We’re on a serious hunt for Angry LeBron, and there’s not much else to be said about tonight’s Nets-Cavs Game 4.
Bill Livingston sums it all up in his column from this morning’s Plain Dealer, and we don’t feel there’s much we can add.
As such…
After Tuesday’s performance, in which he scored 36 points with 12 assists and accounted for 63 of the Cavs’ 102 points, why did James take only 16 shots Saturday and score a career-playoff-low 18 points against the Nets?
Why were only six of those taken in the paint? Why were three of his four shots in the fourth quarter 3-pointers? Why, after not making the All-NBA first team, did James not take it personally? Why did he react to the slight, at least publicly, with a shrug?
Yeah, that’s the thing about Saturday’s game that really threw us – not only did LeBron not come out all fired up and doing more than usual, he actually had a completely lethargic and subpar game.
He wasn’t even Average Lebron, who’s good for 25/5/5. He was Non-Lebron, who was like 18/12/4 or something. The 12 would be the assists – we can’t really argue with those, but whatever. They lost when they could’ve easily won with a little effort.
We don’t really feel the series is in any danger, and even the Lasers lost lasterday – in the end, it’s no big deal. It’s just that you worry, because you can’t give up a game to “not feeling like it” in the next round.
As for you Nets fans, we’d offer up some kind of apology for disrespecting your team, but in the spirit of being honest, we really don’t have any respect for your team.
(We’re pretty sure a lot of the old Pat Riley Ranger Corps stuff was lost in the server move, but click on the category and see if you can figure out what the hell this is all about anyway.)
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oh don’t worry about it, you don’t even respect your own team, so nobody puts any weight to what you say anyway
This is all part of coach Mike’s masterplan. As will be tonight’s 105-64 Nets win, with Jason Kidd having 42 rebounds, 57 assists, and 2 points.
Has anyone ever seen LeBron and Vince Carter (the original 25/5/5 man) on the court at the same time? I really can’t tell them apart anymore, except that Vince is sometimes faking an injury, while LeBron doesn’t even pretend like he cares that he’s disinterested….
It must’ve been something in the air yesterday. The Lasers were decidedly turned off, or whatever it is that Lasers do when they don’t feel like playing basketball. Or to quote Bill Walton, “THE WORLDS MOST PERFECT GAME.”
mamba: yesss lababon… not show up to games is yessss…. make 82points in game sevenssss.. ya la babon.. dark side chosen one…. make “dominating” prediction comesss truesss..
Like one time I didn’t “feel like” playing in my rec game. Instead of taking my one shot when we were up by 20 with 1 minute left, I dished the rock. I call it facilitating. LeBron knows what I am talking about.
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