Comments on: ETB’s 2009 NBA Finals Preview & Predictions

By: Burgentrified

Burgentrified — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:20:38 +0000

Kobe is shooting 46.6% from the field in the playoffs. The Lakers shoot 46.7% as a team. The only teams who shot better than Kobe in this postseason were the Nuggets (47%) and Mavs (47.5%).

Kobe shot 46.7% from the field in the regular season. The Lakers shot 47.4% as a team. Only the Cavs, Celts, Jazz, Nugs and Suns shot better from the floor as a team than Kobe. Great offensive teams.

Take into account the duress he’s under during a bulk of those shots, tasked with generating a bulk of the offense, facing the opponent’s toughest defender, constantly doubled, taking the most shots each night, responsible for his team’s fate on a nightly basis, taking nearly every difficult shot late in game and shot clocks. It’s a lot easier for everybody else in Los Angeles to make shots than it is for Kobe (because Kobe is there to draw attention and distribute), but he has to take them if he wants that fourth ring.

And don’t tell me you don’t want this guy generating free throw attempts (while drawing fouls).

So what point are you trying to make, exactly? That he’s a medicore shooter? That his volume of shots drags his team efficiency down? No.

You know ball, and you can write. But you gotta move on. Hate will bring you down. Enjoy greatness.

By: Zachariah Blott

Zachariah Blott — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:57:51 +0000

1) I don’t like teams that rely on one superstar scorer who shoots poor percentages compared to the big men who rarely have the ball passed to them.
2) As I mentioned before, I’ve lived in Portland for about 1.5 years after spending my entire life in the Northeast. Any personal bias or sentimental picks I make will have that sort of leaning.
3) What was your opinion before the Cleveland-Orlando series? Would it be safe to say “even I can see that the Cavaliers are going to win it”?

By: John Michaels

John Michaels — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:55:40 +0000

i knew this zachariah blott kid would bet against the lakers. Zach, you are a biased laker/kobe hater,
And it shows no matter how much you try and hide it. Me personally, i am a denver fan, but even i can see that the lakers are going to win it this year. Zach, you’re from portland, which explains the obvious laker/kobe hate.

I wish you a good day fellow ETBers.

By: gurf morlix

gurf morlix — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:09:31 +0000

I am a diehard Lakers fan, but I was admittedly worried about the Lakers’ chances in the Finals – during the playoffs they have vacillated between looking like the best team in the league one night and then looking like an 8th seed the next game. I was more worried when every contributor picked the Lakers to win. But then all my worries faded away when I saw the last pick: Zacariah Blott is a money man!! Just go to Vegas and bet against him!! Kobe is a lock to get his 4th title – tieing him with Shaq. Thank you Zacariah – my worries are over!

By: What Is Gifting

What Is Gifting — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:53:19 +0000

Lakers in 6. Too many horses for LA. Bryant and Gasol are two studs and LA matches up too well with Orlando’s length on the perimeter. LA is also peaking in the last few games.