Comments on: How Telling Is a Team’s Record vs. Elite Teams?

By: ItsMe

ItsMe — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:10:01 +0000

Jackson didn't disagree. He specifically said Rondo gets away with non calls on lebron because he's the smaller guard. He just gave the reason for van gundy claiming that rondo fouled lebron several times. Also, you can't say that the two screens were legit and the refs got it right for giving wade a flagrant. Wade didn't extend his arms while KG clearly leaned into miller. If it was a clean screen, it should have just been a hard foul on wade. The refs knew they blew it and called a flagrant to keep it from escalating.

By: danico

danico — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:04:40 +0000

he's been playing all season like a point guard i don't if he can do that

By: danico

danico — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:03:28 +0000

i think three point shooting was terrible because House, Miller and Jones were 1/10 combined from behind the three point line. They should do better than that.
I like the idea of Lebron developping a post game but does he have time to try it before the playoffs ??? he's been pla

By: huevonkiller

huevonkiller — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:34:05 +0000

*the Heat's defensive prowess is what will get them over the top if they have homecourt.

They could also do without that Flagrant foul in the third quarter.

By: huevonkiller

huevonkiller — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:31:26 +0000

#35

Right, was a post game really the problem that day? I think the Heat should put Wade on Rondo, and play off him like Kobe does. Also Chris Bosh was in a flow, they do not get him enough touches sometimes.

Overall I would say the 3 point shooting was atrocious, and bricking wide open jumpers cost them that game. Unlike the Cavs who can't defend, the Heat heat's defensive prowess what will get them over the top if they have homecourt.

By: KevinG

KevinG — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:24:04 +0000

Wade had a pretty nice game tonight, even if he did take some pretty bad shots and Miami blew a huge lead.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:11:47 +0000

"But his game has a serious limitation that good defensive teams have been exploiting in the postseason for several years now..."

These teams give EVERY star fits though.

Also, none of this excuses Wade's play.

By: KevinG

KevinG — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:20:32 +0000

"eff VanGundy was (loudly) saying the exact same thing."

I heard Van Gundy. And I also heard Jackson disagree with him.

So who was right? I think Jackson was.

By: Ryan.

Ryan. — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:32:31 +0000

"but when it comes to predicting success or failure in the playoffs, you'd be better off knowing how they did against the entire league." Yeah............ Depending on who they're playing.

By: AYC

AYC — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:26:56 +0000

PS Don't you think lack of a post game might make it easier for the Celts to defend the 3pt line? The Heat don't have anybody to pull the defense in. The last two teammates as good as LBJ and Wade played together was Shaq and Kobe; those guys had different skillsets which complemented each others. Wade and Bron, on the other hand, have redundant skillsets; they are both ball-dominating wings. Since Wade isn't capable of growing 5-6 inches, Lebron needs to be the one who who changes his game. I reject the notion that Lebron doesn't need to improve just because his stats are already great