Mavs vs Heat NBA Finals game 1

[Blouses]

Heat are the only team that have 2 top 5 players in the league. Last time this happened it was the 3peat lakers.

Mavs have an advantage at 3 of the 5 positions on the court...and you're moves are so gay

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True, but how many stupid things had to happen the other night for Dallas to win as well? Harden fouled out, the Thunder chucked up 25-35 foot jumpers, Westbrook turned the ball over. That combined with Dirk taking over cost the Thunder the game. It's like Kenny said last night, if OKC would've just held the ball each possession for the full 24 seconds and gotten up a decent shot each time, they probably would've won that game. Their lack of an offensive gameplan, lack of coaching, and lack of leadership killed them down the stretch....

1. What does that have to do with anything? Dirk has been a great closer all postseason, and the Mavs have had perhaps the strongest closing defense of any team in the postseason, despite what happened Monday night.

2. We are talking about the Heat. They have not been a very good team at closing games, and generally have to either be shooting jumpshots lights out (which doesnt happen frequently), or hope the other team out-chokes them to win close games.

3. lol butthurt spurfan bringing up Monday night as a reason to justify the Heat's inability to finish close games not being a weakness against the Mavs who are the best at finishing close games

[Kyle Orton]

Anyone saying it'll be a lopsided series on either side is re ed IMO. the x-factor is Chris Bosh. If he keeps playing the way he's playing, no team can beat Miami.

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Heat are the only team that have 2 top 5 players in the league. Last time this happened it was the 3peat lakers.

stupid reasoning. typcial of a pudgy like yourself.

difference between that team, and this Heat, is that the Lakers were well balanced. their two superstars were great in completely different aspects of the game, and had a supporting cast of guys who consistently gave them help when needed.

The Heat have a duo that is actually more talented than the Shaq/Kobe duo, but they do nearly the exact same things on the court, do not balance each other out very well, and they have an unbalanced supporting cast that blows ass.

[Ghazi]

stretch... do you think Marion will shut down Lebron? ..

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no one can shut down Lebron

Mavs need to just force him into long jumpers and hope that he doesnt catch fire 4 out of 7 games

[lefty]

Bump

[lefty]

no one can shut down Lebron

Mavs need to just force him into long jumpers and hope that he doesnt catch fire 4 out of 7 games

THe problem is that his outside shooting has improved a lot this season

[DPG21920]

Dallas has not seen a defense anywhere close to MIA's. People keep focusing on MIA's offense, but it's MIA's defense that has won them games. Mav fan keeps knocking down what MIA has done (meaning who they faced to get to the finals), but regardless of if you think BOS/CHI is overrated, one thing about those two teams that was not overrated was their defense. They faced two of the top 4 defenses and won. Dallas had a brutal road to the finals as well, but clinging to the fact MIA had it "easier" is silly and pointless IMO.

So while MIA has not faced a team with the Mavs offense, DAL has not faced a MIA defense. The question I ask is can Dallas's style of play (great jump shooting, no penetration or slashers/finishers, lack of one-on-one creators, very good perimeter ball movement...) beat a top flight perimeter defensive team? Can Dallas also find a way to shut down Lebron/Wade and to a lesser extent Bosh? Despite the bench argument (which everyone has used in every series involving MIA), MIA keeps winning.

[Bill_Brasky]

Mavfan is saying the exact same things in this thread that Celticfan and Bullfan were saying before they played Miami. How did those series turn out?

[DPG21920]

Also, the one thing that truly hurts MIA and is their biggest Achilles' heel is teams with inside post play. MIA's interior defense is based around a team effort, but they are vulnerable there more than anywhere. Dallas does not possess anyone that can play inside (on their own, meaning you dump them the ball down low like a Duncan and let them go to work). That is a big problem for Dallas in this series IMO and has been why MIA has been able to advance this playoff.

Now, Dirk can operate anywhere he wants, and he presents a mis-match unlike any other, but that is not quite the same.

