oops im late on this...anyway again a good article from realdealneal...i always enjoyed reading the bulk of your work. and lol @ the kobe/shaq santa claus. anyway...my heart tells me the lakers win, but my logical brain says heat will take this...by 6 points
I don't expect neither team to just roll over and die. Both players have something to prove but it's not Kobe/Shaq who will eventually be the key players because we all know they are going to blow up. It's the players that surround them. The important players to watch are Odom and Wade.
I wouldn't expect Lamar Odom to JUST put up his usually 14p 12b a game this game, I am expecting him to come up monster because of the fact he will be playing VS. his former team to and proving something, expect a monster game working the boards picking probably helping Mihm/Divac with Shaq and also expect him to take it the hoop on Shaq and draw fouls. ODOM should have a huge monster game, I am expecting at least 18-19 points and 13 rebounds and a couple steals. AGAIN Shaq is going to have a huge game to I am not saying that, expect this to be a offensive shoot out and the game that plays the better D wins. Kobe>Wade Shaq>Mihm Odom>Haslem Expect this to be a huge game, I am going to record it.
wow nice preview realdeal. 3 weeks before the game and we already have a preview... this game is that important. i'll still stand by what i said and say the lakers will win this game.
i dont thnk the lakers will be able to pull it off against the heat...i thnk its gon be a lopsided victory for the heat...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting j_a_d_e:</div><div class="quote_post">i dont thnk the lakers will be able to pull it off against the heat...i thnk its gon be a lopsided victory for the heat...</div> and is there a reason behind this? i mean you have to have a reason for thinking the heat are going to smash the lakers. explain.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting realdealbneal:</div><div class="quote_post">The reason I think that is because I believe Van Gundy will be disappointed in Eddie Jones, and put Wade at the two. And...everyone says Kobe is overrated as a defender, but look what happened to Michael Redd in both games against the Lakers so far. I think Kobe will definitely hurt Wade's shooting and before Wade can get hot, he'll pick up a few fouls.</div> I know what you're saying, but the thing with Redd is that he doesn't have the athelticism of most other SG's, so if you can get a guy who is the same height or taller than him and is more athletic and willing to follow him around, you can stop him or prevent him from getting the ball. Redd can come off screens and catch and shoot, and also create himself, but Kobe is able to keep up with him off the ball because he's not super quick, and on the ball KB is more athletic and longer than him . With Wade it's a different story, he has the ball in his hands constantly, and has his extreme quickness, Wade is not the greatest ball handler in terms of PG bringing the ball up etc or in the Nash/Kidd type sense, but he's an amazing scoring ball handler in terms of knowing how to beat his man, and using his quickness and one on one handles to get by people. I'd like to see the matchup, but most of the bad games he's [Wade] had have just been more of him just not playing too well as opposed to someone stopping him from scoring.
Great Preview Brandon ...early but good. It's kind of hard to tell who will win this game at this moment.but there's no doubt this game will be a good one..probably one of the best in the NBA so far this season. I'll just say that in another few weeks i can give a really good accurate statement about who i think will win.so sounds like this will be a game of ages. And may the best team win the game...Good Luck to both teams.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Billa_Bong:</div><div class="quote_post">and is there a reason behind this? i mean you have to have a reason for thinking the heat are going to smash the lakers. explain.</div> Man, the guys just stating his opinion saying that he thinks the heat will win in a loop sided victory. No need to bash him just because he thinks thes heat will destroy your Kobe Bryant. I'm sure if he said the same exact thing excpet that the lakers will win in a loop sided win then you wouldn't be saying anything. Right now I'd say the Heat would win, but just because the Lakers have home court advantage, I ain't so sure. I'll make my prediction probably about in a week from now. Also don't expect Lamar To get those boards with Shaq and Udonis who isn't that bad of a rebounder. Kobe will have to have a HUGE game in oreder for the Lakers to win at this point. BTW great preview best one on JBB I have seen. The best game deserves the best preview.
^^ he should have some kind of backing to his prediction. Just to say the Lakers cant compete with the Heat is stupid.....
Everyone...I've noticed that alot of you have said that it's too early to predict...and that's somewhat true, so instead of making predictions, just tell everyone what you'd like to see in this game. I'd like to see both Shaq and Kobe go for 40+ points...Shaq pulling down 20 boards, Kobe with a triple-double...pretty much their game. I'd also love to see Shaq block Kobe, with Kobe coming back and dunking on him...and at the end of the game, a game-winner by Luke Walton (although I predicted Cook). I just don't wanna see Shaq and/or Kobe miss this game. I'll be one angry fan if that happens.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Ace2k2:</div><div class="quote_post">Man, the guys just stating his opinion saying that he thinks the heat will win in a loop sided victory. No need to bash him just because he thinks thes heat will destroy your Kobe Bryant. I'm sure if he said the same exact thing excpet that the lakers will win in a loop sided win then you wouldn't be saying anything. Right now I'd say the Heat would win, but just because the Lakers have home court advantage, I ain't so sure. I'll make my prediction probably about in a week from now. Also don't expect Lamar To get those boards with Shaq and Udonis who isn't that bad of a rebounder. Kobe will have to have a HUGE game in oreder for the Lakers to win at this point. BTW great preview best one on JBB I have seen. The best game deserves the best preview. </div> I was bashing him, I was asking him his proof for it, Your backing him up for not having explanation behind a statement, why are you defending him. I said the Pistons would no repeat in a thread they asked me to explain, I did there was no problem, I don't see the problem.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Billa_Bong:</div><div class="quote_post">I was bashing him, I was asking him his proof for it, Your backing him up for not having explanation behind a statement, why are you defending him. I said the Pistons would no repeat in a thread they asked me to explain, I did there was no problem, I don't see the problem.</div> If you have said the lakers will win by ...say 10, how will you prove it? when everyone is making obviously a "prediction", how do you prove your "prediction"?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting WadeDynasty:</div><div class="quote_post">If you have said the lakers will win by ...say 10, how will you prove it? when everyone is making obviously a "prediction", how do you prove your "prediction"?</div> I would say something along the lines of Butler is going to or as in his prediction the heat will blow out the lakers he could have said I think with the lack of pg presence for the lakers and kobe filling both roles it is going to be easier for wade to get to the basket or something along those lines and have a huge game, yet he says nothing.
There's no reason to debate something so trivial. I think the point is that if you have an opinion about the game...whether it's a prediction or whatever...that's fine, but it would be much better to back up your statement, prediction, and/or comment with reasons why you choose to express that opinion. It's not necessary, but it's beneficially to both the person with the opinion and the members posting their thoughts in the thread.
Hmm since realdealbneal suggested to do so umm i would love to see a battle between Shaq and Kobe while Wade meets his former teammate battle with him. It would be great if Kobe tries to dunk on SHaq and whether he makes it or not, i know i'm gonna be on my feet at home. I would love to see Dwade putting some move on Odom and maybe dunks on him too. Man i'm never gonna be sitting while watching this game.
My family is going to try and pull me away from the television on Christmas...but it's not going to happen. I won't settle for a recording...it's gotta be live, since I can't be there in LA.
Lets keep this bumped. A little less than 2 weeks before the big game, or some one should sticky this like in the Miami and LAker forums.
