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mardi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1164 Posts
June 08 2011 05:54 GMT
#3641
Tonight was a great game. Sucked that Wade couldn't get control of the ball. It's good that the series is tied up now. Go to game 7!!!!!!
BloodNinja
Profile Joined June 2010
United States2791 Posts
June 08 2011 05:57 GMT
#3642
On June 08 2011 14:48 Ace wrote:
Spo's a good coach. Great defensive. Runs simple offense and can't get his stars to consistently buy into complex stuff. He's got more years to get to that level of top tier coaches though.


I think the only reason he still has any grip on this team is because Riley has been unwavering in his support of him (at least publicly). While people may not buy into Spo being a legit coach right now, they certainly buy into Riley and that been just enough this season.
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
June 08 2011 06:05 GMT
#3643
Thats a major part of it. The other part of it is that when Miami was cutting contracts and Wade was stuck with some horrible teams - Spo was the coach or on the sidelines as an assistant. He made something out of nothing a few times. Add in that he was the "the guy" for Wade from his rookie year and he has a lot of lee way. A lot more than the media members think.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
XaI)CyRiC
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4471 Posts
June 08 2011 06:15 GMT
#3644
Nice to see that the rest of the Mavs were capable of stepping up with the ridiculously-poorly-timed flu that Dirk picked up. Now, if Dirk can recover AND the rest of his teammates can build on this performance, or at least replicate it to some extent, the Heat are going to have their hands full.

Not saying that they won't adjust or improve themselves, but DAL becomes a scary good team when everyone's contributing like they should, i.e. Barea creating offense when Dirk is on the bench by attacking the paint and making those jumpers he's been good at all season-long, Terry knocks down open looks like he's supposed to, Marion does his all-around game, Chandler defends the paint and boards, Kidd defends, boards and knocks down open 3s, DeShawn defends and knocks down open 3s, and Dirk is... Dirk.

The Heat need Lebron to dominate on offense, being a distributor and defender isn't enough. I think the team is much more dangerous when Lebron and Wade are dominating their offense, rather than one of them and Bosh. Bosh is better off knocking down perimeter shots when defenses collapse on Wade and Lebron, and scoring off of opportunities created by the other two.
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On_Slaught
Profile Joined August 2008
United States12190 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-08 06:35:26
June 08 2011 06:31 GMT
#3645
Just got back and checked espn with one eye closed out of fear but thank god the Mavs got this must win game. Still need to see the high-lights but it seems like the Mavs had a good finish to the game again.

Now for another must win game in g5

Edit: James scored only EIGHT points?! Wow.
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
June 08 2011 06:38 GMT
#3646
lmao the edit by On_Slaught. Something tells me you nearly shit yourself reading that.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
Miles_Edgeworth
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States141 Posts
June 08 2011 06:53 GMT
#3647
On June 08 2011 13:14 cLutZ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 08 2011 13:02 BloodNinja wrote:
On June 08 2011 12:55 LeBroom wrote:
Finals-MVP is pretty clear. If MIA wins, its Wade. If DAL wins its Dirk.


I hope DAL pulls this one out and wins it.

However, interesting topic I heard earlier on the radio. IF Mia wins and Wade is the MVP, does this bump him into a serious candidate for best player in the NBA? I think the general opinion right now is LBJ is taking that mantle from an aging Kobe. However, Wade would have 2 rings and be the MVP of both finals. Thoughts?


I don't think so for a few reasons.

#1. Kobe hasn't been the best player in the league for a few years now.
#2. Wade was pretty quiet (relatively) in the Bulls series when he was being guarded by Bogans/Rose/Brewer.
#3. Wade is facing an incredibly favorable matchup against Dallas. He's basically being defended by the children of the poor 90% of the time.


There aren't many tougher matchups than Bogans/Rose/Brewer. Are you saying that you think Wade should have gone off on them?
Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
June 08 2011 07:13 GMT
#3648
I could coach the miami heat

here's what I'd say in the huddle:

me: ok so let's get some stats here, how is everyone shooting?

some dude: well wade is 8/11 right now with 20 points

me: all right, you guys hear that? give the ball to wade. I can't teach you guys how crucial this is to our gameplan. get the ball to wade. all right, let's go heat!!!
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
June 08 2011 07:26 GMT
#3649
Going to ignore some of the random comments.

In the 4th, the Dallas were doing either zone or help when Wade tried to dribble around his defender. Wade turned it over, a lot. I'm guessing that Lebron's a significantly better ball handler, and he should have been the one to initiate the offense instead of Wade.
Yes, doubling or zoning on drives will free up shooters ... but Wade's passing accuracy seems significantly worse than Lebron's.

