Spurs Destroy Heat (Again) As Kawhi Bests LeBron in Game 4
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Coach Nick spotlights another scintillating performance by the Spurs as a team, with sublime passing and cutting. Meanwhile, the Heat came out completely flat and never recovered from their huge first half deficit.
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Won't be surprised if we see another blow out. Miami is just lucky they barely won game 2 or this series would've been an embarrassing sweep.
D wade flopped in game 2 and he got 2 free throws and made both of them if it was never for that flop the score would of been 96-96 and go into Overtime but instead it was 98-96.
You could also argue that if LeBron didn't cramp up in Game 1, Heat could have been up 2-0. Coulda Woulda Shoulda
Sam Wise Yeah I remember that too if you don't make your free throws it will come back to haunt you.
The Lone Voice Yeah that's true but if LeBron gets injured the heat have to step up just like the spurs did in game 6 vs the Thunder with no tony parker for the 2nd half.
Mega Tron for sure bro. you hit it right on the money. If u lose a guy u gotta come out as a team and get the w. No excuses.
Boris Diaw is one hell of a player. Terrific team player..
he made the difference.
I'm still shocked that the heat lost a joey Crawford home game
Please actually look up the numbers for heat with joey crawford and without in the playoffs, their winning percentage is higher without him...
TheVictoryHawk interesting
Spurs will finally get the respect they deserve. They took out the the season MVP and now the 2 time defending champs.
Yeah but heat fans will use excuses like if LeBron didn't get crams in game 1 the series would be different.
no, people will be talking about how Lebron failed this summer instead of the beautiful offense run by the Spurs because that grabs the headlines more than Spurs being good
it sucks that people are just jumping on the Spurs to root against the Heat. 10 bucks says if Spurs win, people will just celebrate the Heat's loss and won't care about San Antonio when next season starts and then they'll move on to the next team to beat Miami
cb4allstar4 of course that will happen the Miami Heat and LeBron are bad people just look at what they've done. LeBron being the leader. Now we have the chance that they bring their friend carmelo next summer because LeBron showed everyone how easy it is to team up with other stars to win. They will ruined the league.
cb4allstar4 While that may be true, I certainly enjoy watching the spurs play and starting next season I will be watching a few of their games when I can but for the most part its back to my knicks!
Spurs ain't doin nun but proving that last year finals was nothing short of a miracle for the heat...all 3 wins by 15+ ...in the finals...that's crazy
Or... the spurs got better (with the addition of patty mills and the intrinsic improvement of kawhi leonard) while the heat got worse (the loss of mike miller combined with the further intrinsic diminishing talents of dwyane wade).
The heat won last yr's finals in 7 games. Game 6 was lucky (ray allen shot) but the spurs' game 1 win (tony parker's shot over lebron) was lucky too so it was no "fluke" as you say. The heat are worse now than they were last year. The spurs are better now than they were last yr. I don't see why that's such a hard concept to understand.
Well look the heat have the "GREATEST PLAYER IN THE LEAGUE" and before u give me that he has to score 30-40 points per game for them to win bullshit u can't have yo cake and eat it too, you can't, when the heat win, attribute it solely to LBJ and when they lose say he doesn't have help...yes they getting they ass thraxed by the better team... and yes the heat's supporting cast hasn't played great this finals but it was enough to get them to a 4th str8 finals(albeit through probably the easiest road to the finals) ...and are u equating the shot tony parker hit in gm 1 (where they were winning by two BTW) to the meltdown in the final 28 seconds where they led by 5 points???.....I hope not
AJ Collins Where do i start with this comment?
1. Lebron scoring 30-40 won't do much this series. what the heat have to do is defend which they aren't doing. the heat gave up 57% shooting in game 3 and 59% shooting in game 4. It's not that the heat are only not getting enough offensively but they aren't getting anything defensively either. Lebron is the only heat player that has played some semblance of defense for the heat (when they switch him onto parker and ginobili) but the rest of em? they are letting 3s and paint points convert like mad.
