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Is it me or does kobe looks like he's getting healthier every game, he was all over the jazz on game 2, blocking shots 8 assist and 30 points.

he looks healthier because it's the fking jazz. they have to send help everytime gasol/bynum/odom gets the ball in the post, and other than AK-47 they have no defensive presence to put on kobe at all. so lots of help defense + cj miles / wes matthews playing d straight up on kobe?

kobe will slaughter the jazz all by himself.

LA shouldn't have any problems making it to the finals this year.....unless Phoenix can somehow manage to play defense all the while maintaining their offense.....but I highly doubt it

hmmmmm spurs will take it!

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Originally Posted by zman1910 (Post 524968)

All you Lebron haters are gonna love this...lol. Even I can't believe it wasn't called.

YouTube - LeBron James' jump stop/"travel" against the Boston Celtics in Game 2, 2010 Playoffs

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Originally Posted by ct63084 (Post 525145)

Damn lebron needed to get a travel agent for that one.

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Originally Posted by Red370 (Post 525298)

now hold on one minute, i know the "jump stop" is completely legal in NCAA/HS rules, is there an NBA rule that classifies that as travelling? I do it all the time in the city league and it doesnt get called, think about it, you get 3 steps per dribble right? wouldnt jump stopping consist of 1?

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Originally Posted by ct63084 (Post 525311)

Correct me if i'm wrong but I think it all depends on where you pick up your dribble. But i don't know NBA always changes it's rules to cater to their superstars.

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Originally Posted by zman1910 (Post 525373)

To me it's simple....the magnitude of the initial jump was ridiculous. It seemed as if he was in full flight and that to come back down made no sense. I've done/seen hopsteps a gazillion times and they never look like that...but at the same time I've never seen an athlete like Lebron either.

If I was reffing I'd call that a travel...but who knows? I think even the fans were a bit stunned bc they had no clue what to think and were expecting a whistle...lol

What Lebron did was legal guys. Taken from the NBA rules

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"An offensive player may end his dribble by alighting off of one foot and landing simultaneously on both feet...Note that at this point, the player may not pivot; if he lifts either foot, the ball must be released prior to that foot returning to the floor."

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Originally Posted by tc20 (Post 527303)

hmmmmm spurs will take it!

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This is an all too familiar scenario that the spurs are in right now...im talking about 2008 western conference semis against the hornets. Yeah we went down 2-0 and then beat them in 7. I say we beat the Suns in 6 and then the Lakers in 7.

And, are you forgeting how many rings we have in recent history??

This is just what im thinking.

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Originally Posted by tc20 (Post 528207)

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Originally Posted by tc20 (Post 528207)

And, are YOU forgetting just how old the big three for the spurs are???

I respect TD's game, but dude, that guy is OLD. The only reason they're still sort of hanging around is the sudden resurgence of Tony Parker, who had extended rest due to injury in the late part of the second season.

TD has had sporadic games where he shows "he's still got it", but the next outing he just looks tired.

In fact, it's really sad to see all of the game's greats age. No more Kobe, Timmy, Garnett, Pierce...well, actually, Pierce is a f*cking c*nt douchebag and not a basketball great, never mind. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by phelan (Post 528455)

Pierce is a f*cking c*nt douchebag and not a basketball great, never mind. :rolleyes:

:icon18: agreed

so basically the Celtics were shat upon last night, KJ was ice cold. And what he said in the interview was right, they started the game with a sense of urgency, which is more than theyve done all season, hence the dismantling that took place.

Hmmm 2-2 boston...what will happen??..haha

Damn lebron had an awesome game on game 3 but on game 4 he disappeared on the 4th seemed like he didn't want the ball at the end and just gave up.