Rebuild the Realm: Official 2014 Miami Heat OffSeason Thread

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He ain't gonna have Wade to aid him with and-1's and 4 point plays, nor is bosh going to be there. That dude from Israel could be Scott brooks status for all we know in America. It's all moot point though. Spurs will be repeating anyway.

What? Lebron is one of the best, if not best, player in the league at getting and finishing And-1s, Kyrie is a great shot creator who will no longer be the focus of the defense since Lebron is there, and so forth.

I know you're pissed but be sane.
 

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What? Lebron is one of the best, if not best, player in the league at getting and finishing And-1s, Kyrie is a great shot creator who will no longer be the focus of the defense since Lebron is there, and so forth.

I know you're pissed but be sane.
I'm referring to game 5, where Miami had 65 points with 3:30 to go. Wade had 7 points in that span and bosh had 2. Pau is a big upgrade over boozer.
 

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I'm referring to game 5, where Miami had 65 points with 3:30 to go. Wade had 7 points in that span and bosh had 2. Pau is a big upgrade over boozer.

Dude, a single game isn't conducive to an entire season plus playoffs. Lebron did 95% of the carrying for is, was constantly the focus of the entire defensive scheme, and typically had the best perimeter defender on the opposite team on him while the best big defender typically shadowed him from the paint which allowed Wade to feast on the weaker defender on the team or pretty much explode on a whim after he coasted throughout the game.
 

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Dude, a single game isn't conducive to an entire season plus playoffs. Lebron did 95% of the carrying for is, was constantly the focus of the entire defensive scheme, and typically had the best perimeter defender on the opposite team on him while the best big defender typically shadowed him from the paint which allowed Wade to feast on the weaker defender on the team or pretty much explode on a whim after he coasted throughout the game.
True, Riley has some heavy lifting to do. Doesn't change that he's joining a worse team than what he left here.
 

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True, Riley has some heavy lifting to do. Doesn't change that he's joining a worse team than what he left here.

Worst team but bigger upside is how he was looking at. Let's not hate on the dude. Cleveland was his home. Lebron was the best player we've had but what he means to Cleveland is what Wade means to us. They're bigger than their basketball talent, respectively.

Let's just look to our future and do our best to make some noise. Everyone expects us to roll over and die but I think we can have a Spurs or Mavs like level of consistency if we handle the next few years right.

Less reliant on raw talent and more reliant on depth, smart players, and maximizing the strengths of our best players.
 

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Worst team but bigger upside is how he was looking at. Let's not hate on the dude. Cleveland was his home. Lebron was the best player we've had but what he means to Cleveland is what Wade means to us. They're bigger than their basketball talent, respectively.

Let's just look to our future and do our best to make some noise. Everyone expects us to roll over and die but I think we can have a Spurs or Mavs like level of consistency if we handle the next few years right.

Less reliant on raw talent and more reliant on depth, smart players, and maximizing the strengths of our best players.
That'd be beast. It ain't hating on him for leaving. It's losing respect on account of him crawling back to Gilbert and the fans in Cleveland after how they treated him the last 4 years while leaving us Miami fans high and dry after being the only crew that had his back the last 4 years.
 

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That'd be beast. It ain't hating on him for leaving. It's losing respect on account of him crawling back to Gilbert and the fans in Cleveland after how they treated him the last 4 years while leaving us Miami fans high and dry after being the only crew that had his back the last 4 years.

Gilbert is a POS and the Cav fans are too but Lebron has a soft spot for them, man. It's like the jerk ass family member or something. Lebron brought us a bunch of success, put us back on the map, and his tenure here even caused Bosh to develop a love for our organization.

Let's be better than Cavs fans and move past this.
 

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Gilbert is a POS and the Cav fans are too but Lebron has a soft spot for them, man. It's like the jerk ass family member or something. Lebron brought us a bunch of success, put us back on the map, and his tenure here even caused Bosh to develop a love for our organization.

Let's be better than Cavs fans and move past this.
Ain't a bad analogy. Plenty of those in my family. With any luck, we'll be back before Cleveland. Fingers crossed.
 

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anybody have that pat on the arm gif?

From the James Brown gif.

This
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we just might get the bron/wade playoff matchup that we always wanted to see:patrice:


Heat in 6:win:

:patrice:

Breh, I don't really want them problems. Could you imagine Beasley or Ennis trying to guard Lebron or Wade getting switched on him in the low post?

:merchant:

Lebron and Wiggins taking turns guarding Wade :why:

We better send McElBow to take some heads off. :sas2:
 

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:patrice:

Breh, I don't really want them problems. Could you imagine Beasley or Ennis trying to guard Lebron or Wade getting switched on him in the low post?

:merchant:

Lebron and Wiggins taking turns guarding Wade :why:

We better send McElBow to take some heads off. :sas2:
I'm not sure any fans here would object. Get our bad boys on
 

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I literally just realized we just molded an evolved form of a Lebron to a better Cleveland team than he had when he was there.

:damn:

Lebron added one of the most effective post games In the league, a great 3-point shot, and better decision making plus maturity.

:mindblown:

Someone drop some Bosh photobombs in here :shaq2:
 
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