NBA: *** Official 2014 NBA Playoffs Thread ***

I realize this is a Cyclone website, but just no. There are very few NBA players that could make this Heat team 10-15 points better (they just won two straight championships and another Eastern Conference championship for **** sake!).

Have you watched this series or the playoffs in general? The Heat are playing with 4 guys when COle and Chalmers are in the game.
 
Yeah, I didn't expect it to get this ugly but this is pretty much what I expected. The Heat have barely slowed down SA's offense and I don't think they will in game 5 either. I think they're finally spent after 4 consecutive finals.

It will be interesting to see how they retool for next year.
 
I realize this is a Cyclone website, but just no. There are very few NBA players that could make this Heat team 10-15 points better (they just won two straight championships and another Eastern Conference championship for **** sake!).

On the season or entire playoffs sure. But the Spurs are playing stretches w zero pg because Chalmers is giving them nothing. They could use a physical pg for sure.
 
Have you watched this series or the playoffs in general? The Heat are playing with 4 guys when COle and Chalmers are in the game.

I would venture to guess that I have watched more NBA this season than at least 90% of people in this thread. They were +4.8 in points during the regular season, and then they rolled through the Eastern Conference playoffs with an average margin of +7. Do you realize how hard it is to improve a championship team by 10-15 points? They're going to have an average scoring margin of +15-20 just by adding Kane? And you're talking about a college player nonetheless. Seriously, think about it. There's NO ******* WAY he would improve them by 10-15 points. Chris Paul might be able to, but that's about it.
 
time to see what spoelstra is made of. popp making him look like an amateur so far.
 
Well would you look at that, Greg Oden is in.

The end of the heat bench is bizarre...
Greg 'I'm more passionate about dentistry' Oden
Michael Beasely
Justin 'Utah is close to Louisiana' Hamilton
lately Floppier is on the end of the bench
then Udonis Haslem's lifetime contract
 
:skeptical: you don't make 4 consecutive finals with "just a bunch of players" The Heat are a good team, the Spurs are just better.

Theyre not this much better if Miami was better coached.
 
If the Heat lose this series, is the Big 3 deemed a success?

Success for Miami, Wade and Bosh. Not sure about LeBrons legacy given his expectations.

won his first titles but had a pr disaster and the worst statistical free fall in an nba finals 3 years ago. Winning one or two titles in a different way w Cleveland or another team without the whole Superfriends thing may have helped his perceived place among legends.
 
I would venture to guess that I have watched more NBA this season than at least 90% of people in this thread. They were +4.8 in points during the regular season, and then they rolled through the Eastern Conference playoffs with an average margin of +7. Do you realize how hard it is to improve a championship team by 10-15 points? They're going to have an average scoring margin of +15-20 just by adding Kane? And you're talking about a college player nonetheless. Seriously, think about it. There's NO ******* WAY he would improve them by 10-15 points. Chris Paul might be able to, but that's about it.

Well congrats to them. What PGs in the Eastern conference did they have to match up against? Rose was out. Rondo played half the season. Hell, the team they played in the Conference finals doesn't even have better PG play. Basically, all Kane would have to do in this series is score about ten and not let Parker go wherever he wants for 6 points a game. Besides that, he's a nightmare for someone like Parker or Mills, or whoever because he's much bigger. I honestly don't think that's a stretch. I'm also talking about this series and the matchups, not an entire season.