draft picks on LeBron & Bosh to lose it all on the first go against Dallas Mavericks.

The blame can't be on Erik Spoelstra's hands alone as LeBron James need to responds to the Miami Heat fans who watch their beloved team gave away a 2-1 advantage *and with Miami Heat winning Game 3 - 91% of the time Game 3 winners won the Championship* (I guess that the percentage is now lower slightly because Dallas Mavericks won 3 straight - Two time at home court while closing the series in Miami, Florida). LeBron James was missing throughout the 2011 NBA Finals. A Great player like him choking in the biggest stage is something not seen in a Super Star like LeBron James.

The first statement LeBron James made was "I foresee Miami winning multiple Championships" - That hasn't happen YET!!!

Friday, June 25, 2010

2010 NBA Finals and the consequences

NBA finals have left many with the thought of many basketball fans as to the staggering match between Boston Celtic's and Los Angeles Lakers in the 2010 NBA finals....

Not many have thought that Boston will be facing Laker's as Cleveland came in to the Playoff's with the best league record and have Home-court advantage but it seems that it was undone by some poor performance by LeBron James and co.. Notably Mo Williams, Delonte West, Antawn Jamison in which Cleveland traded with Washington Wizards for Antawn to help Bron Bron to get a championship but he flopped beyond recognition as LeBron handles the offence and are not a wiling passer in tough situation unlike players like KB24 where Kobe Bryant now trust his teammate to make shots should he be double team by the opposition but LeBron James do not passes the ball in tough situation but rather taking all of the shots.. i wonder the management bother getting help if Bron Bron decides to go SOLO?

back to my point...

Boston Celtic is an ageing team... there is no doubt about that... Ray Allen at 35, Paul Pierce at 33, Kevin Garnett at 34, Mike Finley at 37.. this is sad.. to compound things further... Rasheed Wallace have retired after playing in the NBA for 15 years whilst racking numerous Technical Fouls along the way... :D

whilst the Team is ageing... theres another sad fact that needs addressing which is
Ray Allen
Tony Allen
Marquis Daniels
Eddie House
J.R. Giddens
Paul Pierce
Brian Scalabrine
Shelden Williams
Nate Robinson

in which I'm certain none of the players mention apart from Paul Pierce should he opt out of his contract to renegotiate a better deal *which is SELFISH* on my belief... shouldn't do it cause if you want to win a championship.. you need a good team and a young team since there are little choice in the whole ROTATION any ways other then the Glen "Baby" Davis who were exploited by Lamar Odom for the lack of speed because of his weight.. in certain Finals match-ups *only in Los Angeles Lakers Home Court Tho*

I foresee that Boston would have a dire run for a Championship as Doc Rivers might retire or take a Sabbatical Leave Of Absence to see his kids play in College or AAU league... which he missed whilst coaching in Orlando Magic and Boston Celtic..

On the other side of the story... Los Angeles Lakers are set where the core players Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom in the midst... a mix of youth and experience do get along pretty well if you ask me :D

only down side is that certain players are very different... a few others might not return from Laker's as have these players who are free agents Adam Morrison, Jordan Farmar, Shannon Brown, Derek Fisher, D.J Mbenga but I only foresee Jordan Farmar and Adam Morrison not returning to the team with the strong core intact but signing Derek Fisher is a priority at the moment while Shannon Brown intents to return if Los Angeles Lakers are willing to sign him up as he did a good job as a backup to Derek Fisher :)

The Draft is finish and now the world waits for Free Agency although this is the time to resign players or lose players. :)

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Kobe Bryant. and much more xD

Kobe Bryant is arguably the BEST Player of his era.. with no one matching his greatness... His Creativity to make his own shots without the help of his team-mates are arguably the best in the National Basketball Association (NBA) at this moment... Kobe leads his team in Assist Per Game (APG) with 4.7 APG while he leads the NBA in Points Per Game (PPG) the reason i say this is that even he has a broken pinky finger on his "SHOOTING" hand.. Yes... HIS SHOOTING hand.... although previously was only twisted it before the Olympic in Beijing 2008; he broke the same twisted pinky finger this season and after that he went on a rampage scoring at least 30 or more for 6 consecutive games or more.

If I would compare between LeBron James and Kobe Bryant; i would say Kobe is more complete then LeBron James. Reason's for me to say that ? LeBron is selfish then Kobe Bryant. Don't get me wrong, Kobe Bryant is selfish but he knows now when to be selfish and when not to elsewhere if compared to LeBron James... LeBron James leads his team in assist but his assists are more used for statistical purposes and not calculated decision as he wants to get a triple double almost every time. Kobe in the other hand have been in the league since leaving High School for the NBA in 1997 or 98. Kobe is a veteran player with a different view and mindset different then the 2007 Kobe Bryant when he single handedly lead Los Angeles Lakers to the Playoff only to loss dramatically to Sun's even tough Lakers lead them in the series.

LeBron James may have made Cleveland Cavaliers a better team but they still lack the quality player to be consider a threat to Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Boston Celtic as these 3 teams listed as contender have acquired key players in the team to help them be a better team.
Kobe Bryant is a player that have taken much injuries in his stride while playing in the NBA. Cutting and slashing to the paint for monstrous dunk and finishes. Kobe Bryant recently learn how to post-up better from Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon in the post season. so yeah... Kobe Bryant is still the best player even tough he has the injured pinky finger which requires him to wear a protective bandage on the broken pinky finger.

