NBA 2012-2013

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

I was just reading that article.


http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/true...de-not-working

Makes me wonder what the Heat will do this offseason. Do they hope Wade can regain his form some if he heals? Or do they start coming up with a plan to move on?

Maybe Wade is sleeping with Bron's mom.

[The_Douger]

Like the article mentions -- the combo of Kawhi Leonard, who's turned into one of the elite defenders in the league, combined with Danny Green providing help defense on LeBron has been devastating. Unless Mike Miller and Ray Allen can both nail their threes on multiple nights, Miami is done. Miller played well last night too but it wasn't even close to being enough.

I didn't read the article, and I'm no great basketball mind. Those are just my musings after watching the first few games. I turned it off last night in the third.

You aren't going to win when two role guys who average 10ppg or less go 13-19 from three. The efficiency of that is remarkable.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

"Everyone has caught up to them now." - Magic Johnson, talking about the Heat needing to make roster moves

Oh my. The immediate overreaction we have in sports now is absurd. This team won 66 games and 27 in a row for crying out loud. They haven't lost two games in a row since close to Christmas. They've gone up against 3 of the best defenses in the NBA. Dwyane Wade can't run, cut, or jump, and he's supposed to be this team's 2nd best player. Do we honestly think Miami wouldn't be railroading SA right now if Wade was healthy and Parker was decimated as much as Wade is right now?

Miami definitely doesn't have the best roster composition. But it's been that way since 2011. Wade's skill set is just too redundant next to James. But when they are healthy, they are still the best team in the league. What happens if Miami wins Game 4 and gets homecourt back? Did the Heat suddenly surge ahead of the league again, Magic?

[smokymountainrain]

You aren't going to win when two role guys who average 10ppg or less go 13-19 from three. The efficiency of that is remarkable.

This. If Green and Neal shoot 13-19 threes every game, the Spurs would go 82-0.

[cougjunkie]

"Everyone has caught up to them now." - Magic Johnson, talking about the Heat needing to make roster moves

Oh my. The immediate overreaction we have in sports now is absurd. This team won 66 games and 27 in a row for crying out loud. They haven't lost two games in a row since close to Christmas. They've gone up against 3 of the best defenses in the NBA. Dwyane Wade can't run, cut, or jump, and he's supposed to be this team's 2nd best player. Do we honestly think Miami wouldn't be railroading SA right now if Wade was healthy and Parker was decimated as much as Wade is right now?

Miami definitely doesn't have the best roster composition. But it's been that way since 2011. Wade's skill set is just too redundant next to James. But when they are healthy, they are still the best team in the league. What happens if Miami wins Game 4 and gets homecourt back? Did the Heat suddenly surge ahead of the league again, Magic?

Magic Johnson is ESPNs version of Bleacher report.

[cougjunkie]

This. If Green and Neal shoot 13-19 threes every game, the Spurs would go 82-0.

Spurs were 10-20 in game 2 and lost by 25.

[smokymountainrain]

Spurs were 10-20 in game 2 and lost by 25.

If the Spurs shoot 10-20 every game they would not go 82-0.

[MarkGrace]

Green and Neal was one of the most amazing things I've ever witnessed. For one guy to go off the way they did is already remarkable. Both at the same time is just something I've never seen before. I love the "NBA Jam come to life." That's exactly what it felt like.

2. The Spurs' 3-point shooting was …

2013 NBA Finals

Haberstroh: Breathtaking. The Heat had been fortunate heading into Game 3 that the Spurs hadn't caught fire yet from downtown, but holy regression to the mean did they shoot the ball on Tuesday. If the Heat have an Achilles' heel over the past few seasons it's been 3-point defense, and the Spurs took full advantage of it.

McNeill: Out of this world. You can't expect this type of production from game to game, clearly, but the Spurs put an enormous amount of pressure on the Heat with their shooting. San Antonio adjusted to the way Miami defended the corner 3-pointers in Game 2 and found shooters above the break instead. The result was more open shots from the perimeter.

Strauss: NBA Jam come to life. Proponents of the "hot-hand theory" might point to an evening like this, but I'd cite Tuesday night as to why the hot hand is largely myth. Green and Neal's combined performance shocks us precisely because we don't expect continued "hot" shooting, at some level. If the hot hand existed to the extent many think it does, stuff like this would happen all the time.

Stein: The most surreal this franchise has ever witnessed. And that's not merely because the Spurs set a new playoff single-game team record with those 15 3-pointers. It's because 13 of them came from Danny Green and Gary Neal.

Wallace: Blazing. Green has become the Steph Curry of the NBA Finals. Neal has become a contemporary Vinnie "The Microwave" Johnson. Even Mike Miller can't seem to miss from beyond the arc for the Heat. The Spurs are basically giving Miami a taste of its own floor-spacing medicine.

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013...me-3-aftermath

[smokymountainrain]

Green and Neal was one of the most amazing things I've ever witnessed. For one guy to go off the way they did is already remarkable. Both at the same time is just something I've never seen before. I love the "NBA Jam come to life." That's exactly what it felt like.


http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013...me-3-aftermath

What's crazy is that for Green, it was basically just more of the same. Coming into the game, he was shooting 9-14 threes.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

What's crazy is that for Green, it was basically just more of the same. Coming into the game, he was shooting 9-14 threes.

He's at 50% in the playoffs on 88 attempts.

[MarkGrace]

What's crazy is that for Green, it was basically just more of the same. Coming into the game, he was shooting 9-14 threes.

What's also crazy is that Miller was 5-5 and not even a footnote to this game after the Green/Neal onslaught.

[smokymountainrain]

What's also crazy is that Miller was 5-5 and not even a footnote to this game after the Green/Neal onslaught.

Gotta be frustrating for the Heat and the fans that Miller's 5-5 night was essentially "wasted", mostly because Bron, Bosh and Wade were terrible.

[MarkGrace]

They would have gone down 20 before half if not for Miller. Dude was insane in his own right. I don't think a single one of those even caught the rim.

[Northwestcoug]

This. If Green and Neal shoot 13-19 threes every game, the Spurs would go 82-0.

It's not likely to happen again. I would bet more on James and Wade breaking out of a slump than Green and Neal having monster games.

That's not to say I don't hope they still do!

[clackamascoug]

It's not likely to happen again. I would would bet more on James and Wade breaking out of a slump than Green and Neal having monster games.

That's not to say I hope they still do!

I dunno. I think Green is so hot, (through the whole playoffs) that he's likely to be the next Ray Allen, and be recognized as the best shooter in the NBA.