Bear Down Wildcats

Nba finals. Who you got?

Miami in 7.

I despised the Spurs for years when they were battling (and beating) the Suns regularly, but I always respected them deep down. The run that Duncan and Pop have been on for the past 15 years is freaking impressive.

The Spurs will be the first real test Miami has had. The East is a joke. LeBron gets a cakewalk to the Finals every year compared to the gauntlet the Western teams have to go thru. I'll definitely be rooting for the Spurs over the Heat and I think this series is destined to go 7 games. Spurs in 7.

Good first half. The Heat didn't look themselves on D.

And then there were cramps.

Well, that's one way to beat Lebron.

nm

Spur 1 Heat 0

Go Spurs...

The Spurs should never turn up the cooler. LeBron can't take the Heat... to victory.

Spurs in 6 (if there's a God)

Catintheheat wrote:The Spurs should never turn up the cooler. LeBron can't take the Heat... to victory.

Seriously. Go ahead and fix it, but at the start of the fourth quarter in a must-win or the series-deciding game, let it fail again. Call it home court advantage.

Catintheheat wrote:The Spurs should never turn up the cooler. LeBron can't take the Heat... to victory.

I can only assume the temp for game two will also be 90 degrees.

Or at least it sure as hell would be if I was running the Spurs.

Interesting article on cramping:

Deadspin ‏@Deadspin

Everything you were told about cramps is probably wrong. And Gatorade is full of shit http://deadsp.in/2YaV5Kv

Basically says that Lebron cramped because he is big for his size and goes really hard when he plays. His size causes him to have a hard time dissipating heat.

Spurs in 6

MJ would've been in the game.

LeBron bounces back with a dominating game 2. 35 and 10. Now the series gets interesting.

People will fight it forever, but LeBron is gonna go down as the GOAT

Main Event wrote:People will fight it forever, but LeBron is gonna go down as the GOAT

Depends on the # of rings. He equals MJ, yes. Falls short and it will be debatable.

I was watching the game at my brother in laws house, and when Parker received the flagrant foul, then missed the 2 FTs, then Duncan missed the 2 FTs on the same possession, then the Heat went down and scored I knew the game was over. You can't miss 4 straight FTs then expect to win.

Diaw sure looked foolish trying to cover LeBron.

Somehow, Diaw's pleasantly plump self actually was half decent vs LeBron last year.

Tonight's game is going to be awesome - I think I saw a stat where something like the series is decided over 80% of the time whoever wins Game 3 (assuming the series is tied.) Tonight's game is huge!

Spurs with 41 in the first quarter.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

Main Event wrote:People will fight it forever, but LeBron is gonna go down as the GOAT

Depends on the # of rings. He equals MJ, yes. Falls short and it will be debatable.

if he doesn't win any more then it still goes to MJ. if he even wins 1 or 2 more i'd definitely consider putting him ahead of mj. he is bigger, stronger, faster, a better rebounder, a better passer than mj and can guard all 5 positions. for me, he doesn't have to win 6+ titles to pass mj. just like 3 or 4.

The Spurs are 19-21 from the field.

The Heat back in it at the start of the 4th. I knew the Spurs were shooting at an unsustainable rate.

Why did the Heat give up with 3 minutes left?

This is your friendly reminder that Mario Chalmers is the BEST player to come out of Kansas since Paul Pierce.

Ray Allen looks like a 28 year old rejuvenated player out there.

salim'sheadband wrote:This is your friendly reminder that Mario Chalmers is the BEST player to come out of Kansas since Paul Pierce.

Markieff Morris, but, yeah, point made and taken.

MrBug708 wrote:Ray Allen looks like a 28 year old rejuvenated player out there.

No kidding! Fantastic effort. Needs more touches.

84Cat wrote:The Spurs are 19-21 from the field.

You just aren't going to overcome that. I thought the Heat did about as good a job as you can in trying to come back, but it wasn't gonna happen.

MrBug708 wrote:Ray Allen looks like a 28 year old rejuvenated player out there.

Love his game. Hope he can stick it out for 4+ more

Anyone see the press conference?

[youtube]pDC3tqMWDxc[/youtube]

Torii Hunter on LeBron:

“You know, I’ve been there before; that’s something that I do know —especially playing football in high school. After a football game you’re on the bus and you catch a cramp and you can’t move. But I can tell you this…I made love to my wife the other night and I caught a cramp in my hamstring and I actually put my leg out and kept performing — there’s no excuse.”

Heat's in trouble.

Heat fans booing their team SMH

When you're losing to the Spurs and you feel a juicy turd...diarhhea!

Spurs are just dominating

Very impressive

Put a fork in 'em.

Not including LeBron, the rest of the Heat score 2 points in the 3rd quarter

Pathetic

I really wish the media would just rip Wade in the media. Sad that Bron will be the butt of all the jokes and criticism.

Main Event wrote:I really wish the media would just rip Wade in the media. Sad that Bron will be the butt of all the jokes and criticism.

Wade is embarrassing himself. At least LeBron had a spark. Wade has been listless and missing everything.

The Spurs are a beauty to watch!

As a Suns fan, I really miss Boris Diaw. When he is on, he is amazing.

Love watching this Spurs team. I miss passing

Hope they start a trend. I hate ISO ball.

JMarkJohns wrote:Love watching this Spurs team. I miss passing

Hope they start a trend. I hate ISO ball.

You need a lot more good, smart players. You can't play like that with the Pistons roster.

Wade was goo throughout the playoffs, but too many games against high level competition without multiple days off show just how weak his knees are.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

JMarkJohns wrote:Love watching this Spurs team. I miss passing

Hope they start a trend. I hate ISO ball.

You need a lot more good, smart players. You can't play like that with the Pistons roster.

To a point. System helps. Elite passing teams in recent years made a lot of players look better than they were. Spurs get big contributions from three waived players in Green, Diaw, Mills. Celtics got big contributions from Bass, Posey, House. Two great passing teams who didn't win in Suns and Kings got big contributions from Tim Thomas, Raja Bell (both waived by teams) and, aforementioned House and James Jones, and Jackson, Pollard, Christie (journeyman role players).

They all had HOFers passing them the ball in Duncan, Ginobili, Parker, Garnett, Pierce, Allen, Nash, Marion, Webber. But a good systems identifies useable elements and tailors to skills.

But, yes, as a whole, a significant culture shift will be needed fat a junior high/high school level. Better passing, better fundamentals, more structure.

It's nice to see good old fashion 'team' basketball dominate 'hero'
ball . Win one more Spurs, to cement your and pops legacy.

Late in the third quarter of game five - NBA needs a Mercy Rule.

James can't carry the whole team by himself, & what in the world happened to Wade.

Come to Phoenix, Bron. Goran and Bledsoe got your back