[Ghazi]

DPG
WRONG
BOUT
DEM MAVS

[jag]

[DPG21920]

I've got 5 on it. Also, Ghazi got owned!

[jag]

DPG, what's your prediction on the series?

[DPG21920]

Heat win in 5 or 6.

[Ghazi]

Heat win in 5 or 6.

Good omen... since you're always wrong about the Mavs

Spurs > Mavs
Mavs '10 > Mavs '11
Mavs are not a contender
2nd round exit
skull ed by Grizz

[Ghazi]

get on AIM dawg!!!

[DPG21920]

$500

[badfish22]

or

[jag]

Heat win in 5 or 6.

[Ace]

Dallas has not seen a defense anywhere close to MIA's. People keep focusing on MIA's offense, but it's MIA's defense that has won them games. Mav fan keeps knocking down what MIA has done (meaning who they faced to get to the finals), but regardless of if you think BOS/CHI is overrated, one thing about those two teams that was not overrated was their defense. They faced two of the top 4 defenses and won. Dallas had a brutal road to the finals as well, but clinging to the fact MIA had it "easier" is silly and pointless IMO.

So while MIA has not faced a team with the Mavs offense, DAL has not faced a MIA defense. The question I ask is can Dallas's style of play (great jump shooting, no penetration or slashers/finishers, lack of one-on-one creators, very good perimeter ball movement...) beat a top flight perimeter defensive team? Can Dallas also find a way to shut down Lebron/Wade and to a lesser extent Bosh? Despite the bench argument (which everyone has used in every series involving MIA), MIA keeps winning.

+1
I don't know why anyone keeps bringing up bench when Bosh, LeBron and Wade are playing 40 mins plus. With Miller and Haslem now contributing off the bench, bench production is the last of the Heat's worries, Dirk is. Good thing for the Heat is Dallas bench is weak defensively but either way this the finals and bench won't be the deciding factor...

[DPG21920]

If the Mavs somehow pull this series out, I can probably safely say it will be the best sports moment of my life.

it. Mavs in 6.

It would be hard to beat 06, especially since Im going in to this series with less confidence of a win than I did in 06.

Not confident.

Great analysis on why you picked the Mavs

Dallas has not seen a defense anywhere close to MIA's. People keep focusing on MIA's offense, but it's MIA's defense that has won them games. Mav fan keeps knocking down what MIA has done (meaning who they faced to get to the finals), but regardless of if you think BOS/CHI is overrated, one thing about those two teams that was not overrated was their defense. They faced two of the top 4 defenses and won. Dallas had a brutal road to the finals as well, but clinging to the fact MIA had it "easier" is silly and pointless IMO.

So while MIA has not faced a team with the Mavs offense, DAL has not faced a MIA defense. The question I ask is can Dallas's style of play (great jump shooting, no penetration or slashers/finishers, lack of one-on-one creators, very good perimeter ball movement...) beat a top flight perimeter defensive team? Can Dallas also find a way to shut down Lebron/Wade and to a lesser extent Bosh? Despite the bench argument (which everyone has used in every series involving MIA), MIA keeps winning.

Also, the one thing that truly hurts MIA and is their biggest Achilles' heel is teams with inside post play. MIA's interior defense is based around a team effort, but they are vulnerable there more than anywhere. Dallas does not possess anyone that can play inside (on their own, meaning you dump them the ball down low like a Duncan and let them go to work). That is a big problem for Dallas in this series IMO and has been why MIA has been able to advance this playoff.

Now, Dirk can operate anywhere he wants, and he presents a mis-match unlike any other, but that is not quite the same.

Heat win in 5 or 6.

Now look at the difference in a quality basketball take and learn.

Having no faith in your team so you have to bandwagon Ghazi's faith and jokes.

[Shank]

Re: Miller/Haslem - define "contributing". They're both inconsistent as throughout these playoffs.

[jag]

I have Miami winning... But I see the series going 7