[NBA] West Finals
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@LoungeLizard, you and I need to sit down and have a talk, lol!!! Would have NEVER predicted a sweep in a million years, but I am beyond thrilled that it happened...
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Denver on paper bit superior playoff roster overall than Miami. If their second regular season scorer Herro returns to action title series might call it even. Miami has truly great NBA head coach destined for HOF. Better than Denver's coach who is no slouch. Miami has amazing Playoff Jimmy but Denver has The Joker as their ultimate answer. I have no idea who wins NBA championship but would not be surprised knockdown drag out 7 game nail biter.
Adebayo is not nearly as good a shot blocker as Davis, (best in the league) but he is a better athlete by a good amount than Jokic. How is Denver gonna handle players 4, 5 , 6, 7, 8 of the Heat, who have been playing so well. How Bowen, Braun, Pope, Green, Porter Jr all play matters a bunch. The Heat have shown the ability to ' take a licking and keep on ticking'. Lowry is gonna get alot more minutes I think.....he plays well on both ends of the floor......I bet he covers Murray some although I think he likes guarding bigger players. Love will probably guard Jokic some and get torched.
The ultimate defensive vs. offensive big battle could await. For the Heat they need to just keep running pnr right at Jokic. The Lakers weren't really great at that to begin with. Their best pick and roll guy is LeBron and he's more of a muscle through type. The Nuggets have historically kind of struggled against the small spreader teams.
I've kinda wondered if Bam has ever been interested in reuniting with Swipa and MM and whether those guys have ever talked about it.
W/O a trade it couldn't happen in the next few years, but down the road if the two besties stay together here in SAC it would be super cool to see Bam possibly join up. Perhaps if we're still winning in 3-4 years.
W/O a trade it couldn't happen in the next few years, but down the road if the two besties stay together here in SAC it would be super cool to see Bam possibly join up. Perhaps if we're still winning in 3-4 years.
That's the thing about Butler - he's just gonna goto fade-aways, or longer shots.....his play is post-lite. He probes down to get closer to the basket for the fade-away. Michael Jordan played a similar style especially during later years, which is kinda where Butler is now. I'll bet Nuggets run a hard double at Butler if gets on a smaller player. in the paint. Reason Lakers couldn't win games is the fall-off from their end-starters into the bench. They got consistent scoring from Reaves but no one else. I think the Heat are ready to avoid that. I'd be shocked if there was a sweep in the finals
Jokic and Murray and really good together. Stellar. All NBA. It is hard for people to believe, but they are better than AD and an aging James.
Denver plays fast and pushes everything. That is how you beat aging teams. Their defense is pretty good due to their coach. Defense wins championships. The Kings would have made the playoffs sooner if they had kept Malone.
Jokic is so humble and team oriented he stands out even more. Like the old days. I love the guy. He respects the game and is the perfect player to build a franchise around.
Denver plays fast and pushes everything. That is how you beat aging teams. Their defense is pretty good due to their coach. Defense wins championships. The Kings would have made the playoffs sooner if they had kept Malone.
Jokic is so humble and team oriented he stands out even more. Like the old days. I love the guy. He respects the game and is the perfect player to build a franchise around.