Heat: lol heat

[Raven]

their D is declining and their rebounding is non-existent. Yesterday, Utah almost doubled their rebounds, that's sick. Still, while i believe that the le is open for grabs, i wouldn't count them out at all.

[Richie]

considering they won last year without it, i doubt it.

While obviously it's not the be all and end all, home court could easily be the difference in a playoff series. Imagine if Game 7 last year had been in Boston and not Miami, could have been a completely different story.

I'm not buying this coasting crap. They aren't suddenly going to become a good rebounding team in the playoffs. They're still a good team, probably favourites to win it all, but they have real, glaring weaknesses. If I'm Chicago I like the match up with the Heat, and I think Indiana might fancy their chances too.

[jermaine]

I pray they get Blair from the Spurs an send us Haslem. Please jesus let this happen.

[Leetonidas]

lol pussy wade can't take being heckled by mormons and cries to security because he's being a meanie

[JamStone]

Pretty clear that there's something very wrong with their rebounding. Dead last in the league in average rebounds per game. Dead last in offensive rebounds per game. Bottom 6 in both rebounding difference and opponent offensive rebounding. So they don't get offensive rebounds and they allow their opponents to get offensive rebounds. Not a good combination. Their small ball line-up with LeBron at the 4 and Bosh at the 5 has some obvious liabilities. And even though I'm sure LeBron and Wade still attack a lot and that sinks in the defense and even though they are the best three point shooting team in the league, they're averaging about 6 more three point attempts than they did last year. Those long rebounds probably negatively affect their offensive rebounding as well.

I don't really watch the Heat much at all. But seems like there is a definite need to make some adjustments to the line-up and strategy. They have all the talent in the world. But no team is unbeatable. And if they continue playing the same way and get into these bad habits, it will make them somewhat more vulnerable. When you have talents like LeBron and Wade, not sure you want to live and die by the three.

[Ace]

Starting center 6'11 Chris Bosh with 1 rebound

/thread

[Ace]

IMO Bosh is not rebounding because he's not happy with playing center. Horrible effort by the team on defense and rebounding but Bosh is the biggest problem.

[Killakobe81]

Heat are coasting. Not on purpose but look historically (not a stat guy but I bet they back me up) at teams making a run at 3 straight finals. the Last 2 Laker teams to do it struggled in the regular season and almost got beat by Sacto (2002) and Phoenix and Boston (2010). A season after 2 straight long playoff runs are brutal and uneven. Even the lakers and Celts of the 80's as well as the Bulls struggled that third year. I still think Heat win this year before the wheels fall off. Wade is already been up and down the past two years with his play and health and Bosh has his post 2010 Pau Gasol type moments ...

Lebron carries this team to a parde in june before the burden starts to wear him down. then we shall see what Riley does to really re-load ... but easier to dow hen you have James to build around ...

[hater]

thinking Heat players care about regular season

[Jacob1983]

ESPN is in panic mode. SportsCenter has a segment "PTI: Will Heat repeat?" Are you ting me? The Heat play in the ty Eastern Conference and the only teams in the East that can beat them in the playoffs are the Knicks and Celtics.

[hater]

yup main reason Heat have an easy repeat is the East. What a disgrace of a conference. All thanks to Stern by the way. He is the one who layed out the superstar centric league.

what a joke of a tournament the Playoffs will be. Heat will steamroll over anyone. Not meaning they will sweep everyone. They will take plaoff games off. But the games they have to win, will win easily.