What a bunch of blowhards. Well, they can tell their grandkids they got to play with Lebron, I guess. Stevenson will be known for being Lebron's bitch.

I hate the Wizards. Caron Butler has Asshole Face, just like Hines Ward.

I Love how 23 turned in another magical performance, and Stevenson went something like 1-10 from the field.

Meanwhile "the best end of quarter, end of game, end of half player in the league" Arenas completely blew in the fourth.

Yeah, LBJ carried this team to the win. West, Wallace, Gibson and Co. need to step it up so that LeBron doesn't wear himself out just making it to the finals. That back isn't going to hold up forever at this rate. For all the crappy shooting by the Wizzards, this game was way too close. It should have been a walk-through. Look for this series to get really physical after this. Ben needs to become the 'enforcer' we brought him here to be. He also needs to be a rebounding machine on both O and D.

LeBron Started off Slow.. Ilgauskas and West Both had good games and Boobie hit some important 3's

RISE UP CLEVELAND!

I love how after LeBron threw down that alley-oop from Z, he gave the facial hand gesture to Stevenson. And Arenas, was horrible the 4th quarter, forcing up all his shots and missing almost all of them. Washington needs to shut up, when have they won anything lately. I hope the Cavs sweep their ass, and shut those blow-hards up.

Oop was from gibson not Z. And he grabbed that ball at atleast 13-14 feet. Everyone in the stands pretty much had the same reaction... Stand up, scream.

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Originally posted by AdaM:
Oop was from gibson not Z. And he grabbed that ball at atleast 13-14 feet. Everyone in the stands pretty much had the same reaction... Stand up, scream.

I'm talking about the second alley-oop, not the first one where he looked like he jumped into orbit.

Z had the ball at the top of the key, LeBron went base line, and Z threw him a perfect alley-oop. After the play LeBron stared at Stevenson and waved his hand in front of his face, it was classic.

Ok I know which one you're referring to now. The bad thing about that oop was that he make it look so easy it wasn't even impressive. He's way too good. Just imagine if we had a dominant bigman that could command a double team and leave lebron able to get the ball inside instead of ALWAYS having to get the ball on the perimeter and drive it in.

One of the shooters needs to get hot, probably Gibson or Wally. I like West and he's probably a keeper... Ben Wallace was the piece I'd gladly give back for Drew.

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One of the shooters needs to get hot, probably Gibson or Wally. I like West and he's probably a keeper... Ben Wallace was the piece I'd gladly give back for Drew.

Wallace does suck, now I know why Chicago fan was so eager to give him up, Gooden is a better player than him.

Not that I disagree with you guys' feelings about wanting Drew back for Wallace, but I bet we're going to see a huge defensive game about of Wallace pretty soon. He's shown flashes of it, and now it's playoff time.

I expect LeBron to get even better his series too, as he usually gets better the more comfortable he gets. I'm betting on a giant game out of him in one of the games in Washington to steal a roady for the Cavs. (Like thats any sort of huge gamble on my part.)

As far as tonight goes, can't expect the Wiz to miss so many crucial shots, gonna have to make our own open shots and MAN-UP on defense.

Wallace and Andy should not play together, like ever. Joe Smith needs at least 25 minutes a game. Starting Wally is the right decision, and I'm still maintaining hope he starts to hit his shots. The guy was hitting at a 49% FGA clip before the trade, so sooner or later he'll get it back. No better time than now with Brons and West feeding him.

West is a damn solid pro. One of my best friends in high school, Glenn Farello, was his coach in high school and loves the kid.

It's a damn shame Boobs got hurt when he did because he was really putting it all together as a force. Hopefully, he's getting back there.

Z has had one of his best overall seasons and is playing very consistent right now.

The keys to this team advancing are fairly cut and dry: Boobs and Wally hit shots, Z stays being Z and doesn't let dickwad Haywood get away with too much shit....Wallace makes a layup here and there and hits the boards better than game one. Jamison got way too many from him. Wallace also needs to thump some guys from time to time, the Wizards definitely don't like that stuff and it gets them out of their games.