I won't be suprised if teams resort to hitting the pinky finger to stop Kobe Bryant from scoring. a senario that will likely happen as it easy to see how Kobe Bryant pose up his defender and skipping by them and either scoring or passing the ball.

Another Revelation is that Shannon Brown needs to be in the All-Star Dunk Contest... How do you see a 5-9 guard dunk like the way he is? Not many really... the Double Block against Milwaukee was a no brainer with his athletic capabilities along with his jumping skills... It would be amazing to see how he will do in a real Dunk Competition.


BTW. LeBron James team is not strong enough.. seriously... if they face Los Angeles Lakers with a fit Pau Gasol. Things would be different a lot. but i can't argue.

my other candidate for Most Valuable Player would be Kobe Bryant, Brandon Roy, LeBron James, and Steve Nash. Brandon Roy ? reason? he's a star in a team filled with cripple players.. tough luck but with Brandon Roy.. nothing is impossible... Steve Nash ? why not ? 36 soon in February... and leads NBA in APG.... good enough of a reason ? xD

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Olympic's ii

United States is the country of Basketball, they have been dominating the event since IOC allowed Professional Athlete to participate in the Olympics in 1992. in Which the Dream Team won the Gold Medal without breaking a sweat but the Mighty United States was brought down to Earth in Athens 2004 in the home of the Olympics as they lost to Lithuania and have to contend to with a Bronze Medals with Argentina winning the Gold steeered by Manu Ginobli from San Antonio Spurs.
Since then the United National Mens Team have been revamped by Jerry Colangelo the Managing Director of Pheonix Suns to be the one selecting the players rather then a select committee selecting the team.
Jerry Colangelo first step is to name Duke University Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski as the head coach and he begins his hard work by asking NBA Superstars to put a 3 year commitment which is amazing as he is asking Superstars like Kobe Bryant, Rising Superstar Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony which the Superstar commit themselves into.
This current United States Team have the cream of the crop in term of personal strenght as the have the Reigning MVP Kobe Bryant which have learned to share the ball when he is double team and the inclusion of Jason Kidd from Dallas Maverick which have an Incredible record of 38-0 in International Play and his Skill of passing will result in lots of Flashy Dunks, Easy Points, which in terms Lots of Assists !!!! .... they have the Red Hot Lefty in Michael Redd as his inclusion is to sink plenty of Treys which in 2006 World Championship they lack a good high percentage in the 3pt %. Tayshaun Prince induclusion is that he is a good lockdown defender with hiw tall frame and long arms that can deflect incoming pass to his defender. United States also have the Defending All-Star Dunk Champion Dwight Howard in the team and being the only Legit Centre in the team that like to run as they have the 2 most Promising Pointguard in Deron Williams from the Utah Jazz and Chris Paul from New Orlean Hornets running the show with Jason Kidd in the back court.
Carmelo Anthony, LeBrom James, Dwayne Wade and Carlos Boozer is in the 2004 Olympic team and they are in this team to replace the Bronze in Athens to Gold in Beijing as LeBrom James have stated that the Bronze he won is no longer in his possession. This show the embarassment of a Superstar winning a Bronze Medal and this team have only ONE Purpose which is to RECLAIM United States as the POWERHOUSE in Basketball...

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Lakers loss...

Los Angeles Lakers were not the better team but Lakers was my favorite team... they have the explosiveness of Kobe Bryant which were the League MVP™ together with Paul Gasol they find the right chemistry as fast as they can and propel Lakers into a title contender * i got to admit that the trade by Lakers General Manager was a smart one as the trade requires Kwambe Brown, a rookie in Javaris Crittenton and the draft right to Paul Gasol younger brother and 2 first round pick for 2009 and 2010. ( ain't that a highway robbery ?? even Gilbert Arena's think so but that was the trade .. a pretty good trade )


the post-season was another thing as Paul Gasol haven't won any post-season games when Memphis made it into the Playoff™ * Memphis made it into the Playoff 2 times but lost in the first round each time.

Lakers were AWESOME when they fought against Denver Nuggets but to be fair Denver were poor and there was no defense on the Most Valuable Player Kobe Bryant ... Kobe Bryant wasn't selfish and he pass the ball when he was doubled team. Lakers won the series 4-0 and then there was the Western Conference Semi-final against Utah Jazz.. Utah jazz weren't good in the first 2 games at Staples Center but was able to win 2 games back at their home ground but weren't able to maintain that record and lost the series 4-2 where Laker's met San Antonio Spurs (both team have won 9 or more Championship between them so the rivalry between both party is strong but Los Angeles Laker's prevail and beat San Antonio Spurs 4-1 and where they will met Boston Celtic in the NBA™ Final * in all Boston Celtic & Los Angeles Lakers is the franchise that have met in the NBA Finals the most time and Celtic is the team that have more Championship medal and banner in the stadium..


Lakers weren't strong enough and they lost the series to Celtic 2-4..


nvm; theres always next year * wait till Andrew Bynum comes back .. if he does... Lakers will have three 7 footers *Paul Gasol, Andrew Bynum,& Lamar Odom. in their front court...