I never said the heat's wins were solely lebron's doing. heck, game 2 was the doing of bosh, rashard lewis, ray allen as well as lebron james so why did you say that in reply?
2. They did get to a 4th str8 finals which is great but think about this. the spurs are shooting the best % in the finals in 60 years. this is clearly a diff beast finals wise and is a better team than the 2012-2013 version. the heat are a worse version than the 2012-2013 version which is what i said and explains the rout that is happening right now. the heat got lucky bc the east was pure trash this yr.
3. I'm not saying the tony parker shot was equally as lucky to the ray allen shot but it was lucky nonetheless. Situation was diff but it was still a lucky shot near the end of the game.
so... not sure why you flamed on me. you act as if i'm one of the ppl that thought the heat won 2 str8 rings with lebron only. both were team efforts ofc...
AJ Collins Very interesting point!
It wasn't really directed towards u per se more so to the excuse makers and lebron groupies... all your points are valid ...although the new excuse I'm hearing (Stephen a Smith) is fatigue -__-
The Spurs play the most beautiful basketball in the league. So fun to watch. Everyone is moving, cutting , setting screens and touching the ball making the defense guess and the Heat guess wrong a lot tonight
Holy shit, they won a Joey Crawford game!
LOL XD
coach kerr better be taking notes in these finals. the dubs have more than enough pieces to run this kind of offense. can't wait for next season. DUB NATION LEGOOOO.
They need one more go-to post scorer to play to this level on offense in the playoffs against the best competition
kevinseveneleven the spurs don't post up that often other than timmy and diaw on mismatches. ball movement is the key. and we have A LOT of great passers.
I hope he is too warriors can get far with that team just can't run iso ball all day
vince3139 the Warriors do not have the great passing bigs that the spurs do, they are 1 or 2 pieces away tho
vince3139 But they have go-to scorers that can take advantage of various mismatches to get a bucket or create one for a teammate. Teams that get to this level of offensive execution always have the guys who can go on the block. Even the 7-seconds or less Suns had Amare, Joe Johnson and BORIS DIAW who could play down there. It just doesn't work to that level of brutal efficiency if you have 5 guys running around on the perimeter.
Great to see team work and solid fundamentals taking the Heat apart. The Spurs are amazing.
You look tired coach take a break and get some rest
hes got tired from continuously shaking his head when he watched the heat run their sets
Luxurria hhahaha xD
YES! East coast breakdowns are crazy hard - it was past 2 AM when I recorded this
I find it funny that all of those so-called "experts" that you see on SC breaking down the game fail to mention what Coach has been pointing out for the past few seasons. MIA is NOT a great defensive team and they compound that problem by being too aggressive and getting out of position. There is no wonder why it seems like every possession for the Spurs ends up in what is basically a wide-open shot. MIA can get away playing such risky defense against an average offensive team in IND but the Spurs are the wrong bunch to employ that tactic on. Great job, Coach and here's to you becoming an NBA coach one day because you sure do know a whole lot more about the game of basketball than most NBA coaches.
The Spurs play absolutely Amazing BAsketball I've never Seen Anything Like it!!1
So is the whole Spurs team winning the Finals MVP trophy? LOL
5:43
Well that just changed.
Denver nuggets agree to this
coach, you didn't say bird man bird man!!
He's tired can't u see..He looks like he came from a flight so he probably took an early flight so he's gotta be tired
MegaAkamara I was certainly tired, I was recording this at 2 am!
I'm not a Spurs fan, but I'm happy that Duncan gets to go out with one more championship. He deserves it.
Wow, great breakdown again coach. It's like the plays are viewed in full HD when you point out every move.
This was a perfect example of stat padding and how you can’t always compare stats to how another player outplayed Lebron in the series most of lebrons points were stats padded when down by 20 points while kawhi only had nine first two games the series shifted over when kawhi scored 20 points three games in a row
Exactly. Also eye test trumps stats.
