Game Thread: Eastern Conference Finals: Miami Heat VS Indiana Pacers

[purguy12]

I'll take lance of the bulls for the right price. He is young, talented, and isn't afraid of the spotlight. Put him with thibs and Noah and I see him turning into a star.

No way. Im a Bulls fan. I do not want him.

 

[Shanemansj13]

I would say trade West. At this point they're hampered by a horrible contract in Hibbert and West is already 33. There's a contending team next year that will give up some value for West. Paul George is still young (he's only 24). But West needs to be traded and the Pacers brass needs to build around Paul George. Everyone from the Pacers should be gone. If I'm Larry Bird, I'm trying to figure out how to trade for Rondo. Doubt that will happen though.

Rondo would be a great addition, they need to start with a true point guard. Then build around him and PG.

 

[purguy12]

Miami is going to lose alot of what??? Lol whatever helps you sleep better buddy

U Lose Chalmers, Cole and some of the other bench players. Plus u might have to lose Bosh. Heat will get hit with a big tax if they keep all 3. Trust me Heat lose a lot of pieces next year. They will still be a top team but they will never be as good because Finally they get hit with the Big tax.

 

[purguy12]

Rondo would be a great addition, they need to start with a true point guard. Then build around him and PG.

I like that Idea. Rondo would be a nice fit with George.

 

[purguy12]

Miami is going to lose alot of what??? Lol whatever helps you sleep better buddy

This just shows u have no clue whats going on with your own team. Grow up and become a real fan. Sad that a non Heat fan knows more then you about your own team.

 

[OregonDucks]

It must be awesome to be able to afford 3 superstars. Great accompli$hment Miami!

 

[Retroram52]

Yep, the Heat played very well and they have earned their place in the NBA history books. Pat Riley has put together another championship-laden team and Spoelstra is on the same page. The finals will be fun to watch.

 

[BOTSLAYER]

It must be awesome to be able to afford 3 superstars. Great accompli$hment Miami!

LOL says the Oregon Ducks fan...

 

[bksballer89]

It must be awesome to be able to afford 3 superstars. Great accompli$hment Miami!

It's called being smart. OKC had 3 superstars as well but they chose to let one of them go and keep the shot blocking big in Ibaka.

Stop your crying please

 

[Heatles84]

U Lose Chalmers, Cole and some of the other bench players. Plus u might have to lose Bosh. Heat will get hit with a big tax if they keep all 3. Trust me Heat lose a lot of pieces next year. They will still be a top team but they will never be as good because Finally they get hit with the Big tax.

You don't know either what's going to happen next year. At least the Heat aren't crippled by a bad contract in Derrick Rose and Carlos Boozer. For all you know, all of the Big 3 could opt out of their current deals and re-sign for newer deals. Bosh has already stated this week that he wants to stay in Miami and is willing to take a discount so long as the Heat keep winning.

This just shows u have no clue whats going on with your own team. Grow up and become a real fan. Sad that a non Heat fan knows more then you about your own team.

Pot meet kettle. You have no idea with what's going on with the Heat either.

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Cole and Birdman, who are integral parts off the bench will be back next season as they're currently on contract. Micky Arison (Heat's owner) as shown a willingness to spend the luxury tax, so long as his team is winning. Going to a 4th straight finals it's safe to say that this is working.

To summarize - worry about your own team.

 

[Heatles84]

It must be awesome to be able to afford 3 superstars. Great accompli$hment Miami!

Ironic, since there's a reason Chip Kelly left Oregon when he did.

 

[RobToxin]

Yep, the Heat played very well and they have earned their place in the NBA history books. Pat Riley has put together another championship-laden team and Spoelstra is on the same page. The finals will be fun to watch.

The most under-appreciated, underrated and undervalued piece of this Heat machine.

 

[bksballer89]

OKC is in trouble if they play Miami. With this starting lineup Ibaka cannot be a factor on defense because he will be forced out on the perimeter to guard Lewis or Bosh

 

[Triplexxx23]

This just shows u have no clue whats going on with your own team. Grow up and become a real fan. Sad that a non Heat fan knows more then you about your own team.

