EPT2013 NBA Finals - Page 44
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
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BloodNinja
United States2791 Posts
On June 12 2013 13:15 KaiserKieran wrote: Did you know that the team that wins the 3rd game wins the series 92.3% of the time? I think I saw that on twitter. Anyways leggo Tim Duncan!!! Not sure if this was posted yet , but the other interesting piece to that stat: The team is the that lost the finals after winning game 3 was the Miami Heat team that lost to Dallas in the finals a couple years ago. | ||
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Gentso
United States2218 Posts
One thing that worked well for LeBron in the second game was him coming off the screen and roll. Not sure what happened or if it was some kind of adjustment on the part of the Spurs, but LeBron made the screen many times and called for the ball but didn't get it. | ||
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Gentso
United States2218 Posts
"LeBron is not just us stopping him. He's kind of stopped himself out there and we're getting a little lucky." I just think that to this point Lebron is shook against this team! Hopefully he can turn it around.. | ||
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BlueRoyaL
United States2493 Posts
This matchup is really bringing to light the weaknesses of the heats. They're so dependent on a faster-paced style, but when they face a team that has really studied them, and makes defenses adjustments and plays to completely shut down their slashing and aggressive style, what the hell are they going to do? Every points scored by the heat last night seemed like it took so much fucking effort. They would have to pull something off that looked really difficult or took a tremendous amount of effort to achieve. On the other hand, the spurs are so effective and smooth with their ball movement. They made scoring look so easy, just like they have for pretty much the entire playoffs. Great team basketball and synergy! | ||
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TheKefka
Croatia11752 Posts
On June 12 2013 23:06 Scarecrow wrote: The pressure's getting to Lebron again, open jump shots are scary when you're hyped as the best player on the planet. If you don't make them you look like a joke. He's really missing the layups that got him through the last finals. I don't understand what people expect from lebron.The dude is a 6'8,250 pound human that plays 41 minutes per game at LEAST during the playoffs.Not to mention he has to be the playmaker,guard the other teams pg that's like a speedy midget compared to him,be the best rebounder on the team,score at least 20 per game,get nearly a triple double every time and not get tired or injured in the process.Take a 20 minute casual run and try to hit a couple of jumpers and see how that goes for you lol. I'm not a lebron or miami fan but the expectations people have are simply ridic.What does the guy have to do?Jump over the whole SA team,dunk the ball every possession and run back on d? If the heat loose there is absolutely nothing you can put on lebron,I'd rather look at some people around him first. | ||
BisuDagger
Bisutopia19327 Posts
On June 13 2013 01:46 TheKefka wrote: I don't understand what people expect from lebron.The dude is a 6'8,250 pound human that plays 41 minutes per game at LEAST.Not to mention he has to be the playmaker,guard the other teams pg that's like a speedy midget compared to him,be the best rebounder on the team,score at least 20 per game,get nearly a triple double every time and not get tired or injured in the process.Take a 20 minute casual run and try to hit a couple of jumpers and see how that goes for you lol. I'm not a lebron or miami fan but the expectations people have are simply ridic.What does the guy have to do?Jump over the whole SA team,dunk the ball every possession and run back on d? If the heat loose there is absolutely nothing you can put on lebron,I'd rather look at some people around him first. That sounds pretty reasonable for his salary. | ||
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TheKefka
Croatia11752 Posts
On June 13 2013 01:50 BisuDagger wrote: That sounds pretty reasonable for his salary. There are other players that make the same amount of money if not even more and are not nearly the same caliber of player or have a similar impact on the game. Also it isn't expected from them to transform wine into water. | ||
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19327 Posts
On June 13 2013 01:52 TheKefka wrote: There are other players that make the same amount of money if not even more and are not nearly the same caliber of player or have a similar impact on the game. Also it isn't expected from them to transform wine into water. I expect the same from them too  side note: I agree with you I was just making a joke (and I'm poor  ) | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On June 13 2013 01:50 BisuDagger wrote: That sounds pretty reasonable for his salary. He's actually really underpaid. I think like 10th or 11th highest in the league. The Spurs definitely disrupted the hell out of Lebron (that doesn't excuse all of Wade's misses in the 2nd half) but like Spo said, they didn't lose because they could only score 77 points. They lost cause their defense was terrible. Very little effort closing out 3pt shooters and recovering after going under screens. And at least 3 or 4 times, Lebron would make a rotation to help when there was already another Heat defender in place, leaving Miller or whoever scrambling to cover his guy. It was like he was expecting a switch or for the other Heat player to screw up, but they were actually fine and he just should've stuck to his man. It's like a defensive end caving in for a sack and losing contain instead of holding his lane. Maybe it's partially a trust issue on defense, since there were so many other plays where Green's man (often Wade) would get out of position. | ||
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Itsmedudeman
United States19229 Posts
On June 12 2013 23:06 Scarecrow wrote: The pressure's getting to Lebron again, open jump shots are scary when you're hyped as the best player on the planet. If you don't make them you look like a joke. He's really missing the layups that got him through the last finals. Let's see here... He scored 45 points on like 16/21 shots in game 6 AT BOSTON FACING elimination after a year of failure and with the media right there to criticize him had they failed to make the finals. Yeah, it's definitely the pressure. I think the problem is that D wade is controlling the ball early on in the 1st quarter. Now, that's not bad and he's been doing well and scoring, but that doesn't allow James to get into rhythm so James is basically having the same problem wade had earlier on. This was also kind of like back in 2011 against Dallas where James took a back seat and let Wade control things. Didn't work out either. | ||
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Gentso
United States2218 Posts
On June 13 2013 01:46 TheKefka wrote: I don't understand what people expect from lebron.. He's the leader of the team and has led them up to this point. He needs to score. As he said after the game: "I've got to be able to put the ball into the basket." He's their superstar. The way he plays affects the entire team. "If I'm better, we're better," He's been doing what's expected of him up until the finals. That stat line has to be around the same if not more in the finals for the team to succeed. Great players find ways to score even when the defense is stacked against them! I'm a big fan of his, but I'm not giving him a pass for his scoring TWICE in a row just because of his defense and distributing! | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
As for James, I think his passing fuels his scoring. When Miami's offense is clicking and he's able to make the right plays, he's a lethal scorer. When opponents don't have to account for his passing as much, his efficiency goes down. That said, he has been bad at boxing out on rebounds. Leonard is getting a ridiculous amount of rebounds. | ||
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nbaker
United States1341 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On June 13 2013 03:31 Itsmedudeman wrote: Let's see here... He scored 45 points on like 16/21 shots in game 6 AT BOSTON FACING elimination after a year of failure and with the media right there to criticize him had they failed to make the finals. Yeah, it's definitely the pressure. I think the problem is that D wade is controlling the ball early on in the 1st quarter. Now, that's not bad and he's been doing well and scoring, but that doesn't allow James to get into rhythm so James is basically having the same problem wade had earlier on. This was also kind of like back in 2011 against Dallas where James took a back seat and let Wade control things. Didn't work out either. Yeah seriously people in this thread and in general have such short memories. Where was "emotional lebron" last year then? | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
And that argument can't go both ways. Either Lebron rose to the occasion in a major game 7 and he was a nervous wreck the in the previous losses or it was all basketball reasons. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On June 13 2013 06:43 Jerubaal wrote: it was all basketball reasons. Ding-a-ling. He clearly didn't shoot well but that happens and the Spurs have been exceptional. I was dead wrong when I said Leonard wouldn't play him as well as George. I think he's doing it better, and the Spurs are crashing around Lebron whenever he enters the paint (whereas the Pacers just left it up to Hibbard.) | ||
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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