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Its a bad move for Heat bc they will be small & lose rebounds. But means Tiago or TD will D up Bosh & the other will be mismatched. I think start Diaw & keep TD on Bosh & Kawhi on Bron. Or even Bonner so we can spread the floor too.
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Weren't they talking about amnestying him during the regular season? My times have changed.
Good move for the Heat? Maybe. It'll spread the floor and allow "agressive" James to drive. But it puts LeBron likely on Duncan on defense...
Its a bad move for Heat bc they will be small & lose rebounds. But means Tiago or TD will D up Bosh & the other will be mismatched. I think start Diaw & keep TD on Bosh & Kawhi on Bron. Or even Bonner so we can spread the floor too.
I posted this about 5 minutes ago in the Game Thread. ESPN just had another update where they said Miller may start and they would move LeBron to the Center spot...
Sort of contradicts what Spo said after the last game. He said it's all about their defense not the offense. That would significantly hurt them defensively.
Not a surprise. He's the only Heat who's played consistently well in the finals so far. He switches very well on defense, and they need his shooting to open up the lanes for Wade and Lebron, who just aren't as comfortable taking the shots that we're giving to them.
Not surprised with the way he's shooting. He's killing the Spurs this series.
So I'm assuming that means a starting lineup of Chalmers-Wade-Miller-Bosh-James...
As crazy as it sounds, I think Splitter would have to guard Wade if that's the lineup the Heat use.
Parker on Chalmers
Kawhi on LeBron
Green on Miller
Duncan on Bosh
That leaves Splitter for Wade.
And while it sounds terrible on paper, the Spurs have been going under screens against Wade so it's not like Splitter will need to chase him on the perimeter.
Personally, I'm hoping Pop starts his regular starting lineup and then sees how long he can survive with Splitter on Wade. But, yeah, don't put Splitter on Miller -- that's suicide with the way Miller is rolling.
Worst comes to worst, Pop downsizes with Ginobili for Splitter early and then the matchups are pretty simple.
Go to Timmy early and often and force them to go big. Tiago would have to stay on Miller which is going to be a tough task tbh.
Pop starting Neal is also feasible. I don't think he'd start Manu.
It'll give us even more of an advantage in rebounding.
Is Spo just trying to give Pop something to think about hours before the game? I find it odd that he is sharing this kind of information with the media.
split on wade, huh. i'm liking it really. and it plays into the spurs' strategy of letting wade take jumpers.
The Heat will get killed on the glass even worse and will be even worse defending in half court situations.
Go for it Spo.
Tiago on wade works out perfect tbh
Would this be Miami's D in that situation?
Bosh on Duncan
LeBron on Splitter
Miller(?) on Leonard
Wade on Green
Chalmers on Parker
Not too bad for us.
It's how we started last game, and I say we start that way again. Pounding down to Timmy has been more and more successful each game, especially when he's angry.
Why wouldn't Tiago cover Mike Miller? Mike Miller is a spot up shooter Wade moves around a lot and I know Wade is banged up but he still is Dwayne Wade he will torch TS imo
Miller won't continue with his hot streak today. Book it.
Splitter probably picks up 2 quick fouls guarding Wade tbh and the rotation is f'd for the half since Diaw appears to be out of the rotation. Wade would attack Splitter early. While I agree that Splitter on Miller is not a good idea, I'd much rather Pop start Neal rather than putting Tiago on Wade.
Whoever is on Miller has to play up on him. Takes Tiago further away from the paint. With Wade, Tiago could sag back closer to the rim and stay in better rebounding position.
Pop's gone to things like that before -- Timmy guarding Quentin Richardson in the 2005 West Finals comes to mind, though this would be different from that given that Wade isn't just going to hang out in the corner.
Oh, and Miller is 9-10 from three in this series.
He's making Green (16-23) look Iverson-esque.
I think Spo is trying to find minutes for Battier tbh. If this means Haslem is out of the rotation then I'm all for it tbh because he's been the best defender on Duncan so far.
we're ed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think LeBron will probably be on Leonard, Miller on Splitter. If so, Tiago better bring it, roll hard to the basket and go up strong to the hoop.
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