NBA Discussion Thread

[draftguru151]

[yodapoop]

I bet people (ahem like soybean) will find ways to hate that too....

[TitansCJftw]

Originally Posted by yodapoop

I bet people (ahem like soybean) will find ways to hate that too....

All ive ever seen was his hate in the nba thread, and true to form by clicking his name and recent posts an entire page of nothing but nba(heat/refs) hate for the whole first page, absolutely no point in looking any further

[descendency]

Thunder in 4.

[Docta]

Thunder in 6.

Think the Heat are mad that they aren't the biggest story of the day?

[descendency]

How are the Heat going to stop Durant? Are they going to glue the ball to Westbrook's hands?

[scottyboy]

lebron is a freak athlete who is easily capable of being the best defender in the league. He shut down Rose last year, and I feel he can somewhat limit Durant. Harden is going to be the key to this series for the Thunder. I'm not sure Ibaka and Perkins can take advantage on offense in the paint

[Smooth Criminal]

I just can't watch this Heat team and think that theyre going to lose a series to anyone. I firmly believe this is the year LeBron gets it done.

Heat in 6

[ShutDwn]

If the Thunder carry what they learned in the Spurs series with them into this series they will win. Miami won, but they were up to their old "hero ball" tricks yet again. They don't even have a half court offense.

[soybean]

Originally Posted by yodapoop

I bet people (ahem like soybean) will find ways to hate that too....

Originally Posted by TitansCJftw

All ive ever seen was his hate in the nba thread, and true to form by clicking his name and recent posts an entire page of nothing but nba(heat/refs) hate for the whole first page, absolutely no point in looking any further

Awwwwww!!! I'm flattered!

[gpngc]

Heat in 7.

[JRTPlaya21]

OKC in 6. Miami has put on a cute little show in advancing to the Finals but the dream is about to die again.

[TheBoyWonder22]

Thunder in 5!

[WCH]

I think that 20 years from now, we're going to remember Durant as the best player of this generation -- even better than James.

I'm predicting a "five game sweep" for OKC.

[bigbluedefense]

I'm gonna say Heat in 6. I think James is hands down the best defender in the league, and I think he can really cause Durant some problems. I think Wade matches up with Westbrook very well.

This could come down to Harden vs Bosh. I think Miami is gonna force the game to go through Westbrook and I think Westbrook is too inconsistent to beat Miami for 4 games.

I really think James is gonna give Durant a lot of problems. It's gonna be a hell of a series. I'm rooting for OKC, as I'm sure the whole planet is, but I think Miami takes it in 6.

[TheBoyWonder22]

Harden vs Chalmers/Miller or Bosh vs Ibaka/Perkins? Hmmmmm who do I choose???

[sbh15]

Originally Posted by TheBoyWonder22

Harden vs Chalmers/Miller or Bosh vs Ibaka/Perkins? Hmmmmm who do I choose???

if Mike Miller is manning up on Harden every time down the court, Harden will go for 30+ every game

[scottyboy]

i'm intrigued to see how Miami's offense does against OKC. It's no secret Lebron and Wade are best when attacking the rim, and they're going against one of, if not the, best interior defenses with Serge and Perkins (even though Perkins isn't as good since he lost all that weight) and then with white boy Collison off the bench. It's going to be a fun series though, I know that much.

I can't help but think that Spolstra vs Brooks might be the biggest mis-match of the series though

[bigbluedefense]

I think they're gonna put Battier on Harden.

Bosh is gonna play near the perimeter all series to take Ibaka out of the paint as much as possible.

[MetSox17]

Bosh plays in the perimeter anyway, it would be nothing new. He's a *****.

[bigbluedefense]

It won't mean much bc I'm sure OKC will play a zone that has Ibaka floating in the paint as much as possible, but Bosh will still spread the floor out more for Lebron and Wade to cut to the basket.

Perkins is slow too, I'm not sure if he has the speed to recover in time to combat James and Wade in the paint. Durant isn't strong enough to handle James barreling down the paint, I think Westbrook can D up on Wade though.

This is going to be a good series. The 2 best teams in the league are playing each other.

[MetSox17]

Collison is gonna be huge in the series. He's definitely gonna eat up a lot of minutes because Perk is useless unless the opposing team has an important post player. He's a lot better at hedging out on pick and rolls and keeping his positioning, so i'd imagine he is gonna see a lot of floor time once we start seeing the referees call everything in favor of the Heat.

[Brodeur]

Westbrook won't be covering Wade. I'd assume Harden/Thabo will.

[asdf1223]

Originally Posted by bigbluedefense

I'm gonna say Heat in 6. I think James is hands down the best defender in the league, and I think he can really cause Durant some problems. I think Wade matches up with Westbrook very well.

This could come down to Harden vs Bosh. I think Miami is gonna force the game to go through Westbrook and I think Westbrook is too inconsistent to beat Miami for 4 games.

I really think James is gonna give Durant a lot of problems. It's gonna be a hell of a series. I'm rooting for OKC, as I'm sure the whole planet is, but I think Miami takes it in 6.

There's a city in the Northwest of the country that might have a different opinion.

[MetSox17]

Eh, it'll be a platoon thing. Down the stretch Thabo may not even be on the floor, depends how his 3pt shot is working.