I'm talking about this season and I said aside from Wade's knee, which is more soreness than actual injury.
As far as the Finals go, people are overstating the gap between the Heat and Spurs. Don't get me wrong, they deserve to be and are overwhelming favorites, but no way the Spurs don't at the very least make it a compe ive series. Not only do they match up better with them than anyone else, both personnel/style wise, but much like the Mavs in '11, they'd know that it would more than likely be their last chance at glory.
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Heat would crush the Spurs in 5. Spurs would struggle with an elite defensive team and Battier/Miller always go HAM on us for whatever reason. It's a shame we only have one Kawhi Leonard instead of 3.
But whatever, I'll take a crack at the Finals even if that means spoiling Duncan's perfect Finals record.
How in the world did the 2007 Warriors beat the Mavericks?
Stephen Jackson. If only the spurs could get him.
No. The Heat only made the Finals in '06, '11, and '12.
I refuse to believe we can't compete with those fux. They can't stop a resurgent Tim Duncan and none of those other teams have the requisite personnel and schemes to slow down a superstar and 1 needed role player. That's it.
F MIA...it'll be uphill but that's what will make this the sweetest ever if the Spurs believe and execute with precision.
I believe that's the only chance we have against the Heat. We have to beat them in the post. I don't think we can expect our perimeter game to be our advantage against them. It will have to be complementary to a post first attack.
Well damn we really might get another crack at OKC & this time without Harden & Westbrook. I always thought we were the only team that could beat or actually compete with Miami FOR REAL FOR REAL but i just didnt see us getting past OKC. Now, well ...
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sometimes fans go overboard... this is just a game of basketball people.
this defeatist mentality that "the Heat would crush the Spurs." Not necessarily. If the Spurs are playing well enough to make the Finals, they will make it an interesting series.
The matchup is very interesting because the teams are good for different reasons. The Spurs' best positions are PG and C (Parker and Duncan). The Heat's best positions are SG, SF, and PF (Wade, James, Bosh). So there wouldn't be any classic individual battles, but both teams would capitalize on the other's weaknesses. I think it would be a fascinating series, and it's the matchup everyone should hope for.
The last time we played the Heat they made a concerted effort in stopping Parker...and it worked. And that was without Lebron/Wade. I don't think the Spurs have a chance unless Wade gets injured. Even then, I'd still favor Miami since Lebron is a much better first option than Tony.
Wade IS injured. That knee bone bruise isn't going away until the offseason. Superman LeBron is also 1-2 in the NBA Finals.
The Heat struggle against two kinds of offensive players: proficient post scorers and super quick PGs. I'll let you connect the dots. If we're playing Spurs basketball, we can beat them.
Agree with exstatic tbh. the defeatist mentality. Ya'll sound like a hypocrite with that.
Parker would be defended by Lebron, and as we have seen many times, shutting down Tony with a long wing is a reliable strategy..especially with the best defensive wing in the NBA..
The Spurs only chance vs. Miami would be for Duncan to have prime-Duncan type of series, the shooters to get hot and Wade playing a poor series, tbh..
As I've said many times, a Spurs team in good rhythm is the worst matchup in the NBA against the Heat, but I still can't see the Spurs beating them..let's worry about getting there first though, tbh..
If they put LeBron on him, I wouldn't even run pick and roll. Just clear out and let Tony work. LeBron is a beast help defender, but over rated as a one on one defender, especially against smaller and quicker players. A half dozen breakdowns leading to 5 on 4 in the half court would cure the Heat of that .
The Spurs only chance vs. Miami would be for Duncan to have prime-Duncan type of series, the shooters to get hot and Wade playing a poor series, tbh..
As I've said many times, a Spurs team in good rhythm is the worst matchup in the NBA against the Heat, but I still can't see the Spurs beating them..let's worry about getting there first though, tbh..
That'd be disastrous tbh. As quick as TP is, I don't think he's quick/crafty enough to work LeBron on a 1v1 situation. Even if he managed to get a step, LeBron's recovery and jumping ability would pretty much negate the quickness advantage.
Like HH said, the only way the Spurs have a shot at Miami is Prime Timmy and hot outside shooting. With the way Duncan has looked so far, it's not entirely out of the question that he has a big series in a potential matchup against them. But I don't have the same faith in Green/Bonner/Kawhi/Neal to shoot well enough against a great perimeter D like the Heat.
Miami always traps the pick and roll hard, and if Timmy is the man setting the screen and getting release valve man, then he's going to get plenty of open looks at the basket or time to find the open man and force more rotations. I like both of those options. Also, if Lebron is guarding Parker, that means they have a size advantage at the other spots and those 3 point looks won't be as tightly contested for Manu, Green and Kawhi. Also, Kawhi has been showing some chops in the post lately, so if he gets Chalmers, Cole, or even Wade on him, I say give him the ball and let him go to work.
Lebron is a help defender. When did he become regarded as the second coming of Bruce Bowen?!
smh
It might be up to TP. I remember they tried Lebron on him in the '07 Finals and it didn't work.
Not sure if you forgot when LeBron locked up Rose when it mattered in 2011.
I'd hope not since Parker can be slowed by a bigger defender as evidenced throughout this season and the Heat are chock full of them.
Mixed feelings about this...
On one hand, I hate to see a guy get injured...
On the other hand, this may be the Spurs' last chance before age takes its toll and the stars seem to be aligning, tbh...
I'll take it, though Miami is going to be a meat-grinder in the Finals (if we make it).
Great post!!
Also, think putting Lebron on Tony would be a good thing...for us!!
Westbrook's injury is horrible. Him not playing if we play the Thunder, not so horrible.
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