i don't think it's gonna signal the end of mike brown. i do agree with the point that basketball is a team sport, etc. etc. it is, however, a complete shame that the cavs can't take advantage of lebron's 42/7/7 numbers. 42/7/7. i mean, seriously. LBJ is a god walking amongst mortals.
but look at the offense. in game 4, mo and delonte had a whole bunch of wide open looks that they normally bury. this series, however, both have gone stone cold from 3 pt range. these are guys that are ~40% for the season! mo came out on fire, too, but then his jumpshot went as wayward as ray allen's in the last series. but the point is, they're getting open looks, they're just not hitting their shots. so you can't fault the plan 100%, you fault the execution as well.
orlando is the nightmare matchup for them, and for the rest of the league, as well. it's not just 3 guys on the perimeter, it's 4, + superman manning the paint. rashard and hedo have been clutch all year long (haha, hedo being clutch...how things have changed...), and they're just outhustling the slower cavs.
game 4 was disgusting, though. superstar call to take it to OT? give me a break already, i hate the refs enough as it is.
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