11-12 playoffs

[Phrazbit]

Did anyone else just see Amare sitting courtside? He's dressed like an extra in a biker movie from the 70s.

 

[elindholm]

My basic feeling about the Heat is "BWAHAHAHA!"

 

[Absolute Zero]

Gotta love the Heat loss. Boston was clutch at the line and Pierce's 3 over James was the dagger. It looked like he was fouled on the play but, of course, no call.

Its kinda fun watching Ex-Suns like Pietrus do well. I thought he did a pretty good job defending James and hit a couple of huge 3's in the 4th.

 

[TJ]

Erik Spoelstra is gonzo after this season, unless he can pull a miracle our of his butt and win Game 6 & 7.

I can't imagine Pat Riley having any tolerance for a coach, who has three of the top 15 players in the NBA on his roster (including the best in the game) failing like this. This team looks way too disorganized during the course of a game, especially in the last seconds. In addition, the team cannot maintain double digit leads to save its life. I've literally seen the Heat get a 12+ point lead, turn off the TV, go get a snack, and come back minutes later to see the score tied.

I would not be surprised if Riley decides to come down from the front office again and show the world how much potential this team has.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

I hate hate hate the Celtics, but can't help but laugh at the annual collapse of the Heat. I might go watch their intro presentation of their Big 3 all over again. Comedy gold.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2.

 

[elindholm]

I might go watch their intro presentation of their Big 3 all over again.

Heh!

 

[95pro]

completely awesome how these conference finals turned out.

 

[D-Dogg]

Hmm, I can't even revel in the Heat losing.

At least I'm 100 percent positive the Celtics will lose in the Finals against either team...so it would be really nice to knock the heat out right now and let the celtics get close but no cigar, Red. Better than the Heat somehow pulling it together in the finals and actually winning.

Color me shocked that the Celts are up right now, and a missed shot at the end of regulation from already advancing.

Oh man, I hope the heat just melt down on Thursday.

Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six.........Well, at least lebron might have gotten the first one right.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

I can definitely see Miami imploding on Thursday. They are either going to win by 10+ or lose by 20+.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Hmm, I can't even revel in the Heat losing.

At least I'm 100 percent positive the Celtics will lose in the Finals against either team...so it would be really nice to knock the heat out right now and let the celtics get close but no cigar, Red. Better than the Heat somehow pulling it together in the finals and actually winning.

Color me shocked that the Celts are up right now, and a missed shot at the end of regulation from already advancing.

Oh man, I hope the heat just melt down on Thursday.

Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six.........Well, at least lebron might have gotten the first one right.

color me shocked as well.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

 

[Covert Rain]

this isn't totally true. LeBron was the best player of the entire ECF, making huge shot after huge shot against both Boston and Chicago while Wade struggled. Granted, he completely tortilla'd during the Finals, and Wade had three great games, but he was rather pedestrian in the other three, especially the last two once they were up 3-2.

Maybe I am remembering wrong but LeBron seem very inconsistent late in games and I distinctly remember Wade doing his signature taking over games late several times through the playoffs in the 4th while LeBron faded. This guys was suppose to be the most dominate guy in the NBA and Wade was suppose to be 2nd fiddle.

LeBron averaged 23.7 PPG during the playoffs to Wades 24.5 PPG and it seemed like at times he didn't want the ball in the 4th quarter. I distinctly remember many of us talking about his lack of aggressiveness down the stretch of games.

LeBron did have a decent ECF but remember so did Bosch. He was great in that series. LeBron averaged only a couple more points then Bosch and Rose in that series. Technically he was the best player in the WCF but hardly dominate compared to the other 2 guys.

Wade was the more consistent and dominate player IMO especially in crunch time when it counted....as you stated especially in the finals.

P.S. Color me shocked as well right now. No way did I think the Celtics had enough juice in them to make this series 3-2. Both the Spurs and Celtics have outperformed my expectations no matter what happens.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Maybe I am remembering wrong but LeBron seem very inconsistent late in games and I distinctly remember Wade doing his signature taking over games late several times through the playoffs in the 4th while LeBron faded. This guys was suppose to be the most dominate guy in the NBA and Wade was suppose to be 2nd fiddle.

LeBron averaged 23.7 PPG during the playoffs to Wades 24.5 PPG and it seemed like at times he didn't want the ball in the 4th quarter. I distinctly remember many of us talking about his lack of aggressiveness down the stretch of games.

that really wasn't the case. The guy was making pretty much every big shot against the Bulls and Celtics. That's why his meltdown in the Finals was even more legendary. It looked like he had finally shed that rep in the rounds against the Boston and Chicago.

LeBron did have a decent ECF but remember so did Bosch. He was great in that series. LeBron averaged only a couple more points then Bosch and Rose in that series. Technically he was the best player in the WCF but hardly dominate compared to the other 2 guys.

I think you're remembering wrong here as well. Not only was he the best player offensively in that series, but he completely shut down Derrick Rose. Rose got his points, but he had to shoot a ridiculous amount of times to do it and LeBron was manned up on him the entire time, holding him to 35% shooting for the series.

Wade was the more consistent and dominate player IMO especially in crunch time when it counted....as you stated especially in the finals.

again, Wade was only more consistent in the Finals and that was just for three games. He tortilla'd the final three games of that series as well.

 

[D-Dogg]

What are you laughing about? That was one of the greatest championship parades I've ever seen. Did you see how pumped Bosh was to finally win a ring??

I think they just finished the Finals too, because they were still in their uniforms.

Lebron even said it was gonna be easy. He and Bynum were taking notes on things that were easy. Closeout games. Winning championships, etc. Not one...wait, let's stop there. We don't need to really say not seven when they are going to hold fast to winning not one, right?

