Series Thread: 2023 NBA Finals: Heat vs. Nuggets

[bksballer89]

But who wants to see 2 teams who plays the game correctly in the finals?

 

[msgkings322]

He probably needs to be included with Larry Brown among my options for coach I'd want if I could have any of them.

The top 3 are probably Spo, Brown, and Pop in some order depending on the situation

 

[eaglesnut]

What retard came up with this schedule

 

[bksballer89]

What retard came up with this schedule

 

[eaglesnut]

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Disgusting

 

[PPhan]

I’m not complaining about the schedule because to me the 2 days rest benefits Miami more.

 

[bksballer89]

52% from the field & 39% from 3

JUST HORRIBLE

 

[bksballer89]

They played better in game 2 than game 1.

Difference is Miami decided not to miss every wide open 3 they got as they did in game 1.

I hope that is the entire denver team approach as it would mean more open looks for Miami

 

[thunderc]

52% from the field & 39% from 3

JUST HORRIBLE

Well he did say in his eyes lol

 

[bksballer89]

Well he did say in his eyes lol

lol true

52% from the field and 39% from 3 would have led the league in the regular season in both

 

[bksballer89]

 

[shopson67]

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[fightinfunbags]

He probably needs to be included with Larry Brown among my options for coach I'd want if I could have any of them.

Add Popovich and you’ve got my Triumverate of great coaches.

 

[shopson67]

Add Popovich and you’ve got my Triumverate of great coaches.

No Zen Master?

 

[fightinfunbags]

lol true

52% from the field and 39% from 3 would have led the league in the regular season in both

It seems like all of the Nuggets comments, Malone, Jokic, Murray, etc… have been about the defense not their offense.

 

[shopson67]

It seems like all of the Nuggets comments, Malone, Jokic, Murray, etc… have been about the defense not their offense.

Which seems appropriate, given the open 3s and strong numbers from Bam.

 

[fightinfunbags]

No Zen Master?

Not for me. Give me Jordan and Pippen in their prime and I can win titles. Give me Shaq and Kobe in their prime and I can win titles. I place Kerr in the same lane. Those other 3 guys have tangibly created situations where the outcome is greater than the sum of their parts on a regular basis. That’s why I place them in their own category at the top of the heap.

 

[shopson67]

Not for me. Give me Jordan and Pippen in their prime and I can win titles. Give me Shaq and Kobe in their prime and I can win titles. I place Kerr in the same lane. Those other 3 guys have tangibly created situations where the outcome is greater than the sum of their parts on a regular basis. That’s why I place them in their own category at the top of the heap.

Brown has one NBA championship, not sure I can include him at the top personally.

 

[trojanfan12]

Not for me. Give me Jordan and Pippen in their prime and I can win titles. Give me Shaq and Kobe in their prime and I can win titles. I place Kerr in the same lane. Those other 3 guys have tangibly created situations where the outcome is greater than the sum of their parts on a regular basis. That’s why I place them in their own category at the top of the heap.

MJ didn't buy into the idea of needing his teammates to win titles until he was coached by Phil.

Shaq and Kobe were alternating getting bounced out of the playoffs by the Jazz and Spurs until Phil took over.

Then he got the Kobe/Pau Lakers to the finals 3 times winning 2 more titles.

With the exception of Shaq, who did it once...none of those stars won a title without him.

I don't think Phil was all that great with X's and O's. In fact, the offense he was famous for wasn't even his offense. It was Tex Winters' offense.

But I don't think anyone in league history has been better at managing enormous ego's than Phil.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Brown has one NBA championship, not sure I can include him at the top personally.

He didn’t work his whole career in the NBA though. By all rights, based on the rosters he had, you could argue that he shouldn’t have any. He dragged Allen Iverson and role players to an NBA Finals and represented the only win vs that stacked Lakers squad on their way to back to back titles. Larry won a national title at Kansas and did great things most recently at SMU after he was “retired”. You do you but Larry Brown is without a doubt one of the elite coaches of his generation.