I am perplexed, although have been extremely entertained with the NBA finals. It has been said that the finals are about runs and adjustments, yet I don’t see the better team making the proper adjustments after 3 games.
I give Dirk his props, throw in Kidd, Marion and Terry’s desire to win a title the fight has been entertaining, but talent wise the Heat should be up 3 games to none and drooling at the prospect of winning one more to send the Mav’s fishing.
The Heat jump out to these double digit leads then fall asleep at the wheel and let the Mavs make it a game down the wire. Whatever they do in the first half to limit Dirk should be done in the second half. I’m sorry I know Haslem may not have the endurance to play the whole game considering how little he’s played this season, but considering what’s on the line, if Dirk is in the game he has to be in.
With Haywood out they can make rebounding a huge advantage, Tyson Chandler is very aggressive blocking shots and rebounding. The Heat need to take advantage of this aggression. Dirk uses the pump fake to live at the line, why haven’t the Heat learned from that, pump fakes in the paint to get Chandler into foul trouble, and the second chance points for the Mav’s disappear.
In Chris Bosh they have a consistent 18 pt, 10 rebound guy, but as the series progress the Mav’s are going to put more pressure on him in crucial situations to make a play. He came through last night, but does he have the confidence to come up big in game 4?
I think the minutes Wade and James have to play in the first half takes a toll on their ability to close, they seem to have no energy left to go to the rack in the 4th quarter that they’ve had in the opening quarters. The Heat have gotten some bench help from one player each game, Chalmers in game 1, Bibby in game 2 and Chalmers again in game 3.
Someone else is going to have to make something happen, it’s clear that Wade and James will see the double team. Likewise the Mav’s have been a one man show, but Haslem has done a good job and I like LeBron on Terry to keep him under control. Marion has played great and has been a problem defensively for the Heat, who can they put on him with LeBron on Terry and Wade on Kidd?
They are by far more talented a team and still should wind up winning it all. Considering what they have, can you imagine the Heat with a big man to intimidate in the middle and a consistent 3 ball threat? The Heat would shut up all the naysayers and haters and strike fear in the rest of the NBA for the next few years.
Erik Spoelstra needs to come up with a better plan for the Heat to sustain a lead, but most people feel as though the big three have overcome coaching all season, they are 2 games away from winning it all, the question is can they hold up and make it to the finish line?
- Seth Joyner
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lol dude
what if the Mavs weren't playing their 100% in the first half, they fell asleep but woke up in the 4th Q?
Basketball isn't math, you don't add up talents of each teams and award one with the ring.
the Mavs are a better team, when all of them playing their best, they are better than people think they are
I'm not that good with math, I just write about the facts. If the Heat could sustain their level of play from the beginning of the game to the end it would be over by now. It's a given that the games must be played to crown a Champ, like everyone else I have my opinion and you have yours. Let's watch and see how it all plays out, then redebate the outcome.
Respectfully
Seth
Issac,
Sorry man. Its been well documented as noted by everyone who is NOT in the NBA and people who are in the NBA. The Miami Heat are the better team. Dallas is more of a complete team but they aren't the better team even if they are playing at a 100%. Because if the Heat were to play at a 100% which they haven't this series, the Mavericks would have no chance.
The only reason why the series is 2-2 is because the Heat got cocky/thought they had the game in hand with 7 minutes to go in game two. And Erik Spoelstra's inability to coach/make adjustments in game four.
Technically speaking the Miami Heat have dominated the series but they haven't been able to do what you and I want them to do which is get a ten point lead and increase it to fifteen then twenty and hold the lead. Personally I think that is due to two things. One the Heat's cockiness. They know that they are better than Dallas so they think they can turn the light switch on and off when they want too. the other reason is because of Erik. he simply cant coach offense nor knows how to make adjustments when needed and his substitution patters are whack.
In game four he takes out Wade in the end of the second quarter while he was hot and left LeBron in. During that time the Mavs made a run. The rule of thumb in sports is you leave a guy in until he gets cold or until you really need to rest him so that you have him in the final minutes. Then he takes Chalmers out while he has been flat out balling in game four and the entire series. By doing so J.J. Barea was able to take advantage of Bibby at times and the Heat's offense went from rolling to not rolling which is when Dallas made a run late in the second half before half time.
You cant take out key people when your team is on a run and has the other team on the ropes which is what Erik routinely does.