Wow 4 pages of nothing. I thought there would actually be some real NBA chat in here. Can everyone just cool it. If you're going to say stupid things (regardless of whether it's trolling, or just ranting and not saying anything of value), how about just not typing at all? That would suit much better.
Anyway here is my preview, just some random thoughts based off both teams:
- Dallas won the season series 2-0. Doesn't have any significance since the Bulls won their season series 3-0 and the Celtics 3-1.
- Dallas is a very high scoring team, they topped 100 for quite a few games in the WCF - I wonder how they respond going up against a defensive team like the Heat.
- Dirk and LeBron have both been playing out of their skin. I think overall Dirk has been more consistent, but LeBron in the clutch has been amazing - he has been re-defining himself and his reputation from a pure basketball standpoint. Seems like lots of fans have missed out on appreciating his greatness by hating though... Their loss I guess.
- Dirk has hit 59 of his last 61 free throws. Freaking insane. Shooting 56% in the last series as well, a ridiculous amount.
- Dallas and Heat both have in common, that some gave them an outside shot at the Finals, but most expected the Lakers and either the Bulls or the Celtics to meet next week.
- Also both teams have a reputation of "choking", the Mavericks for the last few years and the Heat for earlier this season. Both surprisingly haven't snapped under that pressure so far, both came back from ridiculous deficits to win in the last few days (Mavericks down 15 with 5 minutes left, Heat down 12 with 3 minutes left).
The biggest question is probably who is going to guard Dirk and who is going to guard LeBron? I'm thinking Haslem will see plenty of time on Dirk, while Marion will probably be the primary specialist on LeBron. But I don't think either of those guys can shut down these two superstars. Will Wade snap out of what has been a very bad funk this past series? Bosh will probably be overlooked again and have at least one monster game.
Interestingly the Mavericks are the first team without a starting point guard who can dissect the Heat's defense. The Heat went against Holiday, Rondo and Rose. Kidd is pretty slow and isn't going to get in there, but he's smart - and Barea will do a lot of damage off the bench. I think Terry is potentially a massive danger man, he's a big-time playoff performer and in my opinion is consistently underrated. He hits big shots on a nightly basis.
As a Heat fan I have to call them, but I think this is going to be the best series of the playoffs yet. Heat in 6.