Guys, get over it. If the Heat had been motivated in game 1 or game 3 there would never even had been a game 6. If the Heat weren't coasting in the first half of game 6, then they wouldn't have needed LeBron to go into no-headband mode and dominate the entire second half to even put San Antonio in a position to miss a few free throws. Unfair to blame pop, manu or whoever for the Heat turning it on and off the way they do. They almost got caught slippin - it's the same reason why nobody in their right mind actually thought SA or the Pacers were going to win game 7. A motivated Miami Heat team is unbeatable.
Pop definitely made some mistakes in game 6 -- him keeping Duncan on the bench was probably the reason why Miami got two straight offensive rebounds and made the comeback. There is no reason a team should lose leading by 5 with less than a minute left. This just shows that even the greatest coach can make mistakes. It happens.
Nah, Pop is still one of the best coaches in the league, but he did make some stupid moves, or the lack thereof, in both of those last 2 games. However, I still have Spurs making it back to the Finals next year. They'll resign Manu for pretty cheap, and I assume Manu wants to redeem himself. And they'll get someone like an Al Jefferson.
They would have beat the Thunder WITH westbrook. The thunder aren't as good anymore without Harden and Perkins close to useless. Remember 2 years ago when they were down 0-2 against the Spurs, Harden was one of the big reasons they came back in that series to win. Just my opinion of course...
