Official 2012-2013 NBA Playoffs Thread

[Attic]

Watching the post game with spoelstra on espn, that twitter feed is awful and right in the middle.

 

[007ELmO]

My point was that Lebron will be more aggressive Sunday, only 3-7 in the 2nd half. He referred to his "trash" compadres too much tonight and needs to do more himself. Miami is a much different team when they can't get their 3's off. Allen had only one 3 in the 2nd half and missed it (3rd quarter.)

that's what I mean by cleveland mode, thinking he can't trust his team mates. he fails to realize these guys are a step (not leagues) above of cleveland, who were scrubs also lol.

i think the spurs don't really care if lebron goes off. you contain lebron, or you contain his team mates.

 

[lupi]

All of the secondary shooters went cold in the second half and spo kept james/wade sitting way too long in the fourth.

 

[Miramonti]

Watching the post game with spoelstra on espn, that twitter feed is awful and right in the middle.

I'm assuming the twitter feed is from nba.com. Looks like server overload, first time it's cr@pped out that I've seen.

that's what I mean by cleveland mode, thinking he can't trust his team mates. he fails to realize these guys are a step (not leagues) above of cleveland, who were scrubs also lol.

i think the spurs don't really care if lebron goes off. you contain lebron, or you contain his team mates.

The role players are better than clevelands, but it's having 3 stars (or 2.5) that are supposed to make the others more effective. Lebron tried to be a facilitator too much, yet most of the time he was guarded one-on-one. If he's guarded by one person, he has to score more. Wade wasn't much use for anyone else either (only 2 assists.) That's simply the way the team is built, top heavy with the big 3, and why the role players don't get paid much. In cleveland, the defense could stack against lebron with no one else being able to create their own shot.

Haslem was only 1-1. The heat point guards have got to be more effective too - they were only 5-14.

 

[Miramonti]

Holy cr@p, Heat pummeled Spurs on the boards, 46-37, yet Spurs got more shots, 84-78. Been a while since the heat out-boarded someone, yet they couldn't capitalize.

 

[dougp]

Holy cr@p, Heat pummeled Spurs on the boards, 46-37, yet Spurs got more shots, 84-78. Been a while since the heat out-boarded someone, yet they couldn't capitalize.

Probably because Pop bitched at them about the transition D, Spurs only had 6 o-rebounds.

 

[bearxor]

Holy cr@p, Heat pummeled Spurs on the boards, 46-37, yet Spurs got more shots, 84-78. Been a while since the heat out-boarded someone, yet they couldn't capitalize.

I watched the game and, honestly, the Spurs didn't really play that good.

 

[dougp]

I watched the game and, honestly, the Spurs didn't really play that good.

I don't agree - the only aspect of the game they didn't do well was shooting, they missed a large number of open shots and easy layups. Their defense was good after Popovich bitched about the transition D, and when they finally went inside, their offense got rolling.

 

[DesiPower]

Miami has really been missing in all the game 1s, Spurs has nothing to celebrate yet. On the flip side, Miami was not missing today, just not the whole time, so Spurs does have a better chance than the other team. Today Spurs was well rested, game 2 they too will be a bit beat up and for Miami it will be a do or die situation so I am sure game 2 Spurs will loose by a fairly big margin. It will be a fun series, go spurs go

 

[DesiPower]

I watched the game and, honestly, the Spurs didn't really play that good.

With Miami that's the best Spurs can do... there aren't that many area of improvement except for the perimeter shooting...

 

[Miramonti]

I watched the game and, honestly, the Spurs didn't really play that good.

Maybe you could elaborate because i thought they played well. Shot percentage is going to be down because they're working so hard on defense and also playing against an excellent defense, but they plyed tough, made big plays, and didn't turn the ball over. Aside from almost giving the game away at the end, I'd give them a respectable B grade.

And fwiw, i don't think Parker gives a cr@p if james guards him. For that matter, Ginobili almost broke his ankles on a crossover from the top of the circle, but missed the layup. 😀

 

[Miramonti]

Since miami's big 3 era, they've lost game 1 four times. Each of the 3 previous times, they went on to sweep the next 4 games.

(I think 2 of those series were against the bulls. 🙁)

 

[fustercluck]

Great game! Tony Parker clutching it and Lebron getting a triple double with 18 rebounds. Bosh and Chalmers playing like Bosh and Chalmers.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

a wins a win, I'd rather be outplayed and win then lose and play better. If I even understand what you're saying, because if they're winning, regardless of it it's by hitting more 3's or whatever, they're winning.

I'm sure when the Heat win the ring again they'll think about how they got outplayed but won because of better shooting.

Oh hai thar

 

[bearxor]

Aside from almost giving the game away at the end, I'd give them a respectable B grade.

That really what I mean. When I said they didn't really play well, remember that it's the Spurs, whom are awesome, but I've seen better. I kind of meant it as a compliment, really. I guess I really just expected the A game. Especially since this is (likely) the last championship run for the Duncan/Parker/Ginobili era.

 

[007ELmO]

Analysts say spurs can play better and that's the best the heat can do (better FG%, etc).

The thing they don't say is there's no way SA will only have 4 turnovers a game. Heat live off turnovers and fast breaks. They will lose without them. Popavich says he doesn't do no-turnover drills is a joke, behind closed doors he says no turnovers, no lob passes, no easy points, no fast breaks. He talks about transition D, which is a result of turnovers or missed rebounds.

Haslem should be getting 10 shots a game, as much as an idiot he appears to be to me, he is the best midrange jump shooter on the floor. He cans open shots time after time from the baseline.