Red Mamba sighting
if it wasnt for allen, it woulda been 2-peat for the spurs
What was with Wade? Guy's 32 and he was playing so slowly. This was in the first quarter, guy looked gassed missing those free throws. Tony Parker's 32, Manu Ginobili is 36, Tim Duncan is 38 and they're still playing.
Is it that Coach Popovich knows how to manage his players better than Spoelstra?
wade is past his prime. all those years of him just slashing through defenses has resulted in chronic leg injuries.
Wade took a huge chunk of the season off so he would be "fresh" for the playoffs. So this is what "fresh" looks like for him. I didn't really watch any of their first round series vs the Bobcats but in the Eastern Semis and ECF Wade was pacing himself really not trying at all on defense. In the Finals when he misses a shot or turns it over he either stands there watching for a few seconds or slowly jogs back on defense. He's just done. His body is crapped out. Everyone's body is different and for Wade he's reached the point where he isn't reliable with starters minutes.
Man ive been saying this all along. This guy is an absolute dud out there. Zero effort, complains and blames someone else when he turns the ball over, doesnt run back on defense,on offense can't even take his defender 1 on 1 anymore, missed almost all of his shots inside the paint.
KingRockets
it's cuz of his legs. i'm convinced that he hasn't really recovered from it, the heat are just rushing him back before it's truly healed.
all of those years of driving hard into the lane, going knee on knee with other players really hurt his legs.
Kelvin Chan he will never fully recover from it. He will continue to decline year by year. I honestly think he is done...next season he will no longer be an all-star caliber player. Bosh is also past his prime, although a great player, he is way too soft and a terrible defender and rebounder. It's almost like Lebron in his cleveland days again. It will be interesting to see how the off-season works out.
Who wins finals MVP if spurs win it coach? Kawhi or Duncan?
up to g4 i think its Kawhi
kawhi's D is enough for MVP in my opinion
No name?
Boris Diaw!!!! That dude was doing everything everywhere, making good decision and hitting tough fade-away when it comes down to that!
Kawhi for playing constantly great on both sides on the floor. Shooting and scoring well and defending Lebron better than anyone could.
The Spurs really played their best basketball of the series and maybe the entire playoffs. This was why I said that game 3 was good for the Spurs but was not their best performance. Before the series I predicted it would be 4-1 for the Spurs. On Sunday we'll see if that happens. A few things stuck out to me:
1. Jeff Van Gundy said, "True confidence comes from successful repetition." I just thought that was a great quote.
2. Van Gundy and Mark Jackson agreed that San Antonio has pure of heart players. Meaning, part of their success is a result of having 13 players with good character. I think this is often overlooked in basketball. Having just one player who bickers, fights, or complains will bring a team down, whereas guys who high five and pat each other on the back lift a team up. I think it was Brent Barry who said Popovich scouts personnel as well as talent, which is a huge part of what makes him a successful coach.
3. LeBron was definitely not 100% healthy.
4. Lack of rebounding came back to bite the Heat.
5. Dwayne Wade is a very good player but he's a little too cool for my taste. He doesn't show much leadership on the court or on the bench. Just looking at the breakdown I saw instances where he didn't hustle back and played lackadaisical help defense. On the bench I usually see him either just sitting there or talking to LeBron. Not cheering, not enthusiastic, just blah.
6. The Spurs ran their offense to perfection. They literally RAN their offense. Somewhere in the second half Popovich must have told them to push the ball and sprint through their offensive sets. It was amazing to watch.
Kawhi has so much discipline in his play.
Amazes me how good the spurs are. They never have the most pure talent but this series goes to show how far a smart, well coached team can go.
"Joey Crawford will blow some whistle" lol
At this point in the series I think Spo should go with his "positionless" lineup with the insertion of Haslem & Battier. Maybe see if you can get some good minutes out of Oden. Douglas provides good intensity while Chalmers is playing terrible. Bosh needs more touches & Wade needs to get plays ran for him to get easy baskets.
