Eastern Conference Finals, Game 4: Heat @ Pacers

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Originally Posted by TampaDude

So...what you're saying is...if the Pacers somehow make the Finals, they're likely to get swept by the Spurs?

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Haha well just because Spurs swept Memphis doesn't mean they'd beat the Pacers even easier. Just my two cents, but Indiana does have better perimeter shooting with David West, Hill, and Stevenson. Paul George alone is going to be a handful for Kawhi (compared to LOLPrinceLOL) and overall Hibbert is playing better than Gasol is. (Though his stats might be inflated due to Miami's shitty frontcourt.) I just think Memphis matches up with the Pacers a lot better.. due to Pacer's lack of play making/IQ (which is really what tore Memphis apart.) Still, if Spurs played Indy. I'd say Spurs win in 5 or 6 :hat

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Originally Posted by Prime Time

Still, if Spurs played Indy. I'd say Spurs win in 5 or 6 :hat

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I'll go with that. :toast

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Originally Posted by TheGoldStandard

I think West saw the flop coming and decided to throw up his hands too but the stumble was legit. Lol, very sad that this is what players are doing to get an "edge"

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It's called "retaliatory flopping."

Somewhere Bruce Bowen is downing a bottle of scotch.

Such a "talented" team shouldn't have to resort to flopping.

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Originally Posted by Spurs and Mavs fan

Such a "talented" team shouldn't have to resort to flopping.

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uhm.... how do you think they got to the ECF?

Having a big three is now mandatory in this league. So is having a deep bench, as well. Miami doesn't have a "deep bench" in the conventional sense, so they flop and hope to supplement their bench with that + "benefit of the doubt."

It's called "strategy." Some teams, like the Heat, fake it. Others, like the Spurs, actually have it.

Atrocious flopping by the Heat, and I can't beleive Wade's flying elbow wasn't properly penalised by the league with a 1-game suspension. :rolleyes

I think the Spurs are playing better than both of these teams right now, and with a bit of good fortune with the bounce of the ball and the refs, we should beat either one. Should be a tough Finals series either way.

Ray Allen was their leading rebounder and Hibbert, West and George combined to have more rebounds between themselves the whole Heat team. That team has some serious flaws when they're not making those fluke shots. For God's sake, Chris Andersen is their second best player in the playoffs so far. :lol Wade is just a walking shell of his former self.

Milwaukee were a joke to make it in the playoffs. Chicago were missing half of their team and still took a game and Indy so far have been giving them serious competition even though their team is full of dumbasses and chuckers like Stephenson and George who don't know how to throw the ball into the post. All three are on the bottom half in the league when it comes to offensive efficiency. We too can play these games Homeland Security.

The FT disparity between the two teams will even out as the series goes on... I fully expect LeBron to take the East still. The Pacers are playing pretty well though. I think it's safe to say their style of play is legit. Them winning it all shouldn't be too far fetched at this point, regardless of the odds being against them. I still believe they would be a much easier out than the Heatles.