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True...but they have the worst coach on the bench tbh
Great point in the discussion of guarding Wade vs Westbrook....
True...but they have the worst coach on the bench tbh
Thats right. Guarding a smart crafty IQ 3 time champ is harder than guarding a monkeyballer.
Yeah the series is pretty even. If you think about it its mostly due to home court that Spurs are slight favorites. I just cant imagine a scenario save injuries where this series will go less than 6. Just hope Spurs dont reach game 6 on the brink of elimination.
Yeah thats why I said Heat 2-4 players are better. Manu and Parker have been too inconsistent. And in players 5-8 its very close I have put my full faith in scorching Diaw and Green. Lets hope this doesnt come bite me in the ass
current Wade being better, or even close to current Westbrook
Wade was the best Heat player in 2nd half of game 3. Without Wade Heat lose by 40
Westbrook's pressure killed the Spurs on both ends of the floor, he was a pain to guard, and the Spurs used both of their best perimeter defenders to shadow him at all times..
Wade showed up for the first time in the series when the Heat were down by 20 and Danny Green left the game with foul trouble
Spurs sweep the OKC withiut Ibaka
Keep spinning that
good call man.hopefully you can make another one next yearYet one more El Che original. Piracy is illegal.
Thanks to unanimous acclaim, here is this year's Final 7 keys comrades and comrades. Much has changed since last year, but really has much changed?
El Che's 7 keys correctly predicted last year's Heat vs Spurs Finals, can they do it again this year? sure they can
The 7 Keys to the NBA Finals.
This methodology has predicted the correct outcome in every NBA Finals since long, long time ago...
Key #1: Which team's best player is better. This also might be the tie breaking key.
Once again, like last year, this Key goes to the Miami Heat easily.
Key #2: Which team has the better 2-4 players.
Last year this key went to the Spurs. But this year this key goes to Miami. Wade is playing his best ball in years and Bosh has been the definition of solid, for a man his skills that's huge. So Miami takes the 2nd key as well.
Key #3: Home Court Advantage.
The Spurs take this key from Miami this year. Commendable season to take a very important key. (although Finals format changes this year)
Key #4: Coaching Advantage.
Last year Spurs had this key. Erik Spoelstra has shown he is a great coach and he has Pat Riley right behind him which is huge. Still, Erik has to coach in game vs. Pop who is a lock to the HOF. Spurs take this key.
Key #5: Experience Advantage.
Last year noone took this key. Both teams had a very experienced superstar lineup and very inexperienced newcomer group. This year, you really can't take the key away from the Heat, they are the defending champs and brought pretty much their entire team intact (save key guy Mike Miller). Spurs potentially have fresh faces in Patty Mills and Bellineli that might not have the experience even a Battier or Chalmers have. Heat take this key.
Key #6: Defensive Advantage. Defense wins championships.
This Key goes to the San Antonio Spurs once again.
Key #7: Best 5-8 Players.
This is probably most important key of the 7 this year. It seems the players 5-8 of both teams will probably decide the series. The superstar groups for both teams are just too good, too experienced and too smart to outplay each other. Although the Heat role players Andersen, Lewis and Allen are playing very very well, you just can't ignore the fact that Danny Green and Boris Diaw are playing at incredible levels. Last year the key went to the Heat due to Andersen being supernova, this year it's got to go to the Spurs for Diaw's and Green's play (and Patty's play has to be commended too) If Marco Bellinelli decides to show up this could be a shorter series, but again, if Green and Patty decide to get back down to earth, Miami could possibly overcome this. Still, in the end the key goes to the Spurs.
There you have it. Last year it was all tied and had to go to the tie breaker (best player) This year, there is no need for that, the Spurs win the Finals with 4 keys to 3.
But as I said last year, and there is no need to say it again this year: it's very close and if you compare with other series this series has the potential to resemble the Pistons-Lakers of 04 or Mavs-Heat of 11 where both road teams ultimately prevailed.
Finally I would also be very shocked if this series goes less than 6 games. This could be one for the ages.
Geez the thing about wade couldnt be more wrong
thank you for playing the worst series of your career wade and d green for that lockdown defense
edit: wrong quote
I was wrong about how hard this would be. I would never have imagined that the Spurs would beat Miami in five games, but I am sooooooo glad they did.
