So who is going to win the NBA Championship Heat or OKC?

[northeast]

No way to know. I am not saying he was never injured in the last 2 years. I am saying maybe he felt confident in his shot this series, but gave a little extra grimace sometimes to deceive the competition.

Battier and Miller both somehow shot the ball very well all of a sudden.

This argues against the Jazz philosophy of playing your hardest every minute of every game.
You want to be able to step it up when it counts most.

 

[northeast]

I checked the stats. Miller's 3% went down in the playoffs.
He's been great at 3s all year -- strange that a guy fighting injuries shoots .453 for the year.

Battier did step up his 3 point shooting in the playoffs.

 

[nightmare3983]

I checked the stats. Miller's 3% went down in the playoffs.
He's been great at 3s all year -- strange that a guy fighting injuries shoots .453 for the year.Battier did step up his 3 point shooting in the playoffs.

You realize that he only played in 39 of the Heat's 66 games this year, right? He's played in 54% of the Heat's regular season games the past two years. I'm pretty sure he's pretty banged up. While anything is possible, you're definitely reaching with the thought that maybe he was overplaying his injuries.

 

[northeast]

You realize that he only played in 39 of the Heat's 66 games this year, right? He's played in 54% of the Heat's regular season games the past two years. I'm pretty sure he's pretty banged up. While anything is possible, you're definitely reaching with the thought that maybe he was overplaying his injuries.

I just said it was strange. That is a fact. I never said or implied that he wasn't banged up.

He might have been using his injuries to his advantage to do what he could to help his team win. You don't know. Why wouldn't he?

 

[nightmare3983]

I did not say he was, I just said it was possible, and you don't know otherwise, the only person who knows is Miller.
I never suggested he did not have injuries.

You're right - the only person who knows is Miller. Which kind of makes it pointless to bring up the point that he might be overselling his injuries in the first place.

 

[northeast]

This makes me think of the single play that irked me most in this series. When LeBron was out with cramps, and then came back on, the defense slacked off of him, and gave him an open 3 pointer which he hit. They should have been all over that 3 point shot, because if he tried anything else he might have collapsed again.

 

[northeast]

You're right - the only person who knows is Miller. Which kind of makes it pointless to bring up the point that he might be overselling his injuries in the first place.

Pointless? Maybe the Jazz will emulate the Heat and win a title someday because of it. Are you saying bringing a title to Utah would be pointless?

 

[nightmare3983]

This makes me think of the single play that irked me most in this series. When LeBron was out with cramps, and then came back on, the defense slacked off of him, and gave him an open 3 pointer which he hit. They should have been all over that 3 point shot, because if he tried anything else he might have collapsed again.

Well, I'll finally agree with you on something. LeBron was obviously having trouble with his leg, so OKC should have forced him to drive. Just one of several late-game errors the Thunder made throughout the series.

 

[HipHopAnonymous]

The Heat are only going to get better. I expect they will add a few key vet players and be even better next year.

 

[northeast]

Miller was 7 for 11 from 3 v Thunder.
Battier was 15 for 26.
Lebron was 3 of 16.

 

[freakazoid]

LeBron wouldn't of one a championship without Battier, Miller, and Chalmers.

*have

*won

Seriously, though, trying to come up with a bunch of excuses just makes you look stupid. er. Lebron has answered all the haters by beating a very good OKC team. Nobody expects people to stop hating, but you don't get to keep yapping about how he disappears and will never win a title. He did win. Get over it.

 

[northeast]

Nobody here said the things about Lebron that you are talking about, so what are we supposed to get over and deal with? Who are you talking to?