tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post1991955883098527709..comments2023-12-11T06:36:57.237-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Cleveland 93, Washington 86Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-60308898536420024182008-04-21T14:34:00.000-04:002008-04-21T14:34:00.000-04:00Erik: I agree about Jamison, but Butler is also go...Erik: I agree about Jamison, but Butler is also gonna get his, sooner or later. He's too good to be held down. I'd let Arenas do whatever he wants if it meant taking the ball out of Antawn or Caron's hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-38930932465576534482008-04-21T10:49:00.000-04:002008-04-21T10:49:00.000-04:00hey! I mentioned West...If the Cavs can keep their...hey! I mentioned West...<BR/><BR/>If the Cavs can keep their focus, they should win this series. It's when they get sloppy (either on offense or defense) that they have trouble. <BR/><BR/>I'm really interested to see how both teams respond to Game 1Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-2730843679223185762008-04-21T10:24:00.000-04:002008-04-21T10:24:00.000-04:00All Arenas really can do is shoot. When he's on, h...All Arenas really can do is shoot. When he's on, he's scary. He can singlehandedly demoralize the opposition by raining threes. But if his shot isn't falling, or you can body him up on D, he's out of answers. And despite all his talking and bravado, he can be psyched out, certainly by a player like LeBron.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think all the attention paid Arenas and his shot is misdirected. The really dangerous player is Antawn Jamison. He is probably the most talented player on the Wizards' roster, and he always has monster games against the Cavs.<BR/><BR/>Jamison thoroughly abused Ben Wallace in the matchup of starting big forwards, and I don't see that changing. The 4-spot is one place where the Wizards have the Cavs, and it would only be worse if Etan Thomas were healthy.<BR/><BR/>Watching Jamison have his way with whatever sadsack the Cavs threw at him is worrisome should the Cavs advance. Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and Anderson Varejao vs. Kevin Garnett might be the dictionary definition of "mismatch."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-61507032569296114382008-04-20T22:08:00.000-04:002008-04-20T22:08:00.000-04:00Could a been worse, just ask the Pistons. They sh...Could a been worse, just ask the Pistons. They should still win, but yikes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-83676814553975475192008-04-20T11:46:00.000-04:002008-04-20T11:46:00.000-04:00No mention of Delonte West? The guy bodied up Aren...No mention of Delonte West? The guy bodied up Arenas down the stretch, hit some clutch free throws (something Lebron and Smith couldn't do) and stole the ball from an inbounds pass from Arenas (which they somehow called a jump ball even though he clearly stole it) which helped put the nail in the coffin. The guy played well and I thought you would mention him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-60877576652908501512008-04-20T09:32:00.000-04:002008-04-20T09:32:00.000-04:00They did kinda blow it. I mean, Arenas came off t...They did kinda blow it. I mean, Arenas came off the bench and hit 4 treys. Can he really expect to play any better throughout this series? Hell, he dropped a 30 foot bomb.<BR/><BR/>Plus, Jamison had 19 boards and some how Haywood had double digits in the first quarter. <BR/><BR/>Not sure they can expect better games from any of these guys (though Butler will probably step up).Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-31386729313160762762008-04-20T00:40:00.000-04:002008-04-20T00:40:00.000-04:00This game reminded me of a fight you've seen where...This game reminded me of a fight you've seen where some regular guy tries to get into into with a well-known fighter, and just ends up getting hurt. <BR/><BR/>Wizards are used to losing to the Cavs, talked a big game cause they want like hell to advance, and then reality sent in - and the reality is that LeBron is a once in a generation player, something Washington seemed to have forgot. <BR/><BR/>The only problem I see is that the Cavs get complacent and could easily follow this performance with a letdown game. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I thought LeBron actually played kinda average. In many ways, he can and probably will play better. Wiz blew a big opportunity today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com