Video breaks down LeBrons lack of Finals effectiveness

[verbaltelekinesis]

I think what happened with Spo is that he panicked. Lebron got hot and the offense went out the window, he thought he could just let Lebron play "Lebron ball" and ride him to a W. In theory this sounds good, especially since he's the best player in the world. And the Spurs have shown a tendency in the past to struggle against elite offensive talent, Kobe beat them essentially by himself in 2 different playoff series and co-opted a 3rd.

 

[Brozay]

Coach Nick dont lie

 

[threattonature]

I wondered many times during the series why he wasn't posting up. Very misleading title because the video seemed like more of an indictment of the Heat's offense as a whole than a breakdown of how Lebron was "stat-padding". Defense was a much bigger problem for the Heat anyway. They could not stop the Spurs after game 2. His effort as well as the team as a whole was more egregious than anything that occurred on offense.

One thing the video mentioned that I noticed myself was how if the Heat's initial play was snuffed out how they were dead in the water. Compare that to San Antonio who would get their initial play wiped out and would either immediately reset and start another play or they just had options built in to extend the plays. And you're dead on that no matter what Lebron did it probably wouldn't have been enough cause that Spurs offense was shredding the defense. So while I personally would've like to see Lebron more aggressive as San Antonio was on runs I don't think it would've made much of a difference at all.

Plus I think the Spurs defense fukked with Spo's head by constantly switching up what they were doing and how they were playing Lebron and took them completely out of their offense. You can tell Spo can't make in-game adjustments so if you hit him with something they aren't expecting it just throws everything off for the Heat. Spo's a beast if he has a game to counter you but in game he just gets lost.

 

[The G.O.D II]

Coach nick da gawd

 

[cook]

I fukking hate you skip bayless ass nikkas....word to errthing

 

[MoneyTron]

I want a Wade video.

 

[MoneyTron]

I fukking hate you skip bayless ass nikkas....word to errthing

 

[FTBS]

One thing the video mentioned that I noticed myself was how if the Heat's initial play was snuffed out how they were dead in the water. Compare that to San Antonio who would get their initial play wiped out and would either immediately reset and start another play or they just had options built in to extend the plays. And you're dead on that no matter what Lebron did it probably wouldn't have been enough cause that Spurs offense was shredding the defense. So while I personally would've like to see Lebron more aggressive as San Antonio was on runs I don't think it would've made much of a difference at all.

Plus I think the Spurs defense fukked with Spo's head by constantly switching up what they were doing and how they were playing Lebron and took them completely out of their offense. You can tell Spo can't make in-game adjustments so if you hit him with something they aren't expecting it just throws everything off for the Heat. Spo's a beast if he has a game to counter you but in game he just gets lost.

Miami wasn't even making them work after game 2. It was wide open shot after wide open shot or layup. The Heat want to play a 90-99 pt game. The don't really have the firepower to compete into the 100s.That's why defense was so important and they put up no fight on that end in the last 3 games save a couple runs. You look at game 3 and they had 50 at the half and were down by 20. Honestly MIA's offense has never been that great. It's been all about the brilliance of Bron and Wade and Bosh on occasion setting themselves and everyone else up. When they can't create you get what you saw in the 2nd and 3rd quarter in game 5...total stagnation. Were there even plays being called? Bron should've been living in the paint getting easy shots and/or fouls all series instead dude is at the top of key or on the wing. If dude's jumper hadn't been falling this shyt would have gotten really ugly and been over in 4.

 

[Goatpoacher]

I want a Wade video.

Request Denied.

 

[Shogun]

Spo is terrible, I really don't like that guy and I'm not even a Lebron fan

How many coaches in the league would that team actually listen to, though?

Serious question. No

 

[AkaDemiK]

You're a laker fan post 2010. Only knick fans should be more mad than you.

 

[Ritzy Sharon]

I want a Wade video.

 

[threattonature]

Miami wasn't even making them work after game 2. It was wide open shot after wide open shot or layup. The Heat want to play a 90-99 pt game. The don't really have the firepower to compete into the 100s.That's why defense was so important and they put up no fight on that end in the last 3 games save a couple runs. You look at game 3 and they had 50 at the half and were down by 20. Honestly MIA's offense has never been that great. It's been all about the brilliance of Bron and Wade and Bosh on occasion setting themselves and everyone else up. When they can't create you get what you saw in the 2nd and 3rd quarter in game 5...total stagnation. Where there even plays being called? Bron should've been living in the paint getting easy shots and/or fouls all series instead dude is at the top of key or on the wing. If dude's jumper hadn't been falling this shyt would have gotten really ugly and been over in 4.

They're one of those offenses predicated off of Lebron's dominance. If a team isn't completely bending to stop him (thus creating looks for others) then the Heat are in trouble. It's the reason Indiana in the past and San Antonio give the Heat trouble. Both teams know how to shift towards him without going completely crazy running people at Lebron since they have the primary defenders to at least not need constant help. They figured out against Indy to put Lebron in the post and to run them off screens since Hibbert became useless. Once that didn't work against San Antonio they were done.

 

[Imyremeshaw]

I wondered many times during the series why he wasn't posting up. Very misleading title because the video seemed like more of an indictment of the Heat's offense as a whole than a breakdown of how Lebron was "stat-padding". Defense was a much bigger problem for the Heat anyway. They could not stop the Spurs after game 2. His effort as well as the team as a whole was more egregious than anything that occurred on offense.

While agree that video is more of an indictment of the Heat's offense as whole, there was clear examples of Lebron "statpadding" , scoring majority of his points when the Heat where down 15+ points( 1.1 points when Spurs lead by 15+ and 0.65 points within 10+ points), posting up a total of 14 times, etc..., the stats don't tell the whole story, Lebron was not as effective as his stats indicate.

 

[FTBS]

While agree that video is more of an indictment of the Heat's offense as whole, there was clear examples of Lebron "statpadding" , scoring majority of his points when the Heat where down 15+ points( 1.1 points when Spurs lead by 15+ and 0.65 points within 10+ points), posting up a total of 14 times, etc..., the stats don't tell the whole story, Lebron was not as effective as his stats indicate.

His team lost 4-1 and got blown off the floor 3 straight games...what stats are being argued against? I'm not exactly hearing people go on and on about his Herculean individual effort in this series.