The Heat have a couple of problems that are relatively easy fixes. They are way too overaggressive on defense. Doubling when they don't need to and helping on everyone rather than trusting their one on one defense and scouting. They need to stay home on their man a bit more, especially against SA's ball movement/equal opportunity offense. Second LeBron is not as aggressive at home as he is on the road. He has seemed a bit tentative in the last two games, unlike his first two dominant games in SA. Third Wade has been lackadaisical on both ends of the floor. He has played with no passion or intensity, giving up wide open shots and not running back on defense. I could forgive his horrid offensive output if he would at least try on defense.
I'm not even sure the heat have good on ball defenders. They are so into the whole disruptive style defense because it basically generates points for them (points off turnovers.) Spurs are a turnover prone team but they fixed that issue...
Lol everthing u said is easier said then done especially against a well coached spurs
Markens Thelusma its funny cuz in this finals the spurs still have lots of turnovers (game 1 = 22 / g2 = 11 / g3 =12 / g4 = 14) but the heat just hasnt converted those into points
Actually they need to start running PLAYS.
Nothing more, nothing less, on defense and offense.
Spoelstra is just horrible.
Miami is playing Rucker Park basketball. Not team basketball.
Luxurria they go back to defense in time
I just admire how much Coach Pop has been able to make so many adjustments after game 2! He deserves to be classified as one of the best coaches of all times!
already is
Diaw reminds me somewhat of Lamar Odom in his days with the Lakers. When Odom would come in the game the Lakers would have another element to them. A PF that can shoot, make plays, defend multiple positions, handle the ball is very valuable for a team.
*****
Following me like a gay peeping Tom
Watching LeBron get crushed makes this the best Finals ever for me.
Yeah, me too. I have always hated LeBron and it is so fun watching his team play very poorly. Didn't he score all of their 3rd quarter points except 2 in Game 4? You can tell he is trying so its fun to watch him get destroyed by a much better team(the Spurs.)
Rory Hardin such a hateful comment. "you can tell he is trying so its fun to watch him get destroyed...". no class bro, how can you not respect a man who offensively put his team on his back.
Kevin Tucker
Yeah that's a very childish comment. I don't really like Lebron but how can you not respect the dedication it requires to be as good as he is.
2011?
Axel Ryker So you have never seen the 2007 finals?
Awesome work during the entire season, Coach, but during the Playoffs this is my favorite youtube channel by far. Great work and I think most of the things you predicted during the regular season have proven to come true during this finals, as far as Spurs' and Heat offense and Heat defense are concerned.
Haven't been able to watch most of the games entirely, so I have to ask: who would be the Spurs' MVP thus far? Kawhi?
coach pop for finals mvp.
5:17 that was amazing
This was a good breakdown of basketball. Exactly what I've always wanted in basketball analysis.
Creat videos coach nick--well edited and creatively explicated
i think i caught part of pops adjustment you highlighted. they arent forcing the pass to the roll man when the heat trap, they are swinging it to the player whos defender is bumping the roll mans cut to the hoop and then hitting the roll man, whos defender is out of position trying to get back BBALLBREAKDOWN
Spoelstra has been winning on talent alone for 2 years. The Heat are a terribly coached team.
Now that some time has passed, I still think the Spurs offense this year was the best I've ever seen (take my opinion with a grain of salt though, I'm younger than most other basketball aficionados). And, living in San Antonio, I had the benefit of being able to watch them night in and night out go to town on teams instead of waiting for nationally televised games. That being said, I wonder what chance this 2014 Spurs team has against the stacked 1995-96 Bulls team. Think about it, they're matchup nightmares for each other, they're very similar teams with 2 of the top 3 greatest coaches on each squad. That would be a great series.
