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Spurs can take the Heat!
Hey guys, im new at this whole thread thing, but aneways, The Spurs are recieving tremendous respect throughout the NBA and I say it's about friggin time after all that "D-Rob is soft" bull . However, after gaining Nick Van Exel and Michael Finley, can we really say that the 2006 Championship is in the bag? I know Antoine Walker and Jason Williams are selfish players and do not know the definition of team, but the Heat did gain two exceptionally good starters for their roster along with Dwayne Wade and (I hate his guts, but I give him props) Shaq. As I see it, Spurs are still the favorites in winning the championship, although the Heat's offseason moves were pretty impressive nonetheless, I guess my main question is... Should the Heat be feared or will the Spurs dominate in 2006?
Spurs can take the Heat!
In a word - NO!
Don't forget two other things:
They've added Gary Payton
They've lost Damon Jones
I agree that the Spurs should beat the Pistons. The Heat will not make the finals imo.
No Fear! It WILL be a Pistons/Spurs re-match!........but with a different outcome this time!
It's night time so it is okay for you to dream!
Spurs > Pistons
And when the Pistons win, I can change my name back to Pistons > Spurs
I think the pistons are getting overlooked. Their biggest weaknesses were backup 2 and 3 and backup Center. Maurice Evans and Dale Davis fixes this so they might be like the pistons of 03-04.
I know Flip Saunders is a good coach, but I thing Larry Brown was a big reason for Detroits success, i don't seethem in the finals again.
Agreed.
Also Sheed has shed 20 pounds and has said 'I'm going to be a different guy. I'm going to be really aggressive.'
...After his performance in a few of those finals games, he better be more aggressive....
It seems that new coaches get the players attention but over time they wear on them and the players start tuning them out. I expect Flip to have success early with the Pistons.
pistons have serious problems in the east, pacers, cavs, bucks, nets, miami for the first part of the year, till shack breaks down again (i dont hitnk this team will be able to pull it together in the span of one season, maybe if they do good this season and stick together next summer they could be pretty scary)
Or, when the Pistons loose again, you can change your name to one of the following:And when the Pistons win, I can change my name back to Pistons > Spurs
Pistons << Spurs
Pistons =
Spurs > Pistons < Spurs
Lock this mofo.
Only different outcomes I can see are:
Spurs in 4
Spurs in 5
Spurs in 6
I think the answer is definitely yes...because all the icebergs will melt and millions will drown.
Or the Pistons in 7. Rasheed being in shape is huge for Detroit. He was the reason they won the championship. Detroit matches up well to San Antonio and did better than I thought they would last year. They improved their bench which was their downfall last year imo. The spurs already had a good bench and can't improve that much from what their bench was before. The center position of the spurs needs to improve to be a pretty sure bet that they will win it. Mohammad needs to be more consistent.
My thinking is that Nazr will be much improved with a little more experience with the team. And if Oberto pans out then we have our starting and back up center in Fabri & Nazr/Rasho. And their bench last year was horrible in the playoffs with the exceptions of Barry and Horry. It's MUCH more improved this year. And with a fully rested Timmy and Manu, that should make all the difference.
I just destroyed the heat in live04 with uptodate 2k6 rosters, duncan triple double and shaq was non-factor in the game, spurs win 106-100.
hEAT shouldnt be worryin about the spurs, they better worry about the pacers n pistons in the east if they wanna make it to the finals, they shouldnt worry about the whoever comes out of the west because spurs will be waitin to sweep there sorry hype asses.
Miami will end up in the 2rd
I see Ind vs Det matchup in the ECF and Indy in six.
pacres>heat
NO....thats all i have to say
respected, yes...feared..no.
Feared???? No. Will they be a good team? Yes. Will they make it to the Finals? I seriously doubt it. I honestly see the Pacers making it to the Finals. I see the Heat having problems for some reason, but I could be way off.
With all respect to the Pistons, they will not make the Finals this year.
It's just too hard to make the Finals year after year (Lakers did it 4 times in five years, but that was from a combination of things, including mediocre compe ion. The league as a whole has improved since then).
Plus, with the Pacers and Heat arguably being stronger than last year, that pushes the Pistons chances down even farther.
I'd pick the Pacers, but I need to see them in action first. Mainly, will Ron Artest's behavior change? He's cost them so many games (and series) by being suspended before.
Why will this year be any different?
Spurs and Heat in the Finals, with Spurs winning it all again.
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