Well guys, I didn't watch the game but I saw the box score and highlights. I can't comment on what happened but you can't expect Miami to beat anyone if Wade only scores 5 points and Bosh is out. Pacers seem hot right now, but I'd still be really surprised if they win the series. One good thing about this is that the Bosh haters were wrong. Bosh is super important to this team and a big time baller. But, Wade is really stinking it up out there.
Btw. If the Pacers go on to win this series, they will take Philly/Boston with ease using their size/rebounding/defense. They have much better rebounding compared to Boston and did well against them in the regular season.
How would you know he's not the problem if you didn't watch the game? LeBron was a no show in the second half. His lack of production is definitely one of the main reasons they lost game 3.
Nah, its karma. This is good for the NBA though. Keeps hope for the one superstar team like the Mavs, or teams like the Pacers. The Heat would have been better off with Wade plus Noah, and then fill in with better role players. Only with all three do they have a chance, and even then, the Mavs showed last year the way to beat them.
What choice does he have though? Pittman didn't even get that many minutes. They managed to lose with their vets playing. Turiaf had a good game, but I'm not sure you can even rely on him. You know, these guys could have really used Boris Diaw.
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Didn't see the game, and thank god I didn't. Wade is a chump so far in the playoffs man. WTF is he doing out there for maybe 2 games so far in the playoffs? Dude is putting up stink bombs. Bron just needs to jack up 30+ shots from now on and play 48 minutes. He can't afford to be eliminated in the 2nd round.
Yo SacClown, download the game from the other thread (http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=6856699&postcount=215) and see what happened. Here's what you will learn: Pacers aren't hot. The Heat are just inferior to them without Bosh and I think that became apparent tonight. Chalmers became D-Wade while D-Wade became worthless and they neutralized each other. The Pacers still won by 19. If they reverse rolls like normal, Pacers are still better. Both teams realize the Pacers are better. The Heat are the underdogs and that reality smacked them in the face pretty hard. It's going to be tough for them to outscore the Pacers over a 48 minute game once, much less 3 more times. I wouldn't be surprised if Miami led at halftime in game 4 Sunday but it won't mean a thing if the margin isn't huge. If LeBron is on fumes the 2nd half and his jumper is off, forget it. Who gives a care about the "Bosh haters"? You trying change the subject?
Yeah, it's karma. We gon bring you 5...6...7...8 championships Miami! We gon to join forces and be the new A-Team! We won't have to compete anymore! The world has it's way of punishing those who speak , and do, without integrity. Look at Shaud for example. Shaud's the senile, perpetually unemployed grandpa at the dinner table who talks a lot but doesn't say anything insightful. And the world has dealt with him accordingly, isolating him from reality and delegating him to the internet, living vicariously through celeb friends on his twitter. I'd put him on my ignore list for better thread aesthetics.
C'mon now. Spo had any number of choices. Status quo would have been better and apparently it took only 3 minutes to prove that. We'll see Pittman next in October.
OK - so it sounds like you are guaranteeing that the Pacers are going to win this series. So you'll eat crow and admit you were wrong when the heat take this in 7 games? It's only 2-1 and you are all acting like the Heat are done, just like you clowns did when the bulls when up 1-0 last year and the Heat won the next 4. Come on man, the Pacers are not beating the Heat in this series. The Thunder or San Antonio probably will, however.
He had options, but none of them really good. Status quo would have been better, but if you are at a disadvantage to start with, it might be worth it to gamble a bit and find out if Pittman vs. Hibbert had a chance of working.
He sucked in the 2nd half b/c Wade didn't give him the help he needed. I didn't see the game, but I followed the play-by-play on my Iphone. The Heat had all the momentum after the first. Bron sat down to start the 2nd, and Wade missed 3 straight shots, 2 turnovers and the lead was gone. Wade seriously needs to get his act together. After tonight, his scoring is below 20 points in this playoffs, and he's shooting at a 40% clip. That's Joe Johnson-status man. But if Wade doesn't show up again in game 4, James just needs to force the issue all game. If he has to play 48 minutes, he must (2 days rest till game 4).
Agreed but LeBron's minutes in the 1st half must be limited and the Heat have to stay close so he can carry them across the finish line. I'd try resting him 3 mins at the end of Q1 plus the first 3 mins of Q2 and then maybe 2 mins at the end of Q3. But while he's on the floor, LeBron has to go Superman. LeBron has to be fresher in the 2nd half for the Heat to have a chance. He hit the wall hard in the 3rd quarter after post ridiculous stats early. It was uuuuuugly.
You saw what happened when he sat for 4 minutes in the 2nd quarter. The 9 point lead became a deficit. I don't think Spo can afford to rest him at all. I know what I"m asking is probably unrealistic. But with Wade with his head in his butt, LBJ needs to pull something extra right now. He's riding solo.
You really should learn to stfu until the series ends. i personally didnt expect the Pacers to have this kind of showing and I'm rooting for them. It is now anyone's series. I do commend you on trying to jinx SA and OKC by saying they will beat Miami when they havent even closed out their own series. This is why you get clowned so much. Just watch the games and enjoy the ride. When it's all said and done you can dance like a fool or disappear for months again. Perfect example is in my sig.
I understand your point but tonight (and Tuesday) prove LeBron can't play 48 minutes. IMO, it's cut and dried. The Heat have to avoid collapsing in the 2nd half and must rest LeBron or it's guaranteed they cannot finish the game. If you can somehow get to watch the 2nd half of tonight, I bet you would agree. LeBron is human, not bionic. Perhaps another way to get him rest is to have him slack some on defense and avoid playing PF. Spo is running LeBron into the ground. This is a big reason I thought the Pacers would take more control as the series progressed. If the Pacers (my hometown team) are truly worthy of advancing, this thing will end 4-1 and none of the games will go down to the wire even if LeBron gets enough rest without the Heat collapsing early. In their present condition, the Sixers could probably win a series from Miami.
<br> I don't think he's necessarily a scrub. The only game he got significant minutes in he scored something like 20+ points against the bulls. Though all the talent seems to be there, the guy is a major head case and he'll probably never make it.
