Each team responds to a loss in a big way by blowing out the other, aside from Game 1. So, Spurs in 7 then?
No not really...I expected San Antonio to win game 1, and respond with a thorough beatdown in game 3...check my post history.. Game 4 I thought would be a Spurs win...I was wrong...But really who cares what I think will happen...It is why you play the game...The Spurs have been a more consistent Barometer of playoff success...hence why i have confidence in what they can do...They have played as other special championships team play...Its a joy to watch unselfish, precision basketball...And I do expect them to respond... Keep drinking that Miami koolaid...and when your world shatters...please remember to come back to this board...so that everyone else who pick the spurs to win in 6 and myself can laugh at your misery...goodnight troll...
SA still shot over 50% from 3 pt land and had almost twice as many fts as Miami and were still blown out. That's not a good sign for the Spurs, because I think there's going to be a game or two where they don't shoot such a high percentage from 3. That along with Miami's big 3 possibly getting their act together for these final few games could spell trouble for SA. I also thing there's going to be a game where Miami's role players go off as well. Splitter plays too soft. Diaw can be effective for SA in limited mins. Ginobili played very poorly. Pop might be regretting not having Stephen Jackson's two-way ability for this series as LBJ gets going.
I also don't see them turning it over around 20 times next game. I saw them as stagnant for the most part on offence, soft and careless on D. Not that I am a fan of hem or anything but I wouldn't say that they truly played a good game.
I think SA will play better, but don't discount the impact of Miami's defense either. When Miami plays with the kind of defensive intensity they played with in games 2 and 4, they're very difficult to defeat.
Sorry, but my world won't shatter either way and if you look at the poll results I voted Spurs in 7. Not really a Heat fan or a Spurs fan, but Heat hater clowns do get annoying so it's human nature to defend the heat when ridiculous statements are thrown around. I also think it's funny that so many Rockets "fans" rooted for the Mavs and now the Spurs in the NBA finals.
I am not a Heat nor a Spurs fan but I like Lebron and I would have Tmac win a ship but at the end of the day I root for the Heat
Ill be waiting to david stern to come down and hand lebron a steel chair to bust duncans face wide open...
Lebron gets way to much hate. Wade was the best player, but if lebron isn't doing what he is doing the heat don't win. Lebron James trails Tony Parker by 2 assists. Otherwise he would lead both team in Points, Rebounds, and Assists.
With how the series is behaving, my gut feel is: If Miami goes 3-2 : 100% they go all the way. If Spurs goes 3-2 : I give them 50% chance to win it all. And I voted Spurs in 6 before the series :grin:
In the last two rounds the Heat are 5-0 after a loss, and every time their fan boys say they are mentally tough, but they are also 0-5 after a win, and every time their detractors say they are mentally weak. The truth is somewhere in the middle, but it's a huge middle They certainly seem to lack any kind of cold-blooded killer mentality, given their inconsistency.
Put some money on it. What I've been saying since after game 1 seems most likely. SA wins 5 while Miami wins 6 and 7. It wouldn't shock me if Miami wins in 6 but that's not likely, imo.
and the Pacers are 6-1 this year in the playoffs after a loss, I guess that proves they are an unmotivated/coasting team
what would Lebron, Wade or Bosh possibly gain by playing lazy in the ECF in those 3 games they lost? Is it going to improve Lebron's image and improve his endorsement opportunities? Is it going to to help Lebron's image and in helping him catch up to MJ? Is it going to help Wade and Bosh with their already declining endorsement opportunities earn new endorsement contracts?
