The Basketball Jones - Latest Comments in Ep. 455: Game 5

Re: Ep. 455: Game 5

Travis — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:01:31 -0000

Great season guys. I picked up on the Jones in about January and I think I've watched every episode since then. Looking forward to next season, a ton of Blazers victories, and a Jones T-shirt that I will be ordering soon.

Cheers.

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Tom — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:11:03 -0000

what about the draft? no knowledge? interest picks? pretense of knowledge intrest? I think its the second best part of the season

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goathair — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:46:55 -0000

Melas, I've got your bedpan at my house if you want it back.

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Kage — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:00:25 -0000

Skeets! Tas! J.D.! Ill year y'all had espcially wit the vids, I feel like I'm losin' a part of me lol. Been here since Ep. 1, keep it up.

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ZooLou — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:49:32 -0000

great year, guys.

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Nick L. — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:53:56 -0000

Right, only the elite players in the league come to mind, and even those guys would have to sustain this level for a LONG time.

I think my comment was mostly out of frustration for hearing all this "can he win without shaq crap", and then seeing Stu Scott have the gall to ask him as he got the MVP in front of everyone "Kobe, we've all been speculating, but tell us why this one is special", infering that none of us knew if he could do it.

Don't get me wrong, he is a hated rival, but I respect the hell out of him. The years without shaq did nothing to tarnish him in my mind at all. If anything, I was impressed at how he was able to make something out of those teams. He should have been the MVP in 2006 (HUGE travesty). Nobody can win it all without talented teammates.

But, I agree, D-Wade, CP3, and obviously LBJ are all in the same stratosphere.

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pastrypride — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:41:58 -0000

I talked about this with someone recently. I thought Kobe had already declined slightly from his peak. But when I checked out his stats throughout his career (playoff and regular season) I didn't see any evidence of that. I think he's as good as ever. I think he will be next year too, and beyond that I have no idea. LA should has a very good chance to repeat, unfortunately.

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pastrypride — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:37:37 -0000

That's pretty hard to argue against. I definitely wouldn't say D-Wade plays better, but I probably wouldn't say Kobe plays better than D-Wade either. D-Wade is a champion when he has a strong surrounding cast. I'm... sort of young, but I don't know of any finals performance as impressive as D-Wade's in 2006.

I think LeBron, D-Wade and Chris Paul all have the potential to win multiple championships and be all-time greats, depending on who they're surrounded with. I hope some truly great teams emerge from 2010 free agency.

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HushD — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:40:48 -0000

Pride, you got me started...Could Stan Van Gundy have won 10 rings with the teams that Phil had? How many players can you substitute in Kobe's place and argue that L.A. would have won the title this year? Why did West give Gasol to L.A. for nothing? Given the natural breakdown of the human body due to age and wear and tear from long seasons (13), how many years do you think Kobe will be able to dominate the way he did this year? - Is the domination over?

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Nick L. — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:07:11 -0000

I can't stress this enough: please post old audio episodes. 07-08 was my first season listening to the jones, and it was great. I wish I had known about it in 07. Maybe I would have drank less as I watched the Celtics lose every single night.

Really, you should post all the old archives. They're entertaining. I'd gladly pay for a box set of them and a DVD set of this season.

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seanintheoc — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:28:51 -0000

I thought today was going to include the Tas tea-bag dunk on J.E., we all are awaiting greatness. I picked you guys up @ the snowball bookoff payoff episode and have followed since. Please air episode 1 and practice shows, that would be brilliant. Thank you to JD first, and then J.E. & Tas much, much later ;). Whoa Boy! to TBJ.

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timbo — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:48:30 -0000

A Dirt Bike Annie clip?!?!?

Oh, I'm in love with this show...

Slow on the train but not getting off again,

timbo

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9thWardJoe — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:17:07 -0000

Thanks for all the great work this year guys! Great Year!

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Bilal24 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:05:01 -0000

Thanks for the show all year guys, been a blast.

Come back next year! Maybe some summer shows? (Draft, FA, season preview?)

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triggeryim — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:32:18 -0000

any chance of there being a draft episode.

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DanTes25 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:30:47 -0000

thanks for a great year guys. enjoy your much deserved break!

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simms — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:04:59 -0000

Great run, fellas! We all had a lot of fun this season!

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Will — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:02:48 -0000

I can't believe this is the fourth season I've been following you guys. You are literally the best thing on the internet for a basketball fan. Make a Rondo shirt so I can buy it.

Re: Ep. 455: Game 5

Nick L. — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:56:08 -0000

Kobe gets a lot of props, regardless of how this all turned out. How many in your life have you ever seen play the 2 better. I'm pretty young, but there's only one guy I can think of who was better, and he has 6 rings. Kobe is one of the all-time greats, and he was just as big a part of those first three rings as Shaq was.

I'm going to go piss on my feet now.

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Matthias — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:29:08 -0000

Great job guys, only picked this up halfway through this year and I loved every minute of it. Can't wait to spend a whole season with you next year :P

Re: Ep. 455: Game 5

pastrypride — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:23:18 -0000

Excellent season, JD, Skeets and Tas. It made the basket-ball that much more fun.

I know this is kind of bullshit over-analysis, and I fully admit to being a "Kobe hater", but I wonder how much props Kobe gets now. I mean, he gets props. He's great. But how much of his reputation was riding on this final and how much did he deliver? I think some people thought winning would dramatically move Kobe up the pantheon of greats and losing would push him down a few rungs. I never heard anyone consider the possibility that Kobe would play well but not exactly brilliantly, and that the Lakers might win without our views of Kobe changing all that substantially.

Kobe's numbers are good. I especially like the 7+ assists/game. But the .43 FG% (his lowest of any round of the playoffs--he didn't shoot over .50 in any game) shows that he still takes a lot of difficult shots. And that just because he can make those tough shots more often than anyone else right now, that doesn't make them an efficient choice on offense. He averaged 32 ppg, but also 27 FGA/game. Kobe looked dominant for quarters, but he didn't have a truly dominant game that had you shaking your head at how great he is.

Anyway, his position in the pantheon aside, props to Kobe for leading his team to a championship.

Re: Ep. 455: Game 5

Alan Cassinelli — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:19:14 -0000

Thanks for the great season

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MattO — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:54:58 -0000

I miss you guys already!

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Chaz — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:11:13 -0000

Thanks for the great year fellas, you're better than any B-Ball analysis on TV.

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nbamusings — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:06:21 -0000

Thanks for all your hard work. Lunch breaks just wouldn't be the same without the show. I don't wear men's t-shirts, but maybe I can buy one for my dad for padre's day. Have a great summer!