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[Black Mamba]

Still think Miami pulls this out, but Wade has to be like he was in game 7 a few times this series for it to happen.

Have no real read on the series because I don't know which version of him shows up.

 

[Iamwolfthing]

It took Miami 6 games to double the post. I wonder how long it'll take them to figure out the most complex offensive system in the league.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Hope this is a good series. As much as i hate both teams, im gonna edge to the spurs for tmac reasons

How can you hate the Spurs?

 

[PBY]

How can you hate the Spurs?

Simp King don't stop.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Simp King don't stop.

I just don't see a reason Honestly.

 

[Justin Timberlake]

One of my biggest worries is who the fuck is gonna guard Bron if Kawhi is in foul trouble?

Kawhis got to be careful. Hes gonna have to play 45+ a night

 

[Syphon Filter]

One of my biggest worries is who the fuck is gonna guard Bron if Kawhi is in foul trouble?

Kawhis got to be careful. Hes gonna have to play 45+ a night

Dy's boy diaw. Bron is still going to need others to step up anyways.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

My friend is going to the game tonight. He flew out yesterday. Yeah, he's cheering for Miami. Sorry guys.

 

[Black Mamba]

One of my biggest worries is who the fuck is gonna guard Bron if Kawhi is in foul trouble?

Kawhis got to be careful. Hes gonna have to play 45+ a night

Leonard in foul trouble would be pretty disastrous.

There's no backup SF other than TMAC (lol) on the roster and neither Manu or Green can defend him.

 

[Future PhaZe]

Doesn't really matter who guards Bron. We all saw how well Indy defended him and he got his numbers anyway.

Worst case scenario is instead of averaging 30, 8, and 8 he averages 40, 10, and 10, either way you win the series by stopping his teammates.

 

[dalVlatko]

One of my biggest worries is who the fuck is gonna guard Bron if Kawhi is in foul trouble?

Kawhis got to be careful. Hes gonna have to play 45+ a night

T-Mac is going to come in and knock down daggers

believe

 

[Jack Remington]

Can't believe the big day is finally here.

I'll be rooting for Tim Duncan almost as hard as I've ever rooted for my own team. It feels dirty, but the alternative is too awful to even consider.

 

[exarkun]

I'm not going to get uppity about it, because I want the Spurs to win, but they totally tanked to build their big 3. Duncan wasn't coming their way if they played to win each night that season. Not that they should be blamed, seems that most teams do it when they're near the bottom.

Are you saying that they started from the bottom, now they here?

 

[Justin Timberlake]

I'd just hate for it to happen. I don't see a viable solution among our roster other than Kawhi.

Besides, I want to keep Danny on Wade. I think thats the real underrated matchup in this series. Danny Green is a phenomenal defender. Its rare to say this about all-stars, but I think Danny is good enough to shut down Wade full-stop. Call me crazy but theres a chance he'll straight up out perform Wade many nights, what with the random 3s Wade gives up when he sags off or is lazy in transition.

 

[Vahagn]

Reilo:


Saw the OP


you're a punk.


But all the Heat salt is glorious doe.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Are you saying that they started from the bottom, now they here?

Nah. They dashed to the bottom and quickly got back on top. It's something that more than a few teams have failed at, I'll admit.

 

[friskykillface]

said it before and i'll say it again. Pop should troll and start T-Mac on LeBron

do it Pop

 

[obijkenobi]

Leonard in foul trouble would be pretty disastrous.

There's no backup SF other than TMAC (lol) on the roster and neither Manu or Green can defend him.

That is really distressing. Although, that could set up some hilarious switches. Bonner/Neal on Lebron for any amount of time would terrify me but also make me laugh my ass off as a basketball fan.

 

[ph33nix]

I don't think the Spurs are going to really worry about LeBron getting his

As they saw if you shut down everybody else people start playing like shit on both ends and then the Heat have to rely on LeBron bail out

They don't want LeBron in the double digit assist range

 

[effzee]

At work and won't get home till 10.

Any word if Battier is back in the lineup or has Mike Miller taken his spot for good?

I think Battier and Bosh both play better this round than last. If I am Spo I go back to my regular rotation but keep a very short leash on guys like Allen and Battier.

 

[obijkenobi]

I don't think the Spurs are going to really worry about LeBron getting his

As they saw if you shut down everybody else people start playing like shit on both ends and then the Heat have to rely on LeBron bail out

They don't want LeBron in the double digit assist range

I agree with this actually. I think they will be happy with Lebron getting 40-50 if gimp Bosh and Wade stink up the joint

 

[Tom Penny]

I agree with this actually. I think they will be happy with Lebron getting 40-50 if gimp Bosh and Wade stink up the joint

Bosh has outplayed Timmy historically head to head even recently.

 

[Jack Remington]

Reilo:


Saw the OP


you're a punk.


But all the Heat salt is glorious doe.

LeBron James is an evil, evil man. The Spurs are the only force of good left in this world, and they must triumph.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

At work and won't get home till 10.

