Letters to the Editor
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i'm ok with the last shot
I agree that LeBron was too passive the whole game. You could argue he's been too passive the whole playoffs. It's ok to get your teammates involved, but if the result is Larry Hughes taking thousands of shots, I'll take selfishness. They've been ok so far because they've played inferior (Wizards)or wildly dysfunctional (Nets) teams. If they're gonna beat the Pistons, he straight-up needs to score more than ten points. (The refs had something to do with that, though: no free throws? On one play in the third quarter Rip was trying to foul him and couldn't get the call.)
That said, I think he made the right decision on the last play. Usually I'm in favor of LeBron taking it to the basket in those situations, but during the timeout before the play I was yelling at the TV, "GO FOR THE THREE, END THIS NOW." It just didn't seem like they would have had much of a chance in overtime, on the road, and Marshall got as good a look as it is possible to get. So I'm not too upset about that. I was more upset that Z wasn't even in the game. How to explain this? Down by 2 with 12 seconds left and you sit down your leading scorer in the game, a guy who's been nailing jumpers off the pick-and-roll and hitting the offensive glass? your best free-throw shooter? I don't get it.
Anyway, as a Cavs fan, I know this is going to be a frustrating series. The Pistons aren't a great team, they don't scare you, but they're better than the Cavs at this point. The rational side of me is saying, "ok, this is some experience, we'll get 'em next year," but the emotional side is throwing things at the TV.