Official 2011-2012 Playoff thread
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Haha what a joke, you have arguably the best player in the past 5 years on your team and you don't use him to shut down Durant? Disgraceful decision that one.I read Spo didnt want LBJ running his a** off chasing around Durant. Good move
ozballer23
#1 J.R. Smith Collector
Yep, the bastard pops up every time I least want him too!
lukesicari
formerly DW8
very good game. after i watched the first quarter, i was thinking that the heat were going to blow it out and lbj was going to go off. thank god that didnt happen. was very happy to see durant and westbrook get more points then the whole heat team in the second half but this game was won by okc's depth and bench players. collision, harden, fisher, thabo, all of them came up big while the only other heat player to play well was battier, which was in the first half. miamis lack of depth is going to kill them in this series!
great game today.
MIA now need to realise and adjust to fact that they are playing a team that can get stronger quarter by quarter. so far they've played teams that have faded out due to inexperience, old-age, injuries etc.
this championship is for lebron to lose. he'll have team-mates for couple of games only but he needs to go out there and get the other 2 wins himself
it's a 2-3-2 format, so if MIA can steal the next one they are primed.
KD's game today was a thing of beauty though. This article explains what I try to argue all the time about playing off the ball and ball movement. hate to say it but it's spurs basketball, with a more exciting personnel
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/45592/almost-40-points-almost-no-drama
captain obvious but today's x-factors for me were Thabo and Collison. It's so good watching team basketball, where different guys pop up all the time. OKC are able to thrive because of this and the fact they have two pillars to give them the same thing night in and night out.
for those saying why not put lebron on KD all game. well spoelstra is right. there is no way LeBron can keep up and still produce. if you watch KD play he is on his haunches for about half the plays, resting at the 3point line and the other half he runs like a mad man. LeBron's big body won't last as long as KD's wires. LeBron can't exactly "rest" like KD on Heat offense. actually he does sometimes, but then wade exclaims "heroball!!!" and lebron has to work twice as hard to double up on D. Plus on D there is no way KD can stop LeBron, so there is no way OKC will let him matchup one on one on D. They did on a few plays and LeBron just blew past him. KD and LeBron will at best defend each other at the end of games if the game is close, but even so KD will get alot of help if he gets blown.
i think the KD - LeBron one on one matchup is the media and kids romanticising the Finals.
anyway it's really weird watching a game where you're going for both teams
MIA now need to realise and adjust to fact that they are playing a team that can get stronger quarter by quarter. so far they've played teams that have faded out due to inexperience, old-age, injuries etc.
this championship is for lebron to lose. he'll have team-mates for couple of games only but he needs to go out there and get the other 2 wins himself
it's a 2-3-2 format, so if MIA can steal the next one they are primed.
KD's game today was a thing of beauty though. This article explains what I try to argue all the time about playing off the ball and ball movement. hate to say it but it's spurs basketball, with a more exciting personnel
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/45592/almost-40-points-almost-no-drama
captain obvious but today's x-factors for me were Thabo and Collison. It's so good watching team basketball, where different guys pop up all the time. OKC are able to thrive because of this and the fact they have two pillars to give them the same thing night in and night out.
for those saying why not put lebron on KD all game. well spoelstra is right. there is no way LeBron can keep up and still produce. if you watch KD play he is on his haunches for about half the plays, resting at the 3point line and the other half he runs like a mad man. LeBron's big body won't last as long as KD's wires. LeBron can't exactly "rest" like KD on Heat offense. actually he does sometimes, but then wade exclaims "heroball!!!" and lebron has to work twice as hard to double up on D. Plus on D there is no way KD can stop LeBron, so there is no way OKC will let him matchup one on one on D. They did on a few plays and LeBron just blew past him. KD and LeBron will at best defend each other at the end of games if the game is close, but even so KD will get alot of help if he gets blown.
i think the KD - LeBron one on one matchup is the media and kids romanticising the Finals.
anyway it's really weird watching a game where you're going for both teams
A_Iverson_I
OzCardTrader
Game 1 down, just need to take game 2 now and the pressure is on Miami. Great games many including my boy WB with the almost trip-doub with only 2 turnovers. Bet the haters liked that! 
Only 3 more wins and you won't have to watch BBall again!
Only 3 more wins and you won't have to watch BBall again!
A_Iverson_I
OzCardTrader
Just wanna add that the refs did a great job in that game for the most part of not calling flops; saw several flops that weren't called; only one that I think was a charge was when Wade pushed Fish over; but I guess Fish only has himself to blame with being an infamous flopper and all. 
The game better record today or i'm going to need a new TV when i get home as my foot will be going straight through it!
It'll be interesting to see if SPO decides to play LBJ on Durant, as a NBA fan that's the match up i want to see. None of this Battier on Durant crapola of the last game. You have one of the best defenders in the league use him you jerk!
Lets go Heat!
It'll be interesting to see if SPO decides to play LBJ on Durant, as a NBA fan that's the match up i want to see. None of this Battier on Durant crapola of the last game. You have one of the best defenders in the league use him you jerk!
Lets go Heat!
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