Any word if Battier is back in the lineup or has Mike Miller taken his spot for good?

I think Battier and Bosh both play better this round than last. If I am Spo I go back to my regular rotation but keep a very short leash on guys like Allen and Battier.

he;s been humbled by the turd sandwhich. I'm guessing he's back. Hopefully he plays as well as he did in the last Finals.

 

[Black Mamba]

I don't think the Spurs are going to really worry about LeBron getting his

As they saw if you shut down everybody else people start playing like shit on both ends and then the Heat have to rely on LeBron bail out

They don't want LeBron in the double digit assist range

while I agree, since that's the only way to have a chance to beat Miami, if it's not Leonard on Lebron, I have a hard time seeing Lebron not destroy them.

 

[reilo]

Reilo:


Saw the OP


you're a punk.


But all the Heat salt is glorious doe.

Mountains full of salt!

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[quote="Byakuya769, post: 61561061"]Say Hibbert what do you think about this hating ass OP?

[IMG]http://sportsgif.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Roy-Hibbert-Bench-GIF.gif[/IMG[/QUOTE]

[quote="Pimpwerx, post: 61561169"]Terrible OP. Let me try to salvage this thread with a quality post.

*ahem*

HEAT in 5.

Thread saved! PEACE.[/QUOTE]

[quote="ph33nix, post: 61561297"]Fuck this OP

Fuck this thread

Of course your bitch ass would choose that title[/QUOTE]

[quote="VindicatorZ, post: 61561889"]TERRIBLE OP. Fucking hater.

Heat in 6.[/QUOTE]

[quote="ph33nix, post: 61561917"]Hey Reilo your job is to make an OP that doesn't suck[/QUOTE]

[quote="VindicatorZ, post: 61562165"]Nope it sucks. You're whack.

Can we get a redo?[/QUOTE]

 

[Syphon Filter]

while I agree, since that's the only way to have a chance to beat Miami, if it's not Leonard on Lebron, I have a hard time seeing Lebron not destroy them.

One guy is not enough.

 

[Vahagn]

It took Miami 6 games to double the post. I wonder how long it'll take them to figure out the most complex offensive system in the league.

While the gist of your post makes sense. Miami didn't double the post from the beginning of the series because that would give Indiana time to adjust.

Every team has surprise tactics that they don't break out unless their backs are against the wall or late in the series. That was clearly Miami's.

 

[purvispisgah]

I agree with this actually. I think they will be happy with Lebron getting 40-50 if gimp Bosh and Wade stink up the joint

While the players are obviously totally different, this was the strategy against the Nash/Amare Suns that worked very well. Turn Nash into a scorer instead of a passer and single cover Amare most of the time to completely disrupt their normal offensive flow. I'm excited to see what the Spurs defensive gameplan is.

Probably my two biggest fears are turnovers and the Heat guards running the Spurs off the 3 point line. Manu and even Tony can get turnover prone on aggressive PnR defense (a Heat specialty). Live ball turnovers against Miami are gift-wrapped points.

 

[Black Mamba]

One guy is not enough.

If Leonard isn't on Lebron, I imagine it's going to collapse the defense and allow the others to go off. If they don't, Lebron will score 50 on 20 shots since all he's doing is dunking for and 1s.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

I'd just hate for it to happen. I don't see a viable solution among our roster other than Kawhi.

Besides, I want to keep Danny on Wade. I think thats the real underrated matchup in this series. Danny Green is a phenomenal defender. Its rare to say this about all-stars, but I think Danny is good enough to shut down Wade full-stop. Call me crazy but theres a chance he'll straight up out perform Wade many nights, what with the random 3s Wade gives up when he sags off or is lazy in transition.

Well, it's really easy to defend one knee.

Wade is done for the postseason. If they can contain Bosh (and it's not like he's playing lights-out right now) then they can focus on Lebron and keep him out of the paint, forcing him to take jumpers and not letting their other shooters have any space for the 3 ball.

 

[Vahagn]

While the players are obviously totally different, this was the strategy against the Nash/Amare Suns that worked very well. Turn Nash into a scorer instead of a passer and single cover Amare most of the time to completely disrupt their normal offensive flow. I'm excited to see what the Spurs defensive gameplan is.

Probably my two biggest fears are turnovers and the Heat guards running the Spurs off the 3 point line. Manu and even Tony can get turnover prone on aggressive PnR defense (a Heat specialty). Live ball turnovers against Miami are gift-wrapped points.

Never double, ever. Even if Lebron posts up. Play solid man to man. Stay at home on the shooters. Let Timmy play free safety in the paint. Go under ever single Lebron James screen and let him keep to his promise and shoot. If he hits a few, blitzkreig him and get the ball out of his hands, but never try to fight through the screen as you give Lebron a wide open driving lane with a full head of steam.


