2015-16 NBA Eastern Conference OFFICIAL THREAD

[bksballer89]

shit! winning those 4 in a row- and 3 on the road is just about the best stretch the heat have had this season and it was without the guy.....

and those January stats?--- they are based on 10 games- since he missed all those games in January---- and was just listening to haberstroh- and the 2 games where the Heat were the best defensively- and this is what he said- were when the Mavs were hungover on New years day- and a couple days later on the 3rd when the Wizards played with 7 guys and scored 75 points!!! lol....

he is just so totally the biggest fake impact stat guy going in the league today...it cracks me up.

The Heat changed their offense since the Wizards game 2 weeks ago. It is the reason for their improved play along with getting healthy finally.

The Mavs were hungover but the Heat weren't? Cool story

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

And watching you brag about beating a team the Cavs should beat in a series will be hilarious

Must be mental illness.
For the 4 years James was here, I certainly couldn't have given 2 fucks about what the Cavs did, ever.

 

[bksballer89]

ya know why he doesnt get those minutes despite how good you say he is? because that type of player isnt a full time player in the NBA anymore- unless your Andre Drummond--- Bogut- Mozgov- 2 guys the elite teams in the league use to matchup- but these guys- LIKE whiteside- get minutes around the mid twenties usually! why? because you cant have a center who cant move on defense play against all these smaller lineups in the NBA- that is UNLESS the guy is just too awesome to take off the court-- and OBVIOUSLY THAT AINT WHITESIDE

Um no he doesn't get those minutes because Spo doesn't play any of his players high minutes you asswipe.

There is not one player on Miami who plays more than 34 MPG.

29 MPG is mid 20's? What the fuck are you talking about? Drummond avg 5 more MPG and remember he is their best player. Stop making shit up. It makes look like a bigger idiot than you already are

 

[WiggyRuss]

I am just dreaming of a 4 game sweep where Whiteside loses his mind in game 4 Bynum style....ohhh i can definitely see it happening...PLEASE PLEASE give us this matchup.....lets just hope the Heat are not a no-show agian...

 

[WiggyRuss]

Whiteside explains social-media expletive, offers Jesus reference

what a clown. this happened YESTERDAY. this guy is a PRO? a PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE. That you would risk a large part of your franchise on. HEEEEEEELLLLLLLL NAAAAHH
"Jesus is criticized" ......ohhh Hassan....

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

ya know why he doesnt get those minutes despite how good you say he is? because that type of player isnt a full time player in the NBA anymore- unless your Andre Drummond--- Bogut- Mozgov- 2 guys the elite teams in the league use to matchup- but these guys- LIKE whiteside- get minutes around the mid twenties usually! why? because you cant have a center who cant move on defense play against all these smaller lineups in the NBA- that is UNLESS the guy is just too awesome to take off the court-- and OBVIOUSLY THAT AINT WHITESIDE

How many minutes should he play?
Answer is it depends on opponent, and other situations that occur during the course of games.

It makes no sense to keep him in some games if an opponent decides to go small because they can't handle him.
A healthy Heat roster is versatile enough to mix/match for the most part in that situation.

His FT shooting, has been the 1 negative factor that he needs to improve, but at least unlike you, we aren't in denial about it.

Now tell us why the Cavs don't care if Love is on the court or not during close 4th qtr games.

 

[WiggyRuss]

How many minutes should he play?
Answer is it depends on opponent, and other situations that occur during the course of games.

It makes no sense to keep him in some games if an opponent decides to go small because they can't handle him.
A healthy Heat roster is versatile enough to mix/match for the most part in that situation.

His FT shooting, has been the 1 negative factor that he needs to improve, but at least unlike you, we aren't in denial about it.

Now tell us why the Cavs don't care if Love is on the court or not during close 4th qtr games.

Love plays almost 33 minutes a game- he comes out SITUATIONALLY- whiteside comes out because he simply cant matchup for large parts of the game----- and where guys like Drummond, Cousins, Gasol- the really great centers- are good enough where you keep them on the floor. Whiteside AINT THAT TYPE OF GUY.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I am just dreaming of a 4 game sweep where Whiteside loses his mind in game 4 Bynum style....ohhh i can definitely see it happening...PLEASE PLEASE give us this matchup.....lets just hope the Heat are not a no-show agian...

I'd worry more about James losing his outside shooting.
It's starting to dwindle as much as his hairline.

 

[ChrisGar15]

well that was a bummer of a 2nd half....thats definitely a game they should have won- oh well- i guess you have those games once in a while- ....

Cavs didn't look good tonight -- especially in the 2nd half. (defense was bad in the 1st half also -- but they still had the lead) I thought their offense looked bad in the 2nd half in the last game also, but they were able to pull it out. It might be better for them to lose this one tonight.

"Linsanity" would be on SportCenter tonight if he had played as well as he did tonight -- but led the Knicks over the Cavs.

I thought it was a good sign that JR stuck up for Lebron after Hawes pushed him. There are times it is good for teams to have a player pick up intentional hard foul to protect a teammate. MoWill got some minutes -- didn't look great.

I don't think wins & losses matter much in the next 2 months for the Cavs -- but establishing good habits on both ends of the floor is critical. Hopefully (for them) they get good practice time where Lue can really teach at both ends of the floor -- and they don't worry too much about any particular win or loss. I think they will be top seed in the East regardless.