I think everyone on the spurs played as they normally would (average for them), I'll just be surprised if Duncan can keep this type of play for the series at age 37. The dude is 37, he is playing outstanding.

 

[007ELmO]

Great game! Tony Parker clutching it and Lebron getting a triple double with 18 rebounds. Bosh and Chalmers playing like Bosh and Chalmers.

Chalmers is such a one-man show. It's that, or shoot the open 3. I guess he's better than the rest who are just basically open jump shooters on that "team".

 

[vi edit]

Duncan absolutely schooled anyone he matched up to on the post. Bosh, Anderson, ect. Couple dribbles, shifted his shoulders feeling for the body, spin and glass. He had one that rolled in and back out of the basket but otherwise he was money when he had his back to the glass. The blocks, deflections, that .8 second throw in and nothing but net 14 footer. Guy is just a machine.

That was one thing I was a little frustrated with SA last night. Duncan was out there and slaughtering Miami from the block and SA was down by 2 points. Neal/Green took like 4 different 3pt shots and missed everyone of them and Miami pushed it back up to a 6+ point lead from wasted possessions. If they had dropped it down on the block and let Duncan go to work they could have made something more out of those possessions.

They still won so it really doesn't matter. But I was still a bit in awe at how good Old Man Timmy still is.

 

[007ELmO]

Lebron admitted in his press conference he needed a breather (as to why wade and lebron were both out at the same time). So there's no more "He's young, he can play the whole game" type of thing, they're expending energy on D and running up and down the court. I'm not sure all fans realize that about lebron (he gets tired).

When he was younger, in the 4th he'd explode to the hole and dunk like crazy. The Pacers 7 game series has had some minor affect on them, just enough to lose game 1. I wonder if the Spurs will tire out as the series goes on and the athletic advantage the Heat have will show.

Makes me think lebron is closer to 300 lbs than not (lol). Is it possible lebron was faster when he was younger? He's playing a little more like Barkley now, lowering his shoulder in the post. He still plays with his shoulders almost above the rim. That's like us lowering the basket to 8ft.

It's a total shame we never got to see Lebron in the dunk contest. He is bigger than dominique and he can get higher, the dunks would have been crazy - but I guess, he'd never have the agility and power combination of a vince carter.

 

[vi edit]

It's tough to say. I think Pops is the master at roster resting. And has been fined accordingly by Stern for it. He'll conceded regular season wins to give a little extra spring to his guys in April/May/June. When Miami was pushing through a 25+ game winning streak SA's big three were not even dressing.

SA plays a finesse game that isn't about pure athleticism. Pick and rolls and excellent passing. Low TO's so you aren't constantly rushing back on transition defense. Parker is the one guy that SA needs to be concerned about he's the one that really motors for them and most prone to being gassed late in the game. If they can get serviceable minutes out of Neal so Parker can rest it's going to be a rough series for Miami.

Also, is Ginobili really that hurt or just that old? Or both. There were at least 2 drives that he had that should have been a classic drive and dunk for him. First one he tried to elevate and put the ball on the front of the rim. The other he went for an awkward layup. He has no lift at all. That guy use to be on a pogo stick. Sad to watch him grounded. Still fun to watch with his crazy passing though.

 

[007ELmO]

ginboli's passes should get stolen. i think he's gotten older and he's more of a lefty layup machine.

parker can get hurt, the way he drives the lane, he probably has almost as many paint points as lebron (or more?). if heat want to play dirty they could get some hard fouls down on him, but I saw nothing in game 1. i wouldn't count birdman from doing something stupid if SA is up in another game though....xD

last time we really watched parker, he was teardrop city. he teardropped all over lebron in cleveland. he's changed his game a little but he's still in the hole all the time and his jumper has improved (if no 3). lebron has turned more into a pickup truck with a hemi engine, rather than a maneuverable sports car.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Pop should pound Haslem Birdman and Anthony with Duncan. That's 2 points every time down the court.

This was two days ago. I knows me basketball.

Lebron gonna get pimp slapped by another hall of fame power forward. 2011 all over again.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

ginboli's passes should get stolen. i think he's gotten older and he's more of a lefty layup machine.

parker can get hurt, the way he drives the lane, he probably has almost as many paint points as lebron (or more?). if heat want to play dirty they could get some hard fouls down on him, but I saw nothing in game 1. i wouldn't count birdman from doing something stupid if SA is up in another game though....xD

last time we really watched parker, he was teardrop city. he teardropped all over lebron in cleveland. he's changed his game a little but he's still in the hole all the time and his jumper has improved (if no 3). lebron has turned more into a pickup truck with a hemi engine, rather than a maneuverable sports car.

Ginobili is too skilled for these chumps. I remember a play last night where Cole thought he had a rip on Ginobili and next thing you know Ginobili holds onto the ball and is flying to the rim for points. lol yeah right son.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

lebron has turned more into a pickup truck with a hemi engine, rather than a maneuverable sports car.

Yes a pickup truck that drinks a lot of gas. As I said before its simple physics. Lebron is damn near 300 lbs and chases around 180lb point guards. Is it any fucking surprise he's totally out of gas by the fourth and can't even put up more than 5 shots?

 

[007ELmO]

norris cole reminds me of an NBA jam version of myself. I mean, is this guy a cartoon? I'm not talking about his haircut mainly, his build is like 5'8 100 lbs. He can play, but he also seems more like a 1 man team (chalmers) to me.