This is better then even the Yankees losing. The Heat fans down here are absolutely insufferable and I can't wait to listen to the local sports guys tomorrow.
NBA Finals Thread
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I know this series far from over. But think about how close the Heat are to not having any titles.
2012: Down 3-2 heading to Boston for an elimination game and then down 7 at half in game 7 and tied going into the 4th quarter
2013: Steal game 6 and a Duncan missed layup from having the game tied under 40 seconds in game 7
2014: Getting their teeth kicked in at home and staring a 3-1 deficit in the face
2012: Down 3-2 heading to Boston for an elimination game and then down 7 at half in game 7 and tied going into the 4th quarter
2013: Steal game 6 and a Duncan missed layup from having the game tied under 40 seconds in game 7
2014: Getting their teeth kicked in at home and staring a 3-1 deficit in the face
Rondo and the Celtics beat him for the first one, refs bailed him out. Spurs should have won last year but somehow miraculously didn't.Clears Cleaver said:
Clears Cleaver said:
LBJ's legacy is in the toilet if they lose this series - as far as comparing him to MJ, Kobe, Kareem, Magic, Duncan and so on. It's redeemable in the future but he'll have a lot of work to do. Let's not forget MJ would've won 8 titles in a row if not for baseball.
riboflav said:
He's been the only one to show up tonight from the Heat. Bosh did a couple of things in the first quarter and has been invisible ever since. He's got 28 through 3 quarters and leads the team in rebounding. The rest of the Heat have shot 27%. He is literally on an island tonight, has a good chance of going for 30 and 10 and he's going to get crucified tomorrow all while Wade skates by for dropping an absolute stink bomb of a game. Doesn't make any sense.
Greg29fan said:
Imagine if Lebron retired in the middle of his career and then "prematurely" again. People would CRUSH him for "quitting". He's not MJ and never will be but goodness this man gets crucified and mostly unfairly.
Edit - not saying MJ should get criticized for retiring either time.
LBJ has done the heavy lifting in taking the Heat to 4 straight championship matchups and won at least 2 titles. Wade has never been his peer throughout the run. If he had joined the Spurs, people would say he was riding Duncan and Parker's coat tails, etc. We can argue whether the Heat are a legit dynasty, but we can't argue that LBJ is one of the best players of all time. He hasn't put himself into that "best of all-time" conversation yet, but let's not forget how great this guy is, and has been with the Heat.Clears Cleaver said:
Manu looks much better this year. There must have been something physically wrong with him last year.
my earlier point, LeBron is a perfect Pop player. unselfish, smart and great. He plays with a prima donna in Wade who looks cooked to me, and Bosh, who is a role player now. had he gone to SA, he'd be four titles in and about to go be the undisputed on a new team. Any team.
there is no way a Magic, Russell or especially MJ-led player loses like this. and I think LeBron on pure talent is maybe the best player ever. Going to the Heat will prove to be a bad choice for a myriad of reasons when it comes down to his arguing his legacy
there is no way a Magic, Russell or especially MJ-led player loses like this. and I think LeBron on pure talent is maybe the best player ever. Going to the Heat will prove to be a bad choice for a myriad of reasons when it comes down to his arguing his legacy
Couldn't believe we were 1 good quarter in game 7 from beating them with just Rondo/Pierce\KG/Allen and then flotsam and jetson.Ed Hillel said:
