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Corvettes vs. Brick walls

by Jim at 04:12PM (EST) on December 24, 2004 | Permanent Link

Corvette hitting brick wall

Really, does anyone think Shaq to injure Kobe? Probably some people are hoping for some WWE entertainment come Christmas day, but I'm not expecting anything more than a small fizzle. I'd expect that Shaq would enjoy the victory more if he defeated Kobe rather than a Laker squad minus Kobe.

So what do I think will really happen? Well, for starters, we'll see Shaq and Kobe exchange the fist-on-fist handshake before tip off and that's about it. No dramatic exchanges, no fisticuffs, no accusatory glares, no "I'm gonna f*** you up, b****" intimidation. Just a little frosty greeting. That's it.

The Lakers will want Kobe to take over and beat the Heat single-handedly, and will basically turn the game into a one-on-one contest against Shaq. Kobe will respond with huge numbers: 42 points (18 of which will come from the stripe), 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He'll take 40 shots to get those 42 points, however, and he'll also have 11 turnovers.

Miami will also turn the game into a one-on-one situation - they'll try to let Shaq kill the Lakers by himself and end up force feeding the Diesel. They'll dump the ball into Shaq, sit back and watch. This tactic will NOT be good for the Heat: they'll find themselves down by 7 at the half.

At halftime, Shaq will tell the rest of the team that he wants the win more than individual numbers, and we'll see a completely different Miami team in the 2nd half. Wade will go off as the Lakers only have defensive eyes for Shaq.

So the final result will be Kobe putting up crazy numbers, while Shaq just has a decent game with 26 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists. Wade will be the difference-maker in the end, putting up 32 points, grabbing 8 boards, and dropping 9 dimes.

Miami wins 98-90.

After the game, Shaq will be magnanimous towards Kobe and will issue a semi-friendly "we're not really okay, but nobody likes you, I'll win another championship before you do, and thus I'm content" hug. Kobe will be stiff and emotionally blank after the loss.

And then we'll all get back to watching Vince sitting in a suit on the sidelines for the Nets...

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Re: Corvettes vs. Brick walls

by klee on Fri 24 Dec 2004 01:41 PM PST | Profile | Permanent Link

So, I tell Jim, "guy, you should put a prediction on your page." What does he do? He not only gives us a final score, he give us a halftime score and report. Too add, some stats to boot. Scary thing, he makes sense. Who are we to argue with Jim's prediction. F'n guy called Billups to win the finals MVP lastyear.

Anyhooo...here are my $.02. I expect to see Miami dominate from start to finish. Shaq will dominate the first half, and encourage Wade to take over the second. By doing so, Shaq would stick it to Kobe, not one, but twice. :) ok ok...it's more wishfull thinking than a prediction.

Re: Corvettes vs. Brick walls

by klee on Sat 25 Dec 2004 04:10 PM PST | Profile | Permanent Link

Just finished one of the better games this season. My mom even loved it.

So, Jim makes another pretty good prediction. He called Kobe's 42 points, though he took 30 shots. He came close with the turnover count. Heck,,,he even mentioned the frosty greeting (but we're we expecting anything else?)

As for my prediction,,,Shaq handed the team over to Wade to take over by intentionally fouling out. Wade is indeed the man on that team.

For now, lets circle the date, March 17th, and look for an excellent round 2. (any predictions, Jim?) :)

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