Finally, the Cavaliers delivered the one way ticket to the offseason to the annoying Wizards. It took a game too long if you ask me. Through all the trash talking, hard hits, close games, and blowouts, the Wizards were forced to eat their words and wait another year to exit from the postseason in the first round. But that didn't stop the Wizards from talking some more after they were pasted in an elimination game at home. You'd think at least that would shut up these idiots. Apparently not.
Apparently Darius Songaila's suspension was one of the key reasons the Wizards lost game 6. I'm sure his 5 points and 3 rebounds would have made the difference in a 20 point loss. Did I mention it was in Washington? Or maybe a healthy Gilbert Arenas would have made the difference. Yeah I'm sure that his personal grudge against the Cavaliers and terrible shot selection would have pushed it to a game 7. Perhaps for one game the Wizards would have actually played better with Gilbert than without him. Thank you Antonio Daniels for you analysis and breakdown. Enjoy the summer.
But it really doesn't matter what the Wizards said after the game. One could just equate them to petty children unable to accept a lopsided defeat by a better squad. However, their actions during the game were also pretty deplorable. They had no chance after allowing the Cavs to go on a 12-0 run to end the half. But they continued on their version of the Lebron Rules. To be fair, I'm a fan of hard fouls and accept that they are prevalent in playoff basketball. However, there is a line to be drawn between a hard foul and attempt to injure. The Wizards have been playing the latter almost exclusively this series.
The Brendan Haywood flagrant 2 in game 2 was a prime example. He followed up his suspension by calling Lebron a crybaby and then playing 30 minutes with 4 points and 6 fouls. Great job Tar Heel. Way to prove that the only one of your pedigree worth anything is Mike. Then there is Caron Butler. The Deshawn Stevenson blatant swipe at Lebron's head was another. Don't tell everyone it was unintentional when there is TV footage of you staring Lebron down after the swipe. Did your stupid ass forget you play on national TV? Or do you take your whole "you can't see me" thing literally. Pathetic. And then there is Caron Butler who finally seemed to have stepped up with his winner in game 5; only to regress into a thug who tanked an elimination game at home. Great swipe at Lebron's balls, Caron. Real classy.
The fact of the matter is this: the Washington Wizards are a terrible playoff team. They are the Phoenix Suns of the Eastern Conference. They play a fun style that doesn't translate into playoff success. Sure they can score 109 when nobody is playing defense in the regular season. But they can't reproduce their success when teams step up the pressure. They had one good victory in this series only because the Cavs decided not to show up that night. Otherwise, they were handled. They are a soft team that doesn't play defense and is mentally fragile. When things don't go their way, the stitching unravels. In this series, they psyched themselves out by talking all that smack and trying to live up to the hype they themselves created. If you can't win an elimination game at home, or even come close, then face it: you're not cut out to win in the second season. Fact is fact.
Apparently Darius Songaila's suspension was one of the key reasons the Wizards lost game 6. I'm sure his 5 points and 3 rebounds would have made the difference in a 20 point loss. Did I mention it was in Washington? Or maybe a healthy Gilbert Arenas would have made the difference. Yeah I'm sure that his personal grudge against the Cavaliers and terrible shot selection would have pushed it to a game 7. Perhaps for one game the Wizards would have actually played better with Gilbert than without him. Thank you Antonio Daniels for you analysis and breakdown. Enjoy the summer.
But it really doesn't matter what the Wizards said after the game. One could just equate them to petty children unable to accept a lopsided defeat by a better squad. However, their actions during the game were also pretty deplorable. They had no chance after allowing the Cavs to go on a 12-0 run to end the half. But they continued on their version of the Lebron Rules. To be fair, I'm a fan of hard fouls and accept that they are prevalent in playoff basketball. However, there is a line to be drawn between a hard foul and attempt to injure. The Wizards have been playing the latter almost exclusively this series.
The Brendan Haywood flagrant 2 in game 2 was a prime example. He followed up his suspension by calling Lebron a crybaby and then playing 30 minutes with 4 points and 6 fouls. Great job Tar Heel. Way to prove that the only one of your pedigree worth anything is Mike. Then there is Caron Butler. The Deshawn Stevenson blatant swipe at Lebron's head was another. Don't tell everyone it was unintentional when there is TV footage of you staring Lebron down after the swipe. Did your stupid ass forget you play on national TV? Or do you take your whole "you can't see me" thing literally. Pathetic. And then there is Caron Butler who finally seemed to have stepped up with his winner in game 5; only to regress into a thug who tanked an elimination game at home. Great swipe at Lebron's balls, Caron. Real classy.
The fact of the matter is this: the Washington Wizards are a terrible playoff team. They are the Phoenix Suns of the Eastern Conference. They play a fun style that doesn't translate into playoff success. Sure they can score 109 when nobody is playing defense in the regular season. But they can't reproduce their success when teams step up the pressure. They had one good victory in this series only because the Cavs decided not to show up that night. Otherwise, they were handled. They are a soft team that doesn't play defense and is mentally fragile. When things don't go their way, the stitching unravels. In this series, they psyched themselves out by talking all that smack and trying to live up to the hype they themselves created. If you can't win an elimination game at home, or even come close, then face it: you're not cut out to win in the second season. Fact is fact.
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