NBA Playoffs 2013 - Page 208

On May 31 2013 02:42 Jibba wrote:
Yeah, $5k is nothing. Though it's funny that the Pacers got hit with more fines than the Heat. I'm surprised Wade didn't get a fine for falling out of bounds in game 3.

On May 31 2013 06:48 Roggay wrote:

That's the whole point of the fine imo. With their contract they don't care about a few thousand dollars anyway, but being named as a cheater is really bad for their image.

On May 31 2013 06:51 DystopiaX wrote:

Wade didn't get fined though.

On May 31 2013 06:48 Roggay wrote:
The whole point of the fine is to damage the image of the players imo, which should be a deterrent.
With their contract they don't care about a few thousand dollars anyway, but being named as a cheater is really bad for their image.

On May 31 2013 07:06 mavignon wrote:
I guess all the advertisers care about their image

On May 30 2013 21:21 x2fst wrote:
indiana having bigger guys is exactly what's happening in this series, heat are getting murdered on the boards and hibbert+west are going ham offensively. what else is there to say

On May 31 2013 08:27 Ace wrote:


Not at all. It's been Indiana's FG% and high FTAs. In game 4 George Hill and Stephenson did major damage to Miami racking up fouls early in the game on Bosh and Wade. Indy's bigs were the beneficiaries of it. In the first game they won Miami shot poor at the line. Even when getting outrebounded Miami has won - look at the team statlines for Game 3.

On May 31 2013 08:58 DystopiaX wrote:

Still, Bosh has gotten a total of 15 rebounds this whole series, and Indiana is still rebounding absurdly well even when Miami's "big" lineup of Bosh and Andersen on the floor.

Really don't know who's going to win now, both teams are playing such great basketball.

On May 31 2013 09:25 Jibba wrote:
I think Hibbert and West are a problem for the Heat and defending them is taking its toll on guys like Battier, but I don't think it's what's tipping Indiana over the edge. We knew Indiana had that advantage and the Heat have learned to deal with size series after series. It's certainly one of the Heat's weakest points, but they expected it and they're usually pretty good at mitigating it. Plus, there's just not much they can do with their roster to deal with it.

What's killing them is Wade and Allen getting outplayed by Hill and Stephenson in the losses. Neither has been good on offense and they've been uncharacteristically bad on defense as well. Yes, the Pacers are better than the Heat inside, but they planned for that. What they didn't plan for is Hill matching Wade's production and Allen going 9/32. Battier has also been crap, but he's in kind of an unfair position against West and he's not the type of player you expect to play well on both sides of the ball anyways.

I think when Wade and Allen play well, the Heat have a clear advantage. It's why I'm still not comfortable with giving Indiana an edge in the series. Even though he's been unreliable, I think Wade is still far more reliable than Stephenson and Hill, so I expect him to have 4 good games this series (which will all be wins.)

I hope Chalmers gets some of Allen's playtime tonight, though.