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etiolate · « **Reply #10321 on:** June 11, 2013, 11:32:46 PM »

spurs just let it rain

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #10322 on:** June 11, 2013, 11:38:07 PM »

Spurs' Big 3 had a combined 25 points.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10323 on:** June 11, 2013, 11:52:59 PM »

It looks over for the Heat

Hard to imagine them taking 3 out of the next 4

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #10324 on:** June 11, 2013, 11:54:52 PM »

yeeeessssss

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #10325 on:** June 12, 2013, 12:09:19 AM »

damn

that was pathetic by miami

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #10326 on:** June 12, 2013, 12:09:38 AM »

Where's Stoney?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10327 on:** June 12, 2013, 12:20:28 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 12, 2013, 12:09:38 AM

Where's Stoney?

I hopped on battlefield after my last post to take out my aggressions. It was obvious Miami didn't have it tonight and were going to get worked at that point. At halftime they could and should have been down by 20. They were playing that poorly.

They are in deep shit. And I think the Spurs are the better team. Just like the Mavericks were.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #10328 on:** June 12, 2013, 10:04:41 PM »

https://vine.co/v/bYKP9QbgXnA

Huff · « **Reply #10329 on:** June 13, 2013, 10:20:04 PM »

#boshflop

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10330 on:** June 14, 2013, 12:10:57 AM »

I didn't actually get a chance to watch this game unfortunately. Something came up. Looking at the Box score it seems like Wade finally had a good game and the big three in general all played well.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #10331 on:** June 14, 2013, 12:17:57 AM »

great game!!!!

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10332 on:** June 14, 2013, 12:25:47 AM »

Lebron, you will give the Heat an ideal to strive towards. Your teammates will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders

Did the rest of the Heat finally join Lebron in the sun?

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10333 on:** June 14, 2013, 01:07:49 AM »

https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless
@RealSkipBayless

Uh-oh, LeBron wore his camouflage vest to the game. Soldier Mode. That must've been why Spurs had no chance.
9:32 PM - 13 Jun 2013

LeBron just scored 9 in last 4 minutes of a blowout (including a 3 w/ 22 secs left) vs Nando de Colo and Matt Bonner. Now that's greatness.

etiolate · « **Reply #10334 on:** June 14, 2013, 04:05:48 AM »

Wade had a great game. He hasn't had two great games in a row for a long time though.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10335 on:** June 14, 2013, 12:27:34 PM »

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9384172/doc-rivers-los-angeles-clippers-mutual-interest-sources-say

As far as the finals series, who knows. I bounce around from game to game. It seems like either team could win which is good for basketball.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #10336 on:** June 14, 2013, 01:02:24 PM »

i ain't mad

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10337 on:** June 14, 2013, 03:11:29 PM »

Looking at Miami last 11 games in the playoffs which dates back to the start of the pacer series, its been alternating Win then loss every game. They haven't won (or lost for that matter) 2 games in a row since the Chicago series. It's been a very inconsistent stretch which obviously is partly due to the level of competition.

etiolate · « **Reply #10338 on:** June 16, 2013, 01:24:04 AM »

Quote

The Sacramento Kings has reached an agreement in principle to make Denver VP Pete D'Alessandro its general manager, league sources tell Y!

I get the feeling the Kings will be pursuing Iggy in Free Agency. The question is whether they can afford him. They'd need to amnesty Salmons and it may endanger resigning Tyreke.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10339 on:** June 16, 2013, 03:35:16 AM »

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--celtics-in-trade-talks-to-send-doc-rivers--kevin-garnett-to-clippers-201709995.html

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10340 on:** June 16, 2013, 12:36:50 PM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10341 on:** June 16, 2013, 09:42:55 PM »

Careless play by Wade. Just got in about 5 minutes ago.

