Re: NBA thread 2011 : Wed May 18, 2011 7:47 pm  

LETS GO HEAT !

Re: NBA thread 2011 : Thu May 19, 2011 10:45 am  

Miami finally working hard against the Bulls and making a game of it, good play by both teams, Miami's defense was better, but once again, they can not rebound for buttons.

Re: NBA thread 2011 : Fri May 20, 2011 12:20 pm  

THEOriginalWire wrote:

Miami finally working hard against the Bulls and making a game of it, good play by both teams, Miami's defense was better, but once again, they can not rebound for buttons.

Miami had more rebounds than the Bulls?

Re: NBA thread 2011 : Mon May 23, 2011 9:11 pm  

Definately tilted in Miami's favour now. Anthony + Haslem contributing big last couple of games.

Still think LeBron should have had more of a shout for MVP!

Re: NBA thread 2011 : Mon May 23, 2011 9:20 pm  

Why is Noah so inconsistent? I don't get him. I remember him against the Hawks, there would be times through the game where everything would be his on the offensive boards, but then I remember Pachulia coming on and he went missing. Similarly, in Game 1, he was dominating the glass and hooking the ball out to the perimeter for open looks, but now, the only thing he's offering is passing at the moment IMO. Similarly, why does Boozer look like a force one minute, only to take pathetic jumpers the next?

The series is far from over and I still think Chicago will beat the Heat, but they have to pick up and start playing to their strengths. Their offence is unbelievably predictable, their shooters are missing good looks and Miami's average centres/forwards are somehow getting the upper hand. IMO, Asik and Gibson need to play more.

Re: NBA thread 2011 : Tue May 24, 2011 6:39 am  

inside_man wrote:

Definately tilted in Miami's favour now. Anthony + Haslem contributing big last couple of games.

Still think LeBron should have had more of a shout for MVP!

Playing with two other superstars can water it down a bit, despite him having similar to numbers to what he had in Cleveland.

Re: NBA thread 2011 : Tue May 24, 2011 10:46 am  

That game last night was stupidly unreal. OKC were the best side for 43 minutes, Dallas never led and then Harden fouled out and they capitulated. IMO, Russell Westbrook has to be the most frustrating player in the league. He is an above average jump shooter, but he just pulls up and shoots when there are better players on. I know he isn't a natural point guard, but he's capable of so much and he does so much, only to let himself down the next play by messing up. He bottled it with the free throws last night and he never stepped up when KD was obviously getting swamped.

Anyway, last night shown the how the minor differences can make a difference. KD was blatantly fouled taking a three point shot, the officials miss it, Dallas go down and get a three point play on Chandler. If the original decision was made, the series would probably be 2-2 now. Still, Dirk was unreal, you just can't defend his shot, he gets it over everybody. If OKC are to get back in this series, Westbrook has to play reduced minutes, he is doing a lot of harm at the moment IMO, which is outweighing some of his outstanding plays.

Re: NBA thread 2011 : Tue May 24, 2011 11:11 am  

Roddy B wrote:

That game last night was stupidly unreal. OKC were the best side for 43 minutes, Dallas never led and then Harden fouled out and they capitulated. IMO, Russell Westbrook has to be the most frustrating player in the league. He is an above average jump shooter, but he just pulls up and shoots when there are better players on. I know he isn't a natural point guard, but he's capable of so much and he does so much, only to let himself down the next play by messing up. He bottled it with the free throws last night and he never stepped up when KD was obviously getting swamped.

Anyway, last night shown the how the minor differences can make a difference. KD was blatantly fouled taking a three point shot, the officials miss it, Dallas go down and get a three point play on Chandler. If the original decision was made, the series would probably be 2-2 now. Still, Dirk was unreal, you just can't defend his shot, he gets it over everybody. If OKC are to get back in this series, Westbrook has to play reduced minutes, he is doing a lot of harm at the moment IMO, which is outweighing some of his outstanding plays.

Too high of an opinion of himself Westbrook. If he plays the Robin role the Durants Batman he'll be fine, seems to want the limelight though. Happened in Minnesota years ago with Marbury and Kevin Garnett.

Re: NBA thread 2011 : Tue May 24, 2011 11:37 am  

Nikaed wrote:

Too high of an opinion of himself Westbrook. If he plays the Robin role the Durants Batman he'll be fine, seems to want the limelight though. Happened in Minnesota years ago with Marbury and Kevin Garnett.

Agreed. Maybe I'm being daft here, but don't the Thunder have Robinson and Cook on their bench? They aren't great players, but it seemed that as the game went on, they became so predictable. Without Harden, their offence resorts to Westbrook, who is 50/50 on whether he'll do something good or bad. If you look at what Westbrook has, it's hard to knock him, but he simply doesn't have the brain for it yet; he doesn't make his team mates better, if anything, he makes them worse with some of his play.

Re: NBA thread 2011 : Tue May 24, 2011 9:39 pm  

Lost Cowboy wrote:

Miami had more rebounds than the Bulls?

No, i was saying that in Game 1, Miami had allowed it to go the same way as the 3 regular season games and were very very poor at rebounding. Chicago out rebounded Miami 45 -33, and it showed.