And that is all that matters now - Spurs won!!
If done properly it wouldve been a clear 6 key to 1 advantage and thus spurs in 5 wouldve been obviousYet one more El Che original. Piracy is illegal.
Thanks to unanimous acclaim, here is this year's Final 7 keys comrades and comrades. Much has changed since last year, but really has much changed?
El Che's 7 keys correctly predicted last year's Heat vs Spurs Finals, can they do it again this year? sure they can
The 7 Keys to the NBA Finals.
This methodology has predicted the correct outcome in every NBA Finals since long, long time ago...
Key #1: Which team's best player is better. This also might be the tie breaking key.
Once again, like last year, this Key goes to the Miami Heat easily.
Key #2: Which team has the better 2-4 players.
Last year this key went to the Spurs. But this year this key goes to Miami. Wade is playing his best ball in years and Bosh has been the definition of solid, for a man his skills that's huge. So Miami takes the 2nd key as well.
Key #3: Home Court Advantage.
The Spurs take this key from Miami this year. Commendable season to take a very important key. (although Finals format changes this year)
Key #4: Coaching Advantage.
Last year Spurs had this key. Erik Spoelstra has shown he is a great coach and he has Pat Riley right behind him which is huge. Still, Erik has to coach in game vs. Pop who is a lock to the HOF. Spurs take this key.
Key #5: Experience Advantage.
Last year noone took this key. Both teams had a very experienced superstar lineup and very inexperienced newcomer group. This year, you really can't take the key away from the Heat, they are the defending champs and brought pretty much their entire team intact (save key guy Mike Miller). Spurs potentially have fresh faces in Patty Mills and Bellineli that might not have the experience even a Battier or Chalmers have. Heat take this key.?
Key #6: Defensive Advantage. Defense wins championships.
This Key goes to the San Antonio Spurs once again.
Key #7: Best 5-8 Players.
This is probably most important key of the 7 this year. It seems the players 5-8 of both teams will probably decide the series. The superstar groups for both teams are just too good, too experienced and too smart to outplay each other. Although the Heat role players Andersen, Lewis and Allen are playing very very well, you just can't ignore the fact that Danny Green and Boris Diaw are playing at incredible levels. Last year the key went to the Heat due to Andersen being supernova, this year it's got to go to the Spurs for Diaw's and Green's play (and Patty's play has to be commended too) If Marco Bellinelli decides to show up this could be a shorter series, but again, if Green and Patty decide to get back down to earth, Miami could possibly overcome this. Still, in the end the key goes to the Spurs.
There you have it. Last year it was all tied and had to go to the tie breaker (best player) This year, there is no need for that, the Spurs win the Finals with 4 keys to 3.
But as I said last year, and there is no need to say it again this year: it's very close and if you compare with other series this series has the potential to resemble the Pistons-Lakers of 04 or Mavs-Heat of 11 where both road teams ultimately prevailed.
Finally I would also be very shocked if this series goes less than 6 games. This could be one for the ages.
fixed it for ya comrade
if this is the best comeback you can come up with after this prediction, I'll pat you in the butt and send you off to pre-school son
Uhhhh, dude, I cant even believe you gave them the experience advantage, that is flat out stupid, its even at best.... And the other one was very questionable as well because Green>Allen, Manu>Wade, and Duncan>Bosh....fixed it for ya comrade
I thought after game 2 this goes atleast 6 games but probably 7 if we stole one on their HC! Then the Spurs went out and stole both on their HC and I was shocked! Nobody saw that coming at all. If this were a 2-3-2 this probably goes 6 games, THANK GOD for the old 2-2-1-1-1, I did NOT MISS the 2-3-2 at all in this series. I thought about that several times.
I don't know if it goes 6 or if it should've even gone 5. This was not as close as it looked and just like every other series once they figured a team out there was no looking back. That's why outside of injury I see a repeat.
I think in a 2-3-2 Miami has enough to get one at home, especially if they jumped out 22-6 on their floor and had the crowd behind them, they might steal the game 5 there and SA finishes them in 6. I think that happens if the old format was still here, thank GOD it was not.
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