Why not throw in Stojakavic for the 2 minutes a game that Lebron sits? If he can cover Udonis Haslem or Mike Miller, he might be passable.

Nowitzki looked dead tired for a lot of the last few minutes, he couldn't even jog up the court for a few seconds and he just sat at the corner 3 while Terry did his thing.

I've never heard of Brian Cardinal before this series.

If the 3rd Dallas game is another super close game, Miami's should be happy with getting 3 50/50 games on the road. These games are so close that one team getting hot could blow the series wide open.
Comogury
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States412 Posts
June 08 2011 07:28 GMT
#3650
I'm glad this whole series has been close so far. It's annoying to see the NBA finals and the scores being so lopsided from game to game regardless of who wins, which it has been like since Cleveland got rolled in '07. It just shows how closely these two teams are on the same level.
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
June 08 2011 08:22 GMT
#3651
It's amazing how the Mavs have kept themselves in this series with an under-talented squad in comparison to the Heat. The series thus far has been so close that if the Mavs catch some fire on their jump shots (and lay-ups) they could very well take this damn thing. Their offense has nowhere been near the smooth machine it has proven to be - although Miami's defense should certainly be credited for it - the Mavs have a good-shooting night waiting for them. This is exciting.
Malinor
Profile Joined November 2008
Germany4755 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-08 09:21:02
June 08 2011 09:19 GMT
#3652
This serious is so fucking close, I am gonna die a heart attack before it's over. Seing Wade play at the moment is just spectacular, best player of the series so far. And Dirk is just a warrior. You could see how exhausted he was, but still managed to get the most important shot in, plus he had some important defensive rebounds.
This series is very likely to go to game seven (ok, captain obvious right now).
"Withstand. Suffer. Live as you must now live. There will, one day, be answer to this." ||| "A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It's the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come."
JiYan
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3668 Posts
June 08 2011 09:33 GMT
#3653
hey what do people think of the rumor trade between golden state and philly, monta ellis for andre iggy? im from the bay area so im a little biased, what do you guys think of it?
MilesTeg
Profile Joined September 2010
France1271 Posts
June 08 2011 10:41 GMT
#3654
Haven't felt so nervous watching an NBA game in years. Last time was in the San Antonio - Detroit series, and mostly because I'm a Spurs fan.

I gotta admit Wade is better than I gave him credit for, but I still don't like Miami's team at all. Some people like to see star players dominating the ball and taking bad shots, others like good efficient offense. Call it cultural differences if you will, I guess that's the European way to play the game! We're not used to this kind of individual play because it's not viable with our rules.
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13430 Posts
June 08 2011 10:51 GMT
#3655
Oh man, what an entertaining brickfest that was! Nobody could make an open shot to save their life, but it was so tense.

Dirk had/has a flu? Kind of explains why he looked so flat. Able to deliver when it mattered though--true champion that guy is.

Last 3 (hopefully) games will be epic from here on in.
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13430 Posts
June 08 2011 10:52 GMT
#3656
Interesting though: if Miami do win, I'd say Wade is a lock for MVP. Agree?
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
BlueRoyaL
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
United States2493 Posts
June 08 2011 11:03 GMT
#3657
On June 08 2011 18:33 JiYan wrote:
hey what do people think of the rumor trade between golden state and philly, monta ellis for andre iggy? im from the bay area so im a little biased, what do you guys think of it?


man.. im not liking it. i honestly just wanted the main players from GSW to stay together and develop, they're so awesome to watch and i think they have great potential into the future
WHAT'S HAPPENIN
x2fst
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
1272 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-08 11:07:46
June 08 2011 11:07 GMT
#3658
On June 08 2011 19:52 RowdierBob wrote:
Interesting though: if Miami do win, I'd say Wade is a lock for MVP. Agree?
yea, you could've got ~4:1 on it before the series iirc

pretty perfect so far for lebron haters, he has 9 4th q pts in the series (dirk has 44 heh). even if the heat win lebron will still get killed by the media
muda, is a crime for me to wear a shirt, cos I is so good lookin
Tyree
Profile Joined November 2010
1508 Posts
June 08 2011 13:09 GMT
#3659
What happened to that LeBrick vs Jordan topic? Guess the mods had to close it down, but this game shows that LeBron will never be the level of Jordan, 8 points? Are you kidding me son?

It is not even his team really, despite the media trying to portray it as such, if Miami wins Wade is clearly the FMVP here and he has shown more consistency than LeBron

EIGHT POINTS? Son i am dissapoint
★ Top Gun ★
Fleuria
Profile Joined April 2011
England466 Posts
June 08 2011 13:13 GMT
#3660
Nowitzki is being compared to jordan now xd
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