Not really, no wrote:
Not really, no. They have already lost four playoff games and even if they win the championship, that total is going to climb to six or seven. Based upon that alone, they get disqualified as one of "the best (teams) in NBA history."
But barring some devastating, career ending injury they're going to win at least 4 of the next 5 titles. How does that weigh into your ranking?
Im pulling for the Spurs, however the Spurs do not match up very well. No answer for Lebron, even Wade is a tough matchup for them. On the other hand TP should run wild.
Miami in 6
Name "Lebron" is the a french derivitive of brown haired
Name "Dywane" is just a misspelling
jjjjjjjjj wrote:
Duncan's probably already a top ten player, certainly top two or three at power forward. I think he already has three championships. At pf, he and Karl Malone are at the top, but Elvin Hayes, the Big E with the great fadeaway jumper, was a great one.
He has four rings, not three. 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007.
That said...Spurs will win in 6. Spurs are the best TEAM in NBA history. They don´t have the typical american superstar. But they have a superplayer in Tim Duncan.
And who's gonna stop Duncan? Bosh? Birdman? Joel Anthony?
Furthermore...Kawhi Leonard is a very good defender. He is going to be a threat for Lebron. Lebron is not going to score more than 30PPG. Danny Green and even Manu or Diaw can help Kawhi with Lebron...forcing him to going to take contested shots.
Wade and Bosh are playing almost injured.
Lebron is almost unstoppable. But he can´t beat the Spurs alone.
Spurs bench (Diaw, Ginobili, Joseph, Blair, Gary Neal, Matt Bonner) is better than Heat's Bench. (Norris Cole, Birdman, Mike Miller, Rashard Lewis, Ray Allen, Joel Anthony)
And Popovich will outcoach Erik Spoelstra. Pop never lost a single NBA final. His record is 4-0.
Simply....the Heat is a very, very good team. But the Spurs are more solid AS A TEAM. They play a very fast and unselfish game.
Miami Heat is a typical 90/95 PPG team. Spurs offense is more fast and solid. 102/105 PPG. Also, Heat is shortsized in the paint. Points in the paint are the key of the series.
jjjjjjjjj wrote:
Duncan's probably already a top ten player, certainly top two or three at power forward. I think he already has three championships. At pf, he and Karl Malone are at the top, but Elvin Hayes, the Big E with the great fadeaway jumper, was a great one.
Duncan is clearly the best PF of all time. Malone & co. are one step behind.
XY wrote:
Im pulling for the Spurs, however the Spurs do not match up very well. No answer for Lebron, even Wade is a tough matchup for them. On the other hand TP should run wild.
Miami in 6
Name "Lebron" is the a french derivitive of brown haired
Name "Dywane" is just a misspelling
I don't think so. If he starts to then Miami puts Lebron on him. Remember that Lebron has pretty much shut down guards as good as Derrick Rose when called upon.
dumb wrote:
But barring some devastating, career ending injury they're going to win at least 4 of the next 5 titles. How does that weigh into your ranking?
Well if they do that then they are certainly one of the best teams ever. But they have to do it first.
Not it is not. You mean "le brun." Different spelling and pronunciation.You're just another fool who can't speak another language, except for "oui oui."Oh, and Miami in 6.
XY wrote:
Name "Lebron" is the a french derivitive of brown haired
that's why I said a derivitive of..
his Mother clearly knew this
Keith Stone wrote:
I don't think it's going to be a giant fork....just saying...
That fork is bigger than you think.
Spurs take game 1.
Lebron played a good game asisting and rebounding...but struggled in offense (7-16 from the field and 1-5 from 3pt), in part for the good defensive game by Kawhi Leonard and Spurs as a team.
Wade and Bosh also struggled offensively. Bosh was 0-4 from downtown. Wade was 7-15. That allowed long shots from Bosh was by Pop's design.
And that Parker's dagger was beauty. Up-and-under beating Lebron's good defense.
This is going to be very exciting.
Skip Bayless is ready with knives and forks.
The fork appears to be getting bigger.
Wrapper Upper wrote:
jjjjjjjjj wrote:Duncan's probably already a top ten player, certainly top two or three at power forward. I think he already has three championships. At pf, he and Karl Malone are at the top, but Elvin Hayes, the Big E with the great fadeaway jumper, was a great one.
Duncan is clearly the best PF of all time. Malone & co. are one step behind.
I love Tim Duncan in his cold-blooded ability to hit clutch shots, at which he outshines Karl Malone and which is no small part of the reason they have won 4 championships and are up 2-1 in a fifth final right now. Yet, he's had some serious talent on his side, David Robinson, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and some other good ones in Sean Elliott and the current crew of Kawhi Leonard and others. Karl Malone faced the great Chicago Bulls teams and he only had Stockton and virtually no one else (Hornacek about the best of the characters, e.g. Ostertag, Russell). Malone averaged 25/10 with 3.6 assists, .8 blocks and 1.4 steals, despite hanging on too long, while Duncan at this point has already fallen to just 20/11/3.2 assists(?), with roughly 1.8 blocks and fewer than 1 steal. Malone's fg percentage is just better than Duncan's. And remember that Duncan's #'s will continue to fall. Malone had 7 seasons with at least 27 ppg, while Duncan had just one season over 23.2 ppg. Elvin Hayes was only 21/7.5 with lower fg percentage for the era, around .44 or .42. So, there's a very strong argument for Malone as best pf of all time. The titles and the blocks are the only two things Duncan has over Malone.
Don't even try and make an argument. Tim Duncan is the best PF of ALL TIME. Period.
The Spurs stuck a giant something in LeBron and the Heat tonight. I don't think it was a fork though.
For all intents and purposes, it ended tonight. It is over, my little friends.
wondering a little wrote:
Not it is not. You mean "le brun." Different spelling and pronunciation.
You're just another fool who can't speak another language, except for "oui oui."
Oh, and Miami in 6.
XY wrote:Name "Lebron" is the a french derivitive of brown haired
Looks like someone played the role of jackass quite well.
Good Wigins wrote:
For all intents and purposes, it ended tonight. It is over, my little friends.
As a self-proclaime Heat-hater, what?
Heat haven't lost back to back games in ages. This series has been back and forth every single game. Heat have three guys capable of combining for stupid big number when all three are on together, arguably one of the best trios of all time. Both remaining games in Miami.
I had Spurs in 6 at the start of this series, a prediction I still stand by. But it is NOT for all intents and purposes over. Par for the series at this point would be a big win for the Heat in game 6 followed by a win for the Spurs in 7. I still think Spurs in 6, but a game 7 is very much still a possibility and don't think for a second that the Heat can't win both games.
The last time I checked this was a RUNNING forum.
Trackjacket3 wrote:
The last time I checked this was a RUNNING forum.
The last time I checked, non-nerds were interested in others sports.