Duncan on Rodman, Parker on Harper, Jordan on Green (don't get me wrong, Jordan can NEVER be stopped, but don't count out Danny Green's defense, he's a wiley defender, giving players all sorts of problems, even LeBron), Pippen on Leonard (him and Green would likely switch off for Leonard to guard Jordan in intervals), and Splitter on Longley. I'd love to know how the Bulls defense would guard against the Spurs' impeccable offense, and vice versa.
I guess what I'm asking is, since I never saw the Bulls play, what chance would the Spurs have against them? Cause this Spurs team is one of the best "teams" to come around in years, and it would be by far the best team the Bulls played against that year.
that's an interesting proposal. I think SA ball movement would confound the Bulls for a game or two but Jordan's individual brilliance would make each game tight. Except for not panicking and not calling a time out after an opponent has a little run, (letting his team figure things out), Phil Jackson has never been a very good X's and O's coach in my opinion. The triangle offense was invented by Tex Winter, and in recent interviews, PJ has tried to say Pop has implanted some "triangle" aspects in his "motion offense" - he can't stop with the baseless cheap shots. Maybe in a few years Artificial Intelligence would be able to construct a watchable match up.
Coach did you film this in a library?
"Joey Crawford blow some whistles."
Exactly, what I thought was going to happen. Maybe giving the Heat 3 titles in a row would've made rigging look obvious.
Can someone tell me how the hell can any team hope to defend an offense like this? It's like Poppovic is playing 2K14 watching from an overhead view and executing the plays himself. Its outstanding. The Spurs are making blind passes and somehow it hits their man every time.
Great video!!!
spurs is starting the new movement in NBA! the era of stacking superstars is over! real team basketball is back baby!!!
Well it's not really new, they've been doing this for over a decade...
papi about that...
Spurs play a beautiful brand of basketball. It's exciting to watch.
That's beautiful, textbook basketball right there. Spurs are just too good for the Heat.
Diaw for MVP.
Apparently he once won MVP in the French league with only 7 ppg.
Quality player.
This series isnt over. People act like san antonio won 4 games. Game 5 i think we see a different heat team. If they win game 5, they put themselves in a great position going back home
I also agree that the HEAT can take this to seven. This squad has too much pride after the 2011 Finals.
+OneTrueAce Has the heat ever won a game 7 in anything on the road becuz I got bad memory..And yes.. If thr heat can win against spurs on Sunday then they can pull them out of their groove. The spurs only have to win one game to get a championship.. If the heat win the nba finals which I still believe they can.. It will be the only team to win the finals with a 3-1 deficit... Which will show that the heat want a 3peat and want to defend their titles
Please stop being delusional. They are down 3-1. When was the last team that came back from this deficit? Face it, Heat can't come back from this especially playing at home where they are playing like 8 year olds. Spurs are not losing 3 straight games... It's basically over
you're just fucking dreaming
next game is spurs home court
Different heat team? They better be a fucking different heat team because its going to be a different Spurs team with their momentum as well! Popp is going to have the Spurs play at 120% knowing they have the fucking series and championship AT home and the Heat have no answers to what they do offensively. Either Wade revives to his 2008 form and Bosh reverts to his 2006 form and the Spurs just get jinxed the entire game somehow.
To me, a worthwhile thing for the Heat to try defensively is to go zone (which I hate btw, but their man-man d ain't cutting it) where they can limit Spurs' PnR game and driving lanes
Like I always say Coach when Lbj can't front run with refs and 6pt or more lead he plays like a weirdo and disengages early. He stops looking to lead by example and he doesn't take right shoots to get them back into a gm when they down 12+! Meaningful pts in a comeback show how you will the team back. Scoring 13 in 3mins and then stop trying and keep over passing to guys who are looking for you to lift them aint gonna work. He went back to locker cuz he either shit his pants or threw up. Emotions got best of entire heat squad. It aint easy to go to finals 4yrs str8 and still have everything on your side such as health, defense, refs, and dumb luck to get over hump. When refs dont hand gms to them it doesnt matter the level of the op they play different always.
Hey coach Nick! Could you do the legendary bulls 49 point game against heat in 1999? That would be cool
that passing is amazing...
