Eastern Conference Finals (Playoff): Chicago Bulls(1) Vs Miami Heats(2)

Oooooo ahhhh the Heat won the series before it EVER began. The Bulls had no chance. The series was over before it began. It was booked according to some here, Heat to the Finals and Heat are 2011 champs. People were crowning their ass as Dennis Green said.

Dont critcize people that are happy or celebrating a Bulls win when you and others said the Bulls have/had no chance and booked Miami for the Finals, again, before this series even began.

overreact much? I think so.

 

At the end of the day the main reason that the Bulls have the edge in my opinion is that Bulls Bench is >>>>>> Heat Bench (if there really is any)

 

Right, that is just stupid. The Bulls didn't have the best record in the NBA for no reason, and their sweep of the Heat in the regular season shouldn't be overlooked (nor should it be overstated, given how close all three games were). The Heat played a bad game and I consider that an anomaly, but I wouldn't say they are a lock to win game #2 either-- the Bulls barely ever lose at home. This will be a long, tough series.

 

It's not the worst argument in the world, considering that is basically the same reason the Mavs crushed the Lakers. However, I think that the Heat are more equipped than the Lakers were to play their starters long minutes to mitigate the disadvantage. They lost tonight because they couldn't get anything out of LBJ and Wade, which is maybe the first time all year both had bad games.

 

OK, so let's say he goes 2/7, 28.4%. Would an additional missed shot have made a difference today?

Seriously, the excuses some of you are coming up with for the Heat are a joke. They got their behinds kicked because the Bulls defense turned their offense into trash. The weakness of Miami's roster got exposed today. The 3 stars scored 63 points and went 24/50, 14/14, 18 rebs, 9 assists, 5 steals. Not bad against the #1 defense in the NBA. The entire rest of the team scored 19 points was 8/18, 1/1, 15 rebs, 2 assists, 2 steals.

Quit acting like the Heat's problems will be so easy to solve. Who are you fooling? I figured the Bulls were in decent shape down only 3 after the 1st quarter. When it was tied at halftime, I knew the Bulls were in good shape and had a solid chance of winning. If the other players on the Heat don't get their act together, Miami is cooked. They are too predictable and limited in what they can do on offense in half-court. If the Bulls continue to pound them on the boards and make the Heat work hard on each and every possession on offense, LeBron and Wade will get tired and it will affect the Heat's defense.

The Bulls want this series to be an ugly war of attrition. Unless a role player or two step it up for the Heat, they will lose this war. Spoelstra has to figure some way to get productivity from more players. Bosh won't go 12/18 for 30 points in game 2. LeBron and Wade will take up his slack but that probably won't be enough.

The Heat got punched in the mouth and were knocked dizzy. They were completely dominated in the 2nd half, which IMO, was the worst way for them to lose today. Once the jitters disappeared, the Bulls were better. Blaming game 1 on partying is so stupid I can't believe it's being used as an excuse. What desperation.

As I see it, home court won't mean much in this series. It will be more of a chess match as the games progress. The Heat have adjustments to make and we'll see what's up their sleeve. Better be something. The 3 stars taking 73.5% of their FGAs ain't gonna cut it unless LeBron goes ballistic on 3-pointers.

Last point: Game one shows that momentum does not necessarily transfer from one series to another.

 

you forgot game 3 vs boston. both were subpar too.

boston was the #2 defensive team in the L. chicago is #1. james/wade aren't going to dominate EVERY game. but they're superstars and it's up to them to make adjustments.

i was literally shocked when asik/gibson shut james down 1-on-1. james was borderline trash offensively.

wade, he just needs to wake up: 2 blown wide open layups, throw a ball out of bounds on a fastbreak w/ james, careless TOs, and stepping out of bounds under no pressure.

those 2 guys will be fine.

i said this way before this series started: the heat will lose game 1. i can see it from a mile away. they put too much heart and soul into the celtics series that the after-effects would be carried over to game 1.

 

look man, when your 2 best players suck like trash, you're going to get exposed. depth was never an advantage for them. when your 2 best player suck, the game is not easy on your role players so it is expected they also suck. the game is only easier when your best players make the game easier.

james and wade suck like trash tonight. point blank.

and if you don't think wade (i'm just talking about wade here) had some pre-partying or whatever by his demeaner even in the first 2 minutes of the game, you didn't even see the game. you saw it immediately.

didn't i predict the heat would lose game 1? now they'll win game 2-4.

