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2012 NBA Finals |OT| Good Job, Good Effort
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The Frankman
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I thought he was being sarcastic, the pic just said he was 4-4 in the 4th.
DCX
DCX
Wait, did you actually look at the pic?
I mean, what part of 6-10 FG and 4-4 FT do you not understand?
They had exactly the same number of FT attempts.
Now STFU.
He's not. He's been on this unexplainable Thunder hate train for a while now.
I really think a lot of the offense was okay tonight---except when the ball went into Wade's hands. We had a decent flow and generally got people involved but he broke shit up and was fucking horrendous.
I don't want to be the Buffalo Bills.
post of the year
I don't want to be the Buffalo Bills.
Miami won a title. Lebron is Dan Marino though.
Truth.
OKC also missed more FTs than they usually do.
LeBron doesn't deserve the blame for this, nobody on the Heat played well in the second half. OKC made great defensive adjustments that fucked with everyone on their roster. He's a great player who could have made a much better decision with his free agency destination.
Red Blaster
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Would also help if they stopped gambling on every other defensive possession
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Yeah, the Thunder scoring every time was a lot worse for the Heat, but that could be fixed up with some adjustments (though the Thunder are definitely incredibly difficult to defend)
Byakuya769
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sarcasm'?
The Frankman
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Yes I am. Pretty sure he has pissed away more knowledge of basketball than anyone on this message board can ever hope to have.
....damn.
Black Mamba
Member
Lebron played well. He had a good game. Not a great game, but good. Not a great 4th. But not a bad 4th, either. And Battier/Chalmers played well. Everyone else, though...
Durant was great all game long. So fucking good. I love watching him play, but I also know the Lakers are fucked which is a bit saddening.
Right.
To me this doesn't ring as a game where Lebron was "unclutch".
He took the shots he was given when Wade wasn't taking them.
He made some critical 3rd quarter drives right to the basket (particularly that sweet stop and spin shot).
Wade seemed to have some airspace to hit a couple of 3's and missed those.
Didn't hear much out of Bosh the entire night.
Overall team loss, can't really pin it on one guy
He took the shots he was given when Wade wasn't taking them.
He made some critical 3rd quarter drives right to the basket (particularly that sweet stop and spin shot).
Wade seemed to have some airspace to hit a couple of 3's and missed those.
Didn't hear much out of Bosh the entire night.
Overall team loss, can't really pin it on one guy
iamshadowlark
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Its certainly wasn't a monster game. Like I said he was decent enough to impact the game but he missed his share of gimmes. I can't recall him hitting any jumper he took, which is bad even for him.
I know I started it but lets not get into the what if game because we could go back and forth all night. Its one game, lets see what happens next.
The Chosen One
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Keep telling yourself that. There will be no monkey when ESPN can't post graphics like this:
Lebron didn't gain any confidence from his 4th quarter performance tonight.
jordan0386
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Bron basically went 3-6 every quarter. They lost, so it looks worse than it was. Wade gotta give more. But 3 straight home games. They should win 2.
KD's jumpshot is on rapid fire, so he gonna shoot 50 percent and better all the time. The graphic means nothing to me.
KD's jumpshot is on rapid fire, so he gonna shoot 50 percent and better all the time. The graphic means nothing to me.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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This is a fallacy.
Well we are basically fucked if KD keeps making the catch and shoots. We're fronting the shit out of him and forcing it away when that happens but we got killed by his quick triggers tonight
When we trapped YNB and Harden it worked out pretty well, but because Wade fucked up the offense we had too many mismatched defensive possessions in the 2nd
When we trapped YNB and Harden it worked out pretty well, but because Wade fucked up the offense we had too many mismatched defensive possessions in the 2nd
ryutaro's mama
Member
Yerp.
That kid is a fucking assassin. That shit he did to us with that 3 point dagger was a taste of things to come.
It's not impossible but this is gonna be a difficult series for the Heat to win with that 8 man rotation that Spos is rolling with.
Red Blaster
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Shaq is a better analyst than Charles Barkley because he won more championships
I think this is unfair. LeBron's stats are very similar to Durant's. Difference is KD's #2 played well (I feel Westbrook brought OKC back in this game like he's done all playoffs)
Switch Wade and Westbrook and Miami wins EASILY
CherryWoodFuton
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Goodnight you fucks. Wade needs to hit up his college coach again and dump Gabrielle Union
MetalFearSolid
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Lebron doesnt close the 4th, Dwade does but Dwade didnt show up.
I edited it, I didn't mean to imply that LBJ didn't play well.
Bottom line is he needs some help. I stand by my statement that he chose poorly with his FA destination.
Bulls or Knicks would have made much more sense.
The Frankman
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Hey Canuck76 lemme show you this:
With Amare Stoudemire? Yeah ok
So you're one of those internet guys who use that 1st grade argument that you can't criticize someone unless you are an expert in that field?
You should totally lead your debate team against shadowdork.
Yep. Confirmed.
Everyone you say from this point onward should be ignored.
DCX
DCX
Collison's energy was key imo. He also got jobbed with BS fouls almost back to back with the elbow to the face from Bosh ( foul and FTs ) and the charge that become a foul ( and one )
The fix was trying to be in.
DCX
MorisUkunRasik
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Oh wow. Everyone knows Magic is hilariously simple when it comes to analyzing games. He was the greatest PG ever, but his post and pre game stuff is real bad.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Exactly, which is why MJ has been the best GM in NBA history.
jordan0386
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Hey Canuck76 lemme show you this:
Moved well without the ball, got some lay-ups.
Iron E Man
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And that basically perfects the image.
MetalFearSolid
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Imagine all the sponsors LeBron will lose if KD continues this greatness and wins title.
The Frankman
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Even I said back then Knicks didn't make sense, he would go where he felt comfortable and could be Robin. Can you imagine him dealing with the NY media?
Black Mamba
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LiveFromKyoto
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I don't want to be the Buffalo Bills.
You'll always have the Shaq year. But Lebron is a one-man Buffalo Bills.
You mean the guy that picked the Nuggets? And then said sarcastically that the Thunder ONLY had to win four of the next five games against a team that hasn't lost in fifty days.
BruceLeeRoy
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Muwahahaha that was a great one. Phew