Official Wizards vs Cavaliers Playoff Thread

[mooby]

Yeah this is pretty much a moot point seeing as how the Caps are out but I can understand them scheduling the Wiz game for Sunday. Although if the Caps had moved on they might've made them play on Friday instead of Thursday, even though there's a small chance of that happening I do remember when the playoffs started we were the only team to open the series on Friday instead of Wednesday or Thursday. Either way w/e because it's no big deal now.

[mooby]

Well you can look at it two different ways. The first is that they wouldn't have had home ice because they wouldn't be playing, or they wouldn't have had home ice because if we had moved on we would be playing the Penguins, and seeing as how they had a higher seed than us they would've had home ice. I think it's the latter.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by mooby

Well you can look at it two different ways. The first is that they wouldn't have had home ice because they wouldn't be playing, or they wouldn't have had home ice because if we had moved on we would be playing the Penguins, and seeing as how they had a higher seed than us they would've had home ice. I think it's the latter.

Exactly

[mooby]

Halftime of the Wiz game. The Cavs are up by ten. Things were going pretty close and smooth but the Wizards unraveled in the second, missing shots and not holding them on defense. They are gonna have to turn things around if they want to win this game.

[SmootSmack]

Cavs scored 30 points in the 2nd quarter. Wizards had built a nice lead, as you say, but then totally fell apart. This is a must win game

[jsarno]

down by 4 with a minute left. That's not a huge lead at all.

[mooby]

I hate the Cavs. Hate 'em.

[SmootSmack]

LeBron beat us the one way we haven't really prepared for. He drew the attention to himself...and then gave up the big play for someone else to make.

We're getting out hustled big time.

[GMScud]

Good news is 3 outta the 4 Washington pro teams are playoff caliber. Bad news is none of them can get outta the first round. Damn it. SS is right about getting outhustled. It was frustrating to watch today.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

LeBron beat us the one way we haven't really prepared for. He drew the attention to himself...and then gave up the big play for someone else to make.

We're getting out hustled big time.

You guys did the right thing though...West hadn't been hitting from the left either...it was just a lucky shot...an open shot, but a lucky one. You don't let Lebron beat you, and you didn't.

[Big C]

what im getting tired of with the wizards is really no improvement since we beat the bulls in the playoffs. 1st round and out most likely 3 years in a row now, hopefully we can come back but this team is treading water

[SeanTaylor21]

ESPN - Wiz's Haywood says LeBron should stop complaining about rough play - NBA

Wiz's Haywood says LeBron should stop complaining about rough play

Overrated hasn't worked. Now one of the Washington Wizards is calling LeBron James another name: Crybaby.

Following Cleveland's 100-97 win in Game 4 on Sunday, James, who has absorbed two flagrant fouls in this rough-and-tumble playoff series and has been banged around by the Wizards, was asked about Washington's tough-guy tactics.

"I guess that's what they want to do," he said, "hurt LeBron James in this series. It's not working."

On Monday, Wizards center Brendan Haywood, countered.

"Awww," Haywood said, in a whiny, high-pitched voice to mock James. "They are trying to hurt me. He wears 23, he wants to be Michael Jordan, I can respect that, he's a great player. You saw what Mike went through. Mike got fouled way worse than this. No one is trying to hurt him, everybody is trying to play basketball, trying to play tough. Play basketball and leave it alone."

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by SeanTaylor21

ESPN - Wiz's Haywood says LeBron should stop complaining about rough play - NBA

Wiz's Haywood says LeBron should stop complaining about rough play

Overrated hasn't worked. Now one of the Washington Wizards is calling LeBron James another name: Crybaby.

Following Cleveland's 100-97 win in Game 4 on Sunday, James, who has absorbed two flagrant fouls in this rough-and-tumble playoff series and has been banged around by the Wizards, was asked about Washington's tough-guy tactics.

"I guess that's what they want to do," he said, "hurt LeBron James in this series. It's not working."

On Monday, Wizards center Brendan Haywood, countered.

"Awww," Haywood said, in a whiny, high-pitched voice to mock James. "They are trying to hurt me. He wears 23, he wants to be Michael Jordan, I can respect that, he's a great player. You saw what Mike went through. Mike got fouled way worse than this. No one is trying to hurt him, everybody is trying to play basketball, trying to play tough. Play basketball and leave it alone."

Or....OOOORRR, the best thing to do is realize that he is down 3-1 so shut his mouth. It never stops man. The Wiz opened their pie holes BEFORE the series, then during the series, and now again as the series is about to be over. It just makes the Wizards players look like a bunch of babies. Sorry guys, but that's the perception. They need to shut up.

[Big C]

Originally Posted by jsarno

Or....OOOORRR, the best thing to do is realize that he is down 3-1 so shut his mouth. It never stops man. The Wiz opened their pie holes BEFORE the series, then during the series, and now again as the series is about to be over. It just makes the Wizards players look like a bunch of babies. Sorry guys, but that's the perception. They need to shut up.

thats fine if thats the perception, but the FACT is that haywood is right. lebron needs to stop bitching and whining about fouls/non calls and just play his game. hes a damn good player but i will have no respect for him until he matures on the court

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Big C

thats fine if thats the perception, but the FACT is that haywood is right. lebron needs to stop bitching and whining about fouls/non calls and just play his game. hes a damn good player but i will have no respect for him until he matures on the court

Sorry, those outside of DC (and non bias fans) see Lebron as being truthful. You can see it as you wish. So it's not a FACT, it's your opinion.

Especially when you OPENLY come out and say "we're going to hit Lebron"...come on man...what do you expect?