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agree, 1st round was just like the warm-up round for them Spurs tbh
OKC and Portland did not get 3 wins against the Spurs.
agree, 1st round was just like the warm-up round for them Spurs tbh
y u mad though?
Of course we gave Spurs the toughest challenge on their path to glory but you're deluding yourself if you think we could beat OKC or Monkeyball, without having a hardcore defensive big like TC. That said, Spurs should still thank us because we knew our limits and we did them a big favor showing them the green light while they were still sleeping.
So? KG and Twolves took one in SA in '99 before they went on to sweep the rest of the West. Doesn't mean they were better than Portland or LA that year.
Carlisle is a boss and the Mavs put up a valiant effort, more than any of us were expecting...but it's obvious the Spurs turned it up a level from Game 7 on out tbh.
This 2014 Miami Heat team is not the 2012-2013 unit... they are exhausted, worn out, and I don't even know what to say of them. I think a lot of western teams could have beaten them, even OKC. Maybe not Dallas, but I know the Clippers and Warriors probably could have.
You mean exactly like the one he missed against Philly in 01?
saying the mavs couldve
is like rocktfans saying we wouldve put up a better fight then portland
Winning all throughout the PO without HCA is a tough ordeal for a team like the Mavs. They're good of course, especially Carlisle with Dirk, but it's highly improbable given the odds against them.
I think Dallas would have made it to the NBA finals, but would lose to Miami....
Spurs just match up better IMHO.
htf is the heat team exhausted, easy east, beating scrub east playoff teams who have no business playin playoffs, yet the heat got pushed by inferior teams in the east playoffs
while spurs had to play 7-4-6 = 17 games to reach the finals, they dont look tired at all..
i thought the heat are coasting?
You cuck, you..
What a surprise. The Mavs getting discredited even though they were close to defeating the mighty Spurs. The Mavs got healthy and had momentum going into the playoffs. What could've been if they stole game 1 or won game 4.
That's why Spurs should thank us imho. We served as a perfect training partner to them Spurs in the first round which helped them get to their best form. True that we could've beat them, but it was good news we didn't because otherwise OKC would've represented the West and would've got meekly curbstomped by Super s without a doubt like what happened in 2012.
Spurs were playing ty basketball prior to the playoffs getting started. They went 4-4 during that stretch and were playing poorly on both ends. So, the Mavs got the Spurs at their lowest point and still needed a fluke shot to extend the series. The Spurs righted the ship not because of the ty Mavs but because that is what great teams do. They flipped that switch and blew the ty Mavs out of the water.
The mavs wouldn't have even beaten the blazers.
Exhausted from what? Playing basically the same number of games as the Spurs over the last 3 years, except against weaker compe ion 2/3rds of the time while not playing overseas in the offseason?
The Heat "exhaustion" angle is overplayed.
Age. Their roleplayers are older than ours. Not to mention LeBron has literally carried the load of the whole team this whole season — he's clearly worn out. Wade seems tired, too.
Yes, without a doubt the Heat are in a much weaker division than us. However, LeBron has been asked to do more on that team than any one of our starting players and most of our bench... he is the Miami Heat at this point of the "Big 3" era.
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and Blair just making the stupid over-emotional plays he supposed to.
I don't know if he's being asked to do more or if he's just capable of doing more and takes it upon himself. I hope it's the latter, because we need him to go full on hero ball tonight, hail ing Mary from the inbounds to the other end on every possession. He needs to come out like it's a 3pt shooting contest and a dunk contest at the same time. I want to see him so ing tired by the half that he's getting a life flight with DD to whatever hole hospital he was hatched in so they can type his mutated blood.
The media needs the Heat to be exhausted. They cannot tolerate for a second the notion that team ball can beat stacked monkeyballing teams, even if the monkeyballers have a good system as well. The notion that any stacked team can be beaten by herpes infestation like SA (never goes away) goes against all the super hero bull the media loves to push. I mean, other than purists, who gives a if Boris Diaw can do an up and under after a sick up fake and pivot? Who cares if Kawhi's shooting has totally destroyed the stereotypical silent defender type mantra, and who gives a if the Spurs are winning with the big 3 playing less than stellar basketball, and not just winning but dominating a stacked team with 3 franchise players and every legriding role player in the league? You could make a starting 5 with no draft pick lower than 5 on that team, and have a bench player or two that still doesn't violate that threshold. No way media wants to go down that road, where developing a player beats buying one or tanking for one.
Good take. At every turn it's been excuse after excuse. I have no doubts that when it's over, the media will throw LeBron's whole team under the bus starting with it's role players.
I couldn't believe my ears when I heard them hyping up Diaw (who they trashed to and back a few years ago) and acting like Danny Green was a borderline all star when nobody wanted him 2 years ago. As if LeBron doesn't have Ray Allen, D. Wade, and Chris Bosh on his team.
I believe it's LeBron's choice to do that much. Just like it's Kobe and Westbrook's choice to shoot as much as they do. LeBron just chooses to do additional things on top of score to keep his stats up. Does LeBron really need to handle the ball that much, or does he just really want the ball all the time? It's partly his choice. It isn't like he's surrounded by scrubs. His teammates cannot continuously be blamed even indirectly.
The media is always saying the team with the best player usually wins. The team with LeBron should always be favored. I can't pick against LeBron! Except it's all untrue. Exhaustion is not a valid excuse when he's supposed to be the best player who makes it all happen. Suddenly now team matters, not superstars? It's hypocrisy. Can't be both. Media always undervalues role players unless they need to make an excuse for a superstar. "Bowen doesn't do anything on offense so he puts all his energy into defending Kobe/LeBron. It isn't fair".
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