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Official 2010-2011 NBA Playoffs Thread

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I'm glad the Mavs won and thrilled the Heat lost n all but all this hate on the Heat got me thinking... everyone(critics and analysts) pretty much wrote them off at the beginning anyway saying this was a transition year for them... that they didn't have the depth and it showed. So are we really that surprised they lost all of a sudden? In fact, many predicted they had what it took to make it to the finals but not enough to win the championship so I'm actually quite taken by how spot on they were on this.
 
IMO the Heat don't need any player changes, they need coaching changes. The Lakers had Shaq and Kobe for 2 seasons, went 92-40 in those regular seasons, but were swept in the 2nd round both times. When the Lakers hired Phil Jackson and he put discipline in their offense, they won 3 championships in a row. Miami needs a structured offense, not this NBA Jam-type game they've played in the Finals.
 
Lebron will get his eventually, but it will be earned. Even a team of 12 All-Stars will struggle until a leader is identified and everyone is happy with their role. I saw both Lebron and Wade wanting to lead the team at times, but they need one to step up and put the team on their back. Jordan did that, Drik mostly does, Bird did, Shaq did and Kobe after he left.
 
CptObvious said:
IMO the Heat don't need any player changes, they need coaching changes. The Lakers had Shaq and Kobe for 2 seasons, went 92-40 in those regular seasons, but were swept in the 2nd round both times. When the Lakers hired Phil Jackson and he put discipline in their offense, they won 3 championships in a row. Miami needs a structured offense, not this NBA Jam-type game they've played in the Finals.
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Both the Bulls and Lakers had an offense that would execute and had a style. The Heat look like a bunch of guys trying their hand at running the show.
 
When building a team, having too many scorers might actually hurt you. You only get so many possessions in the game so not everyone can score each time. You'll probably better off with 2 scorers and rest role players.
I doubt LeBron will have the same per game averages he had with the Cavs unless Wade is injured. The Heat will just have to figure out what their play style is going to be like.
 
wonder if some editor at the Herald will lose their job over this...

http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-b...ald-runs-ad-selling-heat-championship-shirts/

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CptObvious said:
IMO the Heat don't need any player changes, they need coaching changes. The Lakers had Shaq and Kobe for 2 seasons, went 92-40 in those regular seasons, but were swept in the 2nd round both times. When the Lakers hired Phil Jackson and he put discipline in their offense, they won 3 championships in a row. Miami needs a structured offense, not this NBA Jam-type game they've played in the Finals.
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Miami's coaching really failed them down the stretch. LeBron faded in this series, just like he did in the Boston series last year when he was faced with adversity. That being said, Rick Carlisle and his staff completely outclassed the Heat's coaches. He hit Miami with multiple different looks on defense, he moved Dirk around and changed the focus of the offense just enough so that Miami was kept off guard.

Usually "veteran team" is a euphemism for "less-skilled," but this series clearly demonstrated that there IS something to not being afraid of the moment. What surprised me most was watching how often the Heat made one TOO many passes; how often LeBron (especially) looked to facilitate rather than slam the ball home.

Who did he pass to when he was right under the basket rather than taking the dunk himself in the 4th? That was the defining play of the series for LeBron... well, that and the little temper tantrum he threw when he didn't get a foul called on that fast break he had where he lost the ball out of bounds.
 
Schfifty Five said:
Why would they lose their job? You realize every major sporting event does that when it comes to the final series.

They prepare winners for both sides (t shirts, hats, articles, etc).
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Because the ad actually got published in Monday's paper, at least according to that blog....

And because there was no way Miami could clinch yesterday...the best they would do would be to even up the series...
 
spacejamz said:
Because the ad actually got published in Monday's paper, at least according to that blog....

And because there was no way Miami could clinch yesterday...the best they would do would be to even up the series...
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Oh, I should have read the article. my bad lol.

Yeah you're right, that's quite a big mistake.
 
Chalmers was putting up some nice numbers. He's a restricted free agent after this season. Will he stay with Heat, or go for big money elsewhere? It would be ironic if Chalmers goes to Dallas (which needs young talent), and forms a PG tandem with Barea when Kidd retires.
 
Gigantopithecus said:
Dunno about an editor, but a lot of dudes in the Third World are going to be sporting Miami Heat 2011 NBA Champions tshirts!
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Hopefully they'll be wearing Boston Bruins 2011 Stanley Cup Champions shirts and hats as well! ()🙂

Jeeebus said:
Not quite sure I understand this...

Clevelanders laughing as LeBron loses

I understand it's cool to hate LeBron, but at the end of the day, you still live in Cleveland and have to cheer for Cleveland sports teams. That's really no laughing matter.
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Eh, let em have their fun. They're not going to win anything anytime soon.
 
lebron's "people" told him that he is actually playing the NHL finals.. so he only showed up for 3 quarters throughout the finals.
 
"Just be careful when shipping the Miami Heat champs T-shirts to the poor in Guatemala," NBA.com quoted Avon, Ohio's, Nathan Obral as saying. "They could be a choking hazard."
 
Miami is a pure 1 on 1 team. Dallas capitalized on this by going pure zone all series. Lebron did exactly what you're supposed to do against a zone. Drive in and let them swarm you and kick it out to the open man. Miami is just not a good spot up shooting team.

Miami is going to be seeing a LOT of zone next year. Either they will learn to adapt or their next season won't be nearly as successful as this one.
 
I keep on reading all this stuff about how the Heat are going to be fine, that they just need another player or two, but what about the CBA?

If the cap gets hardened and/or goes down the Heat might have to trade one of the big three to avoid having an even worse supporting cast in future years.

Depending on negotiations - this year may have been the Heat's beat chance to win it all.
 
Via said:
I keep on reading all this stuff about how the Heat are going to be fine, that they just need another player or two, but what about the CBA?

If the cap gets hardened and/or goes down the Heat might have to trade one of the big three to avoid having an even worse supporting cast in future years.

Depending on negotiations - this year may have been the Heat's beat chance to win it all.
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Because the Heat aren't the only team with salary-cap issues. The Celtics, Lakers, and a few other teams are at that point too - in which case, those owners are probably going to push for a grandfathering position or a gradual lowering of the salary caps.
 
m.espn.go.com/nba/story?w=1aq33&storyId=6656859&i=TOP

Sorry for the mobile link. Steve kerr saying that lebron is more like pippen than mj. says some not great things about lebron's game
 
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