Is Lebron playing tomorrow?

JordansBulls · Post #1 » by **JordansBulls** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:55 am

Just trying to figure if the Bulls should be worried about Philly potentially winning or not? If Lebron sits then they have a chance.

Anyone know if LBJ is playing tomorrow?

Gordon Bombay · Post #2 » by **Gordon Bombay** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:39 am

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2009/04/cavaliers_mainbarfans.html

The team will salute you on Fan Appreciation Night at The Q. But All-Star and chief choreographer LeBron James will join you on the sidelines for the season finale against the Philadelphia 76ers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas probably will, too. Regulars such as Mo Williams and Wally Szczerbiak might not play much either.

Yes, the Cavs realize they have a shot at tying the NBA home-court record at 40-1. It's just that they have bigger things planned for you down the road.

"We have to do what's best for the ring," said James, who likely will continue to orchestrate the team's introductory and celebratory routines from a spot near coach Mike Brown on the bench.

Notorious23 · Post #3 » by **Notorious23** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:46 am

I don't agree with this at all. They better pull out a win tomorrow. To go 81 games and potentially make history but stop at 82 is a bad thing not a good thing. Finish what you started. If you want a ring that's what you have to do. Finish what you started.

Gordon Bombay · Post #4 » by **Gordon Bombay** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:05 am

ehh, its only the regular season...once the playoffs begin, regular season records dont mean anything

itll be interesting to see our lineup tomorrow

boobie, tk, sasha, dblock, jawad and lorenzen going to get big minutes

06rahmaq · Post #5 » by **06rahmaq** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:13 am

loll noo the record mustt be tied.. worked so hard on ur home court all year its okay to want it and go for it.. it'd be real sad to not get it. we'll see

hadzilla · Post #6 » by **hadzilla** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:37 am

We will lose tomorrow and I don't care. Lets get the title.

RevMan26 · Post #7 » by **RevMan26** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:30 am

But will the Sixers be playing their starters?

Notorious23 · Post #8 » by **Notorious23** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:19 am

RevMan26 wrote:But will the Sixers be playing their starters?

I'm sure they will just to shut us down.

06rahmaq · Post #9 » by **06rahmaq** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:43 am

Notorious23 wrote:
RevMan26 wrote:But will the Sixers be playing their starters?

I'm sure they will just to shut us down.

Aren't they still trying to move up to 6th, they still have a shot don't they :-?

.. there only a game back of the bulls who has the season series... i expect them to come at full force which is why we gotta put em in their place 8-)

tundraknight · Post #10 » by **tundraknight** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:29 am

It would be interesting to watch a line-up of,
PG- Gibson, SG- Kinsey, SF Williams, PF- Hickson, C- D-Block.

Unless Hickson is still hurt... Which would kind of suck because this would be a great opportunity to play a ton of minutes to develop.

bcortell · Post #11 » by **bcortell** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:22 pm

DJ for 12 pts, 8 rbs, and 2 blks.

kenneth9265 · Post #12 » by **kenneth9265** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:11 pm

If Lebron is going to sit, then I would like to see Mo, West, Big Z and Andy sitt too...either all or none as for as the starting 5....

Benedict_Boozer · Post #13 » by **Benedict_Boozer** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:43 pm

I don't like us gifting this game to the Sixers. We have lost 1 game at home all season, and we are just gonna tank our last home game before the playoffs on fan appreciation night?

The team is playing well, rotations are sharp, I'd rather go into the playoffs closing it out strong.

kenneth9265 · Post #14 » by **kenneth9265** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:09 pm

If I was Coach Brown, I would go ahead and play my starters no more then 5 to 7 mins for each quarter for the first three quarters and then sit them out for 4th quarter...Of course it would be choice to play....

Manny Phresh · Post #15 » by **Manny Phresh** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:38 pm

Yeah they need to reward the fans for giving them their success this year and win this one for them. This record needs to be a Cleveland Record. I hope they don't tank the game

Roger Murdock · Post #16 » by **Roger Murdock** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:25 pm

I hope they play the starters about 20 minutes, but I don't know.

I would love to see hickson get some serious burn if he is healthy. He is totally the next Karl Malone.

kenneth9265 · Post #17 » by **kenneth9265** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:19 pm

CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers have chosen reward over risk.

All-Stars LeBron James and Mo Williams and veterans Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Joe Smith will not play Wednesday night against Philadelphia to rest for the playoffs, despite Cleveland attempting to match the 1985-86 Boston Celtics' NBA record of 40 home wins in one season.Cavs

Coach Mike Brown said the decision was easy because his team has much bigger goals and he doesn't want to jeopardize its chances of winning an NBA title by getting a player hurt in a meaningless game.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4070466

Notorious23 · Post #18 » by **Notorious23** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:42 pm

As a season ticket hold I am pissed. On that note let's go Delonte and the bench! It would be even sweeter if they pulled it off!

InBoobieWeTrust · Post #19 » by **InBoobieWeTrust** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:11 pm

If we were playing a potential playoff opponent, I'm sure the guys would play. We won't be seeing Philly after this, it doesn't matter. Might as well get some extra rest.

Post #20 » by **TheOUTLAW** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:25 am

For lack of anywhere else to put this, is anyone else appalled by the number of foul shots that Philly is getting?