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4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET - Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:18 pm
by DWadeno3
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MIAMI HEAT

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INACTIVE LIST:

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TORONTO RAPTORS

I don't even care who plays for them.

This is your typical trap game. It's the night before another big showdown with the Bulls and we still have a chance to catch them. If we lose to the Raptors, the Bulls game becomes almost meaningless, as it'll be close to impossible to catch them. Thus, it's important to not have another Nets performance. I don't know who'll play and who won't, but I'm assuming Wade will sit this one out as well while James and Bosh participate.

Ashley and Odaymis are there for good luck, even though we hopefully won't need any:

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Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:48 pm
by DefenseWins
Why is it everytime we have to play someone important or the Bulls, we play someone before the night?

We can never go at those types of teams full strength.

Luckily we have a 4 game home stand right now.

Blow these guys out and rest for the next day.

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:43 pm
by Kerosene
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:52 pm
by Rodrizzle
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:32 pm
by Insanity91
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:38 pm
by Vertical Limit
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I wish the Raptors would have throwbacks day just to see those uniforms again. :lol:

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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:53 pm
by Akshan
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I WOULD SO LOVE TO HAVE A CHRIS BOSH JERSEY in those throwbacks loll his face on the front name on the back LOLLL AND TYPICAL trap game hopefully we beat the Raptors and the Bobcats can somehow beat the Bulls

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:45 pm
by DWadeno3
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That reminds me of the good ol' days when we were battling the Raptors for better playoff seeding. Two teams with a superstar and a ton of crap around him. :lol:

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:19 pm
by WD
6 more games to go - I forgot but who is number 25 in the photo - is that that "oliver" DUDE?

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:47 pm
by jona187
Big Oliver Miller! (I believe)

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:19 am
by ReturnofMVP3
Can we rest Bron and give Bosh maybe 15-20 min of free range to do whatever he wants then let him sit on the bench for the rest of the game :lol: we need a confident Bosh for PS and Bron needs rest.



Also I hope Harris shows Spo why he needs more minutes than Cole :lol:

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:29 am
by zogster
Need to win this game to make the rest of the season at all meaningful.

Heat get the #1 seed in the whole NBA if they win out and:

Spurs lose 1 more game.
Bulls lose 1 more game in addition to losing to the Heat.

Unless I was wrong when investigating the tie breakers, Heat own the tie breakers vs. Bulls, Spurs, and Thunder.

Let Wade get his rest and try to play LeBron and Bosh less than 35 minutes (hopefully it will be a blow out). Hope to come out fresh vs. the Bulls.

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:07 am
by RhapidKid
zogster wrote:Need to win this game to make the rest of the season at all meaningful.

Heat get the #1 seed in the whole NBA if they win out and:

Spurs lose 1 more game.
Bulls lose 1 more game in addition to losing to the Heat.

Unless I was wrong when investigating the tie breakers, Heat own the tie breakers vs. Bulls, Spurs, and Thunder.

Let Wade get his rest and try to play LeBron and Bosh less than 35 minutes (hopefully it will be a blow out). Hope to come out fresh vs. the Bulls.

We're 1-2 against the Bulls.

1-1 against the Thunder and have a mediocre record against West teams.

1-0 against the Spurs. That's the ONLY tie breaker we own against the top teams.

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:13 am
by Woolyy
I hope SA comes out of the West, I really do.

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:32 am
by This IsMy House
Woolyy wrote:I hope SA comes out of the West, I really do.

I'd focus more on the East than start to worry about the West.

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:17 am
by DefenseWins
Woolyy wrote:I hope SA comes out of the West, I really do.



Why? They are like the Mavs on steroids (of last year)... do not want. I rather have OKC. But honestly at this point, OKC looks in trouble. Teams just look better than them, as in a TEAM. Spurs and Grizzlies are better.

Though I can't see Stern allowing Grizz to come out the West lol....

Give me a team that tries to go at people 1vs1 on every possession basically lmao. I didn't know the Heat have the best isolation defense in the league. Or one of the best.

First game against OKC was when we were in our bad stretch, OKC was ballin' at the time. This is when LeBron was in a slump and OKC was playing great, with Durant having good games. We all thought Durant's performance solidified the MVP vs LeBron. Then Heat and LeBron come back and LeBron has a great game.

We can beat OKC in a 7 game series, everyone else.... I really don't know. Grizzlies kill us everywhere from front court to bench. Of course we have a small sample size, but teams beating us at home, I think that's a big statement for them.

But yeah I'd concentrate on the East right now... looks like we got the Knicks in the 1st round unless we magically get the 1st seed.

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:48 pm
by WD
Ethan J. Skolnick ‏ @EthanJSkolnick
So, question is, would u rather have path of (2 seed) Phi/Bos/home vs Chi or (1 seed) NY/Ind/road vs Chi?

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:55 pm
by This IsMy House
WD wrote:Ethan J. Skolnick ‏ @EthanJSkolnick
So, question is, would u rather have path of (2 seed) Phi/Bos/home vs Chi or (1 seed) NY/Ind/road vs Chi?

Thats wrong, its switched. The NYK path is the 2nd seed.

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:56 pm
by RexBoyWonder
2 playoffs routes seem most likely at this point -

If we finish as #2 seed :

1 round Vs knicks,
2 round Vs Indiana,
3 round Vs bulls, WITHOUT home court advantage

If we finish as #1 seed :

1 round Vs Milwaukee ( Or Philly)
2 round Vs Celtics
3 round Vs Bulls, WITH home court advantage.

Which route would u rather have?

I say lets win out and try to get the #1 seed, even if it means less rest time.
(We'll need to pray that after we win the Bulls game they also lose to Indy Or Mavs as well)

Re: 4/18/12 - Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors - 7.30 pm ET -

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:57 pm
by Altered_Beast
all of our big 3 should play but less than 30 minutes. we should play pittman,anthony,jones,harris and cole for significant stretches and unleash curry in the 4th. the raps are in full tank mode but knowing scrub ass derozan hes gonna put up 30 shots just so he can say he outscored wade/lebron