No. 23 does his thang.

TOTALLY agree about Wallace and Andy. They create an offensive black hole. Everything just screeches to a halt and 'Bron has to force the issue too much.

With Z and Joe Smith in that very nice 4/5 rotation, you never need to have those two guys together. I sure as hell wouldn't.

I'm not one who thinks this is Lebron and a bunch of shit. Z is a terrific player. Delonte West is a very good point guard. Gibson can play.

Ouch. Man, that's rough after doing all that talking. 30 points? In the playoffs?

That removes at least some of your manhood.

30-points don't even tell the whole story, the Cavs out-hustled, out-rebounded, out-shot, out-defended, out-coached, and certainly out-classed the Wizards.

I settled in expecting to be entertained ... I was actually disappointed because it was so one-sided.

Great work tonight by the Cavs, they showed up and played their asses off.

After watching us getting our asses handed to us in the championship series last year by San Antonio, this was a breath of playoff fresh air. Lets hope they keep up the intensity.

I am one who think's it's LeBron and a bunch of shit. Well, not shit, but certainly not very good players.

For all his jumpshots and offensive boards, Z's almost just as much a liability on the defensive end mostly because of his painfully slow defensive rotations. Not to mention the layups he blows because he refuses to go up strong, and how he pads his offensive rebounding stats off that.

I realize Z's 18 foot jumper is as crucial to the Cavs as anything, but the Cavs have never been able to become that defensive force they should be and not having a Msn in the middle on defense goes a long way to preventing it.

For all the offensive rebounding and shooting skill, Z only got I think 13 and 9 on the season. For a 7'3 guy with that much skill, he'd be a 20 and 12 guy if he'd get tough on the inside. Rasheed Wallace laughs at him for a reason, as much as I hate Sheed.

I can live with him as he is now, I love his shooting and such. But I think people are making a big mistake if they think he's a very good player, he's pretty solid, but there are definite holes in his game.

Boobie and West have a ton of potential, but they don't do much with it yet because they're still young.

Joe Smith is very solid in all aspects. Devin Brown has been dependeble. Wally has been spotty.

If Boobie and West meet their potential, Joe Smith gets minutes, somehow Z got tougher, and Wally stayed consistent, then I'll think LeBron is surrounded by very good players. And we could see that next year, though Wally may be gone as I hear rumors of Michael Redd to Cleveland.

Or -- if they play like they did tonight -- making shots and defending the interior, I'll think they have a good players around him now. They just have to keep it up. They've shown flashes of it before, and then reverted.

But let's not forget, it's not exactly like the Wizards were amazing tonight.

As ATE said, it was disappointing it was such a blowout, but I'll take it.

I'll take 2 more, please.

I'm hoping play like this by LeBron's teammates become the norm, instead of the exception.

The perfect construct around Lebron is two shooters and Z. If both Boobie and Wally are hitting, the machine is humming. It opens up the court or sets up the kickout.

Hughes didn't make a lick of sense.

If Boobie, Wally, Lebron, and Z are on the court, the other guy has to be a defensive enforcer type. Hence Wallace or Andy, not Drew Gooden.

A primary guard rotation of West, Boobie, and Wally is great because the first two can both play the point and Boobie can play off guard. West is a good defender. Devin Brown is the fourth guy. Like the guards.

What was that about Michael Redd? That would be fantastic.

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Originally posted by shepwrite:
One of the shooters needs to get hot, probably Gibson or Wally. I like West and he's probably a keeper... Ben Wallace was the piece I'd gladly give back for Drew.

Wallace does suck, now I know why Chicago fan was so eager to give him up, Gooden is a better player than him.

did you watch the same game that i did the other night?(game 2) I thought that Wallace, even with his limited play was enough to give this team some attitude along with some back bone.

And we all know that to get thru the playoffs you have to have an enforcer down in the paint. It was almost as if the The Wizards were scared of this guy.

Give wallace time, he has to find his role on this team. watch how the playoffs take shape and by the time we are done, everyone will think that Ferry was a genius on making this move.


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