Finish The Mission!!! Official 2012 NBA Finals Thread. Heat Vs Thunder
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Listened to the interviews today the team is focused, I think for a chance scott brooks might actually outcoach someone.
who u trying to convince breh?
who u trying to convince breh?
no one same posting style throughout the whole playoffs you wanna start with me too
oh nah bruh not starting anything that's just how I interpreted it. It's you're world bruh.
iPod Raheem 2.0
D, mother****er, D.
Batman matchup: LBJ v. Durant = Push. Last time an MVP faced the runner-up in the Finals was Jordan-Drexler. Whoever's team wins, that player get the crown. fukk the regular season award.
The matchup that'll decide the series: Wade v. Westbrook = Advantage Heat. But this'll be really close, especially since Wade has struggled some this playoffs and Russy has played pretty good. Whoever plays better late, I think their team wins the championship. My gut says Wade'll be better in crucial 4th quarters, and that will be what matters.
Big man battle: Bosh v. Ibaka = The key to this matchup will be Bosh's ability to consistently hit that 17, 18-footer. If he does that, it'll keep the lane clear for LeBron and Wade's slashing to the cup. If not, Ibaka will be able to sink low and do what he does best: block shots. Ibaka can hit that mid-range open jumper, too. I give the Heat a slight edge, though, if Bosh can stay healthy and play decent minutes.
Best bench player: Harden v. Heat bench = Advantage OKC. Harden >>>
Sleeper clutch shooting: Chalmers v. Fish = Both have some history making big shots. Fish has been doing it longer. Advantage OKC.
Lockdown defender: Battier v. Sefolosha = Unless they're guarding each other, both these nikkas getting torched. They gon' be on some highlights.
Xs & Os: Brooks v. Spo = Advantage OKC. Both young good coaches. I just think Brooks has made some better adjustments during his series matchups. But really who cares? It's going to come down to the players. Coaching won't be the difference maker at this point in the season.
Crowd: OKC v. Miami = Advantage OKC. shyt is like a college atmosphere. Miami is...Miami.
Prediction: Heat in 7.
The matchup that'll decide the series: Wade v. Westbrook = Advantage Heat. But this'll be really close, especially since Wade has struggled some this playoffs and Russy has played pretty good. Whoever plays better late, I think their team wins the championship. My gut says Wade'll be better in crucial 4th quarters, and that will be what matters.
Big man battle: Bosh v. Ibaka = The key to this matchup will be Bosh's ability to consistently hit that 17, 18-footer. If he does that, it'll keep the lane clear for LeBron and Wade's slashing to the cup. If not, Ibaka will be able to sink low and do what he does best: block shots. Ibaka can hit that mid-range open jumper, too. I give the Heat a slight edge, though, if Bosh can stay healthy and play decent minutes.
Best bench player: Harden v. Heat bench = Advantage OKC. Harden >>>
Sleeper clutch shooting: Chalmers v. Fish = Both have some history making big shots. Fish has been doing it longer. Advantage OKC.
Lockdown defender: Battier v. Sefolosha = Unless they're guarding each other, both these nikkas getting torched. They gon' be on some highlights.
Xs & Os: Brooks v. Spo = Advantage OKC. Both young good coaches. I just think Brooks has made some better adjustments during his series matchups. But really who cares? It's going to come down to the players. Coaching won't be the difference maker at this point in the season.
Crowd: OKC v. Miami = Advantage OKC. shyt is like a college atmosphere. Miami is...Miami.
Prediction: Heat in 7.
HacksawJimThuggin
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haven't really seen anyone mention this, and it might sound off the wall...
but I'd rather have Lebron on Westbrook and put Battier on KD as opposed to the alternative which is likely Chalmers on Westbrook and Lebron on KD
KD can get his shot off against whatever, even Bron, there's only so much you can do to try to stop him... he's gonna shoot over whoever is guarding him unless it happens to be Bosh on a particular possession... after seeing what Lebron did to Rose in the ECF last year, I think he could have similar success on Westbrook... if you put Bron on Westbrook and Wade on Harden, you're basically forcing KD to beat you by himself... he's capable of doing so on occasion, but 4 out of 7 would be tough
but I'd rather have Lebron on Westbrook and put Battier on KD as opposed to the alternative which is likely Chalmers on Westbrook and Lebron on KD
KD can get his shot off against whatever, even Bron, there's only so much you can do to try to stop him... he's gonna shoot over whoever is guarding him unless it happens to be Bosh on a particular possession... after seeing what Lebron did to Rose in the ECF last year, I think he could have similar success on Westbrook... if you put Bron on Westbrook and Wade on Harden, you're basically forcing KD to beat you by himself... he's capable of doing so on occasion, but 4 out of 7 would be tough
I think after game 1 The Lakers figured out how to guard OKC.