The way Miami/Wade is playing green.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10342 on:** June 16, 2013, 09:52:44 PM »

Miami blowing easy transition baskets.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10343 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:02:30 PM »

Game so close. I feel like Lebron and Wade almost have to play the rest of the game.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10344 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:05:13 PM »

Miami just not consistent enough to hang here. Way too many mistakes and awful defensive lapses.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10345 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:09:02 PM »

Awful collapse that probably lost them the game there at the end of the 3rd quarter. Looks like Miami will have to win 2 at home.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10346 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:16:13 PM »

Once again Ray Allen killed the Heat on D

I wonder if he'll get less minutes for the remaining game/s

pilonv1 · « **Reply #10347 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:21:39 PM »

San Antonio is just unreal

Rman · « **Reply #10348 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:27:38 PM »

Ray is done really.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10349 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:31:07 PM »

If Miami is to have any chance, their defensive plans better assume that Danny Green will continue to be on fire

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #10350 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:34:02 PM »

get Diaw off the court lmao

Huff · « **Reply #10351 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:42:31 PM »

It's like ray allen saw all the shit talking being done in here

Your Stalker · « **Reply #10352 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:44:45 PM »

shuttlesworth gives no fucks
lelbron

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10353 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:45:35 PM »

Miami defensive lapses combined with San Antonio's great execution is what seems to be doing them in this series. And Miami's habit of taking it easy and then playing hard and aggressive at stretches is also dooming them. If they want to win the next two games they have play locked in and focused from the tip and most of the game. That's their only chance.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #10354 on:** June 16, 2013, 11:10:33 PM »

Quote from: Rman on June 16, 2013, 10:27:38 PM

Ray is done really.

way to konex

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #10355 on:** June 16, 2013, 11:27:22 PM »

LeBron was super passive tonight

naff · « **Reply #10356 on:** June 16, 2013, 11:28:06 PM »

Put money on the Spurs winning in seven before the series started. If this pattern continues I'm set

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #10357 on:** June 17, 2013, 01:09:46 AM »

Mandark · « **Reply #10358 on:** June 17, 2013, 02:10:27 AM »

On the BS report they mentioned that LeBron's average shot distance has increased in every round of the playoffs. By the third quarter he was looking seriously gassed.

If the Spurs manage to close this out, that Greg Popovich fine from the regular season might be the best quarter million dollars spent by an NBA team in decades.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #10359 on:** June 17, 2013, 02:13:47 AM »

Skip is that you?

Mandark · « **Reply #10360 on:** June 17, 2013, 02:22:21 AM »

You're the one saying LeBron is being "passive" and I'm Skip?

Morees pls.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10361 on:** June 17, 2013, 02:52:51 AM »

I'm not sure what to say about the heat. Even if they come back and win the title which seems unlikely at the moment it just seems the team has a lot of flaws that both the Pacers and Spurs and the Mavericks from a couple of years ago have exposed. It's elite level flaws that only matter against the very best teams but they still matter. It's not all the same flaws in some cases but the inability to cover the 3 against ball movement is one.

It seems like they got lucky running into the Thunder last year who is a team very similar to them. Very athletic. Not the best system in the world. Not the best coach in the world. And they out gunned them.

They've stumbled against two great systems with two great coaches in the Spurs and the Mavericks.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10362 on:** June 17, 2013, 03:06:10 AM »

I also think Spoelstra is scrambling around with substitutions trying to find anything that works. He has no clue at this point. Mike Miller has played 46 minutes in the last two games. 0 points.

Birdman has been banished to Joel Anthony land with 2 straight DNP even though Manu and Parker were strolling to the rim tonight.

Spoelstra rarely makes any good in game adjustments. It's all reactions from the prior game.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #10363 on:** June 17, 2013, 11:59:11 AM »

I don't know, I think both coaches have been great all series in between games. I feel this has been a chess match by the coaches moreseo than any of the players stepping up.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10364 on:** June 17, 2013, 12:02:09 PM »

Lebron having to do so much against the Pacers and the Spurs getting an extra week of rest are probably the biggest reasons why the Heat are down 3-2.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #10365 on:** June 17, 2013, 12:04:16 PM »

The heat don't deserve the title. They aren't the better team.

Mandark · « **Reply #10366 on:** June 17, 2013, 12:09:49 PM »

Deserves got nothing to do with it.

