Finish The Mission!!! Official 2012 NBA Finals Thread. Heat Vs Thunder

[Loose]

i wanna see what loose gotta say about this

even perkins said those were fouls

he aint making enough money and the 1st and 4th weren't fouls but whatever

The way this is playing out, Russy will have to go apeshyt to get 2 of the 3 wins they need.

nah i think we fine, few little adjust here and there and we can take game 4.

one of the biggest adjustments is allowing kd to roam on defense, i wouldn't be surprised if he's guarding chalmers for a large part of the game. thabo and harden seems to be getting the benefit of the doubt against lebron where as kd gets phantom whistles scott will adjust h some reason i have faith

 

[verbaltelekinesis]

he aint making enough money and the 1st and 4th weren't fouls but whatever


nah i think we fine, few little adjust here and there and we can take game 4.

one of the biggest adjustments is allowing kd to roam on defense, i wouldn't be surprised if he's guarding chalmers for a large part of the game. thabo and harden seems to be getting the benefit of the doubt against lebron where as kd gets phantom whistles scott will adjust h some reason i have faith

I just feel like the ISO KD every possession the last 5 minutes is not going to get it. Wade can't guard Russy, Chalmers sure as hell can't guard Russy. Let him take advantage of his matchups. But sadly I think all the scrutiny has taken it's toll on Brooks and he is letting it affect his coaching decisions.

 

[cfountain]

man...that was tough last night but gladly the next game is tomorrow. hopefully they get their ish together.

 

[Loose]

I just feel like the ISO KD every possession the last 5 minutes is not going to get it. Wade can't guard Russy, Chalmers sure as hell can't guard Russy. Let him take advantage of his matchups. But sadly I think all the scrutiny has taken it's toll on Brooks and he is letting it affect his coaching decisions.

well the isoing kd wasn't the issue if you look back over it, the issue was that chris bosh sagged off his man (perkins) because he didn't have to guard him. had ibaka been on the floor cb wouldnt been able to leave his man.

 

[DoubleJ13]

Westbrook looked uninterested last night like he was trying to prove a point to people who are always on him about shyt. Dude is like LeBron he can't win no matter what. If they win he still took too many shots & if they lose he can't get his teammates involved or some such shyt.

 

[verbaltelekinesis]

well the isoing kd wasn't the issue if you look back over it, the issue was that chris bosh sagged off his man (perkins) because he didn't have to guard him. had ibaka been on the floor cb wouldnt been able to leave his man.

So why not run Russy KD PnR? If Wade is guarding Russy and they switch, get it to KD on the wing. If they stay towards KD on the pick, you let Russy go off the dribble.

It seems simple enough to me.

 

[PTBG]

Nobody is saying LeBron is a lockdown post defender, you point out to people who scored on Bron and people in turn can point out the bigs he has done a good job on. The fact remains he has defended all 5 positions, period, you can try to diminish it all you want, but we're watching him defend a 5 in the finals, regardless of how bad Perkins offense is, nobody else put a wing player on him. It's dependent on the matchup, are you going to put him on Bynum? Hell no, but you could get away with putting him on other players. I'll ask one more time, show me just 1 other perimeter player doing the same thing.

Also, Paul Millsap had 8 pts on 3-7 shooting this year in the one game against the Heat.

lol mann I remember when the GRizzles played against the Thunder at OKC, and Durant was struggling and could hardly even score while be guarded by Arenas, yes Gilbert Arenas, but in turn does that mean Arenas can guard 1's-3's, no. But, still that's like a cop out for Bron as if oh you don't want to guard a center that's good, but you wanna guard a center like Perkins, who isn't out there to score, and is there to just set screens and get boards, which is an easier match-up for Bron instead of guarding Durant the whole time. I know its about match-ups, but he hasn't been able to guard center's he has faced in the playoffs like KG & Hibbert who he knows he can't guard them at all. It depends on match-ups, but still though, its like when Westbrook in stretches is guarding Lebron, and if Lebron misses the shot, does that mean Westbrook can guards 3's too now and can guard multiple positions, even though he is a really good PG defender in his own right. Lebron is a great defender and is one of the best wing defenders, but imo he isn't that great defender that can guard 4's and 5's on routinely basis. If he is such a great defender, why should it depend on certain match-ups? Also, yea my bad, I was referring to that OT game that the Heat faced the Jazz at Utah last year where Millsap scored like 48 points and went crazy.

 

[PTBG]

Nobody is saying LeBron is a lockdown post defender, you point out to people who scored on Bron and people in turn can point out the bigs he has done a good job on. The fact remains he has defended all 5 positions, period, you can try to diminish it all you want, but we're watching him defend a 5 in the finals, regardless of how bad Perkins offense is, nobody else put a wing player on him. It's dependent on the matchup, are you going to put him on Bynum? Hell no, but you could get away with putting him on other players. I'll ask one more time, show me just 1 other perimeter player doing the same thing.

Also, Paul Millsap had 8 pts on 3-7 shooting this year in the one game against the Heat.

Let's see, Tayshaun Prince can guard 4's depending on the match-ups, AK47 even though he didn't play this year can guard 4's and 5's, Rudy Gay can guard 4's depending on match-ups, same with Shawn Marion, Iggy, depending on the 4 they are guarding. Also, I'm pretty sure all the small forwards I listed can guard Kendrick Perkins if they wanted too as well.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

fakkits laker fans refused to give bron any credit

 

[TheNig]

OKC fans really need to quit crying about the refs. they lost becuz they gave up too many offensive boards and couldnt hit FTs. simple as that

 

[DoubleJ13]

OKC fans really need to quit crying about the refs. they lost becuz they gave up too many offensive boards and couldnt hit FTs. simple as that

While that is true don't act like these refs ain't on some bullshyt. I wouldn't have an issue with the refs if they called it on both sides. Every time LeBron or Wade drives to the rim they stare at the refs afterwards claiming they got hit. Just because Durant ain't staring down a ref don't mean he shouldn't get calls.

 

[Houston911]

Thabo should be guarding lebron

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Thabo should be guarding lebron

who guards wade than
harden

 

[TheNig]

While that is true don't act like these refs ain't on some bullshyt. I wouldn't have an issue with the refs if they called it on both sides. Every time LeBron or Wade drives to the rim they stare at the refs afterwards claiming they got hit. Just because Durant ain't staring down a ref don't mean he shouldn't get calls.

nah. grab the damn rebounds and hit the FTs and we aint having this conversation.

 

[Diyhai]

Kevin Durant sits idly by as Heat make comeback to win Game 3 of NBA Finals - Yahoo! Sports

“He’s got to play smarter,” Thunder center Kendrick Perkins said. “Those were fouls. Maybe the charge was kind of questionable, but at the end of the day, they’re fouls. We need him on the court at all times, so he may have to give up a layup. He just has to play smarter, and I think Kevin will.”

Said Durant: “It was frustrating.”

From a nygga that travels every play
1st n 4th were bs
But KD has to not pick up silly fouls