Joel Freeland vs LeBron James: Round 1 (Thurs 2:10pm Eastern ESPN2)

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  1. mook

    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    This play was the highlight of the game to me. Love had him isolated out on an island with his back to the basket in perfect low post position. He does a nifty little shake that Freeland doesn't bite on, turns for the Duncanesque spin and Freeland just drinks his milkshake. Drinks it all up.

    I know Love is no renowned low post player, but he is a 26 ppg NBA player, and for one play Freeland was the best PF out there on the court. If he can consistently defend the post like that, it could be huge for our team.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Nice.
     
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    Was there more than 1 block by Freeland on Love? Because the one I just saw (I'm behind a bit) wasn't anything close to what you described. Love was out of control, and basically looked like a 14 year old who has no coordination.
     
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  4. mook

    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    huh. Maybe I'm remembering it better than it was. Rose colored glasses.

    In my defense, I'm watching a pirated ghetto feed, so there's a little room for interpretation in the pixels.
     
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    Love is clearly the Christian Laettner of this "Dream Team"
     
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    Token white guy.
     
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    Were Stockton, Mullin and Bird honorary non-white guys on that team?

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    I wasn't talking about that team.
     
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    Deron Williams gave some props to Freeland in his post game interview.
     
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    "That off-the-butt inbounds pass to Lebron was sublime" -- Deron

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    What happened to Ben Gordon
     
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    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    He's not on the team. I'm not sure why. I missed that part.
     
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    You quoted a post about Christian Laettner. It seemed like you were.

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    Yeah, my bad.
     
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    Fight!
     
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    Too late. VG and I have already posted and made up :)

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    LoL seriously?
     
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    Anyone know where I can find highlights?
     
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    Finally got around to watching the whole game. Can't say Joel looked good. But then again other than one nice drive by Deng, you would never guess he played in the NBA. (let alone an all-star) The US team just overwhelmed the British team without really trying that hard. So I am not sure what to make of Joel's play. You can't play the US team without a point guard. Hopefully we will see more when the games begin.
     
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