Series Thread: 6) Miami Heat vs. 3) Philadelphia 76ers

[WiggyRuss]

Whats ‘anywhere’?
More then half the teams make the playoffs.
Before the season ever begins, if you were given only 3 picks, most years you would get the eventual champion correct.

how many of those champions are just a team of dudes and dont have stars?

What are the best teams in the East?

Cavs--- star power- LeBron and Love- LeBron is LeBron- Love is a 5 time all star
Toronto- star power- DeRozan and Lowry- multi time all stars the both of them
Boston--- star power- Kyrie Irving, obviously Hayward when healthy, Tatum- #3 overall pick sure does look pretty damn good as well- like its the kind of guy you are just thrilled you drafted.
Milwaukee?--- Giannis- star power
Wizards--- WAll and Beale

I mean out West its just more of the same.
the teams that are gonna advance--- Utah, GSW, HOU and NO---- GSW- of course 4 stars--- HOU- all of a sudden they are considered a possible GSW upset candidate since they added star PG CP3 to Harden. New Orleans has one of the games biggest stars and top 10 players in Anthony Davis----- Utah just drafted Donovan Mitchell who looks like a bonafide All NBA player someday. Drafting a guy like him outside the top 10 is just so insanely rare Utah has to be thrilled- not too mention Rudy Gobert- def. top 5 and maybe the best defensive player in the league.

Teams without stars just dont go anywhere in the NBA. How many times in the last 5 years have teams without stars won a playoff series? It just really doesnt happen. The NBA has always, is, and will always be a star driven league.

I mean I look at that NBA and the only teams without a big time star to make the playoffs are maybe Indiana if you dont consider Oladipo a star yet, Miami who I guess the closest to a star is Dragic and thats pretty much it if you ask me----and i guess you would have to say San Antonio since Leonard barely played....Portland all they really have is Lillard- and to acertain extent McCollum. The Knicks were not good- but after Porzingis went down they lost like every game- the Knicks won 5 freaking games after January ended.

the teams without stars are teams like Hawks, Bulls, Kings, Nets, Spurs (i dont really consider Alrdidge a star...is he?) without Leonard, Miami, Indiana, Clippers, Lakers, Suns (Booker isnt a star yet), Dallas, where would you put the Grizz?--- are Gasol and Conley "stars"?- i dunno about that one tough to call, maybe the Nuggets as well are starless....

I mean- its pretty clear the starless teams are by and large must weaker then teams with legit NBA all stars.

Indiana, Miami and SAS were the only decent teams without traditional stars this year and none of them are gonna win a playoff series

because in the NBA star power is what matters- more so than any other sport by a very very large margin.

 

[DJ]

how many of those champions are just a team of dudes and dont have stars?

What are the best teams in the East?

Cavs--- star power- LeBron and Love- LeBron is LeBron- Love is a 5 time all star
Toronto- star power- DeRozan and Lowry- multi time all stars the both of them
Boston--- star power- Kyrie Irving, obviously Hayward when healthy, Tatum- #3 overall pick sure does look pretty damn good as well- like its the kind of guy you are just thrilled you drafted.
Milwaukee?--- Giannis- star power
Wizards--- WAll and Beale

I mean out West its just more of the same.
the teams that are gonna advance--- Utah, GSW, HOU and NO---- GSW- of course 4 stars--- HOU- all of a sudden they are considered a possible GSW upset candidate since they added star PG CP3 to Harden. New Orleans has one of the games biggest stars and top 10 players in Anthony Davis----- Utah just drafted Donovan Mitchell who looks like a bonafide All NBA player someday. Drafting a guy like him outside the top 10 is just so insanely rare Utah has to be thrilled- not too mention Rudy Gobert- def. top 5 and maybe the best defensive player in the league.

Teams without stars just dont go anywhere in the NBA. How many times in the last 5 years have teams without stars won a playoff series? It just really doesnt happen. The NBA has always, is, and will always be a star driven league.