Child please.... All three took a discount to play together, why wouldn't they do it again?? Cole and birdman will be back. Ray will probably sign another.. Lewis aswell... And it doesn't matter much cause pat find guys that fits this team perfectly... Good luck with rose making another comeback.... Worry about your team, ya the once who seem to be fucked for the past 3 years...

 

[purguy12]

It must be awesome to be able to afford 3 superstars. Great accompli$hment Miami!

ONly team that can do now with the new rules in place. Miami will finally get hit with a hard tax

 

[bksballer89]

The Heat will be fine once LBJ returns along with Wade. The Heat need to get younger so some of the role players won't be back but they'll replace them with younger players who are just as good if not better.

Battier is retiring and I'm almost certain Beasley and Oden won't be back while Chalmers will probably opt for more money somewhere else. I do think they'll bring back Cole, Allen, Lewis, Bird, and probably UD on a veterans min.

They have a 1st round draft pick and this draft is deep so a pick at the end of the 1st round is a top 20 pick most years.

They'll be fine.

What people doesn't seem to understand is that when most of your teams are FA that means you have a ton of cap space.

The Heat will only be in trouble if Lebron leaves

 

[purguy12]

Child please.... All three took a discount to play together, why wouldn't they do it again?? Cole and birdman will be back. Ray will probably sign another.. Lewis aswell... And it doesn't matter much cause pat find guys that fits this team perfectly... Good luck with rose making another comeback.... Worry about your team, ya the once who seem to be fucked for the past 3 years...

LOL Dumb heat fans. Most are fake fans and homers. This shows it. U have 3 of the top 10 paid. 2 them Kobe and Dirk are players under the old old rules. Get a clue man. They didn't take this big pay cut. Here is an example of a star player taking a pay cut. Tom Brady. Makes 11 million. He is the 13th highest paid QB. Top QBs make 18-20 million a year

 

[bksballer89]

ONly team that can do now with the new rules in place. Miami will finally get hit with a hard tax

OKC had the opportunity to do so and they chose not to. Let's stop making shit up please. If they decided to pay Harden instead of Ibaka, they will have 3 superstars also.

The Bulls could've done it to because they were talking about signing Wade and another top PF (either Bosh or Amare) in the summer of 2010.

You guys bitch so much about Miami. If you have such a problem with what they did, it is pretty easy to stop watching basketball. Who is forcing you to watch the NBA?

 

[purguy12]

The Heat will be fine once LBJ returns along with Wade. The Heat need to get younger so some of the role players won't be back but they'll replace them with younger players who are just as good if not better.

Battier is retiring and I'm almost certain Beasley and Oden won't be back while Chalmers will probably opt for more money somewhere else. I do think they'll bring back Cole, Allen, Lewis, Bird, and probably UD on a veterans min.

They have a 1st round draft pick and this draft is deep so a pick at the end of the 1st round is a top 20 pick most years.

They'll be fine.

What people doesn't seem to understand is that when most of your teams are FA that means you have a ton of cap space.

The Heat will only be in trouble if Lebron leaves

I agree they will be fine and the smart move would to keep Wade and LBJ and let Bosh walk. Sign some player to support those 2. If they sign the big 3 again they won't have the Depth they have now. They have to pick between the big 3 or Depth and good role players.

 

[purguy12]

OKC had the opportunity to do so and they chose not to. Let's stop making shit up please. If they decided to pay Harden instead of Ibaka, they will have 3 superstars also.

The Bulls could've done it to because they were talking about signing Wade and another top PF (either Bosh or Amare) in the summer of 2010.

You guys bitch so much about Miami. If you have such a problem with what they did, it is pretty easy to stop watching basketball. Who is forcing you to watch the NBA?

This makes no sense. Usually you are a smart poster but this is way off. First off Rose wasn't making big dollars at that time. So yes they had a chance to sign 2 big FA that year. If they did they would of signed Rose but let Gibson and Noah go.

With the new rules in place no team can sign 3 top 10 paid players. OKC had to let Harden go. They couldn't offer him max. That is why they traded him. Houston is the closes to do what Miami did. They just didn't spend their money the right way.