 

[bksballer89]

I am just dreaming of a 4 game sweep where Whiteside loses his mind in game 4 Bynum style....ohhh i can definitely see it happening...PLEASE PLEASE give us this matchup.....lets just hope the Heat are not a no-show agian...

Considering the Heat played 50 games now and Whiteside has not had one bad moment on the court where he loses your head, good luck with that one.

The kid clearly learned from his mistakes last year after he had a talk with the veterans on the team.

The guy doesn't even have flagrant fouls

 

[WiggyRuss]

Cavs didn't look good tonight -- especially in the 2nd half. (defense was bad in the 1st half also -- but they still had the lead) I thought their offense looked bad in the 2nd half in the last game also, but they were able to pull it out. It might be better for them to lose this one tonight.

"Linsanity" would be on SportCenter tonight if he had played as well as he did tonight -- but led the Knicks over the Cavs.

I thought it was a good sign that JR stuck up for Lebron after Hawes pushed him. There are times it is good for teams to have a player pick up intentional hard foul to protect a teammate. MoWill got some minutes -- didn't look great.

I don't think wins & losses matter much in the next 2 months for the Cavs -- but establishing good habits on both ends of the floor is critical. Hopefully (for them) they get good practice time where Lue can really teach at both ends of the floor -- and they don't worry too much about any particular win or loss. I think they will be top seed in the East regardless.

very very good point....i thought the same exact thing

And Griffin made that last point you just made and a big thing has been made about it lately--- Blatt did whatever he could to win THAT GAME THAT NIGHT- pushing guys minutes, shortening rotations, etc.....he didnt believe in the regular season as a conduit to getting ready for the playoffs---- Lue is the exact opposite- like the other night when he wouldnt call timeout and made the guys figure it out- he did the same thing in the 3rd tonight and the Cavs didnt figure it out and are gonna have too...Lue is not gonna sacrifice the system or improving just to get an extra win or two during the regular season and i think that is EXTREMELY important....

yah.. Mo needs to get some run...lets hope Lue gets to fully using that 10 man rotation he was talking about.

 

[ChrisGar15]

Considering the Heat played 50 games now and Whiteside has not had one bad moment on the court where he loses your head, good luck with that one.

The kid clearly learned from his mistakes last year after he had a talk with the veterans on the team.

The guy doesn't even have flagrant fouls

Matt Barnes lead the NBA in flagrant fouls with 3. Sorry stat ... I'm shocked no one has more than 3. My son has a fantasy league where flagrants & Ts & dunks are categories -- it is less interesting than a few years ago. (although Dwight is still up there in Ts)

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Love plays almost 33 minutes a game- he comes out SITUATIONALLY- whiteside comes out because he simply cant matchup for large parts of the game----- and where guys like Drummond, Cousins, Gasol- the really great centers- are good enough where you keep them on the floor. Whiteside AINT THAT TYPE OF GUY.

Actually he doesn't get pulled when we're playing against those guys and he's done just fine.
The player who has been at home won the matchup pretty much every time ( at least vs Gasol, Drummond).
I don't recall him playing Cousins.
And Cousins is the best C in the league right now, but Whiteside will be just fine against him IMO.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Actually he doesn't get pulled when we're playing against those guys and he's done just fine.
The player who has been at home won the matchup pretty much every time ( at least vs Gasol, Drummond).
I don't recall him playing Cousins.
And Cousins is the best C in the league right now, but Whiteside will be just fine against him IMO.

i didnt say he gets pulled against those guys- OF COURSE thats when he is going to play most.....read what i wrote---- I wrote that Whiteside is taken out of games and doesnt get those big minutes- because he cant keep up with certain lineups---- those other guys? Cousins, Gasol, Drummond etc.- those guys are so good even though they might not matchup great against certain units YOU KEEP THEM ON THE COURT and they get their minutes- because they are the best at their position- and Whiteside AINT THAT GOOD

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

i didnt say he gets pulled against those guys- OF COURSE thats when he is going to play most.....read what i wrote---- I wrote that Whiteside is taken out of games and doesnt get those big minutes- because he cant keep up with certain lineups---- those other guys? Cousins, Gasol, Drummond etc.- those guys are so good even though they might not matchup great against certain units YOU KEEP THEM ON THE COURT and they get their minutes- because they are the best at their position- and Whiteside AINT THAT GOOD

Or, they need to stay on the court because those teams have no other decent options.
A healthy Heat team does.
We've seen it.
It often works.

 

[bksballer89]

That hot head Hassan Whiteside with 2 technical fouls this season.....

 

[Black Adam]

No Heat fan has ever claimed that any Heat player was better than James.
No Heat fan has ever said the Heat would win a playoff series vs the Cavs this year.

A Cavs /Heat series has what to do with the idiocy of saying Tristan is better then Whiteside?
It really isn't even close.

Find one other person who posts here, that would rather have Tristan.

not even in jest. sorry, Wiggy...

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

not even in jest. sorry, Wiggy...

Should we start a poll?

 

[Black Adam]

I am just dreaming of a 4 game sweep where Whiteside loses his mind in game 4 Bynum style....ohhh i can definitely see it happening...PLEASE PLEASE give us this matchup.....lets just hope the Heat are not a no-show agian...

if this matchup happened and the Heat somehow won it you'd be laughed out of here so loudly and vigorously your next of kin would feel the shame...

 

[WiggyRuss]

if this matchup happened and the Heat somehow won it you'd be laughed out of here so loudly and vigorously your next of kin would feel the shame...

well good thing it would never EVER happen....it would be a slaughter..