If you look at 3:08 in the video you will see a Shooting guard Manu VS Chris Bosh a center and that's the tail of the game. I mean damn this is the Finals.
Coach do u think this spurs team could contend for one of the best teams of all time? I've been a fan of them since 2004 and for the past 5 years they've only been improving despite aging.
I think they play the best team ball of all time. Hard to say that they're better than the 72 win Bulls.
Someone link this video to Spoelstra!
I fell asleep at halftime and missed the second half. This game is over. Congrats to the Spurs and Duncan.
Where is Mike Miller when Miami needs some good amazing 3 pointers?
Oh Yeah they traded him lol
He was a very impressive player in those games back in the last finals hitting very nice shoots but well
And wtf happened to wade? Jordan and kobe still were very athletic at his age and wade is one of the best shooting guards of all time. I don't understand.
His knees. Kobe and MJ didnt have any big injuries at age 32, while Wade does. Next season he will be a top 5 player again trust me. But if Carmelo comes to Miami next year, Wade will be done. Carmelo will steal the show and Wade will get less minutes. He also hasn't been getting many minutes lately. Hopefully he has a 2006 flashback in game 5, just like he did last year. If he does not, Miami is done.
Coach Nick, you look exhausted!
Get some good shut eye, we need you for the finals! :P
Ha - this east coast thing is hard - I was recording at 2 AM
I feel bad for Lebron. None of the other Heat players showed up.
Coach can u pls pls pls do a breakdown of two or three sets special to each nba team and give your opinion of them? I want this cause I wanna know if thibs offensive sets or the personnel on the bulls are the reason for our bad offense.
Only Player who does justice to his position on Heat is LeBron but he can't carry a team by himself(remember Cleveland) Heat have a Point guard who can't point or guard, a SG who can't shoot and a PF/C who doesn't have power or defence.
Holy shit Coach. You look beat as hell. We all could use some beauty sleep from time to time. Watch your health!
That coincidence that framework defensively LeBron James in the finals of 2014 ( Kawhi Leonard ) as the framework that the finals in 2015 (Andre Iguodala ) were the most valuable in their respective finals .
Coach, what do you suggest should Miami do about their defense? Clearly they lack strength and effort for their current defense. They do not close out the shooters on time and they are so slow on rotations.
Should they switch to man2man defense or try to play a zone? I think any on those two would give better result.
Very nice breakdown, loved the offense ran by the spurs. I personally thought the spurs bench was moving the ball better than the starters but that's just me lol
Honestly can't tell if the NBA Finals matchup will be different next season if Spurs and Heat keep their players.
What do you think about the two teams not attacking mismatches? You've highlighted it: Wade with Duncan on him, Manu with Haslem, Parker with Lewis. Do you think there's a reason that they don't attack those? Do we overvalue those plays?
Oh and coach nick, send ur resume in to an nba team already! Cava
watching live, I thought Ray should've passed to Bosh in the low post 2:13
BBALLBREAKDOWN coach said last year that he had a dirty little secret for the spurs to win in 5 last year. what is it?
Pop's Early Offense breaks down the Heat (Again)
Heat have been playing Manu incredibly aggressively the last few games, not allowing him to score or assist, but it's opening up tons of other things. I think they will stop and Manu will have a big game 5.
I miss this :(
spurs are amazing right now
I feel bad for Lebron as well. He's been playing really good, but Chalmers, Cole, Birdman, DWade and Bosh just aren't bringing anything. If i were the Heat bring in Melo. Sadly let go of Wade, Chalmers, Jones, Oden and Battier. Keep Bosh, Cole, Allen, and the rest. But they need some young legs, and a big guy with Bosh, and possibly play Beasley some more..
only thing Joey Crawford did in this game was nearly Foul out Danny Green, but besides that it seems pretty fair played to me..
And some fans say that this Heat team would dominate the 90's Jordan/Pippen Bulls in their prime. Bollocks.
