Video: Kobe Bryant in the 2008 Finals and the misdeeds the Celtics got away with

There is a 10 minute video detailing the type of defense the Celtics played against Kobe and the Lakers in the 2008 Finals. The video is very good. This is 10 times better than what you get when watching pre, post, or halftime analysis from the NBA's crew. Obviously, time constraints are in place for a live broadcast, but there's an argument that True Hoop's Henry Abbot postulates about why the NBA is hesitant to embrace online video.

At the least, all my bets in Vegas and the subsequent synchronized yelling at the television screens with all the die hard Laker fans had a purpose.

Kevin Garnett was moving on those screens and the Celtic bench distracting a player is a technical foul.

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I hate moving screens

one of my biggest pet pevs when playing ball

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by Belize on Oct 28, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

Do they have video showing

that the Lakers didn’t do the exact same thing, just less successfully? I saw a lot of moving screens all postseason. I doubt the Lakers were the only saints out there.

Everything I post is speculation. I have no insider information nor ideas deemed concrete enough by those who are self-elected to regulate post content.

by cranscape on Oct 28, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

you are going to have come up with

something better than moving screens and distracting 3 pt shooters for me to believe the Lakers were cheated. I think it had more to do with Kobe and Gasol getting physically muscled by the Celtics bigger stronger players. I hate whining after the fact.

And to argue that Kobe faced tougher D than MJ is just asinine. I’m sick of Kobe apologists and Laker whiners.

by DangerMouse on Oct 28, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions

Isn't every good defensive team

expert in bending the rules to their breaking point, without breaking them? Hell, they can even break them, so long as they don’t get called.

And if other teams notice this, they can either whine or they can employ the same tactics. Which means there is parity—this happens every time refs allow for physicality and “just let them play”.

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by bullhockey on Oct 29, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions