How would you build a team to beat Miami, OKC or SAS?

Even Dream brought physicality that would deem 6 personals in under 48 minutes with today's officiating. I dunno.....

 

Making Perkins play more minutes might limit Dwight's effectiveness, but it also limits the effectiveness of the Thunder in general. In addition, Perkins has not been the same low-post defender as before, from what I have seen. If they play Adams, this is where a dominant SG would be useful, since Adams is slow on the PnR and helpside. Theoretically, if Ibaka would come to help over, a stretch four who is good rotationally on defence would be ideal. Sounds like... 2pat I don't think Ibaka can abuse the smaller stretch four at this point in his career. Heck, the Rockets put James Harden on Ibaka in the playoffs.

The question with SA: how much longer can Tim Duncan sustain his level of play? The man is 38, and probably would not be able to handle the physicality and strength of Dwight in the playoffs, where the refs "let them play" more. In addition, Splitter is not an exceptional post defender by any means; is he not comparable to Robin Lopez?

While Bosh and Love could stretch the court, how much will a prototypical team lose by not having one of the best defensive anchors in the game?

I'm not sure what playoff series you were watching, but Harden was kinda the reason the Rockets did not advance. While improving the bench and role players is a thing every team must do every offseason, the big issue is Harden did not play up to the level the Rockets need him to play.

 

Which would be similar to Dwight, a "3rd star", and good role players. Yes, another big 3 and competitive role players can beat the Heat. Quite frankly, that would beat any team, and really hard to get both..

 

I don't know, maybe ask Cuban?

 

A good coach who can use the talent on his team effectively.

A Twin Towers composed of two of the best big men in the league both offensively and defensively surrounded by good role players.

 

Lure LBJ away in free agency to make another super-team, and persuade him that it's in his best interest to do it for the league minimum, and that he should announce that he will give his salary to charity. That would send his endorsement earnings even further through the roof. Then take the extra room under the cap to make a "big four."

 

How about we try to get out of the first round and then we can talk.

it starts with firing Milk hair

 

For Okc, yeah he'd be ideal, for the Spurs we have as ideal a roster minus we have bad shooting, for miami, we can't force miami away from small balling lebron at pf so no.

 

Don't forget we would also need excellent peremiter defenders to defend..

Lebron
Wade
Allen
Parker
Daniels
Leonard
Westbrook
Durant
Jackson

 

Dwight
ZBo
Parsons
Harden
Rondo

 

This. Give me a team like the 08-09, 09-10 lakers and they will wipe the floor with Miami. The would have no answer for a prime gasol and Bynum in the post.

I'll take a skilled big man over small ball any day.

 

Rondo
Harden
Ariza
Millsap
Howard

Would have to trade Parsons and Asik, but who cares. That team could defend, protect the ball, and be able to correctly feed the post. Rock