EPT2013 NBA Finals - Page 128
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Gentso
United States2218 Posts
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Mataru
Norway356 Posts
On June 21 2013 13:16 Ubiquitousdichotomy wrote: Hopefully this win shuts up all the Lebron James haters that still say Michael Jordan was a better player. Now its Official James > Jordan #6 GREATEST OF ALL TIME! What? Lebron is amazing for sure but how does this prove he is better than Jordan? This brings him closer to Jordan, but there is still a ways to go. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16127 Posts
On June 21 2013 13:16 Scarecrow wrote: Spurs shot so poorly the last 2 games. Parker's hammy surely had an impact, he wasn't himself. Manu needs to retire, he's such a liability. Lucky for Miami Wade and Lebron hit so many jumpers considering Bosh's disappearing act. Don't forget Allen and Battier. Battier was the hero of this game just as much as James was. | ||
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red_
United States8474 Posts
On June 21 2013 13:13 Vindicare605 wrote: They had no choice, once Lebron was draped all over Parker they had to go to someone else to handle the ball. Manu was their second choice. Take a look at every minute where Parker played with Lebron on the bench, the Heat got crushed in every single one of those minutes because Parker would absolutely abuse the ever living fuck out of Wade and Chalmers if they were on him. Lebron was the only one capable of guarding him and that created a situation where someone else had to handle the ball and that's where the Spurs struggled. When Manu was good the Spurs won (Game 5) when he wasn't (Games 6 and 7) the Spurs lost. The Spurs gambled by forcing Wade and James to shoot and playing them with a lot of space, the Heat gambled by putting their best defender and one of their best rebounders on a perimeter player that against another team could've created a size mismatch for Chalmers. In the end, the Heat had the better hand. James and Wade hit their jump shots and Manu turned the ball over vs the Heat's trapping defense while James effectively nullified Parker's attack while he was on the floor. It was a fantastic series. And people can't forget that the teams had come to these strategies after previous matchup changes that they had both respectively gotten burned on. They had pretty much tried everything else, and it had been dissected and led to something new. | ||
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Itsmedudeman
United States19229 Posts
On June 21 2013 13:12 rabidch wrote: what im thinking. spo has more than just a contender for goat... wade bosh ray allen and more. the most surprising thing abou this postseason, for me at least, is how hard it was for miami to get it Yeah, for a 66 win team this run was ridiculously difficult for them. Then imagine rose coming back with the Bulls being possibly 1 or 2 seed next year, a healthy Thunder, a better Pacers team, etc. | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
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Itsmedudeman
United States19229 Posts
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On June 21 2013 13:20 Itsmedudeman wrote: Yeah, for a 66 win team this run was ridiculously difficult for them. Then imagine rose coming back with the Bulls being possibly 1 or 2 seed next year, a healthy Thunder, a better Pacers team, etc. The East was incredibly hobbled this year. Rose, Wall, Rondo, Bynum but then again that's how pro sports goes. | ||
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
On June 21 2013 13:22 slyboogie wrote: Bill Simmons handled himself pretty well there, lol. context? | ||
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Gentso
United States2218 Posts
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
On June 21 2013 13:19 red_ wrote: And people can't forget that the teams had come to these strategies after previous matchup changes that they had both respectively gotten burned on. They had pretty much tried everything else, and it had been dissected and led to something new. Seems like the metagame stabilised for the last 3 games and Manu fucking up 2/3 times decided it. Also I was fine with giving Lebron space on mid range jumpers, but 3's? Noone should be that wide open unless they're birdman/Timmy. | ||
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rabidch
United States20289 Posts
On June 21 2013 13:17 Arceus wrote: Wade struggling with injury, Bosh is on and off (0pts & less than 10 board this game lol), Ray/Miller/Battier are pretty gimmicky. LeBron is the only one who consistently performs (then again, theres game like game 3) everybodys injured :/ miamis 3p shooting roster is not gimmicky. sure they cant shoot lights out every night but all they need to do is put some contribution and stay a threat in like they've been doing these past few years | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On June 21 2013 13:24 rabidch wrote: everybodys injured :/ miamis 3p shooting roster is not gimmicky. sure they cant shoot lights out every night but all they need to do is put some contribution and stay a threat in like they've been doing these past few years Meh; I feel Miami just took a page out of Spur's earlier games in the series. | ||
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Hrrrrm
United States2081 Posts
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red_
United States8474 Posts
On June 21 2013 13:18 Mataru wrote: What? Lebron is amazing for sure but how does this prove he is better than Jordan? This brings him closer to Jordan, but there is still a ways to go. Ya I'm in Lebron's corner more than most people, but he definitely has to do this another time or two at minimum to be in the Jordan convo. I think this does however cement him in that 'one of the greatest' group, instead of 'in the running to be' like he was previous. 4 MVPs, 2 finals MVPs, and all his stats? He's gotta be somewhere in that group just behind the 'pantheon' type names like Jordan, Russel, and Magic, right? | ||
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
Just a screaming fan behind him while he was trying to make a point about the Duncan put back miss. EDIT: Deadspin with the link! | ||
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Gentso
United States2218 Posts
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
chris bosh making $20 million next season | ||
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Tiamat
United States498 Posts
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