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Outtrolled (by leaving James, Wade and Chalmers out) and then outcoached too
To me it seemed the Heat were more prepared. Actually had a plan on how to attack the spurs and defend,..because without wade and James a plan was needed. Same could be said for the Spurs when they played in Miami..spurs just weren't prepared. Sure you can blame pop for that..but spurs not being healthy didn't really help the situation. Difference in playoffs game plans and making changes plays a huge role....you either believe in this team or not..y'all need to make up ur minds!! Believe
Outtrolled (by leaving James, Wade and Chalmers out) and then outcoached too
There are no two ways to slice this. Champion caliber teams win games they are supposed to win and the spurs didn't,same ol song here. Spurs had a chance to close the gap on miami for overall top record and hca if they both made it to the finals and further separate themself from okc in the WC and was gifted a weak mia team. And still lost, all spurs fan have a right to be pissed. Just downright pathetic
Tonight will be a tell tail sign, if they come in and just push the Grizz and win by 10 or 15 then they got the message last night and responded. My fear is that Pop is going to roll with Bonner again and they'll play just as flat, they have no business playing as if they're tired it's not like anyone exerted any kind of energy last night outside of Tim and Kawhi.
Tony won't play tonight...book it
If that's the case then expect Corey Joseph to start, Wha? Yeah, where has he been?
Watch Bonner play vs Zbo tonight
Lol I agree 100%. Pop has just ruined our back up pg situation
And Pop clap at his hustle as he's beaten and school in the post. Or watch Bonner be out of position but with his arms up, at least he's in the right defensive position. Someone needs to tell Tiago that Brazil sucks and try to light a fire under his ass, I've never seen him play angry.
I don't think anyone out coached anyone else.
Bottom line was the Heat made their 3 point shots and free throws; Spurs didn't.
Bosh is shooting less than 30% from 3 this year. I'd let him take that shot every time.
I don't give up a 3 when only up by 1. I either play aggressive and give up a two, send them to the line in hopes they'll miss one or they miss all together. Sure, Bosh is crap from 3 this season but that's because he doesn't need to take those shots, he has range and especially when nobody is on him its like the hoop is 10 feet big.
So giving up a two to lose by one is better than giving up the three to lose by two.
Neat perspective you have.
That entire roster last night were comprised of distant shooters sans Bosh and whoever they had clogging up the paint so I'd risk someone taking a challenged jumper than a wide open 3 from Bosh who was big time clutch in Toronto and defers half the time because of who he plays with.
lol so he's crap from three this year but he's clutch from three.
Whatever.
He's not a 3 point shooter because his game doesn't revolve around that but he's a great jump shooter especially if he gets a wide open look. He came up huge in the playoffs last year after he returned from that abdominal tear and hit clutch 3's against Boston so why not now when he's wide open? I guess it's a pick your poison kind of thing Ray Allen rolling with a contested shot or a wide open Chris Bosh shot.
Not one of Pop's better games. Danny Green's BB IQ actually dropped. Great Heat defense by a heavy collection of talented vets playing tough, smart, trapping D. Spurs' guard trio of Parker, Green and Neal were held to .278 from the field. Pretty much it.
Ding ding ding. Bonner earned his rotation spot vs Heat
Over/ Under 2 times Bonner eats a sack tonight while getting dunked onDing ding ding. Bonner earned his rotation spot vs Heat
This is my issue right here. If Tony is supposedly our go to guy in crunch time, why does this seem to happen every time? Last night once they started trapping Tony with a bigger defender, I knew he would be out of his game. The same issue keeps coming over and over again for some years now. It's nothing new, but we have yet to make an adjustment.
This is the NBA you don't let players get open shots. You remember Randolph's 3 in '11 or Timmy's in '08. I don't care what care what someone is shooting from 3 but it's not worth giving them a wide open shot. Now if you meant if you have a choice between Ray Allen and Bosh of course you would stick to Allen harder.
You absolutely let certain players take open shots.
Unless you disagree with the hack a shaq strategy. I don't.
I don't want to use the word "outcoached" so easily, but one thing that I don't understand about the defense is the unnecessary and half-hearted double-team. If it's LeBron or Durant, I can understand. But oftentimes, it's just a normal player, what's the point to double-team him and leave a wide-open 3-pointer?
More importantly, many of those double-teaming are half-hearted and it gives little pressure to opposing players. Instead, when the Heat and other teams do that to Tony, they do it hard and put a lot of pressure on Tony.
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