NBA 2012-13 Season Thread - Crown The Heat!
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Foggy
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Alex
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Jarrett Jack was ass for most of the game and then stepped up when it mattered. I'm still expecting to lose this series, but I'm glad the Warriors are at least putting up a respectable fight.
Pharazon
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I just hope the officiating isn't too lopsided in game 5. The Warriors got no home love from the refs in 3 and 4 (the Bogut on the line thing was just a ref missing a call, not home cooking). The refs took Bogut out of game 3 with ridiculous calls and then really took him out of game 4 early with 3 pretty weak calls. He makes everything go on the Warriors side, and if I didn't know better I'd say somebody with influence doesn't want him out there. I'm gonna lose it if he gets saddled with more weak calls in game 5 that keep him from playing long stretches again.
Pretty sure at this point it's going to be Memphis vs Heat in the Finals. If Wade is still nursing injury/playing badly I actually give them a good shot - the Heat aren't built to stop Gasol.
They don't really need to. LeBron could average 30 and you can still win as long as Wade isn't matching him, which he hasn't all playoffs. Force LeBron/Heat into taking jumpers and stop their potential fast breaks, like the Bulls have. Ride Gasol and Z-Bo on the other end.
Hell, even the Pacers have the personnel to pull it off. If the Bulls weren't down to 6 guys and had a consistent scoring threat (no, Nate Robinson isn't consistent or wouldn't be on 1 year contracts) the Heat would be in trouble.
Basically, the Heat will probably need Wade closer to 100% than he is now to win against a full strength contender. He wasn't fully healthy/got injured early in the 2011 Finals either and look how that turned out.
Hell, even the Pacers have the personnel to pull it off. If the Bulls weren't down to 6 guys and had a consistent scoring threat (no, Nate Robinson isn't consistent or wouldn't be on 1 year contracts) the Heat would be in trouble.
Basically, the Heat will probably need Wade closer to 100% than he is now to win against a full strength contender. He wasn't fully healthy/got injured early in the 2011 Finals either and look how that turned out.
Grizzlies going to the finals wouldn't surprise me at this point. Regardless of who wins GS/San Antonio I don't think they're going to have enough left in the tank to keep going.
LiquidDeath
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Yes they did. They chose paying Ibaka for his perceived potential over paying Harden a max contract for his chance to be amazing instead of just really good. They chose wrong, especially given the crap they actually got for Harden in the trade.
Came across this earlier today, got a good laugh out of it.
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Rod-138
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The game's been almost unwatchable. Nate Robinson has missed every shot he's had - all open - including an air ball. The Bulls are playing like pansies and the Heat are playing pound Lebron / Bosh and role players hitting outsider jumpers.
Basically the Bulls lack of offense is being compounded by their attemts to run an offense instead of pounding Boozer or slashing for some foul hopes.
Gaige
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The Bulls have gotten destroyed this entire series outside of game 1.
Also the Heat are designed to shoot jumpers. They're winning without Wade now I don't see what the difference will be against some other team. They're incredibly deep atm.
