Game 5 was really exciting. Both teams performed at or near their offensive peaks. It featured blistering three-point shooting, half court shots, injury scares/returns and the return of the Jet Takeoff.
Everybody is talking bout Lebron going missing in the 4th quarter and end of game situations. What i wanna know s what happened at the beginning of the game. You know, the Good ole "Powder Toss"? He actually said in an interview that he would bring it back at the beginning of next season, but for right now he set his ritual aside to express how big these games are.
I honestly feel the opposite way. If that is truly a facet of Lebron, how can he just set it aside. Not saying that the lack of powder in Miami(haha) has altered the Heat/Lebron Finals, But on some level if it works and feels good all season, abandoning it during the most important games of her life feels unnatural and counterintuitive. I mean he's been doing it for 8 years and now, it just disappears into the air(no pun). I mean just abandoning your routine is rare for athletes in general, as they are known creatures of habit. Also doing things out of your element often make people uncomfortable. Being out of one's comfort zone in moments of great significance never did any good. See John Starks,New York Knicks, 1990s for reference. As the saying goes
Since 1st watching him in the 1992 Mcdonald's All-American Game, Jason Kidd has morphed from the prep version of Magic Johnson to the person who helped finally end the Hurley/Hill/Laettner Era as a collegiate frosh at Cal. From his 1st go-round in Dallas as one of the 3J's (Jimmy,Jamal,Jason) that ended in the Toni Braxton Love Triangle to the Run and Gun Suns of the mid-90s(who amazingly boasted 3 of top 15 pgs of last 30 years in Kidd, Kevin Johnson and rookie Steve Nash). Next it was onto his new job as
Now in the twilight of his certain-to-be HOF career, he has morphed into a game-managing, sharp shooting marvel. Yes, I said it. Formerly known as Ason Kidd, cause he truly had no J, his timely 3-point shooting has the Dallas Mavericks one win from their first NBA Title. Currently the player with the most playoff games without a championship, he has taken his team to 14 str8 playoff appearances, so its only a matter of time before he hits one. So just like his shooting prowess, there is hope. Rajon Rondo, Ricky Rubio, and other jack of different trades than shooting should take note. There is always room for improvement...................
Speaking of legacies, Dirk's will change with a finals win. But it shouldn't. What i mean is, he had the wrong reputation to begin with. It is a fact that his game elevated his games in the postseason, whether his team has won or lost the series. Like this season, he led a flawed Mavericks team to the brink of a title in '06, lost to an energized and uber-hot Golden State squad that was the imperfect matchup for the Mavs, and so on. But Dirk didn't shrink. Now Lebron is a different story.
Regardless of how many valueless triple doubles he has. The last two he "produced" (2010 ECF Game 6, 2011 NBA Finals Game 5) were barely even noticeable and both came in losses. Is Lebron a Wilt, a Palmieiro, Warren Moon. A number wizard, stat-compiler whose numbers don't have a huge bearing/influence on the game. No, i wouldn't go that far. But this statement seems suffice: In the regular season, ompare Lebron to whoever you want. But in the postseason, if you want results, Don't Bother, just get Dwyane Wade :)
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