I know will take some stuff they did an use it
I know will take some stuff they did an use it
My nikka you trolling right
we went over this 30 times not only did the whole team zone rose they forced the other players to make plays. we have 3 primarily ball handlers, if lebron wants to come off perkin screens all day its welcomed
HacksawJimThuggin
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My nikka you trolling right
smh don't get me started on The Coli's retarded insistence that Lebron's shutting down of Rose had more to do with team defense, shyt is comedy... if that were the case then A) why didn't he struggle as badly when other guys not named Lebron were guarding him and B) why didn't every other team that faced Rose guard him that same way if it was so easy
I didn't say it was an ideal plan, but it essentially comes down to whether one would prefer Chalmers on Westbrook or Battier on KD... KD can't really be guarded because of his length, so I'd much rather have Lebron check Westbrook and let Battier do his best to challenge KD's shots... Battier's nowhere near the defender he was in his prime, but he's one of those guys that plays better in the playoffs because he's a student of the game and picks up on tendencies and trends over the course of a series... he was ass in the regular season, but he did a solid job on David West and Pierce the last two rounds... he actually guarded Melo decently well too, but Melo was on fire and Battier having a hand in his face made no difference
the last thing I need to be seeing is Russy lookin up, seeing Chalmers trying to check him, giving him the
and dribbling right by his slow ass
bump back to page 1; fukk the celtics and lakers, they at home right now
iPod Raheem 2.0
D, mother****er, D.
Batman matchup: LBJ v. Durant = Push. Last time an MVP faced the runner-up in the Finals was Jordan-Drexler. Whoever's team wins, that player get the crown. fukk the regular season award.
The matchup that'll decide the series: Wade v. Westbrook = Advantage Heat. But this'll be really close, especially since Wade has struggled some this playoffs and Russy has played pretty good. Whoever plays better late, I think their team wins the championship. My gut says Wade'll be better in crucial 4th quarters, and that will be what matters.
Big man battle: Bosh v. Ibaka = The key to this matchup will be Bosh's ability to consistently hit that 17, 18-footer. If he does that, it'll keep the lane clear for LeBron and Wade's slashing to the cup. If not, Ibaka will be able to sink low and do what he does best: block shots. Ibaka can hit that mid-range open jumper, too. I give the Heat a slight edge, though, if Bosh can stay healthy and play decent minutes.
Best bench player: Harden v. Heat bench = Advantage OKC. Harden >>>
Sleeper clutch shooting: Chalmers v. Fish = Both have some history making big shots. Fish has been doing it longer. Advantage OKC.
Lockdown defender: Battier v. Sefolosha = Unless they're guarding each other, both these nikkas getting torched. They gon' be on some highlights.
Xs & Os: Brooks v. Spo = Advantage OKC. Both young good coaches. I just think Brooks has made some better adjustments during his series matchups. But really who cares? It's going to come down to the players. Coaching won't be the difference maker at this point in the season.
Crowd: OKC v. Miami = Advantage OKC. shyt is like a college atmosphere. Miami is...Miami.
Prediction: Heat in 7.
The matchup that'll decide the series: Wade v. Westbrook = Advantage Heat. But this'll be really close, especially since Wade has struggled some this playoffs and Russy has played pretty good. Whoever plays better late, I think their team wins the championship. My gut says Wade'll be better in crucial 4th quarters, and that will be what matters.
Big man battle: Bosh v. Ibaka = The key to this matchup will be Bosh's ability to consistently hit that 17, 18-footer. If he does that, it'll keep the lane clear for LeBron and Wade's slashing to the cup. If not, Ibaka will be able to sink low and do what he does best: block shots. Ibaka can hit that mid-range open jumper, too. I give the Heat a slight edge, though, if Bosh can stay healthy and play decent minutes.
Best bench player: Harden v. Heat bench = Advantage OKC. Harden >>>
Sleeper clutch shooting: Chalmers v. Fish = Both have some history making big shots. Fish has been doing it longer. Advantage OKC.
Lockdown defender: Battier v. Sefolosha = Unless they're guarding each other, both these nikkas getting torched. They gon' be on some highlights.
Xs & Os: Brooks v. Spo = Advantage OKC. Both young good coaches. I just think Brooks has made some better adjustments during his series matchups. But really who cares? It's going to come down to the players. Coaching won't be the difference maker at this point in the season.
Crowd: OKC v. Miami = Advantage OKC. shyt is like a college atmosphere. Miami is...Miami.
Prediction: Heat in 7.
OKC in 6, Everybody wants downplay OKC, they young, they have not been battle tested etc. Man whatever! Heat fans are going to believe too in a weeks time! Just ask the Lakers and the Spurs 
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