NBA Championship: Mavs vs. Heat (merged)

#26
#26
The_Orange_Pearl said:
That's because the East is awful. :p

Personally, I think the Griz would have made a run at the 1 seed in the East.

While the Heat have 3 superstars, Z is washed up and Bosh is a twig. They should plan on making every shot if they want to win because I don't think there is a worse pair of rebounders in the NBA.
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This ain't 2009 anymore.
 
#29
#29
Oh wow. Z isn't playing? Haha. I haven't even paid attention to the Heat because I wrote them off without big men. Their bigs are even worse than I thought.
 
#33
#33
vol_in_il said:
If Boozer has a good series, bulls win it
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I've been thinking Mavs over Bulls since the moment the Mavs swept the Lakers.

The East's bigs are weak and Noah/Boozer can have their way. The West is another story and I don't see how Boozer can guard Dirk or how Noah can out-muscle Chandler.

The Mavs do have to get by the Thunder first though. While I thought Noah and Boozer would be a huge mismatch for the Heat, the Mavs won't have it so easy. The trio of Perkins, Ibaka and Collison is no joke. Ultimately, the Mavs should win.

If you can't tell, I think big men have been/are the key to winning the championship this year. The guards are getting all of the credit with their speed but the big men are paving the way for them. You need to rebound to get the ball in their hands. Obviously... lol
 
#34
#34
What a good night for D. Rose..Heat just looks out of it tonight, just a sloppy game for those cats.
 
#37
#37
The_Orange_Pearl said:
I've been thinking Mavs over Bulls since the moment the Mavs swept the Lakers.

The East's bigs are weak and Noah/Boozer can have their way. The West is another story and I don't see how Boozer can guard Dirk or how Noah can out-muscle Chandler.

The Mavs do have to get by the Thunder first though. While I thought Noah and Boozer would be a huge mismatch for the Heat, the Mavs won't have it so easy. The trio of Perkins, Ibaka and Collison is no joke. Ultimately, the Mavs should win.

If you can't tell, I think big men have been/are the key to winning the championship this year. The guards are getting all of the credit with their speed but the big men are paving the way for them. You need to rebound to get the ball in their hands. Obviously... lol
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So who is going to guard Rose for the Mavs?
 
#46
#46
I'm no mind reader, but I bet Lebron was saying "Oh **** " over and over in his mind with 6:00 left in the 3rd till the final buzzer.
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#50
#50
emainvol said:
So who is going to guard Rose for the Mavs?
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Kidd did a good job on Kobe. Plus, I expect Chandler and Haywood to lay the wood when Rose barrels into the paint. They are far more physical than the Heat and Hawks. I don't recall a single hard foul from Atlanta. The Pacers were able to hang close just about every game by being physical with Rose and they aren't even good. Mavs have twice the talent the Pacers do and twice the shooters. Pacers were one of the worst jump shooting teams in the NBA. They might have been last in 3 point percentage. I just think the west is head and shoulders above the East. Like I said, I think the 8th seed Griz would have made a run at the 1 seed in the East.

You have to keep in mind that the 8th seed(Pacers) in the East had a losing record and they also had the 2nd best record in the Central behind the Bulls. Not exactly a hard route to the easy route in the playoffs.

I won't go as far as saying the Bulls or Heat couldn't win the championship but I would go as far as saying the Mavs just swept a more talented team than both of them. Personally, I'd take Bynum, Gasol and Odom over Noah, Boozer and Gibson as far as bigs go. Mavs just swept them. I know Rose and Deng are really good as well but so is Kobe. I just don't see how the Bulls are any better than the Lakers and the Lakers got swept by the Mavs.

Time will tell but I think the Thunder is the biggest obstacle in the Mavs way. And they just came off a 7 game series + 4 overtimes. Mavs might pull another sweep.
 
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