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Series Thread: NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat

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I'll also accept wagers from non Heat fans....looking for 2-3 bets.....probably 1-2k per bet.
 

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You wouldn't if the odds were in reverse. It's amazing that you bloviate about betting when the odds are clearly in your favor.

Looks like the Heat are plus +330 so he should be at least giving you 3 to 1 odds. If he wants to put $200 on it, it would be $600 if you win. Something along those lines....

But it's DJ
 

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He might...but so have others which I think is absurd.

You really need to stop defending wiggy and this isn't about what anyone else has said. Because nobody has repeatedly talked shit about the Heat and the Lakers/LeBron like he has.
 

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Again,

if you are arguing from the standpoint that nobody can guard LeBron, okay.

The Heat have more big bodied, athletic, defensive minded wings than any other team I can think of. And they are able to hide lesser defenders on guys like Danny Green and KCP.

The Lakers appear to be the better team, but the narrative that the Heat can’t match up just isn’t accurate. They match up quite well, IMO.

This series is going to come down to
theses things:

Lakers:
1) LeBron and AD need to be great
2) role players need to make open shots
3) Vogel needs to be faster with adjustments than he has been all playoffs. Can’t take him 3 games to figure out his rotations against a team that can really test the Laker style. I struggle to see a role for McGee here

Heat:
1) Bam must stay out of foul trouble
2) Shooters have to hit shots
3) Spoelstra has to win the coaching matchup by a good bit
My only issue is that the narrative isn't that the Heat can't match up with the Lakers. The narrative, or at least MY narrative, is that the Heat don't have anyone that can guard the best player on the Lakers. The Heat, like you said, do match up quite well against the Lakers TEAM, but not against the Lakers best player. Other than that, I don't disagree with anything you've said.
 

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Looks like the Heat are plus +330 so he should be at least giving you 3 to 1 odds. If he wants to put $200 on it, it would be $600 if you win. Something along those lines....

But it's DJ
@DJ you're trying to get action straight up, no odds? LOL
 

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A tough one to call. Still don't think the Heat have any business being out of the second round, but here they are.

Lakers in 7.
 
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Exactly. You gotta love Laker homers.

Seriously? You’re laughing at me being a homer but you’re trying to stir up shit trying to make bets with Heat fans knowing that the Lakers are overwhelming favorites in every single game.

Give me a fucking break, hypocrite.
 

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Lakers are 4.40-1 favorites to win the series,
Is he suggesting we take the Heat at even money?
See above, apparently you can work out odds with him
 

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Dickeys jalapeno cheddar kielbasas are really good.....nice little kick.
 

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My only issue is that the narrative isn't that the Heat can't match up with the Lakers. The narrative, or at least MY narrative, is that the Heat don't have anyone that can guard the best player on the Lakers. The Heat, like you said, do match up quite well against the Lakers TEAM, but not against the Lakers best player. Other than that, I don't disagree with anything you've said.
No one can really guard Lebron. He's always going to get his. But again, as someone had already mentioned, Miami's got the deepest depth in terms of defensive wings - Butler, Iggy, Crowder off the top of my head. Those enough can "slow" Lebron down.
 

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Seriously? You’re laughing at me being a homer but you’re trying to stir up shit trying to make bets with Heat fans knowing that the Lakers are overwhelming favorites in every single game.

Give me a fucking break, hypocrite.
This. A thousand times this.
 
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