2-0 again last night with the Wizards TT 1st quarter and the Clippers +6. The teams on the court decide what's going to happen, not the media b.s. that is fed to us on a daily basis. I said in the Pacers/Wizards series that Ariza is big enough to slow down Paul George (4-17 shooting)...the backcourt is too fast to have George cover them (38pts, 16 assists, 12 rebounds)...and Nene and Gortat down low provide at least enough size to bother Hibbert and West.
Moving on to tonight...and another play that I'm super confident in.
2-0 again last night with the Wizards TT 1st quarter and the Clippers +6. The teams on the court decide what's going to happen, not the media b.s. that is fed to us on a daily basis. I said in the Pacers/Wizards series that Ariza is big enough to slow down Paul George (4-17 shooting)...the backcourt is too fast to have George cover them (38pts, 16 assists, 12 rebounds)...and Nene and Gortat down low provide at least enough size to bother Hibbert and West.
Moving on to tonight...and another play that I'm super confident in.
Going to go big on this one...almost made it the ultra-rare $300 play...but I'll hold off. The Miami Heat receive as much criticism as any other team in sports...perhaps even more. The biggest criticism this year has been their injuries and they coasted through the regular season. When you are a two time defending champion, and have made it to three consecutive finals...I believe you develop one thing that no other team has...an on/off switch that you know exactly when to activate and deactivate. I see the Heat sitting up high in their throne looking down at all these other playoff series', planning out their next move.
They knew in Round1 they didn't have to put forth their "A" effort...the Bobcats are a good team with a bright future, but nowhere near in the same league as the Heat. So they sit back watching the rest of the playoffs unfold in front of them...the East is a mess with the Bulls and Pacers (the two top threats to them) looking like a pile of crap...the West is an absolute knockout 12 round fight. Whatever team survives that clusterf**k will be severely battered and bruised.
So how does this affect the Heat/Nets series? Like I said before, the Heat have the ability to turn "on" their games whenever they want. They understand that the injuries that have sustained in the regular season go away real fast when you have 4 games in 19 days. I can guarantee you they were watching last night with huge smiles on their faces as they saw the Wizards thumping the Pacers. Their thought process should have clicked over to "their series is going 6 or 7, we can get another chance at rest".
Now up above I said that the teams on the floor dictate the outcomes. Most everyone out there seems to think that the Nets pose a challenge to the Heat. I would be surprised if this series went more than 5 games. Pierce and Garnett have been sub-par all season long...Johnson and Williams have been as inconsistent and unreliable as you could possibly think of. Bosh is too quick for Garnett...and he will pull him out of the paint limiting the Nets rebounding. Pierce usually gives LeBron some trouble defensively, but that's when he knows that KG is behind him at the hoop helping to stop drives.
I'm not sold on the Nets in this series, I think they expended WAY too much energy and effort against the Raptors, and I don't think they stand a chance on the road against a well-rested, motivated, championship team. Prediction: Heat 108 Nets 90
Going to go big on this one...almost made it the ultra-rare $300 play...but I'll hold off. The Miami Heat receive as much criticism as any other team in sports...perhaps even more. The biggest criticism this year has been their injuries and they coasted through the regular season. When you are a two time defending champion, and have made it to three consecutive finals...I believe you develop one thing that no other team has...an on/off switch that you know exactly when to activate and deactivate. I see the Heat sitting up high in their throne looking down at all these other playoff series', planning out their next move.
They knew in Round1 they didn't have to put forth their "A" effort...the Bobcats are a good team with a bright future, but nowhere near in the same league as the Heat. So they sit back watching the rest of the playoffs unfold in front of them...the East is a mess with the Bulls and Pacers (the two top threats to them) looking like a pile of crap...the West is an absolute knockout 12 round fight. Whatever team survives that clusterf**k will be severely battered and bruised.
So how does this affect the Heat/Nets series? Like I said before, the Heat have the ability to turn "on" their games whenever they want. They understand that the injuries that have sustained in the regular season go away real fast when you have 4 games in 19 days. I can guarantee you they were watching last night with huge smiles on their faces as they saw the Wizards thumping the Pacers. Their thought process should have clicked over to "their series is going 6 or 7, we can get another chance at rest".
Now up above I said that the teams on the floor dictate the outcomes. Most everyone out there seems to think that the Nets pose a challenge to the Heat. I would be surprised if this series went more than 5 games. Pierce and Garnett have been sub-par all season long...Johnson and Williams have been as inconsistent and unreliable as you could possibly think of. Bosh is too quick for Garnett...and he will pull him out of the paint limiting the Nets rebounding. Pierce usually gives LeBron some trouble defensively, but that's when he knows that KG is behind him at the hoop helping to stop drives.
I'm not sold on the Nets in this series, I think they expended WAY too much energy and effort against the Raptors, and I don't think they stand a chance on the road against a well-rested, motivated, championship team. Prediction: Heat 108 Nets 90
I am more than likely not going to play the Blazers/Spurs game for the following reasons....
I want to see if the Spurs defense can step up and slow down Aldrdige
I want to see if the Blazers can stay out of foul trouble with Parker/Ginobili driving to the hoop
I want to see if Terry Stotts can hold his own against Popovich
I want to see if the Blazers can hang with the Spurs in a half court game
Overall, I think the Spurs take this in 6 games. But I'm not quite sure if 5 points should be the magic number, or if it's closer to 7 or 8. I would lean towards the 7/8 range.
I am more than likely not going to play the Blazers/Spurs game for the following reasons....
I want to see if the Spurs defense can step up and slow down Aldrdige
I want to see if the Blazers can stay out of foul trouble with Parker/Ginobili driving to the hoop
I want to see if Terry Stotts can hold his own against Popovich
I want to see if the Blazers can hang with the Spurs in a half court game
Overall, I think the Spurs take this in 6 games. But I'm not quite sure if 5 points should be the magic number, or if it's closer to 7 or 8. I would lean towards the 7/8 range.
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