heat4life wrote:This way of thinking is so flawed. So. Michael Beasley has more talent than Waiters, what does that mean?
Please. Beasley is a pot head who stopped caring about improving his game once he started cashing NBA pay checks. He doesn't apply himself at all. If you were given the choice between Waiters and Beasley, you'd take Waiters every time. I know Riley would.
Yes, talent matters but only talent that meets BBIQ. This is why Beasley is playing for his career at this juncture. Waiters needs to show that still.
Again, Beasley is a loser pothead that doesn't care. BBIQ isn't some magical potion that only select players can have. Waiters has shown more heart in 2 years than I've ever seen from Beasley.
And James Jones - the guy The Cavs are counting on for depth - was not part or our regular rotation the past four seasons so comparing him to Waiters to make your point is absurd.
I just threw out a name in James Jones. Mike Miller, Cole, Chalmers, you can pretty throw out any rotation perimeter player (or anyone outside the Big 3 for that matter) Waiters is clearly more talented than any of them.
Also, if you think Norris Cole defense on Stephenson, Andersen defense on Hibbert or West, Allen's timely offense did not help the Big 3 in the Indiana series, you know nothing about basketball.
It was largely irrelevant. Replace Miami's mediocre role players with any other NBA team's mediocre role players and you'll get the same result. Plenty of NBA guys can look great hitting open shots next to 3 stars.
Collective BBIQ beat the Pacers led by the talent of our stars. Before the series, everyone was pounding on how much more talented and younger Indiana was. What happened? The top talent matters but the game is 5-on-5, not 5-on3. You'll learn that now.
No, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade led Miami past Indiana. The role players came along for the ride, getting easy shots and more time to rest their legs along the way.