 

Bosh was light's out, which made up a lot for Wade and LeBron. Without Bosh playing over his head, this would have been a 30-point blowout. It was pretty easy for him as the Big 2 set him up several times. The Heat shot 47% from the field. Will they do that again in game 2? Maybe, maybe not. Will it matter if they continue to get their heads beat in on the boards? I guess you are so wrapped up into LeBron and the Heat you can't see how much in denial you are. There are fundamental things the Heat must change. This isn't the Sixers or Celtics.

To me, the partying excuse is what's trash. Is there an internet rumor going around?

 

Word on the Internet is that LeBron allegedly ran up a $172,000 tab at XS, the nightclub at Encore in Vegas.... and here's the story. http://www.brobible.com/bronews/lebron-james-las-vegas-bar-tab

Said tab...

 

just look at how wade played man. i could be making the partying thing up, but he didn't look right if you see him in the first quarter. his head wasn't on straight.

denial? look, when lebron james can't beat their bench players off the dribble, it's going to be a long night. when you go small and can't punish them offensively, it's going to be a long night.

lebron/wade are their best players and they did not set the tone tonight. bosh kept them in the game in the first half, but they went away from him.

rebounding will be key. i said that the only way the bulls can beat this team is if they outrebound the heat by at least 8 per game on average and they did that tonight to start out the series. the game became a blowout b/c the heat kept giving up rebounds in the 2nd half (in the first half, i think the heat were either ahead on the boards or even) and it demoralized them.

there were many possessions where they played superb defense and the bulls got the board, either to make a 3, layup, or dunk. it happened over and over and over and over again.

the heat will get outrebound on the boards; i don't expect them to win the rebounding battle. but for them to be MURDERED like this is very unexpected. they have to make adjustments.

the bulls CANNOT score on the heat initial defense. i don't see how they can do it consistently. rose made all of his jumpshots tonight to keep it close in the first half or else it would have been a decent lead for the heat. can he keep that up by making more than 50% of his jumpshots?

so if the heat can just be "competitive" (not win) on the boards, they'll win this series.

but i predicted this type of effort in game 1. it was embarrassing to see. we'll see in game 2. i predict a heat win.

i would not be surprised if true. the heat truly thought the celtics were their only challenge. it's time for them to wake up b/c that was only the semifinals. they have 2 more series to go.

 

You really should include your source when you quote someone directly.

 

you are a class idiot.

the mavs are the worst team left in the playoffs. dont be fooled because they dismantled the lakers, the lakers had injury problems to athletic issues and really only about 3 players showing up. They wont be able to run through the Thunder who have the X-factor in Westbrook who cant be stopped by any single player on the Mavericks roster.

then you look at the bulls, I mean really, again, rose will destroy. Heat will sweep the mavs. thats the worst shot possible.

And i know, Mavs have nowitzki and a "defense" in Chandler. That doesn't mean much, chandler didn't dominate the lakers, it was the 3-point shot. If you have any decent big, their interior game is gone and with a quick defense on the perimeter, Peja is too old to get shots off and Barrea will be shocked that someone can actually stay in front of him.

 

$9.00 for a Bud Light? That's a sin.

 

Get LeBron some freaking HELP out there!

 

it's called sin city for a reason. and FYI, that's cheap in vegas.

 

I'm surprise Sactown hasn't shown up yet. At least Octavanus and tmac_1 admit they were wrong which got a lot of respect from me.

 

And don't forget to add the jump shot to his repertoire because his

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crab dribble iso can only take him so far

 

The thing that caught my eye was the Red Bull 6-pack priced at 48 bucks each?

holy hell that is a blatant ripoff.

And 172 K is chump change to LeBron. He get paid 14.5 mil not including any endorsements.

 

That being said A_3PO, out of curiosity-- earlier in the thread you predicted Miami to take it in 5 or 6. Has Game 1 changed your opinion any?

 

You are an idiot if you really believe all of this stuff. Peja is too old to get off a shot? He's only 33 and even though he is declining as a player he is still more than able to get off shots. Also, minus the Dirk injury period the Mavs played great basketball all year and beat the Heat both times they played. They also played well against the Thunder this year winning 2 of 3. They also have two solid defenders with Marion and Chandler. If the Mavericks are making shots like they did against LA they can and probably will beat anyone.