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Lakers 102, Heat 104 (1OT)
acbaylove:
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--- Quote from: Antonio on December 25, 2004, 05:13:03 PM ---
--- Quote from: Now_I_Know on December 25, 2004, 04:42:02 PM ---LOL, then what woulda' been a better shot than that, Mr. NBA analyst?
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A 2 points shot. ;)
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With 3 seconds remaining? I don't think so...
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Why not? I mean in Europe they prefeer to make another OT rather than doing the thing everybody is expecting.. done by the guy everybody is doubling.. In fact they doubled Kobe and Kobe shot from 3pts. Like everybody was expecting. And he didnt have enought balance when he shot. But i understand in the NBA they usually play to make the last WINNING shot rather than a 2 points play.
acbaylove:
Anyway IN NO WAY i'm saying this is the "last step" they need (they'll probably have it in 2007..), but the addition of Caron Butler, Vlade Divac (100% healty) and Devean George will help them for sure.
acbaylove:
Anyway LMAO @ Shaq saying this one was just a "normal" game before the match. What a fucking lyer, lol.
"All day, I was saying to myself, no layups and no dunks. I kind of forgot I had five [fouls] at that point."
No layups and dunks for everybody?
"Basically everybody, but especially, you know, him," O'Neal said.
(source: NBA.com)
LOL what a moron! He left the team without him just to intentionally foul Kobe..
He's very lucky that Kobe felt tired at that point and he didnt close the game..
Immagine Kobe making 15 points in the last 5 minutes and winning the game..
Shaq risked too much. He did a pretty huge mistake.
I'm the first to blame Kobe when he makes a basketball mistake, but this time it was Shaq doing it.
7even:
I agree, with 3 secondes left Kobe should have taken a pick and roll and penetrade to the basket, get fouled, make them free-throws and force another over-time without Shaq.
But Antonio, don't you play basketball too? If it's your mission to not let easy, psychologically important baskets happen, you sometimes forget about what would be better on a long-term basis. Plus Im sure Shaq really didnt want to see Bryant doing a fancy dunk with him standing by for like a million times in slow motion on TV after the Game.
acbaylove:
--- Quote from: 7even the Harbinger on December 26, 2004, 04:20:00 AM ---I agree, with 3 secondes left Kobe should have taken a pick and roll and penetrade to the basket, get fouled, make them free-throws and force another over-time without Shaq.
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Yeah, that's what we do here in Europe. I mean Kobe was playing at home, against a Shaq-less Miami, and he wasnt 100% healty (he was hella tired, in fact he was scoreless since 3'' in the 4th quarter). Odom and Atkins were making them 3 points since then. So Kobe wasnt the best guy to shoot from 3pts (what about Odom? He was on fire from 3pts, plus he really wanted to make that shot. Just watch his reaction after Bryant, doubled, missed the last shot). And a 3pts shot was too dangerous, expecially in Kobe's hands, since everybody and their moma knew Kobe was about to shoot from 3pts. Miami doubled him, he missed the shot. Game over. But like i said in the NBA they dont do those things. Players win or loose the matches, not tactics. I'm sure if it was an NCAA final, that one was a 2pts shot (or 2 FT shots). I aint mad at Kobe bacause of it. I mean he led Lakers till there, he deserved the shot. But that wasnt tecnically the best shot possible and the "right thing" to do.
Another example? Detroit last year. Lakers -3, a couple of seconds left. In Europe it was a no-time out situation. I mean everybody knows that's a typical foul situation with 2 FT. You make a faul, the other team makes 2 from the FT, you get the ball, you win. No. Brown did the "NBA" thing. He let Kobe make the last shot from 3pts. Kobe did it. Overtime. Lakers win. That's the great difference between NBA and NCAA/Europe.
--- Quote ---But Antonio, don't you play basketball too? If it's your mission to not let easy, psychologically important baskets happen, you sometimes forget about what would be better on a long-term basis. Plus Im sure Shaq really didnt want to see Bryant doing a fancy dunk with him standing by for like a million times in slow motion on TV after the Game.
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Yeah, of course. I was just joking with him.. cause he was acting like the thought guy, you know.. "That's just a normal game..". Hell naw! Have you seen his eyes? He wanted to win that game more than an NBA final. lol.
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