Well it could be they were saving it for the finals, since it's not something you can do often and there's a window where you feel _amazing_. Or he was resisting it, because cortisone shots are fucking terrible for you.

Or he just overcame the pain and played awesome. Only him and the trainers know.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

June 14 2013 03:48 GMT

#1184

On June 14 2013 12:46 GeneralStan wrote:
The stage is set for Game 5 to be very exciting

I think Ginobli shows up, but Lebron has a monster game. Lebron and game 5's still terrify me.

Itsmedudeman

United States19229 Posts

June 14 2013 03:48 GMT

#1185

Parker mentally collapsed that game. He will never win a championship

GeneralStan

United States4789 Posts

June 14 2013 03:50 GMT

#1186

On June 14 2013 12:48 Jibba wrote:

Show nested quote +

I think Ginobli shows up, but Lebron has a monster game. Lebron and game 5's still terrify me.

I'm inclined to agree. 35-16-10 for LeBron, and the Heat win it

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

June 14 2013 03:50 GMT

#1187

On June 14 2013 12:48 Itsmedudeman wrote:
Parker mentally collapsed that game. He will never win a championship

Elurie

4716 Posts

June 14 2013 03:54 GMT

#1188

On June 14 2013 12:48 Itsmedudeman wrote:
Parker mentally collapsed that game. He will never win a championship

I've been really sucky at getting jokes lately. Hmm.

MassHysteria

United States3678 Posts

June 14 2013 03:55 GMT

#1189

On June 14 2013 12:45 BlackJack wrote:

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Like they suddenly had the idea to give him a cortisone shot but didn't for the last 10 games he has been sucking?

He only takes it when he feels it is a must maybe? I am sure it's all up to him. A lot of football players shoot up every single game in the NFL but the games are a week apart.

But the real point is that he can only do this in spurts now seemingly(and I haven't said anything negative of him irc). It is not fair to compare him to the 2006 finals wade version ofc, because he was at a level then that has only really been reached by Jordan or Kobe at that stage. But if we compare him to his earlier years, his athleticism has definitely fallen.

Wade and LBJ are the special 2 combo for the Heat. Two awesome 2-way perimeter players. If Wade can play like this every game, he makes it easier for LBJ and them more of a lock to win. But the Heat just hustled on D today too.

Even so, I don't see the Heat winning it next year (even if they win this year and are favorites) unless they make some additions.

Ace

United States16096 Posts

June 14 2013 03:57 GMT

#1190

He looks more like 2009 Wade. Has no one watched the guy play since those finals? :/

Hrrrrm

United States2081 Posts

June 14 2013 03:59 GMT

#1191

Heat are a completely different team in elimination games. Still say Heat in 6.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

June 14 2013 04:00 GMT

#1192

On June 14 2013 12:57 Ace wrote:
He looks more like 2009 Wade. Has no one watched the guy play since those finals? :/

I think they reference 2006 because the Heat were actually making it past the first round then.

Although the 2006 comparison is really bad, cause Wade isn't taking 20 FTs a game this series.

GeneralStan

United States4789 Posts

June 14 2013 04:00 GMT

#1193

On June 14 2013 12:48 Itsmedudeman wrote:
Parker mentally collapsed that game. He will never win a championship

I had to go look up how many championships he'd won. The answer is 3

MassHysteria

United States3678 Posts

June 14 2013 04:03 GMT

#1194

What I meant to say was that if I just said "if we compare him to his earlier years, he is not the same", it would be a dumb statement because his 2006-level was just so great. It is not a knock on him to say he can't ever reach that level again though. That sentence was only a precursor to my next sentence in that post.

But I will agree with saying he looked like 2009 Wade today. Hopefully he can keep doing it rest of series.

Scarecrow

Korea (South)9174 Posts

June 14 2013 04:03 GMT

#1195

On June 14 2013 12:59 Hrrrrm wrote:
Heat are a completely different team in elimination games. Still say Heat in 6.

Nah they'll disappear again for the next one, can't have two games like that in a row. Also unlikely Spurs will turn it over 18 times, lose on the boards and miss a ton of ft's again. Good chance of it coming down to game 7 in Miami imo

Ginobili taking retarded contested threes in the second half really killed us aside from the turnovers. He's not on the court for his shooting anymore unless he's driving/wide open.