Comments on: That Final Play

By: WE SUCK

WE SUCK — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:22:40 +0000

Whatever. The only reason this is even an issue is because it was Ronny and not Stephen. I’ll take LeBron taking a 20 footer any day over a wide open Gibson 3 pt shot. According to NBAtv, this was Bron’s first buzzer beater that actually involved a jump shot.

By: Mr. B

Mr. B — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:35:28 +0000

On to the next game… No use crying over spilled milk. There are 80 plus games to the season and this is one of several screw ups.

In the grand scheme, no use pointing fingers but everyone learning from mistakes. Moving on…

By: MountainJim

MountainJim — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:07:11 +0000

Lebron was not giving up the ball, and if he had they would have run out of time, so doubling would make sense in that situation.

By: A's in 2009

A's in 2009 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:49:12 +0000

Nellie said Monta should have left Boobie to double LeBron? wow great plan B. lol

By: goingforthemoney.com

goingforthemoney.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:15:58 +0000

Marcus,
That’s what a star player does, come up with a big play down the stretch. The W’s played well for the most part and you would hope that they can build on that. As far as what happened on the play who really knows but whatever the case James wouldn’t have gotton the ball had they simply double teamed him.

By: Tony Hicks

Tony Hicks — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:36:12 +0000

Great details, Marcus. I was wondering what the hell happened on that play. Like you said, not that it would’ve mattered. That’s the value of having a superstar who wants the ball at the end.

By: John

John — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:56:25 +0000

i agree…i saw the first inbound play when jack told turiaf to guard lebron then switch when he goes to the top which happened and they couldnt get the ball to lebron…if monta didnt go for the steal and let gibson get it..we might have had a chance but since the balll went out of the bounds..cavs regroup and lebron outsmarted turiaf and jack..instead going to jacks way, he went to the corner away from jack so turiaf was stuck with him..from that point on..all you can hope for is a miss by lebron but he made a nice move to seperate himself and he nailed it..i also agree that monta should have stepped over and double team and let someone else beat us besides lebron..probably would have lead to a 3 or a quick rush jump shot..either way the warriors have the worst luck this year with so many heartbreakers…never seen so many in 1 year..on a good note..montas back and he looks good.

By: Tony M

Tony M — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:52:34 +0000

Thanks for clarifying that MT2. I presumed that was the reason Jack started on Varejao and RT on Bron….The best player in the Association hit a game winner. What can you do?

Great to see Monta last night.

Thx for the plug.

http://www.montasmoped.com

By: Mike W.

Mike W. — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:51:27 +0000

It’s ridiculous to focus entirely on the last 5 seconds of a 48-minute game. I was a lot more bothered by the two missed layups earlier in the quarter. But there were a lot of positives, starting with Monta looking surprisingly good, Morrow’s shooting, Corey’s energy, AB’s defense in the 2H, Jack’s clutch shots. I prefer to focus on the good stuff. Bring it, crybabies.