Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 387986)

Paul Pierce does a pretty good job on him defensively, but it wears him out so much that he doesn't have much left on the other end of the court. If the Celtics' season weren't already de facto over because of injuries, they'd really be missing James Posey, because he and Pierce could take turns.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 387989)

All of of this is true.

But the one thing he is not is graceful. Besides the talent, will, drive, jumping ability, etc of MJ, it was how everything he did flowed. It was almost artistic. LeBron is all power, no grace. It's not a knock on him; it's just that he doesn't look as pretty playing the game as MJ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLpSKXr1kWw

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 387990)

Long story short: "If it affects revenue, you better damn well be publicly sorry. If it doesn't, we don't really give a fuck."

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 387993)

You will get no argument from me. I'm the biggest Jordan fan you know. But there is something to be said for power. I would like to seem him take on even more of a young Barkley attitude and attack the lane with the intent of throwing it down with two hands. You stick your hand up to block it? I'll break it on the rim.

TM

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 387992)

Those days are over. Pierce will not be able to defend James if they see him in the playoffs. No chance. Guarding him in the regular season vs. the playoffs is a different story. And I'm not even going to look at the stats from their last playoff matchup because James is even more dominant than he was just a year ago.

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 387984)

There may be no right to play on an NFL team, but 32 teams jointly act through the league to decide who can and cannot play would -- one might think -- raise some sort of antitrust flag. Presumably the justification for the league is that for the health of the enterprise as a whole, it needs to set some standards, or there will be a race to the bottom by the teams, and the entertainment value of the product as a whole will suffer. I don't see why it's the place of the league to punish Vick, per se -- that's the job of the criminal justice system. But the league will suffer if it's seen to welcome back an unrehabilitated criminal, and it seems legit to let it protect itself in that regard. Perhaps that's a fine line?

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 387997)

I would have liked to see a healthy Celtics team play a healthy Cavs team this year. Last year I was pretty confident that the Celtics would win, but it was close. This year, I would have been less confident, but it would have been a lot of fun to watch.

I sure hope Kevin Garnett's career isn't done for.

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 387986)

Paul Pierce does a pretty good job on him defensively, but it wears him out so much that he doesn't have much left on the other end of the court. If the Celtics' season weren't already de facto over because of injuries, they'd really be missing James Posey, because he and Pierce could take turns.

Originally Posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone (Post 388000)

Yes, Lebron is a monster.

But how about Brandon Roy dropping 42 on Artest and Battier? Blazers still have an uphill battle after the egg they laid in game 1, and Houston is a terrible match for them, but B-Roy is a stud.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 387989)

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 387999)

Doesn't Washington D.C. deserve a major-league baseball team already?

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 387990)

My complaint may be more appropriately aimed at the society in which we live for weighing his crime heavier than others (like domestic violence, a very serious human problem). . . . . Long story short: "If it affects revenue, you better damn well be publicly sorry. If it doesn't, we don't really give a fuck."

TM

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 388012)

You know what I like about this video (besides the amazing, ridiculous plays)? The fact that after each one of them, he immediately turns around and runs back on defense. No stupid fucking poses. No chest thumping. No angry face to the crowd. No "What?!" yelling? He did the amazing and it was routine. Get back on D and dominate there too. You never heard an announcer say, "Michael's man beats him down court for an open lay up."

TM