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Eug Wanker · Mar 21, 2005, 12:50 AM

LeBron James got 56 points in one game for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and they still lost...

To the Toronto Raptors no less. Did the rest of the Cavaliers just forget to show up or what?

Toronto: 105
Cleveland: 98

Unfortunately, our Toronto Raptors still suck in the standings...

Kenneth · Mar 21, 2005, 01:17 AM

I don't like LeBron.

E's Lil Theorem · Mar 21, 2005, 01:34 AM

This isn't that bad. A few years ago, both Kobe Bryant (playing for the Lakers) and Antwon Jamison (playing for the Warriors) each scored 50+ points in a game the Lakers should have won (for one, they had Shaq!), but in the end the Warriors came out with the win. That was horrible.

Also, this LeBron thing (scoring a lot of points while your team loses) happens more often than you think. I mean, it happened to Allen Iverson earlier in the season (scored 51, Philly still lost to Utah).

ShortcutToMoncton · Mar 21, 2005, 02:08 AM

I'm sorry, I'm still in shock over the Vince Carter trade.

New Jersey:
Vince Carter--> scoring average jumped, what, 10 ppg?

Toronto Raptors:
Eric Williams--> doesn't play
Aaron Williams--> doesn't play
Alonzo Mourning--> paid $10 million to go to Heat

...somehow, it seems like a train wreck, really.

greg

paul w · Mar 21, 2005, 03:23 AM

I remember when MJ dropped 63 on the Celtics at the Boston Garden, and the Bulls lost (although it was in double OT). Man what a game.

It can be a beautiful thing to watch.

BasketofPuppies · Mar 21, 2005, 07:13 AM

It's an old strategy: let the star player score as much as he wants, but prevent everyone else.

That's why the Pistons always beat Michael Jordan's Bulls in the late 1980's.

Eug Wanker · Mar 21, 2005, 08:22 AM

Originally posted by BasketofPuppies:
It's an old strategy: let the star player score as much as he wants, but prevent everyone else.

That's exactly what the Raptors said after the game.

Originally posted by ShortcutToMoncton:
I'm sorry, I'm still in shock over the Vince Carter trade.

New Jersey:
Vince Carter--> scoring average jumped, what, 10 ppg?

Toronto Raptors:
Eric Williams--> doesn't play
Aaron Williams--> doesn't play
Alonzo Mourning--> paid $10 million to go to Heat

...somehow, it seems like a train wreck, really.

greg

Well, I'm still hurtin' about the Stoudamire trade. We had to lose Carter though. People at the Raptors office were being @sses to him, but his response was to be an @ss to the team.

OptimusG4 · Mar 21, 2005, 11:37 AM

Heh, reminds me of the fresh prince episode where will was the star of the team and scored all the points, then carlton decided to steal the ball at the last minute to be a hero and ended up losing the game anyway.

MrForgetable · Mar 21, 2005, 11:51 AM

At least your Raptors aren't on a 5game losing streak with a big road trip coming up and 4 games behind the number 8th seed?!

vmpaul · Mar 21, 2005, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by BasketofPuppies:
It's an old strategy: let the star player score as much as he wants, but prevent everyone else.

That's how the Pistons handled Shaq and the Lakers in the Finals last year. That's why they are World Champs.

Apple Pro Underwear · Mar 21, 2005, 01:08 PM

and it looks like Silas got FIRED!

http://www.espn.com reports...

Originally posted by BasketofPuppies:
It's an old strategy: let the star player score as much as he wants, but prevent everyone else.

this strategy is easy to beat but it uses the star player's ego against them. do what michael did during his 6 championships... pass the ball to competant teamates. scottie, ron harper, paxson, b.j armstrong, bill freakin' wennington and etc took turns destroying the competetion when MJ passed to them. triangle offense helped too, thats why shaq got so pissy about the passing.

Garage81 · Mar 21, 2005, 01:52 PM

****, im a magic fan. i was hoping wed get flip saunders (we just fired our coach last week).

what coach in his right mind would pick the magic over the cavs

ManOfSteal · Mar 21, 2005, 03:12 PM

Go Celtics! They are on fire right now...

Apple Pro Underwear · Mar 21, 2005, 03:45 PM

Originally posted by Garage81:
****, im a magic fan. i was hoping wed get flip saunders (we just fired our coach last week).

what coach in his right mind would pick the magic over the cavs

depending cash...

isn't dwight howard supposed to be real good? or not?

Garage81 · Mar 21, 2005, 06:53 PM

dwight howard is awesome, im definately glad we got him over okafor.

problem is, francis isnt exactly the most coachable "superstar" and our GM is an ass.

ShortcutToMoncton · Mar 21, 2005, 07:19 PM

Originally posted by Eug Wanker:
Well, I'm still hurtin' about the Stoudamire trade. We had to lose Carter though. People at the Raptors office were being @sses to him, but his response was to be an @ss to the team.

I still don't see how they were mistreating him. He was pissed off because he didn't want Sam Mitchell to be the coach; well, that's all and good, but last time I checked it wasn't standard practice for players to choose who's going to tell them what to do. He'd been injured and underperforming for the past couple years � where did he get those balls at? He wanted Dr. J, who would also be a rookie coach and theoretically no better than Mitchell. On top of that, look at the LAST time they listened to Carter and brought someone in he wanted � Hakeem was more of a nightmare for the Raptors.

Seems a bit wonky to me.

greg