Is a lack of a Center the reason Miami lost this finals?
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Is a lack of a Center the reason Miami lost this finals?
In_The_662
Deeeeep In The Delta.....
The Big Fundamental didn't have to worry about Bosh or anyone on the Heat (outside of Lebron on backside help) altering his shot. Plus as some have said, the Spurs system is just better than everyone elses. Pop made Spo look like a college coach
Bighead
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Miami wasn't a good team to begin with is the fact that lost to be real...
Last year's team was much much better than this year's team and Wade was hurt more so last year....
But even if they did have a Center (I thought that's why they got Oden) I still think they would have lost...The perimeter players hurt MIA more so than Duncan and Splitter did
Last year's team was much much better than this year's team and Wade was hurt more so last year....
But even if they did have a Center (I thought that's why they got Oden) I still think they would have lost...The perimeter players hurt MIA more so than Duncan and Splitter did
In_The_662
Deeeeep In The Delta.....
Which is why I don't think teams outside of the Spurs (and maybe the recent Celtics who had vet players) who form a "Big 3" can have a run like the Spurs have had the past 15 years or so. They haven't won back to back titles but when you know you will win 50-60 games every year with a bunch of unselfish team players in a system (and convince that the system will win you titles which is more important than a max contract on a team that won't win one), that counts for something.
Bighead
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agreed...
This is why they lost.
Bleedbluefan
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REAL TALK....I think losing Mike Miller hurt a lot lol and I told people it would hurt the Heat but ppl laughed. To be honest, they have been exposed for a long time now. D-wade is garbage now and he needs to realize he is a 3rd option type player, he can't carry a team. They use Bosh in a weird way lol he barely has any post presence. Many reasons why the lost to the "machine" in san Antonio...question is would they have lost to any other western team, let's say like OKC?
Dr. Phreeze
It is I...Yes it is...
OKC didn't have the depth like the San Antonio Spurs. The Heat would've been the favorite to win that series against the Thunder.
They would have beaten OKC. Miami fans were outwardly rooting for OKC to beat SA in the WCF series because that would have been a better matchup for them.
Bighead
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Prolly not, I think there are only a few teams/coaches that are not afraid of the Heat, the rest of this pissy league is afraid of the so call "Big 3" instead of just focusing on the fact they aint a "Big 3", and I think Pop did exactly that, he knew they were weak and a pure shatty team with no talent...He had a game plan, if you watched closely, when Ray Allen would even sniff air space, he was in ole dude azz for allowing RAy to come off those screens with space...the bright kid from N.C. who was guarding him..other teams would have let Ray Allen lauch 3's outta his azz...but Pop made sure to not let Ray get off...his whole approach this series was much better than last year IMO...he knew one man couldn't beat his team, (he's not suppose to say it) but he knew deep down inside that LB..aint MJ and can't beat his team...other teams give the Heat too much credit and respect IMO...or freeze up..they wanna beat them sooooooo bad, but can't close the deal..ex..Pacers...got their chance and couldn't come through, but to answer your question..OKC..nah, they would have lost in 6, IMO...KD would have been off or he wouldn't have gotten any help from his peers..I doubt that both him and RUSS would have been going off against the Heat
Bighead
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Mike Miller was a good important piece that they needed...James Jones was baby spit...and even though Rashard Lewis had a few big games...he couldn't guard any of the bigs for SA...so that matchup on the other end was in SA favor at least with MM he would have been matched up against a 3 or 2 and that small ball crap SPO tried to do by putting LB at the 4 and surrounded him with shooters was just pure azz cheeks...smh..I knew they were done then...he just got exposed as someone stated....Dude didn't have any help from his staff neither, those are the reasons you have assistants on the bench with you lol...them cornballs wasn't no help..but again MM was a big lost for them dudes...The East was just trash, thus making them look like they were good...I serious believe they wouldn't have gotten to the Finals if they were in the West...if they ran up against a Houston or GS in the 1st Round..or Clippers team
bluedog
"Leader of Kings"
Not even on the radar....
bluedog
"Leader of Kings"
Bleedbluefan
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Pat is talking like he drafted bron nem lmaooooooo
bluedog
"Leader of Kings"
Really? I didn't get that.
Sounds more like,"The real Great Ones stucked it out", to me.
Blacknbengal
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Blacknbengal
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Who is y'all coach again blue? I didn't catch his name.
bluedog
"Leader of Kings"
Not surprising, you don't catch a lot of things. For example,you don't catch that you know absolutely nothing when it comes to sports. (and probably just about everything you type)
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Saturday some clarity may have been provided.
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At Thursday's NBA Draft press conference, general manager Gar Forman said he wasn't sure if Nikola Mirotic would play in the NBA for the Bulls this summer or next summer.
Saturday some clarity may have been provided.
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