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AirP. wrote:A clip from March 1st this year, Bill Simmons had been worrying about the Zombie Heat since January.
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:Brown and Smart “Don’t let us get one”
oreon wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:MHeat0279 wrote:I need Bammy's sometimes delutional takes to make me feel good about facing Denver should we advance. Come on Bammy make me feel reassured about having a good chance to beat Denver and get Jimmy his damn well deseved Larry Obrien trophy
Nothing delusional about the truth, say what you will but ALL my takes about Bam have come true whether some of you still want to be blind to it or not.
As for the Nuggets, we’re the FAR deeper team based on what we’ve seen these playoffs. They practically only go 7 deep and 1 of those 2 bench guys has been struggling in these playoffs. We have to wear them down with our physicality and we need the bench locked in. Have to make shots. Winner of this series takes title of best in the world between Jimmy and Jokic.
As for Bam vs Jokic, Bam just has to slow him down however he can and he needs to put pressure on Jokic defensively if Jokic guards him (I’m thinking Gordon will). Bam will have his hands completely full, his toughest challenge of his career by far. Jokic is a far more complete and better player than Embiid who Bam routinely locks up. Chances are Bam is not going to win the matchup with the should be 3 peat MVP but he needs to hold his own.
I honestly wouldn’t be shocked if the offense was Jimmy and the shooters with Bam at like 10 shots a game or less just taking the open opportunities he gets while Spo has him using all his energy on the defensive end. I’ve seen Bam look completely gassed this season twice, it was both games against Jokic. Did a great job on him @ Denver when he shot 40% and had like 3 turnovers being defended by Bam, in Miami Jokic was cooking him
That's the key to the series. Can Bam defend Jokic one on one so we don't have to double all the time. If he defend in single coverage for 60 or 70 % of the possessions, I'd feel really good about the series. If not, then our rotations have to be on point. And even if they are, Jokic might still pick us apart if we send a double.
For this series, Bam gotta be in the game anytime Jokic is in. And I don't care if he averages 0 points, he's gotta put max effort on making as hard on Jokic as he can defensively. And also boxing out and preventing offensive boards
On offense, its gonna have to be Butler with one or two huge games and everyone else making threes.
Wiltside wrote:Seeing those Celtics quotes just makes me want to crush them even harder than Game 3.
End these frauds.
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:The whole gambling community is taking the over on Bams points tonight, stay tuned
powerball1373 wrote:oreon wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
Nothing delusional about the truth, say what you will but ALL my takes about Bam have come true whether some of you still want to be blind to it or not.
As for the Nuggets, we’re the FAR deeper team based on what we’ve seen these playoffs. They practically only go 7 deep and 1 of those 2 bench guys has been struggling in these playoffs. We have to wear them down with our physicality and we need the bench locked in. Have to make shots. Winner of this series takes title of best in the world between Jimmy and Jokic.
As for Bam vs Jokic, Bam just has to slow him down however he can and he needs to put pressure on Jokic defensively if Jokic guards him (I’m thinking Gordon will). Bam will have his hands completely full, his toughest challenge of his career by far. Jokic is a far more complete and better player than Embiid who Bam routinely locks up. Chances are Bam is not going to win the matchup with the should be 3 peat MVP but he needs to hold his own.
I honestly wouldn’t be shocked if the offense was Jimmy and the shooters with Bam at like 10 shots a game or less just taking the open opportunities he gets while Spo has him using all his energy on the defensive end. I’ve seen Bam look completely gassed this season twice, it was both games against Jokic. Did a great job on him @ Denver when he shot 40% and had like 3 turnovers being defended by Bam, in Miami Jokic was cooking him
That's the key to the series. Can Bam defend Jokic one on one so we don't have to double all the time. If he defend in single coverage for 60 or 70 % of the possessions, I'd feel really good about the series. If not, then our rotations have to be on point. And even if they are, Jokic might still pick us apart if we send a double.
For this series, Bam gotta be in the game anytime Jokic is in. And I don't care if he averages 0 points, he's gotta put max effort on making as hard on Jokic as he can defensively. And also boxing out and preventing offensive boards
On offense, its gonna have to be Butler with one or two huge games and everyone else making threes.
Might be better off with Love defending Jokic tbh. Save Bam the fouls and it's not like Jokic is going to blow by Love anyways. Also, Jokic will be able to pull Bam out of the paint like he did to AD, which is not good for Miami. Bam on Gordon and Love on Jokic imo.
KingDavid wrote:powerball1373 wrote:oreon wrote:
That's the key to the series. Can Bam defend Jokic one on one so we don't have to double all the time. If he defend in single coverage for 60 or 70 % of the possessions, I'd feel really good about the series. If not, then our rotations have to be on point. And even if they are, Jokic might still pick us apart if we send a double.
For this series, Bam gotta be in the game anytime Jokic is in. And I don't care if he averages 0 points, he's gotta put max effort on making as hard on Jokic as he can defensively. And also boxing out and preventing offensive boards
On offense, its gonna have to be Butler with one or two huge games and everyone else making threes.
Might be better off with Love defending Jokic tbh. Save Bam the fouls and it's not like Jokic is going to blow by Love anyways. Also, Jokic will be able to pull Bam out of the paint like he did to AD, which is not good for Miami. Bam on Gordon and Love on Jokic imo.
I'd rather have Love on Jokic too...just to keep Bam out of foul trouble. Watched this dude hit shots last game against the Lakers that made me scream "HOW?!".
greg4012 wrote:
Look at that--we now have their rallying cry/cope angle for tonight's game. For game 3, it was hanging onto the idea that they play better on the road than at home.
It will be interesting to see if the Celtics players even believe what they're spouting right now. I know that everyone in the Heat locker room could not care less what the Celtics have to say or think.
I do expect to get Boston's best early. Something I've discussed before is how important Al Horford is to everything Boston does. He is the key to them being able to play 5-out/switch everything without losing size advantage. He is the key to them being able to go jumbo-sized while still maintaining 4 switchable plus defenders on the floor and allowing Rob Williams to try to hide from the action to maximize his impact as a help defender at the rim. He is also the key to their frontcourt being multifaceted enough to keep the offense in a flow.
There are a multitude of reasons why Boston is faltering at the hands of the Heat. I believe among them is the lesser version of Horford is resulting in the rest of the team having to face more grunt work burden than they want to (or know how to) deal with. Miami's stellar shotmaking is exacerbating that. boston gets into their flow with defensive stops first. That allows them to push in transition/semi-transition and get their flywheel going.
I believe Horford's age is showing after playing A LOT this season and having to defend Embiid all of last round. With that said, Horford and most of Boston's key players did get extra rest after logging lighter minutes last game. We can't let them get into a flow thinking they've rediscovered their identity.
Miami's mindset is resolute independent of outside forces/factors. Bam needs to have Horford thinking about retirement throughout the game. Dominate them early and they'll fold. Keep playing intelligent as a team and set the pace on focus, intensity, and effort.
Most importantly,
1) F**K boston
2) JUST KEEP STROKIN
AirP. wrote:A clip from March 1st this year, Bill Simmons had been worrying about the Zombie Heat since January.
powerball1373 wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:The whole gambling community is taking the over on Bams points tonight, stay tuned
That's usually not a good thing, right?
marson wrote:Really Smart and Brown? Do you really think Heat players are scared
we shall see in less than 1/2 an hourmarson wrote:Really Smart and Brown? Do you really think Heat players are scared