Pretty much you only have to do three things:

1) Adjust your PnR defense to make sure Lebron doesn't have wide open lanes to the basket at full speed (trap or go under)

2)Stay at home on the 3 point threats

3)Sag off Wade and let him chuck

 

[PBY]

While the gist of your post makes sense. Miami didn't double the post from the beginning of the series because that would give Indiana time to adjust.

Every team has surprise tactics that they don't break out unless their backs are against the wall or late in the series. That was clearly Miami's.

Surprise tactics cannot be a thing.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

this is so exciting

3)

Surprise tactics cannot be a thing.

idk if it was a surprise or not but in games when the heat were on a run, like the third quarter of game 5, we doubled the fuck out of Hibbert but never went back to it the next game.

 

[PBY]

this is so exciting

3)

I HAVE A WORK DINNER SKFDHSKSMD

Gonna miss most of the game.

 

[Vahagn]

Surprise tactics cannot be a thing.

lol ok.

 

[TheKaeptain]

I'd rather root for the team led by a Whiskey drinking maniac than a team that let's a guy that beats off to kiddie porn play on their team.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Peterb0y to be sweatin' at dinner

 

[PBY]

I'd rather root for the team led by a Whiskey drinking maniac than a team that let's a guy that beats off to kiddie porn play on their team.

That's not fair at all.

He was cleared. He did have a serious drug problem tho.

 

[lawlohwhat]

there's a black hole of 4th dimensional paradoxical metasalt shit going on in this thread and it frightens me

 

[PBY]

Peterb0y to be sweatin' at dinner

All I'm gonna be picturing is syphons avy. I'm shook.

 

[Vahagn]

Also, that's a really smart move to say Duncan is the generations best.


You beat him, it ups your standing. You lose it doesn't look as bad.


Saying "Duncan is third behind Kobe and Shaq" just gives the Spurs more fuel, beating him doesn't mean as much, losing to him invites ideas that you're behind Kobe and Shaq.


Smart PR and mind game move.

 

[Justin Timberlake]

Well, it's really easy to defend one knee.

Eh

Its Dwyane Wade ffs. He'd be a threat in crutches. And tbh, hes looked pretty fucking athletic at times. He might not be 100% (who knows), but we'll need the best from Danny.

Probably my two biggest fears are turnovers and the Heat guards running the Spurs off the 3 point line.

Not worried about either of those honestly. Well, I'm worried about turnovers game 1 since those are likely with the rust and all, but beyond that we're pretty disciplined. We're gonna do a lot better than Indiana in that respect. A lot better.

And you can't just run our guys off the 3 pt line....our offense works for a reason. I'm much more worried about missing the opportunities we're going to get (cause we'll get them) and cowering under the limelight (considering our role players' age) than anything else.

As inconsistent as they've been, its hard not to be confident that proven players like Shane Battier, Mike Miller, and Ray Allen will make their 3s. Our guys (Kawhi, Green, Bonner, etc) have been better all postseason long, but they're not as seasoned...if their shooting goes, like it did in the WCF last year, we're fucked

 

[ph33nix]

How come there's no talk of Leonard on Wade? Cause it's not like Green is that short either to deal with LeBron. Besides, neither of them can physically deal with LeBron's bulk...so why not ensure Wade's misery by sticking 7'3 wingspan on him?

 

[Smokey]

naw they got this
Kobe Kobe Kobe
Why do you think so and so aren't going to win?
Retweets of Kobe.

Id say you don't know who konex is but I forgot you're an alt.

says the guy who pays for his computer more than he does his significant other.

Ps Schaub is your father.

1000/1000 nori u a nerd

ps dwight is your father

 

[Emwitus]

1000/1000 nori u a nerd

ps dwight is your father

 

[lawlohwhat]

While the players are obviously totally different, this was the strategy against the Nash/Amare Suns that worked very well. Turn Nash into a scorer instead of a passer and single cover Amare most of the time to completely disrupt their normal offensive flow. I'm excited to see what the Spurs defensive gameplan is.

Probably my two biggest fears are turnovers and the Heat guards running the Spurs off the 3 point line. Manu and even Tony can get turnover prone on aggressive PnR defense (a Heat specialty). Live ball turnovers against Miami are gift-wrapped points.

I don't think you have to worry about being chased off the 3 point line. Spurs offense uses lots of offball screens to free up ball screeners and open up the lane for parker. Once the defense collapses there's usually an open man on the wing and I don't see the spurs missing a lot of open 3s. It's not like the heat have a ton of height in the middle to contest parker's drives.

 

[Justin Timberlake]

How come there's no talk of Leonard on Wade? Cause it's not like Green is that short either to deal with LeBron. Besides, neither of them can physically deal with LeBron's bulk...so why not ensure Wade's misery by sticking 7'3 wingspan on him?

Because we're pretty sure Green will do that just fine lol

Its rare to find a player so built to defend another as Danny Green on Dwyane Wade

 

[Vahagn]

Because we're pretty sure Green will do that just fine lol

Its rare to find a player so built to defend another as Danny Green on Dwyane Wade

Danny Green's girlfriend, is that you?

 

[Vic]

XBone is real.