I mean I look at that NBA and the only teams without a big time star to make the playoffs are maybe Indiana if you dont consider Oladipo a star yet, Miami who I guess the closest to a star is Dragic and thats pretty much it if you ask me----and i guess you would have to say San Antonio since Leonard barely played....Portland all they really have is Lillard- and to acertain extent McCollum. The Knicks were not good- but after Porzingis went down they lost like every game- the Knicks won 5 freaking games after January ended.

the teams without stars are teams like Hawks, Bulls, Kings, Nets, Spurs (i dont really consider Alrdidge a star...is he?) without Leonard, Miami, Indiana, Clippers, Lakers, Suns (Booker isnt a star yet), Dallas, where would you put the Grizz?--- are Gasol and Conley "stars"?- i dunno about that one tough to call, maybe the Nuggets as well are starless....

I mean- its pretty clear the starless teams are by and large must weaker then teams with legit NBA all stars.

Indiana, Miami and SAS were the only decent teams without traditional stars this year and none of them are gonna win a playoff series

because in the NBA star power is what matters- more so than any other sport by a very very large margin.

1,000 word summation.

I won the over.

 

[Rey]

Clearly you didnt watch playoff basket the last decade when you weren't in them?

Clotheslining people isn't a cheap move? lol

 

[Black Adam]

Missed free throws are a killer

missing some normally makeable shots ain't helping...

 

[bksballer89]

How many times in the regular season were we called for 30+ fouls?

Now 3 games in a row.

#onlyintheNBA

Yep. 31 fouls tonight.

Heat didn't change their style of play in the playoffs.

Magically everything is a foul in the playoffs

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Which Heat's trachea do we get to snap?

STFU

Ok tough guy.

Spoiler

I meant giant cu nt

 

[WiggyRuss]

Heat wont win, but can they cover?

you are worrying about covering in maybe Dwayne Wade's last game-- an elimination game? Thats what you are thinking of?

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Yep. 31 fouls tonight.

Heat didn't change their style of play in the playoffs.

Magically everything is a foul in the playoffs

Supposed to be the opposite.
Thats my point.
Its the playoffs.
It gets more physical.

 

[DJ]

Down to just 8.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Yep. 31 fouls tonight.

Heat didn't change their style of play in the playoffs.

Magically everything is a foul in the playoffs

yah i have noticed that- it was pretty rough-- youd think theyd let them play a little more in the playoffs instead of being ticky-tack. Kinda BS but you know the NBA wants Embiid and simmons to move on and i think we have seen that a little bit.

 

[DJ]

Need a stop here.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Supposed to be the opposite.
Thats my point.
Its the playoffs.
It gets more physical.

I totally agree. Some of these fouls are just so weak-- esp. for the playoffs when they should let the guys play.

 

[DJ]

That's it.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

you are worrying about covering in maybe Dwayne Wade's last game-- an elimination game? Thats what you are thinking of?

I really dont give a fuck about vcash.
I also don’t worry if players retire.

 

[bksballer89]

Supposed to be the opposite.
Thats my point.
Its the playoffs.
It gets more physical.

Exactly. Makes zero sense.

 

[Black Adam]

Supposed to be the opposite.
Thats my point.
Its the playoffs.
It gets more physical.

i like the way jefe101 back on CBS used to describe it...

"war of attrition"...

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I totally agree. Some of these fouls are just so weak-- esp. for the playoffs when they should let the guys play.

Its ridiculous in premise.
Not because its the Heat.

 

[Mecca]

Which is worse?
Me not knowing who Meek Mill is or DJ not recognizing a famous movie quote?
Can I get a ruling here before the saltiness boils over.....

Good Will Hunting

 

[bksballer89]

yah i have noticed that- it was pretty rough-- youd think theyd let them play a little more in the playoffs instead of being ticky-tack. Kinda BS but you know the NBA wants Embiid and simmons to move on and i think we have seen that a little bit.

Yeah agree. Been pretty obvious with the things Embiid got away with compared to the BS they called on Hassan.

Hard to play basketball when every single thing is a touch foul

 

[Mecca]

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