Yes. We. Did. Oh. Wait. We. Didn't. Yet?

Hola. Como Estan...estoy muy bien! Soy RuPaul de hombres grandes. Y seré sorprendentemente el jugador más valioso de este trío de idiotas que hemos reunido. Ahora tiraré con torpeza del pene y casi me caeré al decir algo en español de que estoy no exactamente seguro. ¡Vaya calor! ¡Soy tan pinche afortunado!

 

[Michael]

Nice one. But I won't watch before they are actually out of the playoffs. I can still see them winning the next two.

 

[D-Dogg]

They will collapse. If not Thursday, in the Game 7. They are soooo mentally soft...a team of density..I mean, destiny /mcfly

And even if they survive, somehow, they won't win on the road in the Finals. Nor will the Celtics. So bang, down goes the Leastern conference. I'm happy either way in this series. A meteor is the only thing I'm rooting for, and that's not happening so go whichever ******* team wants to lose easier next round.

 

[sunsfan88]

Erik Spolestra needs to be gone. He is what is wrong with Miami. Both LeBron and Wade have played good in the playoffs this year and even without Bosh, if the 2 of top 5 players in the league are on your team and are playing well, you should be winning.

A video coordinator should not ever be a freaking HC of a team with such high expectations. Time to fire him and go and get Jerry Sloan or Nate McMillan.

 

[Chaplin]

Bosh is no longer top 15 in the NBA. No way. Other than him actively asking to be traded, he's become exactly what everyone thought he'd become.

 

[95pro]

mvp's, greatest-in-the-nba players, chosen one's, blah blah blah, etc...don't go scoreless for an 8min stretch of the 4th in a pivotal game 5 of the semi's to basically clinch a finals appearance.

the media and analysts need to quit crowning this guy, he hasnt done or proven anything. how many seasons now has he been in the nba? yes he's been around that long.

pffft, "the king"...

 

[chickenhead]

Well, I was excited about Indy eliminating the Heat and then Miami came back and dominated--so I'll reserve my celebration for now.

But I don't really understand how Spoelstra was the couch this season--unless Riley really didn't have another candidate he liked. There are a number of replacements now...or I agree it might just be Riley himself.

 

[Joe Mama]

In order for the Miami Heat to be a championship level team they really need the big three healthy. The rest that team is just not that good. That's the problem with blowing your whole wad on three players. Their bench, in particular their bigs off the bench, are horrible. Haslem probably shouldn't be a starter on a championship level team, and without Chris bosh he's their only big. I might be the only person who believes this, but they may have been better off with a completely healthy Chris Bosh and either Wade or James hurt. If they were in the Western Conference they would not have made it this far without Chris Bosh.

Joe

 

[ASUCHRIS]

In order for the Miami Heat to be a championship level team they really need the big three healthy. The rest that team is just not that good. That's the problem with blowing your whole wad on three players. Their bench, in particular their bigs off the bench, are horrible. Haslem probably shouldn't be a starter on a championship level team, and without Chris bosh he's their only big. I might be the only person who believes this, but they may have been better off with a completely healthy Chris Bosh and either Wade or James hurt. If they were in the Western Conference they would not have made it this far without Chris Bosh.

Joe

Yep, and while I'm impressed with Garnett, he's going nuts on a bunch of scrubs. Against a front line like OKC, no way he does what he's doing.

As I mentioned in another thread, maybe the new salary cap will encourage teams to build actual "teams", not just try to get a couple stars and some awful role players together. I think that would be a positive development for the league.

 

[carrrnuttt]

What are you laughing about? That was one of the greatest championship parades I've ever seen. Did you see how pumped Bosh was to finally win a ring??

I think they just finished the Finals too, because they were still in their uniforms.

Lebron even said it was gonna be easy. He and Bynum were taking notes on things that were easy. Closeout games. Winning championships, etc. Not one...wait, let's stop there. We don't need to really say not seven when they are going to hold fast to winning not one, right?

Yes. We. Did. Oh. Wait. We. Didn't. Yet?

As a Lakers fan, I'm going to make you wriggle and love what a Celts player said:

@engeljen

Overheard: Pierce on his way back to huddle after draining monster 3 "I got your five, six, seven right here *******"

 

[TJ]

In order for the Miami Heat to be a championship level team they really need the big three healthy. The rest that team is just not that good. That's the problem with blowing your whole wad on three players. Their bench, in particular their bigs off the bench, are horrible. Haslem probably shouldn't be a starter on a championship level team, and without Chris bosh he's their only big. I might be the only person who believes this, but they may have been better off with a completely healthy Chris Bosh and either Wade or James hurt. If they were in the Western Conference they would not have made it this far without Chris Bosh.

Joe

I agree with you and the Heat's record with Wade out and Bosh/LBJ in the lineup is astonishing. Without going back, I believe the team went 8-1 w/o Wade.

However, I still think the number one problem on the Heat is coaching. With three all-stars on the roster, a coach should be able to give his players clearly-defined roles and not expect them to make things up as they go along. For the majority of games, the team just looks confused and often complacent, which is why they blow leads at an epic pace. In addition, I've seen better designed last-second plays drawn up on the palm of a hand during rec league ball than I have from the Heat the past two seasons.

For the amount of egos on this team, the Heat need a Type A coach like Riley or Jackson on the bench. Spoelstra is not a good fit whatsoever.

 

[slinslin]

Chris Bosh is a terrible #3 guy to have on a team.

His only really good skill was his scoring but that is not really that important for the third option guy. He has been pathetic in terms of defense, rebounds, hustle, toughness and all those things you would expect from the 3rd fiddle for the Heat.

No doubt the Miami Heat would have been way way better team with Nash and Gortat instead of Bosh. WAY BETTER.