Kawhi Leonard got a dubious charge called on him early. I thought if Lebron and the Heat had attacked him to get that 2nd foul in the 1st qtr, that might have turned the game. All of Spurs old guns are in top shape, but Kawhi makes the difference-- definitely topped Lebron tonight.
who still thinks erik spoelstra is a good coach ??
I thought he was good. Not anymore.
eh i dont think any coach can discipline the heat right now esp. D Wade :p they look too complacent and tired after games 1 and 2
He's not. He didn't run any good sets. So many bad contested shots.
Not convincing at all.
***** not even...the guy is the KC Jones of our generation.
Beautiful execution
Love how you guys count out Miami already. I'm not heat fan, but I've learned over the last 2 years to never count out Miami, no matter the situation. I'm still calling Heat in 7. They probably/most likely will win Sunday. Yes, I know game 5 is at SA. I just can't count them out! They're too cheesy! Well, LeBron is.
Why won't Spoelstra adjust Miami's defensive philosophy? The hyper aggressive trapping and unnecessary help isn't going to get it done anymore.
GIVE THIS MAN A JOB AT TNT!!!!
Im a heat fan and this guy is right the heat play alot of help defense which i think is more of a habit but it still killed us. Plus another major thing is fouls I feel like the refs arent being to consistent with the calls, still heat shouldnt have played like its the preseason.
4:52 If Lebron did "a terrible job at not getting a hand up," wouldn't that mean he did a great job at getting a hand up? o_O
hey coach, maui wowie or acapulco gold?
if spurs win do you think kawhi would be finals MVP?
Popo, "next question."
I think either Duncan or Parker should be MVP! they are the ones setting the tone on the floor as they are the leaders!
There should be a new rule starting this year where the coach can also win finals MVP hahah
The Heat have been bad all year they play in the east , have the best player in the world and couldn't secure the 1 seed . Very happy to see them being exposed front and center . Go super stack your team AGAIN , this time with Melo , because thats the answer (sarcasm implied) .
They didnt Superstack their team you idiot. Please explain how this team was superstacked
iAmJaybuggz i will not
iAmJaybuggz are you serious? where were you in 2010?
coach what is that place?
Im so happy the spurs are gonna win another championship. They deserved it last year. For the heat, just simply stop doubling and pressuring so hard on d and just run some offense.
And now LBJ is going to take the blame for the Spurs & their brilliant execution on offense.
Coach, we need a good,bad, neutral for dwadw.
*dwyane wade
or a good, good and good for Sugar K Leonard
Dwayne Wade-
The Good: The Flash
Neutral: Flashes of Brilliance
The Bad (now): Flashes
3:45 Isn't that a putback?
NO.... Well actually, yes, it is. Coach was making the video at 2am. Cut him some slack.
Stephen A. Smith needs to stop playing Tiago Splitter, tiago is nice. He really can ball, and is a good passer, finisher and he's smart. Like Skip said, he sets a mean pick. He's not a traditional center but he's a great pick and roll guy with good passing ability.
this should be a 2 peat for the spurs
Does anyone know why Michael Beasley is in the doghouse? I would like to see him play some minutes.
If Kawhi had put in that dunk over Birdman I wouldve lost it
"I think everyone in the press room thought for sure that Lebron was going to come out strong..."
You make it sound like it was Lebron's fault. The dude had 28 points and 8 rebounds. No one else scored as much as he did and no one in the Heat grabbed as many rebounds. He didn't play enough D, but no one on the team did! If we are pointing fingers, we have to point them at Wade, Bosh and the coaching staff. Spoelstra just stood there most of the time with this "what do I do" look on his face, Wade missed one bad shot after another, and I'm not even sure Bosh was there most of the time. Also, Ray Allen, the best 3 point shooter of all time, played almost 30 minutes and only took 4 threes in a game where they were down by 21!
There were a hundred things that the Heat did wrong that cost them the game, but Lebron certainly isn't to blame.
TEAM BASKETBALL!