I think the Heat circa the streak were the best team in the league, but peaking during a point in the regular season doesn't get you the title. Wade, Battier, and I think LeBron are worse now than they were then, and not just because of how the Spurs have been playing them. When you factor in last year's compressed schedule and title run, the Olympics eating into any offseason recovery, and another run to the finals against some really physical teams, it's not surprising that they're really hurting or fatigued.

And yeah, "nobody's 100% at this point in the season" but there's a difference between carrying a bit more soreness and, for example, what Steph Curry was dealing with after the first game of the GSW/SAS series. Pop's management of the team's minutes (and the extra burn it gave for bench players who might have to occasionally take on bigger roles) during the regular season has probably benefited the team in the Finals as much as any decisions he's made during the series itself.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #10367 on:** June 17, 2013, 12:20:13 PM »

and its still motherfucking game 6 with no guarantee the spurs are gonna win it. ya'll need to stop jumping to conclusions

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #10368 on:** June 17, 2013, 02:33:25 PM »

I don't think hurt or fatigue have anything to do with putting Ray Allen on Danny Green or having LeBron not be more aggressive offensively. The Spurs seem to just be a better overall team, and so far the Heat haven't really adjusted.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10369 on:** June 17, 2013, 03:24:31 PM »

I just think the Spurs play really good basketball. Very solid all around with amazing ball movement on offense. That's going to be tough to beat no matter what and ball movement has always been kryptonite to the Heat.

Mandark · « **Reply #10370 on:** June 17, 2013, 03:25:44 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 17, 2013, 02:33:25 PM

I don't think hurt or fatigue have anything to do with putting Ray Allen on Danny Green or having LeBron not be more aggressive offensively.

LeBron took 15 of his 22 shots in the paint? Plus he had 9 FTA's, almost his total from the first four games? His problem wasn't getting to the rim, it was finishing there.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #10371 on:** June 18, 2013, 11:17:48 AM »

Joey Crawford reffing tonight. Guess we know who's going to win

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #10372 on:** June 18, 2013, 12:40:04 PM »

lol at espn's lead story on espn/nba right now

ARE THE HEAT A BUST

Come on now. Three finals appearances, one of them being one of the most exciting Finals in recent memory? (this one)

the fuck espn

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #10373 on:** June 18, 2013, 12:42:39 PM »

spo needs to realize miller in the starting five just doesn't work

starting lineup should be:

Chalmers
Wade
Lebron
Battier
Bosh

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10374 on:** June 18, 2013, 12:46:01 PM »

I'm not sure what Heat need outside of a monster game from Wade, Lebron. I would definitely expect Birdman to play more. And the heat have to be aggressive from jump. Not go through that shitty feeling out process they seem to start every game with.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #10375 on:** June 18, 2013, 01:07:57 PM »

I don't expect a game 6 versus celtics type of lebron, but I do expect 30+ points for him. He was getting good looks inside last game just not hitting a damn thing. Maybe Crawford will call the fouls more often in this game than the last. That's not a favorable thing but Lebron does rely on that quite a bit.

They also need a fresh miller and allen. Have those two come off the bench near the end of the first to counter anything green has piled on. Spo's reasoning for starting miller was logical but still unwise – counter danny green with your own solid 3-point shooter. And yet, Miller has been too focused on defense as a starter to get any decent looks.

Birdman on the inside with rebounds is key too.

I expect a pretty easy win for the Heat tonight, to be honest...97-89 Heat or something like that. Not "easy" but a comfortable win.

Game 7 is gonna be bananas though

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #10376 on:** June 18, 2013, 01:15:19 PM »

Heat will win, LeBron will get 21p/10r/9a or something like that and be praised. IE the type of performance the media would kill him for if the Heat lost.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #10377 on:** June 18, 2013, 03:03:39 PM »

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10378 on:** June 18, 2013, 03:16:59 PM »

The ESPN stories are not surprising because J.A. Adande and Ramona Shelburne are both LA based writers and Kobe/Lakers fans

It's interesting that ESPN would have two LA homers writing on the Heat's struggles when they have more qualified people readily available

etiolate · « **Reply #10379 on:** June 18, 2013, 09:33:42 PM »

Do they really? They have guys like Broussard who is another LA Kobe guy.

News:

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