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Post by gk on May 17, 2009 22:50:43 GMT -6
I'm thinking 5 games max.
Cleveland is going to be able to throw 4 big bodies at Howard and have enough speed and athleticism to get in the three point shooters' faces. Hedo Turkoglu does not look like a true point guard.
Charles Barkley predicted the Magic to win the series.
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Post by gk on May 20, 2009 10:17:54 GMT -6
BTW, a bunch of Cavs writers/bloggers are seriously thinking the Magic are going to win. Not all, to be sure, but there's a sizable portion of Cavs people thinking the Magic are the worst possible matchup for the Cavs. I think it's baloney.
The line of thinking is simply because the Cavs are too small in the backcourt and not bulky enough in the front court. Namely Delonte West (6-3) versus Hedo or Lewis (both around 6-9ish) which is a ridiculous argument. Maybe it's a matchup problem, but that's no reason to pick the Magic over the Cavs. The Cavs rotate defensively extremely well. Hedo will average over 5 turnovers a game. You watch. The height of Hedo Turkoglu is as flimsy an argument as one can make.
They're totally neglecting the Cavs defensive prowess, especially at guarding against the three pointer, which is the Magic's best (only?) strength. Reason being, Williams, West, and Lebron (oh yeah, he might play a role too!) are fantastic at getting to the perimeter.
The Cavs' best weapon might actually be Zydrunas. He poses an interesting matchup problem on the offensive end. As a big who can shoot the outside jumper, he could force Howard out of the paint. And as someone who can also distribute - the Cavs move exceptionally well off the ball - if Z is hitting his shots, this could easily be a sweep. All this also applies to Joe Smith. Having bigs who can shoot is an indispensable weapon. I mean, Big Baby Davis was able to be an offensive force against the Magic.
On the defensive end, Varajao and Ben Wallace will be "handsy" enough to get Howard into foul trouble.
Leave it to Cleveland fans to be looking for a reason to jump off the ledge even though their team is 8-0 in the playoffs.
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Post by fatmenace on May 20, 2009 15:05:14 GMT -6
Well, Orlando did well against them in the regular season. There's a sliver of hope for Magic fans.
Of course, the Suns routinely beat the Spurs in the regular season too, but the Spurs owned them in the playoffs.
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Post by fatmenace on May 20, 2009 21:30:35 GMT -6
Those Cavs bloggers might not be all that stupid!
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Post by gk on May 20, 2009 21:49:13 GMT -6
Ugh. I feel like I'm going to throw up. Everyone looked horrible (except Lebron of course). And the Magic made all their 3s. I guess that's the silver lining. After the first quarter everything went wrong and it was still a one point game.
No consolation.
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