Conf. Semis: Thinking of D'Antoni, J.R., Stockton and Rashard

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 Conf. Semis: Thinking of D'Antoni, J.R., Stockton and Rashard
Here are the people I'm thinking of as I watch each of the four Conference Semifinal series: BOSTON v. CLEVELAND: MIKE D'ANTONI You know, we've said it in this space before, the Chuckster alludes to it about five times a night, and you saw it for yourself last summer with Team USA: LeBron James filling the lane on the fast break is about as physically unstoppable as Shaq was down on the low ... [link]

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Friday Bullets
Published 5/9/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Powerful idea from the Painted Area: "LeBron James filling the lane on the fast break is about as physically unstoppable as Shaq was down on the low block in his prime. As much talk as there is about whether D'Antoni is the best fit in Chicago or Toronto or New York or Dallas, doesn't he actually make the most sense in Cleveland? Is there any team that needs to be relentlessly fast breaking more than the Cavs?" ...

Cavaliers vs Celtics Game 3 Bullets
Published 5/10/2008 by Tariq Ali at Cleveland Cavaliers News
... before and done it before, that’s a great factor in relying on that experience,” he said. Brown said the playoff experience the team has gleaned in the past couple of seasons should help, also.”If you can have that kind of experience of what we went through last year and what we went through the year before, I think it will help out,” he said. ”And the one thing it does for our team, truly does for our team, is tell us that no series is over until someone has won four games.” - Idea from The Painted Area, D’Antoni in Cleveland As much talk as there is about whether D’Antoni ...

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