This time, we're peaking at the right time

Jaxon · Post #1 » by **Jaxon** » Tue May 27, 2014 9:37 pm

This is a tweet Metta World Peace sent out last night

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MettaWorldPeace/status/471183406085050368[/tweet]

And he's right. I think for the first time since the Big 3 got together other than maybe the first year, we're peaking at just the right time. We've been sludging through this season for sure and were not playing at the same level we were last year, but ever since the playoffs started we've gotten better with each game and are finally starting to get back at the level we were at while we were in the middle of that 27 game win streak with everyone healthy. Our defense is clicking, Wade has that hop in his step that would always leave by mid-March the past two seasons, Bosh has finally broken through the mental barrier that was holding him back against Indiana, and Lebron is playing at the highest level he has on both ends of the court since last year. Ray is hitting his shots, especially when it counts the most, and I have a feeling Battier and Chalmers will find their stroke in the Finals. And oh yeah, Birdman is just continuing to be a consistent workhorse for us.

Everyone keeps talking up the Spurs and how they're better while we're worse and we need to watch out...well I say the Spurs need to watch out. Not only do we play best with our back against the wall and as the underdogs with something to prove, but we're going to be far more healthy going into the Spurs series than we were last year and we will be at the peak of our powers.

The past two championships I feel like we peaked early on in the season which is why we struggled in some series we shouldn't have, but this year, they had the long game in mind and just as planned, we're peaking right as we're going into the Finals. Barring a Lebron implosion like in 2011, I like our chances against the Spurs a lot more than people give us credit for (and for the record, I predicted Heat in 5 while everyone was on Indiana's jock as well).

RexBoyWonder · Post #2 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Tue May 27, 2014 9:41 pm

Well if there's one person you can trust it's Metta World Peace.

Destructor · Post #3 » by **Destructor** » Tue May 27, 2014 9:46 pm

Just wait. Keep believing and wait. 5 games.

Romerowned · Post #4 » by **Romerowned** » Tue May 27, 2014 10:50 pm

Late May - good time to start your peak.

HEAT111 · Post #5 » by **HEAT111** » Tue May 27, 2014 10:59 pm

I was just thinking the same thing...ironically.

Jaxon · Post #6 » by **Jaxon** » Tue May 27, 2014 11:26 pm

If we close out better and don't allow Danny Green and another random scrub to break 3 point records, Wade and Lebron consistently hit their perimeter shots, Bosh plays well, and Cole, Birdman, and Ray continue to do what they have been, I think we can beat the Spurs in 6.

Post #7 » by **DefenseWins** » Tue May 27, 2014 11:36 pm

The way we played in Game 3... to make a 30 point turn around against that Pacers team, I thought was impressive.

I think there is some truth to that.

Wade is looking great (didn't play that well in game 4 but played good in game 3), our role players are contributing from Cole, to Ray, Birdman when he is in, Lewis even.

LeBron is ENGAGED right now and it's a sight to see

Bosh has awoken. We are playing really well compared to the RS as far as I'm concerned.

The defense has been great too, LeBron sets the tone and is flying all over the damn place. He has said they try to get better and better every game and it shows.

RJM · Post #8 » by **RJM** » Wed May 28, 2014 1:15 am

Pretty sure Miami peaked "at the right time" down the stretch of Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals vs. OKC. There were plays then in which our passing was flawless and resulted in deep threes. LeBron even finished with a triple-double. It was almost the perfect game for Miami, and Mike Miller was in GAWD Mode then too.

I'd rather not peak until the NBA Finals, but that's just me.